SOLO Electrameccanica Vehicles Corporation

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 31, 2024

 

 

ELECTRAMECCANICA VEHICLES CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

British Columbia, Canada	001-38612	98-1485035
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

6060 Silver Drive Third Floor Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada		V5H 0H5
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (604) 428-7656

 

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

x

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, no par value	SOLO	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

 

 

  

Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Amendment to Arrangement Agreement

 

As previously disclosed, on January 11, 2024, ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (“ElectraMeccanica”), and Xos, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Xos”), entered into an arrangement agreement (as amended, the “Arrangement Agreement”), pursuant to which Xos will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of ElectraMeccanica pursuant to a plan of arrangement (the “Plan of Arrangement”) under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).

 

On January 31, 2024, ElectraMeccanica and Xos entered into an amendment agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) to the Arrangement Agreement in order to, among other things, make clear that after the Effective Time (as defined in the Plan of Arrangement), the Plan of Arrangement will be binding on ElectraMeccanica, shareholders of ElectraMeccanica (including Dissenting Shareholders (as defined in the Plan of Arrangement)), Xos and Xos’ permitted assignees under the Arrangement Agreement and their respective successors, ElectraMeccanica’s registrar and transfer agent and the Depositary (as defined in the Plan of Arrangement).

 

A copy of the Amendment Agreement is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Amendment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment Agreement.

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

In connection with the proposed transaction, Xos and ElectraMeccanica intend to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) joint preliminary and definitive proxy statements, including management information circulars, and other relevant documents relating to the proposed transaction. Promptly after filing the joint definitive proxy statement with the SEC, Xos and ElectraMeccanica will mail the joint definitive proxy statement, including management information circular, and a proxy card to Xos’ stockholders and ElectraMeccanica’s shareholders as of the record date established for voting on the matters related to the proposed transaction and any other matters to be voted on at the special meetings of Xos’ stockholders and ElectraMeccanica’s shareholders, respectively. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULARS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO), AS APPLICABLE, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT XOS AND ELECTRAMECCANICA WILL FILE WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, OR INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE IN THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULARS, AS APPLICABLE, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Security holders may obtain free copies of the joint preliminary and definitive proxy statements and management information circulars (including any amendments or supplements thereto) and any other relevant documents filed by Xos and ElectraMeccanica with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction (when they become available) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, on the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval+ website at https://www.sedarplus.ca/, on Xos’ website at www.xostrucks.com, by contacting Xos’ investor relations via email at investors@xostrucks.com, on ElectraMeccanica’s website at https://ir.emvauto.com, or by contacting ElectraMeccanica’s Investor Relations via email at IR@emvauto.com, as applicable.

  

Participants in the Solicitation

 

Xos and its directors and certain of its executive officers, consisting of Stuart Bernstein, Burt Jordan, Alice K. Jackson, George N. Mattson and Ed Rapp, who are the non-employee members of the board of directors of Xos, Dakota Semler, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Xos, Giordano Sordoni, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Xos, Liana Pogosyan, Vice President of Finance and Acting Chief Financial Officer of Xos, and Christen Romero, General Counsel of Xos, are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Xos in connection with matters related to the proposed transaction and any other matters to be voted on at the special meeting of stockholders of Xos. Information regarding Xos’ directors and certain of its executive officers, including a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, can be found under the captions “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management,” “Executive Compensation-Outstanding Equity Awards at 2022 Fiscal Year-End,” and “Executive Compensation-Director Compensation” contained in Xos’ definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for its 2023 annual meeting of the stockholders (the “2023 Xos Proxy Statement”), which was filed with the SEC on April 20, 2023. To the extent that Xos’ directors and executive officers and their respective affiliates have acquired or disposed of security holdings since the applicable “as of” date disclosed in the 2023 Xos Proxy Statement, such transactions have been or will be reflected on Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their interests will be contained in the joint preliminary and definitive proxy statements and management information circulars for Xos’ special meeting of stockholders and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC in respect of the proposed transaction when they become available.

  

 

ElectraMeccanica and its directors and certain of its executive officers, consisting of Luisa Ingargiola, Dietmar Ostermann, Michael Richardson, Steven Sanders, David Shemmans and Joanne Yan, who are the non-employee members of the board of directors of ElectraMeccanica, Susan Docherty, Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Operating Officer and a director of ElectraMeccanica, Kim Brink, Chief Revenue Officer of ElectraMeccanica, Michael Bridge, General Counsel and Secretary of ElectraMeccanica, and Stephen Johnston, Chief Financial Officer of ElectraMeccanica, are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of ElectraMeccanica in connection with matters related to the proposed transaction and any other matters to be voted on at the special meeting of the shareholders of ElectraMeccanica. Information regarding ElectraMeccanica’s directors and certain of its executive officers, including a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, can be found under the captions “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management,” “Executive Compensation,” and “Director Compensation” contained in ElectraMeccanica’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for its 2023 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “2023 ElectraMeccanica Proxy Statement”), which was filed with the SEC and applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on November 22, 2023. To the extent that ElectraMeccanica’s directors and executive officers and their respective affiliates have acquired or disposed of security holdings since the applicable “as of” date disclosed in the 2023 ElectraMeccanica Proxy Statement, such transactions have been or will be reflected on Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC, including the Form 4s filed with the SEC on March 24, 2023 with respect to Michael Bridge, and on January 5, 2024 with respect to Stephen Johnston. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their interests will be contained in the joint preliminary and definitive proxy statements and management information circulars for ElectraMeccanica’s special meeting of shareholders and any other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC and applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities in respect of the proposed transaction when they become available.

 

These documents are available free of charge from the sources described in the preceding section titled “Additional Information and Where to Find It.”

 

Non-Solicitation

 

This filing will not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor will there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

This filing includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws and applicable Canadian securities laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words or expressions such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “projects,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “seek,” “forecast,” or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements represent current judgments about possible future events, including, but not limited to statements regarding expectations or forecasts of business, operations, financial performance, prospects, and other plans, intentions, expectations, estimates, and beliefs relating to the proposed transaction between ElectraMeccanica and Xos, such as statements regarding the combined operations and prospects of ElectraMeccanica and Xos, the current and projected market, growth opportunities and synergies for the combined company, federal and state regulatory tailwinds, expectations and intentions provided by ElectraMeccanica to Xos, the expected cash balance of ElectraMeccanica at the time of the closing of the proposed transaction, expectations regarding Xos’ ability to leverage ElectraMeccanica’s assets, the expected composition of the management and the board of directors of the combined company, gross margin and future profitability expectations, and the timing and completion of the proposed transaction, including the satisfaction or waiver of all the required conditions thereto. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of ElectraMeccanica and Xos and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual events to differ include, but are not limited to:

 

 

·

the ability of the combined company to further penetrate the U.S. market;

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the total addressable market of Xos’ business;

·

general economic conditions in the markets where Xos operates;

·

the expected timing of any regulatory approvals relating to the proposed transaction, the businesses of ElectraMeccanica and Xos and of the combined company and product launches of such businesses and companies;

·

non-performance of third-party vendors and contractors;

·

risks related to the combined company’s ability to successfully sell its products and the market reception to and performance of its products;

·

ElectraMeccanica’s, Xos’, and the combined company’s compliance with, and changes to, applicable laws and regulations;

·

ElectraMeccanica’s, Xos’, and the combined company’s limited operating history;

·

the combined company’s ability to manage growth;

·

the combined company’s ability to obtain additional financing;

·

the combined company’s ability to expand product offerings;

·

the combined company’s ability to compete with others in its industry;

·

the combined company’s ability to protect its intellectual property;

·

ElectraMeccanica’s, Xos’, and the combined company’s ability to defend against legal proceedings;

·

the combined company’s success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, its officers, key employees or directors;

·

the combined company’s ability to achieve the expected benefits from the proposed transaction within the expected time frames or at all;

·

the incurrence of unexpected costs, liabilities or delays relating to the proposed transaction;

·

the satisfaction (or waiver) of closing conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction, including with respect to the approval of Xos’ stockholders and ElectraMeccanica’s shareholders;

·

the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the termination of the Arrangement Agreement;

·

the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on the combined company’s business relationships, operating results and business generally; and

·

other economic, business, competitive, and regulatory factors affecting the businesses of the companies generally, including but not limited to those set forth in ElectraMeccanica’s filings with the SEC, including in the “Risk Factors” section of ElectraMeccanica’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 17, 2023, ElectraMeccanica’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 3, 2023 and any subsequent SEC filings, and those set forth in Xos’ filings with the SEC, including in the “Risk Factors” section of Xos’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and any subsequent SEC filings. These documents with respect to ElectraMeccanica can be accessed on ElectraMeccanica’s website at https://ir.emvauto.com/filings/sec-filings/default.aspx and these documents with respect to Xos can be accessed on Xos’ web page at https://www.xostrucks.com/investor-overview/ by clicking on the link “SEC Filings.”

 

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. It is uncertain whether any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what impact they will have on the results of operations and financial condition of ElectraMeccanica, Xos or the combined company. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and ElectraMeccanica, Xos and the combined company undertake no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or other factors that affect the subject of these statements, except where they are expressly required to do so by law.

 

 

Item 5.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On January 31, 2024, the board of directors of ElectraMeccanica (the “Board”) adopted an amendment to ElectraMeccanica’s articles (as amended, the “Articles”), effective as of such date, such that a name change of ElectraMeccanica can be effectuated by ordinary resolution approved by ElectraMeccanica’s shareholders in accordance with its Articles in addition to the Board by resolution, which had been the previous means by which a name change could be effectuated.

 

The foregoing description of the Articles is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Articles, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits.  

 

Exhibit
Number		Description
2.1		Amendment Agreement by and between ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. and Xos, Inc. dated January 31, 2024
3.1		Articles of ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp., effective as of January 31, 2024
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

  

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: January 31, 2024	ELECTRAMECCANICA VEHICLES CORP.
	By:	/s/ Michael Bridge
		Michael Bridge
		General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

Exhibit 2.1

 

AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of January 31, 2024, is by and among Xos, Inc., a company existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Xos”), and ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (“EMV”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Xos and EMV entered into an arrangement agreement dated January 11, 2024 (the “Arrangement Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Xos and EMV wish to amend the Arrangement Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Arrangement Agreement and Article 6 of the Plan of Arrangement;

 

WHEREAS, in this Amendment Agreement, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings given to them in the Arrangement Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I.
Amendments to the Arrangement Agreement

 

Section 1.1               Amendments

 

(1)

Schedule B to the Arrangement Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule A to this Amendment Agreement.

 

(2)

Recital A of the Arrangement Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:

 

Xos proposes to acquire (or cause its permitted assignee to acquire) all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of EMV (the “EMV Shares”) pursuant to an arrangement under Part 9, Division 5 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “BCBCA”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Plan of Arrangement (as defined herein), subject to any amendments or variations to the Plan of Arrangement made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the Court (as defined herein) in the Final Order (as defined herein) (the “Arrangement”).

 

Article II.
General Provisions

 

Section 2.1               Remainder of Arrangement Agreement

 

Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Arrangement Agreement, all of which shall continue to be in full force and effect. On and after the date hereof, each reference in the Arrangement Agreement to “this Agreement,” “the Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import, and each reference to the Arrangement Agreement in any other agreements, documents or instruments executed and delivered pursuant to, or in connection with, the Arrangement Agreement, will mean and be a reference to the Arrangement Agreement as amended by this Amendment Agreement.

 

 

Section 2.2               Representations and Warranties of the Parties

 

(1)

EMV hereby represents and warrants to Xos and acknowledges and agrees that Xos is relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the entering into of this Amendment Agreement and the consummation of the Arrangement, that the representations and warranties of EMV set forth in Paragraph (a) of Schedule C to the Arrangement Agreement and, mutatis mutandis (insofar as such representations are applicable to this Amendment Agreement), in Paragraphs (b), (c) and (e) of Schedule C to the Arrangement Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof.

 

(2)

Xos hereby represents and warrants to EMV and acknowledges and agrees that EMV is relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the entering into of this Amendment Agreement and the consummation of the Arrangement, that the representations and warranties of Xos set forth in Paragraph (a) of Schedule D to the Arrangement Agreement and, mutatis mutandis (insofar as such representations are applicable to this Amendment Agreement), in Paragraphs (b), (c) and (e) of Schedule D to the Arrangement Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof.

 

Section 2.3               General Provisions

 

The provisions of Section 9.02 [Amendments], Section 9.03 [Notices], Section 9.06 [Third Party Beneficiaries], Section 9.07 [Waiver], Section 9.08 [Entire Agreement], Section 9.09 [Successors and Assigns], Section 9.10 [Severability], Section 9.11 [Governing Law], Section 9.12 [Rules of Construction] and Section 9.13 [No Liability] of the Arrangement Agreement shall apply to this Amendment Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

 

Section 2.4               Counterparts

 

This Amendment Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement. The exchange of a fully executed Amendment Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic delivery in .pdf format shall be sufficient to bind the Parties to the terms and conditions of this Amendment Agreement.

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Amendment Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

	XOS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Dakota Semler
		Name: Dakota Semler
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

	ELECTRAMECCANICA VEHICLES CORP.
	By:	/s/ Susan E. Docherty
		Name: Susan E. Docherty
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Schedule A
PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT

 

 

 

Schedule B
Plan of Arrangement

  

PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF DIVISION 5 OF PART 9 OF THE
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT (BRITISH COLUMBIA)

 

Article 1
INTERPRETATION

 

1.01

Definitions.

 

In this Plan of Arrangement, unless there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent therewith, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out below and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings:

 

(a)

“Anticipated Effective Date” means the date, as agreed by Xos and EMV in writing at least 15 calendar days prior to the EMV Meeting, anticipated to be the Effective Date;

 

(b)

“Anticipated Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on the Anticipated Effective Date;

 

(c)

“Arrangement” means an arrangement under Division 5 of Part 9 of the BCBCA on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Plan of Arrangement, subject to any amendments or variations to this Plan of Arrangement made in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement and this Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the Court in the Interim Order or Final Order with the consent of EMV and Xos, each acting reasonably;

 

(d)

“Arrangement Agreement” means the arrangement agreement dated January 11, 2024 to which this Plan of Arrangement is attached as Schedule B, and all schedules annexed thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof;

 

(e)

“BCBCA” means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia);

 

(f)

“Business Day” means any day of the year, other than a Saturday, Sunday or any day on which major banks are closed for business in Los Angeles, California or Vancouver, British Columbia;

 

(g)

“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

 

(h)

“Consideration” means the number of Xos Shares to be issued to each EMV Shareholder pursuant to this Plan of Arrangement in exchange for the transfer to Xos of one EMV Share, such number being equal to the product obtained by multiplying:

 

(i)

the quotient obtained by dividing (A) one by (B) the number of EMV Outstanding Shares; by

 

 

(ii)

the product obtained by multiplying (A) the Net Cash Percentage by (B) 0.21; by

 

(iii)

the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the number of Xos Outstanding Shares by (B) the difference between (1) one and (2) the product obtained by multiplying the Net Cash Percentage by 0.21,

 

such number being subject to adjustment in the manner and in the circumstances contemplated in Section 2.16 of the Arrangement Agreement;

 

(i)

“Consideration Shares” means the Xos Shares to be issued as the Consideration pursuant to this Plan of Arrangement;

 

(j)

“Court” means the Supreme Court of British Columbia or other court of competent jurisdiction, as applicable;

 

(k)

“Depositary” means Computershare Trust Company of Canada or any other depositary or trust company, bank or financial institution agreed to between Xos and EMV, each acting reasonably, for the purpose of, among other things, exchanging certificates representing EMV Shares for the Consideration Shares in connection with the Arrangement;

 

(l)

“Dissent Procedures” has the meaning set out in Section 4.01;

 

(m)

“Dissent Rights” has the meaning set out in Section 4.01;

 

(n)

“Dissenting Shareholder” means a holder of EMV Shares who dissents in respect of the Arrangement in strict compliance with the Dissent Procedures;

 

(o)

“Effective Date” means the date upon which the Arrangement becomes effective, as set out in Section 2.08 of the Arrangement Agreement;

 

(p)

“Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the Effective Date or such other time as EMV and Xos agree in writing before the Effective Date;

 

(q)

“EMV” means ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia;

 

(r)

“EMV Arrangement Resolution” means the special resolution of the EMV Shareholders approving the Arrangement and the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement to be considered at the EMV Meeting, substantially in the form of Schedule A to the Arrangement Agreement;

 

(s)

“EMV DSUs” means the outstanding deferred share units issued pursuant to the EMV Incentive Plan;

 

(t)

“EMV In-the-Money Amount” means the numerical value that is equal to (i) the EMV Share Closing VWAP, minus (ii) the exercise price for an EMV In-the-Money Option;

 

 

(u)

“EMV In-the-Money Option” means an EMV Option in respect of which the EMV In-the-Money Amount is a positive amount;

 

(v)

“EMV Incentive Plan” means the 2020 Stock Incentive Plan of EMV effective May 29, 2020, as amended;

 

(w)

“EMV Meeting” means the special meeting of EMV Shareholders, including any adjournment or postponement thereof, to be called and held in accordance with the Interim Order to consider, among other things, the EMV Arrangement Resolution;

 

(x)

“EMV Option Plan” means the 2015 Stock Option Plan of EMV dated June 11, 2015, as amended;

 

(y)

“EMV Options” means the outstanding stock options to purchase EMV Shares issued pursuant to the EMV Incentive Plan and the EMV Option Plan;

 

(z)

“EMV Out-of-the-Money Option” means each EMV Option other than an EMV In-the-Money Option;

 

(aa)

“EMV Outstanding Shares” means the total number of common shares in the capital of EMV outstanding immediately prior to the Anticipated Effective Time expressed on an as-converted-to-common-share basis assuming the conversion or exercise of all EMV In-the-Money Options, EMV RSUs, EMV PSUs and EMV DSUs, all as contemplated in this Plan of Arrangement;

 

(bb)

“EMV PSUs” means the outstanding performance share units issued pursuant to the EMV Incentive Plan;

 

(cc)

“EMV RSUs” means the outstanding restricted share units issued pursuant to the EMV Incentive Plan;

 

(dd)

“EMV Securityholders” means, collectively, the EMV Shareholders, the holders of EMV Options, the holders of EMV RSUs, the holders of EMV PSUs and the holders of EMV DSUs;

 

(ee)

“EMV Share Closing VWAP” means the volume weighted average price of an EMV Share on Nasdaq, rounded to four decimal places, and determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours, for the five consecutive trading days ending on the third complete trading day prior to (and excluding) the Effective Date, as reported by Bloomberg;

 

(ff)

“EMV Shareholders” means the holders of the EMV Shares;

 

(gg)

“EMV Shares” means the common shares in the capital of EMV;

 

(hh)

“Final Order” means the final order of the Court approving the Arrangement, after being informed of the intention to rely upon the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act with respect to the Consideration Shares to be issued pursuant to the Arrangement, in a form acceptable to EMV and Xos, each acting reasonably, as such order may be amended by the Court (with the consent of both EMV and Xos, each acting reasonably) at any time prior to the Effective Date or, if appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed or as amended (provided that any such amendment is acceptable to both EMV and Xos, each acting reasonably) on appeal;

 

 

(ii)

“Governmental Entity” means (i) any international, multinational, national, federal, provincial, state, regional, municipal, local or other government, governmental or public department, central bank, court, tribunal, arbitral body, commission, board, bureau, ministry, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, (ii) any subdivision or authority of any of the above, (iii) any quasi-governmental or private body or person exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any of the foregoing or (iv) any stock exchange;

 

(jj)

“Interim Order” means the interim order of the Court pursuant to Section 291 of the BCBCA, after being informed of the intention to rely upon the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act with respect to the Consideration Shares to be issued pursuant to the Arrangement, in a form acceptable to EMV and Xos, each acting reasonably, providing for, among other things, the calling and holding of the EMV Meeting, as such order may be amended by the Court with the consent of EMV and Xos, each acting reasonably;

 

(kk)

“Letter of Transmittal” means the letter of transmittal delivered by EMV to the EMV Shareholders for use in connection with the Arrangement;

 

(ll)

“Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC;

 

(mm)

“Net Cash” means the dollar value of the unrestricted free cash and marketable securities of EMV and its Subsidiaries as of the Anticipated Effective Time, after deducting all accrued but unpaid (in each case as of the Anticipated Effective Time) short and long-term liabilities, including:

 

(i)

benefits, retention or other bonuses or payments to EMV officers and employees (including any deferred or contingent termination pay or severance payments that would be payable after the Anticipated Effective Time, except to the extent waived in connection with the Arrangement), and the amount of any employer-side payroll taxes owed in connection with the foregoing;

 

(ii)

costs for procuring “tail” policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance; and

 

(iii)

financial, legal, accounting and other advisory service costs of EMV,

 

but for certainty without deducting any post-Anticipated Effective Time real estate lease liabilities, contingent liabilities and other unaccrued liabilities;

 

(nn)

“Net Cash Percentage” means:

 

 

(i)

in the event that Net Cash is equal to or greater than US$46,500,000 and equal to or less than US$50,500,000, 100%;

 

(ii)

in the event that Net Cash is greater than US$50,500,000, a percentage equal to the quotient of (i) Net Cash divided by (ii) US$50,500,000; and

 

(iii)

in the event that Net Cash is less than US$46,500,000, a percentage equal to the quotient of (i) Net Cash divided by (ii) US$46,500,000;

 

(oo)

“person” includes any individual, partnership, association, body corporate, organization, trust, estate, trustee, executor, administrator, legal representative, government (including Governmental Entity), syndicate or other entity, whether or not having legal status;

 

(pp)

“Plan of Arrangement” means this plan of arrangement, subject to any amendments or variations hereto made in accordance with Article 6 hereto or the Arrangement Agreement or made at the direction of the Court in the Final Order with the prior written consent of EMV and Xos, each acting reasonably;

 

(qq)

“Securities Laws” means the Securities Act (British Columbia) together with all other applicable Canadian provincial and territorial securities laws, rules and regulations and published policies thereunder, the U.S. Exchange Act, the U.S. Securities Act and all other applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, together with the applicable rules of the Nasdaq;

 

(rr)

“Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions as in effect on the date of this Plan of Arrangement;

 

(ss)

“Tax Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada);

 

(tt)

“Taxes” means all federal, state, provincial, territorial, county, municipal, local or foreign taxes, duties, fees, excises, premiums, assessments, imposts, levies, fees, contributions, tariffs or other charges, withholdings, liabilities or assessments of any kind whatsoever imposed, assessed or collected by any Governmental Entity, whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or other basis and whether or not the same is a primary liability, including but not limited to (i) those levied on, or measured by, or described with respect to, income, net income, gross income gross receipts, royalty, profits, gains, inventory, windfalls, capital, capital gains, capital stock, production, recapture, transfer or conveyance, land transfer, license, gift, occupation, wealth, alternative minimum, add-on minimums, environment or natural resources, net worth, unclaimed property, indebtedness, surplus, sales, sales and use, goods and services, harmonized sales, use, value-added, excise, special assessment, stamp, recording or documentation, withholding (including backup withholding or otherwise), business, transactions, privileges, franchising, premium, real or personal property, intangible property, ad valorem, windfall profits, countervail, health, rent or lease payments, employer health, payroll, workers’ compensation, employment or unemployment, severance, social services, social security, education, utility, surtaxes, customs, import or export, and including all license and registration fees and all employment insurance, health insurance and government pension plan premiums or contributions and including any estimations of any of the foregoing; (ii) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or other additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity on or in respect of amounts of the type described in clause (i) above or this clause (ii); (iii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clauses (i) or (ii) as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period or otherwise arises due to or in connection with a relationship for Tax purposes with any person; and (iv) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clauses (i) or (ii) as a result of any express or implied obligation, including but not limited to any obligation to pay for or to indemnify any other person, and including as a result of being a transferee or successor in interest to any party;

 

 

(uu)

“U.S. Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

 

(vv)

“U.S. Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933;

 

(ww)

“Xos” means Xos Inc or its permitted assignee(s) under the Arrangement Agreement and their respective successors;

 

(xx)

“Xos Excess Shares” has the meaning set out in Section 3.02;

 

(yy)

“Xos Inc” means Xos, Inc., a company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, whose registered office is at 3550 Tyburn St., Los Angeles, CA 90065;

 

(zz)

“Xos Options” means the outstanding stock options to purchase Xos Shares;

 

(aaa)

“Xos Outstanding Shares” means the total number of shares of common stock in the capital of Xos Inc outstanding immediately prior to the Anticipated Effective Time expressed on an as-converted-to-common-stock basis assuming the conversion or exercise of all Xos Options and Xos RSUs outstanding immediately prior to the Anticipated Effective Time and including any securities issued by Xos Inc pursuant to any financing contemplated by Section 4.02(1)(f)(iv)(C) of the Arrangement Agreement and completed prior to the Anticipated Effective Time, but excluding any shares of common stock in the capital of Xos Inc issued (or issuable on the conversion or exercise of any securities convertible into Xos Shares issued) pursuant to the completion of any of the Xos Permitted Financings;

 

(bbb)

“Xos Permitted Financings” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(1)(f)(iv) of the Arrangement Agreement;

 

(ccc)

“Xos Public Record” means, since January 1, 2023, all documents and instruments filed or furnished by Xos Inc pursuant to Securities Laws;

 

(ddd)

“Xos RSUs” means the outstanding restricted stock units of Xos Inc, other than the restricted stock units described as “Earn-out RSUs” in the Xos Public Record;

 

(eee)

“Xos Share Trust” has the meaning set out in Section 3.02; and

 

(fff)

“Xos Shares” means the shares of common stock in the capital of Xos Inc.

 

 

1.02

Interpretation

 

The following rules of interpretation shall apply in this Plan of Arrangement unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent therewith:

 

(a)

the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

 

(b)

the word “or” shall not be exclusive unless the context requires;

 

(c)

where a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning;

 

(d)

the headings in this Plan of Arrangement form no part of this Plan of Arrangement and are deemed to have been inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any of its provisions;

 

(e)

all references in this Plan of Arrangement shall be read with such changes in number and gender that the context may require;

 

(f)

references to “Articles,” “Sections” and “Recitals” refer to articles, sections and recitals of this Plan of Arrangement;

 

(g)

the use of the words “including” or “includes” followed by a specific example or examples shall not be construed as limiting the meaning of the general wording preceding it;

 

(h)

the rule of construction that, in the event of ambiguity, the contract shall be interpreted against the party responsible for the drafting or preparation of this Plan of Arrangement, shall not apply;

 

(i)

the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Plan of Arrangement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision;

 

(j)

any reference to a statute is a reference to the applicable statute and to any rules and regulations made pursuant thereto and includes all amendments made thereto and in force, from time to time, and any statute, rule or regulation that has the effect of supplementing or superseding such statute, rule or regulation;

 

(k)

unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent therewith or unless otherwise provided, any reference to a specific agreement, contract or document in this Plan of Arrangement is to that agreement, contract or document, including all schedules, appendices and exhibits thereto, in its current form or as it may from time to time be amended, supplemented, varied, novated, extended, altered, replaced or changed;

 

(l)

in this Plan of Arrangement, an agreement, representation or warranty for two or more persons is for the benefit of them jointly and each of them individually and an agreement, representation or warranty by two or more persons binds them jointly and each of them individually. A reference to a group of persons or things is a reference to them jointly or individually; and

 

 

(m)

the words “written” or “in writing” include printing or any electronic means of communication capable of being visibly reproduced at the point of reception including fax or email.

 

1.03

Computation of Time

 

In this Plan of Arrangement, unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent therewith, a “day” shall refer to a calendar day and in calculating all time periods the first day of a period is not included and the last day is included and in the event that any date on which any action is required to be taken hereunder is not a Business Day, such action will be required to be taken on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.

 

Article 2
ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT AND BINDING EFFECT

 

2.01

Arrangement Agreement.

 

This Plan of Arrangement is made pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement.

 

2.02

Binding Effect.

 

This Plan of Arrangement will become effective and be binding at and after the Effective Time on EMV, EMV Securityholders (including Dissenting Shareholders), Xos Inc and its permitted assignee(s) under the Arrangement Agreement and their respective successors, the registrar and transfer agent of EMV and the Depositary, without any further act or formality required on the part of any person except as expressly provided herein.

 

Article 3
ARRANGEMENT

 

3.01

Arrangement.

 

The following transactions shall occur and shall be deemed to occur and be completed in the following order on the Effective Date without any further act or formality, in each case effective as at five minute intervals starting at the Effective Time (unless stated otherwise):

 

(a)

notwithstanding the terms of the EMV Incentive Plan, at the Effective Time:

 

(i)

(A) each EMV DSU that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, shall unconditionally and immediately vest and shall be settled by EMV in exchange for one EMV Share, subject to applicable withholdings; (B) each holder of an EMV DSU shall be entered in the register of EMV Shareholders maintained by or on behalf of EMV as the holder of the EMV Share issued therefor and such EMV Share shall be deemed to be issued to such holder of the EMV DSU as a fully paid share in the capital of EMV, provided that no certificate or book-entry statement shall be issued with respect to such EMV Share; (C) each EMV DSU shall be immediately cancelled and the holder of such EMV DSU shall cease to be the holder thereof and to have any right as a holder of an EMV DSU; and (D) the name of each holder of each EMV DSU shall be removed from the register of EMV DSUs maintained by or on behalf of EMV and all agreements relating to EMV DSUs shall be terminated and shall be of no further force and effect;

 

 

(ii)

(A) each EMV PSU that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, shall unconditionally and immediately vest and shall be settled by EMV in exchange for one EMV Share, subject to applicable withholdings; (B) each holder of an EMV PSU shall be entered in the register of EMV Shareholders maintained by or on behalf of EMV as the holder of the EMV Share issued therefor and such EMV Share shall be deemed to be issued to such holder of the EMV PSU as a fully paid share in the capital of EMV, provided that no certificate or book-entry statement shall be issued with respect to such EMV Share; (C) each EMV PSU shall be immediately cancelled and the holder of such EMV PSU shall cease to be the holder thereof and to have any right as a holder of an EMV PSU; and (D) the name of each holder of each EMV PSU shall be removed from the register of EMV PSUs maintained by or on behalf of EMV and all agreements relating to EMV PSUs shall be terminated and shall be of no further force and effect;

 

(iii)

(A) each EMV RSU that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, shall unconditionally and immediately vest and shall be settled by EMV in exchange for one EMV Share, subject to applicable withholdings; (B) each holder of an EMV RSU shall be entered in the register of EMV Shareholders maintained by or on behalf of EMV as the holder of the EMV Share issued therefor and such EMV Share shall be deemed to be issued to such holder of the EMV RSU as a fully paid share in the capital of EMV, provided that no certificate or book-entry statement shall be issued with respect to such EMV Share; (C) each EMV RSU shall be immediately cancelled and the holder of such EMV RSU shall cease to be the holder thereof and to have any right as a holder of an EMV RSU; and (D) the name of each holder of each EMV RSU shall be removed from the register of EMV RSUs maintained by or on behalf of EMV and all agreements relating to EMV RSUs shall be terminated and shall be of no further force and effect;

 

(iv)

(A) each EMV In-the-Money Option that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, shall unconditionally and immediately vest and become exercisable, and each holder of an EMV In-the-Money Option shall be deemed to have elected to assign and transfer each such EMV In-the-Money Option, without any further action by or on behalf of the holder of such EMV Option, to EMV for cancellation in exchange for such number of EMV Shares as is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the aggregate of the EMV In-the-Money Amount for all EMV In-the-Money Options held by such holder by (2) the EMV Share Closing VWAP, which quotient shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number, subject to applicable withholdings; (B) each holder of an EMV In-the-Money Option that receives one or more EMV Shares pursuant to this Section 3.01(a)(iv) shall be entered in the register of EMV Shareholders maintained by or on behalf of EMV as the holder of the EMV Share issued therefor and such EMV Share shall be deemed to be issued to such holder of the EMV In-the-Money Options as a fully paid share in the capital of EMV, provided that no certificate or book-entry statement shall be issued with respect to such EMV Share; (C) each EMV In-the-Money Option shall be immediately cancelled and the holder of such EMV In-the-Money Option shall cease to be the holder thereof and to have any right as a holder of an EMV In-the-Money Option; and (D) the name of each holder of each EMV In-the-Money Option shall be removed from the register of EMV Options maintained by or on behalf of EMV and all agreements relating to EMV In-the-Money Options shall be terminated and shall be of no further force and effect; and

 

 

(v)

(A) each EMV Out-of-the-Money Option issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time whether vested or unvested shall, without any further action by or on behalf of any holder of such EMV Out-of-the-Money Option, immediately be cancelled without any payment therefor; (B) any holder of such EMV Out-of-the-Money Option shall cease to be the holder thereof and to have any right as a holder of an EMV Out-of-the-Money Option; and (C) the name of each holder of each EMV Out-of-the-Money Option shall be removed from the register of EMV Options maintained by or on behalf of EMV and all agreements relating to EMV Out-of-the-Money Options shall be terminated and shall be of no further force and effect;

 

(b)

each EMV Share held by a Dissenting Shareholder in respect of which the EMV Shareholder has validly exercised his, her or its Dissent Rights shall be deemed to be transferred and assigned by such Dissenting Shareholder to Xos (free and clear of all liens, charges and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever) in accordance with Section 4.01 and in consideration for a debt claim against Xos for the amount determined under Article 4 and (i) the holder thereof shall cease to be the holder of such EMV Share and to have any rights as a holder of EMV Shares other than the right to be paid fair value as set out in Article 4 and the name of such registered holder shall be removed from the register of EMV Shareholders as of the Effective Time; (ii) the registered holder thereof shall be deemed to have executed and delivered all consents, releases, assignments and waivers, statutory or otherwise, required to transfer and assign such EMV Share; (iii) Xos shall be deemed to be the transferee of such EMV Shares (free and clear of all liens, charges and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever); and (iv) Xos shall be entered in the register of EMV Shareholders maintained by or on behalf of EMV as the holders of any such EMV Shares; and

 

(c)

each EMV Share (including EMV Shares issued pursuant to Sections 3.01(a)(i), 3.01(a)(ii), 3.01(a)(iii) and 3.01(a)(iv), but excluding any EMV Share transferred from a Dissenting Shareholder pursuant to Section 3.01(b)) shall be transferred by the EMV Shareholder, free and clear of all liens, charges and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, to Xos and in consideration for such transfer, such EMV Shareholder shall be issued the Consideration and: (i) such EMV Shareholder shall cease to be the holder of the transferred EMV Share and to have any right as a holder thereof, other than the right to be issued the Consideration by Xos in accordance with this Plan of Arrangement; (ii) such EMV Shareholder’s name shall be removed from the register of EMV Shareholders maintained by or on behalf of EMV; (iii) Xos shall be the transferee of such EMV Share, free and clear of all liens, charges and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever; and (iv) Xos shall be entered in the register of EMV Shareholders maintained by or on behalf of the EMV as the holder of such EMV Share.

 

 

3.02

No Fractional Shares.

 

(a)

In no event shall any EMV Shareholder be entitled to a fractional Xos Share. Where the aggregate number of Xos Shares to be issued to an EMV Shareholder as consideration under the Arrangement would result in a fraction of a Xos Share being issuable, the number of Xos Shares to be received by such EMV Shareholder shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Xos Share. In lieu of any such fractional Xos Share, each EMV Shareholder otherwise entitled to a fractional interest in a Xos Share will be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to an amount representing such EMV Shareholder’s proportionate interest in the net proceeds from the sale by the Depositary on behalf of all such EMV Shareholders of the Xos Excess Shares.

 

(b)

As promptly as practicable following the Effective Time, the Depositary shall determine the excess of (i) the number of Xos Shares issued and delivered to the Depositary pursuant to Article 5 representing the Consideration Shares over (ii) the aggregate number of whole Consideration Shares to be issued to EMV Shareholders pursuant to Section 3.01(c) (such excess the “Xos Excess Shares”). Following the Effective Time, the Depositary shall, on behalf of the former EMV Shareholders, sell the Xos Excess Shares at the then prevailing prices on the Nasdaq. The sale of the Xos Excess Shares by the Depositary shall be executed on the Nasdaq through one or more member firms of the Nasdaq and shall be executed in round lots to the extent applicable. The Depositary shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to complete the sale of the Xos Excess Shares as promptly following the Effective Time as is practicable, consistent with obtaining the best execution of such sales in light of prevailing market conditions. Until the net proceeds of such sale or sales have been distributed to former EMV Shareholders, the Depositary shall hold such proceeds in trust for such former EMV Shareholders (the “Xos Share Trust”). The amount of all commissions, transfer taxes and other out-of-pocket transaction costs, including expenses and compensation of the Depositary incurred in connection with such sale of Xos Excess Shares shall be paid by Xos. The Depositary shall determine the portion of the Xos Share Trust to which each former EMV Shareholder is entitled, if any, by multiplying the amount of the aggregate net proceeds composing the Xos Share Trust by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of the fractional share interest to which such former EMV Shareholder is entitled (after taking into account all EMV Shares held as of immediately prior to the transfer in Section 3.01(c) by such former EMV Shareholder) and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of fractional Xos Shares to which all former EMV Shareholders are entitled.

 

(c)

As soon as practicable after the determination of the amount of cash, if any, to be paid to former EMV Shareholders with respect to any fractional Xos Shares, the Depositary shall make available such amounts to such former EMV Shareholders.

 

 

3.03

U.S. Tax Matters

 

For United States federal income tax purposes, the provisions of Section 3.01(c) are intended to constitute a taxable transaction under Section 1001 of the Code, and each EMV Shareholder shall report the transactions consistently with such intention.

 

3.04

U.S. Securities Laws.

 

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, EMV and Xos agree that this Plan of Arrangement will be carried out with the intention, and they will use their commercially reasonable efforts to ensure, that all Xos Shares to be issued in connection with the Arrangement shall be issued and exchanged in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Section 3(a)(10) thereof.

 

Article 4
RIGHTS OF DISSENT

 

4.01

Rights of Dissent.

 

(a)

In connection with the Arrangement, registered holders of EMV Shares may exercise rights of dissent (“Dissent Rights”) with respect to such shares pursuant to and in the manner set forth in sections 237 to 247 of the BCBCA, as modified by the Interim Order and this Section 4.01 (the “Dissent Procedures”); provided that, notwithstanding paragraph 242(1)(a) of the BCBCA, the written objection to the EMV Arrangement Resolution referred to in paragraph 242(1)(a) of the BCBCA must be received by EMV not later than 5:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on the day that is two Business Days before the date of the EMV Meeting or any date to which the EMV Meeting may be postponed or adjourned and provided further that Dissenting Shareholders who:

 

(i)

are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for their EMV Shares (A) shall be deemed to have transferred such EMV Shares to Xos as provided for in Section 3.01(b) without any further act or formality and free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances; (B) will be entitled to be paid the fair value of such EMV Shares by Xos, which fair value, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the BCBCA, shall be determined as of the close of business on the day before the EMV Arrangement Resolution was adopted at the EMV Meeting; (C) will not be entitled to any other payment or consideration, including any payment that would be payable under the Arrangement had such holders not exercised their Dissent Rights in respect of such EMV Shares; and (D) 100% of any such payment of fair value will be satisfied in Xos Shares with the value of such Xos Shares being based on the volume weighted average price of the Xos Shares on Nasdaq for the five trading days preceding the day the EMV Arrangement Resolution is passed; or

 

(ii)

are ultimately not entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their EMV Shares shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement on the same basis as a non-dissenting holder of EMV Shares and shall receive consideration for their EMV Shares as provided for in Section 3.01(c),

 

but in no case shall EMV, Xos or any other person be required to recognize such persons as holders of EMV Shares after the Effective Time, and the names of such persons shall be removed from the registers of holders of EMV Shares at the Effective Time as provided for in Section 3.01.

 

 

(b)

In addition to any other restrictions set forth in the BCBCA and the Interim Order, none of the following shall be entitled to Dissent Rights:

 

(i)

EMV Shareholders who vote in favour of the EMV Arrangement Resolution; and

 

(ii)

any holder of any EMV DSUs, EMV PSUs, EMV RSUs and EMV Options.

 

Article 5
DELIVERY OF XOS SHARES

 

5.01

Delivery of Xos Shares.

 

(a)

Upon return to the Depositary of a properly completed Letter of Transmittal by a registered former EMV Shareholder together with any certificate, that immediately before the Effective Time represented one or more outstanding EMV Shares that were exchanged for Xos Shares in accordance with Section 3.01(c) hereof and such additional documents and instruments as the Depositary may reasonably require, the holder of such surrendered certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor, and the Depositary shall deliver to such holder following the Effective Time, (i) certificates or book-entry statements representing Xos Shares that such holder is entitled to receive in accordance with Section 3.01(c) hereof and (ii) the cash amount, if any, that such holder is entitled to receive in accordance with Section 3.02(b) hereof.

 

(b)

After the Effective Time and until surrendered for cancellation as contemplated by Section 3.01(c) hereof, each certificate, if any, that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented one or more EMV Shares shall be deemed at all times to represent only the right to receive in exchange therefor (i) Xos Shares that the holder of such certificate is entitled to receive in accordance with Section 3.01(c) hereof and (ii) the cash amount, if any, that such holder is entitled to receive in accordance with Section 3.02(b) hereof.

 

5.02

Distributions with Respect to Unsurrendered Certificates.

 

No dividends or other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time with respect to Xos Shares with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding EMV Shares that were exchanged pursuant to Section 3.01 unless and until the holder of record of such certificate has surrendered such certificate in accordance with Section 5.01. Subject to applicable law, at the time of surrender of any such certificate (or in the case of clause (b) below, at the appropriate payment date), there shall be paid to the holder of record of the certificates formerly representing whole EMV Shares, without interest, (a) the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such whole Xos Share and (b) on the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to surrender and a payment date subsequent to surrender payable with respect to such whole Xos Share.

 

 

5.03

Lost Certificates.

 

In the event any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented one or more outstanding EMV Shares that were exchanged pursuant to Section 3.01(c) has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Depositary shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, one or more certificates representing one or more Xos Shares (and any dividends or distributions with respect thereto) deliverable in accordance with such holder’s Letter of Transmittal. When authorizing such payment in exchange for any lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, the person to whom certificates or book-entry statements representing Xos Shares are to be issued shall, as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, give a bond satisfactory to Xos and its transfer agent and the Depositary in such sum as Xos may direct or otherwise indemnify Xos, its transfer agent and the Depositary in a manner satisfactory to Xos, its transfer agent and the Depositary against any claim that may be made against Xos, its transfer agent and/or the Depositary with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

 

5.04

Extinction of Rights.

 

Any certificate or book-entry statement that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding EMV Shares that were exchanged pursuant to Section 3.01(c) and not deposited with all other instruments required by Section 5.01 on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Date shall cease to represent a claim or interest of any kind or nature as a shareholder of Xos Inc or as a former shareholder of EMV. On such date, Xos Shares to which the former registered holder of the certificate referred to in the preceding sentence was ultimately entitled shall be deemed to have been surrendered to Xos together with all entitlements to dividends, distributions and interest thereon held for such former registered holder. None of Xos, EMV or the Depositary shall be liable to any person in respect of any Xos Shares (or dividends, distributions and interest in respect thereof) delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

 

5.05

Withholding Rights.

 

Each of Xos, EMV and the Depositary, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct, withhold and remit or pay from (A) any Xos Shares or other consideration otherwise issuable or payable pursuant to this Plan of Arrangement to any holder of EMV Shares and any other person under this Plan of Arrangement, or (B) any dividend or consideration otherwise payable to any holder or recipient of EMV Shares or Xos Shares, such amounts as Xos, EMV or the Depositary, respectively, may be required by law to deduct, withhold and remit or pay with respect to such issuance or payment, as the case may be, under the Tax Act, the Code (and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder), or any provision of provincial, state, local or foreign tax law, in each case as amended. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and remitted or paid to the applicable Governmental Entity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes hereof as having been paid to the payee or recipient in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made, provided that such withheld amounts are actually remitted to the appropriate taxing authority. To the extent necessary, such deductions and withholdings shall be effected by selling any Xos Shares or other non-cash consideration to which such holder or recipient may otherwise be entitled under this Plan of Arrangement, and Xos, EMV, any of their affiliates and the Depositary are hereby authorized to sell or otherwise dispose, or direct any other person to sell or otherwise dispose, of such portion of the non-cash consideration or non-cash amounts otherwise payable, issuable or deliverable hereunder to such person as is necessary to provide sufficient funds to Xos, EMV, any of their affiliates and the Depositary, as the case may be, to enable it to comply with such deduction or withholding requirement and none of Xos, EMV, any of their affiliates or the Depositary shall be liable to any person for any deficiency in respect of any proceeds received, and Xos, EMV, any of their affiliates and the Depositary, as applicable, shall notify the relevant person of such sale or other disposition and any amount remaining following the sale, deduction and remittance (net of reasonable costs and expenses) shall be paid to the holder or recipient entitled thereto as soon as reasonably practicable.

 

 

Article 6
AMENDMENTS

 

6.01

Amendments

 

(a)

EMV and Xos shall be entitled to amend, modify or supplement this Plan of Arrangement at any time and from time to time prior to the Effective Date, provided that each such amendment, modification or supplement is (i) agreed to in writing by EMV and Xos, (ii) filed with the Court and, if made following the EMV Meeting, approved by the Court (to the extent required by the Court) and (iii) communicated to EMV Shareholders if and as required by the Court.

 

(b)

Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by EMV or Xos at any time prior to the EMV Meeting (provided that EMV or Xos, as applicable, shall have previously consented in writing thereto) with or without any other prior notice or communication, and if so proposed and accepted by the persons voting at the EMV Meeting (other than as may be required under the Interim Order), shall become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.

 

(c)

Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement that is approved or directed by the Court following the EMV Meeting shall be effective only if (i) it is consented to in writing by each of EMV and Xos, and (ii) if required by the Court, it is consented to by EMV Shareholders voting in the manner directed by the Court.

 

(d)

Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be made following the Effective Date by EMV and Xos without approval of or communication to the Court or EMV Shareholders, provided that it concerns a matter which, in the reasonable opinions of EMV and Xos, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to the implementation of this Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the financial or economic interests of EMV Securityholders.

 

Article 7
FURTHER ASSURANCES

 

Notwithstanding that the transactions and events set out herein shall occur and be deemed to occur in the order set out in this Plan of Arrangement without any further act or formality, each of the parties to the Arrangement Agreement shall make, do and execute, or cause to be made, done or executed, all such further acts, deeds, agreements, transfers, assurances, instruments or documents as may reasonably be required by any of them in order further to document or evidence any of the transactions or events set out herein.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

Incorporation No. BC1027632

 

BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT

 

ARTICLES

 

OF

 

ELECTRAMECCANICA VEHICLES CORP.

 

(as amended on January 31, 2024)

 

Table of Contents

 

Part 1 - Interpretation	2
Part 2 - Shares and Share Certificates	3
Part 3 - Issue of Shares	4
Part 4 - Share Transfers	4
Part 5 - Acquisition of Shares	5
Part 6 - Borrowing Powers	6
Part 7 - General Meetings	6
Part 8 - Proceedings at Meetings of Shareholders	8
Part 9 - Alterations and Resolutions	12
Part 10 - Votes of Shareholders	13
Part 11 - Directors	16
Part 12 - Election and Removal of Directors	18
Part 13 - Proceedings of Directors	25
Part 14 - Committees of Directors	27
Part 15 - Officers	29
Part 16 - Certain Permitted Activities of Directors	29
Part 17 - Indemnification	30
Part 18 - Auditor	30
Part 19 - Dividends	30
Part 20 - Accounting Records	32
Part 21 - Execution of Instruments	32
Part 22 - Notices	32
Part 23 - Restriction on Share Transfer	34
Part 24 - Transfer of Powers from Directors to Shareholders	34
Part 25 - Special Rights and Restrictions	35

 

 

Incorporation No. BC1027632

 

BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT

 

ARTICLES

 

OF

 

ELECTRAMECCANICA VEHICLES CORP.

(as amended on January 31, 2024)

 

 

Part 1 - Interpretation

 

1.1

Definitions

 

Without limiting Article 1.2, in these Articles, unless the context requires otherwise:

 

(a)

"adjourned meeting" means the meeting to which a meeting is adjourned under Article 8.6 or 8.9;

 

(b)

"board" and "directors" mean the board of directors of the Company for the time being;

 

(c)

"Business Corporations Act" means the Business Corporations Act, S.B.C. 2002, c.57, and includes its regulations;

 

(d)

"Company" means Electrameccanica Vehicles Corp.;

 

(e)

"Interpretation Act" means the Interpretation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 238; and

 

(f)

"trustee", in relation to a shareholder, means the personal or other legal representative of the shareholder, and includes a trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder.

 

1.2

Business Corporations Act definitions apply

 

The definitions in the Business Corporations Act apply to these Articles.

 

1.3

Interpretation Act applies

 

The Interpretation Act applies to the interpretation of these Articles as if these Articles were an enactment.

 

 

1.4

Conflict in definitions

 

If there is a conflict between a definition in the Business Corporations Act and a definition or rule in the Interpretation Act relating to a term used in these Articles, the definition in the Business Corporations Act will prevail in relation to the use of the term in these Articles.

 

1.5

Conflict between Articles and legislation

 

If there is a conflict between these Articles and the Business Corporations Act, the Business Corporations Act will prevail.

 

Part 2 - Shares and Share Certificates

 

2.1

Form of share certificate

 

Each share certificate issued by the Company must comply with, and be signed as required by, the Business Corporations Act.

 

2.2

Shareholder Entitled to Certificate or Acknowledgement

 

Unless the shares are uncertificated shares, each shareholder is entitled, without charge, to (a) one share certificate representing the shares of each class or series of shares registered in the shareholder's name or (b) a non-transferable written acknowledgement of the shareholder's right to obtain such a share certificate, provided that in respect of a share held jointly by several persons, the Company is not bound to issue more than one share certificate and delivery of a share certificate for a share to one of several joint shareholders or to one of the shareholders' duly authorized agents will be sufficient delivery to all.

 

2.3

Sending of share certificate

 

Any share certificate to which a shareholder is entitled may be sent to the shareholder by mail and neither the Company nor any agent is liable for any loss to the shareholder because the certificate sent is lost in the mail or stolen.

 

2.4

Replacement of worn out or defaced certificate

 

If the directors are satisfied that a share certificate is worn out or defaced, they must, on production to them of the certificate and on such other terms, if any, as they think fit:

 

(a)

order the certificate to be cancelled; and

 

(b)

issue a replacement share certificate.

 

2.5

Replacement of lost, stolen or destroyed certificate

 

If a share certificate is lost, stolen or destroyed, a replacement share certificate must be issued to the person entitled to that certificate if the directors receive:

 

(a)

proof satisfactory to them that the certificate is lost, stolen or destroyed; and

 

(b)

any indemnity the directors consider adequate.

 

 

2.6

Splitting share certificates

 

If a shareholder surrenders a share certificate to the Company with a written request that the Company issue in the shareholder's name 2 or more certificates, each representing a specified number of shares and in the aggregate representing the same number of shares as the certificate so surrendered, the Company must cancel the surrendered certificate and issue replacement share certificates in accordance with that request.

 

2.7

Shares may be uncertificated

 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Part, the directors may, by resolution, provide that:

 

(a)

the shares of any or all of the classes and series of the Company's shares may be uncertificated shares; or

 

(b)

any specified shares may be uncertificated shares.

 

Part 3 - Issue of Shares

 

3.1

Directors authorized to issue shares

 

The directors may, subject to the rights of the holders of the issued shares of the Company, issue, allot, sell, grant options on or otherwise dispose of the unissued shares, and issued shares held by the Company, at the times, to the persons, including directors, in the manner, on the terms and conditions and for the issue prices that the directors, in their absolute discretion, may determine.

 

3.2

Company need not recognize unregistered interests

 

Except as required by law or these Articles, the Company need not recognize or provide for any person's interests in or rights to a share unless that person is the shareholder of the share.

 

Part 4 - Share Transfers

 

4.1

Recording or registering transfer

 

A transfer of a share of the Company must not be registered

 

(a)

unless a duly signed instrument of transfer in respect of the share has been received by the Company and the certificate (or acceptable documents pursuant to Article 2.5 hereof) representing the share to be transferred has been surrendered and cancelled; or

 

(b)

if no certificate has been issued by the Company in respect of the share, unless a duly signed instrument of transfer in respect of the share has been received by the Company.

 

 

4.2

Form of instrument of transfer

 

The instrument of transfer in respect of any share of the Company must be either in the form, if any, on the back of the Company's share certificates or in any other form that may be approved by the directors from time to time.

 

4.3

Signing of instrument of transfer

 

If a shareholder, or his or her duly authorized attorney, signs an instrument of transfer in respect of shares registered in the name of the shareholder, the signed instrument of transfer constitutes a complete and sufficient authority to the Company and its directors, officers and agents to register the number of shares specified in the instrument of transfer, or, if no number is specified, all the shares represented by share certificates deposited with the instrument of transfer:

 

(a)

in the name of the person named as transferee in that instrument of transfer; or

 

(b)

if no person is named as transferee in that instrument of transfer, in the name of the person on whose behalf the share certificate is deposited for the purpose of having the transfer registered.

 

4.4

Enquiry as to title not required

 

Neither the Company nor any director, officer or agent of the Company is bound to inquire into the title of the person named in the instrument of transfer as transferee or, if no person is named as transferee in the instrument of transfer, of the person on whose behalf the instrument is deposited for the purpose of having the transfer registered or is liable for any claim related to registering the transfer by the shareholder or by any intermediate owner or holder of the shares, of any interest in the shares, of any share certificate representing such shares or of any written acknowledgment of a right to obtain a share certificate for such shares.

 

4.5

Transfer fee

 

There must be paid to the Company, in relation to the registration of any transfer, the amount determined by the directors from time to time.

 

Part 5 - Acquisition of Shares

 

5.1

Company authorized to purchase shares

 

Subject to the special rights and restrictions attached to any class or series of shares, the Company may, if it is authorized to do so by the directors, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its shares.

 

5.2

Company authorized to accept surrender of shares

 

The Company may, if it is authorized to do so by the directors, accept a surrender of any of its shares.

 

 

5.3

Company authorized to convert fractional shares into whole shares

 

The Company may, if it is authorized to do so by the directors, convert any of its fractional shares into whole shares in accordance with, and subject to the limitations contained in, the Business Corporations Act.

 

Part 6 - Borrowing Powers

 

6.1

Powers of directors

 

The directors may from time to time on behalf of the Company:

 

(a)

borrow money in the manner and amount, on the security, from the sources and on the terms and conditions that they consider appropriate;

 

(b)

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 any discount or premium and on such other terms as they consider appropriate;

 

(c)

guarantee the repayment of money by any other person or the performance of any obligation of any other person; and

 

(d)

mortgage or charge, whether by way of specific or floating charge, or give other security on the whole or any part of the present and future assets and undertaking of the Company.

 

Part 7 - General Meetings

 

7.1

Annual general meetings

 

Unless an annual general meeting is deferred or waived in accordance with section 182(2)(a) or (c) of the Business Corporations Act, the Company must hold its first annual general meeting within 18 months after the date on which it was incorporated or otherwise recognized, and after that must hold an annual general meeting at least once in each calendar year and not more than 15 months after the last annual general meeting.

 

7.2

When annual general meeting is deemed to have been held

 

If all of the shareholders who are entitled to vote at an annual general meeting consent by a unanimous resolution under the Business Corporations Act to all of the business that is required to be transacted at that annual general meeting, the annual general meeting is deemed to have been held on the date of the unanimous resolution. The shareholders must, in any unanimous resolution passed under this Article 7.2, select as the Company's annual reference date a date that would be appropriate for the holding of the applicable annual general meeting.

 

7.3

Calling of shareholder meetings

 

The directors may, whenever they think fit, call a meeting of shareholders.

 

 

7.4

Notice for meetings of shareholders

 

The Company must send notice of the date, time and location of any meeting of shareholders, in the manner provided in these Articles, or in such other manner, if any, as may be prescribed by ordinary resolution (whether previous notice of the resolution has been given or not), to each shareholder entitled to attend the meeting and to each director, unless these Articles otherwise provide, at least the following number of days before the meeting:

 

(a)

if and for so long as the Company is a public company, 21 days;

 

(b)

otherwise, 10 days.

 

7.5

Record date for notice

 

The directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting of shareholders. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is to be held by more than two months or, in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders under the Business Corporations Act, by more than four months. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is held by fewer than:

 

(a)

if and for so long as the Company is a public company, 21 days;

 

(b)

otherwise, 10 days.

 

If no record date is set, the record date is 5 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the first date on which the notice is sent or, if no notice is sent, the beginning of the meeting.

 

7.6

Record date for voting

 

The directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is to be held by more than two months or, in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders under the Business Corporations Act, by more than four months. If no record date is set, the record date is 5 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the first date on which the notice is sent or, if no notice is sent, the beginning of the meeting.

 

7.7

Failure to give notice and waiver of notice

 

The accidental omission to send notice of any meeting to, or the non-receipt of any notice by, any of the persons entitled to notice does not invalidate any proceedings at that meeting. Any person entitled to notice of a meeting of shareholders may, in writing or otherwise, waive or reduce the period of notice of such meeting.

 

7.8

Notice of special business at meetings of shareholders

 

If a meeting of shareholders is to consider special business within the meaning of Article 8.1, the notice of meeting must:

 

 

(a)

state the general nature of the special business; and

 

(b)

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:

 

(i)

at the Company's records office, or at such other reasonably accessible location in British Columbia as is specified in the notice, and

 

(ii)

during statutory business hours on any one or more specified days before the day set for the holding of the meeting.

 

Part 8 - Proceedings at Meetings of Shareholders

 

8.1

Special business

 

At a meeting of shareholders, the following business is special business:

 

(a)

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 or the election or appointment of directors;

 

(b)

at an annual general meeting, all business is special business except for the following:

 

(i)

business relating to the conduct of or voting at the meeting,

 

(ii)

consideration of any financial statements of the Company presented to the meeting,

 

(iii)

consideration of any reports of the directors or auditor,

 

(iv)

the setting or changing of the number of directors,

 

(v)

the election or appointment of directors,

 

(vi)

the appointment of an auditor,

 

(vii)

the setting of the remuneration of an auditor,

 

(viii)

business arising out of a report of the directors not requiring the passing of a special resolution or an exceptional resolution, and

 

(ix)

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.

 

 

8.2

Special resolution

 

The votes required for the Company to pass a special resolution at a meeting of shareholders is two-thirds of the votes cast on the resolution.

 

8.3

Quorum

 

At any meeting of shareholders, a quorum will be one-third of the votes entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person (including by means of a telephonic, electronic or other communication facility that permits all participants to communicate adequately with each other during the meeting) or represented by proxy.

 

8.4

Other persons may attend

 

The directors, the president, if any, the secretary, if any, and any lawyer or auditor for the Company are entitled to attend any meeting of shareholders, but if any of those persons do attend a meeting of shareholders, that person is not to be counted in the quorum, and is not entitled to vote at the meeting, unless that person is a shareholder or proxy holder entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

8.5

Requirement of quorum

 

No business, other than the election of a chair of the meeting and the adjournment of the meeting, may be transacted at any meeting of shareholders unless a quorum of shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting is present at the commencement of the meeting.

 

8.6

Lack of quorum

 

If, within 1/2 hour from the time set for the holding of a meeting of shareholders, a quorum is not present:

 

(a)

in the case of a general meeting convened by requisition of shareholders, the meeting is dissolved; and

 

(b)

in the case of any other meeting of shareholders, the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting who are present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting may adjourn the meeting to a set time and place.

 

8.7

Chair

 

The following individual is entitled to preside as chair at a meeting of shareholders:

 

(a)

the chair of the board, if any;

 

(b)

if the chair of the board is absent or unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, the president, if any.

 

 

8.8

Alternate chair

 

At any meeting of shareholders, the directors present must choose one of their number to be chair of the meeting if: (a) there is no chair of the board or president present within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting; (b) the chair of the board and the president are unwilling to act as chair of the meeting; or (c) if the chair of the board and the president have advised the secretary, if any, or any director present at the meeting, that they will not be present at the meeting. If, in any of the foregoing circumstances, all of the directors present decline to accept the position of chair or fail to choose one of their number to be chair of the meeting, or if no director is present, the shareholders present in person or by proxy must choose any person present at the meeting to chair the meeting.

 

8.9

Adjournments

 

The chair of a meeting of shareholders may, and if so directed by the meeting must, adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business may be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.

 

8.10

Notice of adjourned meeting

 

It is not necessary to give any notice of an adjourned meeting or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting of shareholders except that, when a meeting is adjourned for 30 days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given as in the case of the original meeting.

 

8.11

Motion need not be seconded

 

No motion proposed at a meeting of shareholders need be seconded unless the chair of the meeting rules otherwise, and the chair of any meeting of shareholders is entitled to propose or second a motion.

 

8.12

Manner of taking a poll

 

Subject to Article 8.13, if a poll is duly demanded at a meeting of shareholders:

 

(a)

the poll must be taken

 

(i)

at the meeting, or within 7 days after the date of the meeting, as the chair of the meeting directs, and

 

(ii)

in the manner, at the time and at the place that the chair of the meeting directs;

 

(b)

the result of the poll is deemed to be a resolution of, and passed at, the meeting at which the poll is demanded; and

 

(c)

the demand for the poll may be withdrawn.

 

 

8.13

Demand for a poll on adjournment

 

A poll demanded at a meeting of shareholders on a question of adjournment must be taken immediately at the meeting.

 

8.14

Demand for a poll not to prevent continuation of meeting

 

The demand for a poll at a meeting of shareholders does not, unless the chair of the meeting so rules, prevent the continuation of a meeting for the transaction of any business other than the question on which a poll has been demanded.

 

8.15

Poll not available in respect of election of chair

 

No poll may be demanded in respect of the vote by which a chair of a meeting of shareholders is elected.

 

8.16

Casting of votes on poll

 

On a poll, a shareholder entitled to more than one vote need not cast all the votes in the same way.

 

8.17

Chair must resolve dispute

 

In the case of any dispute as to the admission or rejection of a vote given on a poll, the chair of the meeting must determine the same, and his or her determination made in good faith is final and conclusive.

 

8.18

Chair has no second vote

 

In case of an equality of votes, the chair of a meeting of shareholders does not, either on a show of hands or on a poll, have a casting or second vote in addition to the vote or votes to which the chair may be entitled as a shareholder.

 

8.19

Declaration of result

 

The chair of a meeting of shareholders must declare to the meeting the decision on every question in accordance with the result of the show of hands or the poll, as the case may be, and that decision must be entered in the minutes of the meeting.

 

8.20

Meetings by telephone or other communications medium

 

A shareholder or proxy holder who is entitled to participate in a meeting of shareholders may do so in person, or by telephone or other communications medium, if all shareholders and proxy holders participating in the meeting are able to communicate with each other; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall obligate the Company to take any action or provide any facility to permit or facilitate the use of any communications medium at a meeting of shareholders. If one or more shareholders or proxy holders participate in a meeting of shareholders in a manner contemplated by this Article 8.20:

 

 

(a)

each such shareholder or proxy holder shall be deemed to be present at the meeting; and

 

(b)

the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the location specified in the notice of the meeting.

 

Part 9 - Alterations and Resolutions

 

9.1

Alteration of Authorized Share Structure

 

Subject to Article 9.2 and the Business Corporations Act, the Company may by resolution of the directors:

 

(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,

 

(ii)

if none of the shares of that class of shares are allotted or issued, increase the par value of those shares,

 

(iii)

subdivide all or any of its unissued or fully paid issued shares with par value into shares of smaller par value, or

 

(iv)

consolidate all or any of its unissued or fully paid issued shares with par value into shares of larger par value;

 

(d)

subdivide all or any of its unissued or fully paid issued shares without par value;

 

(e)

change all or any of its unissued or fully paid issued shares with par value into shares without par value or all or any of its unissued shares without par value into shares with par value;

 

(f)

alter the identifying name of any of its shares;

 

(g)

consolidate all or any of its unissued or fully paid issued shares without par value; or

 

(h)

otherwise alter its shares or authorized share structure when required or permitted to do so by the Business Corporations Act.

 

 

9.2

Change of Name

 

The Company may by resolution of the directors or ordinary resolution authorize an alteration to its Notice of Articles in order to change its name or adopt or change any translation of that name.

 

9.3

Other Alterations or Resolutions

 

If the Business Corporations Act does not specify:

 

(a)

the type of resolution and these Articles do not specify another type of resolution, the Company may by resolution of the directors authorize any act of the Company, including without limitation, an alteration of these Articles; or

 

(b)

the type of shareholders' resolution and these Articles do not specify another type of shareholders' resolution, the Company may by ordinary resolution authorize any act of the Company.

 

Part 10 - Votes of Shareholders

 

10.1

Voting rights

 

Subject to any special rights or restrictions attached to any shares and to the restrictions imposed on joint registered holders of shares under Article 10.3:

 

(a)

on a vote by show of hands, every person present who is a shareholder or proxy holder and entitled to vote at the meeting has one vote; and

 

(b)

on a poll, every shareholder entitled to vote has one vote in respect of each share held by that shareholder that carries the right to vote on that poll and may exercise that vote either in person or by proxy.

 

10.2

Trustee of shareholder may vote

 

A person who is not a shareholder may vote on a resolution at a meeting of shareholders, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, and may appoint a proxy holder to act at the meeting in relation to that resolution, if, before doing so, the person satisfies the chair of the meeting at which the resolution is to be considered, or satisfies all of the directors present at the meeting, that the person is a trustee for a shareholder who is entitled to vote on the resolution.

 

10.3

Votes by joint shareholders

 

If there are joint shareholders registered in respect of any share:

 

(a)

any one of the joint shareholders, but not both or all, 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

 

(b)

if more than one of the joint shareholders is present at any meeting, personally or by proxy, the joint shareholder present whose name stands first on the central securities register in respect of the share is alone entitled to vote in respect of that share.

 

 

10.4

Trustees as joint shareholders

 

Two or more trustees of a shareholder in whose sole name any share is registered are, for the purposes of Article 10.3, deemed to be joint shareholders.

 

10.5

Representative of a corporate shareholder

 

If a corporation that is not a subsidiary of the Company is a shareholder, that corporation may appoint a person to act as its representative at any meeting of shareholders of the Company, and:

 

(a)

for that purpose, the instrument appointing a representative must

 

(i)

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 2 business days before the day set for the holding of the meeting, or

 

(ii)

unless the notice of the meeting provides otherwise, be provided, at the meeting, to the chair of the meeting; and

 

(b)

if a representative is appointed under this Article 10.5,

 

(i)

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

 

(ii)

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.

 

10.6

When proxy provisions do not apply

 

Articles 10.7 to 10.13 do not apply to the Company if and for so long as it is a public company.

 

10.7

Appointment of proxy holder

 

Every shareholder of the Company, including a corporation that is a shareholder but not a subsidiary of the Company, entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders of the Company may, by proxy, appoint a proxy holder to attend and act at the meeting in the manner, to the extent and with the powers conferred by the proxy.

 

 

10.8

Alternate proxy holders

 

A shareholder may appoint one or more alternate proxy holders to act in the place of an absent proxy holder.

 

10.9

When proxy holder need not be shareholder

 

A person must not be appointed as a proxy holder unless the person is a shareholder, although a person who is not a shareholder may be appointed as a proxy holder if:

 

(a)

the person appointing the proxy holder is a corporation or a representative of a corporation appointed under Article 10.5;

 

(b)

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; or

 

(c)

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.

 

10.10

Form of proxy

 

A proxy, whether for a specified meeting or otherwise, must be either in the following form or in any other form approved by the directors or the chair of the meeting:

 

(Name of Company)

 

The undersigned, being a shareholder of the above named Company, hereby appoints _______________________ or, failing that person, _______________________, as proxy holder for the undersigned to attend, act and vote for and on behalf of the undersigned at the meeting of shareholders to be held on the day of and at any adjournment of that meeting.

 

Signed this ______ day of __________________, ______.

 

________________________________
Signature of shareholder

 

10.11

Provision of proxies

 

A proxy for a meeting of shareholders 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 or, if no number of days is specified, 2 business days before the day set for the holding of the meeting; or

 

(b)

unless the notice of the meeting provides otherwise, be provided at the meeting to the chair of the meeting.

 

 

10.12

Revocation of proxies

 

Subject to Article 10.13, every proxy may be revoked by an instrument in writing that is:

 

(a)

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 at which the proxy is to be used; or

 

(b)

provided at the meeting to the chair of the meeting.

 

10.13

Revocation of proxies must be signed

 

An instrument referred to in Article 10.12 must be signed as follows:

 

(a)

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 trustee; or

 

(b)

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 10.5.

 

10.14

Validity of proxy votes

 

A vote given in accordance with the terms of a proxy is valid despite the death or incapacity of the shareholder giving the proxy and despite the revocation of the proxy or the revocation of the authority under which the proxy is given, unless notice in writing of that death, incapacity or revocation is received:

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

by the chair of the meeting, before the vote is taken.

 

10.15

Production of evidence of authority to vote

 

The chair of any meeting of shareholders may, but need not, inquire into the authority of any person to vote at the meeting and may, but need not, demand from that person production of evidence as to the existence of the authority to vote.

 

Part 11 - Directors

 

11.1

First directors; number of directors

 

The first directors are the persons designated as directors of the Company in the Notice of Articles that applies to the Company when it is recognized under the Business Corporations Act. The number of directors, excluding additional directors appointed under Article 12.7, is set at:

 

 

(a)

subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), the number of directors that is equal to the number of the Company's first directors;

 

(b)

if the Company is a public company, the greater of three and the number most recently elected by ordinary resolution (whether or not previous notice of the resolution was given); and

 

(c)

if the Company is not a public company, the number most recently elected by ordinary resolution (whether or not previous notice of the resolution was given).

 

11.2

Change in number of directors

 

If the number of directors is set under Articles 11.1(b) or 11.1(c):

 

(a)

the shareholders may elect or appoint the directors needed to fill any vacancies in the board of directors up to that number;

 

(b)

if, contemporaneously with setting that number, the shareholders do not elect or appoint the directors needed to fill vacancies in the board of directors up to that number, then the directors may appoint, or the shareholders may elect or appoint, directors to fill those vacancies.

 

11.3

Directors' acts valid despite vacancy

 

An act or proceeding of the directors is not invalid merely because fewer directors have been appointed or elected than the number of directors set or otherwise required under these Articles.

 

11.4

Qualifications of directors

 

A director is not required to hold a share in the capital of the Company as qualification for his or her office but must be qualified as required by the Business Corporations Act to become, act or continue to act as a director.

 

11.5

Remuneration of directors

 

The directors are entitled to the remuneration, if any, for acting as directors as the directors may from time to time determine. If the directors so decide, the remuneration of the directors will be determined by the shareholders. That remuneration may be in addition to any salary or other remuneration paid to a director in such director's capacity as an officer or employee of the Company.

 

11.6

Reimbursement of expenses of directors

 

The Company must reimburse each director for the reasonable expenses that he or she may incur in and about the business of the Company.

 

 

11.7

Special remuneration for directors

 

If any director performs any professional or other services for the Company that in the opinion of the directors are outside the ordinary duties of a director, or if any director is otherwise specially occupied in or about the Company's business, he or she may be paid remuneration fixed by the directors, or, at the option of that director, fixed by ordinary resolution, and such remuneration may be either in addition to, or in substitution for, any other remuneration that he or she may be entitled to receive.

 

11.8

Gratuity, pension or allowance on retirement of director

 

Unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution, the directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any director who has held any salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his or her spouse or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.

 

Part 12 - Election and Removal of Directors

 

12.1

Election at annual general meeting

 

At every annual general meeting and in every unanimous resolution contemplated by Article 7.2:

 

(a)

the shareholders entitled to vote at the annual general meeting for the election of directors may elect, or in the unanimous resolution appoint, a board of directors consisting of up to the number of directors for the time being set under these Articles; and

 

(b)

all the directors cease to hold office immediately before the election or appointment of directors under paragraph (a), but are eligible for re-election or re-appointment.

 

12.2

Consent to be a director

 

No election, appointment or designation of an individual as a director is valid unless:

 

(a)

that individual consents to be a director in the manner provided for in the Business Corporations Act;

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

with respect to first directors, the designation is otherwise valid under the Business Corporations Act.

 

12.3

Failure to elect or appoint directors

 

If:

 

 

(a)

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 7.2, on or before the date by which the annual general meeting is required to be held under the Business Corporations Act; or

 

(b)

the shareholders fail, at the annual general meeting or in the unanimous resolution contemplated by Article 7.2, to elect or appoint any directors;

 

then each director in office at such time continues to hold office until the earlier of:

 

(c)

the date on which his or her successor is elected or appointed; and

 

(d)

the date on which he or she otherwise ceases to hold office under the Business Corporations Act or these Articles.

 

12.4

Directors may fill casual vacancies

 

Any casual vacancy occurring in the board of directors may be filled by the remaining directors.

 

12.5

Remaining directors' power to act

 

The directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in the board of directors, but if the Company has fewer directors in office than the number set pursuant to these Articles as the quorum of directors, the directors may only act for the purpose of appointing directors up to that number or for the purpose of summoning a meeting of shareholders to fill any vacancies on the board of directors or for any other purpose permitted by the Business Corporations Act.

 

12.6

Shareholders may fill vacancies

 

If the Company has no directors or fewer directors in office than the number set pursuant to these Articles as the quorum of directors, and the directors have not filled the vacancies pursuant to Article 12.5 above, the shareholders may elect or appoint directors to fill any vacancies on the board of directors.

 

12.7

Additional directors

 

Notwithstanding Articles 11.1 and 11.2, between annual general meetings or unanimous resolutions contemplated by Article 7.2, the directors may appoint one or more additional directors, but the number of additional directors appointed under this Article 12.7 must not at any time exceed:

 

(a)

one-third of the number of first directors, if, at the time of the appointments, one or more of the first directors have not yet completed their first term of office; or

 

(b)

in any other case, one-third of the number of the current directors who were elected or appointed as directors other than under this Article 12.7.

 

Any director so appointed ceases to hold office immediately before the next election or appointment of directors under Article 12.1(a), but is eligible for re-election or re-appointment.

 

 

12.8

Ceasing to be a director

 

A director ceases to be a director when:

 

(a)

the term of office of the director expires;

 

(b)

the director dies;

 

(c)

the director resigns as a director by notice in writing provided to the Company or a lawyer for the Company; or

 

(d)

the director is removed from office pursuant to Articles 12.9 or 12.10.

 

12.9

Removal of director by shareholders

 

The Shareholders may, by special resolution, remove any director before the expiration of his or her term of office, and may, by ordinary resolution, elect or appoint a director to fill the resulting vacancy. If the shareholders do not contemporaneously elect or appoint a director to fill the vacancy created by the removal of a director, then the directors may appoint, or the shareholders may elect or appoint by ordinary resolution, a director to fill that vacancy.

 

12.10

Removal of director by directors

 

The directors may remove any director before the expiration of his or her term of office if the director is convicted of an indictable offence, or if the director ceases to be qualified to act as a director of a company and does not promptly resign, and the directors may appoint a director to fill the resulting vacancy.

 

12.11

Nominations of directors

 

(a)

Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Company.

 

(b)

Nominations of persons for election to the board 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):

 

(i)

by or at the direction of the board, including pursuant to a notice of meeting;

 

(ii)

by or at the direction or request of one or more shareholders pursuant to a proposal made in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act, or a requisition of the shareholders made in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act; or

 

 

(iii)

by any person (a "Nominating Shareholder"): (A) who, at the close of business on the date of the giving of the notice provided for below in this Article 12.11 and on the record date for notice of such meeting, is entered in the securities register 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 (B) who complies with the notice procedures set forth below in this Article 12.11.

 

(c)

In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a Nominating Shareholder, the Nominating Shareholder must have given timely notice thereof (as provided for in Article 12.11(d)) in proper written form to the secretary of the Company at the principal executive offices of the Company.

 

(d)

To be timely, a Nominating Shareholder's notice to the secretary of the Company must be given:

 

(i)

in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders, not less than 30 nor more than 65 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 (as defined below) of the date of the annual meeting was made, notice by the Nominating Shareholder may be given not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day after the Notice Date in respect of such meeting; and

 

(ii)

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 fifteenth (15th) day following the day on which the first public announcement of the date of the special meeting of shareholders was made.

 

In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of a meeting of shareholders or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a Nominating Shareholder's notice as described above.

 

(e)

To be in proper written form, a Nominating Shareholder's notice to the secretary of the Company must set forth:

 

(i)

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 principal occupation or employment of the person during the past five years; (C) 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; (D) a statement as to whether such person would be "independent" of the Company (as such term is defined under Applicable Securities Laws (as defined below)) if elected as a director at such meeting and the reasons and basis for such determination; (E) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such Nominating Shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, and their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting jointly or in concert therewith, on the one hand, and such nominee, and his or her respective associates, or others acting jointly or in concert therewith, on the other hand; 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

 

 

(ii)

as to the Nominating Shareholder giving the notice: (A) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship pursuant to which such Nominating Shareholder has a right to vote any shares of the Company; (B) the class or series and number of shares in the capital of the Company which are controlled or which are owned beneficially or of the record by the Nominating Shareholder 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, and (C) 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).

 

(f)

The Company may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the Company or that could be material to a reasonable shareholder's understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such proposed nominee.

 

(g)

The chair of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination was made in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Article 12.11 and, if any proposed nomination is not in compliance with such provisions, to declare that such defective nomination shall be disregarded.

 

(h)

For purposes of this Article 12.11:

 

(i)

"Affiliate", when used to indicate a relationship with a person, means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person;

 

(ii)

"Applicable Securities Laws" means the applicable securities legislation of each relevant province and territory of Canada, 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;

 

 

(iii)

"Associate", when used to indicate a relationship with a specified person, means:

 

A.

any corporation or trust of which such person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, voting securities carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all voting securities of such corporation or trust for the time being outstanding,

 

B.

any partner of that person,

 

C.

any trust or estate in which such person has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which such person serves as trustee or in a similar capacity,

 

D.

a spouse of such specified person,

 

E.

any person of either sex with whom such specified person is living in a conjugal relationship outside marriage, or

 

F.

any relative of such specified person or of a person mentioned in clauses D or E of this definition if that relative has the same residence as the specified person;

 

(iv)

"Derivatives Contract" means a contract between two parties (the "Receiving Party" and the "Counterparty") that is designed to expose the Receiving Party to economic benefits and risks that correspond substantially to the ownership by the Receiving Party of a number of shares in the capital of the Company or securities convertible into such shares specified or referenced in such contract (the number corresponding to such economic benefits and risks, the "Notional Securities"), regardless of whether obligations under such contract are required or permitted to be settled through the delivery of cash, shares in the capital of the Company or securities convertible into such shares or other property, without regard to any short position under the same or any other Derivatives Contract. For the avoidance of doubt, interests in broad-based index options, broad-based index futures and broad-based publicly traded market baskets of stocks approved for trading by the appropriate governmental authority shall not be deemed to be Derivatives Contracts;

 

(v)

"owned beneficially" or "owns beneficially" means, in connection with the ownership of shares in the capital of the Company by a person:

 

A.

any such shares as to which such person or any of such person's Affiliates or Associates owns at law or in equity, or has the right to acquire or become the owner at law or in equity, where such right is exercisable immediately or after the passage of time and whether or not on condition or the happening of any contingency or the making of any payment, upon the exercise of any conversion right, exchange right or purchase right attaching to any securities, or pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, pledge or understanding whether or not in writing,

 

 

B.

any such shares as to which such person or any of such person's Affiliates or Associates has the right to vote, or the right to direct the voting, where such right is exercisable immediately or after the passage of time and whether or not on condition or the happening of any contingency or the making of any payment, pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, pledge or understanding whether or not in writing,

 

C.

any such shares which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by a Counterparty (or any of such Counterparty's Affiliates or Associates) under any Derivatives Contract (without regard to any short or similar position under the same or any other Derivatives Contract) to which such person or any of such person's Affiliates or Associates is a Receiving Party; provided, however, that the number of shares that a person owns beneficially pursuant to this clause in connection with a particular Derivatives Contract shall not exceed the number of Notional Securities with respect to such Derivatives Contract; provided, further, that the number of securities owned beneficially by each Counterparty (including their respective Affiliates and Associates) under a Derivatives Contract shall for purposes of this clause be deemed to include all securities that are owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, by any other Counterparty (or any of such other Counterparty's Affiliates or Associates) under any Derivatives Contract to which such first Counterparty (or any of such first Counterparty's Affiliates or Associates) is a Receiving Party and this proviso shall be applied to successive Counterparties as appropriate, and

 

D.

any such shares which are owned beneficially within the meaning of this definition by any other person with whom such person is acting jointly or in concert with respect to the Company or any of its securities; and

 

(vi)

"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.

 

(i)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 12.11, notice given to the secretary of the Company pursuant to this Article 12.11 may only be given by personal delivery, facsimile transmission or by email (at such email address as stipulated from time to time by the 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, email (at the address as aforesaid, provided that receipt of confirmation of such transmission has been received) or sent by facsimile transmission (provided that receipt of confirmation of such transmission has been received) to the secretary at the address of the principal executive offices of the Company; 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 subsequent day that is a business day.

 

 

(j)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the board may, in its sole discretion, waive any requirement in this Article 12.11.

 

Part 13 - Proceedings of Directors

 

13.1

Meetings of directors

 

The directors may meet together for the conduct of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit, and meetings of the board held at regular intervals may be held at the place and at the time that the board may by resolution from time to time determine.

 

13.2

Chair of meetings

 

Meetings of directors are to be chaired by:

 

(a)

the chair of the board, if any;

 

(b)

in the absence of the chair of the board, the president, if any, if the president is a director; or

 

(c)

any other director chosen by the directors if:

 

(i)

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,

 

(ii)

neither the chair of the board nor the president, if a director, is willing to chair the meeting, or

 

(iii)

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.

 

13.3

Voting at meetings

 

Questions arising at any meeting of directors are to be decided by a majority of votes and, in the case of an equality of votes, the chair of the meeting does not have a second or casting vote.

 

 

13.4

Meetings by telephone or other communications medium

 

A director may participate in a meeting of the directors or of any committee of the directors in person, or by telephone or other communications medium, if all directors participating in the meeting are able to communicate with each other. A director may participate in a meeting of the directors or of any committee of the directors by a communications medium other than telephone if all directors participating in the meeting, whether in person or by telephone or other communications medium, are able to communicate with each other and if all directors who wish to participate in the meeting agree to such participation. A director who participates in a meeting in a manner contemplated by this Article 13.4 is deemed for all purposes of the Business Corporations Act and these Articles to be present at the meeting and to have agreed to participate in that manner.

 

13.5

Who may call extraordinary meetings

 

A director may call a meeting of the board at any time. The secretary, if any, must on request of a director, call a meeting of the board.

 

13.6

Notice of extraordinary meetings

 

Subject to Articles 13.7 and 13.8, if a meeting of the board is called under Article 13.4, reasonable notice of that meeting, specifying the place, date and time of that meeting, must be given to each of the directors:

 

(a)

by mail addressed to the director's address as it appears on the books of the Company or to any other address provided to the Company by the director for this purpose;

 

(b)

by leaving it at the director's prescribed address or at any other address provided to the Company by the director for this purpose; or

 

(c)

orally, by delivery of written notice or by telephone, voice mail, e-mail, fax or any other method of legibly transmitting messages.

 

13.7

When notice not required

 

It is not necessary to give notice of a meeting of the directors to a director if:

 

(a)

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;

 

(b)

the director has filed a waiver under Article 13.9; or

 

(c)

the director attends such meeting.

 

 

13.8

Meeting valid despite failure to give notice

 

The accidental omission to give notice of any meeting of directors to any director, or the non-receipt of any notice by any director, does not invalidate any proceedings at that meeting.

 

13.9

Waiver of notice of meetings

 

Any director may file with the Company a notice waiving notice of any past, present or future meeting of the directors and may at any time withdraw that waiver with respect to meetings of the directors held after that withdrawal.

 

13.10

Effect of waiver

 

After a director files a waiver under Article 13.9 with respect to future meetings of the directors, and until that waiver is withdrawn, notice of any meeting of the directors need not be given to that director unless the director otherwise requires in writing to the Company.

 

13.11

Quorum

 

The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the directors may be set by the directors and, if not so set, is a majority of the directors.

 

13.12

If only one director

 

If, in accordance with Article 11.1, the number of directors is one, the quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the directors is one director, and that director may constitute a meeting.

 

Part 14 - Committees of Directors

 

14.1

Appointment of committees

 

The directors may, by resolution:

 

(a)

appoint one or more committees consisting of the director or directors that they consider appropriate;

 

(b)

delegate to a committee appointed under paragraph (a) any of the directors' powers, except:

 

(i)

the power to fill vacancies in the board,

 

(ii)

the power to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, any committee of the board, and

 

(iii)

the power to appoint or remove officers appointed by the board; and

 

(c)

make any delegation referred to in paragraph (b) subject to the conditions set out in the resolution.

 

 

14.2

Obligations of committee

 

Any committee formed under Article 14.1, in the exercise of the powers delegated to it, must:

 

(a)

conform to any rules that may from time to time be imposed on it by the directors; and

 

(b)

report every act or thing done in exercise of those powers to the earliest meeting of the directors to be held after the act or thing has been done.

 

14.3

Powers of board

 

The board may, at any time:

 

(a)

revoke the authority given to a committee, or override a decision made by a committee, except as to acts done before such revocation or overriding;

 

(b)

terminate the appointment of, or change the membership of, a committee; and

 

(c)

fill vacancies in a committee.

 

14.4

Committee meetings

 

Subject to Article 14.2(a):

 

(a)

the members of a directors' committee may meet and adjourn as they think proper;

 

(b)

a directors' committee may elect a chair of its meetings but, if no chair of the meeting is elected, or if at any 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;

 

(c)

a majority of the members of a directors' committee constitutes a quorum of the committee; and

 

(d)

questions arising at any meeting of a directors' 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 has no second or casting vote.

 

 

Part 15 - Officers

 

15.1

Appointment of officers

 

The board may, from time to time, appoint a president, secretary or any other officers that it considers necessary or desirable, and none of the individuals appointed as officers need be a member of the board.

 

15.2

Functions, duties and powers of officers

 

The board may, for each officer:

 

(a)

determine the functions and duties the officer is to perform;

 

(b)

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; and

 

(c)

from time to time revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or any of the functions, duties and powers of the officer.

 

15.3

Remuneration

 

All appointments of officers are to be made on the terms and conditions and at the remuneration (whether by way of salary, fee, commission, participation in profits or otherwise) that the board thinks fit and are subject to termination at the pleasure of the board.

 

Part 16 - Certain Permitted Activities of Directors

 

16.1

Other office of director

 

A director may hold any office or place of profit with the Company (other than the office of auditor of the Company) in addition to his or her office of director for the period and on the terms (as to remuneration or otherwise) that the directors may determine.

 

16.2

No disqualification

 

No director or intended director is disqualified by his or her office from contracting with the Company either with regard to the holding of any office or place of profit the director holds with the Company or as vendor, purchaser or otherwise.

 

16.3

Professional services by director or officer

 

Subject to compliance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act, a director or officer of the Company, or any corporation or firm in which that individual has an interest, may act in a professional capacity for the Company, except as auditor of the Company, and the director or officer or such corporation or firm is entitled to remuneration for professional services as if that individual were not a director or officer.

 

 

16.4

Remuneration and benefits received from certain entities

 

A director or officer may be or become a director, officer or employee of, or may otherwise be or become interested in, any corporation, firm or entity in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder or otherwise, and, subject to compliance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act, the director or officer is not accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him or her as director, officer or employee of, or from his or her interest in, such other corporation, firm or entity.

 

Part 17 - Indemnification

 

17.1

Indemnification of directors

 

The directors must cause the Company to indemnify its directors and former directors, and their respective heirs and personal or other legal representatives to the greatest extent permitted by Division 5 of Part 5 of the Business Corporations Act.

 

17.2

Deemed contract

 

Each director is deemed to have contracted with the Company on the terms of the indemnity referred to in Article 17.1.

 

Part 18 - Auditor

 

18.1

Remuneration of an auditor

 

The directors may set the remuneration of the auditor of the Company.

 

18.2

Waiver of appointment of an auditor

 

The Company shall not be required to appoint an auditor if all of the shareholders of the Company, whether or not their shares otherwise carry the right to vote, resolve by a unanimous resolution to waive the appointment of an auditor. Such waiver may be given before, on or after the date on which an auditor is required to be appointed under the Business Corporations Act, and is effective for one financial year only.

 

Part 19 - Dividends

 

19.1

Declaration of dividends

 

Subject to the rights, if any, of shareholders holding shares with special rights as to dividends, the directors may from time to time declare and authorize payment of any dividends the directors consider appropriate.

 

19.2

No notice required

 

The directors need not give notice to any shareholder of any declaration under Article 19.1.

 

 

19.3

Directors may determine when dividend payable

 

Any dividend declared by the directors may be made payable on such date as is fixed by the directors.

 

19.4

Dividends to be paid in accordance with number of shares

 

Subject to the rights of shareholders, if any, holding shares with special rights as to dividends, all dividends on shares of any class or series of shares must be declared and paid according to the number of such shares held.

 

19.5

Manner of paying dividend

 

A resolution declaring a dividend may direct payment of the dividend wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets or of paid up shares or fractional shares, bonds, debentures or other debt obligations of the Company, or in any one or more of those ways, and, if any difficulty arises in regard to the distribution, the directors may settle the difficulty as they consider expedient, and, in particular, may set the value for distribution of specific assets.

 

19.6

Dividend bears no interest

 

No dividend bears interest against the Company.

 

19.7

Fractional dividends

 

If a dividend to which a shareholder is entitled includes a fraction of the smallest monetary unit of the currency of the dividend, that fraction may be disregarded in making payment of the dividend and that payment represents full payment of the dividend.

 

19.8

Payment of dividends

 

Any dividend or other distribution payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque, made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent, and mailed:

 

(a)

subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), to the address of the shareholder;

 

(b)

subject to paragraph (c), in the case of joint shareholders, to the address of the joint shareholder whose name stands first on the central securities register in respect of the shares; or

 

(c)

to the person and to the address as the shareholder or joint shareholders may direct in writing.

 

19.9

Receipt by joint shareholders

 

If several persons are joint shareholders of any share, any one of them may give an effective receipt for any dividend, bonus or other money payable in respect of the share.

 

 

Part 20 - Accounting Records

 

20.1

Recording of financial affairs

 

The board must cause adequate accounting records to be kept to record properly the financial affairs and condition of the Company and to comply with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act.

 

Part 21 - Execution of Instruments

 

21.1

Who may attest seal

 

The Company's seal, if any, must not be impressed on any record except when that impression is attested by the signature or signatures of:

 

(a)

any 2 directors;

 

(b)

any officer, together with any director;

 

(c)

if the Company has only one director, that director; or

 

(d)

any one or more directors or officers or persons as may be determined by resolution of the directors.

 

21.2

Sealing copies

 

For the purpose of certifying under seal a true copy of any resolution or other document, the seal must be impressed on that copy and, despite Article 21.1, may be attested by the signature of any director or officer.

 

21.3

Execution of documents not under seal

 

Any instrument, document or agreement for which the seal need not be affixed may be executed for and on behalf of and in the name of the Company by any one director or officer of the Company, or by any other person appointed by the directors for such purpose.

 

Part 22 - Notices

 

22.1

Method of giving notice

 

Unless the Business Corporations Act or these Articles provides otherwise, a notice, statement, report or other record required or permitted by the Business Corporations Act or these Articles to be sent by or to a person may be sent by any one of the following methods:

 

(a)

mail addressed to the person at the applicable address for that person as follows:

 

(i)

for a record mailed to a shareholder, the shareholder's registered address,

 

 

(ii)

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, or

 

(iii)

in any other case, the mailing address of the intended recipient;

 

(b)

delivery at the applicable address for that person as follows, addressed to the person:

 

(i)

for a record delivered to a shareholder, the shareholder's registered address,

 

(ii)

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,

 

(iii)

in any other case, the delivery address of the intended recipient;

 

(c)

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;

 

(d)

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;

 

(e)

physical delivery to the intended recipient; or

 

(f)

such other manner of delivery as is permitted by applicable legislation governing electronic delivery.

 

22.2

Deemed receipt of mailing

 

A record that is mailed to a person by ordinary mail to the applicable address for that person referred to in Article 22.1 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.

 

22.3

Certificate of sending

 

A certificate signed by the secretary, if any, or other officer of the Company or of any other corporation acting in that behalf for the Company stating that a notice, statement, report or other record was addressed as required by Article 22.1, prepaid and mailed or otherwise sent as permitted by Article 22.1 is conclusive evidence of that fact.

 

22.4

Notice to joint shareholders

 

A notice, statement, report or other record may be provided by the Company to the joint registered shareholders of a share by providing the notice to the joint registered shareholder first named in the central securities register in respect of the share.

 

 

22.5

Notice to trustees

 

A notice, statement, report or other record may be provided by the Company to the persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death, bankruptcy or incapacity of a shareholder by:

 

(a)

mailing the record, addressed to them:

 

(i)

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

 

(ii)

at the address, if any, supplied to the Company for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled; or

 

(b)

if an address referred to in Article 22.5(a)(ii) 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.

 

Part 23 - Restriction on Share Transfer

 

23.1

Application

 

Article 23.2 does not apply to the Company if and for so long as it is a public company.

 

23.2

Consent required for transfer

 

No shares may be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of without the consent of the directors and the directors are not required to give any reason for refusing to consent to any such sale, transfer or other disposition.

 

Part 24 - Transfer of Powers from Directors to Shareholders

 

24.1

Transfer Agreements

 

(a)

The Company may transfer, in one or more written agreements made among all the shareholders of the Company (each, a "Transfer Agreement") and as contemplated by Section 137 of the Business Corporations Act, all or some of the powers of the directors to manage or supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Company to the person(s) and to the extent specified in each Transfer Agreement.

 

(b)

Subject to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act and with reference to Article 24.1(a), in the event of any conflict between the provisions of these Articles and the provisions of any Transfer Agreement then in effect, the provisions of such Transfer Agreement shall govern.

 

 

Part 25 - Special Rights and Restrictions

 

25.1

Preferred shares issuable in series

 

The Preferred shares may include one or more series and, subject to the Business Corporations Act, the directors may, by resolution, if none of the shares of that particular series are issued, alter the Articles of the Company and authorize the alteration of the Notice of Articles of the Company, as the case may be, to do one or more of the following:

 

(a)

determine the maximum number of shares of that series that the Company is authorized to issue, determine that there is no such maximum number, or alter any such determination;

 

(b)

create an identifying name for the shares of that series, or alter any such identifying name; and

 

(c)

attach special rights or restrictions to the shares of that series, or alter any such special rights or restrictions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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