(a) references to “herein”, “hereby”, “hereunder”, “hereof” and similar expressions are references to this Agreement and not to any particular Section of this Agreement;
(b) references to an “Article”, “Section” or “clause” are references to an Article, Section or clause of this Agreement;
(c) words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and words importing gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders;
(d) the use of headings is for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof;
(e) if the date on which any action is required to be taken hereunder by any of the parties is not a Business Day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day;
(f) a period of Business Days is to be computed as beginning on the day following the event that began the period and ending at 4:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on the last day of the period or at 4:00 p.m. on the next Business Day if the last day of the period does not fall on a Business Day;
(g) the terms “material” and “materially” shall, when used in this Agreement, be construed, measured or assessed on the basis of whether the matter would materially affect a party and its affiliates, taken as a whole;
(h) references to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation shall include any modification or re-enactment thereof, any legislation provision substituted therefor and all regulations, rules and interpretations issued thereunder or pursuant thereto;
(i) references to any agreement or document shall be to such agreement or document (together with the schedules and exhibits attached thereto), as it may have been or may hereafter be amended, modified, restated or waived from time to time; and
(j) wherever the term “includes” or “including” is used, it shall be deemed to mean “includes, without limitation” or “including, without limitation”, respectively.
1.3 References to the “knowledge of the Seller” mean the actual knowledge or awareness of, after due inquiry, the Seller, including where the Seller is not an individual the directors and officers of the Seller and/or any other person in an equivalent position with the Seller.
ARTICLE 2
AGREEMENT TO VOTE
2.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Seller hereby irrevocably and unconditionally covenants and agrees from the date hereof until the earlier of: (i) the Effective Time; and (ii) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 7:
(a) to vote or to cause to be voted the Subject Securities (as defined below) at every meeting of the shareholders of the Company called (including the Company Meeting), and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of the shareholders of the Company in favour of the Transaction, including the Arrangement Resolution, and in favour of any other matter to be considered by the
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