| adversely affects or may seriously adversely affect the financial markets for Canadian securities or the business of Thomson Reuters on a consolidated basis; or |
| (c) | the Company should cease to be eligible to use the short form prospectus system contemplated by NI44-101; |
we shall be entitled at our option, to terminate this agreement and withdraw all subscriptions for Notes on behalf of subscribers by notice to that effect given to the Company not later than the Closing Time.
In the event of termination by us pursuant to this paragraph 13 or under paragraph 10 (in the case of an event relating to Thomson Reuters), the Company’s liability hereunder shall be limited to payment of such expenses referred to in paragraph 12 as shall previously have been incurred and any liability that may arise or may have arisen under paragraph 9.
14. | Ratings and Certificate |
Any purchase of Notes shall be subject to there having occurred prior to the Closing Time no material adverse change, financial or otherwise, in the assets, the liabilities (contingent or otherwise), business or operations of Thomson Reuters, on a consolidated basis, from that disclosed to the date hereof, and receipt by us at the Closing Time of a certificate dated the date of delivery signed by any one of the President, a Vice President, the Treasurer, the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer of Thomson Reuters, together with one other officer of Thomson Reuters certifying that to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the persons signing such certificate, after having made reasonable enquiries, (i) at such date, the Notes are rated Baa2 (negative), BBB (High) (stable), BBB (stable) and BBB+ (stable) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., DBRS Limited, acting through DBRS Morningstar, S&P Global Ratings Services, a division of S&P Global Inc. and Fitch Ratings Ltd. (collectively, the “Rating Agencies”), respectively, (ii) none of the Rating Agencies has placed the Notes on “rating alert” or other comparable downgrade warning, and (iii) there has been no material adverse change, financial or otherwise, to such date in the assets, the liabilities (contingent or otherwise), business or operations of Thomson Reuters, on a consolidated basis, and no change in a material fact, from that disclosed in the Prospectus. Such certificate shall also relate to such matters of fact as we and our counsel may reasonably request.
The purchase and sale of the Notes shall be completed at the Closing Time (as defined above in paragraph 10) virtually through the electronic exchange of signatures.
In consideration of the services rendered and to be rendered by us in connection herewith, including but not limited to: acting as financial advisers to the Company; assisting in the preparation of the Supplement (as defined above in paragraph 3) and related documentation in order to qualify the Notes for sale; selling the Notes to the public both directly and through other dealers and brokers; and performing administrative work in connection with the sale of the Notes, the Company agrees to pay us a fee equal to C$3.50 per C$1,000principal amount of Notes sold (the “Dealer Fee”) which will be allocated amongst the syndicate as per the following percentages:
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