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unit for which the Preferred Shares may be purchased, any voting rights, the dividend rate, the dividend payment dates, and terms for redemption at the option of Enerplus or the holder, any exchange or conversion terms and any other specific terms; (iii) in the case of Warrants, the designation, number and terms of the Common Shares purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants, any procedures that will result in the adjustment of these numbers, the exercise price, dates and periods of exercise, the currency in which the Warrants are offered and any other specific terms; (iv) in the case of Subscription Receipts, the number of Subscription Receipts offered, the issue price, the terms, conditions and procedures for the conversion or exercise of such Subscription Receipts into or for Common Shares or other securities or pursuant to which the holders thereof will become entitled to receive Common Shares or such other securities, and any other terms specific to the Subscription Receipts being offered; and (v) in the case of Units, the number of Units offered, the issue price, the currency, the terms of the Units and of the securities comprising the Units and any other terms specific to the Units being offered. Where required by statute, regulation or policy, and where Securities are offered in currencies other than Canadian dollars, appropriate disclosure of foreign exchange rates applicable to such Securities will be included in the Prospectus Supplement describing such Securities. The Corporation may also include in a Prospectus Supplement specific terms pertaining to the Securities which are not within the options and parameters set forth in this prospectus.
All shelf information permitted under applicable laws to be omitted from this prospectus will be contained in one or more Prospectus Supplements that will (except in respect of any sales pursuant to an “at-the-market distribution”, as defined herein) be delivered to prospective purchasers together with this prospectus, such delivery to be effected in the case of U.S. purchasers through the filing of such Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus Supplements with the SEC. Each Prospectus Supplement will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus for the purposes of securities legislation as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement and only for the purposes of the offering of Securities to which the Prospectus Supplement pertains.
This prospectus constitutes a public offering of the Securities only in those jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for sale and therein only by persons permitted to sell such Securities. Enerplus may sell the Securities to or through underwriters or dealers purchasing as principals, and may also sell the Securities directly to one or more purchasers pursuant to applicable statutory exemptions or through agents. This prospectus may qualify an “at-the-market distribution” as defined in National Instrument 44-102 — Shelf Distributions (“NI 44-102”), provided that the requirements of Part 9 of NI 44-102 are complied with in connection with the filing of a prospectus supplement for an at-the-market distribution. The Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular offering of Securities will identify each underwriter, dealer or agent, as the case may be, engaged by Enerplus in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities, and will set forth the terms of the offering of such Securities, including the method of distribution of such Securities, the proceeds to Enerplus and any fees, discounts or any other compensation payable to underwriters, dealers or agents and any other material terms of the plan of distribution. The Securities may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or non-fixed prices, such prices determined by reference to the prevailing price of the Securities in a specified market, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices to be negotiated with purchasers, including an “at-the-market distribution” as defined in NI 44-102 (an “at-the-market distribution”), including sales made directly on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”), the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) or other existing trading markets for the Securities, and as set forth in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement. If Securities are offered on a non-fixed price basis, the underwriters’ compensation will be increased or decreased by the amount by which the aggregate price paid for Securities by the purchasers exceeds or is less than the gross proceeds paid by the underwriters to Enerplus.
Except as set out in a Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular offering of Securities, in connection with any offering of Securities other than an at-the-market distribution under this prospectus, the underwriters, dealers or agents, as the case may be, may over-allot or effect transactions intended to fix or stabilize the market price of the offered Securities or securities of the same class as the Securities being offered at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. Such transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time. No underwriter of an at-the-market distribution, and no person or company acting jointly or in concert with an underwriter, may, in connection with the distribution, enter into any transaction that is intended to stabilize or maintain the market price of the Securities or securities of the same class as the Securities distributed under the Prospectus Supplement applicable to the at-the-market distribution, including selling an aggregate number or principal amount of Securities that would result in the underwriter creating an over-allocation position in the Securities.
No underwriter, dealer or agent has been involved in the preparation of this prospectus or performed any review of the contents of this prospectus.
The issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Corporation are listed on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol “ERF”. On August 3, 2023, the last trading day before the date of this prospectus, the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX was C$22.14 and the closing price of the Common Shares on the NYSE was US$16.58.
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