In addition, prospective purchasers of Securities should carefully consider, in light of their own financial circumstances, the risk factors set out below, as well as the other information contained in this Prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference herein) and in all subsequently filed documents incorporated by reference and those described in a Prospectus Supplement relating to a specific offering of Securities, before making an investment decision.
There is currently no public or other market through which the Preferred Shares, Debt Securities, Subscription Receipts, Warrants, Share Purchase Contracts or Units may be sold and purchasers of Preferred Shares, Debt Securities, Subscription Receipts, Warrants, Share Purchase Contracts or Units may not be able to resell such Preferred Shares, Debt Securities, Subscription Receipts, Warrants, Share Purchase Contracts or Units purchased under this Prospectus. There can be no assurance that an active trading market will develop for the Preferred Shares, Debt Securities, Subscription Receipts, Warrants, Share Purchase Contracts or Units after an offering or, if developed, that such market will be sustained. This may affect the pricing of the Preferred Shares, Debt Securities, Subscription Receipts, Warrants, Share Purchase Contracts or Units in the secondary market, the transparency and availability of trading prices, the liquidity of the Preferred Shares, Debt Securities, Subscription Receipts, Warrants, Share Purchase Contracts or Units and the extent of issuer regulation.
The public offering prices of the Securities may be determined by negotiation between Turquoise Hill and underwriters, dealers or agents based on several factors and may bear no relationship to the prices at which the Securities will trade in the public market subsequent to such offering, if any public market develops. See “Plan of Distribution”.
Prevailing interest rates will affect the market price or value of the Debt Securities.
The market price or value of the Debt Securities will decline as prevailing interest rates for comparable debt instruments rise, and increase as prevailing interest rates for comparable debt instruments decline.
Holders of secured indebtedness of Turquoise Hill would have a claim on the assets securing such indebtedness that effectively ranks prior to the claim of holders of any unsecured Debt Securities and would have a claim that ranks equal with the claim of holders of senior Debt Securities and senior to the claim of holders of subordinated Debt Securities to the extent that such security did not satisfy the secured indebtedness. Furthermore, although covenants given by Turquoise Hill in any present or future agreements may restrict incurring secured indebtedness, such indebtedness may, subject to certain conditions, be incurred by us in the future.
Subordination
The Debt Securities will be senior or subordinated indebtedness as described in the relevant Prospectus Supplement. In the event of the insolvency or winding-up of Turquoise Hill, any subordinated Debt Securities would be subordinated and postponed in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all other liabilities and indebtedness of Turquoise Hill, other than indebtedness that, by its terms, ranks equally with, or subordinate to, such subordinated Debt Securities.
Potential Dilution
Our restated articles of incorporation, dated as of and effective on March 27, 2018, as amended pursuant to the articles of amendment filed on October 8, 2020 giving effect to a ten-to-one share consolidation (reverse stock split) (collectively, the “Articles”), allow us to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as shall be established by our board of directors, in many cases, without the approval of our shareholders. We may issue Common Shares in public or private offerings (including through the sale of Securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares) and on the exercise of stock options or other securities exercisable for Common Shares. We may also issue Common Shares to finance or as consideration for future acquisitions and other projects or in connection with the establishment or development of
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