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to the ownership of Shares or other securities of the Corporation, including, without limitation, voting rights, dividend entitlement rights or rights on liquidation, nor shall any Eligible Participant be considered the owner of Shares by virtue of the award of PSUs.
4.9 Effect of Certain Changes
In the event:
| (a) | of any change in the Shares through subdivision, split, consolidation, reclassification, amalgamation, merger or otherwise; or |
| (b) | that, as a result of any recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other transaction, the Shares are converted into or exchangeable for any other securities, |
or any other similar changes affecting the Shares, then, in any such case, the Board may make such adjustments to this Plan, to any Award and to any Award Agreements outstanding under this Plan as may be appropriate in the circumstances to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights granted to Eligible Participants hereunder.
4.10 General Conditions of Payout
Upon receipt of a Payout pursuant to this Plan, the entitlement of the Eligible Participant to receive any and all amounts in respect of the Vested PSUs to which such Payout relates shall be fully discharged and satisfied and all such Vested PSUs shall thereupon be cancelled. No interest shall accrue to, or be credited to, the Eligible Participant on any amount payable under this Plan.
4.11 No Right of Transfer
Subject to Subsection 4.7(c) in the case of the death of an Eligible Participant, a PSU granted to an Eligible Participant is personal to such Eligible Participant. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, no assignment, sale, transfer, pledge, or charge of a PSU, whether voluntary, involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, vests any interest or right in such PSU whatsoever in any assignee or transferee and, immediately upon any assignment, sale, transfer, pledge or charge or attempt to assign, sell, transfer, pledge or charge, such PSU shall terminate and be of no further force or effect.
ARTICLE 5
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS
5.1 Effect of a Change of Control
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, in the event of a Change of Control, any surviving, successor or acquiring entity shall assume any outstanding PSUs or shall substitute similar share units for the outstanding PSUs. If the surviving, successor or acquiring entity does not assume the outstanding PSUs or substitute similar share units for the outstanding PSUs, or if the Board or the Committee otherwise determines in its sole discretion, the Corporation shall give written notice to all Eligible Participants advising that this Plan shall be terminated effective immediately prior to the Change of Control and