12.7 The Corporation makes no representation or warranty as to the future Market Price of the Shares or with respect to any income tax matters affecting the Optionee resulting from the grant or exercise of an Option and/or transactions in the Shares. Neither the Corporation, nor any of its directors, officers, employees, Shareholders or agents will be liable for anything done or omitted to be done by such person or any other person with respect to the price, time, quantity, approvals or other conditions and circumstances of the issuance of Shares under this Plan, with respect to any fluctuations in the market price of Shares or in any other manner related to this Plan.
12.8 Optionees (and their legal personal representatives) have no legal or equitable rights, claims, or interest in any specific property or assets of the Corporation or any Affiliate. No assets of the Corporation or any Affiliate will be held in any way as collateral security for the fulfillment of the obligations of the Corporation under this Plan. Any and all of the Corporation’s or any Affiliate’s assets are, and remain, the general unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Corporation or Affiliate. The Corporation’s obligation under this Plan is merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Corporation to pay money in the future, and the rights of Optionees (and their legal personal representatives) are no greater than those of unsecured general creditors.
12.9 The existence of any Options shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Corporation or its shareholders to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Corporation’s capital structure or its business, or any amalgamation, combination, merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or to create or issue any bonds, debentures, shares or other securities of the Corporation or the rights and conditions attaching thereto or to affect the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar nature or otherwise.
12.10 For greater clarity, no amount will be paid to, or in respect of, an Optionee under this Plan or pursuant to any other arrangement, and no additional Options will be granted to such Optionee to compensate for a downward fluctuation in the price of the Shares, nor will any other form of benefit be conferred upon, or in respect of, an Optionee for such purpose.
12.11 In the event that an Option is granted or an Option agreement is executed which does not conform in all particulars with the provisions of the Plan, or purports to grant Options on terms different from those set out in the Plan, the Option or the grant of such Option shall not be in any way void or invalidated (unless the terms of the Option would trigger shareholder approval under Section 9.1(c)), but the Option so granted will be adjusted to become, in all respects, in conformity with the Plan.
12.12 The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision and any invalid or unenforceable provision shall be severed from the Plan.
12.13 The Plan and all matters to which reference is made herein shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
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