Exhibit 99.1
8,375,000 Common Shares
Franco-Nevada Corporation
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
August 14, 2014
August 14, 2014
RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
CIBC World Markets Inc.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
GMP Securities L.P.
Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.
National Bank Financial Inc.
Credit Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc.
Scotia Capital Inc.
TD Securities Inc.
c/o RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
Royal Bank Plaza
200 Bay Street
Toronto, ON M5J 2W7
Canada
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Franco-Nevada Corporation, a corporation formed and organized under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Corporation”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), an aggregate of 8,375,000 common shares of the Corporation (the “Firm Shares”).
The Corporation also proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters not more than an additional 1,256,250 common shares of the Corporation (the “Additional Shares”) if and to the extent that RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., as the bookrunners of the offering, shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Underwriters, the right to purchase such shares granted to the Underwriters in Section 3 hereof. The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Shares”.
The Corporation is qualified under Canadian Securities Laws (as defined below), including the rules and procedures established pursuant to National Instrument 44-101 — Short Form Prospectus Distributions and National Instrument 44-102 — Shelf Distributions (the “Shelf Procedures”), in connection with a distribution of the Shares in each of the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions (as defined below) to file a prospectus in the form of a short form base shelf prospectus. A preliminary short form base shelf prospectus and a final short form base shelf prospectus, in each case, in respect of up to C$1,000,000,000 of common shares, preferred shares, debt securities, warrants and subscription
receipts of the Corporation (the “Shelf Securities”) have been filed with the Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”), as principal regulator, and with each of the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities (the “Canadian Securities Commissions”) in each of the provinces and territories of Canada (the “Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions”) in respect of the offering of the Shelf Securities; a receipt (the “Preliminary Receipt”) has been issued by the OSC in its capacity as principal regulator, representing the deemed receipt of each of the other Canadian Securities Commissions pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 11-202 — Passport System and National Policy 11-202 — Process for Prospectus Reviews in Multiple Jurisdictions (collectively, the “Passport System”) in respect of such preliminary short form base shelf prospectus in the form heretofore delivered to the Underwriters (together with all documents filed in connection therewith and all documents incorporated by reference therein); and a receipt (the “Final Receipt”) has been obtained from the OSC in its capacity as principal regulator, representing the deemed receipt of each of the other Canadian Securities Commissions pursuant to the Passport System in respect of such final short form base shelf prospectus in the form heretofore delivered to the Underwriters (together with all documents filed in connection therewith and all documents incorporated by reference therein). No other document pertaining to such final short form base shelf prospectus or document incorporated by reference therein has been filed with the OSC as principal regulator and/or with any of the other Canadian Securities Commissions except for any documents heretofore delivered to the Underwriters; no order having the effect of ceasing or suspending the distribution of the Shelf Securities (including any Shares) has been issued by the OSC or any other Canadian Securities Commission and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or, to the Corporation’s knowledge, threatened by the OSC or any other Canadian Securities Commission (the final short form base shelf prospectus filed with the OSC as principal regulator and with each of the other Canadian Securities Commissions on or before the date of this Agreement for which a receipt has been issued by the OSC in its capacity as principal regulator, representing the deemed receipt of each of the other Canadian Securities Commissions pursuant to the Passport System being hereinafter called the “Canadian Base Prospectus”). The preliminary prospectus supplement, dated August 13, 2014, relating to the offering of the Shares used in Canada which excludes the public offering price and other final terms, together with the Canadian Base Prospectus, is hereafter called the “Canadian Preliminary Prospectus”; the prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the Shares, which includes the public offering price and other final terms omitted from the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, to be filed with the OSC as principal regulator and with each of the other Canadian Securities Commissions in accordance with the Shelf Procedures and in accordance with Section 8(c) hereof (the “Canadian Supplement”), together with the Canadian Base Prospectus, is hereinafter called the “Canadian Prospectus”. As used herein, the terms “Canadian Base
Prospectus”, “Canadian Preliminary Prospectus” and “Canadian Prospectus” shall include the documents incorporated by reference therein.
The Corporation has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or “SEC”) a registration statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-191835), as amended, relating to the Shelf Securities and an appointment of agent for service of process on Form F-X (a “Form F-X”) relating to the registration statement; there are no reports or other information that in accordance with the requirements of the OSC or any Canadian Securities Commission must be made publicly available in connection with the offering of the Shares that have not been made publicly available as required; there are no documents required to be filed with the OSC or any Canadian Securities Commission in connection with the Prospectuses (as defined below) that have not been filed as required; there are no contracts, documents or other materials required to be described or referred to in the Registration Statement or the Prospectuses (as hereinafter defined) or to be filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the Registration Statement (as defined below) that are not described, referred to or filed or incorporated by reference as required. The registration statement as amended to the date of this Agreement is hereinafter called the “Registration Statement”; the base prospectus relating to the Shelf Securities filed as part of the Registration Statement, in the form in which it has most recently been filed with the Commission on or prior to the date of this Agreement, is hereinafter called the “U.S. Base Prospectus.” For purposes of this Agreement, “U.S. Preliminary Prospectus” means the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated August 13, 2014, relating to the offering of the Shares that omits the public offering price and other final terms, together with the U.S. Base Prospectus, filed in accordance with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L of Form F-10 and “U.S. Prospectus” means the final prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the Shares that discloses the public offering price and other final terms of the Shares, together with the U.S. Base Prospectus, filed with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L of Form F-10 in accordance with Section 8(c) hereof. As used herein, the terms “Registration Statement”, “U.S. Base Prospectus”, “Time of Sale Prospectus”, “U.S. Preliminary Prospectus” and “U.S. Prospectus” shall include the documents incorporated by reference therein.
For purposes of this Agreement, “free writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the “Securities Act”), “Time of Sale Prospectus” means the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus together with the term sheet and other free writing prospectuses, if any, each identified in Schedule II hereto, in each case, exclusive of any amendment or supplement subsequent to the execution of this Agreement, and “Applicable Time” means 4:10 pm (Toronto Time) on August 13, 2014.
The Terms “supplement,” “amendment,” and “amend” as used herein with respect to the Registration Statement, the Canadian Base Prospectus, the
Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Base Prospectus, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or any free writing prospectus shall include any document subsequently filed by the Corporation pursuant to the Shelf Procedures or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as the case may be, that is deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. As used herein, “Base Prospectuses” shall mean, collectively, the Canadian Base Prospectus and the U.S. Base Prospectus; “Preliminary Prospectuses” shall mean, collectively, the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus; and “Prospectuses” shall mean, collectively, the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, if applicable.
Where the phrase “to the knowledge of the Corporation” is used, such phrase shall mean, in respect of each representation and warranty or other statement which is being qualified by such phrase, that such representation and warranty or other statement is being made based on the actual knowledge of David Harquail, Geoff Waterman and Sandip Rana, after due inquiry.
1. Representations and Warranties of the Corporation. The Corporation represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:
(a) The Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose are pending before or to the Corporation’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission; the Final Receipt has been obtained from the OSC as principal regulator representing the deemed receipt of each of the other Canadian Securities Commissions in respect of the Canadian Base Prospectus and no order or action that would have the effect of suspending the distribution of the Shares has been issued or taken by any Canadian Securities Commission and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, are contemplated by any Canadian Securities Commission.
(b) (i) The Registration Statement did not contain, when it became effective, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Canadian Prospectus will when filed, be true and correct in all material respects and contain full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Corporation and the Shares as required by Canadian Securities Laws (as defined below) and does not contain and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, (iii) the Registration Statement, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus comply and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act
and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (iv) the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Prospectus comply and will comply in all material respects with Canadian Securities Laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Canadian Securities Commissions thereunder, (v) the Time of Sale Prospectus, as of the Applicable Time did not, as of the date hereof does not, and at the time of each sale of the Shares in connection with the offering when the U.S. Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers, the Time of Sale Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented by the Corporation, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and will be true and correct in all material respects, and (vi) each of the Prospectuses as of their dates and as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section 5 hereof) does not contain and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and will be true and correct in all material respects and contain full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Corporation and the Shares as required by Canadian Securities Laws, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectuses based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Corporation in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein. The Form F-X conforms in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act.
(c) The Corporation has complied with all applicable securities laws in each of the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions, including the respective rules and regulations made thereunder together with applicable published national and local instruments, policy statements, notices, blanket rulings and orders of the Canadian Securities Commissions and all discretionary rulings and orders applicable to the Corporation, if any, of the Canadian Securities Commissions (“Canadian Securities Laws”) required to be complied with by the Corporation to qualify the distribution of the Shares as contemplated hereby in each of the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions except for the filing of the Canadian Supplement.
(d) The Corporation is not an “ineligible issuer” in connection with the offering pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 under the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the Corporation is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Each free writing prospectus that the Corporation has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the Corporation complies or will comply in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Except for the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule II or III hereto, and electronic road shows, if any, each furnished to you before first use, the Corporation has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without your prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus. The Corporation meets the general eligibility requirements for use of Form F-10 under the Securities Act.
(e) Each document filed or to be filed with the Canadian Securities Commissions and incorporated by reference in the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or the Canadian Prospectus, when such documents were or are filed with the Canadian Securities Commissions, conformed or will conform when so filed in all material respects with Canadian Securities Laws, and none of such documents, as of their respective dates, contained or will contain any untrue statement of material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; each document, if any, filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus complied or will comply when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and none of such documents, as of their respective dates, contained or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions contained in the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Corporation in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein.
(f) The Corporation has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business, as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted by it, and to own, lease and operate its properties and assets (including any royalty and or other interest) currently owned, and to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) The Corporation has eight material wholly-owned subsidiaries: Franco-Nevada Alberta ULC, Franco-Nevada U.S. Holding Corp., Franco-Nevada U.S. Corporation, Franco-Nevada GLW Holdings Corp., Franco-Nevada (Barbados) Corporation, Franco-Nevada Alberta Corporation, Franco-Nevada Mexico Corporation S.A. de C.V. and Franco-Nevada Canada Holdings Corp. (each a “Material Subsidiary” and together the “Material Subsidiaries”). Each
Material Subsidiary is a corporation or company organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, is current and up-to-date with all material filings required to be made under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the requisite corporate power and capacity to own, lease and operate its properties and assets (including any royalty or other interest) and to conduct its business as now carried on by it, and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure to be so would not have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s business, affairs, capital, operations, properties or assets, considered on a consolidated basis, or on the Corporation’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein (a “Material Adverse Effect”). All of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of each Material Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are directly or indirectly beneficially owned by the Corporation, free and clear of any encumbrance or title defect of whatever kind or nature, regardless of form, whether or not registered or registrable and whether or not consensual or arising by law (statutory or otherwise), including any mortgage, lien, charge, pledge or security interest, whether fixed or floating, or any assignment, lease, option, right of pre-emption, privilege, encumbrance, easement, servitude, right of way, restrictive covenant, right of use or any other right or claim of any kind or nature whatever which affects ownership or possession of, or title to, any interest in, or the right to use or occupy such property or assets (each a “Lien” and, together, the “Liens”), except such Liens as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses, and none of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of any Material Subsidiary was issued in violation of pre-emptive or similar rights of any security holder of such subsidiary. There exist no options, warrants, purchase rights, or other contracts or commitments that could require the Corporation to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any capital stock of any Material Subsidiary. No act or proceeding has been taken by or against the Material Subsidiaries in connection with their liquidation, winding-up or bankruptcy.
(h) The Corporation has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and any agreements, certificates and documents executed and delivered, or to be executed and delivered, by the Corporation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to do all acts and things and execute and deliver all documents as are required hereunder and thereunder to be done, observed, performed or executed and delivered by it in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The Corporation has full corporate power and authority to do all acts and things and execute and deliver all documents as are required to be done, observed, performed, executed or delivered in order to complete the transactions contemplated by, or described in, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses.
(i) The Corporation has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and to authorize the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, as applicable, execution and delivery of the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Prospectus and, in each case, the filing thereof and the filing of all documents incorporated by reference therein under Canadian Securities Laws in each Canadian Qualifying Jurisdiction.
(j) The authorized capital of the Corporation consists of an unlimited number of common shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares, of which 147,479,955 common shares and no preferred shares were issued and outstanding as of the close of business on the last business date preceding the date of this Agreement. In addition, the Corporation has outstanding warrants, options and restricted share units pursuant to which an aggregate of 10,807,975 common shares are issuable on the terms thereof. All of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation were validly issued by the Corporation and are fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of the Corporation.
(k) The Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement. The Firm Shares will, upon payment of the consideration therefor, be validly issued by the Corporation as fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of the Corporation. The Additional Shares will, upon exercise by the Underwriters of the option to purchase the Additional Shares pursuant to Section 3 hereof and payment of the consideration therefor, be validly issued by the Corporation and will be fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of the Corporation.
(l) The Corporation is a reporting issuer in each of the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions and is not in breach of any filing requirement under Canadian Securities Laws which could have a Material Adverse Effect on the Corporation. The Corporation’s common shares are registered with the SEC under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and the Corporation is not in breach of any filing or other requirements under the Exchange Act.
(m) The Shares conform and will conform to all statements relating thereto contained in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses and such description conforms to the rights set forth in the instruments defining the same. The issuance of the Shares is not subject to the pre-emptive rights of any shareholder of the Corporation, and all corporate action required to be taken by the Corporation for the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares has been validly taken at the date hereof.
(n) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses no person has any right, agreement or option, present or future, contingent or absolute, or any right capable of becoming a right, agreement or
option, for the issue or allotment of any unissued shares of the Corporation or any other agreement or option, for the issue or allotment of any other security convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares or to require the Corporation to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation.
(o) The consolidated financial statements of the Corporation included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectuses, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses (“Corporation Financial Information”), together with the related schedules and notes, (i) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Corporation, as at the date specified in such Corporation Financial Information; (ii) have been prepared in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, (iii) comply with the requirements of Canadian Securities Laws and the requirements of the SEC, subject to any duly obtained waiver therefrom, and (iv) do not contain any misrepresentation (within the meaning of applicable Canadian Securities Laws).
(p) Neither the Corporation nor the Material Subsidiaries have any liabilities, obligations, indebtedness or commitments, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, which are not disclosed or referred to in the Corporation Financial Information, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses, except such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(q) The offering and sale of the Shares, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the compliance by the Corporation with the provisions of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein or contemplated by, or described in, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectuses, including, without limitation, the issue of the Shares for the consideration and upon the terms and conditions as set out herein, do not or will not:
(i) result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, and do not and will not create a state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a breach of or constitute a default under, (a) any term or provision of the articles, or resolutions of the Corporation, (b) any indenture, mortgage, note, contract, agreement (written or oral), instrument, lease or other document to which the Corporation or any Material Subsidiary is a party or to which any of them or any of the properties or assets (including any royalty or other interest) currently owned by them are subject, except as such would not have a Material Adverse Effect, or (c) any judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or regulation of any court, governmental
authority, arbitrator, stock exchange or securities regulatory authority applicable to the Corporation or any Material Subsidiary or any of the properties or assets (including any royalty or other interest) currently owned by them ; or
(ii) except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses, create a right for any other party to terminate, accelerate or in any way alter any other rights existing under any indenture, mortgage, note, contract, agreement (written or oral), instrument, lease or other document to which the Corporation or any Material Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them or any of the properties or assets (including any royalty or other interest) currently owned is bound except such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
(r) The Corporation is not, and as a result of the sale of the Shares contemplated hereby, will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(s) The accounting firm who reported on and audited the Corporation Financial Information that has been audited, is independent with respect to the Corporation within the Rules of Professional Conduct of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, is registered with the Canadian Public Accountability Board and is an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
(t) The Corporation maintains, and will maintain, a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
(u) The Corporation maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act; such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that material information relating to the Corporation is made known to the officers of the Corporation.
(v) The Corporation and each Material Subsidiary has conducted and is conducting the business thereof in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, tariffs, orders and directives of each jurisdiction in which it carries on business and possesses all material approvals, consents, certificates, registrations, authorizations, permits and licenses issued by the appropriate provincial, state, municipal, federal or other regulatory agency or body necessary to carry on the business currently carried on, or contemplated to be carried on, by it, is in compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of all such approvals, consents, certificates, authorizations, permits and licenses and with all laws, regulations, tariffs, rules, orders and directives material to the operations and business thereof, and none of the Corporation or any Material Subsidiary has received any notice of the modification, revocation or cancellation of, or any intention to modify, revoke or cancel or any proceeding relating to the modification, revocation or cancellation of any such approval, consent, certificate, authorization, permit or license, except such as would not, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavourable decision, order, ruling or finding, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) All of the material contracts and agreements of the Corporation and of the Material Subsidiaries not made in the ordinary course of business (collectively the “Material Contracts”) have been filed, to the extent required under Canadian Securities Laws, with the applicable Canadian Securities Commissions.
(x) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses, none of the Corporation or any Material Subsidiary is in default of any term, covenant or condition under or in respect of any judgment, order, agreement or instrument to which it is a party or to which it or any of the property or assets (including any royalty or other interest) thereof are or may be subject, and no event has occurred and is continuing, and no circumstance exists which has not been waived, which constitutes a default by it in respect of any commitment, agreement, document or other instrument to which the Corporation or any Material Subsidiary is a party or by which it is otherwise bound entitling any other party thereto to accelerate the maturity of any amount owing thereunder, except with respect to all of the foregoing such as would not, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavourable decision, order, ruling or finding, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(y) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental agency, governmental instrumentality or body, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened against or affecting the Corporation, any of its subsidiaries, any of their respective properties or assets (including any royalty or other interest) currently owned, which is required to be disclosed under Canadian Securities Laws and
which is not so disclosed, or which if determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(z) None of the offering and sale of the Shares, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Corporation, the compliance by the Corporation with the provisions of this Agreement or the consummation by the Corporation of the transactions contemplated herein or contemplated by, or described in, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses, including, without limitation, the issue of the Shares for the consideration and upon the terms and conditions as set out herein, do or will require the consent, approval, or authorization, order or agreement of, or registration or qualification with, any governmental agency, body or authority, court, stock exchange, securities regulatory authority or other person, except (A) such as has been obtained or made or will be obtained or made on or prior to the Closing Date or (B) such as if not obtained or made would, individually or in the aggregate, not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(aa) Other than the Underwriters, there is no person acting or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, purporting to act at the request of the Corporation, who is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fees in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.
(bb) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Corporation.
(cc) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses, to the knowledge of the Corporation, none of the directors or officers of the Corporation are now, or have been in the ten (10) years prior to the date hereof, subject to an order or ruling of any securities regulatory authority or stock exchange prohibiting such individual from acting as a director or officer of a public company or of a company listed on a particular stock exchange.
(dd) Neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries owes any amount to, nor has the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries made any present loans to, or borrowed any amount from or is otherwise indebted to, any officer, director, employee or securityholder of any of them or any person not dealing at “arm’s-length” (as such term is defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with any of them except for usual employee reimbursements and compensation paid in the ordinary and normal course of the business of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses, and usual employee or consulting arrangements made in the ordinary and normal course of business, neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any officer, director, employee or securityholder of any of them or any other person not dealing at arm’s-length with the Corporation and its subsidiaries.
(ee) The Corporation and its subsidiaries, and their respective officers and directors are in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”, which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder).
(ff) No securities commission or any similar regulatory authority in any jurisdiction has issued any order which is currently outstanding preventing or suspending trading in any securities of the Corporation, no such proceeding is, to the knowledge of the Corporation, pending, contemplated or threatened, and the Corporation is not in default of any requirement of Canadian Securities Laws, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act except such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(gg) All technical information set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses, including in any documents incorporated by reference therein relating to any mining properties and oil and gas properties that are material to the Corporation for the purposes of the instruments noted below, has been reviewed as required under National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”) or as required under National Instrument 51-101 (“NI 51-101”), as applicable, and all such information has been prepared in accordance with Canadian industry standards set forth in NI 43-101 or NI 51-101, as applicable, and to the knowledge of the Corporation there have been no material changes to such information since the date of delivery or preparation thereof except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses.
(hh) The Corporation is in compliance in all material respects with the current listing requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).
(ii) Computershare Investor Services Inc., at its principal offices in Toronto has been duly appointed as the transfer agent and registrar for the Shares.
(jj) As of the date hereof and other than information as has been disclosed in one or more drafts of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses previously provided to the Underwriters and their counsel, (a) there are no material facts or material changes (within the meaning of applicable securities laws) relating to the Corporation or the Material Subsidiaries, or their respective businesses, which are required to be disclosed under applicable securities laws but have not been publicly disclosed in the Corporation’s continuous disclosure filings on SEDAR and EDGAR, (b) no confidential material change report has been filed that remains confidential at the date hereof, and (c) the Corporation has filed all documents required to be filed by it under applicable Canadian Securities Laws and the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and such documents do not contain a misrepresentation (within the meaning of applicable Canadian Securities Laws), or contain an untrue statement of a
material fact, or an omission to state a material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it was made.
(kk) Neither the Corporation, its subsidiaries nor any director, officer, employee or affiliate, nor, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any agent or representative, of the Corporation or its subsidiaries or any of their affiliates has taken, or will take, any action, in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment or giving of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any “government official” (including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office) to influence official action or secure an improper advantage in any case in violation of any applicable law; and the Corporation, its subsidiaries and their respective affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws and have instituted and maintain and will continue to maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and with the representation and warranty contained herein.
(ll) The operations of the Corporation and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Corporation with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened.
(mm) There are no business relationships, related party transactions or off balance sheet transactions or any other non arm’s length transactions involving the Corporation or its subsidiaries that are required to be disclosed that have not been described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses.
(nn) None of the Corporation, its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or representative of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is, the subject of any U.S.
sanctions administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC-administered sanctions”), or located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of OFAC-administered sanctions (including, without limitation, Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Libya and Syria); and each of the Corporation and any of its subsidiaries will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering of Shares hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of OFAC-administered sanctions, or in a manner that will result in a violation of OFAC-administered sanctions by any Person (including any Person involved in or facilitating the offering of the Shares, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).
2. Representations and Warranties of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby severally, and not jointly, nor jointly and severally, represents and warrants that:
(a) it is, and will remain so, until the completion of the Offering, appropriately registered under applicable Canadian Securities Laws so as to permit it to lawfully fulfill its obligations hereunder; and
(b) it has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Underwriting Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated under this Underwriting Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
The representations and warranties of each of the Underwriters contained in this Underwriting Agreement shall be true as of the Closing Date as though they were made on the Closing Date and they shall survive the completion of the transactions contemplated under this Underwriting Agreement until the completion of the distribution of the Shares.
3. Agreements to Sell and Purchase. The Corporation hereby agrees to sell to the several Underwriters, and each Underwriter, upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, agrees, severally and not jointly (nor jointly and severally), to purchase from the Corporation at US$59.75 per Share (the “Purchase Price”) all (but not less than all) of the Firm Shares in the respective amounts set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite such Underwriter’s name.
On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Corporation grants an option to the Underwriters to acquire the Additional Shares accordance with this paragraph and agrees to sell to the Underwriters the Additional Shares, and the
Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly (nor jointly and severally), up to 1,256,250 Additional Shares at the Purchase Price. RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. may exercise this right on behalf of the Underwriters in whole or in part or from time to time by giving written notice not later than 30 days after the Closing Date. Any exercise notice shall specify the number of Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters and the date on which such shares are to be purchased. Each purchase date must be at least three business days after the written notice is given and may not be earlier than the closing date for the Firm Shares nor later than ten business days after the date of such notice. Additional Shares may be purchased as provided in Section 5 hereof solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm Shares and for market stabilization purposes. On each day, if any, that Additional Shares are to be purchased (an “Option Closing Date”), each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly (nor jointly and severally), to purchase the number of Additional Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as you may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date as the number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm Shares.
In consideration of the agreement on the part of the several Underwriters to purchase the Shares and to offer them to the public pursuant to the Prospectuses, the Underwriters shall be entitled to receive from the Corporation at the time of closing on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) or the Option Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), as applicable, a fee equal to 4.0% of the gross proceeds to the Corporation from the Shares purchased on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as applicable.
4. Terms of Public Offering. The Corporation is advised by you that the Underwriters commenced a public offering of their respective portions of the Shares. The Corporation is further advised by you that the Shares have been offered to the public initially at US$59.75 per Share (the “Public Offering Price”). The Corporation acknowledges that the Underwriters may offer the Shares for sale to the public at a price less than the Purchase Price after the Underwriters have made reasonable efforts to sell the Shares.
5. Payment and Delivery. Payment for the Firm Shares to be sold by the Corporation shall be made to the Corporation in immediately available funds in Toronto against delivery of such Firm Shares for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at or before 8:30 a.m., Toronto time, on August 21, 2014, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than August 28, 2014, as shall be agreed by the Corporation and you. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date.”
Payment for any Additional Shares shall be made to the Corporation in immediately available funds in Toronto against delivery of such Additional Shares for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at or before 8:30 a.m., Toronto time, on each Option Closing Date specified in the corresponding notice described in Section 3 or at such other time on the same or on such other date, in any event not later than September 26, 2014, as shall be agreed by the Corporation and you.
The Corporation shall have arranged, prior to the Closing Date, for the registration and issue of the Shares to be made electronically through the non-certificated inventory system of CDS Clearing and Depositary Services Inc., or if not possible, by means of a certificate or certificates registered in the name of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. or as RBC Dominion Securities Inc. may otherwise direct for the Shares (the “Delivery Mode”). The Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. shall request in writing not later than one full business day prior to the Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date, as the case may be. The Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be delivered to RBC Dominion Securities Inc. through the Delivery Mode, on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer of the Shares to the Underwriters duly paid, against payment of the Purchase Price therefor.
6. Conditions to the Underwriters’ Obligations. The several obligations of the Underwriters are subject to the following conditions:
(a) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, there shall not have occurred any change, or any development involving a prospective, anticipated or threatened change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business, assets, prospects or operations of the Corporation, from that set forth in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses as of the date of this Agreement that, in your sole judgment, could reasonably be expected to be material and adverse and that makes it, in your judgment, impracticable to market the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses.
(b) The representations and warranties of the Corporation contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date and the Corporation has complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the Closing Date; the Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (or other authorized signatory of the Corporation acceptable to you), dated the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in this Section 6(b) and the absence of any Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The Underwriters having received on the Closing Date, a certificate dated such date signed by the Secretary of the Corporation or another
officer acceptable to the Underwriters in form and substance acceptable to the Underwriters, acting reasonably, with respect to:
(i) the constating documents of the Corporation;
(ii) the resolutions of the directors of the Corporation relevant to the offering, the allotment, issue (or reservation for issue) and sale of the Shares, the authorization of this Agreement and the other agreements and transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(iii) the incumbency and signatures of signing officers of the Corporation;
(d) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a favourable legal opinion from Torys LLP, Canadian counsel to the Corporation, who may rely on, or alternatively provide directly to the Underwriters, the opinions of local counsel acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters, acting reasonably, as to the qualification of the Shares for sale to the public and as to other matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions in Canada other than the provinces in which they are qualified to practice, to the effect that:
(i) Each of the Canadian Base Prospectus and the Canadian Prospectus (in each case, excluding the financial statements and financial schedules and other financial and statistical data included therein, as to which we do not express an opinion) including the documents incorporated by reference therein appears on its face as of the date of the Canadian Base Prospectus and the Canadian Supplement, respectively, to have been appropriately responsive in all material respects to the requirements of Ontario securities laws (as such term is defined in the Securities Act (Ontario)), as interpreted and applied by the OSC. Such counsel may state that in giving such opinion, no opinion is thereby expressed as to whether the prospectuses constitute full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts.
(ii) The Corporation has been amalgamated and is existing under the laws of Canada and has the corporate capacity and power to own and lease its properties and assets;
(iii) the Corporation has the corporate power to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby;
(iv) the authorized and issued share capital of the Corporation is as described in the Prospectuses and any amendment or supplement thereto;
(v) all necessary corporate action has been taken by the Corporation to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder;
(vi) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Corporation;
(vii) the execution and delivery by the Corporation of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder by the Corporation, and the issue, sale and delivery on the Closing Date of the Firm Shares (and the Additional Shares on each Option Closing Date, to the extent that such Additional Shares are purchased by Underwriters) to the Underwriters as contemplated herein, does not constitute or will not result in a breach of or a default under, and does not create a state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the articles or by-laws of the Corporation or any applicable law of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada;
(viii) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by the Corporation to authorize the issuance and delivery of the Shares;
(ix) all documents required to be filed or delivered by the Corporation and all proceedings required to be taken by the Corporation under Canadian Securities Laws have been filed or delivered and taken in order to qualify the distribution of the Shares in each of the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions through investment dealers or brokers registered under the applicable laws thereof who have complied with the relevant provisions thereof;
(x) the Prospectuses, and any amendment or supplement thereto have been duly authorized and/or executed by the Corporation;
(xi) the Shares have been conditionally approved for listing on the TSX subject only to satisfaction by the Corporation of customary post-closing conditions imposed by the TSX in similar circumstances (the “Standard Listing Conditions”);
(xii) the Common Shares forming part of the Firm Shares have been validly issued by the Corporation as fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of the Corporation and the Additional Shares will, upon exercise by the Underwriters of the option to purchase the Additional Shares pursuant to Section 3 hereof and payment of the Purchase Price, be validly issued by the Corporation and will be fully paid and nonassessable shares in the capital of the Corporation;
(xiii) the form of the certificate representing the common shares of the Corporation complies with the provisions of the Canada Business Corporations Act and the articles and by-laws of the Corporation;
(xiv) the Corporation is a reporting issuer (or the equivalent) under the Canadian Securities Laws of the Qualifying Canadian Jurisdictions, and is not included on a list of defaulting reporting issuers maintained by the securities regulators of all the provinces and territories of Canada; and
(xv) subject to the qualifications, assumptions, limitations and understandings set out therein, the statements as to matters of Canadian law under the headings “Eligibility for Investment” and “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Canadian Prospectus are accurate;
(e) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Torys LLP, outside U.S. counsel for the Corporation, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:
(i) the statements relating to legal matters, documents or proceedings included in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses under the captions “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” fairly summarize in all material respects such matters, documents or proceedings;
(ii) the Corporation is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectuses will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(iii) in the opinion of such counsel, the Registration Statement and the U.S. Prospectus (except for the financial statements
and financial schedules and other financial data included therein and the information derived from the reports of or attributed to persons named in the US Prospectus or Time of Sale Prospectus under the heading “Interests of Experts”, as to which such counsel need not express any opinion) appear on their face to be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; and
(iv) in the course of participating in conferences with officers and representatives of the Corporation and representatives of the Corporation’s independent accountants in the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses, no facts have come to the attention of such counsel that have caused such counsel to believe that (1) the Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein (except for the financial statements and financial schedules and other financial data included therein and the information derived from the reports of or attributed to persons named in the US Prospectus or Time of Sale Prospectus under the heading “Interests of Experts”, as to which such counsel need not express any opinion) at the time the Registration Statement became effective contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (2) the Time of Sale Prospectus (except for the financial statements and financial schedules and other financial data included therein and the information derived from the reports of or attributed to persons named in the US Prospectus or Time of Sale Prospectus under the heading “Interests of Experts”, as to which such counsel need not express any opinion) as of the Applicable Time contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (3) the U.S. Prospectus (except for the financial statements and financial schedules and other financial data included therein and the information derived from the reports of or attributed to persons named in the US Prospectus or Time of Sale Prospectus under the heading “Interests of Experts”, as to which such counsel need not express any opinion) as of its date or as of the Closing Date contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(f) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date, a favourable legal opinion from counsel to each Material Subsidiary, as to the due incorporation or organization and valid existence of such Material Subsidiary, its authorized share capital and ownership of its issued share capital.
(g) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of each of Stikeman Elliott LLP, Canadian counsel for the Underwriters, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, U.S. counsel to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, in a form and substance acceptable to the Underwriters, acting reasonably.
(h) The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date, a letter dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public accountants, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off date” not earlier than two business days prior to the Closing Date.
(i) The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date, opinions dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, from Lavery de Billy LLP regarding compliance with the laws of the Province of Québec relating to the use of the French language in connection with the documents (including the Canadian Prospectus) to be delivered to purchasers in Québec.
(j) The Underwriters shall have received opinions of Lavery de Billy LLP, dated the date of the Canadian Prospectus, the date hereof and the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, acting reasonably, addressed to the Underwriters, the Corporation and their respective counsel, to the effect that the French language version of the Canadian Base Prospectus and Canadian Prospectus, except for the consolidated financial statements and notes to such statements and where applicable the related auditors’ report on such statements and the related management’s discussion and analysis of such financial statements, incorporated by reference into the Canadian Prospectus (collectively, the “Financial Information”), as to which no opinion need be expressed by such counsel, is, in all material respects, a complete and proper translation of the English language version thereof.
(k) The Underwriters shall have received opinions of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP dated the date of the Canadian Prospectus, the date hereof, and the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters addressed to the Underwriters, the Corporation and their respective counsel, to the effect that the French language version of the Financial Information contained in the Canadian Prospectus is, in all material respects, a complete and proper translation of the English language version thereof.
(l) (i) The Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Prospectus shall have been filed with the OSC and each of the other Canadian Securities Commissions under the Shelf Procedures and (ii) the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L of Form F-10 under the Securities Act, in each case within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing thereunder.
(m) The Shares to be sold at Closing shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject only to official notice of issuance, and duly listed and posted for trading on the TSX, in each case, as of the opening of trading on the Closing Date, subject to the Corporation providing the TSX with customary documentation.
(n) The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Shares hereunder upon the exercise by the Underwriters of their right to do so are subject to the delivery to you on the applicable Option Closing Date of such documents as you may reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the Corporation, the due authorization and issuance and listing and posting for trading of the Additional Shares to be sold on such Option Closing Date and other matters related to the issuance of such Additional Shares, including without limitation (i) legal opinions in form and substance satisfactory to counsel to the Underwriters, acting reasonably, and (ii) a certificate of an authorized signatory of the Corporation to the effect set forth in Section 6(b).
(o) On or before the Closing Date, the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters shall have received such other information, documents, certificates and opinions as they may reasonably require in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements, herein contained.
7. Waiver. The Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all conditions in this Underwriting Agreement which relate to it to be satisfied. It is understood that the Underwriters may waive in whole or in part, or extend the time for compliance with any of such terms and conditions without prejudice to their rights in respect of any subsequent breach, provided that any such waiver or extension must be in writing.
8. Covenants of the Corporation. The Corporation covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) To furnish to RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. in Toronto or as directed by RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. without charge, prior to 10:00 a.m. Toronto time on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and during the period mentioned in Section 8(e) below, as
many copies of the Prospectuses and any supplements and amendments thereto or to the Registration Statement as you may reasonably request. Each delivery of the Prospectuses, will constitute the additional representation and warranty of the Corporation to the Underwriters that, at the respective times of delivery, the Prospectuses being delivered (i) do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) do not contain misrepresentation (within the meaning of applicable Canadian Securities Laws), and (iii) constitute full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts required to be disclosed by applicable law.
(b) To prepare the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus in a form approved by you and (i) to file the Canadian Prospectus with the OSC and each of the other Canadian Securities Commissions in accordance with the Shelf Procedures not later than the OSC’s close of business on the business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement and (ii) to file the U.S. Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L of Form F-10 under the Securities Act not later than the Commission’s close of business on the business day following the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement; before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectuses, to furnish to you a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object.
(c) To furnish to you a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Corporation and not to use or refer to any proposed free writing prospectus to which you reasonably object.
(d) Not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter or the Corporation being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder.
(e) If at any time following the date of execution of this Agreement until the completion of the distribution of the Shares for purposes of Canadian Securities Laws and the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, to promptly inform the Underwriters in writing of the particulars of any actual, anticipated, threatened, or contemplated, material change, change in material fact, or other event or condition that could have been required to have been stated in the Prospectuses had that change, fact, event or condition arisen or been in effect on or prior to the date of the Prospectuses, and is of such a nature as could render any Prospectus misleading in the light of the
circumstances or could result in it containing a misrepresentation (within the meaning of applicable Canadian Securities Laws).
(f) If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Shares at a time when the U.S. Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading, or if any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Prospectus conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement then on file, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and the Canadian Securities Commissions and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to any dealer upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Time of Sale Prospectus is delivered to a prospective purchaser, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as so amended or supplemented, will no longer conflict with the Registration Statement, or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as so amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
(g) If, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Shares as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters either of the Prospectuses (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectuses (or one of them) in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectuses (or one of them) (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectuses (or one of them) to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and addresses you will furnish to the Corporation) to which Shares may have been sold by you on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectuses (or one of them) so that the statements in the Prospectuses as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectuses (or one of them) (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectuses, as so amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
(h) To comply with Section 57 of the Securities Act (Ontario) and with comparable provisions of Canadian Securities Laws and the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, and prepare and file or deliver promptly at your request, any amendment or supplement to the Prospectuses, which, in your opinion may be necessary, to continue to qualify the Shares for distribution in each of the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions and the United States.
(i) To make generally available to the Corporation’s security holders and to you as soon as practicable an earning statement covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Corporation occurring after the date of this Agreement which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(j) Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of the Corporation’s obligations under this Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Corporation’s counsel and the Corporation’s auditors in connection with the registration, qualification and delivery of the Shares under the Securities Act and Canadian Securities Laws and all other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectuses, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectuses, any Marketing Materials, any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Corporation and amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including all regulatory and stock exchange filing fees and the costs and charges of any transfer agent, registrar, custodian or depositary, all printing and translation costs associated therewith, and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers, in the quantities hereinabove specified, (ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other taxes payable thereon, (iii) all costs and expenses incident to listing the Shares on the NYSE and the TSX, (iv) the cost of printing certificates representing the Shares, (v) the document production charges and expenses associated with printing this Agreement, and (vi) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Corporation hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section.
(k) To use its best efforts to have the Shares accepted for listing on the NYSE and the TSX and, through the period of distribution of the Shares, maintain the listing of the Shares on the NYSE and the TSX and to file with such exchanges all documents and notices required by such exchanges of issuers that have securities that are listed on such exchanges.
(l) To use the net proceeds of the offering of Shares in the manner specified in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectuses and for no other purpose.
(m) Not to directly or indirectly issue any common shares of the Corporation or securities or other financial instruments convertible into or having the right to acquire common shares of the Corporation (other than pursuant to rights or obligations under securities or instruments outstanding) or enter into any agreement or arrangement under which it transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of common shares of the Corporation, whether that agreement or arrangement may be settled by the delivery of common shares of the Corporation or other securities or cash, or agree to become bound to do so, or disclose to the public any intention to do so, for a period from the date of execution of this Agreement until 90 days following the Closing Date without the prior written consent of RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., which consent will not be unreasonably withheld; provided that nothing herein shall prevent or restrict the Corporation from issuing or agreeing to issue any of its common shares or securities or other financial instruments convertible into or having the right to acquire its common shares (i) as consideration in connection with acquisitions in an amount not to exceed US$350 million in the aggregate (calculated as of the time of the agreement to issue such common shares of the Corporation or securities or other financial instruments convertible into or having the right to acquire common shares of the Corporation), (ii) under any of the Corporation’s equity-based compensation plans, or (iii) pursuant to rights or obligations under securities or instruments outstanding on the date hereof or issued as permitted by (i) or (ii) above.
(n) To use best efforts to procure that the officers and directors of the Corporation also agree in a separate agreement with the Underwriters, prior to the Closing Date, not to sell, or agree to sell (or announce any intention to do so), any of their common shares of the Corporation or securities exchangeable or convertible into common shares of the Corporation for a period of 90 days from the Closing Date without the prior written consent of RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., which consent will not be unreasonably withheld; provided that nothing herein shall prevent or restrict any such officer or director from transferring common shares of the Corporation or securities or other financial instruments convertible into or having the right to acquire common shares of the Corporation to a registered charity or foundation with a charitable purpose (or disposing of such shares, securities or other financial instruments and donating the proceeds to such charity or foundation).
(o) During the distribution of the Shares: (i) the Corporation shall prepare, in consultation with the Underwriters and their counsel, any “marketing materials” (as such term is defined in National Instrument 41-101 — General Prospectus Requirements) (“NI 41-101”) (“Marketing Materials”), including
any template version thereof, to be provided to potential investors in the Shares, and approve in writing any such marketing materials (including any template version thereof), as may reasonably be requested by the Underwriters, such Marketing Materials to comply with Canadian Securities Laws and to be acceptable in form and substance to the Underwriters and their counsel, acting reasonably, (ii) RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., shall, on behalf of the Underwriters, approve in writing any such Marketing Materials, as contemplated by the Canadian Securities Laws, prior to any Marketing Materials being provided to potential investors of Shares and/or filed with the Canadian Securities Commissions; and (iii) the Corporation shall: (A) file any such Marketing Materials (or any template version thereof) with the Canadian Securities Commissions as soon as reasonably practicable after such Marketing Materials are so approved in writing by the Corporation and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., on behalf of the Underwriters, and in any event on or before the day the Marketing Materials are first provided to any potential investor of Shares, and file any such Marketing Materials with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act on or before the day such Marketing Materials are first provided to any potential investor of the Shares, unless an exemption is available from such filing requirement and the conditions to the availability of such exemption are satisfied; and (B) remove or redact any comparables from any template version so filed, in compliance with the Shelf Procedures, prior to filing such template version with the Canadian Securities Commissions (but such comparables shall not be removed from the version filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act); provided that a complete template version containing such comparables and any disclosure relating to the comparables, if any, shall be delivered to the Canadian Securities Commissions in compliance with the Shelf Procedures by the Corporation, and a copy thereof provided to the Underwriters as soon as practicable following such filing.
(p) The Corporation and each Underwriter, on a several basis, covenants and agrees that, during the distribution of the Shares, it will not provide any potential investor with any materials or information in relation to the distribution of the Shares or the Corporation other than the Prospectuses and any amendments or supplements thereto in accordance with this Agreement, provided that: (A) any such materials that constitute marketing materials have been approved and filed in accordance with Section 8(o); and (B) any such materials that constitute standard term sheets have been approved in writing by the Corporation and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., on behalf of the Underwriters, and are provided in compliance with Canadian Securities Laws in each case only in the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions.
(q) Notwithstanding Section 8(o) and 8(p), following the approval and filing of a template version of marketing materials in accordance with Section
Section 8(o), the Underwriters may provide a “limited-use version” (as such term is defined in NI 41-101) of such template version to potential investors in the Shares in accordance with Canadian Securities Laws.
9. Covenants of the Underwriters. (a) Each Underwriter severally covenants with the Corporation not to take any action that would result in the Corporation being required to file with the Commission under Rule 433(d) a free writing prospectus (other than the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule III hereto, or any free writing prospectus prepared and filed in accordance with the terms of Section 8(o)) prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Corporation thereunder, but for the action of the Underwriter.
(b)The Underwriters hereby severally further covenant and agree with the Corporation the following:(i) during the period of distribution of the Shares by or through the Underwriters, the Underwriters will offer and sell the Shares to the public only in the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions and in the United States directly and through other duly registered investment dealers and brokers (the Underwriters, together with such other investment dealers and brokers, are referred to herein as the “Selling Firms”), upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectuses and in this Underwriting Agreement; (ii) the Underwriters will use reasonable efforts to sell the Shares at the Purchase Price and if any such Shares remain unsold after such reasonable efforts, the Underwriters may sell such Shares at such price lower than the Purchase Price as is permitted under applicable law; and (iii) the Underwriters will notify the Corporation when, in the Underwriters’ opinion, the Underwriters have ceased the distribution of the Shares, and, as soon as reasonably practicable after completion of the distribution, will provide the Corporation, in writing, with a breakdown of the number of Shares distributed in each of the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions where that breakdown is required by a Canadian Securities Commission for the purpose of calculating fees payable to, or making filings with, that Canadian Securities Commission. The Underwriters will (and will cause the Selling Firms to) comply with Canadian Securities Laws and securities laws applicable to the Underwriters in the United States with respect to the offer to sell and the distribution of the Shares. Except in the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions and in the United States, the Underwriters will not, directly or indirectly, solicit offers to purchase or sell the Shares or deliver any Prospectus so as to require the registration of the Shares or the filing of a prospectus with respect to the Shares under the laws of any jurisdiction.
10. Indemnity and Contribution. (a) The Corporation agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, and each of their respective officers, employees and agents, and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of any Underwriter within the
meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act from and against any and all losses (other than loss of profits), claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by or based upon:
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any Corporation information that the Corporation has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or the Prospectuses or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Marketing Materials, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Corporation in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein,
(ii) the Corporation not complying with any requirement of Canadian Securities Laws or the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder or stock exchange requirement in connection with this offering, and
(iii) any breach by the Corporation of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement.
(b) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 10(a) , such person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named
parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for (i) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Underwriters, and all of their respective officers, employees and agents, and all persons, if any, who control any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or who are affiliates of any Underwriter within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act and (ii) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Corporation, the officers of the Corporation who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of either such Section. In the case of any such separate firm for the Underwriters and such officers, employees and agents, and such control persons and affiliates of any Underwriters, such firm shall be designated in writing by RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. In the case of any such separate firm for the Corporation, officers of the Corporation and control persons of the Corporation, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Corporation. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested the indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 60 days after receipt by the indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. The indemnifying party shall not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
(c) To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 10(a) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then the Corporation, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Corporation on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand from the offering of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 10(c)(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 10(c)(i) above but also the relative fault of the Corporation on the one hand and of the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Corporation on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Shares shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Shares (before deducting expenses) received by the Corporation and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of each of the Prospectuses, bear to the aggregate Public Offering Price of the Shares. The relative fault of the Corporation on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Corporation or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 10 are several in proportion to the respective number of Shares they have purchased hereunder, and not joint (nor joint and several).
(d) The Corporation and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 10 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 10(c). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in Section 10(c) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 10 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.
(e) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 10 and the representations, warranties and other statements of the Corporation contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, and any of their respective officers, employees or agents, any person controlling any Underwriter, or any affiliate of any Underwriter, or by or on behalf of the Corporation, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Corporation and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Shares.
(f) The indemnifying party hereby acknowledges and agrees that, with respect to this Section 10, the Underwriters are contracting on their own behalf and as agents for their affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents and their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively, the “Beneficiaries”). In this regard, each of the Underwriters will act as trustee for the Beneficiaries of the covenants of the indemnifying party under this Section 10 with respect to the Beneficiaries and accepts these trusts and will hold and enforce those covenants on behalf of the Beneficiaries.
11. Termination. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement by notice given by you to the Corporation, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be, either of the TSX or the NYSE, (ii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in Canada or the United States shall have occurred, (iii) any moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Canadian or United States authorities, (iv) any inquiry, investigation or proceeding in relation to the Corporation or its directors or officers, whether formal or informal, is commenced, announced, or threatened, which, in the opinion of the Underwriters, acting in good faith, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (v) any law or regulation under or pursuant to any statute of Canada or of any province thereof, or of the United States or any state or territory thereof, is promulgated or changed which in the opinion of the Underwriters, acting in good faith, operates to prevent or materially restrict the distribution or trading of the Shares or which, in the opinion of the Underwriters, acting in good faith, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, including as to the market price or value of the Shares, (vi) there is, in the opinion of the Underwriters, acting in good faith, a material change or a change in any material fact or a new material fact arises that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, including as to the market price or value of the Shares, (vii)
there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, terrorist action, or any change in financial markets, currency exchange rates or controls or any calamity or crisis that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause, makes it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectuses.
12. Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
If, on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Shares that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, the other Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, but not the obligation to purchase, in the proportions that the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I bears to the aggregate number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as you may specify, the Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Firm Shares and the aggregate number of Firm Shares with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be purchased on such date, and non-defaulting Underwriters have not elected to purchase such default Shares within 36 hours after such default, then each non-defaulting Underwriter shall have the several right to terminate its purchase obligation under this Agreement without any liability to it, and the Corporation shall have the right to proceed with the sale of the Shares (less the defaulted shares and any other terminations by the Underwriters) to the remaining Underwriters or to terminate this Agreement without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Corporation. In any such case either you or the Corporation shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement, in the Time of Sale Prospectus, in the Prospectuses or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. If, on an Option Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Additional Shares and the aggregate number of Additional Shares with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Additional
Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the option to (i) terminate their obligation hereunder to purchase the Additional Shares to be sold on such Option Closing Date or (ii) purchase not less than the number of Additional Shares that such non-defaulting Underwriters would have been obligated to purchase in the absence of such default. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.
If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them, because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Corporation to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Corporation shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Corporation will reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or the offering contemplated hereunder. In all other instances, the Underwriters shall be solely responsible for their out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
13. Entire Agreement. (a) This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the Corporation and the Underwriters with respect to the preparation of any Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectuses, the conduct of the offering, and the purchase and sale of the Shares. This Agreement supersedes that certain Bid Letter, by and between RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and the Corporation, dated August 13, 2014.
(b) The Corporation acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Shares: (i) the Underwriters have acted at arms length, are not agents of, and have assumed no, and owe no, fiduciary or advisory duties to the Corporation or any other person, (ii) the Underwriters owe the Corporation only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement, and (iii) the Underwriters may have interests that differ from those of the Corporation. The Corporation waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriters arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Shares.
14. Action by the Underwriters. All steps which must or may be taken by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement, with the exception of matters relating to termination, and the settlement of any indemnity claim may be taken by you on your behalf and on behalf of the other Underwriters, and the
execution of this Agreement shall constitute the Corporation’s authority for accepting notification of any such steps or instructions by you.
15. TMX Group. Each of CIBC World Markets Inc., GMP Securities L.P., National Bank Financial Inc., Scotia Capital Inc. and TD Securities Inc. or an affiliate thereof, owns or controls an equity interest in TMX Group Limited (“TMX Group”) and has a nominee director serving on the TMX Group’s board of directors. As such, each such investment dealer may be considered to have an economic interest in the listing of securities on any exchange owned or operated by TMX Group, including the TSX, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Alpha Exchange. No person or company is required to obtain products or services from TMX Group or its affiliates as a condition of any such dealer supplying or continuing to supply a product or service.
16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts (including by facsimile or pdf), each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
17. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.
18. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.
19. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only upon receipt and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered, mailed or sent to you in care of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Royal Bank Plaza, 200 Bay Street. Toronto, ON M5J 2W7, Attn: David Shaver, CIBC World Markets Inc., Commerce Court West, 199 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5L 1A2, Attn: Jason Ellefson, BMO Capital Markets, 100 King Street West, 1 First Canadian Place, Toronto, ON M5X 1H3, Attn: Jason Neal, with a copy to Stikeman Elliott LLP, 5300 Commerce Court West, 199 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5L 1B9, Attn: Jay C. Kellerman and with a copy to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, 77 King Street West, Suite 3100, Toronto, ON M5K 1J3 Attn: Adam M. Givertz; if to the Corporation shall be delivered, mailed or sent to Franco-Nevada Corporation, attention of Lloyd Hong, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Suite 2000, 199 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5L 1G9, with a copy to Torys LLP, 79 Wellington Street West, Suite 3000, Toronto, Ontario, M5K 1N2, Attn: Michael Amm.
20. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be void or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such void or unenforceable provision
shall not affect or impair the validity of any other provision of this Agreement and shall be severable from this Agreement.
21. Time of The Essence. Time shall be of the essence in this Agreement.
22. Language. The parties have expressly required this Agreement and all other documents required or permitted to be given or entered into pursuant hereto to be drawn up in the English language only. Les parties ont expressément demandé que la présente convention de prise ferme ainsi que tout autre document à être ou pouvant être donné ou conclu en vertu des dispositions des présentes, soient rédigés en langue anglaise seulement.
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SCHEDULE I
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RBC Dominion Securities Inc. |
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CIBC World Markets Inc. |
| 1,507,500 |
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BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. |
| 1,507,500 |
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GMP Securities L.P. |
| 837,500 |
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Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. |
| 837,500 |
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National Bank Financial Inc. |
| 837,500 |
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Credit Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc. |
| 446,667 |
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Scotia Capital Inc. |
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TD Securities Inc. |
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SCHEDULE II
Time of Sale Prospectus
U.S. Preliminary Prospectus.
Term sheet containing the terms of the Securities and press release dated August 13, 2014, substantially in the form of Schedule II-A.
SCHEDULE II-A
BOUGHT DEAL TREASURY OFFERING OF COMMON SHARES
Term Sheet | August 13, 2014 |
A final base shelf prospectus containing important information relating to the securities described in this document has been filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada. Copies of the base shelf prospectus, and any applicable shelf prospectus supplement, may be obtained from RBC Capital Markets, CIBC and BMO Capital Markets for which contact details are provided below.
This document does not provide full disclosure of all material facts relating to the securities offered. Investors should read the final base shelf prospectus, any amendment and any applicable shelf prospectus supplement for disclosure of those facts, especially risk factors relating to the securities offered, before making an investment decision.
Terms and Conditions
Issuer: |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation (“Franco-Nevada” or the “Company”) |
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Issue: |
| Treasury offering of 8,375,000 common shares of the Company (the “Common Shares”). |
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Issue Price: |
| US$59.75 per Common Share |
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Issue Amount: |
| US$500,406,250 |
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Over-Allotment Option: |
| The Company has granted the Underwriters an option, exercisable at the Issue Price for a period of 30 days following the closing of the Issue, to purchase up to an additional 15% of the Issue to cover over-allotments, if any. |
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Use of Proceeds: |
| The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund additional royalty and stream acquisitions and other general corporate development purposes. |
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Cash Dividends: |
| The Company currently pays a quarterly dividend of US$0.20 per common share. The first dividend which purchasers under this Issue are expected to be eligible to receive is the dividend payable on September 25, 2014 to shareholders of record on September 11, 2014. |
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Form of Offering: |
| Bought deal by way of a shelf prospectus and prospectus supplement in all provinces and territories of Canada and pursuant to the multijurisdictional disclosure system in the United States. |
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Listing: |
| Application will be made to list the Common Shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The existing common shares of the Company are listed on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol “FNV”. |
Eligibility: |
| Eligible for RRSPs, RRIFs, RESPs, TFSAs, RDSPs and DPSPs. |
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Bookrunners: |
| RBC Capital Markets, CIBC and BMO Capital Markets |
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Commission: |
| 4.0% |
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Closing: |
| On or about August 21, 2014 |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the Issue to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this Issue. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the Issue will arrange to send you the prospectus or you may request it in Canada from RBC Capital Markets, Attention: Distribution Centre, 277 Front St. W., 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5V 2X4 (fax: 416-313-6066) and in the United States from RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, Three World Financial Center, 200 Vesey Street, 8th floor, New York, New York 10281-8098 (telephone: 877-822-4089, fax: 212-428-6260), BMO Capital Markets, Mississauga Distribution Centre C/O The Data Group of Companies, 80 Ambassador Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5T 2Y9 (Email: pgardner@datagroup.ca or Telephone: 905-696-8884 ext. 4120 or Fax: 905-696-8457) and in the United States by contacting BMO Capital Markets Corp. at 3 Times Square, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10036 (Attn. Equity Syndicate), or toll-free at 800-414-3627 or by email at bmoprospectus@bmo.com; or CIBC at useprospectus@us.cibc.com or fax to (212) 667-6303
Canada: michelene.dougherty@cibc.ca
A copy of the prospectus included in the registration statement filed with the SEC may be found in such registration statement at the link below:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1456346/000104746913010051/a2217108zf-10a.htm
NEWS RELEASE
FRANCO-NEVADA ANNOUNCES US$500 MILLION BOUGHT DEAL FINANCING
TORONTO, August 13, 2014 - Franco-Nevada Corporation (the “Company”) (TSX/NYSE: FNV) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, led by RBC Capital Markets, CIBC and BMO Capital Markets which have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 8,375,000 common shares of the Company at a price of US$59.75 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately US$500 million (the “Offering”). The underwriters will also have the option, exercisable in whole or in part at any time for a period of 30 days following the closing of the Offering, to purchase up to an additional 1,256,250 common shares to cover over-allotments, if any. In the event that the option is exercised in its entirety, the aggregate gross proceeds of the offering will be approximately US$575 million.
The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund additional royalty and stream acquisitions and other general corporate purposes. The Company expects to fund all of its existing royalty and stream commitments from existing cash and a portion of future cash flows.
This offering is scheduled to close on or about August 21, 2014 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange and the securities regulatory authorities.
The Company intends to file a preliminary prospectus supplement to its existing base shelf prospectus on or about August 13, 2014 and intends to file a final prospectus supplement to its existing base shelf prospectus on or about August 14, 2014, in each case with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories in Canada and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Corporate Summary
Franco-Nevada is a gold-focused royalty and stream company. The Company has a diversified portfolio of cash-flow producing assets and interests in some of the largest development projects in the world. Its business model provides investors with exploration optionality while limiting exposure to operating and capital cost risks. Franco-Nevada has no debt and is generating cash flow from its portfolio that is being used to expand its portfolio and pay dividends. Franco-Nevada’s common shares trade under the symbol FNV on both the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.
For more information, please go to our website at www.franco-nevada.com or contact:
Sandip Rana | Stefan Axell |
CFO | Director, Corporate Affairs |
416-306-6303 | 416-306-6328 |
| info@franco-nevada.com |
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward looking information” and “forward looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, respectively, which may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to future events or future performance, management’s expectations regarding Franco-Nevada’s growth, results of operations, estimated future revenues, requirements for additional capital, mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates, production estimates, production costs and revenue, future demand for and prices of commodities, expected mining sequences, business prospects and opportunities. In addition, statements (including data in tables) relating to reserves and resources and gold equivalent ounces are forward looking statements, as they involve implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, and no assurance can be given that the estimates will be realized. Such forward looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on information currently available to management. Often, but not always, forward looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budgets”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “predicts”, “projects”, “intends”, “targets”, “aims”,
“anticipates” or “believes” or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases or may be identified by statements to the effect that certain actions “may”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Franco-Nevada to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking statements. A number of factors could cause actual events or results to differ materially from any forward looking statement, including, without limitation: fluctuations in the prices of the primary commodities that drive royalty and stream revenue (gold, platinum group metals, copper, nickel, uranium, silver, iron-ore and oil and gas); fluctuations in the value of the Canadian and Australian dollar, Mexican peso and any other currency in which revenue is generated, relative to the U.S. dollar; changes in national and local government legislation, including permitting and licensing regimes and taxation policies; regulations and political or economic developments in any of the countries where properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest are located or through which they are held; risks related to the operators of the properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest, including changes in the ownership and control of such operators; influence of macroeconomic developments; business opportunities that become available to, or are pursued by Franco-Nevada; reduced access to debt and equity capital; litigation; title, permit or license disputes related to interests on any of the properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest; whether or not the Corporation is determined to have PFIC status; excessive cost escalation as well as development, permitting, infrastructure, operating or technical difficulties on any of the properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest; rate and timing of production differences from resource estimates; risks and hazards associated with the business of development and mining on any of the properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest, including, but not limited to unusual or unexpected geological and metallurgical conditions, slope failures or cave-ins, flooding and other natural disasters or civil unrest; and the integration of acquired assets. The forward looking statements contained in this press release are based upon assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including, without limitation: the ongoing operation of the properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest by the owners or operators of such properties in a manner consistent with past practice; the accuracy of public statements and disclosures made by the owners or operators of such underlying properties; no material adverse change in the market price of the commodities that underlie the asset portfolio; the Corporation’s ongoing income and assets relating to determination of its PFIC status; no adverse development in respect of any significant property in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest; the accuracy of publicly disclosed expectations for the development of underlying properties that are not yet in production; integration of acquired assets; and the absence of any other factors that could cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. However, there can be no assurance that forward looking tatements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements and investors are cautioned that forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Franco-Nevada cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward looking statements. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. For additional information with respect to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of Franco- Nevada’s most recent Annual Information Form as well as Franco-Nevada’s most recent annual Management’s Discussion and Analysis filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities on www.sedar.com and Franco-Nevada’s most recent Annual Report filed on Form 40-F filed with the SEC on www.sec.gov. The forward looking statements herein are made as of the date of this press release only and Franco-Nevada does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.