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The Corporation will provide the specific terms of any offering of Securities, including the specific terms of the Securities with respect to a particular offering and the terms of such offering, in one or more prospectus supplements (each a “Prospectus Supplement”) to this Prospectus and may include, where applicable, (i) in the case of Common Shares, the number of Common Shares being offered, the offering price, and any other terms specific to the Common Shares being offered; (ii) in the case of Debt Securities, their specific designation, aggregate principal amount, denominations, currency, maturity, rate (which may be fixed or variable) and time of payment of interest, any terms for redemption at the option of the Corporation or the holder, any terms for sinking fund payments, conditions and procedures for the exchange of the Debt Securities into or for Common Shares and/or other Securities, the public offering price (or the manner of determination thereof if offered on a non-fixed price basis), any terms for subordination to other indebtedness, whether the Debt Securities will be secured by any asset or guaranteed by any other person, the material covenants applicable to the Debt Securities, any listing on a securities exchange, and any other terms specific to the Debt Securities being offered; (iii) in the case of Warrants, the offering price, the designation, the number and the terms of the Common Shares and/or other Securities purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants, any procedures that will result in the adjustment of these numbers, the exercise price, the dates and periods of exercise, any listing on a securities exchange, and any other terms specific to the Warrants being offered; (iv) in the case of Subscription Receipts, the number of Subscription Receipts being offered, the offering price, the conditions and procedures for the exchange of the Subscription Receipts for Common Shares and/or other Securities, provisions applicable to any escrow of the proceeds from the sale of the Subscription Receipts and for the release of such proceeds from escrow, any securities exchange listing, and any other terms specific to the Subscription Receipts being offered; and (v) in the case of Units, the designation and terms of the Units and of the Securities comprising the Units and any other terms specific to the Units being offered. A Prospectus Supplement may include specific variable terms pertaining to the Securities that are not within the alternatives and parameters described in this Prospectus. The Securities may be offered separately or together or in any combination, and as separate series.
In addition, Securities may be offered and issued in consideration for the acquisition of other businesses, assets or securities by the Corporation or subsidiary of the Corporation. The consideration of any such acquisition may consist of any of the Securities separately, a combination of Securities or any combination of, among other things, Securities, cash and assumption of liabilities.
All shelf information permitted under applicable securities legislation to be omitted from this Prospectus, including as permitted under the WKSI Blanket Orders (as defined herein), will be contained in one or more Prospectus Supplements that will be delivered to purchasers together with this Prospectus. Each Prospectus Supplement will be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus for the purposes of applicable securities legislation as of the date of such Prospectus Supplement and only for the purposes of the distribution of the Securities to which such Prospectus Supplement pertains.
This Prospectus constitutes a public offering of Securities only in those jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for sale, and therein only by persons permitted to sell the Securities. The Corporation may offer and sell the Securities to or through underwriters purchasing as principal and may also sell the Securities to one or more purchasers directly, through applicable statutory exemptions, or through agents designated by the Corporation from time to time. The Securities may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions at fixed prices or not at fixed prices, such as market prices prevailing at the time of sale, prices related to such prevailing market prices or prices to be negotiated with purchasers, which prices may vary as between purchasers and during the period of distribution of the Securities. The Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular offering of Securities will identify each underwriter, dealer or agent engaged in connection with the offering and sale of such Securities, as well as the method of distribution and the terms of the offering of such Securities, including the initial offering price (in the event the offering is a fixed price distribution), the manner of determining the offering price(s) (in the event the offering is not a fixed price distribution), the net proceeds to the Corporation and, to the extent applicable, any fees, discounts or any other compensation payable to underwriters, dealers or agents, and any other material terms.
This Prospectus may qualify an “at-the-market distribution”. The Securities may be offered and sold pursuant to this Prospectus through underwriters, dealers, directly or through agents designated from time to time at amounts and prices and other terms determined by the Corporation. In connection with any underwritten offering of Securities other than an “at-the-market distribution” (as defined in National Instrument 44-102 — Shelf Distributions), unless otherwise specified in the relevant Prospectus Supplement, the underwriters may over-allot or effect transactions which stabilize or maintain the market price of the Securities offered at levels other than those that might otherwise prevail on the open market. Such transactions, if commenced, may be commenced, interrupted or discontinued at any time. No underwriter or dealer involved in an “at-the-market distribution” under this Prospectus, no affiliate of such an underwriter or dealer and no person or company acting jointly or in concert with such underwriter or dealer will over-allot Securities in connection with such distribution or effect any other transactions that are intended to stabilize or maintain the market price of the Securities.
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