(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Shareholder and constitutes a valid and binding agreement with respect to the Shareholder, enforceable against the Shareholder in accordance with its terms, subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Laws of general application relating to or affecting rights of creditors and that equitable remedies, including specific performance (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”). If the Shareholder is married, and any of the Subject Shares may constitute community property or spousal approval is otherwise necessary for this Agreement to be valid and binding, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by, and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of, the Shareholder’s spouse, enforceable against the Shareholder’s spouse in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(c) The Shareholder is the record, legal or beneficial owner of the number of the Subject Shares and the other rights to acquire (whether currently, upon lapse of time, following the satisfaction of any condition, upon the occurrence of any event or any combination of the foregoing) beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of the number of Corporation Shares, in each case indicated opposite the Shareholder’s name on Schedule 1, which constitute all of the securities of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by the Shareholder or its affiliates on the date hereof. The Subject Shares are now, and at all times during the Support Period will be, held by the Shareholder (or a nominee or custodian for its benefit or a transferee pursuant to a Permitted Transfer), free and clear of any Liens (other than as contained herein and any transfer restrictions imposed by Laws). The Shareholder has sole, and otherwise unrestricted, voting power with respect to such Subject Shares, and none of the Subject Shares are subject to any voting trust or other agreement, arrangement, or restriction with respect to the voting of the Subject Shares, except as contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Shareholder does not, and the performance by the Shareholder of its obligations hereunder and the compliance by the Shareholder with any provisions hereof will not, violate or conflict with, result in a material breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a material default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of any Lien (other than as contained herein) on any of the Subject Shares pursuant to, any agreement, instrument, note, bond, mortgage, contract, lease, license, permit or other obligation or any order, arbitration award, judgment or decree to which the Shareholder is a party or by which the Shareholder is bound, or, to the Shareholder’s knowledge, any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Shareholder is subject or any bylaw or other organizational document of the Shareholder.
(e) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Shareholder does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Shareholder does not and will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority by the Shareholder except for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act or Canadian Securities Laws.
(f) There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Shareholder, threatened against the Shareholder before or by any Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to impair or delay the ability of the Shareholder to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
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