| (2) | except for adjustments permitted by the Omnibus Incentive Plan, any reduction in the exercise price of an option or share appreciation right or any cancellation of an option or share appreciation right and replacement of such option or share appreciation right with an option or share appreciation right with a lower exercise price, to the extent such reduction or replacement benefits an insider; |
| (3) | any extension of the term of an award beyond its original expiry time to the extent such amendment benefits an insider; |
| (4) | any increase in the maximum number of Subordinate Voting Shares that may be issuable to insiders pursuant to the insider participation limit; and |
| (5) | any amendment to the amendment provisions of the Omnibus Incentive Plan. |
Fiscal 2024 Award Amendments. During Fiscal 2024, the Company amended certain option-based awards (the “Option Amendments”) and RSU-based awards (the “RSU Amendments”, and collectively with the Option Amendments, the “Amendments”) granted to certain former employees of the Company under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, in connection with the severance arrangements negotiated with such former employees at the time of their departure. The Amendments were adopted pursuant to the approval of the Board of Directors, in accordance with the terms of the Omnibus Incentive Plan. Accordingly, security holder approval was not required or obtained in respect of the Amendments. Approval of the TSX was, however, obtained in respect of each of the Amendments.
The Option Amendments consisted of the waiver of the automatic expiration provision to allow certain unvested Options held by three former employees of the Company to be retained post-cessation of employment for a limited period of time. More particularly, (a) a quarter of the 28,954 Options granted on June 12, 2020, 18,686 Options granted on June 2, 2021, 35,327 Options granted on May 31, 2022 and 15,224 Options granted on May 29, 2023 to the Company’s former Chief Marketing Officer were allowed to continue to vest in accordance with the terms of such Options on June 12, 2024, June 2, 2024, May 31, 2024 and May 29, 2024, respectively, and to be exercised by the holder thereof within the earlier of thirty days after the applicable permitted vesting date and the expiry date of such options as set forth in the relevant grant agreement; (b) a quarter of the 1,055 Options granted on June 7, 2019, 1,894 Options granted on June 12, 2020, 1,572 Options granted on June 2, 2021, 11,045 Options granted on August 30, 2021 and 34,631 Options granted on May 31, 2022 to the Company’s former President, APAC were allowed to continue to vest in accordance with the terms of such Options on June 7, 2024, June 12, 2024, June 2, 2024, August 30, 2024 and May 31, 2024, respectively, and to be exercised by the holder thereof within the earlier of thirty days after the applicable permitted vesting date and the expiry date of such Options as set forth in the relevant grant agreement; and (c) a quarter of the 17,756 Options granted on April 3, 2019, 27,833 Options granted on June 12, 2020, 17,963 Options granted on June 2, 2021, and 33,292 Options granted on May 31, 2022 to the Company’s former President, EMEA were allowed to continue to vest in accordance with the terms of such Options on April 3, 2023, June 12, 2023, June 2, 2023 and May 31, 2023, respectively, and to be exercised by the holder thereof within the earlier of thirty days after the applicable permitted vesting date and the expiry date of such options as set forth in the relevant grant agreement.
The RSU Amendments consisted of (i) an amendment to the vesting date of (a) one-third of the 9,812 RSUs held by the Company’s former President, EMEA, as of March 31, 2023, being 3,270 RSUs, which were set to vest on the seventh business day following the release of financial results of the Company in respect of Fiscal 2023, in order to allow for such RSUs to vest on such date in accordance with the terms thereof, notwithstanding the employee’s termination of employment (without cause) and the termination of his participation in the Omnibus Incentive Plan, and (b) one-third of the 12,608 RSUs held by the Company’s former Chief Marketing Officer, as of December 31, 2023, being 4,202 RSUs, which were set to vest on the seventh business day following the release of financial results of the Company in respect of Fiscal 2024, in order to allow for such RSUs to vest on such date in accordance with the terms thereof, notwithstanding the employee’s termination of employment (without cause) and the termination of her participation in the
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