The enforcement by investors of civil liabilities under the United States federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that the Company is incorporated under the laws of Canada, that most of its officers and directors may be residents of a foreign country, that some or all of the underwriters or experts named in this Prospectus Supplement may be residents of a foreign country, and that all or a substantial portion of the assets of the Company and said persons may be located outside the United States. See “Enforcement of Civil Liabilities”.
The Company has two classes of issued and outstanding shares: the Subordinate Voting Shares which are listed and posted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq, and the multiple voting shares (the “Multiple Voting Shares” and, together with the Subordinate Voting Shares, the “Shares”). The Subordinate Voting Shares are “restricted securities” within the meaning of such term under applicable Canadian securities laws. The Subordinate Voting Shares and the Multiple Voting Shares are substantially the same with the exception of the multiple voting, conversion and subscription rights attached to the Multiple Voting Shares. Each Subordinate Voting Share is entitled to one vote and each Multiple Voting Share is entitled to six votes on all matters. The Multiple Voting Shares are convertible into Subordinate Voting Shares on aone-for-one basis at any time at the option of the holders thereof and automatically in certain other circumstances. In the event of any distribution or issuance of voting shares of the Company (other than Multiple Voting Shares, Subordinate Voting Shares issued upon conversion of Multiple Voting Shares or voting shares issued upon the exercise of a right attached to a previously issued security), the holders of Multiple Voting Shares are entitled to subscribe for additional Multiple Voting Shares in order to maintain their proportion of total voting rights associated with the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares. The holders of Subordinate Voting Shares benefit from protection provisions that give them certain rights in the event of a take-over bid for the Multiple Voting Shares. See “Description of the Share Capital of the Company” in the Shelf Prospectus.
Beaudier, 4338618 and Bain (prior to the conversion of Multiple Voting Shares on the date hereof) currently hold 15,659,872, 10,439,200 and 19,949,771 Multiple Voting Shares, respectively, representing approximately 17.65%, 11.77% and 22.49%, respectively, of the Company’s issued and outstanding Shares and approximately 27.39%, 18.26% and 34.90%, respectively, of the voting power attached to all outstanding Shares. In connection with the Offering, Beaudier, 4338618 and Bain will convert1,690,153,1,126,691 and2,153,156 Multiple Voting Shares, respectively, into Subordinate Voting Shares on aone-for-one basis. After giving effect to the Offering, Beaudier, 4338618 and Bain will hold13,969,719,9,312,509 and17,796,615 Multiple Voting Shares, respectively, representing approximately15.75%,10.50% and20.06%, respectively, of the Company’s issued and outstanding Shares and approximately26.34%,17.56% and33.56%, respectively, of the voting power attached to all outstanding Shares. See “The Selling Shareholders” and “Plan of Distribution”.
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc., Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund and Boston Foundation Inc. received Subordinate Voting Shares as a charitable contribution on the date hereof from certain partners or other employees of certain entities affiliated with Bain and determined to offer and sell such shares under this Prospectus Supplement and the Shelf Prospectus. See “The Selling Shareholders”.
The Underwriters, as principals, conditionally offer the Offered Shares qualified under this Prospectus Supplement and the Shelf Prospectus, subject to prior sale, if, as and when sold and delivered by the Selling Shareholders and accepted by the Underwriters in accordance with the conditions contained in the Underwriting Agreement, as described under “Plan of Distribution”.
Concurrent with the Offering, the Company has agreed to repurchase for cancellation 773,500 options to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares currently held by senior executives of the Company (the “Concurrent Option Repurchase”). The completion of the Concurrent Option Repurchase is conditional upon the closing of the Offering. See “Concurrent Option Repurchase”.
Certain legal matters relating to Canadian law with respect to the Offering will be passed upon on the Company’s behalf by Stikeman Elliott LLP and on behalf of the Underwriters by McCarthy Tétrault LLP. Certain legal matters relating to United States law with respect to the Offering will be passed upon on the Company’s behalf by Ropes & Gray LLP and on behalf of the Underwriters by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.