Awardees shall, to the extent applicable, cooperate with the Company in relation to such listing, registration, qualification, consent or other approval and shall have no claim or cause of action against the Company or any of its officers or directors as a result of any failure by the Company to obtain or to take any steps to obtain any such registration, qualification or approval.
ARTICLE 7
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
The Company is not obligated to grant any Awards, issue any Common Shares or other securities, make any payments or take any other action if, in the opinion of the Board, in its sole discretion, such action would constitute a violation by an Awardee, the Company or a Related Entity of any provision of any applicable statutory or regulatory enactment of any government or government agency.
Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, Awards previously granted under this Plan, whether or not then exercisable, are not affected by any change in the relationship between, or ownership of, the Company and a Related Entity. For greater certainty, all Awards remain valid and, in the case of Options, exercisable, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Plan and are not affected by reason only that, at any time, a Related Entity ceases to be a Related Entity.
As a condition of and prior to participation in this Plan, each Awardee authorizes the Company to withhold from any amount otherwise payable to the Awardee any amounts required by any taxing authority to be withheld for taxes of any kind as a consequence of the Awardee’s participation in this Plan or issuance of Common Shares. The Company may, prior to and as a condition of issuing any Common Shares in such circumstances, require the Awardee to pay to the Company in cash or such other consideration as the Board, in its discretion, may accept, such amount as the Company is obliged to remit in accordance with applicable laws in respect of any such issuance of Common Shares or payment or crediting of such amount. The Company shall also have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such liability for withholding or other required deduction amounts by requiring the Awardee to complete a sale in respect of such number of Common Shares that have been issued and would otherwise be delivered to the Awardee under this Plan, and any amount payable from such sale will first be paid to the Company to satisfy any liability for withholding. The Company may require an Awardee, as a condition of participation in this Plan, to pay or reimburse the Company for any cost incurred by the Company as a result of the participation by the Awardee in this Plan.
7.4 | Waiver of Information Rights |
Subject to the discretion of the Board, an Awardee that has been issued Common Shares pursuant to an Award granted under this Plan shall, by acceptance of such Common Shares, be deemed to have waived any rights such shareholder would otherwise have to receive financial statements of the Company.
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