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| | (e) | a certificate of compliance dated July 15, 2020 issued in respect of Aptose pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Certificate of Compliance”); and |
| | (f) | a certificate of Gregory K. Chow, the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company, as to certain factual matters dated the date hereof. |
We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company and such agreements, certificates of public officials, certificates of officers, or other representatives of the Company, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion set forth herein.
In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed, photostatic, electronic, or facsimile copies and the authenticity of the originals of such documents. In making our examination of executed documents or documents which may be executed, we have assumed that the parties thereto, other than the Company, had or will have the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other, and execution and delivery by such parties, of such documents and that such documents constitute or will constitute valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto. We have also assumed that the Certificate of Compliance will continue to be accurate as at the date of issuance of any Offered Shares or Over-Allotment Shares.
In connection with our opinions expressed below, we have assumed that, at or prior to the time of the delivery of any such, the authorization to issue the Offered Shares or Over-Allotment Shares pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement will not have been modified or rescinded by the Board of Directors of Aptose and there will not have occurred any change in law affecting the validity or enforceability of such issuance of Offered Shares or Over-Allotment Shares. We have also assumed that neither the issuance and delivery of the Offered Shares or Over-Allotment Shares, nor the compliance by Aptose with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, will violate any applicable federal, provincial or state law or will result in a violation of any provision of any instrument or agreement then binding upon Aptose or any restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over Aptose.
The opinions expressed herein are limited to the federal laws of Canada applicable therein (the “Applicable Law”).
Opinion
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Offered Shares and Over-Allotment Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in the manner and for the consideration stated in the Underwriting Agreement, and upon payment of the consideration provided therein to the Company, will be validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable common shares of the Company.
