MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made the 14 th day of December, 2006 (the “
Agreement ”).
Luminex
Corporation
a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
( “Parent” )
Tm
Bioscience Corporation
a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of
Ontario
( “TMB” )
THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT in consideration of the
respective covenants and agreements herein contained, and other
good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged) the parties hereto covenant and
agree as follows:
In
this Agreement, unless there is something in the subject matter or
context inconsistent therewith, the following terms shall have the
following meanings respectively:
“1933
Act” means the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
“affiliate” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the
Securities Act, unless otherwise expressly stated
herein;
“Appropriate Regulatory
Approvals” means
those sanctions, rulings, consents, orders, exemptions, permits and
other approvals (including the lapse, without objection, of a
prescribed time under a statute or regulation that states that a
transaction may be implemented if a prescribed time lapses
following the giving of notice without an objection being made) of
Governmental Entities as set out in Schedule A
hereto;
“Arrangement”
means the arrangement including TMB
under section 182 of the OBCA on the terms and subject to the
conditions set out in the Plan of Arrangement, subject to any
amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with section
6.1 herein or Article 5 of the Plan of Arrangement or made at
the direction of the Court in the Final Order;
“Arrangement Resolution”
means the special resolution of TMB
Shareholders, to be substantially in the form and content of
Schedule B annexed hereto;
“Articles of Arrangement”
means the articles of arrangement of
TMB in respect of the Arrangement that are required by the OBCA to
be sent to the Director after the Final Order is made;
“Business Day”
means any day on which commercial
banks are generally open for business in Austin, Texas and Toronto,
Ontario other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day observed as a
holiday in Austin, Texas under the laws of the State of Texas or in
Toronto, Ontario under the laws of the Province of Ontario or the
federal laws of Canada;
“Circular” means the notice of TMB Meeting and accompanying
management information circular, including all schedules and
exhibits thereto, to be sent to holders of TMB Common Shares and
TMB Options in connection with the TMB Meeting;
“Confidentiality
Agreement” means
the confidentiality letter agreement dated September 1, 2006
between Parent and TMB;
“Converted Parent Option”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in
section 2.3(b);
“Converted Parent Option Exercise
Price” has the
meaning ascribed thereto in section 2.4(c);
“Court” means the Superior Court of Justice of
Ontario;
“Depositary” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Plan of
Arrangement;
“Director” means the Director appointed pursuant to section
278 of the OBCA;
“Dissent Rights”
means the rights of dissent in
favour of TMB Shareholders in respect of the Arrangement described
in the Plan of Arrangement;
“Dissenting Shareholder”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in
the Plan of Arrangement;
“Drop
Dead Date” means
March 31, 2007, or such later date as may be mutually agreed
by the parties to this Agreement;
“Effective Date”
means the date shown on the
certificate of arrangement to be issued by the Director under the
OBCA giving effect to the Arrangement provided that such date
occurs on or prior to the Drop Dead Date;
“Effective Time”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in
the Plan of Arrangement;
“Election Deadline”
means 5:00 p.m. (local time) at the
place of deposit on the date which is two Business Days prior to
the date of the TMB Meeting;
“Environmental Laws”
means all applicable Laws, including
applicable common law, relating to the protection of the
environment and public health and safety;
“Exchange Act”
means the United States Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
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“Final
Order” means the
final order of the Court approving the Arrangement as such order
may be amended by the Court at any time prior to the Effective Date
or, if appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied,
as affirmed;
“Form
S-8” has the
meaning ascribed thereto in section 2.5(b);
“Governmental Entity”
means any (a) multinational,
federal, provincial, state, regional, municipal, local or other
government, governmental or public department, central bank, court,
tribunal, arbitral body, commission, stock exchange, board, bureau
or agency, domestic or foreign, (b) any subdivision, agent,
commission, board, or authority of any of the foregoing,
(c) any Securities Regulatory Authority, self regulatory
authority or the Toronto Stock Exchange, or (d) any
quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory,
expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any
of the foregoing;
“including” means including without limitation;
“Information”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in
section 4.7(b);
“Intellectual Property”
means, collectively, patents, patent
disclosures, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade
names, domain names, copyrights, and all registrations,
applications, reissuances, continuations, continuation-in-part,
revisions, extensions, reexaminations and associated goodwill with
respect to each of the foregoing, computer software (including
source and object codes), computer programs, computer data bases
and related documentation and materials, data, documentation, trade
secrets, confidential business information (including ideas,
formulas, compositions, inventions, know-how, manufacturing and
production processes and techniques, research and development
information, drawings, designs, plans, proposals and technical
data, financial marketing and business data and pricing and cost
information) and other intellectual property rights and embodiments
of any of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium);
“Interim Order”
means the interim order of the
Court, as the same may be amended, in respect of the Arrangement,
as contemplated by section 2.2;
“Laws” means all statutes, regulations, statutory
rules, orders, and terms and conditions of any grant of approval,
permission, authority or license of any court, Governmental Entity,
statutory body or self-regulatory authority (including any stock
exchange), and the term “ applicable ” with
respect to such Laws and in the context that refers to one or more
Persons, means that such Laws apply to such Person or Persons or
its or their business, undertaking, property or securities and
emanate from a Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the
Person or Persons or its or their business, undertaking, property
or securities;
“Letter of Transmittal”
means the letter of transmittal for
use by holders of TMB Common Shares, in the form accompanying the
Circular;
“Licences” has the meaning ascribed thereto in section
3.1(u);
“Mailing Date”
means the date by which the Circular
must be mailed in order to have the Meeting on or before the
Meeting Date in accordance with the constating documents of TMB and
applicable Laws;
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“Material Adverse Change”
when used in connection with Parent
or TMB, means any change, effect, event or occurrence with respect
to its condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets,
liabilities, obligations (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise), businesses, operations or results of operations or
those of any of its Subsidiaries that is, or would reasonably be
expected to be, material and adverse to the business, operations or
financial condition of Parent or TMB, as the case may be, and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, other than any change, effect, event
or occurrence (i) relating to the Canadian or United States’
economy or securities markets in general, (ii) affecting the
Canadian or United States biotechnology industry in general,
(iii) resulting directly from the announcement of the
execution of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby, (iv) changes in Canadian GAAP or United States GAAP or
(v) a decline in the price, or a change in the trading volume,
of the Parent Common Shares, in the case of Parent, or the TMB
Common Shares, in the case of TMB, on the Nasdaq National Market or
the Toronto Stock Exchange, as applicable (it being understood,
however, that any change, effect, event or occurrence causing or
contributing to such decline or change may, except as provided in
any of (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this definition, be
taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Charge
has occurred); provided however, that in the case of (i) and
(ii), Parent or TMB, as the case may be, are not affected in a
materially disproportionate manner relative to other similarly
situated participants in the industries or markets in which they
operate.
“Material Adverse Effect”
when used in connection with Parent
or TMB, means any effect that is, or would reasonably be expected
to be, material and adverse to the business, operations or
financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole;
“Material Contract”
has the meaning put forth in
Section 3.1(z).
“Meeting Date”
means the date on which the TMB
Meeting is held, which date shall be on or before March 20,
2007.
“OBCA” means the Ontario Business Corporations
Act as now in effect and as it may be amended from time to time
prior to the Effective Date;
“OSC” means the Ontario Securities
Commission;
“Parent Common Shares”
means the shares of common stock in
the capital of Parent;
“Parent Disclosure
Letter” means that
certain letter dated as of the date of this Agreement and delivered
by Parent to TMB, which shall be divided into sections containing
the disclosure information required in each such section by the
terms of this Agreement;
“Parent Options”
means Parent Common Share options
granted under the Parent Stock Option Plan and being outstanding
and unexercised on the effective date;
“Parent Shareholders”
means the holders of Parent Common
Shares;
“Parent Stock Option
Plan” means Parent
Stock Option Plan instituted May 2006;
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“Person” includes any individual, firm, partnership,
joint venture, venture capital fund, limited liability company,
unlimited liability company, association, trust, trustee, executor,
administrator, legal personal representative, estate, group, body
corporate, corporation, unincorporated association or organization,
Governmental Entity, syndicate or other entity, whether or not
having legal status;
“Plan
of Arrangement” means the plan of arrangement substantially in
the form and content of Schedule C annexed hereto and any
amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with section
6.1 herein or Article 5 of the Plan of Arrangement or made at
the direction of the Court in the Final Order;
“Pre-Effective Date
Period” shall mean
the period from and including the date hereof to and including the
Effective Time on the Effective Date;
“Publicly Disclosed by
Parent” means
disclosed by Parent in a public filing made by it with the SEC from
January 1, 2004 to and including the date hereof;
“Publicly Disclosed by TMB
” means disclosed
by TMB in a public filing made by it with the OSC from
January 1, 2004 to and including the date hereof;
“Representatives”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in
section 4.6(a);
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission;
“Securities Act”
means the Securities Act
(Ontario) and the rules, regulations and policies made thereunder,
as now in effect and as they may be amended from time to time prior
to the Effective Date;
“Securities Regulatory
Authority” means
the applicable securities commission or regulatory authority in
each province and territory in Canada and the SEC;
“Share
Exchange Ratio” has
the meaning ascribed thereto in the Plan of Arrangement;
“SOX” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to a specified body
corporate, any body corporate of which more than 50% of the
outstanding shares ordinarily entitled to elect a majority of the
board of directors thereof (whether or not shares of any other
class or classes shall or might be entitled to vote upon the
happening of any event or contingency) are at the time owned
directly or indirectly by such specified body corporate and shall
include any body corporate, partnership, joint venture or other
entity over which it exercises direction or control or which is in
a like relation to a Subsidiary;
“Tax” and “Taxes” means, with
respect to any entity, all income taxes (including any tax on or
based upon net income, gross income, income as specially defined,
earnings, profits or selected items of income, earnings or profits)
and all capital taxes, gross receipts taxes, environmental taxes,
sales taxes, use taxes, ad valorem taxes, value added taxes,
transfer taxes, franchise taxes, license taxes, withholding taxes,
payroll taxes, employment taxes, Canada Pension Plan premiums,
excise, severance, social security premiums,
workers’
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compensation
premiums, unemployment insurance or compensation premiums, stamp
taxes, occupation taxes, premium taxes, property taxes, windfall
profits taxes, alternative or add-on minimum taxes, goods and
services tax, customs duties or other taxes, fees, imposts,
assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any
interest and any penalties or additional amounts imposed by any
taxing authority (domestic or foreign) on such entity; and the term
“material amount of Taxes” shall mean an amount of
Taxes that is material to the entity and its Subsidiaries taken as
a whole;
“Tax
Returns” means all
returns, declarations, reports, elections, forms, information
returns and statements required to be filed with any taxing
authority relating to Taxes;
“TMB
Acquisition Proposal” means any bona fide proposal with respect
to any merger, amalgamation, arrangement, take-over bid, sale of
assets (excluding inventory sold in the ordinary course of
business) representing more than 25% of the book value (on a
consolidated basis) of TMB’s total assets (or any lease,
long-term supply agreement or other arrangement having the same
economic effect as a sale), any sale of more than 25% of TMB Common
Shares then outstanding or similar transactions involving TMB or
any of its Subsidiaries, or a proposal to do so, excluding the
Arrangement;
“TMB
Common Shares” means the outstanding common shares in the
capital of TMB;
“TMB
Convertible Securities” means all securities of TMB, other than TMB
Options and TMB Warrants, which may by their terms be converted,
exercised and exchanged to acquire TMB Common Shares, being
outstanding and unexercised on the Effective Date;
“TMB
Disclosure Letter” means that certain letter dated as of the date
of this Agreement and delivered by TMB to Parent, which shall be
divided into sections containing the disclosure information
required in each such section by the terms of this
Agreement;
“TMB
Meeting” means the
special meeting of TMB Shareholders, including any adjournment
thereof, to be called and held in accordance with the Interim Order
to consider the Arrangement;
“TMB
Options” means TMB
Common Share options granted under the TMB Stock Option Plan and
being outstanding and unexercised on the Effective Date;
“TMB
Plans” has the
meaning ascribed thereto in section 3.1(l)(i);
“TMB
Shareholders” means
the holders of TMB Common Shares;
“TMB
Stock Option Plan” means TMB’s Stock Option Plan;
“TMB
Superior Proposal” means any bona fide written proposal,
other than the Arrangement, by a third party directly or
indirectly, to acquire assets representing 100% of the book value
(on a consolidated basis) of TMB’s total assets or 100% of
the outstanding TMB Common Shares, whether by way of merger,
amalgamation, arrangement, take-over bid, share exchange,
recapitalisation, sale of assets or otherwise, and that in the good
faith determination of the Board of Directors of TMB after
consultation with financial advisors and outside counsel
(a) is reasonably capable of being completed, taking into
account all legal, financial, regulatory, timing and other aspects
of such proposal and the party
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making such
proposal, and (b) would, if consummated in accordance with its
terms, result in a transaction (x) more favourable, from a
financial point of view, to TMB’s Shareholders than the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement and (y) having a
value per TMB Common Share greater than the per share value
attributable to TMB Common Shares under the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement;
“TMB
Warrants” means
those TMB Common Share warrants being outstanding and unexercised
on the Effective Date.
1.2
Interpretation Not Affected by Headings, etc.
The
division of this Agreement into Articles, sections and other
portions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the construction or
interpretation hereof. Unless otherwise indicated, all references
to an “ Article ” or “ section
” followed by a number and/or a letter refer to the specified
Article or section of this Agreement. The terms “ this
Agreement ”, “ hereof ”, “
herein ” and “ hereunder ” and
similar expressions refer to this Agreement (including the
Schedules hereto) and not to any particular Article, section or
other portion hereof and include any agreement or instrument
supplementary or ancillary hereto. References in this Agreement to
“ including ” shall be deemed to have the
meaning “ including without limitation
”.
Unless
otherwise specifically indicated, all sums of money referred to in
this Agreement are expressed in lawful money of Canada.
Unless
the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular shall
include the plural and vice versa and words importing any gender
shall include all genders.
In
the event that any date on which any action is required to be taken
hereunder by any of the parties hereto is not a Business Day, such
action shall be required to be taken on the next succeeding day
which is a Business Day.
This
Agreement and the agreements and other documents herein referred to
constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto
pertaining to the terms of the Arrangement and supersede all other
prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions,
whether oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to
the terms of the Arrangement.
The
following Schedules are annexed to this Agreement and are hereby
incorporated by reference into this Agreement and form part
hereof:
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Schedule A
- Appropriate Regulatory Approvals
Schedule B - Arrangement Resolution
Schedule C - Plan of Arrangement
Schedule D - Voting Agreement for Directors, Officers and
Affiliates
Schedule E - Affiliate Agreement
Unless
otherwise stated, all accounting terms used in this Agreement in
respect of TMB shall have the meanings attributable thereto under
Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and all
determinations of an accounting nature in respect of TMB required
to be made shall be made in a manner consistent with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles and past practice and, to
the extent (and only to the extent) required by applicable Laws,
United States generally accepted accounting principles. Unless
otherwise stated, all accounting terms used in this Agreement in
respect of Parent shall have the meanings attributable thereto
under United States generally accepted accounting principles and
all determinations of an accounting nature required to be made in
respect of Parent shall be made in a manner consistent with United
States generally accepted accounting principles and past
practice.
Each
reference herein to the knowledge of a party means, unless
otherwise specified, the actual knowledge of the executive officers
of such party after reasonable inquiry.
ARTICLE 2
THE ARRANGEMENT
2.1
Implementation Steps by TMB
TMB
covenants in favour of Parent that TMB shall:
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(a)
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as
soon as reasonable practicable following the date hereof, apply in
a manner acceptable to Parent, acting reasonably, under section 182
of the OBCA for and diligently seek the Interim Order governing the
calling and conduct of the TMB Meeting;
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(b)
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subject to section 2.4, lawfully
convene and hold the TMB Meeting for the purpose of considering the
Arrangement Resolution (and for no other purpose unless agreed to
by Parent) as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event, on
or before the Meeting Date subject to adjournments or postponements
which may be required pursuant to section 4.5(a);
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(c)
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subject to obtaining the approvals
as are required by the Interim Order, as soon as reasonably
practicable after the TMB Meeting, proceed with the application to
the Court for and diligently seek the Final Order;
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(d)
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subject to obtaining the Final Order
and the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions herein
contained in favour of each party, as soon as reasonably
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practicable, take all steps and
actions, including sending to the Director, for endorsement and
filing by the Director, the Articles of Arrangement and such other
documents as may be required in connection therewith under the
OBCA, and including making all other necessary filings with
Governmental Entities to give effect to the Arrangement prior to
the Drop Dead Date;
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(e)
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instruct counsel acting for it to
bring the applications and make the filings referred to in sections
2.1(a), 2.1(c) and 2.1(d) in co-operation with counsel to
Parent;
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(f)
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in
connection with the Court applications referred to herein, permit
Parent and its counsel to review and comment, such review and
comment to be completed in a timely fashion, upon drafts of all
material to be filed by TMB with the Court in connection with the
Arrangement, including the Circular and any supplement or amendment
contemplated by section 2.6(c) and provide counsel to TMB on a
timely basis with copies of any notice of appearance and evidence
served on TMB or its counsel in respect of application for the
Interim Order and the Final Order or any appeal therefrom and of
any notice (written or oral) received by TMB indicating any
intention to oppose the granting of the Interim Order or the Final
Order or to appeal the Interim Order or the Final Order;
and
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(g)
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not
file any material with the Court in connection with the Arrangement
or serve any such material, and not agree to modify or amend
materials so filed or served, except as contemplated hereby or with
the prior written consent of Parent, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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notice of motion for the application referred to in section 2.1(a)
shall request that the Interim Order provide:
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(a)
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for
a record date for the TMB Meeting;
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(b)
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for
the class of Persons to whom notice is to be provided in respect of
the Arrangement and TMB Meeting and for the manner in which such
notice is to be provided;
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(c)
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that the requisite approval for the
Arrangement Resolution shall be 66 2/3% of the votes cast on the
Arrangement Resolution by holders of TMB Common Shares and TMB
Options voting together as a single class, including at least a
simple majority of the votes cast on the Arrangement Resolution by
holders of TMB Common Shares, excluding the votes cast by holders
of TMB Options, present in person or by proxy at the TMB
Meeting;
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(d)
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for
approval of the form of proxy to be provided;
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(e)
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that, in all other respects, the
terms, restrictions and conditions of the by-laws and articles of
TMB, including quorum requirements and all other matters, shall
apply in respect of TMB Meeting;
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(f)
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for
the grant of the Dissent Rights; and
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(g)
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for
the notice requirements with respect to the return of the
application to the Court for the Final Order.
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2.3 Articles
of Arrangement
The
Articles of Arrangement shall, with such other matters as are
necessary to effect the Arrangement, and all as subject to the
provisions of the Plan of Arrangement, provide substantially as
follows:
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(a)
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each outstanding TMB Common Share
that is not held by a holder who has exercised its Dissent Rights
and is ultimately entitled to be paid the fair value of TMB Common
Shares (other than TMB Common Shares held by Parent or any
Subsidiary or affiliate thereof), will be exchanged by the holder
thereof for that number of fully paid and non-assessable Parent
Common Shares equal to the Share Exchange Ratio, and the name of
each such holder of TMB Common Shares will be removed from the
register of holders of TMB Common Shares and added to the register
of holders of Parent Common Shares and Parent or a Subsidiary of
Parent, as the case may be, will be recorded as the registered
holder of such TMB Common Shares so exchanged and will be deemed to
be the legal and beneficial owner thereof;
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(b)
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each TMB Option outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not vested,
shall be exchanged for an option granted by Parent (a
“Converted Parent Option”) to acquire (on the same
terms and conditions as were applicable to such TMB Option pursuant
to the relevant TMB Stock Option Plan under which it was issued and
the agreement evidencing the grant thereof prior to the Effective
Time) the number (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of
Parent Common Shares determined by multiplying (A) the number of
TMB Common Shares subject to such TMB Option immediately prior to
the Effective Time by (B) the Share Exchange Ratio. The
exercise price per Parent Common Share subject to any such
Converted Parent Option (the “Converted Parent Option
Exercise Price”) will be an amount (rounded up to the nearest
whole cent) equal to the quotient of (A) the exercise price
per TMB Common Share subject to such TMB Option immediately prior
to the Effective Time and (B) the Share Exchange Ratio,
expressed in U.S. dollars based on the noon buying rate of the Bank
of Canada on the last trading day immediately preceding the
Effective Date. The conversion mechanism set forth in this section
2.3(b) shall be adjusted to the extent required to comply with
Section 409A of the United States Internal Revenue Code and
the rules, regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder, where
applicable;
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(c)
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each TMB Warrant outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed to be
exchanged for a warrant to acquire (on the same terms and
conditions as were applicable to such TMB Warrant pursuant to the
terms under which it was issued and the agreement evidencing the
issue thereof prior to the Effective Time) the number (rounded down
to the nearest whole number) of
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Parent Common Shares determined by
multiplying (A) the number of TMB Common Shares subject to
such TMB Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time by
(B) the Share Exchange Ratio. The exercise price per Parent
Common Share subject to any such TMB Warrant will be an amount
(rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient of
(A) the exercise price per TMB Common Share subject to such
TMB Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time and
(B) the Share Exchange Ratio, expressed in U.S. dollars based
on the noon buying rate of the Bank of Canada on the last trading
day immediately preceding the Effective Date. The conversion
mechanism set forth in this section 2.3(c) shall be adjusted to the
extent required to comply with Section 409A of the United
States Internal Revenue Code and the rules, regulations and
guidance promulgated thereunder, where applicable, as reasonably
determined by Parent’s counsel; and
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(d)
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each TMB Convertible Security
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed
to be exchanged for a convertible security granted by Parent to
acquire (on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to
such TMB Convertible Security pursuant to the terms under which it
was issued and the agreement evidencing the issue thereof prior to
the Effective Time) the number (rounded down to the nearest whole
number) of Parent Common Shares determined by multiplying
(A) the number of TMB Common Shares subject to such TMB
Convertible Security immediately prior to the Effective Time by
(B) the Share Exchange Ratio. The exercise price per Parent
Common Share subject to any such TMB Convertible Security will be
an amount (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the
quotient of (A) the exercise price per TMB Common Share
subject to such TMB Convertible Security immediately prior to the
Effective Time and (B) the Share Exchange Ratio, expressed in
U.S. dollars based on the noon buying rate of the Bank of Canada on
the last trading day immediately preceding the Effective Date. The
conversion mechanism set forth in this section 2.3(d) shall be
adjusted to the extent required to comply with Section 409A of
the United States Internal Revenue Code and the rules, regulations
and guidance promulgated thereunder, where applicable.
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2.4
Management Information Circular
As promptly as
practicable following the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
TMB shall prepare the Circular and all other required documents
prepared in conformity with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act and other applicable Laws in connection with the
Arrangement and TMB shall give Parent timely opportunity to review
and comment on all such documentation and all such documentation
shall be reasonably satisfactory to Parent before it is filed or
distributed to the TMB Shareholders and holders of TMB Options,
incorporating therein all reasonable comments made by Parent and
its counsel; provided that Parent shall provide TMB with its
comments and any proposed additions and deletions within three
Business Days after receipt of a draft Circular from TMB. As
promptly as practicable after obtaining the Interim Order, TMB
shall cause the Circular and other documentation required in
connection with the TMB Meeting to be sent to each holder of TMB
Common Shares and TMB Options and filed as required by the Interim
Order and applicable Laws.
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2.5
Securities Compliance
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Parent shall use all reasonable
efforts to obtain all orders required from the applicable Canadian
securities authorities to permit the issuance and first resale of
(a) the Parent Common Shares issued pursuant to the
Arrangement and (b) the Parent Common Shares issued from time
to time upon the exercise of the Converted Parent Options, in each
case without qualification with or approval of or the filing of any
prospectus or similar document, or the taking of any proceeding
with, or the obtaining of any further order, ruling or consent
from, any Governmental Entity or regulatory authority under any
Canadian federal, provincial or territorial securities or other
Laws or pursuant to the rules and regulations of any regulatory
authority administering such Laws, or the fulfillment of any other
legal requirement in any such jurisdiction (other than, with
respect to such first resales, any restrictions on transfer by
reason of, among other things, a holder being a “control
person” of Parent or TMB for purposes of Canadian federal,
provincial or territorial securities Laws).
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(b)
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As
promptly as practicable after the Effective Date, Parent shall file
either a registration statement on Form S-8 (or other applicable
form) or an amendment to its existing registration statement on
Form S-8 (the “Form S-8”) in order to register under
the 1933 Act those Parent Common Shares to be issued from time to
time after the Effective Time upon the exercise of the Converted
Parent Options.
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(c)
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TMB
and Parent shall take all such steps as may be required to cause
the transactions contemplated by Article 2 and any other
dispositions of TMB equity securities and/or acquisitions of Parent
equity securities (including, in each case derivative securities)
in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby by any individual who is a director or officer of TMB, to be
exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange
Act.
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2.6
Preparation of Filings
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(a)
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Parent and TMB shall cooperate
in:
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(i)
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the
preparation of any application for the orders and the preparation
of any required registration statements and any other documents
reasonably deemed by Parent or TMB to be necessary to discharge
their respective obligations under United States and Canadian
federal, provincial, territorial or state securities Laws in
connection with the Arrangement and the other transactions
contemplated hereby;
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(ii)
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the
taking of all such action as may be required under any applicable
United States and Canadian federal, provincial, territorial or
state securities Laws (including “blue sky laws”) in
connection with the issuance of the Parent Common Shares in
connection with the Arrangement or the exercise of the Converted
Parent Options; provided, however, that with respect to the United
States “blue sky” and Canadian
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provincial qualifications neither
Parent nor TMB shall be required to register or qualify as a
foreign corporation or to take any action that would subject it to
service of process in any jurisdiction where such entity is not now
so subject, except as to matters and transactions arising solely
from the offer and sale of the Parent Common Shares; and
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(iii)
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the
taking of all such action as may be required under the OBCA, the
1933 Act, the Exchange Act and the laws of the State of Delaware in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Plan of Arrangement.
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(b)
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Each of Parent and TMB shall furnish
to the other all such information concerning it and its
shareholders as may be required (and, in the case of its
shareholders, available to it) for the effectuation of the actions
described in sections 2.4 and 2.5 and the foregoing provisions of
this section 2.6, and each covenants that no information furnished
by it (to its knowledge in the case of information concerning its
shareholders) in connection with such actions or otherwise in
connection with the consummation of the Arrangement and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated in any such document or necessary in order to
make any information so furnished for use in any such document not
misleading in the light of the circumstances in which it is
furnished.
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(c)
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Parent and TMB shall each promptly
notify the other if at any time before or after the Effective Time
it becomes aware that the Circular or an application for an order
or a registration statement described in section 2.5 contains any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements contained therein not misleading in light of the
circumstances in which they are made, or that otherwise requires an
amendment or supplement to the Circular or such application or
registration statement. In any such event, Parent and TMB shall
cooperate in the preparation of a supplement or amendment to the
Circular or such other document, as required and as the case may
be, and, if required, shall cause the same to be distributed to
shareholders of Parent or TMB and/or filed with the relevant
securities regulatory authorities.
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(d)
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TMB
shall ensure that the Circular complies with all applicable Laws
and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, that the
Circular does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading
in light of the circumstances in which they are made (other than
with respect to any information relating to and provided by Parent
or any third party that is not an affiliate of TMB). Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, TMB shall ensure that the
Circular provides holders of Common Shares with information in
sufficient detail to permit them to form a reasoned judgment
concerning the matters to be placed before them at the TMB Meeting
and Parent shall provide all information regarding it necessary to
do so.
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(e)
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Parent shall ensure that the
Circular as it pertains to Parent and the Form S-8 comply with all
applicable Laws and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, that such documents do not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they
are made (other than with respect to any information relating to
and provided by TMB or any third party that is not an affiliate of
Parent) and TMB shall provide all information regarding TMB
necessary to do so.
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ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1
Representations and Warranties of TMB
TMB
represents and warrants to and in favour of Parent as follows,
subject to such exceptions as are disclosed in writing in the TMB
Disclosure Letter (each of which exceptions shall indicate the
paragraph or sub-paragraph of this section 3.1 to which it applies,
and which shall only qualify such indicated paragraph or
subparagraph or such other paragraph or subparagraph to which it is
reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that such
disclosure relates) and acknowledges that Parent is relying upon
such representations and warranties in connection with the matters
contemplated by this Agreement:
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(i)
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Each of TMB and its Subsidiaries has
been duly incorporated or formed under all applicable Laws, is
validly subsisting and has full corporate or legal power and
authority to own its properties and conduct its businesses as
currently owned and conducted. All of the outstanding shares and
other ownership interests of the TMB Subsidiaries which are held
directly or indirectly by TMB are validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and all such shares are owned directly or indirectly
by TMB, free and clear of all liens, claims or encumbrances, except
as set forth in section 3.1(a) of the TMB Disclosure Letter or
pursuant to restrictions on transfers contained in constating
documents, and except as aforesaid there are no outstanding
options, rights, entitlements, understandings or commitments
(contingent or otherwise) regarding the right to acquire any such
shares in any of the TMB Subsidiaries. TMB has disclosed in section
3.1(a) of the TMB Disclosure Letter the names and jurisdictions of
incorporation of each of the TMB Subsidiaries.
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(ii)
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Except as disclosed in section
3.1(a) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, neither TMB nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any minority interest in any other corporation or
entity.
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(b)
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Capitalization
. The authorized capital
of TMB consists of an unlimited number of Common Shares and an
unlimited number of preferred shares. As of the date hereof, there
were 49,672,723 TMB Common Shares and no preferred shares issued
and outstanding, and 14,997,713 TMB Common Shares were reserved,
in
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the
aggregate, for issuance in respect of TMB Options and TMB Warrants.
TMB has disclosed in section 3.1(b) of the TMB Disclosure Letter
all outstanding TMB Options and TMB Warrants. As of the date
hereof, TMB had outstanding options under the TMB Stock Option Plan
permitting the holders thereof to purchase 3,965,970 TMB Common
Shares in the aggregate. Except as described in the preceding
sentences of this section 3.1(b) and in section 3.1(a)(i), there
are no options, warrants, conversion privileges or other rights,
agreements, arrangements or commitments (pre-emptive, contingent or
otherwise) obligating TMB or any of its Subsidiaries to issue or
sell any shares of TMB or any of its Subsidiaries or securities or
obligations of any kind convertible into or exchangeable for any
shares of TMB, any TMB Subsidiary or any other Person, nor is there
outstanding any stock appreciation rights, phantom equity or
similar rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments based upon
the book value, income or any other attribute of TMB or any
Subsidiary. Except as set forth in section 3.1(b) of the TMB
Disclosure Letter, there have been no TMB Common Shares issued or
purchased for cancellation. All outstanding TMB Common Shares have
been duly authorized and are validly issued and outstanding as
fully paid and non-assessable shares, free of pre-emptive rights.
There are no outstanding bonds, debentures or other evidences of
indebtedness of TMB or any Subsidiary having the right to vote (or
that are convertible for or exercisable into securities having the
right to vote) with the holders of TMB Common Shares on any matter.
Except as set forth in section 3.1(b) of the TMB Disclosure Letter,
there are no outstanding contractual obligations of TMB or any of
its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of
its outstanding securities or with respect to the voting or
disposition of any outstanding securities of any of the TMB
Subsidiaries.
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(c)
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Authority and No
Violation .
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(i)
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TMB
has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement by TMB and the consummation by TMB
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly
authorized by its Board of Directors and no other corporate
proceedings on its part are necessary to authorize this Agreement,
or the transactions contemplated hereby other than:
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(A)
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with respect to the Circular and
other matters relating solely thereto, including the implementation
of the Arrangement, the approval of the Board of Directors of TMB;
and
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(B)
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with respect to the completion of
the Arrangement, the approval of the holders of TMB Common Shares
and TMB Options, voting as a single class.
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(ii)
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This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by TMB and constitutes its legal, valid and
binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other applicable Laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally, and to
general
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principles of equity and to the fact
that the Currency Act (Canada) precludes a court in Canada
from giving judgment in any currency other than Canadian
currency.
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(iii)
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The
Board of Directors of TMB has (A) determined that the
Arrangement is fair to the holders of TMB Common Shares and is in
the best interests of TMB, (B) received an opinion from
Leerink Swann & Company to the effect that, as of the date of
such opinion, the Share Exchange Ratio is fair from a financial
point of view to the holders of TMB Common Shares, a copy of which
opinion will be provided to Parent solely for informational
purposes after receipt thereof by TMB, and (C) determined to
recommend that the holders of TMB Common Shares and TMB Options
vote in favour of the Arrangement. TMB is not subject to a
shareholder rights plan or “poison pill” or similar
plan.
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(iv)
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On
behalf of Parent, TMB has obtained, and has provided to Parent,
signed copies of Voting Agreements in the form of Schedule D
from those of TMB’s directors, officers and their affiliates
specified in section 3.1(c) of the TMB Disclosure
Letter.
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(v)
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The
approval of this Agreement, the execution and delivery by TMB of
this Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations
hereunder and the completion of the Arrangement and the
transactions contemplated thereby, will not, except as disclosed in
section 3.1(c) of the TMB Disclosure Letter:
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(A)
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result in a violation or breach of,
require any consent to be obtained under or give rise to any
termination, purchase or sale rights or payment obligation under
any provision of:
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(I)
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its
or any TMB Subsidiary’s certificate of incorporation,
articles, by-laws or other charter documents, including any
unanimous shareholder agreement or any other agreement or
understanding relating to ownership of shares or other interests or
to corporate governance with any party;
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(II)
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subject to obtaining the Appropriate
Regulatory Approvals relating to TMB, any Laws, judgment or decree
except to the extent that the violation or breach of, or failure to
obtain any consent under, any Laws, judgment or decree would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on
TMB; or
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(III)
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subject to obtaining the Appropriate
Regulatory Approvals relating to TMB and except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on
TMB, any material contract, agreement, license,
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franchise or permit to which TMB or
any of its Subsidiaries is party or by which it is bound or subject
or is the beneficiary;
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(B)
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give rise to any right of
termination or acceleration of indebtedness of TMB or any
Subsidiary, or cause any such indebtedness to come due before its
stated maturity or cause any available credit of TMB or any
Subsidiary to cease to be available;
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(C)
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except as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on TMB, result in
the imposition of any encumbrance, charge or lien upon any of its
assets or the assets of any of its Subsidiaries, or restrict,
hinder, impair or limit the ability of TMB or any of its
Subsidiaries to carry on the business of TMB or any of its
Subsidiaries as and where it is now being carried on; or
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(D)
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result in any payment (including
severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or
otherwise) becoming due to any director or employee of TMB or any
Subsidiary or increase any benefits otherwise payable under any TMB
Plan or result in the acceleration of time of payment or vesting of
any such benefits, including the time of exercise of stock
options.
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Except as disclosed in section
3.1(c) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, no consent, approval, order or
authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental
Entity is required to be obtained by TMB and its Subsidiaries in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
performance by TMB of its obligations hereunder or the consummation
by TMB of the transactions contemplated hereby other than
(A) any approvals required by the Interim Order, (B) the
Final Order, (C) filings with the Director under the OBCA,
(D) the Appropriate Regulatory Approvals relating to TMB and
(E) any other consents, approvals, orders, authorizations,
declarations or filings of or with a Governmental Entity, a list of
which is set out in Section 3.1(c) of the TMB Disclosure
Letter, and which, if not obtained, would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on TMB.
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(d)
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No Defaults. Subject to obtaining the Appropriate
Regulatory Approvals relating to TMB and except as disclosed in
section 3.1(d) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, neither TMB nor any of
its Subsidiaries is in default under, and there exists no event,
condition or occurrence which, after notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute such a default under, (i) their
respective constating documents, or (ii) any Material
Contract.
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(e)
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Absence of Certain Changes or
Events. Except as disclosed in section
3.1(e) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, from December 31, 2005
through to the date hereof each of TMB and its Subsidiaries has
conducted its business only in the ordinary
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and
regular course of business consistent with past practice and there
has not occurred:
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(i)
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a
Material Adverse Change with respect to TMB;
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(ii)
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any
damage, destruction or loss, whether covered by insurance or not,
that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on TMB;
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(iii)
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any
redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of TMB Common Shares by
TMB or any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or
other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with
respect to TMB Common Shares;
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(iv)
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any
material increase in or modification of the compensation payable or
to become payable by it to any of its directors or officers, or any
grant to any such director or officer of any increase in severance
or termination pay;
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(v)
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any
increase in or modification of any bonus, pension, insurance or
benefit arrangement (including the granting of stock options,
restricted stock awards or stock appreciation rights) made to, for
or with any of its directors or officers;
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(vi)
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any
acquisition or sale of its property or assets aggregating 10% or
more of TMB’s total consolidated property and assets as at
December 31, 2005, other than in the ordinary and regular
course of business consistent with past practice;
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(vii)
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any
entering into, amendment of, relinquishment, termination or
non-renewal by it of any material contract, agreement, license,
franchise, lease transaction, commitment or other right or
obligation, other than in the ordinary and regular course of
business consistent with past practice;
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(viii)
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any
resolution to approve a split, combination or reclassification of
any of its outstanding shares; or
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any
change in its accounting methods, principles or
practices.
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(i)
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Except as set forth in section
3.1(f) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, neither TMB nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any written or oral policy, agreement,
obligation or understanding providing for severance or termination
payments to, or any bonus or similar payment, or any employment
agreement with, any director or officer.
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(ii)
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Except as set forth in section
3.1(f) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, neither TMB nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement nor
subject to any application for certification or, to the knowledge
of TMB, threatened or apparent union-organizing
campaigns
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for
employees not covered under a collective bargaining agreement nor
are there any current, pending or, to the knowledge of TMB,
threatened strikes or lockouts at TMB or any of its
Subsidiaries.
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(iii)
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Except as set forth in section
3.1(f) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, neither TMB nor any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to any claim for wrongful dismissal,
constructive dismissal or any other tort claim, actual or, to the
knowledge of TMB, threatened, or any litigation, actual or, to the
knowledge of TMB, threatened, relating to employment or termination
of employment of employees or independent contractors.
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(iv)
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TMB
and all of its Subsidiaries, since January 1, 2004 have
operated in accordance with all applicable Laws with respect to
employment and labour, including employment and labour standards,
occupational health and safety, employment equity, pay equity,
workers’ compensation, human rights and labour relations and
there are no current, pending or, to the knowledge of TMB,
threatened proceedings before any board or tribunal with respect to
any of the above areas, other than where the failure to so operate
or such proceedings which, individually or in the aggregate, would
not have a Material Adverse Effect on TMB.
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(v)
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Except as disclosed in section
3.1(f) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, all employees of TMB and its
Subsidiaries and persons who have ceased to be employees of TMB or
its Subsidiaries since January 1, 2005 have been, or shall
have been on or before the Effective Date, paid or amounts in
respect thereof shall have been accrued for wages, salaries,
commissions, bonuses, vacation pay, severance and termination pay,
sick pay, and other compensation for all services performed by them
or that was accrued by them up to the Effective Date, in accordance
with the obligations of TMB and its Subsidiaries under any
employment or labour practices and policies or any collective
bargaining agreement or individual agreement to which TMB or its
Subsidiaries is a party, or by which TMB or its Subsidiaries may be
bound.
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(vi)
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Except as disclosed in section
3.1(f) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, TMB is not a party to or bound
by any consulting or independent contractor agreements that cannot
be terminated at the election of TMB on thirty days’ prior
notice without liability, penalty or premium. TMB has made
available to Parent true, correct and complete forms of any
arbitration agreements or confidentiality agreements between TMB
and an officer, employee or former employee of TMB or its
Subsidiaries. Neither TMB nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any
verbal commitments to any such officers, employees, former
employees consultants or independent contractors with respect to
compensation, promotion, retention, termination, severance or
similar matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or otherwise. Except as disclosed in section 3.1(f)
of the TMB Disclosure Letter, there are no
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officers and
employees of TMB and its Subsidiaries who are on long term
disability leave on the date hereof.
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Financial Statements.
The audited consolidated
financial statements for TMB as at and for each of the 12-month
periods ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, and the
unaudited consolidated financial statements for the nine month
period ended September 30, 2006 (i) have been prepared in
accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles
(in each case subject, in the case of such unaudited financial
statements, to the absence of notes and to year-end adjustments),
(ii) comply in all material respects with the requirements of
applicable Governmental Entities and applicable securities Laws,
(iii) are in accordance with the books and records of TMB,
(iv) contain and reflect all necessary adjustments for fair
presentation of the results of operations and financial condition
of the business of TMB for the periods covered thereby, and
(v) contain and reflect adequate provision or allowance for
all reasonably anticipated liabilities, expenses and losses of TMB.
Except as disclosed in section 3.1(g) of the TMB Disclosure Letter,
all financial statements referenced in this section 3.1(g) present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
position and results of operations of TMB and its Subsidiaries, as
the case may be, as of the respective dates thereof and for the
respective periods covered thereby, subject, in the case of such
unaudited financial statements, to year-end adjustments, which
year-end adjustments, individually or in the aggregate, would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on TMB.
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Books and Records.
The books, records and
accounts of TMB and its Subsidiaries (i) have been maintained
in accordance with good business practices on a basis consistent
with prior years, (ii) are stated in reasonable detail and
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of
the assets of TMB and its Subsidiaries, and (iii) accurately
and fairly reflect the basis for TMB consolidated financial
statements. TMB has devised and maintains a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances
that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization, and
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary (A) to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles or any other criteria
applicable to such statements and (B) to maintain
accountability for assets.
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(i)
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Litigation, Etc.
Except as set forth in
section 3.1(i) of the TMB Disclosure Letter or Publicly Disclosed
by TMB, there is no claim, action, proceeding or investigation
(including any native land claims) pending or, to the knowledge of
TMB, threatened against TMB or any of its Subsidiaries before any
court or Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on TMB, or prevent or materially
delay consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Arrangement. Neither TMB nor any of its
Subsidiaries, nor their respective assets and properties, is
subject to any outstanding judgment, order, writ, injunction or
decree that has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect on TMB or that would
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prevent or materially delay
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the Arrangement.
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(j)
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Environmental.
All operations of TMB
and its Subsidiaries have been conducted, and are now, in
compliance, in all material respects, with all Environmental Laws;
and TMB and its Subsidiaries are in possession of, and in
compliance, in all material respects, with, all permits,
authorizations, certificates, registrations, approvals and consents
necessary under Environmental Laws to own, lease and operate their
properties and conduct their respective businesses as they are now
being conducted or as proposed to be conducted.
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(k)
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Tax Matters . Except as set forth in section
3.1(k) of the TMB Disclosure Letter:
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(i)
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TMB
and each of its Subsidiaries have filed, or caused to be filed, all
material Tax Returns required to be filed by them (all of which
returns were correct and complete in all material respects) and
have paid, or caused to be paid, all material amounts of Taxes
shown to be due and payable thereon, and TMB’s most recently
published financial statements contain an adequate provision in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for all
material amounts of Taxes payable in respect of each period covered
by such financial statements and all prior periods to the extent
such Taxes have not been paid, whether or not due and whether or
not shown as being due on any Tax Returns. TMB and each of its
Subsidiaries have made adequate provision in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in their books and records
for any material amounts of Taxes accruing in respect of any
accounting period which has ended subsequent to the period covered
by such financial statements.
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(ii)
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Neither TMB nor any TMB Subsidiary
has received any written notification that any issues involving a
material amount of Taxes have been raised (and are currently
pending) by the Canada Revenue Agency, the United States Internal
Revenue Service, or any other taxing authority, including, without
limitation, any sales tax authority, in connection with any Taxes
due or any of the Tax Returns referred to above and no waivers of
statutes of limitations have been given or requested with respect
to TMB or any of its Subsidiaries. All liability of TMB and its
Subsidiaries for income taxes has been assessed (but may not have
been audited) for all fiscal years up to and including the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2005. There are no additional Taxes
proposed in writing (but unassessed) involving a material amount of
Taxes and none has been asserted in writing. No Tax liens have been
filed upon the assets of TMB or any TMB Subsidiary for any material
amounts of Taxes. Neither TMB nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to any Tax sharing or other similar agreement or arrangement
of any nature with any other person pursuant to which TMB or any of
its Subsidiaries has or could have any material liabilities in
respect of Taxes.
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TMB
and each of its Subsidiaries have properly withheld and remitted
all material tax amounts required to be withheld and/or remitted
and have paid such amounts to the appropriate authority on a timely
basis and in the form required by the appropriate
legislation.
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To
the knowledge of TMB, no assessment, reassessment, audit or
investigation by any governmental agency is under way, threatened
or proposed with respect to any material amount of Taxes for which
TMB or any of its Subsidiaries could be liable, in whole or in
part.
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(v)
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Neither TMB nor any of the TMB
Subsidiaries (i) is or has even been a member of an affiliated
group (other than a group the common parent of which is TMB) filing
a consolidated tax return for U.S. federal income tax purposes or
(ii) has any liability for Taxes of any person (other than TMB
and the TMB Subsidiaries) arising from the application of United
States Treasury Regulation section 1.1502-6 or any analogous
provision of other Laws, or as a transferee or successor, by
contract, or otherwise.
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No
closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the United
States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any similar
provision of other Law) has been entered into by or with respect to
TMB or any of the TMB Subsidiaries with respect to any taxable year
ending after December 31, 2001.
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(vii)
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None of the TMB Subsidiaries has
been a “distributing corporation” or a
“controlled corporation” in any distribution occurring
during the last two (2) years in which the parties to such
distribution treated the distribution as one to which
Section 355 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, is applicable.
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(viii)
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Neither TMB nor any of the TMB
Subsidiaries has participated in any transaction giving rise to a
disclosure obligation as a “reportable transaction”
under Section 6011 of the United States Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (or any similar
provision of other Laws) other than any such transaction that has
been properly disclosed thereunder.
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(ix)
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None of sections 78, 80, 80.01,
80.02, 80.03 or 80.04 of the Income Tax Act (Canada), or any
equivalent provision of the Tax legislation of any province or any
other jurisdiction of Canada, have applied or will apply to TMB and
the TMB Subsidiaries at any time up to and including the Effective
Date.
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(x)
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TMB
and the TMB Subsidiaries have not acquired property from a
non-arm’s length Person, within the meaning of the Income Tax
Act (Canada), for consideration, the value of which is less than
the fair market value of the property acquired in circumstances
which could subject it to a liability under section 160 of the
Income Tax Act (Canada).
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For
all transactions between TMB and the TMB Subsidiaries resident in
Canada and any non-resident Person with whom they were not dealing
at arm’s length during a taxation year commencing after 1998
and ending on or before the Closing Date, they have made or
obtained records or documents that meet the requirements of
paragraphs 247(4)(a) to (c) of the Income Tax Act
(Canada).
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(xii)
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TMB
and the TMB Subsidiaries (other than Tm Bioscience HG Inc.) are
duly registered under subdivision (d) of Division V or
Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada) with respect to the
goods and services tax and harmonized sales tax and TMB and the TMB
Subsidiaries registration numbers are: 101274553 (TMB) and
81441 8273 RT0001 (PGx Inc.).
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(l)
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Pension and Employee
Benefits.
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(i)
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Section 3.1(l) of the TMB
Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all employee benefit,
health, welfare, supplemental unemployment benefit, bonus, pension,
profit sharing, deferred compensation, stock compensation, stock
purchase, retirement, hospitalization insurance, medical, dental,
legal, disability and similar plans or arrangements or practices,
whether written or oral, which are maintained, sponsored or
contributed to by TMB and/or a TMB Subsidiary or with respect to
which TMB and/or a TMB Subsidiary participates or has any liability
or obligation (collectively referred to as the “TMB
Plans”).
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(ii)
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No
step has been taken, no event has occurred and no condition or
circumstance exists that has resulted in or could reasonably be
expected to result in any TMB Plan being ordered or required to be
terminated or wound up in whole or in part or having its
registration under applicable Laws refused or revoked, or being
placed under the administration of any trustee or receiver or
regulatory authority or being required to pay any Taxes, fees,
penalties or levies under applicable Laws. There are no actions,
suits, claims (other than routine claims for payment of benefits in
the ordinary course), trials, demands, investigations, arbitrations
or other proceedings which are pending or threatened in respect of
any of the TMB Plans or their assets which individually or in the
aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect on TMB or a TMB
Subsidiary. Further, there exists no state or facts which after
notice or lapse of time or both could reasonably be expected to
give rise to any such action, suit, claim, trial, demand,
investigation, arbitration or other proceeding.
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(iii)
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TMB
has made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of
all of the TMB Plans as amended (or, in the case of any unwritten
TMB Plan, a description thereof) together with all related
documentation including, without limitation, funding agreements,
actuarial reports, funding and financial information returns and
statements and material correspondence with regulatory authorities
with respect to each TMB Plan, and current plan summaries, booklets
and personnel manuals.
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Other than as disclosed in
Section 3.1(l) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, all of the TMB
Plans are and have been established, registered, qualified,
invested and administered in accordance with all applicable Laws,
and in accordance with their terms and the terms of agreements
between TMB and/or a TMB Subsidiary, as the case may be, and their
respective employees. No fact or circumstance exists that could
adversely affect the existing tax status of a TMB Plan.
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(v)
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All
obligations of TMB or a TMB Subsidiary regarding the TMB Plans have
been satisfied. All contributions or premiums required to be made
by TMB and/or a TMB Subsidiary, as the case may be, under the terms
of each TMB Plan or by applicable Laws have been made in a timely
fashion in accordance with applicable Laws and the terms of the TMB
Plans. All liabilities of TMB and its Subsidiaries (whether
accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) related to the TMB
Plans have been fully and accurately disclosed in accordance with
GAAP in TMB’s financial statements.
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(vi)
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No
insurance policy or any other contract or agreement affecting any
TMB Plan requires or permits a retroactive increase in premiums or
payments due thereunder.
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(vii)
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Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(1) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, none of the TMB
Plans provides for the payment of a benefit, the increase of a
benefit amount, the payment of a contingent benefit or the
acceleration of the payment or vesting of a benefit by reason of
the execution of or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Arrangement.
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(viii)
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None of the TMB Plans is a
“registered pension plan” or a “multi-employer
pension plan”, defined in both cases pursuant to
Laws.
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(ix)
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Except as disclosed in section
3.1(l) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, none of the TMB Plans provides
post-retirement benefits to or in respect of employees of TMB or
its Subsidiaries or to or in respect of their respective
beneficiaries.
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(x)
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All
data necessary to administer each TMB Plan is true and
correct.
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(m)
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Reports and Internal Accounting
Controls. Except as disclosed in section
3.1(m) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, TMB has on a timely basis
filed all forms, reports, and documents required to be filed by it
with the OSC under the Securities Act. Since the effective date of
TMB’s registration statement on Form 20-F with the SEC, TMB
has on a timely basis filed all forms, reports and documents
required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act and
SOX. No TMB Subsidiary is or has been required to file any form,
report, registration statement, or other document with the OSC or
other provincial securities regulatory authority. TMB has not filed
any confidential material change report with the
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OSC or any
other securities authority or regulatory or any stock exchange or
other self-regulatory authority which at the date hereof remains
confidential.
TMB maintains a
system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements to maintain
accountability of assets, (iii) access to assets is permitted
only in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorizations, (iv) assets are reflected at value considered
to be financially realizable by TMB, and (v) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect
to any differences. TMB has disclosed in section 3.1(m) of the TMB
Disclosure Letter any significant control deficiencies, material
weaknesses or fraud identified by TMB or TMB’s
auditors.
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(n)
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Compliance with Laws.
Except as disclosed in
section 3.1(n) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, TMB and the TMB
Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with and are
not in violation, in any material respects, of any applicable Laws,
orders, judgments or decrees. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, all securities of TMB (including, all options,
rights or other convertible or exchangeable securities) have been
issued in compliance with all applicable securities Laws and all
securities to be issued upon exercise of any such options, rights
and other convertible or exchangeable securities will, if issued
pursuant to the terms of the documents governing such options,
rights and other convertible or exchangeable securities, be issued
in compliance with all applicable securities Laws. TMB is in
compliance with all applicable listing requirements and standards
of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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(o)
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Regulatory Matters.
Except as disclosed in
section 3.1(o) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, TMB and each TMB
Subsidiary has and is in compliance, in all material respects,
with, all licenses and permits, including without limitation from
Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, necessary
under Laws to conduct their respective businesses as they are now
being conducted. Neither TMB nor any TMB Subsidiary is aware of any
Laws to which TMB or such TMB Subsidiary is subject which requires
or may require any work, repairs, construction, changes in business
practices or operations, or expenditures, including capital
expenditures for facility upgrades. Neither TMB nor any TMB
Subsidiary is aware of any demand, notice or inspection report with
respect to the breach of or liability under any Laws applicable to
TMB or any Subsidiary.
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(p)
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Restrictions on Business
Activities. Except as set forth in section
3.1(p) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, there is no agreement,
judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon TMB or any TMB
Subsidiary that has or could reasonably be expected to have the
effect of prohibiting, restricting or impairing (a) any
business practice of TMB or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) any
acquisition of property by TMB or any of its Subsidiaries or
(c) the conduct of business by TMB or any of its Subsidiaries
as currently conducted, other than such agreements,
judgments,
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injunctions, orders or decrees which
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect on TMB.
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(q)
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Material Suppliers and
Customers .
Except as disclosed in section 3.1(q) of the TMB Disclosure Letter,
there is no single supplier or customer of TMB or its Subsidiaries,
the loss of which would have a Material Adverse Effect on TMB. TMB
has disclosed in section 3.1(q) of the TMB Disclosure Letter a list
of TMB’s principal suppliers together with those principal
customers of TMB, each of which represents in excess of 5% of
TMB’s gross revenues during the nine month period ended
September 30, 2006.
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(r)
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Intellectual Property
.
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(i)
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Section 3.1(r) of the TMB
Disclosure Letter sets out a list of all Intellectual Property
licences (other than “shrinkwrap” licences) held by TMB
and its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in section 3.1(r) of the
TMB Disclosure Letter, TMB or a TMB Subsidiary owns or has the
right to use pursuant to valid license, sublicense, contract or
permission all Intellectual Property necessary for its operations
as currently conducted. Except as set forth in section 3.1(r) of
the TMB Disclosure Letter, each item of Intellectual Property owned
or used by TMB or a TMB Subsidiary immediately prior to the Closing
will continue to be owned or available for use by TMB and Parent on
identical terms and conditions immediately subsequent to the
Closing. Except as set out in section 3.1(r) of the TMB Disclosure
Letter, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement,
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, will not (A) constitute a breach of any instrument or
contract governing any Intellectual Property, (B) cause the
forfeiture or termination or give rise to a right of forfeiture or
termination of any Intellectual Property, or (C) impair the
right of TMB or Parent or their respective Subsidiaries to use,
sell or license any Intellectual Property or portion
thereof.
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(ii)
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Except as set out in section 3.1(r)
of the TMB Disclosure Letter, neither TMB nor any TMB Subsidiary
has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise
come into conflict with any Intellectual Property rights of any
third party. Neither the provision of any service nor the
manufacture, marketing, license, sale or use of any product or
technology currently licensed or sold by TMB or any TMB Subsidiary
violates any license or contract between TMB or such TMB Subsidiary
and any third party, or infringes or misappropriates any third
party intellectual property rights. Neither TMB nor any TMB
Subsidiary has received any charge, complaint, claim, demand or
notice alleging any such interference, infringement,
misappropriation or violation (including any claim that TMB or a
TMB Subsidiary must license or refrain from using any Intellectual
Property rights of any third party). To the knowledge of TMB, no
third party has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated or
otherwise come into conflict with any Intellectual Property rights
of
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TMB
or any TMB Subsidiary. Except as set forth at Section 3.1(q)
of the TMB Disclosure Letter, neither TMB nor any TMB Subsidiary
has licensed or permitted any third party to exploit any of the
Intellectual Property (other than contracts entered into in the
ordinary course of business).
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(iii)
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Section 3.1(r) of the TMB
Disclosure Letter identifies each patent, copyright, trade-mark or
registration of any Intellectual Property owned by TMB or any TMB
Subsidiary or for which an application filed by TMB or any TMB
Subsidiary is pending, and identifies all material unregistered
Intellectual Property. Section 3.1(r) of the TMB Disclosure
Letter also identifies each license, sublicense, contract or
permission pursuant to which TMB or any TMB Subsidiary uses any
item of Intellectual Property (other than contracts entered into in
the ordinary course of business).
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(iv)
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Except as set out in section 3.1(r)
of the TMB Disclosure Letter, TMB and each of its Subsidiaries have
secured valid written assignments from all of their employees, and
valid written assignments from all of the consultants of TMB and
its Subsidiaries that contributed to the creation or development of
TMB’s Intellectual Property.
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(v)
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To
the knowledge of TMB, each of TMB and its Subsidiaries has taken
all commercially reasonable steps to protect and preserve the
confidentiality of all confidential information.
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(vi)
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Each of TMB and its Subsidiaries has
a policy requiring each employee, consultant and independent
contractor to execute proprietary information and confidentiality
agreements on acceptable terms to TMB, which agreements have been
made available to Parent.
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(s)
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Insurance . TMB has policies of insurance in
force as of the date hereof naming TMB as an insured which, having
regard to the nature of such risk and the relative cost of
obtaining insurance, TMB believes are reasonable. Each of TMB and
its Subsidiaries is, and has been continuously since
January 1, 2006, insured by reputable and financially
responsible insurers in amounts as set forth in section 3.1(s) of
the TMB Disclosure Letter. The insurance policies of TMB and its
Subsidiaries are in all material respects in full force and effect
in accordance with their terms, no notice of cancellation or
termination has been received and there is no existing default or
event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both
would constitute a default thereunder. TMB has not received notice
of any fact, condition or circumstance which might reasonably form
the basis of any claim against TMB or any of its Subsidiaries which
is not fully covered by insurance (subject to standard deductibles)
maintained by it and which would have a Material Adverse Effect on
TMB. A schedule of all insurance policies currently in effect is
set forth in section 3.1(s) of the TMB Disclosure
Letter.
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Property . Except as disclosed in section
3.1(t) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, TMB and each of its
Subsidiaries have good and sufficient title to the real
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property interests including, fee
simple estate of and in real property, leases, easements, rights of
way, permits or licences from land owners or authorities permitting
the use of land by TMB or such Subsidiary, necessary to permit the
operation of its businesses as currently owned and conducted except
for such failure of title that would individually or in the
aggregate not have a Material Adverse Effect on TMB. TMB has
disclosed in section 3.1(t) of the TMB Disclosure Letter
particulars of all real property either owned or leased.
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Licences, Etc
. Except as disclosed in
section 3.1(u) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, TMB and each TMB
Subsidiary owns, possesses, or has obtained and is in compliance,
in all material respects, with, all licences, permits,
certificates, orders, grants and other authorizations (collectively
“Licences”) of or from any Governmental Entity
necessary to conduct its businesses as now conducted or as proposed
to be conducted by TMB as of the date hereof. TMB has disclosed in
section 3.1(u) of the TMB Disclosure Letter particulars of all such
Licences.
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(v)
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Brokers. No broker, finder or investment
banker (other than Leerink Swann & Company and Westwind
Partners Inc.) is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or
other fee or commission in connection with the Arrangement based on
arrangements made by or on behalf of TMB. The fees and commissions
payable to Leerink Swann & Company and Westwind Partners Inc.
are set forth in section 3.1(v) of the TMB Disclosure
Letter.
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(w)
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Registration rights
. No holder of
securities issued by TMB has any right to compel TMB to register or
otherwise qualify such securities for public sale in Canada or the
United States.
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Receivables, Customer,
Suppliers. All existing accounts receivable of
TMB and its Subsidiaries represent valid obligations of customers
of TMB and its Subsidiaries arising from bona fide transactions
entered into in the ordinary course of business. Neither TMB nor
any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or other
communication (in writing or otherwise), or received any other
information, indicating that any customer or other Person
identified in section 3.1(q) of the TMB Disclosure Letter may cease
dealing with TMB or its Subsidiaries or may otherwise materially
reduce the volume of business transacted by such Person with TMB or
its Subsidiaries below historical levels. Section 3.1(x) of
the TMB Disclosure Letter sets out an accounts receivable aging
list and an accounts payable list, each to a date within
5 days of the date of this Agreement.
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(y)
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No Undisclosed
Liabilities. Except as set forth in section
3.1(y) of the TMB Disclosure Letter, TMB and its Subsidiaries have
no liabilities of any nature (whether absolute, accrued,
contingent, determined, determinable, choate, inchoate or
otherwise), except for (i) liabilities reflected or reserved
against in the financial statements referred to in section 3.1(g),
(ii) liabilities that are not required by generally accepted
accounting principles to be reflected or reserved against in the
financial statements referred to in section 3.1(g) or
(iii) current
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liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business, consistent with past practice, since
December 31, 2005.
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(z)
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Contracts; No
Defaults.
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(i)
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Section 3.1(z) of the TMB
Disclosure Letter lists, and TMB has delivered or made available to
Parent copies of, each contract and other instrument or document
(including any amendment to any of the foregoing);
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(A)
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evidencing, governing or relating to
indebtedness for borrowed money;
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(B)
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not
entered into in the ordinary course of business that involves
expenditures or receipts in excess of $100,000;
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(C)
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that in any way purports to restrict
the business activity of TMB or any of its Subsidiaries or to limit
the freedom of TMB or any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any line
of business or to compete with any Person or in any geographic area
or to hire or retain any Person;
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(D)
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relating to the acquisition,
transfer, development, sharing or license of any TMB Intellectual
Property (except for any contract pursuant to which (I) any
TMB Intellectual Property is licensed to TMB or any of its
Subsidiaries under any third party software license generally
available to the public, or (II) any TMB Intellectual Property
is licensed by TMB or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person on a
non exclusive basis);
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(E)
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providing for indemnification of any
officer, director, employee or agent;
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(F)
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incorporating or relating to any
guaranty, any warranty or any indemnity or similar obligation,
other than with respect to customer contracts executed in the
ordinary course of business;
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(G)
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relating to any currency
hedging;
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(H)
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imposing any confidentiality
obligation on TMB or its Subsidiaries or any other Person, or
containing “standstill” or similar provisions, except
for (i) any such agreements entered into in the ordinary
course of business, and (ii) any such agreements related to
the strategic alternatives process announced by TMB on
November 13, 2006, in respect of which TMB has only provided a
copy of the form of agreement used and disclosed the number of
parties which executed agreements substantially in that
form;
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(I)
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to
which any Governmental Entity is a party or under which any
Governmental Entity has any rights or obligations, or directly
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indirectly benefiting any
Governmental Entity (including any subcontract or other contract
between TMB or any of its Subsidiaries and any contractor or
subcontractor to any Governmental Entity);
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(J)
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requiring that TMB or any of its
Subsidiaries give any notice or provide any information to any
Person prior to considering or accepting any TMB Acquisition
Proposal or similar proposal, or prior to entering into any
discussions, agreement, arrangement or understanding relating to
any TMB Acquisition Proposal or similar transaction; and
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(K)
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contemplating or involving the
payment or delivery of cash or other consideration in an amount or
having a value in excess of $200,000 per annum in the aggregate, or
contemplating or invol
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