Pursuant to the Offer, Shareholders will receive $0.75 in cash per Common Share held. All cash payments under the Offer will be made in Canadian dollars.
The terms and conditions of the Offer are incorporated by reference into, and form part of, this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. Terms used but not defined in this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery which are defined in the Glossary to the Offer and Circular have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the accompanying Offer and Circular.
All references to "$" in this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery means Canadian dollars.
WHEN AND HOW TO USE THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
As set out in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, "Manner of Acceptance – Procedure for Guaranteed Delivery", if a registered Shareholder wishes to deposit Common Shares pursuant to the Offer and: (i) the certificate(s) or other evidence representing such Common Shares is (are) not immediately available; (ii) the beneficial Shareholder cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer of the Common Shares on a timely basis; or (iii) the certificate(s) and all other required documents cannot be delivered to the Depositary and Information Agent at or prior to the Expiry Time, such Common Shares may nevertheless be deposited under the Offer provided that all of the following conditions are met:
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(a) the deposit is made by or through an Eligible Institution;
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(b) a properly completed and executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, including the guarantee of delivery by an Eligible Institution in the form set out herein, is received by the Depositary and Information Agent at its office in Toronto, Ontario specified in this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery at or prior to the Expiry Time; and
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(c) the certificate(s) or other evidence representing all Deposited Common Shares, in proper form for transfer together with a Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed as required by the instructions set out in the Letter of Transmittal (including signature guarantee if required), or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, a Book-Entry Confirmation with respect to such Deposited Common Shares or an Agent's Message in lieu of a Letter of Transmittal, and all other documents required by the terms of the Offer and the Letter of Transmittal are received by the Depositary and Information Agent at its office in Toronto, Ontario specified in the Letter of Transmittal prior to 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the second trading day on the TSX after the Expiry Time.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be delivered by hand or courier or mailed to the Depositary and Information Agent at its office in Toronto, Ontario specified in this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery at or prior to the Expiry Time and must include a guarantee by an Eligible Institution in the form set out herein.
An "Eligible Institution" means a Canadian Schedule I chartered bank, or an eligible guarantor institution with membership in an approved Medallion signature guarantee program, a member of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (STAMP), a member of the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (SEMP) or a member of the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program (MSP).
The undersigned understands and acknowledges that payment for Common Shares deposited and taken up by the Offeror will be made only after timely receipt by the Depositary and Information Agent of: (i) the certificate(s) or other evidence representing the Common Shares (or, in the case of a book-entry transfer to the Depositary and Information Agent, a Book-Entry Confirmation for the Common Shares); (ii) a Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, covering those Common Shares with the signatures guaranteed, if required, in accordance with the instructions set out in the Letter of Transmittal, or in the case of Common Shares deposited by book-entry transfer, a Book-Entry Confirmation; and (iii) all other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal before 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the second trading day on the TSX after the Expiry Time.
All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including, without limitation, timely receipt) and acceptance of any Common Shares deposited pursuant to the Offer will be determined by the Offeror in its sole discretion. Depositing Shareholders agree that such determination shall be final and binding. The Offeror reserves the absolute right to reject