RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Off topicShareholder rights plan (Here's your poison pill) On February 21, 2013, the Companys Board of Directors approved the renewal of shareholder rights plan (the Plan) and on April 15, 2013, the Company and Computershare Trust Services of Canada entered into an amended and restated shareholder rights plan agreement (the Rights Plan). The new Rights Plan was approved by the shareholders on May 24, 2013. The Plan is designed to provide adequate time for the Board and the shareholders to assess an unsolicited takeover bid for the Company. In addition, the Plan provides the Board with sufficient time to explore and develop alternatives for maximizing shareholder value if a takeover bid is made, as well as provide shareholders with an equal opportunity to participate in a takeover bid to receive full and fair value for their common shares. The Plan will expire at the close of the Companys annual meeting of shareholders in 2016. The rights issued under the Plan will initially attach to and trade with the common shares and no separate certificates will be issued unless a triggering event occurs. The rights will become exercisable only when a acquiring person, including any party related to it, acquires or attempts to acquire 20% or more of the outstanding shares without complying with the Permitted Bid provisions of the Plan or without approval of the Board of Directors. Subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Rights Plan, each right would, upon exercise and payment of $5.00 per right, entitle a rights holder, other than the acquiring person and related persons, to purchase a number of common shares at twice the exercise price of $5.00 per right based on the average weighted market price of the common shares for the last twenty (20) trading days preceding the common share acquisition date (as defined in the Rights Plan). Under the Plan, a Permitted Bid is a bid made to all holders of the common shares and which is open for acceptance for not less than 60 days. If at the end of 60 days at least 50% of the outstanding common shares, other than those owned by the offeror and certain related parties, has been tendered, the offeror may take up and pay for the common shares, but must extend the bid for a further 10 days to allow other shareholders to tender.