U.S. Securities Laws (a) The Parties intend that the issuance of (i) the New Parent Shares under the Arrangement and (ii) Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) issued in exchange for the Agrium Voting Options shall be exempt from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(10) thereof (the “Section 3(a)(10) Exemption”). Each Party shall act in good faith, consistent with the intent of the Parties and the intended treatment of the Arrangement set forth in this Section 2.15.
(b) In order to ensure the availability of the Section 3(a)(10) Exemption, the Parties agree that each of the Arrangement and the issuance of such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) shall be carried out on the following basis:
(i) each of the Arrangement and the issuance of such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) shall be subject to the approval of the Court;
(ii) the Court shall be advised as to the intention of New Parent and the Parties to rely on the Section 3(a)(10) Exemption prior to the hearing required to approve each of the Arrangement and the issuance of such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs);
(iii) the Court shall be required to satisfy itself as to the substantive and procedural fairness of each of the Arrangement and the issuance of such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs);
(iv) the Final Order shall expressly state that each of the Arrangement and the issuance of such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) is approved by the Court as being substantively and procedurally fair to the Persons to whom the New Parent Shares and such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) will be issued;
(v) the Parties shall ensure that each Person entitled to receive New Parent Shares on completion of the Arrangement and such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs), as applicable, shall be given adequate notice advising them of their right to attend and appear before the Court at the hearing of the Court for the Final Order and providing them with adequate information to enable such Person to exercise such right;
(vi) each Person to whom New Parent Shares shall be issued pursuant to the Arrangement and to whom such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) shall be issued, as applicable, shall be advised that such New Parent Shares and such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act and shall be issued by Agrium in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act and, in the case of affiliates of PCS and of Agrium, shall be subject to certain restrictions on resale under the U.S. Securities Laws, including Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act;
(vii) the Interim Order shall specify that each Person to whom (i) New Parent Shares shall be issued pursuant to the Arrangement or (ii) such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) shall be issued shall have the right to appear before the Court at the hearing of the Court to give approval of the Arrangement so long as such securityholder enters an appearance within a reasonable time; and
(viii) the Final Order shall include a statement to substantially the following effect: “This Order shall serve as the basis for reliance on the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, from the registration requirements otherwise imposed by that act, regarding the distribution of (i) common shares of New Parent pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement, and (ii) options to purchase common shares of New Parent in exchange for currently outstanding Agrium options, which Agrium options were granted under the Agrium Stock Option Plan on or before December 31, 2012, and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs as contemplated in the Plan of Arrangement.”
Securities Laws (a) LIFE COMPANY represents and warrants that (i) interests in each Account pursuant to the Contracts will be registered under the 1933 Act to the extent required by the 1933 Act, (ii) the Contracts will be duly authorized for issuance and sold in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, including, without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act and the law(s) of LIFE COMPANY’s state(s) of organization and domicile, (iii) each Account is and will remain registered under the 1940 Act, to the extent required by the 1940 Act, (iv) each Account does and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder, to the extent required, (v) each Account’s 1933 Act registration statement relating to the Contracts, together with any amendments thereto, will at all times comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the rules thereunder, (vi) LIFE COMPANY will amend the registration statement for its Contracts under the 1933 Act and for its Accounts under the 1940 Act from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of its Contracts or as may otherwise be required by applicable law, and (vii) each Account Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, and then-current stickers (collectively referred to herein as “Account Prospectus”), will at all times comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the rules thereunder.
(b) AVIF represents and warrants that (i) Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement will be registered under the 1933 Act to the extent required by the 1933 Act and duly authorized for issuance and sold in compliance with Delaware law, (ii) AVIF is and will remain registered under the 1940 Act to the extent required by the 1940 Act, (iii) AVIF will amend the registration statement for its Shares under the 1933 Act and itself under the 1940 Act from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of its Shares, (iv) AVIF does and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder, (v) AVIF’s 1933 Act registration statement, together with any amendments thereto, will at all times comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and rules thereunder, and (vi) AVIF’s Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, and then-current stickers (collectively referred to herein as “AVIF Prospectus”), will at all times comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the rules thereunder.
(c) AVIF will at its expense register and qualify its Shares for sale in accordance with the laws of any state or other jurisdiction if and to the extent reasonably deemed advisable by AVIF.
(d) AVIF represents and warrants that all of its trustees, officers, employees, investment advisers, and other individuals/entities having access to the funds and/or securities of the Fund are and continue to be at all times covered by a blanket fidelity bond or similar coverage for the benefit of the Fund in an amount not less than the minimal coverage as required currently by Rule 17g-(1) of the 1940 Act or related provisions as may be promulgated from time to time. The aforesaid bond includes coverage for larceny and embezzlement and is issued by a reputable bonding company.
Federal Securities Laws Promptly notify Agent in writing if any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) is required to file periodic reports under the Exchange Act, (ii) registers any securities under the Exchange Act or (iii) files a registration statement under the Securities Act.
U.S. Securities Law Matters The Parties agree that the Arrangement will be carried out with the intention that all Consideration Shares, issued under the Arrangement, will be offered and sold by Safety Shot in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Section 3(a)(10) thereunder and exemptions under U.S. Securities Laws of applicable states, territories and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia. In order to ensure the availability of the exemption under Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act and to facilitate Safety Shot’s compliance with other U.S. Securities Laws, the Parties agree that the Arrangement will be carried out on the following basis:
(a) the Court will be asked to approve the procedural and substantive fairness of the terms and conditions of the Arrangement;
(b) prior to the issuance of the Interim Order, the Court will be advised of the intention of Safety Shot to rely on the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act with respect to the issuance of Consideration Shares, pursuant to the Arrangement, based on the Court’s approval of the Arrangement;
(c) prior to the issuance of the Interim Order, Yerbaé will file with the Court a draft copy of the proposed text of the Yerbaé Circular together with any other documents required by Applicable Law in connection with the Yerbaé Meeting;
(d) the Court will be advised that its approval of the Arrangement will be relied upon as a determination that the Court has satisfied itself as to the procedural and substantive fairness of the terms and conditions of the Arrangement to all Persons who are entitled to receive Consideration Shares pursuant to the Arrangement;
(e) Yerbaé will ensure that each Yerbaé Shareholder and any other Person entitled to receive Consideration Shares, pursuant to the Arrangement, will be given adequate and appropriate notice advising them of their right to attend the hearing of the Court to approve the procedural and substantive fairness of the terms and conditions of the Arrangement and providing them with sufficient information necessary for them to exercise that right;
(f) the Final Order will expressly state that (i) the terms and conditions of the issuance and exchange of the Consideration Shares is fair, both procedurally and substantively, to those to whom such shares will be issued, (ii) the terms and conditions of such issuance and exchange is approved by the Court, and (iii) the Arrangement is approved by the Court as being procedurally and substantively fair to all Persons entitled to receive Consideration Shares, pursuant to the Arrangement;
(g) the Interim Order will specify that each Person entitled to receive Consideration Shares, pursuant to the Arrangement, will have the right to appear before the Court at the hearing of the Court to give approval of the Arrangement;
(h) the Court will hold a hearing before approving the fairness of the terms and conditions of the Arrangement and issuing the Final Order;
(i) all Consideration Shares, issued to Persons in the United States, will be registered or qualified under the securities laws of each state, territory or possession of the United States and the District of Columbia in which any Person receiving such securities is located, unless an exemption from such state securities law registration or qualification requirements is available. In addition, the issuer of any Consideration Shares, issued to a Person in any state, territory or possession of the United States and the District of Columbia, shall comply with any issuer broker-dealer registration requirement applicable in that state, territory or possession or the District of Columbia, unless an exemption from such issuer broker-dealer registration requirement is available; and
(j) With respect to the resale of Consideration Shares issued to Yerbaé shareholders that are Affiliates of Safety Shot immediately following the Effective Date, Safety Shot shall file, as applicable, a registration statement on Form S-3 or such other appropriate form with the SEC within sixty (60) days following the Effective Date in order to register under the U.S. Securities Act the resale of such Consideration Shares. With respect to the Yerbaé Options being assumed and exchanged by Safety Shot and the Safety Shot Shares issuable upon exercise of the Yerbaé Options being assumed and exchanged by Safety Shot, Safety Shot shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC and cause a registration statement on Form S-8 or such other appropriate form to be declared effective as soon as practicable following the Effective Date.
State Securities Laws The Company hereby agrees to use its best efforts to comply with all state securities or "blue sky" laws which might be applicable to the sale of the Stock and the issuance of the Options to the Purchaser.