Economic Equivalence So long as any Exchangeable Shares not owned by Acquiror or its Affiliates are outstanding:
(a) Acquiror will not, without prior approval of ExchangeCo and the prior approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with Section 10.2 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions:
(i) issue or distribute Acquiror Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire Acquiror Shares) to the holders of all or substantially all of the then outstanding Acquiror Shares by way of stock dividend or other distribution, other than an issue of Acquiror Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire Acquiror Shares) to holders of Acquiror Shares: (A) who exercise an option to receive dividends in Acquiror Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire Acquiror Shares) in lieu of receiving cash dividends; or (B) pursuant to any dividend reinvestment plan or scrip dividend; or
(ii) issue or distribute rights, options or warrants to the holders of all or substantially all of the then outstanding Acquiror Shares entitling them to subscribe for or to purchase Acquiror Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire Acquiror Shares); or
(iii) issue or distribute to the holders of all or substantially all of the then outstanding Acquiror Shares: (A) shares or securities of Acquiror of any class other than Acquiror Shares (other than shares convertible into or exchangeable for or carrying rights to acquire Acquiror Shares); (B) rights, options or warrants other than those referred to in Subsection 2.7(a)(ii); (C) evidences of indebtedness of Acquiror; or (D) assets of Acquiror, unless the economic equivalent on a per share basis of such rights, options, warrants, securities, shares, evidences of indebtedness or other assets is issued or distributed simultaneously to holders of the Exchangeable Shares; provided that, for greater certainty, the above restrictions shall not apply to any securities issued or distributed by Acquiror in order to give effect to and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and in accordance with, the Arrangement Agreement.
(b) Acquiror will not, without the prior approval of ExchangeCo and the prior approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with Section 10.2 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions:
(i) subdivide, redivide or change the then outstanding Acquiror Shares into a greater number of Acquiror Shares; or
(ii) reduce, combine, consolidate or change the then outstanding Acquiror Shares into a lesser number of Acquiror Shares; or
(iii) reclassify or otherwise change Acquiror Shares or effect an amalgamation, merger, reorganization or other transaction affecting the Acquiror Shares, unless the same or an economically equivalent change shall simultaneously be made to, or in the rights of the holders of, the Exchangeable Shares, and such change is permitted under applicable law; provided that, for greater certainty, the above restrictions shall not apply to any securities issued or distributed by Acquiror in order to give effect to and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and in accordance with, the Arrangement Agreement.
(c) Acquiror will ensure that the record date for any event referred to in Subsections 2.7(a) or 2.7(b) as such events apply to the Exchangeable Shares, or (if no record date is applicable for such event) the effective date for any such event, is the same as the record date or effective date, as applicable, with respect to the Acquiror Shares (and Acquiror shall contemporaneously notify ExchangeCo at the time Acquiror declares or announces such record date or effective date);
(d) The Board of Directors of ExchangeCo shall determine, in good faith and in its sole discretion, economic equivalence for the purposes of any event referred to in Subsections 2.7(a) or 2.7(b) and each such determination shall be conclusive and binding on Acquiror and the holders of the Exchangeable Shares. In making each such determination, the following factors shall, without excluding other factors determined by the Board of Directors of ExchangeCo to be relevant, be considered by the Board of Directors of ExchangeCo:
(i) in the case of any stock dividend or other distribution payable in Acquiror Shares, the number of such shares issued in proportion to the number of Acquiror Shares previously outstanding;
(ii) in the case of the issuance or distribution of any rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Acquiror Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire Acquiror Shares), the relationship between the exercise price of each such right, option or warrant and the Current Market Price, the volatility of the Acquiror Shares and the term of such instrument;
(iii) in the case of the issuance or distribution of any other form of property (including any shares or securities of Acquiror of any class other than Acquiror Shares, any rights, options or warrants other than those referred to in Subsection 2.7(d)(ii), any evidences of indebtedness of Acquiror or any assets of Acquiror), the relationship between the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors of ExchangeCo in the manner above contemplated) of such property to be issued or distributed with respect to each outstanding Acquiror Common Share and the Current Market Price;
(iv) in the case of any subdivision, redivision or change of the then outstanding Acquiror Shares into a greater number of Acquiror Shares or the reduction, combination, consolidation or change of the then outstanding Acquiror Shares into a lesser number of Acquiror Shares or any amalgamation, merger, reorganization or other transaction affecting Acquiror Shares, the effect thereof upon the then outstanding Acquiror Shares; and
(v) in all such cases, the general taxation consequences of the relevant event to holders of Exchangeable Shares to the extent that such consequences may differ from the taxation consequences to holders of Acquiror Shares as a result of differences between taxation laws of Canada and the United States (except for any differing consequences arising as a result of differing marginal taxation rates and without regard to the individual circumstances of holders of Exchangeable Shares).
(e) ExchangeCo agrees that, to the extent required, upon due notice from Acquiror, ExchangeCo will use its reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken such steps as may be necessary for the purposes of ensuring that appropriate dividends are paid or other distributions are made by ExchangeCo, or subdivisions, redivisions or changes are made to the Exchangeable Shares, in order to implement the required economic equivalent with respect to the Acquiror Shares and Exchangeable Shares as provided for in this Section 2.7.