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In connection with the exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) made as of January 25, 2013 among the Parent, Exchangeco, Callco, Del Mar Pharmaceuticals (BC) Ltd., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (“DelMar”), and the securityholders of DelMar, who have signed the Exchange Agreement or who have agreed to be bound by the Exchange Agreement, Exchangeco is to issue exchangeable shares (“Exchangeable Shares”) to certain holders of common shares of DelMar pursuant to an acquisition (the “Acquisition”) by Exchangeco of all of the common shares of DelMar held by the shareholders of DelMar who have signed the Exchange Agreement or who have agreed to be bound by the Exchange Agreement, on the terms and conditions set out in the Exchange Agreement.
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B.
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Holders of Exchangeable Shares will be entitled to require Exchangeco to redeem such Exchangeable Shares and, upon such redemption, each Exchangeable Share so redeemed shall be exchanged by Exchangeco for one share of common stock of the Parent (each, a “Parent Share”).
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C.
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The parties desire to make appropriate provision and to establish a procedure whereby the Parent will take certain actions and make certain payments and deliveries necessary to ensure that Callco and Exchangeco will be able to make certain payments and to deliver or cause to be delivered Parent Shares in satisfaction of the obligations of Callco and/or Exchangeco under the Exchangeable Share Provisions (as hereinafter defined) and this Agreement.
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D.
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Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Parent, Callco and Exchangeco are required to enter into a support agreement substantially in the form of this Agreement.
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1.1
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Defined Terms
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1.3
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Number and Gender
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1.4
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Date of any Action
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2.1
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Covenants Regarding Exchangeable Shares
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(a)
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not declare or pay any dividend or make any other distribution on the Parent Shares unless:
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(i)
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Exchangeco shall (A) simultaneously declare or pay, as the case may be, an equivalent dividend or other distribution economically equivalent thereto (as determined in accordance with the Exchangeable Share Provisions) on the Exchangeable Shares (an “Equivalent Dividend”) and (B) have sufficient money or other assets or authorized but unissued securities available to enable the due declaration and the due and punctual payment, in accordance with applicable law and the Exchangeable Share Provisions, of any such Equivalent Dividend; or
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(ii)
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if the dividend is a stock dividend or distribution of stock, in lieu of such a dividend, on the Parent Shares, Exchangeco shall (A) effect a corresponding, contemporaneous and economically equivalent subdivision of the Exchangeable Shares (as determined in accordance with the Exchangeable Share Provisions) (an “Equivalent Stock Subdivision”) and (B) have sufficient authorized but unissued securities available to enable the Equivalent Stock Subdivision;
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(b)
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advise Exchangeco sufficiently in advance of the declaration by the Parent of any dividend or other distribution on the Parent Shares and take all such other actions as are reasonably necessary or desirable, in co-operation with Exchangeco, to ensure that:
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(i)
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the respective declaration date, record date and payment date for an Equivalent Dividend shall be the same as the declaration date, record date and payment date for the corresponding dividend or other distribution on the Parent Shares; or
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(ii)
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the record date and effective date for an Equivalent Stock Subdivision shall be the same as the record date and payment date for the corresponding stock dividend or distribution of stock, in lieu of such a dividend, on the Parent Shares and that such Equivalent Stock Subdivision shall comply with the requirements of the stock exchange on which the Exchangeable Shares are then listed;
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(c)
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ensure that the record date for determining shareholders entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution declared on the Parent Shares is not less than ten Business Days after the declaration date of such dividend or other distribution or such shorter period as may be permitted under applicable law and, if applicable, the requirements of any stock exchange on which the Exchangeable Shares are then listed;
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(d)
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take all such actions and do all such things as are reasonably necessary or desirable to enable and permit Exchangeco, in accordance with applicable law, to pay and otherwise perform its obligations with respect to the satisfaction of the Liquidation Amount, the Retraction Price or the Redemption Price upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Exchangeco or any other distribution of the assets of Exchangeco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, the delivery of a Retraction Request by a holder of Exchangeable Shares or a redemption of Exchangeable Shares by Exchangeco, as the case may be, including all such actions and all such things as are necessary or desirable to enable and permit Exchangeco to deliver or cause to be delivered Parent Shares or other property to the holders of Exchangeable Shares in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5, 6 or 7, as the case may be, of the Exchangeable Share Provisions;
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(e)
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take all such actions and do all such things as are reasonably necessary or desirable to enable and permit the Parent or Callco, as the case may be, in accordance with applicable law, to perform its obligations arising upon the exercise by it of the Liquidation Call Right, the Retraction Call Right, the Change of Law Call Right or the Redemption Call Right (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), including all such actions and all such things as are necessary or desirable to enable and permit the Parent or Callco, as the case may be, to deliver or cause to be delivered Parent Shares or other property to the holders of Exchangeable Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Liquidation Call Right, the Retraction Call Right, the Change of Law Call Right or the Redemption Call Right, as the case may be; and
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(f)
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not exercise its vote as a shareholder of Exchangeco to initiate the voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Exchangeco or any other distribution of the assets of Exchangeco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, nor take any action or omit to take any action that is designed to result in the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Exchangeco or any other distribution of the assets of Exchangeco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs.
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2.2
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Segregation of Funds
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2.3
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Reservation of Parent Shares
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(a)
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as is equal to the sum of (i) the number of Exchangeable Shares issued and outstanding from time to time and (ii) the number of Exchangeable Shares issuable upon the exercise of all rights to acquire Exchangeable Shares outstanding from time to time; and
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(b)
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as are now and may hereafter be required to enable and permit each of the Parent, Callco and Exchangeco to meet its obligations under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement, the Exchangeable Share Provisions and any other security or commitment relating to the Acquisition pursuant to which the Parent, Callco or Exchangeco may now or hereafter be required to issue or deliver Parent Shares.
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2.4
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Notification of Certain Events
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(a)
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in the event of any determination by the board of directors of Exchangeco to institute voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up proceedings with respect to Exchangeco or to effect any other distribution of the assets of Exchangeco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, at least 30 days prior to the proposed effective date of such liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or other distribution;
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(b)
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promptly upon the earlier of (i) receipt by Exchangeco of notice of and (ii) Exchangeco otherwise becoming aware of any threatened or instituted claim, suit, petition or other proceedings with respect to the involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Exchangeco or to effect any other distribution of the assets of Exchangeco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs;
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(c)
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immediately, upon receipt by Exchangeco of a Retraction Request;
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(d)
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on the same date on which notice of redemption is given to holders of Exchangeable Shares, upon the determination of a Redemption Date in accordance with the Exchangeable Share Provisions;
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(e)
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as soon as practicable upon the issuance by Exchangeco of any Exchangeable Shares or rights to acquire Exchangeable Shares (other than the issuance of Exchangeable Shares and rights to acquire Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the Acquisition); and
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(f)
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promptly, upon receiving notice of a Change of Law (as such term is defined in the Exchange Agreement).
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2.5
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Delivery of Parent Shares
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2.6
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Qualification of Parent Shares
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(a)
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The Parent covenants that it will use its reasonable best efforts to make such filings and seek such regulatory consents and approvals, if any, as are necessary so that the Parent Shares to be issued to holders of Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the terms of the Exchangeable Share Provisions, the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement and this Agreement will be issued in compliance with the applicable securities laws in Canada and the United States (other than by reason of a holder being a ‘‘control person’’ of the Parent for purposes of Canadian federal, provincial or territorial securities laws or by holders who are Affiliates of the Parent within the meaning of U.S. securities laws). The Parent will in good faith expeditiously take all such actions and do all such things as are reasonably necessary or desirable to cause all Parent Shares to be delivered hereunder to be listed, quoted and posted for trading on all stock exchanges and quotation systems on which outstanding Parent Shares have been listed by the Parent and remain listed and are quoted or posted for trading at such time.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Exchangeable Share Provisions, or any term of this Agreement, the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement or the Exchange Agreement, no Parent Shares shall be issued (and the Parent will not be required to issue any Parent Shares) in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Exchangeco, or any retraction, redemption or any other exchange, direct or indirect, of Exchangeable Shares, if such issuance of Parent Shares would not be permitted by applicable laws.
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2.7
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Economic Equivalence
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(a)
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The Parent shall not without prior approval of Exchangeco and the prior approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with Section 11(b) of the Exchangeable Share Provisions:
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(i)
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issue or distribute Parent Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire Parent Shares) to the holders of all or substantially all of the then outstanding Parent Shares by way of stock dividend or other distribution, other than an issue of Parent Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire Parent Shares) to holders of Parent Shares (A) who exercise an option to receive dividends in Parent Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire Parent Shares) in lieu of receiving cash dividends or (B) pursuant to any dividend reinvestment plan or similar arrangement; or
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(ii)
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issue or distribute rights, options or warrants to the holders of all or substantially all of the then outstanding Parent Shares entitling them to subscribe for or to purchase Parent Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire Parent Shares); or
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(iii)
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issue or distribute to the holders of all or substantially all of the then outstanding Parent Shares (A) shares or securities of the Parent of any class other than Parent Shares (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for or carrying rights to acquire Parent Shares), (B) rights, options, warrants or other assets other than those referred to in Section 2.7(a)(ii), (C) evidence of indebtedness of the Parent or (D) assets of the Parent,
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(b)
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The Parent shall not without the prior approval of Exchangeco and the prior approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with Section 11(b) of the Exchangeable Share Provisions:
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(i)
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subdivide, redivide or change the then outstanding Parent Shares into a greater number of Parent Shares; or
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(ii)
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reduce, combine, consolidate or change the then outstanding Parent Shares into a lesser number of Parent Shares; or
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(iii)
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reclassify or otherwise change Parent Shares or effect an amalgamation, merger, arrangement, reorganization or other transaction affecting Parent Shares;
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(c)
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The Parent shall ensure that the record date for any event referred to in Section 2.7(a) or Section 2.7(b) or, if no record date is applicable for such event, the effective date for any such event is not less than ten Business Days after the date on which such event is declared or announced by the Parent (with contemporaneous notification thereof by the Parent to Exchangeco).
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(d)
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The board of directors of Exchangeco shall determine, in good faith and in its sole discretion (with the assistance of such financial or other advisors as the board of may determine), “economic equivalence” for the purposes of any event referred to in Section 2.7(a) or Section 2.7(b) and each such determination shall be conclusive and binding on the Parent. 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:
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(i)
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in the case of any stock dividend or other distribution payable in Parent Shares, the number of such shares issued in proportion to the number of Parent Shares previously outstanding;
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(ii)
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in the case of the issuance or distribution of any rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Parent Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire Parent Shares), the relationship between the exercise price of each such right, option or warrant, the Current Market Price of a Parent Share, the volatility of Parent Shares and the terms of any such instrument;
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(iii)
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in the case of the issuance or distribution of any other form of property (including any shares or securities of the Parent of any class other than Parent Shares, any rights, options or warrants other than those referred to in Section 2.7(d)(ii), any evidences of indebtedness of the Parent or any assets of the Parent), 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 Parent Share and the Current Market Price of a Parent Share;
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(iv)
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in the case of any subdivision, redivision or change of the then outstanding Parent Shares into a greater number of Parent Shares or the reduction, combination, consolidation or change of the then outstanding Parent Shares into a lesser number of Parent Shares or any amalgamation, merger, arrangement, reorganization or other transaction affecting Parent Shares, the effect thereof upon the then outstanding Parent Shares; and
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(v)
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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 Parent 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 withholding taxes and marginal taxation rates and without regard to the individual circumstances of holders of Exchangeable Shares).
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(e)
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Exchangeco agrees that, to the extent required, upon due notice from the Parent, Exchangeco shall use its 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 equivalence with respect to the Parent Shares and Exchangeable Shares as provided for in this Section 2.7.
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2.8
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Tender Offers
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2.9
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The Parent and Affiliates Not to Vote Exchangeable Shares
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2.10
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Ordinary Market Purchases
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2.11
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Ownership of Outstanding Shares
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3.1
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Certain Requirements in Respect of Combination, etc.
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(a)
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such other person or continuing corporation (the “Parent Successor”) by operation of law, becomes, without more, bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement or, if not so bound, executes, prior to or contemporaneously with the consummation of such transaction, an agreement supplemental hereto and such other instruments (if any) as are necessary or advisable to evidence the assumption by the Parent Successor of liability for all moneys payable and property deliverable hereunder and the covenant of such Parent Successor to pay and deliver or cause to be paid and delivered the same and its agreement to observe and perform all the covenants and obligations of the Parent under this Agreement; and
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(b)
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such transaction shall be upon such terms and conditions as to preserve and not to impair in any material respect any of the rights, duties, powers and authorities of the other parties hereunder or the holders of the Exchangeable Shares.
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3.2
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Vesting of Powers in Successor
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3.3
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Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries
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3.4
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Successorship Transaction
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(a)
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in which the Parent merges or amalgamates with, or in which all or substantially all of the then outstanding Parent Shares are acquired by, one or more other corporations to which the Parent is, immediately before such merger, amalgamation or acquisition, “related” within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (otherwise than by virtue of a right referred to in paragraph 251(5)(b) thereof);
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(b)
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which does not result in an acceleration of the Redemption Date in accordance with paragraph (b) of that definition; and
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(c)
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in which all or substantially all of the then outstanding Parent Shares are converted into or exchanged for shares or rights to receive such shares (the “Other Shares”) or another corporation (the “Other Corporation”) that, immediately after such Parent Control Transaction, owns or controls, directly or indirectly, the Parent;
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4.1
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Term
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4.2
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Changes in Capital of the Parent and Exchangeco
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4.3
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Severability
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4.4
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Amendments, Modifications
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4.5
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Ministerial Amendments
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(a)
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adding to the covenants of any or all parties hereto if the board of directors of each of the Parent, Callco and Exchangeco shall be of the good faith opinion that such additions will not be prejudicial in any material respect to the rights or interests of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares as a whole;
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(b)
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evidencing the succession of Parent Successors and the covenants of and obligations assumed by each such Parent Successor in accordance with the provisions of Article 3;
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(c)
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making such amendments or modifications not inconsistent with this Agreement as may be necessary or desirable with respect to matters or questions arising hereunder which, in the good faith opinion of the board of directors of each of the Parent, Callco and Exchangeco, having in mind the interests of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares as a whole, it may be expedient to make, provided that each such board of directors shall be of the good faith opinion, after consultation with counsel, that such amendments or modifications will not be prejudicial in any material respect to the rights or interests of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares as a whole; or
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(d)
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making such changes or corrections hereto which, on the advice of counsel to the Parent, Callco and Exchangeco, are required for the purpose of curing or correcting any ambiguity or defect or inconsistent provision or clerical omission or mistake or manifest error contained herein, provided that the boards of directors of each of the Parent, Callco and Exchangeco shall be of the good faith opinion that such changes or corrections will not be prejudicial in any material respect to the rights or interests of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares as a whole.
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4.6
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Meeting to Consider Amendments
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4.7
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Enurement
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4.8
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Notices to Parties
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(a)
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In the case of the Parent, Callco or Exchangeco to the following addresses:
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DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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36 Mclean Street
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Red Bank, NJ 07701
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USA
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Attn:
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Lisa Guise
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Fax:
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732-865-4252
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Email:
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Soar222@yahoo.com
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4.9
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Counterparts
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4.10
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Jurisdiction
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DELMAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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/s/ Lisa Guise
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