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As Of Filer Filing For·On·As Docs:Size Issuer Agent 2/24/15 Cenovus Energy Inc. F-10/A 3:605K Merrill Corp/New/FA |
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1: F-10/A Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement HTML 250K
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2: EX-3.1 Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws HTML 215K
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Amended and Restated Underwriting Agreement
Effective
February 17, 2015
as amended and restated on
February 18, 2015
Cenovus
Energy Inc.
2600, 500 Centre Street SE
Calgary, Alberta
T2G 1A6
Attention: |
Ivor M. Ruste |
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Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer |
RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc., as co-lead underwriters (the "Co-Lead Underwriters"), BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., Barclays Capital Canada Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc., Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc., Morgan Stanley Canada Limited, AltaCorp Capital Inc., BNP Paribas (Canada) Securities Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc., Cormark Securities Inc., FirstEnergy Capital Corp., Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd., National Bank Financial Inc., Peters & Co. Limited, Raymond James Ltd., and UBS Securities Canada Inc. (together with the Co-Lead Underwriters, the "Underwriters") understand that Cenovus Energy Inc. (the "Corporation") proposes to issue and sell 67,500,000 Common Shares (as hereinafter defined) (the "Firm Shares"). Upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, the Underwriters hereby severally, but not jointly, agree to purchase from the Corporation, in the respective percentages provided for in Article 14 hereof, and by its acceptance hereof the Corporation agrees to sell to the Underwriters, at the Closing Time (as hereinafter defined), all but not less than all of the Firm Shares at a price of $22.25 per Firm Share (the "Offering Price"), being an aggregate purchase price of $1,501,875,000.
Upon and subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, the Corporation hereby grants to the Underwriters an option (the "Over-Allotment Option") to purchase up to an additional 10,125,000 Common Shares (the "Option Shares") at a price of $22.25 per Option Share to cover over-allotments, if any, and for market stabilization purposes, if any. The Over-Allotment Option may be exercised at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, commencing on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and ending on the date that is 30 days following the Closing Date by written notice from the Co-Lead Underwriters on the Underwriters' behalf to the Corporation, setting forth the aggregate number of Option Shares to be purchased. If the Over-Allotment Option is exercised, the number of Option Shares specified in the notice shall be purchased by the Underwriters, severally, but not jointly, in the same proportion as their respective obligations to purchase the Firm Shares as set forth in Article 14 hereof. Option Shares may be purchased by the Underwriters only for the purpose of satisfying over-allotments made in connection with the sale of the Firm Shares and for market stabilization purposes, if any, and provided further that the number of Option Shares does not exceed the Underwriters over-allotment position.
In consideration of the Underwriters' agreement to purchase the Firm Shares and to offer them to the public, which agreement will result from the acceptance of this offer by the Corporation, and in consideration of the services rendered and to be rendered by the Underwriters in connection herewith, the Corporation agrees to pay to the Underwriters at the Closing Time a fee (the "Underwriting Fee") equal to 3.5% of the aggregate purchase price for the Firm Shares and the Option Shares purchased by the Underwriters, being an aggregate fee with respect to the Firm Shares of $52,565,625.
The services provided by the Underwriters in connection herewith will not be subject to the goods and services tax provided for in Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada) and any taxable supplies provided will be incidental to the exempt financial services provided.
The agreement resulting from the acceptance of this letter by the Corporation (herein referred to as "this Agreement") shall be subject to the following additional terms and conditions:
1.1 In this Agreement:
"Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement" means an amendment to the Initial Registration Statement, including the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and including the exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by reference therein and the documents otherwise deemed under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC to be a part thereof or included therein;
"Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement" means a further amendment to the Initial Registration Statement, including the Canadian Final Prospectus with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and including the exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by reference therein and the documents otherwise deemed under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC to be a part thereof or included therein;
"Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus" means the English and French language versions (unless the context otherwise requires) of the amended and restated preliminary short form prospectus of the Corporation to be dated February 18, 2015 relating to the Distribution of the Offered Shares and, unless the context otherwise requires, includes all documents incorporated therein by reference, including the template version of any marketing materials provided to potential investors in accordance with section 2.4 in connection with the Distribution of the Purchased Shares;
"Canadian Final Prospectus" means the English and French language versions (unless the context otherwise requires) of the final short form prospectus of the Corporation relating to the Distribution of the Offered Shares and, unless the context otherwise requires, includes all documents incorporated therein by reference, including the template version of any marketing materials provided to potential investors in accordance with section 2.4 in connection with the Distribution of the Purchased Shares;
"Canadian Preliminary Prospectus" means the English and French language versions (unless the context otherwise requires) of the preliminary short form prospectus of the Corporation dated February 17, 2015 relating to the Distribution of the Offered Shares and, unless the context otherwise requires, includes all documents incorporated therein by reference;
"Canadian Prospectuses" means, collectively, the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus and any Prospectus Amendment to any of the foregoing;
"Canadian Securities Laws" means all applicable securities laws in each of the Provinces and Territories and all rules, regulations, policy statements, instruments, notices and blanket orders or rulings thereunder;
"Closing Date" means March 3, 2015 or such other date as the Co-Lead Underwriters and the Corporation may agree upon in writing, but in any event not later than March 31, 2015;
"Closing Time" means 6:00 a.m. (Calgary time) on the Closing Date (or, if the context so requires, on the Option Closing Date) or such other time on the Closing Date (or, if the context so requires, on the Option Closing Date) as the Co-Lead Underwriters and the Corporation may agree upon;
"Co-Lead Underwriters" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement;
"Common Shares" means the common shares in the capital of the Corporation;
"comparables" has the meaning given to that term in NI 41-101;
"Corporation" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement;
"Designated Underwriter" means RBC Dominion Securities Inc. as "lead underwriter" within the meaning of NI 41-101;
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"Disclosure Package" means, collectively, (i) the U.S. Amended Preliminary Prospectus, (ii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule C hereto, and (iii) any Free Writing Prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package;
"Distribution" has the meaning attributed thereto under applicable Canadian Securities Laws;
"Effective Date" means the date and time that the Registration Statement becomes effective;
"Environmental Claim" means any administrative, regulatory or judicial action, suit, demand, demand letter, claim, lien, notice of non-compliance or violation, investigation or proceeding relating in any way to any Environmental Laws;
"Environmental Laws" means any Canadian or United States (or other applicable jurisdiction's) federal, provincial, state, local or municipal statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the environment, health, safety or any chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Governmental Authority;
"Execution Time" means the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto;
"Final Prospectuses" means, collectively, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus;
"Financial Statements" means, collectively, the audited annual consolidated financial statements of the Corporation as at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and for the years ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, together with the notes thereto and the report of the auditor thereon;
"Firm Shares" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement;
"Form F-10" means Form F-10 under the U.S. Securities Act;
"Form F-X" has the meaning specified in section 2.1(e);
"Free Writing Prospectus" means a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 under the U.S. Securities Act;
"Governmental Agency" means any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Corporation or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties;
"Initial Registration Statement" means the registration statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-202130) registering the offer and sale of the Offered Shares under the U.S. Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, including the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and including the exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by reference therein and the documents otherwise deemed under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC to be a part thereof or included therein;
"Initial Sale Time" means the time that the Registration Statement becomes effective, unless the Co-Lead Underwriters shall designate in writing to the Corporation another time as the initial sale time, in which case such designated time shall be the Initial Sale Time;
"Issuer Free Writing Prospectus" means an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the U.S. Securities Act, of the Corporation;
"limited-use version" has the meaning ascribed to such term in NI 41-101;
"marketing materials" has the meaning ascribed to such term under NI 41-101;
"material" or "materially", when used in relation to the Corporation, means material in relation to the Corporation and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole);
"Material Adverse Effect" means an effect, change or development or event that alone or in conjunction with any other effect, change, development or event is materially adverse to the business, operations or conditions (financial or otherwise) of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
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"material change", "material fact" and "misrepresentation" have the respective meanings attributed thereto under applicable Canadian Securities Laws;
"NI 41-101" means National Instrument 41-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, as may be amended from time to time;
"NI 44-101" means National Instrument 44-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, as may be amended from time to time;
"NP 11-202" means National Policy 11-202 of the Canadian Securities Administrators;
"Offered Shares" means, collectively, the Firm Shares and the Option Shares;
"Offering Documents" means, collectively, the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the Initial Registration Statement, the Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement, the Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement, any U.S. Registration Statement Amendment, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Amended Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any Prospectus Amendment;
"Offering Price" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement;
"Option Closing Date" has the meaning specified in section 8.2;
"Option Shares" has the meaning specified in the second paragraph of this Agreement;
"Over-Allotment Option" has the meaning specified in the second paragraph of this Agreement;
"Passport Receipt" means the receipt issued by the Principal Regulator, which is deemed to also be a receipt of the other Securities Commissions pursuant to the Passport System, for the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus and any Prospectus Amendment, as the case may be;
"Passport System" means the system and procedures for prospectus filing and review under Multilateral Instrument 11-102 — Passport System adopted by the Securities Commissions (other than Ontario) and NP 11-202;
"Preliminary Prospectuses" means, collectively, the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus;
"Principal Regulator" means the Alberta Securities Commission;
"Prospectus Amendment" means any amendment to the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, or any U.S. Amended Prospectus, other than the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Amended Preliminary Prospectus and other than merely by incorporation by reference of Subsequent Disclosure Documents;
"provide" in the context of sending or making available marketing materials to a potential purchaser of Offered Shares, has the meaning ascribed to such term under applicable Securities Laws, whether in the context of a "road show" (as defined in NI 41-101) or otherwise and "provided" has like meaning;
"Provinces and Territories" means all of the provinces and territories of Canada;
"Public Record" means all documents incorporated by reference in the Canadian Prospectuses and all information filed by or on behalf of the Corporation with the Securities Commissions after December 31, 2014, in compliance, or intended compliance, with applicable Canadian Securities Laws;
"Purchased Shares" means the Firm Shares and, if the Over-Allotment Option is exercised, also includes the Option Shares that the Underwriters elect to purchase pursuant to the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option;
"Registration Statement" means the registration statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-202130) registering the offer and sale of the Offered Shares under the U.S. Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, including the exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by reference therein and the
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documents deemed under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC to be a part thereof or included therein, as amended at the date on which such registration statement becomes effective;
"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
"Securities Commissions" means, collectively, the securities commission or similar securities regulatory authority in each of the Provinces and Territories;
"Securities Laws" means, collectively, the Canadian Securities Laws and the U.S. Securities Laws;
"SEDAR" means the computer system for the transmission, receipt, acceptance, review and dissemination of documents filed in electronic format known as the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval;
"Selling Firms" has the meaning specified in section 5.1(a);
"Significant Subsidiary" has the meaning specified in section 7.1(b);
"Subsequent Disclosure Documents" means any financial statements, management's discussion and analysis, information circulars, annual information forms, material change reports (other than confidential material change reports), business acquisition reports or other documents issued by the Corporation after the Execution Time which are, or are deemed to be, pursuant to applicable Securities Laws, incorporated by reference into the Final Prospectuses or any Prospectus Amendment;
"subsidiary" has the meaning attributed thereto in the Canada Business Corporations Act;
"template version" has the meaning ascribed thereto under NI 41-101 and includes any revised template version of marketing materials as contemplated by such instrument;
"Translated Financial Information" has the meaning specified in section 3.1(f);
"Underwriters" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement;
"Underwriting Fee" has the meaning specified in the third paragraph of this Agreement;
"U.S. Amended Preliminary Prospectus" means, as of any time prior to the time the Registration Statement is declared or becomes effective, the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, to be included in the Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement, including the documents incorporated by reference therein;
"U.S. Amended Prospectus" means a prospectus included in any U.S. Registration Statement Amendment;
"U.S. Exchange Act" means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
"U.S. Final Prospectus" means the Canadian Final Prospectus with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, included in the Registration Statement at the times it becomes effective, including the documents incorporated by reference therein;
"U.S. Preliminary Prospectus" means, as of any time prior to the time the Registration Statement is declared or becomes effective, the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC included in the Initial Registration Statement, including the documents incorporated by reference therein;
"U.S. Prospectuses" means, collectively, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Amended Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and any Prospectus Amendment to any of the foregoing;
"U.S. Registration Statement Amendment" means any amendment to the Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (other than the Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement) and any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement filed with the SEC during the offer and sale of the Offered Shares;
"U.S. Securities Act" means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and
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"U.S. Securities Laws" means all of the applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations of the United States, including without limitation the U.S. Securities Act, the U.S. Exchange Act and the respective rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
Any reference herein to the terms "amend", "amendment" or "supplement" with respect to the Initial Registration Statement, the Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement, the Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement, the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Amended Preliminary Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Securities Laws or the U.S. Exchange Act after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Amended Preliminary Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference.
Article 2
Filing of Prospectuses
2.1 The Corporation represents, warrants and covenants to and with the Underwriters and acknowledges that the Underwriters are relying thereon in connection with the purchase of the Purchased Shares, that:
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later date or dates as may be determined by the Co-Lead Underwriters in their sole discretion) and on a basis acceptable to the Underwriters, acting reasonably, prepare and file the Canadian Final Prospectus under and as required by Canadian Securities Laws with each of the Securities Commissions and obtain and deliver to the Underwriters a Passport Receipt issued by the Principal Regulator evidencing that a receipt for the Canadian Final Prospectus has been issued or deemed to be issued by the Securities Commissions in each Province and Territory;
2.2 The Corporation agrees to allow the Underwriters, prior to the filing of the Offering Documents, to participate fully in the preparation of, and approve the form and content of, the Offering Documents and such other documents as may be required under the Securities Laws to qualify the Distribution of the Offered Shares in the Provinces and Territories and in the United States, in each case, acting reasonably and to allow the Underwriters to conduct all due diligence which the Underwriters may reasonably require in order to:
2.3 After the date of the Final Prospectuses and until the conclusion of the Distribution of the Offered Shares, the Corporation shall take or cause to be taken all steps as may be from time to time necessary to maintain the qualification of, or if the qualification shall cease for any reason to requalify, the Distribution of the Offered Shares in each of the Provinces and Territories and in the United States; provided, however, that with respect to state securities law qualifications in the United States, the Corporation shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subjected.
2.4 During the Distribution of the Purchased Shares:
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Corporation shall deliver a complete template version of any such marketing materials to the Securities Commissions), and the Corporation shall provide a copy of such filed template version to the Underwriters as soon as practicable following such filing. The French language version of any such marketing materials shall be filed on SEDAR prior to or concurrently with the filing of the Canadian Final Prospectus as contemplated herein and a copy thereof shall be delivered to the Underwriters as soon as practicable following such filing; and
2.5 The Corporation and the Designated Underwriter, on behalf of the Underwriters, approve the marketing materials attached as Schedule E hereto.
2.6 The Corporation and each Underwriter, on a several basis, covenants and agrees not to provide any potential investor of Purchased Shares with any marketing materials except for marketing materials or any limited-use versions thereof which have been approved as contemplated in section 2.4, and then only to potential investors in the Provinces and Territories.
Article 3
Delivery of the Prospectuses and Related Documents
3.1 The Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Underwriters and the Underwriters' counsel the documents set out below at the respective times indicated:
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Prospectus and such Prospectus Amendment, as the case may be, in the French language, together with any document or information in the French language incorporated by reference therein, including any marketing materials, is in all material respects a complete and accurate translation thereof in the English language, and
3.2 The delivery to the Underwriters of the filed Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus shall constitute a representation and warranty to the Underwriters by the Corporation that:
Such delivery shall also constitute the consent of the Corporation to the use of the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus by the Underwriters in connection with the Distribution of the Offered Shares in the Provinces and Territories and elsewhere outside the United States in compliance with this Agreement and applicable securities laws, including the Securities Laws.
3.3 The Corporation hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Underwriters as follows:
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respects with the U.S. Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC under the U.S. Securities Act; on the date first filed the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus conformed, and on the date first filed the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus and any Prospectus Amendment will, and at the Closing Time the Canadian Final Prospectus, as amended by any Prospectus Amendment will, conform in all material respects with the applicable requirements of Canadian Securities Laws; the Registration Statement, as of the Effective Date, will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and the U.S. Final Prospectus as of its filing date (including the Effective Date) and as of the Closing Time (including on any Option Closing Date), will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Corporation by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Co-Lead Underwriters specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement, the Canadian Prospectuses or the U.S. Final Prospectus;
Article 4
Commercial Copies of Prospectuses
4.1 The Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Underwriters, as soon as practicable and in any event no later than noon (local time) on the second business day following the date of filing of the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus, at offices designated by the Underwriters, such number of commercial copies of the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Amended Preliminary Prospectus as the Underwriters may reasonably request by instructions to the printer thereof given no later than 8:00 p.m. (Calgary time) on the date hereof. The Corporation shall, until the conclusion of the Distribution of the Offered Shares, as soon as possible following a reasonable request by the Underwriters, cause to be delivered to the Underwriters such additional commercial copies of the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Amended Preliminary Prospectus in such numbers and at such offices in such cities as the Underwriters may reasonably request from time to time.
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4.2 The Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Underwriters, as soon as practicable and in any event no later than noon (local time) on the second business day following the date of the filing of the Canadian Final Prospectus with the Securities Commissions, at offices designated by the Underwriters, such number of commercial copies of the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus as the Underwriters may reasonably request by instructions to the printer thereof given no later than the day prior to the time when the Corporation plans to authorize the printing of the commercial copies of the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus. The Corporation shall, until the conclusion of the Distribution of the Offered Shares, as soon as possible following a reasonable request by the Underwriters, cause to be delivered to the Underwriters such additional commercial copies of the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus in such numbers and at such offices in such cities as the Underwriters may reasonably request from time to time.
4.3 The Corporation shall from time to time deliver to the Underwriters, as soon as practicable at the offices in such cities designated by the Underwriters pursuant to sections 4.1 or 4.2, the number of copies of any documents incorporated, or containing information incorporated by reference in the Canadian Prospectuses or the U.S. Prospectuses and of any Subsequent Disclosure Documents which the Underwriters may from time to time reasonably request; provided that if such documents or information are generally available to the public, such documents or information shall be deemed to have been delivered in satisfaction of this request.
Article 5
Distribution of Common Shares
5.1 Each of the Underwriters covenants and agrees with the Corporation:
5.2 The Underwriters may offer the Offered Shares at a price less than the Offering Price in compliance with Securities Laws and, specifically in the case of any Offered Shares offered in the Provinces and Territories, the requirements of NI 44-101 and the disclosure concerning the same which is contained in the Canadian Prospectuses. The Underwriters will inform the Corporation if the Offering Price is reduced.
5.3 For the purposes of this Article 5, the Underwriters shall be entitled to assume that the Distribution of the Offered Shares is qualified in each of the Provinces and Territories and that the Offered Shares are registered under U.S. federal securities laws after receipt by the Co-Lead Underwriters of notification from the Corporation's counsel that a Passport Receipt for the Canadian Final Prospectus has been issued or is deemed to be issued and that the Registration Statement has been declared or otherwise become effective, as applicable, unless the Underwriters receive notice to the contrary from the Corporation or any applicable securities regulatory authority.
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5.4 No Underwriter will be liable to the Corporation under this Article 5 with respect to a default by another Selling Firm (that is not an affiliate of such Underwriter), another Underwriter, or the Corporation under this Agreement if the Underwriter first mentioned is not itself in violation.
5.5 The Co-Lead Underwriters will notify the Corporation when, in their opinion, the Underwriters have ceased Distribution of the Offered Shares and shall, as soon as practicable, and in any event, no later than 25 days thereafter, provide the Corporation with a breakdown of the number of Offered Shares distributed in each of the Provinces and Territories where such breakdown is required for the purpose of calculating fees payable to a Securities Commission.
6.1 During the period from the date hereof until the completion of the Distribution of the Offered Shares and at any time when a prospectus relating to the Offered Shares is required to be delivered under the U.S. Securities Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the U.S. Securities Act), the Corporation shall promptly notify the Underwriters, in writing, with full particulars of:
which change or fact in any case is, or may be, of such a nature as: (i) to render the Canadian Prospectuses, the Registration Statement, the U.S. Prospectuses, or any Subsequent Disclosure Document, as amended or supplemented immediately prior to such change or fact, misleading or untrue in any material respect, or (ii) would result in the Canadian Prospectuses, the Registration Statement, the U.S. Prospectuses, or any Subsequent Disclosure Document, as amended or supplemented from time to time immediately prior to such change or fact, containing a misrepresentation, or (iii) would result in the Canadian Prospectuses, the Registration Statement, the U.S. Prospectuses, or any Subsequent Disclosure Document, as amended or supplemented from time to time immediately prior to such change or fact, not complying with any of the Securities Laws, or (iv) would result in it being necessary to amend the Registration Statement or to amend or supplement the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Amended Preliminary Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus in order that such document will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the case of the Registration Statement, not misleading, and in the case of the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Amended Preliminary Prospectus or U.S. Final Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made, not misleading, or (v) would reasonably be expected to have a significant effect on the market price or market value of the Common Shares. The Corporation shall promptly comply with all applicable filing and other requirements under the Securities Laws arising as a result of such change or fact. In addition, if during the period of the Distribution of the Offered Shares under the Canadian Prospectuses, the Registration Statement, the U.S. Prospectuses, or any Subsequent Disclosure Document, as amended or supplemented from time to time, there is any change in any applicable Securities Laws which results in a requirement to file a Prospectus Amendment, the Corporation shall make such filing as soon as possible. The Corporation shall also discuss with the Underwriters any change or fact in respect of which there may be doubt respecting the applicability of this section.
6.2 During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the completion of the Distribution of the Offered Shares, the Corporation shall promptly comply to the reasonable satisfaction of the Underwriters and
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their counsel with any applicable filing and other requirements under the Securities Laws arising as a result of any change, event or circumstance referred to in section 6.1 above and shall prepare and file under all applicable Securities Laws, with all reasonable dispatch, and in any event within any time limit prescribed under applicable Securities Laws, any Subsequent Disclosure Document or Prospectus Amendment or amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement as may be required under applicable Securities Laws; provided that the Corporation shall allow the Underwriters and their counsel to participate fully in the preparation of any such Subsequent Disclosure Document or Prospectus Amendment or amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and to conduct all due diligence investigations which the Underwriters may reasonably require in order to fulfill their obligations as underwriters and in order to enable the Underwriters to responsibly execute the certificate required to be executed by them in any Prospectus Amendment and the Underwriters shall have approved the form of any Prospectus Amendment or amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld and to be provided in a timely manner. The Corporation shall further promptly deliver to the Underwriters and the Underwriters' counsel a copy of each Prospectus Amendment or amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement signed as required by applicable Securities Laws, and each Subsequent Disclosure Document, in the English and French languages, such number of commercial copies of each Prospectus Amendment or amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement as the Underwriters may reasonably request, in the same manner as set forth in section 4.1 hereof, as well as opinions and letters with respect to each such Prospectus Amendment or amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement substantially similar to those referred to in sections 3.1(f) and (g) above.
6.3 The delivery to the Underwriters of each Prospectus Amendment and Subsequent Disclosure Document shall constitute a representation and warranty to the Underwriters by the Corporation, with respect to the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus, as amended, modified or superseded by such Prospectus Amendment or Subsequent Disclosure Document and by each Prospectus Amendment and Subsequent Disclosure Document previously delivered to the Underwriters as aforesaid, to the same effect as set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 3.2 above. Such delivery shall also constitute the consent of the Corporation to the use of the Canadian Amended Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus by the Underwriters in connection with the Distribution of the Offered Shares in the Provinces and Territories and elsewhere outside the United States; provided that the use of the Canadian Amended Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus and the Distribution of the Offered Shares by the Underwriters is conducted in compliance with this Agreement and applicable securities laws, including the Securities Laws.
6.4 During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the completion of the Distribution of the Offered Shares, the Corporation will promptly inform the Underwriters of the full particulars of:
and the Corporation will use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or any such order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the Offered Shares or the suspension of any such qualification and, in the event of the issuance of any such stop order or of any such order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the Offered Shares or suspending any such qualification, to use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order as soon as possible.
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Article 7
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
7.1 The Corporation represents, warrants and covenants to and with the Underwriters and acknowledges that the Underwriters are relying thereon in connection with the purchase of the Purchased Shares, that:
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subject which, if determined adversely to the Corporation or any of such subsidiaries, would result in a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the Corporation's knowledge, no such proceedings are contemplated by any Governmental Agency or by others;
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subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Corporation, threatened;
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7.2 The Corporation covenants and agrees with and in favour of the Underwriters that the proceeds received by the Corporation from the Underwriters from the sale of the Offered Shares will be used for the purposes to be described in the Final Prospectuses and the Disclosure Package, subject to the qualifications described under the heading "Use of Proceeds" in the Canadian Prospectus.
7.3 Except as contemplated by this Agreement, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the date which is 90 days from the Closing Date contemplated hereunder (the "Lock-Up Period"), the Corporation will not, without the prior written consent of the Co-Lead Underwriters, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, directly or indirectly, offer, sell or issue for sale or resale, as the case may be, or publicly announce the issue or sale or intended issue or sale of, any Common Shares, or financial instruments or securities convertible or exchangeable into Common Shares, or publicly announce its intention to do so or file a prospectus or registration statement with a Securities Commission or the SEC in respect thereof, except pursuant to the Corporation's: (i) stock option plan, performance share unit plan or deferred share unit plans, (ii) shareholder rights plan, or (iii) dividend reinvestment plan.
7.4 Unless the Corporation and the Co-Lead Underwriters otherwise agree in writing, neither the Corporation nor any Underwriter has made and none of them will make any offer relating to the Offered Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a "free writing prospectus" (as defined in Rule 405 under the U.S. Securities Act); provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, included in Schedule C hereto and in respect of any electronic roadshow furnished to the Co-Lead Underwriters prior to first use and not objected to by the Co-Lead Underwriters. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Co-Lead Underwriters or the Corporation is hereinafter referred to as a "Permitted Free Writing Prospectus." The Corporation agrees that (i) it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (ii) it will comply with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 under the U.S. Securities Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the SEC, legending and record keeping.
8.1 The closing of the purchase and sale of the Firm Shares shall take place at the Closing Time at the offices of Bennett Jones LLP in Calgary, Alberta.
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8.2 The closing of the purchase and sale of any Option Shares shall be completed at the Closing Time on such date (the "Option Closing Date"), which may be the same as the Closing Date but shall in no event be earlier than the Closing Date, nor less than three nor more than five business days after the giving of the notice hereinafter referred to (provided that if the Option Closing Date is the same as the Closing Date, such notice may be given not less than two business days prior to the Option Closing Date), as shall be specified in a written notice from the Co-Lead Underwriters, on behalf of the Underwriters, to the Corporation of the Underwriters' determination to purchase that number of Option Shares specified in such notice. The closing of the purchase and sale of any Option Shares shall be completed at the offices of Bennett Jones LLP in Calgary, Alberta. If the Over-Allotment Option is exercised, all of the provisions of this Agreement relating to the purchase by the Underwriters of the Firm Shares shall apply mutatis mutandis in relation to the purchase by the Underwriters of any Option Shares at the Closing Time on the Option Closing Date.
8.3 At the Closing Time, the Corporation shall deliver to CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. ("CDS"), on behalf of the Underwriters, in electronic or certificated form, the Firm Shares registered in name or names as the Co-Lead Underwriters may notify the Corporation not less than one business day before the Closing Date. The Co-Lead Underwriters, on behalf of the Underwriters, shall furnish to CDS not less than one business day before the Closing Date, a breakdown of the number of Firm Shares to be allocated in the book-based system of CDS to the Underwriters and other brokers or dealers which are participants of CDS and act on behalf of beneficial owners, together with the financial institution numbers of each person to whom Firm Shares are to be allocated in the book-based system. The delivery of the Firm Shares in electronic or certificated form to CDS shall be made against payment by the Underwriters to the Corporation of the aggregate purchase price for the Firm Shares by wire transfer in immediately available funds as set forth in Section 8.4.
8.4 Payment of the amount of the aggregate purchase price for the Purchased Shares, net of the Underwriting Fee, shall be effected by wire transfer in immediately available Canadian dollars payable to the Corporation or as the Corporation may otherwise direct the Underwriters in writing not later than 10:00 a.m. (Calgary time) on the business day immediately preceding the Closing Date.
Article 9
Conditions Precedent
9.1 The following are conditions precedent to the obligations of the Underwriters to close the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which conditions the Corporation covenants to exercise all reasonable commercial efforts to have fulfilled at or prior to the Closing Time and which conditions may be waived in writing in whole or in part by the Underwriters at any time. If any of the conditions are not met, each of the Underwriters may terminate its obligations under this Agreement without prejudice to any other remedies it may have. At the Closing Time:
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and the Underwriters shall have no knowledge to the contrary;
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10.1 In addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Underwriters, an Underwriter shall be entitled, at its option, to terminate and cancel its obligations to purchase the Offered Shares, without any liability on its part, immediately upon written notice to the Corporation at any time prior to the Closing Time if:
10.2 In the event of a termination by an Underwriter pursuant to this section 10, there shall be no further liability on the part of such Underwriter to the Corporation or of the Corporation to such Underwriter in respect of that proposed Distribution of the Offered Shares, except in respect of the obligations of the Corporation under Articles 12 and 13.
11.1 All terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be construed as conditions and any breach or failure to comply in all material respects with any such terms or conditions which are for the benefit of the Underwriters shall entitle any of the Underwriters to terminate their obligation to purchase the Purchased Shares by notice in writing to that effect given to the Corporation at or prior to the Closing Time. The Underwriters may waive in whole or in part or extend the time for compliance with any of such terms and conditions without prejudice to their rights in respect of any other of such terms and conditions or any other or subsequent breach or
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non-compliance, provided that to be binding on an Underwriter any such waiver or extension must be in writing and signed by such Underwriter.
Article 12
Indemnification and Contribution
12.1 The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the Underwriters and the Underwriters' respective directors, officers, affiliates, employees, each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the U.S. Securities Act or Section 20 of the U.S. Exchange Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against all liabilities, claims, demands, losses (other than loss of profit in connection with the Distribution or holding of the Offered Shares), costs, damages and expenses to which the Indemnified Party may be subject or which the Indemnified Party may suffer or incur, whether under the provisions of any statute or otherwise in any way caused by or arising directly or indirectly from or in consequence of:
provided that the Corporation shall not be liable in such case to the extent that any such liabilities, claims, demands, losses, costs, damages and expenses arise out of or are based upon any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation of a material fact in, or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact from, the Canadian Prospectuses, the Initial Registration Statement, the Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement, the Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the U.S. Prospectuses or in any other document incorporated therein by reference, or in any other material so filed, in such case made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Corporation by any of the Underwriters specifically for use in the preparation thereof; and in such event, such Underwriter shall promptly reimburse the Corporation for the respective amounts received from the Corporation pursuant to this indemnity in respect of such liabilities, claims, demands and losses.
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12.2 In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnification provided for in section 12.1 is unavailable, in whole or in part, for any reason (other than any reason specified in section 12.1) to an Indemnified Party in respect of any liabilities, claims, demands, losses, costs, damages and expenses referred to therein, the Corporation shall contribute to the amount paid or payable (or, if such indemnity is unavailable only in respect of a portion of the amount so paid or payable, such portion of the amount so paid or payable) by such Indemnified Party as a result of such liabilities, claims, demands, losses, costs, damages and expenses:
provided that the Underwriters shall not in any event be liable to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the Underwriting Fee or any portion thereof actually received. The relative benefits received by the Corporation, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the Distribution of the Offered Shares received by the Corporation is to the Underwriting Fees received by the Underwriters. The relative fault of the Corporation, on the one hand, and of the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the matters or things referred to in section 12.1 which resulted in such liabilities, claims, demands, losses, costs, damages and expenses relate to information supplied by or which ought to have been supplied by or steps or actions taken or done or not taken or done by or on behalf of the Corporation or to information supplied by or on behalf of the Underwriters. The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this section 12.2 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one party for such purpose) or any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to above in this section 12.2. The Underwriters respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this section 12.2 are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations with respect to such Offered Shares and not joint.
12.3 If any claim contemplated by this Article 12 shall be asserted against any Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party concerned shall promptly notify the Corporation and the Underwriters, in writing, of the nature of such claim (provided that any failure to so notify promptly, in writing, shall relieve the Corporation of liability under this Article 12 only to the extent that such failure prejudices the Corporation's ability to defend such claim and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity provision), and the Corporation shall, subject as hereinafter provided, be entitled (but not required) to assume the defence of any suit or proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation or proceeding) brought to enforce such claim. Any such defence shall be through legal counsel acceptable to the Indemnified Party (whose acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld) and no admission of liability or settlement shall be made by the Corporation or any Indemnified Party in respect of any Indemnified Party without, in each case, the prior written consent of all the Underwriters, and no admission of liability or settlement shall be made by any Indemnified Party, without the prior written consent of the Corporation. An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such suit and participate in the defence thereof but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnified Party unless: (i) the Corporation fails to assume the defence of such suit on behalf of the Indemnified Party within a reasonable period of time; or (ii) the employment of such counsel has been authorized in writing by the Corporation; or (iii) the named parties to any such suit or proceeding include both the Indemnified Party and the Corporation and the Indemnified Party shall have received a written opinion from counsel acceptable to the Corporation that there may be one or more legal defences available to the Indemnified Party which are different from or in addition to those available to the Corporation, in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Corporation in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Corporation, the Corporation shall not have the right to assume the defence of such suit or proceeding on behalf of the Indemnified Party and shall be
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liable to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Indemnified Party, it being understood, however, that the Corporation shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate law firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such Indemnified Parties. The Corporation shall not be liable for any settlement of any action or suit effected without its written consent. It is the intention of the Corporation to constitute each of the Underwriters as trustees, for the Underwriters' directors, officers, affiliates, employees and control persons, of the covenants of the Corporation under section 12.1 with respect to the Underwriters' directors, officers, affiliates, employees and control persons and the Underwriters agree to accept such trust and to hold and enforce such covenants on behalf of such persons.
12.4 The rights provided in this Article 12 shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other right which the Underwriters may have by statute or otherwise at law.
12.5 Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement, no person who has been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment to have engaged in fraud, willful default, fraudulent misrepresentation or negligence shall be entitled to claim indemnification pursuant to section 12.1 or contribution pursuant to section 12.2 from any person who has not also been so determined to have engaged in such fraud, willful default, fraudulent misrepresentation or negligence.
12.6 Without limiting the generality of section 12.5, the rights of indemnity provided under section 12.1 and rights of contribution provided under section 12.2 shall not apply if the Corporation has complied with subsections 3.1(a), (b), (c) and (d) and Article 6, as applicable, and the person asserting any claim contemplated by this Article 12 has not been provided with a copy of the Canadian Prospectuses or U.S. Prospectuses (as appropriate) or any Prospectus Amendment that corrects any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation that is the basis for such claim and that is required, under applicable Securities Laws, to be delivered to such person by the Underwriters.
13.1 If the transactions herein contemplated are completed, all expenses of or incidental to the issue and offering of the Offered Shares shall be borne by the Corporation, including, without limitation, expenses payable in connection with the qualification of the Offered Shares for Distribution in the Provinces and Territories and in the United States; the preparation, printing, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Offered Shares, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Offered Shares; if applicable, any registration or qualification of the Offered Shares for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states (including filing fees relating to such registration and qualification); any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such filings); the travel, transportation and other expenses of the Corporation in connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of the Offered Shares; all other costs and expenses of the Corporation and its representatives incident to the performance by the Corporation of its obligations hereunder; the fees and expenses of counsel and auditor for the Corporation; listing fees; and all costs incurred in connection with the preparation, translation, printing, filing and delivery of the Canadian Prospectuses, the Registration Statement, the U.S. Prospectuses and any marketing materials and Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, excepting Underwriters' out-of-pocket expenses and the fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters. The Underwriters' reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters shall be paid by the Underwriters except that the Underwriters will be reimbursed by the Corporation for all of the reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Underwriters (including the reasonable fees and expenses of their counsel) if the sale of the Offered Shares as contemplated herein is not completed other than by reason of default by any of the Underwriters.
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Article 14
Several Obligations
14.1 The Underwriters' obligations to purchase the Firm Shares at the Closing Time shall be several and not joint and the Underwriters' respective obligations in this respect shall be in the following percentages of the Firm Shares to be purchased at that time:
RBC Dominion Securities Inc. |
23.75% | |||
TD Securities Inc. |
20.75% | |||
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. |
8.00% | |||
CIBC World Markets Inc. |
8.00% | |||
Scotia Capital Inc. |
8.00% | |||
Barclays Canada Capital Inc. |
6.00% | |||
J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc. |
6.00% | |||
Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. |
6.00% | |||
Credit Suisse Securities Canada, Inc. |
3.50% | |||
Morgan Stanley Canada Limited |
3.50% | |||
AltaCorp Capital Inc. |
1.00% | |||
BNP Paribas (Canada) Securities Inc. |
1.00% | |||
Desjardins Securities Inc. |
1.00% | |||
Cormark Securities Inc. |
0.50% | |||
FirstEnergy Capital Corp. |
0.50% | |||
Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. |
0.50% | |||
National Bank Financial Inc. |
0.50% | |||
Peters & Co. Limited |
0.50% | |||
Raymond James Ltd. |
0.50% | |||
UBS Securities Canada Inc. |
0.50% | |||
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100% | |||
Subject to section 14.2, no Underwriter shall be obligated to take up and pay for any of the Firm Shares to be purchased by it unless the other Underwriters simultaneously take up and pay for the percentage of Firm Shares set out opposite their name above.
14.2 If any one or more of the Underwriters fails to purchase its or their applicable percentage of the Firm Shares at the Closing Time, and if the aggregate number of Firm Shares not purchased is:
and the remaining Underwriters shall also have the right, by notice in writing to the Corporation, to postpone the Closing Time for a period not exceeding two business days.
14.3 In the event that the right to purchase under section 14.2(b) above is not exercised, the Underwriter or Underwriters which are able and willing to purchase shall be relieved of all obligations to the Corporation on submission to the Corporation of reasonable evidence of its or their ability and willingness to fulfil its or their obligations hereunder at the Closing Time.
14.4 Nothing in this Article 14 shall obligate the Corporation to sell to any or all of the Underwriters less than all of the Firm Shares or shall relieve any of the Underwriters in default hereunder from liability to the
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Corporation or to any non-defaulting Underwriter in respect of its default hereunder. In the event of a termination by the Corporation of its obligations under this Agreement, there shall be no further liability on the part of the Corporation to the Underwriters except in respect of any liability which may have arisen or may thereafter arise under Article 12 or Article 13 hereof.
Article 15
Co-Lead Underwriters
15.1 All steps which must or may be taken by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement but with the exception of the steps contemplated by Article 10, Article 11, Article 12, and Article 14 hereof may be taken by the Co-Lead Underwriters on the Underwriters' behalf (or the Designated Underwriter in the case of sections 2.4(b)) and 2.5, and this Agreement is the Corporation's authority for dealing solely with, and accepting notification from, the Co-Lead Underwriters (or the Designated Underwriter in the case of sections 2.4(b)) and 2.5 with respect to any such steps on their behalf. Other than as set forth in this section 15.1, no action by any Underwriter shall be binding on any other Underwriter.
16.1 Any notices or other communication to be given hereunder shall:
Any notice or other communication shall be in writing and, unless delivered personally to a responsible officer of the addressee shall be given by facsimile, and shall be deemed to be given at the time faxed or delivered, if faxed or delivered to the recipient on a business day (in the city in which the addressee is located) and before 5:00 p.m. (local time in the city in which the addressee is located) on such business day, and otherwise shall be deemed to be given at 9:00 a.m. (local time in the city in which the addressee is located) on the next following business day (in the city in which the addressee is located). Any party hereto may change its address for notice by notice to the other parties hereto given in the manner herein provided.
17.1 Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to currency shall be to the lawful money of Canada.
17.2 The representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive the purchase by the Underwriters of the Offered Shares and shall continue in full force and effect unaffected by any subsequent disposition by the Underwriters of the Offered Shares.
17.3 Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
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17.4 This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original but which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. A signed counterpart of this Agreement provided by way of facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be as binding upon the parties as an originally signed counterpart.
17.5 If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part, it shall be deemed not to affect or impair the validity of any other provision of this Agreement and such void or unenforceable provision shall be severable from this Agreement.
17.6 This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable in the Province of Alberta. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably attorns to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta.
17.7 The terms and conditions of this Agreement supersede any previous verbal or written agreement between the Underwriters (or any of them) and the Corporation with respect to the subject matter hereof including the underwriting agreement dated February 17, 2015 executed by the Corporation and the Co-Lead Underwriters.
17.8 Each of the parties hereto shall promptly do, make, execute or deliver, or cause to be done, made, executed or delivered, all such further acts, documents and things as the other party hereto may reasonably require from time to time for the purposes of giving effect to this Agreement and shall use reasonable commercial efforts and take all such steps as may be reasonably within its power to implement to their full extent the provisions of this Agreement.
17.9 TD Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc. and National Bank Financial Inc., or their affiliates, own or control an equity interest in TMX Group Limited ("TMX Group") and has a nominee director serving on TMX Group's board of directors. As such, each such investment dealer may be considered to have an economic interest in the listing of securities on any exchange owned or operated by TMX Group, including the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Alpha Exchange. No person or company is required to obtain products or services from TMX Group or its affiliates as a condition of any such dealer supplying or continuing to supply a product or service.
17.10 The Corporation acknowledges and agrees that (i) the issue and sale of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement is an arm's-length commercial transaction between the Corporation, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is acting solely as a principal and not the agent or fiduciary of the Corporation, (iii) no Underwriter has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favour of the Corporation with respect to the Offering or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Corporation on other matters) or any other obligation to the Corporation except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement and (iv) the Corporation has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.
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If the foregoing is acceptable to you, please signify such acceptance by executing and returning the enclosed copy of this Agreement to the Co-Lead Underwriters. Such acceptance will constitute an agreement for the purchase by the Underwriters and sale by the Corporation of the Common Shares on the terms set out herein. Delivery of a signed counterpart hereof by means of facsimile or electronic mail shall be as effective as delivery of an originally signed counterpart.
RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC. |
TD SECURITIES INC. | |||||
Per: |
(signed) "Kent Ferguson" |
Per: |
(signed) "Robert Mason"
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BMO NESBITT BURNS INC. |
CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC. |
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Per: |
(signed) "Tim Lisevich" |
Per: |
(signed) "Michael Freeborn"
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SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. |
BARCLAYS CAPITAL CANADA INC. |
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Per: |
(signed) "David Potter" |
Per: |
(signed) "Tim Kitchen"
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J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES CANADA INC. |
MERRILL LYNCH CANADA INC. |
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Per: |
(signed) "Dave J. Harrison" |
Per: |
(signed) "Jamie Hancock"
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CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (CANADA), INC. |
MORGAN STANLEY CANADA LIMITED |
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Per: |
(signed) "Kelsey Scott" |
Per: |
(signed) "Aaron Papps"
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ALTACORP CAPITAL INC. |
BNP PARIBAS (CANADA) SECURITIES INC. |
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Per: |
(signed) "Mark Reynolds" |
Per: |
(signed) "Daniel Grenier"
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DESJARDINS SECURITIES INC. |
CORMARK SECURITIES INC. |
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Per: |
(signed) "Alex Shegelman" |
Per: |
(signed) "Dion Degrand"
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FIRSTENERGY CAPITAL CORP. |
MACQUARIE CAPITAL MARKETS CANADA LTD. |
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Per: |
(signed) "Robyn Hemminger" |
Per: |
(signed) "Sandy L. Edmonstone"
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Per: | (signed) "Chad Dundas" |
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NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC. |
PETERS & CO. LIMITED |
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Per: |
(signed) "Craig Langpap" |
Per: |
(signed) "J.G. (Jeff) Lawson"
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RAYMOND JAMES LTD. |
UBS SECURITIES CANADA INC. |
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Per: |
(signed) "Jason Holtby" |
Per: |
(signed) "Jean-Pierre Buyze"
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Per: | (signed) "Ted Larkin" |
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Accepted and agreed to on February 18, 2015.
CENOVUS ENERGY INC.
Per: |
(signed) "Ivor M. Ruste" Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer |
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Per: |
(signed) "Shane D. Cooke" |
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SCHEDULE A
Opinion of Bennett Jones LLP
1. Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2011, among Cenovus Energy Inc., as borrower, the financial and other institutions named therein from time to time as lenders and Royal Bank of Canada, as agent, as amended.
SCHEDULE B
Opinion of Paul, Weiss Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may include customary assumptions and qualifications and may rely (A) as to matters involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York or the Federal laws of the United States, to the extent they deem proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing whom they believe to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Corporation and public officials and on the representations and warranties of the Corporation made in the Underwriting Agreement. References to the U.S. Final Prospectus in this paragraph (b) include any supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
Such counsel will state in a separate letter that they have participated in conferences and telephone conversations with representatives of the Underwriters, including their United States and Canadian counsel, officers and other representatives of the Corporation, and the independent registered public accountants for the Corporation, at which the contents of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the U.S. Final Prospectus and related matters were discussed and, although such counsel has not undertaken to investigate or verify independently, and does not assume responsibility for, the accuracy or completeness or fairness of the statements contained in any of them (other than as explicitly stated in paragraph (iii) above), based upon such participation (and relying as to factual matters to the extent such counsel deems reasonable on officers, employees and other representatives of the Corporation), such counsel's understanding of the U.S. federal securities laws and the experience such counsel has gained in its practice thereunder, such counsel advises that its work in connection with this matter did not disclose any information that caused such counsel to believe that (a) at the time it became effective, the Registration Statement (except for the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial or accounting data included or incorporated by reference therein or omitted therefrom or from those documents incorporated by reference, and the information derived from the reports of McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. and GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd., independent qualified reserve engineers, included or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement upon their authority as experts, in each case as to which such counsel expresses no such belief), included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (b) as of the Initial Sale Time, the Disclosure Package (except for the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial or accounting data included or incorporated by reference therein or omitted therefrom or from those documents incorporated by reference, and the information derived from the reports of McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. and GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd., independent qualified reserve engineers, included or incorporated by reference into the Disclosure Package upon their authority as experts, in each case as to which such counsel expresses no such belief) included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (c) at the time the U.S. Final Prospectus was issued, at the time any amended or supplemented prospectus was issued, or at the Closing Time, the U.S. Final Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (except for the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial or accounting data included or incorporated by reference therein or omitted therefrom or from those documents incorporated by reference, and the information derived from the reports of McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. and GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd., independent qualified reserve engineers, included or incorporated by reference into the U.S. Final Prospectus upon their authority as experts, in each case as to which such counsel expresses no such belief) included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
DELAWARE SUBSIDIARIES
Name
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Percent Ownership
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Cenovus US Holdings Inc. |
100% |
1. Indenture, dated as of September 18, 2009, between Cenovus Energy Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee.
2. Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2012, between Cenovus Energy Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee
SCHEDULE C
Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses
Term Sheet dated February 17, 2015 (included in Schedule E)
News Release dated February 17, 2015 as set forth below
Cenovus announces $1.5 billion bought-deal
common share financing
Calgary, Alberta (February 17, 2015) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) ("Cenovus") announced today that it has entered into a bought-deal financing agreement to sell 67.5 million common shares ("Common Shares") at a price of $22.25 per share (the "Offering"). The net proceeds of the Offering, combined with the company's $3 billion of undrawn committed credit lines, provide Cenovus with a stronger balance sheet and financial flexibility to pursue its planned capital program.
The Offering will be made through a syndicate of underwriters (the "Underwriters") led by RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities Inc. The gross proceeds from the Offering are expected to be about $1.5 billion. The Offering is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of applicable regulatory and stock exchange approvals, and is expected to close on or about March 3, 2015.
Cenovus has granted the Underwriters an Over-Allotment Option to purchase up to an additional 10.125 million Common Shares at the offering price, exercisable for a period of 30 days after closing. If the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full, the gross proceeds from the Offering are expected to be about $1.73 billion.
Cenovus intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to partially fund the company's previously announced $1.8 billion to $2.0 billion capital expenditure program for 2015, repay commercial paper outstanding as it matures, and for general corporate purposes.
The company's 2015 capital expenditure program includes forecast investment of between $550 million and $600 million at its Foster Creek oil sands project to fund the continued construction of the phase G expansion and to maintain existing operations. Phase G is expected to add initial design capacity of 30,000 gross barrels per day (bbls/d), with production anticipated in the first half of 2016. At the company's Christina Lake oil sands project, forecast capital expenditures include between $650 million and $700 million to fund the continued construction of the phase F expansion, an optimization program, and to maintain existing operations. Phase F is expected to add design capacity of 50,000 gross bbls/d in the second half of 2016 and the optimization program is expected to add design capacity of 22,000 gross bbls/d in the fourth quarter of 2015. Cenovus has a 50 percent working interest in each of Foster Creek and Christina Lake.
The Common Shares will be offered by way of a short form prospectus in all of the provinces and territories of Canada and will be registered in the United States pursuant to a registration statement filed under the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system. Cenovus has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in respect of the offering to which this communication relates but it has not yet become effective. The Common Shares may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. It is important to read the prospectus in the registration statement and other documents Cenovus has filed with the SEC to get more complete information about Cenovus and the Offering. These documents may be accessed for free by visiting EDGAR at sec.gov. Alternatively, any underwriter or dealer participating in the Offering will arrange to send the prospectus. Potential investors may also request the prospectus from RBC Capital Markets by calling 877-822-4089 (toll free) or TD Securities Inc. at 289-360-2302.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This document contains certain forward-looking statements and other information (collectively "forward-looking information") about Cenovus's current expectations, estimates and projections, made in light of the company's experience and perception of historical trends. Forward-looking information in this document is identified by words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "forecast", "target", "projected", "future", "could", "should", "focus", "proposed", "schedule", "potential", "capacity", "may", "strategy" or similar expressions and includes suggestions of future outcomes, including statements about planned capital expenditures and the status of projects relative to completion; and statements with respect to the timing of the completion and size of the Offering and the use of the proceeds of the Offering. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information as the company's actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied.
Developing forward-looking information involves reliance on a number of assumptions and consideration of certain risks and uncertainties, some of which are specific to Cenovus and others that apply to the industry generally.
The factors or assumptions on which the forward-looking information is based include: assumptions disclosed in Cenovus's current guidance; our projected capital investment levels, the flexibility of capital spending plans and the associated source of funding; our ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals in connection with the Offering; the successful and timely implementation of capital projects or stages thereof and completion of the Offering; and other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in the filings Cenovus makes with securities regulatory authorities.
The risk factors and uncertainties that could cause Cenovus's actual results to differ materially include: risks inherent to completion of the Offering and obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals in connection therewith; the accuracy of cost estimates; volatility of and assumptions regarding oil and gas prices; the effectiveness of the company's risk management program, including the impact of derivative financial instruments, the success of the company's hedging strategies and the sufficiency of the company's liquidity position; the accuracy of cost estimates; fluctuations in commodity prices, currency and interest rates; fluctuations in product supply and demand; market competition, including from alternative energy sources; risks inherent in the company's marketing operations, including credit risks; maintaining desirable ratios of debt to adjusted EBITDA as well as debt to capitalization; the company's ability to access various sources of debt and equity capital, generally, and on terms acceptable to Cenovus; changes in credit ratings applicable to Cenovus or any of its securities; changes to the company's dividend plans or strategy, including the dividend reinvestment plan; accuracy of reserves, resources and future production estimates; Cenovus's ability to replace and expand oil and gas reserves; Cenovus's ability to maintain its relationships with its partners and to successfully manage and operate its integrated heavy oil business; reliability of the company's assets; potential disruption or unexpected technical difficulties in developing new products and manufacturing processes; refining and marketing margins; potential failure of new products to achieve acceptance in the market; unexpected cost increases or technical difficulties in constructing or modifying manufacturing or refining facilities; unexpected difficulties in producing, transporting or refining crude oil into petroleum and chemical products; risks associated with technology and its application to Cenovus's business; the timing and the costs of well and pipeline construction; the company's ability to secure adequate product transportation, including sufficient crude-by-rail or other alternate transportation; changes in the regulatory framework in any of the locations in which Cenovus operates, including changes to the regulatory approval process and land-use designations, royalty, tax, environmental, greenhouse gas, carbon and other laws or regulations, or changes to the interpretation of such laws and regulations, as adopted or proposed, the impact thereof and the costs associated with compliance; the expected impact and timing of various accounting pronouncements, rule changes and standards on Cenovus's business, financial results and its Consolidated Financial Statements; changes in the general economic, market and business conditions; the political and economic conditions in the countries in which Cenovus operates; the occurrence of unexpected events such as war, terrorist threats and the instability resulting therefrom; and risks associated with existing and potential future lawsuits and regulatory actions against Cenovus.
Readers are cautioned that the foregoing lists are not exhaustive and are made as at the date hereof. For a full discussion of our material risk factors, see "Risk Factors" in Cenovus's most recent Annual Information Form/Form 40-F, "Risk Management" in Cenovus's current and annual MD&A and risk factors described in other documents Cenovus files from time to time with securities regulatory authorities, all of which are available on SEDAR at sedar.com and EDGAR at sec.gov.
Cenovus Energy Inc.
Cenovus Energy Inc. is a Canadian integrated oil company. It is committed to applying fresh, progressive thinking to safely and responsibly unlock energy resources the world needs. Operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, which use specialized methods to drill and pump the oil to the surface, and established natural gas and oil production in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The company also has 50% ownership in two U.S. refineries. Cenovus shares trade under the symbol CVE and are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges. The company's enterprise value is approximately $23.1 billion.
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Cenovus Energy Inc.
Treasury Offering of Common Shares
February 17, 2015
An amended and restated preliminary short form prospectus containing important information relating to the securities described in this document has not yet been filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada. A copy of the amended and restated preliminary short form prospectus is required to be delivered to any investor that received this document and expressed an interest in acquiring the securities. There will not be any sale or any acceptance of an offer to buy the securities until a receipt for the final short form prospectus has been issued.
This document does not provide full disclosure of all material facts relating to the securities offered. Investors should read the amended and restated preliminary short form prospectus, final short form prospectus and any amendment, for disclosure of those facts, especially risk factors relating to the securities offered, before making an investment decision.
The offering will be made in the United States pursuant to the Multi-Jurisdictional Disclosure System ("MJDS"). A registration statement (including a prospectus) relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents Cenovus has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Cenovus and the offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Cenovus, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus or you may request it from RBC Capital Markets toll-free at 877-822-4089 or TD Securities Inc. at 289-360-2302.
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Issuer: |
Cenovus Energy Inc. ("Cenovus" or the "Company"). |
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Offering: |
Treasury offering of 67,500,000 common shares of Cenovus ("Common Shares"), before giving effect to the over-allotment option. |
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Offering Price: |
C$22.25 per Common Share. |
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Amount: |
C$1,501,875,000 (C$1,727,156,250 to the extent the over-allotment option is exercised in full). |
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Over-Allotment Option: |
The Company has granted the Underwriters an option, exercisable at the Offering Price at any time until 30 days following the closing of the Offering, to purchase up to an additional 15% of the Offering to cover over-allotments, if any and for market stabilization purposes. |
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Use of Proceeds: |
Cenovus intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to partially fund the Company's previously announced 2015 capital expenditure program, repay commercial paper outstanding as it matures and for general corporate purposes. |
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Dividends: |
Dividends are payable on a quarterly basis on or about the last day of each quarter. It is anticipated that the first dividend to which purchasers of the Common Shares under the Offering will be entitled to participate will be for the dividend payable on March 31, 2015 to holders of record on March 13, 2015. |
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Offering Basis: |
Offered publicly in all Provinces and Territories of Canada, by way of a short form prospectus and in the United States pursuant to the MJDS and internationally as expressly permitted by the Company. |
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Underwriting Basis: |
"Bought Deal" subject to conventional bought deal termination provisions. |
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Listing: |
The existing Common Shares are listed on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol "CVE". |
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Eligibility: |
The Common Shares will be eligible under applicable Canadian law for RRSPs, RRIFs, DPSPs, TFSAs and RESPs. |
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Joint Bookrunners: |
RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities Inc. |
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Commission: |
3.5%. |
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Closing: |
On or about March 3, 2015. |
| This ‘F-10/A’ Filing | Date | Other Filings | ||
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| 3/31/15 | ||||
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| 2/25/15 | ||||
| Filed on: | 2/24/15 | |||
| 2/18/15 | 6-K, F-10/A, F-3D | |||
| 2/17/15 | 6-K, F-10, F-X, FWP | |||
| 12/31/14 | 40-F | |||
| 12/31/13 | 40-F | |||
| 12/31/12 | 40-F | |||
| 8/17/12 | 6-K | |||
| 4/25/12 | 6-K | |||
| 9/30/11 | ||||
| 11/30/09 | S-8 | |||
| 9/18/09 | ||||
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