(1) This Item does not apply to
(a) a completed or proposed transaction by the issuer that was or will be a reverse takeover or a transaction that is a proposed reverse takeover that has progressed to a state where a reasonable person would believe that the likelihood of the reverse takeover being completed is high; or
(b) a completed or proposed acquisition
(i) by the issuer if
(A) the issuer’s principal asset before the acquisition is cash, cash equivalents or its exchange listing; or
(B) the issuer was not a reporting issuer in any jurisdiction
(I) on the acquisition date, in the case of a completed acquisition; and
(II) immediately before filing the prospectus, in the case of a proposed acquisition; and
(ii) to which Item 32 applies by operation of section 32.1. [Lexata note: apparent error in original; should probably be (ii) not (j)]
(2) [Repealed]
(3) The audit requirement in section 4.2 of the Instrument does not apply to any financial statements or other information included in the prospectus under this Item, other than the financial statements or other information for the most recently completed financial year of a business or related businesses acquired, or proposed to be acquired, by the issuer.
(4) In this Item, “significant acquisition” means an acquisition of a business or related businesses that,
(a) if the issuer was a reporting issuer in at least one jurisdiction on the acquisition date, is determined to be a significant acquisition under section 8.3 of NI 51-102, or
(b) if the issuer was not a reporting issuer in any jurisdiction on the acquisition date, would be determined to be a significant acquisition under section 8.3 of NI 51-102, as if
(i) the issuer was a reporting issuer on the acquisition date,
(ii) the references to a “venture issuer” were read as an “IPO venture issuer” if the issuer is an IPO venture issuer,
(iii) for the purposes of the optional tests, the issuer used its financial statements for the most recently completed interim period or financial year that is included in the prospectus,
(iv) for the purposes of the optional profit or loss test, the most recently completed financial year of the business or related businesses were the financial year of the business ended before the date of the prospectus, and the 12 months ended on the last day of the most recently completed interim period of the business or related businesses were the 12 months ended on the last day of the most recently completed interim period before the date of the prospectus,
(v) subsection 8.3(11.1) of NI 51-102 did not apply,
(vi) references to “audited annual statements filed” meant “audited annual financial statements included in the long form prospectus”, and
(vii) in subsection 8.3(15) of NI 51-102, the reference to “been required to file, and has not filed,” meant “been required to include, and has not included, in the long form prospectus”.