A reporting issuer is exempt from the requirements in section 8.4 if
(a) the acquisition is, or will be, of an equity investee;
(b) the business acquisition report includes disclosure for the periods for which financial statements are otherwise required under subsection 8.4(1) that
(i) summarizes financial information of the equity investee, including the aggregated amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and profit or loss; and
(ii) describes the reporting issuer’s proportionate interest in the equity investee and any contingent issuance of securities by the equity investee that might significantly affect the reporting issuer’s share of profit or loss;
(c) the financial information provided under paragraph (b) for the most recently completed financial year
(i) has been derived from audited financial statements of the equity investee; or
(ii) has been audited; and
(d) the business acquisition report
(i) identifies the financial statements referred to in subparagraph (c)(i) from which the disclosure provided under paragraph (b) has been derived; or
(ii) discloses that the financial information provided under paragraph (b), if not derived from audited financial statements, has been audited; and
(iii) discloses that the auditor expressed an unmodified opinion with respect to the financial statements referred to in subparagraph (i) or the financial information referred to in subparagraph (ii).