If you are qualified to file a short form prospectus under sections 2.2 to 2.7 of National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions, or by reason of an exemption granted by a securities regulatory authority, you may incorporate information required under item 19 to be included in your take-over bid circular by reference to another document. Clearly identify the referenced document or any excerpt of it that you incorporate into your take-over bid circular. Unless you have already filed the referenced document, you must file it with your take-over bid circular. You must also disclose that the document is on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and that, on request, you will promptly provide a copy of the document free of charge to a security holder of the offeree issuer.
Form 62-104F1 Take-Over Bid Circular
Form 62-104F1 Take-Over Bid Circular
Part 2 Contents of Take-Over Bid Circular
Item 19
Securities of an Offeror or Other Issuer to te Exchanged For Securities of Offeree Issuer
(1) If a take-over bid provides that the consideration for the securities of the offeree issuer is to be, in whole or in part, securities of the offeror or other issuer, include the financial statements and other information required in a prospectus of the issuer whose securities are being offered in exchange for the securities of the offeree issuer.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), provide the pro forma financial statements that would be required in a prospectus assuming that
(a) the likelihood of the offeror completing the acquisition of securities of the offeree issuer is high, and
(b) the acquisition is a significant acquisition for the offeror.
(3) Despite subsection (1), the financial statements of the offeree issuer are not required to be included in the circular.