(1) This Part applies to a bid that is an issuer bid.
(2) This Part does not apply to an issuer bid that complies with National Instrument 71-101 The Multijurisdictional Disclosure System, unless persons whose last address as shown on the books of the issuer is in Canada, as determined in accordance with subsections 12.1(2) to (4) of that instrument, hold 20 per cent or more of the class of securities that is the subject of the bid.
The issuer shall include in the disclosure document for an issuer bid
(a) a description of the background to the issuer bid,
(b) disclosure, in accordance with section 6.8, of every prior valuation in respect of the issuer
(i) that has been made in the 24 months before the date of the issuer bid, and
(ii) the existence of which is known, after reasonable inquiry, to the issuer or to any director or senior officer of the issuer,
(c) disclosure of any bona fide prior offer that relates to the offeree securities or is otherwise relevant to the issuer bid, which offer was received by the issuer during the 24 months before the issuer bid was publicly announced, and a description of the offer and the background to the offer,
(d) a discussion of the review and approval process adopted by the board of directors and the special committee, if any, of the issuer for the issuer bid, including a discussion of any materially contrary view or abstention by a director and any material disagreement between the board and the special committee,
(e) a statement of the intention, if known to the issuer after reasonable inquiry, of every interested party to accept or not to accept the issuer bid,
(f) a description of the effect that the issuer anticipates the issuer bid, if successful, will have on the direct or indirect voting interest in the issuer of every interested party, and
(g) disclosure of the formal valuation exemption, if any, on which the issuer is relying under section 3.4 and the facts supporting that reliance.
(1) An issuer that makes an issuer bid shall
(a) obtain a formal valuation,
(b) provide the disclosure required by section 6.2,
(c) include, in accordance with section 6.5, a summary of the formal valuation in the disclosure document for the issuer bid, unless the formal valuation is included in its entirety in the disclosure document,
(d) if there is an interested party other than the issuer, state in the disclosure document who will pay or has paid for the valuation, and
(e) comply with the other provisions of Part 6 applicable to it relating to formal valuations.
(2) The board of directors of the issuer or an independent committee of the board shall
(a) determine who the valuator will be, and
(b) supervise the preparation of the formal valuation.
Section 3.3 does not apply to an issuer in connection with an issuer bid in any of the following circumstances:
(a) Bid for Non-Convertible Securities – the issuer bid is for securities that are not equity securities and that are not, directly or indirectly, convertible into equity securities,
(b) Liquid Market – the issuer bid is made for securities for which
(i) a liquid market exists,
(ii) it is reasonable to conclude that, following the completion of the bid, there will be a market for holders of the securities who do not tender to the bid that is not materially less liquid than the market that existed at the time of the making of the bid, and
(iii) if an opinion referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection 1.2(1) is provided, the person providing the opinion reaches the conclusion described in subparagraph (b)(ii) of this section 3.4 and so states in its opinion.