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Apr 11, 2026
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ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made as of February 11, 2026.
AMONG:
GREEN MOUNTAIN RESOURCES LTD., a company incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia
("GMR")
AND:
EMERALD MOUNTAIN RESOURCES LTD., a company incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia
("Spinco 1")
AND:
BLUE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES LTD., a company incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia
("Spinco 2")
WHEREAS the Parties wish to effect a reorganization transaction by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement annexed hereto as Exhibit A;
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties to the other Parties, the Parties covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions
In this Agreement the following terms have the following meanings, respectively:
"Agreement" means this arrangement agreement entered into among the Parties as first referenced above, including Exhibit A hereto and all amendments made hereto;
"Arrangement" means an arrangement under the provisions of Section 288 of the BCBCA, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan of Arrangement as amended or varied from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the Court in the Final Order;
"Arrangement Filings" means the records and information provided to the Registrar under Subsection 292(a) of the BCBCA, together with a copy of the entered Final Order;
"Arrangement Resolution" means the special resolution of GMR Shareholders to be considered, and if deemed advisable, passed at the Meeting;
"Authority" means any: (i) multinational, federal, provincial, state, municipal, local or foreign governmental or public department, court, or commission, domestic or foreign; (ii) subdivision or authority of any of the foregoing; or (iii) quasi-governmental or self-regulatory organization exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of its members or any of the above;
"BCBCA" means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia);
"Business Day" means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day when commercial banks are not open for in person business in Vancouver, British Columbia;
"Circular" means the management information circular of GMR containing among other things, disclosure in respect of the Arrangement and prospectus level disclosure in respect of the GMR Subsidiaries following completion of the Arrangement, together with all appendices, distributed by GMR to the GMR Shareholders in connection with the Meeting and filed with such Authorities in Canada as are required by Section 2.5(a)(ii) of this Agreement, or otherwise as required by applicable Law;
"Court" means the Supreme Court of British Columbia;
"Dissent Right" has the meaning attributed to that term in the Plan of Arrangement;
"Effective Date" means the first Business Day after the date upon which the Parties have confirmed in writing (such confirmation not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) that all conditions to the completion of the Plan of Arrangement have been satisfied or waived in accordance with Article 5 of the Arrangement Agreement and all documents and instruments required under the Arrangement Agreement, the Plan of Arrangement and the Final Order have been delivered;
"Effective Time" means 12:01 a.m., on the Effective Date;
"Encumbrance" means any encumbrance, lien, charge, hypothec, pledge, mortgage, title retention agreement, security interest of any nature, prior claim, adverse claim, exception, reservation, restrictive covenant, agreement, easement, lease, licence, right of occupation, option, right of use, right of first refusal, right of pre-emption, privilege or any matter capable of registration against title or any contract to create any of the foregoing;
"Final Order" means the order made after application to the Court pursuant to Section 291 of the BCBCA approving the Plan of Arrangement as such order may be amended by the Court (with the consent of the Parties, acting reasonably) at any time prior to the Effective Date or, if appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed or as amended (with the consent of the Parties, acting reasonably) on appeal;
"GMR" means Green Mountain Resources Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia;
"GMR Common Shares" means the common shares in the authorized share structure of GMR;
"GMR Shareholders" means the holders of GMR Common Shares;
"GMR Subsidiaries" means collectively, Spinco 1 and Spinco 2;
"GMR Warrants" means the 2,854,600 share purchase warrants of GMR currently outstanding as of the date hereof, with each GMR Warrant exercisable to purchase one (1) GMR Common Share, 1,854,600 of which have an exercise price of $0.10 per share and expire on April 30, 2026 and 1,000,000 of which have an exercise price of $0.05 per share and expire on February 3, 2031;
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"Interim Order" means the order made after application to the Court pursuant to Section 291 of the BCBCA providing for, among other things, the calling and holding of the Meeting, as such order may be amended, supplemented or varied by the Court (with the consent of the Parties, acting reasonably);
"Laws" means all laws, by-laws, statutes, rules, regulations, principles of law, orders, ordinances, protocols, codes, guidelines, policies, notices, directions and judgments or other requirements and the terms and conditions of any grant of approval, permission, authority or license of any Authority, to the extent each of the foregoing have the force of law, and the term "applicable" with respect to such laws and in a context that refers to one or more Parties, means such laws as are applicable to such Party or its business, undertaking, property or securities and emanate from a Person having jurisdiction over the Party or Parties or its or their business, undertaking, property or securities;
"Meeting" means the annual general and special meeting of GMR Shareholders to be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, to be called to consider, and if deemed advisable, approve, among other matters, the Arrangement Resolution;
"Outside Date" means April 30, 2026, or such other date as the Parties may agree;
"Parties" means, collectively, GMR and each of the GMR Subsidiaries, and "Party" means any one of them;
"Plan of Arrangement" means the plan of arrangement set out as Exhibit A hereto as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof;
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Companies for the Province of British Columbia duly appointed under the BCBCA;
"Representative" means any director, officer, employee, agent, advisor or consultant of any Party;
"Section 3(a)(10) Exemption" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.7;
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act (British Columbia);
"Securities Legislation" means the Securities Act and the equivalent law in the other applicable provinces and territories of Canada, and the published policies, instruments, rules, judgments, orders and decisions of any Authority administering those statutes;
"Spinco 1" means Emerald Mountain Resources Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia;
"Spinco 1 Common Shares" means the common shares in the authorized share structure of Spinco 1;
"Spinco 1 Warrants" means the share purchase warrants of Spinco 1, of which none are currently outstanding;
"Spinco 2" means Blue Mountain Resources Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia;
"Spinco 2 Common Shares" means the common shares in the authorized share structure of Spinco 2;
"Spinco 2 Warrants" means the share purchase warrants of Spinco 2, of which none are currently outstanding;
"Tax Act" means the Income Tax Act (Canada); and
"U.S. Securities Act" means the United States Securities Act of 1933.
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1.2 Exhibits
Exhibit A - Plan of Arrangement
1.3 Construction
In this Agreement, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires:
(a) references to “herein”, “hereby”, “hereunder”, “hereof” and similar expressions are references to this Agreement and not to any particular Article, Section, Subsection or Exhibit;
(b) references to an “Article”, “Section”, “Subsection” or “Exhibit” are references to an Article, Section, Subsection or Exhibit of or to this Agreement;
(c) words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, words importing gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders, and references to a “person” or “persons” shall include individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, trusts, bodies politic and other entities, all as may be applicable in the context;
(d) the use of headings is for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof;
(e) the word “including”, when following any general term or statement, is not to be construed as limiting the general term or statement to the specific items or matters set forth or to similar items or matters, but rather as referring to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of the general term or statement;
(f) unless otherwise stated, all accounting terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings attributable thereto under International Financial Reporting Standards and all determinations of an accounting nature shall be made in a manner consistent with International Financial Reporting Standards; and
(g) a reference to a statute or code includes every rule and regulation made pursuant thereto, all amendments to the statute or code or to any such regulation in force from time to time, and any statute, code or regulation which supplements or supersedes such statute, code, rule or regulation.
1.4 Currency
Except where otherwise specified, all references to currency herein are to lawful money of Canada and “$” refers to Canadian dollars.
1.5 Date for Any Action; Computation of Time
If any date on which any action is required to be taken hereunder by any of the Parties is not a Business Day, then such action will be required to be taken on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day. A period of time is to be computed as beginning on the day following the event that began the period and ending, if the last day of the period is (i) a Business Day, then at 4:30 pm (Vancouver Time) on the last day of the period; and (ii) is not a Business Day, then at 4:30 pm (Vancouver Time) on the next Business Day.
ARTICLE 2
THE ARRANGEMENT
2.1 Arrangement
(a) GMR and the GMR Subsidiaries agree to effect the Arrangement pursuant to the provisions of Section 288 of the BCBCA on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement and on the terms set forth in the Plan of Arrangement (as amended or varied from time to time).
(b) The Arrangement shall become effective on the Effective Date and the steps to be carried out pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement will become effective commencing at the Effective Time immediately after one another in the sequence set out therein or as otherwise specified in the Plan of Arrangement.
2.2 Commitment to Effect Arrangement
Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, GMR and the GMR Subsidiaries shall each use their commercially reasonable efforts to do all things reasonably required to cause the Arrangement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable and to cause the transactions contemplated by the Plan of Arrangement and this Agreement to be completed in accordance with their terms, including by making the Arrangement Filings at the appropriate time and in the appropriate order.
2.3 Implementation Steps
(a) GMR covenants and agrees that, subject to the terms of this Agreement, it will promptly:
(i) make an application for a hearing before the Court pursuant to Section 291 of the BCBCA, seeking the Interim Order;
(ii) proceed with such application and diligently pursue obtaining the Interim Order;
(iii) as the sole holder of Spinco 1 Common Shares and Spinco 2 Common Shares, approve the Arrangement by consent resolutions of each GMR Subsidiary;
(iv) lawfully convene and hold the Meeting in accordance with the Interim Order, GMR’s notice of articles and articles and applicable Laws, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Interim Order is issued, for the purpose of having the GMR Shareholders consider the Arrangement Resolution;
(v) take all other actions that are reasonably necessary or desirable to obtain the approval of the Arrangement by the GMR Shareholders;
(vi) subject to obtaining such approvals as are required by the Interim Order, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Meeting, make an application to the Court pursuant to Section 291 of the BCBCA for the Final Order;
(vii) proceed with such application and diligently pursue obtaining the Final Order; and
(viii) subject to: (i) obtaining the Final Order; and (ii) the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Laws) of each of the conditions set forth in Article 5 (excluding conditions that by their terms cannot be satisfied until the Effective Date, but subject to the satisfaction, or when permitted, waiver of those conditions as of the Effective Date), as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, take all steps necessary or desirable to give effect to the Arrangement, including filing the
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Arrangement Filings with the Registrar by such times and in such order as is necessary to effect the Plan of Arrangement in accordance with its terms.
(b) The GMR Subsidiaries covenant and agree that, subject to the terms of this Agreement, each shall promptly:
(i) cooperate and assist GMR in seeking the Interim Order and the Final Order; and
(ii) subject to: (i) obtaining the Final Order; and (ii) the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Laws) of each of the conditions set forth in Article 5 (excluding conditions that by their terms cannot be satisfied until the Effective Date, but subject to the satisfaction, or when permitted, waiver of those conditions as of the Effective Date), as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, take all steps and actions necessary or desirable to give effect to the Arrangement.
2.4 Interim Order
The application referred to in Section 2.3(a)(i) shall, unless GMR and the GMR Subsidiaries agree otherwise, include a request that the Interim Order provide, among other things:
(a) that the securities of GMR for which holders shall be entitled to vote on the Arrangement Resolution at the Meeting shall be the GMR Common Shares;
(b) for a record date, for the purposes of determining the GMR Shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Meeting, of not later than the date of issue of the Interim Order;
(c) that the Meeting may be adjourned or postponed from time to time by GMR without the need for additional approval by the Court;
(d) that, except as required by Law or subsequently ordered by the Court, the record date, for the GMR Shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting will not change in respect of or as a consequence of any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting;
(e) the GMR Shareholders shall be entitled to vote on the Arrangement Resolution, with each GMR Shareholder being entitled to one vote for each GMR Common Share held by such holder, such vote to be conducted by ballot;
(f) the requisite majority for the approval of the Arrangement Resolution shall be two-thirds of the votes cast by the GMR Shareholders present in person or by proxy at the Meeting;
(g) that in all other respects, the terms, conditions and restrictions of GMR's constating documents, including quorum requirements with respect to meeting of GMR Shareholders and other matters, shall apply with respect to the Meeting;
(h) for the grant of the Dissent Rights to the GMR Shareholders who are registered holders of GMR Common Shares, as set forth in the Plan of Arrangement; and
(i) for the notice requirements with respect to the presentation of the application to the Court for the Final Order.
2.5 Information Circular and Meetings
As promptly as practical following the execution of this Agreement and in compliance with the Interim Order and applicable Laws:
(a) GMR shall:
(i) prepare the Circular together with any other documents required by the BCBCA or any other applicable Laws in connection with the approval of the Arrangement Resolution by the GMR Shareholders at the Meeting; and
(ii) subject to the Interim Order, cause the notice of the Meeting and the Circular to be: (A) sent to the GMR Shareholders in compliance with the BCBCA, GMR’s articles and the abridged timing requirements contemplated by National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer; and (B) filed with one or more Authorities as required by the Interim Order and applicable Laws, including on the System for Electronic Document and Retrieval+ (SEDAR+) for the benefit of the public and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities, pursuant to and in accordance with the Interim Order and applicable Securities Legislation.
(b) The GMR Subsidiaries shall cooperate in the preparation, filing and mailing of the Circular.
(c) GMR and the GMR Subsidiaries shall cooperate with each other in the preparation, filing and dissemination of any: (i) required supplement or amendment to the Circular or such other document, as the case may be; and (ii) related news release or other document necessary or desirable in connection therewith.
2.6 Withholding Taxes
(a) GMR and the GMR Subsidiaries, as the case may be, will be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration otherwise payable to any GMR Shareholder under the Plan of Arrangement (including any payment to GMR Shareholders exercising Dissent Rights) such amounts as GMR or the GMR Subsidiaries are permitted or required to deduct and withhold with respect to such payment under the Tax Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any provision of any provincial, state, local or foreign tax Law as counsel may advise is permitted or required to be so deducted and withheld by GMR or the GMR Subsidiaries, as the case may be.
(b) For the purposes of such deduction and withholding: (i) all withheld amounts shall be treated as having been paid to the person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made on account of the obligation to make payment to such person hereunder; and (ii) such deducted or withheld amounts shall be remitted to the appropriate Authority in the time and manner permitted or required by the applicable Law by or on behalf of GMR or the GMR Subsidiaries, as the case may be.
2.7 U.S. Securities Law Matters
The Parties agree that the Arrangement will be carried out with the intention that all securities of GMR and the GMR Subsidiaries to be issued pursuant to the Arrangement will be issued and exchanged in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Section 3(a)(10) thereof (the “Section 3(a)(10) Exemption”). In order to ensure the availability of the Section 3(a)(10) Exemption, the Parties agree that the Arrangement will be carried out on the following basis:
(a) the Arrangement will be subject to the approval of the Court;
(b) the Court will be advised as to the intention of the Parties to rely on the Section 3(a)(10) Exemption based on the Court’s approval of the Arrangement prior to the hearing of the Court required to approve the Arrangement;
(c) the Court will be invited to satisfy itself and find, prior to approving the Arrangement, that the Arrangement is fair and reasonable, both procedurally and substantively, to the security holders of GMR;
(d) the Parties will ensure that each securityholder of GMR entitled to receive securities pursuant to the Arrangement will be given adequate notice advising such securityholder of GMR of his or her right to attend the hearing of the Court and provide each with sufficient information necessary for him or her to exercise that right;
(e) the Interim Order will specify that each securityholder of GMR will have the right to appear before the Court so long as they enter an appearance within a reasonable time; and
(f) the Final Order shall include statements substantially to the following effect:
“The terms and conditions of the Plan of Arrangement are procedurally and substantially fair to the securityholders of Green Mountain Resources Ltd. and are hereby approved by the Court. This Order will serve as a basis of a claim to an exemption, pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, from the registration requirements otherwise imposed by that act, regarding the issuance of securities pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement”.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Mutual Representations and Warranties of GMR and the GMR Subsidiaries
GMR and each of the GMR Subsidiaries represents and warrants to each other Party as follows and acknowledges that the other Parties are relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the matters contemplated by this Agreement:
(a) it is a corporation duly incorporated and validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of existence, and has full capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its covenants and obligations hereunder;
(b) neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of any of its covenants and obligations hereunder will constitute a material default under, or be in any material contravention or breach of: (i) any provision of its constating or governing corporate documents, (ii) any judgment, decree, order, law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to it or (iii) any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound;
(c) subject to Court proceedings related to the Interim Order and the Final Order, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations commenced, contemplated or threatened against or affecting it, at law or in equity, before or by any Authority nor are there any existing facts or conditions which may reasonably be expected to form a proper basis for any actions, suits, proceedings or investigations, which, in any case, would prevent or hinder the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(d) no dissolution, winding up, bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding has been commenced or is pending or proposed in respect of it; and
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(e) subject to receipt of the GMR Shareholders’ approval of the Arrangement and receipt of the Final Order, it has taken all corporate actions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of GMR
GMR represents and warrants to, and in favour of, each of the GMR Subsidiaries as follows, and acknowledges that the GMR Subsidiaries are relying on such representations and warranties in connection with the matters contemplated in this Agreement:
(a) the authorized share structure of GMR consists of no maximum number of GMR Common Shares, of which 11,551,550 GMR Common Shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement as fully-paid and non-assessable;
(b) at the date hereof, no Person holds any securities convertible into GMR Common Shares or has any agreement, warrant, option or other right capable of becoming an agreement, warrant or option for the purchase or other acquisition of any issued or unissued GMR Common Shares, other than the holders of GMR Warrants which are exercisable to acquire, in aggregate 2,854,600 GMR Common Shares; and
(c) GMR owns all of the issued and outstanding securities of the GMR Subsidiaries beneficially and of record and upon completion of the Arrangement, the GMR Shareholders shall have good and marketable title (subject to applicable law) to such securities (as they exist immediately following closing of the Arrangement), free and clear of all Encumbrances.
3.3 Representations and Warranties of GMR Subsidiaries
Each of the GMR Subsidiaries represents and warrants to and in favour of GMR as follows, and acknowledges that GMR is relying on such representations and warranties in connection with the matters contemplated in this Agreement:
(a) the authorized share structure of Spinco 1 consists of no maximum number of Spinco 1 Common Shares, of which one (1) Spinco 1 Common Shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement as fully-paid and non-assessable;
(b) the authorized share structure of Spinco 2 consists of no maximum number of Spinco 2 Common Shares, of which one (1) Spinco 2 Common Shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement as fully-paid and non-assessable; and
(c) at the date hereof, no person holds any securities convertible into Spinco 1 Common Shares, Spinco 2 Common Shares or any other securities of an GMR Subsidiary, or has any agreement, warrant, option or any other right capable of becoming an agreement, warrant or option for the purchase or other acquisition of any unissued Spinco 1 Common Shares or Spinco 2 Common Shares.
3.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties
The representations and warranties of each of the Parties contained herein will not survive the completion of this Arrangement and will expire and be terminated on the earlier of: (i) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; and (ii) the Effective Time.
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ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
4.1 Covenants Regarding the Arrangement
From the date hereof until the Effective Date, GMR and each of the GMR Subsidiaries will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy (or cause the satisfaction of) the conditions precedent to their respective obligations hereunder and to take, or cause to be taken, all other action and to do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws to complete the Arrangement, including using commercially reasonable efforts:
(a) to cause the Plan of Arrangement to become effective on or before April 30, 2026, or such other date as the Parties may agree;
(b) to perform all such acts and things, and execute and deliver all such agreements, notices and other documents and instruments as may reasonably be required to facilitate the carrying out of the intent and purpose of this Agreement;
(c) to cause each of the condition’s precedent set forth in Article 5, which are within its control, to be satisfied on or prior to April 30, 2026, or such other date as the Parties may agree;
(d) to obtain all necessary waivers, consents and approvals required to be obtained by it from other parties to loan agreements, leases and other contracts;
(e) to obtain all necessary consents, assignments, waivers and amendments to or terminations of any instruments and take such measures as may be appropriate to fulfill its obligations hereunder and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby; and
(f) to effect all necessary registrations and filings and submissions of information requested by Authorities required to be effected by it in connection with the Arrangement.
4.2 Indemnification
Each Party covenants and agrees to indemnify and save harmless the other Party from and against any and all liabilities, claims, demands, losses, costs, damages and expenses to which such Party or any of its Representatives may be subject or may suffer, in any way caused by, or arising, directly or indirectly, from or in consequence of:
(a) any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation in any information included in the Circular that is provided by the other Party for the purpose of inclusion in the Circular; and
(b) any order made, or any inquiry, investigation or proceeding pursuant to any Securities Legislation, or by any Authority, based on any misrepresentation or any alleged misrepresentation in any information provided by the other Party for the purpose of inclusion in the Circular.
4.3 Covenants of GMR
GMR hereby covenants and agrees with each of the GMR Subsidiaries that it will:
(a) until the earlier of: (i) the Effective Date; and (ii) the termination of this Agreement, not perform any act or enter into any transaction which interferes or is inconsistent with the completion of the Plan of Arrangement;
(b) apply to the Court for the Interim Order;
(c) solicit proxies to be voted at the Meeting in favour of the Arrangement Resolution and prepare, as soon as practicable, the Circular and proxy solicitation materials and any amendments or supplements thereto as required by, and in compliance with, the Interim Order, and applicable Laws, and, subject to receipt of the Interim Order, convene the Meeting as ordered by the Interim Order and conduct the Meeting in accordance with the Interim Order and as otherwise required by applicable Laws;
(d) in a timely and expeditious manner, file the Circular in all jurisdictions where the same is required to be filed by it and mail the same to GMR Shareholders, all pursuant to and in accordance with the Interim Order and applicable Laws;
(e) ensure that the information set forth in the Circular relating to GMR and the GMR Subsidiaries, and their respective businesses and properties and the effect of the Plan of Arrangement thereon will be true, correct and complete in all material respects and will not contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made;
(f) not, without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing covenants, until the Effective Date, except as required to effect the Plan of Arrangement or with the consent of the GMR Subsidiaries:
(i) issue any additional GMR Common Shares or other securities of GMR except in connection with the Plan of Arrangement or transactions required in order to effect the Plan of Arrangement;
(ii) issue or enter into any agreement or agreements to issue or grant options, warrants or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any GMR Common Shares or other securities of GMR; or
(iii) alter or amend its constating documents as the same exist at the date of this Agreement except as specifically provided for hereunder;
(g) prior to the Effective Date, make application to the applicable regulatory authorities for such orders under applicable Laws as may be necessary or desirable in connection with the Plan of Arrangement; and
(h) perform the obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement (including the Plan of Arrangement) and do all such other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable and are within its power and control in order to carry out and give effect to the Arrangement, including using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain:
(i) the approval of the Arrangement Resolution;
(ii) the Interim Order and, subject to the obtaining of all required consents, orders, rulings and approvals (including required approval of the Arrangement Resolution by the GMR Shareholders), the Final Order;
(iii) such other consents, orders, rulings or approvals and assurances as are necessary or desirable for the implementation of the Plan of Arrangement, including those referred to in Article 5; and
(iv) satisfaction of the conditions precedent referred to in Article 5.
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4.4 Covenants of GMR Subsidiaries
Each GMR Subsidiary hereby covenants and agrees with GMR that it will:
(a) until the earlier of (i) Effective Date; and (ii) the termination of this Agreement, not perform any act or enter into any transaction which interferes or is inconsistent with the completion of the Plan of Arrangement;
(b) cooperate with and support GMR in its application for the Interim Order and preparation of the Circular;
(c) not, without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing covenants, until the Effective Date, except as required to effect the Plan of Arrangement or with the consent of GMR:
(i) issue any additional securities other than in connection with the Plan of Arrangement or transactions required in order to effect the Plan of Arrangement;
(ii) issue or enter into any agreement or agreements to issue or grant options, warrants or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any securities; or
(iii) alter or amend its constating documents as the same exist at the date of this Agreement except as specifically provided for hereunder; and
(d) perform the obligations required to be performed by it under the Plan of Arrangement and do all such other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable and are within its power and control in order to carry out and give effect to the Plan of Arrangement, including using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain:
(i) such consents, orders, rulings or approvals and assurances as are necessary or desirable for the implementation of the Plan of Arrangement, including those referred to in Article 5; and
(ii) satisfaction of the conditions precedent referred to in Article 5.
4.5 Interim Order
As soon as practicable after the date hereof, GMR shall apply to the Court for the Interim Order providing for, among other things, the calling and holding of the Meeting.
4.6 Final Order
If the Interim Order and all securityholder approvals required in respect of the Plan of Arrangement are obtained, GMR shall promptly thereafter take the necessary steps to submit the Plan of Arrangement and the final Circular to the Court and apply for the Final Order in such fashion as the Court may direct, and as soon as practicable following receipt of the Final Order, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions provided for in Article 5 hereof, the Parties shall complete the Plan of Arrangement on the Effective Date in accordance with the terms thereof and pursuant to the Final Order.
ARTICLE 5 CONDITIONS
5.1 Mutual Conditions Precedent
The respective obligations of the Parties to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to give effect to the Plan of Arrangement shall be subject to the satisfaction, or mutual waiver in writing, of the following conditions:
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(a) the Interim Order shall have been granted in form and substance satisfactory to GMR and each of the GMR Subsidiaries, acting reasonably, and such order shall not have been set aside or modified in a manner unacceptable to any of the Parties, acting reasonably, on appeal or otherwise;
(b) the Arrangement Resolution shall have been approved by the required number of votes cast by GMR Shareholders at the Meeting in accordance with the Interim Order and, subject to the Interim Order, the constating documents of GMR, applicable Laws and the requirements of any applicable regulatory authorities;
(c) the Arrangement and this Agreement, with or without amendment, shall have been approved by the shareholders of each of the GMR Subsidiaries to the extent required by, and in accordance with applicable Laws and the constating documents of each of the GMR Subsidiaries;
(d) the Final Order shall have been obtained in form and substance satisfactory to all Parties, each acting reasonably, not later than April 30, 2026 or such other date as the Parties may agree;
(e) the Arrangement Filings shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to GMR and the GMR Subsidiaries (each acting reasonably);
(f) all material consents, orders, rulings, approvals and assurances, including regulatory and judicial approvals and orders, required for the completion of the transactions provided for in this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement shall have been obtained or received from the Authorities having jurisdiction in the circumstances, each in a form acceptable to GMR and the GMR Subsidiaries (each acting reasonably);
(g) no action shall have been instituted and be continuing on the Effective Date for an injunction to restrain, a declaratory judgment in respect of, or damages on account of, or relating to, the Plan of Arrangement and there shall not be in force any order or decree restraining or enjoining the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no cease trading or similar order with respect to any securities of any of the Parties shall have been issued and remain outstanding;
(h) none of the consents, orders, rulings, approvals or assurances required for the implementation of the Plan of Arrangement shall contain terms or conditions or require undertakings or security deemed unsatisfactory or unacceptable by any of the Parties, acting reasonably;
(i) no Laws, regulation or policy shall have been proposed, enacted, promulgated or applied which interferes or is inconsistent with the completion of the Plan of Arrangement, including any material change to the income tax Laws of Canada, which would have a material adverse effect upon GMR Shareholders if the Plan of Arrangement is completed;
(j) no material fact or circumstance, including the fair market value of the shares or units of the GMR Subsidiaries, shall have changed in a manner which would have a material adverse effect upon GMR or the GMR Shareholders if the Plan of Arrangement is completed;
(k) the issuance of the securities under the Plan of Arrangement shall be exempt from registration under the U.S. Securities Act pursuant to the Section 3(a)(10) Exemption;
(l) this Agreement shall not have been terminated under Article 6; and
(m) no more than 5% of GMR Shareholders, in the aggregate, shall have exercised their Dissent Rights.
5.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Each Party
The obligation of each Party to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is further subject to the condition, which may be waived by such Party without prejudice to its right to rely on any other condition in its favour, that the covenants of the other Party to be performed on or before the Effective Date pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall have been duly performed by it and that the representations and warranties of the other Party shall be true and correct in all material respects as at the Effective Date (except for representations and warranties made as of the specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as at that specified date), with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made at, and as of, such time and each such Party shall receive a certificate, dated the Effective Date, of a senior officer of each other Party confirming the same.
5.3 Merger of Conditions
The conditions set out in Article 5 shall be conclusively deemed to have been satisfied, waived or released on the Arrangement becoming effective.
ARTICLE 6 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
6.1 Amendment and Waiver
This Agreement may, at any time and from time to time before and after the holding of the Meeting, but not later than the Effective Date, be amended by the written agreement of the Parties without, subject to applicable Laws, further notice to or authorization on the part of their respective shareholders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any such amendment may:
(a) waive compliance with or modify any of the covenants contained herein or waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the Parties or satisfaction of any of the conditions precedent set forth in Article 5 of this Agreement;
(b) waive any inaccuracies or modify any representation contained herein or in any document to be delivered pursuant hereto;
(c) change the time for performance of any of the obligations, covenants or other acts of the Parties; or
(d) make such alterations in this Agreement as the Parties may consider necessary or desirable in connection with the Interim Order or otherwise.
6.2 Termination
The parties agree that:
(a) if any condition contained in Article 5 is not satisfied at or before the Outside Date to the satisfaction of each Party, then such Party may, by notice to the other Parties hereto terminate this Agreement and the obligations of the Parties hereunder (except as otherwise herein provided) but without detracting from the rights of such Party arising from any breach by any other Party but for which the condition would have been satisfied;
(b) this Agreement may:
(i) be terminated by the mutual agreement of the Parties hereto;
(ii) be terminated by any Party hereto if there shall be passed any Law that makes consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal or otherwise prohibited;
(iii) be terminated by any Party if the approval of the GMR Shareholders shall not have been obtained by reason of the failure to obtain the required vote on the Arrangement Resolutions at the Meeting,
in each case, at any time prior to the earlier of: (i) the Effective Date; and (ii) the Outside Date, by written notice to all other parties;
(c) if the Effective Date does not occur on or prior to the Outside Date, then this Agreement shall automatically terminate without any further action of the parties hereto; and
(d) if this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.2, no party shall have any further liability to perform its obligations hereunder except as specifically contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE 7
NOTICES
7.1 Notices
All notices which may or are required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Agreement are to be given or made in writing and served personally or by registered mail:
(a) in the case of GMR:
Green Mountain Resources Ltd.
3200 - 733 Seymour Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 0S6
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
(b) in the case of Spinco 1:
Emerald Mountain Resources Ltd.
3200 - 733 Seymour Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 0S6
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
(c) in the case of Spinco 2:
Blue Mountain Resources Ltd.
3200 - 733 Seymour Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 0S6
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
or such other address as the Parties may, from time to time, advise to the other Parties hereto by notice in writing. The date or time of receipt of any such notice will be deemed to be the date of delivery.
ARTICLE 8
GENERAL
8.1 Severability
If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule, Law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement will nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon any determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible.
8.2 Enurement
This Agreement will be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns from time to time.
8.3 Assignment
This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party without the prior written consent of each of the other Parties.
8.4 Governing Law
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.
Each Party agrees that any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be instituted in the courts of British Columbia, waives any objection which it may have now or later to the venue of that action or proceeding, irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts in that action or proceeding and agrees to be bound by any judgement of those courts.
8.5 Time of Essence
Time is of the essence in respect of this Agreement.
8.6 Entire Agreement
This Agreement, the Plan of Arrangement and the other agreements contemplated hereby and thereby constitute the entire agreement between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof. There are no warranties, conditions, or representations (including any that may be implied by statute) and there are no agreements in connection with such subject matter, except as specifically set forth or referred to in this Agreement or as otherwise set out in writing and delivered at the completion of the Arrangement. No reliance is placed on any warranty, representation, opinion, advice or assertion of fact made by any Party or its directors, officers, employees or agents, to any other Party or its directors, officers, employees or agents, except to the extent that the same has been reduced to writing and included as a term of this Agreement. Accordingly, there will be no liability, either in tort or in contract, assessed in relation to any such warranty, representation, opinion, advice or assertion of fact, except to the extent aforesaid.
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8.7 Expenses
The Parties agree that each Party shall bear their own expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby including, without limitation, all legal fees, accounting fees, financial advisory fees, regulatory filing fees, all disbursements of advisors and printing and mailing costs.
8.8 Further Assurances
Each of the Parties hereto will 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 purpose of giving effect to this Agreement and will use reasonable efforts and take all such steps as may reasonably be within its power to implement to their full extent the provisions of this Agreement.
8.9 Language
The Parties to this Agreement confirm their express wish that this Agreement and all documents and agreements directly or indirectly relating thereto be drawn up in the English language. Les Parties reconnaissent leur volonté expresse que la présente Entente ainsi que tous les documents et commis s'y rattachant directement ou indirectement soient rédigés en anglais.
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8.10 Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be original and all of which taken together will be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
GREEN MOUNTAIN RESOURCES LTD.
By: /s/ “Christian de Groot”
Christian De Groot
Chief Executive Officer and Director
EMERALD MOUNTAIN RESOURCES LTD.
By: /s/ “Patrick De Witt”
Patrick De Witt
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
BLUE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES LTD.
By: /s/ “Patrick De Witt”
Patrick De Witt
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
EXHIBIT A
PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT
UNDER SECTION 288 OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT (BRITISH COLUMBIA)
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions
In this Plan of Arrangement, unless there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent therewith, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
"Arrangement Agreement" means the agreement dated February 11, 2026 among GMR and the GMR Subsidiaries to which this Plan of Arrangement is attached as Exhibit A, as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time;
"Arrangement Resolution" means the special resolution of GMR Shareholders to be considered, and if deemed advisable, passed at the Meeting;
"BCBCA" means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia);
"Business Day" means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a day when commercial banks are not open for in person business in Vancouver, British Columbia;
"Circular" means the management information circular of GMR containing among other things, disclosure in respect of the Arrangement and prospectus level disclosure in respect of the GMR Subsidiaries following completion of the Arrangement, together with all appendices, distributed by GMR to the GMR Shareholders in connection with the Meeting and filed with such Authorities in Canada as are required by Section 2.5 of the Arrangement Agreement, or otherwise as required by applicable Law;
"Class A Shares" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 3.2(b)(i) of this Plan of Arrangement;
"Conversion Factor" means:
(1) in respect of Spinco 1, 1.00; and
(2) in respect of Spinco 2, 1.00;
"Court" means the Supreme Court of British Columbia;
"Dissent Procedures" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 4.2 of this Plan of Arrangement;
"Dissent Right" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 4.1 of this Plan of Arrangement;
"Dissent Share" has the meaning attributed to that term in Subsection 3.2(a) of this Plan of Arrangement;
"Effective Date" means the first Business Day after the date upon which the Parties have confirmed in writing (such confirmation not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) that all conditions to the completion of the Plan of Arrangement have been satisfied or waived in accordance with Article 5 of the Arrangement Agreement and all documents and instruments required under the Arrangement Agreement, the Plan of Arrangement and the Final Order have been delivered;
"Effective Time" means 12:01 a.m. on the Effective Date;
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"Final Order" means the order made after application to the Court pursuant to Section 291 of the BCBCA approving the Plan of Arrangement as such order may be amended by the Court (with the consent of the Parties, acting reasonably) at any time prior to the Effective Date or, if appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed or as amended (with the consent of the Parties, acting reasonably) on appeal;
“GMR” means Green Mountain Resources Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia;
“GMR Common Shares” means the common shares in the capital of GMR;
“GMR Shareholders” means the holders of GMR Common Shares;
“GMR Subsidiaries” means collectively, Spinco 1 and Spinco 2;
“GMR Warrants” means the 2,854,600 warrants to purchase GMR Common Shares currently outstanding as of the date hereof, 1,854,600 of which have an exercise price of $0.10 and an expiry date of April 30, 2026 and 1,000,000 of which have an exercise price of $0.05 and an expiry date of February 3, 2031;
“GMR Warrantholder” means a holder of one or more GMR Warrants;
“Interim Order” means the order made after application to the Court pursuant to Section 291 of the BCBCA, providing for, among other things, the calling and holding of the Meeting, as such order may be amended, supplemented or varied by the Court (with the consent of the Parties, acting reasonably);
“Meeting” means the annual general and special meeting of GMR Shareholders scheduled to be held on Tuesday March 17, 2026, and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, to be called to consider, and if deemed advisable, approve the Arrangement Resolution, among other matters;
“Parties” means GMR and each of the GMR Subsidiaries and “Party” means any one of them;
“Plan of Arrangement”, “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and similar expressions mean this plan of arrangement and any amendments, variations or supplements hereto made in accordance with the terms hereof and the terms of the Arrangement Agreement or made at the direction of the Court in the Final Order;
“Round Down Provision” has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 3.3 of this Plan of Arrangement;
“Share Distribution” has the meaning attributed to that term in Subsection 3.2(b) of this Plan of Arrangement;
“Spinco 1” means Emerald Mountain Resources Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia;
“Spinco 1 Common Shares” means the common shares in the authorized share structure of Spinco 1;
“Spinco 1 Warrants” means the warrants to purchase Spinco 1 Common Shares, of which none are currently outstanding;
“Spinco 2” means Blue Mountain Resources Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia;
“Spinco 2 Common Shares” means the common shares in the authorized share structure of Spinco 2;
“Spinco 2 Warrants” means the warrants to purchase Spinco 2 Common Shares, of which none are currently outstanding;
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"Tax Act" means the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time; and
"Warrant Distribution" has the meaning attributed to that term in Subsection 3.2(c) of the Plan of Arrangement.
1.2 Number, Gender and Persons
In this Plan of Arrangement, unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, words importing the use of either gender include both genders and neuter and the word person and words importing persons include a natural person, firm, trust, partnership, association, corporation, joint venture or government (including any governmental agency, political subdivision or instrumentality thereof) and any other entity or group of persons of any kind or nature whatsoever.
1.3 Interpretation Not Affected by Headings
The division of this Plan of Arrangement into articles, sections, paragraphs and subparagraphs and the insertion of headings herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Plan of Arrangement. The terms "this Plan of Arrangement", "hereof", "herein", "hereto", "hereunder" and similar expressions refer to this Plan of Arrangement and not to any particular article, section or other portion hereof and include any instrument supplementary or ancillary hereto.
1.4 Date for Any Action
If the date on which any action is required to be taken hereunder is not a Business Day, the action shall be required to be taken on the next day that is a Business Day.
1.5 Time
Time shall be of the essence in every matter or action contemplated hereunder. All times expressed herein are local time in Vancouver, British Columbia unless otherwise stipulated herein.
1.6 Currency
Unless otherwise stated, a reference herein to an amount of money means the amount expressed in lawful money of Canada.
1.7 Statutory References
Any reference in this Plan of Arrangement to a statute includes all regulations and rules made thereunder, all amendments to such statute, rule or regulation in force from time to time and any statute, rule or regulation that supplements or supersedes such statute or regulation.
1.8 Article References
Unless the contrary intention appears, references in this Plan of Arrangement to an Article, Section, subsection, paragraph or Schedule by number or letter or both refer to the Article, Section, subsection, paragraph or Schedule, respectively, bearing that designation in this Plan of Arrangement.
1.9 Governing Law
This Plan of Arrangement, including its validity, interpretation and effect, shall be governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
1.10 Capitalized Terms
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Arrangement Agreement.
ARTICLE 2
ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT AND EFFECT OF ARRANGEMENT
2.1 Arrangement Agreement
The Plan of Arrangement is made pursuant to, forms a part of, and is subject to the provisions of the Arrangement Agreement, except that the sequence of steps comprising the Arrangement shall occur in the order set forth herein unless otherwise indicated.
2.2 Effect of Plan of Arrangement
The Plan of Arrangement will, effective at the Effective Time, become effective and be binding on GMR, each of the GMR Subsidiaries, and the GMR Shareholders without any further act or formality required on the part of any person except as expressly provided herein. If there is any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement and the provisions of the Arrangement Agreement, the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement shall govern.
ARTICLE 3
ARRANGEMENT
3.1 Effective Date
This Plan of Arrangement will become effective at, and be binding at and after, the Effective Date on GMR, each of the GMR Subsidiaries, all securityholders of GMR, all securityholders of Spinco 1 and all securityholders of Spinco 2.
3.2 Arrangement
Commencing at the Effective Time the following transactions will occur and be deemed to occur, on or before the Effective date, in the following sequence without further act or formality:
(a) Each GMR Common Share in respect of which a registered GMR Shareholder has exercised Dissent Rights and for which the registered GMR Shareholder is ultimately entitled to be paid fair value (each a “Dissent Share”) shall be repurchased by GMR for cancellation in consideration for a debt-claim against GMR to be paid the fair value of such Dissent Share in accordance with Article 4 of this Plan of Arrangement and such Dissent Share shall thereupon be cancelled;
(b) GMR’s authorized and issued share capital shall be reorganized as follows:
(i) the Notice of Articles and articles of GMR shall be amended to create a new class of shares without par value, of which an unlimited number may be issued and which shall be designated the “Class A Shares” (the “Class A Shares”), which shall have the same rights and restrictions as the GMR Common Shares;
(ii) each GMR Common Share issued and outstanding immediately before the reorganization of GMR’s share capital pursuant to this Section 3.2(b) (excluding any Dissent Shares) shall be exchanged with GMR for:
(A) one Class A Share,
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(B) the number of Spinco 1 Common Shares equal to the product of the number of GMR Common Shares held and the Conversion Factor; and
(C) the number of Spinco 2 Common Shares equal to the product of the number of GMR Common Shares held and the Conversion Factor;
(collectively, the "Share Distribution"), and in connection with the Share Distribution:
(A) each such exchanged GMR Common Share shall be cancelled, and the holders of such exchanged GMR Common Shares shall be removed from the GMR's register of holders of GMR Common Shares;
(B) each holder of such exchanged GMR Common Shares shall be entered in the GMR's register of holders of Class A Shares in respect of the Class A Shares issued to such holder;
(C) GMR shall be removed from the central securities register for Spinco 1 Common Shares and Spinco 2 Common Shares;
(D) the name of each GMR Shareholder shall be added to the central securities register for Spinco 1 Common Shares and Spinco 2 Common Shares, as the holder of the number of Spinco 1 Common Shares and Spinco 2 Common Shares received pursuant to the Share Distribution; and
(E) an amount equal to the fair market value of Spinco 1 Common Shares and Spinco 2 Common Shares distributed on the Share Distribution shall be removed from the capital in respect of the Class A Shares;
(c) Immediately following the completion of the steps in Section 3.2(b), the Notice of Articles and articles of GMR shall be amended to:
(i) rename and re-designate the issued and unissued Class A Shares as "GMR Common Shares"; and
(ii) the authorized share structure of GMR shall thereafter consist of an unlimited number of GMR Common Shares; and
(d) GMR shall distribute to each GMR Warrantholder:
(A) the number of Spinco 1 Warrants equal to the product of the number of GMR Warrants held and the Conversion Factor; and
(B) the number of Spinco 2 Warrants equal to the product of the number of GMR Warrants held and the Conversion Factor
(collectively, the "Warrant Distribution"), provided that each Spinco 1 Warrant and Spinco 2 Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase from Spinco 1 and Spinco 2, as applicable, one Spinco 1 Common Share or Spinco 2 Common Share for every GMR Common Share that could be purchased under the GMR Warrant held by such GMR Warrantholder and that each Spinco 1 Warrant or Spinco 2 Warrant will have an exercise price per Spinco 1 Common Share or Spinco 2 Common Share, as applicable, (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the exercise price of each such GMR Warrant and the same expiry date as the expiry date of such GMR Warrant, and the warrant registers of Spinco 1 and
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Spinco 2 shall be revised accordingly.
3.3 No Fractional Shares or Warrants
(a) No fractional Class A Shares, Spinco 1 Common Shares or Spinco 2 Common Shares shall be distributed by GMR to a GMR Shareholder on the Share Distribution. If GMR would otherwise be required to distribute to an GMR Shareholder an aggregate number of Class A Shares, Spinco 1 Common Shares or Spinco 2 Common Shares, as applicable, that is not a round number, then the number of Class A Shares, Spinco 1 Common Shares or Spinco 2 Common Shares distributable to that GMR Shareholder shall be rounded down to the next lesser whole number and that GMR Shareholder shall not receive any compensation in respect thereof (the “Round Down Provision”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Round Down Provision would otherwise result in the number of Class A Shares, Spinco 1 Common Shares or Spinco 2 Common Shares, as applicable, distributable to a particular GMR Shareholder being rounded down from one to nil, then the Round Down Provision shall not apply and GMR shall distribute one Class A Shares, Spinco 1 Common Share or Spinco 2 Common Share, as applicable, to that GMR Shareholder.
(b) No fractional Spinco 1 Warrants or Spinco 2 Warrants shall be distributed by GMR to a GMR Warrantholder on the Warrant Distribution. If GMR would otherwise be required to distribute to a GMR Warrantholder an aggregate number of Spinco 1 Warrants or Spinco 2 Warrants, as applicable, that is not a round number, then the number of Spinco 1 Warrants or Spinco 2 Warrants distributable to that GMR Warrantholder shall be rounded down to the next lesser whole number and that GMR Warrantholder shall not receive any compensation in respect thereof (the “Round Down Provision”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Round Down Provision would otherwise result in the number of Spinco 1 Warrants or Spinco 2 Warrants, as applicable, distributable to a particular GMR Warrantholder being rounded down from one to nil, then the Round Down Provision shall not apply and GMR shall distribute one Spinco 1 Warrant or Spinco 2 Warrant, as applicable, to that GMR Warrantholder.
3.4 Extinction of Rights
Any instrument or certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding GMR Common Shares that were exchanged pursuant to Section 3.2 or an affidavit of loss and bond or other indemnity pursuant to Section 4.2, shall, on or prior to the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Date, cease to represent a claim or interest of any kind or nature against GMR. On such date, the aggregate Spinco 1 Common Shares or Spinco 2 Common Shares, as applicable, to which the former GMR Shareholder referred to in the preceding sentence was ultimately entitled shall be deemed to have been surrendered for no consideration to GMR and shall be returned to GMR. None of GMR or the GMR Subsidiaries shall be liable to any person in respect of any amount for Spinco 1 Common Shares or Spinco 2 Common Shares delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
3.5 Withholding
(a) GMR and the GMR Subsidiaries, as the case may be, will be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration otherwise payable to any GMR Shareholder under this Plan of Arrangement (including any payment to GMR Shareholders exercising Dissent Rights) such amounts as GMR or the GMR Subsidiaries are permitted or required to deduct and withhold with respect to such payment under the Tax Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any provision of any provincial, state, local or foreign tax Law
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as counsel may advise is permitted or required to be so deducted and withheld by GMR or the GMR Subsidiaries, as the case may be.
(b) For the purposes of such deduction and withholding: (i) all withheld amounts shall be treated as having been paid to the person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made on account of the obligation to make payment to such person hereunder; and (ii) such deducted or withheld amounts shall be remitted to the appropriate Authority in the time and manner permitted or required by the applicable Law by or on behalf of GMR or the GMR Subsidiaries, as the case may be.
3.6 Post-Effective Date Procedures
Notwithstanding that the transactions and events set out in Subsection 3.2 shall occur and shall be deemed to occur in the chronological order therein set out without any act or formality, each of the Parties shall be required to make, do and execute or cause and procure to be made, done and executed all such further acts, deeds, agreements, transfers, assurances, instruments or documents as may be required to give effect to, or further document or evidence, any of the transactions or event set out in Section 3.2 including, without limitation, any resolutions of directors authorizing the issue, transfer or redemption of shares, any share transfer powers evidencing the transfer of shares and any receipt therefore, and any necessary additions to or deletions from share registers.
3.7 Deemed Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Shares
All Spinco 1 Common Shares or Spinco 2 Common Shares issued pursuant hereto shall be deemed to be validly issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable shares for all purposes of the BCBCA.
ARTICLE 4 DISSENT RIGHTS
4.1 Dissent Rights
Subject to Section 246 of the BCBCA and the terms, conditions, and restrictions set out in Article 4 of the Plan of Arrangement, there is hereby granted to each registered GMR Shareholder the right (the "Dissent Right"):
(a) to dissent from the Arrangement Resolution; and
(b) on the valid exercise of the Dissent Right in accordance with the Dissent Procedures, to be paid the fair market value of the registered GMR Shareholder's GMR Common Shares by GMR, such value to be determined at the close of business on the last Business Day before the day of the Meeting.
4.2 Dissent Procedures
A registered GMR Shareholder who wishes to exercise the registered GMR Shareholder's Dissent Right must:
(a) do so in respect of all GMR Common Shares registered in the name of the registered GMR Shareholder;
(b) comply with the procedures set out in Division 2 of Part 8 of the BCBCA, as may be modified by the Interim Order, and as modified below; and
(c) deliver a written notice of dissent to the office of GMR at 3200 – 733 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 0S6, at least two Business Days before the day of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof,
(the "Dissent Procedures").
4.3 Failure to Comply with Dissent Procedures
Each registered GMR Shareholder who fails to exercise the registered GMR Shareholder’s Dissent Right strictly in accordance with the Dissent Procedures will be deemed for all purposes to have:
(a) failed to exercise the Dissent Right validly, and consequently to have waived the Dissent Right; and
(b) thereby ceased to be entitled to be paid the fair market value of the registered GMR Shareholder’s GMR Common Shares.
4.4 Waiver of Dissent Right
Each registered GMR Shareholder who waives or is deemed to waive the registered GMR Shareholder’s Dissent Right or is otherwise for any reason ultimately not entitled to be paid the fair market value of the GMR Common Shares registered in the name of the registered GMR Shareholder by GMR pursuant to the Dissent Right, shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement.
ARTICLE 5 AMENDMENTS
5.1 Amendments
The Parties reserve the right to amend, modify and/or supplement this Plan of Arrangement from time to time at any time prior to the Effective Time provided that any such amendment, modification or supplement must be contained in a written document that is filed with the Court and, if made following the Meeting, approved by the Court.
5.2 Effectiveness of Amendments Made Prior to or at the Meeting
Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by any of the Parties at any time prior to or at the Meeting with or without any prior notice or communication, and if so proposed and accepted by the GMR Shareholders voting at the Meeting, shall become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.
5.3 Effectiveness of Amendments Made Following the Meeting
Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by any of the Parties after the Meeting but prior to the Effective Time and any such amendment, modification or supplement which is approved by the Court following the Meeting shall be effective and shall become part of the Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.
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