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OR Royalties Inc. Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Jul 7, 2021

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SC 13D/A 1 brhc10026676_sc13da.htm SC 13D/A Licensed to: Broadridge Document created using EDGARfilings PROfile 7.5.1.0 Copyright 1995 - 2021 Broadridge

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule (13d-101)

(Amendment No. 1)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS

FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS

THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13-d2(a)

OSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES LTD

(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares

(Title of Class of Securities)

68827L101

(CUSIP Number)

Soulef Hadjoudj

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle

Montréal, Québec

H2Z 2B3

(514) 847-5998

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

July 6, 2021

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

  • The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
CDP Investissements Inc.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)
(b)
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Québec, Canada
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
17,579,940 (See Items 3 and 5)
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
17,579,940 (See Items 3 and 5)
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
17,579,940 (1)
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.5% (2)
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO

(1) Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is the sole owner of CDP Investissements Inc, which directly holds 17,579,940 common shares. See Items 3 and 5 below.

(2) The percentage ownership interest is calculated based on 167,459,197 common shares outstanding, as reported in the Issuer’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)
(b)
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Québec, Canada
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
17,579,940 (See Items 3 and 5)
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
17,579,940 (See Items 3 and 5)
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
17,579,940 (1)
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.5% (2)
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO

(1) Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is the sole owner of CDP Investissements Inc., which holds 17,579,940 common shares. See Items 3 and 5 below.

(2) The percentage ownership interest is calculated based on 167,459,197 shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER.

This Statement is being filed with respect to Common Shares (the "Shares") issued by Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (the "Issuer").

The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 1100 des Canadiens-de-Montréal Avenue, # 300, Montreal (Quebec) CANADA, H3B 2S2.

ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

(a) This Statement is being filed by CDP Investissements Inc. ("CDP") and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ("CDPQ" and, together with CDP, the "Reporting Persons"). CDP is a wholly owned subsidiary of CDPQ.

All disclosures herein with respect to any Reporting Person are made only by such Reporting Person. Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

CDP is a company organized and existing under the laws of Québec, Canada. CDPQ is a legal person without share capital created by a special act of the Legislature of the Province of Québec.

(b) and (c)

The address for CDP is 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montréal, Québec, H2Z 2B3.

The principal business of CDP is as an investment holding company.

The name, residence or business address and principal occupation or employment of each director, executive officer and controlling person of CDP are available in Annex A to this Schedule 13D.

The address for CDPQ is 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montréal, Québec, H2Z 2B3.

The principal business of CDPQ is to receive on deposit and manage funds deposited by agencies and instrumentalities of the Province of Québec.

The name, residence or business address and principal occupation or employment of each director, executive officer and controlling person are available in Annex A to this Schedule 13D.

(d) and (e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons, and, to the best of each such Reporting Person's knowledge, none of the executive officers or directors of such Reporting Person have been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f) The citizenship of the natural persons who are officers, directors or controlling persons of each of the Reporting Persons is set forth in Annex A.

ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

On July 31, 2017, CDP subscribed to 13,736,264 newly issued Shares from the Issuer in a private placement transaction, for an aggregate purchase price of $200,000,003.84, pursuant to a Subscription Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2017, (the "Subscription Agreement"), between CDP and the Issuer, and in which intervened CDPQ.

CDP also received from the Issuer, as capital commitment, an amount (paid in cash) equal to 5% of CDP’s aggregate subscription amount, as well as an additional 280,332 Shares.

A summary of the Subscription Agreement is set forth in Item 6.

The purchase price was funded by the assets of CDP.

ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

The Schedule 13D filed on August 10, 2017 by the Reporting Persons (the “Schedule 13D”) is hereby amended and supplemented as set forth below by this Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D.

The responses of the Reporting Persons to rows 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 on the cover pages of this Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference. As of the close of business on July 6, 2021, the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owner of 17,579,940 Shares.

On July 31, 2017, the Issuer announced the acquisition of a precious metals portfolio of assets from Orion Mine Finance Group for US$506.8 million (the “Purchase Price”) (the “Transaction”).

The information set forth or incorporated by reference in Item 3 is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

As part of the Transaction, CDP subscribed for 13,736,264 Shares, for an aggregate purchase price of $200,000,003.84 under a concurrent Private Placement (“Private Placement”) to fund a portion of the cash consideration and support the Transaction.

CDP purchased the Shares for investment purposes.

Each of the Reporting Persons expects to evaluate on an ongoing basis its interest in, and intentions with respect to, the Issuer. Accordingly, each of the Reporting Persons reserves the right to change its plans and intentions at any time, as it deems appropriate. In particular, each of the Reporting Persons may at any time and from time to time (including in open market, privately negotiated or other transactions) acquire additional securities of the Issuer or its subsidiaries, including additional Shares; dispose of all or a portion of the securities of the Issuer or its subsidiaries, including the securities of the Issuer and its subsidiaries that it now owns or may hereafter acquire; enter into derivative transactions with institutional counterparties to hedge the market risk of some or all of its positions in such securities.

Each of the Reporting Persons may also encourage, including, without limitation, through CDP designee on each of the Issuer's board of directors and/or communications with directors, management and existing or prospective security holders, investors or lenders of the Issuer; existing or potential strategic partners; industry analysts; and other investment and financing professionals, the Issuer to consider or explore any of the items enumerated in the following paragraph.

Except as described above in this Item 4 and in Item 6, the Reporting Persons do not have any present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in: (a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer; (b) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (c) a sale or transfer or a material amount of assets of the Issuer or of any of its subsidiaries; (d) any change in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board; (e) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; (f) any other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure; (g) changes in the Issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person; (h) causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; (i) a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or (j) any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

The percentage calculations set forth in this Item 5 and the information on the cover page are based on there being 167,459,197 Shares outstanding.

(a) and (b)

As a result of the transactions described above and the transactions set forth in Annex B, CDP is the direct beneficial owner of 17,579,940 Shares. The Shares held by CDP represent 10.5 % of the Issuer's outstanding Shares. CDPQ, through its ownership of CDP, may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the Shares beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned by CDP.

(c) The transactions by the Reporting Persons in the Shares during the past sixty days are set forth in Annex B. Except as otherwise disclosed therein, the Reporting Persons have not effected any transaction in the Shares in the last 60 days.

(d) No other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or any proceeds from the sale of the Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

(e) Not applicable.

ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERTAKINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER .

Subscription Agreement

Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, CDP agreed with the Issuer not to, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer or dispose of any Shares acquired in the Private Placement for a period of 180 days after the closing date of the Private Placement, subject to certain exceptions.

Investor’s Rights Agreement

  • Representation the Board of Directors

Under the terms of the Investor’s Rights Agreement dated as of July 31, 2017, between CDP and the Issuer (the “Investor’s Rights Agreement”), CDP has the right to appoint a director to the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the “Board”), subject to applicable board and shareholder approvals. (the “CDP Candidate”)

Upon joining the Board, the CDP Candidate shall sign an agreement under which the CDP Candidate shall undertake to tender his or her resignation to the Board should the Reporting Persons cease to beneficially own, or exercise control or direction over, 10% or more of the outstanding Shares.

  • Pre-Emptive Right

As long as the Reporting Persons hold 10% or more of the outstanding Shares, CDP shall have a pre-emptive right (the “Pre-Emptive Right”) entitling it to subscribe, or entitling CDPQ to subscribe, in connection with any issuance of Common Shares, equity securities of the Corporation, or securities which are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable against Common shares or equity securities of the Corporation (collectively, the “Securities”), upon conditions which shall be no less favorable than those afforded other subscribers of such issued Securities, up to a maximum of its interest in the issued Securities.

The foregoing summaries of the Subscription Agreement and the Investor’s Rights Agreement described in this Item 6 do not purport to be complete and, as such, are qualified in their entirety by the Subscription Agreement, including the Investor’s Rights Agreement which is an annex thereto, set forth in Exhibit 99.2 and 99.3 hereto and incorporated in this Item 6 by reference.

Except for the Share Purchase Agreement and the Investor’s Rights Agreement, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) between the persons enumerated in Item 2 and any other person, with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss or the giving or withholding of proxies.

I TEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2021, between the Reporting Persons.
99.2 Subscription Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2017, between the Issuer and CDPQ Investissements Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Issuer’s Report of Foreign
Private Issuer pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 6-K filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2017)
99.3 Investor’s Rights Agreement dated as of July 31, 2017, between CDP Investissements Inc. and the Issuer (incorporated

by reference to Exhibit C to the Issuer's Report of Foreign Private Issuer pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 6-K filed by the Issuer with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2017) |

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: July 7, 2021

/S/ Sophie Rivest
Name: Sophie Rivest
Title: Corporate Secretary

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: July 7, 2021

/S/ Soulef Hadjoudj
Name: Soulef Hadjoudj
Title: Senior Director, Legal Affairs

Annex A

CDP INVESTISSEMENTS INC

Directors and Officers

Name Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship
Kim Thomassin 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Corporate Director and President Canadian
Montreal, Quebec, H2Z 2B3
François Boudreault 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Corporate Director and Vice-President Canadian
Montreal, Quebec, H2Z 2B3
Christian Grimm 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Corporate Director and Vice-President Canadian
Montreal, Quebec, H2Z 2B3
Sophie Rivest 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Corporate Secretary Canadian
Montreal, Quebec, H2Z 2B3
Mélanie Julien 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Assistant Corporate Secretary Canadian

CAISSE DE DÉPÔT ET PLACEMENT DU QUÉBEC

Directors and Officers

Name Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship
Robert Tessier 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Chairman of the Board of Directors Canadian
Jean-François Blais 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Corporate Director Canadian
Jean St-Gelais 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Corporate Director Canadian
Ivana Bonnet Zivcevic 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Corporate Director Serbian, French
Diane Lemieux 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Corporate Director President and General Manager, Retraite Québec Canadian
Ravy Por 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Corporate Director Canadian
Michel Després 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Corporate Director President and General Manager, Retraite Québec Canadian
Gilles Godbout 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Corporate Director Canadian
Alain Côté 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Corporate Director Canadian
Sylvain Brosseau 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Corporate Director Canadian
Jean La Couture 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Corporate Director President, Huis Clos Ltée Canadian
Maria S. Jelescu Dreyfus 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Corporate Director Romanian
Wendy Murdock 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Corporate Director Canadian
Lynn Jeanniot 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Corporate Director Canadian
Charles Emond 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 President, Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Director Canadian
Maxime Aucoin 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 9th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Executive Vice-President and Head of Total Portfolio Canadian
Helen Beck 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 9th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Executive Vice-President and Head of Equity Markets Canadian
Claude Bergeron 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 9th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Chief Risk Officer and Head of Depositor Relationships Canadian
Marc-André Blanchard 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 10th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Executive Vice-President and Head of CDPQ Global Canadian
Ani Castonguay 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 10th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Executive Vice-President, Public Affairs Canadian
Marc Cormier 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 6th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Executive Vice-President and Head of Fixed Income French and Canadian
Martin Coiteux 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 4th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Head of Economic Analysis and Global Strategy Canadian
Vincent Delisle 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 7th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Executive Vice-President and Head of Liquid Markets Canadian
Ève Giard 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 5th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Executive Vice-President, Talent and Performance Canadian
Emmanuel Jaclot 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 8th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Executive Vice-President and Head of Infrastructure French
Martin Laguerre 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Executive Vice-President and Head of Private Equity and Capital Solutions CDPQ US (New York) Canadian/American
Maarika Paul 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial and Operations Officer Canadian
Alexandre Synnett 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Executive Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer Canadian
Kim Thomassin 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Executive Vice-President and Head of Investments in Québec and Stewardship Investing Canadian
Nathalie Palladitcheff 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 President and Chief Executive Officer Ivanohé Cambridge French
Rana Ghorayeb 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 President and Chief Executive Officer Otéra Capital Canadian
Michel Lalande 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 11th floor Montréal, Québec H2Z 2B3 Executive Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Secretariat Canadian

Annex B

Schedule of Transactions

CDP Investissements Inc.

Reporting Person Date of Transaction Security Amount of Securities Sold Unit Cost (CAD) Where and How Effected 1
CDP Investissements Inc. June 23, 2021 Common Shares 79,400 $17,34 Canada Toronto Stock Exchange
CDP Investissements Inc. June 24, 2021 Common Shares 307,000 $17,19 Canada Toronto Stock Exchange
CDP Investissements Inc. June 25, 2021 Common Shares 54,200 $17,01 Canada Toronto Stock Exchange
CDP Investissements Inc. June 28, 2021 Common Shares 24,400 $17,03 Canada Toronto Stock Exchange
CDP Investissements Inc. June 30, 2021 Common Shares 120,700 $17,01 Canada Toronto Stock Exchange
CDP Investissements Inc. June 30, 2021 Common Shares 325,000 $17,00 Canada Toronto Stock Exchange
CDP Investissements Inc. June 30, 2021 Common Shares 71,400 $17,00 Canada Toronto Stock Exchange
CDP Investissements Inc. July 2, 2021 Common Shares 17,900 $17,25 Canada Toronto Stock Exchange
CDP Investissements Inc. July 5, 2021 Common Shares 13,000 $17,32 Canada Toronto Stock Exchange
CDP Investissements Inc. July 5, 2021 Common Shares 60,000 $17,30 Canada Toronto Stock Exchange
CDP Investissements Inc. July 6, 2021 Common Shares 30,000 $17,35 Canada Toronto Stock Exchange
CDP Investissements Inc. July 6, 2021 Common Shares 397,000 $17,27$ Canada Toronto Stock Exchange
CDP Investissements Inc. July 6, 2021 Common Shares 275,000 $17,15 Canada Toronto Stock Exchange
CDP Investissements Inc. July 6, 2021 Common Shares 400,000 $17,18 Canada Toronto Stock Exchange

1 All transactions were effected in the open market on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

None.