Maple Leaf Short Duration 2016 Flow-Through Limited Partnership - National Class
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Date: 2016-02-25
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
among
MAPLE LEAF SHORT DURATION 2016 FLOW-THROUGH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
and
MAPLE LEAF SHORT DURATION 2016 FLOW-THROUGH MANAGEMENT CORP.
as General Partner
and
CADO INVESTMENT FUND MANAGEMENT INC.
as Manager
Dated the 17th day of February, 2016
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MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made the 17th day of February, 2016,
AMONG:
MAPLE LEAF SHORT DURATION 2016 FLOW-THROUGH
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a partnership formed pursuant to the laws
of British Columbia, having its registered office at 1200 Waterfront
Centre, 200 Burrard Street, P.O. Box 48600, Vancouver, B.C., Canada,
V7X 1T2
(hereinafter called the “Partnership”)
AND:
MAPLE LEAF SHORT DURATION 2016 FLOW-THROUGH
MANAGEMENT CORP., a corporation incorporated pursuant to the
Federal laws of Canada, having its registered office at 1200 Waterfront
Centre, 200 Burrard Street, P.O. Box 48600, Vancouver, B.C., Canada,
V7X 1T2
(hereinafter called the “General Partner”)
AND:
CADO INVESTMENT FUND MANAGEMENT INC., a corporation
incorporated pursuant to the laws of British Columbia, having its
registered office at 1200 Waterfront Centre, 200 Burrard Street, P.O. Box
48600, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V7X 1T2
(hereinafter called the “Manager”)
WITNESSES THAT WHEREAS:
A.
The Partnership has been formed pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Act (British Columbia);
B.
The General Partner is the general partner of the Partnership and has the authority to manage the
operations and affairs of the Partnership, make all decisions regarding the business of the Partnership and
bind the Partnership, and the ability to delegate such functions; and
C.
The General Partner wishes to retain the Manager to administer, manage, conduct, control and
operate the business and affairs of the Partnership, all upon the terms and conditions set out herein.
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the premises, mutual covenants and agreements herein
contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION
1.1
Definitions. In this Agreement the following terms have the following meanings:
(a)
“Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Securities Act (Ontario);
(b)
“Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, when banks in the
City of Vancouver, British Columbia are generally open for the transaction of banking
business;
(c)
“Class” means, as applicable, the non-redeemable investment fund in respect of the
National Class Units and/or the non-redeemable investment fund in respect of the Québec
Class Units;
(d)
“Flow-Through Shares” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Partnership Agreement;
(e)
“Limited Partner” means at any time each person who is the registered owner of Units
whose name appears on the record of the Partnership as a limited partner at that time as
maintained by the General Partner pursuant to the Offering from time to time and, where
the context requires, a National Class Limited Partner or a Québec Class Limited Partner;
(f)
“Liquidity Event” means a transaction implemented by the General Partner or, in the
General Partner’s sole discretion, proposed for the approval of the Limited Partners in
order to provide liquidity and the prospect for long-term growth of capital and for income
for Limited Partners which the General Partner intends will be a Mutual Fund Rollover
Transaction provided that the General Partner will propose or implement no such
transaction which adversely affects the status of the Flow-Through Shares as flow-through
shares for purposes of the Tax Act, whether prospectively or retrospectively;
(g)
“Management Services” means the services described in Section 2.2 hereof, to be
provided by the Manager to the Partnership and the General Partner;
(h)
“Mutual Fund” means a mutual fund corporation as defined in section 131 of the Tax
Act or a class of shares of such a mutual fund corporation that may be established, by the
Manager, its Affiliates or a third party fund manager, or recommended or referred to by
the Manager or an affiliate of the Manager to provide a Liquidity Event and that is
managed by the Manager or an Affiliate. Currently, it is anticipated that the Mutual Fund
will be the Maple Leaf Resource Class, a class of securities of Maple Leaf Corporate
Funds Ltd.;
(i)
“Mutual Fund Rollover Transaction” means an exchange transaction pursuant to which
the Partnership will transfer the assets held in the Portfolios to the Mutual Fund on a tax
deferred basis in exchange for Mutual Fund Shares and within 60 days thereafter the
Mutual Fund Shares will be distributed to the Limited Partners, pro rata among the
holders of Units of each Class, on a tax deferred basis (to the extent possible) upon the
dissolution of the Partnership;
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(j)
“Mutual Fund Shares” means shares of the Mutual Fund that are redeemable at the
option of the holder thereof;
(k)
“National Class Units” means the National Class limited partnership units of the
Partnership;
(l)
“Net Asset Value” of a Class means the difference on a Valuation Date between:
(A)
the market value of the assets of the applicable Portfolio, determined as follows:
(i)
the value of any cash or its equivalent on hand or on deposit, bills and
demand notes and accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, distributions,
dividends or other amounts received (or declared to holders of record of
securities owned by the Partnership on a date before the Valuation Date
as of which the Net Asset Value is being determined, and to be received)
and interest accrued and not yet received, shall be deemed to be the full
amount thereof provided that if the General Partner or the valuation agent,
as the case may be, has determined that any such deposit, bill, demand
note, accounts receivable, prepaid expense, distribution, dividend or other
amount received (or declared to holders of records of securities owned by
the Partnership on a date before the Valuation Date as of which the Net
Asset Value is being determined, and to be received) or interest accrued
and not yet received is not otherwise worth the full amount thereof, the
value thereof shall be deemed to be such value as the General Partner or
the valuation agent, as the case may be, determines to be the fair market
value thereof;
(ii)
the value of any security that is listed or traded upon a stock exchange (or
if more than one, on the principal stock exchange for the security, as
determined the General Partner or the valuation agent, as the case may be)
shall be determined by taking the latest available sale price of recent date,
or lacking any recent sales or any record thereof, the simple average of the
latest available offer price and the latest available bid price (unless in the
opinion of the General Partner or the valuation agent, as the case may be,
such value does not reflect the value thereof and in which case the latest
offer price or bid price shall be used), as at the Valuation Date on which
the Net Asset Value is being determined, all as reported by any means in
common use;
(iii)
the value of any security which is traded over-the-counter will be priced at
the average of the last bid and asked prices quoted by a major dealer in
such securities or as the General Partner or the valuation agent, as the case
may be, determines to be the fair market value;
(iv)
the value of any debt securities will be valued by taking the average of the
bid and ask prices on the date upon which the Net Asset Value is
calculated;
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(B)
(v)
the value of any purchased or written clearing corporation options,
options on futures or over-the-counter options, debt like securities and
listed warrants shall be the current market value thereof;
(vi)
the value of any security or other asset for which a market quotation is not
readily available will be its fair value on the Valuation Date on which the
Net Asset Value is being determined as determined by the General
Partner or the valuation agent, as the case may be (generally such asset
will be valued at cost until there is a clear indication of an increase or
decrease in value);
(vii)
any market price reported in currency other than Canadian dollars shall be
converted into Canadian funds by applying the rate of exchange obtained
from the best available sources to the General Partner or the valuation
agent, as the case may be;
(viii)
listed securities subject to a hold period will be valued as described above
with an appropriate discount as determined by the General Partner or the
valuation agent, as the case may be, and investments in private companies
and other assets for which no published market exists will be valued at the
lesser of cost and the most recent value at which such securities have been
exchanged in an arm’s length transaction which approximates a trade
effected in a published market, unless a different fair market value is
determined to be appropriate by the General Partner or the valuation
agent, as the case may be; and
(ix)
if the date upon which the Net Asset Value is calculated is not a business
day, the assets of the Portfolio will be valued as of the preceding business
day; and
all liabilities of:
(i)
the Portfolio; and
(ii)
the General Partner and the Portfolio Manager incurred in connection
with that Portfolio,
as determined by the General Partner. Liabilities of the Partnership that are not referable
to a specific Class will be allotted between the Portfolios based on the Net Asset Value of
each Class at the end of the month preceding the date such liabilities are incurred;
(m)
“Offering Documents” means the preliminary prospectus of the Partnership filed in each
of the Provinces and Territories of Canada relating to the offering of Units, and the final
version of such prospectus, including any amendments thereto;
(n)
“Partners” means the General Partner and the Limited Partners of the Partnership;
(o)
“Partnership Agreement” means the limited partnership agreement, as amended and/or
restated from time to time, among the General Partner, Hugh Cartwright as the initial
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Limited Partner, and each person who becomes a Limited Partner thereafter that governs
the Partnership;
(p)
“person” means an individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, body corporate,
partnership, joint venture, association, trust or unincorporated organization or any natural
person in his capacity as trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative;
(q)
“Portfolio Manager” means T.I.P. Wealth Manager Inc. or its successors or assigns;
(r)
“Québec Class Units” means the Québec Class limited partnership units of the
Partnership;
(s)
“Tax Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended from time to time; and
(t)
“Units” means the National Class Units and the Québec Class Units.
1.2
Construction. In this Agreement, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context or the subject
matter otherwise requires:
(a)
the division of this Agreement into Parts, Sections and Subsections, the provision of a
table of contents and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and
do not affect the construction or interpretation hereof;
(b)
the words “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein”, “hereto”, “hereunder” and similar
expressions refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section,
Subsection or other part hereof and references to an “Article”, “Section”, “Subsection” or
“Schedule” followed by a number and/or letter refers to the specified Article, Section or
Subsection of, or Schedule to, this Agreement;
(c)
words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing any
gender include all genders;
(d)
references to “include”, “includes”, “including” or “in particular” will be deemed to be
followed by the words “without limitation”;
(e)
the word “or” is not exclusive;
(f)
a reference to “approval”, “authorization” or “consent” in this Agreement means
written approval, authorization or consent;
(g)
if any date on which any action is required or permitted to be taken under this Agreement
is not a Business Day, such action will be required or permitted to be taken on the next
succeeding Business Day;
(h)
all references in this Agreement to sums of money are expressed and will be payable in
lawful money of Canada; and
(i)
where a word, term or phrase is defined in this Agreement, its derivatives or other
grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning.
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1.3
Entire Agreement. Except as set forth herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and cancels and supersedes
all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, between the
parties with respect thereto. The parties have not entered into this Agreement in reliance upon any
representation, warranty or undertaking of any party that is not expressly set out or referred to in this
Agreement.
1.4
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 and will be treated
in all respects as a British Columbia contract.
1.5
Waiver. No waiver by any Party will be effective unless in writing and any waiver will affect only
the matter and the occurrence thereof specifically identified and will not extend to any other matter or
occurrence.
ARTICLE II
APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGER
2.1
Appointment as Manager of the Partnership. The Partnership and the General Partner hereby
appoint the Manager as the manager of the Partnership to provide the Management Services in respect of
the business and affairs of the Partnership, and the Manager accepts such appointment. The Manager
agrees to act in such capacities and to provide or cause to be provided the services and facilities described
in this Agreement, upon the terms and conditions contained herein.
2.2
Performance of Management Services for the General Partner. The Manager shall, in its
capacity as manager of the Partnership, during the term of this Agreement and any renewal thereof, direct,
administer, manage, conduct, control and operate the business, operations and affairs of the Partnership
and have all power and authority, for and on behalf of and in the name of the Partnership, to do any act,
take any proceeding, make any decision and execute and deliver any instrument, deed, agreement or
document necessary or appropriate for or incidental to carrying on the business of the Partnership.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Manager has full power and authority for and on
behalf of and in the name of the Partnership:
(a)
to enter into agreements by or on behalf of the Partnership involving matters or
transactions that are within the ordinary course of the business of the Partnership;
(b)
to manage, control and develop all of the activities of the Partnership and to take all
measures necessary or appropriate for the business of the Partnership or ancillary thereto,
and to ensure that the Partnership complies with all necessary reporting and administrative
requirements, including, without limitation, those set out in the Partnership Agreement;
(c)
to employ such persons necessary or appropriate to carry out the business and affairs of
the Partnership and/or to assist it in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its
duties hereunder and to pay such fees, expenses, salaries, wages and other compensation
to such persons (excluding, in respect of salaries, wages and other compensation, any
shareholders of CADO Bancorp Ltd. or the Portfolio Manager) as it shall in its sole
discretion determine, acting reasonably;
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(d)
to make (subject to the provisions of the Partnership Agreement) any and all expenditures
and payments which it, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate in connection
with the management of the affairs of the Partnership and the carrying out of its
obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the
fees payable to the Manager;
(e)
to open and operate one or more bank accounts in order to deposit and to distribute funds
of the Partnership and the Classes and to appoint from time to time signing officers and to
draw cheques and other payment of monies, provided Partnership funds are not
commingled with the Manager’s funds or the funds of any other entity;
(f)
to prepare and file income and other tax returns, information forms and other returns
required by any governmental or like authority;
(g)
to keep adequate books and records (including accounting records) reflecting the activities
of the Partnership and the Classes;
(h)
to ensure that Limited Partners are provided with financial statements and other reports as
are required from time to time by applicable law;
(i)
to ensure that the Partnership complies with regulatory requirements, including its
continuous disclosure requirements under applicable securities laws;
(j)
to deal and communicate with Limited Partners;
(k)
to execute any and all deeds, documents and instruments and to do all acts as may be
necessary or desirable in the opinion of the Manager to carry out the intent and the
purpose of the Partnership Agreement and this Agreement;
(l)
to appoint and rescind the appointment of agents of the Partnership and grant and revoke
powers of attorney of the Partnership;
(m)
to commence and/or defend any and all actions and/or proceedings in connection with the
Partnership;
(n)
to engage such counsel, auditors and other professionals or other consultants as the
Manager considers advisable in order to perform its duties hereunder and to monitor the
performance of such advisors;
(o)
to negotiate contracts with third party providers of services, including, but not limited to,
custodians, transfer agents, auditors and printers; and
(p)
to execute and file with any governmental body any documents necessary and appropriate
to be filed in connection with the business of the Partnership or in connection with the
Partnership Agreement and this Agreement.
2.3
Reporting Obligations of the Manager. The Manager shall provide or cause to be provided on a
timely basis such reports as may be reasonably required by the General Partner.
2.4
Attendance at Meetings. The Manager shall be available at all reasonable times and places to
attend meetings with the General Partner or the Limited Partners of the Partnership.
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2.5
Status of the Manager. The Manager shall for all purposes be an independent contractor and not
an agent, partner or employee of the Partnership or the General Partner. The Manager shall have no
authority to act for, represent, bind or obligate the Partnership or the General Partner except as is
specifically provided or necessarily implied herein.
2.6
Confidentiality. Each of the Partnership, the General Partner and the Manager agree to maintain
in the strictest confidence the transactions and affairs of the other, except to the extent that disclosure of all
or any part of such information is required by law or is otherwise required to be disclosed pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement or the Partnership Agreement. In the event that any party is required by law, by
the terms of this Agreement or by the Partnership Agreement to disclose any such information, the party
making such disclosure shall notify the party whose information is to be disclosed of the nature of the
disclosure requirement and the extent of the required disclosure, and the parties shall co-operate with one
another to preserve the confidentiality of such information as permitted by applicable law or the applicable
agreement.
2.7
Delegation. The Manager may, if the delegatee is not an affiliate of the Manager or Portfolio
Manager with the consent of the General Partner, or if the delegatee is an affiliate of the Manager or
Portfolio Manager in consultation with the General Partner, contract with any person to carry out any of the
Management Services hereunder and may delegate to such person any power and authority of the Manager
hereunder where in the discretion of the Manager and the General Partner it would be in the best interests
of the Partnership to do so, but no such contract or delegation will relieve the Manager of any of its
obligations hereunder.
2.8
Right to Receive Advice. If the Manager shall at any time be in doubt as to any action to be taken
or omitted by it hereunder on behalf of the Partnership it may request and receive advice, at the expense of
the Partnership, from legal counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Partnership and may, but shall not be
required to, act thereon, and shall have no liability for any action taken or omitted pursuant thereto.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
3.1
Manager’s Representations and Warranties. The Manager represents and warrants to the
Partnership that:
(a)
it is duly organized and validly exists as a corporation pursuant to the Business
Corporations Act (British Columbia);
(b)
it is registered under the securities legislation of British Columbia as an investment fund
manager and it currently holds such licenses and registrations as are necessary to perform
its duties hereunder and is not aware of any reason why such licences or registrations
might be cancelled;
(c)
it has the corporate power and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to perform its
duties and obligations hereunder; and
(d)
this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and is a valid and
binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
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3.2
Manager’s Covenants and Acknowledgments.
Partnership that:
The Manager hereby covenants with the
(a)
it will maintain such licences and registrations as are necessary to perform its duties
hereunder; and
(b)
the Manager consents to the use of its logo by the General Partner and the Partnership on
their promotional, marketing and informational materials, news releases and on the
Partnership’s offering materials, such as the Offering Documents, and website during the
term of this Agreement.
The Manager acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Partnership Agreement and the Offering Documents
and that it is familiar with the provisions thereof. The Manager shall comply with and observe the
provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Partnership Agreement and of the Offering Documents
and all applicable laws, regulations and other restrictions of regulatory authorities in Canada having
jurisdiction over the Partnership, its investments and the issuance of its Units. In the event of conflict
between any provision of this Agreement and any representation made in the Offering Documents, the
representation made in the Offering Documents shall prevail, unless otherwise authorized by resolution of
the Limited Partners.
3.3
General Partner’s Representations and Warranties.
warrants to the Manager that:
The General Partner represents and
(a)
it is duly organized and validly exists as a corporation pursuant to the Canada Business
Corporations Act;
(b)
it has the corporate power and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to perform its
duties and obligations hereunder; and
(c)
this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and is a valid and
binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
ARTICLE IV
STANDARD OF CARE AND INDEMNITIES
4.1
Standard of Care. In performing its obligations hereunder, the Manager shall at all times
exercise its powers and discharge its duties honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of the
Partnership, the Classes and the General Partner, as applicable and, in connection therewith, shall exercise
the degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in the
circumstances.
4.2
Indemnification of the Manager. The Partnership and the General Partner will indemnify the
Manager, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, agents and advisers and
save them harmless from and against all liability, loss, damages, expenses or claims whatsoever, including
costs (including the reasonable cost of investigating, settling or defending any alleged liability, loss,
damages, expenses or claims, and legal costs on a solicitor-and-own-client basis) arising from any act,
deed, matter or thing whatsoever made, done, acquiesced in or omitted in or about or in relation to the
execution of their duties, or about or in relation to the affairs of the Partnership or the General Partner,
except in respect of acts or omissions of the Manager or its directors, officers, employees or representatives
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done or suffered in bad faith or through negligence, wilful misconduct, wilful neglect or failure of the
Manager or its directors, officers, employees or representatives to fulfil their duties or standards of care,
diligence and skill or comply with applicable laws or material breach or default of the Manager’s
obligations under this Agreement. In addition, the General Partner will indemnify the Manager for all
claims arising from: (a) the negligence, willful misconduct and bad faith on the part of the General Partner
or other breach by the General Partner of the provisions of this Agreement, and (b) as a result of the
Manager acting in accordance with directions received from the General Partner.
This right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which the Manager, its affiliates
and their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, agents and advisers may be entitled as a matter
of law or which may be lawfully granted to any of them.
4.3
Indemnification by the Manager. The Manager will indemnify the Partnership and the General
Partner, the General Partner’s affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, agents
and advisers, and save them harmless from and against, all liability, loss, damages, expenses or claims
whatsoever, including costs (including the reasonable cost of investigating, settling or defending any
alleged liability, loss, damages, expenses or claims, and legal costs on a solicitor-and-own-client basis)
arising in respect of acts or omissions of the Manager or its directors, officers, employees or representatives
done or suffered in bad faith or through negligence, wilful misconduct, wilful neglect or failure of the
Manager or its directors, officers, employees or representatives to fulfil their duties or standards of care,
diligence and skill or comply with applicable laws.
4.4
Right not Exclusive. This right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights to
which the Partnership, the General Partner, the General Partner’s affiliates and their respective directors,
officer, employees, partners, agents and advisors may be entitled as a matter of law or which may be
lawfully granted to any of them.
4.5
Limitation of Liability of Manager. The Manager, its affiliates and their respective directors,
officers, employees, partners, agents and advisers shall not be liable to and shall not be required to
indemnify the Partnership, the General Partner, the General Partner’s affiliates or their respective directors,
officers, employees, partners, agents and advisers for any loss, damage or expense caused to such person or
persons through or for:
(a)
misrepresentations made by the General Partner to the Manager or its performance,
including untrue statements of material facts, in Offering Documents;
(b)
any loss or damages arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious act of any person,
firm or corporation with whom or which any monies, securities or property of the
Partnership shall be lodged or deposited;
(c)
the Manager’s reliance and acting in accordance with any statement, report, opinion or
advice furnished by any agent, representative, employee, independent contractor or other
person acting on behalf of the Partnership or on behalf of the Manager that is within the
professional competence of the person furnishing the same, or the Manager’s omission to
act in accordance therewith; or
(d)
any action taken or thing suffered by the Manager in reliance upon any notice, resolution,
direction, consent, certificate, affidavit, statement or other paper or document believed by
it to be genuine and to have been passed, sealed or signed by proper parties,
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except in respect of acts or omissions of the Manager or its directors, officers, employees, partners, agents
or advisers done or suffered in bad faith or through negligence, wilful misconduct, wilful neglect or failure
of the Manager or its directors, officers, employees partners, agents or advisers to fulfil their duties or
standards of care, diligence and skill or comply with applicable laws.
4.6
Limitation of Liability of Limited Partners. The Limited Partners shall not be liable to and
shall not be required to indemnify the Manager, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers,
employees, partners, agents and advisers, except out of the capital contribution of the Limited Partners to
the Partnership plus their pro rata share of any undistributed income of the Partnership.
ARTICLE V
MANAGER FEES AND EXPENSES
5.1
Manager Fees. The Manager will be entitled to such fees as may be agreed to by the General
Partner and the Manager from time to time. This fee, if any, will be paid to the Manager by the General
Partner and not by the Partnership within 30 days following the end of each calendar month by cheque,
bank draft or wire transfer of funds to an account which the Manager notifies the General Partner in
writing.
5.2
Expenses. The Manager shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Partnership only from the
assets of the Partnership for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses that are incurred by the
Manager on behalf of the Partnership in the ordinary course of business so long as the Manager is not in
default of its obligations hereunder. It is expected that these reimbursable costs and expenses may include,
without limitation, newswire, mailing, printing and other expenses incurred in connection with the
Partnership’s continuous disclosure obligations and investor relations, the Partnership’s share of the costs
of providing, operating and staffing business offices and administrative, management and accounting
services, determined by the Manager acting reasonably and in good faith, fees and disbursements payable
to CDS or the Registrar and Transfer Agent for performing certain financial, record-keeping, Limited
Partner reporting and general administrative services and fees, fees and disbursement payable to auditors,
legal advisors and other specialized consultants or professional service providers of the Partnership, taxes,
other than income taxes, related to such costs and expenses and any regulatory filing fees, any reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the General Partner, the Manager or their agents in connection with
their ongoing obligations to the Partnership, including travelling, sales and marketing expenses, expenses
relating to meetings of the Partners, and any expenditures which may be incurred in connection with the
dissolution of the Partnership and implementation of a Liquidity Event. The Partnership shall maintain a
sufficient cash balance in its bank account or accounts from time to time in order to enable the Manager to
fulfil its duties under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
6.1
Term of Agreement. Unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.2,
6.3 or 6.4 hereof, this Agreement will terminate concurrently with the earlier of:
(a)
the effective date of the Liquidity Event; and
(b)
the date of dissolution of the Partnership.
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6.2
Termination by Manager. The Manager may terminate this Agreement, upon written notice to
the General Partner and without payment to the General Partner, the Partnership or the Limited Partners if
the Partnership or the General Partner is in breach or default of any material provision of this Agreement or
the Partnership Act (British Columbia) and, if capable of being cured, the breach or default has not been
cured within 60 days of written notice of such breach or default being given by the Manager to the General
Partner, such termination to be effective immediately upon the notice of termination being delivered to the
General Partner.
In addition, the Manager may terminate this Agreement upon 60 days prior written notice to the General
Partner.
6.3
Termination by General Partner. The General Partner may terminate this Agreement, upon
written notice to the Manager and without payment to the Manager (other than amounts owing under this
Agreement as of such date):
(a)
if the Manager is in breach or default of any material provision of this Agreement and, if
capable of being cured, the breach or default has not been cured within 60 days of written
notice of such breach or default being given by the General Partner to the Manager;
(b)
if any of the licenses or registrations referred to in subsections 3.1(b) or 3.2(a) hereof are
no longer in full force and effect; or
(c)
upon 60 days prior written notice to the Manager.
6.4
Termination by Limited Partners. The Limited Partners, by an extraordinary resolution passed
by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes cast at a meeting, may cause the
General Partner to terminate this Agreement pursuant to subsection 6.3(e) hereof.
6.5
Automatic Termination. This Agreement will terminate automatically if any party:
(a)
ceases to carry on business or an order is made or an effective resolution is passed for the
winding-up, dissolution or liquidation of such party; or
(b)
becomes bankrupt or insolvent or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors or a receiver is appointed in respect of such party or a substantial portion of its
assets.
6.6
Delivery of Records on Termination. Upon termination of its obligations under this Agreement,
the Manager will deliver to or to the order of the General Partner all records, documents and books of
account of or relating to the Partnership, the General Partner or the Limited Partners in its custody,
possession or control, provided that the Manager may retain copies of such records, documents and books
of account.
6.7
Survival. The provision of Section 2.3 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement and
shall continue in full force and effect.
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ARTICLE VII
ARBITRATION
7.1
Amicable Negotiation. The parties agree that, both during and after the performance of their
responsibilities under this Agreement, each of them shall make bona fide efforts to resolve any disputes
arising between them by amicable negotiations and provide frank, candid and timely disclosure of all
relevant facts, information and documents to facilitate those negotiations.
7.2
Efficient Process. The parties further agree to use their best efforts to conduct any dispute
resolution procedures herein as efficiently and cost effectively as possible.
7.3
Mediation. The parties agree to attempt to resolve all disputes arising out of or in connection with
this contract, or in respect of any legal relationship associated with it or from it, by mediated negotiation
with the assistance of a neutral person appointed by the British Columbia International Commercial
Arbitration Centre administered under its Mediation Rules.
7.4
Arbitration. If the dispute cannot be settled within 30 days after the mediator has been appointed,
or such other period agreed to in writing by the parties, the dispute shall be referred to and finally resolved
by arbitration administered by the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre, pursuant
to its Rules.
7.5
Place of Arbitration. In the absence of any written agreement among the parties, the place of
arbitration shall be Vancouver, British Columbia.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL
8.1
Enurement. This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective
successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.
8.2
Amendments & Waivers. No amendment to this Agreement shall be valid or binding unless set
forth in writing and duly executed by all of the parties hereto.
8.3
Time. Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
8.4
Assignment. This Agreement and the benefits and obligations hereunder, may not be assigned in
whole or in part, by any of the parties hereto, without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.
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8.5
Notices. Any demand, notice or other communication (a “Communication”) to be given in
connection with this Agreement shall be given in writing and may be given by personal delivery, by
registered mail or by transmittal by facsimile addressed to the recipient as follows:
To the Partnership or the General Partner:
Address:
Suite 808 – 609 Granville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7Y 1G5
Attention:
Fax Number:
President
(604) 684-5748
with a copy to:
Address:
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
1200 Waterfront Centre
200 Burrard Street
P.O. Box 48600
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V7X 1T2
Attention:
Fax Number:
G. Eric Doherty
(604) 687-1415
To the Manager:
Address:
Suite 808 – 609 Granville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7Y 1G5
Attention:
Fax Number:
President
(604) 684-5748
with a copy to:
Address:
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
1200 Waterfront Centre
200 Burrard Street
P.O. Box 48600
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V7X 1T2
Attention:
Fax Number:
G. Eric Doherty
(604) 687-1415
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or such other address or facsimile number as may be designated by written notice by any party to the other.
Any Communication given by personal delivery shall be conclusively deemed to have been given on the
day of actual delivery thereof and, if given by mail, on the fifth Business Day following the deposit thereof
in a governmental public post box or governmental post office and, if given by facsimile, on the day of
transmittal thereof. If the party giving any Communication knows or ought reasonably to know of any
difficulties with the postal system which might affect the delivery of mail, any such Communication shall
not be mailed but shall be given by personal delivery or by facsimile.
8.6
Further Assurances. The parties hereto shall from time to time execute and deliver all such
further documents and do all acts and things as the other party may reasonably require to effectively carry
out or better evidence or perfect the full intent and meaning of this Agreement.
8.7
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when delivered, either in original or facsimile form, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day
and year above written.
MAPLE LEAF SHORT DURATION 2016 FLOW-THROUGH
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP by its general partner
MAPLE LEAF SHORT DURATION 2016 FLOW-THROUGH
MANAGEMENT CORP.
By: (signed) Hugh Cartwright
Authorized Signatory
MAPLE LEAF SHORT DURATION 2016 FLOW-THROUGH
MANAGEMENT CORP.
By: (signed) Hugh Cartwright
Authorized Signatory
CADO INVESTMENT FUND MANAGEMENT INC.
By: (signed) Hugh Cartwright
Authorized Signatory
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