Shopify (SHOP) 6-KCurrent report (foreign)

“Active Employment” means, in the case where the Participant is a director, the period during which a Participant performs services as a director and in the case where the Participant is an officer or employee, the period during which the Participant actually and actively performs work for the Corporation or an Affiliate, and, as applicable, shall be deemed to include any period constituting the minimum applicable period of notice of termination that is required to be provided to an employee (including an employee who is an officer) pursuant to applicable employment standards legislation (if any), but shall exclude any other period (whether arising under law or through contract) that follows or ought to have followed the end of the minimum applicable statutory notice period;

“Active Engagement” means, in the case where the Participant is a Consultant, or a member of an advisory board, the period during which the Consultant or member is actually and actively rendering services to the Corporation or an Affiliate and for certainty, shall exclude any other period that follows the last day on which the Participant renders services for the Corporation or an Affiliate;

“Affiliate” or “Affiliated” means, with respect to any specified person, any other person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person (for the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise);

“Annual Board Retainer” means the annual retainer paid by the Corporation to a director in a Fiscal Year for service on the Board, together with Board committee fees, attendance fees and additional fees and retainers to committee chairs;

“Applicable Withholding Taxes” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.6(1);

“Authorized Leave” means (i) in respect of an employee of the Corporation or an Affiliate any approved leave of absence (paid or unpaid) for a period of equal to or more than 45 days, and includes any statutory leave, short term or long term disability leave, approved sabbatical or other approved bona fide paid or unpaid leave of absence, but for certainty does not cover any period of vacation, and (ii) in respect of a Consultant to the Corporation or an Affiliate any approved leave of absence for a period of equal to or more than 45 days.  For the purpose of the Plan, an employee’s or Consultant’s period of Authorized Leave will end on the earliest of (A) the Authorized Leave Return Date, (B) the date of death, (C) the date on which the employee resigns from employment or the Consultant resigns from their engagement, (D) the date on which the employee is terminated for Cause, (E) the date which is the end of the minimum applicable statutory notice period (if any) that follows the date on which the Corporation or Affiliate terminates the employment of an employee without Cause and for certainty, shall exclude any other period (whether arising under law or through contract) that follows or ought to have followed the end of the minimum applicable statutory notice period, and (F) the date on which the Consultant’s services are terminated by the Corporation or an Affiliate, regardless of the reason. In the case of clauses (B) through (F), for the purposes of this Plan, the date on which such event occurs will be deemed to be the last day of Active Employment or Active Engagement, as the case may be;

“Authorized Leave Extended Vesting Period” means, with respect to an Authorized Leave for which an Authorized Return Date has occurred the number of calendar quarters, as determined by the Corporation in accordance with its policies in effect, from time to time, equal to the Authorized Leave Suspension Multiple;

“Authorized Leave Return Date” means the date that a Participant first returns to Active Employment or Active Engagement, as the case may be, following an Authorized Leave;

“Authorized Leave Suspension Multiple” means, where an Authorized Leave ends because of an Authorized Leave Return Date, the quotient (as rounded in accordance with the below) determined by the following formula:

“Award Date” means the date(s) during the Fiscal Year on which the Annual Board Retainer is awarded;

“Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation as constituted from time to time;

“Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banking institutions in Ottawa, Ontario are not authorized or obligated by law to close;

“Cash Equivalent” means the amount of money expressed in U.S. dollars equal to the Market Value multiplied by the number of vested Units in the Participant’s notional account, net of any Applicable Withholding Taxes, on the PSU Settlement Date, RSU Settlement Date or DSU Termination Date, as applicable;

“Cause” means, (i) in respect of the termination of an employee employed in Ontario, wilful misconduct, disobedience or wilful neglect of duty that is not trivial and is not condoned by the Corporation or Affiliate, or (ii) in respect of an employee employed in another jurisdiction outside of Ontario, such conduct by the employee which permits the Corporation or Affiliate to terminate the employee without notice, payment in lieu of notice or severance pay whether arising under statute, contract or at law;

“Change in Status” means, with respect to a Participant: (i) an anticipated or otherwise likely change in their tax residency or the principal jurisdiction in which they reside, and/or (ii) any other significant change in the terms of their employment or engagement with the Corporation, including a change in role and/or change in the compensation structure of such Participant. Whether there has been a Change in Status will be determined by the Corporation;

“Change of Control” means, unless the Board determines otherwise, the happening, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any of the following events:

“Code” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.19(1);

“Consultant” has the meaning ascribed to that term in National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions;

“Corporation” means Shopify Inc. and its respective successors and assigns;

“Date of Grant” means the date on which a particular Unit is granted by the Board as evidenced by the Grant Agreement pursuant to which the applicable Unit was granted;

“Deferred Share Unit” or “DSU” means a unit designated as a Deferred Share Unit representing the right to receive one Share or the Cash Equivalent in accordance with the terms set forth in the Plan, including in the Grant Agreement;

“Designation” means a designation by the Corporation (or, if applicable, an Affiliate), when, pursuant to applicable tax or other laws, a Unit or a Share subject to a Unit may or is required to be designated, either as of the Date of Grant or at any other time, according to a particular classification or category in order to achieve tax preferred status for the Corporation (or an Affiliate) or a Participant, and, without limitation, “Designation” includes designation of a Share subject to a Unit as a “non-qualified security” as defined in the ITA;

“Discretionary-Settled PSU” means a PSU in respect of which the applicable Grant Agreement permits the Corporation to settle such PSU through either one Share or the Cash Equivalent, at the discretion of the Corporation;

“Discretionary-Settled PSU Settlement Date” has the meaning given to that term in Section 7.1(1)(a);

“Discretionary-Settled PSU Settlement Notice” means a notice, in a form substantially similar to that contained in Schedule “J” attached hereto, as such may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that a Discretionary-Settled PSU Settlement Notice need not be substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule “J” to the extent necessary to reflect compliance with applicable laws in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which the Participant is employed or engaged or any other jurisdiction with taxing authority in respect of the Participant;

“Discretionary-Settled RSU” means an RSU in respect of which the applicable Grant Agreement permits the Corporation to settle such RSU through either one Share or the Cash Equivalent, at the discretion of the Corporation;

“Discretionary-Settled RSU Settlement Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.1(1)(a);

“Discretionary-Settled RSU Settlement Notice” means a notice, in a form substantially similar to that contained in Schedule “C” attached hereto, as such may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that an RSU Settlement Notice need not be substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule “C” to the extent necessary to reflect compliance with applicable laws in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which the Participant is employed or engaged or any other jurisdiction with taxing authority in respect of the Participant;

“DSU Participant” means a director of the Corporation (who for greater certainty may also be an employee, if applicable) who has been designated by the Corporation for participation in the Plan, who has agreed to participate in the Plan and to whom Deferred Share Units have or will be granted thereunder;

“DSU Payment Date” means (i) with respect to a Deferred Share Unit granted to a DSU Participant who is not a U.S. Participant, no later than December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the DSU Termination Date occurred, and (ii) with respect to a Deferred Share Unit granted to a DSU Participant who is a U.S. Participant, the later of (A) December 31 of the calendar year in which the DSU Termination Date occurred, and (B) the date that is two and one half months after the DSU Termination Date;

“DSU Settlement Notice” means a notice, in a form substantially similar to that contained in Schedule “G” attached hereto, electing the desired form of settlement of Deferred Share Units, as such may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that a DSU Settlement Notice need not be substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule “G” to the extent necessary to reflect compliance with applicable laws in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which the Participant is employed or engaged or any other jurisdiction with taxing authority in respect of the Participant;

“DSU Termination Date” means (i) with respect to a DSU Participant who is not a U.S. Participant, (A) in the case where such DSU Participant is not also an employee, the day the DSU Participant ceases to be a director and (B) in the case where the DSU Participant is also an employee, the last day of the DSU Participant’s Active Employment with the Corporation or an Affiliate whether such day is selected by agreement with the DSU Participant, or unilaterally by the DSU Participant or the Corporation or Affiliate, and whether with or without advance notice to the DSU Participant and regardless of whether the termination of the DSU Participant’s employment was lawful or unlawful; and (ii) with respect to a DSU Participant who is a U.S. Participant, the date on which such DSU Participant has a “separation from service” as described in Section 409A;

“Effective Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.5;

“Elected Amount” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.3(1);

“Election Notice” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.3(1);

“Eligible Person” means any director, officer, employee or Consultant of the Corporation or any of its Affiliates;

“Expire” means, with respect to a Unit, the termination of such Unit, on the occurrence of which such Unit is void, incapable of settlement, and of no value whatsoever; and Expires and Expired have a similar meaning;

“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Corporation, which as of the Effective Date is the annual period commencing January 1 and ending the following December 31;

“Founder Share” means the founder share in the capital of the Corporation;

“Grant Agreement” means an agreement between the Corporation or an Affiliate and a Participant under which a Unit is granted, substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule “A” in reference to RSUs, Schedule “E” in reference to DSUs, and Schedule “H” in reference to PSUs, as each may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that a Grant Agreement need not be substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule “A” in reference to RSUs, Schedule “E” in reference to DSUs, and Schedule “H” in reference to PSUs to the extent necessary to reflect (i) compliance with applicable laws in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which the Participant is employed or engaged or any other jurisdiction with taxing authority in respect of the Participant, and/or (ii) the elimination of a previous, or the addition of a new, Designation pursuant to applicable laws;

“Incapacity” means the permanent and total incapacity of a Participant as determined by a licensed physician;

“Incumbent Board” has the meaning given to that term in Section 1.1(p)(v);

“Insider” means a “reporting insider” of the Corporation as defined in National Instrument 55-104 - Insider Reporting Requirements and Exemptions and includes associates and affiliates (as such terms are defined in Part 1 of the TSX Company Manual) of such “reporting insider”;

“ITA” means the Income Tax Act (Canada), and the regulations thereunder;

“Legacy Option Plan” means the Corporation’s Fourth Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan, as may be amended from time to time;

“Market Value” means, on any particular day, the volume weighted average trading price of a Share on the New York Stock Exchange for the five (5) preceding days on which the Shares were traded, or on any other stock exchange as selected by the Board for these purposes. In the event that such Shares are not listed and posted for trading on any stock exchange, the Market Value shall be the fair market value of such Shares as determined by the Board in its sole and absolute discretion;

“Multiple Voting Shares” means the Class B multiple voting shares in the capital of the Corporation;

“Outside RSU Vesting Date” has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.5;

“Outside Settlement Date” means, with respect to a Discretionary-Settled RSU or a Discretionary-Settled PSU, December 31 of the third year following the year in which the Date of Grant occurs;

“Participant” means an RSU Participant, a DSU Participant, or a PSU Participant, as applicable;

“Performance Criteria” shall mean criteria, if any, established by the Board, which may include criteria based on the financial performance of the Corporation and/or an Affiliate;

“Performance Share Unit” or “PSU” means a unit granted or credited to a PSU Participant’s notional account pursuant to the terms of this Plan that, subject to the provisions hereof, entitles a PSU Participant to receive one Share or, subject to Section 1.1(mmm), the Cash Equivalent in accordance with the terms set forth in the Plan, including in the Grant Agreement;

“Plan” means this Long Term Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time;

“PSU Participant” means an Eligible Person who has been designated by the Corporation for participation in the Plan and who has agreed to participate in the Plan and to whom a Performance Share Unit has been granted or will be granted thereunder;

“PSU Settlement Date” means either a Discretionary-Settled PSU Settlement Date or a Share-Settled PSU Settlement Date, as applicable;

“PSU Termination Date” means the date on which a PSU Participant ceases to be an Eligible Person as a result of a termination of employment or retention with the Corporation or an Affiliate for any reason, including death, retirement, or resignation or termination with or without Cause. For the purposes of the Plan, a PSU Participant’s employment or retention with the Corporation or an Affiliate shall be considered to have terminated effective on the last day of the PSU Participant’s Active Employment or Active Engagement with the Corporation or Affiliate, as the case may be, whether such day is selected by agreement with the PSU Participant, or unilaterally by the PSU Participant or the Corporation or Affiliate, and whether with or without advance notice to the PSU Participant and regardless of whether the termination of the PSU Participant’s employment or engagement was lawful or unlawful.

“PSU Vesting Date” means the date or dates determined in accordance with the terms of the Grant Agreement entered into in respect of such Performance Share Units (as described in Section 6.4), on and after which a particular Performance Share Unit will be settled, subject to earlier termination, amendment or acceleration in accordance with the terms of the Plan, including the Grant Agreement;

“Restricted Share Unit” or “RSU” means a unit granted or credited to an RSU Participant’s notional account pursuant to the terms of this Plan that, subject to the provisions hereof, entitles an RSU Participant to receive one Share or, subject to Section 1.1(ppp), the Cash Equivalent in accordance with the terms set forth in the Plan, including the Grant Agreement;

“RSU Participant” means an Eligible Person who has been designated by the Corporation for participation in the Plan and who has agreed to participate in the Plan and to whom a Restricted Share Unit has been granted or will be granted thereunder;

“RSU Settlement Date” means either a Discretionary-Settled RSU Settlement Date or a Share-Settled RSU Settlement Date, as applicable;

“RSU Termination Date” means the date on which an RSU Participant ceases to be an Eligible Person as a result of a termination of employment or retention with the Corporation or an Affiliate for any reason, including death, retirement, resignation or termination with or without Cause. For the purposes of the Plan, an RSU Participant’s employment or retention with the Corporation or an Affiliate shall be considered to have terminated effective on the last day of the RSU Participant’s Active Employment or Active Engagement with the Corporation or Affiliate, as the case may be, whether such day is selected by agreement with the RSU Participant, or unilaterally by the RSU Participant or the Corporation or Affiliate, and whether with or without advance notice to the RSU Participant and regardless of whether the termination of the RSU Participant’s employment or engagement was lawful or unlawful;

“RSU Vesting Date” means the date or dates determined in accordance with the terms of the Grant Agreement entered into in respect of such Restricted Share Units (as described in Section 3.4) or such dates that result from an Authorized Leave (as described in Section 3.5), on and after which a particular Restricted Share Unit will be settled, subject to earlier termination, amendment or acceleration in accordance with the terms of the Plan, including the Grant Agreement;

“Section 409A” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.19(2);

“Share” means a Class A subordinate voting share in the capital of the Corporation;

“Share-Settled PSU” means a PSU in respect of which the applicable Grant Agreement requires the Corporation to settle such PSU through one Share or, if such Grant Agreement provides and at the PSU Participant’s election, the Cash Equivalent;

“Share-Settled PSU Settlement Date” has the meaning given to that term in Section 7.2(1)(a);

“Share-Settled PSU Settlement Notice” means a notice, in a form substantially similar to that contained in Schedule “I” attached hereto electing the desired form of settlement of Share-Settled PSUs on vesting, as such may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that a Share-Settled PSU Settlement Notice need not be substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule “I” to the extent necessary to reflect compliance with applicable laws in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which the Participant is employed or engaged or any other jurisdiction with taxing authority in respect of the Participant;

“Share-Settled RSU” means an RSU in respect of which the applicable Grant Agreement requires the Corporation to settle such RSU through one Share or, if such Grant Agreement provides and at the RSU Participant’s election, the Cash Equivalent;

“Share-Settled RSU Settlement Date” has the meaning given to that term in Section 4.2(1)(a);

“Share-Settled RSU Settlement Notice” means a notice, in a form substantially similar to that contained in Schedule “B” attached hereto electing, if applicable, the desired form of settlement of Share-Settled RSUs on vesting, as such may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that a Share-Settled RSU Settlement Notice need not be substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule “B” to the extent necessary to reflect compliance with applicable laws in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which the Participant is employed or engaged or any other jurisdiction with taxing authority in respect of the Participant;

“Share Compensation Arrangement” means any stock option, stock option plan, employee stock purchase plan, long-term incentive plan or any other compensation or incentive mechanism of the Corporation involving the issuance or potential issuance of securities of the Corporation from treasury, including a Share purchase from treasury which is financially assisted by the Corporation by way of a loan, guarantee or otherwise, but does not include any such arrangement which does not involve the issuance from treasury or potential issuance from treasury of securities of the Corporation;

“Shareholders” means holders of Shares, Multiple Voting Shares or the Founder Share;

“Stock Exchange” means the TSX or, if the Shares are not listed or posted for trading on the TSX but are listed and posted for trading on another stock exchange, the stock exchange on which the Shares are listed or posted for trading;

“Stock Option Plan” means the Corporation’s Stock Option Plan, as may be amended from time to time;

“Termination Notice” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.4(1);

“TSX” means the Toronto Stock Exchange;

“U.S. Participant” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.19(1); and

“Units” means DSUs, PSUs and RSUs, as applicable.

Whenever the Board is to exercise discretion or authority in the administration of the terms and conditions of this Plan, the term “discretion” or “authority” means the sole and absolute discretion of the Board.

In the Plan, words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing any gender include any other gender.

Unless otherwise specified in the Participant’s Grant Agreement, all references to money amounts are to United States currency.

As used herein, the terms “Article” and “Section” mean and refer to the specified Article and Section of this Plan, respectively.

The words “including” and “includes” mean “including (or includes) without limitation”.

Unless expressly indicated in a Grant Agreement, grants of Units are to be construed as remuneration solely for services rendered on, and if applicable following, the relevant Date of Grant.

The Board shall administer this Plan. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional Share Compensation Arrangements or other compensation arrangements.

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Board has the authority: (i) to grant Restricted Share Units to RSU Participants; (ii) to grant Deferred Share Units to DSU Participants; (iii) to grant Performance Share Units to PSU Participants; (iv) to determine the terms, including the limitations, restrictions, vesting period, Performance Criteria and conditions (including any Performance Criteria), and Designations, if any, of such grants; (v) to interpret this Plan and all agreements entered into hereunder; (vi) to adopt, amend and rescind such administrative guidelines and other rules relating to this Plan as it may from time to time deem advisable; and (vii) to make all other determinations and to take all other actions in connection with the implementation and administration of this Plan as it may deem necessary or advisable. The Board’s guidelines, rules, interpretations, and determinations shall be conclusive and binding upon the Corporation or Affiliate, and all RSU Participants, DSU Participants, PSU Participants, Eligible Persons and their legal, personal representatives and beneficiaries.

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision contained herein, the Board shall have the right to delegate the administration and operation of this Plan, in whole or in part, to a committee thereof. In such circumstances, all references to the Board in this plan include reference to such committee, except as otherwise determined by the Board. For greater certainty, any such delegation by the Board may be revoked at any time at the Board’s sole discretion.

No member of the Board or any person acting pursuant to authority delegated by it hereunder shall be liable for any action or determination in connection with the Plan made or taken in good faith, and each member of the Board and each such person shall be entitled to indemnification by the Corporation with respect to any such action or determination.

The Board may adopt such rules or regulations and vary the terms of this Plan and any grant hereunder as it considers necessary to address tax or other requirements of any applicable non-Canadian jurisdiction.

The Plan shall not in any way fetter, limit, obligate, restrict or constrain the Board with regard to the allotment or issue of any Shares or any other securities in the capital of the Corporation other than as specifically provided for in the Plan.

Where any formula or other calculation required by this Plan results in a fractional remainder, then, except as otherwise expressly provided by a provision hereof or of a Grant Agreement, the Board’s determination as to rounding up or down, at its sole discretion, shall be final and binding. A Participant shall have no entitlement to damages or other compensation as a result of the Board’s determination to round a fractional remainder up or down, and, in the case of rounding down, to disregard and cancel the value of the fractional remainder so rounded down.

Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Board may grant Units to Participants upon the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein and such other terms, conditions and limitations permitted by this Plan as the Board may determine, including those set out in a Grant Agreement, provided that:

The maximum number of Shares reserved for issuance, in the aggregate, under this Plan and the Stock Option Plan as of the Effective Date is equal to 416,173,689. The number of Shares available for issuance, in the aggregate, under this Plan and the Stock Option Plan will be automatically, and without any further action on the part of the Board or the Shareholders, increased on January 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2016 and ending on January 1, 2026, in an amount equal to 5% of the aggregate number of outstanding Shares and Multiple Voting Shares on December 31 of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1 of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1 increase in the maximum number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan and the Stock Option Plan for such fiscal year or that any increase in the Share reserve for such year will be a lesser number of Shares than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence; and

The number of Shares subject to any grants of Units (or portions thereof) that (i) Expire or are forfeited, surrendered, cancelled or otherwise terminated prior to the delivery of the Shares pursuant to a grant of Units, (ii) are settled through purchases on the open market or (iii) are settled in cash in lieu of settlement in Shares shall, in each case, automatically become available to be made and subject to new grants under this Plan. In addition, if an option under the Stock Option Plan or the Legacy Option Plan expires, is forfeited, or is cancelled for any reason, the Shares subject to that option or the number of Shares equal to the number of Multiple Voting Shares subject to that legacy option, as applicable, shall be available for grants under this Plan, subject to any required prior approval by the Stock Exchange.

not adversely alter or impair any Unit previously granted except as permitted by the terms of this Plan;

be in compliance with applicable law and subject to any regulatory approvals including, where required, the approval of the Stock Exchange; and

be subject to Shareholder approval, where required by law, the requirements of the Stock Exchange or this Plan.

If the Plan is terminated, the provisions of the Plan and any administrative guidelines and other rules and regulations adopted by the Board and in force with respect to outstanding Units will continue in effect as long as any such Unit or any rights pursuant thereto remain outstanding and, notwithstanding the termination of the Plan, the Board will remain able to make such interpretations and amendments to the Plan or the Units as they would have been entitled to make if the Plan were still in effect.

Subject to Section 2.3(1), the Board may from time to time, in its discretion and without the approval of Shareholders or Participants, make changes to the Plan or any Unit that do not require the approval of Shareholders under Section 2.3(4), which may include but are not limited to:

any amendment of a “housekeeping” nature, including those made to clarify the meaning of an existing provision of the Plan, correct or supplement any provision of the Plan that is inconsistent with any other provision of the Plan, correct any grammatical or typographical errors or amend the definitions in the Plan regarding administration of the Plan;

changes that alter, extend or accelerate the terms of vesting or settlement applicable to any Units;

a change to the provisions governing assignability and the effect of termination of a Participant’s employment, contract or office;

the addition of a form of financial assistance and any amendment to a financial assistance provision which is adopted;

any amendment to the Plan respecting administration and eligibility for participation under the Plan;

any amendment to the Plan to preserve the tax treatment of the awards hereunder, including for purposes of Section 409A (except to the extent that Shareholder approval would be required by law or the requirements of the Stock Exchange in respect of such amendment);

a change to a Designation; and

an amendment of the Plan or a Unit as necessary to comply with applicable law or the requirements of the Stock Exchange or any other regulatory body having authority over the Corporation, an Affiliate, the Plan, the Participants or the Shareholders.

Shareholder approval is required for the following amendments to the Plan:

any increase in the maximum number of Shares that may be issuable from treasury pursuant to Units granted under the Plan (as set out in Section 2.2), other than an adjustment pursuant to Section 2.15;

any amendment to remove or to exceed the limits with respect to Insiders set out in Section 2.18; and

any amendment to Section 2.3(3) and this Section 2.3(4).

The administration of the Plan (including any amendments thereto), the terms of the grant of any Unit under the Plan, the grant of Units, and the Corporation’s obligation to issue Shares or deliver a Cash Equivalent shall be subject to all applicable federal, provincial, state and foreign laws, rules and regulations, the rules and regulations of the Stock Exchange and any other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed or posted for trading, and to such approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as may, in the opinion of counsel to the Corporation, be required. The Corporation shall not be obliged by any provision of the Plan or the grant of any Unit hereunder to issue Shares or deliver a Cash Equivalent in violation of such laws, rules and regulations or any condition of such approvals.

The Corporation shall have no obligation to grant any Units or issue Shares where such grant or issuance would require registration or qualification of the Plan or of the Units or Shares under the securities laws of any foreign jurisdiction (other than the United States), or require the Corporation to continue in effect any such registrations or qualifications if made (other than in the United States). If the Corporation determines that it is unable to, or that it is impracticable for it to, so register or qualify the Plan, the Units or the Shares, as applicable, under the securities laws of any foreign jurisdiction (other than the United States), or that there is no available exemption from any such registration or qualification requirements in such foreign jurisdiction, then the Board may, in its sole and absolute discretion, void any purported grant of any Unit or purported issuance of any Shares made to a person in such foreign jurisdiction or that is subject to the securities laws of such foreign jurisdiction.

The Corporation shall have no obligation to issue any Shares pursuant to this Plan unless upon official notice of issuance such Shares shall have been duly listed with the Stock Exchange (and any other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed or posted for trading). Shares issued to Participants pursuant to the settlement of Units may be subject to limitations on sale or resale under applicable securities laws.

Should the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine that it is not desirable or feasible to provide for the settlement of Restricted Share Units, Deferred Share Units or Performance Share Units, as applicable, including by reason of any such laws, regulations, rules, orders or requirements, it shall notify the Participants of such determination and on receipt of such notice each Participant shall have the option of electing that such settlement obligations be satisfied by means of a cash payment by the Corporation equal to the Cash Equivalent of the Restricted Share Units, Deferred Share Units or Performance Share Units, as applicable. Each Participant shall comply with all such laws, regulations, rules, orders and requirements, and shall furnish the Corporation with any and all information and undertakings, as may be required to ensure compliance therewith.

The Plan was initially made effective on May 27, 2015, being the date of the closing of the initial public offering of the Shares. The amendment and restatement of the Plan will be effective on the date (the “Effective Date”) upon which this Plan is approved by:

the Stock Exchange; and

the Shareholders, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes attached to the Shares, Multiple Voting Shares and the Founder Share entitled to vote, voting together as a single class, and represented and voted at an annual or special meeting of Shareholders held, among other things, to consider and approve this Plan.

Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein but subject to Section 2.6(3)(c) as it relates to Share-Settled PSUs or Share-Settled RSUs, the Corporation or the relevant Affiliate, as applicable, shall be entitled to withhold from any amount payable to a Participant, either under this Plan or otherwise, such amounts as may be necessary so as to ensure that the Corporation or the relevant Affiliate is in compliance with all applicable withholding tax or other source deduction liabilities relating to the settlement of such Units (the “Applicable Withholding Taxes”).

It is the responsibility of the Participant to complete and file any tax returns which may be required within the periods specified in applicable laws as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan. Neither the Corporation nor any Affiliate shall be held responsible for any tax consequences to a Participant as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan and the Participant shall indemnify and save harmless the Corporation and its Affiliates from and against any and all loss, liability, damage, penalty or expense (including legal expense), which may be asserted against the Corporation or its Affiliates or which the Corporation or its Affiliates may suffer or incur arising out of, resulting from, or relating in any manner whatsoever to any tax liability in connection therewith.

For greater certainty, unless not required under the ITA or any other applicable law, no cash payment will be made nor will Shares be issued until:

an amount sufficient to cover the Applicable Withholding Taxes and any applicable settlement fees payable on the settlement of Units has been received by the Corporation (or withheld by the Corporation from the Cash Equivalent and/or cash payment noted above if applicable);

the Participant undertakes to arrange for such number of Shares to be sold as is necessary to raise an amount equal to the Applicable Withholding Taxes and any applicable settlement fees, and to cause the proceeds from the sale of such Shares to be delivered to the Corporation; or

where permitted by the terms of this Plan, the Participant elects to settle for cash such number of Units as is necessary to raise funds sufficient to cover the Applicable Withholding Taxes and any applicable settlement fees with such amount being withheld by the Corporation.

the Participant to whom the Units were granted;

upon the Participant’s death, by the legal representative of the Participant’s estate or other duly authorized legal representative; or

upon the Participant’s Incapacity, the legal representative having authority to deal with the property of the Participant;

No Participant has any claim or right to be granted a Unit (including a Unit granted in substitution for any Unit that has Expired pursuant to the terms of this Plan), and the granting of any Unit does not and is not to be construed as giving a Participant a right to continued employment or to remain a Consultant, director, officer or employee, as the case may be, of the Corporation or an Affiliate of the Corporation. Nothing contained in this Plan or in any Unit granted under this Plan shall interfere in any way with the rights of the Corporation or an Affiliate of the Corporation in connection with the employment, engagement or termination of any such person.

No Participant or Participant’s legal representative has any rights or privileges as a Shareholder in respect of Units or Shares that are issuable upon the settlement of a Unit pursuant to the terms of this Plan until a Unit has been duly settled and Shares have been issued in respect thereof to such Participant or Participant’s legal representative.

The Corporation makes no representation or warranty as to the future Market Value or other price/value of the Shares or with respect to any income tax matters affecting the Participant resulting from the grant or settlement of a Unit or transactions in the Shares. With respect to any fluctuations in the Market Value or other price/value of Shares, neither the Corporation, nor any of its directors, officers, employees, Shareholders or agents shall be liable for anything done or omitted to be done by such person or any other person with respect to the price, time, quantity or other conditions and circumstances of the issuance of Shares hereunder, or in any other manner related to the Plan. For greater certainty, no amount will be paid to, or in respect of, a Participant under the Plan or pursuant to any other arrangement, and no additional Units will be granted to such Participant to compensate for a downward fluctuation in the Market Value or other price/value of the Shares, nor will any other form of benefit be conferred upon, or in respect of, a Participant for such purpose. The Corporation does not assume responsibility for the income or other tax consequences resulting to the Participant as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and they are advised to consult with their own tax advisors.

Participation in the Plan or the grant of Units on a particular basis in any year does not create any right to or expectation of participation in the Plan or the grant of Units on the same basis, or at all, in any future year. No Participant will have a claim for compensation or damages in lieu of not receiving a grant of Units.

The terms of the Plan do not entitle the Eligible Person to the exercise of any discretion in his or her favour.

No Eligible Person has any right to compensation or damages for any loss in relation to the Plan, including any loss in relation to:

the circumstances described in Section 2.9(3) above;

any loss or reduction of rights or expectations under the Plan in any circumstances (including any termination of employment or engagement, regardless of whether such termination is with or without advance notice, lawful or unlawful, or with or without Cause, and including any Change in Status);

any exercise of a discretion or decision taken in relation to Units or to the Plan, or any failure to exercise a discretion or take a decision; or

the operation, suspension, termination or amendment of the Plan.

Units shall be credited to an unfunded notional bookkeeping account established and maintained by the Corporation in the name of each Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, a Unit shall not be considered or construed as an actual investment in Shares. Participants shall have no legal or equitable rights, claims, or interest in any specific property or assets of the Corporation or any Affiliate. No assets of the Corporation or any Affiliate shall be held in any way as collateral security for the fulfillment of the obligations of the Corporation or any Affiliate under this Plan. Any and all of the Corporation’s or any Affiliate’s assets shall be, and remain, the general unrestricted assets of the Corporation or Affiliate.

The Corporation’s or any of its Affiliates’ obligation under this Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Corporation or such Affiliate to pay money in the future, and the rights of Participants shall be no greater than those of unsecured general creditors.

The maximum number of Shares and Multiple Voting Shares issued to Insiders within any one year period pursuant to the settlement of Units granted under this Plan, options granted under the Stock Option Plan and the Legacy Option Plan and any other Share Compensation Arrangement, shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the Shares and Multiple Voting Shares issued and outstanding from time to time (calculated on a non-diluted basis).

Any Unit granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan, or securities issued to a Participant under the Stock Option Plan or Legacy Option Plan and any other Share Compensation Arrangement, prior to the Participant becoming an Insider, shall be excluded for the purposes of the limits set out in Section 2.18(1) and Section 2.18(2) above.

The following special rules and limitations are applicable to Units issued under this Plan to Participants subject to taxation in the United States (referred to hereunder as “U.S. Participants”). “Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any applicable United States Treasury Regulations and other binding regulatory guidance thereunder.

With respect to U.S. participants, this Plan as well as payments and benefits under this Plan are intended to be exempt from, or to the extent subject thereto, to comply with Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”), and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Plan shall be interpreted in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A, the Participant shall not be considered to have terminated employment or service with the Corporation for purposes of this Plan and no payment shall be due to the Participant under this Plan or any Award until the Participant would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service” from the Corporation and its Affiliates within the meaning of Section 409A. Any payments described in this Plan that are due within the “short term deferral period” as defined in Section 409A shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, to the extent that any Awards (or any other amounts payable under any plan, program or arrangement of the Corporation or any of its Affiliates) are payable upon a separation from service and such payment would result in the imposition of any individual tax and penalty interest charges imposed under Section 409A, the settlement and payment of such awards (or other amounts) shall instead be made on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following such separation from service (or death, if earlier). Each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided under this Plan shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Affiliates makes any representation that any or all of the payments or benefits described in this Plan will be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to any such payment. Neither the Corporation nor any person acting on its behalf shall be liable to any Participant or to the estate or beneficiary of any Participant by reason of any acceleration of income, or any additional tax, asserted by reason of the failure of an award hereunder to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A. The Participant shall be solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and penalties incurred under Section 409A.

The Corporation shall maintain a notional account for each RSU Participant, in which shall be recorded (a) the number of vested and unvested Restricted Share Units granted or credited to such Participant; and (b) which Restricted Share Units are Discretionary-Settled RSUs and which Restricted Share Units are Share-Settled RSUs.

The grant of a Restricted Share Unit to an RSU Participant, or the settlement of a Restricted Share Unit, under the Plan shall neither entitle such RSU Participant to receive nor preclude such RSU Participant from receiving subsequently granted Restricted Share Units.

A Grant Agreement may provide, or the grant of an RSU may otherwise be accompanied by, a Designation to the extent required by applicable law or deemed prudent or advisable by the Corporation, in its sole discretion.

all Restricted Share Units credited pursuant to Section 2.14 shall vest simultaneously with the Restricted Share Units to which they relate;

the Participant must be continuously in Active Employment or continuously in Active Engagement with the Corporation, or any of its Affiliates, from the Date of Grant until the RSU Vesting Date (except in the case of an Authorized Leave); and

in the event of any Change of Control, any unvested Restricted Share Units shall vest on the date which the Board determines in accordance with Article 8.

Except as otherwise provided in an RSU Participant’s Grant Agreement or any other provision of this Plan:

all of the vested Discretionary-Settled RSUs covered by a particular grant and the related Discretionary-Settled RSUs credited pursuant to Section 2.14 may be settled on the first Business Day following their RSU Vesting Date (the “Discretionary-Settled RSU Settlement Date”);

the Corporation is entitled to deliver to the Participant, within five (5) Business Days following the Discretionary-Settled RSU Settlement Date, a Discretionary-Settled RSU Settlement Notice providing for the method of settlement for the Discretionary-Settled RSUs in respect of any or all vested Discretionary-Settled RSUs held by the Participant; and

in the Discretionary-Settled RSU Settlement Notice, the Corporation will elect, in the Corporation’s sole discretion, to settle vested Discretionary-Settled RSUs for their Cash Equivalent (determined in accordance with Section 4.4(1)), Shares (determined in accordance with Section 4.4(2)) or a combination thereof; provided, however, that the Corporation shall at all relevant times reserve the right to modify the method of settlement (even if a Discretionary-Settled RSU Settlement Notice has already been delivered to the Participant).

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan (including, for greater certainty, Section 3.5), in no event will the Discretionary-Settled RSU Settlement Date (and any subsequent payment with respect thereof) for any Discretionary-Settled RSUs granted hereunder be made later than the Outside Settlement Date, and any Discretionary-Settled RSUs that have not settled and been paid by such date will automatically Expire or will accelerate and be settled and paid out by such date, at the sole discretion of the Board.

Except as otherwise provided in an RSU Participant’s Grant Agreement, if a Discretionary-Settled RSU Settlement Notice is not received by the RSU Participant within five (5) Business Days following the Discretionary-Settled RSU Settlement Date, settlement shall take the form of Shares as set out in Section 4.4(2).

Except as otherwise provided in a RSU Participant’s Grant Agreement or any other provision of this Plan:

all of the vested Share-Settled RSUs covered by a particular grant and the related vested Share-Settled RSUs credited pursuant to Section 2.14 may be settled on the first Business Day following their RSU Vesting Date (the “Share-Settled RSU Settlement Date”);

if, pursuant to the terms of an RSU Participant’s Grant Agreement, such RSU Participant is entitled to elect whether the RSUs subject to such Grant Agreement may be settled for their Cash Equivalent (determined in accordance with Section 4.4(1)), Shares (determined in accordance with Section 4.4(2)) or a combination thereof, such RSU Participant shall become entitled to deliver to the Corporation, on or before the Share-Settled RSU Settlement Date, a Share-Settled RSU Settlement Notice in respect of any or all vested Share-Settled RSUs held by the RSU Participant; and

if applicable, in the Share-Settled RSU Settlement Notice, the RSU Participant may elect, in the RSU Participant’s sole discretion to settle vested Share-Settled RSUs for their Cash Equivalent (determined in accordance with Section 4.4(1)), Shares (determined in accordance with Section 4.4(2)) or a combination thereof.

Subject to Section 4.2(3), and except as otherwise provided for in a RSU Participant’s Grant Agreement, settlement of Share-Settled RSUs shall take the form set out in the Share-Settled RSU Settlement Notice through delivery of:

in the case of settlement of Share-Settled RSUs for their Cash Equivalent, an amount to the RSU Participant representing the Cash Equivalent;

in the case of settlement of Share-Settled RSUs for Shares, issuance of Shares to the Participant; or

in the case of settlement of Share-Settled RSUs for a combination of Shares and the Cash Equivalent, a combination of (a) and (b) above.

Except as otherwise provided in a RSU Participant’s Grant Agreement and if applicable, if a Share-Settled RSU Settlement Notice is not received by the Corporation on or before the Share-Settled RSU Settlement Date, settlement shall take the form of Shares as set out in Section 4.4(2)(b).

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, in the event that a Share-Settled RSU Settlement Date falls during a closed trading period or other trading restriction imposed by the Corporation and a RSU Participant has not delivered a Share-Settled RSU Settlement Notice, then such Share-Settled RSU Settlement Date shall be automatically extended to the tenth (10th) Business Day following the date that such closed trading period or other trading restriction is lifted, terminated or removed.

Subject to this Article 5, the Board may recommend the grant of, from time to time, Deferred Share Units to a DSU Participant.

The grant of a Deferred Share Unit shall be evidenced by a Grant Agreement, signed on behalf of the Corporation.

The Corporation shall maintain a notional account for each DSU Participant, in which shall be recorded the number of Deferred Share Units granted or credited to such Participant.

The grant of a Deferred Share Unit to a DSU Participant, or the settlement of a Deferred Share Unit, under the Plan shall neither entitle such DSU Participant to receive nor preclude such DSU Participant from receiving subsequently granted Deferred Share Units.

The Election Notice shall, subject to any minimum amount that may be required by the Board, from time to time, designate the percentage of the Annual Board Retainer for the applicable Fiscal Year that is to be deferred into Deferred Share Units, with the remaining percentage to be paid in cash in accordance with the Corporation’s regular practices of paying such cash compensation.

In the absence of a designation to the contrary (including delivery of an Election Notice by a DSU Participant requesting that a greater or lesser percentage of his or her Annual Board Retainer be payable in the form of Deferred Share Units relative to the percentage previously elected by such DSU Participant), the DSU Participant’s Election Notice shall remain in effect unless otherwise terminated.

With respect to U.S. Participants and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, to the extent any Deferred Share Unit would constitute nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A, any election to defer Deferred Share Units shall be made in compliance with Section 409A.

Each DSU Participant is entitled to terminate his or her participation in the Plan by filing with the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, or such other officer of the Corporation designated by the Board, a notice electing to terminate the receipt of additional Deferred Share Units in the form of Schedule “F” attached hereto (“Termination Notice”).

Such Termination Notice shall be effective as of the date received by the Corporation, provided that, for U.S. Participants, such Termination Notice shall be effective on a prospective basis as provided for in, and in compliance with, Section 409A.

Thereafter, any portion of such DSU Participant’s Annual Board Retainer payable, and subject to compliance with Section 5.3, all subsequent Annual Board Retainers shall be paid in cash in accordance with the Corporation’s regular practices of paying such cash compensation.

For greater certainty, to the extent a DSU Participant terminates his or her participation in the Plan, he or she shall not be entitled to become a DSU Participant again until the Fiscal Year following the Fiscal Year in which the Termination Notice becomes effective.

The number of Deferred Share Units (including fractional Deferred Share Units) granted at any particular time pursuant to this Plan will be calculated by:

in the case of an Elected Amount, by dividing (i) the dollar amount of the Elected Amount allocated to the DSU Participant by (ii) the Market Value of a Share on the applicable Award Date; or

in the case of a grant of Deferred Share Units pursuant to Section 5.1, by dividing (i) the dollar amount of such grant by (ii) the Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant.

All Deferred Share Units recorded in a DSU Participant’s Deferred Share Unit notional account shall vest on the DSU Termination Date, unless otherwise determined by the Board at its sole discretion but subject to a determination of the Board made in accordance with Article 8, and, in any event, subject also to paragraph 6801(d) of the Regulations promulgated under the ITA if applicable to such Deferred Share Units.

DSU Participants will not have any right to receive any benefit under the Plan in respect of a Deferred Share Unit until the DSU Termination Date.

In respect of an award of Deferred Share Units granted to a DSU Participant, on and after January 1, 2022, settlement shall be made to the DSU Participant as soon as practicable following the DSU Termination Date and no later than the DSU Payment Date and, except as otherwise provided in a DSU Participant’s Grant Agreement (subject to any outside date applicable under paragraph 6801(d) of the Regulations promulgated under the ITA). The Corporation shall, on the DSU Payment Date, deliver to the DSU Participant such Cash Equivalent (determined in accordance with Section 5.8(1)), Shares (determined in accordance with Section 5.8(2)) or a combination thereof as the Corporation elects, in its sole discretion. If such DSU Settlement Notice is not received by the Corporation within 30 days prior to the DSU Payment Date, such notice shall be deemed to have been delivered by the DSU Participant and received by the Corporation on the date that is 30 days prior to the DSU Payment Date.

In respect of an award of Deferred Share Units granted to a DSU Participant prior to January 1, 2022, settlement shall be as soon as practicable following the DSU Termination Date and no later than the DSU Payment Date and, except as otherwise provided in a DSU Participant’s Grant Agreement:

Subject to Section 5.7(3), the DSU Participant will deliver to the Corporation a DSU Settlement Notice, in the DSU Participant’s sole discretion, to elect to settle all Deferred Share Units in such DSU Participant’s notional account for their Cash Equivalent (determined in accordance with Section 5.8(1)), Shares (determined in accordance with Section 5.8(2)) or a combination thereof.

If such DSU Settlement Notice is not received by the Corporation within 30 days prior to the DSU Payment Date, settlement shall take the form of the Cash Equivalent determined in accordance with Section 5.8(1), among other provisions of this Plan.

in the case of settlement of Deferred Share Units for their Cash Equivalent, delivery of an amount to the DSU Participant representing the Cash Equivalent;

in the case of settlement of Deferred Share Units for Shares, delivery of a share certificate to the DSU Participant, or the entry of the DSU Participant’s name on the share register for the Shares; or

in the case of settlement of Deferred Share Units for a combination of Shares and the Cash Equivalent, a combination of (a) and (b) above.

Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Board may grant Performance Share Units upon the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein and such other terms, conditions and limitations permitted by and not inconsistent with this Plan as the Board may determine.

The grant of a Performance Share Unit shall be evidenced by a Grant Agreement, signed on behalf of the Corporation, which shall, among other things, indicate whether the Performance Share Units subject to such Grant Agreement are Discretionary-Settled PSUs or Share-Settled PSUs.

The Corporation shall maintain a notional account for each PSU Participant, in which shall be recorded (a) the number of vested and unvested Performance Share Units granted or credited to such Participant; and (b) which Performance Share Units are Discretionary-Settled PSUs and which Performance Share Units are Share-Settled PSUs.

The grant of a Performance Share Unit to a PSU Participant, or the settlement of a Performance Share Unit, under the Plan shall neither entitle such PSU Participant to receive nor preclude such PSU Participant from receiving subsequently granted Performance Share Units.

Except as otherwise provided in a PSU Participant’s Grant Agreement or any other provision of this Plan:

all of the vested Discretionary-Settled PSUs covered by a particular grant and the related Discretionary-Settled PSUs credited pursuant to Section 2.14 may be settled on the first Business Day following their PSU Vesting Date (the “Discretionary-Settled PSU Settlement Date”);

the Corporation is entitled to deliver to the Participant, within five (5) Business Days following the Discretionary-Settled PSU Settlement Date, a Discretionary-Settled PSU Settlement Notice providing for the method of settlement for the Discretionary-Settled PSUs in respect of any or all vested Discretionary-Settled PSUs held by the Participant; and

in the Discretionary-Settled PSU Settlement Notice, the Corporation will elect, in the Corporation’s sole discretion, including with respect to any fractional Discretionary-Settled PSUs, to settle vested Discretionary-Settled PSUs for their Cash Equivalent (determined in accordance with Section 7.4(1)), Shares (determined in accordance with Section 7.4(2)) or a combination thereof; provided, however, that the Corporation shall at all relevant times reserve the right to modify the method of settlement (even if a Discretionary-Settled PSU Settlement Notice has already been delivered to the Participant).

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in no event will the PSU Vesting Date (and any subsequent payment with respect thereof) for any Discretionary-Settled PSUs granted hereunder be made later than the Outside Settlement Date, and any Discretionary-Settled PSUs that have not settled and been paid by such date will automatically Expire or will accelerate and be settled and paid out by such date, at the sole discretion of the Board.

Except as otherwise provided in a PSU Participant’s Grant Agreement or any other provision of this Plan:

all of the vested Share-Settled PSUs covered by a particular grant and the related vested Share-Settled PSUs credited pursuant to Section 2.14 may be settled on the first Business Day following their PSU Vesting Date (the “Share-Settled PSU Settlement Date”);

a PSU Participant shall become entitled to deliver to the Corporation, on or before the Share-Settled PSU Settlement Date, a Share-Settled PSU Settlement Notice in respect of any or all vested Share-Settled PSUs held by the PSU Participant; and

in the PSU Settlement Notice, the PSU Participant may elect, in the PSU Participant’s sole discretion, including with respect to any fractional PSUs, to settle vested Share-Settled PSUs for their Cash Equivalent (determined in accordance with Section 7.4(1)), Shares (determined in accordance with Section 7.4(2)) or a combination thereof.

Subject to Section 7.2(3), settlement of Share-Settled PSUs shall take the form set out in the Share-Settled PSU Settlement Notice through delivery of:

in the case of settlement of Performance Share Units for their Cash Equivalent, an amount to the PSU Participant representing the Cash Equivalent;

in the case of settlement of Performance Share Units for Shares, issuance of Shares to the Participant; or

in the case of settlement of Performance Share Units for a combination of Shares and the Cash Equivalent, a combination of (a) and (b) above.

Except as otherwise provided in a PSU Participant’s Grant Agreement, if a Share-Settled PSU Settlement Notice is not received by the Corporation on or before the Share-Settled PSU Settlement Date, settlement shall take the form of Shares as set out in Section 7.4(2)(b).

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, in the event that a Share-Settled PSU Settlement Date falls during a closed trading period or other trading restriction imposed by the Corporation and a PSU Participant has not delivered a Share-Settled PSU Settlement Notice, then such Share-Settled PSU Settlement Date shall be automatically extended to the tenth (10th) Business Day following the date that such closed trading period or other trading restriction is lifted, terminated or removed.