Underwriters, dealers and agents who participate in the distribution of the Securities may be entitled under agreements to be entered into with the Corporation to indemnification by the Corporation against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Canadian securities legislation, or to contribution with respect to payments which such underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make in respect thereof. Those underwriters, dealers and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, the Corporation in the ordinary course of business.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds to the Corporation from any offering of Securities, the proposed use of those proceeds and the specific business objectives which the Corporation expects to accomplish with such proceeds will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to that offering of Securities.
The Corporation had negative cash flow from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. If the Corporation incurs negative cash flow from operating activities for future financial periods, it may need to deploy a portion of its working capital to fund those negative cash flows or seek additional sources of funding.
There may be circumstances where, on the basis of results obtained or for other sound business reasons, a re-allocation of funds may be necessary or prudent. Accordingly, management of the Corporation will have broad discretion in the application of the proceeds of an offering of Securities. The actual amount that the Corporation spends in connection with each intended use of proceeds may vary significantly from the amounts specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement and will depend on a number of factors, including those referred to under “Risk Factors” and any other factors set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON SHARES
NexGen is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares and 479,423,817 Common Shares were issued and outstanding as of the date of this Prospectus. There are no limitations contained in the articles or notice of articles of NexGen on the ability of a person who is not a Canadian resident to hold Common Shares or exercise the voting rights associated with Common Shares. In addition, as of the date of this Prospectus, there were 43,117,437 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options at a weighted average exercise price of $3.68, for a total of 522,541,254 Common Shares on a fully-diluted basis.
The Corporation may issue Common Shares, separately or together, Warrants, Subscription Receipts, Units, Debt Securities or any combination thereof, as the case may be.
A summary of the rights of the Common Shares is set forth below.
Dividends
Holders of Common Shares are entitled to receive equally, share for share, dividends when, as and if declared by the board of directors of NexGen out of funds legally available therefor.
Liquidation
In the event of the dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of NexGen, holders of Common Shares are entitled to share rateably in any assets remaining after the satisfaction in full of the prior rights of creditors, including holders of NexGen’s indebtedness.
Voting
Holders of Common Shares are entitled to receive notice of and to attend all meetings of shareholders of the Corporation and are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters voted on by shareholders, including the election of directors.
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