Exhibit 10.5
EXCHANGEABLE SHARE SUPPORT AGREEMENT
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THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 14th day of February, 2000.
BETWEEN:
MAGNA ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
a corporation existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware ("MEC")
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MEC HOLDINGS (CANADA) INC.
a corporation existing under the laws of the Province
of Ontario ("Exchangeco")
WHEREAS by Articles of Amendment dated December 30, 1999 Exchangeco is
authorized to issue Exchangeable Shares shares in its capital, each such share
exchangeable for one share of Class A Subordinate Voting Stock of MEC ("Class A
Share") in accordance with the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions
attaching to the Exchangeable Shares (the "Share Provisions");
AND WHEREAS MEC is the holder of all of the issued and outstanding common
shares of Exchangeco;
AND WHEREAS this Agreement evidences certain obligations of MEC to
Exchangeco to ensure that Exchangeco will at all times be able to satisfy its
obligations to the holders of Exchangeable Shares under the Share Provisions;
NOW THEREFORE for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy
of which is hereby mutually acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree
as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions.
As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Affiliate" of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control of, that Person. For the
purposes of this definition, "control" (including, with correlative meanings,
the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as applied to any
Person, means the possession by another Person, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that
first mentioned Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
"Share Provisions" has the meaning set forth in the first recital to this
Agreement.
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Other capitalized terms which are not defined in this Agreement have the meaning
ascribed to such terms in the Share Provisions.
1.2 Interpretation Not Affected by Headings.
The division of this Agreement into Articles, sections and other portions and
the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not
affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Unless otherwise
indicated, all references to an "Article" or "section" followed by a number
and/or a letter refer to the specified Article or section of this Agreement. The
terms "this Agreement", "hereof", "herein" and "hereunder" and similar
expressions refer to this agreement and not to any particular Article, section
or other portion hereof and include any agreement or instrument supplementary or
ancillary hereto.
1.3 Number, Gender.
Words importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice
versa. Words importing any gender shall include all genders.
1.4 Date for any Action.
If any date on which any action is required to be taken under this Agreement is
not a Business Day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next
succeeding Business Day.
ARTICLE 2
COVENANTS OF MEC AND EXCHANGECO
2.1 Covenants Regarding Exchangeable Shares.
So long as any Exchangeable Shares not owned by MEC or a subsidiary of MEC are
outstanding, MEC will:
(a) not declare or pay any dividend on the MEC Class A Shares unless (i)
Exchangeco shall (w) simultaneously declare or pay, as the case may be, an
equivalent dividend (as provided for in the Share Provisions) on the
Exchangeable Shares (an "Equivalent Dividend"), and (x) have sufficient
money or other assets or authorized but unissued securities available to
enable the due declaration and the due and punctual payment, in accordance
with applicable law, of any Equivalent Dividend, or (ii) in the case of a
stock dividend by MEC, Exchangeco shall (y) subdivide the Exchangeable
Shares in lieu of a stock dividend thereon (as provided for in the Share
Provisions) (an "Equivalent Stock Subdivision"), and (z) have sufficient
authorized but unissued securities available to enable the Equivalent Stock
Subdivision;
(b) advise Exchangeco sufficiently in advance of the declaration by MEC of
any dividend on MEC Class A Shares and take all such other actions as are
reasonably necessary, in co-operation with Exchangeco, to ensure that (i)
the respective declaration date, record date and payment date for an
Equivalent Dividend shall be the same as the declaration date, record date
and payment date for the corresponding dividend on the MEC Class A Shares
or, (ii) the record date and effective date for an Equivalent Stock
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Subdivision shall be the same as the record date and payment date for the
corresponding stock dividend on the MEC Class A Shares;
(c) ensure that the record date for any dividend declared on MEC Class A
Shares is not less than 10 Business Days after the declaration date of such
dividend;
(d) take all such actions and do all such things as are reasonably
necessary or desirable to enable and permit Exchangeco, in accordance with
applicable law, to pay and otherwise perform its obligations with respect
to the satisfaction of the Liquidation Amount, the Retraction Price or the
Redemption Price in respect of each issued and outstanding Exchangeable
Share upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Exchangeco, the
delivery of a Retraction Request by a holder of Exchangeable Shares or a
redemption of Exchangeable Shares by Exchangeco, as the case may be,
including without limitation all such actions and all such things as are
necessary or desirable to enable and permit Exchangeco to cause to be
delivered MEC Class A Shares to the holders of Exchangeable Shares in
accordance with the provisions of Article 5, 6 or 7, as the case may be, of
the Share Provisions;
(e) take all such actions and do all such things as are reasonably
necessary or desirable to enable and permit MEC, in accordance with
applicable law, to perform its obligations arising upon the exercise by it
of the Liquidation Call Right, the Retraction Call Right or the Redemption
Call Right, including without limitation all such actions and all such
things as are necessary or desirable to enable and permit MEC to deliver
MEC Class A Shares to the holders of Exchangeable Shares in accordance with
the provisions of the Liquidation Call Right, the Retraction Call Right or
the Redemption Call Right, as the case may be; and
(f) if MEC becomes a "specified financial institution" (as such term is
defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada)) or does not deal at arm's length
with such a person, take all such actions and do all such things as are
reasonably necessary or desirable to exercise the Retraction Call Right if
requested to do so by a holder of Exchangeable Shares making a Retraction
Request.
2.2 Segregation of Funds.
MEC will cause Exchangeco to deposit a sufficient amount of funds in a separate
account of Exchangeco and segregate a sufficient amount of such other assets and
property as is necessary to enable Exchangeco to pay dividends when due and to
pay or otherwise satisfy its respective obligations under Article 5, 6 or 7 of
the Share Provisions, as applicable.
2.3 Reservation of MEC Class A Shares.
MEC hereby represents, warrants and covenants in favour of Exchangeco that MEC
will, at all times while any Exchangeable Shares (other than Exchangeable Shares
held by MEC or its subsidiaries) are outstanding, keep available, free from pre-
emptive and other rights, out of its authorized and unissued capital stock such
number of MEC Class A Shares (or other shares or securities into which MEC Class
A Shares may be reclassified or changed as contemplated by
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section 2.7 hereof) (a) as is equal to the sum of (i) the number of Exchangeable
Shares issued and outstanding from time to time and (ii) the number of
Exchangeable Shares issuable upon the exercise of all rights to acquire
Exchangeable Shares outstanding from time to time and (b) as are now and may
hereafter be required to enable and permit MEC to meet its obligations under the
Voting and Exchange Agreement and under any other security or commitment
pursuant to which MEC may now or hereafter be required to issue MEC Class A
Shares, to enable and permit MEC to meet its obligations under each of the
Liquidation Call Right, the Retraction Call Right and the Redemption Call Right
and to enable and permit Exchangeco to meet its obligations hereunder and under
the Share Provisions.
2.4 Notification of Certain Events.
In order to assist MEC to comply with its obligations hereunder and to permit
MEC to exercise the Liquidation Call Right, the Retraction Call Right and the
Redemption Call Right, Exchangeco will notify MEC of each of the following
events at the time set forth below:
(a) in the event of any determination by the Board of Directors of
Exchangeco to institute voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up
proceedings with respect to Exchangeco or to effect any other distribution
of the assets of Exchangeco among its shareholders for the purpose of
winding up its affairs, at least 60 days prior to the proposed effective
date of such liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or other distribution;
(b) promptly, upon the earlier of receipt by Exchangeco of notice of and
Exchangeco otherwise becoming aware of any threatened or instituted claim,
suit, petition or other proceedings with respect to the involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Exchangeco or to effect any other
distribution of the assets of Exchangeco among its shareholders for the
purpose of winding up its affairs;
(c) immediately, upon receipt by Exchangeco of a Retraction Request;
(d) on the same date on which notice of redemption is given to holders of
Exchangeable Shares, upon the determination of a Redemption Date in
accordance with the Share Provisions; and
(e) as soon as practicable upon the issuance by Exchangeco of any
Exchangeable Shares or rights to acquire Exchangeable Shares.
2.5 Delivery of MEC Class A Shares to Exchangeco.
In furtherance of its obligations under sections 2.1(d) and (e) hereof, upon
notice from Exchangeco of any event that requires Exchangeco to cause to be
delivered MEC Class A Shares to any holder of Exchangeable Shares, MEC shall
forthwith issue and deliver or cause to be delivered to Exchangeco the requisite
number of MEC Class A Shares to be received by, and issued to or to the order
of, the former holder of the surrendered Exchangeable Shares, as Exchangeco
shall direct. All such MEC Class A Shares shall be duly authorized and validly
issued as fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free and clear of any
security interest, lien, claim or encumbrance. In consideration of the issuance
and delivery of each such MEC Class A
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Share, Exchangeco shall issue to MEC, or as MEC shall direct, common shares of
Exchangeco having equivalent value.
2.6 Qualification of MEC Class A Shares.
If any MEC Class A Shares (or other shares or securities into which MEC Class A
Shares may be reclassified or changed as contemplated by section 2.7 hereof) to
be issued and delivered hereunder require registration or qualification with or
approval of or the filing of any document, including any prospectus or similar
document or the taking of any proceeding with or the obtaining of any order,
ruling or consent from any governmental or regulatory authority under any
Canadian or United States federal, provincial or state securities or other law
or regulation or pursuant to the rules and regulations of any securities or
other regulatory authority or the fulfilment of any other United States or
Canadian legal requirement before such shares (or such other shares or
securities) may be issued by MEC and delivered by MEC at the direction of
Exchangeco, if applicable, to the holder of surrendered Exchangeable Shares or
in order that such shares (or such other shares or securities) may be freely
traded thereafter (other than any restrictions of general application on
transfer by reason of a holder being a "control person" of MEC for purposes of
Canadian provincial securities law or an "affiliate" of MEC for purposes of
United States federal or state securities law), MEC will in good faith
expeditiously take all such actions and do all such things as are necessary or
desirable to cause such MEC Class A Shares (or such other shares or securities)
to be and remain duly registered, qualified or approved under United States
and/or Canadian law, as the case may be. MEC will in good faith expeditiously
take all such actions and do all such things as are reasonably necessary or
desirable to cause all MEC Class A Shares (or such other shares or securities)
to be delivered hereunder to be listed, quoted or posted for trading on all
stock exchanges and quotation systems on which outstanding MEC Class A Shares
(or such other shares or securities) have been listed by MEC and remain listed
and are quoted or posted for trading at such time.
2.7 Economic Equivalence.
(a) MEC will not without prior approval of Exchangeco and the prior approval of
the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with section 10.2 of
the Share Provisions:
(i) issue or distribute MEC Class A Shares (or securities exchangeable for
or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire MEC Class A Shares) to
the holders of all or substantially all of the then outstanding MEC Class A
Shares by way of stock dividend or other distribution, other than an issue
of MEC Class A Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into
or carrying rights to acquire MEC Class A Shares) to holders of MEC Class A
Shares who exercise an option to receive dividends in MEC Class A Shares
(or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to
acquire MEC Class A Shares) in lieu of receiving cash dividends; or
(ii) issue or distribute rights, options or warrants to the holders of all
or substantially all of the then outstanding MEC Class A Shares entitling
them to subscribe for or to purchase MEC Class A Shares (or securities
exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire MEC
Class A Shares); or
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(iii) issue or distribute to the holders of all or substantially all of the
then outstanding MEC Class A Shares: (A) shares or securities of MEC of any
class other than MEC Class A Shares (other than shares convertible into or
exchangeable for or carrying rights to acquire MEC Class A Shares), (B)
rights, options or warrants other than those referred to in section
2.7(a)(ii) above, (C) evidences of indebtedness of MEC or (D) assets of
MEC,
unless the economic equivalent on a per share basis of such rights, options,
securities, shares, evidences of indebtedness or other assets is issued or
distributed simultaneously to holders of the Exchangeable Shares, in which case,
for greater certainty, no approval of the holders of Exchangeable Shares is
required; provided that, for greater certainty, the above restrictions shall not
apply to any securities issued or distributed by MEC pursuant to the Share
Provisions, the provisions of this Agreement or the provisions of the Voting and
Exchange Agreement.
(b) MEC will not without the prior approval of Exchangeco and the prior approval
of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with section 10.2
of the Share Provisions:
(i) subdivide, redivide or change the then outstanding MEC Class A Shares
into a greater number of MEC Class A Shares; or
(ii) reduce, combine, consolidate or change the then outstanding MEC Class
A Shares into a lesser number of MEC Class A Shares; or
(iii) reclassify or otherwise change MEC Class A Shares or effect an
amalgamation, merger, reorganization or other transaction affecting MEC
Class A Shares,
unless the same or an economically equivalent change shall simultaneously be
made to, or in the rights of the holders of, the Exchangeable Shares, in which
case, for greater certainty, no approval of the holders of Exchangeable Shares
is required.
(c) MEC will ensure that the record date for any event referred to in section
2.7(a) or 2.7(b) above, or (if no record date is applicable for such event) the
effective date for any such event, is not less than ten Business Days after the
date on which such event is declared or announced by MEC (with contemporaneous
notification thereof by MEC to Exchangeco).
(d) The Board of Directors of Exchangeco shall determine, in good faith and in
its sole discretion, economic equivalence for the purposes of any event referred
to in section 2.7(a) or 2.7(b) above and each such determination shall be
conclusive and binding on MEC. In making each such determination, the following
factors shall, without excluding other factors determined by the Board of
Directors of Exchangeco to be relevant, be considered by the Board of Directors
of Exchangeco:
(i) in the case of any stock dividend or other distribution payable in MEC
Class A Shares, the number of such shares issued in proportion to the
number of MEC Class A Shares previously outstanding;
(ii) in the case of the issuance or distribution of any rights, options or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase MEC Class A Shares (or securities
exchangeable for or
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convertible into or carrying rights to acquire MEC Class A Shares), the
relationship between the exercise price of each such right, option or
warrant and the current market value (as determined by the Board of
Directors of Exchangeco in the manner above contemplated) of an MEC Class A
Share;
(iii) in the case of the issuance or distribution of any other form of
property (including without limitation any shares or securities of MEC of
any class other than MEC Class A Shares, any rights, options or warrants
other than those referred to in section 2.7(d)(ii) above, any evidences of
indebtedness of MEC or any assets of MEC), the relationship between the
fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Exchangeco in
the manner above contemplated) of such property to be issued or distributed
with respect to each outstanding MEC Class A Share and the current market
value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Exchangeco in the manner
above contemplated) of an MEC Class A Share;
(iv) in the case of any subdivision, redivision or change of the then
outstanding MEC Class A Shares into a greater number of MEC Class A Shares
or the reduction, combination, consolidation or change of the then
outstanding MEC Class A Shares into a lesser number of MEC Class A Shares
or any amalgamation, merger, reorganization or other transaction affecting
MEC Class A Shares, the effect thereof upon the then outstanding MEC Class
A Shares; and
(iv) in all such cases, the general taxation consequences of the relevant
event to holders of Exchangeable Shares to the extent that such
consequences may differ from the taxation consequences to holders of MEC
Class A Shares as a result of differences between taxation laws of Canada
and the United States (except for any differing consequences arising as a
result of differing marginal taxation rates and without regard to the
individual circumstances of holders of Exchangeable Shares).
For purposes of the foregoing determinations, the current market value of any
security listed and traded or quoted on a securities exchange shall be the
average of the closing bid and ask prices of such security during a period of
not less than 20 consecutive trading days ending not more than three trading
days before the date of determination on the principal securities exchange on
which such securities are listed and traded or quoted; provided, however, that
if in the opinion of the Board of Directors of Exchangeco the public
distribution or trading activity of such securities during such period does not
create a market which reflects the fair market value of such securities, then
the current market value thereof shall be determined by the Board of Directors
of Exchangeco, in good faith and in its sole discretion, and provided further
that any such determination by the Board of Directors of Exchangeco shall be
conclusive and binding on MEC.
(e) Exchangeco agrees that, to the extent required, upon due notice from MEC,
Exchangeco will use its best efforts to take or cause to be taken such steps as
may be necessary for the purposes of ensuring that appropriate dividends are
paid or other distributions are made by Exchangeco, or subdivisions, redivisions
or changes are made to the Exchangeable Shares, in order to implement the
required economic equivalence with respect to the MEC Class A Shares and
Exchangeable Shares as provided for in this section 2.7.
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2.8 Tender Offers.
In the event that a tender offer, share exchange offer, issuer bid, take-over
bid or similar transaction with respect to MEC Class A Shares (an "Offer") is
proposed by MEC or is proposed to MEC or its shareholders and is recommended by
the Board of Directors of MEC, or is otherwise effected or to be effected with
the consent or approval of the Board of Directors of MEC, and the Exchangeable
Shares are not redeemed by Exchangeco or purchased by MEC pursuant to the
Redemption Call Right, MEC will use its reasonable efforts expeditiously and in
good faith to take all such actions and do all such things as are necessary or
desirable to enable and permit holders of Exchangeable Shares to participate in
such Offer to the same extent and on an economically equivalent basis as the
holders of MEC Class A Shares, without discrimination. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, MEC will use its reasonable efforts expeditiously
and in good faith to ensure that holders of Exchangeable Shares may participate
in all such Offers without being required to retract Exchangeable Shares as
against Exchangeco (or, if so required, to ensure that any such retraction shall
be effective only upon, and shall be conditional upon, the closing of the Offer
and only to the extent necessary to tender or deposit to the Offer). Nothing
herein shall affect the rights of Exchangeco to redeem (or MEC to purchase
pursuant to the Redemption Call Right) Exchangeable Shares, as applicable, in
the event of an MEC Control Transaction.
2.9 Ownership of Outstanding Shares.
Without the prior approval of Exchangeco and the prior approval of the holders
of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with section 10.2 of the Share
Provisions, MEC covenants and agrees in favour of Exchangeco that, as long as
any outstanding Exchangeable Shares are owned by any person or entity other than
MEC or any of its subsidiaries, MEC will be and remain the direct or indirect
beneficial owner of all issued and outstanding voting shares in the capital of
Exchangeco.
2.10 MEC and Subsidiaries Not to Vote Exchangeable Shares.
MEC covenants and agrees that it will appoint and cause to be appointed
proxyholders with respect to all Exchangeable Shares held by it and its
subsidiaries for the sole purpose of attending each meeting of holders of
Exchangeable Shares in order to be counted as part of the quorum for each such
meeting. MEC further covenants and agrees that it will not, and will cause its
subsidiaries not to, exercise any voting rights which may be exercisable by
holders of Exchangeable Shares from time to time pursuant to the Share
Provisions or pursuant to the provisions of the OBCA (or any successor or other
corporate statute by which Exchangeco may in the future be governed) with
respect to any Exchangeable Shares held by it or by its subsidiaries in respect
of any matter considered at any meeting of holders of Exchangeable Shares.
2.11 Rule 10b-18 Purchases.
For greater certainty, nothing contained in this Agreement, including without
limitation the obligations of MEC contained in section 2.8 hereof, shall limit
the ability of MEC or Exchangeco
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to make a "Rule x0x-00 Xxxxxxxx" of MEC Class A Shares pursuant to Rule 10b-18
of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor
provisions thereof.
2.12 Stock Exchange Listing.
MEC covenants and agrees in favour of Exchangeco that, as long as any
outstanding Exchangeable Shares are owned by any person or entity other than MEC
or any of its subsidiaries, MEC will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain
a listing for such Exchangeable Shares on a Canadian stock exchange.
ARTICLE 3
MEC SUCCESSORS
3.1 Certain Requirements in Respect of Combination, etc.
MEC shall not consummate any transaction (whether by way of reconstruction,
reorganization, consolidation, merger, transfer, sale, lease or otherwise)
whereby all or substantially all of its undertaking, property and assets would
become the property of any other person or, in the case of a merger, of the
continuing corporation resulting therefrom unless, but may do so if:
(a) such other person or continuing corporation (the "MEC Successor") by
operation of law, becomes, without more, bound by the terms and provisions
of this Agreement or, if not so bound, executes, prior to or
contemporaneously with the consummation of such transaction, an Agreement
supplemental hereto and such other instruments (if any) as are reasonably
necessary or advisable to evidence the assumption by the MEC Successor of
liability for all moneys payable and property deliverable hereunder and the
covenant of such MEC Successor to pay and deliver or cause to be delivered
the same and its Agreement to observe and perform all the covenants and
obligations of MEC under this Agreement; and
(b) such transaction shall be upon such terms and conditions as
substantially to preserve and not to impair in any material respect any of
the rights, duties, powers and authorities of the other parties hereunder
or the holders of Exchangeable Shares.
3.2 Vesting of Powers in Successor.
Whenever the conditions of section 3.1 have been duly observed and performed,
the parties, if required by section 3.1, shall execute and deliver a
supplemental agreement hereto and thereupon MEC Successor shall possess and from
time to time may exercise each and every right and power of MEC under this
Agreement in the name of MEC or otherwise and any act or proceeding by any
provision of this Agreement required to be done or performed by the Board of
Directors of MEC or any officers of MEC may be done and performed with like
force and effect by the directors or officers of such MEC Successor.
3.3 Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries.
Nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the amalgamation or merger of
any wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of MEC with or into MEC or the
winding-up,
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liquidation or dissolution of any wholly-owned subsidiary of MEC provided that
all of the assets of such subsidiary are transferred to MEC or another
wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of MEC and any such transactions are
expressly permitted by this Article 3.
ARTICLE 4
GENERAL
4.1 Term.
This Agreement shall come into force and be effective as of the date hereof and
shall terminate and be of no further force and effect at such time as no
Exchangeable Shares (or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable
for or carrying rights to acquire Exchangeable Shares) are held by any person or
entity other than MEC and any of its subsidiaries.
4.2 Changes in Capital of MEC and Exchangeco.
At all times after the occurrence of any event contemplated pursuant to sections
2.7 and 2.8 hereof or otherwise, as a result of which either MEC Class A Shares
or the Exchangeable Shares or both are in any way changed, this Agreement shall
forthwith be amended and modified as necessary in order that it shall apply with
full force and effect, mutatis mutandis, to all new securities into which MEC
Class A Shares or the Exchangeable Shares or both are so changed and the parties
hereto shall execute and deliver an Agreement in writing giving effect to and
evidencing such necessary amendments and modifications.
4.3 Severability.
If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or
incapable of being enforced by any rule or law, or public policy, all other
conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full
force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions
contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any
party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in
good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the
parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the
transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible.
4.4 Amendments, Modifications.
This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by an Agreement in writing
executed by Exchangeco, MEC and MEC and approved by the holders of the
Exchangeable Shares in accordance with section 10.2 of the Share Provisions.
4.5 Ministerial Amendments.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4.4, the parties to this Agreement may
in writing at any time and from time to time, without the approval of the
holders of the Exchangeable Shares, amend or modify this Agreement for the
purposes of:
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(a) adding to the covenants of any or all parties provided that the Board
of Directors of each of Exchangeco and MEC shall be of the good faith
opinion that such additions will not be prejudicial to the rights or
interests of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares;
(b) making such amendments or modifications not inconsistent with this
Agreement as may be necessary or desirable with respect to matters or
questions which, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of
each of Exchangeco and MEC, it may be expedient to make, provided that each
such Board of Directors shall be of the good faith opinion that such
amendments or modifications will not be prejudicial to the rights or
interests of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares; or
(c) making such changes or corrections which, on the advice of counsel to
Exchangeco and MEC, are required for the purpose of curing or correcting
any ambiguity or defect or inconsistent provision or clerical omission or
mistake or manifest error, provided that the Boards of Directors of each of
Exchangeco and MEC shall be of the good faith opinion that such changes or
corrections will not be prejudicial to the rights or interests of the
holders of the Exchangeable Shares.
4.6 Meeting to Consider Amendments.
Exchangeco, at the request of MEC, shall call a meeting or meetings of the
holders of the Exchangeable Shares for the purpose of considering any proposed
amendment or modification requiring approval pursuant to section 4.4 hereof. Any
such meeting or meetings shall be called and held in accordance with the bylaws
of Exchangeco, the Share Provisions and all applicable laws.
4.7 Amendments Only in Writing.
No amendment to or modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this
Agreement otherwise permitted hereunder shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by all of the parties hereto.
4.8 Enurement.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns. All holders of Exchangeable
Shares, whether acquired prior or subsequent to the date hereof, shall be
intended third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement.
4.9 Notices to Parties
All notices and other communications between the parties to this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if delivered personally or
by confirmed telecopy to the parties at the following addresses (or at such
other address for any such party as shall be specified in like notice):
(a) if to Exchangeco:
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000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Attention: President
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
(b) if to MEC:
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
00000
Attention: President
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Any notice or other communication given personally shall be deemed to have been
given and received upon delivery thereof and if given by telecopy shall be
deemed to have been given and received on the date of confirmed receipt thereof
unless such day is not a Business Day in which case it shall be deemed to have
been given and received upon the immediately following Business Day.
4.10 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
4.11 Jurisdiction.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
4.12 Attornment.
MEC agrees that any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement may be instituted in the courts of Ontario, waives any objection which
it may have now or hereafter to the venue of any such action or proceeding,
irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the said courts in any such action or
proceeding, agrees to be bound by any judgment of the said courts and not to
seek, and hereby waives, any review of the merits of any such judgment by the
courts of any other jurisdiction and hereby appoints Exchangeco at its
registered office in the Province of Ontario as attorney for service of process.
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IN WITNESS OF WHICH, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the date first above written.
MAGNA ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
By: /s/ J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Executive Vice-President and Secretary
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Executive Vice-President, Finance
MEC HOLDINGS (CANADA) INC.
By: /s/ J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Executive Vice-President and Secretary
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Executive Vice-President, Finance
