UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
14D-1F/A
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 14d-1(b) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
INTERNATIONAL
ROYALTY CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company)
Canada
(Jurisdiction of Subject
Companys Incorporation or Organization)
7293275 CANADA INC.
a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of
FRANCO-NEVADA
CORPORATION
(Bidder)
Common Shares
(Title of Class of
Securities)
460277106
(CUSIP Number of Class Securities)
Sharon Dowdall
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Exchange Tower
130 King Street West, Suite 740
P.O. Box 467
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1E4
(416) 306-6300
(Name, address (including
zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of
person(s) authorized to
receive notices and communications on behalf of bidder)
With copies to:
Adam Givertz, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
199 Bay Street
Suite 4405
Toronto, Ontario M5L 1E8
(416) 360-8484
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Jonathan Lampe, Esq.
Goodmans LLP
250 Yonge Street
Suite 2400, Box 24
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2M6
(416) 979-2211
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December 14, 2009
(Date tender offer
published, sent or given to security holders)
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation (1)
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Amount of Filing Fee (2)
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$622,232,416
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$34,721
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(1)
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Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing
fee only. The calculation assumes the purchase of all outstanding common
shares of International Royalty Corporation (the Shares), other than
Shares owned by Franco-Nevada Corporation, at a purchase price of Cdn$6.75
per Share, converted to United States dollars at an exchange rate of
US$1.00 = Cdn$1.0519, which is the inverse of the Bank of Canadas noon
buying rate for Canadian dollars on December 10, 2009. The number of
Shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis assuming exercise of all options
for Shares is estimated to be 100,890,856 Shares, of which
3,924,000 Shares are owned by Franco-Nevada Corporation. As a result,
this calculation assumes the purchase of 96,966,856 Shares.
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(2)
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The amount of the filing fee has been calculated in accordance with
General Instruction II.C to Schedule 14D-1F and Fee Rate
Advisory No. 5 for fiscal year 2009 issued by the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 11, 2009. Such fee equals 0.00558% of the
transaction value.
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Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by
Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the
offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration
statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of
its filing.
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Amount Previously Paid:
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$34,721
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Form or Registration No:
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005-82680
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Filing Party:
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7293275 Canada Inc.,
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
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Form:
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SC14D1F
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Date Filed:
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December 14, 2009
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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO
SHAREHOLDERS
Item 1.
Home Jurisdiction Documents
(a) Letter to holders
of common shares of International Royalty Corporation. *
(b) Offer to Purchase
and Circular, dated December 14, 2009, as well as the related Letter of
Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. *
(c) Advertisement
published in
The Globe and Mail
on December 14, 2009. *
(d) Notice of Variation
and Extension dated January 19, 2010.
Item 2.
Informational Legends
(a) See Notice to
Shareholders in the United States in the Offer to Purchase and
Circular and the Notice of Variation and Extension.
* Filed December 14, 2009
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This
document is important and requires your immediate attention. If you are in
doubt as to how to deal with it, you should consult your investment dealer,
stockbroker, bank manager, lawyer or other professional advisor.
January 19,
2010
7293275
CANADA INC.
a
wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of
FRANCO-NEVADA
CORPORATION
NOTICE
OF VARIATION AND EXTENSION
of the
OFFER
TO PURCHASE FOR CASH
any and
all of the issued and outstanding Common Shares
of
INTERNATIONAL
ROYALTY CORPORATION
7293275 Canada Inc. (the
Offeror
), a wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of
Franco-Nevada Corporation (
Franco-Nevada
)
hereby gives notice that it is amending and
extending the
offer dated December 14, 2009 (the
Original Offer
)
to purchase, at a purchase price of $6.75 in cash per share, any and all of the
issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of International Royalty
Corporation (
IRC
) (other than common shares of
IRC owned or controlled by the Offeror or any of its affiliates) together with
the associated rights (the
SRP Rights
and, together with the common shares in the capital of IRC, the
Common Shares
) issued and outstanding under the shareholder
rights plan agreement of IRC, including Common Shares that may become issued
and outstanding after the date of the Original Offer upon the exercise,
conversion, exchange or settlement of any securities of IRC (including
outstanding options to acquire Common Shares (
Options
)
granted under the stock option plan of IRC, as amended from
time to time, as of the date of the Original Offer, but excluding the SRP
Rights). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined have the meanings set
out in the Original Offer and the take-over bid circular accompanying and
forming part of the Original Offer (the
Circular
).
Unless the context requires otherwise, reference in
this document to the Offer means the Original Offer, as amended or
supplemented by this Notice of Variation and Extension.
On January 19,
2010, the Offeror announced that it had (i) amended the condition in
section 4(c) of the Original Offer, with the effect that the condition now
provides that the Offeror shall have determined, in its sole discretion, that
IRC shall not be required to pay a termination fee or similar payment to any
third party (including, without limitation, Royal Gold, Inc. (
Royal Gold
)) as a result, directly or indirectly, of the
Offeror taking up and/or paying for Common Shares under the Offer, and (ii) extended
the expiry time for the Offer from 8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on January 19,
2010 to 8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on February 19, 2010, being the
third Business Day following the date of the special meeting of IRC
Shareholders at which IRC Shareholders are being asked to consider
Royal
Golds proposed acquisition of all of the common shares of IRC by way of a
court-approved plan of arrangement
.
THE
OFFER HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND IS OPEN FOR ACCEPTANCE UNTIL 8:00 P.M.
(TORONTO TIME) ON FEBRUARY 19, 2010 (THE EXPIRY TIME), UNLESS WITHDRAWN OR
EXTENDED.
Shareholders
who have validly deposited and not withdrawn their Common Shares do not need to
take any further action to accept the Offer.
Shareholders wishing to accept the Offer must
properly complete and duly execute the Letter of Transmittal (which is printed
on green paper) that accompanied the Original Offer and Circular or a manually
executed facsimile thereof and deposit it, together with the certificate(s) representing
their Common Shares and all other documents required by the Letter of
Transmittal, at the office of Computershare Investor Services Inc. (the
Depositary
) shown on the Letter of Transmittal and on the
back cover of this document, all in accordance with the transmittal
instructions in the Letter of Transmittal. The Offer may also be validly
accepted by following the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in Section 3
of the Offer, Manner of Acceptance Book-Entry Transfer.
(cover
continued on the following page)
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Alternatively, a
Shareholder who wishes to deposit such Common Shares and whose certificate(s) for
such Common Shares are not immediately available or whose certificate(s) for
such Common Shares and all other required documents cannot be delivered to the
Depositary prior to the Expiry Time or who cannot comply with the procedures
for delivery by book-entry transfer on a timely basis may deposit such Common
Shares by following the procedure for guaranteed delivery set forth in Section 3
of the Offer, Manner of Acceptance using the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
(which is printed on blue paper) which accompanied the Original Offer and
Circular or a manually executed facsimile thereof, depositing it and all other
documents required by the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery at the office of the
Depositary shown on the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and on the back cover of
this document, all in accordance with the instructions in the Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery.
The
Depositary for the Offer is:
COMPUTERSHARE
INVESTOR SERVICES INC.
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The
Information Agent the Offer is:
KINGSDALE
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES INC.
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The
Dealer Managers for the Offer are:
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In
Canada
BMO
NESBITT BURNS INC.
The
Depositary and Information Agent for the Offer is:
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In
the United States
BMO
CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.
The
Dealer Manager for the Offer is:
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KINGSDALE
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES INC.
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CIBC
WORLD
MARKETS
INC.
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Questions and
requests for assistance may be directed to the Depositary, the Information
Agent or BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. (in Canada) and BMO Capital Markets Corp. (in
the United States) (collectively, the
Dealer Managers
),
and additional copies of this document, the Original Offer and Circular, the
Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be obtained,
without charge, on request from the Depositary, the Information Agent or the
Dealer Managers at their offices and telephone numbers shown in the Letter of
Transmittal and on the back cover of this document. Questions and requests for assistance may be
directed to the Information Agent at
1-877-659-1818
(toll-free) or
416-867-2272
(outside North America). Additionally,
copies of this document and related materials may also be found under IRCs
profile at www.sedar.com.
Persons whose
Common Shares are registered in the name of a broker, investment dealer, bank,
trust company or other nominee should contact that nominee for assistance in
depositing their Common Shares to the Offer.
THIS
TRANSACTION HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY
AUTHORITY IN CANADA OR THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR
ANY UNITED STATES STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION, NOR HAS ANY SECURITIES
REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN CANADA OR THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR ANY UNITED STATES STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
FAIRNESS OR MERITS OF THIS TRANSACTION OR UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE.
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NOTICE
TO SHAREHOLDERS IN THE UNITED STATES
The
Offer is made for the securities of a foreign issuer, and while the offer is
subject to disclosure requirements of the country in which the subject company
is incorporated or organized, investors should be aware that these requirements
are different from those of the United States.
Financial statements included herein, if any, have been prepared in
accordance with foreign generally accepted accounting principles, and thus may
not be comparable to financial statements of United States companies.
The enforcement
by investors of civil liabilities under the United States federal securities
laws may be affected adversely by the fact that the subject company is
incorporated in a foreign country, and that some or all of its officers and
directors are residents of a foreign country.
Investors
should be aware that the bidder or its affiliates, directly or indirectly, may
bid for or make purchases of the issuers securities subject to the offer, or
of the issuers related securities, during the period of the tender offer, as
permitted by applicable Canadian laws or provincial laws or regulations.
Shareholders
in the United States should be aware that the disposition of Common Shares by
them as described herein may have tax consequences both in the United States and
in Canada. Such consequences may not be
fully described herein and such Shareholders are encouraged to consult their
tax advisors. See Section 15 of the
Circular, Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations and Section 16
of the Circular, Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.
NOTICE
TO HOLDERS OF OPTIONS AND OTHER SECURITIES
The Offer is made
only for Common Shares and is not made for any options, rights or other
securities to acquire Common Shares (other than the associated SRP Rights). Any holder of such options, rights or other
securities to acquire Common Shares (other than the associated SRP Rights) who
wishes to accept the Offer must exercise or convert the options, rights or
other securities in order to obtain certificates representing Common Shares
that may be deposited in accordance with the terms of the Offer. If any holder of Options
does
not exercise those Options and deposit the resulting Common Shares under the
Offer prior to the Expiry Time, such Options will remain outstanding, shall
expire or be terminated, as the case may be, following the Expiry Time in
accordance with their terms and conditions.
See Section 6 of the Circular, Acquisition of Common Shares Not
Deposited.
CURRENCY
AND EXCHANGE RATES
All dollar
references in the Offer and the Circular are in Canadian dollars, unless
otherwise indicated. On
January
18, 2010, the rate of
exchange for the Canadian dollar, expressed in U.S. dollars, based on the noon
rate as provided by the Bank of Canada was C$1.00 = US$0.9755.
STATEMENTS
REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Certain
statements contained in the Original Offer and Circular, including statements
made in the Circular under Section 6, Acquisition of Common Shares Not
Deposited, Section 7, Purpose of the Offer and Plans for IRC
and Section 11, Source of Funds, in addition to
certain statements contained elsewhere in the Original Offer and Circular and
this document, are forward-looking statements and are prospective. Often, but not always, forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of words such as plans, expects or does
not expect, is expected, budget, scheduled, estimates, forecasts, intends,
targets, anticipates or does not anticipate, or believes, or variations
of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results may,
could, would, might or will be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on
estimates and assumptions made by the Offeror and Franco-Nevada in light of
their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions
and expected future developments, as well as other factors that the Offeror and
Franco-Nevada believe are appropriate in the circumstances, including their
expectations of the timing, and the terms and benefits of the proposed
acquisition. Many factors could cause
the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without
limitation, general business and economic conditions; the possibility that
certain conditions of the Offer may not be satisfied; the ability to integrate
the operations of IRC; the ability to realize upon any anticipated growth
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prospects and
potential synergies; the timing and receipt of governmental approvals necessary
to complete the Offer; the ability to make and/or complete the Compulsory
Acquisition or the Subsequent Acquisition Transaction, as applicable; the
ability to attract and retain IRCs key employees following the acquisition;
the ability to carry out Franco-Nevadas plans for IRC; legislative and/or
regulatory changes; and other risk factors relating to Franco-Nevada that are
discussed in greater detail in Franco-Nevadas filings with the Canadian
Securities Regulatory Authorities, including its Annual Information Form dated
March 23, 2009 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, its
Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, and its interim
financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. These factors should be considered carefully,
and readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements
contained in the Offer and Circular. The
Offeror and Franco-Nevada disclaim any intention or obligation to update or
revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or other circumstances, except to the extent
required by applicable law.
This
document does not constitute an offer or a solicitation to any Person in any
jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The Offer is not
being made to, nor will deposits be accepted from or on behalf of, Shareholders
in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in
compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. However, the Offeror may, in its
sole discretion, take such action as it may deem necessary to extend the Offer
to IRC Shareholders in any such jurisdiction.
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NOTICE
OF VARIATION AND EXTENSION
TO: THE SHAREHOLDERS OF INTERNATIONAL
ROYALTY CORPORATION
This Notice of
Variation and Extension (the
Notice
) amends
and supplements the Original Offer, the Circular, and the Letter of Transmittal
and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery that accompanied the Original Offer and
the Circular, and should be read in conjunction therewith. Except as otherwise set forth in this Notice,
the terms and conditions previously set forth in the Original Offer and the
Circular, as supplemented by the Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery continue to be applicable in all respects.
1.
Amendment
of Condition
Section 4(c) of
the Original Offer set forth, as a condition of the Original Offer, that (among
other things):
none of IRC or any of its Subsidiaries shall, following December 6,
2009, have entered into ... any agreement ... in respect of ... statutory
arrangement... (the
Original Condition
).
On December 18,
2009, following the commencement of the Original Offer on December 14,
2009,
IRC announced that it had
entered into an arrangement agreement (the
Arrangement
Agreement
) with Royal Gold pursuant to which Royal Gold agreed to
acquire, directly or indirectly, by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement
(the
Arrangement
) all of the issued and
outstanding common shares of IRC.
As a direct result of this agreement, the
Original Condition cannot be satisfied.
As the Original
Condition cannot be satisfied, the Offeror has determined that it would be appropriate
to amend the Original Condition to provide, in substance, that it is a
condition of the Offer that IRC Shareholders shall have voted against the
Arrangement and that neither IRC nor any of its Subsidiaries pay or be required
to pay a termination fee, break-fee, hello fee or similar payment to any
third party, including Royal Gold, other than the reimbursement payment to
Royal Gold of up to US$5 million in respect of expenses in accordance with the
Arrangement Agreement. In this regard,
the Offeror believes that there are circumstances in which the Arrangement
would not be completed and the US$32 million break fee contemplated in the
Arrangement Agreement should not be payable by IRC (and, as a result, the
Original Condition, as varied, could be satisfied).
In this context,
the Offer hereby gives notice that it has varied the Original Offer by deleting
the Original Condition in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(i) Shareholders shall
have voted against approving the court approved plan of arrangement
contemplated in the arrangement agreement dated December 17, 2009 among
Royal Gold, Inc. (
Royal Gold
),
7296355 Canada Ltd. and IRC (the
Arrangement Agreement
),
and
(ii) the Offeror shall
have determined, in its sole discretion, that neither IRC nor any of its
Subsidiaries has paid or has become, or may be expected to become, required to
pay a termination fee, break-fee, hello fee or similar payment to any third
party (including, without limitation, Royal Gold)
under
any agreement, arrangement or understanding in respect of any take-over bid
(other than the Offer), merger, amalgamation, statutory arrangement (including,
without limitation, the arrangement contemplated in the Arrangement Agreement),
share exchange, capital reorganization (including, without limitation, any
division, combination, reclassification, consolidation, conversion or other
exchange in respect of any of the Common Shares or its capitalization),
business combination, joint venture or other similar transaction, other than
the reimbursement payment to Royal Gold of up to US$5 million in respect of
expenses in accordance with the arrangement agreement between IRC and Royal
Gold dated December 17, 2009;
2.
Extension
of the Offer
The Offeror
hereby gives notice that it has extended the expiry time of the Offer from 8:00 p.m.
(Toronto time) on January 19, 2010 to 8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on February 19,
2010, being the third Business Day following the date
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of the special
meeting of IRC Shareholders at which IRC Shareholders will consider
the
Arrangement
.
Accordingly, the definition of Expiry Time in the Offer is deleted in
its entirety and replaced with the following definition:
Expiry Time
means 8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on February 19, 2010, unless the Offer
is withdrawn or is extended (pursuant to Section 5 of the Offer, Variation
of Terms or Change in Information in the Offer or Circular), in which case the
Expiry Time shall mean the latest date and time on which the Offer as so
extended expires.
In addition, all
references to January 19, 2010, in the Original Offer and Circular, the
Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery are deleted and
replaced by February 19, 2010.
3.
Recent
Developments
On December 14, 2009, IRC announced that
IRCs board of directors, together with its financial and legal
advisors, would review the full terms of the Offer, and, following that review,
IRCs board of directors would make a recommendation to shareholders.
On December 16, 2009,
IRC announced that its board of directors elected to defer the Separation Time
in accordance with the terms of its shareholder rights plan.
On December 18, 2009,
IRC announced that it had
entered into an arrangement agreement with Royal Gold (the
Arrangement Agreement
) pursuant to which Royal Gold has
agreed to acquire, directly or indirectly, by way of a court-approved plan of
arrangement (the
Arrangement
),
all of the issued and outstanding common shares of IRC. Pursuant to the
Arrangement, at the election of the IRC Shareholders, each common share of IRC
will be exchanged for either $7.45 in cash or 0.1385 common shares of Royal
Gold or a combination thereof, subject to a maximum of US$350 million in cash
and a maximum of 7.75 million common shares of Royal Gold. If IRC Shareholders
elect to receive more than approximately US$314 million in cash, the number of
Royal Gold common shares issued will be reduced on a pro-rated basis until such
cash election reaches a maximum of US$350 million. Assuming the maximum share
election, the Royal Gold offer consists of 0.0771 common shares of Royal Gold
plus US$3.12 in cash for each fully diluted share of IRC, implying 56% stock
consideration. Assuming the maximum cash election, the Royal Gold offer
consists of 0.0700 common shares of Royal Gold plus US$3.48 in cash for each
fully diluted share of IRC, implying 51% stock consideration.
IRC also announced that
officers
and directors of IRC have entered into lock-up and voting arrangements with
Royal Gold under which they have agreed to vote in favour of the Arrangement
common shares of IRC representing approximately 17.9% of IRCs fully diluted
common shares. Pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, in the event a superior
proposal is made, Royal Gold has the right to match such proposal, and in the
event IRCs board of directors changes its recommendation or terminates the
Arrangement Agreement, IRC has agreed to pay Royal Gold a termination fee of
US$32 million.
As disclosed in section 12 of the Offer, Market Purchases of Common
Shares, the Offeror may acquire or cause an affiliate to acquire beneficial
ownership of Common Shares by making purchases through the facilities of the
TSX at any time, and from time to time, prior to the Expiry Time subject to and
in accordance with Securities Laws. The aggregate number of Common Shares
acquired in this manner will not exceed 5% of the Common Shares outstanding on
the Offer Commencement Date and the Offeror will issue and file a press release
in Canada and the United States containing the information prescribed by law
immediately after the close of business of the TSX on each day on which such
Common Shares have been purchased.
On December 23, 2009,
Franco-Nevada received a limited exemption from Rule 14e-5 under the
United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, from the staff of
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to permit Franco-Nevada or
any person acting for the account or benefit of Franco-Nevada (including the
Offeror), to purchase, or cause to be purchased, Common Shares outside the
Offer subject to certain conditions.
These conditions include, among other things, that no such purchases
shall be made in the United States, that any public notice of purchases
made in Canada will also be made in the United States and that any
purchases will comply with all applicable Canadian laws and regulations.
On December 23, 2009, Royal Gold
announced that it had entered into additional voting agreements with IRC Shareholders
in conjunction with the proposed Arrangement. The new voting agreements total
7.16% of IRCs fully diluted shares outstanding, which brings the combined
total percentage of shares subject to voting agreements to approximately 34%.
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On December 29, 2009, IRC announced
that its board of directors has unanimously recommended that IRC Shareholders
reject the Offer and that such recommendation, together with the reasons for
its recommendation, are contained in a directors circular being filed and
mailed to IRC shareholders and optionholders.
On December 23, 2009, the Offeror
received an advance ruling certificate under the Competition Act in connection
with the Offer. No further regulatory
approvals are required in connection with the Offer.
On January 11, 2009, IRC reiterated
that
its board of directors has unanimously recommended that IRC Shareholders reject
the Offer
.
On January 19, 2010, the Offeror
announced that it had (i) amended the condition in section 4(c) of
the Original Offer, with the effect that the condition now provides that the
Offeror shall have determined, in its sole discretion, that IRC shall not be
required to pay a termination fee or similar payment to any third party
(including, without limitation, Royal Gold) as a result, directly or
indirectly, of the Offeror taking up and/or paying for Common Shares under the
Offer, and (ii) extended the expiry time for the Offer from 8:00 p.m.
(Toronto time) on January 19, 2010 to 8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on February 19,
2010, being the third Business Day following the date of the special meeting of
IRC Shareholders at which IRC Shareholders will consider
Royal
Golds proposed acquisition of all of the common shares of IRC by way of a
court-approved plan of arrangement
.
4.
Time
of Acceptance
The Offer is open
for acceptance until 8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on February 19, 2010,
unless withdrawn or further extended.
See Section 2 of the Offer, Time of Acceptance.
5.
Manner
of Acceptance
Common Shares may
be deposited to the Offer in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3
of the Offer, Manner of Acceptance.
6.
Take-up
and Payment for Deposited Common Shares
If all the terms
and conditions of the Offer have been complied with or waived by the Offeror at
or prior to the Expiry Time, the Offeror shall take up and pay for all of the
Common Shares validly deposited under the Offer, and not properly withdrawn
pursuant to Section 7 of the Offer, Withdrawal of Deposited Common Shares,
not later than ten days after the Expiry Time. The Offeror shall pay for Common
Shares that it has taken up as soon as possible, and in any event not later
than the earlier of three Business Days after the Common Shares are taken up
and ten days after the Expiry Time. Any
Common Shares deposited pursuant to the Offer after the first date on which
Common Shares have been taken up by the Offeror will be taken up and paid for
within ten days of such deposit.
Shareholders are
referred to Section 6 of the Offer, Take-up and Payment for Deposited
Common Shares for further details as to the take up of and payment for Common
Shares under the Offer.
7.
Withdrawal
of Deposited Common Shares
Except as
otherwise stated in Section 7 of the Offer, all deposits of Common Shares
pursuant to the Offer are irrevocable. Unless otherwise required or permitted
by applicable law, any Common Shares deposited in acceptance of the Offer may
be withdrawn by or on behalf of the depositing Shareholder:
(1)
at
any time before the Common Shares have been taken up by the Offeror;
(2)
at
any time before the expiration of ten days from the date upon which:
(A)
a notice of
change relating to a change which has occurred in the information contained in
the Offer or the Circular, each as may be varied or amended from time to time,
which change would reasonably be expected to affect the decision of a
Shareholder to accept or reject the Offer (other
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than a change that is not within the control of the
Offeror or of an affiliate of the Offeror) in the event that such change occurs
prior to the Expiry Time or after the Expiry Time but before the expiry of all
rights to withdraw the Common Shares deposited under the Offer; or
(B)
a notice of
variation concerning a variation in the terms of the Offer (other than a
variation consisting solely of an increase in the consideration offered for the
Common Shares and an extension of the time for deposit to not later than 10
days after the date of notice of variation and/or a variation in the terms of
the Offer consisting solely of a waiver of one or more of the conditions of the
Offer);
is mailed, delivered or
otherwise properly communicated, but only if such deposited Common Shares have
not been taken up by the Offeror before the date of the notice of change or
notice of variation, as the case may be, and subject to abridgement of that
period pursuant to such order or orders as may be granted by the Courts or
Securities Regulatory Authorities; or
(3)
if
the Common Shares have not been paid for by the Offeror within three Business
Days after having been taken up.
Shareholders are
referred to Section 7 of the Offer, Withdrawal of Deposited Common Shares
for further details as to the withdrawal of deposited Common Shares under the
Offer.
8.
Consequential
Amendments to the Original Offer, Circular, Letter of Transmittal and Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery
Consequential
amendments in accordance with this Notice are deemed to be made where required
to the Original Offer, the Circular, the Letter of Transmittal and the Notice
of Guaranteed Delivery. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, such amendments include the amendment to the
Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to refer to 8:00 p.m.
(Toronto time) on February 19, 2010 as the Expiry Time. Except as varied hereby, all terms of the
Original Offer remain in effect, unamended.
9.
Statement
of Rights
Securities
legislation of the provinces and territories of Canada provides security
holders of IRC with, in addition to any other rights they may have at law, one
or more rights of rescission, price revision or to damages, if there is a
misrepresentation in a circular or notice that is required to be delivered to
those security holders. However, such
rights must be exercised within prescribed time limits. Security holders should refer to the
applicable provisions of the securities legislation of their province or
territory for particulars of those rights or consult a lawyer.
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CERTIFICATE
OF THE OFFEROR
The Offer, as amended by this Notice, contains no untrue statement of a
material fact and does not omit to state a material fact that is required to be
stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the
circumstances in which it was made.
DATED: January 19, 2010
7293275
CANADA INC.
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(Signed)
David Harquail
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(Signed)
Alex Morrison
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Chief Executive
Officer and Director
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Chief Financial
Officer and Director
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(Signed)
Sharon Dowdall
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Director
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CERTIFICATE
OF FRANCO-NEVADA
The Offer, as amended by this Notice, contains no untrue statement of a
material fact and does not omit to state a material fact that is required to be
stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the
circumstances in which it was made.
DATED: January 19, 2010
FRANCO-NEVADA
CORPORATION
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(Signed) David
Harquail
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(Signed) Alex
Morrison
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Chief Executive
Officer
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Chief Financial
Officer
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(Signed)
Pierre Lassonde
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(Signed)
David Peterson
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Director
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Director
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The
Depositary for the Offer is:
Computershare
Investor Services Inc.
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By
Mail
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By
Registered Mail, Hand or Courier
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P.O. Box
7021
31 Adelaide Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 3H2
Attention: Corporate Actions
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100 University
Avenue
9
th
Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2Y1
Attention: Corporate Actions
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North
American Toll Free Phone: 1-800-564-6253
E-mail corporateactions@computershare.com
Facsimile: 1-905-771-4082
Overseas: 1-514-982-7555
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The
Information Agent for the Offer is:
The Exchange Tower
130 King Street West, Suite 2950, P.O. Box 361
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1E2
North
American Toll Free Phone: 1-877-659-1818
E-mail:
contactus@kingsdaleshareholder.com
Facsimile: 1-416-867-2271
Toll-Free Facsimile: 1-866-545-5580
Outside North America, Banks and Brokers Call Collect: 416-867-2272
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The
Dealer Managers for the Offer are:
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BMO
NESBITT BURNS INC.
100 King Street West
1 First Canadian Place
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1H3
Telephone: 1-866-246-7345
Facsimile: 416-359-4459
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BMO
CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.
3 Time Square
New York, New York
10036
Telephone: 1-866-246-7345
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Any questions and requests for
assistance may be directed by holders of Common Shares to the Depositary,
Information Agent or the Dealer Managers at their respective telephone numbers
and locations set forth above. Requests
for additional copies of this document, the Offer and Circular, the Letter of
Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be directed to the
Depositary, the Information Agent or the Dealer Managers at their respective
offices. Shareholders may also contact their brokers, dealers, commercial
banks, trust companies or other nominees for assistance concerning the Offer.
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PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED TO BE
SENT TO SHAREHOLDERS
The bidder has
filed the following as Exhibits to this Schedule:
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1.1
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Press release, dated December 6, 2009
(incorporated by reference to the Schedule TO filed by Franco-Nevada
Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7,
2009).
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99.1.2
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Press release, dated December 14,
2009. *
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99.1.3
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Press release, dated January 19, 2010.
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99.2.1
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Material Change Report of Franco-Nevada
Corporation, dated December 7, 2009. *
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* Previously
filed.
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PART III UNDERTAKINGS AND CONSENT TO
SERVICE OF PROCESS
1.
Undertakings
(a)
The
bidder undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives
to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly,
when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to this
Schedule or to transactions in said securities.
(b)
The
bidder undertakes to disclose in the United States, on the same basis as
it is required to make such disclosure pursuant to applicable Canadian federal
and/or provincial or territorial laws, regulations or policies, or otherwise
discloses, information regarding purchases of the issuers securities in
connection with the cash tender or exchange offer covered by this Schedule.
Such information shall be set forth in amendments to this Schedule.
2.
Consent to Service of Process
(a)
At
the time of filing this Schedule the bidder has filed with the Commission a
written irrevocable consent and power of attorney on Form F-X.
(b)
Any
change to the name or address of a registrants agent for service shall be
communicated promptly to the Commission by amendment to Form F-X
referencing the file number of the registrant.
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PART IV SIGNATURES
By signing this Schedule, Franco-Nevada Corporation
and 7293275 Canada Inc. consent without the power of revocation that
any administrative subpoena may be served or any administrative proceeding,
civil suit or civil action where the cause of action arises out of or is
related to or concerns any offering made or purported to be made in connection
with the filing on Schedule 14D-1F or any purchases or sales of any
security in connection therewith, may be commenced against either or both of
them in any administrative tribunal or in any appropriate court in any place
subject to the jurisdiction of any state or of the United States by
service of said subpoena or process upon the registrants designated agent.
After due inquiry and to the best of our knowledge
and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
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Date: January 19, 2010
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FRANCO-NEVADA
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Sharon Dowdall
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Name: Sharon Dowdall
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Title: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate
Secretary
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7293275 CANADA INC.
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By:
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/s/ Sharon Dowdall
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Name: Sharon Dowdall
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Title: Vice President and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1.1
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Press release,
dated December 6, 2009 (incorporated by reference to the
Schedule TO filed by Franco-Nevada Corporation with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 7, 2009).
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99.1.2
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Press release,
dated December 14, 2009. *
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99.1.3
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Press release,
dated January 19, 2010.
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99.2.1
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Material Change
Report of Franco-Nevada Corporation, dated December 7, 2009. *
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* Previously
filed.
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