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issued, are and will be issued as fully paid and non-assessable shares without liability for further calls<br />

or to assessment by the Company.<br />

Preferred Shares<br />

Preferred Shares are issuable in series with such dividend rates, redemption and conversion<br />

features and other attributes as may be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company and<br />

without further action by the shareholders of the Company. Preferred Shares of all series have<br />

preference over Common Shares and any other shares ranking junior to the Preferred Shares with<br />

respect to payment of dividends and distribution of assets of the Company on liquidation, dissolution<br />

or winding-up.<br />

Share Purchase Warrants<br />

As at December 31, 2010, 15,456,424 Share Purchase Warrants were outstanding. of<br />

which 4,292,700 Share Purchase Warrants entitle the holder to acquire one Common Share per<br />

Share Purchase Warrant at a price of $1.10 until May 25, 2011 and 505,588 Share Purchase<br />

Warrants entitle the holder to acquire one Common Share at a price of $0.77 per share until May<br />

25, 2011, 10,091,886 Share Purchase Warrants entitle the holder to acquire one Common Share<br />

at a price of $0.45 per share until November 2 nd 2015 and 566,250 Share Purchase Warrants<br />

entitle the holder to acquire one Common Share at a price of $0.40 per share until May 2 nd 2012.<br />

Stock Options<br />

The Company maintains an omnibus plan (the “Omnibus Plan”), which allows for the<br />

issuance of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units,<br />

performance awards and other stock-based awards. Under the Omnibus Plan, common shares<br />

approved for issuance under all stock-based compensation arrangements are limited to the<br />

greater of 591,560 or 10% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding. As at December 31,<br />

2010, the maximum number of Common Shares available for issuance under all stock-based<br />

compensation arrangements is 3,798,967.<br />

Under the terms of the Omnibus Plan, stock options are granted with an exercise price not<br />

less than the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares for the five trading<br />

days prior to the date of grant. The stock options generally vest quarterly over four years and are<br />

exercisable for seven years from the date of grant.<br />

As at December 31, 2010, the Company had 107,361 options outstanding under the<br />

Omnibus Plan with a weighted average exercise price of $5.99.<br />

8. MARKET FOR SECURITIES<br />

The outstanding Common Shares of the Company are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange<br />

under the trading symbol “XBC”.<br />

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