Prospectus re Admission to the Official List - Heritage Oil
Prospectus re Admission to the Official List - Heritage Oil
Prospectus re Admission to the Official List - Heritage Oil
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7.11 Save for <strong>the</strong> di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>rships and partnerships disclosed in section 7.9(a) and save for section 7.10above, none of <strong>the</strong> Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>rs or Senior Managers have any potential conflicts of inte<strong>re</strong>sts between<strong>the</strong>ir duties <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Company and <strong>the</strong>ir private inte<strong>re</strong>sts or o<strong>the</strong>r duties.7.12 Save as disclosed in section 7.11 above, no person has any inte<strong>re</strong>st, including conflicting ones, that ismaterial <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Admission</strong>.8. SUMMARY OF THE COMPANY’S 2008 REPLACEMENT SHARE OPTION SCHEMEThe terms of <strong>the</strong> Scheme a<strong>re</strong> as follows:(a) Purpose and ParticipationThe HOC Plan was originally implemented by HOC, and approved by <strong>the</strong> sha<strong>re</strong>holders ofHOC and <strong>the</strong> TSX in 2004. As a <strong>re</strong>sult of <strong>the</strong> <strong>re</strong>organisation of <strong>the</strong> Group in accordance with<strong>the</strong> terms of <strong>the</strong> Arrangement, holders of HOC Options will exchange each outstanding option<strong>to</strong> acqui<strong>re</strong> a HOC Common Sha<strong>re</strong> for an Option <strong>to</strong> acqui<strong>re</strong> an Ordinary Sha<strong>re</strong> of <strong>the</strong> Company(on a 1:10 basis), at which point <strong>the</strong> HOC Plan will <strong>the</strong>n be cancelled. As a <strong>re</strong>sult of <strong>the</strong><strong>re</strong>organisation, <strong>the</strong> Company has adopted <strong>the</strong> Scheme on 18 March 2008 which is in substanceand form substantially <strong>the</strong> same s<strong>to</strong>ck option plan as <strong>the</strong> HOC Plan. The purpose of <strong>the</strong>Scheme is <strong>to</strong> act as a <strong>re</strong>placement <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> HOC Plan and <strong>to</strong> honour <strong>the</strong> options originallygranted under <strong>the</strong> HOC Plan Options by granting holders of HOC Options <strong>the</strong> option <strong>to</strong>purchase Ordinary Sha<strong>re</strong>s. The Scheme will be administe<strong>re</strong>d by <strong>the</strong> Board. The<strong>re</strong> shall be nofur<strong>the</strong>r options granted under this Scheme.(b) Number of Sha<strong>re</strong>s Under <strong>the</strong> SchemeThe maximum number of Ordinary Sha<strong>re</strong>s that may be issued from time <strong>to</strong> time pursuant <strong>to</strong>Options granted under <strong>the</strong> Scheme is that number <strong>re</strong>qui<strong>re</strong>d <strong>to</strong> <strong>re</strong>place <strong>the</strong> HOC Options thatwe<strong>re</strong> granted under <strong>the</strong> HOC Plan and we<strong>re</strong> still in existence prior <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir cancellation, being24,545,340 Ordinary Sha<strong>re</strong>s.(c)Term and Termination; VestingThe Company will deliver <strong>to</strong> each optionholder an option ag<strong>re</strong>ement which will include a dateon which <strong>the</strong> Option expi<strong>re</strong>s. If such expiry date occurs during or within 10 days after <strong>the</strong> lastday of a close period (meaning any period during which a policy of <strong>the</strong> Company p<strong>re</strong>vents aninsider from trading in <strong>the</strong> Ordinary Sha<strong>re</strong>s), <strong>the</strong> expiry date for <strong>the</strong> Option will be <strong>the</strong> last dayof such 10 day period.The Options may be subject <strong>to</strong> vesting periods, as we<strong>re</strong> determined by <strong>the</strong> Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>rs at <strong>the</strong> time<strong>the</strong> Options we<strong>re</strong> granted and will be set out in <strong>the</strong> option ag<strong>re</strong>ements delive<strong>re</strong>d <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>optionholders.If an optionholder dies, only <strong>the</strong> portion of <strong>the</strong> Option that is exercisable at <strong>the</strong> date of deathof <strong>the</strong> optionholder may be exercised by <strong>the</strong> personal <strong>re</strong>p<strong>re</strong>sentatives of <strong>the</strong> optionholderduring <strong>the</strong> period ending 6 months after <strong>the</strong> death of <strong>the</strong> optionholder, after which period allOptions terminate.If an optionholder <strong>re</strong>signs his or her office or employment, or an optionholder’s contract as aconsultant terminates at its normal termination date, only <strong>the</strong> portion of <strong>the</strong> Option that isexercisable at <strong>the</strong> termination date may be exercised by <strong>the</strong> optionholder during <strong>the</strong> periodending ninety 90 days after <strong>the</strong> termination date, after which period all Options expi<strong>re</strong>.If <strong>the</strong> employment of an optionholder is terminated without cause, including a constructivedismissal, or an optionholder’s contract as a consultant is terminated by <strong>the</strong> Company befo<strong>re</strong>its normal termination date without cause, only <strong>the</strong> portion of <strong>the</strong> Option that is exercisable at<strong>the</strong> termination date may be exercised by <strong>the</strong> optionholder during <strong>the</strong> period ending 90 daysafter <strong>the</strong> termination date, after which period all Options expi<strong>re</strong>.An Option will expi<strong>re</strong> immediately upon <strong>the</strong> optionholder ceasing <strong>to</strong> be eligible for Optionsunder <strong>the</strong> Scheme as a <strong>re</strong>sult of being dismissed from his or her office or employment for causeor an optionholder’s contract as a consultant being terminated befo<strong>re</strong> its normal terminationdate for cause, including whe<strong>re</strong> a person eligible for Options <strong>re</strong>signs his or her office or280