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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-10-012392
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SUPPL
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100212
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100212
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20100212

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SILVER STANDARD RESOURCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000921638
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MINERAL ROYALTY TRADERS [6795]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A1
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SUPPL
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-164707
		FILM NUMBER:		10600945

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		999 W HASTINGS ST
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1400
		CITY:			VANCOUVER BC CANADA
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 2W2
		BUSINESS PHONE:		604-689-3846

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		999 W HASTINGS ST
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1400
		CITY:			VANCOUVER BC CANADA
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 2W2
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Filed
    pursuant to General Instruction II.L<BR>
    of Form F-10; File No. 333-164707</FONT></B>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">PROSPECTUS
    SUPPLEMENT
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(To
    the Amended and Restated Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus dated
    February&#160;4, 2010)
    </FONT>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">US$100,000,001</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 2pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <IMG src="o59480fo5948000.gif" alt="(SILVER STANDARD LOGO)"><B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">SILVER
    STANDARD RESOURCES INC.</FONT></B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Common
    Shares</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We are offering 5,882,353 common shares (the &#147;<B>Common
    Shares</B>&#148;) in this offering (the
    &#147;<B>Offering</B>&#148;).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 2pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our outstanding common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock
    Exchange (the &#147;<B>TSX</B>&#148;) under the symbol
    &#147;SSO&#148; and on the Nasdaq Global Market
    (&#147;<B>Nasdaq</B>&#148;) under the symbol &#147;SSRI&#148;.
    On February&#160;11, 2010, the closing price of the common
    shares on the TSX and Nasdaq was C$19.23 and US$18.30,
    respectively. We have applied to list the common shares on the
    TSX. Listing on the TSX will be subject to our fulfilling all
    the listing requirements of the TSX. The Common Shares will be
    listed on Nasdaq, subject to our fulfilling the listing
    requirements of Nasdaq.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 2pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Investing in our Common Shares involves a high degree of
    risk. Before buying any shares, you should read the discussion
    of material risks of investing in our Common Shares in
    &#147;Risk factors&#148; beginning on page&#160;10 of the
    accompanying prospectus.</B>
</DIV>

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&nbsp;
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Per
    share</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Total</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    Public offering price
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    US$
</TD>
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    17.00
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    100,000,001
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    Underwriting commissions
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    US$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    0.85
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    US$
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    5,000,000.05
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Proceeds before expenses, to us
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    US$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    16.15
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    US$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
    95,000,000.95
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Underwriters may also purchase up to an additional
    882,352&#160;Common Shares from us at the public offering price,
    less the underwriting commission payable by us to cover
    over-allotments, if any, within 30&#160;days from the closing of
    this Offering. If the underwriters exercise the option (the
    &#147;<B>Over-Allotment Option</B>&#148;) in full, the total
    underwriting commissions will be US$5,749,999.25, and the total
    proceeds, before expenses, to us will be US$109,249,985.75.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Underwriters are offering the Common Shares as set forth
    under &#147;Underwriting.&#148; Delivery of the Common Shares
    will be made on or about February&#160;18, 2010.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>This offering is made by a Canadian issuer that is permitted,
    under a multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the
    United States, to prepare this prospectus supplement and the
    accompanying amended and restated short form base shelf
    prospectus in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements.
    Prospective investors should be aware that such requirements are
    different from those of the United States. Financial statements
    included or incorporated by reference herein have been prepared
    in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting
    principles, and may be subject to Canadian auditing and auditor
    independence standards, and thus may not be comparable to
    financial statements of United States companies.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Prospective investors should be aware that the acquisition of
    the Common Shares may have tax consequences both in the United
    States and in Canada. Such consequences for investors who are
    resident in, or citizens of, the United States may not be
    described fully herein. Prospective investors should read the
    tax discussion contained in this prospectus supplement under the
    captions &#147;Certain income tax considerations for U.S.
    holders&#148; and &#147;Certain income tax considerations for
    Canadian holders&#148; and should consult their own tax advisor
    with respect to their own particular circumstances.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>The enforcement by investors of civil liabilities under
    U.S.&#160;federal securities laws may be affected adversely by
    the fact that the Company is incorporated or organized under the
    laws of British Columbia, Canada, that some of its officers and
    directors are residents of Canada, that some or all of the
    underwriters or experts named in the registration statement to
    which this prospectus supplement relates may be residents of
    Canada, and that a substantial portion of the assets of the
    Company and said persons are located outside the United
    States.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Neither the U.S.&#160;Securities and Exchange Commission (the
    &#147;SEC&#148;) nor any state or Canadian securities regulator
    has approved or disapproved of the Common Shares offered hereby,
    passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus
    supplement or the accompanying amended and restated short form
    base shelf prospectus or determined if this prospectus
    supplement or the accompanying amended and restated short form
    base shelf prospectus is truthful or complete. Any
    representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</B>
</DIV>



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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">UBS
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</DIV>


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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">The date of this
    prospectus supplement is February&#160;12, 2010
    </FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">TABLE OF
    CONTENTS<BR>
    </FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">PROSPECTUS
    SUPPLEMENT</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements
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    Summary
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    The company
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    Offering
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    Exchange rate information
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    Capitalization
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    Prior sales
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    Selected consolidated financial data
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    Authorized and outstanding share capital
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    Certain income tax considerations for U.S. holders
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    Certain income tax considerations for Canadian holders
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    Underwriting
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    Legal matters
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    Documents filed as part of the registration statement
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    Additional information
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    Enforceability of civil liabilities
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    Cautionary note&#160;regarding forward-looking statements
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    Exchange rate information
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    The company
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    Recent developments
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    Senior management and board of directors
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    Risk factors
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    Use of proceeds
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    Capitalization
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    Prior sales
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    Price range and trading volume
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    Dividend policy
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Selected consolidated financial data
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    Description of share capital
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    Certain income tax considerations
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    Plan of distribution
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    Legal matters
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">General matters
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus
    supplement, which describes the specific terms of this Offering
    and also adds to and updates certain information contained in
    the accompanying amended and restated short form base shelf
    prospectus dated February&#160;4, 2010 amending and restating
    the short form base shelf prospectus dated February&#160;18,
    2009 (the &#147;<B>prospectus</B>&#148;) and the documents
    incorporated by reference therein. The second part is the
    accompanying prospectus, which gives more general information,
    some of which may not apply to this Offering. This prospectus
    supplement is deemed to be incorporated by reference into the
    accompanying prospectus solely for the purposes of this
    Offering. If the description of the Common Shares varies between
    this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you
    should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement.
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    You should rely only on the information contained in this
    prospectus supplement or contained in or incorporated by
    reference in the accompanying prospectus. We are not making an
    offer of the Common Shares in any jurisdiction where the offer
    is not permitted. You should assume that the information
    appearing in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
    prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front of those
    documents and that information contained in any document
    incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus is
    accurate only as of the date of that document. Our business,
    financial condition, results of operations and prospects may
    have changed since those dates.
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    In this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus,
    unless the context otherwise requires, the terms &#147;we&#148;,
    &#147;our&#148;, &#147;us&#148;, the &#147;Company&#148; and
    &#147;Silver Standard&#148; refer to Silver Standard Resources
    Inc. and, unless the context otherwise requires, our
    subsidiaries and their respective predecessors in interest. All
    capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the
    meanings provided in the accompanying prospectus.
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Cautionary note to
    United States investors
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    We are permitted under a multi-jurisdictional disclosure system
    adopted by the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and
    the United States to prepare this prospectus supplement and the
    accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by
    reference therein, in accordance with the requirements of
    Canadian securities laws, which differ from the requirements of
    U.S.&#160;securities laws. Without limiting the foregoing, this
    prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including
    the documents incorporated by reference therein, use the terms
    &#147;measured&#148;, &#147;indicated&#148; and
    &#147;inferred&#148; resources. U.S.&#160;investors are
    cautioned that, while such terms are recognized and required by
    Canadian securities laws, the SEC does not recognize them. Under
    U.S.&#160;standards, mineralization may not be classified as a
    &#147;reserve&#148; unless the determination has been made that
    the mineralization could be economically and legally produced or
    extracted at the time the reserve determination is made.
    U.S.&#160;investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any
    part of measured or indicated resources will ever be converted
    into reserves.
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    U.S.&#160;investors should also understand that &#147;inferred
    resources&#148; have a great amount of uncertainty as to their
    existence and as to whether they can be mined legally or
    economically. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of the
    &#147;inferred resources&#148; will ever be upgraded to a higher
    category. Therefore, U.S.&#160;investors are also cautioned not
    to assume that all or any part of the inferred resources exist,
    or that they can be mined legally or economically. Disclosure of
    &#147;contained ounces&#148; is permitted disclosure under
    Canadian regulations; however, the SEC only permits issuers to
    report &#147;resources&#148; as in-place tonnage and grade
    without reference to unit measures. Accordingly, information
    concerning descriptions of mineralization and resources
    contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
    prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference
    therein, may not be comparable to information made public by
    U.S.&#160;companies subject to the reporting and disclosure
    requirements of the SEC.
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    National Instrument
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT>
    Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (&#147;<B>NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT></B>&#148;)
    is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators
    that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer
    makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral
    projects. Unless otherwise indicated, all reserve and resource
    estimates contained in this prospectus supplement, the
    accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by
    reference in the accompanying prospectus have been prepared in
    accordance with NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT> and
    the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
    Classification System. These standards differ significantly from
    the requirements of the SEC, and reserve and resource
    information contained herein, in the accompanying prospectus and
    incorporated by reference into the accompanying prospectus may
    not be comparable to similar information disclosed by
    U.S.&#160;companies. NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT>
    permits an historical estimate made prior to the adoption of NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT> that
    does not comply with NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT> to be
    disclosed using the historical terminology if the disclosure:
    (a)&#160;identifies the source and date of the historical
    estimate; (b)&#160;comments on the relevance and reliability of
    the historical estimate; (c)&#160;states whether the historical
    estimate uses categories other than those prescribed by NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101,</FONT> and
    if so, includes an explanation of the differences; and
    (d)&#160;includes any more recent estimates or data available.
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Notice regarding
    presentation of financial information
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    The financial statements incorporated by reference in the
    accompanying prospectus and the selected consolidated financial
    data derived therefrom included in this prospectus supplement,
    are presented in United States dollars (&#147;<B>US
    dollars</B>&#148;). In this prospectus supplement and the
    accompanying prospectus, references to &#147;US$&#148; or
    &#147;$&#148; are to US dollars and references to &#147;C$&#148;
    are to Canadian dollars. See &#147;Exchange rate
    information&#148;.
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    The financial statements incorporated by reference in the
    accompanying prospectus and the selected consolidated financial
    data derived therefrom included in this prospectus supplement,
    have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally
    accepted accounting principles (&#147;<B>Canadian
    GAAP</B>&#148;). Canadian GAAP differs in some material respects
    from U.S.&#160;generally accepted accounting principles
    (&#147;<B>U.S.&#160;GAAP</B>&#148;), and so these financial
    statements are not comparable to the financial statements of
    U.S.&#160;companies. Note&#160;18 to the amended audited
    consolidated financial statements of the Company for the years
    ended December&#160;31, 2008 and 2007, incorporated by reference
    in the accompanying prospectus, describes the effect of
    differences between Canadian GAAP and U.S.&#160;GAAP in such
    financial statements in accordance with Item&#160;18 of
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F.</FONT>
    Note&#160;15 to the unaudited interim consolidated financial
    statements for the nine months ended September&#160;30, 2009,
    incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus,
    describes the effect of differences between Canadian GAAP and
    U.S.&#160;GAAP in such financial statements in accordance with
    Item&#160;18 of
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F.</FONT>
    See &#147;Documents incorporated by reference&#148;.
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    This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the
    documents incorporated by reference therein contain certain
    statements and information, referred to herein as
    &#147;forward-looking statements&#148;, which constitute
    forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United
    States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
    forward-looking information under the provisions of Canadian
    securities laws concerning the anticipated developments in our
    operations in future periods, our planned exploration,
    development and mining activities, the adequacy of our financial
    resources and other events or conditions that may occur in the
    future. These statements relate to analyses and other
    information that are based on forecasts of future results,
    estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of
    management.
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    Statements concerning mineral reserve and resource estimates may
    also be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements to the
    extent that they involve estimates of the mineralization that
    will be encountered if the property is developed. Any statements
    that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions,
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    expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives,
    assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not
    always, using words or phrases such as &#147;expects&#148;,
    &#147;anticipates&#148;, &#147;plans&#148;,
    &#147;projects&#148;, &#147;estimates&#148;,
    &#147;assumes&#148;, &#147;intends&#148;, &#147;strategy&#148;,
    &#147;goals&#148;, &#147;objectives&#148;, &#147;potential&#148;
    or variations thereof, or stating that certain actions, events
    or results &#147;may&#148;, &#147;could&#148;,
    &#147;would&#148;, &#147;might&#148; or &#147;will&#148; be
    taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these
    terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical
    fact and may be &#147;forward-looking statements&#148;.
    Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and
    unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
    actual events or results to differ from those expressed or
    implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without
    limitation:
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    our planned development activities and to complete further
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    <TD>    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#216;</FONT></FONT>&#160;
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    <TD align="left">    differences in U.S.&#160;and Canadian practices for reporting
    mineral resources and reserves;
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    <TD align="left">    risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of drill
    results and the geology, grade and continuity of our mineral
    deposits;
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    <TD align="left">    unpredictable risks and hazards related to the development and
    operation of a mine or mine property that are beyond our control;
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    <TD align="left">    risks related to the delay in obtaining or failure to obtain
    required permits, or non-compliance with permits we have
    obtained;
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    <TD align="left">    risks related to reclamation activities on our properties;
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    <TD align="left">    uncertainties related to title to our mineral properties and
    surface rights;
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    mineable mineral rights;
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    <TD align="left">    increased costs affecting the mining industry;
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    <TD align="left">    increased competition in the mining industry for properties,
    qualified personnel and management;
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    <TD align="left">    risks related to some of our directors&#146; and officers&#146;
    involvement with other natural resource companies;
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    <TD align="left">    risks related to claims and legal proceedings;
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    <TD align="left">    our ability to maintain adequate internal control over financial
    reporting; and
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    <TD align="left">    our potential classification as a &#147;passive foreign
    investment company&#148; under the U.S.&#160;Internal Revenue
    Code.
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    This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any
    of our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
    are statements about the future and are inherently uncertain,
    and our actual achievements or other future events or conditions
    may differ materially from those reflected in the
    forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks,
    uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation,
    those
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Cautionary note
    regarding forward-looking statements</FONT></B>
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    referred to in the accompanying prospectus under the heading
    &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and elsewhere in this prospectus
    supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents
    incorporated by reference therein. Our forward-looking
    statements are based on the beliefs, expectations and opinions
    of management on the date the statements are made, and we do not
    assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements if
    circumstances or management&#146;s beliefs, expectations or
    opinions should change, other than as required by applicable
    law. For the reasons set forth above, you should not place undue
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Summary
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    <I>The following summary contains basic information about us and
    the Offering and is not intended to be complete. This
    description does not contain all of the information about us and
    our properties and business that you should consider before
    investing in the Common Shares. You should carefully read the
    entire prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, and
    the documents incorporated by reference therein before making an
    investment decision. Unless otherwise indicated, the information
    in this prospectus supplement assumes that the Underwriters will
    not exercise the Over-Allotment Option. This prospectus
    supplement contains forward-looking statements concerning the
    anticipated developments in our operations in future periods,
    our planned exploration activities, the adequacy of our
    financial resources and other events or conditions that may
    occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are subject to a
    variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
    factors that could cause our results to differ from those
    expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. See
    &#147;Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements&#148;
    in this prospectus supplement and &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in
    the accompanying prospectus.</I>
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">The company
    </FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Overview</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We are a silver resource company that has assembled a portfolio
    of silver-dominant projects since 1994. These projects are
    located in seven countries in the Americas and Australia. We are
    now focused on operating and producing silver from our Pirquitas
    Mine, and on advancing our five other principal projects and
    project pipeline. In the aggregate, we own what we believe to be
    the largest in-ground silver resource of any publicly-traded
    primary silver company, and, as a result, we can provide
    substantial exposure to silver. Certain of our projects also
    contain significant gold resources.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Our
    Strengths</FONT></B>
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    We believe that we are well-positioned to build shareholder
    value through our following strengths:
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    <TD>    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#216;</FONT></FONT>&#160;
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    <TD align="left">    We have demonstrated an ability to consistently increase our
    silver resources in a disciplined manner, providing significant
    exposure to silver;
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    <TD>    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#216;</FONT></FONT>&#160;
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    <TD align="left">    We achieved commercial production at the Pirquitas Mine as of
    December&#160;1, 2009;
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    <TD>    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#216;</FONT></FONT>&#160;
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    <TD align="left">    We have a geographically-diverse project portfolio in the
    Americas and Australia;
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    <TD align="left">    We have a portfolio of projects that provides an opportunity for
    organic growth;
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    <TD align="left">    Our management has proven exploration, development and operating
    expertise, and we have an experienced Board of Directors; and
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    <TD align="left">    Exposure to gold resources on certain of our projects.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Our
    Strategy</FONT></B>
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    Our strategy has been to discover and acquire silver-dominant
    projects at times when lower metal prices prevailed in order to
    position us to benefit from silver price increases. Since 1993,
    we have grown our silver resource base through acquisitions and
    exploration activities and by expanding resources on individual
    projects through additional drilling.
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    Our primary focus is to generate cash flow by optimizing
    commercial production at our Pirquitas Mine and advancing our
    five other principal projects and project pipeline towards
    development and commercial production. We may also monetize some
    of our other assets. For the purposes of NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101,</FONT> our
    only material property is the Pirquitas Mine.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">PRINCIPAL
    PROJECTS</FONT></B>
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    <B>Pirquitas Mine</B>&#151;is a wholly-owned primary silver mine
    located in northwestern Argentina. Initial production and
    concentrate shipments have commenced at the Pirquitas Mine and
    commercial
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    production was achieved on December&#160;1, 2009. We anticipate
    the Pirquitas Mine to produce approximately 7&#160;million
    ounces of silver in 2010 and between 8 to 10&#160;million ounces
    of silver in 2011.
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    <B>San&#160;Luis Project</B>&#151;is a joint venture property
    located in central Peru. We currently own a 55% interest in the
    project and have the right to increase our interest to 70% by
    completing a feasibility study. A draft of the feasibility study
    has been completed and additional work is underway to finalize
    the study, anticipated to be in the second quarter of 2010. An
    environmental impact study has also been initiated and is
    scheduled to be completed in 2010. We can further increase our
    interest to 80% by placing the project into production.
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    <B>Pitarrilla Project</B>&#151;is a wholly-owned silver
    exploration project located in the State of Durango, Mexico. The
    project contains silver and significant base metal
    mineralization. A pre-feasibility study for the development of
    the underground portion of the Breccia Ridge Zone disclosed
    probable silver reserves of 91.7&#160;million ounces. During the
    fourth quarter of 2010, we plan to complete a feasibility study
    for the underground component of the Breccia Ridge Zone.
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    <B>Diablillos Project</B>&#151;is a wholly-owned silver-gold
    exploration project located approximately 275 kilometers south
    of the Pirquitas Mine in northwestern Argentina. With the
    completion of an updated resource estimate and a metallurgical
    program assessing the heap leaching characteristics of the
    Diablillos mineralization, engineering studies are underway to
    assess the potential economics of the project.
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    <B>Snowfield Project</B>&#151;is a wholly-owned gold-copper
    exploration project located approximately 65 kilometers north of
    the town of Stewart in northwest British Columbia. We recently
    completed an extensive prospecting and drilling program
    resulting in an updated resource estimate for the Snowfield
    Project. See &#147;Recent Developments&#148;. We plan on
    conducting a preliminary economic assessment and an extensive
    drilling program in the second half of 2010 in order to further
    define the mineral resources on the Snowfield Project and update
    the mineral resource estimate.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Brucejack Project</B>&#151;is a wholly-owned gold-silver
    exploration project located immediately south of the Snowfield
    Project in northwest British Columbia. We recently completed an
    extensive prospecting and drilling program resulting in an
    updated resource estimate for the Brucejack Project. See
    &#147;Recent Developments&#148;. We plan on conducting an
    extensive drilling program in 2010 in order to further define
    the mineral resources on the Brucejack Project and update the
    mineral resource estimate.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">PROJECT
    PIPELINE</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition to our six principal projects, we hold interests in
    a number of other properties that are geographically-diverse and
    at various stages of exploration. With the exception of the
    Maverick Springs Project, all of the properties described
    immediately below are wholly-owned.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We own the Berenguela Project (a polymetallic exploration
    project) in Puno Department, Peru, the San&#160;Agustin Project
    (a polymetallic exploration project) in Durango State, Mexico,
    the Challacollo Project (a polymetallic exploration project) in
    Region 1, Chile, the Candelaria Project (a former operating
    silver-gold mine) in Nevada, U.S.A., the Maverick Springs
    Project (a silver-gold exploration project) in Nevada, U.S.A.,
    the Bowdens Project (a polymetallic exploration project) in New
    South Wales, Australia, the Silvertip Project (a polymetallic
    exploration project) in British Columbia, Canada, the Sunrise
    Lake Deposit (a polymetallic exploration project) in the
    Northwest Territories, Canada and the Veta Colorada Project (a
    silver exploration project) in Chihuahua State, Mexico.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We also own the San&#160;Marcial Project (a polymetallic
    exploration project) located near Mazatlan, Mexico, which is
    currently optioned to another party.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We also have a number of other property holdings in Argentina,
    Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico and the United States, some of
    which are held in joint ventures or optioned to other parties.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Scientific and technical information contained in this section,
    &#147;The Company&#148;, has been reviewed by Kenneth C.
    McNaughton, M.Sc., P. Eng., Vice President Exploration, who is
    our qualified person for the purpose of NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101.</FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Offering
    </FONT>
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</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Issuer:</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Silver Standard Resources Inc.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Securities offered:</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Common Shares</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Public offering price:</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    US$17.00 per Common Share</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Common Shares outstanding before this
    Offering<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>:</TD>

    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    71,993,808 Common Shares</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Common Shares outstanding after this
    Offering<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>:</TD>

    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    77,876,161 Common Shares. If the Over-Allotment Option is
    exercised in full, 78,758,513 Common Shares will be outstanding
    after this Offering.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Underwriting commission:</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    We have agreed to pay the Underwriters a commission of US$0.85
    for each Common Share sold pursuant to this Offering. See
    &#147;Underwriting&#148;.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Over-Allotment Option:</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    We have granted the Underwriters an Over-Allotment Option,
    exercisable at any time, in whole or in part, for a period of
    30&#160;days following the closing of this Offering, to purchase
    up to an additional 882,352&#160;Common Shares (15% of the
    number of Common Shares offered under the Offering) at the
    public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus
    supplement (less the underwriting commission), to cover
    over-allotments, if any.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Use of proceeds:</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    We estimate that the net proceeds from this Offering will be
    approximately US$94,100,001 (approximately US$108,349,986 if the
    Underwriters exercise the Over-Allotment Option in full). We
    intend to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund the
    exploration on and development of our mineral properties, for
    working capital requirements, to repay indebtedness outstanding
    from time to time or for other general corporate purposes.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Tax considerations:</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Purchasing the Common Shares may have tax consequences in both
    the United States and Canada. This prospectus supplement and the
    accompanying prospectus may not describe these consequences
    fully. You should read the tax discussion in this prospectus
    supplement and consult with your own tax advisor. See
    &#147;Certain income tax considerations for U.S. holders&#148;
    and &#147;Certain income tax considerations for Canadian
    holders&#148;.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Stock exchange symbols:</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Our common shares are listed on the TSX under the symbol
    &#147;SSO&#148; and on Nasdaq under the symbol &#147;SSRI&#148;.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Risk factors:</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <B>See &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on page&#160;10 of the
    accompanying prospectus for a discussion of certain factors you
    should carefully consider before deciding to invest in the
    Common Shares.</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <I><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>&#160;Based

    on common shares outstanding as of February&#160;11, 2010. This
    figure excludes common shares issuable on the conversion of
    US$138&#160;million aggregate principal amount of 4.5% unsecured
    convertible senior notes due March&#160;1, 2028 (the
    &#147;<B>Notes</B>&#148;). The Notes will be convertible into
    common shares at an initial conversion rate of 23.0792 common
    shares per US$1,000 principal amount of Notes (approximately
    US$43.33 per common share), or 3,184,930 common shares in
    aggregate, subject to adjustment. This figure also excludes
    5,238,684 common shares which are issuable upon the exercise of
    outstanding stock options, at a weighted average price of
    C$26.49 per share, as at February&#160;11, 2010.</I>
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Exchange rate
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    The following table sets forth, for each period indicated, the
    exchange rates of the Canadian dollar to the US dollar for the
    end of period and the high, low and average (based on the
    exchange rate on the last day of each month during such period)
    exchange rates for such period (such rates, which are expressed
    in Canadian dollars, are based on the noon buying rate for US
    dollars reported by the Bank of Canada).
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Fiscal year
    ended<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Nine months
    ended<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">December&#160;31,</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">September&#160;30,</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2007</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2008</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2009</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2008</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2009</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="20" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Rate at the end of period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.9981
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.2246
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0510
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0599
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0707
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Average rate during period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0748
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0660
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.1420
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0184
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.1701
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Highest rate during period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.1853
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.2969
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.3000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0796
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.3000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Lowest rate during period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.9170
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.9719
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0292
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.9719
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0613
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On February&#160;11, 2010, the noon buying rate reported by the
    Bank of Canada was US$1.00 per C$1.0523.
</DIV>

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    <A name='608'>
</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 14pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Recent developments
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Resignation of
    Robert Quartermain as President and Chief Executive
    Officer</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Robert Quartermain resigned as our President and Chief Executive
    Officer effective January&#160;19, 2010. Dr.&#160;Quartermain
    remains on our Board of Directors. On the same date, A.E.
    Michael Anglin was appointed as our interim President and Chief
    Executive Officer, while our Board of Directors is conducting a
    search for Dr.&#160;Quartermain&#146;s replacement. See
    &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in the accompanying prospectus.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Increased
    Resource Estimate at the Snowfield Project and the Brucejack
    Project</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective December&#160;1, 2009, we reported a significant
    increase in the gold resource estimate at the Snowfield Project
    and the Brucejack Project. At the Snowfield Project, the
    measured and indicated resources were 4.14&#160;million and
    15.63&#160;million ounces of gold, respectively, and inferred
    resources were 10.05&#160;million ounces of gold. At the
    Brucejack Project, measured and indicated resources were
    0.66&#160;million and 3.38&#160;million ounces of gold,
    respectively, and 23.8&#160;million and 41.6&#160;million ounces
    of silver, respectively, and inferred resources were
    4.87&#160;million ounces of gold and 71.5&#160;million ounces of
    silver. NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT>
    compliant technical reports relating to the resource estimates
    at each of the Snowfield Project and the Brucejack Project were
    filed on SEDAR on January&#160;14, 2010.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Mineral resources for the December&#160;1, 2009 estimates were
    based on a cut-off grade of 0.35 grams of gold equivalent per
    tonne, and defined within an optimized pit that incorporates
    project metal recoveries, estimated operating costs and metals
    price assumptions. Parameters used in the estimates included
    metals prices (and respective recoveries) of US$800/oz. gold
    (75%), US$12.00/oz. silver (73%), US$2.50/lb. copper (85%) and
    US$10/lb. molybdenum (60%). The pit optimization utilized the
    following cost parameters: mining US$1.75/tonne, processing
    US$5.00/tonne and G&#038;A US$1.00/tonne along with pit slopes
    of 50 degrees. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves
    do not have demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of
    mineral resources may be materially affected by environmental,
    permitting, legal, marketing or other relevant issues. The
    quantity and grade of reported inferred resources in this
    estimation are uncertain in nature. There has been insufficient
    exploration to define these inferred resources as an indicated
    or measured mineral resource, and it is uncertain if further
    exploration will result in upgrading them to an indicated or
    measured mineral resource category.
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    <BR>
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">S-10</FONT></B>
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    <A name='609'>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 14pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Use of proceeds
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We estimate that the net proceeds from the Offering will be
    approximately US$94,100,001, after deducting the
    Underwriters&#146; commission and our estimated fees and
    expenses. We intend to use the net proceeds from the Offering to
    fund the exploration on and development of our mineral
    properties, for working capital requirements, to repay
    indebtedness outstanding from time to time or for other general
    corporate purposes. If the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in
    full, the net proceeds will be approximately US$108,349,986. We
    expect to use the net proceeds from the Over-Allotment Option,
    if any, for the same purposes.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Although we intend to use the net proceeds from the Offering for
    the purposes set forth above, we reserve the right to use such
    net proceeds for other purposes to the extent that
    circumstances, including results obtained or other sound
    business reasons, make such use necessary or prudent.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Pending such uses, we intend to invest the net proceeds from the
    Offering in obligations of any province of Canada, Canada or the
    United States of America or their respective agencies;
    obligations of enterprises sponsored by any of such governments;
    banker&#146;s acceptances purchased in the secondary market and
    having received an R-l (high) rating from the Canadian Dominion
    Bond Rating Service or comparable U.S.&#160;rating service, with
    a term of less than 180&#160;days; and bank term deposits and
    bearer deposit notes, with a term of less than 180&#160;days.
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    <BR>
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">S-11</FONT></B>
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    <A name='610'>
</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 14pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Capitalization
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Since September&#160;30, 2009, there have been no changes to the
    share and loan capital of the Company on a consolidated basis.
    Subsequent to September&#160;30, 2009, we granted 769,500
    options to acquire common shares of the Company to our employees
    and consultants.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth the consolidated capitalization
    and cash and cash equivalents of the Company as at
    September&#160;30, 2009 on an actual basis and as adjusted to
    give effect to the Offering (based on the public offering price
    of US$17.00 per share, assuming the Over-Allotment Option is not
    exercised, and after deducting the underwriting commission and
    the estimated expenses of the Offering).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This table should be read in conjunction with the unaudited
    interim consolidated financial statements of the Company for the
    nine months ended September&#160;30, 2009, together with the
    notes thereto, and management&#146;s discussion and analysis
    thereof, incorporated by reference in the accompanying
    prospectus. The information below is presented in accordance
    with Canadian GAAP and is expressed in US dollars.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">As of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">September&#160;30,
    2009</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Actual</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">As
    adjusted</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="8" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(thousands,
    unaudited)</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash and cash equivalents
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    42,886
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    136,986
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Long-term debt:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Long-term convertible
    notes<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    109,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    109,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total long-term debt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    109,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    109,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Common shareholders equity:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Common share
    capital<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    533,296
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    627,396
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Value assigned to stock options
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40,625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40,625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Value assigned to convertible notes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,383
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,383
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Contributed surplus
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    510
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    510
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Accumulated deficit
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (59,447
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (59,447
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Accumulated other comprehensive income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (17,606
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (17,606
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total shareholders equity
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    534,761
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    628,861
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    <B>Total capitalization</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B>643,788</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B>737,888</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 10%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Notes:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <I>(1) </I></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <I>Under Canadian GAAP, the financing fees on the convertible
    notes have been recorded as an expense in the consolidated
    statements of earnings (loss) and comprehensive loss in our
    consolidated financial statements. There are differences between
    Canadian GAAP and U.S. GAAP in the accounting treatment for the
    financing fees on the convertible notes.</I></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <I>(2) </I></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <I>These figures do not include 4,898,750 common shares reserved
    for issuance pursuant to outstanding stock options, which were
    exercisable at a weighted average price of C$26.43 per share, as
    at September&#160;30, 2009. As at February&#160;11, 2010, an
    aggregate of 5,238,684 common shares were reserved for issuance
    pursuant to outstanding stock options.</I></TD>
</TR>

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    <BR>
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">S-12</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Prior sales
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In the 12&#160;months prior to the date of this prospectus
    supplement, we have issued the following common shares upon the
    exercise of stock options:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="13%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="15%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Price per<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Number of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Date of
    Issue</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Common Share
    (C$)</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Common Shares
    issued</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="8" align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    February&#160;11, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    February&#160;11, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    April&#160;29, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    May&#160;8, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    May&#160;15, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    May&#160;19, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    May&#160;27, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;2, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;2, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;3, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,900
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;4, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,100
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;5, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;5, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;8, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    September&#160;21, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    November&#160;17, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    November&#160;19, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    November&#160;19, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    November&#160;20, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;1, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;7, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,300
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;14, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;18, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.30
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;18, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;21, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;21, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,832
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;23, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;23, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.30
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;29, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    80,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;30, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    January&#160;13, 2010
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    January&#160;18, 2010
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    January&#160;28, 2010
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    January&#160;29, 2010
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, we issued 5,450,000 common shares on
    February&#160;27, 2009 and 375,713 common shares on
    March&#160;31, 2009, in each case at a price of US$17.00 per
    share pursuant to an offering under a short form base shelf
    prospectus dated February&#160;18, 2009, as supplemented by a
    prospectus supplement dated February&#160;24, 2009, and
    2,997,816 common shares on August&#160;17, 2009 at a price of
    US$17.00 per share pursuant to an offering under a short form
    base shelf prospectus dated February&#160;18, 2009, as
    supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated August&#160;12,
    2009.
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Selected
    consolidated financial data
    </FONT>
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</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The selected consolidated financial data set forth below should
    be read in conjunction with our amended audited annual
    consolidated financial statements and related notes, our
    unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related
    notes, management&#146;s discussion and analysis and other
    information contained in and incorporated by reference in the
    accompanying prospectus, as supplemented by this prospectus
    supplement. Our consolidated financial statements have been
    prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP, which differs in
    certain respects from U.S.&#160;GAAP. See &#147;Notice regarding
    presentation of financial information&#148;.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The selected consolidated financial data in the table below is
    presented in accordance with Canadian GAAP and is expressed in
    thousands of US dollars except share and per share amounts.
    Historical results do not necessarily indicate results for any
    future period.
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    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
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<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Nine months
    ended<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Year ended
    December
    31,<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP></FONT></B>

</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">September&#160;30,</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2006</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2007</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2008</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2008</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2009</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="20" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
<B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(restated)</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)(3)</SUP>

</FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
<B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(restated)</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)(3)</SUP>

</FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
<B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(restated)</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</SUP>

</FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
<B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(restated)</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</SUP>

</FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Revenues
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Earnings (Loss) for <BR>
    period<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,115
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (33,965
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (5,946
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,366
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (4,067
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Earnings (Loss) per common
    share<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>&#151;basic

    and diluted
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.24
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (0.55
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (0.09
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (0.06
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Total assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    404,199
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    504,851
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    567,905
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    633,351
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    718,259
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Long term obligations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    104,046
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    102,529
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    109,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Share capital
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    370,196
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    386,597
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    389,655
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    388,901
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    533,296
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Cash dividends per common share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Number of common shares
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    61,646,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,569,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,755,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,705,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    71,712,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 10%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <I>(1) </I></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <I>All of our operations are continuing.</I></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <I>(2) </I></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <I>Restated to reflect the adoption of the U.S. dollar as our
    reporting currency.</I></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <I>(3) </I></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <I>Certain comparable figures have been restated to reflect the
    adoption of EIC 172 &#147;Income Statement Presentation of a Tax
    Loss Carry Forward Recognized Following an Unrealized Gain
    Recorded in Other Comprehensive Income&#148;.</I></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The selected consolidated financial data in the table below is
    presented in accordance with U.S.&#160;GAAP and is expressed in
    thousands of US dollars except share and per share amounts.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="13%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Nine months
    ended<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Year ended
    December 31,</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">September&#160;30,</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2006</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2007</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2008</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">2009</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="16" align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
<B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(restated)</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</SUP>

</FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
<B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(restated)</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</SUP>

</FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
<B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(restated)</FONT></B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)(3)</SUP>

</FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Revenue
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Loss for
    period<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (10,340
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (68,143
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (29,768
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (21,579
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Loss per common
    share<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>&#151;basic

    and diluted
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (0.18
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (1.10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (0.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (0.32
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Total assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    229,258
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    260,545
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    348,554
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    471,209
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Long term obligations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    104,046
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    109,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Share capital
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    369,247
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    385,647
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    388,705
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    532,346
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Cash dividends per common share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Number of common shares
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    61,646,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,569,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,755,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    71,712,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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    <I>(1) </I></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <I>All of our operations are continuing.</I></TD>
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    <I>(2) </I></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <I>Restated to reflect the adoption of the U.S. dollar as our
    reporting currency.</I></TD>
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    <I>(3) </I></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <I>Certain comparative figures have been restated to reflect the
    adoption of APB
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">14-1</FONT>
    &#147;Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be
    Settled in Cash upon Conversion (including Partial Cash
    Settlement)&#148;(codified within ASC 470 and ASC 825)&#160;and
    SFAS&#160;160 &#147;Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated
    Financial Statements&#148; (codified within ASC 810).</I></TD>
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    <A name='613'>
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Authorized and
    outstanding share capital
    </FONT>
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    Our authorized share capital consists of unlimited common
    shares, without par value, of which 71,993,808&#160;common
    shares were issued and outstanding as at February&#160;11, 2010.
    In addition, we had 5,238,684&#160;common shares reserved for
    issuance pursuant to outstanding stock options, which were
    exercisable at a weighted average price of C$26.49 per share, as
    at February&#160;11, 2010.
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    <A name='614'>
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Certain income tax
    considerations for U.S. holders
    </FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">CERTAIN U.S.
    FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following is a general summary of certain material
    anticipated U.S.&#160;federal income tax consequences to a
    U.S.&#160;Holder, as defined below, of the ownership and
    disposition of Common Shares in the Company that were acquired
    pursuant to this Offering. This discussion is based on the
    U.S.&#160;Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
    &#147;<B>Code</B>&#148;), Treasury regulations promulgated under
    the Code (&#147;<B>Treasury Regulations</B>&#148;),
    administrative pronouncements or practices, judicial decisions,
    and the Income Tax Convention between the U.S.&#160;and Canada
    (the &#147;<B>Tax Convention</B>&#148;), all as of the date
    hereof. Future legislative, judicial, or administrative
    modifications, revocations, or interpretations, which may or may
    not be retroactive, may result in U.S.&#160;federal income tax
    consequences significantly different from those discussed
    herein. This discussion is not binding on the U.S.&#160;Internal
    Revenue Service (the &#147;<B>IRS</B>&#148;). No ruling has been
    or will be sought or obtained from the IRS with respect to any
    of the U.S.&#160;federal tax consequences discussed herein.
    There can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge any of
    the conclusions described herein or that a U.S.&#160;court will
    not sustain such a challenge.
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    This discussion does not address the U.S.&#160;federal income
    tax consequences to U.S.&#160;Holders subject to special rules,
    including U.S.&#160;Holders that (i)&#160;are banks, financial
    institutions, or insurance companies, (ii)&#160;are regulated
    investment companies or real estate investment trusts,
    (iii)&#160;are brokers, dealers, or traders in securities or
    currencies, (iv)&#160;are tax-exempt organizations,
    (v)&#160;hold Common Shares as part of hedges, straddles,
    constructive sales, conversion transactions, or other integrated
    investments, (vi)&#160;acquire Common Shares as compensation for
    services or through the exercise or cancellation of employee
    stock options or warrants, (vii)&#160;have a functional currency
    other than the U.S.&#160;dollar, (viii)&#160;own or have owned
    directly, indirectly, or constructively 10% or more of the
    voting power of the Company, or (ix)&#160;are subject to the
    alternative minimum tax. In addition, this discussion does not
    address any U.S.&#160;federal estate, gift, or other non-income
    tax, or any state, local, or
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;tax</FONT>
    consequences of the ownership and disposition of Common Shares.
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    As used herein, &#147;U.S.&#160;Holder&#148; means a beneficial
    owner of Common Shares that is (i)&#160;an individual that is a
    citizen or resident of the U.S.&#160;for U.S.&#160;federal
    income tax purposes, (ii)&#160;a corporation (or other entity
    taxable as a corporation for U.S.&#160;federal tax purposes)
    created or organized under the laws of the U.S.&#160;or any
    political subdivision thereof, including the States and the
    District of Columbia, (iii)&#160;an estate the income of which
    is subject to U.S.&#160;federal income tax regardless of its
    source, or (iv)&#160;a trust that (a)&#160;is subject to the
    primary jurisdiction of a court within the U.S.&#160;and for
    which one or more U.S.&#160;persons have authority to control
    all substantial decisions or (b)&#160;has a valid election in
    effect under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a
    U.S.&#160;person.
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    If a pass-through entity, including a partnership or other
    entity taxable as a partnership for U.S.&#160;federal tax
    purposes, holds Common Shares, the U.S.&#160;federal income tax
    treatment of an owner or partner generally will depend on the
    status of such owner or partner and on the activities of the
    pass-through entity. A U.S.&#160;person that is an owner or
    partner of a pass-through entity holding Common Shares is urged
    to consult its own tax advisor.
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    This discussion assumes that Common Shares are held as capital
    assets (generally, property held for investment), within the
    meaning of the Code, in the hands of a U.S.&#160;Holder at all
    relevant times.
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    A U.S.&#160;HOLDER OF COMMON SHARES IS URGED TO CONSULT ITS OWN
    TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF U.S.&#160;FEDERAL TAX
    LAWS TO ITS PARTICULAR SITUATION AND ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES
    ARISING UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">NON-U.S.,</FONT> OR
    OTHER TAXING JURISDICTION.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Passive Foreign
    Investment Company (PFIC) Considerations</FONT></B>
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    Special and generally unfavorable U.S.&#160;federal income tax
    rules may apply to a U.S.&#160;Holder if its holding period in
    its Common Shares includes any period during a taxable year of
    the Company in which the Company is a passive foreign investment
    company (a &#147;<B>PFIC</B>&#148;). A
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;corporation</FONT>
    is a PFIC for each taxable year in which (i)&#160;75% or more of
    its gross income is passive income or (ii)&#160;50% or more of
    the average value (or, in certain circumstances, the adjusted
    tax basis for U.S.&#160;federal income tax purposes) of its
    assets are assets that either produce or are held for the
    production of passive income. Special rules apply where a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;corporation</FONT>
    owns, directly or indirectly, at least 25% by value of the stock
    of another corporation (the &#147;<B>lower-tier
    corporation</B>&#148;). For purposes of determining whether the
    Company is a PFIC, it will be treated as if it held its
    proportionate share of the assets of any lower-tier corporation
    and received directly its proportionate share of the income of
    any lower-tier corporation.
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    For purposes of the PFIC rules, and subject to certain
    exceptions, passive income includes, in part, dividends,
    interest, royalties, rents, and net gains from certain
    transactions in commodities. Net gains from transactions in
    commodities will not be passive income for purposes of the PFIC
    rules if (i)&#160;they are active business gains or losses from
    the sale of commodities, and (ii)&#160;substantially all of the
    taxpayer&#146;s commodities are (a)&#160;stock in trade or
    inventory of it, (b)&#160;property used in its trade or
    business, or (c)&#160;supplies regularly used or consumed by it
    in the ordinary course of its trade or business.
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    Under these PFIC rules, the Company believes that (i)&#160;it
    was a PFIC for its 2008 and 2009 taxable years, and
    (ii)&#160;based on the Company&#146;s current and anticipated
    operations, that it may not be a PFIC for its 2010 and
    subsequent taxable years. In addition, the Company believes that
    certain of its subsidiaries were PFICs for their 2008 and 2009
    taxable years and will be PFICs for their 2010 and subsequent
    taxable years (&#147;<B>PFIC Subsidiaries</B>&#148;). However,
    with respect to any PFIC Subsidiaries, the PFIC rules generally
    will apply to a U.S.&#160;Holder only during years in which the
    Company itself is a PFIC. There can be no assurance regarding
    the PFIC classification of the Company or its subsidiaries for
    their 2010 and subsequent taxable years, because PFIC
    classification is fundamentally factual in nature, is determined
    annually, and generally cannot be determined until the close of
    the taxable year in question.
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    In the absence of a timely election described below, if a
    U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s holding period in its Common Shares
    includes any period during a taxable year of the Company in
    which the Company is or will be a PFIC, the rules described
    below in &#147;The &#145;No Election&#146; Alternative&#148;
    generally apply to gain realized on a disposition of Common
    Shares and certain distributions received with respect to Common
    Shares. If certain requirements are met, a U.S.&#160;Holder may
    mitigate certain of the consequences of those rules by timely
    making an election to mark its Common Shares to market,
    described below in &#147;The Mark-to-Market Election
    Alternative&#148;, or to treat the Company and any PFIC
    Subsidiary each as a &#147;qualified electing fund&#148; (a
    &#147;<B>QEF</B>&#148;), described below in &#147;The QEF
    Election Alternative&#148;.
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    If a U.S.&#160;Holder owns Common Shares during any year in
    which the Company is a PFIC, such U.S.&#160;Holder must also
    file IRS Form&#160;8621.
</DIV>

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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The QEF
    Election Alternative</FONT></I>
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    A U.S.&#160;Holder that makes a timely and effective QEF
    election (an &#147;<B>Electing U.S.&#160;Holder</B>&#148;)
    generally would not be subject to the rules discussed below in
    &#147;The &#145;No Election&#146; Alternative&#148;. However, an
    Electing U.S.&#160;Holder will be subject to U.S.&#160;federal
    income tax on such Electing U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s pro rata
    share of the Company&#146;s (a)&#160;net capital gain, which
    will be taxed as long-term capital gain to such Electing
    U.S.&#160;Holder, and (b)&#160;ordinary earnings, which will be
    taxed as ordinary income to such Electing U.S.&#160;Holder, in
    each case regardless of whether such amounts are actually
    distributed to such Electing U.S.&#160;Holder. However, an
    Electing U.S.&#160;Holder may, subject to certain limitations,
    elect to defer payment of current U.S.&#160;federal income tax
    on such amounts, subject to an interest charge. If such Electing
    U.S.&#160;Holder is not a corporation, any such interest paid
    will be treated as &#147;personal interest,&#148; which is not
    deductible.
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    A QEF election applies only to the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;corporation</FONT>
    for which it is made. If the Company were a PFIC, a
    U.S.&#160;Holder likely would remain subject to the excess
    distribution rules discussed below in &#147;The &#145;No
    Election&#146; Alternative&#148; in respect of its indirectly
    owned shares in each PFIC Subsidiary regardless of a QEF
    election in respect of the Company, unless such U.S.&#160;Holder
    has made a QEF election in respect of such PFIC Subsidiary.
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    An Electing U.S.&#160;Holder generally (a)&#160;may receive a
    tax-free distribution from the Company to the extent that such
    distribution represents &#147;earnings and profits&#148; that
    were previously included in income by the Electing
    U.S.&#160;Holder because of such QEF election and (b)&#160;will
    adjust such Electing U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s tax basis in the
    Common Shares to reflect the amount included in income or
    allowed as a tax-free distribution because of such QEF election.
    In addition, an Electing U.S.&#160;Holder generally will
    recognize capital gain or loss on the sale or other taxable
    disposition of Common Shares.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The procedure for making a QEF election, and the
    U.S.&#160;federal income tax consequences of making a QEF
    election, will depend on whether such QEF election is timely. A
    QEF election will be treated as &#147;timely&#148; if such QEF
    election is made for the first taxable year in the
    U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s holding period for the Common Shares in
    which the Company is a PFIC. If a U.S.&#160;Holder makes a QEF
    election after the first taxable year in the
    U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s holding period for the Common Shares in
    which the Company is a PFIC, then in addition to filing the QEF
    election documents, a U.S.&#160;Holder may elect to recognize
    gain (which will be taxed under the rules discussed below in
    &#147;The &#145;No Election&#146; Alternative&#148;) as if the
    Common Shares were sold on the qualification date. The
    &#147;qualification date&#148; is the first day of the first
    taxable year in which the Company is a QEF with respect to such
    U.S.&#160;Holder. The election to recognize such gain can only
    be made if such U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s holding period for the
    Common Shares includes the qualification date. By electing to
    recognize such gain, such U.S.&#160;Holder will be deemed to
    have made a timely QEF election. In addition, under very limited
    circumstances, a U.S.&#160;Holder may make a retroactive QEF
    election if such U.S.&#160;Holder failed to file the QEF
    election documents in a timely manner. If a U.S.&#160;Holder
    fails to make a QEF election for the first taxable year in the
    U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s holding period for the Common Shares in
    which the Company is a PFIC, and does not elect to recognize
    gain as if the Common Shares were sold on the qualification
    date, such holder will not be treated as having made a
    &#147;timely&#148; QEF election and will continue to be subject
    to the special taxation rules discussed below in &#147;The
    &#145;No Election&#146; Alternative&#148;.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    A QEF election will apply to the taxable year for which such QEF
    election is made and to all subsequent taxable years, unless
    such QEF election is invalidated or terminated or the IRS
    consents to revocation of such QEF election. If a
    U.S.&#160;Holder makes a QEF election and, in a subsequent
    taxable year, the Company ceases to be a PFIC, the QEF election
    will remain in effect (although it will not be applicable)
    during those taxable years in which the Company is not a PFIC.
    Accordingly, if the Company becomes a PFIC in another subsequent
    taxable year, the QEF election will be effective and the
    U.S.&#160;Holder will be subject to the QEF rules described
    above during any such subsequent taxable year in which the
    Company qualifies as a PFIC.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Each U.S.&#160;Holder should consult its own tax advisor
    regarding the availability of, and procedure for making, a QEF
    election. A U.S.&#160;Holder cannot make and maintain a valid
    QEF election unless the Company provides certain U.S.&#160;tax
    information necessary to make such an election. The Company
    expects to provide U.S.&#160;Holders with timely and accurate
    information as to its status as a PFIC and will use commercially
    reasonable efforts to provide to U.S.&#160;Holders acquiring
    Common Shares pursuant to this Offering all information that a
    U.S.&#160;Holder making a QEF election with respect to the
    Company is required to obtain for U.S.&#160;federal income tax
    purposes. U.S.&#160;Holders should be aware that, with respect
    to any PFIC Subsidiary, there can be no assurance that the
    Company will satisfy record keeping requirements that apply to a
    QEF or that the Company will supply U.S.&#160;Holders with
    information that such U.S.&#160;Holders require to report under
    the QEF rules, in the event that the Company is a PFIC and a
    U.S.&#160;Holder wishes to make a QEF election with respect to
    such PFIC Subsidiary. Each U.S.&#160;Holder should consult its
    own tax advisor regarding the availability of, and procedure for
    making, a QEF election.
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">S-18</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Certain income
    tax considerations for U.S. holders</FONT></B>
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    Mark-to-Market Election Alternative</FONT></I>
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    A U.S.&#160;Holder that holds &#147;marketable stock&#148; in a
    PFIC may avoid the imposition of the additional tax and interest
    described below by making a mark-to-market election in the first
    year of its holding period in such PFIC&#146;s shares. The
    Common Shares will be marketable securities if they are
    regularly traded on a qualifying exchange that is either
    (i)&#160;a national securities exchange which is registered with
    the Securities and Exchange Commission or the national market
    system established pursuant to the Exchange Act, or
    (ii)&#160;any exchange or other market that the
    U.S.&#160;Treasury Department determines is adequate. The
    Company believes that the TSX and Nasdaq meet this test, and
    accordingly, provided that the Common Shares are regularly
    traded on the TSX or Nasdaq, a U.S.&#160;Holder should be able
    to make a mark-to-market election with respect to the Common
    Shares if the Company is classified as a PFIC.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If a U.S.&#160;Holder were to make a timely mark-to-market
    election with respect to Common Shares that it will own at the
    close of its taxable year, such electing U.S.&#160;Holder would
    include as ordinary income in that taxable year any excess of
    the fair market value of its Common Shares as of the close of
    such year over its adjusted tax basis in the Common Shares. In
    addition, the U.S.&#160;Holder may claim an ordinary loss
    deduction for the excess, if any, of its adjusted tax basis in
    the Common Shares over the fair market value of the Common
    Shares at the close of the taxable year, but only to the extent
    of any prior net mark-to-market gains. An electing
    U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s tax basis in its Common Shares will be
    adjusted to reflect any such income or loss. Any gain or loss on
    the sale of Common Shares will be ordinary income or loss,
    except that any loss will be ordinary loss only to the extent of
    the previously included net mark-to-market gain. An election to
    mark-to-market applies to the year for which the election is
    made and to subsequent years unless the PFIC shares cease to be
    marketable or the IRS consents to the revocation of the
    election. If the Company were to cease being a PFIC, a
    U.S.&#160;Holder that marked its Common Shares to market would
    not include mark-to-market gain or loss with respect to its
    Common Shares for any taxable year that the Company was not a
    PFIC.
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    A mark-to-market election applies only to the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;corporation</FONT>
    for which it is made. If the Company were a PFIC, a
    U.S.&#160;Holder would remain subject to the excess distribution
    rules with respect to its indirectly owned shares in any PFIC
    Subsidiary even if such U.S.&#160;Holder has made a
    mark-to-market election in respect of the Company.
</DIV>

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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    &#147;No Election&#148; Alternative</FONT></I>
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    If a U.S.&#160;Holder does not make a timely mark-to-market
    election or a timely QEF election (a &#147;<B>Non-Electing
    U.S.&#160;Holder</B>&#148;) and the Company is a PFIC, then
    special taxation rules will apply to (i)&#160;gains realized on
    the disposition (or deemed to be realized by reason of a pledge)
    of such U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s Common Shares and
    (ii)&#160;certain &#147;excess distributions&#148; (generally,
    distributions received in the current taxable year that are in
    excess of 125% of the average distributions received during the
    three preceding years or, if shorter, such
    U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s holding period) by the Company.
</DIV>

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    Pursuant to these rules, a Non-Electing U.S.&#160;Holder
    generally would be required to pro rate all gains realized on
    the disposition of any of its Common Shares and all excess
    distributions on its Common Shares over its entire holding
    period. All gains or excess distributions allocated to prior
    years of a U.S.&#160;Holder (other than any year before the
    first taxable year of the Company during such
    U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s holding period for which it was a PFIC)
    would be taxed at the highest tax rate for each such prior year
    applicable to ordinary income. A Non-Electing U.S.&#160;Holder
    also would be liable for interest on the foregoing tax liability
    for each such prior year calculated as if such liability had
    been due with respect to each such prior year but had not been
    paid until the taxable year within which the gains or excess
    distributions have occurred. A Non-Electing U.S.&#160;Holder
    that is not a corporation would be required to treat this
    interest charge as &#147;personal interest&#148; which would be
    wholly nondeductible. The balance of the gain or the excess
    distribution would be treated as ordinary income in the year of
    the disposition or distribution, and no interest charge would be
    incurred with respect to such balance.
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    If the Company is a PFIC, a U.S.&#160;Holder would be deemed to
    own an interest in each of the Company&#146;s PFIC Subsidiaries
    for purposes of the PFIC rules, and therefore may be subject to
    the excess distribution rules on
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Certain income
    tax considerations for U.S. holders</FONT></B>
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    (i)&#160;a distribution with respect to the indirectly owned
    shares by a PFIC Subsidiary to the Company, (ii)&#160;a
    disposition by the Company of the indirectly owned shares in a
    PFIC Subsidiary, and (iii)&#160;a disposition by the
    U.S.&#160;Holder of Common Shares that reduces or terminates the
    U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s indirect ownership of shares in a PFIC
    Subsidiary.
</DIV>

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    If the Company is a PFIC for any taxable year during which a
    Non-Electing U.S.&#160;Holder holds Common Shares, then for
    purposes of applying the rules described above, the Company will
    continue to be treated as a PFIC with respect to such
    U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s Common Shares throughout such
    U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s entire holding period in its Common
    Shares, even if it is no longer a PFIC in subsequent years. A
    Non-Electing U.S.&#160;Holder may terminate this deemed PFIC
    status by electing to recognize gain (which will be taxed under
    the rules for a Non-Electing U.S.&#160;Holder) as if its Common
    Shares had been sold on the last day of the last taxable year
    for which the Company was a PFIC.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Each
    U.S.&#160;Holder is urged to consult its own tax advisor
    regarding the Company&#146;s PFIC classification, the
    consequences to such U.S.&#160;Holder of the Company&#146;s PFIC
    classification, and the availability and the consequences of
    making a mark-to-market or QEF election.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Considerations if
    the PFIC Rules&#160;Do Not Apply</FONT></B>
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Distributions
    on Common Shares</FONT></I>
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    Subject to the discussion under &#147;Passive Foreign Investment
    Company (PFIC) Considerations&#148; above, the gross amount of
    any distribution paid by the Company will generally be subject
    to U.S.&#160;federal income tax as dividend income to the extent
    paid out of the Company&#146;s current or accumulated earnings
    and profits, as determined under U.S.&#160;federal income tax
    principles. Such amount will be includable in gross income by a
    U.S.&#160;Holder as ordinary income on the date such
    U.S.&#160;Holder actually or constructively receives the
    distribution. Dividends paid by the Company will not be eligible
    for the dividends received deduction generally allowed to
    corporations.
</DIV>

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    Subject to applicable exceptions with respect to short-term and
    hedged positions, certain dividends received by non-corporate
    U.S.&#160;Holders prior to January&#160;1, 2011 from a
    &#147;qualified foreign corporation&#148; may be eligible for
    reduced rates of taxation (&#147;<B>qualified
    dividends</B>&#148;). A qualified foreign corporation includes a
    foreign corporation that is eligible for the benefits of a
    comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States that the
    U.S.&#160;Treasury Department determines to be satisfactory for
    these purposes and that includes an exchange of information
    provision. The U.S.&#160;Treasury has determined that the Tax
    Convention meets these requirements, and the Company believes it
    is eligible for the benefits of the Tax Convention. Dividends
    received by U.S.&#160;investors from a foreign corporation that
    was a PFIC in either the taxable year of the distribution or the
    preceding taxable year will not constitute qualified dividends.
    As discussed above in &#147;Passive Foreign Investment Company
    (PFIC) Considerations,&#148; the Company believes that it was a
    PFIC for its 2008 and 2009 taxable years. Accordingly, dividends
    paid on the Common Shares in 2010 are not expected to constitute
    qualified dividends.
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    The limitations on foreign taxes eligible for credit are
    calculated separately with respect to specific classes of
    income. For foreign tax credit purposes, dividends received by a
    U.S.&#160;Holder with respect to shares of a foreign corporation
    generally constitute foreign-source income. However, all or a
    portion of the dividends paid by a foreign corporation that is
    more than 50&#160;percent owned by U.S.&#160;persons will be
    treated as
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">U.S.-source</FONT>
    income for foreign tax credit purposes if the foreign
    corporation itself has more than an insignificant amount of
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">U.S.-source</FONT>
    earnings and profits, in proportion to such
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">U.S.-source</FONT>
    earnings and profits. A portion of any dividends paid by the
    Company may be treated as
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">U.S.-source</FONT>
    income under these rules, which may limit the ability of a
    U.S.&#160;Holder to claim a foreign tax credit for any
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;withholding</FONT>
    taxes payable in respect of such amount. To the extent that any
    dividends distributed by the Company are treated as
    foreign-source income, such dividends generally will, depending
    on a U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s circumstances, be &#147;passive
    category&#148; or &#147;general category&#148; income for
    foreign tax credit purposes.
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    Subject to certain limitations, any Canadian tax withheld with
    respect to distributions made on the Common Shares may be
    treated as foreign taxes eligible for credit against a
    U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s U.S.&#160;federal income tax
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Certain income
    tax considerations for U.S. holders</FONT></B>
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    liability. Alternatively, a U.S.&#160;Holder may, subject to
    applicable limitations, elect to deduct the otherwise creditable
    Canadian withholding taxes for U.S.&#160;federal income tax
    purposes. The rules governing the foreign tax credit are complex
    and their application depends on each taxpayer&#146;s particular
    circumstances. Accordingly, U.S.&#160;Holders are urged to
    consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of the
    foreign tax credit under their particular circumstances.
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    To the extent that a distribution exceeds the amount of the
    Company&#146;s current or accumulated earnings and profits, as
    determined under U.S.&#160;federal income tax principles, it
    will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital, causing a
    reduction in the U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s adjusted basis in the
    Common Shares held by such U.S.&#160;Holder (thereby increasing
    the amount of gain, or decreasing the amount of loss, to be
    recognized by such U.S.&#160;Holder upon a subsequent
    disposition of the Common Shares), with any amount that exceeds
    the adjusted basis being taxed as a capital gain recognized on a
    sale or exchange (as discussed under &#147;Sale, Exchange or
    Other Taxable Disposition of Common Shares&#148; below).
    However, the Company does not intend to maintain calculations of
    earnings and profits in a manner necessary to enable
    U.S.&#160;Holders to determine the extent to which a
    distribution would be treated as a dividend. Each
    U.S.&#160;Holder should therefore assume that any distribution
    by the Company with respect to the Common Shares will constitute
    ordinary dividend income.
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    The gross amount of distributions paid in any foreign currency
    will be included by each U.S.&#160;Holder in gross income in a
    U.S.&#160;dollar amount calculated by reference to the exchange
    rate in effect on the day the distributions are paid, regardless
    of whether the payment is in fact converted into
    U.S.&#160;dollars. If the foreign currency is converted into
    U.S.&#160;dollars on the date of the payment, the
    U.S.&#160;Holder should not be required to recognize any foreign
    currency gain or loss with respect to the receipt of the foreign
    currency distributions. If instead the foreign currency is
    converted at a later date, any currency gains or losses
    resulting from the conversion of the foreign currency will be
    treated as U.S.&#160;source ordinary income or loss.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Sale,
    Exchange, or Other Taxable Disposition of Common
    Shares</FONT></I>
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    Subject to the discussion above under &#147;Passive Foreign
    Investment Company (PFIC) Considerations,&#148; a
    U.S.&#160;Holder generally will recognize gain or loss on the
    sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of Common Shares in
    an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized on
    the disposition and the U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s adjusted tax
    basis in the Common Shares. Such gain or loss generally will be
    long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S.&#160;Holder held the
    Common Shares for more than one year at the time of the sale,
    exchange or other disposition. Preferential tax rates may apply
    to long-term capital gains or losses of a U.S.&#160;Holder that
    is an individual, trust or estate. The deductibility of capital
    losses is subject to significant limitations.
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    If a U.S.&#160;Holder receives any foreign currency on the sale
    of Common Shares, such U.S.&#160;Holder may recognize ordinary
    income or loss as a result of currency fluctuations between the
    date of the sale of Common Shares and the date the sale proceeds
    are converted into U.S.&#160;dollars.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">U.S. Information
    Reporting and Backup Withholding Tax</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Under U.S.&#160;federal income tax law and regulations, certain
    categories of U.S.&#160;Holders must file information returns
    with respect to their investment in, or involvement in, a
    foreign corporation. Penalties for failure to file certain of
    these information returns are substantial. U.S.&#160;Holders of
    the Common Shares should consult with their own tax advisors
    regarding the requirements of filing information returns.
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    Dividends and proceeds from the sale or other disposition of
    Common Shares that are paid in the United States or by a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">U.S.-related</FONT>
    financial intermediary will be subject to U.S.&#160;information
    reporting rules, unless a U.S.&#160;Holder is a corporation or
    other exempt recipient. In addition, payments that are subject
    to information reporting may be subject to backup withholding
    (currently at a 28% rate) if a U.S.&#160;Holder does not provide
    its taxpayer identification number and otherwise comply with the
    backup withholding rules. Backup withholding is not an
    additional tax. Amounts withheld under the backup withholding
    rules are available to be credited against a
    U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s U.S.&#160;federal income tax liability
    and may be refunded to the extent they exceed such liability,
    provided the required information is provided to the IRS in a
    timely manner.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Certain income
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    FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS</FONT></B>
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    The following summary is relevant to a holder of Common Shares
    (a &#147;<B>U.S.&#160;Investor</B>&#148;) who (i)&#160;is the
    beneficial owner of the Common Shares held by the
    U.S.&#160;Investor; (ii)&#160;is not, and has never been, a
    resident or deemed resident of Canada for the purposes of the
    <I>Income Tax Act </I>(Canada) (the &#147;<B>Tax Act</B>&#148;);
    (iii)&#160;is considered a resident of the United States and a
    &#147;qualifying person&#148; for the purposes of the
    <I>Canada-United States Income Tax Convention </I>(the
    &#147;<B>Treaty</B>&#148;) entitled to full benefits thereof;
    (iv)&#160;does not use or hold and is not deemed to use or hold
    Common Shares in, or in the course of, carrying on a business in
    Canada, or as part of an adventure in the nature of trade;
    (v)&#160;does not now own, and has not owned at any time in the
    past 60&#160;months, either alone or together with persons with
    whom the U.S.&#160;Investor does not deal at arm&#146;s length,
    25% or more of the issued shares of any class or series of
    shares in the capital of the Company; (vi)&#160;has not acquired
    their Common Shares pursuant to a tax-deferred exchange under
    the Tax Act; and (vii)&#160;is not a foreign affiliate of a tax
    payer resident in Canada for the purposes of the Tax Act.
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    Special rules, which are not discussed below, may apply to
    U.S.&#160;Investors that are insurers which carry on business in
    Canada and elsewhere, and this summary is not applicable to such
    U.S.&#160;Investors. Such U.S.&#160;Investors should consult
    their own tax advisors.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This summary is based on the current provisions of the Tax Act,
    the regulations thereunder (the &#147;<B>Regulations</B>&#148;),
    all proposals to amend the Tax Act and the Regulations publicly
    announced by or on behalf of the Minister of Finance prior to
    the date hereof (the &#147;<B>Proposals</B>&#148;) and
    counsel&#146;s understanding of the administrative and assessing
    practices and policies of the Canada Revenue Agency
    (&#147;<B>CRA</B>&#148;) which have been made publicly available
    prior to the date hereof. No assurance can be given that the
    Proposals will be enacted as proposed, if at all. This summary
    does not take into account or anticipate any other changes in
    law, whether by legislative, regulatory, administrative or
    judicial decision or action or changes in the administrative
    practices of CRA, is not exhaustive of all Canadian federal
    income tax considerations and does not take into account other
    federal tax considerations or provincial, territorial or foreign
    income tax legislation or considerations.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">This summary is
    of a general nature only and is not intended to be, nor should
    it be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any particular
    U.S.&#160;Investor. The tax liability of a U.S.&#160;Investor
    will depend on the holder&#146;s particular circumstances.
    Accordingly, U.S.&#160;Investors should consult their own tax
    advisors for advice with respect to their own particular
    circumstances.</FONT></B>
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Dividends
    on Common Shares</FONT></I>
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    Dividends paid, or deemed to be paid, on Common Shares to a
    U.S.&#160;Investor will, under the Treaty, generally be subject
    to withholding tax in Canada at a rate of 15% of the gross
    amount of such dividends. Where the U.S.&#160;Investor is a
    corporation that beneficially owns at least 10% of the voting
    stock of the Company, the rate of withholding tax is reduced to
    5% of the gross amount of such dividends. Under the terms of the
    Treaty, dividends paid, or deemed to be paid, to certain
    U.S.&#160;Investors that are religious, scientific, charitable
    and other similar tax-exempt organizations, and to certain
    pension organizations exempt from tax in the United States, are
    exempt from Canadian withholding tax.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Dispositions
    of Common Shares</FONT></I>
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    A U.S.&#160;Investor will not be subject to tax under the Tax
    Act in respect of any capital gain realized by the
    U.S.&#160;Investor on a disposition or deemed disposition of
    Common Shares unless such Common Shares constitute &#147;taxable
    Canadian property&#148; to the U.S.&#160;Investor. Upon listing
    for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq, and provided that the Common
    Shares remain listed for trading on such exchanges, Common
    Shares will not constitute taxable Canadian property to a
    U.S.&#160;Investor.
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    The following is a summary of the principal Canadian federal
    income tax considerations generally applicable to the
    acquisition, holding and disposition of Common Shares by a
    holder (a &#147;<B>Canadian Holder</B>&#148;) who (i)&#160;is,
    for purposes of the <I>Income Tax Act </I>(Canada) (the
    &#147;<B>Tax Act</B>&#148;) and any applicable income tax treaty
    or convention entered into by Canada, resident or deemed to be
    resident in Canada, (ii)&#160;holds his, her or its Common
    Shares as capital property, and (iii)&#160;deals at arm&#146;s
    length and is not affiliated with us. The Common Shares will
    generally be considered capital property to a holder unless
    either the holder holds such Common Shares in the course of
    carrying on a business of buying and selling securities or the
    holder has acquired the Common Shares in a transaction or
    transactions considered to be an adventure in the nature of
    trade. Certain Canadian resident holders who might not otherwise
    be considered to hold their Common Shares as capital property
    may, in certain circumstances, be entitled to make an
    irrevocable election permitted by subsection 39(4) of the Tax
    Act to have the Common Shares and every other &#147;Canadian
    security&#148; (as defined in the Tax Act), owned by such holder
    in the taxation year of the election and in all subsequent
    taxation years deemed to be capital property. This summary is
    not applicable to any holder which is a &#147;financial
    institution&#148; (as defined in the Tax Act), to any holder an
    interest in which would be a &#147;tax shelter investment&#148;
    (as defined in the Tax Act), or to any holder who has made a
    functional currency election pursuant to the Tax Act.
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    This summary is based on the current provisions of the Tax Act,
    the regulations thereunder (the &#147;<B>Regulations</B>&#148;),
    all proposals to amend the Tax Act and the Regulations publicly
    announced by or on behalf of the Minister of Finance prior to
    the date hereof (the &#147;<B>Proposals</B>&#148;) and
    counsel&#146;s understanding of the administrative and assessing
    practices and policies of the Canada Revenue Agency
    (&#147;<B>CRA</B>&#148;) which have been made publicly available
    prior to the date hereof. No assurance can be given that the
    Proposals will be enacted as proposed, if at all. This summary
    does not take into account or anticipate any other changes in
    law, whether by legislative, regulatory, administrative or
    judicial decision or action or changes in the administrative
    practices of CRA, is not exhaustive of all Canadian federal
    income tax considerations and does not take into account other
    federal tax considerations or provincial, territorial or foreign
    income tax legislation or considerations.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">This summary is
    not exhaustive of all possible Canadian federal income tax
    considerations applicable to an investment in Common Shares. The
    income and other tax consequences of acquiring, holding and
    disposing of Common Shares will vary according to the status of
    the holder, the place where the holder resides or carries on
    business and, generally, the holder&#146;s own particular
    circumstances. Accordingly, the following description of income
    tax matters is of a general nature only and is not intended to
    constitute advice to any particular holder. Prospective holders
    should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the income
    tax consequences of investing in Common Shares, based on the
    holder&#146;s particular circumstances.</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Currency
    Conversion</FONT></B>
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    For purposes of the Tax Act, all amounts relating to the
    acquisition, holding or disposition of the Common Shares,
    including interest, dividends, adjusted cost base and proceeds
    of disposition must be converted into Canadian dollars based on
    the relevant exchange rate applicable on the effective date (as
    determined in accordance with the Tax Act) of the related
    acquisition, disposition or recognition of income.
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    Common Shares</FONT></B>
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    The adjusted cost base to a Canadian Holder of the Common Shares
    acquired pursuant to this prospectus supplement will be
    determined by averaging the cost of the Common Shares so
    acquired with the adjusted cost base to the Canadian Holder of
    any other common shares of the Company that are held by the
    Canadian Holder at the time of acquisition.
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    A Canadian Holder that is an individual will be required to
    include in computing the holder&#146;s income for a taxation
    year any taxable dividends received or deemed to be received on
    the Common Shares. Such taxable dividends will be subject to the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">gross-up</FONT> and
    dividend tax credit rules in the Tax Act, including the enhanced
    dividend tax credit rules applicable to any dividend designated
    as an &#147;eligible dividend&#148; by us. There may be
    limitations on our ability to designate dividends as eligible
    dividends.
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    A Canadian Holder that is a corporation will include dividends
    received or deemed to be received on the Common Shares in
    computing its income for tax purposes and generally will be
    entitled to deduct the amount of such dividends in computing its
    taxable income, with the result that no tax will be payable by
    it in respect of such dividends. Certain corporations, including
    private corporations or subject corporations (as such terms are
    defined in the Tax Act), may be liable to pay a refundable tax
    under Part&#160;IV of the Tax Act at the rate of
    33<FONT style="vertical-align: text-top; font-size: 70%;">1</FONT>/<FONT style="font-size: 70%;">3</FONT>%
    of the dividends received or deemed to be received on the Common
    Shares to the extent that such dividends are deductible in
    computing taxable income. This tax will be refunded to the
    corporation at a rate of C$1 for every C$3 of taxable dividends
    paid while it is a private corporation.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Disposition of
    Common Shares</FONT></B>
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    In general, a Canadian Holder of a Common Share will realize a
    capital gain (or capital loss) on a disposition, or a deemed
    disposition of such Common Share, equal to the amount by which
    the proceeds of disposition of the Common Share, net of any
    costs of disposition, exceed (or are less than) the adjusted
    cost base of the Common Share to the Canadian Holder.
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    A Canadian Holder will be required to include in income one-half
    of the amount of any capital gain (a &#147;<B>taxable capital
    gain</B>&#148;) realized in the year of a disposition of the
    Common Shares and will generally be entitled to deduct one-half
    of the amount of any capital loss (an &#147;<B>allowable capital
    loss</B>&#148;) against taxable capital gains realized in the
    year of a disposition, the three preceding years or any
    subsequent year, to the extent and under the circumstances
    described in the Tax Act.
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    In general, in the case of a Canadian Holder that is a
    corporation, the amount of any capital loss otherwise determined
    arising from a disposition or deemed disposition of Common
    Shares may be reduced by the amount of dividends previously
    received thereon, or deemed received thereon, to the extent and
    under circumstances described in the Tax Act. Analogous rules
    apply where a corporation is, directly or through a trust or
    partnership, a member of a partnership or a beneficiary of a
    trust which owns Common Shares.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    A Canadian Holder that is, throughout the relevant taxation
    year, a &#147;Canadian-controlled private corporation&#148; as
    defined in the Tax Act may be liable to pay, in addition to the
    tax otherwise payable under the Tax Act, a refundable tax of
    6<FONT style="vertical-align: text-top; font-size: 70%;">2</FONT>/<FONT style="font-size: 70%;">3</FONT>%
    of its &#147;aggregate investment income&#148;, as defined in
    the Tax Act, for the year which is defined to include taxable
    capital gains.
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    Capital gains and dividends realized by an individual may give
    rise to a liability for alternative minimum tax.
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Price range and
    trading volume
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our common shares are listed for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq
    under the trading symbols &#147;SSO&#148; and &#147;SSRI&#148;,
    respectively. The following tables set out the market price
    range and trading volumes of our common shares on the TSX and
    Nasdaq for the periods indicated.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Toronto Stock
    Exchange<BR>
    (prices in Canadian dollars)</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="62%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="9%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Year</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">High</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Low</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Volume</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="16" align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(C$)
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(C$)
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(no. of shares)
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2010
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    February 1&#151;11
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.60
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,103,100
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    January
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24.79
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.57
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,256,700
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 6pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    December
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26.21
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,110,700
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    November
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23.86
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19.54
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,319,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    October
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.84
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,023,800
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    September
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.37
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.91
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,442,300
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    August
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.83
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,811,400
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    July
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22.49
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,621,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    June
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26.69
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19.72
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,258,400
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    May
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    27.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,052,400
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    April
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.67
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.23
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,438,700
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    March
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.94
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,874,700
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    February
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.67
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,031,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    January
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.68
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.33
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,021,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On February&#160;11, 2010, the closing price of our common
    shares on the TSX was C$19.23 per share.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Nasdaq Global
    Market<BR>
    (prices in U.S. dollars)</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="62%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="9%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Year</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">High</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Low</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Volume</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="16" align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(US$)</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(US$)</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">(no. of
    shares)</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2010
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    February 1&#151;11
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.66
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.44
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,554,476
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    January
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24.75
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.25
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23,126,758
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 6pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    December
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.05
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,271,387
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    November
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22.68
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.07
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,381,813
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    October
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23.19
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.43
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,325,589
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    September
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23.75
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.11
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,454,606
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    August
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.51
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,065,272
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    July
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20.48
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.31
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16,885,319
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    June
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.60
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.07
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,091,510
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    May
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24.66
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.78
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,639,468
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    April
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.75
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,682,196
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    March
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.90
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.65
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,799,051
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    February
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.17
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.84
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,913,684
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    January
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.53
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,230,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On February&#160;11, 2010, the closing price of our common
    shares on Nasdaq was US$18.30 per share.
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Underwriting
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We are offering the Common Shares through the Underwriters named
    below. UBS Securities Canada&#160;Inc. is the sole book-running
    manager of this Offering. We have entered into an underwriting
    agreement with the Underwriters. Subject to the terms and
    conditions of the underwriting agreement, each of the
    Underwriters has severally agreed to purchase the number of
    Common Shares listed next to its name in the following table:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Number of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Underwriters</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Common
    Shares</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="4" align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    UBS Securities Canada Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,647,653
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    386,470
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    CIBC World Markets Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    386,470
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    386,470
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Dahlman Rose&#160;&#038; Co., LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    386,470
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    386,470
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Morgan Stanley&#160;&#038; Co. Incorporated
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    386,470
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Scotia Capital Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    386,470
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    GMP Securities L.P.
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    176,470
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    National Bank Financial Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    176,470
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Salman Partners Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    176,470
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,882,353
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The underwriting agreement provides that the Underwriters must
    buy all of the Common Shares if they buy any of them. However,
    the Underwriters are not required to take or pay for the Common
    Shares covered by the Over-Allotment Option described below.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our Common Shares are offered subject to a number of conditions,
    including:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#216;</FONT></FONT>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    receipt and acceptance of our Common Shares by the Underwriters;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#216;</FONT></FONT>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    approval of legal matters by their counsel, including the
    validity of the Common Shares;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#216;</FONT></FONT>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    the Underwriters&#146; right to reject orders in whole or in
    part; and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#216;</FONT></FONT>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    other conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, such
    as the receipt by the Underwriters of officers&#146;
    certificates and legal opinions.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The obligations of the Underwriters may be terminated upon the
    occurrence of the events specified in the underwriting
    agreement. In connection with this Offering, certain of the
    Underwriters or securities dealers may distribute prospectuses
    electronically.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This Offering is being made concurrently in all of the provinces
    of Canada, except Qu&#233;bec, and in the United States pursuant
    to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system implemented by the
    SEC and the securities regulatory authorities in Canada. The
    Common Shares will be offered in the United States and Canada by
    the Underwriters either directly or through their respective
    U.S.&#160;or Canadian broker-dealer affiliates or agents, as
    applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">OVER-ALLOTMENT
    OPTION</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have granted the Underwriters an Over-Allotment Option to buy
    up to 882,352&#160;additional Common Shares. The Underwriters
    may exercise this option solely for the purpose of covering
    over-allotments, if any, made in connection with this Offering.
    The Underwriters have 30&#160;days from the closing of this
    Offering to exercise this option. If the Underwriters exercise
    this option, they will each purchase additional Common Shares
    approximately in proportion to the amounts specified in the
    table above. Under applicable Canadian securities laws, this
    prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus also
    qualify the grant of the
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<P>

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    <BR>
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica">S-26</FONT></B>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Underwriting</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 4pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 14pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Over-Allotment Option and the distribution of the additional
    Common Shares issuable on exercise of the Over-Allotment Option.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">COMMISSIONS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Common Shares sold by the Underwriters to the public will
    initially be offered at the offering price set forth on the
    cover of this prospectus supplement. Any Common Shares sold by
    the Underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount
    of up to US$0.41 per Common Share from the public offering
    price. Any of these securities dealers may resell any Common
    Shares purchased from the Underwriters to other brokers or
    dealers at a discount of up to US$0.10 per Common Share from the
    public offering price. Sales of Common Shares made outside of
    the United States may be made by affiliates of the Underwriters.
    If all of the Common Shares are not sold at the public offering
    price, the representatives may change the offering price and the
    other selling terms. Upon execution of the underwriting
    agreement, the Underwriters will be obligated to purchase the
    Common Shares at the prices and upon the terms stated therein
    and, as a result, will thereafter bear any risk associated with
    changing the offering price to the public or other selling terms.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table shows the per Common Share and total
    underwriting commission we will pay to the Underwriters,
    assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the
    Over-Allotment Option:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Over-Allotment<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Over-Allotment<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Option not
    exercised</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Option fully
    exercised</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="8" align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Per Common Share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    US$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.85
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    US$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.85
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    US$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000,000.05
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    US$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,749,999.25
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We estimate that the total expenses of this Offering payable by
    us, not including the underwriting commissions, will be
    approximately US$900,000.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">NO SALES OF
    SIMILAR SECURITIES</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We and our officers and directors have agreed that, other than
    with regard to certain options that may be exercised by our
    officers and directors and sales of common shares purchased in
    the open market after the date of this prospectus supplement by
    our officers and directors, and certain shares that may be
    issued by us in connection with the acquisition of property
    interests, for a period of 90&#160;days from the date of the
    underwriting agreement we and they will not, without the prior
    written consent of UBS Securities Canada&#160;Inc., directly or
    indirectly, offer, sell, agree to offer or sell, solicit offers
    to purchase, grant any call option or purchase any put option
    with respect to, pledge, borrow or otherwise dispose of any of
    our common shares or any securities convertible into or
    exchangeable for our common shares, and will not establish or
    increase any &#147;put equivalent position&#148; or liquidate or
    decrease any &#147;call equivalent position&#148; with respect
    to any of our common shares or any securities convertible into
    or exchangeable for our common shares (in each case within the
    meaning of Section&#160;16 of the U.S.&#160;Securities Exchange
    Act of 1934 (the &#147;<B>U.S.&#160;Exchange Act</B>&#148;), as
    amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder),
    or otherwise enter into any swap, derivative or other
    transaction or arrangement that transfers to another, in whole
    or in part, any economic consequence of ownership of any of our
    common shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable
    for our common shares.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">INDEMNIFICATION
    AND CONTRIBUTION</FONT></B>
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    We have agreed in the underwriting agreement to indemnify the
    Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities
    under the U.S.&#160;Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
    &#147;<B>U.S.&#160;Securities Act</B>&#148;), and, where such
    indemnification is unavailable, to contribute to payments that
    the Underwriters may be required to make in respect of such
    liabilities.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">NASDAQ GLOBAL
    MARKET AND TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE LISTINGS</FONT></B>
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    We have applied to list the Common Shares on the TSX under the
    symbol &#147;SSO.&#148; Any such listing will be subject to the
    approval of the TSX and any such approval would not be given
    unless we fulfill all of the requirements of the TSX on or
    before a date to be specified by the TSX. The Common Shares will
    be listed on Nasdaq, subject to our fulfilling the listing
    requirements of Nasdaq.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">PRICE
    STABILIZATION, SHORT POSITIONS</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In order to facilitate this Offering of Common Shares, the
    Underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain
    or otherwise affect the market price of our common shares in
    accordance with Regulation&#160;M under the U.S.&#160;Exchange
    Act.
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    The Underwriters may over-allot Common Shares in connection with
    this Offering, thus creating a short position for their own
    account. Short sales involve the sale by the Underwriters of a
    greater number of shares than they are committed to purchase in
    this Offering. To cover these short sales positions or to
    stabilize the market price of our common shares, the
    Underwriters may bid for, and purchase, common shares in the
    open market. These transactions may be effected on Nasdaq, the
    TSX or otherwise. Additionally, the representatives, on behalf
    of the Underwriters, may also reclaim selling concessions
    allowed to another underwriter or dealer. Similar to other
    purchase transactions, the Underwriters&#146; purchases to cover
    the syndicate short sales or to stabilize the market price of
    our common shares may have the effect of raising or maintaining
    the market price of our common shares or preventing or
    mitigating a decline in the market price of our common shares.
    As a result, the price of our common shares may be higher than
    the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. No
    representation is made as to the magnitude or effect of any such
    stabilization or other activities. The Underwriters are not
    required to engage in these activities and, if commenced, may
    discontinue any of these activities at any time.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Pursuant to rules and policy statements of certain Canadian
    securities regulators, the Underwriters may not, at any time
    during the period ending on the date the selling process for the
    Common Shares ends and all stabilization arrangements relating
    to the Common Shares are terminated, bid for or purchase Common
    Shares. The foregoing restrictions are subject to certain
    exceptions including (a)&#160;a bid for or purchase of common
    shares if the bid or purchase is made through the facilities of
    the TSX, in accordance with the Universal Market Integrity Rules
    of Market Regulation&#160;Services Inc., (b)&#160;a bid or
    purchase on behalf of a client, other than certain prescribed
    clients, provided that the client&#146;s order was not solicited
    by the Underwriter, or if the client&#146;s order was solicited,
    the solicitation occurred before the commencement of a
    prescribed restricted period, and (c)&#160;a bid or purchase to
    cover a short position entered into prior to the commencement of
    a prescribed restricted period. The Underwriters may engage in
    market stabilization or market balancing activities on the TSX
    where the bid for or purchase of the common shares is for the
    purpose of maintaining a fair and orderly market in the common
    shares, subject to price limitations applicable to such bids or
    purchases. Such transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued
    at any time.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">AFFILIATIONS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    From time to time, the Underwriters
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> their
    affiliates may in the future engage in investment banking and
    other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business
    with us for which they would expect to receive customary fees
    and commissions.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Copies of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
    prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the
    websites maintained by one or more of the Underwriters. The
    representatives may agree to allocate a number of Common Shares
    to Underwriters for sale to their online brokerage account
    holders. The representatives will allocate Common Shares to
    Underwriters that may make Internet distributions on the same
    basis as other allocations. In addition, Common Shares may be
    sold by the Underwriters to securities dealers who resell shares
    to online brokerage account holders.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Underwriting</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
    AREA</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area,
    or EEA, which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a
    &#147;Relevant Member State&#148;), with effect from and
    including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is
    implemented in that Relevant Member State (the &#147;Relevant
    Implementation Date&#148;), the Common Shares may not be offered
    to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the
    publication of a prospectus in relation to the Common Shares
    that has been approved by the competent authority in that
    Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another
    Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in
    that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the
    Prospectus Directive, except that, with effect from and
    including the Relevant Implementation Date, the Common Shares
    may be offered to the public in that Relevant Member State at
    any time: (a)&#160;to legal entities which are authorized or
    regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so
    authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to
    invest in securities; (b)&#160;to any legal entity which has two
    or more of (1)&#160;an average of at least 250&#160;employees
    during the last financial year; (2)&#160;a total balance sheet
    of more than &#128;43,000,000 and (3)&#160;an annual net
    turnover of more than &#128;50,000,000, as shown in its last
    annual or consolidated accounts; or (c)&#160;in any other
    circumstances which do not require the publication by us of a
    prospectus pursuant to Article&#160;3 of the Prospectus
    Directive. As used above, the expression &#147;offered to the
    public&#148; in relation to the Common Shares in any Relevant
    Member State means the communication in any form and by any
    means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and
    the Common Shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to
    decide to purchase or subscribe for the Common Shares, as the
    same may be varied in that Member State by any measure
    implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and
    the expression &#147;Prospectus Directive&#148; means Directive
    2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in
    each Relevant Member State. The EEA selling restriction is in
    addition to any other selling restrictions set out below.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">UNITED
    KINGDOM</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Each Underwriter may only communicate or cause to be
    communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in
    investment activity within the meaning of Section&#160;21 of the
    Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the
    &#147;<B>FSMA</B>&#148;) received by it in connection with the
    issue or sale of the Common Shares in circumstances in which
    Section&#160;21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us. This
    prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is only
    directed at (1)&#160;persons outside the United Kingdom,
    (2)&#160;persons having professional experience in matters
    relating to investments who fall within the definition of
    &#147;investment professionals&#148; in Article&#160;19(5) of
    the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
    Promotion) Order 2005; or (3)&#160;high net worth bodies
    corporate, unincorporated associations and partnerships and
    trustees of high value trusts as described in Article&#160;49(2)
    of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
    Promotion) Order 2005. Without limitation to the other
    restrictions referred to herein, investment or investment
    activity to which this prospectus supplement and the
    accompanying prospectus relates may be made available only to,
    and may be engaged only with, such persons, and persons within
    the United Kingdom who receive this communication (other than
    persons who fall within (2)&#160;or (3)&#160;above).
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">SWITZERLAND</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Common Shares may not be publicly offered, distributed or
    redistributed on a professional basis in or from Switzerland and
    neither this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
    prospectus nor any other solicitation for investments in the
    Common Shares may be communicated or distributed in Switzerland
    in any way that could constitute a public offering within the
    meaning of Articles&#160;1156 or 652a of the Swiss Code of
    Obligations or of Article&#160;2 of the Federal Act on
    Investment Funds of March&#160;18, 1994. This prospectus
    supplement and the accompanying prospectus may not be copied,
    reproduced, distributed or passed on to others without the
    Underwriters&#146; prior written consent. This prospectus
    supplement and the accompanying prospectus is not a prospectus
    within the meaning of Articles&#160;1156 and 652a of the Swiss
    Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus according to
    article&#160;32 of the Listing Rules of the Swiss Exchange and
    may not comply with the information standards required
    thereunder. The Common Shares will not be listed
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    on any Swiss stock exchange or other Swiss regulated market and
    this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may
    not comply with the information required under the relevant
    listing rules. The Common Shares offered hereby have not been
    registered with the Swiss Federal Banking Commission and have
    not been authorized under the Federal Act on Investment Funds of
    March&#160;18, 1994. The investor protection afforded to
    acquirers of investment fund certificates by the Federal Act on
    Investment Funds of March&#160;18, 1994 does not extend to
    acquirers of the Common Shares.
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Legal matters
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Certain legal matters related to the Common Shares offered
    pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
    prospectus will be passed upon on our behalf by Lawson Lundell
    LLP with respect to Canadian legal matters and by Paul, Weiss,
    Rifkind, Wharton&#160;&#038; Garrison LLP with respect to
    U.S.&#160;legal matters, and for the Underwriters by Blake,
    Cassels&#160;&#038; Graydon LLP with respect to Canadian legal
    matters and by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&#160;&#038; Flom
    LLP with respect to U.S.&#160;legal matters. At the date of this
    prospectus supplement, the partners and associates of Lawson
    Lundell LLP beneficially own less than 1% of our outstanding
    securities. At the date of this prospectus supplement, the
    partners and associates of Blake, Cassels&#160;&#038; Graydon
    LLP beneficially own less than 1% of our outstanding securities.
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Documents
    incorporated by reference
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This prospectus supplement is deemed, as of the date hereof, to
    be incorporated by reference into the accompanying prospectus
    solely for the purposes of this Offering. Other documents are
    also incorporated, or are deemed to be incorporated, by
    reference into the accompanying prospectus, and reference should
    be made to the accompanying prospectus for full particulars
    thereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following documents, which have been filed by us with the
    securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada, are
    also specifically incorporated by reference in, and form an
    integral part of, the accompanying prospectus, as supplemented
    by this prospectus supplement:
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (a)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    amended annual information form, dated March&#160;31, 2009, for
    the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, which is our annual
    report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F,</FONT>
    dated March&#160;31, 2009, as amended by our amended annual
    report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F/A,</FONT>
    dated August&#160;10, 2009, as further amended by our amended
    annual report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F/A,</FONT>
    dated February&#160;2, 2010;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (b)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    amended audited consolidated financial statements for the years
    ended December&#160;31, 2008 and 2007, together with the notes
    thereto and the auditors&#146; report thereon;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (c)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    amended management&#146;s discussion and analysis for the year
    ended December&#160;31, 2008;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (d)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    management information circular, dated April&#160;9, 2009,
    prepared in connection with our annual general meeting of
    shareholders held on May&#160;15, 2009;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (e)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the nine
    months ended September&#160;30, 2009, together with the notes
    thereto;
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    <TD>    (f)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    management&#146;s discussion and analysis for the nine months
    ended September&#160;30, 2009;
</TD>
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    <TD>    (g)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;3, 2009, announcing
    an increase in gold resources at our Snowfield Project to
    4.4&#160;million ounces of measured and indicated resources and
    14.3&#160;million ounces of inferred resources;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (h)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;11, 2009, announcing
    the filing of our preliminary short form base shelf prospectus
    and the corresponding registration statement;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (i)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;11, 2009, announcing
    that Geologix Explorations Inc. has elected not to exercise its
    option to acquire a 100% interest in our San&#160;Agustin
    property;
</TD>
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    <TD>    (j)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;18, 2009, announcing
    an update on the status of the Pirquitas Mine, including a
    revised estimate of the cost to complete the construction of our
    Pirquitas Mine of US$230&#160;million;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (k)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;19, 2009, announcing
    the filing of our final short form base shelf prospectus and the
    corresponding amended registration statement;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (l)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;23, 2009, announcing
    the filing of a preliminary prospectus supplement and similar
    filing with the SEC;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (m)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;24, 2009, announcing
    the pricing of a previous offering by the Company and the
    aggregate gross proceeds of such offering having increased to
    approximately US$92.6&#160;million;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>    (n)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;27, 2009, announcing
    the closing of the previous offering for aggregate net proceeds
    of approximately US$88&#160;million after underwriting
    commissions;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (o)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed March&#160;6, 2009, announcing the
    pending release of our fourth quarter 2008 financial results;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (p)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed March&#160;10, 2009, announcing
    our headline financial results for the fourth quarter 2008 and
    providing a principal project update;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (q)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed March&#160;26, 2009, announcing
    that the underwriters of the previous offering exercised, in
    part, their over-allotment option and would purchase an
    additional 375,713 common shares at US$17 per share for gross
    proceeds of approximately US$6.4&#160;million;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (r)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed March&#160;31, 2009, announcing
    that the underwriters of the previous offering completed the
    exercise of their over-allotment option and purchased an
    additional 375,713 common shares at US$17 per share for gross
    proceeds of approximately US$6.4&#160;million;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (s)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed April&#160;6, 2009, announcing
    1.59&#160;million ounces of indicated gold resources,
    1.06&#160;million ounces of inferred gold resources,
    47.9&#160;million ounces of indicated silver resources and
    37.0&#160;million ounces of inferred silver resources at our
    San&#160;Agustin property;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (t)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed April&#160;8, 2009, announcing the
    inauguration of our Pirquitas Mine by the President of Argentina
    and other dignitaries;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (u)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed May&#160;12, 2009, announcing that
    first quarter 2009 financial results were to be issued on
    May&#160;14, 2009;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (v)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed May&#160;14, 2009, announcing
    first quarter 2009 financial highlights and providing a
    principal project update;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (w)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed June&#160;18, 2009, announcing an
    updated resource estimate for our Diablillos Project;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (x)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed June&#160;24, 2009, announcing
    pre-feasibility study results for the underground component of
    the Breccia Ridge Zone at the Pitarrilla Project;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (y)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed July&#160;31, 2009, announcing
    that our Pirquitas Mine made its first shipment of silver
    concentrate;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (z)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;5, 2009, announcing
    results from the diamond drilling program underway at our
    Snowfield Project;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (aa)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;6, 2009, announcing
    second quarter 2009 financial highlights and providing a
    principal project update;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (bb)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;17, 2009, announcing
    the filing of a preliminary prospectus supplement, and a similar
    filing with the SEC, in connection with a public offering of our
    common shares to raise gross proceeds of approximately
    US$46&#160;million;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (cc)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;17, 2009, announcing
    the pricing of the public offering referred to in our material
    change report filed August&#160;17, 2009 and the intended filing
    of a final prospectus supplement and a similar filing with the
    SEC;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (dd)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;17, 2009, announcing
    that the underwriters of the previous offering had exercised in
    full their over-allotment option to purchase additional common
    shares for gross proceeds of approximately US$4.6&#160;million;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (ee)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;17, 2009, announcing
    the closing of the previous offering and the over-allotment
    option for net proceeds of approximately US$48.3&#160;million
    after underwriting commissions;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (ff)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;20, 2009, announcing
    diamond drilling results, and the addition of a seventh diamond
    drill, at our Snowfield Project;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (gg)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed September&#160;14, 2009,
    announcing diamond drilling results in the Snowfield Zone of our
    Snowfield Project;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (hh)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed September&#160;15, 2009,
    announcing diamond drilling results in the Brucejack Area of our
    Snowfield Project;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (ii)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed October&#160;1, 2009, announcing
    infill diamond drilling results in the Snowfield Zone of our
    Snowfield Project;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (jj)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed October&#160;13, 2009, announcing
    diamond drilling results in the Brucejack Area of our Snowfield
    Project;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (kk)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed October&#160;26, 2009, announcing
    the final results of the 2009 exploration program in the
    Brucejack Area of our Snowfield project;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (ll)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed October&#160;26, 2009, announcing
    assay results from diamond drilling at the Snowfield Zone of our
    Snowfield Project;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (mm)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed October&#160;29, 2009, announcing
    that third quarter 2009 financial results were to be released on
    November&#160;5, 2009;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (nn)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed November&#160;5, 2009, announcing
    third quarter 2009 financial results and providing an update on
    our Pirquitas Mine and our principal projects;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (oo)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed November&#160;25, 2009, announcing
    the sale of our MAV II
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Class&#160;A-1</FONT>
    and <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">A-2</FONT>
    Notes, received following the restructuring of the Canadian
    asset-backed commercial paper market, for C$21.2&#160;million;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (pp)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed December&#160;1, 2009, announcing
    an increase in gold resources at our Snowfield and Brucejack
    Projects to a combined 23.80&#160;million ounces of measured and
    indicated gold resources and a combined 14.91&#160;million
    ounces of inferred gold resources;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (qq)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed December&#160;7, 2009, announcing
    that our Pirquitas Mine achieved commercial production effective
    December&#160;1, 2009;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (rr)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed December&#160;10, 2009, providing
    an update on progress and expected production levels for 2010 at
    our Pirquitas Mine;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (ss)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed January&#160;19, 2010, announcing
    that Robert Quartermain resigned as President and Chief
    Executive Officer of the Company;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (tt)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;5, 2010, announcing
    the filing of our amended and restated short form base shelf
    prospectus and the corresponding registration statement;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (uu)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;10, 2010, announcing
    an update on the status of the Pirquitas Mine and our other
    principal projects;&#160;and
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (vv)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;11, 2010, announcing
    the filing of a preliminary prospectus supplement, and a similar
    filing with the SEC, in connection with a public offering of our
    common shares to raise gross proceeds of approximately
    US$100&#160;million.
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    Any document of the types referred to in the preceding paragraph
    (excluding confidential material change reports) or of any other
    type required to be incorporated by reference into a short form
    prospectus pursuant to National Instrument
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">44-101</FONT>
    <I>Short Form&#160;Prospectus Distributions </I>that are filed
    by us with a securities commission or similar authority in
    Canada after the date of this prospectus supplement and prior to
    the termination of this Offering shall be deemed to be
    incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus.
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    In addition, any document filed by us with the SEC or furnished
    to the SEC on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;6-K</FONT>
    after the date of this prospectus supplement shall be deemed to
    be incorporated by reference into the accompanying prospectus
    if, and to the extent, so provided.
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    <B>Any statement contained in this prospectus supplement, the
    accompanying prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed
    to be incorporated by reference therein shall be deemed to be
    modified or superseded </B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Documents
    incorporated by reference</FONT></B>
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    <B>for purposes of this Offering to the extent that a statement
    contained in this prospectus supplement or in any other
    subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
    incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus
    modifies or supersedes such statement. The modifying or
    superseding statement need not state that it has modified or
    superseded a prior statement or include any other information
    set forth in the document it modifies or supersedes. The making
    of a modifying or superseding statement shall not be deemed an
    admission for any purposes that the modified or superseded
    statement, when made, constituted a misrepresentation, an untrue
    statement of a material fact or an omission 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. Any statement so modified or superseded shall
    not constitute a part of the accompanying prospectus, except as
    so modified or superseded.</B>
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    Upon a new annual information form and related annual financial
    statements being filed by us with, and where required, accepted
    by, the applicable securities regulatory authority during the
    currency of the accompanying prospectus, the previous annual
    information form, the previous annual financial statements and
    all interim statements, material change reports and information
    circulars and all prospectus supplements filed prior to the
    commencement of our financial year in which a new annual
    information form is filed shall be deemed no longer to be
    incorporated into the accompanying prospectus for purposes of
    future offers and sales of Common Shares under the accompanying
    prospectus.
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Documents filed as
    part of the registration statement
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    In addition to the documents specified in the accompanying
    prospectus under the heading &#147;Documents Filed as Part of
    the Registration Statement&#148;, the underwriting agreement
    described under the heading &#147;Underwriting&#148; has been or
    will be filed with the SEC as part of the registration statement
    to which this prospectus supplement relates. In addition, the
    revised consents of Snowden Mining Industry Consultants Inc.,
    Eugene Puritch and P&#038;E Mining Consultants Inc. filed with
    the SEC on Form&#160;6-K on February&#160;10, 2010, have been
    incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration
    statement to which this prospectus supplement relates.
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Additional
    information
    </FONT>
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    We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;F-10</FONT>
    relating to the Common Shares. This prospectus supplement and
    the accompanying prospectus, which constitute a part of the
    registration statement, do not contain all of the information
    contained in the registration statement, certain items of which
    are contained in the exhibits to the registration statement as
    permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. Statements
    included or incorporated by reference in the accompanying
    prospectus about the contents of any contract, agreement or
    other documents referred to are not necessarily complete, and in
    each instance you should refer to the exhibits for a more
    complete description of the matter involved. Each such statement
    is qualified in its entirety by such reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We are subject to the information requirements of the
    U.S.&#160;Exchange Act and applicable Canadian securities
    legislation and, in accordance therewith, file reports and other
    information with the SEC and with the securities regulators in
    Canada. Under a multi-jurisdictional disclosure system adopted
    by the United States, documents and other information that we
    file with the SEC may be prepared in accordance with the
    disclosure requirements of Canada, which are different from
    those of the United States. As a foreign private issuer, we are
    exempt from the rules under the U.S.&#160;Exchange Act
    prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and
    our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt
    from the reporting and shortswing profit recovery provisions
    contained in Section&#160;16 of the U.S.&#160;Exchange Act. In
    addition, we are not required to publish financial statements as
    promptly as U.S.&#160;companies.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You may read any document that we have filed with the SEC at the
    SEC&#146;s public reference room in Washington,&#160;D.C. You
    may also obtain copies of those documents from the public
    reference room of the SEC at 100&#160;F&#160;Street, N.E.,
    Washington,&#160;D.C. 20549 by paying a fee. You should call the
    SEC at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-800-SEC-0330</FONT>
    or access its website at www.sec.gov for further information
    about the public reference rooms. You may read and download some
    of the documents we have filed with the SEC&#146;s Electronic
    Data Gathering and Retrieval System at www.sec.gov. You may read
    and download any public document that we have filed with the
    Canadian securities regulatory authorities under our profile on
    the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Enforceability of
    civil liabilities
    </FONT>
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    We are a company organized and existing under the <I>Business
    Corporations Act</I> (British Columbia). Many of our directors
    and officers, and some of the experts named in this prospectus
    supplement and the accompanying prospectus, are residents of
    Canada or otherwise reside outside the United States, and all or
    a substantial portion of their assets, and a substantial portion
    of our assets, are located outside the United States. We have
    appointed an agent for service of process in the United States,
    but it may be difficult for holders of Common Shares who reside
    in the United States to effect service within the United States
    upon those directors, officers and experts who are not residents
    of the United States. It may also be difficult for holders of
    Common Shares who reside in the United States to realize in the
    United States upon judgments of
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Enforceability of
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    courts of the United States predicated upon our civil liability
    and the civil liability of our directors, officers and experts
    under the United States federal securities laws.
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    Our Canadian counsel, Lawson Lundell LLP, advised us that a
    final judgment for a definite sum of money (&#147;<B>final
    monetary judgment</B>&#148;) of a United States court predicated
    solely upon civil liability under United States federal
    securities laws would likely be enforceable in Canada if the
    United States court in which the final monetary judgment was
    obtained has a basis for jurisdiction in the matter that would
    be recognized by a Canadian court. Lawson Lundell LLP has also
    advised us that a Canadian court is much less likely to enforce
    a non-monetary judgment of a United States court. Lawson Lundell
    LLP has also advised us that a final monetary judgment of a
    United States court in favour of a governmental claimant,
    including a government agency, will not be enforceable in Canada
    if it is characterized as a judgment enforcing penal, revenue or
    public laws (which may include securities laws). Lawson Lundell
    LLP has advised us that there is substantial doubt whether a
    Canadian court would take jurisdiction over a lawsuit brought in
    the first instance by claimants domiciled or resident in other
    jurisdictions in which such claimants are asserting liability of
    Canadian defendants based solely upon United States federal
    securities laws and alleged breach or breaches of those laws in
    the United States.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DATED
    FEBRUARY 4, 2010</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">AMENDED
    AND RESTATED SHORT FORM&#160;BASE SHELF PROSPECTUS<BR>
    AMENDING AND RESTATING THE SHORT FORM&#160;BASE SHELF<BR>
    PROSPECTUS DATED FEBRUARY 18, 2009</FONT></B>
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    <IMG src="o59480fz5948000.gif" alt="(SILVER STANDARD LOGO)"><B> </B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 21pt">SILVER STANDARD RESOURCES
    INC.</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">US$350,000,000</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 18pt">Common Shares</FONT></B>
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    Silver Standard Resources Inc. (&#147;<B>Silver
    Standard</B>&#148; or the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;) may offer
    for sale, from time to time, common shares
    (&#147;<B>Common&#160;Shares</B>&#148;) up to an aggregate
    initial offering price of US$350,000,000 (or its equivalent in
    Canadian dollars) (which includes Common Shares in an aggregate
    amount of US$149,999,993 that the Company has previously issued)
    during the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">25-month</FONT>
    period that the receipt for the Company&#146;s short form base
    shelf prospectus dated February&#160;18, 2009, including any
    amendments thereto, remains effective. Common Shares may be
    offered in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined
    based on market conditions at the time of sale and set forth in
    an accompanying prospectus supplement (a &#147;<B>Prospectus
    Supplement</B>&#148;).
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The specific terms of the Common Shares in respect of which this
    amended and restated short form base shelf prospectus (the
    &#147;<B>Prospectus</B>&#148;) is being delivered will be set
    forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement and will include
    the number of Common Shares offered, the offering price and any
    other specific terms. A Prospectus Supplement may include
    specific variable terms pertaining to the Common Shares that are
    not within the alternatives and parameters set forth in this
    Prospectus.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Investing in the Common Shares involves significant risks.
    You should carefully read the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; section
    beginning on page&#160;8 of this Prospectus.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>This offering is made by a Canadian issuer that is permitted,
    under a multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the
    United States, to prepare this Prospectus in accordance with
    Canadian disclosure requirements. Prospective investors should
    be aware that such requirements are different from those of the
    United States. Financial statements included or incorporated by
    reference herein have been prepared in accordance with Canadian
    generally accepted accounting principles, and may be subject to
    Canadian auditing and auditor independence standards, and thus
    may not be comparable to financial statements of United States
    companies.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Prospective investors should be aware that the acquisition of
    the Common Shares may have tax consequences both in the United
    States and in Canada. Such consequences for investors who are
    resident in, or citizens of, the United States may not be
    described fully herein. Prospective investors should read the
    tax discussion contained in the applicable Prospectus Supplement
    with respect to a particular offering of Common Shares.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>The enforcement by investors of civil liabilities under the
    U.S. federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the
    fact that the Company is incorporated or organized under the
    laws of British Columbia, Canada, that some of its officers and
    directors are residents of Canada, that some or all of the
    underwriters or experts named in the registration statement to
    which this Prospectus relates may be residents of Canada, and
    that a substantial portion of the assets of the Company and said
    persons are located outside the United States.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
    &#147;SEC&#148;) nor any state or Canadian securities regulator
    has approved or disapproved of the Common Shares offered hereby,
    passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus or
    determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any
    representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>No underwriter has been involved in the preparation of this
    Prospectus or performed any review of the contents of this
    Prospectus.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    All shelf information permitted under applicable securities laws
    to be omitted from this Prospectus will be contained in one or
    more Prospectus Supplements that will be delivered to purchasers
    together with this Prospectus. Each Prospectus Supplement will
    be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus for the
    purposes of securities legislation as of the date of the
    Prospectus Supplement and only for the purposes of the
    distribution of the Common Shares to which the Prospectus
    Supplement pertains.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We may offer and sell Common Shares to or through underwriters
    or dealers, directly to one or more other purchasers, or through
    agents, pursuant to exemptions from registration or
    qualification under applicable securities laws. The Prospectus
    Supplement relating to a particular offering of Common Shares
    will identify each underwriter, dealer or agent engaged in
    connection with the offering and sale of Common Shares, to the
    extent applicable, and will set forth the plan of distribution
    for such Common Shares, including the proceeds to us and any
    fees, discounts, concessions or other compensation payable to
    the underwriters, dealers or agents, and any other material
    terms of the plan of distribution.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In connection with any offering of the Common Shares (unless
    otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement), the
    underwriters or agents may over-allot or effect transactions
    that stabilize or maintain the market price of the Common Shares
    offered at a higher level than that which might exist in the
    open market. Such transactions, if commenced, may be interrupted
    or discontinued at any time. See &#147;Plan of
    Distribution&#148;.
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    Our common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the
    &#147;<B>TSX</B>&#148;) under the symbol &#147;SSO&#148; and on
    the Nasdaq Global Market (&#147;<B>Nasdaq</B>&#148;) under the
    symbol &#147;SSRI&#148;. On February&#160;3, 2010, the closing
    price of the common shares on the TSX and Nasdaq was C$18.99 and
    US$17.93, respectively.
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    CAUTIONARY NOTE&#160;TO UNITED STATES INVESTORS
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    NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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    CAUTIONARY NOTE&#160;REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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    EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION
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    THE COMPANY
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    RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
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    7
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    SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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    RISK FACTORS
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    USE OF PROCEEDS
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    CAPITALIZATION
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    PRIOR SALES
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    PRICE RANGE AND TRADING VOLUME
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    DIVIDEND POLICY
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    SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
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    DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL
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    CERTAIN INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
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    PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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    LEGAL MATTERS
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    INTEREST OF EXPERTS
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    DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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    DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART&#160;OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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    ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You should rely only on the information contained or
    incorporated by reference in this Prospectus or contained in any
    applicable Prospectus Supplement. We have not authorized anyone
    to provide you with different information. We are not making an
    offer of the Common Shares in any jurisdiction where the offer
    is not permitted. You should assume that the information
    appearing in this Prospectus or any applicable Prospectus
    Supplement is accurate only as of the date on the front of those
    documents and that information contained in any document
    incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of
    that document. Our business, financial condition, results of
    operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement, unless the
    context otherwise requires, the terms &#147;we&#148;,
    &#147;our&#148;, &#147;us&#148;, the &#147;Company&#148; and
    &#147;Silver Standard&#148; refer to Silver Standard Resources
    Inc., and unless the context otherwise requires, our
    subsidiaries and their respective predecessors in interest.
    Unless otherwise noted, geographic distances referred to in this
    Prospectus are
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">point-to-point</FONT>
    measurements.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    See &#147;Glossary of Geological Terms&#160;&#151; Definitions
    and Abbreviations&#148; in our amended annual information form
    dated March&#160;31, 2009, for the year ended December&#160;31,
    2008, which is our amended annual report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F</FONT>
    filed on SEDAR and with the SEC on March&#160;31, 2009, as
    amended by our amended annual report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F/A,</FONT>
    dated August&#160;10, 2009, filed on SEDAR and with the SEC on
    August&#160;10, 2009, as further amended by our amended annual
    report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F/A,</FONT>
    dated February&#160;2, 2010, and filed on SEDAR and with the SEC
    on February&#160;2, 2010 (as amended,
    &#147;<B><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F/A</FONT></B>&#148;)
    and is incorporated by reference herein, for a description of
    certain of the mining terms used in this Prospectus and the
    documents incorporated by reference herein.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Market data and certain industry forecasts used in this
    Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement and the documents
    incorporated by reference in this Prospectus were obtained from
    market research, publicly available information and industry
    publications. We believe that these sources are generally
    reliable, but the accuracy and completeness of the information
    is not guaranteed. We have not independently verified this
    information and do not make any representation as to the
    accuracy of such information.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CAUTIONARY
    NOTE&#160;TO UNITED STATES INVESTORS</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We are permitted under a multi-jurisdictional disclosure system
    adopted by the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and
    the United States to prepare this Prospectus, including the
    documents incorporated by reference herein, in accordance with
    the requirements of Canadian securities laws, which differ from
    the requirements of U.S. securities laws. Without limiting the
    foregoing, this Prospectus, including the documents incorporated
    by reference herein, uses the terms &#147;measured&#148;,
    &#147;indicated&#148; and &#147;inferred&#148; resources. U.S.
    investors are cautioned that, while such terms are recognized
    and required by Canadian securities laws, the SEC does not
    recognize them. Under U.S. standards, mineralization may not be
    classified as a &#147;reserve&#148; unless the determination has
    been made that the mineralization could be economically and
    legally produced or extracted at the time the reserve
    determination is made. U.S. investors are cautioned not to
    assume that all or any part of measured or indicated resources
    will ever be converted into reserves.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    U.S. investors should also understand that &#147;inferred
    resources&#148; have a great amount of uncertainty as to their
    existence and as to whether they can be mined legally or
    economically. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of the
    &#147;inferred resources&#148; will ever be upgraded to a higher
    category. Therefore, U.S. investors are also cautioned not to
    assume that all or any part of the inferred resources exist, or
    that they can be mined legally or economically. Disclosure of
    &#147;contained ounces&#148; is permitted disclosure under
    Canadian regulations; however, the SEC only permits issuers to
    report &#147;resources&#148; as in place tonnage and grade
    without reference to unit measures. Accordingly, information
    concerning descriptions of mineralization and resources
    contained in this Prospectus, or in the documents incorporated
    by reference herein, may not be comparable to information made
    public by U.S. companies subject to the reporting and disclosure
    requirements of the SEC.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    National Instrument
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT>
    <I>Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects</I> (&#147;<B>NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT></B>&#148;)
    is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators
    that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer
    makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral
    projects. Unless otherwise indicated, all reserve and resource
    estimates contained in or incorporated by reference in this
    Prospectus have been prepared in accordance with NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT> and
    the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleum
    Classification System. These standards differ significantly from
    the requirements of the SEC, and reserve and resource
    information contained herein and incorporated by reference
    herein may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by
    U.S. companies. NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT>
    permits an historical estimate made prior to the adoption of NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT> that
    does not comply with NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT> to be
    disclosed using the historical terminology if the disclosure:
    (a)&#160;identifies the source and date of the historical
    estimate; (b)&#160;comments on the relevance and reliability of
    the historical estimate; (c)&#160;states whether the historical
    estimate uses categories other than those prescribed by NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101,</FONT> and
    if so, includes an explanation of the differences; and
    (d)&#160;includes any more recent estimates or data available.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">NOTICE
    REGARDING PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The financial statements incorporated by reference in this
    Prospectus, and the selected financial data derived therefrom
    included in this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement, are
    presented in United States dollars. In this Prospectus or any
    Prospectus Supplement, references to &#147;US$&#148; or $ are to
    United States dollars and references to &#147;C$&#148; are to
    Canadian dollars. See &#147;Exchange Rate Information&#148;.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The financial statements incorporated by reference in this
    Prospectus, and the selected consolidated financial data derived
    therefrom included in this Prospectus or any Prospectus
    Supplement, have been prepared in accordance with Canadian
    generally accepted accounting principles (&#147;<B>Canadian
    GAAP</B>&#148;). Canadian GAAP differs in some material respects
    from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
    (&#147;<B>U.S. GAAP</B>&#148;), and so these financial
    statements are not comparable to the financial statements of
    U.S. companies. Note&#160;18 to the audited consolidated
    financial statements of the Company for the years ended
    December&#160;31, 2008 and 2007 incorporated by reference in
    this Prospectus describes the effect of differences between
    Canadian GAAP and U.S. GAAP in such financial statements in
    accordance with Item&#160;18 of
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F.</FONT>
    Note&#160;15 to the unaudited interim consolidated financial
    statements for the nine months ended September&#160;30, 2009
    incorporated by reference in this Prospectus describes the
    effect of differences between Canadian GAAP and U.S.&#160;GAAP
    in such financial statements in accordance with Item&#160;18 of
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F.</FONT>
    See &#147;Documents Incorporated by&#160;Reference&#148;.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CAUTIONARY
    NOTE&#160;REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This Prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference
    herein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of
    the United States <I>Private Securities Litigation Reform
    Act</I> of 1995 and forward-looking information under the
    provisions of Canadian securities laws (collectively,
    &#147;forward-looking statements&#148;) concerning the
    anticipated production and developments in our operations in
    future periods, our planned exploration and development
    activities, the adequacy of our financial resources and other
    events or conditions that may occur in the future. These
    statements relate to analyses and other information that are
    based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not
    yet determinable and assumptions of management.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Statements concerning mineral reserve and resource estimates may
    also be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements to the
    extent that they involve estimates of the mineralization that
    will be encountered if the property is developed. Any statements
    that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions,
    expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives,
    assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not
    always, using words or phrases such as &#147;expects&#148;,
    &#147;anticipates&#148;, &#147;plans&#148;,
    &#147;projects&#148;, &#147;estimates&#148;,
    &#147;assumes&#148;, &#147;intends&#148;, &#147;strategy&#148;,
    &#147;goals&#148;, &#147;objectives&#148;, &#147;potential&#148;
    or variations thereof, or stating that certain actions, events
    or results &#147;may&#148;, &#147;could&#148;,
    &#147;would&#148;, &#147;might&#148; or &#147;will&#148; be
    taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these
    terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical
    fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
    statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks,
    uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events
    or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the
    forward-looking statements, including, without limitation:
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    uncertainty of production and cost estimates for the Pirquitas
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    uncertainty of production at our mineral exploration properties;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    risks and uncertainties associated with new mining operations,
    including
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">start-up</FONT>
    delays and operational issues;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    risks related to our ability to obtain adequate financing for
    our planned development activities and to complete further
    exploration programs;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    commodity price fluctuations;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our history of losses and expectation of future losses;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    recent market events and conditions;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    risks related to general economic conditions;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    risks related to our covenants given with respect to our 4.5%
    convertible senior notes due 2028;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    differences in U.S. and Canadian practices for reporting mineral
    resources and reserves;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of drill
    results and the geology, grade and continuity of our mineral
    deposits;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    unpredictable risks and hazards related to the development and
    operation of a mine or mine property that are beyond our control;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    risks related to governmental regulations, including
    environmental regulations;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    risks related to the delay in obtaining or failure to obtain
    required permits, or non-compliance with permits we have
    obtained;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    increased costs and restrictions on operations due to compliance
    with environmental laws and regulations;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    risks related to reclamation activities on our properties;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    uncertainties related to title to our mineral properties and
    surface rights;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    risks related to political instability and unexpected regulatory
    change;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our ability to successfully acquire additional commercially
    mineable mineral rights;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    currency fluctuations;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    increased costs affecting the mining industry;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    increased competition in the mining industry for properties,
    qualified personnel and management;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    risks related to some of our directors&#146; and officers&#146;
    involvement with other natural resource companies;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    risks related to claims and legal proceedings;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our ability to maintain adequate internal control over financial
    reporting; and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our potential classification as a &#147;passive foreign
    investment company&#148; under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any
    of our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
    are statements about the future and are inherently uncertain,
    and our actual achievements or other future events or conditions
    may differ materially from those reflected in the
    forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks,
    uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation,
    those referred to in this Prospectus and any Prospectus
    Supplement under the heading &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and
    elsewhere in this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement and
    in the documents incorporated by reference herein. Our
    forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs,
    expectations and opinions of management on the date the
    statements are made, and we do not assume any obligation to
    update forward-looking statements if circumstances or
    management&#146;s beliefs, expectations or opinions should
    change, other than as required by applicable law. For the
    reasons set forth above, you should not place undue reliance on
    forward-looking statements.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">EXCHANGE
    RATE INFORMATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth, for each period indicated, the
    exchange rates of the Canadian dollar to the U.S. dollar at the
    end of such period and the highest, lowest and average (based on
    the exchange rate on the last day of each month during such
    period) exchange rates for such period (such rates, which are
    expressed in Canadian dollars, are based on the noon buying rate
    for U.S. dollars reported by the Bank of Canada).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Year ended<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Nine months ended<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>December 31,</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>September 30,</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Rate at the end of period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.9981
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.2246
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0510
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0599
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0707
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Average rate during period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0748
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0660
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.1420
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0184
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.1701
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Highest rate during period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.1853
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.2969
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.3000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0796
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.3000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Lowest rate during period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.9170
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.9719
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0292
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.9719
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    C$
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0613
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 15pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On February&#160;3, 2010, the noon buying rate reported by the
    Bank of Canada was US$1.00 per C$1.0609.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 24pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE
    COMPANY</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
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    We are a silver resource company that has assembled a portfolio
    of silver-dominant projects since 1994. These projects are
    located in seven countries in the Americas and Australia. We are
    now focused on operating and producing silver from our Pirquitas
    Mine, and on advancing our five other principal projects and
    project pipeline. In the aggregate, we own what we believe to be
    the largest in-ground silver resource of any publicly-traded
    primary silver company, and, as a result, we can provide a high
    exposure to silver. Certain of our projects also contain
    significant gold resources.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    Strengths</FONT></B>
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    We believe that we are well-positioned to build shareholder
    value through our following strengths:
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    We have demonstrated an ability to consistently increase our
    silver resources in a disciplined manner, providing significant
    exposure to silver;
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    We achieved commercial production at the Pirquitas Mine as of
    December&#160;1, 2009;
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    We have a geographically-diverse project portfolio in the
    Americas and Australia;
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    We have a portfolio of projects that provides an opportunity for
    organic growth; and
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    Our management has proven exploration, development and operating
    expertise, and we have an experienced Board of Directors.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    Strategy</FONT></B>
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    Our strategy has been to discover and acquire silver-dominant
    projects at times when lower metal prices prevailed in order to
    position us to benefit from silver price increases. Since 1993,
    we have grown our silver resource base through acquisitions and
    exploration activities and by expanding resources on individual
    projects through additional drilling.
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    Our primary focus is to generate cash flow by optimizing
    commercial production at our Pirquitas Mine and advancing our
    five other principal projects and project pipeline towards
    development and commercial production. We may also monetize some
    of our other assets. For the purposes of NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101,</FONT> our
    only material property is the Pirquitas Mine.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Principal
    Projects</FONT></B>
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    <B><I>Pirquitas Mine</I></B>&#160;&#151; is a wholly-owned
    primary silver mine located in northwestern Argentina. Initial
    production and concentrate shipments have commenced at the
    Pirquitas Mine and commercial production was achieved on
    December&#160;1, 2009. We anticipate the Pirquitas Mine to
    produce approximately 7&#160;million ounces of silver in 2010
    and between 8 to 10&#160;million ounces of silver in 2011.
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    <B><I>San Luis Project</I></B>&#160;&#151; is a joint venture
    property located in central Peru. We currently own a 55%
    interest in the project and have the right to increase our
    interest to 70% by completing a feasibility study. A draft of
    the feasibility study has been completed and additional work is
    underway to finalize the study. An environmental impact study
    has also been initiated and is scheduled to be completed in
    2010. We can further increase our interest to 80% by placing the
    project into production.
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    <B><I>Pitarrilla Project</I></B>&#160;&#151; is a wholly-owned
    silver exploration project located in the State of Durango,
    Mexico. The project contains silver and significant base metal
    mineralization. A pre-feasibility study for the development of
    the underground portion of the Breccia Ridge Zone disclosed
    probable silver reserves of 91.7&#160;million ounces. During
    2010, we plan to complete a feasibility study for the
    underground component of the Breccia Ridge Zone.
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    <B><I>Diablillos Project</I></B>&#160;&#151; is a wholly-owned
    silver-gold exploration project located approximately 275
    kilometers south of the Pirquitas Mine in northwestern
    Argentina. With the completion of an updated resource estimate
    and a metallurgical program assessing the heap leaching
    characteristics of the Diablillos mineralization, engineering
    studies are underway to assess the potential economics of the
    project.
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    <B><I>Snowfield Project</I></B>&#160;&#151; is a wholly-owned
    gold-copper exploration project located approximately 65
    kilometers north of the town of Stewart in northwest British
    Columbia. We recently completed an extensive prospecting and
    drilling program resulting in an updated resource estimate for
    the Snowfield Project. See &#147;Recent Developments&#148;. We
    plan on conducting a preliminary economic assessment and an
    extensive drilling program in 2010 in order to further define
    the mineral resources on the Snowfield Project and update the
    mineral resource estimate.
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    <B><I>Brucejack Project</I></B>&#160;&#151; is a wholly-owned
    gold-silver exploration project located immediately south of the
    Snowfield Project in northwest British Columbia. We recently
    completed an extensive prospecting and drilling program
    resulting in an updated resource estimate for the Brucejack
    Project. See &#147;Recent Developments&#148;. We plan on
    conducting an extensive drilling program in 2010 in order to
    further define the mineral resources on the Brucejack Project
    and update the mineral resource estimate.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Project
    Pipeline</FONT></B>
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    In addition to our six principal projects, we hold interests in
    a number of other properties that are geographically-diverse and
    at various stages of exploration. With the exception of the
    Maverick Springs Project, all of the properties described
    immediately below are wholly-owned.
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    We own the Berenguela Project (a polymetallic exploration
    project) in Puno Department, Peru, the San Agustin Project (a
    polymetallic exploration project) in Durango State, Mexico, the
    Challacollo Project (a polymetallic exploration project) in
    Region 1, Chile, the Candelaria Project (a former operating
    silver-gold mine) in Nevada, U.S.A., the Maverick Springs
    Project (a silver-gold exploration project) in Nevada, U.S.A.,
    the Bowdens Project (a polymetallic exploration project) in New
    South Wales, Australia, the Silvertip Project (a polymetallic
    exploration project) in British Columbia, Canada, the Sunrise
    Lake Deposit (a polymetallic exploration project) in the
    Northwest Territories, Canada and the Veta&#160;Colorada Project
    (a silver exploration project) in Chihuahua State, Mexico.
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    We also own the San Marcial Project (a polymetallic exploration
    project) located near Mazatlan, Mexico, which is currently
    optioned to another party.
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    We also have a number of other property holdings in Argentina,
    Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico and the United States, some of
    which are held in joint ventures or optioned to other parties.
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    Scientific and technical information contained in this section,
    &#147;The Company&#148;, has been reviewed by Kenneth C.
    McNaughton, M.Sc., P. Eng., Vice President Exploration, who is
    our qualified person for the purpose of NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101.</FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">RECENT
    DEVELOPMENTS</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Increased
    Resource Estimate at the Snowfield Project and the Brucejack
    Project</FONT></B>
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    Effective December&#160;1, 2009, we reported a significant
    increase in the gold resource estimate at the Snowfield Project
    and the Brucejack Project. At the Snowfield Project, the
    measured and indicated resources were 4.14&#160;million and
    15.63&#160;million ounces of gold, respectively, and inferred
    resources were 10.05&#160;million ounces of gold. At the
    Brucejack Project, measured and indicated resources were
    0.66&#160;million and 3.38&#160;million ounces of gold,
    respectively, and 23.8&#160;million and 41.6&#160;million ounces
    of silver, respectively, and inferred resources were
    4.87&#160;million ounces of gold and 71.5&#160;million ounces of
    silver. NI
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">43-101</FONT>
    compliant technical reports relating to the resource estimates
    at each of the Snowfield Project and the Brucejack Project were
    filed on SEDAR on January&#160;14, 2010.
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    Mineral resources for the December&#160;1, 2009 estimates were
    based on a cut-off grade of 0.35 grams of gold equivalent per
    tonne, and defined within an optimized pit that incorporates
    project metal recoveries, estimated operating costs
    and&#160;metals price assumptions. Parameters used in the
    estimates included metals prices (and respective recoveries) of
    US$800/oz. gold (75%), US$12.00/oz. silver (73%), US$2.50/lb.
    copper (85%) and US$10/lb. molybdenum (60%). The pit
    optimization utilized the following cost parameters: mining
    US$1.75/tonne, processing US$5.00/tonne and G&#038;A
    US$1.00/tonne along with pit slopes of 50 degrees. Mineral
    resources which are not mineral reserves do not have
    demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of mineral
    resources may be materially affected by environmental,
    permitting, legal, marketing or other relevant issues. The
    quantity and grade of reported inferred resources in this
    estimation are uncertain in nature. There has been insufficient
    exploration to define these inferred resources as an indicated
    or measured mineral resource, and it is uncertain if further
    exploration will result in upgrading them to an indicated or
    measured mineral resource category.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Resignation
    of Robert Quartermain as President and Chief Executive
    Officer</FONT></B>
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    Robert Quartermain resigned as our President and Chief Executive
    Officer effective January&#160;19, 2010. Dr.&#160;Quartermain
    remains on our Board of Directors. On the same date, A.E.
    Michael Anglin was appointed as our interim President and Chief
    Executive Officer, while our Board of Directors is conducting a
    search for Dr.&#160;Quartermain&#146;s replacement. See
    &#147;Risk Factors&#160;&#151; Risks Related to our Business and
    our Industry&#160;&#151; We may experience difficulty attracting
    and retaining qualified management to grow our business&#148;.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SENIOR
    MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS</FONT></B>
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    The following is a brief description of the principal business
    activities and experience of our senior management and directors:
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Senior
    Management</FONT></I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">A.E.
    Michael Anglin</FONT></B>
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    Mr.&#160;Anglin is our interim President and Chief Executive
    Officer, and has been a member of our Board of Directors since
    August 2008. Mr.&#160;Anglin graduated with a Bachelor of
    Science (Honours) degree in Mining Engineering from the Royal
    School of Mines, Imperial College in London in 1977 and later
    attained a Master of Science degree from the Imperial College in
    London in 1985. Mr.&#160;Anglin spent 22&#160;years with BHP
    Billiton, most recently serving as Vice President Operations and
    Chief Operating Officer of the Base Metals Group based in
    Santiago, Chile, before retiring in 2008.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Joseph J.
    Ovsenek</FONT></B>
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    Mr.&#160;Ovsenek has served as our Senior Vice President,
    Corporate since February 2003 and Senior Vice President,
    Corporate Development since September&#160;1, 2009.
    Mr.&#160;Ovsenek graduated from the University of British
    Columbia with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mechanical
    Engineering in 1983 and from the University of Toronto with a
    Bachelor of Laws degree in 1989. Mr.&#160;Ovsenek is a
    registered member of the Association of Professional Engineers
    and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Mr.&#160;Ovsenek is a
    director of Silvermex Resources Ltd.
    (&#147;<B>Silvermex</B>&#148;).
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">George N.
    Paspalas</FONT></B>
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    Mr.&#160;Paspalas has served as our Senior Vice President,
    Operations since June 2007. Before joining Silver Standard,
    Mr.&#160;Paspalas held management positions with Placer Dome
    Inc., most recently as Senior Vice President
    Projects&#160;&#151; Technical Development and previously as
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Placer Dome Africa. He
    has worked for over 20&#160;years in the resource industry in
    management, technical and operational roles. His regional
    experience includes North and South America, South East Asia,
    the Pacific Rim, Africa, Europe and Japan. He earned a Bachelor
    of Engineering (Chemical) degree with Honours from the
    University of New South Wales in 1984.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Kenneth
    C. McNaughton</FONT></B>
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    Mr.&#160;McNaughton has served as our Vice President,
    Exploration since July 1991. Mr.&#160;McNaughton earned a
    Bachelor of Applied Science degree and Master of Applied Science
    degree in Geological Engineering in 1981 and 1983, respectively,
    from the University of Windsor, and is a registered member of
    the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of
    British Columbia. Mr.&#160;McNaughton is a director of Silvermex.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Tom S. Q.
    Yip</FONT></B>
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    Mr.&#160;Yip has served as our Vice President, Finance and Chief
    Financial Officer since July 2007. Prior to joining Silver
    Standard, Mr.&#160;Yip held the position of Vice-President and
    Chief Financial Officer at Asarco, LLC. He also worked for
    20&#160;years at Echo Bay Mines Ltd. and served as its
    Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer before the
    company merged with Kinross Gold Corporation in 2003.
    Mr.&#160;Yip is a chartered accountant and holds a Bachelor of
    Commerce degree in Business Administration from the University
    of Alberta.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">David
    Smith</FONT></B>
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    David Smith has served as our Vice-President, Human Resources
    since December 2009. Prior to joining Silver Standard,
    Mr.&#160;Smith held the position of Director of Human
    Resources&#160;&#151; Russia for Kinross Gold Corporation.
    Mr.&#160;Smith has also held management positions with Barrick
    Gold Corporation and Motorola Inc. Mr.&#160;Smith holds a
    Bachelor of Arts degree from Brock University.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Board of
    Directors</FONT></I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Peter W.
    Tomsett</FONT></B>
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    Mr.&#160;Tomsett is the Chair of our Board. Mr.&#160;Tomsett
    graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree in
    Mining Engineering from the University of New South Wales, later
    attaining a Master of Science (Distinction) degree in Mineral
    Production Management from the Imperial College in London.
    Mr.&#160;Tomsett spent 20&#160;years at Placer Dome Inc., most
    recently serving as President and Chief Executive Officer until
    its acquisition by Barrick Gold Corporation. Mr.&#160;Tomsett is
    also Chairman of Equinox Minerals Limited and a director of
    North American Energy Partners Inc. and Talisman Energy Inc.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">A.E.
    Michael Anglin</FONT></B>
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    See &#147;Senior Management and Board of Directors&#160;&#151;
    Senior Management&#148;.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">John R.
    Brodie, FCA</FONT></B>
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    Mr.&#160;Brodie is our audit committee financial expert and
    Chair of our Audit Committee. Mr.&#160;Brodie has been the
    President of John R. Brodie Capital Inc., a private consulting
    firm, since 2003. From 1975 to 2003, Mr.&#160;Brodie was a
    partner at KPMG LLP and from 1987 to 1995 served as a director
    of KPMG LLP. Mr.&#160;Brodie graduated from the University of
    Manitoba with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1967 and attended
    the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University in 1982.
    He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered
    Accountants, British Columbia Institute of Chartered Accountants
    and a lifetime member of Certified Fraud Examiners.
    Mr.&#160;Brodie was elected a Fellow and awarded the FCA
    designation by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British
    Columbia in 2003 for distinguished service to the accounting
    profession. Mr.&#160;Brodie is also a director of Western Coal
    Corp., Far West Mining Inc., Ag&#160;Growth International Inc.,
    Rubicon Minerals Corporation, Copper Belt Resources Ltd. and
    Pacific Safety Products.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Richard
    C. Campbell, MBE</FONT></B>
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    Mr.&#160;Campbell is the Chair of our Safety and Sustainability
    Committee. Mr.&#160;Campbell graduated with a Bachelor of
    Science (Honours) degree in Geology from Glasgow University in
    1969. He spent the following 32&#160;years with British
    Petroleum Company (&#147;<B>BP</B>&#148;), most recently serving
    as President of BP Alaska before retiring in 2001.
    Mr.&#160;Campbell was awarded membership of the Order of British
    Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994 for his contribution
    to British&#160;commercial interests in Colombia while serving
    as President of BP in Colombia.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">R.E.
    Gordon Davis</FONT></B>
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    Mr.&#160;Davis is the Chair of our Corporate Governance and
    Nominating Committee. Mr.&#160;Davis was a director and senior
    executive with Dynasty Explorations Ltd. and its successor
    corporation, Cyprus Anvil Mining Corporation, from 1964 to 1982.
    Since 1982, Mr.&#160;Davis has been a director of a number of
    resource companies, including Pine Point Mines Ltd., Cabre
    Exploration Ltd., Golden Knight Resources Inc. and Northern
    Crown Mines Ltd. In addition, Mr.&#160;Davis has been a director
    of Canplats Resources Corporation (&#147;<B>Canplats</B>&#148;)
    since October 1999, the President of Canplats from March 2000 to
    December 2007 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
    Canplats since December 2007. Mr.&#160;Davis also serves as a
    director of Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. Mr.&#160;Davis
    graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in
    Geological Engineering in 1962 and is a registered member of the
    Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of
    British&#160;Columbia.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">David L.
    Johnston</FONT></B>
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    Mr.&#160;Johnston is a registered member of the Association of
    Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia
    with a lengthy career in senior management at several major
    Canadian mining companies. Prior to his election to our Board,
    Mr.&#160;Johnston was president and general manager from 1996 to
    1999 of Highland Valley Copper Corporation, operator of North
    America&#146;s third largest open pit copper mine. From 1990 to
    1996, he served as Vice&#160;President of Cominco Ltd., and from
    1985 to 1990, he was President of Pine Point Mines Limited,
    operator of a significant open pit lead-zinc mine in
    Canada&#146;s Northwest Territories. Mr.&#160;Johnston is also a
    director of Copper Canyon Resources Ltd. and Eagle Plains
    Resources Ltd. Mr.&#160;Johnston graduated with a Bachelor of
    Applied Science degree in Mining Engineering in 1963 and a
    Master of Science degree in Mineral Engineering in 1969.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Richard
    D. Paterson</FONT></B>
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    Mr.&#160;Paterson is the Chair of our Compensation Committee.
    Mr.&#160;Paterson graduated from Concordia University, Montreal
    with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1964. Mr.&#160;Paterson
    has been a Managing Director of Genstar Capital, a private
    equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts, since 1988.
    Before founding Genstar Capital, Mr.&#160;Paterson served as
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Genstar
    Corporation, a NYSE-listed company, where he was responsible for
    finance, tax, information systems and public reporting. During
    the last 10&#160;years, two companies of which Mr.&#160;Paterson
    was a director at the time, were subject to bankruptcy
    proceedings under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Robert A.
    Quartermain</FONT></B>
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    Dr.&#160;Quartermain, D.Sc. served as our President and Chief
    Executive Officer from January 1985 to January 2010.
    Dr.&#160;Quartermain graduated in 1977 from the University of
    New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in
    geology and from Queen&#146;s University in 1981 with a Master
    of Science degree in mineral exploration. Dr.&#160;Quartermain
    was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the
    University of New Brunswick in May 2009, and is a registered
    member of the Association of Professional Engineers and
    Geoscientists of British Columbia.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">RISK
    FACTORS</FONT></B>
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    <I>Investing in our Common Shares is speculative and involves a
    high degree of risk due to the nature of our business and the
    present stage of exploration, development and production of our
    mineral properties. The following risk factors, as well as risks
    currently unknown to us, could materially adversely affect our
    future business, operations and financial condition and could
    cause them to differ materially from the estimates described in
    forward-looking statements relating to us, or our business,
    property or financial results, each of which could cause you to
    lose part or all of your investment. You should carefully
    consider the following risk factors along with the other matters
    included or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus or
    included in any Prospectus Supplement.</I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Risks
    Related to our Business and our Industry</FONT></B>
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    Pirquitas Mine recently commenced production, and there is a
    risk that the production and cost estimates for the Pirquitas
    Mine may vary and/or not be achieved.</FONT></I></B>
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    We have prepared estimates of future production, operating costs
    and capital costs for the Pirquitas Mine. We cannot give any
    assurance that such production or cost estimates will be
    achieved. Actual production and costs may vary from the
    estimates depending on a variety of factors, many of which are
    not within our control. These factors include, but are not
    limited to, actual ore mined varying from estimates of grade,
    tonnage, dilution, and metallurgical and other characteristics;
    short-term operating factors such as the need for sequential
    development of ore bodies and the processing of new or different
    ore grades from those planned; mine failures, slope failures or
    equipment failures; industrial accidents; natural phenomena such
    as inclement weather conditions, floods, droughts, rock slides
    and earthquakes; encountering unusual or unexpected geological
    conditions; changes in power costs and potential power
    shortages; exchange rate and commodity price fluctuations;
    shortages of principal supplies needed for operations, including
    explosives, fuels, chemical reagents, water, equipment parts and
    lubricants; labor shortages or strikes; civil disobedience and
    protests; and restrictions or regulations imposed by
    governmental or regulatory authorities or other changes in the
    regulatory environments. Failure to achieve production or cost
    estimates or material increases in costs could have a material
    adverse impact on our future cash flows, profitability, results
    of operations and financial condition.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    Pirquitas Mine is our only mineral property in production, and
    we do not have other mineral properties under
    development.</FONT></I></B>
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    The Pirquitas Mine is our only mineral property in production,
    and we do not currently have other mineral properties under
    development. The future development of any other properties
    found to be economically feasible and approved by our Board of
    Directors will require the construction and operation of mines,
    processing plants and related infrastructure. As a result, we
    are and will continue to be subject to all of the risks
    associated with establishing new mining operations including:
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    the timing and cost, which can be considerable, of the
    construction of mining and processing facilities;
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    the availability and cost of skilled labor and mining equipment;
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    the availability and cost of appropriate smelting and refining
    arrangements;
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    the need to obtain necessary environmental and other
    governmental approvals and permits and the timing of the receipt
    of those approvals and permits;
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    the availability of funds to finance construction and
    development activities;
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    potential opposition from non-governmental organizations,
    environmental groups or local groups which may delay or prevent
    development activities; and
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    potential increases in construction and operating costs due to
    changes in the cost of fuel, power, materials and supplies.
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    The costs, timing and complexities of operating the Pirquitas
    Mine and constructing and developing our other projects may be
    greater than we anticipate because the majority of our property
    interests are not located in developed areas, and, as a result,
    our property interests may not be served by appropriate road
    access, water and power supply and other support infrastructure.
    Cost estimates may increase as more detailed engineering work is
    completed on a project. It is common in new mining operations to
    experience unexpected costs, problems and delays during
    construction,
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    development and mine
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">start-up.</FONT> In
    addition, delays in the early stages of mineral production often
    occur. Accordingly, we cannot provide assurance that our
    activities will result in profitable mining operations at the
    Pirquitas Mine or any of our other mineral properties.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    have limited revenue from operations.</FONT></I></B>
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    We are a company transitioning from exploration and development
    to production and to date have generated limited revenue from
    operations. Other than the Pirquitas Mine, which has recently
    achieved commercial production, all of our properties are in the
    exploration stage. We have not defined or delineated any proven
    or probable reserves on any of our exploration stage properties
    other than at our Pitarrilla Project. Mineral exploration
    involves significant risk because few properties that are
    explored contain bodies of ore that would be commercially
    economic to develop into producing mines. If our current
    exploration programs do not result in the discovery of
    commercial ore, we may need to write-off part or all of our
    investment in our existing exploration stage properties, and we
    may need to acquire additional properties.
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    The determination of whether any mineral deposits on our
    properties are economically viable is affected by numerous
    factors beyond our control, including:
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    the metallurgy of the mineralization forming the mineral deposit;
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    market fluctuations for metal prices;
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    the proximity and capacity of natural resource markets and
    processing equipment; and
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    government regulations governing prices, taxes, royalties, land
    tenure, land use, importing and exporting of minerals and
    environmental protection.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We may
    not have sufficient funds to develop our mineral properties or
    to complete further exploration programs.</FONT></I></B>
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    We have limited financial resources. We had cash and cash
    equivalents of US$42.9&#160;million and marketable securities of
    US$11.0&#160;million as of September&#160;30, 2009. Since such
    date, we have expended funds on, among other things, the
    advancement of the Pirquitas Mine to achieve designed production
    rates. We currently generate limited operating revenue, and must
    primarily finance our exploration activity and the development
    of our mineral properties by other means. In the future, our
    ability to continue our production, exploration and development
    activities, if any, will depend on our ability to generate
    sufficient operating revenue from the Pirquitas Mine and obtain
    additional external financing. Any unexpected costs, problems or
    delays during the early stages of production at the Pirquitas
    Mine could severely impact our ability to generate revenue from
    production at the Pirquitas Mine and continue our exploration
    and development activities.
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    The sources of external financing that we may use for these
    purposes include project or bank financing, or public or private
    offerings of equity and debt. In addition, we may enter into one
    or more strategic alliances or joint ventures, decide to sell
    certain property interests, or utilize one or a combination of
    all of these alternatives. The financing alternative chosen by
    us may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. If
    additional financing is not available, we may have to postpone
    the development of, or sell, one or more of our principal
    properties.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Changes
    in the market price of silver and other metals, which in the
    past have fluctuated widely, will affect our
    operations.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our profitability and long-term viability will depend, in large
    part, on the market price of silver, gold, tin, zinc, lead and
    copper. The market prices for these metals are volatile and are
    affected by numerous factors beyond our control, including:
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    global or regional consumption patterns;
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    the supply of, and demand for, these metals;
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    speculative activities;
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    the availability and costs of metal substitutes;
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    expectations for inflation; and
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    political and economic conditions, including interest rates and
    currency values.
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    We cannot predict the effect of these factors on metal prices. A
    decrease in the market price of silver and other metals would
    affect the profitability of the Pirquitas Mine and could affect
    our ability to finance the exploration and development of any of
    our other mineral properties. The market price of silver and
    other metals may not remain at current levels. In particular, an
    increase in worldwide supply, and consequent downward pressure
    on prices, may result over the longer term from increased silver
    production from mines developed or expanded as a result of
    current metal price levels.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    have a history of losses and may continue to incur losses for
    the foreseeable future.</FONT></I></B>
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    We recorded a loss of US$4.1&#160;million for the nine-month
    period ended September&#160;30, 2009 and despite earnings of
    US$8.4&#160;million for the nine-month period ended
    September&#160;30, 2008, primarily due to the sale of our
    Shafter Silver Project, we have a history of losses, including a
    loss of US$6.0&#160;million for the year ended December&#160;31,
    2008.
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    We expect to continue to incur losses unless and until such time
    as the Pirquitas Mine generates sufficient revenues to fund
    continuing operations. The exploration and development of our
    other mineral properties will require the commitment of
    substantial financial resources that may not be available.
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    The amount and timing of expenditures will depend on a number of
    factors, including the progress of ongoing exploration and
    development, the results of consultants&#146; analyses and
    recommendations, the rate at which operating losses are
    incurred, the execution of any joint venture agreements with
    strategic partners and our acquisition of additional property
    interests, some of which are beyond our control. We cannot
    provide assurance that we will ever achieve profitability.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Market
    events and conditions may adversely affect our business and
    industry.</FONT></I></B>
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    In 2007 and into 2008, the U.S. credit markets began to
    experience serious disruption due to a deterioration in
    residential property values, defaults and delinquencies in the
    residential mortgage market (particularly,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">sub-prime</FONT>
    and non-prime mortgages) and a decline in the credit quality of
    mortgage-backed securities. These problems led to a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">slow-down</FONT> in
    residential housing market transactions, declining housing
    prices, delinquencies in non-mortgage consumer credit and a
    general decline in consumer confidence. These conditions
    continued and worsened in 2008 and early 2009, causing a loss of
    confidence in the U.S. and global credit and financial markets
    and resulting in the collapse of, and government intervention
    in, major banks and other financial institutions and insurers,
    and creating a climate of greater volatility, less liquidity,
    widening of credit spreads, a lack of price transparency,
    increased credit losses and tighter credit conditions.
    Notwithstanding various actions by the U.S. and other
    governments, concerns about the general condition of the capital
    markets, financial instruments, banks, investment banks,
    insurers and other financial institutions caused the broader
    credit markets to further deteriorate and stock markets to
    decline substantially. In addition, general economic indicators,
    including employment levels, announced corporate earnings,
    economic growth and consumer confidence, have deteriorated. Any
    or all of these market events and conditions may adversely
    affect our business and industry.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">General
    economic conditions may adversely affect our growth and
    profitability.</FONT></I></B>
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    The unprecedented events in global financial markets in the past
    several years have had a profound impact on the global economy.
    Many industries, including the silver and gold mining industry,
    are impacted by these market conditions. Some of the key impacts
    of the current financial market turmoil include contraction in
    credit markets resulting in a widening of credit risk,
    devaluations, high volatility in global equity, commodity,
    foreign exchange and precious metal markets and a lack of market
    liquidity. A continued or worsened slowdown in the financial
    markets or other economic conditions, including but not limited
    to, consumer spending, employment rates, business conditions,
    inflation, fuel and energy costs, consumer debt levels, lack of
    available credit, the state of the financial markets, interest
    rates and tax rates, may adversely affect our growth and
    profitability. Specifically:
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    the global credit/liquidity crisis could impact the cost and
    availability of financing and our overall liquidity;
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    the volatility of silver and gold prices would impact our
    revenues, profits, losses and cash flow;
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    continued recessionary pressures could adversely impact demand
    for our production;
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    volatile energy, commodity and consumables prices and currency
    exchange rates would impact our production costs; and
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    the devaluation and volatility of global stock markets would
    impact the valuation of our equity and other securities.
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    These factors could have a material adverse effect on our
    financial condition and results of operations.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">An
    event of default under our 4.5% Convertible Senior Notes due
    2028&#160;may significantly reduce our liquidity and adversely
    affect our business.</FONT></I></B>
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    Under the indenture governing our 4.5% Convertible Senior Notes
    due 2028 (the &#147;<B>Convertible Notes</B>&#148;), we made
    various covenants to the trustees on behalf of the holders of
    the Convertible Notes, including to make payments of interest
    and principal when due and, upon undergoing a fundamental
    change, to offer to purchase all of the outstanding Convertible
    Notes.
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    If there is an event of default under the Convertible Notes, the
    principal amount of such notes, plus accrued and unpaid
    interest, if any, may be declared immediately due and payable.
    If such an event occurs, we could lose our properties, including
    the Pirquitas Mine, and our shareholders could lose their entire
    investment.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    follow Canadian disclosure practices concerning our mineral
    reserves and resources which allow for more disclosure than is
    permitted for U.S. reporting companies.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our resource estimates are not directly comparable to those made
    in filings subject to the SEC reporting and disclosure
    requirements, as we report resources in accordance with Canadian
    practices. These practices are different from the practices used
    to report resource estimates in reports and other materials
    filed with the SEC in that the Canadian practice is to report
    measured, indicated and inferred resources. In the United
    States, mineralization may not be classified as a
    &#147;reserve&#148; unless the determination has been made that
    the mineralization could be economically and legally produced or
    extracted at the time the reserve determination is made. U.S.
    investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of
    measured or indicated resources will ever be converted into
    reserves. Further, &#147;inferred resources&#148; have a great
    amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether
    they can be mined legally or economically. Disclosure of
    &#147;contained ounces&#148; is permitted disclosure under
    Canadian regulations; however, the SEC only permits issuers to
    report &#147;resources&#148; as in place tonnage and grade
    without reference to unit measures. Accordingly, information
    concerning descriptions of mineralization and resources
    contained in this Prospectus or any applicable Prospectus
    Supplement, or in any document incorporated by reference herein,
    may not be comparable to information made public by U.S.
    companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements
    of the SEC.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    reserve and resource estimates are based on interpretation and
    assumptions and may yield less mineral production under actual
    conditions than is currently estimated.</FONT></I></B>
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    In making determinations about whether to advance any of our
    projects to development, we must rely upon estimated
    calculations as to the mineral reserves and grades of
    mineralization on our properties. Until ore is actually mined
    and processed, mineral reserves and grades of mineralization
    must be considered as estimates only. These estimates are
    imprecise and depend upon geological interpretation and
    statistical inferences drawn from drilling and sampling which
    may prove to be unreliable. We cannot provide assurance that:
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    reserve, resource or other mineralization estimates will be
    accurate; or
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    mineralization can be mined or processed profitably.
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    Any material changes in mineral reserve estimates and grades of
    mineralization will affect the economic viability of placing a
    property into production and a property&#146;s return on
    capital. Our reserve and resource estimates have been determined
    and valued based on assumed future prices, cut-off grades and
    operating costs that may prove to be inaccurate. Extended
    declines in market prices for silver, gold, tin, zinc, lead and
    copper may render portions of our mineralization uneconomic and
    result in reduced reported mineral reserves.
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    Any material reductions in estimates of mineralization, or of
    our ability to extract this mineralization, could have a
    material adverse effect on our results of operations or
    financial condition. We cannot provide assurance that mineral
    recovery rates achieved in small scale tests will be duplicated
    in large scale tests under
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    conditions or in production scale.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Mining
    is inherently risky and subject to conditions or events beyond
    our control.</FONT></I></B>
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    The development and operation of a mine or mine property is
    inherently dangerous and involves many risks that even a
    combination of experience, knowledge and careful evaluation may
    not be able to overcome, including:
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    unusual or unexpected geological formations;
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    metallurgical and other processing problems;
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    metal losses;
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    environmental hazards;
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    labor disruptions;
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    industrial accidents;
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    periodic interruptions due to inclement or hazardous weather
    conditions;
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    flooding, explosions, fire, rockbursts, cave-ins and landslides;
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    mechanical equipment and facility performance problems; and
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    the availability of materials and equipment.
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    These risks could result in damage to, or destruction of,
    mineral properties, production facilities or other properties,
    personal injury or death, including to our employees,
    environmental damage, delays in mining, increased production
    costs, asset write downs, monetary losses and possible legal
    liability. We may not be able to obtain insurance to cover these
    risks at economically feasible premiums, or at all. Insurance
    against certain environmental risks, including potential
    liability for pollution and other hazards as a result of the
    disposal of waste products occurring from production, is not
    generally available to companies within the mining industry. We
    may suffer a material adverse effect on our business if we incur
    losses related to any significant events that are not covered by
    our insurance policies.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We are
    subject to significant governmental regulations.</FONT></I></B>
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    The operation of the Pirquitas Mine, as well as our exploration
    activities, are subject to extensive federal, state, provincial,
    territorial and local laws and regulations governing various
    matters, including:
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    environmental protection;
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    the management and use of toxic substances and explosives;
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    the management of natural resources;
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    the exploration of mineral properties;
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    exports;
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    price controls;
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    taxation and mining royalties;
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    labor standards and occupational health and safety, including
    mine safety; and
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    historic and cultural preservation.
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    Failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations may
    result in civil or criminal fines or penalties or enforcement
    actions, including orders issued by regulatory or judicial
    authorities enjoining or curtailing operations or requiring
    corrective measures, installation of additional equipment or
    remedial actions, or the imposition of additional local or
    foreign parties as joint venture partners, any of which could
    result in significant expenditures. We may also be required to
    compensate private parties suffering loss or damage by reason of
    a breach of such laws, regulations or permitting requirements.
    It is also possible that future laws and regulations, or more
    stringent enforcement of current laws and regulations by
    governmental authorities, could cause us to incur additional
    expense or capital expenditure restrictions or suspensions of
    our activities and delays in the exploration and development of
    our properties.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    require further permits in order to conduct our current and
    anticipated future operations, and delays in obtaining or
    failure to obtain such permits, or a failure to comply with the
    terms of any such permits that we have obtained, would adversely
    affect our business.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our current and anticipated future operations, including
    continued production at the Pirquitas Mine, and further
    exploration, development and commencement of production on our
    other mineral properties, require permits from various
    governmental authorities. Obtaining or renewing governmental
    permits is a complex and time-consuming process. The duration
    and success of efforts to obtain and renew permits are
    contingent upon many variables not within our control.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We cannot provide assurance that all permits that we require for
    our operations, including any for construction of mining
    facilities or conduct of mining, will be obtainable or renewable
    on reasonable terms, or at all. Delays or a failure to obtain
    such required permits, or the expiry, revocation or failure by
    us to comply with the terms of any such permits that we have
    obtained, would adversely affect our business.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    activities are subject to environmental laws and regulations
    that may increase our costs and restrict our
    operations.</FONT></I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    All of our exploration, potential development and production
    activities in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Peru
    and the United States are subject to regulation by governmental
    agencies under various environmental laws. To the extent that we
    conduct exploration activities or undertake new mining
    activities in other countries, we will also be subject to
    environmental laws and regulations in those jurisdictions. These
    laws address emissions into the air, discharges into water,
    management of waste, management of hazardous substances,
    protection of natural resources, antiquities and endangered
    species and reclamation of lands disturbed by mining operations.
    Environmental legislation in many countries is evolving and the
    trend has been towards stricter standards and enforcement,
    increased fines and penalties for non-compliance, more stringent
    environmental assessments of proposed projects and increasing
    responsibility for companies and their officers, directors and
    employees. Compliance with environmental laws and regulations
    may require significant capital outlays on our behalf and may
    cause material changes or delays in our intended activities.
    Future changes in these laws or regulations could have a
    significant adverse impact on some portion of our business,
    causing us to re-evaluate those activities at that time.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Environmental laws in some of the countries in which we operate
    require that we periodically perform environmental impact
    studies at our mines. At present, environmental impact studies
    are being performed at the Pirquitas Mine and the San Luis
    Project. These studies are at an early stage and we are
    currently unable to discern the results of these studies. We
    cannot guarantee that these studies will not reveal
    environmental impacts that would require us to make significant
    capital outlays or cause material changes or delays in our
    intended activities, any of which could adversely affect our
    business.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Land
    reclamation requirements for our exploration properties may be
    burdensome.</FONT></I></B>
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    Although variable depending on location and the governing
    authority, land reclamation requirements are generally imposed
    on mineral exploration companies (as well as companies with
    mining operations) in order to minimize long term effects of
    land disturbance. Reclamation may include requirements to:
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    control dispersion of potentially deleterious effluents; and
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    reasonably re-establish pre-disturbance land forms and
    vegetation.
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    In order to carry out reclamation obligations imposed on us in
    connection with our exploration, potential development and
    production activities, we must allocate financial resources that
    might otherwise be spent on further exploration and development
    programs. Certain of our projects have been subject to historic
    mining operations and certain of the properties that were
    historically mined by us are subject to remediation obligations.
    We have set up a provision for our reclamation bonds but this
    provision may not be adequate. If we are required to carry out
    unanticipated reclamation work, our financial position could be
    adversely affected.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    properties may be subject to uncertain title.</FONT></I></B>
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    We cannot provide assurance that title to our properties will
    not be challenged. We own, lease or have under option,
    unpatented and patented mining claims, mineral claims or
    concessions which constitute our property holdings. The
    ownership and validity, or title, of unpatented mining claims
    and concessions are often uncertain and may be contested. Also,
    we may not have, or may not be able to obtain, all necessary
    surface rights to develop a property. Title insurance is
    generally not available for mineral properties and our ability
    to ensure that we have obtained a secure claim to individual
    mining properties or mining concessions may be severely
    constrained. We have not conducted surveys of all of the claims
    in which we hold direct or indirect interests. A successful
    claim contesting our title to a property will cause us to lose
    our rights to explore and, if warranted, develop that property
    or undertake or continue production thereon. This could result
    in our not being compensated for our prior expenditures relating
    to the property.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    sale of our concentrates will be subject to counterparty and
    market risks.</FONT></I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We intend to enter into long-term supply arrangements to sell
    some of the silver, tin and zinc concentrates to be produced at
    the Pirquitas Mine to metal traders or integrated mining and
    smelting companies. We intend to sell the balance of these
    concentrates in the spot market. There is no assurance that we
    will be successful in entering into such arrangements on
    acceptable terms, or at all. If we are not successful in
    entering into such arrangements, we may be forced to sell all of
    our concentrates, or greater volumes of them than we may from
    time to time intend, in the spot market, or we may not have a
    market for our concentrates. In addition, should any
    counterparty to any supply arrangement we may enter into not
    honour such arrangement, or should any of such counterparties
    become insolvent, we may incur losses for products already
    shipped and be forced to sell greater volumes of our
    concentrates than intended in the spot market or we may not have
    a market for our concentrates, and our future operating results
    may be materially adversely impacted as a result. Moreover,
    there can be no assurance that we will be able to renew any
    agreements we may enter into to sell concentrates when such
    agreements expire, or that our concentrates will meet the
    qualitative requirements under future concentrate agreements or
    the requirements of buyers.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Political
    or economic instability or unexpected regulatory change in the
    countries where our properties are located could adversely
    affect our business.</FONT></I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Certain of our properties are located in countries, provinces
    and states more likely to be subject to political and economic
    instability, or unexpected legislative change, than is usually
    the case in certain other countries, provinces and states. The
    operation of the Pirquitas Mine and our mineral exploration or
    potential development activities could be adversely affected by:
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    political instability and violence;
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    war and civil disturbance;
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    labor unrest;
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    expropriation or nationalization;
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    changing fiscal regimes and uncertain regulatory environments;
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    fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
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    high rates of inflation;
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    changes to royalty and tax regimes, including the elimination of
    tax exemptions for mining companies by the Argentinean
    government;
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    underdeveloped industrial and economic infrastructure; and
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    the unenforceability of contractual rights and judgments.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    cannot provide assurance that we will successfully acquire
    additional commercially mineable mineral rights.</FONT></I></B>
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    Most exploration projects do not result in the discovery of
    commercially mineable ore deposits, and no assurance can be
    given that any anticipated level of recovery of ore reserves
    will be realized or that any identified mineral deposit will
    ever qualify as a commercially mineable (or viable) ore body
    which can be legally and economically exploited. Estimates of
    reserves, resources, mineral deposits and production costs can
    also be affected by such factors as environmental permitting
    regulations and requirements, weather, environmental factors,
    unforeseen technical difficulties, unusual or unexpected
    geological formations and work interruptions.
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    Material changes in ore reserves, grades, stripping ratios or
    recovery rates may affect the economic viability of any project.
    Our future growth and productivity will depend, in part, on our
    ability to identify and acquire additional commercially mineable
    mineral rights, and on the costs and results of continued
    exploration and potential development programs. Mineral
    exploration is highly speculative in nature and is frequently
    non-productive. Substantial expenditures are required to:
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    establish ore reserves through drilling and metallurgical and
    other testing techniques;
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    determine metal content and metallurgical recovery processes to
    extract metal from the ore; and
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    construct, renovate or expand mining and processing facilities.
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    In addition, if we discover ore, it would take several years
    from the initial phases of exploration until production is
    possible. During this time, the economic feasibility of
    production may change. As a result of these uncertainties, there
    can be no assurance that we will successfully acquire additional
    commercially mineable (or viable) mineral rights.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We may
    be adversely affected by future fluctuations in foreign exchange
    rates.</FONT></I></B>
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    We maintain our bank accounts primarily in U.S. and Canadian
    dollars. We expect that our future revenue, if any, will be in
    U.S. dollars, while certain of our costs will be incurred in
    other currencies. In particular, any appreciation in the
    currencies of Argentina, Australia, Chile, Mexico or other
    countries where we carry out exploration or development
    activities against the Canadian or U.S. dollar will increase our
    costs of carrying on operations in such countries. With the
    operation of the Pirquitas Mine, our costs denominated in the
    currency of Argentina have increased over past levels, and we
    have greater exposure to Argentinean currency fluctuations. In
    addition, any decrease in the Canadian dollar against the U.S.
    dollar will result in a loss on our books to the extent we hold
    funds in Canadian dollars. As a result, our financial
    performance and forecasts can be significantly impacted by
    changes in foreign exchange rates.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">High
    metal prices in recent years have encouraged increased mining
    exploration, development and construction activity, which has
    increased demand for, and cost of, exploration, development and
    construction services and equipment.</FONT></I></B>
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    The relative strength of metal prices over the past five years
    has encouraged increases in mining exploration, development and
    construction activities around the world, which has resulted in
    increased demand for, and cost of, exploration, development and
    construction services and equipment. While recent market
    conditions have had a moderating effect on the costs of such
    services and equipment, increases in such costs may continue
    with the resumption of an upward trend in metal prices.
    Increased demand for services and equipment could result in
    delays if services or equipment cannot be obtained in a timely
    manner due to inadequate availability, and may cause scheduling
    difficulties due to the need to coordinate the availability of
    services or equipment, any of which could materially increase
    project exploration, development and/or construction costs.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    face industry competition in the acquisition of exploration
    properties and the recruitment and retention of qualified
    personnel.</FONT></I></B>
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    We compete with other exploration and producing companies, many
    of which are better capitalized, have greater financial
    resources, operational experience and technical capabilities
    than us or are further advanced in their development or are
    significantly larger and have access to greater mineral
    reserves, for the acquisition of mineral claims, leases and
    other mineral interests as well as for the recruitment and
    retention of qualified employees and other personnel. In
    particular, we face competition for qualified personnel for the
    Pirquitas Mine, which may increase our costs of operating the
    mine or result in delays. A significant number of expatriate
    employees are currently required in the early stages of
    production at the Pirquitas Mine to train the local workforce.
    If we require and are unsuccessful in acquiring additional
    mineral properties or qualified personnel, we will not be able
    to grow at the rate we desire, or at all.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Some
    of our directors and officers have conflicts of interest as a
    result of their involvement with other natural resource
    companies.</FONT></I></B>
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    Some of our directors and officers are directors or officers of
    other natural resource or mining-related companies. Currently,
    our Vice President, Exploration, Kenneth McNaughton, serves as a
    director of Silvermex (with which we have an option agreement
    relating to the San Marcial Project) and our Senior Vice
    President, Corporate Development, Joseph Ovsenek, also serves as
    a director of Silvermex. These associations may give rise to
    conflicts of interest from time to time. As a result of these
    conflicts of interest, we may miss the opportunity to
    participate in certain transactions, which may have a material
    adverse effect on our financial position.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We are
    subject to claims and legal proceedings.</FONT></I></B>
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    We are subject to various claims and legal proceedings covering
    a wide range of matters that arise in the ordinary course of
    business activities. Each of these matters is subject to various
    uncertainties and it is possible that some of these matters may
    be resolved unfavorably to us. We carry liability insurance
    coverage and establish reserves for matters that
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    are probable and can be reasonably estimated. In addition, we
    may be involved in disputes with other parties in the future
    that may result in litigation, which may have a material adverse
    impact on our future cash flows, profitability, results of
    operations and financial condition.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We may
    experience difficulty attracting and retaining qualified
    management to grow our business.</FONT></I></B>
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    We are dependent on the services of key executives and other
    highly skilled and experienced executives and personnel focused
    on advancing our corporate objectives as well as the
    identification of new opportunities for growth and funding. Due
    to our relatively small size, the loss of any of these persons
    or our inability to attract and retain suitable replacements for
    them or additional highly skilled employees required for the
    operation of the Pirquitas Mine and our other activities may
    have a material adverse effect on our business and financial
    condition. Our current President and Chief Executive Officer,
    A.E. Michael Anglin, holds such position on an interim basis
    while the Board of Directors conducts a search for a replacement
    for Dr.&#160;Quartermain, who resigned effective
    January&#160;19, 2010. Our inability to attract and retain a
    suitable replacement for Dr.&#160;Quartermain, or any prolonged
    delay in doing so, may have a material adverse effect on our
    business and financial condition. See &#147;Recent
    Developments&#160;&#151; Resignation of Robert Quartermain as
    President and Chief Executive Officer&#148;.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We may
    fail to maintain adequate internal control over financial
    reporting pursuant to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley
    Act.</FONT></I></B>
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    During our three most recent fiscal years, we documented and
    tested our internal control procedures in order to satisfy the
    requirements of Section&#160;404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
    (&#147;<B>SOX</B>&#148;). SOX requires an annual assessment by
    management of the effectiveness of our internal control over
    financial reporting and, for fiscal years commencing with our
    fiscal year ended December&#160;31, 2006, an attestation report
    by our independent auditors addressing the effectiveness of
    internal control over financial reporting. We may fail to
    maintain the adequacy of our internal control over financial
    reporting as such standards are modified, supplemented or
    amended from time to time, and we may not be able to ensure that
    we can conclude, on an ongoing basis, that we have effective
    internal control over financial reporting in accordance with
    Section&#160;404 of SOX. Our failure to satisfy the requirements
    of Section&#160;404 of SOX on an ongoing, timely basis could
    result in the loss of investor confidence in the reliability of
    our financial statements, which in turn could harm our business
    and negatively impact the trading price or the market value of
    our securities. In addition, any failure to implement required
    new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their
    implementation, could harm our operating results or cause us to
    fail to meet our reporting obligations. Future acquisitions of
    companies, if any, may provide us with challenges in
    implementing the required processes, procedures and controls in
    our acquired operations. No evaluation can provide complete
    assurance that our internal control over financial reporting
    will detect or uncover all failures of persons within our
    Company to disclose material information otherwise required to
    be reported. The effectiveness of our processes, procedures and
    controls could also be limited by simple errors or faulty
    judgments. In addition, as we continue to expand, the challenges
    involved in implementing appropriate internal control over
    financial reporting will increase and will require that we
    continue to improve our internal control over financial
    reporting. Although we intend to expend substantial time and
    incur substantial costs, as necessary, to ensure ongoing
    compliance, we cannot be certain that we will be successful in
    complying with Section&#160;404 of SOX.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Risks
    Related to our Common Shares</FONT></B>
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Future
    sales or issuances of equity securities could decrease the value
    of any existing common shares, dilute investors&#146; voting
    power and reduce our earnings per share.</FONT></I></B>
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    We may sell additional equity securities in subsequent offerings
    (including through the sale of securities convertible into
    common shares) and may issue additional equity securities to
    finance our operations, development, exploration, acquisitions
    or other projects. We cannot predict the size of future sales
    and issuances of equity securities or the effect, if any, that
    future sales and issuances of equity securities will have on the
    market price of the Common Shares. Sales or issuances of a
    substantial number of equity securities, or the perception that
    such sales could occur, may adversely affect prevailing market
    prices for the Common Shares. With any additional sale or
    issuance of equity securities, investors will suffer dilution of
    their voting power and may experience dilution in our earnings
    per share.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    common shares are publicly traded and are subject to various
    factors that have historically made our common share price
    volatile.</FONT></I></B>
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    The market price of our common shares has been, and may continue
    to be, subject to large fluctuations, which may result in losses
    to investors. The market price of our common shares may increase
    or decrease in response to a number of events and factors,
    including: our operating performance and the performance of
    competitors and other similar companies; volatility in metal
    prices; the public&#146;s reaction to our press releases,
    material change reports, other public announcements and our
    filings with the various securities regulatory authorities;
    changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by research
    analysts who track our common shares or the shares of other
    companies in the resource sector; changes in general economic
    and/or political conditions; the number of Common Shares to be
    publicly traded after an offering pursuant to any Prospectus
    Supplement; the arrival or departure of key personnel;
    acquisitions, strategic alliances or joint ventures involving us
    or our competitors; and the factors listed under the heading
    &#147;Cautionary Note&#160;Regarding Forward-Looking
    Statements&#148;.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The market price of our common shares is affected by many other
    variables which are not directly related to our success and are,
    therefore, not within our control, including other developments
    that affect the market for all resource sector securities, the
    breadth of the public market for our common shares and the
    attractiveness of alternative investments. The effect of these
    and other factors on the market price of our common shares on
    the exchanges on which they trade has historically made our
    common share price volatile and suggests that our common share
    price will continue to be volatile in the future.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We do
    not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable
    future.</FONT></I></B>
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    We have not declared or paid any dividends on our common shares
    since 1955. We intend to retain earnings, if any, to finance the
    growth and development of our business and do not intend to pay
    cash dividends on our common shares in the foreseeable future.
    Any return on an investment in our common shares will come from
    the appreciation, if any, in the value of our common shares. The
    payment of future cash dividends, if any, will be reviewed
    periodically by our Board of Directors and will depend upon,
    among other things, conditions then existing including earnings,
    financial condition and&#160;capital requirements, restrictions
    in financing agreements, business opportunities and conditions
    and other factors. See&#160;&#147;Dividend Policy&#148;.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Enforcement
    of judgments or bringing actions outside the United States
    against us and our directors and officers may be
    difficult.</FONT></I></B>
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    We are organized under the laws of, and headquartered in,
    British Columbia, Canada, and a majority of our directors and
    officers are not citizens or residents of the United States. In
    addition, a substantial part of our assets are located outside
    the United States and Canada. As a result, it may be difficult
    or impossible for an investor to (i)&#160;enforce in courts
    outside the United States judgments against us and our directors
    and officers obtained in U.S. courts based upon the civil
    liability provisions of U.S. federal securities laws or
    (ii)&#160;bring in courts outside the United States an original
    action against us and&#160;our directors and officers to enforce
    liabilities based upon such U.S. securities laws. See
    &#147;Enforceability of Civil&#160;Liabilities&#148;.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Under
    U.S. federal tax rules, we may be classified as a passive
    foreign investment company (a &#147;PFIC&#148;), which would
    result in special and generally unfavorable U.S. federal tax
    consequences to our U.S. shareholders.</FONT></I></B>
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    As a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT>
    corporation, we may be a PFIC depending on the percentage of our
    gross income which is &#147;passive&#148;, within the meaning of
    Section&#160;1297(b) the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, or the
    percentage of our assets that produce or are expected to produce
    passive income. We believe that we were a PFIC in the 2008 and
    2009 taxable years, but that we may not be a PFIC for the 2010
    and subsequent taxable years. If we are a PFIC for any taxable
    year during a U.S. shareholder&#146;s holding period in our
    common shares, such U.S. shareholder may be subject to increased
    U.S. federal income tax liability on the sale of common shares
    or on the receipt of dividends. The PFIC rules are complex and
    may be unfamiliar to U.S.&#160;shareholders. Accordingly, U.S.
    shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors
    concerning the application of the PFIC rules to their investment
    in the Common Shares. The effect of these rules on a U.S.
    shareholder&#146;s ownership of Common Shares will be discussed
    in the relevant offering documents.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">USE OF
    PROCEEDS</FONT></B>
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    Unless otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement, the net
    proceeds from the sale of the Common Shares will be used for
    development of mineral properties, for working capital
    requirements, to repay indebtedness outstanding from time to
    time or for other general corporate purposes. Each Prospectus
    Supplement will contain specific information concerning the use
    of proceeds from that sale of Common Shares.
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    All expenses relating to an offering of Common Shares and any
    compensation paid to underwriters, dealers or agents, as the
    case may be, will be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of
    Common Shares, unless otherwise stated in the applicable
    Prospectus Supplement.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CAPITALIZATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Since September&#160;30, 2009, no material changes have occurred
    to the share and loan capital of the Company on a consolidated
    basis. Subsequent to September&#160;30, 2009, we issued 769,500
    options to acquire common shares of the Company to our employees
    and consultants.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<A name='111'>
<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PRIOR
    SALES</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In the 12&#160;months prior to the date of this Prospectus, we
    have issued the following common shares upon the exercise of
    stock options:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-left: 5%; margin-right: 5%">
<TABLE border="0" width="90%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
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    <TD width="8%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="8%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="9%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="9%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Price per<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Date of Issue</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Common Share (C$)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Common Shares Issued</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    February&#160;11, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    February&#160;11, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    April&#160;29, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    May&#160;8, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    May&#160;15, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    May&#160;19, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    May&#160;27, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;2, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;2, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;3, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,900
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;4, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,100
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;5, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;5, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;8, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    September&#160;21, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    November&#160;17, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    November&#160;19, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    November&#160;19, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    November&#160;20, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;1, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;7, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,300
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;14, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.73
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;18, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.30
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;18, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;21, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;21, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,832
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;23, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;23, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.30
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;29, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    80,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    December&#160;30, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    January&#160;13, 2010
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    January&#160;18, 2010
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    January&#160;28, 2010
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    January&#160;29, 2010
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

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    <BR>
    20
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<P><HR noshade><P>
<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, we issued 5,450,000 common shares on
    February&#160;27, 2009 and 375,713 common shares on
    March&#160;31, 2009, in each case at a price of US$17.00 per
    share pursuant to an offering under a short form base shelf
    prospectus dated February&#160;18, 2009, as supplemented by a
    prospectus supplement dated February&#160;24, 2009, and
    2,997,816 common shares on August&#160;17, 2009 at a price of
    US$17.00 per share pursuant to an offering under a short form
    base shelf prospectus dated February&#160;18, 2009, as
    supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated August&#160;12,
    2009.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 24pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<A name='112'>
<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PRICE
    RANGE AND TRADING VOLUME</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our common shares are listed for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq
    under the trading symbols &#147;SSO&#148; and &#147;SSRI&#148;,
    respectively. The following tables set out the market price
    range and trading volumes of our common shares on the TSX and
    Nasdaq for the periods indicated.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Toronto
    Stock Exchange<BR>
    (prices in Canadian dollars)</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="61%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Year</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>High</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Low</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Volume</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    (C$)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    (C$)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    (no. of shares)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2010
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    February 1&#160;&#150;&#160;3
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    280,300
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    January
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24.79
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.57
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,256,700
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    December
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26.21
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,110,700
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    November
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23.86
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19.54
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,319,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    October
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.84
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,023,800
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    September
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.37
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.91
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,442,300
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    August
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.83
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,811,400
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    July
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22.49
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,621,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    June
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26.69
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19.72
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,258,400
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    May
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    27.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,052,400
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    April
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.67
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.23
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,438,700
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    March
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.94
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,874,700
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    February
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.67
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,031,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    January
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.68
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.33
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,021,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 15pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On February&#160;3, 2010, the closing price of our common shares
    on the TSX was C$18.99 per share.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Nasdaq
    Global Market<BR>
    (prices in U.S. dollars)</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="61%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Year</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>High</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Low</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Volume</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    (US$)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    (US$)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    (no. of shares)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2010
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    February 1&#160;&#150;&#160;3
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.66
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.53
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,687,493
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    January
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24.75
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.25
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23,126,758
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    December
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.05
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,271,387
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    November
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22.68
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.07
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,381,813
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    October
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23.19
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.43
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,325,589
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    September
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23.75
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.11
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,454,606
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    August
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.51
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,065,272
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    July
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20.48
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.31
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16,885,319
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    June
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.60
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.07
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,091,510
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    May
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24.66
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.78
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,639,468
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    April
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.75
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,682,196
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    March
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.90
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.65
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,799,051
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    February
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.17
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.84
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,913,684
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    January
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.53
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,230,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On February&#160;3, 2010, the closing price of our common shares
    on Nasdaq was US$17.93 per share.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DIVIDEND
    POLICY</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have not declared or paid any dividends on our common shares
    since 1955. We intend to retain our earnings, if any, to finance
    the growth and development of our business and we do not expect
    to pay dividends or to make any other distributions in the near
    future. Our Board of Directors will review this policy from time
    to time having regard to our financing requirements, financial
    condition and other factors considered to be relevant.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SELECTED
    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The selected consolidated financial data set forth below should
    be read in conjunction with our audited annual consolidated
    financial statements and related notes, our unaudited interim
    consolidated financial statements and related notes,
    management&#146;s discussion and analysis and other information
    contained in and incorporated by reference in this Prospectus.
    Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
    accordance with Canadian GAAP, which differs in certain respects
    from U.S. GAAP. See &#147;Notice Regarding Presentation of
    Financial Information&#148;.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The information in the table below is presented in accordance
    with Canadian GAAP and is expressed in thousands of US dollars
    except share and per share amounts. Historical results do not
    necessarily indicate results for any future period.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 9pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Nine months ended<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Year ended December
    31,<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP></B>

</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>September 30,</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2006</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    (restated)<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)(3)</SUP>

</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    (restated)<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)(3)</SUP>

</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    (restated)<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</SUP>

</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    (restated)<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</SUP>

</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 2pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Revenues
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Earnings (Loss) for
    period<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,115
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (33,965
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (5,946
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,366
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (4,067
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Earnings (Loss) per common
    share<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>&#160;&#151;

    basic and diluted
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.24
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (0.55
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (0.09
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (0.06
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    404,199
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    504,851
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    567,905
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    633,351
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    718,259
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Long term obligations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    104,046
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    102,529
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    109,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Share capital
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    370,196
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    386,597
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    389,655
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    388,901
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    533,296
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash dividends per common share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Number of common shares
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    61,646,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,569,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,755,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,705,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    71,712,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 2pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 12%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>



<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    (1)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    All of our operations are continuing.
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    (2)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Restated to reflect the adoption of the U.S. dollar as our
    reporting currency.
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    (3)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Certain comparative figures have been restated to reflect the
    adoption of EIC 172 &#147;Income Statement Presentation of a Tax
    Loss Carry Forward Recognized Following an Unrealized Gain
    Recorded in Other Comprehensive Income&#148;.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 9pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The selected consolidated financial data in the table below is
    presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and is expressed in
    thousands of US dollars except share and per share amounts.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="49%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
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    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="6%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Nine months ended<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Year ended December 31,</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>September 30,</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2006</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    (restated)<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</SUP>

</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    (restated)<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</SUP>

</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    (restated)<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)(3)</SUP>

</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 2pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Revenue
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Loss for
    period<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (10,340
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (68,143
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (29,768
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (21,579
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Loss per common
    share<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>&#160;&#151;

    basic and diluted
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (0.18
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (1.10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (0.47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (0.32
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    229,258
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    260,545
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    348,554
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    471,209
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Long term obligations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    104,046
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    109,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Share capital
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    369,247
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    385,647
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    388,705
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    532,346
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash dividends per common share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    Nil
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Number of common shares
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    61,646,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,569,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,755,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    71,712,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 2pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 12%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>



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<TR>
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    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    (1)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    All of our operations are continuing.
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    (2)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Restated to reflect the adoption of the U.S. dollar as our
    reporting currency.
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    (3)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Certain comparative figures have been restated to reflect the
    adoption of APB
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">14-1</FONT>
    &#147;Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May
    Be&#160;Settled in Cash upon Conversion (including Partial Cash
    Settlement)&#148; (codified with ASC 470 and ASC 825)&#160;and
    SFAS&#160;160 &#147;Noncontrolling&#160;Interests in
    Consolidated Financial Statements&#148; (codified within ASC
    810).
</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DESCRIPTION
    OF SHARE CAPITAL</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our authorized share capital consists of unlimited common
    shares, without par value, of which 71,993,808 common shares
    were issued and outstanding as at February&#160;3, 2010. In
    addition, we had 5,238,684 common shares reserved for issuance
    pursuant to outstanding stock options, which were exercisable at
    a weighted average price of C$26.49 per share, as at
    February&#160;3, 2010.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    All of the common shares rank equally as to voting rights,
    participation in a distribution of the assets of the Company on
    a liquidation, dissolution or
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">winding-up</FONT>
    of the Company and the entitlement to dividends. The holders of
    the common shares are entitled to receive notice of, and to
    attend and vote at, all meetings of shareholders (other than
    meetings at which only holders of another class or series of
    shares are entitled to vote). Each common share carries with it
    the right to one vote.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">winding-up</FONT>
    of the Company or other distribution of its assets, the holders
    of the common shares will be entitled to receive, on a pro rata
    basis, all of the assets remaining after we have paid out our
    liabilities. Distributions in the form of dividends, if any,
    will be set by the Board of Directors. See &#147;Dividend
    Policy&#148;.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Any alteration of the rights attached to common shares must be
    approved by at least two-thirds of the common shares voted at a
    meeting of our shareholders.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CERTAIN
    INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe certain
    Canadian federal income tax consequences to investors described
    therein of acquiring, holding and disposing of Common Shares.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The applicable Prospectus Supplement will also describe certain
    U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition,
    ownership and disposition of Common Shares by an initial
    investor who is a U.S. person (within the meaning of the U.S.
    Internal Revenue Code), if applicable.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PLAN OF
    DISTRIBUTION</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">General</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We may offer and sell the Common Shares: (a)&#160;to one or more
    underwriters or dealers; (b)&#160;through one or more agents; or
    (c)&#160;directly to one or more other purchasers. The Common
    Shares offered pursuant to any Prospectus Supplement may be sold
    from time to time in one or more transactions at: (i)&#160;a
    fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time;
    (ii)&#160;market prices prevailing at the time of sale;
    (iii)&#160;prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
    (iv)&#160;other negotiated prices. We may only offer and sell
    the Common Shares pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement during the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">25-month</FONT>
    period that the receipt for our short form base shelf prospectus
    dated February&#160;18, 2009, including any amendments thereto,
    remains effective. The Prospectus Supplement for the Common
    Shares being offered thereby will set forth the terms of the
    offering of such Common Shares, including the name or names of
    any underwriters, dealers or agents, the purchase price of such
    Common Shares, the proceeds to us from such sale, any
    underwriting commissions, fees or discounts and other items
    constituting underwriters&#146; compensation and any discounts
    or concessions allowed or
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">re-allowed</FONT>
    or paid to dealers. Only underwriters so named in the Prospectus
    Supplement are deemed to be underwriters in connection with the
    Common Shares offered thereby.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Sales by
    Underwriters or Dealers</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If underwriters are used in the sale, the Common Shares will be
    acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be
    resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including
    negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at
    varying prices determined at the time of sale. Unless otherwise
    set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto, the
    obligations of underwriters to purchase the Common Shares will
    be subject to certain conditions, but the underwriters will be
    obligated to purchase all of the Common Shares offered by the
    Prospectus Supplement if any of such Common Shares are
    purchased. We may agree to pay the underwriters a fee or
    commission for various services relating to the offering of any
    Common Shares. Unless otherwise stated in the applicable
    Prospectus Supplement, any such fee or commission will be paid
    out of the proceeds from the sale of Common Shares.
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    If dealers are used, and if so specified in the applicable
    Prospectus Supplement, we will sell such Common Shares to the
    dealers as principals. The dealers may then resell such Common
    Shares to the public at varying prices to be determined by such
    dealers at the time of resale. Any public offering price and any
    discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to
    dealers may be changed from time to time.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Sales by
    Agents</FONT></B>
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    The Common Shares may also be sold through agents designated by
    us. Any agent involved will be named, and any fee or commission
    payable by us to such agent will be set forth, in the applicable
    Prospectus Supplement. Unless otherwise stated in the applicable
    Prospectus Supplement, any such fee or commission will be paid
    out of the proceeds from the sale of Common Shares. Unless
    otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, any agent will
    be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its
    appointment.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Direct
    Sales</FONT></B>
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    Common Shares may also be sold directly by us at such prices and
    upon such terms as agreed to by us and the purchaser. In this
    case, no underwriters, dealers or agents would be involved in
    the offering.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">General
    Information</FONT></B>
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    Underwriters, dealers or agents who participate in the
    distribution of Common Shares may be entitled under agreements
    to be entered into with the Company to indemnification by us
    against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
    United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable
    Canadian securities legislation, or to contribution with respect
    to payments which such underwriters, dealers or agents may be
    required to make in respect thereof. The underwriters, dealers
    or agents with whom we enter into agreements may be customers
    of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in
    the ordinary course of business.
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    Except as set out in a Prospectus Supplement relating to a
    particular offering of Common Shares, the underwriters or
    agents, as the case may be, may overallot or effect transactions
    that stabilize or maintain the market price of the Common Shares
    at a higher level than that which might exist in the open
    market. Such transactions, if commenced, may be interrupted or
    discontinued at any time.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">LEGAL
    MATTERS</FONT></B>
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    Certain legal matters related to the Common Shares offered by
    this Prospectus will be passed upon on our behalf by Lawson
    Lundell LLP with respect to Canadian legal matters and by Paul,
    Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton&#160;&#038; Garrison LLP with respect to
    U.S. legal matters.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">TRANSFER
    AGENT AND REGISTRAR</FONT></B>
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    The transfer agent and registrar for the Common Shares in Canada
    is Computershare Investor Services Inc. at its principal offices
    in Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario. The
    co-transfer agent for the Common Shares in the United States is
    Computershare Trust&#160;Company, Inc. at its principal offices
    in Denver, Colorado.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">INTEREST
    OF EXPERTS</FONT></B>
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    None of Lawson Lundell LLP, Snowden Mining Industry Consultants
    Inc., Neil R. Burns, M.Sc., P. Geo., Sundance Ventures, Scott
    Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc., Eugene Puritch, P.Eng.,
    Antoine Yassa, P.Geo., P&#038;E Mining Consultants Inc., Michael
    Lechner, P.G., Donald Earnest, B.Sc, P.G., Fred Brown, CPG,
    Pr.Sc.Nat.; Resource Modeling Inc., Resource Evaluations Inc.,
    Iouri Iakovlev, P. Eng., Dr.&#160;Gilles Arseneau, Ph.D., P.
    Geo., Wardrop, A Tetra Tech Company, James A. McCrea, B.Sc., P.
    Geo. and Paul S. MacRae, P. Eng., and our employee, Kenneth C.
    McNaughton, M.Sc., P. Eng., each being companies, partnerships
    or persons who have prepared reports or who have been
    responsible for reporting exploration results relating to our
    mineral properties, or any director, officer, partner, or
    employee thereof, as applicable, received or has received a
    direct or indirect interest in our property or of any associate
    or affiliate of us.
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    As at the date hereof, the aforementioned persons, and the
    directors, officers, partners and employees, as applicable, of
    each of the aforementioned companies and partnerships
    beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate, less
    than one percent of the securities of the Company.
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    Neither the aforementioned persons, other than
    Mr.&#160;McNaughton, nor any director, officer or employee, as
    applicable, of the aforementioned companies or partnerships, is
    currently expected to be elected, appointed or employed as a
    director, officer or employee of us or of any associate or
    affiliate of us.
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    Our auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants,
    of Vancouver, British Columbia, report that they are independent
    from us in accordance with the Rules of Professional Conduct in
    British Columbia, Canada and with the rules and regulations of
    the SEC. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is registered with the
    Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DOCUMENTS
    INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE</FONT></B>
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    <B>Information has been incorporated by reference in this
    Prospectus from documents filed with securities commissions or
    similar authorities in Canada.</B> Copies of the documents
    incorporated herein by reference may be obtained on request
    without charge from the Corporate Secretary of the Company at
    1400&#160;&#150; 999 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British
    Columbia, Canada V6C 2W2, telephone:
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(604)&#160;689-3846.</FONT>
    These documents are also available through the internet on
    SEDAR, which can be accessed online at www.sedar.com.
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    The following documents filed with the securities commissions or
    similar authorities in Canada are specifically incorporated by
    reference in, and form an integral part of, this Prospectus:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (a)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    amended annual information form, dated March&#160;31, 2009, for
    the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, which is our&#160;annual
    report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F,</FONT>
    dated March&#160;31, 2009, as amended by our amended annual
    report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F/A,</FONT>
    dated August&#160;10, 2009, as further amended by our amended
    annual report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;20-F/A,</FONT>
    dated February&#160;2, 2010;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (b)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    amended audited consolidated financial statements for the years
    ended December&#160;31, 2008 and 2007, together with the notes
    thereto and the auditors&#146; report thereon;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (c)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    amended management&#146;s discussion and analysis for the year
    ended December&#160;31, 2008;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (d)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    management information circular, dated April&#160;9, 2009,
    prepared in connection with our annual general meeting of
    shareholders held on May&#160;15, 2009;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (e)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the nine
    months ended September&#160;30, 2009, together with the notes
    thereto;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (f)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    management&#146;s discussion and analysis for the nine months
    ended September&#160;30, 2009;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (g)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;3, 2009, announcing
    an increase in gold resources at our Snowfield Project to
    4.4&#160;million ounces of measured and indicated resources and
    14.3&#160;million ounces of inferred resources;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (h)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;11, 2009, announcing
    the filing of our preliminary short form base shelf prospectus
    and the corresponding registration statement;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (i)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;11, 2009, announcing
    that Geologix Explorations Inc. has elected not to exercise its
    option to acquire a 100% interest in our San Agustin property;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (j)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;18, 2009, announcing
    an update on the status of the Pirquitas Mine, including a
    revised estimate of the cost to complete the construction of our
    Pirquitas Mine of US$230&#160;million;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (k)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;19, 2009, announcing
    the filing of our final short form base shelf prospectus and the
    corresponding amended registration statement;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (l)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;23, 2009, announcing
    the filing of a preliminary prospectus supplement and similar
    filing with the SEC;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (m)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;24, 2009, announcing
    the pricing of a previous offering by the Company and the
    aggregate gross proceeds of such offering having increased to
    approximately US$92.6&#160;million;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (n)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed February&#160;27, 2009, announcing
    the closing of the previous offering for aggregate net proceeds
    of approximately US$88&#160;million after underwriting
    commissions;
</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (o)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed March&#160;6, 2009, announcing the
    pending release of our fourth quarter 2008 financial results;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (p)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed March&#160;10, 2009, announcing
    our headline financial results for the fourth quarter 2008 and
    providing a principal project update;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (q)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed March&#160;26, 2009, announcing
    that the underwriters of the previous offering exercised, in
    part, their over-allotment option and would purchase an
    additional 375,713 common shares at US$17 per share for gross
    proceeds of approximately US$6.4&#160;million;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (r)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed March&#160;31, 2009, announcing
    that the underwriters of the previous offering completed the
    exercise of their over-allotment option and purchased an
    additional 375,713 common shares at US$17 per share for gross
    proceeds of approximately US$6.4&#160;million;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (s)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed April&#160;6, 2009, announcing
    1.59&#160;million ounces of indicated gold resources,
    1.06&#160;million ounces of inferred gold resources,
    47.9&#160;million ounces of indicated silver resources and
    37.0&#160;million ounces of inferred silver resources at our San
    Agustin property;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (t)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed April&#160;8, 2009, announcing the
    inauguration of our Pirquitas Mine by the President of Argentina
    and other dignitaries;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (u)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed May&#160;12, 2009, announcing that
    first quarter 2009 financial results were to be issued on
    May&#160;14, 2009;
</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (v)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed May&#160;14, 2009, announcing
    first quarter 2009 financial highlights and providing a
    principal project update;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (w)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed June&#160;18, 2009, announcing an
    updated resource estimate for our Diablillos Project;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (x)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed June&#160;24, 2009, announcing
    pre-feasibility study results for the underground component of
    the Breccia Ridge Zone at the Pitarrilla Project;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (y)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed July&#160;31, 2009, announcing
    that our Pirquitas Mine made its first shipment of silver
    concentrate;
</TD>
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    <TD>    (z)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;5, 2009, announcing
    results from the diamond drilling program underway at our
    Snowfield Project;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (aa)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;6, 2009, announcing
    second quarter 2009 financial highlights and providing a
    principal project update;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;17, 2009, announcing
    the filing of a preliminary prospectus supplement, and a similar
    filing with the SEC, in connection with a public offering of our
    common shares to raise gross proceeds of approximately
    US$46&#160;million;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (cc)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;17, 2009, announcing
    the pricing of the public offering referred to in our material
    change report filed August&#160;17, 2009 and the intended filing
    of a final prospectus supplement and a similar filing with the
    SEC;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (dd)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;17, 2009, announcing
    that the underwriters of the previous offering had exercised in
    full their over-allotment option to purchase additional common
    shares for gross proceeds of approximately US$4.6&#160;million;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (ee)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;17, 2009, announcing
    the closing of the previous offering and the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">over-allotment</FONT>
    option for net proceeds of approximately US$48.3&#160;million
    after underwriting commissions;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (ff)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed August&#160;20, 2009, announcing
    diamond drilling results, and the addition of a seventh diamond
    drill, at our Snowfield Project;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (gg)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed September&#160;14, 2009,
    announcing diamond drilling results in the Snowfield Zone of our
    Snowfield Project;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (hh)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed September&#160;15, 2009,
    announcing diamond drilling results in the Brucejack Area of our
    Snowfield Project;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (ii)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed October&#160;1, 2009, announcing
    infill diamond drilling results in the Snowfield Zone of our
    Snowfield Project;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (jj)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed October&#160;13, 2009, announcing
    diamond drilling results in the Brucejack Area of our Snowfield
    Project;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (kk)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed October&#160;26, 2009, announcing
    the final results of the 2009 exploration program in the
    Brucejack Area of our Snowfield project;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (ll)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed October&#160;26, 2009, announcing
    assay results from diamond drilling at the Snowfield Zone of our
    Snowfield Project;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (mm)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed October&#160;29, 2009, announcing
    that third quarter 2009 financial results were to be released on
    November&#160;5, 2009;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (nn)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed November&#160;5, 2009, announcing
    third quarter 2009 financial results and providing an update on
    our Pirquitas Mine and our principal projects;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (oo)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed November&#160;25, 2009, announcing
    the sale of our MAV II
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Class&#160;A-1</FONT>
    and <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">A-2</FONT>
    Notes, received following the restructuring of the Canadian
    asset-backed commercial paper market, for C$21.2&#160;million;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (pp)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed December&#160;1, 2009, announcing
    an increase in gold resources at our Snowfield and Brucejack
    Projects to a combined 23.80&#160;million ounces of measured and
    indicated gold resources and a combined 14.91&#160;million
    ounces of inferred gold resources;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (qq)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed December&#160;7, 2009, announcing
    that our Pirquitas Mine achieved commercial production effective
    December&#160;1, 2009;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (rr)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed December&#160;10, 2009, providing
    an update on progress and expected production levels for 2010 at
    our Pirquitas Mine; and
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (ss)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material change report, filed January&#160;19, 2010, announcing
    that Robert Quartermain resigned as President and Chief
    Executive Officer of the Company.
</TD>
</TR>

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    Any document of the types referred to in the preceding paragraph
    (excluding confidential material change reports) or of any other
    type required to be incorporated by reference into a short form
    prospectus pursuant to National
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Instrument&#160;44-101</FONT>
    <I>Short Form&#160;Prospectus Distributions</I> that are filed
    by us with a securities commission or similar authority in
    Canada after the date of this Prospectus and prior to the
    termination of the offering under any Prospectus Supplement
    shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
    Prospectus.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, any document filed by us with the SEC or furnished
    to the SEC on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;6-K</FONT>
    after the date of this Prospectus shall be deemed to be
    incorporated by reference into this Prospectus if, and to the
    extent, so provided.
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    <B>Any statement contained in this Prospectus or in a document
    incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
    shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
    this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein
    or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is
    deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
    supersedes such statement. The modifying or superseding
    statement need not state that it has modified or superseded a
    prior statement or include any other information set forth in
    the document it modifies or supersedes. The making of a
    modifying or superseding statement shall not be deemed an
    admission for any purposes that the modified or superseded
    statement, when made, constituted a misrepresentation, an untrue
    statement of a material fact or an omission 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. Any statement so modified or superseded shall
    not constitute a part of this Prospectus, except as so modified
    or superseded.</B>
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    A Prospectus Supplement containing the specific terms of an
    offering of Common Shares will be delivered to purchasers of
    such Common Shares together with this Prospectus and will be
    deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus as
    of the date of such Prospectus Supplement, but only for the
    purposes of the offering of Common Shares covered by that
    Prospectus Supplement.
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    Upon a new annual information form and related annual financial
    statements being filed by us with, and where required, accepted
    by, the applicable securities regulatory authority during the
    currency of this Prospectus, the previous annual information
    form, the previous annual financial statements and all interim
    statements, material change reports and information circulars
    and all Prospectus Supplements filed prior to the commencement
    of our financial year in which a new annual information form is
    filed shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated into this
    Prospectus for purposes of future offers and sales of Common
    Shares hereunder.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ADDITIONAL
    INFORMATION</FONT></B>
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    We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;F-10</FONT>
    relating to the Common Shares. This Prospectus, which
    constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not
    contain all of the information contained in the registration
    statement, certain items of which are contained in the exhibits
    to the registration statement as permitted by the rules and
    regulations of the SEC. Statements included or incorporated by
    reference in this Prospectus about the contents of any contract,
    agreement or other documents referred to are not necessarily
    complete, and in each instance you should refer to&#160;the
    exhibits for a more complete description of the matter involved.
    Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such
    reference.
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    We are subject to the information requirements of the United
    States Securities Exchange Act of 1934
    (&#147;<B>Exchange&#160;Act</B>&#148;), as amended, and
    applicable Canadian securities legislation and, in accordance
    therewith, file reports and other information with the SEC and
    with the securities regulators in Canada. Under a
    multi-jurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United
    States, documents and other information that we file with the
    SEC may be prepared in accordance with the disclosure
    requirements of Canada, which are different from those of the
    United States. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from
    the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and
    content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors and
    principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and
    shortswing profit recovery provisions contained in
    Section&#160;16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we are not
    required to publish financial statements as promptly as U.S.
    companies.
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    You may read any document that we have filed with the SEC at the
    SEC&#146;s public reference room in Washington, D.C. You may
    also obtain copies of those documents from the public reference
    room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 by
    paying a fee. You should call the SEC at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-800-SEC-0330</FONT>
    or access its website at www.sec.gov for further information
    about the public reference rooms. You may read and download some
    of the documents we have filed with the SEC&#146;s Electronic
    Data Gathering and Retrieval System at www.sec.gov. You may read
    and download any public document that we have filed with the
    Canadian securities regulatory authorities under our profile on
    the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DOCUMENTS
    FILED AS PART&#160;OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></B>
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    The following documents have been or will be filed with the SEC
    as part of the registration statement of which
    this&#160;Prospectus forms a part: (i)&#160;the documents
    referred to under the heading &#147;Documents Incorporated by
    Reference&#148;; (ii)&#160;the consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers
    LLP; (iii)&#160;the consent of James A. McCrea, B.Sc., P. Geo.;
    (iv)&#160;the consent of Snowden Mining Industry Consultants
    Inc.; (v)&#160;the consent of Neil R. Burns, M.Sc., P. Geo.;
    (vi)&#160;the consent of Sundance Ventures; (vii)&#160;the
    consent of Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc.;
    (viii)&#160;the consent of Kenneth C. McNaughton M.Sc., P. Eng.;
    (ix)&#160;the consent of Paul S. MacRae, P. Eng.; (x)&#160;the
    consent of Eugene Puritch, P.Eng.; (xi)&#160;the consent of
    Antoine Yassa, P.Geo.; (xii)&#160;the consent of P&#038;E Mining
    Consultants Inc.; (xiii)&#160;the consent of Michael Lechner
    P.G.; (xiv)&#160;the consent of Resource Modeling Inc.;
    (xv)&#160;the consent of Donald Earnest, B.Sc., P.G.;
    (xvi)&#160;the consent of Resource Evaluations Inc;
    (xvii)&#160;the consent of Fred Brown, CPG, Pr.Sc.Nat;
    (xviii)&#160;the consent of Iouri Iakovlev, P. Eng.;
    (xviiii)&#160;the consent of Dr.&#160;Gilles Arseneau, Ph.D., P.
    Geo.; (xix)&#160;the consent of Wardrop, A Tetra Tech Company;
    (xx)&#160;the&#160;consent of Lawson Lundell LLP; and
    (xxi)&#160;the powers of attorney from certain directors and
    officers of Silver&#160;Standard.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ENFORCEABILITY
    OF CIVIL LIABILITIES</FONT></B>
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    We are a company organized and existing under the <I>Business
    Corporations Act</I> (British Columbia). Many of our directors
    and officers, and some of the experts named in this Prospectus,
    are residents of Canada or otherwise reside outside the United
    States, and all or a substantial portion of their assets, and a
    substantial portion of our assets, are located outside the
    United States. We have appointed an agent for service of process
    in the United States, but it may be difficult for holders of
    Common Shares who reside in the United States to effect service
    within the United States upon those directors, officers and
    experts who are not residents of the United States. It may also
    be difficult for holders of Common Shares who reside in the
    United States to realize in the United States upon judgments of
    courts of the United States predicated upon our civil liability
    and the civil liability of our directors, officers and experts
    under the United States federal securities laws. Our Canadian
    counsel, Lawson Lundell LLP, advised us that a judgment of a
    United States court predicated solely upon civil liability under
    United States federal securities laws would probably be
    enforceable in Canada if the United States court in which the
    judgment was obtained has a basis for jurisdiction in the matter
    that would be recognized by a Canadian court for the same
    purposes. However, Lawson Lundell LLP also advised us that there
    is substantial doubt whether an action could be brought in
    Canada in the first instance on the basis of liability
    predicated solely upon United States federal securities laws.
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