<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000921638-14-000082.txt : 20140813
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921638-14-000082
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		10
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140812
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140812
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20140812

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:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-198092
		FILM NUMBER:		141034837

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 49088
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800 -- 1055 DUNSMUIR STREET
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V7X 1G4
		BUSINESS PHONE:		604-689-3846

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 49088
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800 -- 1055 DUNSMUIR STREET
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V7X 1G4
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style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:38px;text-indent:-12px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">--To be issued pursuant to the Restricted Share Unit Plan</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid 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In accordance with Rule 428 and the requirements of Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Silver Standard Resources Inc. (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;) will maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428. 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font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The description of the Registrant&#8217;s common shares contained in its Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed with the Commission on July 10, 1995 under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and all amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Report on Form 6-K, as furnished to the Commission on February 6, 2014;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; 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font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K, as furnished to the Commission on August 7, 2014; and</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since December 31, 2013.</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sCBC3DFB6762AD51C542AC8AFE67B89EB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Each document filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of any post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. In addition, any information circular, unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, management's discussion and analysis, material change reports (excluding confidential material change reports) or business acquisition reports subsequently filed by the Registrant with securities commissions or similar authorities in the relevant provinces and territories of Canada after the date of this Registration Statement, and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement from the applicable Report on Form 6-K on which such document is furnished to the Commission. In addition, any Form 6-K furnished by us during such period or portions thereof, in each case that are identified in such Form 6-K as being incorporated by reference into this registration statement, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in and to be part of this registration statement from the date of filing of each such document.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Any statement contained herein, in any amendment hereto or in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently-filed amendment to this Registration Statement or in any document that also is incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4. Description of Securities.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Not applicable. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Not applicable.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Registrant is subject to the provisions of the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Business Corporations Act </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(British Columbia) (the &#8220;Act&#8221;). Under Section 160 of the Act, the Registrant may, subject to Section 163 of the Act, indemnify an individual who:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a) </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">is or was a director or officer of the Registrant,</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b) </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">is or was a director or officer of another corporation (i) at a time when the corporation is or was an affiliate of the Registrant, or (ii) at the request of the Registrant, or</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c) </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">at the request of the Registrant, is or was, or holds or held a position equivalent to that of, a director or officer of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity,</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">and, generally, the heirs and personal or other legal representatives of that individual (collectively, an &#8220;eligible party&#8221;), against a judgment, penalty or fine awarded or imposed in, or an amount paid in settlement of, a proceeding (an &#8220;eligible penalty&#8221;) in which an eligible party or any of the heirs and personal or other legal representatives of the eligible party, by reason of the eligible party being or having been a director or officer of the Registrant or an associated corporation or other entity, or holding or having held a position equivalent to that of a director or officer of the Registrant or an associated corporation or other entity (a) is or may be joined as a party, or (b) is or may be liable for or in respect of a judgment, penalty or fine in, or expenses related to, the proceeding (an &#8220;eligible proceeding&#8221;) to which the eligible party is or may be liable and the </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sCBC3DFB6762AD51C542AC8AFE67B89EB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Registrant may, subject to Section 163 of the Act, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by an eligible party in respect of that proceeding.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Under Section 161 of the Act, the Registrant must, subject to Section 163 of the Act, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the eligible party in respect of that proceeding if the eligible party (a) has not been reimbursed for those expenses, and (b) is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the outcome of the proceeding or is substantially successful on the merits in the outcome of the proceeding.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Under Section 162 of the Act, the Registrant may pay, as they are incurred in advance of the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by an eligible party in respect of that proceeding; provided the Registrant must not make such payments if they are prohibited under Section 163 of the Act or if it has not first received from the eligible party a written undertaking that, if it is ultimately determined that the payment of expenses is prohibited by Section 163, the eligible party will repay the amounts advanced.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Under Section 163 of the Act, the Registrant must not indemnify an eligible party against eligible penalties to which the eligible party is or may be liable or pay the expenses of an eligible party under Sections 160(b), 161 or 162 of the Act, as the case may be, if any of the following circumstances apply:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a) </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">if the indemnity or payment is made under an earlier agreement to indemnify or pay expenses and, at the time that the agreement to indemnify or pay expenses was made, the Registrant was prohibited from giving the indemnity or paying the expenses by its memorandum or articles;</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b) </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">if the indemnity or payment is made otherwise than under an earlier agreement to indemnify or pay expenses and, at the time that the indemnity or payment is made, the Registrant is prohibited from giving the indemnity or paying the expenses by its memorandum or articles;</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c) </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">if, in relation to the subject matter of the eligible proceeding, the eligible party did not act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Registrant or the associated corporation or other entity, as the case may be; or</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(d) </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">in the case of an eligible proceeding other than a civil proceeding, if the eligible party did not have reasonable grounds for believing that the eligible party&#8217;s conduct in respect of which the proceeding was brought was lawful.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">If an eligible proceeding is brought against an eligible party by or on behalf of the Registrant or by or on behalf of an associated corporation or other entity, the Registrant must not either indemnify the eligible party against eligible penalties to which the eligible party is or may be liable in respect of the proceeding, or pay the expenses of the eligible party under Sections 160(b), 161 or 162 of the Act in respect of the proceeding.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Under Section 164 of the Act, the Supreme Court of British Columbia may, on application of the Registrant or an eligible party, among other things, order the Registrant to indemnify or to pay expenses, despite Sections 160 to 163 of the Act.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Under the Act, the articles of the Registrant may affect the power or obligation of the Registrant to give an indemnity or pay expenses to the extent that the articles prohibit giving the indemnity or paying the expenses. This is subject to the overriding power of the Supreme Court of British Columbia under Section 164 of the Act.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Under the articles of the Registrant, subject to the provisions of the Act, the Registrant must indemnify a director, former director or alternate director of the Registrant and the heirs and legal personal representatives of all such persons against all eligible penalties to which such person is or may be liable, and the Registrant must, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the expenses actually and reasonably incurred </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">3</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sCBC3DFB6762AD51C542AC8AFE67B89EB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">by such person in respect of that proceeding. Each director and alternate director is deemed to have contracted with the Registrant on the terms of the indemnity contained in the Registrant&#8217;s articles. The failure of a director, alternate director or officer of the Registrant to comply with the Act or the articles of the Registrant does not invalidate any indemnity to which such person is entitled under the Registrant&#8217;s articles.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Under the articles of the Registrant, the Registrant may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any person (or such person&#8217;s heirs or legal personal representatives) who is or was serving as a director, alternate director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or as a director, alternate director, officer, employee or agent of any corporation of which the Registrant is or was an affiliate, or if at the request of the Registrant, is or was a director, alternate director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity, or if at the request of the Registrant, holds or held a position equivalent to that of a director, alternate director or officer of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity against any liability incurred by him or her as a director, alternative director, officer, employee or agent or person who holds or held such equivalent position.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Registrant has entered into indemnity agreements with each of its executive officers and directors, which agreements provide for indemnification of the executive officer or director against certain judgments, penalties, fines, damages, including costs, charges and expenses, that the executive officer or director may incur in such capacity.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Underwriters, dealers or agents who participate in the distribution of Common Shares may be entitled under agreements to be entered into with the Registrant to indemnification by the Registrant against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act 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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the act and is therefore unenforceable.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7. 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style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to the requirements to Section 6(a) of the Securities Act, the undersigned has signed this Registration Statement solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of the Registrant in the United States on August 12, 2014.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">PUGLISI &amp; 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Title:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Managing Director</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">3</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s613EB53162207C48E245C8AFE6AE6B1B"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT INDEX</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:96.75925925925925%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td width="9%"></td><td width="91%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">&#160;No.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Description</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">4.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Memorandum, Articles and Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form 20-F (File No. 0-26424), filed on July 13, 1995).</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">4.2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Notice of Articles and Articles filed under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 to the Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 0-26424), filed on March 31, 2006).  </font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex43rsu.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">4.3</font></a></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex43rsu.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Silver Standard Resources Inc. Restricted Share Unit Plan.</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex44psu.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">4.4</font></a></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex44psu.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Silver Standard Resources Inc. Performance Share Unit Plan. </font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex231pwc.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">23.1</font></a></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex231pwc.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Consent of PricewaterhouseCooopers LLP.</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex232consentsedmu.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">23.2</font></a></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex232consentsedmu.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Consents of F. Carl Edmunds, Andrew W. Sharp, BEng., FausIMM and Trevor J. Yeomans, B.Sc. (Hons), ACSM, P.Eng.</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex233consentsboar.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">23.3</font></a></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex233consentsboar.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Consents of Warwick S. Board, P.Geo. and R. Bruce Kennedy, P.E.</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex234consentsboyc.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">23.4</font></a></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex234consentsboyc.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Consents of Kelly G. Boychuk, MBA, P.Eng., Dawn H. Garcia, P.G., C.P.G. and Jeremy D. Vincent, B.Sc. (Hons), P.Geo.</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex235consentsearn.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">23.5</font></a></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="a140812s8ex235consentsearn.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Consents of Donald F. Earnest, P.G., Michael J. Lechner, P.Geo., Steve L. Milne, P.E., Robert M. Robb, P.E. and Clinton Strachan, P.E.</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">24.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Registration Statement).</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">_______________________ <br>Pursuant to Item 8 to Part II of Form S-8, an opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered is not required since the common shares to be issued pursuant to the Restricted Share Unit Plan and the Performance Share Unit Plan under this Registration Statement are not original issuance securities.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">4</font></div></div>	</body>
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style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div 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style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT PLAN</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 1</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">PREAMBLE AND DEFINITIONS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">1.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Title</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Plan herein described shall be called the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Restricted Share Unit Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">1.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Purpose</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Plan has been established:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">to provide a greater alignment of interests between Designated Participants and shareholders of the Company;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">to provide a compensation mechanism for Designated Participants that appropriately reflects the responsibility, commitment and risk accompanying their management roles;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(c)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">to assist the Company to attract and retain employees with experience and ability; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(d)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">to allow Designated Participants to participate in the success of the Company.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">1.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Definitions</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">As used in the Plan, the following terms have the following meanings:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Acquiror</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.1.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Affiliate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Business Corporations Act</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(British Columbia).</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(c)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Applicable Law</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means any applicable provision of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, applicable securities legislation, together with all regulations, rules, policy statements, rulings, notices, orders or other instruments promulgated thereunder, and Stock Exchange Rules.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(d)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;&#32;&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Board</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the Board of Directors of the Company.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(e)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Cause</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means any grounds at common law for which an employer is entitled to dismiss an employee summarily, and includes, without limitation, the following:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the breach by the Designated Participant of a material term of his employment agreement (if any) with the Company or a Related Entity of the Company;</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the repeated and demonstrated failure by the Designated Participant to perform the material duties of his position in a competent manner;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the conviction of the Designated Participant for a criminal offence involving fraud or dishonesty, or which otherwise adversely impacts the reputation of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iv)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the failure by the Designated Participant to act honestly or in the best interests of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(v)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the failure by the Designated Participant to comply with any Company rules or policies of a material nature;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(vi)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the failure by the Designated Participant to obey reasonable instructions provided to him in the course of employment, within five calendar days after receiving written notice of such disobedience from the Company or a Related Entity of the Company; or</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(vii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">any actions or omissions on the part of the Designated Participant constituting gross misconduct or negligence resulting in material harm to the Company or a Related Entity of the Company.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(f)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Change of Control</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">individuals who, as of the date on which Restricted Share Units are granted to the relevant Designated Participant, constitute the Board (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent Directors</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of such Board, provided that any person becoming a director after such date and whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board shall be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual initially elected as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Election Contest</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board, including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or proxy contest, shall be deemed an Incumbent Director;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">any change in the holding, direct or indirect, of shares in the capital of the Company as a result of which a person or group of persons acting jointly or in concert, or person associated or affiliated with any such person or group within the meaning of the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Securities Act</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;(British Columbia), becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of shares and/or other securities in excess of the number which, directly or following conversion thereof, would entitle the holders thereof to cast more than 50% of the votes attaching to all shares of the Company which may be cast to elect directors of the Company (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Company Voting Securities</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;); provided, however, that the event </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:144px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">described in this paragraph (ii) shall not be deemed to be a Change of Control by virtue of any of the following acquisitions of Company Voting Securities: </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">by the Company or any subsidiary; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">B.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">by any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">C.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">D.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined in paragraph (iii)); or </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">E.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">from the Company pursuant to a transaction (other than one described in paragraph (iii)), if a majority of the Incumbent Directors approve a resolution providing expressly that the acquisition pursuant to this clause (E) shall not constitute a Change of Control under this paragraph (ii);</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the consummation of a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries (a &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Business Combination</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), unless immediately following such Business Combination: </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such Business Combination (or, if applicable, securities into or for which such Company Voting Securities were converted or exchanged pursuant to such Business Combination) represent more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of directors or trustees (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">voting power</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) of (1) the entity resulting from such Business Combination (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Surviving Entity</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), or (2) if applicable, the ultimate parent entity that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Entity (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Parent Entity</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;);</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">B.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">no person (other than any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Entity or the Parent Entity) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the voting power of the Parent Entity (or, if there is no Parent Entity, the Surviving Entity); or </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">C.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Entity (or, if there is no Parent Entity, the Surviving Entity) were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board&#8217;s approval of the </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">3</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:192px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:144px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) above shall be deemed to be a &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Non-Qualifying Transaction</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;);</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iv)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the approval by the Board or shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(v)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Company, other than to an affiliate within the meaning of the Securities Act (British Columbia) or pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction; or</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(vi)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">any determination by the majority of Incumbent Directors of the Company that a Change of Control has occurred.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(g)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Committee</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other committee or persons (including the Board) as may be designated from time to time to administer the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(h)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means Silver Standard Resources Inc. and its successors and assigns.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Designated Participant</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means each employee of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company to whom Restricted Share Units are granted pursuant to Section 4.1.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(j)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Disability</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means, in the case of  a Designated Participant who is a member of a long-term disability plan of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, the Designated Participant&#8217;s physical or mental long-term inability to substantially fulfill his duties and responsibilities on behalf of the Company or, if applicable, a Related Entity of the Company in respect of which the Designated Participant commences receiving, or is eligible to receive, long-term disability benefits under such long-term disability plan of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company and, in the case of a Designated Participant who is not a member of a long-term disability plan of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, a physical or mental impairment that prevents the Designated Participant from engaging in any employment for which the Designated Participant is reasonably suited by virtue of the Designated Participant&#8217;s education, training or experience and that can reasonably be expected to last for the remainder of the Designated Participant&#8217;s lifetime, as determined by the Committee.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(k)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Good Reason,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; for Participants who are not U.S. Participants, means &#8220;Good Reason&#8221; as defined in the employment agreement, if any, between the relevant Designated Participant and the Company or a Related Entity of the Company and, if there is no such definition or agreement, &#8220;Good Reason&#8221; will arise within 12 months following a Change of Control where the Designated Participant was induced by the actions of the employer to resign or terminate his employment other than on a purely voluntary basis as a result of the occurrence of one or more of the following </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">4</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:96px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">events without the Designated Participant&#8217;s written consent, such resignation to be effective only if the Designated Participant has provided 10 days&#8217; written notice of such occurrence to the employer immediately upon occurrence of such an event and the employer has not corrected such occurrence within such 10-day period:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a materially adverse change in the Designated Participant&#8217;s position, duties, or responsibilities other than as a result of the Designated Participant&#8217;s physical or mental incapacity which impairs the Designated Participant&#8217;s ability to materially perform the Designated Participant&#8217;s duties or responsibilities as confirmed by a physician;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a materially adverse change in the Designated Participant&#8217;s reporting relationship that is inconsistent with the Designated Participant&#8217;s title or position;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a reduction by the employer of the base salary of the Designated Participant;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iv)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a reduction by the employer in the aggregate level of benefits made available to the Designated Participant; or</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(v)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the relocation by the employer of the Designated Participant&#8217;s principal office by more than 50 miles from the location where the Designated Participant worked when the Change of Control occurred.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">For U.S. Participants, &#8220;Good Reason&#8221; has the meaning set forth in Appendix A hereto.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(l)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Market Value</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; of a Vested Restricted Share Unit or a Share on any date means the volume weighted average trading price of the Shares on the Stock Exchange (or any other stock exchange on which the majority of the volume of trading of the Shares has occurred over the relevant period) over the five trading days on which a board lot of Shares was traded immediately preceding such date, calculated by dividing the total value of all such trades by the total volume of Shares so traded; provided that, if the Shares are not listed and posted for trading on any stock exchange at the time such calculation is to be made, the &#8220;Market Value&#8221; shall be the market value of a Vested Restricted Share Unit or a Share, as the case may be, as determined by the Committee in good faith.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(m)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means this Restricted Share Unit Plan, including any schedules or appendices hereto, all as amended or amended and restated from time to time.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(n)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Redemption Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; for a Vested Restricted Share Unit means the date which is five business days after the Vesting Date for such Vested Restricted Share Unit.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(o)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#8220;Related Entity&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;means an Affiliate or a &#8220;subsidiary&#8221; of the Company as defined in the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Business Corporations Act</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;(British Columbia).  </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(p)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Restricted Share Unit</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means an unfunded and unsecured right granted to a Designated Participant to receive one or more payments, subject to restrictions </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">5</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:96px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(including without limitation a requirement that the Designated Participant  remain continuously employed for a specified period of time), in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(q)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Restricted Share Unit Account</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.1.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(r)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Retirement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the retirement of the Designated Participant from employment with the Company or a Related Entity of the Company on or after age 65, and &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">retires</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; shall have a corresponding meaning. The determination of whether a Designated Participant has retired shall be at the sole discretion of the Committee.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(s)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Section 409A</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and other interpretive guidance promulgated thereunder as in effect from time to time.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(t)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Share</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means a common share of the Company and includes any rights attached thereto which trade therewith.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(u)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Stock Exchange</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the Toronto Stock Exchange.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(v)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Stock Exchange Rules</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the applicable rules of the Stock Exchange.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(w)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Termination Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the case of the death of a Designated Participant, the date of death;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the case of the Retirement of a Designated Participant, the date on which the Designated Participant retires in accordance with the normal retirement policies of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, as the case may be;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the case of the Disability of a Designated Participant, the date on which:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the Designated Participant commences receiving, or is eligible to receive, long-term disability benefits under a long-term disability plan of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, as the case may be; or</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">B.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">if a Designated Participant is not a member of a long-term disability plan of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, the date that the Designated Participant has suffered a physical or mental impairment that prevents the Designated Participant from engaging in any employment for which the Designated Participant is reasonably suited by virtue of the Designated Participant&#8217;s education, training or experience and that can reasonably be expected to last for the remainder of the Designated Participant&#8217;s lifetime, as determined by the Committee; and</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">6</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iv)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the case of any other termination of employment of a Designated Participant, the date of termination; </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">provided that, if any date determined in accordance with the foregoing provisions is not a Trading Day, the Termination Date shall be the Trading Day immediately preceding the date otherwise determined.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(x)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Trading Day</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means any date on which the Stock Exchange is open for the trading of Shares and on which at least a board lot of Shares is traded.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(y)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">U.S. Participant</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means a Designated Participant who is a United States citizen or a United States resident alien as defined under United States Internal Revenue Code &#167;7701(b). </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(z)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Vested Restricted Share Units</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the Restricted Share Units that have so vested in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">[NTD: This term was previously undefined in the RSU Plan as Section 6.3 was not included.]</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(aa)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Vesting Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means each date on which Restricted Share Units granted to a Designated Participant under Section 4.1, and dividend equivalent Restricted Share Units awarded to the Designated Participant in respect of such Restricted Share Units under Section 5.2, shall vest as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in connection with such grant; provided, however, that except as the Committee may otherwise determine in its discretion either at the time of grant of any Restricted Share Units or thereafter, no Restricted Share Units shall vest on any date that would otherwise be a Vesting Date unless the relevant Designated Participant is an employee of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company on such date.  </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:96px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE2</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:96px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:96px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Gender, Singular, Plural</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In the Plan, references to the masculine gender include the feminine gender and references to the singular include the plural and vice versa, as the context shall require.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Severability</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If any provision of the Plan is determined to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part, such determination shall not affect the validity or enforcement of any other provision or part of any provision thereof.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Headings, Articles, Sections</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Headings used in the Plan are for reference purposes only and do not limit or extend the meaning of the provisions of the Plan. A reference to an Article, Section or Schedule shall, except where expressly stated otherwise, mean an Article, Section or Schedule of the Plan, as applicable.</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">7</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2.4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Governing Law</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Plan shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein. Any actions, proceedings or claims in any way relating to the Plan shall be commenced in the courts of the Province of British Columbia and the courts of the Province of British Columbia will have exclusive jurisdiction to entertain any such action, proceeding or claim. The Company, each Designated Participant and his estate, if applicable,  hereby attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2.5.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">References to Statutes, etc.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Any reference to a statute, regulation, rule, instrument or policy statement shall refer to such statute, regulation, rule, instrument or policy statement as it may be amended, replaced or re-enacted from time to time.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 3</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">EFFECTIVE DATE</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">3.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Effective Date</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Plan, as amended from time to time, is adopted with effect from August 5, 2010.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 4</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT GRANTS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">4.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Grants of Restricted Share Units</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Committee may grant Restricted Share Units to such employees of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company in such numbers as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion with effect from such dates as the Committee may specify.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">4.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Vesting Provisions</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Committee shall, in its sole discretion, determine the Vesting Dates and the proportion of Restricted Share Units to vest on each such Vesting Date applicable to each grant of Restricted Share Units under Section 4.1 at the time of such grant. Unless otherwise specified herein or determined by the Committee, Restricted Share Units granted to a Designated Participant under Section 4.1 shall vest, as to one-third of the number of such Restricted Share Units, on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date on which they were granted, subject to the Designated Participant&#8217;s continued employment with the Company or a Related Entity of the Company.  Dividend equivalent Restricted Share Units awarded to a Designated Participant under Section 5.2 shall vest with the Restricted Share Units in respect of which they were credited to the Designated Participant&#8217;s Restricted Share Unit Account.  </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">4.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Notice of Award; Acknowledgement</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Company shall provide each Designated Participant notice of an award of Restricted Share Units promptly after the Committee acts to award the Designated Participant any Restricted Share </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">8</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Units.  If required by the Company, the Designated Participant may be required to return an acknowledgement of such award in such form as required by the Company.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">4.4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">No Certificates</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">No certificates shall be issued with respect to Restricted Share Units.  All records relating to the Restricted Share Units shall be maintained in the Company&#8217;s electronic compensation plan system.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 5</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ACCOUNTS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">5.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Restricted Share Unit Account</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">An account, to be known as a &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Restricted Share Unit Account</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;, shall be maintained by the Company for each Designated Participant and shall be credited with such Restricted Share Units as are granted to the Designated Participant under Section 4.1 and such dividend equivalent Restricted Share Units as are awarded to the Designated Participant in respect of such Restricted Share Units under Section 5.2.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">5.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Dividend Equivalent Restricted Share Units</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Whenever cash dividends are paid on the Shares, additional Restricted Share Units will be credited to a Designated Participant's Restricted Share Unit Account in accordance with this Section 5.2. The number of such additional Restricted Share Units to be so credited will be calculated by dividing (a) the cash dividends that would have been paid to such Designated Participant if the Restricted Share Units recorded in the Designated Participant's Restricted Share Unit Account as at the record date for the dividend had been Shares by (b) the Market Value on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Shares began to trade on an ex-dividend basis, rounded down to the next whole number of Restricted Share Units. No fractional Restricted Share Units will thereby be created.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">5.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Cancellation of Restricted Share Units that Fail to Vest or Are Redeemed</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Restricted Share Units that fail to vest in accordance with Article 6 of the Plan, or that are redeemed in accordance with Article 7 of the Plan, shall be cancelled and shall cease to be recorded in the Restricted Share Unit Account of the relevant Designated Participant as of the date on which such Restricted Share Units are forfeited or redeemed, as the case may be, and the Designated Participant will have no further right, title or interest in or to such Restricted Share Units.</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">9</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 6</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">VESTING OF RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">6.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Vesting During Continued Employment</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 6 and Article 8, Restricted Share Units granted to a Designated Participant under Section 4.1, and dividend equivalent Restricted Share Units awarded to the Designated Participant in respect of such Restricted Share Units under Section 5.2, shall vest on the Vesting Dates in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.2 and this Article 6 provided the Designated Participant remains in continuous employment with the Company or a Related Entity of the Company on the applicable Vesting Date.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">6.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Effect of Termination of Employment</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">General</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a Designated Participant&#8217;s termination of employment for any reason, his unvested Restricted Share Units and any dividend equivalent Restricted Share Units awarded in respect of such unvested Restricted Share Units shall be forfeited and cancelled and cease to be recorded in the Restricted Share Unit Account of the relevant Designated Participant as of the Termination Date, and the Designated Participant will have no further right, title or interest in or to such Restricted Share Units.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Death, Retirement, or Disability.  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If a Designated Participant dies, retires, or suffers a Disability prior to a Vesting Date, the Committee shall have the discretion to determine that any or all of the unvested Restricted Share Units granted to the Designated Participant under Section 4.1, and any or all of the dividend equivalent Restricted Share Units awarded to the Designated Participant in respect of such unvested Restricted Share Units under Section 5.2, may become vested as of the Designated Participant&#8217;s Termination Date, in which case such Termination Date will be the Vesting Date.  </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 7</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">REDEMPTION OF RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">7.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Redemption of Vested Restricted Share Units</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(c)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">General</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  Except as provided in Section 7.1(b), on the Redemption Date for each Vested Restricted Share Unit, the Company shall redeem all such Vested Restricted Share Units by: </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">subject to Section 14.5(a), paying to the relevant Designated Participant a cash amount equal to the Market Value of such Vested Restricted Share Units as of the Vesting Date; or</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">subject to Section 14.5(b), purchasing the number of Shares equal to the number of such Vested Restricted Share Units as of the Vesting Date on the open market for delivery to the relevant Designated Participant. </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">10</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Whether a Vested Restricted Share Unit is redeemed in accordance with Sections 7.1(a)(i) or 7.1(a)(ii) shall be at the sole discretion of the Company.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(d)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Forfeiture upon Termination for Cause</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  If the Designated Participant&#8217;s employment with the Company or a Related Entity of the Company is terminated for Cause prior to the Redemption Date, for any Vested Restricted Share Units, those Vested Restricted Share Units shall not be redeemed on the Redemption Date but shall instead be forfeited and cancelled and cease to be recorded in the Restricted Share Unit Account of the relevant Designated Participant as of the Termination Date, and the Designated Participant will have no further right, title or interest in or to such Restricted Share Units.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">7.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">No Interest</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">For greater certainty, no interest shall be payable to Designated Participants in respect of any amount payable under the Plan.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 8</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Change of Control Vesting and Redemption</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">8.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Change of Control</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in the event of a Change of Control, the following provisions shall apply:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the event of a Change of Control where the person or persons that acquire control (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Acquiror</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), an Affiliate thereof or the successor to the Company agrees to assume all of the obligations of the Company under the Plan and the Committee determines that such assumption is consistent with the objectives of the Plan, the Plan and all outstanding Restricted Share Units will continue on the same terms and conditions, subject to Section 8.1 (b), except that, if applicable, the terms and conditions of Restricted Share Units may be adjusted to reflect reference to shares of the Acquiror or an Affiliate thereof;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the event of a Change of Control where the Plan is continued pursuant to Section 8.1(a) and the employment of a Designated Participant thereafter terminates for any reason other than resignation without Good Reason or termination for Cause, all unvested Restricted Share Units held by such Designated Participant shall immediately be deemed to be Vested Restricted Share Units as of the Termination Date and the Company shall redeem such Vested Restricted Share Units on the Redemption Date by paying to such Designated Participant a cash amount equal to the Market Value of such Vested Restricted Share Units as of the Termination Date; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(c)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the event of a Change of Control where the Acquiror or an Affiliate thereof or the successor to the Company does not agree to assume all of the obligations of the Company under the Plan, or the Committee determines that such assumption is not </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">11</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:96px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">consistent with the objectives of the Plan, all unvested Restricted Share Units held by each Designated Participant shall immediately be deemed to be Vested Restricted Share Units as of the effective date of the Change of Control and the Company shall redeem such Vested Restricted Share Units on the Redemption Date by paying to each Designated Participant a cash amount equal to the Market Value of such Vested Restricted Share Units as of the effective date of the Change of Control. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.1, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, make such determinations as it considers appropriate in the circumstances upon a Change of Control to ensure the fair treatment of Designated Participants in such circumstances in light of the objectives of the Plan, including, without limitation, with respect to the vesting periods applicable to any Restricted Share Units, the amounts to be paid to Designated Participants on the redemption of any Restricted Share Units and/or the termination of the Plan (and, for greater certainty, such determinations may result in different vesting, redemption or payment terms than would result from the operation of Sections 8.1(a), (b) and (c) without such determinations).</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">8.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Final Payment</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, every payment required to be made under the Plan to a Designated Participant in respect of Vested Restricted Share Units shall be made within three years after the end of the calendar year in which the Restricted Share Units were first granted to the Designated Participant under Section 4.1.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 9</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ADJUSTMENTS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">9.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Adjustments</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, amalgamation, arrangement or other scheme of reorganization, spin-off or other distribution of the Company's assets to shareholders (other than the payment of cash dividends in the ordinary course), or any other change in the capital of the Company affecting Shares, such adjustments, if any, as the Committee in its discretion may deem appropriate to preserve proportionately the interests of Designated Participants under the Plan as a result of such change shall be made with respect to the number of Restricted Share Units outstanding under the Plan.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 10</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENCY</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">10.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Currency</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Except where expressly provided otherwise, all references in the Plan to currency refer to lawful Canadian currency.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">12</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 11</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE OF THE PLAN</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">11.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Amendment or Discontinuance at Committee Discretion</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Committee may, in its sole discretion, at any time, amend (prospectively or retrospectively), suspend or discontinue the Plan, and amend (prospectively or retrospectively) any Restricted Share Units granted under the Plan provided that no action shall be taken with respect to granted Restricted Share Units without the consent of the relevant Designated Participants unless the Committee determines that such action does not materially adversely affect such Restricted Share Units. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee is specifically authorized, in its sole discretion, to amend the terms of the Plan, and the terms of any Restricted Share Units granted under the Plan, to:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">amend the vesting provisions;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">amend the eligibility requirements of Designated Participants which would have the potential of broadening or increasing participation in the Plan; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(c)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">make other amendments of a grammatical, typographical or administrative nature or to comply with the requirements of Applicable Law; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(d)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">with respect to any U.S. Participant, notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or a written acknowledgement of the Designated Participant&#8217;s Restricted Share Unit award, if any provision of the Plan or such written acknowledgment contravenes any regulations or guidance promulgated under Section 409A or would cause the redemption of the Restricted Share Unit to be subject to additional taxes, accelerated taxation, interest and/or penalties under Section 409A, such provision of the Plan or written acknowledgement may be modified by the Committee without consent of the Designated Participant in any manner the Committee deems reasonable or necessary. In making such modifications the Committee shall attempt, but shall not be obligated, to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without contravening the provisions of Section 409A. Moreover, any discretionary authority that the Committee may have pursuant to the Plan shall not be applicable to an Award that is subject to Section 409A to the extent such discretionary authority would contravene Section 409A.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 12</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFERABILITY</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">12.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Assignability and Transfer Restrictions</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Plan shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its Related Entities and their respective successors and assigns. The interest of any Designated Participant under the Plan or in any Restricted Share Units shall not be assignable, transferable or negotiable (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and may not be assigned or transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">13</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 13</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">NO SHARES OR SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">13.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">No Rights to Shares</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">No Shares or fractional interests therein are issuable under or in connection with the Plan. Restricted Share Units are not Shares and the grant of Restricted Share Units will not entitle a Designated Participant to any shareholder rights, including, without limitation, voting or dividend rights or rights on any liquidation of the Company.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 14</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ADMINISTRATION</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">14.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Committee</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Plan shall be administered by the Committee. </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">14.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Compliance with Laws and Policies</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Each Designated Participant shall acknowledge and agree (and shall be conclusively deemed to have so acknowledged and agreed by participating in the Plan) that the Designated Participant will, at all times, act in strict compliance with Applicable Law and all policies of the Company applicable to the Designated Participant in connection with the Plan and provide to the Company all information and undertakings as may be required to permit compliance with Applicable Law and such policies. Such Applicable Law and policies shall include, without limitation, those governing &#8220;insiders&#8221; of &#8220;reporting issuers&#8221; as those terms are construed for the purposes of applicable securities laws.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">14.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Delegation</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Committee may delegate to any director, committee of directors, officer or employee of the Company such duties and powers relating to the Plan as it may see fit.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">14.4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Subject to Law</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Company's granting of any Restricted Share Units and its obligation to make any payments in respect thereof are subject to compliance with Applicable Law.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">14.5.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Withholdings</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">With respect to the redemption of Vested Restricted Share Units pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(i), the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, as applicable, may withhold or cause to be withheld from any amount payable to a Designated Participant or his estate, either under the Plan or otherwise, such amount as may be necessary so as to ensure that the Company or the Related Entity of the Company, as the case may be, will be able to comply with the applicable provisions of any federal, provincial, state or local law relating to the withholding of tax or other required deductions.</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">14</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">With respect to the redemption of Vested Restricted Share Units pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(ii), the Designated Participant or his estate may elect to satisfy the withholding of tax or other required deductions by any of the following methods so as to ensure that the Company or the Related Entity of the Company, as the case may be, will be able to comply with the applicable provisions of any federal, provincial, state or local law relating to the withholding of tax or other required deductions:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the tendering by the Designated Participant of a bank draft, certified cheque, personal cheque or other manner acceptable to the Committee in an amount equal to the withholding tax or other required deductions; or</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the withholding by the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, as applicable, an amount from such Vested Restricted Share Units having an aggregate Market Value equal to the withholding of taxes or other required deductions, upon which the Company shall then purchase Shares equal to the number of the remaining Vested Restricted Share Units as of the Vesting Date.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Each Designated Participant or his estate, as the case may be, is solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on or for the account of such Designated Participant in connection with the Plan (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A or any applicable law), and neither the Company nor any Related Entity of the Company shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold such Designated Participant or the Designated Participant's estate harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">14.6.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">No Employment or Additional Rights</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to give any person the right to the continuation of employment by the Company or a Related Entity of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company to terminate such employment at any time or to increase or decrease the compensation of such person. For greater certainty, a period of notice, if any, or payment in lieu thereof, upon termination of employment, wrongful or otherwise, shall not be considered as extending the period of employment for the purposes of the Plan. </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">14.7.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Administration Costs</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Company will be responsible for all costs relating to the administration of the Plan. </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">14.8.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">No Obligation to Fund or Secure</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Plan, including any right of a Designated Participant hereunder, shall remain an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company and any applicable Related Entities of the Company.  Neither the establishment of the Plan nor the grant of Restricted Share Units (or any action taken in connection therewith) shall be deemed to create a trust.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">14.9.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Rules for Administration and Interpretation</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">15</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Committee may establish rules and regulations relating to the administration, application and interpretation of the Plan and may amend and rescind such rules and regulations from time to time. The Committee shall have the authority to decide conclusively all matters relating to the administration, application and interpretation of the Plan and all such decisions shall be binding on all parties concerned, including, without limitation, the Company and its Related Entities and Designated Participants and their respective Beneficiaries.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">14.10.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Section 409A</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Payments contemplated with respect to the Restricted Share Units granted to U.S. Participants are intended to comply with the short-term deferral exemption under Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the forgoing or any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, if the Company determines that such exemption is not applicable to the Restricted Share Units, or any provision of the Plan or the written acknowledgment to such U.S. Participant contravenes Section 409A or could cause the U.S. Participant to incur any tax, interest or penalties under Section 409A, the Committee may, in its sole discretion and without any Designated Participant&#8217;s consent, modify such provision and any appropriate policies and procedures, including amendments and policies with retroactive effect, and take such other actions as the Committee determines necessary or appropriate (x) to comply with, or avoid being subject to, Section 409A, or to avoid the incurrence of any taxes, interest and penalties under Section 409A, and/or (y) preserve, to the maximum extent practicable, the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided by the Plan and Restricted Share Units hereunder without materially increasing the cost to the Company or contravening the provisions of Section 409A. This Section 15.10(a) does not create an obligation on the part of the Company to modify the Plan and does not guarantee that Restricted Share Units will not be subject to taxes, interest and penalties under Section 409A. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If a U.S. Participant becomes entitled to receive payment in respect of any Restricted Share Units as a result of his or her &#8220;separation from service&#8221; (within the meaning of Section 409A), and the U.S. Participant is a &#8220;specified employee&#8221; (within the meaning of Section 409A) at the time of his or her separation from service, and the Committee makes a good faith determination that (i) all or a portion of the Restricted Share Units constitute &#8220;deferred compensation&#8221; (within the meaning of Section 409A) and (ii) any such deferred compensation that would otherwise be payable during the six-month period following such separation from service is required to be delayed pursuant to the six-month delay rule set forth in Section 409A in order to avoid taxes or penalties under Section 409A, then payment of such &#8220;deferred compensation&#8221; shall not be made to the U.S. Participant before the date which is six months after the date of his or her separation from service (and shall be paid in a single lump sum, without interest, on the first day of the seventh month following the date of such separation from service) or, if earlier, the U.S. Participant&#8217;s date of death.  In such event, the lump sum payment shall be equal to the number of Restricted Share Units credited to the U.S. Participant&#8217;s Performance Share Unit Account multiplied by the Market Value as of the expiration of such six-month period or the date of death.</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">16</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s5555DE513F6E318EB253C8CE1446181E"></a><div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:0px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">14.11.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:72px;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;text-indent:-72px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">No Salary Deferral Arrangement</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, it is intended that the Plan and Restricted Share Units thereunder not be considered &#8220;salary deferral arrangements&#8221; under the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Income Tax Act</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;(Canada) and the Plan shall be administered in accordance with such intention.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may make such amendments to the terms of outstanding Restricted Share Units (including, without limitation, changing the Vesting Dates and Redemption Dates thereof) as may be necessary or desirable, in the sole discretion of the Committee, so that the Plan and Restricted Share Units outstanding thereunder are not considered &#8220;salary deferral arrangements&#8221;.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">17</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sA532A2B1C85A922B0830C8CE1468E3BC"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:288px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">APPENDIX A </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">TO THE SILVER STANDARD RESOURCES INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">DEFINITION OF &#8220;GOOD REASON&#8221; FOR U.S. PARTICIPANTS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#8220;Good Reason,&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;for U.S. Participants, will arise within 12 months following a Change of Control where the Designated Participant was induced by the actions of the employer to resign or terminate his employment other than on a purely voluntary basis as a result of the occurrence of one or more of the following events without the Designated Participant&#8217;s written consent, such resignation to be effective only if the Designated Participant has provided 30 days&#8217; written notice of such occurrence to the employer immediately upon occurrence of such an event and the employer has not corrected such occurrence within such 10 day period, and the Designated Participant&#8217;s separation from service occurs no later than 90 days following the initial existence of the event cited in the Designated Participant&#8217;s notice: </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a material diminution in the Designated Participant&#8217;s authority, duties, or responsibilities other than as a result of the Designated Participant&#8217;s physical or mental incapacity which impairs the Designated Participant&#8217;s ability to materially perform the Designated Participant&#8217;s duties or responsibilities as confirmed by a physician; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a material diminution in the authority, duties, or responsibilities of the supervisor to whom the Designated Participant is required to report, including a requirement that a service provider report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the Board;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a material reduction by the employer of the base salary of the Designated Participant; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iv)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the relocation by the employer of the Designated Participant&#8217;s principal office by more than 50 miles from the location where the Designated Participant worked when the Change of Control occurred; 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<a name="s3BC3385D68EBEF58E1DEC8E20D323528"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SILVER STANDARD RESOURCES INC.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT PLAN</font></div><div 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style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">SILVER STANDARD RESOURCES INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT PLAN</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">PREAMBLE AND DEFINITIONS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">1.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Title</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Plan herein described shall be called the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance Share Unit Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">1.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Purpose</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Plan has been established:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">to provide a greater alignment of interests between Designated Participants and shareholders of the Company;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">to promote the Company&#8217;s belief that executive compensation should be performance based, driven by the achievements of the individual and the Company;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(c)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">to provide a compensation mechanism for Designated Participants that appropriately reflects the responsibility, commitment and risk accompanying their management roles;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(d)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">to assist the Company to attract and retain senior management employees with experience and ability; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(e)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">to allow Designated Participants to participate in the success of the Company.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">1.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Definitions</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">As used in the Plan, the following terms have the following meanings:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Acquiror</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.1.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Affiliate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; has the meaning ascribed thereto in the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Business Corporations Act </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(British Columbia). </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(c)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Applicable Law</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means any applicable provision of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, applicable securities legislation, together with all regulations, rules, policy statements, rulings, notices, orders or other instruments promulgated thereunder, and Stock Exchange Rules.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(d)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Blackout Period</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means a period during which the Designated Participant is prohibited from trading in securities of the Company pursuant to applicable securities laws or notice from or any policy of the Company.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(e)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Board</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the Board of Directors of the Company.</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(f)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Cause</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means any grounds at common law for which an employer is entitled to dismiss an employee summarily, and includes, without limitation, the following:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the breach by the Designated Participant of a material term of his employment agreement (if any) with the Company or a Related Entity of the Company;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the repeated and demonstrated failure by the Designated Participant to perform the material duties of his position in a competent manner;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the conviction of the Designated Participant for a criminal offence involving fraud or dishonesty, or which otherwise adversely impacts the reputation of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iv)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the failure by the Designated Participant to act honestly or in the best interests of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(v)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the failure by the Designated Participant to comply with any Company rules or policies of a material nature;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(vi)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the failure by the Designated Participant to obey reasonable instructions provided to him in the course of employment, within five calendar days after receiving written notice of such disobedience from the Company or a Related Entity of the Company; or</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(vii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">any actions or omissions on the part of the Designated Participant constituting gross misconduct or negligence resulting in material harm to the Company or a Related Entity of the Company.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(g)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Change of Control</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">individuals who, as of the date on which Performance Share Units are granted to the relevant Designated Participant, constitute the Board (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent Directors</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of such Board, provided that any person becoming a director after such date and whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board shall be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual initially elected as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Election Contest</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board, including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or proxy contest, shall be deemed an Incumbent Director;</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">any change in the holding, direct or indirect, of shares in the capital of the Company as a result of which a person or group of persons acting jointly or in concert, or person associated or affiliated with any such person or group within the meaning of the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Securities Act</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;(British Columbia), becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of shares and/or other securities in excess of the number which, directly or following conversion thereof, would entitle the holders thereof to cast more than 50% of the votes attaching to all shares of the Company which may be cast to elect directors of the Company (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Company Voting Securities</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;); provided, however, that the event described in this paragraph (ii) shall not be deemed to be a Change of Control by virtue of any of the following acquisitions of Company Voting Securities: </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">by the Company or any subsidiary; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">B.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">by any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">C.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">D.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined in paragraph (iii)); or </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">E.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">from the Company pursuant to a transaction (other than one described in paragraph (iii)), if a majority of the Incumbent Directors approve a resolution providing expressly that the acquisition pursuant to this clause (E) shall not constitute a Change of Control under this paragraph (ii);</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the consummation of a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries (a &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Business Combination</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), unless immediately following such Business Combination: </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such Business Combination (or, if applicable, securities into or for which such Company Voting Securities were converted or exchanged pursuant to such Business Combination) represent more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of directors or trustees (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">voting power</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) of (1) the entity resulting from such Business Combination (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Surviving Entity</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), or (2) if applicable, the ultimate parent entity that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Entity (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Parent Entity</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;);</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">3</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">B.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">no person (other than any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Entity or the Parent Entity) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the voting power of the Parent Entity (or, if there is no Parent Entity, the Surviving Entity); or </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">C.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Entity (or, if there is no Parent Entity, the Surviving Entity) were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board&#8217;s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination;</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:144px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) above shall be deemed to be a &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Non-Qualifying Transaction</font><font 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(v)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Company, other than to an affiliate within the meaning of the Securities Act (British Columbia) or pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction; or</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(vi)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">any determination by the majority of Incumbent 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(j)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Designated Participant</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means each senior management employee of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company to whom Performance Share Units are granted pursuant to Section 4.1.  </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(k)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Disability</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means, in the case of  a Designated Participant who is a member of a long-term disability plan of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, the Designated Participant&#8217;s physical or mental long-term inability to substantially fulfill his duties and responsibilities on behalf of the Company or, if applicable, a Related Entity of the Company in respect of which the Designated Participant commences receiving, or is eligible to receive, long-term disability benefits under such long-term disability plan of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company and, in the case of a Designated Participant who is not a member of a long-term disability plan of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, a physical or mental impairment that prevents the Designated Participant from engaging in any employment for which the Designated Participant is reasonably suited by virtue of the Designated </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">4</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:96px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Participant&#8217;s education, training or experience and that can reasonably be expected to last for the remainder of the Designated Participant&#8217;s lifetime, as determined by the Committee.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(l)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#8220;Good Reason,&#8221; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">for Participants who are not U.S. Participants, means &#8220;Good Reason&#8221; as defined in the employment agreement, if any, between the relevant Designated Participant and the Company or a Related Entity of the Company and, if there is no such definition or agreement, &#8220;Good Reason&#8221; will arise within 12 months following a Change of Control where the Designated Participant was induced by the actions of the employer to resign or terminate his employment other than on a purely voluntary basis as a result of the occurrence of one or more of the following events without the Designated Participant&#8217;s written consent, such resignation to be effective only if the Designated Participant has provided 10 days&#8217; written notice of such occurrence to the employer immediately upon occurrence of such an event and the employer has not corrected such occurrence within such 10-day period:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a materially adverse change in the Designated Participant&#8217;s position, duties, or responsibilities other than as a result of the Designated Participant&#8217;s physical or mental incapacity which impairs the Designated Participant&#8217;s ability to materially perform the Designated Participant&#8217;s duties or responsibilities as confirmed by a physician;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a materially adverse change in the Designated Participant&#8217;s reporting relationship that is inconsistent with the Designated Participant&#8217;s title or position;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a reduction by the employer of the base salary of the Designated Participant;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iv)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a reduction by the employer in the aggregate level of benefits made available to the Designated Participant; or</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(v)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the relocation by the employer of the Designated Participant&#8217;s principal office by more than 50 miles from the location where the Designated Participant worked when the Change of Control occurred.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">For U.S. Participants, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#8220;Good Reason&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;has the meaning set forth in Appendix A hereto.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(m)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Market Value</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; of a Vested Performance Share Unit or a Share on any date means the volume weighted average trading price of the Shares on the Stock Exchange (or any other stock exchange on which the majority of the volume of trading of the Shares has occurred over the relevant period) over the five trading days on which a board lot of Shares was traded immediately preceding such date, calculated by dividing the total value of all such trades by the total volume of Shares so traded; provided that, if the Shares are not listed and posted for trading on any stock exchange at the time such calculation is to be made, the &#8220;Market Value&#8221; shall be the market </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">5</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:96px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">value of a Vested Performance Share Unit or a Share, as the case may be, as determined by the Committee in good faith.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(n)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance Percentage</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; has the meaning attributed thereto in Section 6.2.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(o)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance Period</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means a period as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 4.2 in respect of which a Designated Participant may be or become entitled to receive any amount payable in respect of Performance Share Units.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(p)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance Share Unit</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means a right granted to a Designated Participant to receive, upon the satisfaction of certain criteria, a payment in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(q)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance Share Unit Account</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.1.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(r)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means this Performance Share Unit Plan, including any schedules or appendices hereto, all as amended or amended and restated from time to time.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(s)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#8220;Related Entity&#8221; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">means an Affiliate or a &#8220;subsidiary&#8221; of the Company as defined in the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Business Corporations Act</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;(British Columbia).  </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(t)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Redemption Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; for a Vested Performance Share Unit means the date which is five business days after the Vesting Date for such Vested Performance Share Unit unless determined otherwise pursuant to Section 11.1(a).</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(u)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Retirement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the retirement of the Designated Participant from employment with the Company or a Related Entity of the Company on or after age 65, and &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">retires</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; shall have a corresponding meaning. The determination of whether a Designated Participant has retired shall be at the sole discretion of the Committee.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(v)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Section 409A</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and other interpretive guidance promulgated thereunder as in effect from time to time.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(w)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Share</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means a common share of the Company and includes any rights attached thereto which trade therewith.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(x)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Stock Exchange</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the Toronto Stock Exchange.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(y)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Stock Exchange Rules</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the applicable rules of the Stock Exchange.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(z)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Target Milestone</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means performance targets determined pursuant to Section 4.3.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(aa)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Termination Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means:</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">6</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the case of the death of a Designated Participant, the date of death;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the case of the Retirement of a Designated Participant, the date on which the Designated Participant retires in accordance with the normal retirement policies of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, as the case may be;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the case of the Disability of a Designated Participant, the date on which:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the Designated Participant commences receiving, or is eligible to receive, long-term disability benefits under a long-term disability plan of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, as the case may be; or</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:192px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:144px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">B.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">if a Designated Participant is not a member of a long-term disability plan of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, the date that the Designated Participant has suffered a physical or mental impairment that prevents the Designated Participant from engaging in any employment for which the Designated Participant is reasonably suited by virtue of the Designated Participant&#8217;s education, training or experience and that can reasonably be expected to last for the remainder of the Designated Participant&#8217;s lifetime, as determined by the Committee; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iv)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the case of any other termination of employment of a Designated Participant, the date of termination;</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">provided that, if any date determined in accordance with the foregoing provisions is not a Trading Day, the Termination Date shall be the Trading Day immediately preceding the date otherwise determined.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(bb)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Trading Day</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means any date on which the Stock Exchange is open for the trading of Shares and on which at least a board lot of Shares is traded.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(cc)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">U.S. Participant</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means a Designated Participant who is a United States citizen or a United States resident alien as defined under United States Internal Revenue Code &#167;7701(b).</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(dd)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Vested Performance Share Units</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ee)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Vesting Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; for Performance Share Units granted to a Designated Participant under Section 4.1, and dividend equivalent Performance Share Units awarded to the Designated Participant in respect of such Performance Share Units under Section 5.2, means the date on which the Performance Period ends. </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">7</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 2</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Gender, Singular, Plural</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In the Plan, references to the masculine gender include the feminine gender and references to the singular include the plural and vice versa, as the context shall require.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Severability</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If any provision of the Plan is determined to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part, such determination shall not affect the validity or enforcement of any other provision or part of any provision thereof.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Headings, Articles, Sections</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Headings used in the Plan are for reference purposes only and do not limit or extend the meaning of the provisions of the Plan. A reference to an Article, Section or Schedule shall, except where expressly stated otherwise, mean an Article, Section or Schedule of the Plan, as applicable.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2.4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Governing Law</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Plan shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein. Any actions, proceedings or claims in any way relating to the Plan shall be commenced in the courts of the Province of British Columbia and the courts of the Province of British Columbia will have exclusive jurisdiction to entertain any such action, proceeding or claim. The Company, each Designated Participant and his estate, if applicable, hereby attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2.5.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">References to Statutes, etc.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Any reference to a statute, regulation, rule, instrument or policy statement shall refer to such statute, regulation, rule, instrument or policy statement as it may be amended, replaced or re-enacted from time to time.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 3</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">EFFECTIVE DATE</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">3.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Effective Date</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Plan, as amended from time to time, is adopted with effect from August 5, 2010.</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">8</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 4</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT GRANTS, PERFORMANCE PERIODS AND TARGET MILESTONES</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">4.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Grants of Performance Share Units</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Committee may grant Performance Share Units to such senior management employees of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company in such numbers as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion with effect from such dates as the Committee may specify.  No such grant shall be made more than 90 days following the commencement of the applicable Performance Period.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">4.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance Period</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Committee shall, in its sole discretion, determine the Performance Period applicable to each grant of Performance Share Units under Section 4.1 at the time of such grant. Unless otherwise specified by the Committee, the Performance Period applicable to a grant of Performance Share Units will commence on the January 1 coincident with or immediately preceding or following the grant and end on December 31 of the second year following the calendar year in which such Performance Share Units were granted.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">4.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Determination of Target Milestones</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Target Milestones for each Performance Period shall be as set out on Schedule A unless otherwise determined by the Committee.  </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">4.4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">No Certificates</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">No certificates shall be issued with respect to Performance Share Units.   All records relating to the Performance Share Units shall be maintained in the Company&#8217;s electronic compensation plan system.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">4.5.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Notice of Award; Acknowledgement</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Company shall provide each Designated Participant notice of an award of Performance Share Units promptly after the Committee acts to award the Designated Participant any Performance Share Units.  If required by the Company, the Designated Participant may be required to provide an acknowledgement to such award in the such form as required by the Company. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 5</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ACCOUNTS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">5.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance Share Unit Account</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">An account, to be known as a &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance Share Unit Account</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;, shall be maintained by the Company for each Designated Participant and shall be credited with such Performance Share Units as are granted to the Designated Participant under Section 4.1 and such dividend equivalent </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">9</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Performance Share Units as are received by the Designated Participant in respect of such Performance Share Units under Section 5.2.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">5.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Dividend Equivalent Performance Share Units</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Whenever cash dividends are paid on the Shares, additional Performance Share Units will be credited to a Designated Participant's Performance Share Unit Account in accordance with this Section 5.2. The number of such additional Performance Share Units to be so credited will be calculated by dividing (a) the cash dividends that would have been paid to such Designated Participant if the Performance Share Units recorded in the Designated Participant's Performance Share Unit Account as at the record date for the dividend had been Shares by (b) the Market Value on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Shares began to trade on an ex-dividend basis, rounded down to the next whole number of Performance Share Units. No fractional Performance Share Units will thereby be created.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">5.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Cancellation of Performance Share Units that Fail to Vest or Are Redeemed</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Performance Share Units that fail to vest in accordance with Article 6 of the Plan, or that are redeemed in accordance with Article 7 of the Plan, shall be cancelled and shall cease to be recorded in the Performance Share Unit Account of the relevant Designated Participant as of the date on which such Performance Share Units are forfeited or redeemed, as the case may be, and the Designated Participant will have no further right, title or interest in or to such Performance Share Units.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 6</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">VESTING OF PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">6.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Vesting During Continued Employment</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 6 and Article 8, Share Units granted to a Designated Participant under Section 4.1, and dividend equivalent Performance Share Units awarded to the Designated Participant in respect of such Performance Share Units under Section 5.2, shall vest on the Vesting Date in accordance with this Article 6, provided the Designated Participant remains in continuous employment with the Company or a Related Entity of the Company on the applicable Vesting Date.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">6.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Determination of Performance Percentage</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The performance achievement of the Target Milestones for an applicable  Performance Period shall be determined by assigning a percentage from 0 per cent to 200 per cent reflecting such performance (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance Percentage</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) as set out on Schedule A.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">6.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Vesting of Performance Share Units Based on Performance Percentage</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, and subject to the remaining provisions of this Article 6, the number of Performance Share Units granted to the Designated Participant under Section 4.1, and dividend equivalent Performance Share Units received by the Designated Participant in respect of such Performance Share Units under Section 5.2, which shall vest on the </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">10</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Vesting Date shall be calculated by multiplying (a) the aggregate number of such Performance Share Units and dividend equivalent Performance Share Units by (b) the Performance Percentage. Except where the context requires otherwise, the Performance Share Units which have so vested shall be referred to herein as &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Vested Performance Share Units</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;.  For greater certainty, where the Performance Percentage is greater than 100 per cent, the number of Vested Performance Share Units of a Designated Participant will be greater than the aggregate of the number of Performance Share Units granted to the Designated Participant under Section 4.1 and the number of dividend equivalent Performance Share Units received by the Designated Participant in respect of such Performance Share Units under section 5.2. </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">6.4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Effect of Termination of Employment</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">General</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a Designated Participant&#8217;s termination of employment for any reason his unvested Performance Share Units and any dividend equivalent Performance Share Units awarded in respect of such unvested Performance Share Units shall be forfeited and cancelled and cease to be recorded in the Performance Share Unit Account of the relevant Designated Participant as of the Termination Date, and the Designated Participant will have no further right, title or interest in or to such Performance Share Units.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Death, Retirement, or Disability.  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If a Designated Participant dies, retires, or suffers a Disability prior to the Vesting Date for a Performance Period, the Committee shall have the discretion to determine that any or all of the unvested Performance Share Units granted to the Designated Participant under Section 4.1, and any or all of the dividend equivalent Performance  Share Units awarded to the Designated Participant in respect of such unvested Performance Share Units under Section 5.2, may become vested as of the Designated Participant&#8217;s Termination Date, in which case such Termination Date will be the Vesting Date.  In making any determination of vesting pursuant to this Section 6.4(b), the Committee shall determine the Performance Percentage to be applied based on factors determined by the Committee in its discretion, including the objective measure of performance toward achievement of the Target Milestones through the Termination Date and such other factors as the Committee determines appropriate to the circumstance.  </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 7</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">REDEMPTION OF PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">7.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Redemption of Vested Performance Share Units</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">General</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  Except as provided in Section 7.1(b) and Section 11.1(a), on the Redemption Date for each Vested Performance Share Unit, the Company shall redeem all such Vested Performance Share Units by: </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">11</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">subject to Section 15.5(a), paying to the relevant Designated Participant a cash amount equal to the Market Value of such Vested Performance Share Units as of the Vesting Date; or</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">subject to Section 15.5(b), purchasing the number of Shares equal to the number of such Vested Performance Share Units as of the Vesting Date on the open market for delivery to the relevant Designated Participant. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Whether a Vested Performance Share Unit is redeemed in accordance with Sections 7.1(a)(i) or 7.1(a)(ii) shall be at the sole discretion of the Company.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Forfeiture upon Termination for Cause</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  If the Designated Participant&#8217;s employment with the Company or a Related Entity of the Company is terminated for Cause prior to the Redemption Date for any Vested Performance Share Units, those Vested Performance Share Units shall not be redeemed on the Redemption Date but shall instead be forfeited and cancelled and cease to be recorded in the Performance Share Unit Account of the relevant Designated Participant as of the Termination Date, and the Designated Participant will have no further right, title or interest in or to such Performance Share Units.</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">12</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">7.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">No Interest</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">For greater certainty, no interest shall be payable to Designated Participants in respect of any amount payable under the Plan.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 8</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Change of Control Vesting and Redemption</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">8.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Change of Control</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in the event of a Change of Control, the following provisions shall apply:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the event of a Change of Control where the person or persons that acquire control (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Acquiror</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), an Affiliate thereof or the successor to the Company agrees to assume all of the obligations of the Company under the Plan and the Committee determines that such assumption is consistent with the objectives of the Plan, the Plan and all outstanding Performance Share Units will continue on the same terms and conditions, subject to Section 8.1(b), except that, if applicable, the terms and conditions of Performance Share Units may be adjusted to reflect reference to shares of the Acquiror or an Affiliate thereof;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the event of a Change of Control where the Plan is continued pursuant to Section 8.1(a) and the employment of a Designated Participant thereafter terminates for any reason other than resignation without Good Reason or termination for Cause: </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(vii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">if the Termination Date is before the date which is one-half way through the Performance Period applicable to the Performance Share Units held by such Designated Participant, all unvested Performance Share Units held by such Designated Participant shall immediately be deemed to be Vested Performance Share Units as of the Termination Date based on an assumed Performance Percentage of 100 per cent and the Company shall redeem such Vested Performance Share Units by paying to such Designated Participant, as of the Redemption Date, a cash amount calculated by multiplying the Market Value of such Vested Performance Share Units as of the Termination Date by the proportion of the Performance Period which has elapsed as of the Termination Date; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(viii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">if the Termination Date is on or after the date which is one-half way through the Performance Period applicable to the Performance Share Units held by such Designated Participant, all unvested Performance Share Units held by such Designated Participant shall immediately be deemed to be Vested Performance Share Units as of the Termination Date based on an assumed Performance Percentage of 100 per cent and the Company shall redeem such Vested Performance Share Units by paying to such Designated Participant, </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">13</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:144px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">as of the Redemption Date, a cash amount equal to the Market Value of such Vested Performance Share Units as of the Termination Date; and</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(c)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">in the event of a Change of Control where the Acquiror or an Affiliate thereof or the successor to the Company does not agree to assume all of the obligations of the Company under the Plan, or the Committee determines that such assumption is not consistent with the objectives of the Plan, all unvested Performance Share Units held by each Designated Participant shall immediately be deemed to be Vested Performance Share Units as of the effective date of the Change of Control based on an assumed Performance Percentage of (a) 100 per cent or (b) any percentage specifically determined by the Committee for this purpose and the Company shall redeem such Vested Performance Share Units by paying to each Designated Participant, as of the Redemption Date, a cash amount equal to such Vested Performance Share Units calculated by multiplying (a) the Market Value of such Vested Performance Share Units as of the effective date of the Change of Control by (b) the proportion of the Performance Period that has elapsed as of the effective date of the Change of Control. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.1, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, make such determinations as it considers appropriate in the circumstances upon a Change of Control to ensure the fair treatment of Designated Participants in such circumstances in light of the objectives of the Plan, including, without limitation, with respect to the vesting periods and Performance Percentages applicable to any Performance Share Units, the amounts to be paid to Designated Participants on the redemption of any Performance Share Units and/or the termination of the Plan (and, for greater certainty, such determinations may result in different vesting, redemption or payment terms than would result from the operation of Sections 8.1(a), (b) and (c) without such determinations).</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">8.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Final Payment</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, every payment required to be made under the Plan to a Designated Participant in respect of Performance Share Units shall be made within three years after the end of the calendar year in which the Performance Share Units were first granted to the Designated Participant under Section 4.1.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 9</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ADJUSTMENTS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">9.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Adjustments</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, amalgamation, arrangement or other scheme of reorganization, spin-off or other distribution of the Company's assets to shareholders (other than the payment of cash dividends in the ordinary course), or any other change in the capital of the Company affecting Shares, such adjustments, if any, as the Committee in its discretion may deem appropriate to preserve proportionately the interests of </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">14</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Designated Participants under the Plan as a result of such change shall be made with respect to the number of Performance Share Units outstanding under the Plan.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 10</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENCY</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">10.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Currency</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Except where expressly provided otherwise, all references in the Plan to currency refer to lawful Canadian currency.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 11</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">BLACKOUT PERIODS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">11.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Blackout Periods</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If a Vested Performance Share Unit would otherwise be redeemed during a Blackout Period or within 10 business days after the date on which the Blackout Period ends, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Vested Performance Share Unit shall instead be redeemed on, and &#8220;Redemption Date&#8221; shall mean the date which is 10 business days after the date on which the Blackout Period ends.  In such case, the Company shall redeem all such Vested Restricted Share Units by paying to the relevant Designated Participant a cash amount equal to the Market Value of such Vested Restricted Share Units as of the Redemption Date, determined in accordance with this Section 11.1(a).</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If, due to a Blackout Period, it is administratively impracticable to redeem a U.S. Participant&#8217;s Performance Share Units by the end of the applicable 2 &#189; month period as set forth in U.S. Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(4)(i), and, as of the date upon which the legally binding right to the compensation arose, such impracticability was unforeseeable, then such redemption shall be made as soon as administratively practicable in accordance with U.S. Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(4)(ii) in order to qualify the redemption as a short-term deferral within the meaning of Section 409A.  </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 12</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE OF THE PLAN</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">12.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Amendment or Discontinuance at Committee Discretion</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Committee may, in its sole discretion, at any time, amend (prospectively or retrospectively), suspend or discontinue the Plan, and amend (prospectively or retrospectively) any Performance Share Units granted under the Plan provided that no action shall be taken with respect to granted Performance Share Units without the consent of the relevant Designated Participants unless the Committee determines that such action does not materially adversely affect such Performance Share Units. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee is specifically authorized, in its sole discretion, </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">15</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">to amend the terms of the Plan, and the terms of any Performance Share Units granted under the Plan, to:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">amend the vesting provisions;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">amend the Target Milestones;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(c)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">amend the Performance Periods;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(d)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">amend the eligibility requirements of Designated Participants which would have the potential of broadening or increasing participation in the Plan; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(e)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">make other amendments of a grammatical, typographical or administrative nature or to comply with the requirements of Applicable Law; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(f)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">with respect to any U.S. Participant, notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or a written acknowledgement of the Designated Participant&#8217;s Performance Share Unit award, if any provision of the Plan or such written acknowledgment contravenes any regulations or guidance promulgated under Section 409A or would cause the redemption of the Performance Share Unit to be subject to additional taxes, accelerated taxation, interest and/or penalties under Section 409A, such provision of the Plan or written acknowledgement may be modified by the Committee without consent of the Designated Participant in any manner the Committee deems reasonable or necessary. In making such modifications the Committee shall attempt, but shall not be obligated, to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without contravening the provisions of Section 409A. Moreover, any discretionary authority that the Committee may have pursuant to the Plan shall not be applicable to an Award that is subject to Section 409A to the extent such discretionary authority would contravene Section 409A.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 13</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFERABILITY</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">13.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Assignability and Transfer Restrictions</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Plan shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its Related Entities and their respective successors and assigns. The interest of any Designated Participant under the Plan or in any Performance Share Units shall not be assignable, transferable or negotiable (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and may not be assigned or transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">16</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 14</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">NO SHARES OR SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">14.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">No Rights to Shares</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">No Shares or fractional interests therein are issuable under or in connection with the Plan. Performance Share Units are not Shares and the grant of Performance Share Units will not entitle a Designated Participant to any shareholder rights, including, without limitation, voting or dividend rights or rights on any liquidation of the Company.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 15</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ADMINISTRATION</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">15.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Committee</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Plan shall be administered by the Committee. </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">15.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Compliance with Laws and Policies</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Each Designated Participant shall acknowledge and agree (and shall be conclusively deemed to have so acknowledged and agreed by participating in the Plan) that the Designated Participant will, at all times, act in strict compliance with Applicable Law and all policies of the Company applicable to the Designated Participant in connection with the Plan and provide to the Company all information and undertakings as may be required to permit compliance with Applicable Law and such policies. Such Applicable Law and policies shall include, without limitation, those governing &#8220;insiders&#8221; of &#8220;reporting issuers&#8221; as those terms are construed for the purposes of applicable securities laws.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">15.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Delegation</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Committee may delegate to any director, committee of directors, officer or employee of the Company such duties and powers relating to the Plan as it may see fit.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">15.4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Subject to Law</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Company's granting of any Performance Share Units and its obligation to make any payments in respect thereof are subject to compliance with Applicable Law.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">15.5.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Withholdings</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">With respect to the redemption of Vested Performance Share Units pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(i), the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, as applicable, may withhold or cause to be withheld from any amount payable to a Designated Participant or his estate, either under the Plan or otherwise, such amount as may be necessary so as to ensure that the Company or the Related Entity of the Company, as the case may be, will be able to comply with the applicable provisions of any </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">17</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:96px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">federal, provincial, state or local law relating to the withholding of tax or other required deductions.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">With respect to the redemption of Vested Performance Share Units pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(ii), the Designated Participant or his estate may elect to satisfy the withholding of tax or other required deductions by any of the following methods so as to ensure that the Company or the Related Entity of the Company, as the case may be, will be able to comply with the applicable provisions of any federal, provincial, state or local law relating to the withholding of tax or other required deductions:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the tendering by the Designated Participant of a bank draft, certified cheque, personal cheque or other manner acceptable to the Committee in an amount equal to the withholding tax or other required deductions; or</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the withholding by the Company or a Related Entity of the Company, as applicable, an amount from such Vested Performance Share Units having an aggregate Market Value equal to the withholding of taxes or other required deductions, upon which the Company shall then purchase Shares equal to the number of the remaining Vested Performance Share Units as of the Vesting Date.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Each Designated Participant or his estate, as the case may be, is solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on or for the account of such Designated Participant in connection with the Plan (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A or any applicable law), and neither the Company nor any Related Entity of the Company shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold such Designated Participant or the Designated Participant's estate harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">15.6.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">No Employment or Additional Rights</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to give any person the right to the continuation of employment by the Company or a Related Entity of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or a Related Entity of the Company to terminate such employment at any time or to increase or decrease the compensation of such person. For greater certainty, a period of notice, if any, or payment in lieu thereof, upon termination of employment, wrongful or otherwise, shall not be considered as extending the period of employment for the purposes of the Plan. </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">15.7.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Administration Costs</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Company will be responsible for all costs relating to the administration of the Plan. </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">15.8.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">No Obligation to Fund or Secure</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Plan, including any right of a Designated Participant hereunder, shall remain an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company and any applicable Related Entities of the Company.  Neither the establishment of the Plan nor the grant of </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">18</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Performance Share Units (or any action taken in connection therewith) shall be deemed to create a trust.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">15.9.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Rules for Administration and Interpretation</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Committee may establish rules and regulations relating to the administration, application and interpretation of the Plan and may amend and rescind such rules and regulations from time to time. The Committee shall have the authority to decide conclusively all matters relating to the administration, application and interpretation of the Plan and all such decisions shall be binding on all parties concerned, including, without limitation, the Company and its Related Entities and Designated Participants and their respective Beneficiaries.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">15.10.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Section 409A</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Payments contemplated with respect to the Performance Share Units granted to U.S. Participants are intended to comply with the short-term deferral exemption under Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the forgoing or any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, if the Company determines that such exemption is not applicable to the Performance Share Units, or any provision of the Plan or the written acknowledgment to such U.S. Participant contravenes Section 409A or could cause the U.S. Participant to incur any tax, interest or penalties under Section 409A, the Committee may, in its sole discretion and without any Designated Participant&#8217;s consent, modify such provision and any appropriate policies and procedures, including amendments and policies with retroactive effect, and take such other actions as the Committee determines necessary or appropriate (x) to comply with, or avoid being subject to, Section 409A, or to avoid the incurrence of any taxes, interest and penalties under Section 409A, and/or (y) preserve, to the maximum extent practicable, the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided by the Plan and Performance Share Units hereunder without materially increasing the cost to the Company or contravening the provisions of Section 409A. This Section 15.10(a) does not create an obligation on the part of the Company to modify the Plan and does not guarantee that Performance Share Units will not be subject to taxes, interest and penalties under Section 409A.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If a U.S. Participant becomes entitled to receive payment in respect of any Performance Share Units as a result of his or her &#8220;separation from service&#8221; (within the meaning of Section 409A), and the U.S. Participant is a &#8220;specified employee&#8221; (within the meaning of Section 409A) at the time of his or her separation from service, and the Committee makes a good faith determination that (i) all or a portion of the Performance Share Units constitute &#8220;deferred compensation&#8221; (within the meaning of Section 409A) and (ii) any such deferred compensation that would otherwise be payable during the six-month period following such separation from service is required to be delayed pursuant to the six-month delay rule set forth in Section 409A in order to avoid taxes or penalties under Section 409A, then payment of such &#8220;deferred compensation&#8221; shall not be made to the U.S. Participant before the date which is six months after the date of his or her separation from service (and </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">19</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sEFDB4593AE0AD56C6008C8E20D64E2CB"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:96px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">shall be paid in a single lump sum, without interest, on the first day of the seventh month following the date of such separation from service) or, if earlier, the U.S. Participant's date of death. In such event, the lump sum payment will be equal to the number of Performance Share Units credited to the U.S. Participant's Performance Share Unit Account multiplied by the Market Value as of the expiration of such six-month period or the date of death.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:108px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">15.11.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">No Salary Deferral Arrangement</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, it is intended that the Plan and Performance Share Units thereunder not be considered &#8220;salary deferral arrangements&#8221; under the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Income Tax Act</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;(Canada) and the Plan shall be administered in accordance with such intention.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may make such amendments to the terms of outstanding Performance Share Units (including, without limitation, changing the Vesting Dates and Redemption Dates thereof) as may be necessary or desirable, in the sole discretion of the Committee, so that the Plan and Performance Share Units outstanding thereunder are not considered &#8220;salary deferral arrangements&#8221;.         </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">20</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s9AEA9E5A8E2557E96698C8E20D8501BF"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">APPENDIX A </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">TO THE SILVER STANDARD RESOURCES INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">DEFINITION OF &#8220;GOOD REASON&#8221; FOR U.S. PARTICIPANTS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#8220;Good Reason,&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;for U.S. Participants, will arise within 12 months following a Change of Control where the Designated Participant was induced by the actions of the employer to resign or terminate his employment other than on a purely voluntary basis as a result of the occurrence of one or more of the following events without the Designated Participant&#8217;s written consent, such resignation to be effective only if the Designated Participant has provided 30 days&#8217; written notice of such occurrence to the employer immediately upon occurrence of such an event and the employer has not corrected such occurrence within such 10 day period, and the Designated Participant&#8217;s separation from service occurs no later than 90 days following the initial existence of the event cited in the Designated Participant&#8217;s notice: </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a material diminution in the Designated Participant&#8217;s authority, duties, or responsibilities other than as a result of the Designated Participant&#8217;s physical or mental incapacity which impairs the Designated Participant&#8217;s ability to materially perform the Designated Participant&#8217;s duties or responsibilities as confirmed by a physician; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a material diminution in the authority, duties, or responsibilities of the supervisor to whom the Designated Participant is required to report, including a requirement that a service provider report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the Board;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a material reduction by the employer of the base salary of the Designated Participant; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(iv)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the relocation by the employer of the Designated Participant&#8217;s principal office by more than 50 miles from the location where the Designated Participant worked when the Change of Control occurred; or </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(v)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company or a Related Entity of the Company of the Designated Participant&#8217;s written employment agreement, if any.</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s9AEA9E5A8E2557E96698C8E20D8501BF"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SCHEDULE A</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Target Milestone</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The Target Milestone for Performance Share Units granted shall be based on the total shareholder return (&#8220;TSR&#8221;) of the Company over the Performance Period compared with the TSR of a peer group of companies approved by the Committee over the same time period.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Performance Percentage</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The Performance Percentage shall be determined as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">for achievement of the Company&#8217;s TSR above the 50th percentile and up to the 100</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">th</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;percentile compared to the TSR of the Comparator Companies, the Performance Percentage will range from 101% to 200% calculated on a linear basis;</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">if the Company&#8217;s TSR is equal to 50th percentile compared to the TSR of the Comparator Companies, 100%;</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">c)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">for achievement of the Company&#8217;s TSR above the 33rd percentile but less than the 50th percentile compared to the TSR of the Comparator Companies, the Performance Percentage will range from 51% to 75% calculated on a linear basis; or</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">d)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">if the Company&#8217;s TSR is equal to the 33rd percentile as compared to the TSR of the Comparator Companies, 50%; or</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">e)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">if the Company&#8217;s TSR is less than the 33rd percentile as compared to the TSR of the Comparator Companies, 0%.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s9AEA9E5A8E2557E96698C8E20D8501BF"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;"><img src="s8ex44psu.gif" style="color:#1f497d;font-size:12pt;height:480px;width:360px;"></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td width="50%"></td><td width="50%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #7ba0cd;background-color:#4f81bd;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #7ba0cd;border-top:1px solid #7ba0cd;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:6px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Performance level (relative TSR)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #7ba0cd;background-color:#4f81bd;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-right:6px;border-right:1px solid #7ba0cd;border-top:1px solid #7ba0cd;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:6px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Payout (% of grant vesting)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #7ba0cd;background-color:#d3dfee;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #7ba0cd;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:6px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1f497d;font-weight:bold;">&gt;P50 to P100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #7ba0cd;background-color:#d3dfee;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-right:6px;border-right:1px solid #7ba0cd;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:6px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1f497d;">101% - 200% (linear basis)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #7ba0cd;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #7ba0cd;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:6px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1f497d;font-weight:bold;">=P50</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #7ba0cd;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-right:6px;border-right:1px solid #7ba0cd;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:6px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1f497d;">100%</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #7ba0cd;background-color:#d3dfee;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #7ba0cd;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:6px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1f497d;font-weight:bold;">&gt;P33 but &lt;P50</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #7ba0cd;background-color:#d3dfee;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-right:6px;border-right:1px solid #7ba0cd;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:6px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1f497d;">51% - 75% (linear basis)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #7ba0cd;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-right:6px;border-left:1px solid #7ba0cd;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:6px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1f497d;font-weight:bold;">=P33</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #7ba0cd;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-right:6px;border-right:1px solid #7ba0cd;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:6px;font-size:12pt;"><font 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<a name="s0D22D6713936303D29EACB169E4112B6"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;"><img src="pwca01.jpg" style="height:64px;width:84px;"></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Silver&#160;Standard&#160;Resources Inc. of our report dated February 20, 2014 relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Silver Standard Resources Inc.&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December&#160;31, 2013.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">signed &#8220;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Chartered Accountants</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Vancouver, British Columbia <br>August 12, 2014</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</font></div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">PricewaterhouseCoopers Place, 250 Howe Street, Suite 700, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3S7</font></div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">T: +1 604 806 7000, F: +1 604 806 7806, www.pwc.com/ca</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;">&#8220;PwC&#8221; refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Ontario limited liability partnership.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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<a name="s78A37949D7503547F4B2CB1A07D97A71"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSENT OF EXPERT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Reference is made to the report, Technical Report for the San Luis Project Feasibility Study, Ancash Department, Peru dated June 4, 2010 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Report</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), and the information contained in the Report that I reviewed and approved.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">In connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Silver Standard Resources Inc., I, F. Carl Edmunds, consent to the use of my name and references to the Report, or portions thereof, in the Registration Statement and to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of information derived from the Report in the Registration Statement. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Dated this 12th day of August, 2014.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Yours truly,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">&#160;&#160; /s/ F. Carl Edmunds</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">F. Carl Edmunds</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><a name="s6ED0FA362CF0BBEB117DCB1A07F763D6"></a><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSENT OF EXPERT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Reference is made to the reports, NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Pitarrilla Project, Durango State, Mexico dated effective December 14, 2012 and Technical Report for the San Luis Project Feasibility Study, Ancash Department, Peru dated June 4, 2010 (collectively, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Reports</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), and the information contained in the Reports that I prepared, or reviewed and approved.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">In connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Silver Standard Resources Inc., I, Andrew W. Sharp, consent to the use of my name and references to the Reports, or portions thereof, in the Registration Statement and to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of information derived from the Reports in the Registration Statement. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Dated this 12th day of August, 2014.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Yours truly,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">&#160;&#160; /s/ Andrew W. Sharp</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Andrew W. Sharp, B.Eng., FausIMM</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><a name="sAB703A16FB7D960CAB99CB1A082928AD"></a><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSENT OF EXPERT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Reference is made to the reports, NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Pirquitas Mine, Jujuy Province, Argentina dated December 23, 2011, NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Pitarrilla Project, Durango State, Mexico dated December 14, 2012 and Technical Report for the San Luis Project Feasibility Study, Ancash Department, Peru dated June 4, 2010 (collectively, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Reports</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), and the information contained in the Reports that I prepared, or reviewed and approved.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">In connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Silver Standard Resources Inc., I, Trevor J. Yeomans, consent to the use of my name and references to the Reports, or portions thereof, in the Registration Statement and to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of information derived from the Reports in the Registration Statement. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Dated this 12th day of August, 2014.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Yours truly,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">&#160;&#160; /s/ Trevor J. 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<a name="sF559F488CD7CF16D949FCB1BBB295ED2"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSENT OF EXPERT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Reference is made to my report, NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Pirquitas Mine, Jujuy Province, Argentina dated December 23, 2011 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Report</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;). </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">In connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Silver Standard Resources Inc., I, Warwick S. Board, consent to the use of my name and references to the Report, or portions thereof, in the Registration Statement and to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of information derived from the Report in the Registration Statement. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Dated this 12th day of August, 2014.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Yours truly,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">&#160;&#160; /s/ Warwick S. 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<a name="sB55926445450F8373881CB1D3C6F3BF2"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSENT OF EXPERT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Reference is made to my report, NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Pitarrilla Project, Durango State, Mexico dated effective December 14, 2012 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Report</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">In connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Silver Standard Resources Inc., I, Kelly G. 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Boychuk&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Kelly G. 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Garcia, consent to the use of my name and references to the Report, or portions thereof, in the Registration Statement and to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of information derived from the Report in the Registration Statement. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Dated this 12th day of August, 2014.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Yours truly,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">&#160;&#160; /s/ Dawn H. 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Vincent, consent to the use of my name and references to the Report, or portions thereof, in the Registration Statement and to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of information derived from the Report in the Registration Statement. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Dated this 12th day of August, 2014.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Yours truly,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">&#160;&#160; /s/ Jeremy D. 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<a name="s91B19AEF2D97DFF3EA36CB1EC4C7FDD9"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSENT OF EXPERT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Reference is made to my report, Technical Report for the San Luis Project Feasibility Study, Ancash Department, Peru dated June 4, 2010 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Report</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">In connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Silver Standard Resources Inc., I, Donald F. 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