UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION    
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

(Mark one)
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANTTO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OFTHE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
OR
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ANNUALREPORT PURSUANTTO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017    

 
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 
OR
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 
Date of event requiring this shell company report


Commission file number 001- 37413
Concordia International Corp.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
                
Ontario, Canada
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

277 Lakeshore Road East, Suite 302
Oakville, Ontario
L6J 1H9
(Address of principal executive offices)

David Price, Chief Financial Officer; Tel (905) 842-5150; Fax: (905) 842-5154
277 Lakeshore Road East, Suite 302, Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6J 1H9
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)



Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.




Title of each class
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, No Par Value
 
Nasdaq Global Select

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None



Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: Not Applicable

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
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Yes
[X]
No

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Yes
[X]
No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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Yes
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No
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).
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Yes
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No
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer, "accelerated filer,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP [ ]
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued Other [ ] by the International Accounting Standards Board [X]

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
Item 17    Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes [ ]    No [X]




 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
GENERAL MATTERS
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
PART I
 
 
ITEM 1.
Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisors
 
ITEM 2.
Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable
 
ITEM 3.
Key Information
 
ITEM 4.
Information on the Company
 
ITEM 4A.
Unresolved Staff Comments
 
ITEM 5.
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
 
ITEM 6.
Directors, Senior Management and Employees
 
ITEM 7.
Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions
 
ITEM 8.
Financial Information
 
ITEM 9.
The Offer and Listing
 
ITEM 10.
Additional Information
 
ITEM 11.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
ITEM 12.
Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities
PART II
 
 
ITEM 13.
Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies
 
ITEM 14.
Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds
 
ITEM 15
Controls and Procedures
 
ITEM 16A.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
 
ITEM 16B.
Code of Ethics
 
ITEM 16C.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
ITEM 16D.
Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees
 
ITEM 16E.
Purchasers of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
 
ITEM 16F.
Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
 
ITEM 16G.
Corporate Governance
 
ITEM 16H.
Mine Safety Disclosure
PART III
 
 
ITEM 17.
Financial Statements
 
ITEM 18.
Financial Statements
 
ITEM 19.
Exhibits
 

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
In addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Annual Report, the following are defined terms used in this Annual Report:
2016 Notes
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
2016 Note Guarantors
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
2016 Note Purchase Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
2016 Note Indenture
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
2016 Note Purchase Underwriters
means a syndicate of underwriters led by Goldman, Sachs & Co.
2016 Strategic Review
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
AG
means authorized generic.
AMCo
means Amdipharm Mercury Limited, which legal entity was put into liquidation on December 16, 2016 in connection with the legal entity rationalization completed on December 16, 2016, as more fully described under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Internal Reorganization” in this Annual Report. Upon its liquidation, all of AMCo’s assets were acquired and liabilities were assumed by its parent company, Concordia Investments (Jersey) Limited.
AMCo Acquisition
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Significant Acquisitions – AMCo” in this Annual Report.
AMCo Acquisition Closing Date
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Significant Acquisitions – AMCo” in this Annual Report.
AMCo Equity Offering
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Equity Financing Transactions” in this Annual Report.
AMCo Equity Underwriters
means a syndicate of underwriters led by Goldman, Sachs & Co. and RBC Capital Markets, as lead book running managers, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Jeffries LLC, as additional book running managers.
AMCo GBP Term Loan
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
AMCo Guarantors
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
AMCo Lenders
means Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Jefferies LLC, and RBC Capital Markets.
AMCo Notes
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
AMCo Note Indenture
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
AMCo Note Purchase Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
AMCo Note Purchase Underwriters
means Goldman Sachs & Co, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Jeffries LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC.
AMCo SPA
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Significant Acquisitions – AMCo” in this Annual Report.
AMCo Term Loans
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
AMCo Underwriting Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Equity Financing Transactions” in this Annual Report.
AMCO USD Term Loan
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business – Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
AMCo Vendors
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Significant Acquisitions – AMCo” in this Annual Report.
Amneal
means Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC.
ANDA
means the Abbreviated New Drug Application.
Annual Report
means this annual report on Form 20-F dated, March 8, 2018.

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Anti-Kickback Statutes
means the United States federal Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United States federal Anti-Kickback Statute.
Audit Committee
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 6.A, under the heading "Director and Senior Management - Statement of Corporate Governance Practices - Committees of the Board" in this Annual Report.
August Swap Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
BIA
means the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
BD
means Becton, Dickinson and Company.
Board
means the board of directors of the Company.
Brexit
means the national referendum held in the UK on June 23, 2016, during which the UK voted to withdraw from the EU.
Bridge Facilities
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
Bridge Loan Agreements
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
By-law
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 10.B, under the heading “Memorandum and Articles of Association - Advance Notice By-Law” in this Annual Report.
CID
means an FTC civil investigative demand.
CBCA
  means the Canada Business Corporation Act.
CBCA Order
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - Corporate Structure - Restructuring and Capital Realignment” in this Annual Report.
CBCA Proceedings
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - Corporate Structure - Restructuring and Capital Realignment” in this Annual Report.
CCAA
  means the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
CEO
means the Chief Executive Officer.
CFO
means the Chief Financial Officer.
CID
means a Civil Investigative Demand issued by the FTC.
Cinven
means Cinven Capital Management (V) General Partner Limited and limited partnerships comprising the Fifth Cinven Fund.
CLI
means Concordia Laboratories Inc., a société à responsabilité limitée (private limited liability company) duly continued and validly existing under the laws of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg which, from time to time, conducts business by way of its Barbados branch, an external company registered under the laws of Barbados and licensed as an international business company carrying on business at 5 Canewood Business Centre, St. Michaels, Barbados, BB 11005.
CMA
means the UK Competition and Markets Authority.
CMO
means contract manufacturing organizations.
Code
means the United States Bankruptcy Code.
Common Shares
means the common shares in the capital of the Company.
Concordia North America
means the Company’s North American reportable operating segment focused on the acquisition, management and sale of pharmaceutical products.
Concordia Private Co.
means Concordia Healthcare Inc., which was a corporation organized under the OBCA and which was amalgamated with and into the Company on January 1, 2016.
Company or Concordia
means Concordia International Corp., and unless the context otherwise requires, includes each of the subsidiaries of Concordia International Corp.
Court
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - Corporate Structure - Restructuring and Capital Realignment” in this Annual Report.
Covis
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Significant Acquisitions – Covis Portfolio” in this Annual Report.
Covis Acquisition
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Significant Acquisitions – Covis Portfolio” in this Annual Report.
Covis APA
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Significant Acquisitions – Covis Portfolio” in this Annual Report.
Covis Bank Facilities
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
Covis Credit Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
Covis Equity Offering
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Equity Financing Transactions” in this Annual Report.

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Covis Equity Underwriters
means RBC Dominion Securities Inc., TD Securities Inc. and GMP Securities L.P.
Covis Lenders
means the Royal Bank of Canada, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, GE Capital Markets, Inc., Fifth Third Bank and certain other lenders party to the Covis Credit Agreement.
Covis Portfolio
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Significant Acquisitions – Covis Portfolio” in this Annual Report.
Covis Notes
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
Covis Note Indenture
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
Covis Note Purchase Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
Covis Note Purchase Underwriters
means RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and TD Securities (USA) LLC.
Covis Revolving Facility
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
Covis Subscription Receipt Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Equity Financing Transactions” in this Annual Report.
Covis Subscription Receipts
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Equity Financing Transactions” in this Annual Report.
Covis Term Facility
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
Covis Underwriting Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Equity Financing Transactions” in this Annual Report.
CPI
means Concordia Pharmaceuticals Inc., a société à responsabilité limitée (private limited liability company) duly continued and validly existing under the laws of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg which, from time to time, conducts business by way of its Barbados branch, an external company registered under the laws of Barbados and licensed as an international business company carrying on business at 5 Canewood Business Centre, St. Michaels, Barbados, BB 11005.
Currency Swaps
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading "History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
DSUs or Deferred Share Units
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 6.E, under the heading “Share Ownership - Description of Capital Structure - Long Term Incentive Plan” in this Annual Report.
DSU Participant
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 6.E, under the heading “Share Ownership - Description of Capital Structure - Long Term Incentive Plan” in this Annual Report.
DSU Termination Date
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 6.E, under the heading “Share Ownership - Description of Capital Structure - Long Term Incentive Plan” in this Annual Report.
EMA
means the European Medicines Agency, a decentralized agency of the EU.
EPS
means earnings per share.
EU
means the European Union.
Equity Bridge Loans
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
Existing Credit Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
Extended Bridge Loans
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
Extension Period
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 6.E, under the heading “Share Ownership - Description of Capital Structure - Long Term Incentive Plan” in this Annual Report.
Fair Market Value

means, with respect to a Common Share on any date, the weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on the TSX for the five days on which Common Shares were traded immediately preceding that date.
FDA
means the United States Food and Drug Administration.
Financial Statements
has the meaning ascribed to that term under the heading “General Matters” in this Annual Report.
Final Vesting Date
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 6.E, under the heading “Share Ownership - Description of Capital Structure - Long Term Incentive Plan” in this Annual Report.
Forest Labs
means Forest Laboratories, Inc.
forward-looking statements
has the meaning ascribed to that term under the heading “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information” in this Annual Report.
FTC
means the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
GDPR
means the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

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Governance Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 7.A, under the heading “Major Shareholders” in this Annual Report.
HMO
means health maintenance organizations.
HRCC
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 6.A, under the heading "Director and Senior Management - Statement of Corporate Governance Practices - Committees of the Board" in this Annual Report.
HSMSCA
means the U.K. Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017.
IASB
has the meaning ascribed to that term under the heading “General Matters” in this Annual Report.
IFRS
has the meaning ascribed to that term under the heading “General Matters” in this Annual Report.
IFRS 3
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 5.A., under the heading "Operating Results - Balance Sheet Analysis" in this Annual Report.
IFRS 13
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 5.A., under the heading "Operating Results - Balance Sheet Analysis" in this Annual Report.
Indemnified Persons
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 7.B., under the heading "Related Party Transaction - Agreements with Directors and Officers" in this Annual Report.
indirect customers
has the meaning ascribed to that term under Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" in this Annual Report.
IPRD
means in-process research and development.
IRS
means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
ITA
means the Income Tax Act (Canada).
LIBOR
means the London Interbank Offered Rate.
LTI
means Long Term Incentives.
LTIP or Long Term Incentive Plan
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 6.E, under the heading “Share Ownership - Description of Capital Structure - Long Term Incentive Plan” in this Annual Report.
Management
means management of the Company.
Method
means Method Pharmaceuticals, LLC
MCO
means managed care organization.
MHRA
means the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Moody’s
means Moody’s Investor Services, Inc.
Nasdaq or NASDAQ
means the Nasdaq Global Select Market®.
NCGC
means the Company's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, as appointed by the Board from time to time.
NI 58-101
means National Instrument 58-101 - Corporate Governance.
NEO
has the meaning ascribed to such term in Item 6, under the heading "Directors, Senior Management and Employees - Named Executive Officers" in this Annual Report.
NEX
means the NEX board of the TSX-V.
NDA
means new drug application, being a formal proposal to the FDA to approve a new pharmaceutical for sale and marketing in the United States.
NHS
means the U.K. National Health Services.
NHSA
means the UK National Health Services Act, 2006, as amended from time to time.
NCGC
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 6.A, under the heading "Director and Senior Management - Statement of Corporate Governance Practices - Committees of the Board" in this Annual Report.
November Swap Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “ History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report.
NSCLC
means non small cell lung cancer.
OBCA
means the Business Corporations Act (Ontario).
Orphan Drugs
means the Company’s former orphan drugs reportable operating segment.
Par
means Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Par Agreements
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 3.D, under the heading“Risk Factors - Risk Factors Related to the Business of the Company” in this Annual Report.
PDT
means photodynamic therapy.
PFIC
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 10.E, under the heading “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in this Annual Report.
Plan of Arrangement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - Corporate Structure - Restructuring and Capital Realignment" in this Annual Report.
PPACA
means the United States Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act and the Bipartisan Budget Act.
PPRS
means Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme.
PPT
means Pharmaceutical Parallel Trade.

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Proposed Recapitalization Transaction
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - Corporate Structure - Restructuring and Capital Realignment" in this Annual Report.
Qualifying Transaction
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Company - Corporate Structure - Name, Address and Incorporation; Trading Market” in this Annual Report.
RedHill
means Redhill Biopharma Ltd.
Registration Rights Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 7.A, under the heading “Major Shareholders” in this Annual Report.
Robins
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 3.D, under the heading“Risk Factors - Risk Factors Related to the Business of the Company” in this Annual Report.
RSUs or Restricted Share Units
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 6.E, under the heading “Share Ownership - Description of Capital Structure - Long Term Incentive Plan” in this Annual Report.
RSU Participant
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 6.E, under the heading “Share Ownership - Description of Capital Structure - Long Term Incentive Plan” in this Annual Report.
S&P
means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services.
Sagent
means Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
SEC
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEDAR
means the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval.
STIP
means the Short Term (Annual) Incentive Plan.
Stock Option Plan
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 6.E, under the heading “Share Ownership - Description of Capital Structure - Stock Option Plan” in this Annual Report.
Tax Treaty
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 10.E, under the heading “Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” in this Annual Report.
TSX
means the Toronto Stock Exchange.
TSX-V
means the TSX Venture Exchange.
UK
means the United Kingdom.
Units
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 6.E, under the heading “Share Ownership - Description of Capital Structure - Long Term Incentive Plan” in this Annual Report.
U.S. Holders
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 10.E, under the heading “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in this Annual Report.
U.S.
means the United States of America
U.S. Tax Code
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 10.E, under the heading “Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” in this Annual Report.
WAC
means wholesale acquisition costs.
WTW
means Willis Towers Watson.
Zonegran Licensing Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Item 4.B, under the heading “Business Overview - Concordia North America - Intellectual Property” in this Annual Report.

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GENERAL MATTERS
Unless otherwise stated, the information in this Annual Report is stated as of December 31, 2017, and all references to the Company’s fiscal year are to the year ended December 31, 2017. In this Annual Report, the Company and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Company” or “Concordia”, unless the context otherwise requires.
Information contained on, or otherwise accessed through, the website of the Company, www.concordiarx.com, or any of its subsidiaries’ websites (including, but not limited to, www.concordiarxinternational.com) shall not be deemed to be a part of this Annual Report and such information is not incorporated by reference herein and should not be relied upon by readers for the purpose of determining whether to invest in the Common Shares (as defined herein) or any other securities of the Company.
Unless otherwise indicated, all charts, graphs, tables and figures are prepared by the Company’s management.
Glossary
This Annual Report includes a comprehensive glossary of terms under the heading "Glossary of Terms". Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in the body of this Annual Report shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the glossary.
Trademarks
This Annual Report includes trademarks that are protected under applicable intellectual property laws and are the property of the Company or its affiliates or licensors. Solely for convenience, the trademarks of the Company or its affiliates and/or licensors referred to in this Annual Report may appear with or without the ® or ™ symbol, but such references or the absence thereof are not intended to indicate, in any way, that the Company or its affiliates or licensors will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their respective rights to these trademarks. Any other trademarks used in this Annual Report are the property of their respective owners.
Financial Information and Currency
This Annual Report contains consolidated operating results and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 and the Company's balance sheets as at December 31, 2017 and 2016. This Annual Report was prepared as of March 8, 2018 and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto as at December 31, 2017 and 2016, and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and 2015 (collectively, the "Financial Statements"). Financial information in this Annual Report is prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and amounts are stated in thousands of USD, which is the reporting currency of the Company, unless otherwise noted.
The Company uses the United States dollar as its reporting currency. All references to “$” or “USD” in this Annual Report refer to United States dollars, unless otherwise indicated. All references to “C$” in this Annual Report refer to Canadian dollars. All references to “£” or “GBP” in this Annual Report refer to the UK pound sterling. All references to “€” in this Annual Report refer to the EU euro.
Certain prior period financial information has been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.
The significant exchange rates used in the translation to the reporting currency are:
As at, and for the periods ended:
US$ per Great British pound (£)
 
Spot
Average
October 21, 2015 to December 31, 2015
1.4745
1.5042
January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016
1.4395
1.4321
April 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016
1.3395
1.4354
July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016
1.3008
1.3136
October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016
1.2305
1.2438
January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017
1.2489
1.2387
April 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017
1.3004
1.2781
July 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017
1.3402
1.3088
October 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
1.3494
1.3276
Market Data
This Annual Report contains certain statistical data, market research and industry forecasts that were obtained, unless otherwise indicated, from independent industry and government publications and reports or are based on estimates derived from such publications and reports and management’s knowledge of, and experience in, the markets in which the Company operates. Industry and government publications and reports generally indicate that they have obtained their information from sources believed to be reliable, but do not

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guarantee the accuracy and completeness of their information. While the Company believes this data to be reliable, market and industry data is subject to variation and cannot be verified due to limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties inherent in any statistical survey. The Company has not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of such information contained herein. In addition, projections, assumptions and estimates of the Company’s future performance and the future performance of the industry in which the Company operates are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those risks described under Item 3.D, under the heading “Key Information - Risk Factors” in this Annual Report.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Certain statements contained in this Annual Report constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking statements”), which are based upon the current internal expectations, estimates, projections, assumptions and beliefs of the Company’s management. Statements concerning the Company’s objectives, goals, strategies, intentions, plans, beliefs, assumptions, projections, predictions, expectations and estimates, and the business, operations, future financial performance and condition of the Company are forward-looking statements. This Annual Report uses words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "may," "will," "would," "could," "plan," "create," "designed," "predict," "project," "seek," "ongoing," "increase" and similar expressions and the negative and grammatical variations of such expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Such forward-looking statements reflect the current beliefs of the Company’s management based on information currently available to them, and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. In addition, this Annual Report may contain forward-looking statements attributed to third-party industry sources.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances that constitute forward-looking statements will not occur. Such forward-looking statements in this Annual Report speak only as of the date of this Annual Report. Forward-looking statements in this Annual Report include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to:

the ability of the Company to compete against companies that are larger and have greater financial, technical and human resources than that of the Company, as well as other competitive factors, such as technological advances achieved, patents obtained and new products introduced by competitors;
the performance of the Company’s business and operations;
the Company’s capital expenditure programs;
the future development of the Company, its growth strategy (including, but not limited to, its "DELIVER" strategy) and the timing thereof;
the acquisition strategy of the Company;
the Company’s ability to achieve all of the estimated synergies from its acquisitions as a result of cost reductions and/or integration initiatives;
the estimated future contractual obligations of the Company;
the Company’s future liquidity and financial capacity;
the Company’s ability to satisfy its financial obligations in future periods;
the supply and market changes in demand for pharmaceutical products within the Company’s portfolio of pharmaceutical products;
cost and reimbursement of the Company’s products;
expectations regarding the Company’s ability to raise capital and/or restructure its capital structure;
the availability and extent to which the Company’s products are reimbursed by government authorities and other third party payors, as well as the impact of obtaining or maintaining such reimbursement on the price of the Company’s products;
the Company's business priorities, long-term growth strategy and/or stabilization programs or initiatives;
changes in regulatory rules or practices in the U.S., UK or in other jurisdictions in which the Company sells products;
changes in prescription recommendations or behaviours by clinical commissioning groups or other healthcare groups in the U.S., UK, or in any other jurisdictions in which the Company sells its products;
the inclusion of the Company’s products on formularies or clinical commissioning groups providing guidance to prescribe the Company’s products or the Company's ability to achieve favourable formulary or clinical commissioning group status, as well as the impact on the price of the Company’s products in connection therewith;
the acquisition, in-licensing and/or launch of new products including, but not limited to, the acceptance and demand for new pharmaceutical products, and the impact of competitive products and prices;
the market size for the Company's products including, without limitation, its pipeline products;
the Company's intention to reduce its debt;
the Company's intention to realign its capital structure and the timing thereof;
the Company's filing with the Court and the CBCA Order;
the CBCA process staying certain defaults under the Company's agreements, including its debt agreements;
the ability of the Company to operate its business and satisfy its obligations to service providers, employees, suppliers and contractors in the ordinary course during the CBCA Proceedings; and

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the going concern nature of the Company.

With respect to the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report, such statements are subject to certain risks, including those risks set forth below and in Item 3.D, under the heading "Key Information - Risk Factors" in this Annual Report. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include:
the ability of the Company to realign its capital structure and the timing thereof;
the ability of the Company to significantly reduce its debt and interest payments, and the terms of any such reduction;
the CBCA process enabling the Company to stay defaults under its and its subsidiaries agreements, including debt agreements;
third parties adhering to the CBCA Order under the CBCA process or not taking steps to violate such order;
the ability of the Company to operate in the ordinary course during the CBCA process, including with respect to satisfying obligations to service providers, suppliers, contractors and employees;
the CCAA or Chapter 11 process;
the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern;
the ability of the Company to comply with its contractual obligations, including, without limitation, its obligations under debt arrangements;
alternatives available to the Company to strengthen the Company's capital structure;
the ability of the Company to achieve the Company's financial goals including with respect to the nature of any agreement with its lenders;
the ability of the Company to implement and successfully achieve its business priorities in order to stabilize the Company's business and financial condition;
the ability of the Company to create a financial foundation for the Company that will be able to support its long-term growth;
the Company's future liquidity position, and access to capital, to fund ongoing operations and obligations (including debt obligations);
future currency exchange and interest rates;
the ability of the Company to manage the rapid evolution of its business;
the ability of the Company to execute its long-term growth strategy and/or not being delayed in executing such strategy;
the impact of a further downgrade of the Company's corporate and debt ratings;
the ability of the Company to sustain or increase profitability, fund its operations with existing capital, and/or raise additional capital to fund its operations or future acquisitions;
litigation and regulatory investigations relating to the Company and its products;
the enforcement of anti-trust and competition laws;
the impact of regulatory or legislative influences on the pricing of the Company's pharmaceutical products;
the impact of social and political pressure to lower the cost of drugs;
the impact of the recently enacted HSMSCA on the Company's business, including, without limitation, on the pricing of the Company's products in the UK;
clinical commissioning groups and/or other healthcare groups in the markets in which the Company sells its products, including the United Kingdom and United States, making adverse prescribing recommendations against the Company's products;
the impact of healthcare reform on the Company's ability to sell its products profitably;
the governmental regulation of the markets in which the Company conducts its business;
the impact of legislation and regulations governing public companies such as the Company;
the competitive forces in the generic drug market;
the ability of the Company to maintain and enforce the protection afforded by any patents or other intellectual property rights;
potential competition to the Company's pharmaceutical products, including competition created by PPT;
the regulatory environment in respect of Donnatal®;
the ability of the Company to acquire or in-license any necessary technology, products or businesses and effectively integrate such acquisitions or such in-licensed technology or products;
the Company's ability to achieve all of the estimated synergies from its acquisitions as a result of cost reductions and/or integration initiatives;
reliance on third party contract manufacturers to manufacture the Company's products on favourable terms;
reliance on third party distributors to distribute the Company's products on favourable terms;
the ability of the Company to maintain its distribution networks and distribute its products effectively despite significant geographical expansion;
the successful licensing of products to third parties or to the Company, as applicable, to market and distribute such products on terms favourable to the Company;
reliance on development partners to develop the Company's products;

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the impact of the Company being treated as a "passive foreign investment company" under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code;
the tax treatment of the Company and its subsidiaries and the materiality of legal and regulatory proceedings;
the impact on the Company of defending against product liability claims;
the ability to enforce judgments against the Company's foreign subsidiaries and directors and officers;
the ability of the Company to retain members of the senior management team, including but not limited to, the officers of the Company;
the ability of the Company to obtain and retain qualified staff, equipment and services in a timely and efficient manner (particularly in light of the Company's efforts to restructure its debt obligations);
the ability of the Company to obtain necessary approvals for commercialization of the Company's products from the FDA, the MHRA, the EMA or other regulatory authorities;
the ability of the Company to successfully market its products and services;
the timely receipt of any required regulatory approvals, including in respect of the Company's restructuring process;
the general economic, financial, market and political conditions impacting the industry and countries in which the Company operates;
the application of "fraud and abuse" laws, anti-bribery laws, privacy laws and securities regulations to the Company and its employees, including, but not limited to the EU GDPR;
the general regulatory environment in which the Company operates, including the areas of taxation, environmental protection, consumer safety and health regulation;
the inclusion in formularies developed by MCOs and other organizations;
the ability of the Company to adapt to shifting market trends such as consolidation;
the development and clinical testing of products under development;
reliance on development partners to develop the Company's products;
the ability of the Company to maintain key partnerships, and licensing and partnering arrangements, now and in the future;
the impact of the entry of competitive products, including the timing of the entry of such products in the market place;
the availability of raw materials and finished products necessary for the Company's products;
the ability of the Company to compete for future acquisitions and in-licensing of products;
the impact of the publication of negative results of studies or clinical trials;
the ability of the Company to conduct operations in a safe, efficient and effective manner;
the results of continuing and future safety and efficacy studies by industry and government agencies related to the Company's products;
the implementation and compliance with internal controls and procedures;
the impact of rising insurance costs and the risk of loss not covered by insurance;
the ability of Cinven, a significant shareholder, to influence certain corporate actions;
the impact of impairments of the Company's assets;
the impact of Brexit on the Company and its Common Shares;
the consequences of a data security breach and the disclosure of confidential information;
the risks surrounding cyber security, including the Company's inappropriate use of social media; and
the Company's operating results, financial condition and financial forecasts may fluctuate from period to period for a number of reasons, including as a result of events or occurrences disclosed in the Company's public filings (including, without limitation, in Item 3.D, under the heading "Key Information - Risk Factors" in this Annual Report). As a result, the Company believes that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of results from operations or financial forecasts, or any other similar period-to-period comparisons, should not be construed as reliable indicators of the Company's future performance. The events or occurrences described in the Company's public filings, including, without limitation, in Item 3.D, under the heading "Key Information - Risk Factors" in this Annual Report, may cause the Company's operating results and/or financial forecasts to fluctuate and such events or occurrences could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. In any period, the Company's results may be below the expectations of market analysts and investors, which could cause the trading price of the Company's securities to decline.

Forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report are based on the key assumptions described herein. Readers are cautioned that such assumptions, although considered reasonable by the Company, may prove to be incorrect. Actual results achieved during the forecast period will vary from the information provided in this Annual Report as a result of numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors. The Company cannot guarantee future results.

Risks related to forward-looking statements include those risks referenced herein and in the Company’s other filings with the Canadian Securities Regulators and the SEC. Some of the risks and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report include, but are not limited to, the risk factors described above and included in Item 3.D, under the heading "Key Information - Risk Factors" in this Annual Report.


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Forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report are based on the Company’s current plans, expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions and the assumptions relating to those plans, expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions may change. Management has included the summary of assumptions and risks related to forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report for the purpose of assisting the reader in understanding management’s current views regarding those future outcomes. Readers are cautioned that this information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Readers are cautioned that the lists of assumptions and risk factors contained herein are not exhaustive. Neither the Company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the forward-looking statements contained herein.

Such forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Annual Report and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities laws.

All of the forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and other cautionary statements or factors contained herein, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company.

Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any forward-looking statement in this Annual Report, and, accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statement. New factors emerge from time to time and the importance of current factors may change from time to time and it is not possible for the Company’s management to predict all of such factors, or changes in such factors, or to assess in advance the impact of each such factors on the business of the Company or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement contained in this Annual Report.

See Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report for a further discussion on the Company’s financial position, liquidity and future outlook.


ITEM 1.    IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS

A. Directors and Senior Management

Not applicable.

B. Advisors

Not applicable.

C. Auditors

Not applicable.

ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

Not applicable.

ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION

The following information is only selected information and should be read in conjunction with Item 5, "Operating and Financial Review and Prospects", and Concordia's audited consolidated financial statements and their notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report, as well as the other financial information included herein. Historical results from any prior period are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any future period.

A.SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial data for the Company for each of the last five (5) fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 through December 31, 2017. The data has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for each such year. The information herein should be read in conjunction with the Company's historical financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report, including, but not limited to, the Financial Statements.

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(See Item 5, under the heading "Operating and Financial Review and Prospects" and Item 18, under the heading "Financial Statements" in this Annual Report for additional information pertaining to the Company's finances).

The selected consolidated financial information set out below may not be indicative of the Company's future performance.
For the year ended (in $000’s, except per share amounts)
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2015

Dec 31, 2014

Dec 31, 2013

Revenue
626,169

816,159

394,224

104,941

40,447

Net income (loss) from continuing operations
(1,590,735
)
(1,314,093
)
(29,425
)
8,895

2,431

Net income (loss), including discontinued operations
(1,590,735
)
(1,315,694
)
(31,568
)
11,590

2,431

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
2,322,335

3,731,574

5,282,259

592,700

170,765

Net assets
(1,910,513
)
(377,573
)
1,156,208

257,550

61,522

Total long-term liabilities
141,844

3,686,088

3,616,679

253,341

33,138

Capital stock
1,283,083

1,277,175

1,274,472

247,035

57,521

Number of shares
51,282,901

51,089,556

50,994,397

28,861,239

17,985,889

 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) per share, from continuing operations
 
 
 
 
 
     Basic
(31.10
)
(25.76
)
(0.81
)
0.34

0.38

     Diluted
(31.10
)
(25.76
)
(0.81
)
0.33

0.38

 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) per share, including discontinued operations
 
 
 
 
 
     Basic
(31.10
)
(25.79
)
(0.87
)
0.45

0.38

     Diluted
(31.10
)
(25.79
)
(0.87
)
0.43

0.38

 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends per share(1)

0.15

0.30

0.30

0.30


Amounts shown above are results from continuing operations, excluding discontinued operations, except for total assets, net assets and total long-term liabilities amounts, unless otherwise noted.

Notes:
(1) The Company made dividend payments on a quarterly basis representing a $0.075 per Common Share distribution each quarter. Dividends per share for the year ended December 31, 2016 reflect dividends distributed for the first quarter and second quarter of 2016, prior to the Board's decision to suspend dividend payments on August 11, 2016.

B.CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS

Not applicable.

C.    REASONS FOR THE OFFER AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not applicable

D.    RISK FACTORS
The following sets forth certain risks and uncertainties that could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations and the trading price of the Common Shares, which could decline, and investors may lose all or part of their investment. Additional risks and uncertainties of which the Company currently is unaware or that are unknown or that it currently deems to be immaterial could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company cannot assure you that it will successfully address any or all of these risks. The risks described below describe certain currently known material factors, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. There is no assurance that any risk management steps taken will avoid future loss due to the occurrence of the risks described below or other unforeseen risks.
Risk Factors Related to the CBCA Proceedings

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Future liquidity and operations of the Company are dependent on the ability of the Company to realign its capital structure, and such actions may have an adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operation.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company announced as part of its long-term "DELIVER" strategy an objective to realign its capital structure, which includes an intention to significantly reduce the Company’s existing secured and unsecured debt obligations. On October 20, 2017, as part of the Company’s efforts to realign its capital structure, the Company and one of its wholly-owned direct subsidiaries commenced a court proceeding under the CBCA. The CBCA is a Canadian corporate statute that includes provisions that allow Canadian corporations to restructure certain debt obligations, and is not a bankruptcy or insolvency statute. The CBCA Order issued by the Court, provides a stay of proceedings filed by any third party that is party to or a beneficiary of any loan, note, commitment, contract or other agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including the Company's debtholders against the Company or its subsidiaries arising out of any loan, note, commitment, contract or other agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.Under the CBCA Proceedings, such parties are stayed from exercising any rights or remedy or any proceeding, including, without limitation, terminating, demanding, accelerating, setting-off, amending, declaring in default or taking any other action under or in connection with any loan, note, commitment, contract, or other agreement of the Company and its subsidiaries on the terms set out in the CBCA Order. The CBCA Order provides for this stay until such time as the stay is modified or removed by the Court. If the Company does not complete the realignment of its capital structure through the CBCA Proceedings described in Item 4.A, under the heading "History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements" in this Annual Report, it will be necessary to pursue other restructuring strategies, which may include, among other alternatives, proceedings under the CCAA and / or a filing under the Code.
In connection with the Company's efforts to realign its capital structure and as contemplated by the CBCA Proceedings, the Company elected to not make scheduled payments on the following debt obligations: (i) payments under the Covis Notes, (ii) payments under the AMCo Notes; and (iii) payments under the Extended Bridge Loans, which resulted in events of default under certain of the Company's debt agreements that are subject to the stay of proceedings granted by the Court. During the fourth quarter of 2017, and as a result of nonpayment of certain obligations under the Equity Bridge Loan, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries had insolvency or similar petitions filed against them in certain foreign jurisdictions. These petitions were withdrawn in November 2017, and the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the holders of the Equity Bridge Loans, pursuant to which all outstanding indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, interest and fees) and other obligations under the Equity Bridge Loans were satisfied at a significant discount (the settlement amount paid by the Company being approximately $13 million) and were automatically and irrevocably discharged, terminated and released. In addition, as part of the CBCA Proceedings, the Company has terminated the $200 million revolving credit facility that was previously made available to the Company under the Existing Credit Agreement. This revolving loan had not been drawn upon. On October 20, 2017, the Company was notified by the counterparty to the Currency Swaps that one or more events of default occurred under the swap agreements as a result of the Company obtaining a preliminary interim order from the Court pursuant to the arrangement provisions of the CBCA. As a result of the foregoing, the counterparty to the Currency Swaps designated October 23, 2017, as the early termination date with respect to all transactions under the Currency Swaps. During the CBCA Proceedings, the Company has been and intends to continue to make scheduled ordinary course interest and amortization payments at non-default rates under its secured debt facilities, as applicable. (See Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report, for additional details relating to the CBCA Proceedings and the Company's capital realignment. See Item 4.A, under the heading "History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements" section of this Annual Report for additional details associated with events of default applicable under certain of the Company's debt agreements).
The commencement of the CBCA Proceedings resulted in an event of default under the Existing Credit Agreement, the 2016 Note Indenture, the AMCo Note Indenture and an event of termination under the the Currency Swaps, which defaults are subject to the stay of proceedings granted by the Court. In addition, as a result of the foregoing events of default, a cross default was triggered under the Covis Note Indenture governing the Covis Notes and the Extended Bridge Loans agreement, however any demand for payment of this debt has been stayed by the CBCA Order granted by the Court in connection with the CBCA Proceedings. On October 20, 2017, the counterparty to the Currency Swaps issued a notice of termination with an effective date of October 23, 2017. During the CBCA Proceedings, the Company has been and intends to continue to make interest payments on the purported termination amount of the Currency Swaps. The Company has not paid the purported termination amount. Any attempt by the Company's debtholders (or any other third parties) to lift, amend or violate this stay, or any order by the Court amending or removing this stay, would pose risks to the Company's liquidity and business operations and its efforts to realign its capital structure, and may require that the Company pursue other restructuring strategies, which may include, among other alternatives, proceedings under the CCAA and / or a filing under the Code.
Future liquidity and operations of the Company are dependent on the ability of the Company to develop, execute, garner sufficient support for, and obtain Court approval of a proposed plan to restructure its debt obligations and to generate sufficient operating cash flows to fund its on-going operations. If the Company does not complete the realignment of its capital structure through the CBCA Proceedings described above, it will be necessary to pursue other restructuring strategies, which may include, among other alternatives, proceedings under the CCAA and / or a filing under the Code. The Company may not be able to restructure and reduce its debt obligations and this results in a material uncertainty that may cast substantial doubt upon the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to continue as a going concern, or if proceedings are commenced under the CCAA or the

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Code, shareholders of the Company may lose their entire investment and debtholders may lose some, substantially all or all of their investment.
Proceedings under the CCAA or the Code may result in risks and uncertainties to the Company's operations and adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and results of operation.
Commencing proceedings under the CCAA or the Code would also create additional risks and uncertainties to the Company's operations and ability to execute its business strategy associated with bankruptcy cases. These risks include the following:
the Company's ability to develop, execute, garner sufficient support for, and confirm and consummate a restructuring plan;
the Company's ability to obtain and maintain normal payment and other terms with customers, vendors, and service providers;
risks associated with third party motions in such proceedings, which may interfere with the Company's business operations or its ability to propose and/or complete a restructuring plan;
the Company's ability to maintain contracts that are critical to the Company's operations;
the Company's ability to attract, motivate and retain management and other key employees;
the Company's ability to retain key vendors or secure alternative supply sources;
the Company’s ability to fund and execute its business plan;
negative effects and increased costs of a prolonged bankruptcy case; and
the Company's ability to obtain acceptable and appropriate financing.

In addition to these risks, it is possible that, should the Company commence proceedings under the CCAA or the Code, the Company's business could suffer from a long and protracted restructuring. Additionally, proceedings under the CCAA or the Code could pose additional restructuring costs on the Company. Further, negative publicity or events associated with the proceedings under the CCAA or the Code could affect the Company's relationship with its vendors or employees, which could adversely affect the Company's operations and financial conditions.
In certain circumstances, a reorganization case under the CCAA or the Code could be converted to a liquidation case under the BIA of Chapter 7 of the Code. In that event, a trustee would be appointed to liquidate the Company's assets and distribute them in accordance with the priority provisions of the BIA or the Code, as applicable.
Potential effect of any Proposed Recapitalization Transaction on relationships with third parties.
There can be no assurance as to the effect of any Proposed Recapitalization Transaction on the Company's relationships with its suppliers, customers, purchasers or contractors or lenders, nor can there be any assurance as to the effect on such relationships of any delay in the completion of the Proposed Recapitalization Transaction, or the effect of whether the Proposed Recapitalization Transaction is completed under the CBCA or pursuant to another procedure. To the extent that any of these events result in the tightening of payment or credit terms, increases in the price of supplied goods, or the loss of a major supplier, customer, purchaser or contractor, or of multiple other suppliers, customers, purchasers or contractors, this could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Risk Factors Related to the Business of the Company
There is substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 were prepared under the assumption that the Company would continue its operations as a going concern. The Company has provided disclosure in Note 2 of its Financial Statements regarding a material uncertainty that may cast substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as going concern. The Company's independent registered public accounting firm has included a "going concern" emphasis of matter paragraph in its report on the Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017. Future liquidity and operations of the Company are dependent on the ability of the Company to restructure its debt obligations and to generate sufficient operating cash flows to fund its on-going operations. If the Company does not complete the realignment of its capital structure through the CBCA process described elsewhere in this Annual Report and in Note 2 to the Financial Statements, it will be necessary to pursue other restructuring strategies, which may include, among other alternatives, proceedings under the CCAA and/or a filing under the Code. The Company may not be able to restructure and reduce its debt obligations and this results in a material uncertainty that may cast substantial doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company has a significant amount of indebtedness and the Company may not be able to make payments in respect of or to restructure or refinance its indebtedness. The Company may be required to seek additional sources of financing to satisfy liquidity needs.
Since inception, the Company has expanded significantly through acquisitions to become an international pharmaceutical company with a large portfolio of products in the North American, United Kingdom and other international markets with a total of approximately $3.7 billion of debt. The Company currently faces significant challenges posed by the decline in its operating performance, high leverage and foreign exchange risks, in addition to the business environment challenges facing the Company in both the North American and international markets.

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The Company's ability to restructure or refinance its debt will depend on a number of factors, including the capital markets and the Company's financial condition at such time, as well as the willingness of the Company's lenders to allow and support such restructuring or refinancing. The Company and the ratings of the Company’s debt securities have been, and may in the future be, downgraded by credit rating organizations, such as Moody's or S&P, which may have a material adverse impact on, among other things, the Company's ability to raise additional debt capital. Any refinancing of the Company's debt could be at higher interest rates and may require it to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict its business operations.
The Company's use of its working capital and cash resources is dependent on the generation of cash flow by its subsidiaries and their ability to make such cash available to the Company, by dividend, debt repayment or otherwise. The Company's subsidiaries may not be able to, or may not be permitted to, make distributions to enable it to make payments in respect of the Company's indebtedness. In the event that the Company does not receive distributions from its subsidiaries, it may be unable to make required payments under its debt obligations and/or make ordinary course payments in connection with its operations.
The Company's credit facilities and the agreements governing the Company's existing and future indebtedness may be secured by all or substantially all of the Company's undertaking, property (including intellectual property) and assets. The Company may be required to seek additional sources of financing to satisfy liquidity needs. (See Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report for a discussion of the liquidity risks facing the Company's business). These additional sources of financing may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Even if they are available, these financings may result in significant dilution to shareholders.
The Company's indebtedness could have important consequences to holders of the Common Shares. For example, the Company's indebtedness:
requires the Company to dedicate a substantial portion of its cash flow from operations to payments on the indebtedness, reducing the availability of cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, development activity, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;
increases the Company's vulnerability to adverse general economic or industry conditions;
limits the Company's flexibility in planning for or reacting to, changes in its business or the industries in which it operates;
limits the Company's ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital or other purposes;
places the Company at a competitive disadvantage compared to competitors that have proportionately less indebtedness;
results in increased sensitivity of overall cash flow and profitability to changes in interest rates; and
places certain limits or constraints on the Company's ability to pay dividends on its Common Shares.
The Company is exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
The Company operates in more than 90 countries and is subject to making and receiving payments in a number of currencies. The Company reports its financial results in U.S. dollars, but significant portions of the Company's costs and revenue streams may be denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. To the extent that there are fluctuations in the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies, the Company's revenue and operating results may be negatively impacted, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. Management monitors the exposure to foreign currency risk and regularly reviews its risk management strategies and all outstanding positions. Even though the Company has taken these steps, fluctuations in foreign exchange may still have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company has evolved at a very rapid pace and the Company may be unable to successfully manage and/or support further evolution.
Concordia Private Co. was formed in December 2012. Since 2013, Concordia, through its subsidiaries, has completed several acquisitions. The Company had no operations prior to acquiring Concordia Private Co. and Concordia Private Co. had no operations prior to acquiring certain assets in 2013. The Company's relatively brief operating history may make it difficult to evaluate its prospects for success and the ability of the Company to declare and pay cash dividends to its shareholders in the future. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful and the Company's operations and business may not be sustainable or may prove to be unsuccessful.
The Company's rapid evolution has put significant demands on its processes, systems and personnel. The Company has made and expects to make further investments in systems and internal control processes to help manage its ongoing evolution. If the Company is unable to successfully manage and/or support its rapid evolution and the challenges and difficulties associated with managing larger, more complex operations and its business, this could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
A further downgrade, suspension or withdrawal of the rating assigned by a credit rating organization to the Company or its debt instruments, if any, could cause the liquidity or market value of the Common Shares to decline.
The Company's various debt instruments have been rated by internationally recognized credit rating organizations and may in the future be rated by additional credit rating organizations. The Company cannot assure shareholders that any rating assigned will remain

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for any given period of time or that a rating will not be further lowered or withdrawn entirely by a credit rating organization if, in that organization's judgment, circumstances relating to the basis of the rating, such as adverse changes in the Company's business, so warrant. During 2017, Moody's and S&P revised their credit ratings on the Company and its debt securities. For example, Moody's lowered the Company's corporate credit rating to "Ca" and S&P revised the Company's corporate credit rating to "SD." Any further downgrade, suspension or withdrawal of a rating by a credit rating organization (or any anticipated downgrade, suspension or withdrawal) could reduce the liquidity or market value of the Common Shares. Any future lowering of the Company's ratings may make it more difficult or more expensive for the Company to obtain additional financing. If any credit rating initially assigned to the Company or its debt instruments is subsequently lowered or withdrawn for any reason, shareholders may lose some or all of the value of their investment.
Even if any Proposed Recapitalization Transaction is successful, the Company may not be able to secure future additional financing.
Future liquidity and operations of the Company are dependent on the ability of the Company to restructure its debt obligations and to generate sufficient operating cash flows to fund its on-going operations. If the Company does not complete the realignment of its capital structure through the CBCA Proceedings described herein, it will be necessary to pursue other restructuring strategies, which may include, among other alternatives, proceedings under the CCAA and / or a filing under the Code. The Company may not be able to restructure and reduce its debt obligations and this results in a material uncertainty that may cast substantial doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
In the event that the Proposed Recapitalization Transaction is successful, the Company may still need to raise additional funds through, among other ways, public or private debt or equity financings in order to: (i) fund ongoing operations; (ii) take advantage of opportunities, including expansion of the Company's business or the acquisition of complementary businesses; (iii) respond to competitive pressures; or (iv) repay debt and other obligations. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise the additional funding, or to raise such funding on economic or commercially reasonable terms, that it needs to fund ongoing operations, carry out its growth objectives, respond to competitive pressures or to repay its debt or other obligations. The Company cannot predict the size of future issuances of Common Shares or other securities or the effect, if any, that future issuances and sales of such securities will have on the market price of the Common Shares or value of other securities of the Company. Sales or issuances of substantial numbers of Common Shares or other securities by the Company, or the perception that such sales could occur, may adversely affect prevailing market prices of the Common Shares or the value of other securities of the Company.
The Company is exposed to risks related to changes in interest rates.
The Company is exposed to risks related to changes in interest rates. Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates.  During 2017, the United States and UK central banks increased their prime interest rates, and such interest rates could continue to increase during 2018 and beyond. Certain of the Company's debt bears interest at floating interest rates and, as a result, is subject to interest rate cash flow risk resulting from market fluctuations in interest rates, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company is subject to risks related to general commercial litigation, class actions, employment claims and other litigation claims, as well as potential administrative and regulatory actions, as part of its operations.
In the course of its business, the Company may be involved in general commercial claims related to the conduct of its business and the performance of its products and services, employment claims and other litigation claims and regulatory actions and the Company has and may in the future become subject to class action claims. Litigation resulting from these claims and investigations could be costly and time-consuming and could divert the attention of management and other key personnel from the Company's business and operations. The complexity of any such claims and investigations and the inherent uncertainty of commercial, class action, employment and other litigation and investigations increases these risks. In recognition of these considerations, the Company could suffer significant litigation expenses in defending any of these claims and investigations and may enter into settlement agreements. If the Company is unsuccessful in its defense of material litigation claims or regulatory investigations or is unable to settle the claims or regulatory investigations, the Company may be faced with significant monetary damage awards or other remedies against it, including injunctive relief or commitments with regulatory authorities that could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. Administrative or regulatory actions against the Company or its employees could also have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company and certain of its former executive officers are the subject of various class action complaints relating to the Company's August 12, 2016, press release, whereby the Company revised its 2016 guidance.  The complaints allege that the Company issued false and misleading statements to investors and/or failed to disclose that the Company was experiencing a substantial increase in market competition against its drug Donnatal® and other products; as a result, Concordia's financial results would suffer, and Concordia would be forced to suspend its dividend; and as a result Concordia's statements about its business, operations and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. The class action lawsuits have been consolidated into a single case and a motion to dismiss the action was filed by the Company on February 20, 2017. On March 21, 2017, the plaintiffs in this action filed a response to the motion to dismiss, and on April 5, 2017 the Company filed a reply to plaintiffs'

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response. On July 28, 2017, the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York denied the motion to dismiss in part and granted it in part. On February 7, 2018, the plaintiffs filed a notice of motion for class certification.
The Company and certain of its former executive officers and a former director are subject to a securities class action filed in Quebec, Canada. The amended statement of claim alleges that the Company failed to disclose adverse material facts relating to, and misrepresented, among other things, the Company's business model, growth platforms, pro forma revenues and dividend payments in certain disclosures from March 23, 2016 to August 11, 2016. This class action has not yet been certified nor has leave to bring a statutory claim under securities legislation yet been granted. On June 15, 2017, the plaintiff in the action discontinued their claim against the Board (other than one former director) and certain of its former executive officers.
On October 19, 2017, a statement of claim was filed in Ontario, Canada, against the Company and certain of its former executive officers on behalf of all persons and entities, other than persons resident in Quebec, Canada, which alleges substantially the same claims as the Quebec action described above. This class action has not yet been certified nor has leave to bring a statutory claim under securities legislation yet been granted.

On October 25, 2016, the Company announced that the CMA commenced an investigation into various issues in relation to the UK pharmaceutical sector, and that the Concordia International reportable operating segment was part of the inquiry. The investigation includes matters that pre-date the Company’s ownership of the Concordia International reportable operating segment and relates to the Company’s pricing of three products. On May 31, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA notified the Company that it was continuing its investigation after an initial stop/go decision. On November 21, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA issued a statement of objections to the Company and the former owners of the Concordia International reportable operating segment, Hg Capital and Cinven, in relation to the pricing of one of the three products, liothyronine sodium, in the UK between
November 2007 to July 2017. A statement of objections is a formal statement by the CMA that it considers that a competition infringement may have occurred. On February 15, 2018, the Company announced that the CMA had notified the Company that it was closing its investigation related to fusidic acid, one of the three products under investigation.

On March 3, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA issued a statement of objections to a third party and the Company in relation to the supply of 10mg hydrocortisone tablets in the UK between 2013 and 2016. On May 26, 2017, the Company responded in detail to the statement of objections and on July 20, 2017, the Company attended an oral hearing to present the key points of its response to the CMA decision panel. This investigation includes matters that pre-date the Company's ownership of the Concordia International reportable operating segment.

On October 11, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA commenced additional investigations in relation to the UK pharmaceutical sector, and that the Concordia International reportable operating segment and certain of its products are part of the inquiry. These investigations are at an early information gathering stage and the CMA has confirmed that, at this time, it has not reached a conclusion on whether competition law has been infringed. These investigations include matters that predate the Company's ownership of the Concordia International reportable operating segment.
These class actions and regulatory investigations are costly and have, and will continue to, divert the attention of management and other key personnel from the Company's business and operations. In addition, the damages, claims and/or regulatory fines (and any settlement amounts) that may result from these claims and investigations may be significant and could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, a finding of liability in any of the CMA's investigations could result in follow-on claims for damages, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company is subject to risks associated with the enforcement of anti-trust and competition laws.
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., the UK and other countries have faced lawsuits and investigations pertaining to violations of antitrust and competition laws. The Company's drug products could be subject to antitrust or competition law challenges that, if successful, could affect the Company's ability to set prices for its drug products or enter into agreements with respect thereto. A successful antitrust or competition law challenge against the Company could result in the imposition of significant fines by one or more authorities, and/or in decisions preventing the Company from further expanding its business, and/or third parties (such as competitors and customers) initiating civil litigation claiming damages caused by anticompetitive practices. A violation of any such law could result in civil penalties, regulatory fines, mitigation, significant capital expenditures or require changes in the Company's business practices, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
On October 25, 2016, the Company announced that the CMA commenced an investigation into various issues in relation to the UK pharmaceutical sector, and that the Concordia International reportable operating segment was part of the inquiry. The investigation includes matters that pre-date the Company's ownership of the Concordia International reportable operating segment and relates to the Company's pricing of three products. On May 31, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA notified the Company that it was continuing its investigation after an initial stop/go decision. On November 21, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA issued a statement of objections to the Company and the former owners of the Concordia International reportable operating segment, Hg Capital and Cinven, in relation to the pricing of one of the three products, liothyronine sodium, in the UK between November 2007

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to July 2017. A statement of objections is a formal statement by the CMA that it considers that a competition infringement may have occurred. On February 15, 2018, the Company announced that the CMA had notified the Company that it was closing its investigation related to fusidic acid, one of the three products under investigation.
On March 3, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA issued a statement of objections to a third party and the Company in relation to the supply of 10mg hydrocortisone tablets in the UK between 2013 and 2016. On May 26, 2017, the Company responded in detail to the statement of objections and on July 20, 2017, the Company attended an oral hearing to present the key points of its response to the CMA decision panel. This investigation includes matters that pre-date the Company's ownership of the Concordia International reportable operating segment.
On October 11, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA commenced additional investigations in relation to the UK pharmaceutical sector, and that the Concordia International reportable operating segment and certain of its products are part of the inquiry. These investigations are at an early information gathering stage and the CMA has confirmed that, at this time, it has not reached a conclusion on whether competition law has been infringed. These investigations include matters that predate the Company's ownership of the Concordia International reportable operating segment.
On February 9, 2015, the Company and its subsidiary, CPI, received a CID from the FTC regarding its attention deficit hyperactivity disorder product Kapvay®. The CID was a request for documents and information relating to CPI's agreements with Par with respect to Kapvay® (the "Par Agreements"). While the Company maintains that the Par Agreements were lawful, the Company and CPI entered into a settlement agreement with the FTC. The settlement agreement with the FTC does not constitute an admission by CPI or the Company that they have violated the law. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, CPI is prohibited from enforcing the provision of the Par Agreements which entitled it to a royalty payment corresponding to Par's sales of generic Kapvay® (for any period on or after June 25, 2015) and both CPI and the Company from entering any future agreement with a generic company that would prevent the marketing of an authorized generic version of a branded drug after all patents have expired on the drug. The Company and CPI will also be subject to standard antitrust compliance and reporting requirements. On October 20, 2015, the FTC accorded final approval to the settlement agreement.
On December 5, 2014, Covis Pharma S.a.r.l., received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, requesting certain documents relating to its product Lanoxin®. Pursuant to the Covis APA, the Company did not assume liabilities associated with any potential action arising in connection therewith and has a right to indemnification, under certain circumstances, for losses directly arising from any such action. However, to the extent market or regulatory conditions require the Company to alter its pricing of Lanoxin®, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
If the above or any currently unknown lawsuits or investigations relating to violations of anti-trust and competition laws are decided unfavorably for the Company, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations could materially suffer.
The Company may be subject to regulatory or legislative initiatives that may influence the pricing of pharmaceutical products.
Following certain recent negative publicity surrounding the pricing of pharmaceutical drugs and an emphasis on healthcare reform in the U.S. and the UK, the Company's ability to control the pricing of its products could be at risk. Current or future U.S., UK or the laws applicable in other jurisdictions where the Company sells its products, may regulate, limit or otherwise influence the prices of pharmaceutical drugs, which could adversely affect the revenues generated by the Company's products. Government mandated price reductions and/or other controls may be implemented to force price cuts by pharmaceutical companies on certain products. If price cuts are mandated, the Company may experience significant declines in revenues and profitability which could have a materially adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
On September 16, 2016, the Company announced that a bill was introduced in the UK House of Commons to amend and extend existing provisions of the NHSA to enable the Secretary of State to help manage the cost of health service medicines. On April 27, 2017, the UK government accorded Royal Assent to the HSMSCA. The HSMSCA introduces provisions in connection with controlling the cost of health service medicines and other medical supplies. The HSMSCA also introduces provisions in connection with the provision of pricing and other information by manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of those medicines and medical supplies. The Company continues to monitor the implementation of the HSMSCA. While the effects of the HSMSCA are unknown at this time, the HSMSCA could impose certain risks and uncertainties on the Company's operations and cash flows.
The Company may experience pricing pressure on the price of its products due to social or political pressure to lower the cost of drugs, which would reduce the Company's revenue and future profitability.
The Company may experience downward pricing pressure on the price of its products due to social or political pressure to lower the cost of drugs, which would reduce the Company's revenue and future profitability. Recent events have resulted in increased public and governmental scrutiny of the cost of drugs, especially in connection with price increases following companies' acquisition of the rights to certain drug products. In particular, U.S. federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to pharmaceutical companies seeking information about drug pricing practices. In addition, the CMA and the U.S. Senate is publicly investigating a number of pharmaceutical companies relating to drug-price increases and pricing practices, and as disclosed in this Annual Report, the Company is currently subject to a number of investigations by the CMA in the UK. (See Item 8.B, under the heading "Legal Proceedings and Regulatory Matters" in this Annual Report). Several state attorneys general also have commenced drug pricing investigations and

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filed lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies. The Company's revenue and future profitability could be negatively affected if these inquiries were to result in legislative or regulatory proposals that limit the Company's ability to increase the prices of its products.
On September 16, 2016, the Company announced that a bill was introduced in bill in the UK House of Commons to amend and extend existing provisions of the NHSA to enable the Secretary of State to help manage the cost of health service medicines. On April 27, 2017, the UK government accorded Royal Assent to the HSMSCA. The HSMSCA introduces provisions in connection with controlling the cost of health service medicines and other medical supplies. The HSMSCA also introduces provisions in connection with the provision of pricing and other information by manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of those medicines and medical supplies. The Company continues to monitor the implementation of the HSMSCA. While the effects of the HSMSCA are unknown at this time, the HSMSCA could impose certain risks and uncertainties on the Company's operations and cash flows. In addition, in September 2016, a group of U.S. Senators introduced legislation that would require pharmaceutical manufacturers to justify price increases of more than 10% in a 12-month period, and a large number of individual U.S. States have introduced legislation aimed at drug pricing regulation, transparency or both. Recent legislation enacted includes, for example, a 2017 Maryland law that prohibits a generic drug manufacturer or wholesale distributor from engaging in price gouging in the sale of certain off-patent or generic drugs, and a 2017 California law that requires manufacturers to provide advanced notification of price increases to certain purchasers and report specified drug pricing information to the state. Certain state legislation, like the Maryland law, has been subject to legal challenges. The Company's revenue and future profitability could be negatively affected by the HSMSCA and the passage of drug pricing regulations and transparency laws in the United States and other jurisdictions in which the Company sells its products. Pressure from social activist groups and future government regulations may also put downward pressure on the price of drugs, which could result in downward pressure on the prices of the Company's products in the future.
Legislative or regulatory reform of the healthcare system may affect the Company's ability to sell its products profitably.
In the U.S., the UK and certain foreign jurisdictions, there have been a number of legislative and regulatory proposals to change the healthcare system in ways that could impact the Company’s ability to sell its products profitably.
In March 2010, the PPACA, as amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act, or collectively, PPACA, became law in the U.S.. The PPACA, may affect the operational results of companies in the pharmaceutical industry, including the Company, by imposing on them additional costs. For example, effective January 1, 2010, PPACA increased the minimum Medicaid drug rebates for pharmaceutical companies, expanded the 340B drug discount program. The law also revised the definition of “average manufacturer price” for reporting purposes, which has the potential to impact the amount of the Company’s Medicaid drug rebates to states. Beginning in 2011, the law imposed a significant annual fee on companies that manufacture or import branded prescription drug products. Further, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, among other things, amends the PPACA, effective January 1, 2019, to close the coverage gap in most Medicare drug plans, and also increases in 2019 the percentage that a drug manufacturer must discount the cost of prescription drugs from 50 percent under current law to 70 percent.
Some of the provisions of the PPACA have yet to be implemented, and there have been judicial and Congressional challenges to certain aspects of the PPACA, as well as recent efforts by the U.S. Presidential administration to repeal or replace certain aspects of the PPACA. Since January 2017, the U.S. President has signed two Executive Orders and other directives designed to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the PPACA or otherwise circumvent some of the requirements for health insurance mandated by the PPACA. Concurrently, Congress has considered legislation that would repeal or repeal and replace all or part of the PPACA. While Congress has not passed comprehensive repeal legislation, two bills affecting the implementation of certain taxes under the PPACA have been signed into law. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 includes a provision repealing, effective January 1, 2019, the tax-based shared responsibility payment imposed by the PPACA on certain individuals who fail to maintain qualifying health coverage for all or part of a year that is commonly referred to as the “individual mandate”. Additionally, on January 22, 2018, President Trump signed a continuing resolution on appropriations for fiscal year 2018 that delayed the implementation of certain PPACA-mandated fees, including the so-called “Cadillac” tax on certain high cost employer-sponsored insurance plans.
The PPACA also added substantial new provisions affecting compliance therewith, some of which may require the Company to modify its business practices with health care practitioners. Pharmaceutical manufacturers are required to comply with the U.S. federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which was passed as part of the PPACA and which requires pharmaceutical companies to monitor and report payments or other transfers of value made to physicians and teaching hospitals, as well as ownership and investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family members. In addition, the U.S. Senate and a number of states in the U.S. have implemented or are proposing to implement transparency reporting obligations on pharmaceutical companies. These obligations include, without limitation, the reporting of certain price increases to pharmaceutical products, which obligations would apply to certain price increases taken by the Company on its products. The failure to report such price increases or comply with these transparency laws could result in penalties being imposed on the Company, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operation. In addition, these transparency laws could limit the amount of price increases on the Company's products, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company is unable to predict the future course of federal or state health care legislation, nor foreign regulations relating to the marketing, pricing and reimbursement of pharmaceutical products. In the UK, the PPRS price reimbursement of branded medicines

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and the Drug Tariff price reimbursement of generic medicines remain under active review. (See Item 4.B, under the heading “Business Overview - Concordia International” in this Annual Report). In addition, the implementation of the HSMSCA could have a material adverse effect on the Company's ability to increase the price of its products, which could materially impact the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. A variety of federal and state agencies are in the process of implementing the PPACA, including through the issuance of rules, regulations or guidance that materially affect the Company’s business. The risk of the Company being found in violation of these rules and regulations is increased by the fact that many of them have not been fully interpreted by applicable regulatory authorities or the courts, and their provisions are open to a variety of different interpretations. The PPACA and further changes to health care laws or regulatory framework in any federal, state or foreign jurisdiction that reduce the Company’s revenues or increase the Company’s costs could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company's business is subject to limitations imposed by government regulations.
In domestic and foreign markets, the formulation, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, handling, distribution, importation, exportation, licensing, sale and storage of the Company's products are affected by extensive laws, governmental regulations, administrative determinations, court decisions and other constraints, which are beyond the Company's control. For example, the Company is required to comply with regulations and guidance provided by the FDA with respect to the Drug Supply Chain and Security Act and similar legislation in other jurisdictions in which the Company sells its products, particularly in respect of serialization initiatives. The Drug Supply Chain Security Act signed into law on November 27, 2013 imposes on manufacturers of certain pharmaceutical products new obligations related to product tracking and tracing, among others, which will be phased in over ten years. Among the requirements of this new legislation, manufacturers subject to this federal law will be required to provide certain information regarding the drug product to individuals and entities to which product ownership is transferred, label drug product with a product identifier, and keep certain records regarding the drug product. Further, under this new legislation, covered manufacturers will have drug product investigation, quarantine, disposition, and notification responsibilities related to counterfeit, diverted, stolen, and intentionally adulterated products, as well as products that are the subject of fraudulent transactions or which are otherwise unfit for distribution such that they would be reasonably likely to result in serious health consequences or death. Similar legislation is also applicable to the Company with respect to the sale of products in the UK, EU and other jurisdictions. Such laws, regulations, determinations, decisions and other constraints may exist at all levels of government. There can be no assurance that the Company is or will be in compliance with all of these laws, regulations, determinations, decisions and other constraints. If the Company or its products do not conform to applicable regulatory requirements, a regulatory agency may:
issue inspectional observations or warning letters;
mandate modifications to promotional materials or require the Company to provide corrective information to healthcare practitioners;
require the Company to enter into a consent decree or permanent injunction, which can include imposition of various fines, reimbursements for inspection costs, required due dates for specific actions and penalties for noncompliance;
recall the Company's products;
suspend any ongoing clinical studies;
impose administrative, civil or criminal penalties;
pursue criminal prosecution:
withdraw regulatory approval, add label warnings or narrow the approved indication in the product label;
refuse to approve pending applications or supplements to approved applications;
suspend or impose restrictions on operations, including costly new manufacturing requirements;
seize or detain products; or
exclude the Company from future participation in government healthcare programs.
Any of these events could disrupt the Company's business and have a material adverse effect on the Company's revenues, profitability and financial condition.
In addition, the adoption of new laws, regulations, determinations, decisions or other constraints or changes in the interpretations of such requirements may result in significant compliance costs or lead the Company to discontinue product sales and may have an adverse effect on the marketing of the Company’s products, resulting in significant loss of sales and which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
In the U.S., the FDA perceives any written or verbal statement used to promote or sell a product that associates a drug with a disease for which the drug does not have an approved indication (whether written by the Company, the content of a testimonial endorsement or contained within a scientific publication) to be evidence of intent to promote the drug "off-label" thereby misbranding the drug. If any such evidence is found with respect to any of the Company's products, the FDA may take action against the Company, ranging from a warning letter necessitating cessation of use of the statement to injunctions against product sale, seizures of products so promoted, and civil and criminal prosecution of the Company's executives. Similar legislation and regulation is in place in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Any such actions could have a detrimental effect on sales and could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Other legislation or regulatory proposals may affect the Company's revenues and profitability.
Existing and proposed changes in the laws and regulations affecting public companies may cause the Company to incur increased costs as the Company evaluates the implications of new rules and responds to new requirements. Failure to comply with new rules and regulations could result in enforcement actions or the assessment of other penalties. New laws and regulations could make it more difficult to obtain certain types of insurance, including director's and officer's liability insurance, and the Company may be forced to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage, to the extent that such coverage remains available. The impact of these events could also make it more difficult for the Company to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on the Board, or as executive officers. The Company may be required to hire additional personnel and utilize additional outside legal, accounting and advisory services, all of which could cause the Company's general and administrative costs to increase beyond what the Company currently has planned. Although the Company evaluates and monitors developments with respect to new rules and laws, the Company cannot predict or estimate the amount of the additional costs the Company may incur or the timing of such costs with respect to such evaluations and/or compliance and cannot provide assurances that such additional costs will render the Company compliant with such new rules and laws.
Products representing a significant amount of the Company's revenue are not protected by patent or data exclusivity rights or are nearing the end of their exclusivity period. In addition, the Company has faced generic competition in the past and expects to face additional generic competition in the future.
A significant number of the products sold by the Company have no exclusivity protection via patent or data exclusivity rights or are protected by patents or regulatory exclusivity periods that will be expiring in the near future. These products represent a significant amount of the Company's revenue. Without exclusivity protection, competitors face fewer barriers in introducing competing products. Upon the expiration or loss of patent protection for the Company's products, or upon the "at-risk" launch (despite pending patent infringement litigation against the generic product) by a generic competitor of a generic version of the Company's products (which may be sold at significantly lower prices than the Company's products), the Company could lose a significant portion of sales of that product in a very short period. If sales of the Company's products were to increase substantially, competitors may be more likely to develop generic formulations that compete directly with the Company's products. The introduction of competing products (including generic products) could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, the Company has faced increased competitive pressures on some of its key products, including, but not limited to, Donnatal®, Plaquenil®, Nilandron®, liothyronine sodium, levothyroxine sodium, hydrocortisone, prednisolone and fusidic acid in recent years. (See Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Impairments" in this Annual Report). These competitive pressures have negatively impacted, and may continue to negatively impact, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations, and the Company may not be able to address these impacts or competitive pressures in a timely manner or at all. In addition, these competitive pressures have resulted in the Company having to take significant impairments on its assets. The Company may be required to take additional impairments on its assets in the event that these conditions continue to affect the Company's business, financial condition and operations.
In addition, legislative proposals emerge from time to time in various jurisdictions to further encourage the early and rapid approval of generic drugs. Any such proposal that is enacted into law could increase competition and worsen this negative effect on the Company's sales and, potentially, the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and/or share price. Competitors’ products may also be safer, more effective, more effectively marketed or sold, or have lower prices or better performance features than the Company's products. The Company cannot predict with certainty the timing or impact of competitors
In addition, third parties may now or in the future sell or attempt to sell unapproved products and/or counterfeit products that compete with the Company's existing and/or future products. In such circumstances, upon the Company becoming aware of such unapproved products and/or counterfeit products, the Company could, depending on the specific circumstances, initiate legal proceedings against such third parties for claims relating to, among other things, unfair competition and/or seeking to enforce and maintain the Company's proprietary rights in its products. Such legal proceedings could require significant time of the Company's management which would be diverted from other activities, and could result in the Company incurring substantial legal costs. If the Company is not successful in such legal proceedings and/or such third parties continue to sell unapproved or counterfeit products, the Company could lose a significant portion of sales of its products in a very short period as well as the goodwill associated with the Company's products. Accordingly, the introduction of third party unapproved and/or counterfeit products could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. (See Item 8.B, under the heading "Legal Proceedings and Regulatory Matters" in this Annual Report). The introduction of an unapproved version of the Company's product Donnatal® and the introduction of a second competitive product have resulted in a loss of market share for Donnatal®, which has and could continue to have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operation.
The illegal sale or distribution by third parties of counterfeit versions of the Company's products could have a negative impact on the Company's business.
Pharmaceutical products are vulnerable to counterfeiting. Third parties may illegally produce and distribute counterfeit versions of the Company's products that are below the various manufacturing and testing standards the Company's products undergo. Counterfeit products are often unsafe, ineffective, and potentially life-threatening. As many counterfeit products may be visually indistinguishable

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from their authentic versions, the presence of counterfeit products could affect overall consumer confidence in the authentic product. A public loss of confidence in the integrity of pharmaceutical products in general, or in any of the Company's products due to counterfeiting could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
A significant number of the Company's products are vulnerable to price competition driven by PPT.
A significant number of the Company's products are vulnerable to price competition driven by PPT, particularly in the Concordia International reportable operating segment. PPT refers to pharmaceutical products that are put on the market in one country by the owner of the intellectual property rights to such products, or with the consent of the owner, that are subsequently imported into another country by a third party for secondary sale without the consent or authorization of the intellectual property right owner. Many of the Company's products are distributed in the EU, where PPT is common and, as a result, some of the Company's products may be subject to price competition caused by PPT, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, PPT may restrict the Company's ability to ensure that patients receive products designed for their local preferences and needs and possibly to the satisfaction of applicable governmental regulations in the jurisdiction of import. Moreover, as a result of PPT, packaging, manuals and instructions may be provided in a foreign language and may lack domestic telephone numbers and other important contact information for patient support, which may result in a diminished experience for the patient and diminished product reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations;
The Company is subject to risks related to the regulatory environment in respect of Donnatal®.
Currently, the Company markets its Donnatal® products as the owner of the conditionally approved ANDA for Donnatal® and as a party to the unresolved Notice of Opportunity Hearing for anticholinergic and barbiturate combination drug products. The Company makes no assurances that the FDA will not seek to begin a hearing process to remove these products from the market. If this were to happen it could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
A.H. Robins Company, Inc. ("Robins") began marketing Donnatal®, an anticholinergic and barbiturate combination drug used to treat gastrointestinal problems, in the 1940s. Because certain anticholinergic and barbiturate combination drug products were on the market with safety-only NDAs or were identical, related, or similar to products on the market with safety-only NDAs, the FDA included these products in the DESI review program. On June 20, 1978, the FDA issued a Federal Register notice requiring manufacturers of anticholinergic/barbiturate combinations involved in this DESI hearing to obtain an approved NDA or ANDA, and conduct clinical trials to support the efficacy of these products. On December 30, 1980, Robins, after already conducting clinical trials, obtained conditionally approved ANDAs for Donnatal® Tablets, Donnatal® Elixir, and Donnatal® Capsules from the FDA. On May 6, 1983, the FDA published a Federal Register notice revoking the exemption for continued marketing for anticholinergic/barbiturate combination products based on its review of the submitted studies and proposed to, but did not, withdraw approval of the ANDAs for these products including for Donnatal® Tablets, Donnatal® Elixir, and Donnatal® Capsules. In response to this 1983 notice, Robins requested a hearing regarding its Donnatal® Tablets, Donnatal® Elixir, and Donnatal® Capsules and submitted additional data regarding these products.
On December 22, 2011, the FDA formally recognized the transfer of the ANDAs for Donnatal® Tablets, Donnatal® Elixir, and Donnatal® Capsules from Wyeth to PBM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and recognized that the ANDAs were still in effect. On July 24, 2012, through a Federal Register notice, the FDA acknowledged the original requests for hearings were still in effect. On May 15, 2014, PBM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. completely transferred all rights relating to Donnatal® to the Company.
The Company may be unsuccessful in evaluating material risks involved in completed and future acquisitions and in-licensing arrangements.
The Company regularly reviews acquisition and in-licensing opportunities and as part of the review, conducts business, legal and financial due diligence with the goal of identifying and evaluating material risks involved in any acquisition or in-licensing arrangement. Despite the Company's efforts, it may be unsuccessful in identifying and/or evaluating all such risks. As a result, the Company may not realize the expected benefits and synergies of any given acquisition or in-licensing arrangement. If the Company fails to realize the expected benefits and/or synergies from one or more acquisitions or in-licensing arrangements, or does not identify all of the risks associated with a particular acquisition or in-licensing arrangement, this could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, while the Company has structured many of its acquisitions as asset purchases, it may fail to discover liabilities of any acquired companies for which it may be responsible as a successor owner or operator despite any investigation made prior to the acquisition. Such discoveries may divert significant financial, operational and managerial resources from existing operations, and could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company may be unable to identify, acquire or integrate acquisition targets and in-licensing arrangements successfully.
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forming strategic alliances, joint ventures and other business combinations, to help drive future growth. The Company may also in-license new products or pharmaceuticals.
Acquisitions or similar arrangements may be complex, time consuming and expensive. The Company may enter into negotiations for an acquisition but determine not to, or be unable to, complete any particular acquisition or other arrangement, which could result in a significant diversion of management and other employee time, as well as substantial out-of-pocket fees and costs. In addition, in these circumstances, the Company could be subject to certain additional risks including that the market price of the Common Shares or other securities of the Company may reflect a market assumption that any such acquisition or other arrangement will occur, and a failure to complete such acquisition or other arrangement could result in a negative market perception regarding the Company's ability to complete an acquisition and/or its business generally, resulting in a decline in the market price of the Common Shares and value of any other securities of the Company.
If an acquisition or other arrangement is completed, the integration into the Company's business with the business, product or asset that is so acquired or subject to such other arrangement may also be complex and time-consuming and, if any such business, product and/or asset is not successfully integrated, the Company may not achieve the anticipated benefits, cost-savings or growth opportunities and may experience other opportunity costs. Potential difficulties that may be encountered during the integration process include, but are not limited to the following:
integrating personnel, operations and systems, while maintaining a focus on selling and marketing existing and newly-acquired businesses, products and/or assets;
coordinating geographically dispersed organizations;
understanding the complexities of regulatory regimes and laws in new jurisdictions;
focusing management and employees on continued operations;
retaining existing customers and attracting new customers;
managing new products with which the Company has limited or no experience; and
identifying and managing inefficiencies associated with integrating the operations of the Company's business.
Furthermore, these acquisitions and other arrangements, even if successfully integrated, may not advance or enhance the Company's business strategy as anticipated (or to an extent that the cost of such acquisitions and other arrangements would be justified), and they may expose the Company to increased competition or challenges with respect to the Company's products or geographic markets and expose the Company to additional liabilities, including regulatory, litigation, tax and successor liability risks, associated with any business, product or other asset that is acquired or subject to such other arrangement. Any one of these challenges or risks could impair the Company's ability to realize any benefit from any such acquisition or other arrangement and this could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company may be unable to realize anticipated cost synergies or may incur additional and/or unexpected costs in order to realize them.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to realize synergies from any future acquisitions in any anticipated amounts or within anticipated time frames, or at all. The Company may implement cost saving initiatives in connection with any future acquisitions in the expectation that it will result in annual cost synergies. The Company may incur costs to achieve such synergies. These or any other costs or synergies that the Company realizes may differ materially from the Company's estimates and expectations. The Company cannot provide assurances that anticipated cost or other synergies will be achieved or that its programs and improvements will be completed as anticipated or at all. In addition, any cost synergies that the Company realizes may be offset, in whole or in part, by reductions in revenues or through increases in other expenses. Neither the Company's independent auditors nor any other independent auditors, are likely to examine, compile or perform any procedures with respect to possible synergies, nor are they likely to express any opinion, or any other form of assurance on such information or their achievability. Assumptions relating to cost or other synergies involve subjective decisions and judgments.
The Company relies on third parties to manufacture its products and its products could be subject to manufacturing or supply difficulties.
The Company does not have the internal capability to manufacture pharmaceutical products and relies on third parties to manufacture its products. In relation to some of the Company's products, there is only one third-party manufacturer under contract. The Company cannot be certain that manufacturing sources will continue to be available or that it can continue to out-source the manufacturing of its products on reasonable or acceptable terms or at all. Any loss of a manufacturer or any difficulties that could arise in the manufacturing process could significantly affect inventories and supply of products available for sale. If the Company is unable to supply sufficient amounts of its products to customers on a timely basis, its market share and/or revenues could decrease. If any of the Company's third-party manufacturers are unable to manufacture its products or the manufacturing process is interrupted for any reason, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
All of the Company's contract manufacturers must comply with the applicable regulations of the FDA, EMA and other applicable regulatory authorities, which include quality control and quality assurance requirements, as well as the corresponding maintenance of records and documentation and manufacture of products according to the specifications contained in the applicable regulatory

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file. If any of the Company's contract manufacturers do not or cannot comply with these requirements, the availability of marketed products for sale could be substantially reduced. In addition, the facilities of the Company's contract manufacturers are subject to routine, unannounced inspection to assess the contract manufacturers' compliance with current good manufacturing practices and quality system management requirements or similar practices and requirements in applicable jurisdictions. The failure of any of the Company's contract manufacturers to comply with such regulations or quality system management requirements can result in enforcement action by the FDA or other applicable regulatory authorities against the contract manufacturers and/or the Company's products, including, but not limited to, warning letters, fines, injunctions, civil or criminal penalties, recall or seizure of products, total or partial suspension of production or importation, suspension or withdrawal of regulatory approval for approved or in-market products, refusal of the government to renew marketing applications or approve pending applications or supplements, suspension of ongoing clinical trials, imposition of new manufacturing requirements, closure of facilities and criminal prosecution. If any of the Company's contract manufacturers becomes subject to any enforcement action or proceeding, this could lead to a material delay or suspension in production of one or more of the Company's products, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, the Company's business could suffer if certain manufacturing or other equipment of any of its contract manufacturers, or all or a portion of such contract manufacturer's facilities, were to become inoperable for any period of time. This could occur for various reasons, including catastrophic events, such as hurricanes, earthquakes or other natural disasters, explosions, environmental accidents, pandemics, quarantine, equipment failures or delays in obtaining components or replacements, construction delays or defects, labour disturbances and other events, which are outside of the Company's control. The Company could experience substantial production delays or inventory shortages in the event of any such occurrence until its applicable contract manufacturers repair such equipment or facility or build or locate replacement equipment or a replacement facility, as applicable, and seek to obtain necessary regulatory approvals for all of such replacements or otherwise resolve the issue. Any interruption in the manufacture of the Company's products could affect the sales of the Company's products and could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
If the Company encounters delays or difficulties with any of its contract manufacturers, packagers or distributors, sales of the Company's products could be delayed or reduced and the Company may encounter difficulties in obtaining alternative contracts for such services. If the Company changes the source or location of supply or modifies the manufacturing process, regulatory authorities may require the Company to demonstrate that the product produced by the new source or from the modified process is equivalent to the product used in any clinical trials that were conducted. If the Company is unable to demonstrate this equivalence, the Company will be unable to have its products manufactured by such new source or from such location of supply, or use the modified process, and the Company may have incurred substantial expenses in seeking to ensure equivalence, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company has and may in the future pursue strategic partnerships, including product supply arrangements with certain manufacturers and/or distributors which could be affected by any of the foregoing matters. To the extent that such arrangements are material to the Company, the aforementioned risks could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
In many cases, the Company relies on third parties to perform distribution, logistics, invoicing, regulatory and sales services for its products.
In many cases, the Company relies on third parties to provide distribution, logistics, invoicing, regulatory and sales services including warehousing of finished products, accounts receivable, management, billing, collection, record keeping and processing of invoices (including with insurance companies). If the third parties cease to be able to provide the Company with these services or do not provide these services in a timely or professional manner, or if contracts with such third parties are terminated for any reason, the Company may not be able to successfully manage the logistics associated with distributing and selling its products which could result in a delay or interruption in delivering products to its customers and could impact product sales and revenues or the Company's ability to integrate new products into its business, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, the supply of the Company's products to its customers (or, in some cases, supply from the Company's contract manufacturers to the Company) is subject to and dependent upon the use of transportation services and third party distribution facilities. Such supply chain logistics result in the Company not being in control of its products at all times, while maintaining liability for such products. Moreover, transportation services or third party distribution facilities may be disrupted (including as a result of weather conditions or due to technical, labour or other difficulties or conditions), any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
There may be adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences for investors if the Company is or becomes a "passive foreign investment company" under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
Although the Company does not currently anticipate that it will be treated as a "passive foreign investment company" ("PFIC") in the current taxable year or in the foreseeable future, the determination as to whether the Company is a PFIC for any taxable year is based on the application of complex U.S. federal income tax rules, which are subject to differing interpretations, and is not determinable until after the end of such taxable year. Further, the determination is based in part on the Company's operations and the mix, use and

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value of the Company's assets, which values may be treated as changing for U.S. federal income tax purposes as the Company's market capitalization changes. Because of the above described uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge the determination made by the Company concerning its PFIC status or that the Company will not be a PFIC for any taxable year. Investors should read "United States Federal Income Tax Considerations" for more information, and consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to their particular circumstances.
The Company's effective tax rates may increase.
The Company has operations in various countries that have differing tax laws and rates. The Company's tax position is supported by tax laws in the countries in which the Company operates and the application of tax treaties between the various countries in which the Company operates. Subject to limitation periods prescribed by the relevant local country tax law, the Company's income tax position is and will continue to be subject to audit by domestic and foreign tax authorities. The Company's effective tax rate (being the tax rate implied by dividing taxes for the period per the statement of income by net income before taxes for the same period) may change from year to year based on changes in the mix of activities and income earned among the different jurisdictions in which the Company operates; changes in tax laws in these jurisdictions; changes in the tax treaties between various countries in which the Company operates; changes in the Company's eligibility for benefits under those tax treaties; and changes in the estimated values of deferred tax assets and liabilities. Such changes could result in a substantial increase to the Company's effective tax rate.
The Company's calculation of income taxes in the period is based on actual results of commercial activities and prudent judgment of estimates made by management of the Company. The Company makes estimates and judgments based on the Company's knowledge and understanding of applicable tax laws and tax treaties, and the application of those tax laws and tax treaties to the Company's business, in determining its calculation of income taxes in the period. However, the Company enters into many transactions and arrangements in the ordinary course of business where the tax treatment that may be proposed by tax authorities may sometimes differ from the Company's expected tax treatment. To the extent that a tax authority proposes a tax treatment that differs from that of the Company's, the proposal, an alternative agreed amount or an amount determined by a third party will impact the calculation of income taxes and thus alter the Company's financial position.
The Company may not be able to protect and maintain its intellectual property and licensing arrangements, which could impact the Company's ability to compete in its targeted markets and lead to uncertainty regarding the applicability of the Company's proprietary information.
The Company's success will depend in part on its ability to protect and maintain intellectual property rights and licensing arrangements for its products. No assurance can be given that the Company's intellectual property rights or the licenses used by the Company will not be challenged, invalidated, infringed or circumvented, or that the rights granted thereunder will provide any competitive advantage to the Company. The Company's success will also depend in part on the Company not infringing patents or proprietary rights of others and not breaching the licenses granted to it. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain a license to any third party technology or intellectual property that may be required to conduct the Company's business or that such technology or intellectual property can be licensed at a reasonable cost. There is no certainty that the Company will not be challenged by the applicable licensors for non-compliance with its existing or future licensing arrangements. Consequently, licensing arrangements could be withdrawn or otherwise terminated with no compensation or other monetary payment made to the Company.
The Company relies on trade secrets, know-how and other proprietary information, as well as requiring employees and certain other third parties (including suppliers) to sign confidentiality agreements. However, these confidentiality agreements may be breached and the Company may not have adequate remedies for such breaches. Others may independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information without infringing upon any proprietary information. Third parties may otherwise gain access to the Company's proprietary information and adopt it in a competitive manner.
Any loss of intellectual property protection or issues that arise in respect of third-party technology or intellectual property required by the Company could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company may be subject to product liability claims, which can be expensive, difficult to defend and may result in large judgments or settlements.
The administration of drugs to humans, whether in clinical trials or after marketing clearance is obtained, can result in product liability claims. Product liability claims can be expensive, difficult to defend and may result in large judgments or settlements against the Company. In addition, third-party collaborators, manufacturers, and licensees may not protect the Company from product liability claims.
The Company currently maintains product liability insurance in connection with the marketing of its products. The Company may not be able to obtain or maintain adequate protection against potential liabilities arising from product sales. In addition, the Company could become subject to potential liabilities as successor owner of an asset, product or business (even if not specifically assumed by the Company). In such circumstances, the Company's insurance policies may not provide enough coverage for such liabilities. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient levels of insurance at acceptable cost or otherwise protect against potential product liability claims, the Company will be exposed to product liability claims. A successful product liability claim in excess of the Company's insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations

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and prevent or interfere with the Company's product commercialization efforts. In addition, any successful claim may prevent the Company from obtaining adequate product liability insurance in the future on commercially desirable terms or at all. Even if a claim is not successful, defending such a claim may be time-consuming and expensive. Product liability claims, whether or not merited, could also result in negative perception of the Company and its products, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company is subject to risks related to patent infringement actions.
The Company could become involved in patent infringement actions, which are uncertain, costly and time-consuming and could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. The pharmaceutical industry historically has generated and continues to generate substantial litigation concerning the manufacture, use and sale of products. As a result, patents related to the Company's products could be challenged, and the Company's patents may not be upheld. In order to protect or enforce patent rights, the Company may initiate litigation against third parties. If the Company is not successful in defending an attack on its patents and maintaining exclusive rights to market one or more of the Company's products that are under patent protection, the Company could lose a significant portion of sales in a very short period.
The Company could also become subject to infringement claims by third parties and may have to defend against charges that the Company's products infringed patents or the proprietary rights of third parties. If the Company infringes the intellectual property rights of others, the Company could lose its right to develop, manufacture or sell products, including its generic products, or could be required to pay monetary damages or royalties to license proprietary rights from third parties. The outcomes of patent infringement actions are uncertain and such infringement actions are costly and divert technical and management personnel from their normal responsibilities.
The majority of the Company's assets and subsidiaries are incorporated outside of Canada and the U.S.
The majority of the Company's assets and subsidiaries are located outside of Canada and the U.S. In addition, some of the Company's directors and officers are nationals and/or residents of countries other than Canada and the U.S., and all or a substantial portion of such persons' assets may be located outside of Canada and the U.S. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to enforce, within Canada or the U.S., any judgments obtained against the Company or the Company's non-resident officers or directors, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of Canada or any province thereof or claims predicated upon U.S. securities laws. Consequently, investors effectively may be prevented from pursuing remedies against the Company and/or its non-resident officers or directors under Canadian and U.S. securities laws.
The Company depends on key managerial personnel for its continued success.
The Company is highly dependent upon qualified managerial personnel. The Company's current and anticipated growth may require additional expertise and the addition of new qualified personnel. There is intense competition for qualified personnel in the pharmaceutical field. Therefore, the Company may not be able to attract and retain the qualified personnel necessary for the development of the Company's business. The Company must continue to retain and motivate executives, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Allan Oberman, and other key employees, and the Company may also need to recruit additional key executives. The loss of the services of existing personnel, as well as the failure to recruit additional key executives in a timely manner, could harm the Company's business development programs and the Company's ability to manage day-to-day operations, attract collaboration partners, attract and retain other employees, and generate revenues, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. There is no key person life insurance on any of the Company's employees.
Enforcement of judgments against foreign persons may not be possible.
Canadian investors in Common Shares should be aware that certain officers and directors named in this Annual Report, are located outside of Canada and, as a result, it may not be possible for Canadian investors in Common Shares to effect service of process within Canada upon these persons. All or a substantial portion of the assets of these persons are likely to be located outside of Canada and, as a result, it may not be possible to satisfy a judgment against such persons in Canada or to enforce a judgment obtained in Canadian courts against such persons outside of Canada.
U.S. investors in Common Shares should be aware that certain officers and directors named in this Annual Report are located outside the U.S. and, as a result, it may not be possible for U.S. investors in Common Shares to effect service of process within the U.S. upon these persons. All or a substantial portion of the assets of these persons are likely to be located outside of the U.S. and, as a result, it may not be possible to satisfy a judgment against such persons in the U.S. or to enforce a judgment obtained in U.S. courts against such persons outside of the U.S..
The Company's marketed drugs will be subject to ongoing regulatory review.
Following initial regulatory approval of any products that the Company or its partners may develop, in-license or acquire, the Company will be subject to continuing regulatory review by various government authorities in those countries where the Company's products are marketed or intended to be marketed, including the review of adverse drug events and clinical results that are reported after product candidates become commercially available. If the Company fails to comply with the regulatory requirements in those countries

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where its products are sold, the Company could lose its marketing approvals or be subject to fines or other sanctions. The Company's product, Donnatal®, has a unique regulatory history and is subject to the DESI review process (see the risk factor above with the heading "The Company is subject to risks related to the regulatory environment in respect of Donnatal®"). As a result, there is no clear guidance on how the Company is required to make regulatory filings with the FDA relating to, among other things, adverse events and annual reports. Therefore, in some cases, the Company has not made certain filings with the FDA. In the event that the FDA finds that the Company has failed to comply with its regulatory requirements, Donnatal® could be removed from the market, and/or the Company could be subject to fines and/or other sanctions. In addition, incidents of adverse drug reactions, unintended side effects or misuse relating to the Company's products could result in additional regulatory controls or restrictions, or even lead to the regulatory authority requiring the Company to withdraw the product from the market. Further, if faced with these incidents of adverse drug reactions, unintended side effects or misuse relating to the Company's products, the Company may elect to voluntarily implement a recall or market withdrawal of the product. A recall or market withdrawal, whether voluntary or required by a regulatory authority, may involve significant costs to the Company, potential disruptions in the supply of the Company's products to its customers and reputational harm to the Company's products and business, all of which could harm the Company's ability to market its products and could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. Also, as a condition to granting marketing approval of a product, the applicable regulatory agencies may require a company to conduct additional clinical trials, the results of which could result in the subsequent loss of marketing approval, changes in product labeling or new or increased concerns about side effects or efficacy of a product.
In addition, the discovery of significant problems with a product similar to one of the Company's products that implicate (or are perceived to implicate) an entire class of products could have an adverse effect on the availability or commercial potential of the affected products. Accordingly, new data about the Company's products, or products similar to the Company's products, could negatively impact demand for the Company's products due to real or perceived side effects or uncertainty regarding efficacy and, in some cases, could result in updated labeling, restrictions on use, product withdrawal or recall.
The Company is subject to risks associated with compliance with regulations related to marketing, promotional and pricing practices.
The marketing, promotional and pricing practices of pharmaceutical companies, as well as the manner in which companies, in-house or third-party sales forces interact with purchasers, prescribers and patients, are subject to extensive regulation, any breach of which may result in the imposition of significant civil and/or criminal penalties, injunctions, and/or limitations on marketing practices for the Company's products. Many companies have been the subject of claims related to these practices asserted by applicable authorities. These claims historically have resulted, and any future claims could result, in fines and other consequences.
Companies may not promote drugs for "off-label" uses, that is, uses that are not described in the product's labeling and that differ from those approved by the FDA or other applicable regulatory agencies. A company that is found to have improperly promoted off-label uses may be subject to significant liability, including civil and administrative remedies as well as criminal sanctions. In addition, management's attention could be diverted from business operations and the Company's reputation could be damaged.
The Company's business is operated in numerous foreign countries that may be subject to a higher degree of political, social and economic risk.
The Company's business is currently conducted in over 90 countries, whereas the business of the Company historically has been conducted predominantly in the U.S.. A number of risks are inherent in international operations, including risks associated with: (i) foreign currency fluctuations and devaluations; (ii) political, social, security and economic instability in foreign countries; (iii) changes in and compliance with local laws and regulations or uncertainty regarding the interpretation and/or application of applicable laws, including export and import control laws, sanctions regulations, tax laws, labour laws, employee benefits, currency restrictions and other requirements; (iv) differences in tax regimes and potentially adverse tax consequences of operating in foreign countries or unfavourable or arbitrary tax enforcement; (v) customizing products for foreign countries; (vi) legal uncertainties regarding liability, export and import restrictions, tariffs and other trade barriers; (vii) changes in governmental regulations regarding currency or price controls, profit repatriation, labour, or health and safety matters; (viii) hiring qualified foreign employees; and (ix) difficulty in accounts receivable collection and longer collection periods. Accordingly, the Company's exposure to risks involved with operating in foreign countries has increased since the completion of the AMCo Acquisition, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial conditions and results of operations.
The Company currently conducts certain of its operations through foreign subsidiaries and certain of its assets are held in such entities.
The Company currently conducts certain of its operations through foreign subsidiaries and certain of its assets are held in such entities. The ability of such subsidiaries to make payments to the Company may be constrained by certain factors including the level of taxation, particularly corporate profits and withholding taxes, in the countries in which they operate and the status of the CBCA Proceedings. Any limitation on the transfer of cash or other assets between the parent corporation and such entities, or among such entities, could restrict the Company's ability to fund its operations. In addition, as a result of certain events associated with the CBCA Proceedings, the Company may not have the ability to transfer funds, which could have a material impact on the Company's liquidity

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and ability to fund its operations. Any such limitations, or the perception that such limitations may exist now or in the future, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company is subject to risks related to "fraud and abuse" laws, anti-bribery laws, environmental laws and privacy and security regulations.
Any present or future arrangements with third-party payors, healthcare providers and professionals and customers may expose the Company to broadly applicable fraud and abuse and other healthcare laws and regulations that may restrict certain marketing and contracting practices. These laws include, and are not limited to, anti-kickback and false claims statutes.
Anti-kickback laws generally prohibit a pharmaceutical company from soliciting, offering, receiving, or paying any remuneration to generate business, including the purchase or prescription of a particular product. False claims laws generally prohibit anyone from knowingly and willingly presenting, or causing to be presented, any claims for payment for goods (including drugs) or services to third-party payers (including Medicare and Medicaid) that are false or fraudulent and generally treat claims generated through kickbacks as false or fraudulent. Violations of fraud and abuse laws may be punishable by criminal or civil sanctions and/or exclusion from federal healthcare programs (including Medicare and Medicaid).
Various governments have enacted laws to regulate the sales and marketing practices of pharmaceutical companies. The laws and regulations generally limit financial interactions between manufacturers and healthcare providers; require disclosure to the federal or state government and public of such interactions; and/or require the adoption of compliance standards or programs. Many of these laws and regulations contain ambiguous requirements or require administrative guidance for implementation. Individual states, acting through their attorneys general, have become active as well, seeking to regulate the marketing of prescription drugs under state consumer protection and false advertising laws. Given the lack of clarity in laws and their implementation, the Company's activities could be subject to the penalties under the pertinent laws and regulations.
The Company is also subject to increasingly strict data privacy and security laws in the U.S., EU and in other countries, the violation of which could result in fines and other sanctions. The U.S. federal government has published regulations that identify "safe harbour" or exemptions for certain payment arrangements that do not violate the Anti-Kickback Statutes. In other jurisdictions, such as the UK, no such "safe harbour" exemptions exist. While the Company has developed corporate compliance programs based on what the Company believes to be current best practices, the Company cannot assure investors that its employees or agents are or will be in compliance with all applicable federal, state or foreign regulations and laws. If the Company or any of its employees or agents are in violation of any of these requirements or any such actions are instituted against the Company, and the Company is not successful in defending itself or asserting its rights, those actions could have a significant impact on the Company's business, including the imposition of significant fines, the exclusion of the Company from healthcare programs and other sanctions.
The Company may operate in many parts of the world that have experienced governmental corruption to some degree and in certain circumstances, strict compliance with anti-bribery laws may conflict with local customs and practices or may require the Company to interact with doctors and hospitals, some of which may be state controlled, in a manner that is different than in the U.S., UK, EU and Canada. The Company cannot assure investors that its internal control policies and procedures will protect the Company from reckless or criminal acts committed by its employees or agents. Violations of any of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt the Company's business and result in criminal or civil penalties or remedial measures, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company is also subject to various privacy and security regulations, including but not limited to HIPAA, as amended by the U.S. federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009. HIPAA imposes criminal liability for executing a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program and for knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false statements in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services. HIPAA also imposes obligations, including mandatory contractual terms, with respect to safeguarding the privacy, security and transmission of individually identifiable health information. The Company is also subject to state, federal and international privacy and security laws governing the processing of personal identifiable information. Failure to comply with any of these laws could result in the imposition of significant civil and criminal penalties. The costs of compliance with these laws or similar laws in other countries and the potential liability associated with any failure to comply with these laws could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
In December 2015, a proposal for an EU Data Protection Regulation, intended to replace the current EU Data Protection Directive, was agreed between the EU Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission. The EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), which is enforceable from May 25, 2018, will expand the Company's data protection obligations, including by imposing more stringent conditions for consent from data subjects, strengthening the rights of individuals, including the right to have personal data deleted upon request, continuing to restrict the trans-border flow of such data, requiring mandatory data breach reporting and notification, increasing penalties for non-compliance and increasing the enforcement powers of the national data protection authorities. The GDPR will increase the Company's responsibility and liability in relation to personal data that the Company processes and the Company may be required to put in place additional mechanisms to ensure compliance with the GDPR. The GDPR harmonizes EU data protection laws and is intended to make it easier for multinational companies operating across the

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EU to comply with data protection obligations. However, it does permit EU member states some flexibility to legislate in a number of areas, which means that inconsistencies may still arise.

The costs of compliance with these laws and the potential liability associated with the failure to comply with these laws could adversely affect the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
If the Company is deemed to be in violation of applicable sanctions laws and regulations, its reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Various governments and supranational organizations, including Canada, the U.S. and the UK, maintain economic sanctions targeting various countries, persons and entities. These sanctions regimes vary. In some cases, the sanctions may amount to a near-absolute prohibition on trade and investment with or involving the sanctions target for persons required to comply with the sanctions laws. In other cases, only specific goods, services or other dealings may be prohibited. As a result of the AMCo Acquisition, the Company operates in and has sales into various jurisdictions in which the Company did not previously operate or have sales, including territories such as Iran, Iraq and Sudan which have been the subject of international sanctions in recent years. Further sanctions may be imposed in the future. The Company will seek to comply with all applicable sanctions but the Company cannot assure investors that its internal control policies and procedures will protect the Company from reckless or criminal acts committed by its employees or agents. The Company may have to cease certain operations or the sale of certain products if and to the extent that such operations or the export of such products would be in violation of the sanctions laws and regulations of Canada, the U.S., the UK or other applicable laws and regulations with which the Company is required to comply. If the Company is deemed to be in violation of applicable sanctions laws and regulations, whether due to ongoing business or business conducted in the past, or to have engaged in any conduct that is sanctionable, the Company could be subject to sanctions or other governmental actions that could lead to civil or criminal penalties, including fines. In addition, such violations or engaging in such conduct could damage the Company's reputation. All of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on Concordia's business, results of operations and financial condition.
Failure to obtain or maintain orphan drug exclusivity could impact revenues.
If the Company fails to obtain or maintain orphan drug exclusivity for some or all of the Company's products, the Company's competitors may sell products to treat the same conditions and the Company's revenues could be reduced. As part of its business strategy, the Company may acquire or in-license some drugs that may be eligible for FDA and EU orphan drug designation. Under the Orphan Drugs Act, the FDA may designate a product as an orphan drug if it is intended to treat a rare disease or condition, defined as a patient population of fewer than 200,000 in the U.S.. The company that first obtains FDA approval for a designated orphan drug for a given rare disease or condition receives marketing exclusivity for use of that drug for the stated disease or condition for a period of seven years. However, orphan drug exclusive marketing rights may be lost if the FDA later determines that the request for designation was materially defective or if the manufacturer is unable to assure a sufficient supply of the drug. Similar regulations exist in the EU with a ten-year period of market exclusivity. Because the extent and scope of patent protection for some of the Company's drug products is limited, orphan drug designation is especially important for products that are eligible for orphan drug designation. If the Company does not obtain orphan drug exclusivity for drug products that do not have broad patent protection, the Company's competitors may then sell the same drug to treat the same condition and this could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
Even if the Company obtains orphan drug exclusivity for a product, that exclusivity may not effectively protect the product from competition because different products can be approved for the same condition. In addition, after an orphan drug is approved, the FDA and/or EMA can subsequently approve another product for the same condition if the FDA and/or EMA concludes that the later product is clinically superior in that it is shown to be safer, more effective or makes a major contribution to patient care. Any inability to secure orphan drug designation or the exclusivity benefits of this designation would have an adverse impact on the Company's ability to develop and commercialize the Company's product candidates.
Price adjustments could negatively impact demand for the Company's pharmaceutical products.
The Company has made price adjustments, and may continue to make price adjustments, to its pharmaceutical products based on market assessments. There can be no assurances that sales of the Company's pharmaceutical products will be unaffected by these price adjustments. If price adjustments negatively affect demand for any of the Company's pharmaceutical products, this could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company is also subject to certain regulatory investigations in the UK relating to the pricing of certain of its products and any adverse finding in such matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, there can be no assurances that increased expenditures on marketing and promotion will lead to increased sales of the Company's pharmaceutical products. Increased expenditures on promotional efforts without corresponding increases in sales could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. (See Item 8.B, under the heading "Legal Proceedings and Regulatory Matters" in this Annual Report).
The Company's ability to obtain third-party reimbursement for the cost of products and related treatment may not be adequate and the Company could lose the ability to obtain third-party reimbursement.

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The Company's ability to successfully market the Company's products may depend in part on whether appropriate reimbursement levels for the cost of the products and related treatments are obtained from government authorities and private health insurers and other organizations, such as HMOs and MCOs. This reimbursement and the associated governmental healthcare reimbursement systems are under constant review. The Company also could lose the ability to access such reimbursement by government authorities and private health insurers and other organizations as a result of changing laws, policies and practices of such entities.
Third-party payors increasingly challenge the pricing of pharmaceutical products. In addition, the trend toward managed health care in the U.S., the growth of organizations such as HMOs and MCOs and legislative proposals to reform health care and government insurance programs in the jurisdictions in which the Company sells its products could significantly influence the purchase of pharmaceutical products, resulting in price changes and/or a reduction in product demand. Such cost containment measures and health care reform could affect the Company's ability to sell its products, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
Failure to be included in formularies developed by MCOs and other organizations may impact use of the Company's products.
MCOs and other third-party payors try to negotiate the pricing of medical services and products to control their costs. MCOs and pharmacy benefit managers typically develop formularies to reduce their cost for medications. Formularies can be based on the prices and therapeutic benefits of the available products. The breadth of the products covered by formularies varies considerably from one MCO to another, and many formularies include alternative and competitive products for treatment of particular medical conditions. Failure to be included in such formularies or to achieve favourable formulary status may negatively impact the use of the Company's products. If the Company's products are not included within an adequate number of formularies or adequate reimbursement levels are not provided, the Company's market share and gross margins could be adversely impacted, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
Changes in prescription recommendations or behaviour by clinical commissioning groups.
On July 21, 2017, NHS England published plans for a range of medicines/products that it believed should not be "routinely prescribed in primary care" in England. It identified 18 treatments considered to be low priority for NHS funding, and proposed prescribing intervention to actively de-prescribe in existing patients. Liothyronine sodium, one of the Company's products, was included in the initial draft. A formal public consultation was launched on the proposed guidance and the Company, industry association and patient groups responded.  Following the consultation period the draft guidance was amended for some products (including liothyronine sodium), where it was felt that active de-prescribing in existing patients was inappropriate.  This revised guidance put forward to the NHS England Board continues to permit the prescribing of liothyronine sodium in new and existing patients where clinical need exists. As a result, clinical commissioning groups and/or other healthcare groups in the markets in which the Company sells its products could release adverse prescribing recommendations against any of the Company's products, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company may experience declines in sales volumes or prices of certain of its products as the result of the concentration of sales to wholesalers and the continuing trend towards consolidation of such wholesalers and other customer groups.
For certain of the Company's products a significant portion of sales are to a relatively small number of customers. For example, Concordia North America, operating through its Barbados office, mainly sells its pharmaceutical products directly to three major wholesalers in the U.S., who combined account for approximately 85% of Concordia North America's total sales through wholesalers and approximately 85% of the reportable operating segment's total revenue. If the Company's relationship with one or more of such customers is disrupted or changes adversely or if one or more of such customers experience financial difficulty or other material adverse changes in their businesses, it could materially and adversely affect the Company's sales and financial results, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. (See Item 4.B, under the heading"Business Overview - Concordia North America - Sales and Distributions" in this Annual Report).
In addition, wholesalers and retail drug chains have undergone, and are continuing to undergo, significant consolidation. This consolidation may result in these groups gaining additional purchasing leverage and consequently increasing the product pricing pressures facing the Company's business. The result of these developments could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial position and results of operations.
The markets in which the Company operates and proposes to operate are highly competitive and subject to rapid and significant technological change, which could render the Company's products obsolete or uncompetitive.
In addition to competition from generic drugs, the Company's products will face competition from new products that treat the same diseases and address some of the same conditions as the Company's products. Many of the Company's competitors have greater financial resources and selling and marketing capabilities. The Company will face further competition from pharmaceutical and drug development companies that focus their efforts on developing and marketing products that are similar in nature to its products, but that in some instances offer improvements over, or are less expensive than, the Company's products. The Company's competitors may succeed in developing technologies and products that are more effective or less expensive to use than any of the Company's products or any products that the Company may acquire or license. These developments could render the Company's products obsolete or uncompetitive, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

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In addition, academic institutions, government agencies and other public and private organizations conducting research may seek patent protection with respect to potentially competitive products. They may also establish exclusive collaborative or licensing relationships with the Company's competitors.
The successful development of the Company's pipeline products is highly uncertain and requires significant expenditures and time. In addition, obtaining necessary government approvals is time consuming and not assured.
The Company currently has a number of pipeline products in development (including innovations utilizing existing molecules). The Company and its development partners, as applicable, conduct studies to obtain regulatory approval for the sale of the Company's pipeline products. Such studies can be expensive and complex and can take many years and have uncertain outcomes. Only a small number of the Company's pipeline products may reach the market. The Company will not be able to commercialize its pipeline products if applicable regulatory approvals are not obtained. If the Company's development projects are not successful or are significantly delayed, the Company may not recover its investments in the pipeline product and the Company's failure to bring these pipeline products to market on a timely basis, or at all, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
During each stage, the Company may encounter obstacles that delay the development process and increase expenses, leading to significant risks that the Company will not achieve its goals and may be forced to abandon a potential product in which it has invested substantial amounts of time and money. These obstacles may include: preclinical failures; difficulty enrolling patients in clinical trials; delays in completing formulation and other work needed to support an application for approval; adverse reactions or other safety concerns arising during clinical testing; insufficient clinical trial data to support the safety or efficacy of the product candidate; and failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, the required regulatory approvals for the product candidate or the facilities in which it is manufactured.
Because of the amounts required to be invested in augmenting the Company's pipeline of products, the Company is increasingly reliant on partnerships with third parties, and consequently faces the risk that some of these third parties may fail to perform their obligations, or fail to reach the levels of success that the Company is relying on to meet its revenue and profit goals.
In addition, the FDA approval must be obtained in the U.S., and EMA approval must be obtained in countries in the EU and similar approvals must be obtained from comparable agencies in other countries, prior to marketing or manufacturing new pharmaceutical and medical device products for use by humans. Obtaining such regulatory approvals for new products and devices and manufacturing processes can take a number of years and involves the expenditure of substantial resources. Even if such products appear promising in development stages, regulatory approval may not be achieved and no assurance can be given that the Company will obtain approval in those countries where it wishes to commercialize such products. Nor can any assurance be given that if such approval is secured, the approved labeling will not have significant labeling limitations, including limitations on the indications for which the Company can market a product, or require onerous risk management programs. Furthermore, from time to time, changes to the applicable legislation or regulations may be introduced that change these review and approval processes for the Company's products, which changes may make it more difficult and costly to obtain or maintain regulatory approvals. To the extent that the Company is able to launch a pipeline product, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to achieve its forecasted market share of the product market and there can be no assurance that the market for the product will not decrease by the time the pipeline product is launched.
If the Company is unable to successfully introduce new products in a timely manner, its future revenue and profit may be adversely affected.
The Company's future revenues and profitability will depend, in part, upon its ability to successfully and timely develop, license, or otherwise acquire and commercialize new products. Product development is inherently risky. Likewise, product licensing involves inherent risks, including among others uncertainties due to matters that may affect the achievement of milestones, as well as the possibility of contractual disagreements with respect to whether the supply of product meets certain specifications or with respect to terms such as license scope or termination rights. The development and commercialization process, particularly with respect to new and complex drugs, also requires substantial time, effort and financial resources. The Company, or a partner, may not be successful in commercializing any of such products on a timely basis, if at all, which could adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company, or a partner or supplier, may be unable to obtain requisite approvals on a timely basis, or at all, for new products that the Company may develop, license or otherwise acquire. Moreover, if the Company obtains regulatory approval for a drug, it may be limited, for example, with respect to the indicated uses and delivery methods for which the drug may be marketed, or may include warnings, precautions or contraindications in the labeling, which could restrict the Company's potential market for the drug. A regulatory approval may also include post-approval study or risk management requirements that may substantially increase the resources required to market the drug. Also, for products pending approval, the Company may obtain raw materials or produce batches of inventory to be used in efficacy and bioequivalence testing, as well as in anticipation of the product's launch. In the event that regulatory approval is denied or delayed, the Company could be exposed to the risk of this inventory becoming obsolete.
If the Company is unable to navigate its products through the approval process in a timely manner, there could be an adverse effect on the Company's product introduction plans, business, financial condition and results of operations.

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The Company faces competition for future acquisitions or in-licensing of products.
The Company's growth strategy is partially predicated on its ability to acquire or in-license additional products at reasonable prices or for a price which the Company believes is lower than the accretive value to the Company of such products. The Company currently competes to acquire and in-license products with other participants in the pharmaceutical industry. Some of these companies may have greater resources than the Company. In addition, although the Company is aware of other entities that are focused on acquiring and in-licensing products primarily for the purpose of generating a stream of stable revenues and cash flow, there can be no assurances that additional entities will not adopt this strategy in the future. If the Company is unable to acquire or in-license additional products at reasonable or otherwise appropriate prices, its ability to expand its business and to service and ultimately repay its indebtedness may be adversely affected and this could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The publication of negative results of studies or clinical trials may adversely impact the Company's business.
From time to time, studies or clinical trials on various aspects of pharmaceutical products are conducted by academics or others, including government agencies. The results of these studies or trials, when published, may have a significant effect on the market for the pharmaceutical product that is the subject of the study. The publication of negative results of studies or clinical trials related to products held by Concordia North America or Concordia International or the therapeutic areas in which the Company's products compete could adversely affect the sales of, the prescription trends for, and the reputation of the Company's products, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
Unexpected product safety or efficacy concerns may arise and maintenance of expected levels of market acceptance is uncertain.
Even if the Company is able to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for its products, generic or branded, the success of its products is dependent upon achieving and maintaining market acceptance. Commercializing products is time consuming, expensive and unpredictable. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to, either by itself or in collaboration with its partners or through its licensees or distributors, successfully commercialize its products or gain market acceptance for such products. New product candidates that appear promising in development may fail to reach the market or may have only limited or no commercial success. Levels of market acceptance for the Company's products could be impacted by several factors, some of which are not within the Company's control, including but not limited to the:
safety, efficacy, convenience and cost-effectiveness of the Company's products compared to products of the Company's competitors;
scope of approved uses and marketing approval;
availability of patent or regulatory exclusivity;
timing of market approvals and market entry;
availability of alternative products from the Company's competitors;
acceptance of the price of the Company's products;
effectiveness of the Company's sales forces and promotional efforts;
the level of reimbursement of the Company's products;
acceptance of the Company's products on government and private formularies, by clinical commissioning groups and/or other healthcare groups;
ability to market the Company's products effectively at the retail level or in the appropriate setting of care; and
reputation of the Company's products.
Unexpected safety or efficacy concerns can arise with respect to the Company's products, whether or not scientifically justified, potentially resulting in product recalls, withdrawals and/or declining sales, as well as product liability, consumer fraud and/or other claims. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The market perception and reputation of the Company's products and their safety and efficacy are important to the Company's business and the continued acceptance of its products. Any negative publicity about any of the Company's products, such as the pricing of the Company's products, discovery of safety issues with its products, adverse events involving its products, or even public rumours about such events, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operation. In addition, the discovery of one or more significant problems with a product similar to one of the Company's products that implicate (or are perceived to implicate) an entire class of products or the withdrawal or recall of such similar products could have an adverse effect on sales of the Company's products. New data about the Company's products, or products similar to its products, could cause the Company reputational harm and could negatively impact demand for the Company's products due to real or perceived side effects or uncertainty regarding safety or efficacy and, in some cases, could result in product withdrawal. If any of the Company's products fail to gain, or lose, market acceptance, the Company's revenues could be adversely impacted which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Effective internal controls are necessary for the Company to provide reliable financial reports and to help prevent fraud. Although the Company undertakes a number of procedures and the Company and certain of its subsidiaries implement a number of safeguards, in each case, in order to help ensure the reliability of their respective financial reports, including those imposed on the Company under Canadian and U.S. securities law, the Company cannot be certain that such measures ensure that the Company will maintain adequate control over financial processes and reporting. Failure to implement required new or improved controls or difficulties encountered in their implementation could harm the Company's results of operations or cause it to fail to meet its reporting obligations. If the Company discovers a material weakness, the disclosure of that fact, even if quickly remedied, could reduce the market's confidence in the Company's consolidated financial statements and materially adversely affect the trading price of the Company's securities.
Rising insurance costs could negatively impact the Company's profitability.
The cost of insurance, including director and officer, worker's compensation, property, product liability and general liability insurance, has risen significantly in recent years and is expected to continue to increase. In response, the Company may increase deductibles and/or decrease certain coverage to mitigate these costs. These increases, and the Company's increased risk due to increased deductibles and reduced coverage, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, given the recent claims faced by the Company, the Company may be faced with an increased risk of being unable to obtain adequate insurance coverage or may face significant increases in premiums (for example the Company's insurance premiums for its director and officer insurance for 2017 was 80% higher than it was for 2016).
When the Company's current insurance policies expire, the Company may encounter difficulty in obtaining or renewing its insurance policies with the same level of coverage and under similar terms. Even if the Company were able to renew its policies at levels and with limitations consistent with its current policies, the Company cannot be sure that it would be able to obtain such insurance at premium rates that are commercially reasonable. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate insurance for certain risks, it could cause the Company to be in default of certain contractual commitments it has that require it to maintain adequate insurance to protect against the risk of loss. If this were to occur or if the Company were unable to obtain adequate insurance and experiences damages that would otherwise have been covered by insurance, it could adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risk of loss not covered by insurance.
The Company faces a risk of loss for damages not covered by the Company's existing insurance policies (including its director and officer indemnity insurance policies). The Company could be required to bear all losses that are not adequately covered by its existing insurance policies, as well as any insurance deductibles or damages awarded. In the event of a substantial loss or claim, the insurance coverage may not be sufficient to pay the full amount of the loss incurred or damages awarded. In the event of an uninsured loss, the Company could lose some or all of its capital, cash flow and anticipated profits related to one or more products. Although the Company believes that its insurance programs are adequate, assurance cannot be provided that the Company will not incur losses or damages in excess of insurance coverage or that insurance can be obtained in the future at acceptable levels and reasonable cost and this could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
Policies regarding returns, allowances and chargebacks may reduce revenues in future fiscal periods.
The Company establishes estimates of the impact that policies regarding returns, allowances and chargebacks may have in subsequent periods. The Company cannot ensure that the reserves are adequate or that actual product returns, allowances and chargebacks will not exceed its estimates, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company is subject to certain risks as a holding company.
As a holding company with no material assets other than the shares of the Company's operating subsidiaries, nearly all of the Company's funds generated from operations are generated by the Company's operating subsidiaries. As a result, the Company is dependent on dividends and other distributions or loans or advances from those subsidiaries to generate the funds necessary to meet its financial obligations, including the payment of principal and interest on its debt obligations. Accordingly, if the Company's operating subsidiaries are unable, due to regulatory restrictions, contractual restrictions or otherwise (including as a result of events occurring under the CBCA Proceedings), to pay the Company dividends and make other payments to the Company when needed, the Company may be unable to satisfy the Company's debt and other obligations when they arise. There can be no assurance that the agreements governing the indebtedness of the Company's subsidiaries will permit those subsidiaries to provide the Company with sufficient cash to fund its debt service payments.
In connection with the AMCo Acquisition, Cinven became a significant shareholder of the Company.
Upon completion of the AMCo Acquisition, Cinven held approximately 14.23% (14.11% as at March 7, 2018) of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, which limits the ability of other shareholders to influence certain corporate matters and the direction of the Company. Cinven will, for the foreseeable future, have significant influence over corporate management and affairs, and, although restricted in the manner in which it may vote on certain matters pursuant to the Governance Agreement, Cinven will still

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be able to significantly affect the outcome of important matters affecting the Company that require shareholder approval, including the issuance of securities in business combination transactions, and business combinations or other transactions that have been recommended for acceptance by the Company's shareholders by the Board. Cinven is also able to appoint one nominee to stand for election to the Board. As a result of its significant shareholdings, Cinven may have significant influence over the management and the strategic direction of the Company. It is possible that the interests of Cinven may in some circumstances conflict with the Company's interests and the interests of other shareholders of the Company. In addition, Cinven is in the business of making or advising on investments in other companies and may hold securities of, and may from time to time in the future acquire interests in or provide advice to, businesses that directly or indirectly compete with all or a portion of the Company's business or the businesses of its suppliers. Cinven has not entered into any non-competition agreements with the Company, or provided any covenants not to compete with the Company under the AMCo SPA. The specific knowledge of Concordia International's business and the Company's industry that Cinven possesses and the absence of restrictions on its ability to invest in and operate businesses in direct or indirect competition with the Company may pose a competitive threat to the Company that could lead to a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, and results of operations.
The Company's operating results and financial condition may fluctuate.
The Company's operating results and financial condition may fluctuate from period to period for a number of reasons, including as a result of the following events or occurrences, among others:
the CBCA Proceedings;
the Proposed Recapitalization Transaction;
development and launch of new competitive products;
changes in costs and/or reimbursement for the Company's products;
the timing and receipt of FDA, EMA or other applicable regulatory approvals or lack of approvals;
costs related to business development transactions;
changes in the amount the Company spends to market its products;
delays between the Company's expenditures to acquire or in-license new products, technologies or businesses and the generation of revenues from those acquired or in-licensed products, technologies or businesses;
changes in treatment practices of physicians that currently prescribe certain of the Company's products;
changes in prescription recommendations or behaviours by clinical commissioning groups or other healthcare groups in the U.S., UK or in any other jurisdiction in which the Company sells its products;
increases in the cost of raw materials used to manufacture the Company's products;
manufacturing and supply interruptions;
the Company's responses to price competition;
expenditures as a result of legal actions and regulatory investigations (and settlements thereof), including the defense of the Company's intellectual property;
market acceptance of the Company's products;
the timing of wholesaler and distributor purchases; and
general economic and industry conditions, including potential fluctuations in foreign currency and interest rates.
As a result, the Company believes that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of results from operations, or any other similar period-to-period comparisons, should not be construed as reliable indicators of the Company's future performance. The above factors may cause the Company's operating results to fluctuate and could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. In any period, the Company's results may be below the expectations of market analysts and investors, which could cause the trading price of the Common Shares and other securities of the Company to decline.
Decreases in the value of the Company's assets have led to impairments and could lead to additional impairments in the future.
Goodwill and intangible assets represent a significant portion of the Company's total assets and potential impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets may significantly impact the Company's profitability. During the year-ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded total impairments of approximately $1.2 billion. During the year-ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded total impairments of approximately $1.1 billion. Finite-lived intangible assets are subject to an impairment analysis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset may be impaired. If an impairment exists, the Company would be required to take an impairment charge with respect to the impaired asset. Events giving rise to impairment are difficult to predict and are an inherent risk in the pharmaceutical industry. As a result of the significance of goodwill and intangible assets, should such an impairment of goodwill or intangible assets occur, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. The introduction of competing products (including generic products) could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, the Company has faced increased competitive pressures on some of its key products including, but not limited to, Donnatal®, Plaquenil®, Nilandron®, liothyronine sodium, levothyroxine sodium, hydrocortisone, prednisolone and fusidic acid in recent years. These competitive pressures have negatively impacted, and may continue to negatively impact, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations, and the Company may not be able to address these impacts or

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competitive pressures in a timely manner or at all. As noted above, these competitive pressures have resulted in the Company having to take significant impairments on its assets during fiscal 2016 and 2017. The Company may be required to take additional impairments on its assets in the event that these conditions continue to effect the Company's business, financial condition and operations.
Business impact and risk factors regarding Brexit.
On June 23, 2016, a majority of voters in the UK elected to withdraw from the EU in a national referendum (Brexit). On March 29, 2017, the United Kingdom delivered notice to the European Council in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union of the United Kingdom's intention to withdraw from the European Union. The Company understands that the time frame for the negotiated withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union is approximately two (2) years from the date of the withdrawal notification. However, as no member state has formally withdrawn from the European Union in the past, there is no precedent for the operation of Article 50 and, as a result, the timing and outcome of Brexit continues to be uncertain at this time. The Concordia International reportable operating segment has significant operations within the United Kingdom and other parts of the EU, and therefore continues to monitor developments related to Brexit, including the impact resulting from currency market movements.

Brexit has created significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the UK and the EU, and has given rise to calls for certain regions within the UK to preserve their place in the EU by separating from the UK, as well as for the governments of other EU member states to consider withdrawal. These developments, or the perception that any of them could occur, have had and may continue to have a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets, and could significantly reduce global market liquidity and restrict the ability of key market participants to operate in certain financial markets. Asset valuations, currency exchange rates and credit ratings may be especially subject to increased market volatility.
Lack of clarity about future UK laws and regulations as the UK determines which EU laws to replace or replicate in the event of a withdrawal, including financial laws and regulations, tax and free trade agreements, intellectual property rights, supply chain logistics, environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, immigration laws and employment laws, could decrease foreign direct investment in the UK, increase costs and depress economic activity. The Company may incur additional costs and expenses as it adapts to potentially divergent regulatory frameworks from the rest of the EU. Disruptions and uncertainty caused by Brexit may also cause the Company's customers to closely monitor their costs and reduce their spending budget on the Company's products.
If the UK and the EU are unable to negotiate acceptable withdrawal terms or if other EU member states pursue withdrawal, barrier-free access between the UK and other EU member states or among the European Economic Area overall could be diminished or eliminated. The Concordia International reportable operating segment has significant operations within the EU, including the UK, and therefore any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations and affect its strategy in the UK and/or the European pharmaceutical market.
A significant portion of the Company's debt and a portion of its revenues are denominated in U.S. dollars. Since October of 2015, Concordia's business has expanded internationally and, as a result, a significant portion of its revenues and expenses are denominated in Euros, UK Pounds Sterling and other foreign currencies. A decrease in the value of such foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, such as the decline in value of the UK Pound Sterling following Brexit, could result in reduced U.S. dollar equivalent earnings, as a result of currency exchange rate fluctuations. During periods of a strengthening U.S. dollar, the local currency results of the Company's international operations may translate into fewer U.S. dollars. The Company cannot predict changes in currency exchange rates, the impact of exchange rate changes on its operating results, nor the degree to which the Company will be able to manage the impact of currency exchange rate changes, and any of these effects of Brexit, among others, could materially adversely affect the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition. As the UK takes further steps necessary to formally terminate its membership in the EU, volatility in foreign currencies may continue as negotiations commence to determine the future terms of the UK relationship with the EU. The Company cannot be sure that any hedging techniques it has implemented or may implement in the future will be successful or that its business, financial condition, and results of operations will not be materially adversely affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. In addition, in connection with the CBCA Proceedings and any Proposed Recapitalization Transaction, the Currency Swaps were terminated during October 2017. As a result, the Company is increasingly susceptible to changes or fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

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If the Company experiences a data security breach and confidential information is disclosed, the Company may be subject to penalties and experience negative publicity.
The Company and its customers could suffer harm if personal and health information were accessed by third parties due to a system security failure. The collection of data requires the Company to receive and store a large amount of personally identifiable data. Recently, data security breaches suffered by well-known companies and institutions have attracted a substantial amount of media attention, prompting legislative proposals addressing data privacy and security. The Company may become exposed to potential liabilities with respect to the data that it collects, manages and processes, and may incur legal costs if information security policies and procedures are not effective or if the Company is required to defend its methods of collection, processing and storage of personal data. Future investigations, lawsuits or adverse publicity relating to its methods of handling such information could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations due to the costs and negative market reaction relating to such developments.
Information technology systems and cyber security risks.
Significant disruptions of information technology systems or breaches of information security could adversely affect the Company's business. The Company relies to a large extent upon sophisticated information technology systems to operate its business. In the ordinary course of business, the Company collects, stores and transmits large amounts of confidential information (including, but not limited to, personal information and intellectual property), and the Company deploys and operates an array of technical and procedural controls to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of such confidential information. The Company also has outsourced significant elements of its operations to third parties, including significant elements of its information technology infrastructure and, as a result, the Company is managing many independent vendor relationships with third parties who may or could have access to its confidential information. The size and complexity of the Company's information technology and information security systems, and those of its third-party vendors with whom the Company contracts (and the large amounts of confidential information that is present on them), make such systems potentially vulnerable to service interruptions or to security breaches from inadvertent or intentional actions by the Company's employees or vendors, or from attacks by malicious third parties. Such attacks are of ever-increasing levels of sophistication and are made by groups and individuals with a wide range of motives (including, but not limited to, industrial espionage) and expertise, including organized criminal groups, "hacktivists," nation states and others. As a global pharmaceutical company, the Company's systems are subject to frequent attacks. Due to the nature of some of these attacks, there is a risk that they may remain undetected for a period of time. While the Company has invested in the protection of data and information technology, there can be no assurance that the Company's efforts will prevent service interruptions or security breaches. Any such interruption or breach of the Company's systems could adversely affect its business, financial results or results of operations and/or result in the loss of critical or sensitive confidential information or intellectual property, and could result in financial, legal, business and reputational harm to the Company. The potential risks and impacts of a cyber security incident on the Company include:
compromising confidential customer, employee and/or third party information;
unauthorized access to proprietary or sensitive information;
destruction or corruption of important data;
lost revenues due to a disruption of activities;
litigation, fines and liability for failure to comply with privacy and information security laws;
regulatory investigations and heightened regulatory scrutiny;
higher insurance premiums;
reputational harm affecting customer and investor confidence;
diminished competitive advantage and negative impacts on future opportunities;
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting;
operational delays, such as interruptions in the supply chain management;
loss of data from research and development activities; and
devaluation of intellectual property.
In 2016, the Company developed a global policy to address cyber security risks; however, the Company continues to be at an elevated risk of exposure to cyber security incidents until the policy is implemented across the global organization. In addition, the Company is currently considering obtaining cyber liability insurance; however, even if the Company were to maintain cyber liability insurance, such insurance may not be sufficient to cover the financial, legal, business or reputational losses that may result from an interruption or breach of the Company's systems.
The expansion of social media platforms present new risks and challenges.
The inappropriate use of certain social media vehicles could cause brand damage or information leakage or could lead to legal implications from the improper collection and/or dissemination of personally identifiable information or the improper dissemination of material non-public information (including violations of applicable securities laws). In addition, negative posts or comments about the Company and/or any of its key personnel on any social networking web site could seriously damage the Company's reputation. Further, the disclosure of non-public company sensitive information through external media channels could lead to information loss as there might not be structured processes in place to secure and protect information. If the Company's non-public sensitive information

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is disclosed or if its reputation or that of its key personal is seriously damaged through social media, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risk Factors Related to the Common Shares
There is no guarantee that an active, liquid market for Common Shares will be maintained and it is possible that the Common Shares could be delisted from the TSX and/or the Nasdaq if applicable continued listing requirements are not maintained.
There is no guarantee that an active liquid trading market for the Common Shares will be maintained on the TSX and/or the Nasdaq. Investors may not be able to sell their Common Shares quickly or at the latest market price if trading in the Common Shares is not active.
The listing of the Common Shares on the TSX and the Nasdaq is conditional upon the Company's ability to maintain the applicable continued listing requirements of the TSX and the Nasdaq. Failure to maintain the applicable continued listing requirements of the TSX and/or the Nasdaq could result in the Common Shares being delisted from the TSX and/or the Nasdaq. The TSX and the Nasdaq will normally consider the delisting of securities if, in the opinion of the applicable exchange, it appears that the public distribution, price, or trading activity of the listed securities has been so reduced as to make further dealings in the securities on the TSX or the Nasdaq, as applicable, unwarranted. In addition, the TSX and Nasdaq may review a listing and delist securities based on a review of the financial condition of an issuer. If the market price of the Common Shares declines further or if the Company is unable to maintain listing requirements, the TSX and/or the Nasdaq could become doubtful that the Company can continue as a going concern. In such circumstances, the TSX and/or the Nasdaq may commence a remedial review process that could lead to the delisting of the Common Shares from the applicable exchange. Further, if the Company completes a sale, merger, acquisition, or alternative strategic transaction, including, but not limited to, the Proposed Recapitalization Transaction, it will have to consider if the continued listing of the Common Shares on the TSX and/or the Nasdaq is appropriate, or possible.
On December 1, 2017, the Company announced that it received an initial notification letter from Nasdaq's Listing Qualifications Department notifying the Company that it had 180 days to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq's continued listing rules. Nasdaq's continued listing rules require that listed securities maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, and that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of thirty (30) consecutive business days or more. The Company's Common Shares traded below a bid price of $1.00 for thirty (30) consecutive business days from October 17, 2017, to November 28, 2017. As a result, Nasdaq found that the Company did not meet the minimum bid price requirement. The Common Shares remain listed on Nasdaq and the Company has until May 29, 2018, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement in order to maintain the listing. To regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, the Common Shares must have a closing bid price of at least $1.00 for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive business days. In the event the Company does not regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement by May 29, 2018, the Company has the option to apply to Nasdaq for additional time to regain compliance with this listing requirement.
If the Company’s Common Shares are delisted from the Nasdaq or TSX, its ability to raise capital in the future may be limited. Delisting could also result in less liquidity for the Company’s shareholders and a lower share price. Such a delisting would likely have a negative effect on the price of the Company’s Common Shares and could impair the Company shareholders’ ability to sell or purchase the Company’s Common Shares. For example, the Company’s shareholders in the U.S. may be required to resell their shares on the TSX if a liquid over-the-counter trading market did not develop in the U.S. following a delisting. In the event of a delisting, the Company expects to take actions to restore its compliance with the Nasdaq’s listing requirements, but it can provide no assurance that any action taken by the Company would result in its Common Shares becoming listed again, or that any such action would stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of its Common Shares. Delisting also could have other negative results, including the potential loss of confidence by employees, the loss of institutional investor interest and fewer business development opportunities.
Any Proposed Recapitalization Transaction may result in significant dilution of the Company’s outstanding Common Shares.
Based on the current discussions between the Company and certain of its debtholders, it is anticipated that the outstanding Common Shares would be subject to significant dilution as a result of any Proposed Recapitalization Transaction and limited value for shareholders on completion of such a transaction is expected to remain. Issuing additional Common Shares or other equity securities or securities convertible into equity may dilute the economic and voting rights of the Company’s shareholders at the time of such issuance or reduce the market price the Common Shares or both.
The market price of the Common Shares is unpredictable and may be volatile, which could cause the value of a shareholder's investment to decline.
Publicly-traded securities such as those of the Company will not necessarily trade at values determined by reference to the underlying value of its business. The prices at which the Common Shares will trade cannot be predicted. The market price of the Common Shares have and could continue to fluctuate significantly for various reasons, many of which are beyond the Company's control, including the following:
the outcome or perceived outcome of the CBCA Proceedings and/or any Proposed Recapitalization Transaction;

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changes or perceived changes in the condition (including financial condition), operations, results or prospects of the Company's businesses and market assessments of these changes or perceived changes;
changes in the Company's capital structure, such as future issuances of securities, sales of large blocks of Common Shares by the Company's shareholders or the Company's incurrence of additional debt;
the Company's announcements or those of its competitors' regarding new products or services, enhancements, significant contracts, acquisitions, in-licensing arrangements or strategic investments;
significant acquisitions or business combinations, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments by or involving the Company or its competitors;
changes in governmental regulations or proposals, or new government regulations or proposals, affecting the Company;
the addition or departure of the Company's executive officers and other key personnel;
the Company's quarterly or annual earnings or those of other companies in the Company's industry and anticipated fluctuations in respect thereof;
operating and stock price performance of companies that investors deem comparable to the Company;
changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by securities analysts who track the Common Shares;
changes in industry conditions;
developments related to investigations, regulatory proceedings, or litigation that involve the Company;
news reports relating to trends, concerns, technological or competitive developments, regulatory changes and other related issues in the Company's industry or target markets; and
changes in general market, economic and political conditions in the U.S., Canada, the UK, the EU and global economies or financial markets in which the Company does business, including those resulting from natural disasters, terrorist attacks, acts of war and responses to such events.
Financial markets have recently experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have particularly affected the market prices of equity securities of companies and that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance, underlying asset values or prospects of such companies. Accordingly, the market price of the Common Shares may decline even if the Company's operating results, underlying asset values or prospects have not changed. These factors, as well as other related factors, may cause decreases in asset values that are deemed to be other than temporary, which may result in impairment losses. In addition, in the past, following periods of volatility in the overall market and the market price of a company's securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against these companies. This litigation, which has recently been initiated against the Company, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management's attention and resources. (See Item 8.B, under the heading "Legal Proceedings and Regulatory Matters" in this Annual Report).
The market for the Common Shares has experienced and may in the future experience significant fluctuations in price and volume of trading based on the performance of the Company and other factors outside of the Company's control. Given the current financial condition and leverage of the Company, there could be additional volatility with respect to the price of the Common Shares, which could result in investors losing all or a significant portion of their investment. There can be no assurance that continuing fluctuations in price and volume will not occur. If such increased levels of volatility and market turmoil continue, the Company's operations could be adversely impacted and the trading price of the Common Shares may be materially adversely affected. Based on the current discussions between the Company and certain of its lenders, it is anticipated that the outstanding Common Shares would be subject to significant dilution as a result of the Proposed Recapitalization Transaction and limited value for shareholders on completion of such a transaction is expected to remain.
Future sales or issuances of the Common Shares in the public markets, or the perception of such sales, could depress the trading price of the Common Shares.
The sale of a substantial number of Common Shares or other equity-related securities in the public markets, or the perception that such sales could occur, could depress the market price of the Common Shares and impair the Company's ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. The Company cannot predict the effect that future sales of Common Shares or other equity-related securities would have on the market price of the Common Shares.
Future sales of Common Shares by existing shareholders could reduce market price.
Sales of a substantial number of Common Shares in the public market could occur at any time following, or in connection with, the completion of any offering. These sales, or the market perception that the holders of a large number of Common Shares intend to sell Common Shares, could reduce the market price of the Common Shares. A decline in the market price of the Common Shares could impair the Company's ability to raise additional capital through the sale of securities should it desire to do so. As a result of the requirement to fund the personal income tax liability that may arise for holders of options, RSUs and DSUs of the Company upon the realization of certain events, holders of these securities may need to sell Common Shares purchased or issued in the same year that the realization event arises. This results in a greater number of Common Shares being sold in the public market, and fewer long-term holders of Common Shares by the Company's management and employees. In addition, the issuance of Common Shares upon the exercise of options or the vesting of RSUs/DSUs would decrease the proportionate ownership and voting power of all other shareholders. This dilution could cause the price of the Common Shares to decline and it could result in the creation of new control persons. In addition, the Company's shareholders could suffer dilution in the net book value per share.

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All of the Company debt obligations, and any future indebtedness the Company may incur, will have priority over the Common Shares with respect to payment in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
In any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the Common Shares would rank below all debt claims against the Company. In addition, any convertible or exchangeable securities or other equity securities that the Company may issue in the future may have rights, preferences and privileges more favourable than those of the Common Shares. As a result, holders of the Common Shares will not be entitled to receive any payment or other distribution of assets upon the liquidation or dissolution until after the Company's obligations to its debt holders and holders of equity securities that rank senior to the Common Shares have been satisfied.
The Company is subject to risks related to publication of inaccurate or unfavourable research by securities analysts or other third parties.
The trading market for the Common Shares relies in part on the research and reports that securities analysts and other third parties choose to publish about the Company. The Company does not control these analysts or other third parties. The price of the Common Shares could decline if one or more securities analysts downgrade the Common Shares or if one or more securities analysts or other third parties publish inaccurate or unfavourable research about the Company or cease publishing reports about the Company. If one or more analysts cease coverage of the Company or fail to regularly publish reports on the Company, the Company could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the price or trading volume of the Common Shares to decline. Based on the current discussions between the Company and certain of its lenders, it is anticipated that the outstanding Common Shares would be subject to significant dilution as a result of the Proposed Recapitalization Transaction and limited value for shareholders on completion of such a transaction is expected to remain.
Forward-looking statements, future-oriented financial information, and financial outlooks may prove inaccurate.
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, future-oriented financial information and financial outlooks. By their nature, forward-looking statements, future-oriented financial information and financial outlooks involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties, of both a general and specific nature, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements or contribute to the possibility that predictions, forecasts or projections will prove to be materially inaccurate. Additional information on the risks, assumptions and uncertainties relating to forward-looking statements are found in this Annual Report under the heading "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."
The Company is subject to risks related to global financial conditions.
Global credit and financial markets have experienced extreme disruptions in the past several years, including with respect to, at times, severely diminished liquidity and credit availability, declines in consumer confidence, declines in economic growth, increases in unemployment rates and uncertainty about economic stability. There can be no assurance that significant deterioration in credit and financial markets and confidence in economic conditions will not occur in the future. Any such economic downturn, volatile business environment or continued unpredictable and unstable market conditions could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. These factors may impact the ability of the Company to obtain equity or debt financing in the future and, if obtained, on terms favourable to the Company. Increased levels of volatility and market turmoil can adversely impact the Company's operations and the value and the price of the Common Shares could be adversely affected. In addition, there is a risk that one or more of the Company's current manufacturers or other service providers may themselves be adversely impacted by difficult economic circumstances, which could directly affect the Company's ability to run its business as currently contemplated.
The Company is subject to risks related to additional regulatory burden and controls over financial reporting.
The Company is subject to the continuous and timely disclosure requirements of Canadian and U.S. securities laws and the rules, regulations and policies of the TSX and the Nasdaq. These rules, regulations and policies relate to, among other things, corporate governance, corporate controls, internal audit, disclosure controls and procedures and financial reporting and accounting systems. The Company has made, and will continue to make, changes in these and other areas, including the Company's internal controls over financial reporting. However, there is no assurance that these and other measures that it may take will be sufficient to allow the Company to satisfy its obligations as a public company on a timely basis. In addition, compliance with reporting and other requirements applicable to public companies create additional costs for the Company and require the time and attention of management of the Company. The Company cannot predict the amount of the additional costs that the Company may incur, the timing of such costs or the impact that management's attention to these matters will have on the Company's business.
In addition, Concordia's inability to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting could increase the risk of an error in its financial statements. Concordia's management, with the participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives due to its inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is therefore subject to error, improper override

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or improper application of the internal controls. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis, and although it is possible to incorporate into the financial reporting process safeguards to reduce this risk, they cannot be guaranteed to entirely eliminate it. If the Company fails to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, then there is an increased risk of an error in the Company's financial statements that could result in the Company being required to restate previously issued financial statements at a later date.
There can be no assurance of dividends.
The Board currently does not intend to pay quarterly dividends on the Common Shares in the foreseeable future and there can be no assurance that the Company's revenues or earnings will enable the Company to pay quarterly dividends in the future. The Company's dividend policy could be reviewed from time to time by the Board in the context of the Company's earnings, financial condition and other relevant factors. As the Company does not pay dividends, the Company's shareholders will not be able to receive a return on their Common Shares unless they sell them. In addition, any dividend to be approved by the Board in the future may require third party consents under the Company's debt agreements. In addition, in the event that the Company is not in compliance with its obligations under its debt agreements, including as a result of any of the existing defaults or events of default under the Company's debt agreements that have been stayed by the CBCA Order, the Company's ability to pay dividends on its Common Shares may be restricted by such facilities. The market value of the Common Shares may deteriorate if the Company continues its current practice of not paying dividends on its Common Shares and that deterioration may be material. In addition, the composition of any future cash dividends for Canadian tax purposes may change over time and may affect the after-tax return for certain investors.
Certain directors and officers of the Company may be forced to dispose of their equity securities.
Certain directors and officers of the Company may be forced to dispose of their equity securities if they are unable to satisfy their personal debt obligations with cash on hand, as such securities may be held as collateral for personal loans. The sale or forced sale of Common Shares as part of a margin call, or even the potential for such a sale, could lead some investors to sell their Common Shares, which may cause the price of the Common Shares to decline.
Shareholders could lose their entire investment.
An investment in Common Shares is speculative and may result in the loss of an investor's entire investment. Only investors who are comfortable investing in a company with a limited operating history and substantial leverage and can afford to lose their entire investment should consider an investment in the Company.

ITEM 4.    INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A.    HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY.
Corporate Structure
Name, Address and Incorporation; Trading Market
Concordia International Corp. was incorporated pursuant to the provisions of the OBCA on January 20, 2010, under the name “Mercari Acquisition Corp.”. The Company completed its initial public offering on May 6, 2010, and was listed on the TSX-V as a capital pool company and subsequently on the NEX. On December 18, 2013, and prior to the completion of the Qualifying Transaction (as defined below), the Company changed its name to “Concordia Healthcare Corp.” and completed a consolidation of its share capital on a basis of one post-consolidation Common Share for every 48.08 common shares existing immediately before the consolidation. The Company completed its qualifying transaction pursuant to the policies of the TSX-V by way of a reverse takeover of the Company by the shareholders of Concordia Private Co. on December 20, 2013 (the “Qualifying Transaction”). The Common Shares were de-listed from the NEX and re-listed for trading on the TSX under the symbol “CXR” on December 24, 2013. On June 29, 2015, the Common Shares commenced trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “CXRX”. On January 1, 2016, by way of a short-form vertical amalgamation, Concordia Private Co. amalgamated with the Company. The name of the amalgamated entity remained “Concordia Healthcare Corp.” until June 27, 2016, when the Company changed its name to “Concordia International Corp.” to better reflect the global nature of the Company’s operations. On November 29, 2017, the Company received a notification from the Nasdaq that the Common Shares failed to meet Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days or more and, as a result, the Company was given until May 29, 2018 to regain compliance with this Nasdaq rule in order to maintain its listing on the Nasdaq.
The registered and head office of the Company is located at 277 Lakeshore Rd. East, Suite 302, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 1H9. The Company’s records office is located at 333 Bay St., Suite 2400, Toronto, Ontario M56 2T6. The Company operates out of facilities in Oakville, Ontario and, through its subsidiaries, operates out of various international office locations with key offices located in Bridgetown, Barbados; St. Helier, Jersey; Dublin, Ireland; London, England and Mumbai, India. The Company leases all of its offices. As part of the Company's efforts to reduce operating costs, during the second quarter of 2018, the Company intends to seek the approval of its shareholders at the next annual and general meeting of shareholders, pursuant to the provisions of the OBCA, to move the registered and head office of the Company from its current location in the municipality of Oakville, Ontario, to a new office location in the adjacent municipality of Mississauga, Ontario.

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Restructuring and Capital Realignment
On September 6, 2017, the Company announced the details of its long-term growth strategy called "DELIVER". The acronym "DELIVER" stands for the Company's intention to: (i) Drive growth in the UK; (ii) Expand into key European markets; (iii) Level set the U.S. business; (iv) Increase the product pipeline; (v) Vary the Company's approach to non-core markets; (vi) Extend the Company's lean operating model and further build its talent; and (vii) Realign its capital structure.
October 20, 2017, in connection with the Company's efforts to realign its capital structure, the Company announced that it was seeking to reduce its existing secured and unsecured debt obligations by more than $2 billion, while significantly reducing its annual interest expense (the "Proposed Recapitalization Transaction"). In connection with the Proposed Recapitalization Transaction, on the same day, the Company together with its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, Concordia Healthcare (Canada) Ltd., commenced a court proceeding under the CBCA (the "CBCA Proceedings"). The CBCA is a Canadian corporate statute that, among other things, allows Canadian corporations to restructure certain debt obligations. The CBCA is not a bankruptcy or insolvency statute.
In connection with the Proposed Recapitalization Transaction, the Company obtained a preliminary interim order (the "CBCA Order") from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the "Court"), which among other things, grants an interim stay of proceedings in favour of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to protect the Company and its subsidiaries against any defaults and related steps or actions that may result from the Company's decision to initiate the CBCA Proceedings and any defaults under its debt documents. As at the date of this Annual Report, the CBCA Order remains in effect.
Under the CBCA process, Concordia's management continues to lead day-to-day operations and operate its business as usual, while meeting its commitments to employees, suppliers and customers. Based on the latest discussions between the Company and certain of its lenders, it is anticipated that the outstanding Common Shares would be subject to significant dilution as a result of any Proposed Recapitalization Transaction and limited value is expected to remain for shareholders upon completion of any such recapitalization transaction.
Completion of the Proposed Recapitalization Transaction will be subject to, among other things, approval of the corporate plan of arrangement under the CBCA (the "Plan of Arrangement") by the applicable security holders of the Company; other approvals that may be required by the Court, Nasdaq and/or the TSX; Court approval; and the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. If approved, the Plan of Arrangement would be binding for all holders of secured debt, unsecured debt and Common Shares. (See Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report for additional information associated with the events of default applicable under certain of the Company's credit facilities).
General Development of the Business
Significant Acquisitions
The Company completed the following significant acquisitions during the past three years:
AMCo. On October 21, 2015 (the “AMCo Acquisition Closing Date”), pursuant to the terms of a share purchase agreement dated September 4, 2015, as amended (the “AMCo SPA”) the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, completed the acquisition (the “AMCo Acquisition”) of 100% of the outstanding shares of AMCo from Cinven and certain other sellers (collectively, the “AMCo Vendors”). The AMCo Acquisition provided the Company with a diversified portfolio of 190 off-patent products (for the purposes of this Annual Report, “products” also means “molecules”), as well as entry into new therapeutic areas such as endocrinology, neurology, ophthalmology and urology. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired AMCo for cash consideration of approximately £800 million ($1.24 billion as at the AMCo Acquisition Closing Date), 8.49 million Common Shares ($230.8 million as at the AMCo Acquisition Closing Date) and daily interest of £272,801 that accrued from June 30, 2015 to October 21, 2015 ($47.7 million as at the AMCo Acquisition Closing Date). In addition, on December 19, 2016 and February 1, 2017, the Company paid the AMCo Vendors £72 million and £73.5 million (which included interest of approximately £1.5 million), in connection with the earn-out that was payable to the AMCo Vendors pursuant to the terms of the AMCo SPA. As part of the purchase commitment the Company was required to repay on the AMCo Acquisition Closing Date AMCo’s existing senior secured facilities in the respective principal amounts of approximately £582 million and €440 million plus accrued interest thereon and the termination value of related interest rate and cross-currency swaps ($1.4 billion as at the AMCo Acquisition Closing Date). The Company has included the AMCo group of companies into its Concordia International reportable operating segment, and on June 29, 2016, AMCo’s name was changed to Concordia International (Jersey) Limited. On December 16, 2016, Concordia International (Jersey) Limited was liquidated and all of its assets were acquired and liabilities assumed by its parent company, Concordia Investments (Jersey) Limited. (See Item 4.B, under the heading the “Business Overview - Concordia International” in this Annual Report).
Covis Portfolio. On April 21, 2015, pursuant to the terms of an asset purchase agreement dated March 9, 2015 (the “Covis APA”), by and among the Company, CPI, and Covis Pharma S.à r.l., Covis Injectables S.à r.l. (together, “Covis”) and Covis Pharma Holdings S.à r.l., the Company, through its subsidiary CPI, completed the acquisition of substantially all of the commercial assets of Covis for $1.2 billion in cash (the “Covis Acquisition”). The drug portfolio acquired from Covis (the “Covis Portfolio”) consisted of branded products and authorized generic contracts, which address medical conditions in various therapeutic areas including cardiovascular, central nervous system, oncology and acute care markets. On October 5, 2015, the Company sold the injectable products acquired from Covis Injectables S.à r.l., being Fortaz®, Zantac® and

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Zinacef®, for $10 million and $1 million for purchased inventory. The Company has integrated the remainder of the Covis Portfolio into the Concordia North America reportable operating segment. (See Item 4.B, under the heading the “Business Overview - Concordia North America” in this Annual Report).

Equity Financing Transactions
The Company completed the following equity transactions during the past three years:
On September 30, 2015, in connection with the AMCo Acquisition, the Company closed a short-form prospectus offering of 8,000,000 Common Shares for aggregate gross proceeds of $520 million (the “AMCo Equity Offering”). The AMCo Equity Offering was completed at a price per Common Share of $65.00 pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the “AMCo Underwriting Agreement”) by and among the Company and the AMCo Equity Underwriters. The AMCo Equity Underwriters received, as consideration for their services, a commission equal to 3.75% of the aggregate gross proceeds payable to the Company in respect of the AMCo Equity Offering. The net proceeds of the AMCo Equity Offering were used to fund, in part, the purchase price and costs related to the AMCo Acquisition.
On April 8, 2015, the Company closed a short form prospectus offering, on a “bought deal” basis, of 4,329,428 subscription receipts (the “Covis Subscription Receipts”) of the Company, which included the exercise by the Covis Equity Underwriters of an over-allotment option of 15%, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$368 million (the “Covis Equity Offering”). The Covis Equity Offering was completed at a price per Covis Subscription Receipt of C$85.00. Pursuant to the terms and provisions of (i) a subscription receipt agreement by and among the Company, RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Equity Financial Trust Company (as subscription receipt agent) (the “Covis Subscription Receipt Agreement”), and (ii) an underwriting agreement (the “Covis Underwriting Agreement”) by and among the Company and the Covis Equity Underwriters, each holder of Covis Subscription Receipts automatically received, without payment of additional consideration or further action, one Common Share in exchange for each Covis Subscription Receipt held. The Covis Equity Underwriters received, as consideration for their services, a commission equal to 4% of the aggregate gross proceeds payable to the Company in respect of the Covis Equity Offering. The net proceeds of the Covis Equity Offering were used to partially fund: (i) the purchase price for the Covis Acquisition; and (ii) fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Covis Acquisition.
Funding Arrangements

The Company completed the following material funding arrangements during the past three years:
On April 21, 2016, the Company announced that it had formed a special committee of independent members of the Board to consider various strategic alternatives potentially available to the Company (the “2016 Strategic Review”). On October 13, 2016, the Company closed a private offering of $350 million of 9% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2022 (the “2016 Notes”) issued pursuant to a note indenture dated October 13, 2016 (the “2016 Note Indenture”) between the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. This offering marked the formal conclusion of the 2016 Strategic Review. Pursuant to the terms and provisions of a note purchase agreement dated October 6, 2016 by and among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and the 2016 Note Purchase Underwriters, (the “2016 Note Purchase Agreement”), the 2016 Notes were priced at 100% of their face amount and bear interest at a rate of 9%, payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on April 1, 2017 and was due to mature on April 1, 2022. The 2016 Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by certain of the Company’s existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries (the “2016 Note Guarantors”). The 2016 Notes and the guarantees are secured, subject to permitted liens, by the same first priority liens that secure the 2016 Note Guarantors’ obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement, and rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s subordinated indebtedness, as well as the subordinated indebtedness of the 2016 Note Guarantors, and equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s and the 2016 Note Guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement. The 2016 Notes and the guarantees are effectively pari passu with the Company’s and the 2016 Note Guarantors’ existing and future indebtedness secured by a first priority lien on the collateral, including the Existing Credit Agreement, and senior to all of the Company’s and the 2016 Note Guarantors’ existing and future unsecured indebtedness and secured indebtedness that is not secured by a lien on the collateral securing the 2016 Notes or that is secured by junior liens, in each case to the extent of the value of the collateral securing the 2016 Notes. The 2016 Notes and guarantees also are structurally subordinated to all existing and future obligations, including indebtedness and trade payables, of any of the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 2016 Notes. In connection with the CBCA Proceedings, and pursuant to the CBCA Order, the Company has continued to make ordinary course scheduled interest and amortization payments at non-default rates on its secured facilities, as applicable (including, but not limited to, the 2016 Notes), however, has deferred payments on the remaining unsecured facilities.
On August 17, 2016, the Company, through a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a cross-currency swap agreement (the "August Swap Agreement") in order to reduce the Company’s exposure to exchange rate fluctuations between GBP

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and USD on certain repayments of its long-term debt agreements. The pay fixed GBP / receive fixed USD cross-currency swap had a principal amount of $382 million and converted this amount of the Company’s USD debt obligations into a GBP obligation in the amount of approximately GBP 297 million, excluding interest. The maturity date of the August Swap Agreement was April 15, 2023. In addition, on November 3, 2016, the Company, through a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a cross-currency swap agreement (the "November Swap Agreement", and together with the August Swap Agreement, the "Currency Swaps") in order to further reduce the Company’s exposure to exchange rate fluctuations between GBP and USD. The pay fixed GBP / receive fixed USD cross-currency swap had a principal amount of $350 million and was entered into to convert the Company’s USD debt obligation associated with the 2016 Notes into a GBP obligation in the amount of approximately GBP 287 million, excluding interest. The maturity date of the November Swap Agreement was April 1, 2022. In connection with the CBCA Proceedings, the counterparty to the Currency Swaps notified the Company that it would be terminating the Currency Swaps effective October 23, 2017. The Company subsequently entered into a settlement agreement with the counterparty, whereby the Company is required (among other things) to make monthly interest payments on a purported termination amount of $114,431,046 until the earlier of (i) the successful completion of the Proposed Recapitalization Transaction; (ii) the conclusion or termination of the CBCA Proceedings; and (iii) October 23, 2018. (The Company has not paid the purported termination amount).
On October 21, 2015, concurrent with the closing of the AMCo Acquisition, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Existing Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and the AMCo Lenders. Pursuant to the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement, the AMCo Lenders agreed to provide secured term loans in the aggregate amounts of $1.1 billion in one tranche (the “AMCo USD Term Loan”) and £500 million in a separate tranche (the “AMCo GBP Term Loan” and together with the AMCo USD Term Loan, the “AMCo Term Loans”) and made available to the Company a secured revolving loan in the aggregate outstanding principal amount of up to $200 million, subject to compliance with certain covenants under the Existing Credit Agreement. The $200 million secured revolving loan was never drawn upon and, in connection with the CBCA Proceedings, the Company agreed to terminate the revolving loan. All obligations of the Company under the Existing Credit Agreement are guaranteed by all material subsidiaries of the Company and secured by first priority security interests in the assets of the Company and the assets of, and equity interests in, its material subsidiaries. The AMCo Term Loans were due to mature on October 21, 2021. Interest rates on the AMCo Term Loans are calculated based on LIBOR plus applicable margins, with a LIBOR floor of 1%. The proceeds of the AMCo Term Loans were used to pay a portion of the purchase price of, and costs related to, the AMCo Acquisition. In addition, a portion of the proceeds from the AMCo Term Loans were used to refinance certain of the Company’s debt and certain debt held by AMCo as at the AMCo Acquisition Closing Date. In connection with the CBCA Proceedings, the Company does intend to continue to make scheduled, ordinary course interest and amortization payments at non-default rates under the Existing Credit Agreement.
On October 21, 2015, concurrent with the closing of the AMCo Acquisition, the Company entered into two bridge loan agreements (the “Bridge Loan Agreements”), by and among the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and certain lenders. Pursuant to the terms of the Bridge Loan Agreements, certain lenders agreed to provide: (i) a senior unsecured equity bridge term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $135 million (the “Extended Bridge Loans”); and (ii) a senior unsecured equity bridge term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $45 million (the “Equity Bridge Loans” and together with the Extended Bridge Loans, the “Bridge Facilities”). The Extended Bridge Loans carried a maturity of seven years and an interest rate of 9.5% for two years from the date of issuance. As the Extended Bridge Loans were not repaid on October 21, 2017, the interest rate increased to 11.5%. Through to October 21, 2018, lenders holding the Extended Bridge Loans may make a proposal for an offering of new securities which securities may carry a weighted average effective yield that is up to 150 basis points greater than 11.5%. On or after October 21, 2018 the lenders holding the Extended Bridge Loans may request the exchange of the Extended Bridge Loans into bonds with a maturity date of October 21, 2022 and bearing interest of 11.5%. The proceeds of the Bridge Facilities were used to pay a portion of the purchase price of, and costs related to, the AMCo Acquisition. On October 20, 2017, the Company commenced the CBCA Proceedings. In connection with the CBCA Proceedings, payments owing to holders of the Bridge Facilities, including without limitation, approximately (i) $34 million of principal and accrued interest due on October 20, 2017, under the Equity Bridge Loans; (ii) $2.5 million due on October 23, 2017, under the Extended Bridge Loans; and (iii) $2.9 million due on January 22, 2018, under the Extended Bridge Loans, were not paid as scheduled. During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the holders of the Equity Bridge Loans, pursuant to which all outstanding indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, interest and fees) and other obligations under the Equity Bridge Loans were satisfied at a significant discount (the settlement amount paid by the Company being approximately $13 million) and were automatically and irrevocably discharged, terminated and released. In connection with the CBCA Proceedings, and pursuant to the CBCA Order, the Company is not required to make scheduled payments under its unsecured debt instruments, including, but not limited to, payments owing in connection with the Extended Bridge Loans. All obligations of the Company under the Extended Bridge Loans, subject to certain customary exceptions, are guaranteed by all material subsidiaries of the Company.
On October 21, 2015, concurrent with the closing of the AMCo Acquisition, the Company closed a private offering of $790 million in aggregate principal amount of 9.5% senior notes due 2022 (the “AMCo Notes”) issued pursuant to a note indenture

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(the “AMCo Note Indenture”) between the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Pursuant to the terms and provisions of a note purchase agreement (the “AMCo Note Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company and the AMCo Note Purchase Underwriters, the AMCo Notes bear interest at a rate of 9.5%, which interest was scheduled to be paid on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on June 15, 2016 and the AMCo Notes were due to mature on October 21, 2022. The AMCo Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by certain existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company (the “AMCo Guarantors”). The AMCo Notes and the guarantees rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s subordinated indebtedness, as well as the subordinated indebtedness of the AMCo Guarantors, and equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s and the AMCo Guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including indebtedness under the AMCo Term Loans. The AMCo Notes effectively are subordinated to all of the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness, as well as the secured indebtedness of the AMCo Guarantors, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The AMCo Notes and guarantees also are structurally subordinated to all existing and future obligations, including indebtedness and trade payables, of any of the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the AMCo Notes. The proceeds of the AMCo Notes were used to pay a portion of the purchase price of, and costs related to, the AMCo Acquisition. In connection with the CBCA Proceedings, and pursuant to the CBCA Order, the Company is not required to make scheduled payments under its unsecured debt instruments, including, but not limited to, payments owing in connection with the AMCo Notes. In addition, on December 15, 2017, and in connection with the CBCA Proceedings, the Company deferred the payment of approximately $37.5 million of interest due on the AMCo Notes.
On April 21, 2015, in connection with the Covis Acquisition, the Company closed a private offering of $735 million of 7% senior notes due 2023 (the “Covis Notes”) issued pursuant to a note indenture (the “Covis Note Indenture”) between the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Pursuant to the terms and provisions of a note purchase agreement dated April 13, 2015 by and among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and the Covis Note Purchase Underwriters, (the “Covis Note Purchase Agreement”), the Covis Notes were priced at an issue price of 100% of their face amount to yield 7%. Interest on the Covis Notes was scheduled to be paid semi-annually on April 15th and October 15th of each year. The net proceeds of the offering of the Covis Notes were used to partially fund: (i) the purchase price for the Covis Acquisition; and (ii) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Covis Acquisition. On October 16, 2017, the Company announced that in conjunction with its ongoing efforts to realign its capital structure, the Company decided to use a thirty (30) day grace period to defer the payment of approximately $26 million of interest due on the Covis Notes. On October 20, 2017, the Company commenced the CBCA Proceedings. In connection with the CBCA Proceedings, payments owed to holders of the Covis Notes, including without limitation, the interest payment due on October 16, 2017, were not paid as scheduled. In connection with the CBCA Proceedings, and pursuant to the CBCA Order, the Company is not required to make scheduled payments under its unsecured debt instruments, including, but not limited to, payments owing in connection with the Covis Notes.
On April 21, 2015, concurrent with the closing of the Covis Acquisition, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Covis Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and the Covis Lenders. Pursuant to the terms of the Covis Credit Agreement, the Covis Lenders agreed to provide senior secured credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount of up to $700 million comprising: (i) a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Covis Revolving Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $125 million; and (ii) a senior secured term loan facility (the “Covis Term Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $575 million (together, the “Covis Bank Facilities”). The funds made available to the Company under the Covis Term Facility were used to partially fund (i) the purchase price for the Covis Acquisition; (ii) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Covis Acquisition; and (iii) the repayment and retirement of the Company’s outstanding debt issued pursuant to the terms and provisions of the amended and restated credit agreement dated September 30, 2014, with General Electric Corporation, Healthcare Financial Services and a syndicated of lenders. The Company did not draw on the Covis Revolving Facility. Concurrent with the closing of the AMCo Acquisition (as described above), the Company repaid, in full, the outstanding principal balance of the Covis Term Facility of $573.6 million and the related financings and all security interests in the assets of the Company and the assets of its material subsidiaries were discharged and released.
Internal Reorganizations
In the ordinary course of business, the Company reviews its corporate structure and operations and where appropriate may undertake a reorganization. For example, on December 16, 2016, the Company completed a legal entity rationalization, the purpose of which was to (i) identify and eliminate redundant legal entities, (ii) identify and eliminate certain intercompany balances, and (iii) streamline various operational aspects of the combined business and entities. In connection with this legal entity rationalization, AMCo (then named Concordia International (Jersey) Limited) was liquidated and all if its assets were acquired and liabilities were assumed by its parent company, Concordia Investments (Jersey) Limited. During 2017, the Company identified and eliminated immaterial dormant legal entities.

B.     BUSINESS OVERVIEW

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Description of the Business
The Company is a diverse, international specialty pharmaceutical company focused on becoming a leader in European specialty, off-patent medicines. The Company has an international footprint with sales in more than 90 countries, and has a diversified portfolio of more than 200 established, off-patent products. The Company also markets Photofrin® for the treatment of certain forms of cancer. As at December 31, 2017, the Company employed 444 employees.
The Company currently has the following two reportable operating segments, in addition to its Corporate cost center: (i) Concordia International, which is the Company’s international reportable operating segment selling generic and legacy medicines, and (ii) Concordia North America, which is the Company’s North American reportable operating segment. During the period-ended March 31, 2017, the Company aggregated its reportable segments to combine the former Orphan Drugs segment and Concordia North America segment into one reportable operating segment, which is also named "Concordia North America". During each of the two most recently completed financial years, there were no sales or transfers to (i) joint ventures in which the Company is a participant or entities in which the Company has an investment accounted for using the equity method; or (ii) controlling shareholders.
Reportable Operating Segment Summary Table
The following chart sets out, for each of the three most recently completed financial years, the revenue for each reportable operating segment of the Company derived from sales to customers outside of the Company. During the period-ended March 31, 2017, the Company aggregated its reportable operating segments to combine Orphan Drugs and Concordia North America into one reportable operating segment, which is also named "Concordia North America". As a result, the revenues generated by the former Orphan Drugs segment and Concordia North America segment are combined in the table below in a single reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 under the Concordia North America reportable operating segment. In addition, the Concordia International segment was acquired during the fourth quarter of 2015 and, therefore, the revenues reflected for the Concordia International segment in respect of the year ended December 31, 2015, represent only those revenues generated by the segment between October 21, 2015 (the date of the completion of the AMCo Acquisition) and December 31, 2015.
 
Revenues (in Millions) for year ended
Reportable Operating Segment
December 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
December 31, 2015(1)
Concordia North America
$160.8
$258.6
$278.5(2)
Concordia International
$465.4
$557.5
$115.7(3)
Notes:
(1) On December 11, 2015, the Company resolved to dissolve a subsidiary entity, Complete Medical Homecare, Inc. and, as a result, the (former) Specialty Healthcare Distribution Division, was discontinued as a reportable operating segment in 2015. The Specialty Healthcare Distribution Division’s revenues for the year ended December 31, 2015, was $7.8 million.
(2) The Covis Portfolio was acquired during the second quarter of 2015 and, therefore, the revenues reflected for the Concordia North America segment in respect of the year ended December 31, 2015, include revenue generated by the Covis Portfolio for the period between April 21, 2015 (the date of the completion of the Covis Acquisition) and December 31, 2015. Full year product revenues in respect of Concordia North America's other products are included for 2015, however.
(3) The Concordia International segment was acquired during the fourth quarter of 2015 and, therefore, the revenues reflected for the Concordia International segment in respect of the year ended December 31, 2015, represent only those revenues generated by the segment between October 21, 2015 (the date of the completion of the AMCo Acquisition) and December 31, 2015.

Competition
Competitors in the pharmaceutical market range from large multinational pharmaceutical and development corporations to small, single product companies that may limit their activities to a therapeutic area, region or territory. Competition also comes from other companies, which develop and commercialize formulations that are suitable or interchangeable with marketed brands. The Company competes with a variety of pharmaceutical companies. At the present time, there are generic and competitive products on the market that compete with many of the Company’s products.
With respect to competition for its acquisition, in-licensing and development strategy, the Company competes principally with the following types of companies: (a) other pharmaceutical companies seeking to acquire or in-license pharmaceutical products; and (b) companies developing drugs which could one day compete with the Company’s drugs. With respect to (a), the Company believes that these companies typically focus on under-promoted products in specific therapeutic niches that offer growth potential through synergistic sales and marketing efforts. To the Company’s knowledge, there are few companies that have the same geographic reach as that of the Company. Given this geographic reach, and since the Company is not focused on specific therapeutic classes, it has a platform that allows it to purchase diversified products and product bundles.
Concordia International
Overview
Concordia International operates as an international specialty pharmaceutical company, owning or licensing a broad portfolio of branded and generic prescription products that are sold to wholesalers, hospitals and pharmacies in over 90 countries. Concordia International specializes in the acquisition, licensing and development of off-patent prescription medicines, which may be niche,

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hard-to-make products. Concordia International’s medicines are manufactured through an out-sourced manufacturing network and marketed internationally through a combination of direct sales and local distribution relationships. As at December 31, 2017, Concordia International employed 391 employees. As at December 31, 2017, Concordia International’s diversified product portfolio consisted of approximately 200 products, representing a variety of dosage strengths, formulations and geographic markets and covering a range of therapeutic categories, including endocrinology, neurology, ophthalmology and urology.
Concordia International focuses on off-patent pharmaceutical products. In many cases, Concordia International’s products have prescription histories dating back decades, which reduces the risk of any new undetected side-effect profiles that could materially alter prescribing habits. Concordia International’s top products are often complex to manufacture and register with applicable drug product regulatory authorities, and face a lower risk of innovation due to the off-patent stage of their life cycle.
Products
Concordia International has adopted a tailored growth strategy depending on the competitive and market dynamics for each of its key products. The following table and subsequent product descriptions provide an overview of Concordia International’s top four (4) products for the years ended December 31, 2017, December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, and illustrates the level of diversity across Concordia International’s product portfolio.
Concordia International’s Top 4 Products
Product (i.e., Molecule)
Indication
Sold in no. of countries
International Rights
Percentage of the Company's Total Consolidated Revenue(1)
2017
2016
2017
2016
2015(2)
Macrobid® / Macrodantin® (nitrofurantoin)
Urinary tract infections
16
18
ü

7.6%
5.1%
2.3%
Tetroxin® (liothyronine sodium)
Severe hypothyroid states
6
7
ü

6.3%
6.8%
2.0%
Eltroxin® (levothyroxine sodium)
Hypothyroidism
11
11
ü

4.5%
4.7%
1.8%
Fucithalmic® (fusidic acid)
Bacterial conjunctivitis
66
59
ü

4.3%
4.9%
2.1%
Notes:
(1)
The revenue percentages provided in the table above reflect the aggregate revenue with respect to each product. As a result, these revenue percentages may reflect sales of the branded and/or generic form of a product distributed by Concordia International.
(2)
The information provided in respect of the 2015 fiscal year is based on revenues generated between October 21, 2015 (the date of the AMCo Acquisition) and December 31, 2015.
Macrobid® / Macrodantin® (nitrofurantoin)
Nitrofurantoin is used to treat bladder infections, such as cystitis and urinary tract infections. These are common infections where many antibiotics are used and, as a result, bacteria are becoming resistant to some of them. At this time, there is less resistance to nitrofurantoin. The product is used across all ages and can also be used to prevent bladder infections in vulnerable patients.
Tetroxin® (liothyronine sodium)
The deficiency of thyroxine is sometimes particularly severe and causes extreme symptoms (including coma) that requires a drug’s immediate onset. Liothyronine sodium works quickly and is sometimes used in combination with levothyroxine.
Eltroxin® (levothyroxine sodium)
Levothyroxine sodium treats patients with an underactive thyroid gland, which leads to a deficiency of the hormone thyroxine (a condition known as hypothyroidism). Hypothyroidism is treated by this daily treatment, which is continued and monitored for life.
Fucithalmic® (fusidic acid)
Fusidic acid takes the form of a topical gel treatment for patients of all ages suffering with a bacterial infection of the surface lining of the front of the eye (a condition known as conjunctivitis). Conjunctivitis causes the eye to be red, painful and sticky, resulting in a considerable disability for patients and significant inconvenience for the carers of babies, children or the elderly suffering with this condition.
Product Development and Production
Concordia International utilizes an asset-light business model that focuses on the registration and regulatory maintenance of acquired, in-licensed and own-developed products. New products are acquired and in-licensed as well as developed by contract research organizations that are managed by Concordia International’s in-house team, mainly to develop new formulations and dosage strengths of existing products. Concordia International’s medicines are predominantly manufactured in Western Europe by a number of CMOs. Concordia International enters into contractual arrangements with third parties pursuant to which Concordia International and such third parties negotiate the pricing of materials including, but not limited to, raw materials and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Its

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operations are managed by core management teams in Ireland, Jersey and the UK and supported by commercial and regulatory teams in certain international markets. In addition, Concordia International’s Centre of Excellence in Mumbai, India provides operational functions ranging from regulatory, quality, supply chain, medical marketing, customer service, information technology and finance.
Concordia International outsources all product manufacturing services to a number of third-party CMOs. Concordia International has maintained long-term relationships with its key suppliers, managed through its European operations. Concordia International has, where possible, purposefully concentrated its supplier base in Europe in order to be close to its manufacturers, which allows Concordia International to more readily monitor the manufacturing process.
Manufacturing certain of Concordia International’s products can be challenging due to factors such as low microgram formulations or difficult stability profiles. Technologies used to make the products often date back decades to the time regulatory approvals were obtained under previous regulatory regimes.
Through a program of operational optimization initiatives, Concordia International has improved its supplier network, optimizing the operations management team and implementing business interruption insurance, a safety stock policy and a dual sourcing program for key products, which establishes secondary sources of finished dosage form and active pharmaceutical ingredients for key products. Concordia International utilizes long-term supplier contracts and its products are distributed to customers directly and indirectly via third-party distributors.
Mumbai Centre of Excellence
The Company operates a Centre of Excellence in Mumbai, India, which works with all operations teams around the globe.
The Company utilizes a balanced mix of employees in India with varied academic backgrounds to provide a full range of business services. Such services include:
commercial activities, including, order processing, business intelligence, market analytics and marketing campaign development;
regulatory and medical activities, including, license management and document management;
quality assurance, compliance and product release;
global operations activities, including, planning, order processing and vendor management;
strategic development activities, including, regulatory filings and dossier reviews;
finance activities, including, financial reporting and consolidation; and
human resources, information technology and other support functions.
The key business functions of finance, human resources, information technology, supply chain and regulatory, quality and medical affairs operate through a model whereby the team in India works with its European and North American based teams.
Sales and Distribution
Concordia International’s products are sold and distributed through two models: the direct presence (regional hubs) model and the distributor markets model. Concordia International utilizes the direct presence model for sales in its regional hubs markets and utilizes the distributor model for sales in its distributor markets division. Based on strategic considerations and when appropriate, Concordia International will shift a region from one model to the other.
Regional Hubs
Concordia International has a direct sales presence and commercial teams in the UK, Ireland, Australasia and the Nordic region. Through this model, Concordia International has full control over its sales and marketing efforts with the use of an in-house, on-the-ground commercial team that targets potential customers in specific segments of the local market.
Distributor Markets
In markets where Concordia International uses distributors for sales and distribution, Concordia International utilizes area/country managers. These area/country managers may be on-the-ground or may cover regions. They manage distributors, train and monitor third-party sales forces and identify portfolio optimization opportunities. In certain markets, such as South America and China, Concordia International manages distributors remotely and uses its marketing and/or distribution relationships to drive sales.
Key Markets, Growth and Marketing Strategy
All of Concordia International’s pharmaceutical products are off-patent medicines with well-established prescribing histories that are at the end of their product life cycle. Concordia International typically does not participate in areas where other pharmaceutical companies continue to invest significantly to find more effective treatments that will disrupt the market for existing medications when they are released, such as products relating to cancer or diabetes. Also, Concordia International’s off-patent products are sold across developed and emerging market countries. Concordia International’s diverse product portfolio consists of off-patent branded prescription products and niche, un-branded products in various oral, injectable and topical forms.

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In 2017, sales to customers in the UK accounted for a significant portion of Concordia International’s revenue while sales in over 90 other countries including various European countries and Australasia accounted for the remaining revenue. Concordia International’s revenue in the UK is derived mainly from un-branded drugs while the majority of its international revenue is from branded drugs, which enables Concordia International to take advantage of the different market dynamics in various markets.
In connection with the Company's "DELIVER" strategy, the Company intends to expand into other key European markets, such as Germany and France.
United Kingdom
The UK pharmaceutical industry is one of the largest pharmaceutical industries in Europe. The Company believes that there are favourable market drivers in the UK including population growth, favourable demographics and increased life expectancy. As a result of, and in connection with, the Company's "DELIVER" strategy, the Company intends to drive further growth in the UK. The off-patent pharmaceutical market in the UK has different regulatory schemes for branded and un-branded medicines. For branded products, the PPRS established in 1952 controls the profits earned by pharmaceutical companies on their overall portfolio of branded products. For un-branded products, the government established a self-regulating market that is designed to increase competition and drive down the costs of medicines. The proportion of un-branded drugs sold in the UK pharmaceutical market is significantly higher than other markets. This is due to the:
existence of national bodies, such as the National Institute of Health and Clinical Experience, that assess and regulate the availability of new patented drugs;
high propensity of doctors and the department of health that prescribe drugs on an international non-proprietary name basis; and
ability of pharmacists to substitute un-branded equivalent products from different manufacturers.
Most of Concordia International’s products sold in the UK are un-branded products, in various oral, injectable and topical forms that are priced through market dynamics. Concordia International has targeted strategies for three different categories of the UK’s pharmaceutical market: (i) Specialty/Hard to Make, (ii) Generics and (iii) Medicines Optimization.
Specialty/Hard to Make
Due to the uniqueness and age of certain medicines and the corresponding manufacturing processes, Concordia International considers such medicines to be hard to make and maintain. In this market, Concordia International identifies, develops and markets niche, essential medicines and acts as the exclusive or semi-exclusive supplier of these products. These medicines can come in the form of unique formulations, dosages, delivery mechanisms and molecules.
Generics
The UK’s generics market is one of the largest generics markets in the world. In this market, Concordia International is able to leverage its “pure play” generic capabilities. Concordia International’s generic franchise in the UK consists of products such as carbimazole, prochlorperazine and colchicine.
Medicines Optimization
Medicines optimization is an official government policy designed to promote medicines through understanding the patient experience, utilizing an evidence-based model for the choice of medicines, ensuring medicine use is as safe as possible and making medicines optimization part of routine practice. In this category, pharmaceutical companies such as Concordia International can approach the UK Department of Health directly, or local procurement bodies individually, with certain products that fit this model. These products are typically affordable branded products, with direct patient benefits that are supported by the UK Department of Health as part of this medicines optimization agenda. Concordia International’s products in this market include, among others, Eltroxin®, Zapain®, Detrunorm® and Macrobid®. Concordia International has also promoted products such as Morphgesic® through this program.
UK National Health Service Act 2006
On September 16, 2016, the Company announced that a bill was introduced in the UK House of Commons to amend and extend existing provisions of the NHSA to enable the Secretary of State to help manage the cost of health service medicines. On April 27, 2017, the UK government accorded Royal Assent to the HSMSCA. The HSMSCA introduces provisions in connection with controlling the cost of health service medicines and other medical supplies. The HSMSCA also introduces provisions in connection with the provision of pricing and other information by manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of those medicines and medical supplies. The Company continues to monitor the implementation of the HSMSCA. While the effects of the HSMSCA are unknown at this time, the HSMSCA could impose certain risks and uncertainties on the Company's operations and cash flows. (See Item 8.B, under the heading "Legal Proceedings and Regulatory Matters" and Item 3.D, under the heading "Risk Factors" in this Annual Report).
Intellectual Property Matters
Concordia International owns and controls the intellectual property in the vast majority of its products, giving Concordia International the option to launch its products in various geographies, to develop new formulations and to select CMOs of its choice. Concordia International’s intellectual property rights include its brand names, trademarks, marketing authorizations, regulatory dossiers and

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manufacturing know-how. Concordia International’s intellectual property portfolio has been built from product and company acquisitions over the past 25 years, including product acquisitions from large originator pharmaceutical companies. Concordia International has successfully developed a number of these acquired products into new and more patient-friendly formulations. In addition, Concordia International has a number of exclusive in-licensing arrangements with third party dossier development boutiques under which Concordia International licenses territorial rights to strategic medicines which have, or are shortly to, come off patent. The Concordia International reportable operating segment focuses on off-patent products and does not have any material products that place significant reliance on a particular trademark, patent or license.
Regulatory Matters
Concordia International’s regulatory matters are generally managed through established: (i) internal regulatory capabilities; and (ii) external third party providers. The internal team registers and maintains products with regulatory authorities across Concordia International’s key markets. In some international markets, Concordia International’s teams are assisted by local regulatory service providers. Concordia International is subject to inspections by the UK regulatory authority, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and, where applicable, other regulatory agencies where Concordia International markets its products. As a marketing authorization holder, Concordia International’s companies are required to comply with (among other things) the following EU regulations and guidelines:
Good Manufacturing Practice, which ensures that medicinal products are consistently produced and controlled to the appropriate quality standards for their intended use and as required by the marketing authorization or product specification;
Good Distribution Practice, which ensures that products are consistently stored, transported and handled under suitable conditions as required by the marketing authorization or product specification; and
Good Pharmacovigilance Practice, which regulates the processes for monitoring the safety of medicines.
Research and Development - Product Pipeline
Concordia International grows and diversifies its product portfolio through acquisitions, in-licensing and organic growth, pursuant to which Concordia International has developed a pipeline of products. This pipeline of products consists of: (i) reformulations or new dosages of existing products, developed by third party developers under the supervision of Concordia International and using Concordia International’s intellectual property; (ii) the launch of existing products in new countries; and (iii) in-licensed products that reach across Concordia International’s various markets. In-licensed products include niche branded or un-branded products that are currently sold by other companies. Concordia International identifies in-licensing opportunities and seeks to reach an agreement with these companies to allow Concordia International to market the product in some or all geographic regions, typically in return for milestone payments and/or profit sharing agreements. Between October 21, 2015 and March 15, 2017, the Company completed 36 product launches and was on track to meet its previously stated goal of 60 product launches by the end of 2018. Prior to the first quarter of 2017, however, the Company took an in-process research and development impairment charge of $58 million relating to projects that the Company decided to discontinue or certain projects with lower future forecasts compared with those at the time of the AMCo Acquisition. This intellectual property impairment charge represented a shift in how the Company analyzed its product pipeline. The table provided below outlines the Company's evolving product pipeline and the number of products included in the various stages of the Company's pipeline during the year-ended December 31, 2017 (by fiscal quarters). In connection with the Company's "DELIVER" strategy, the Company continues to work towards increasing its product pipeline and portfolio.
Product Development Stage
Q1 2017
Q2 2017
Q3 2017
Q4 2017
Products launched during the quarter
1
3
2
2
Products approved or awaiting approval from regulatory authorities
9
14
13
17
Products under development that are anticipated to launch within the next 3-5 years
8
26
27
32
Products identified for potential development with partners
21
15
16
15
Total Product Pipeline(1)
38
55
56
64
Note:
(1) The "Total Product Pipeline" figure does not include the number of products launched during the quarter, as such products are no longer deemed to comprise the product pipeline once launched.
Concordia North America
Overview
Concordia North America has a diversified product portfolio that focuses primarily on the U.S. pharmaceutical market. As of December 31, 2017, this portfolio of pharmaceutical products consisted of branded and authorized generic products, which are owned or licensed by CPI and CLI. Concordia North America’s diversified product portfolio represents a variety of dosage strengths, formulations and covers a range of therapeutic categories. During the period-ended March 31, 2017, the Company aggregated its reportable operating segments to combine its former Orphan Drugs segment and the Concordia North America segment into one reportable operating segment, which is also named "Concordia North America". As a result, Concordia North America's diversified product portfolio now

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includes PDT with Photofrin®, which is a treatment for certain forms of cancer that combines a drug called a photosensitizing agent (Photofrin®) with a specific type of laser that emits an exact wavelength of light and power to target cancer cells.
As part of the Company's "DELIVER" strategy, the Company is currently working to level-set the Concordia North America reportable operating segment. Concordia North America seeks to acquire or in-license and manage drugs that are in the later stages of the pharmaceutical product life cycle. Historically, these products have a well-established record of safety and efficacy. As at December 31, 2017, Concordia North America employed 31 employees.
Products
The following table and subsequent product descriptions provide an overview of Concordia North America’s top three (3) products during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 and illustrates the level of diversity across Concordia North America’s product portfolio:
Concordia North America’s Top Three (3) Products
Product (i.e., Molecule)
Indication
Sold in no. of countries
International Rights
Percentage of the Company’s Total Consolidated Revenue(1)
2017
2016
2015(2)
Donnatal® (phenobarbital & belladonna alkaloids)
Irritable Bowel

1
USA

6.7%
7.9%
23.0%
Zonegran® (zonisamide)
Epilepsy
1
USA

5.9%
4.8%
8.8%
Plaquenil® & Plaquenil® AG (hydroxychloroquine sulfate)

Inflammatory Conditions

1
USA

4.3%
6.8%
13.8%
Notes:
(1)
The revenue percentages provided in the table above reflect the aggregate revenue with respect to each product. As a result, these revenue percentages may reflect sales of the branded and/or generic form of a product.
(2)
The revenue generated by Plaquenil® during the year ended December 31, 2015, is based on revenues generated by this product between April 21, 2015 (the date the product was acquired in connection with the Covis Acquisition) and December 31, 2015.

Donnatal® (phenobarbital & belladonna alkaloids)
Donnatal® is used as adjunctive therapy for irritable bowel syndrome, a condition characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea or constipation. It may also be used as adjunctive therapy for acute enterocolitis and duodenal ulcer. Donnatal® is one phenobarbital and belladonna alkaloid product that has a right to a DESI hearing and has distinct legal rights to be actively marketed. (See Item 8.B, under the heading “Legal Proceedings and Regulatory Matters” and Item 3.D, under the heading “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report).
Zonegran® (zonisamide)
In epileptic patients, focal seizures (also called partial seizures and localized seizures) are seizures which affect initially only one hemisphere of the brain. Zonegran® is an anti-seizure drug indicated for adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures in adults with epilepsy.
Plaquenil® and Plaquenil® AG (hydroxychloroquine sulfate)
Plaquenil® and Plaquenil AG is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and manage the complications of lupus as well as suppress acute attacks from certain strains of malaria. Plaquenil® and Plaquenil® AG is considered a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug because it can decrease the pain and swelling of arthritis, and it may prevent joint damage and reduce the risk of long-term disability.
Product Development and Production
Similar to Concordia International, Concordia North America utilizes an asset-light business model that focuses on the registration and regulatory maintenance of acquired and in-licensed pharmaceutical products. Concordia North America’s medicines are manufactured by more than a dozen third-party CMOs in North America and Western Europe. Concordia North America enters into contractual arrangements with third parties pursuant to which Concordia North America and such third parties agree to the pricing of services and materials including, but not limited to, raw materials and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Concordia North America’s operations, including supplier relationships, are managed from offices in Barbados and supported by internal and external advisors.
Sales and Distributions
Concordia North America, operating through its Barbados office, mainly sells its pharmaceutical products directly to three (3) major wholesalers in the U.S., who combined account for approximately 85% of Concordia North America’s total gross sales through wholesalers and approximately 85% of the reportable operating segment’s total revenue. Other direct buyers include smaller wholesalers and distributors. Additional key indirect customer groups include:

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Physicians and allied health professionals including nurses, physician assistants, and pharmacists. While physicians and allied health professionals are not themselves direct buyers of Concordia North America’s products, they are important influencers in recommending or prescribing Concordia North America’s products to patients.
Patients and their families/caregivers. In the U.S., patients are faced with having to bear an increasing share of the cost of healthcare. For this reason, patients have become more educated regarding their medical needs and increasingly play a larger role in their healthcare decisions, including which medications they are taking.
Third-party payors such as Managed Care Organizations and group purchasing organizations. Third-party payors, like certain insurance companies and employers, make purchasing and reimbursement decisions based on a number of health outcomes and economic variables.
State and federal government health agencies. Certain U.S. federal government agencies like the Department of Veteran Affairs, the Department of Defense, prison systems and Indian Health Services may purchase pharmaceutical products directly from Concordia North America or provide third-party reimbursement to those that do purchase Concordia North America’s products. In addition, Medicaid programs at the state level may also reimburse patients that purchase Concordia North America’s products.
Warehousing, distribution, logistics, customer service and accounts receivable were transitioned to Cardinal Specialty Pharmaceutical Services in January 2014. Management of Concordia North America believes that such outsourcing relationships with leading providers of pharmaceutical contract services are an efficient means of pursuing its business plans and intends to pursue this strategy in the future.
Key Markets, Growth and Marketing Strategy
Concordia North America focuses on the North American pharmaceutical market, in particular the U.S. market. Most pharmaceutical products in the U.S. marketplace follow very similar paths of development from discovery through to loss of substantial market share to competing products. This life cycle includes several key stages that each affect a product’s commercial viability. The key stages include: (i) the drug discovery stage; (ii) the pre-clincial and clinical development stage; (iii) the FDA approval, product launch and growth stage; (iv) the product maturity stage; (v) the loss of market exclusivity stage; and (vi) the legacy stage. The majority of Concordia North America's products are in the legacy stage of their life cycle and such products require little or no marketing investment. In connection with the Company's "DELIVER" strategy, the Company is currently working to stabilize and level set the Concordia North America reportable operating segment.
Authorized Generics
When merited, Concordia North America enters into authorized generic contracts. An authorized generic is a branded drug marketed as a generic drug under private label, typically that of a generic company. The goal of partnering with a generic company to introduce an authorized generic is to maintain market share against competing generic versions of the Company's products, thereby creating a revenue stream from the authorized generic, while continuing to receive a revenue stream from brand sales.
Limited Promotional Investment
Concordia North America seeks to maintain and grow demand for, and revenues from, its pharmaceutical products through limited, highly-targeted promotional activities. These activities include third-party service providers charged with a mandate of direct detailing to carefully targeted physicians for certain products. In addition, Concordia North America offers couponing and co-pay assistance programs for its promoted products. These promotional activities are aimed at increasing physician, pharmacy and consumer awareness and loyalty to Concordia North America’s products. On January 3, 2017, the Company announced that CPI had entered into a three-year co-promotion agreement with Redhill relating to the promotion of Donnatal®, through which Redhill agreed to incur the sales and marketing costs associated with promotion activities, with CPI providing materials and samples. The Company announced on June 13, 2017, that Redhill commenced promoting Donnatal® in certain U.S. territories. Pursuant to the terms of the co-promotion agreement with Redhill, CPI will keep all revenue up to a predetermined level of sales and only after that predetermined level has been surpassed will revenue be shared between the companies.
Partnership with Leading Service Providers
Concordia North America has entered into outsourcing relationships with leading providers of pharmaceutical contract services for many of the operational functions associated with its business. Concordia North America’s products are predominantly manufactured by more than a dozen third party CMOs in North America and Western Europe. Government pricing and contracting-related matters are overseen by Deloitte (formerly Compliance Implementation Services).
Product Acquisitions and In-Licensing
Concordia North America acquires or in-licenses pharmaceutical products that generally have the following characteristics: (i) are known products, offering: (a) proven efficacy and a well-understood position in therapy; (b) proven safety profiles and therefore minimal safety risk for patients and physicians; and (c) no costly launch promotion requirement; (ii) have a predictable and reliable supply chain, including: (a) readily available active pharmaceutical ingredient; (b) long-term supply chain in place; (c) alternative

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manufacturing sources, if needed; and (d) distribution by leading third-party logistics providers; and (iii) have an attractive cash flow profile.
Post-Acquisition Value Added by Concordia North America
Concordia North America has a focused post-acquisition/in-licensing program for products that is designed to manage the performance of acquired and in-licensed drugs. Key components of this program include: (i) implementing cost adjustments based on market assessment; (ii) implementing authorized generic opportunities when merited; (iii) exploring limited promotion investment opportunities; (iv) effectively managing regulatory affairs and supply chain; and (v) integrating acquisitions or in-licensed intellectual property into Concordia North America’s fiscal structure.
Intellectual Property Matters
Concordia North America relies on trademarks, trade secrets and other proprietary information in connection with its business and such trademarks have been used, often for several years, to build brand equity and maintain physician and patient loyalty to branded drugs. As long as the trademarks continue to be used by Concordia North America, registration of them can be renewed and the rights in them maintained. However, the Concordia North America reportable operating segment does not have any material products that place significant reliance on a particular trademark, patent or license other than Zonegran®. Pursuant to the terms of an asset purchase agreement dated September 3, 2014, by and between CPI and Eisai, Inc. (the "Zonegran Licensing Agreement"), the Company acquired certain licensing rights to market and distribute Zonegran® in the U.S.. (A copy of this purchase agreement is included as Exhibit 4.5 hereto).
Regulatory Matters
The FDA and comparable regulatory agencies in state and local jurisdictions and in foreign countries impose substantial requirements on the distribution and marketing of pharmaceutical and other healthcare products. These agencies and other federal, state and local entities regulate quality control, safety, effectiveness, labeling, packaging, storage, handling, distribution, record keeping, approval, advertising, and promotion of pharmaceutical products.
The Company’s operations are also subject to the Anti-Kickback Statutes. Such laws prohibit entities such as the Company from knowingly and willingly offering, paying, soliciting or receiving any form of remuneration (including any kickback, bribe or rebate) in return for the referral of items or services for which payment may be made under a federal health care program, or in return for the recommendation, arrangement, purchase, lease or order of items or services for which payment may be made under a federal health care program. Violation of the Anti-Kickback Statutes is a felony, punishable by criminal fines and imprisonment or both. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services in the U.S. may impose civil penalties and exclude violators from participation in federal health care programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid. Many states have adopted similar prohibitions against payments intended to induce referrals of products or services paid by Medicaid or other third-party payors.
Concordia North America currently utilizes its Center of Excellence and third-party providers of certain regulatory affairs and quality assurance services. These services may include storage and maintenance of regulatory dossiers, and all routine and ad-hoc reporting and communications with the FDA. The third-party provider currently services a large number of North American and European pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in similar capacities.
The Company’s global medical team is generally responsible for information requests that typically involve written responses to questions from patients or healthcare providers regarding Concordia North America’s products. Concordia North America, has established a dedicated toll-free phone number and mailing address for these drug information requests.
Research and Development - PDT with Photofrin®
Concordia North America's diversified product portfolio includes PDT with Photofrin®, which is a treatment for certain forms of cancer that combines a drug called a photosensitizing agent (Photofrin®), with a specific type of laser that emits an exact wavelength of light and power to target cancer cells (PDT). Existing indications for which Photofrin® is already an FDA approved treatment include: (i) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer or NSCLC; (ii) esophageal cancer; and (iii) Barrett’s esophagus.
 

C.     ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE


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Intercorporate Relationships
Information about the intercorporate relationships among the Company and its significant subsidiaries is provided in the table below.
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In addition, provided directly below is an illustration of the Company’s global presence.
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* “CIS” means the Commonwealth of Independent States and “CEE” means Central and Eastern Europe.

D.     PROPERTY, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT

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The Company operates out of facilities in Oakville, Ontario, Canada and, through its subsidiaries, operates out of various international office locations with key offices located in Bridgetown, Barbados; St. Helier, Jersey; Dublin, Ireland; London, England and Mumbai, India. The Company leases all of its offices. The Company believes that its current facilities are adequate to meet its ongoing needs and that, if it requires additional space or a new lease, the Company will be able to obtain additional facilities on commercially reasonable terms. As a result, the Company does not consider any of its office leases to be particularly significant or material.

The following table outlines the purpose, use and end-date with respect to each of the Company's key office leases.
#
Location
Date Lease Ends
Purpose/Use
1
Oakville, Canada
June 30, 2018(1) 
Corporate head office; management, administrative
2
Bridgetown, Barbados
September 29, 2019
Concordia North America; management, administrative
3
St. Helier, Jersey
December 24, 2018
Concordia International; management, administrative
4
Dublin, Ireland
May 11, 2026
Concordia International; management, administrative
5
London, England
September 29, 2023(2) 
Concordia International; management, administrative
6
Mumbai, India
November 30, 2019 and April 30, 2021
Center of Excellence; administrative, regulatory, information technology services
(1) During the second quarter of 2018, the Company intends to move its corporate head office from the municipality of Oakville, Ontario, to the adjacent
municipality of Mississauga, Ontario.
(2) The Company may elect to terminate this lease as at September 29, 2018, by providing six (6) months' prior written notice to the landlord, failing which the
lease continues until September 29, 2023.





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Item 4A.    UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 5.    OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

A.     OPERATING RESULTS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Annual Report. (See Item 18, under the heading "Financial Statements" in this Annual Report for additional information pertaining to the Company's finances). The financial information contained in this Annual Report is derived from the Financial Statements, which were prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Results of Operations
 
For the year ended
 
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2015

Revenue
626,169

816,159

394,224

Gross profit
435,537

594,957

299,930

Gross profit %
70
%
73
%
76
%
Adjusted gross profit (1)
435,848

616,369

333,862

Adjusted gross profit % (1)
70
%
76
%
85
%
Total operating expenses
1,600,485

1,537,264

219,479

Operating income (loss) from continuing operations
(1,164,948
)
(942,307
)
80,451

 


 
Income tax recovery
(36,757
)
(34,801
)
(23,064
)
Net loss from continuing operations
(1,590,735
)
(1,314,093
)
(29,425
)
 


 
Loss per share, from continuing operations




 
Basic
(31.10
)
(25.76
)
(0.81
)
Diluted
(31.10
)
(25.76
)
(0.81
)
 


 
Loss per share, including discontinued operations




 
Basic
(31.10
)
(25.79
)
(0.87
)
Diluted
(31.10
)
(25.79
)
(0.87
)
 




 
EBITDA (1)
(953,613
)
(885,117
)
152,682

Adjusted EBITDA (1)
315,410

468,144

265,687

Adjusted EPS (1)
0.18

3.56

4.38


Amounts shown above are results from continuing operations, excluding discontinued operations, unless otherwise noted.

Notes:
(1)
Represents a non-IFRS measure. For the relevant definitions and reconciliation to reported results, see Item 5.A, under the heading“Operating Results - Non-IFRS Financial Measures” of this Annual Report. The Company's management believes non-IFRS measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, provide supplementary information to IFRS measures used in assessing the performance of the business.

2017 v 2016
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $189,990, or 23%, compared to 2016. This decrease was due to lower sales from both the Concordia North America and Concordia International segments, as well as unfavorable foreign exchange rate movements, compared to 2016. Revenues were lower primarily due to lower volumes, mainly a result of new market entrants on a number of the Company's products. The Concordia North America segment revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $97,876 or 38% when compared to 2016, mainly as a result of lower volumes on key products, including Plaquenil® AG, Donnatal®

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and Nilandron®. The Concordia International segment revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $92,114, or 17%, when compared to 2016, primarily due to volume and price declines on key products, including prednisolone, liothyronine sodium and fusidic acid together with the impact of foreign exchange. (See Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Segment Revenue and Gross Profit" section of this Annual Report for a further discussion on segmental and product specific performance).
Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $159,420, or 27%, compared to 2016, primarily due to the revenue decreases described above.
The change in gross profit and adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenue in the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to 2016, is primarily due to changes in product mix within both segments.
Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2017 increased by $63,221, or 4%, compared to 2016. Operating expenses were higher primarily due to $62,522 higher impairment charges recorded during 2017 (see Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Impairments" in this Annual Report) and $43,606 higher amortization of intangible assets, partially offset by $22,042 lower share based compensation, $14,246 lower litigation settlements and $12,867 lower selling and marketing costs. (See Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Corporate and Other Costs" in this Annual Report).
The change in operating income (loss) from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2017 reflects the increased operating expenses and decreased gross profit compared to 2016.
The current income tax expense recorded for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $18,355, compared to 2016. Income taxes were lower primarily due to the impact of lower foreign exchange translation of the income tax expense from the Concordia International segment as well as lower taxable income compared to 2016. The deferred income tax net recovery recorded for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $16,399 and is mainly the result of: the reversal of certain deferred tax liabilities in respect of assets recorded as a result of purchase price accounting; and changes to the carrying value of certain assets due to their impairment and/or changes in the applicable foreign exchange rate.

The net loss from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $1,590,735. Significant components comprising the net loss in 2017 are impairment charges of $1,194,765 and the deduction of other significant cash and non-cash expenses which include, but are not limited to, amortization expense and interest and accretion expenses. (See Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Corporate and Other Costs" in this Annual Report for further information related to expenses impacting net loss from continuing operations).
EBITDA is higher than the net loss from continuing operations as it excludes: interest and accretion expense; interest income; income taxes; depreciation; and amortization of intangible assets (See Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Non-IFRS Financial Measures" in this Annual Report). EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $68,496, compared to 2016. The decrease in EBITDA was primarily due to $159,420 lower gross profit, $117,295 higher loss on change in fair value of derivatives and purchase consideration and $62,522 higher impairment charges recorded during 2017, partially offset by a $201,465 higher unrealized foreign exchange gains, $22,042 lower share based compensation expense, $21,188 gain on debt settlement and $14,246 lower litigation settlement.
Adjusted EBITDA is higher than EBITDA, as it excludes: impairments; fair value adjustments to acquired inventory; acquisition related, restructuring and other costs; share-based compensation; change in fair value of purchase consideration; foreign exchange (gain) loss; unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss; change in fair value of derivative contracts; legal settlements and related legal costs and gain on debt settlement (See Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Non-IFRS Financial Measures" in this Annual Report for a full reconciliation and description of these expenses). Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $152,734, or 33%, respectively, compared to 2016. The decline is primarily due to lower sales and gross margins from both the Concordia North America and Concordia International segments, as well as unfavorable foreign exchange rate movements impacting translated results during 2017. Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $99,343 from Concordia North America and $236,733 from Concordia International. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2017 the Company incurred $20,666 of Corporate costs related to the Corporate Head Office.
2016 v 2015

Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $421,935, or 107%, compared to 2015. This increase was primarily due to a $441,793 increase in revenue for the year from the Concordia International segment, which was acquired on October 21, 2015 and, therefore, was only included in the comparative period for a portion of the fourth quarter of 2015. The increase was mainly offset by a $20,064 decrease in revenue from the Concordia North America segment as a result of generic product launches and other competitive marketplace pressures associated with the Concordia North America product portfolio. (See Item 5.A, under the heading

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"Operating Results - Segment Revenue and Gross Profit" in this Annual Report for a further discussion on segmental and product specific performance).
Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $295,027, or 98%, compared to 2015. This increase was primarily due to a $318,503 increase in gross profit for the year from the Concordia International segment acquired on October 21, 2015 and, therefore, was only included in the comparative period for a portion of the fourth quarter of 2015. The increase was partially offset by a $21,933 decrease in gross profit from the Concordia North America segment. The gross profit decrease within the Concordia North America segment was larger than the revenue decrease primarily due to a higher proportion of full year revenue being earned from lower margin AG sales. Gross profit in both 2016 and 2015 was negatively impacted by non-cash inventory fair value adjustments in the amount of $21,412 and $33,932, respectively, arising as a result of acquired inventory from business acquisitions. Adjusted gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2016, removing the impact of the non-cash fair value adjustments as described above, increased by $282,507, or 85%, compared to 2015, which is lower than the gross profit increase due to the higher non-cash inventory fair value adjustment in 2015.
The change in gross profit and adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenue in the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 2015 reflects the impact of lower margins within the Concordia International segment and a change in product sales to lower margin AG products lowering gross profit margins from the Concordia North America segment.
Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $1,317,785, compared to 2015. Operating expenses were higher primarily due to impairment charges of $1,132,243 recorded during 2016 (See Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Impairments" in this Annual Report, as well as the increased size of the Company's business after the completion of the Covis Acquisition and the AMCo Acquisition. For a detailed description of operating expenses, see Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Corporate and Other Costs" in this Annual Report).
The change in operating income (loss) from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2016 reflects the increased operating expenses compared to 2015, primarily due to impairment charges recorded during 2016, partially offset by the increased gross profit from the Concordia International segment.
The current income tax expense recorded for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $27,988, compared to 2015. Income taxes were higher primarily due to the increased taxable income from the Concordia International segment. The deferred income tax net recoveries recorded for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $39,725, and are mainly the result of the reversal of certain deferred tax liabilities recorded at the prior period end.  The reversals were primarily due to: the reduction of taxable temporary differences in respect of assets recorded as a result of purchase price accounting; changes to the carrying value of certain items due to the impairment of assets and/or changes in the applicable foreign exchange rate; and changes to the tax rates expected to apply when certain temporary differences are expected to reverse.

The net loss from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $1,314,093, and EPS loss was $25.76 per share. Significant components comprising the net loss in 2016 are impairment charges of $1,132,243, net foreign exchange losses of $124,948, and the deduction of other significant cash and non-cash expenses which include, but are not limited to, amortization expense and interest and accretion expenses. (See Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Corporate and Other Costs" in this Annual Report for further information related to expenses impacting net loss from continuing operations).
EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2016 decreased by $1,037,799, compared to 2015. The decrease in EBITDA was primarily due to impairment charges of $1,132,243 recorded during 2016, offset by the timing of the AMCo Acquisition during the fourth quarter of 2015.
Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $202,457, or 76%, compared to 2015 primarily due to a full year of operating results from the Concordia International segment. Adjusted EBITDA in 2016 of $468,144, by reportable segment, was $168,361 from Concordia North America and $319,603 from Concordia International. In addition, the Company incurred $19,820 of Corporate costs related to the Corporate Head Office.
Segment Revenue and Gross Profit
Segment Change
As disclosed in Item 4.B, under the heading "Business Overview" in this Annual Report, the Company changed the composition of its reporting segments during the first quarter of 2017. As a result, the Company has presented prior period segment information to conform with the current period presentation by aggregating the 2016 segment information of the Concordia North America segment with the segment information of the Orphan Drugs segment, into a single reporting segment, entitled, "Concordia North America".

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Concordia North America
 
For the year ended
 
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2015

Revenue
160,769

258,645

278,503

Cost of sales
33,046

39,963

36,345

Gross profit
127,723

218,682

242,158

Gross profit %
79
%
85
%
87
%

2017 v 2016
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $97,876, or 38%, compared to 2016. The decline was primarily due to: (i) a $33,572 decrease from Plaquenil® AG due to increased competition and pricing pressures; (ii) a $21,892 decrease from Donnatal®, arising from additional competitive pressures that resulted in a loss in market share; (iii) a $13,463 decrease from Nilandron® as a result of the July 2016 launch of a generic competitive product along with recent higher rebate levels realized from certain customer segments; (iv) a $10,608 decrease from Lanoxin® due to competitive pressures along with higher rebate levels realized from certain customer segments; (v) a $4,472 decrease in revenue from Dibenzyline® due to higher levels of returns realized compared to 2016; and (vi) a $4,044 decrease from Orapred® due to a higher rebate levels realized from certain customer segments. The remaining decrease was experienced broadly across other products as a result of increased market competition and lower sales volumes across the portfolio. During 2017, Donnatal® continued to experience pressure from a non-FDA approved product being distributed by a competitor and an additional competitive product launched during the second quarter of 2017.
Cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $6,917, or 17%, compared to 2016. The decrease in cost of sales is primarily due to lower revenue as described above, resulting from additional competition and full year impacts of new competitive products that emerged in the third quarter of 2016.
Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $90,959, primarily due to lower revenue as described above, partially offset by a decrease in cost of sales as described above.
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased by 6% compared to 2016. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue in 2017 compared to 2016 was impacted primarily by the product mix of AG sales, with a lower percentage of certain higher margin AG product sales realized in 2017 compared to 2016.
2016 v 2015

Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2016 decreased by $19,858, or 7%, compared to 2015. This was primarily due to a $26,884 decrease in revenue from Donnatal®, resulting from a loss of market share and competitive pressures, as well as a $17,563 decrease in revenue from Dibenzyline® due to the full year impact of a generic product entering the market and other competitive pressures experienced with respect to the product. These decreases were partially offset by a $17,354 increase in revenue from Plaquenil® AG and a $8,881 increase in revenue from Lanoxin®. Plaquenil® AG revenue had a positive impact in the first half of 2016, however increased competition and pricing pressures emerged in the second half of 2016, resulting in a year-over-year declining revenue trend by the end of the year. These market factors in the second half of 2016 impacting Plaquenil® AG, Nilandron® and certain other branded products led to impairments recorded as further described in Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Corporate and Other Costs" in this Annual Report.
Cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $3,618, or 10%, compared to 2015. The increase in cost of sales, when compared with the decrease in revenue, is primarily due to a higher proportion of 2016 revenue from AG sales, which earn a lower gross margin. In 2016, the proportion of revenue from AG sales was 25% of revenue from the Concordia North America segment compared with 15% in 2015.
Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2016 decreased by $23,476, primarily due to lower revenue as described above, as well as an increase in cost of sales as described above.
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased by 2% for the year ended December 31, 2016. The decrease was due to a product mix impact attributed to stronger performance in lower profit margin AGs and branded sales to certain customers eligible for higher rebates and therefore lower margins in 2016 compared with 2015.

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The figures in the table below with respect to the year ended December 31, 2015, reflect amounts relating to the period October 21, 2015, (the date of the completion of the AMCo Acquisition) to December 31, 2015.
Concordia International
 
For the year ended
 
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2015

Revenue
465,400

557,514

115,721

Cost of sales
157,586

181,239

57,949

Gross profit
307,814

376,275

57,772

Gross profit %
66
%
67
%
50
%
Adjusted gross profit (1)
308,125

397,687

81,006

Adjusted gross profit %(1)
66
%
71
%
70
%

Notes:
(1)
Represents a non-IFRS measure. For the relevant definitions and reconciliation to reported results, see Item 5.A, under the heading “Operating Results - Non-IFRS Financial Measures” of this Annual Report.

2017 v 2016

Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $92,114, or 17%, compared to 2016. The impact of foreign currency comprised $29,033 of the decrease in revenue as a result of the Great British Pound weakening against the United States Dollar after Brexit in mid-2016. Declines to revenue attributable to key products during the year, excluding the impact of foreign currency, were: (i) a $16,598 decrease from prednisolone; (ii) a $12,762 decrease from liothyronine sodium; (iii) a $11,329 decrease from fusidic acid; (vi) a $10,558 decrease from trazodone; (v) a $8,289 decrease from levothyroxine sodium; (vi) a $6,675 decrease from hydrocortisone; and (vii) a $6,248 decrease from nefopam. These lower product volumes and revenues are primarily due to ongoing competitive market pressures resulting in market share erosion and certain products experiencing product supply challenges during 2017. For each of the products listed above, the Company has recorded an impairment charge in either the current or previous fiscal year as a result of lower revenues earned from these products. These revenue decreases were partially offset by: (i) a $8,103 increase from nitrofurantoin; and (ii) a $6,531 increase from Codeine Phosphate and Paracetamol. The remaining decrease was primarily due to competitive market pressures on a range of products.

Cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $23,653, or 13%, compared to 2016. The decrease in the cost of sales during year ended December 31, 2017 is primarily due to the volume declines from products described above and a non-cash fair value adjustment to inventory of $21,412 in 2016.

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $68,461, or 18%, compared to 2016 primarily due to the factors described above. Gross profit percentage for the year ended December 31, 2017 remained relatively flat compared to 2016.

Adjusted gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $89,562, or 23%, compared to 2016 which resulted in a 5% decrease in adjusted gross profit percentage. This 5% decrease in adjusted gross profit percentage is primarily due a shift in product mix as a result of increased competition on certain higher margin products.

2016 v 2015

The Concordia International reportable operating segment represents the results of Concordia International Investments (Jersey) Limited. The Concordia International reportable operating segment was acquired on October 21, 2015, and therefore only a partial period of operating results were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2015 for the Concordia International segment. (A description and details of the business segment is included in Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Selected Quarterly Financial Information" in this Annual Report).

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Corporate and Other Costs
The following table details expenses from the Company's Corporate cost centre and other operating expenses from the business segments:
 
For the year ended
 
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2015

General and administrative
50,690

56,455

29,697

Selling and marketing
38,266

51,133

23,486

Research and development
31,482

40,637

14,992

Acquisition related, restructuring and other
46,778

35,968

57,207

Share-based compensation
8,711

30,753

16,198

Exchange listing expenses


1,051

Amortization of intangible assets
226,425

182,819

75,810

Impairments
1,194,765

1,132,243


Depreciation expense
1,962

1,939

477

Change in fair value
1,406

(8,929
)
561

Litigation settlements

14,246


Interest and accretion expense
506,794

300,690

129,195

Interest income
(61,302
)
(21,671
)
(311
)
Fair value (gain) loss on derivative financial instruments
109,580

2,620


Gain on debt settlement
(21,188
)


Foreign exchange (gain) loss
1,551

(3,626
)
4,056

Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss
(72,891
)
128,574


Total
2,063,029

1,943,851

352,419

Amounts shown above are expenses from continuing operations, excluding discontinued operations.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses reflect costs related to salaries and benefits, professional and consulting fees, ongoing public company costs, travel, facility leases and other administrative expenditures.
General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $5,765, or 10%, compared to 2016. This decrease is a result of the Company's objective to reduce operating costs across the business.
General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $26,758, or 90%, compared to 2015 due to the increased size of the Company as a result of the AMCo Acquisition on October 21, 2015.
Selling and Marketing Expenses
Selling and marketing expenses reflect costs incurred by the Company for the marketing, promotion and sale of the Company’s broad portfolio of products across the Company's segments.
Selling and marketing costs for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $12,867, or 25%, compared to 2016. These costs have decreased primarily due to the termination of the Donnatal® contract sales force in 2016, which has been replaced by a co-promotion agreement with RedHill. Sales and marketing expenses within the Concordia North America segment have decreased by $11,641, and within the Concordia International segment have decreased by $1,226.
Selling and marketing costs for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $27,647, or 118%, compared to 2015. These costs increased due to the expansion of the Company's product portfolio from six (6) core products in the first quarter of 2015 to over 200 products as at December 31, 2016. The Concordia International segment's selling and marketing expenses were $27,126 in 2016 compared with $6,700 in 2015, resulting in a $20,426 increase. This increase is due to only a portion of the segment's selling costs from October 21, 2015 being included in 2015 whereas 2016 represents a full year of the segment's costs.
Concordia North America's selling and marketing expenses were $20,618 in 2016 compared with $14,220 in 2015, resulting in a $6,398 increase, mainly due to increased costs in 2016 associated with the Donnatal® contract sales force that was terminated in December 2016.

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Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses reflect costs for clinical trial activities, product development, professional and consulting fees and services associated with the activities of the medical, clinical and scientific affairs, quality assurance costs, regulatory compliance and drug safety costs (Pharmacovigilence) of the Company.
Research and development costs for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $9,155, or 23%, compared to 2016. This decrease is due to fewer ongoing clinical programs in 2017 compared with 2016, including the cancellation of the cholangiocarcinoma trial in December 2016, and the Company moving certain external service provider activities previously incurred by the Concordia North America segment to the Company's integrated operations in Mumbai, India.
Research and development costs for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $25,645, or 171%, compared to 2015. This is due to costs incurred at the Concordia International segment for product expansion efforts and the costs associated with the Concordia North America segment. In December 2016, the Company terminated a phase 3 trial for PDT with Photofrin® which resulted in $4,490 of previously capitalized costs being recorded as research and development expenses. The trial was canceled for a number of reasons but primarily due to challenges enrolling patients in line with the requirements of the clinical trial.
Acquisition Related, Restructuring and Other Costs
Acquisition related, restructuring and other costs during the year ended December 31, 2017 were $46,778, representing an increase of 30% compared to 2016. The increase from 2016 was primarily due to costs associated with consultants involved in the Company's capital realignment initiative.
Significant costs incurred during 2017 include $22,862 of costs associated with the Company's realignment of its capital structure, $7,475 of costs related to severance, $6,739 of management retention costs, $3,000 of costs related to a settlement with a former adviser of the Company, and $5,001 related to legal and other consulting costs associated with the CMA investigations. (See Item 8.B, under the heading "Legal Proceedings and Regulatory Matters" in this Annual Report). The remaining costs relate primarily to other integration costs related to the alignment of contract manufacturing and distribution arrangements.
Acquisition related, restructuring and other costs during the year ended December 31, 2016 were $35,968, representing a decrease of 37% compared to 2015. The decrease from 2015 was primarily due to 2015 including specific acquisition related costs associated with the AMCo Acquisition and the Covis Acquisition.
Significant costs incurred during 2016 include $13,608 within the Concordia International segment primarily due to costs associated with the acquisition of four products completed in June 2016 and other integration costs related to alignment of contract manufacturing and distribution arrangements. The Concordia North America segment incurred costs of $5,837 during 2016 of which $2,756 related to the termination of a clinical trial contract, including the wind-up of sites and the termination of its contract research organization and $1,625 related to the termination of its contract sales force. The corporate cost center incurred costs of $16,523 during 2016 primarily comprised of: (i) $2,840 related primarily to legal and advisory costs associated with the 2016 Strategic Review and the closing of the offering of the 2016 Notes; (ii) $4,123 related to separation payments to former executives and other employees of the Company; and (iii) $5,488 related to an onerous lease contract with respect to the corporate jet no longer being used by employees of the Company with the remaining amount related to other restructuring initiatives.
Share Based Compensation
The share based compensation expense relates to the fair value of share-based option, RSU and DSU awards to employees, management and directors of the Company.
Share based compensation during the year ended December 31, 2017 was $8,711. The $22,042 decrease in the expense compared to 2016 is primarily due to the impact of fewer RSUs and certain stock options being subject to accelerated vesting events in connection with the departure of former executives of the Company combined with the impact of the staged vesting of the equity based compensation. There was no cash compensation paid to executives related to the unvested stock options.
Share based compensation during the year ended December 31, 2016 was $30,753. The increase in the expense of $14,555 for the year is primarily due to the impact of a grant of 1,009,000 stock options to Concordia International senior management on December 11, 2015 as part of a long term compensation and retention program and other RSUs issued in the first quarter of 2016. Also impacting the higher expense is accelerated vesting of RSUs and certain stock options in connection with the departure of a former executive of the Company. The accounting treatment requires an expense be recognized in the current period based on terms of the original grant value. This increased expense is offset by the reversal of expenses related to RSUs and stock options forfeited by certain employees of the Company, including a former executive of the Company. There was no cash compensation paid to executives related to the unvested stock options.

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The Company authorized for issuance a total of 1,027,803 performance based RSUs on January 7, 2016 and February 3, 2016, with market prices on the date of grant of $37.17 and $26.37, respectively. On August 8, 2016, the Board resolved to cancel 828,430 of these performance based RSUs (and a corresponding 6,584 RSUs paid as dividend equivalent amounts). Subsequently, the Board resolved to convert 116,893 of these remaining performance based RSUs to RSUs with no performance conditions with vesting terms over three (3) years.
The fair value of stock options is derived using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, and a Monte Carlo simulation model is used for calculating the fair value of certain performance based RSUs with market based vesting conditions. Assumptions that affect the application of the fair value model include the determination of volatility of the Company’s common shares, risk-free interest rate, expected life of options, share price on the date of grant and estimates of financial results for certain performance based RSUs.
Amortization of Intangible Assets
Amortization of intangible assets was $43,606 higher during the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to 2016. The higher expense is due to the Company's change in accounting estimate related to a decrease in expected useful life of certain products as a result of increased market competition and other external factors. The expense for the year ended December 31, 2017 of $226,425 is comprised of the following amounts:
Amortization related to acquired product rights and manufacturing processes for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $194,703;
Amortization related to intellectual property for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $1,640. Intellectual property is amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of 20 years;
Amortization related to distribution and supplier contracts for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $29,123. Distribution and supplier contracts are amortized on a straight-line basis over 5 years; and
Amortization related to other intangibles for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $959.
Amortization of intangible assets was $107,009 higher for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 2015 due to the additional amortization of intangible assets acquired as part of the Covis Acquisition, the AMCo Acquisition and the acquisition of four products in June 2016. The expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 of $182,819 is comprised of the following amounts:
Amortization related to acquired product rights and manufacturing processes for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $149,827. During the year-ended 2016, the Company amortized acquired product rights on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from seven to thirty-five years;
Amortization related to intellectual property for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $1,640. Intellectual property is amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of 20 years;
Amortization related to distribution and supplier contracts for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $30,934. Distribution and supplier contracts are amortized on a straight-line basis over 5 years; and
Amortization related to other intangibles for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $418.
Impairments
In accordance with IAS 36 - Impairments, Management performed impairment tests as a result of triggering events and whereby the recoverable amount of certain products was determined by the greater of a value in use model and a fair value less cost to sell model. The recoverable amount was then compared to the carrying value of the intangible asset to determine the extent of the impairment.
Impairments recorded during the year ended December 31, 2017 totaled $1,194,765. These asset impairments were recorded during the second and fourth quarters of 2017, with the significant impairments described as follows:

Intangible assets - Concordia North America segment
Year ended December 31, 2017
In the second quarter of 2017, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $106,887 on the product rights associated with Donnatal® as the Company concluded that certain triggering events had occurred. The triggering events included continued market share pressures from existing competitors and the launch of an additional competitive product during the second quarter of 2017.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $44,312 on the product rights associated with Nilandron® as the Company concluded that certain triggering events had occurred. The triggering events included continued market share pressures from existing competitors which resulted in lower forecasts of future expected cash flows from the product.

Year ended December 31, 2016

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In the second quarter of 2016, Management concluded that certain triggering events had occurred with respect to Nilandron® and Plaquenil®. The triggering events included pricing pressure, increased competition, the July 2016 launch of a generic competitive product to Nilandron® and notification from the Company's AG partner regarding market competitive pressure associated with sales volumes and pricing with respect to Plaquenil® AG. During the second quarter of 2016, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $306,189 with respect to Nilandron® and $260,887 with respect to Plaquenil®.

In the fourth quarter of 2016, Management concluded that certain triggering events had occurred with respect to seven North America segment products: Donnatal®, Plaquenil®, Uroxatral®, Dyrenium®, Dibenzyline®, Ulesifa® and Parnate®. These triggering events required Management to perform a test for impairment. The triggering events included pricing pressure and increased competition resulting in a decreased forecast of future net cash inflows from previous budgets as well as notification from the Company's AG partner regarding market competitive pressure associated with sales volumes and pricing with respect to Plaquenil® AG. An impairment charge was recorded on all products identified except for Donnatal® as its recoverable amount was in excess of its carrying value. During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company recorded impairment charges of: $219,354 with respect to Plaquenil®; $38,544 with respect to Uroxatral®; $23,056 with respect to Dyrenium®; $7,457 with respect to Ulesfia®; $10,518 with respect to Dibenzyline®; and $8,009 with respect to Parnate®.
Goodwill - Concordia North America segment

Year ended December 31, 2016
In the third quarter of 2016, the Company recorded an impairment of $3,062 primarily related to goodwill arising on the Covis Portfolio acquired pursuant to the Covis Acquisition.
Intangible assets - Concordia International segment
Year ended December 31, 2017
In the second quarter of 2017, the Company concluded that certain triggering events had occurred with respect to certain product rights within the Concordia International segment. These triggering events included the granting of marketing authorisations for competitive products, increased price competition and supply chain challenges with respect to certain products. The Company recorded a total impairment charge on product rights of $301,538, primarily comprised of: $128,191 with respect to liothyronine sodium; $83,263 with respect to fusidic acid; $41,679 with respect to prednisolone; $17,353 with respect to nefopam; and $31,052 of other intellectual property impairments. An impairment of $37,618 was recorded related to intangible assets associated with the manufacturing processes for certain impaired intellectual property and external competitive market factors.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company concluded that certain triggering events had occurred with respect to certain product rights within the Concordia International segment. These triggering events included increased price competition, supply chain challenges with respect to certain products and the decision to discontinue certain low contribution products. The Company recorded a total impairment charge of $124,899, primarily comprised of: $17,249 with respect to erythromycin; $17,084 with respect to cyclizine hcl; $11,141 with respect to predniolone; $7,271 with respect to trazadone; $6,084 with respect to ergotamine and Caffeine; $4,373 with respect to dipipanone cyclizine; $4,094 with respect to hydralazine hcl; and $57,603 of other intellectual property impairments. An impairment of $10,440 was recorded related to intangible assets associated with the manufacturing processes for certain impaired intellectual property and external competitive market factors.

Year ended December 31, 2016
In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a total impairment charge of $188,028, where Management concluded that triggering events had occurred with respect to certain products. The main products included levothyroxine sodium, prednisolone, hydrocortisone, carbimazole, nefopam, dicycloverine, tranylcypromine sulphate, dipipanone cyclizine and other minor products. The triggering events required Management to perform a test for impairment. The triggering events included market based competitive pressures which resulted in lower forecasts of future expected cash flows from the products. Additionally, Management recorded an impairment of $8,669 related to intangible assets associated with the manufacturing of these products.
In-process research and development ("IPR&D") - Concordia International segment
Year ended December 31, 2017
In the second and fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $31,582 and $28,011, respectively, related to IPR&D. These impairments primarily relate to IPR&D projects that have been abandoned.

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As part of the Company's annual impairment test on IPR&D it was determined that an impairment charge on these assets was required in the amount of $58,470 related to specific projects. These impairments relate to projects that have been abandoned, or certain IPR&D projects with lower future forecasts compared with those at the time of the AMCo Acquisition.

Goodwill - Concordia International segment

Year ended December 31, 2017

As a result of increased competition within the Concordia International segment, as noted through the impairments on products described above, the Company concluded that these events constituted a triggering event during the second quarter of 2017 requiring the Company to perform an assessment of goodwill associated with the Concordia International segment for impairment. As a result, the Company concluded that an impairment charge on goodwill was required in the amount of $509,478. This impairment charge was determined using a discounted cash flow model associated with future cash flows from the Concordia International segment.
Changes in Fair Value Adjustments
The change in the fair value recorded during the year ended December 31, 2017 was a loss of $1,406. This loss was primarily due to the impact of discounting and other changes in fair value.
The change in the fair value of purchase consideration recorded during the year ended December 31, 2016 was a gain of $8,929. This gain was primarily due to a reduction in the contingent purchase consideration payable to the former owners of Pinnacle Biologics, Inc. as a result of canceling certain clinical trials during the fourth quarter of 2016 as well as revised sales forecasts for Photofrin®. This gain was offset by the impact of discounting and certain other changes in estimates and expected payouts.
Litigation Settlement and Associated Legal Costs
Litigation settlement and associated legal costs during the prior year related to the settlement amounts of $13.2 million plus legal costs of $1.0 million.
Interest and Accretion
Interest and accretion expenses during the year ended December 31, 2017 was $506,794, representing an increase of $206,104 compared to 2016. The interest and accretion expense increased significantly primarily as a result of the occurrence of events of default under certain of the Company's debt agreements that accelerated the accretion of deferred financing costs (see Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report for further details) combined with higher interest expense on the Currency Swaps. The interest and accretion expenses for the year were comprised primarily of the following amounts:
Interest expenses paid or payable on long-term debt for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $275,720, which was $29,516 higher than 2016. The increase was primarily due to a full year interest expense on the 2016 Notes offering that was completed during the fourth quarter of 2016, additional interest accrued as a result of the events of default on certain of the Company's debt agreements, partially offset by a change in foreign exchange rates resulting in a lower interest expense of the AMCo GBP Term Loan;
Interest expense related to the Currency Swaps of $62,973, which was $42,636 higher than 2016 as the contracts were entered into during the third and fourth quarters of 2016 (see Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report for further details on the Currency Swaps and related interest income); and
Total non-cash accretion and amortization of deferred financing costs of $164,091, representing an increase of $134,027 compared to 2016 primarily as a result of accelerating the accretion of deferred financing fees. The 2017 expense was comprised of $26,503 accretion of deferred financing fees and $137,588 related to the accelerated accretion of deferred financing fees as a result of the events of default as described in Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report.

Interest and accretion expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $300,690, representing an increase of $171,495 compared to 2015. The interest and accretion expenses for the year were comprised primarily of the following amounts:
Interest expenses payable in cash for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $246,204, which was higher than 2015 due to the increases in long term debt obligations arising from the Covis Acquisition, the AMCo Acquisition and the secured notes offering;
Total non-cash accretion and amortization of deferred financing costs of $30,064. This expense represents the Company's amortization of debt issuance costs with respect to the Company’s debt facilities; and

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Interest expense related to the Currency Swaps of $20,337, that were entered into during the third and fourth quarters of 2016 (see Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report for offsetting interest income).
Interest Income
Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $61,302, which was $39,631 higher than 2016 as the Currency Swaps were entered into during the third and fourth quarters of 2016. The interest income on the Currency Swaps is related to the interest expense described above of $62,973 on the Currency Swaps, resulting in a net $3,885 of interest cost from these contracts.
Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $21,671. The interest income is a result of the Currency Swaps that were entered into during the third and fourth quarters of 2016, respectively. The interest income on the Currency Swaps is related to the interest expense described above of $20,337 on the Currency Swaps, resulting in a net $1,334 of interest income from these contracts.
Fair Value Loss on Derivative Contracts
The fair value loss on derivative contracts for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $109,580. The fair value loss is a result of the Company's Currency Swaps that were entered into during the third and fourth quarters of 2016. The fair value loss is impacted by USD forward rates relative to GBP forward rates.
On October 20, 2017, the Company was notified by the counterparty to the Currency Swaps that one or more events of default had occurred under the Currency Swaps as a result of the Company obtaining the CBCA Order from the Court pursuant to the arrangement provisions of the CBCA. As a result of the foregoing, the counterparty to the Currency Swaps designated October 23, 2017 as the early termination date with respect to all transactions under the Currency Swaps. The amount due on the date of termination of the Currency Swaps, as asserted by the counterparty, was $114,431.
The fair value loss on derivative contracts for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $2,620. The fair value loss is a result of the Currency Swaps that were entered into during the third and fourth quarters of 2016, respectively.

Gain on Debt Settlement

Gain on debt settlement for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $21,188 which was a result of settling the Equity Bridge Loans for $13,444. The total outstanding principal at the time of settlement was $33,611.

Foreign Exchange Gain / Loss and Unrealized Foreign Exchange Gain / Loss

Foreign exchange loss for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $1,551.

Unrealized foreign exchange gain for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $72,891. Unrealized foreign exchange loss for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $128,574. The primary component of the unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss is the recognition of accumulated unrealized foreign exchange (gains) losses on certain inter-company loans associated with the Company's investment in the Concordia International segment. Prior to entering into the Currency Swaps, foreign exchange translation gains and losses on these inter-company loans were not included in the statement of loss given the loans formed part of the permanent investment in those subsidiaries. In entering into the Currency Swaps, certain inter-company loans became designated as hedged items, and subject to on-going repayment. Accordingly, the inter-company loans were no longer considered to be permanent investments in the related subsidiaries and changes in foreign exchange result in unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses recorded in the consolidated statement of loss. All such loans are eliminated on consolidation.
The foreign exchange translation impact of the Concordia International segment is recorded within other comprehensive loss. During the year ended December 31, 2017, there was a total of $97,714 foreign exchange gains, net of tax, associated with the translation of entities with a different functional currency, primarily within the Concordia International segment, offset by $50,196 of foreign exchange losses associated with the translation of the AMCo GBP Term Loan. During the year ended December 31, 2016, there was a total of $343,529 foreign exchange losses, net of tax, associated with the translation of entities with a different functional currency, primarily within the Concordia International segment, offset by $105,559 of foreign exchange gains associated with the translation of the AMCo GBP Term Loan. These offsets demonstrate that a portion of the Company's foreign currency translation is naturally hedged through the relationship described above.

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Selected Quarterly Financial Information
For the three months ended
Q4-2017
Q3-2017
Q2-2017
Q1-2017
Q4-2016
Q3-2016
Q2-2016
Q1-2016
Revenue
150,205

154,622

160,785

160,557

170,408

185,504

231,712

228,535

Gross profit
100,200

108,610

111,312

115,415

120,464

137,034

177,607

159,852

Adjusted gross profit(1)
100,200

108,610

111,312

115,726

120,858

138,540

178,476

178,495

Operating income
(211,648
)
9,589

(981,255
)
18,366

(524,962
)
42,636

(514,931
)
54,950

Net loss, continuing operations
(431,773
)
(69,485
)
(1,010,653
)
(78,824
)
(663,761
)
(75,147
)
(570,384
)
(4,801
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash
327,030

341,303

301,782

336,156

397,917

162,616

145,341

178,516

Total assets
2,322,335

2,651,844

2,611,489

3,619,665

3,731,574

4,229,695

4,349,554

5,197,586

Total liabilities
4,232,848

4,128,960

4,022,218

4,058,725

4,109,147

3,928,646

3,982,125

4,111,596

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA (1)
(170,126
)
63,144

(903,563
)
56,932

(569,997
)
30,213

(454,285
)
108,952

Adjusted EBITDA (1)
70,778

78,582

81,808

84,242

80,508

104,444

142,344

140,848

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Basic
(8.42
)
(1.36
)
(19.78
)
(1.54
)
(13.00
)
(1.47
)
(11.18
)
(0.09
)
     Diluted
(8.42
)
(1.36
)
(19.78
)
(1.54
)
(13.00
)
(1.47
)
(11.18
)
(0.09
)
     Adjusted (1)
(0.28
)
0.06

0.19

0.22

0.13

0.69

1.38

1.35


Amounts shown above are results from continuing operations, excluding discontinued operations, except for total assets and liabilities amounts.

Notes:
(1) Represents a non-IFRS measure. For the relevant definitions and reconciliation to reported results, see Item 5.A, under the heading “Operating Results - Non-IFRS Financial Measures” of this Annual Report.

During the quarterly periods presented above, the Company has experienced a declining trend in operating results. Subsequent to the second quarter of 2016, the business experienced greater than expected market competition on certain products and industry specific environmental changes, which together have resulted in the Company recording a significant amount of impairment charges with respect to acquired intangible assets from its acquisitions, including intellectual property rights and goodwill. The Company's revenue and EBITDA has also been negatively impacted as a result of foreign exchange rate movement between the USD and GBP attributed in large part to Brexit.
Management has focused the discussion and analysis below on comparing to the most recent quarters presented above in order to describe the most current business trends that have occurred in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Revenues in the fourth quarter of 2017 were $150,205 which consisted of $36,542 from the Concordia North America segment and $113,663 from the Concordia International segment. The decrease in revenue when compared to the third quarter of 2017 was driven by a $407, or 1%, decrease in revenue from the Concordia North America segment, and a $4,010, or 3%, decrease in revenue from the Concordia International segment. The Concordia North America segment decline in revenue reflects increased competition on AG revenue, partially offset by higher net branded sales. Revenue from the Concordia International segment decreased primarily as a result of expected competition on liothyronine sodium during the fourth quarter of 2017, partially offset by a $1,551 increase in revenue as a result of the GBP strengthening against the USD when compared to the third quarter of 2017. The Company became aware of the anticipated launch of an additional competitive product in the second quarter of 2017 and as a result recorded an impairment on product rights associated with liothyronine sodium during that period.
Gross profit and adjusted gross profit in the fourth quarter of 2017 both decreased by $8,410 compared to the third quarter of 2017. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2017 was 67% compared with the third quarter of 2017 of 70%. This decrease in gross profit as a percentage of revenue was primarily due to additional competition within the Concordia International segment resulting in lower volumes on key products with higher gross profit margins, including liothyronine sodium and a shift in product mix within both segments.

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Net loss from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2017, increased by $362,288. The increase in net loss is primarily due to $212,827 higher operating expenses due to impairment charges of $207,662 recorded during the fourth quarter of 2017, combined with $128,165 higher interest and accretion expenses as a result of accelerating the accretion of deferred financing costs, $19,066 higher fair value loss on derivative contract liabilities and $6,863 higher acquisition restructuring and other costs associated with the Company's objective to realign its capital structure, partially offset by a $21,188 gain on settlement of the Equity Bridge Loan. (See Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Corporate and Other Costs" in this Annual Report for further details with respect to these expense items).
Net loss from continuing operations in the fourth quarter of 2017 was $431,773 compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $70,778. Significant components comprising the difference between these two amounts is a result of $207,662 of impairment charges, $224,091 of interest and accretion expense, $51,162 amortization of intangible assets, $21,129 of acquisition related, restructuring and other costs and $41,983 of change in fair value changes to purchase consideration and derivatives, partially offset by a $21,188 gain on debt settlement and a $9,848 of unrealized foreign exchange gain. (See Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Non-IFRS Financial Measures" in this Annual Report for a full reconciliation of net loss from continuing operations to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA).
Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2017 of $70,778 consisted of $19,880 related to Concordia North America, $56,116 related to Concordia International, offset by $5,218 related to Corporate expenses. The decrease of $7,804 compared to the third quarter of 2017 is primarily due to lower Concordia North America and Concordia International segment gross profit as described above, partially offset by a total reduction of operating costs including general and administrative, selling and marketing and research and development expenses of $606 between the third and fourth quarter of 2017.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
This Annual Report makes reference to certain non-IFRS measures. These non-IFRS measures are not recognized measures under IFRS and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS, and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. When used, these measures are defined in such terms as to allow the reconciliation to the closest IFRS measure. These measures are provided as additional information to complement those IFRS measures by providing further understanding of the Company’s results of operations from Management's perspective. Accordingly, they should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute analysis of the Company’s financial information reported under IFRS. Management uses non-IFRS measures such as EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS to provide investors with supplemental information of the Company’s operating performance and thus highlight trends in the Company’s core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS financial measures. Securities analysts, investors and other interested parties frequently use non-IFRS measures in the evaluation of issuers. Management also uses non-IFRS measures in order to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period, prepare annual operating budgets, and to assess its ability to meet future debt service requirements, in making capital expenditures, and to consider the business's working capital requirements.
During the third quarter of 2017 the Company amended its definition of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income to adjust for costs associated with management retention costs, included within acquisition, restructuring and other costs. Management believes that these costs should be adjusted to provide analysts, investors and other interested parties with results reflecting the core business. This amendment had no material impact on previously issued non-IFRS measures.

The definition and reconciliation of Adjusted Gross Profit, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS used and presented by the Company to the most directly comparable IFRS measures follows below.
Adjusted Gross Profit
Adjusted Gross Profit is defined as gross profit adjusted for non-cash fair value increases to the cost of acquired inventory from a business combination. Under IFRS, acquired inventory is required to be written-up to fair value at the date of acquisition. As this inventory is sold the fair value adjustment represents a non-cash cost of sale amount that has been excluded in adjusted gross profit in order to normalize gross profit for this non-cash component.
 
For the year ended
 
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2015

Gross profit per financial statements
435,537

594,957

299,930

Add back: Fair value adjustment to acquired inventory
311

21,412

33,932

Adjusted Gross profit
435,848

616,369

333,862



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EBITDA
EBITDA is defined as net income adjusted for net interest and accretion expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization. Management uses EBITDA to assess the Company’s operating performance.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA adjusted for certain charges including costs associated with acquisitions, restructuring initiatives, and other costs (which includes onerous contract costs and direct costs associated with contractual terminations), management retention costs, initial exchange listing expenses on the NASDAQ, non-operating gains/losses, integration costs, legal settlements (net of insurance recoveries) and related legal costs, non-cash items such as unrealized gains / losses on derivative instruments, share based compensation, fair value changes including purchase consideration and derivative financial instruments, impairments, fair value increases to inventory arising from purchased inventory from a business combination, gains / losses from the sale of assets and unrealized gains / losses related to foreign exchange. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA, among other non-IFRS financial measures, as the key metric in assessing business performance when comparing actual results to budgets and forecasts. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure of operating performance and cash flow, and provides useful information to investors because it highlights trends in the underlying business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures.
 
Quarter ended
Year ended
For the periods ended
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Dec 31, 2015
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Dec 31, 2015
Net loss from continuing operations
(431,773
)
(663,761
)
(31,455
)
(1,590,735
)
(1,314,093
)
(29,425
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and accretion
224,091

91,742

65,348

506,794

300,690

129,195

Interest income
(5,127
)
(16,628
)
(311
)
(61,302
)
(21,671
)
(311
)
Income taxes
(8,954
)
(23,010
)
(25,497
)
(36,757
)
(34,801
)
(23,064
)
Depreciation
475

512

372

1,962

1,939

477

Amortization of intangible assets
51,162

41,148

41,630

226,425

182,819

75,810

EBITDA
(170,126
)
(569,997
)
50,087

(953,613
)
(885,117
)
152,682

Impairments
207,662

562,105


1,194,765

1,132,243


Fair value adjustment to acquired inventory

394

33,932

311

21,412

33,932

Acquisition related, restructuring and other
21,129

20,309

37,560

46,778

35,968

57,207

Share-based compensation
285

3,438

5,967

8,711

30,753

16,198

Fair value changes of purchase consideration and derivatives
41,983

(20,599
)
(1,343
)
110,986

(6,309
)
561

Foreign exchange (gain) loss
881

1,403

(6,233
)
1,551

(3,626
)
4,056

Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss
(9,848
)
82,672


(72,891
)
128,574


Legal settlements and related legal costs

783



14,246


Exchange Listing Expenses


151



1,051

Gain loss on debt settlement
(21,188
)


(21,188
)


Adjusted EBITDA
70,778

80,508

120,121

315,410

468,144

265,687


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Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS
Adjusted EPS is defined as adjusted net income divided by the weighted average number of fully diluted shares outstanding. Adjusted net income is defined as net income (loss) adjusted for certain charges including costs associated with acquisitions, restructuring initiatives, and other costs (which includes onerous contract costs and direct costs associated with contractual terminations), management retention costs, initial exchange listing expenses on the NASDAQ, non-operating gains/losses, integration costs, legal settlements (net of insurance recoveries) and related legal costs, non-cash items such as unrealized gains / losses on derivative instruments, share based compensation, fair value changes including purchase consideration and derivative financial instruments, impairments, fair value increases to inventory arising from purchased inventory from a business combination, gains / losses from the sale of assets and unrealized gains / losses related to foreign exchange, non-cash accretion expense and the tax impact of the above items. Management believes that Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS are important measures of operating performance and cash flow, and provides useful information to investors.

FY 2017

Q4-2017

Q3-2017

Q2-2017

Q1-2017

FY 2016

Q4-2016

Q3-2016

Q2-2016

Q1-2016


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of fully diluted shares
53,447,217

53,747,659

52,481,324

53,732,989

52,690,190

51,798,382

51,623,190

51,862,590

52,081,161

51,762,381

Net income (loss), continuing operations
(1,590,735
)
(431,773
)
(69,485
)
(1,010,653
)
(78,824
)
(1,314,093
)
(663,761
)
(75,147
)
(570,384
)
(4,801
)
Adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value adjustment to acquired inventory
311





311

21,412

394

1,506

869

18,643

Share-based compensation
8,711

285

2,999

2,475

2,952

30,753

3,438

10,069

8,889

8,357

Exchange listing costs










Acquisition, restructuring and other
46,778

21,129

14,266

6,167

5,216

35,968

20,309

4,251

7,860

3,548

Depreciation
1,962

475

499

500

488

1,939

512

528

469

430

Amortization of intangible assets
226,425

51,162

51,076

67,470

56,717

182,819

41,148

42,715

52,361

46,595

Impairments
1,194,765

207,662


987,103


1,132,243

562,105

3,062

567,076


Foreign exchange (gain) loss
(71,340
)
(8,967
)
(23,184
)
(30,514
)
(8,675
)
124,948

84,075

55,666

(7,816
)
(6,977
)
Fair value changes of purchase consideration and derivatives
110,986

41,983

21,357

20,140

27,506

(6,309
)
(20,599
)
(323
)
6,288

8,325

Gain on debt settlement
(21,188
)
(21,188
)








Interest accretion
164,091

140,254

7,995

8,381

7,461

30,064

7,453

7,348

7,692

7,571

Legal settlement and related legal cost (2)





14,246

783


13,463


Tax adjustments (1)
(60,960
)
(15,925
)
(2,621
)
(40,930
)
(1,484
)
(69,819
)
(29,125
)
(14,047
)
(15,052
)
(11,595
)
Adjusted net income, continuing operations
9,806

(14,903
)
2,902

10,139

11,668

184,171

6,732

35,628

71,715

70,096

Adjusted EPS diluted, continuing operations
0.18

(0.28
)
0.06

0.19

0.22

3.56

0.13

0.69

1.38

1.35


Amounts shown above are results from continuing operations, excluding discontinued operations.


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Notes:
(1) The Company has included in tax adjustments the current and deferred income taxes presented in the consolidated statements of income (loss) to the extent that these relate to adjustments made to net income (loss) from continuing operations. The income taxes presented in the consolidated statements of income (loss), after including the tax adjustments, represents the Company’s estimate of the income taxes in respect of adjusted net income (“Tax on Adjusted Net Income”).  Tax on Adjusted Net Income does not represent the Company’s expectation of its current cash income tax obligations as such obligations are further impacted by: (i) the tax impact of certain adjustments made to net income (loss) from continuing operations but which do impact current cash income tax obligations, e.g., the tax impact of adjustments for stock based compensation, depreciation and amortization; and (ii) when such income tax obligations are required to be paid, which is a function of the laws applicable in the jurisdiction to which the payment is due.
(2) Represents legal settlements of $13.2 million discussed in Item 8.B, under the heading "Legal Proceedings and Regulatory Matters" in this Annual Report, and $1.0 million of related legal representation costs.

Balance Sheet Analysis
As at
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Change
$
%
Working capital
281,288

471,496

(190,208
)
-40
 %
Long-lived assets
1,752,261

2,993,016

(1,240,755
)
-41
 %
Other long-term assets
2,466

24,534

(22,068
)
-90
 %
Other current liabilities
3,804,684

180,531

3,624,153

2,007
 %
Long-term liabilities
141,844

3,686,088

(3,544,244
)
-96
 %
Shareholder's (deficit) equity
(1,910,513
)
(377,573
)
(1,532,940
)
406
 %
Working Capital
Concordia defines working capital as current assets less accounts payable and accrued liabilities, income taxes payable and provisions. The $190,208 decrease in working capital from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017 is primarily due to the following factors:
Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $70,887 primarily due to cash outflows used in financing activities, which includes the £72 million ($92,038) final payment of the £144 million earn-out payable to the AMCo Vendors, and the $13 million settlement of the Equity Bridge Loans, partially offset by cash flows from operating activities;
Accounts receivable decreased by $36,464. The Concordia North America segment and Concordia International segment accounts receivable decreased by $22,548 and $13,916, respectively, primarily due to lower sales during the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the fourth quarter of 2016. The Concordia North America segment decrease was also impacted by the timing of certain payments from the Company's AG partners;
Inventory decreased by $16,091 primarily due to a $15,386 decrease within the Concordia North America segment. This decrease is primarily a result of receiving certain large deliveries of product in 2016, including active pharmaceutical ingredients, which were not recurring in 2017;
Interest receivable decreased by $20,444 due to the termination of the Currency Swaps as further discussed in Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report;
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities increased by $32,420. The increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities is primarily due to $62,288 higher interest payable as a result of the CBCA Proceedings resulting in a stay of interest and principal payments on unsecured credit facilities, and $5,824 higher accounts payable and accrued liabilities at Corporate mainly attributable to higher legal and professional fees incurred in connection with the Company's efforts to realign its capital structure. This increase is partially offset by $20,337 lower interest payable due to the termination of the Currency Swaps and lower accounts payable and accrued liabilities within the Concordia North America and Concordia International segments due to the timing of payments;
Provisions increased by $6,862. The increase is primarily due to the processing of certain provisions, and change in sales mix during the period; and
Income taxes payable increased by $4,510 as a result of the income tax expense for the period, partially offset by income taxes paid during the period.
Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets consist of intangible assets, goodwill and fixed assets. The $1,240,755 decrease in long-lived assets from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017 is primarily due to the following factors:
Impairments of $1,194,765 recorded in 2017 (See Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Corporate and Other Costs" in this Annual Report); and
Intangible amortization recorded during 2017 of $226,425.

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Offset primarily by:
A $182,108 increase due to foreign exchange translation of the intangible assets and goodwill within the Concordia International segment as a result of the movement in the GBP/USD exchange rate from a spot rate of 1.2305 as at December 31, 2016 to 1.3494 as at December 31, 2017.
Other Long-Term Assets
Other long-term assets consist of derivative financial instruments and deferred income tax assets. The $22,068 decrease in other long-term assets from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017 is primarily due to a $23,555 decrease in value of the derivative financial instrument as a result of movements in USD forward rates relative to GBP and the termination of the Currency Swaps. (See Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report for further details on the termination of the Currency Swaps).
Other Current Liabilities
Other current liabilities consist of the current portion of long-term debt and purchase consideration payable and the cross currency swap liability. The $3,624,153 increase from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017 is primarily due to the following factors:
The current portion of long-term debt increased by $3,611,926 as a result of the events of default under certain of the Company's credit facilities (See Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report); and
The cross currency swap liability balance increased by $114,431 as a result of the counterparty to the Currency Swaps terminating the agreements as a result of the commencement of the CBCA Proceedings. (See Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report).

Offset primarily by:
The current portion of purchase consideration payable decreased by $102,204 primarily due to payments made in respect of the AMCo Acquisition and acquisition of four products in June 2016.
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-term liabilities consist of long-term debt, purchase consideration payable, deferred income tax liabilities, derivative financial instruments and other liabilities. The $3,544,244 decrease in long term liabilities from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017 is primarily due to the following factors:
The long-term portion of debt decreased by $3,469,285 and is now presented as a current liability as a result of the commencement of the CBCA Proceedings and the deferral of certain principal and interest payments pursuant thereto. (See Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report);
A decrease of $27,854 in derivative financial instrument liabilities which was terminated during the fourth quarter of 2017 and is now presented within current liabilities as cross currency swap liability. (See Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report);
A $46,119 decrease to the deferred income tax liability primarily due to the amortization of intangible assets acquired in recent business combinations and the impact of foreign exchange; and
A decrease of $956 in purchase consideration payable in 2017 now presented as a current liability.
Shareholders’ Equity
Shareholders’ equity decreased by $1,532,940 from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017. The decrease is primarily related to:
A net loss for the year ended December 31, 2017 of $1,590,735.

Offset primarily by:
A $8,716 net change in equity for share based compensation expense, vesting of RSUs and related reversal of deferred income tax assets; and
A net foreign exchange impact of $49,079 from the translation of the Concordia International segment, the Currency Swaps and the AMCo GBP Term Loan as a result of the appreciation of GBP relative to USD during the year.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
In preparing the Company’s consolidated financial statements, Management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods.
Significant estimates made by Management include: gross to net deductions; allowance for doubtful accounts; inventory reserves; useful lives of amortizable tangible and intangible assets; recoverability of long lived assets and related impairments; fair value of assets acquired in a business combination; fair value of contingent consideration; fair value of foreign currency financial instruments; weighted average cost of capital; fair value of share-based payments and income tax expense; and realization of deferred income tax assets. On an ongoing basis, Management reviews the estimates to ensure that they appropriately reflect changes in the Company’s business and new information as it becomes available. If historical experience and other factors used by Management to make these estimates do not reasonably reflect future activity, the Company’s consolidated financial statements could be materially impacted.
Chargebacks
The provision for chargebacks is a significant and complex estimate used in the recognition of revenue. In the United States, the Company sells its products directly to wholesale distributors. The wholesale distributors sell directly to independent pharmacies, managed care organizations, hospitals and group purchasing organizations (“indirect customers”). The difference between what price the Company sells to the wholesaler and what price the wholesaler sells to the indirect customer is called a chargeback. The provision for chargebacks is based on the historical sales mix of the wholesalers for their government and retail customers. As sales are made to large wholesale customers, the Company continually monitors the provision for chargebacks and makes adjustments when it believes that actual chargebacks may differ from estimated provisions.
Returns
The provision for returns is a significant and complex estimate used in the recognition of revenue. The Company has a returns policy that allows wholesalers to return the product within a specified period prior to and subsequent to the expiration date. Provisions for returns are recognized in the period in which the underlying sales are recognized, as a reduction of sales revenue. The Company estimates provisions for returns based upon historical experience, representing management’s best estimate. While such experience has allowed for reasonable estimations in the past, history may not always be an accurate indicator of future returns. The Company continually monitors provisions for returns and makes adjustments when it believes that actual product returns may differ from established reserves.
Rebates
The provision for rebates is a significant and complex estimate used in the recognition of revenue. Rebates are granted to healthcare authorities and under contractual arrangements with certain customers. Products sold in the United States are covered by various programs (such as Medicaid and Medicare) under which products are sold at a discount. The Company estimates its provisions for rebates based on current contractual terms and conditions as well as the historical experience, changes to business practices and credit terms. While such experience has allowed for reasonable estimations in the past, history may not always be an accurate indicator of future rebate liabilities. The Company continually monitors the provision for rebates and makes adjustments when it believes that actual rebates may differ from established provisions. All rebates are recognized in the period in which the underlying sales are recognized as a reduction of sales revenue.
Other Price Adjustments
The provision for other price adjustments is a significant and complex estimate used in the recognition of revenue. Other price adjustments are credits issued by the wholesaler to reflect various decreases in the selling price. The price that the Company sells to the wholesaler is called the WAC. Decreases to WAC are discretionary decisions made by the wholesalers to reflect competitive market conditions. Amounts recorded for other price adjustments are based upon estimated declines in market prices. The Company regularly monitors these and other factors and re-evaluates the provision as additional information becomes available.
Prompt Pay
The provision for prompt pay is an estimate used in the recognition of revenue. Prompt pay are discounts offered to customers for making early payments on their invoices within a defined period of time, prior to the payment due date under the Company's normal payment terms. The Company estimates provisions for prompt pay based upon historical experience, representing management’s best estimate. The Company continually monitors provisions for prompt pay and makes adjustments when it believes that actual prompt pay discounts may differ from established reserves.


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Share-based Payments and Compensation
The compensation expense related to share-based payments is determined using the Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo option pricing models. The assumptions used in the model are weighted average share price at the grant date, exercise price, volatility, dividend yield, expected option life, forfeiture rate and risk free interest rate.
Impairment of Non-Financial Assets
The Company reviews amortized non-financial assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may be impaired. It also reviews annually non-financial assets with indefinite life for impairment. If the recoverable amount of the respective non-financial asset is less than its carrying amount, it is considered to be impaired. In the process of measuring the recoverable amount, Management makes assumptions about future events and circumstances. The actual results may vary and may cause significant adjustments.

Amortization of intangible and other assets

The amortization expense related to intangible and other assets is determined using estimates relating to the useful life of the related assets.
Change in Estimate
The amortization expense related to intangible and other assets is determined using estimates relating to the useful life of the related assets. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company assessed the use of the straight line amortization method for certain intangible assets within the Concordia North America segment and determined that, based on recent developments and historical patterns of economic consumption, these assets should be amortized based on a declining balance model.  Specifically, the Company determined that this method of amortization better reflects the pattern in which the assets future economic benefits are expected to be consumed by the Company, and that based on recent historical experience and knowledge about its intangible assets, this pattern can be determined reliably.  Within the Concordia International segment Management has reassessed the useful lives of the product rights that have been impaired to align with the economic life of the product rights. Both of these changes in estimates resulted in an increase in amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2017 of $95 million (2016 - $nil)
Income Taxes
The Company is subject to income taxes in numerous jurisdictions. The integrated nature of the Company’s global operations gives rise to many transactions in the ordinary course of business in respect of which the determination of income for tax purposes may be uncertain. The Company uses judgment to determine its income for tax purposes, which may impact the recognized amount of assets or liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities or the reported amount of revenue or expense during the reporting period. The Company evaluates these judgments based upon historical experience, current and expected future outcomes, third-party evaluations and various other assumptions believed to be reasonable in the circumstances.
The evaluation by the Company may result in an unrealized tax benefit in connection with taxation years that have not yet been reviewed by the relevant tax authority. The Company believes that the amount of unrealized tax benefits appropriately reflects the uncertainty of items that are or may in the future be under discussion, audit, dispute or appeal with a tax authority or which may otherwise result in uncertainty in the determination of income for tax purposes. The unrealized tax benefit is determined based on the Company’s estimate of the potential outcomes and is reviewed during each reporting period. If appropriate, an unrealized tax benefit will be realized in the reporting period in which the Company determines that realization is not in doubt. Where the finally determined outcome is different from the Company’s estimate, such difference will impact the Company’s income taxes in the reporting period during which such determination is made.
A deferred tax asset is generally recognized for any temporary difference in respect of an asset where the tax base exceeds the carrying amount and to the extent that it is probable that income for tax purposes will be available from which the temporary difference can be deducted and in respect of a liability where the carrying amount exceeds the tax base. The amount of the deferred tax asset recognized could be reduced if income or temporary differences from which the asset can be deducted do not materialize, which might occur due to various factors, including adverse business conditions. The carrying amount of a deferred tax asset is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient income for tax purposes will be available from which the temporary difference can be deducted. The magnitude of any reduction of the amount of any temporary difference recognized is significantly influenced by the Company’s forecast of income for tax purposes.
Accounting for Acquisitions

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The Company assesses whether an acquisition should be accounted for as an asset acquisition or a business combination under IFRS 3, "Business Combinations" ("IFRS 3"). This assessment requires management to make judgments on whether the assets acquired and liabilities assumed constitute a business as defined in IFRS 3 and if the integrated set of activities, including inputs and processes acquired, is capable of being conducted and managed as a business and the Company obtains control of the business. The Company’s acquisitions have been accounted for as business combinations.
Other areas of estimation include the determination and fair value measurement of the purchase price contingent consideration on business combinations, which includes the Company developing its best estimates under IFRS 13, "Fair Value Measurement" ("IFRS 13"), of projected earnings targets, the probability of the contingency being achieved, and the discount rate. Management is also required to make estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations.
Going Concern
The assessment of material uncertainties related to events and circumstances that may cast substantial doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern involves significant judgment. In making this assessment, Management considers all relevant information, as described in Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report.
Current and Future Accounting Pronouncements
Note 3 of the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2017 includes current and future significant accounting standards applicable to the Company.
Royalties
The Company has a commitment to pay royalties on certain products acquired from Shionogi, Inc. in May 2013 and certain products acquired as part of the Covis Acquisition. on April 21, 2015, at certain prescribed rates. These royalties are payable on a quarterly basis. During the year ended December 31, 2017 the royalty expense was $2,945.
Outstanding Share Data
The authorized capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of common shares. As at December 31, 2017 and March 7, 2018, the Company had, respectively, 51,282,901 and 51,283,574 common shares issued and outstanding. As at December 31, 2017 and March 7, 2018, there were, respectively, 1,555,000 and 1,427,500 stock options outstanding that entitle the holders thereof to purchase one common share of the Company per stock option held.
As at December 31, 2017 and March 7, 2018, the Company had, respectively, 2,374,397 and 2,371,904 unvested RSUs outstanding. Each RSU can be settled either in cash or common shares issued from treasury or a combination of cash and Common Shares issued from treasury at the sole discretion of the Company.
As at December 31, 2017 and March 7, 2018, the Company had 30,033 unvested DSUs outstanding. Each DSU can be settled either in cash or common shares issued from treasury or a combination of cash and common shares issued from treasury at the sole discretion of the Company.

B.     LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Realignment of Capital Structure and Going Concern
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company announced as part of its long-term "DELIVER" strategy an objective to realign its capital structure, which includes an intention to significantly reduce the Company’s existing secured and unsecured debt obligations. On October 20, 2017, as part of the Company’s efforts to realign its capital structure, the Company and one of its wholly-owned direct subsidiaries commenced a court proceeding under the CBCA. The CBCA is a Canadian corporate statute that includes provisions that allow Canadian corporations to restructure certain debt obligations, and is not a bankruptcy or insolvency statute. The CBCA Order issued by the Court, provides a stay of proceedings filed by any third party that is party to or a beneficiary of any loan, note, commitment, contract or other agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including the Company's debtholders against the Company or its subsidiaries arising out of any loan, note, commitment, contract or other agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.Under the CBCA Proceedings, such parties are stayed from exercising any rights or remedy or any proceeding, including, without limitation, terminating, demanding, accelerating, setting-off, amending, declaring in default or taking any other action under or in connection with any loan, note, commitment, contract, or other agreement of the Company and its subsidiaries on the terms set out in the CBCA Order. The CBCA Order provides for this stay until such time as the stay is modified or removed by the Court. If the Company does not complete the realignment of its capital structure through the CBCA Proceedings described in Item 4.A, under the heading "History and Development of the Company - General Development of the Business - Funding

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Arrangements" in this Annual Report, it will be necessary to pursue other restructuring strategies, which may include, among other alternatives, proceedings under the CCAA and / or a filing under the Code.
In connection with the Company's efforts to realign its capital structure and as contemplated by the CBCA Proceedings, the Company elected to not make scheduled payments on the following debt obligations: (i) payments under the Covis Notes, (ii) payments under the AMCo Notes; and (iii) payments under the Extended Bridge Loans, which resulted in events of default under certain of the Company's debt agreements that are subject to the stay of proceedings granted by the Court. During the fourth quarter of 2017, and as a result of nonpayment of certain obligations under the Equity Bridge Loan, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries had insolvency or similar petitions filed against them in certain foreign jurisdictions. These petitions were withdrawn in November 2017, and the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the holders of the Equity Bridge Loans, pursuant to which all outstanding indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, interest and fees) and other obligations under the Equity Bridge Loans were satisfied at a significant discount (the settlement amount paid by the Company being approximately $13 million) and were automatically and irrevocably discharged , terminated and released. In addition, as part of the CBCA Proceedings, the Company has terminated the $200 million revolving credit facility that was previously made available to the Company under the Existing Credit Agreement. This revolving loan had not been drawn upon. On October 20, 2017, the Company was notified by the counterparty to the Currency Swaps that one or more events of default occurred under the swap agreements as a result of the Company obtaining a preliminary interim order from the Court pursuant to the arrangement provisions of the CBCA. As a result of the foregoing, the counterparty to the Currency Swaps designated October 23, 2017, as the early termination date with respect to all transactions under the Currency Swaps. During the CBCA Proceedings, the Company has been and intends to continue to make scheduled ordinary course interest and amortization payments at non-default rates under its secured debt facilities, as applicable.
The commencement of the CBCA Proceedings resulted in an event of default under the Existing Credit Agreement, the 2016 Note Indenture, the AMCo Note Indenture and an event of termination under the the Currency Swaps, which defaults are subject to the stay of proceedings granted by the Court. In addition, as a result of the foregoing events of default, a cross default was triggered under the Covis Note Indenture governing the Covis Notes and the Extended Bridge Loans agreement, however any demand for payment of this debt has been stayed by the CBCA Order granted by the Court in connection with the CBCA Proceedings. On October 20, 2017, the counterparty to the Currency Swaps issued a notice of termination with an effective date of October 23, 2017. During the CBCA Proceedings, the Company has been and intends to continue to make interest payments on the purported termination amount of the Currency Swaps. The Company has not paid the purported termination amount. Any attempt by the Company's debtholders (or any other third parties) to lift, amend or violate this stay, or any order by the Court amending or removing this stay, would pose risks to the Company's liquidity and business operations and its efforts to realign its capital structure, and may require that the Company pursue other restructuring strategies, which may include, among other alternatives, proceedings under the CCAA and / or a filing under the Code.
Future liquidity and operations of the Company are dependent on the ability of the Company to develop, execute, garner sufficient support for, and obtain Court approval of a proposed plan to restructure its debt obligations and to generate sufficient operating cash flows to fund its on-going operations. If the Company does not complete the realignment of its capital structure through the CBCA Proceedings described above, it will be necessary to pursue other restructuring strategies, which may include, among other alternatives, proceedings under the CCAA and / or a filing under the Code. The Company may not be able to restructure and reduce its debt obligations and this results in a material uncertainty that may cast substantial doubt upon the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to continue as a going concern, or if proceedings are commenced under the CCAA or the Code, shareholders of the Company may lose their entire investment and debtholders may lose some, substantially all or all of their investment.
The financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 have been prepared on a going concern basis, which asserts the Company has the ability in the near term to continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in a planned manner giving consideration to the above and expected possible outcomes. Conversely, if the going concern assumption is not appropriate, adjustments to the carrying amounts of the Company's assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and balance sheet classifications may be necessary, and these adjustments could be material.
As of December 31, 2017, the Company’s liquidity primarily consisted of approximately $327 million (2016 - $398 million) of cash and cash equivalents. During the CBCA process, the Company intends to continue to operate its business and satisfy its obligations to its service providers, suppliers, contractors and employees in the ordinary course of business.

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Sources and Uses of Cash
 For the years ended (in $000’s)
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Cash from Operating Activities
283,159

408,290

Cash used in Investing Activities
(537
)
(31,592
)
Cash used in Financing Activities
(372,380
)
(94,765
)
Total
(89,758
)
281,933

The Company's business continues to generate cash flows from operating activities. Cash flows from operations represent net income adjusted for changes in working capital, non-cash items and excludes interest paid, interest received and contingent consideration paid as this is recorded within cash used in financing activities.
Cash used in financing activities is comprised of $294,297 of interest payments, partially offset by $76,616 interest received during the year, $97,420 for payments of contingent consideration, and $57,279 of long term debt principal repayments.
Cash and Capital Management
The purpose of cash and capital management is to ensure that there is sufficient cash to meet all the financial commitments and obligations of the Company as they come due. Since inception, the Company has financed its cash requirements primarily through the issuances of securities, short-term borrowings, long-term debt as well as cash flows generated from operations.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company may encounter difficulty meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities. The Company manages liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure.
The Company's capital management plan is to willingly enter into negotiations with its creditors to realign its capital structure. As a result of certain events associated with the CBCA Proceedings, the Company may not have the ability to transfer certain funds, which could have an impact on the Company's liquidity.
In managing the Company’s capital, Management estimates future cash requirements by preparing annual financial forecasts for review and approval by the Board. The financial forecasts are reviewed and updated periodically and establish approved activities for the year and estimates the costs associated with those activities. Forecast to actual variances are prepared and reviewed by Management and are presented regularly to the Board.
Lending Arrangements and Debt
(in $000’s)
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
AMCo Term Loans
 
 
- AMCo USD Term Loan
1,061,500

1,089,000

- AMCo GBP Term Loan
651,086

609,099

- Revolving credit facility
n/a


Bridge Facilities
100,832

134,444

AMCo Notes
790,000

790,000

Covis Notes
735,000

735,000

2016 Notes
350,000

350,000

Total long-term debt
3,688,418

3,707,543

Less: current portion
(3,688,418
)
(76,492
)
Long-term portion

3,631,051

As at December 31, 2017, approximately 82% of total lending arrangement debt is denominated in USD (December 31, 2016 - 84%) and 18% denominated in GBP (December 31, 2016 - 16%).
In accordance with the CBCA Order, the Company has continued to make ordinary course scheduled interest and amortization payments, as applicable, on its secured facilities (AMCo USD Term Loan, AMCO GBP Term Loan and the 2016 Notes), and continues to make interest payments on the Currency Swaps, however, has deferred payments on its unsecured facilities, which payments are stayed pursuant to the terms of the CBCA Order. The Company is continuing to accrue interest on all outstanding credit facilities in accordance with the various debt agreements.

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During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company's cash on hand and free cash flow from operating activities was used to make $57,279 of principal repayments and pay $294,297 of interest.
Details of the lending arrangements are further disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017.
The following table presents repayments of long-term debt principal, interest payments on long-term debt, net interest payments on the liability associated with the Currency Swaps and purchase consideration on an undiscounted basis:
 
< 3 months

3 to 6 months

6 months to 1 year
1 to 2 years

2 to 5 years

Thereafter

Total

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt (1)
3,688,418






3,688,418

Interest on long-term debt(2)
106,568






106,568

Cross currency swap liability
114,431






114,431

Purchase consideration(3) 
1,000


1,000

1,000

11,191

1,000

15,191

Total
3,910,417


1,000

1,000

11,191

1,000

3,924,608


Notes:
(1)
All long-term debt as at December 31, 2017 has been presented as a current liability. See discussion above on long-term debt classification and the CBCA Proceedings.
(2)
The contractual interest amount as at December 31, 2017 reflects the accrued interest payable on long-term debt.
(3)
Refer to Note 21 - Financial Instruments - Fair Value Estimation of the Financial Statements included in this Annual Report for further information.

C.     RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS

Research and development expenses reflect costs for clinical trial activities, product development, professional and consulting fees and services associated with the activities of the medical, clinical and scientific affairs, quality assurance costs, regulatory compliance and drug safety costs (Pharmacovigilence) of the Company. (See Item 4.B, under the heading - "Business Overview - Research and Development - Product Pipeline" and "Business Overview - Research and Development - PDT with Photofrin®" in this Annual Report).
 
For the year ended
 
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2015

Research and development
31,482

40,637

14,992


D.     TREND INFORMATION

Other than as disclosed elsewhere in this Annual Report, there are no trends, commitments, events or uncertainties presently known to management that are reasonably expected to have a material effect on the Company's business, financial condition or results of operation other than the nature of the business and the Company's intention to realign its capital structure. (See Item 3.D, under the heading "Risk Factors" in this Annual Report. See Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report.See Item 5.A, under the heading "Operating Results - Corporate and Other Costs" in this Annual Report for a discussion on the differences in spending by the Company between 2017, 2016 and 2015).

E.     OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

As at December 31, 2017, the Company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, including any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships to enhance perceived liquidity.

F.     TABULAR DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS


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The following table presents repayments of long-term debt principal, interest payments on long-term debt, net interest payments on the liability associated with the Currency Swaps and purchase consideration on an undiscounted basis:
 
< 3 months

3 to 6 months

6 months to 1 year
1 to 2 years

2 to 5 years

Thereafter

Total

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt (1)
3,688,418






3,688,418

Interest on long-term debt(2)
106,568






106,568

Cross currency swap liability
114,431






114,431

Purchase consideration(3) 
1,000


1,000

1,000

11,191

1,000

15,191

Total
3,910,417


1,000

1,000

11,191

1,000

3,924,608


Notes:
(1)
All long-term debt as at December 31, 2017 has been presented as a current liability. See Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report for a discussion on long-term debt classification and the CBCA Proceedings.
(2)
The contractual interest amount as at December 31, 2017 reflects the accrued interest payable on long-term debt.
(3)
Refer to Note 21 - Financial Instruments - Fair Value Estimation of the Financial Statements included in this Annual Report for further information.

The following table presents the following commitments under the Company's operating leases, relating to rental commitments for its international office locations, aircraft lease and computer and electronic equipment leases for the periods indicated therein:
 
$
2018
4,010

2019
3,177

2020
1,556

2021
770

2022
166

Thereafter
156

Total
9,835

G.SAFE HARBOR

Statements in Item 5 of this Annual Report that are not statements of historical fact, constitute "forward-looking statements." (See the introductory section, under the heading "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information" in this Annual Report). The Company is relying on the safe harbor provided in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in making such forward-looking statements.


ITEM 6.    DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

A.    DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Non-Executive Directors
The following table sets out (in alphabetical order) the name; city, state/province and country of residence of each of the Company's non-executive directors as at March 7, 2018. The table also sets out the principal occupation of each non-executive director of the Company for the five (5) preceding years.

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Name, province or state and country of residence
Tenure with the Company(1)
Principal Occupation During the Past Five (5) Years
Douglas Deeth(3)
Age: 70 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Director(4)
(December 2013 to present)
Partner, Deeth Williams Wall LLP.
Rochelle Fuhrmann(5)
Age: 48 Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, U.S.
Director(4)
(June 2015 to present)
Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management at BD since 2017. Chief Financial Officer, Life Sciences, BD from 2015 to 2017. Chief Financial Officer of Amneal from January 2014 to March 2015. Senior Vice President, Finance with Warner Chilcott plc from June 2006 to November 2013.
Itzhak Krinsky(2)
Age: 65 Ramat Hasharon, Israel
Director(4)
(June 2017 to present)
Held various executive roles with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. from 2005 to 2017. Member of the board of directors of : (i) Kamada Ltd. (a publicly traded company) since December 2017; (ii) Wavelength Pharmaceuticals since November 2017; (iii) Halo Pharmaceutical, Inc. since June 2017; (iv) Achelios Therapeutics since April 2017; and (v) Exodus Life Sciences Limited Partnership since April 2017.
Jordan Kupinsky(2)(5)
Age: 45 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Director(4)(6)
(December 2013 to present)
President, Justley Capital Corporation. Former partner, JJR Private Capital Inc. from April 2008 to September 2016. Former Managing Director, Windsor Private Capital Inc. from 2008 to 2014.
Francis (Frank) Perier, Jr.(3)(5)
Age: 58 Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Director(4)
(June 2017 to present)
Former Executive Vice President Financial and Chief Financial Officer of Forest Laboratories, Inc., a NYSE listed specialty pharmaceutical company which was acquired by Actavis, Plc. (presently Allergan, Plc.) in July 2014. Chief Financial Officer of Forest Laboratories, Inc. from September 2004 until October 2014.

Patrick Vink(2)(3)
Age: 54 Etzelstrasse, Switzerland
Director(4)
(March 2016 to present)
Chairman of the board of directors of Acacia Pharma. Chairman of the board of directors of NMD Pharma. A director of Spero Therapeutics. A director of Arch Biopartners. Mr. Vink served as the Chief Operating Officer of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. until its acquisition by Merck and Co. in 2015. Previously, Mr. Vink served as Senior Vice-President, Head of Global Institutional and Biologics Business at Mylan Inc., which he joined in 2008.
Notes:
(1) Each director listed is expected to hold his or her position as a director of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders. December 2013 is listed as the date in which certain directors became directors of the Company pursuant to the Qualifying Transaction.
(2)
Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Company.
(3)
Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Company.
(4)
Independent director.
(5)
Member of the Audit Committee of the Company.
(6)
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board.

Biographies
The following are brief profiles of the non-executive directors of the Company.
Non-Executive Directors
Douglas Deeth is a partner with the law firm of Deeth Williams Wall LLP. He is the former President of the Intellectual Property Law section of the Canadian Bar Association, the current President of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) and has over 35 years of experience working with the pharmaceutical industry. Throughout most of his career Mr. Deeth has been extensively involved in product acquisition and licensing agreements in the pharmaceutical field. He was directly involved in almost all of the product and technology acquisition and license agreements of Biovail Corporation from its inception in 1987 until 2008. Mr. Deeth has been recognized in several international reviews as one of Canada’s leading intellectual property lawyers. He was a director of Trimel Pharmaceuticals Inc., and is on the board of IM Biotechnologies Inc. Mr. Deeth was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1976. He has a B.A.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo (1970) and an LL.B. from the University of Toronto (1974), and has taught, written and spoken extensively on intellectual property law. He has lectured at McMaster University, the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall law schools and the McGill courses on Patent and Copyright Law.
Rochelle Fuhrmann currently focuses on Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management at BD. She joined BD in 2015 as Chief Financial Officer of BD’s Life Sciences business. Prior to joining BD, she held the position of Chief Financial Officer of Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, a private generic pharmaceutical company, where she was responsible for the management of financial functions including accounting and financial reporting, corporate finance and treasury. From June 2006 through November 2013, Ms. Fuhrmann held positions of increasing responsibilities at Warner Chilcott plc, a specialty pharmaceuticals company listed on the NASDAQ, including most recently Senior Vice President, Finance, where she was responsible for the oversight and direction of corporate accounting and SEC reporting, tax, treasury, risk management and internal audit functions as well as investor relations. Prior to joining Warner Chilcott plc, Ms. Fuhrmann held various positions in accounting, finance and investor relations at AT&T Inc. Her career started at Coopers & Lybrand LLC (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP). Ms. Fuhrmann is a certified public accountant (inactive) and holds a B.Sc. degree in accounting from the University of Rhode Island.

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Itzhak Krinsky. Mr. Krinsky brings extensive global pharmaceutical, investment banking, and M&A experience to Concordia. He was with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries for more than 10 years. As Executive Vice President of Corporate Business Development, he led more than 30 M&A transactions for the company. In his most recent role, Mr. Krinsky served as Chairman of Teva Japan and Chairman of Teva South Korea, where he was responsible for overseeing Teva’s pharmaceutical businesses in both countries. In 2014, he was named by SCRIP as one of the top 100 Global Leaders in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Prior to joining Teva, Mr. Krinsky served as Managing Director at Deutsche Bank, the Silverfern Group and Trenwith Securities, LLC, investment banks in New York City. He holds a Bachelor and Master of Arts in Economics degrees from Tel Aviv University and a Doctorate in Economics from McMaster University.
Jordan Kupinsky is the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board.  Mr. Kupinsky is the President of Justley Capital Corporation, a private investment and advisory firm. From April 2008 through September 2016 Mr. Kupinsky was a partner with JJR Private Capital. For part of that time (January 2011 through July 2014), Mr. Kupinsky was also Managing Director with Windsor Private Capital, a private merchant banking firm. Mr. Kupinsky was a Vice President at Greenhill & Co., an independent global investment banking firm, listed on the NYSE, focused on mergers and acquisitions and financial restructuring from March 2006 to May 2008. Prior to joining Greenhill & Co., Mr. Kupinsky held the positions of Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel at Minacs Worldwide Inc., a publicly traded company on the TSX from July 2002 to February 2005. Mr. Kupinsky began his career practicing corporate and securities law at Torys LLP in Toronto (from 1997 to 1999) and was also an investment banking associate at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin from 1999 to 2002. He holds a joint MBA and JD degree from the Schulich School of Business and Osgoode Hall Law School at York University. Mr. Kupinsky is currently a director of Atlas Financial Holdings Inc. Mr. Kupinsky has also served as a director of Perk Inc. and Xceed Mortgage Corporation
Francis (Frank) Perier, Jr. has more than 18 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, including senior roles at two major pharmaceutical companies. Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Forest Labs for 10 years, where he played a significant leadership role in the company’s multi-year growth initiative, in addition to overseeing multiple financial transactions. Prior to Forest Labs, Mr. Perier served in several senior financial positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), including four years as Vice President of Finance, Planning, Business Development and Information Technology in the ConvaTec Division, where he was responsible for the execution of the company’s strategic plan and business objectives. Prior to his time at BMS, Mr. Perier served in multiple roles at Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1981 to 1996, most recently as partner. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Villanova University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Patrick Vink is an advisor to life science companies. Mr. Vink is currently the Chairman of the board of directors of Acacia Pharma, the Chairman of NMD Pharma, a director of Spero Therapeutics Inc., Arch Biopartners, Inc., Santhera Pharmceuticals Holding AG, and Targovax Oy. Previously, Mr. Vink was the Chairman of the board of directors of Micreos BV and Piqur AG. Mr. Vink served as Chief Operating Officer of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. until its acquisition by Merck and Co in 2015. Previously Mr. Vink served as Senior Vice-President, Head of Global Institutional and Biologics Business at Mylan Inc., which he joined in 2008, establishing the company’s global hospital operations in Switzerland. Mr. Vink has held several leadership positions across the pharmaceutical industry, including head of global business franchise biopharmaceuticals for Novartis Sandoz; vice president for international business for Biogen Inc.; and head of worldwide marketing, cardiovascular and thrombosis for Sanofi-Synthelabo. Mr. Vink served as a member of the executive committee of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations between 2013 and 2015. Mr. Vink graduated as a medical doctor from the University of Leiden, Netherlands in 1988 and obtained his MBA in 1991 at the University of Rochester.

Executive Officers
The following table sets out (in alphabetical order) the name; city, state/province and country of residence; position with the Company of each of the Company's executive officers as at March 7, 2018. The table also sets out the principal occupation of each executive officer of the Company for the five (5) preceding years.

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Name, province or state and country of residence
Position with the Company(1)
Principal Occupation During the Past Five (5) Years
Adeel Ahmad            Age: 44 London, UK
Chief Financial Officer of Concordia International
Chief Financial Officer, Concordia International segment from February 2016 to present. Vice President, Finance and Controller of the Company from December 2013 to February 2016. Chief Financial Officer, Ingram Micro Mobility from February 2012 to May 2013. Director of Finance, Asia, Nortel from August 2010 to January 2012.
Graeme Duncan(2)       Age: 44
London, UK
President of Concordia International

President of Concordia International from January 2017 to present. Managing Director of Concordia International from September 2016 to January 2017. Vice President, UK and Ireland, Global Marketing Director, Concordia International from October 2015 to October September 2016. UK General Manager and Global Marketing Director, AMCo from October 2014 to October 2015. Director of Global Strategy, Healthcare at Home Ltd. from December 2012 to December 2013.
Robert Ford               Age: 51 Christ Church, Barbados
Managing Director and Senior Director, Legal Affairs, CPI and CLI
Managing Director and Senior Director, Legal Affairs of CPI and CLI since May 2017. Senior Director, Legal Affairs of CPI and CLI from May 2016 to May 2017. Partner, Kelly Santini LLP from 2012 to 2016.
Sarwar Islam Age: 47
London, UK,

Chief Corporate Development Officer

Chief Corporate Development Officer of the Company from September 2017 to present. Strategic advisor to the Company from January 2017 to September 2017. Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group from 2012-2016.
Allan Oberman
Age: 60 Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Chief Executive Officer and a Director

Chief Executive Officer of the Company from November 2016 to present. Director of the Company from October 2016 to present. Chief Executive Officer and a director of Sagent from September 2015 to October 2016. President and Chief Executive Officer of Teva Americas Generics from November 2012 to December 2014. Various senior roles with Teva Pharmaceuticals prior to November 2012.
Sanjeeth Pai  Age: 47
Xenia, Ohio, U.S.

President of Concordia North America

President of Concordia North America from August 2017 to present. Vice President in various general management capacities with Cardinal Health from 2007 to 2016.

David Price Age: 55
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chief Financial Officer
 
Chief Financial Officer of the Company from May 2017 to present. Chief Financial Officer of Bioventus LLC from 2012 to 2017. Chief Financial Officer of EDGAR Online Inc. from 2010 to 2012.
Francesco Tallarico
Age: 35 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Company from November 2015 to present. Vice President, Legal Affairs of the Company from November 2014 to November 2015. Associate, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, from May 2010 to November 2014.
Note:
(1) Although Karl Belk is considered an NEO of the Company with respect to the year ended December 31, 2017, he is not included in this table because he
was not considered an executive officer of the Company for the period ended December 31, 2017.
(2) Effective March 8, 2018, Mr. Duncan stepped down as President of the Concordia International reportable operating segment, but will continue to be
employed by the Company until June 30, 2018.
Biographies
The following are brief profiles of the executive officers of the Company.
Executive Officers
Adeel Ahmad is the Chief Financial Officer of the Concordia International reportable operating segment and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA). Prior to becoming the Chief Financial Officer of Concordia International, Mr. Ahmad was Vice President, Finance and Controller of the Company from December 2013 to February 2016. Prior to joining the Company in 2013, Mr. Ahmad was the Chief Financial Officer of the Indian operations of Ingram Micro Mobility (formerly BrightPoint), based in New Delhi, India, from February 2012 to May 2013. Prior to his role at BrightPoint, Mr. Ahmad held several finance roles of increasing responsibility with Nortel Networks from 2003 to 2012, based in Brampton, Ontario, Canada; Seoul, South Korea; and Beijing, China. Mr. Ahmad started his career in an audit function with Deloitte LLP in Toronto. Mr. Ahmad holds a B. Comm from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario.
Graeme Duncan is the President of the Concordia International reportable operating segment. Mr. Duncan joined AMCo in 2014 as Global Marketing Director and Vice President, Commercial UK and Ireland. He was promoted to Managing Director in 2016 and is now responsible for the general management of the reportable operating segment. Mr. Duncan has worked for 20 years in the life sciences sector within the areas of strategy, sales and marketing, and management. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Duncan held senior management roles in GlaxoWellcome, GlaxoSmithKline, IVAX Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare at Home. Mr. Duncan holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Cardiff Business School. Effective March 8, 2018, Mr. Duncan stepped down as President of the Concordia International reportable operating segment, but will continue to be employed by the Company until June 30, 2018.

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Robert Ford is the Managing Director and Senior Director, Legal Affairs of CPI and CLI. Prior to becoming the Managing Director of CPI and CLI, Mr. Ford was the Senior Director, Legal Affairs of CPI and CLI from May 2016 to May 2017. Prior to joining the Company in 2016, Mr. Ford was a Partner with Kelly Santini LLP from 2012 to 2016. Prior to his role with Kelly Santini LLP, Mr. Ford was a Partner with Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP from 2006 to 2012. In addition to co-founding a law firm, Marlay & Ford LLP, Mr. Ford has held executive officer positions with several corporations. Mr. Ford started his career as a lawyer with Walsh & Company in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Ford holds a Honours Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall, York University.
Sarwar Islam is the Chief Corporate Development Officer of the Company. Mr. Islam’s focus is on the execution of a number of the components of Concordia’s long-term growth strategy, as well as leading Concordia’s corporate development initiatives. Mr. Islam spent the past 15 years with The Boston Consulting Group, most recently as Partner and Managing Director, and as the Global Head, Pharmaceutical Generics & Biosimilars practice. During this period, Mr. Islam worked extensively across Europe, including the UK, Germany, France, Sweden, and the U.S.
Allan Oberman is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a director of the Company. Mr. Oberman brings more than 15 years of international pharmaceutical industry experience to the Company including his recent role as Chief Executive Officer of specialty pharmaceutical company Sagent. Sagent was sold to Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Japan’s largest generic drug manufacturer, in a transaction that closed on August 29, 2016. Prior to Sagent, from November 2012 to December 2014, Mr. Oberman served as President and CEO of Teva Americas Generics, a region which included the U.S., Canada and Latin America. He joined Teva in 2000 and served as President of Teva EMIA (Eastern Europe, Middle East, Israel and Africa), where he led a diverse group of countries in achieving consistent sales growth. Mr. Oberman also served as the Chief Operating Officer of Teva International, and President and CEO of Teva Canada, formerly known as Novopharm Limited.
Sanjeeth Pai is the President of the Concordia North America reportable operating segment. Mr. Pai has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry including working across the value chains of medical device, pharma, pharmaceutical distribution and specialty pharma distribution companies. He spent the first part of his career working in operational and technical roles to manage the development, manufacture and launch of generic pharmaceutical products for companies including Abbott Laboratories, Wyeth and Actavis. Mr. Pai subsequently transitioned to a more commercial focus through a business development role in which he spent extensive time in Asia to seek portfolio opportunities for Alpharma’s U.S. market segment. Most recently, he held various general management roles leading pharmaceutical distribution and specialty pharma businesses for Cardinal Health. Mr. Pai holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters of Science in Engineering from North Carolina State University, and a Masters of Business Administration from New York University Stern.
David Price is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Price brings more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare, investment banking and accounting industries to the Company. Most recently, he served as CFO of Bioventus LLC, a private, equity-backed global provider of medical devices in the orthobiologics field. Prior to his role at Bioventus, Mr. Price was the CFO at EDGAR Online Inc., a financial data, technology and business process outsourcing company. Prior to that, Mr. Price was CFO of Cornerstone Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly traded specialty pharmaceutical company. Mr. Price has previously served as managing director in the healthcare and pharmaceutical services sector at two investment banking firms – Jefferies & Company in New York, and Bear Stearns & Co. in London and New York – and worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting and Arthur Andersen. He holds an honors degree in Accounting and Financial Management from Lancaster University in the UK and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Francesco Tallarico is the Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Company.  From November 2014 to November 2015 Mr. Tallarico served as the Vice President, Legal Affairs of the Company. Mr. Tallarico manages the global legal function of the Company. Prior to joining the Company in 2014, Mr. Tallarico practiced law at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, an international law firm based out of Toronto, Ontario, with a particular focus on corporate governance, corporate finance and M&A transactions. During his time with the Company, Mr. Tallarico has been actively involved and instrumental in various M&A transactions valued at over $4.5 billion and defending the Company's interests in various matters, including litigation and regulatory matters. Mr. Tallarico holds a B.A. from the University of Toronto and a J.D. from the University of Windsor.
B.    COMPENSATION

Board of Director Compensation

The table below sets out a summary of total compensation applicable to each non-executive member of the Board for the 2017 fiscal year. The fees earned by the non-executive directors were awarded based upon the varying degrees of responsibility. The Company may also reimburse non-executive directors for out-of-pocket expenses for, among other matters, attending meetings.
Approach to Director Remuneration

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Compensation arrangements for non-executive members of the Board are designed to align with the competitive market to attract qualified and experienced directors. Informed by the director compensation advice set out in a report from the HRCC’s compensation advisors, the HRCC and the Board approved for fiscal 2017 a director compensation package based on the following key pillars:

(i)
Board compensation should be competitive to attract skilled and experience directors.
Compensation is set at a level that will attract experienced and skilled candidates and retain current directors. The Company recognizes that there is significant competition for qualified directors and that directors must select their directorships wisely due to board limit restrictions being imposed by institutional shareholders.
(ii)
Board compensation should align the interests of directors with those of the shareholders.

The overall compensation package, including a mix of both cash and equity components should align directors’ interests with those of shareholders.

(iii)
Board compensation should be fair and reasonable.

The Company recognizes that directors need to be compensated fairly for their time and effort. The Company seeks to reward directors reasonably, reflecting the complexities, risks, skill set and value associated with being on the Board.


The Company has a fixed fee director compensation structure, under which additional fees are not provided to directors on a meeting-by-meeting basis. The Company has adopted the fixed fee approach based on the following:

• Transparency to the Board, shareholders and management.
• Meeting attendance and preparation is expected, not rewarded.
• Compensating for the role holistically, not the number of meetings held in a year.

Under the fixed fee model, the Company compensates specifically for the role and responsibilities of each individual director. This is broken out by retainers for service on the Board and individual committees. Director compensation has two components: cash retainers and equity-based awards.
(i)
Cash Retainer
An annual fixed Board retainer paid to non-executive directors establishes the competitive foundation of the director compensation program. Committee retainers are granted for both the committee chair as well as committee members and serve as additional compensation for the time and expertise required to serve on the different committees. For 2017, the Non-Executive Chairman received a premium on the cash retainer to account for increased responsibilities.

(ii)
Equity Award

An annual equity grant in the form of RSUs (DSUs as of 2017) is made to non-executive directors to align their interests with the interests of shareholders, to reinforce longer-term business performance and to remain market competitive. For 2018, the Board did not grant equity awards to non-executive directors, as a result of the commencement of the CBCA Proceedings.


Outlined in the table below is the 2017 director compensation pay structure. In the first quarter of 2017, the HRCC reviewed the fee schedule and, based on advice from its compensation advisor, recommended that the Board approve amended director fees for 2017, to reflect the significant erosion in the price of the Common Shares and the then current state of affairs of the Company.

• Due to dilution concerns, and current Board Common Share ownership levels, the Board elected to shift the mix of compensation components to be more cash-based.
• Held all Board committee fees constant for 2017.
• Introduced compensation arrangements for the new Non-Executive Chairman role (which replaced the Lead Independent director role).


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Based on the recommendation of the HRCC, the Board approved compensation for directors in 2017 as detailed in the table below:
Fee Description
Director Compensation for the Fiscal Year Ended 2017($)
Cash Retainer ($)
Cash Value of Equity Retainer(5)
Total Value
Non-Executive Chairman
157,500

14,127

171,627

Non-Executive Director(1)
105,000

9,826

114,826

Audit Committee Chair
20,000


20,000

Audit Committee Member(2)
10,000


10,000

HRCC Chair
15,000


15,000

HRCC Member(3)
10,000


10,000

NCGC Chair
10,000


10,000

NCGC Member(4)
5,000


5,000

Notes:
(1) Other than the Non-Executive Chairman.
(2) Other than the Audit Committee Chair.
(3) Other than the HRCC Chair.
(4) Other than the NCGC Chair.
(5) In 2017, 7,465 DSUs were issued to the Non-Executive Chairman and 5,208 DSUs were issued to each Non-Executive Director with a value on the date of grant of $14,127 and $9,856, respectively (other than to Messrs. Krinsky and Perier - in respect of whom a pro rated amount of DSUs was issued to Messrs. Krinsky and Perier on June 9, 2017, as consideration for their services as directors from May to December 2017).

The table below sets out a summary of total compensation applicable to each non-executive member of the Board for the 2017 fiscal year. The fees earned by the directors were awarded based upon the varying degrees of responsibility. The Company may also reimburse directors for out-of-pocket expenses for, among other matters, attending meetings.
 
Director Compensation for the Fiscal Year Ended 2017($)
Name and Principal Position(1)
Fees Earned ($)
Share-based awards(1)
Option-based awards
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
Pension Value
All other compensation
Total compensation ($)
Douglas Deeth
122,291

9,879





132,170

Rochelle Fuhrmann
126,373

9,879





136,252

Itzhak Krinsky(2)
72,726

4,516





77,242

Jordan Kupinsky
182,083

14,161





196,244

Francis (Frank) Perier, Jr.(2)
81,192

4,516





85,708

Patrick Vink
121,356

9,879





131,235

Notes:
(1) Allan Oberman is the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company. Mr. Oberman’s compensation information is set forth under the heading “Executive Compensation” below.
(2) Messrs. Krinsky and Perier were appointed to the Board on May 3, 2017. The amount reflected in the "Fees Earned" and "Share-Based Awards" columns above is therefore lower than other Board members.

Executive Compensation
Approach to Executive Compensation
Concordia motivates employees and executives to focus on the success of the Company by establishing a strong link between performance and compensation. At the same time, the Company ensures compensation is in line with market practices, so it can attract executive talent when needed, and keep and motivate the highly qualified and experienced team the Company has now and reward them appropriately.
Compensation Consultants

The HRCC reviews NEO compensation packages annually to ensure that NEOs are being compensated in line with industry practices. To assist in executing its responsibilities, the HRCC engages compensation advisors.

Since the beginning of 2017, the HRCC has engaged WTW, a compensation advisor with significant executive compensation experience. WTW is well qualified and represents the interests of Company shareholders when working for the HRCC and the Board. All work conducted by WTW is pre-approved by the HRCC and WTW does not provide any non-Board approved services to the Company, unless approved by the Board. The HRCC takes WTW’s reports and recommendations into consideration when assessing compensation structure and awards, but ultimately makes its own decisions and recommendations for the Board to approve.


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Components of Executive Compensation
Each year, the HRCC is responsible for determining the Company’s compensation framework, which consisted of the following elements for 2017: (i) base salary; (ii) short-term (cash-based) bonus incentives; (iii) a cash-based retention bonus program; (iv) equity-based long-term incentives in connection with new hires and/or amended employment contracts; and (v) other indirect compensation.
Name Executive Officers
For the purposes of this Annual Report, a named executive officer ("NEO") of the Company, using the definition contained in applicable Canadian securities laws, means each of the following individuals: (i) the CEO of the Company; (ii) the CFO of the Company, (iii) each of the three most highly compensated executive officers of the Company, including any subsidiary of the Company, or the three most highly compensated individuals acting in a similar capacity, other than the CEO and CFO, at the end of the most recently completed financial year whose total compensation was, individually, more than $150,000. "Executive officer" means the chairman, and any vice-chairman, president, secretary or any vice-president and any officer of the Company or a subsidiary who performs a policy making function in respect of the Company; and (iv) each individual who would be an NEO under paragraph (iii) but for the fact that the individual was neither an executive officer of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company, nor acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year.

Each of Allan Oberman (CEO), David Price (CFO), Francesco Tallarico (Chief Legal Officer and Secretary), and Karl Belk (Senior Vice President, Global Pharmaceutical Operations of the Concordia International reportable operating segment) is an NEO of the Company for the purposes of this disclosure. In addition, each of Graeme Duncan (President of the Concordia International reportable operating segment) and Ed Borkowski (former CFO) is an NEO of the Company for purposes of this disclosure.

The following table sets forth a summary of all compensation earned during the most recently completed fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, for the NEOs of the Company list directly above.
 
NEO Compensation for the Fiscal Year Ended 2017($)
Name and Principal Position
Salary ($)
Share-based awards(1)
Short-Term (Annual) Incentive Plan
Long-Term Incentive Plan
Pension Value
Retention Program(6)
All other compensation
Total compensation ($)
Allan Oberman(2)
Chief Executive Officer and a Director
800,000
2,500,000
960,000
1,884,223
26,514
6,170,737
David Price(3)
Chief Financial Officer
271,250
48,384
336,528
371,319
14,294
1,041,775
Ed Borkowski(4)
Former Chief Financial Officer
166,667
1,774,135
1,940,802
Graeme Duncan(5)
President of Concordia's International segment
520,275
62,450
427,196
63,979
749,982
12,883
1,836,765
Francesco Tallarico
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
420,000
338,994
580,470
3,072
1,342,536
Karl Belk(5)
Senior Vice President, Global Pharmaceutical Operations of Concordia’s International segment
322,075
37,848
268,388
207,091
53,078
888,480
Notes:
(1) The key terms associated with the RSUs granted in 2017 include a three year annual vesting provision and a grant price ranging between $1.47 to $1.89.
(2) All amounts paid to Mr. Oberman were paid in respect of his position as Chief Executive Officer and not in his position as a director.
(3) Mr. Price was appointed as Chief Financial Officer on May 15, 2017 and, as a result, the salary reflects amounts paid to Mr. Price by the Company from May 15, 2017 through to December 31, 2017.
(4) Mr. Borkowski was the Chief Financial Officer of the Company until April 26, 2017. With respect to his compensation, $1,774,135 of total compensation was paid to Mr. Borkowski in accordance with his severance agreement.
(5) Compensation paid to Mr. Duncan and Mr. Belk is denominated in GBP and has been converted to USD at an average rate of 1.2883.
(6) The "Retention Program" column includes amounts paid in 2017 and amounts that were accrued but not yet paid as at December 31, 2017. Retention payments payable in 2018 are payable on the earlier of, or the closest payroll date thereafter, December 31, 2018. Messrs. Oberman, Price and Tallarico may be eligible, at the Board's discretion, for an accelerated payment of the 2018 retention payment if any Proposed Recapitalization Transaction is successfully completed prior to December 31, 2018. See Item 7.B, under the heading "Related Party Transactions - Agreements with Directors and Officers" in this Annual Report for information pertaining to retention awards payable to the NEOs in 2018.


Base Salary


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For the NEOs included in the table above, base salaries were determined at the date of hire and adjusted over time based on promotions and / or annual reviews applying a number of factors including industry competition (including direct comparison of similar positions in the comparator group), relevant experience and individual performance. Base salaries in 2017 are disclosed in the executive compensation table above. Given the Company’s performance in 2017, there were no increases to NEO salaries for 2018, with the exception of the Company’s CFO, who received a $40,000 salary increase in 2018 to provide the CFO with a market comparable salary to individuals serving in similar capacities at comparable companies.
The base salary provides a fixed component of compensation, which compensates executives for the level of responsibility, experience, and accountability required to be successful in their role. This form of compensation forms the basis for attracting talent, comparing compensation and remaining competitive with the market. In addition, the base salary is useful in fairly determining other elements of compensation and benefits. It is established at the beginning of the year considering the peer group and recommendations of the Company’s compensation consultants.
Share-Based Awards

The Company did not issue any share-based awards to employees or executive officers during 2017 other than in connection with inducements included in new employment contracts and amended employment contracts, as further described below.

Pursuant to Mr. Oberman’s employment contract, Mr. Oberman was entitled to an initial grant of 741,840 RSUs upon the commencement of his employment and a second grant of equity incentives with a value equal to $2.5 million. The first grant was issued on November 14, 2016. The second grant of 1,321,047 RSUs was approved by the Board on March 7, 2017. As Mr. Oberman was under a blackout period imposed by the Company at the time of the approval, these RSUs were not issued under March 17, 2017, twenty-four hours after the expiration of the then imposed blackout period. These RSUs are reflected in the summary compensation table above. The RSUs issued to Mr. Oberman vest as to one-third on the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant. RSUs were chosen to facilitate share ownership and direct alignment with the interests of the Company's shareholders’ through a transitional phase of the Company’s business strategy. (See Item 6.E below, under the heading "Share Ownership - Description of Equity Capital Structure" for a more detailed description of the Company's Long-Term Incentive Program and other share-based awards programs).

Pursuant to Mr. Price's employment contract, Mr. Price was entitled to an initial grant of 33,000 RSUs upon the commencement of his employment. The grant was issued on May 15, 2017, and is reflected in the summary compensation table above. The RSUs issued to Mr. Price vest as to one-third on the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant. RSUs were chosen to facilitate share ownership and direct alignment with the interests of the Company's shareholders’ through a transitional phase of the Company’s business strategy. (See Item 6.E below, under the heading "Share Ownership - Description of Equity Capital Structure" for a more detailed description of the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan, Stock Option Plan and other share-based awards programs).

Pursuant to an amended and restated employment agreement, dated effective September 1, 2016, Mr. Belk was entitled to a grant of 20,000 RSUs, which amounts were approved by the Board on January 24, 2017. As Mr. Belk was under a blackout period imposed by the Company at the time of the approval, these RSUs were not issued until March 17, 2017, twenty-four hours after the expiration of the then imposed blackout period. These RSUs are reflected in the summary compensation table above. The RSUs issued to Mr. Belk vest as to one-third on the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant. RSUs were chosen to facilitate share ownership and direct alignment with the interests of the Company's shareholders’ through a transitional phase of the Company’s business strategy.

Pursuant to an amended and restated employment agreement, dated November 7, 2016, Mr. Duncan was entitled to a grant of 33,000 RSUs, which amounts were approved by the Board on January 24, 2017. As Mr. Duncan was under a blackout period imposed by the Company at the time of the approval, these RSUs were not issued under March 17, 2017, twenty-four hours after the expiration of the then imposed blackout period. These RSUs are reflected in the summary compensation table above. Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Duncan's separation and general release agreement with the Company, 13,134 of these RSUs are expected to vest ten (10) business days following Mr. Duncan's effective termination date of June 30, 2018. The remaining 19,866 are expected to be canceled on June 30, 2018. RSUs were initially chosen by the Company to facilitate share ownership and direct alignment with the interests of the Company's shareholders’ through a transitional phase of the Company’s business strategy.

Short-Term (Annual) Incentive Program

Under the STIP design, participants are eligible to receive annual incentive compensation awards based on the achievement of pre-defined corporate, divisional and personal objectives, as applicable.
The target award is tiered by employee level and the percentage split between corporate, divisional and personal goals was similarly tiered by employee level for fiscal year 2017. For fiscal year 2017, the percentage split between corporate performance and individual performance for NEOs was 80% and 20% of the target award opportunity, respectively. The objectives of the STIP are to align

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individual contributions with the Company’s objectives, communicate key objectives which are most highly valued, and reward senior management for achieving objectives commensurate with the business and operational results of the Company. Under the STIP, exceeding corporate objectives can escalate the amount paid to an NEO for corporate performance to a maximum of 150% (i.e. the 80% of the NEO’s STIP award dependent on corporate performance may be multiplied by 150% if the Company exceeds the relevant objectives). Conversely, if the Company does not achieve the corporate objectives, the amount paid to the NEO for corporate performance can be reduced to zero. There is no escalator mechanism under the STIP for exceeding personal objectives (i.e. the 20% of the NEO’s STIP award dependent on personal performance was not multiplied). Failure to achieve personal objectives can reduce the amount paid to the NEO for personal performance to zero. The HRCC may, in its discretion, also include bonus achievement rewards relative to unforeseen matters or specific accomplishments during the year. The Company achieved 80% of its corporate goal during 2017. In light of the CBCA Proceedings, the Company, with the approval of the HRCC and the Board, decided to apply the 80% result of the corporate goal as the achievement factor for elements of the bonus calculation that have departmental and/or personal achievement associated with them. For 2018, the Company, based on the approval of the HRCC and Board, has retained the core elements of the 2017 STIP, but has decided that individual performance will be rewarded through merit increases and promotions and would not be included in the STIP bonus calculation. Instead, during 2018, corporate and divisional performance measures will be used for purposes of the STIP. As a result, the annual bonus payment to employees in respect of the year ended December 31, 2018, is expected to be based on the Company's achievement of revenue and EBITDA targets with a 2.5x multiplier being applied for exceeding or missing targets (to a maximum of 150% as described above).
Long Term Incentives

Historically, the Company has awarded key employees and senior management with long-term incentives, which are intended to provide a link between (executive) compensation and performance of the Company. These incentives also strengthen retention and reinforce alignment with shareholder value. Historically, options granted under the Stock Option Plan and/or RSUs granted under the LTIP are granted each year to executives based on position level, individual performance, individual potential and market competitiveness. However, in light of the uncertainty facing the Company in 2017 and the CBCA Proceedings, the Company decided not to implement a formal LTI program in 2017. As a result, no share-based, long-term incentive awards were granted to NEOs during 2017, other than as disclosed above, under the heading "Share-Based Awards". (See Item 6.E below, under the heading "Share Ownership - Description of Equity Capital Structure" for a more detailed description of the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, Stock Option Plan and other share-based awards programs).
Pension Value

Through a subsidiary, the Company provides a defined contribution pension plan for employees in the United Kingdom. The Company also maintains a pension plan for employees of a subsidiary in India. Except for Graeme Duncan and Karl Belk, none of the NEOs disclosed in this Annual Report are eligible to participate in the pension plans maintained for employees in the United Kingdom or India. The value of the contribution contributed by the Company on behalf of Graeme Duncan and Karl Belk in the pension plan during 2017 has been provided in the table above.

Retention Program

The Company, with the approval of the HRCC and the Board, implemented a retention award program in 2016 and 2017 to retain key employees and executive officers of the Company. The retention program applies to less than 10% of the Company's global workforce. The table above reflects retention amounts paid to the NEOs included in this Annual Report during 2017 in respect of awards granted during 2016. The table above also reflects pro rata accrued retention amounts earned in respect of awards granted during 2017, which are not payable until 2018.
All Other Compensation - Benefits and Perquisites
The Company offers limited benefits and perquisites, aligned with market competitive practice. Details of the benefits and perquisites provided to the NEOs include: health and dental coverage, various Company-paid insurance plans, including disability and life insurance, and paid vacation. In general, the Company will only provide a specific perquisite when it provides competitive value and promotes retention of executives. The limited perquisites the Company provides to its NEOs may include a cellular telephone and computer equipment, commuting expenses, reasonable legal, accounting and other professional fees, housing and tuition (for minor dependents) allowances under special circumstances, reimbursement of certain tax related expenses, as well as payment of certain professional dues that are related directly to the performance of the executive’s functions.
C.    BOARD PRACTICES

Item 6.A, under the heading "Directors and Senior Management" above sets out each directors' date of expiration of their current term of office, as applicable, and the period during which such person has served in that office.

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Statement of Corporate Governance Practices
Board of Directors
The Board is currently comprised of seven (7) directors. A majority of the directors on the current Board are independent. In order to facilitate the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out its responsibilities, the Board will continue to hold in camera meetings of independent directors after certain meetings of the Board (in particular, meetings relating to the review and approval of quarterly and annual financial statements and compensation related matters). The Board has concluded that six (6) of the current directors (Messrs. Kupinsky, Deeth, Perier, Krinsky, Vink and Ms. Fuhrmann) are independent from management of the Company for the purposes of NI 58-101. Mr. Oberman is not considered independent because he is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Mr. Kupinsky is the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. The Non-Executive Chairman’s responsibilities include leadership of the Board and its efficient and independent organization and operation.
Summary of Director Qualifications and Expertise
The Board has constituted the NCGC to annually conduct a self-assessment of the Board’s performance, an assessment of Board members and its committees, with each committee assessing its members, and to recommend to the Board nominees for appointment of new directors to fill vacancies or meet additional needs of the Board. Through the Board evaluation process and ongoing monitoring of the needs of the Company, desired expertise and skill sets are identified and individuals that possess the required experience and skills are contacted by the Non-Executive Chairman or the CEO. Prospective new director nominees are interviewed by the Chair of the NCGC, the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and the CEO and considered by the entire NCGC for recommendations to the Board as potential nominee directors.
The matrix below illustrates the mix of experience, knowledge and understanding possessed by the members of the Board in the categories that are relevant to the Company that enable the Board to better carry out its fiduciary responsibilities.
 
Douglas Deeth
Rochelle Fuhrmann
Itzhak Krinsky
Jordan Kupinsky
Allan Oberman
Frank Perier
Patrick Vink
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Financial Literacy
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Industry Experience
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Legal
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Mandate of the Board of Directors
The Board does not have a written mandate. The duties and responsibilities of the Board are to supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Company, and to act with a view towards the best interests of the Company. The Board is responsible for the oversight and review of:
the strategic planning process of the Company;
identifying the principal risks of the Company’s business and ensuring the implementation of appropriate systems to manage these risks;
succession planning, including appointing, training and monitoring senior management;
a communications policy for the Company to facilitate communications with investors and other interested parties; and
the integrity of the Company’s internal control and management information systems.
The Board discharges its responsibilities directly and through its committees, currently consisting of the Audit Committee, the HRCC and the NCGC.

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The Board and the CEO have not developed a written position description for the CEO. The CEO reports to and is subject to the general direction of the Board pursuant to the executive employment agreement between the Company and Mr. Oberman. The CEO’s duties include overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Company, strategic planning and business development.
The Board has developed formal charters for each Committee. Copies of the Committee charters can be found on the Company’s website at www.concordiarx.com, which website is not incorporated by reference herein. In addition, a copy of the Audit Committee Charter is attached hereto as Exhibit 5 and a copy of the HRCC Charter is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.
Meetings of the Board of Directors
The Board meets at least once each quarter, with additional meetings held when appropriate. Meetings of the Board may be held in person and by teleconference or other electronic means, as needed to discharge its responsibilities. Independent directors meet in camera without non-independent directors or management present on an as-needed basis (particularly with respect to meetings related to the review and approval of quarterly and annual financial statements and compensation matters). Board members are expected to attend all Board meetings and meetings of committees on which they serve.
Board Renewal and Term Limits
The Company has not adopted a formal policy on director term limits. It has been the Company’s practice to elect directors on an annual basis to hold office until a successor is appointed or until the conclusion of the next annual meeting of shareholders. Management believes that the current approach allows the Company to undergo Board renewal as necessary. In addition, the Company relies on its current director nominee selection process, in addition to the Company’s various policies (as described below), when selecting director nominees for election to the Board on an annual basis.
Independence of the Board
For the purposes of NI 58-101, an “independent director” is a director who has no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company. A “material relationship” is in turn defined as a relationship which could, in the view of the Board, be reasonably expected to interfere with such member’s independent judgment. In determining whether a particular director is an “independent director” or a “non-independent director”, the Board considers the factual circumstances of each director in the context of these guidelines.
The Board is currently comprised of seven (7) members, a majority of whom are “independent directors” for the purposes of NI 58-101. The six (6) independent directors are Jordan Kupinsky, Doug Deeth, Rochelle Fuhrmann, Itzhak Krinsky, Frank Perier, Jr. and Patrick Vink. Mr. Oberman is not independent for the purposes of NI 58-101 due to being a member of the Company’s management team.
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
The Non-Executive Chairman is independent and responsible for the management, development and effective functioning of the Board and provides leadership in every aspect of its work. The Non-Executive Chairman’s key responsibilities include setting the Board meeting agenda in consultation with the CEO and chairing all Board meetings. In the absence of the Non-Executive Chairman, one of the other independent directors will assume the responsibilities of the Non-Executive Chairman. The Non-Executive Chairman provides leadership to the directors and ensures the Board is independent from management. The Non-Executive Chairman and each committee can also engage outside consultants without consulting management. This helps ensure they receive independent advice as they feel necessary.
Committee Composition
There are currently three (3) standing committees of the Board: (a) the Audit Committee, (b) the HRCC, and (c) the NCGC. All three committees are comprised solely of independent directors.
Committee chairs are responsible for the effective organization and operation of the relevant committee he or she chairs and is required to provide leadership in discharging the mandate set out in the committee charter. The chair also acts as primary liaison between the relevant committee and the Company’s management where necessary. The chair of each committee reports directly to the Board.
The Board intends to review the composition of the Audit Committee, HRCC and the NCGC subsequent to the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company. Any changes in membership of the committees will be disclosed by the Company at the appropriate time.
Succession Planning
The NCGC and HRCC (with the advice of the Chief Executive Officer) have primary oversight of succession planning for senior management, the performance of the CEO, and the CEO’s assessments of the other senior officers. The Board, as a whole, conducts in-depth reviews of succession options relating to senior management positions.

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The independent directors participate in the assessment of the CEO’s performance every year. The Board considers and, when necessary, approves all NEO appointments.
Selection of New Board Members
The NCGC considers candidates for Board membership who are suggested by members of the committee, other Board members, members of management and Company shareholders as well as outside consultants retained specifically for the purpose of identifying Board candidates. Once the NCGC has identified prospective nominees for directorship, the Board is responsible for selecting such candidates. The NCGC seeks to identify director candidates with solid business and other appropriate experience and expertise, having regard to the nature of the Company’s business and the current composition of the Board, and commitment to devoting the time and attention necessary to fulfill their duties to the Company.
In addition to the factors to be considered pursuant to the Diversity Policy (described below), the NCGC considers the following general factors in evaluating a prospective candidate to the Board, which include (i) the extent to which the candidate will enhance the objective of having directors with diverse viewpoints, and (ii) backgrounds, experience, expertise, skills and other demographics of director candidates. The Company believes that the backgrounds and qualifications of its directors, considered as a group, should provide a mix of skills, experience, and knowledge, which will ensure that the Board is able to continue to fulfill its responsibilities. The NCGC also considers the independence of directors and proposed directors. The Company has not adopted a formal policy on term limits for its directors, as it believes the current process used by the NCGC in selecting appropriate nominees for election to the Board on an annual basis ensures that the Board undergoes regular renewal, as necessary.
Assessments and Performance Reviews
The Board, in consultation with the NCGC, on an annual basis, receives a recommendation from the NCGC for assessing the performance and effectiveness of the Board, its committees and the individual directors. In order to facilitate this, the NCGC is responsible for developing and recommending to the Board a process for assessing criteria that considers the solicitation and receipt of comments from any directors and the competencies and skills each director is expected to bring to the Board.
Each individual committee and the Board, in the assessment process overseen by the NCGC (as described above), assesses its own performance and that of the individual directors of which each is comprised, as well as each committee’s own respective charter.
Gender Diversity
The Company has adopted a policy regarding diversity on the Board, in executive office positions and in the employee pool generally (the “Diversity Policy”), which addresses the selection of directors, officers and employees. The objective of the Diversity Policy is to set out the Company’s approach to diversity on the Board, in NEO positions and in the employee pool generally.
The Company recognizes that a diverse workforce will promote an inclusive work culture, enhance innovation, increase productivity, and that a diverse workforce is important to achieving the Company’s vision of ensuring patients continue to have access to high-quality, established and niche medicines. The Company is therefore committed to promoting an environment that embraces diversity and reflects the Company’s current core values of integrity, openness, global teamwork, entrepreneurship and decision making.
The Company is committed to achieving the following through the Diversity Policy:
upholding a merit-based appointment process by accessing a broad pool of diverse candidates; and
recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce by promotion of programs that assist in the development of a broader pool of skilled and experienced employees.
The Company recognizes that gender diversity is a significant component of diversity and acknowledges the important role that women, with appropriate and relevant skills and experience, play in contributing to the Company’s stewardship and management. The NCGC has been directed to search for qualified persons to serve on the Board. Progress toward achieving diversity on the Board as well as the effectiveness of the Diversity Policy will be reviewed periodically. Although the Company does not currently have a female NEO (and the percentage of female NEOs is therefore 0%), female candidates are regularly considered for such positions, as well as for positions on the Board. The Board currently has one woman (representing approximately 14% of the Board), Ms. Fuhrmann, who is also a current member and the chair of the Audit Committee. The Company has not adopted targets (for the purposes of NI 58-101) regarding female representation on the Board and in senior management positions due to the relatively short history of the Company’s business. The Company has been and remains committed to diversity and believes that diversity enhances both the quality and effectiveness of the Company’s performance and is an important aspect to effective corporate governance.
A copy of the Disclosure Policy can be found on the Company’s website at www.concordiarx.com, which website is not incorporated by reference herein.
Majority Voting for Board Elections

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The Company has adopted a written policy requiring that in an uncontested annual general or special meeting of shareholders set for the election of directors, any nominee who does not receive at least a majority (50% + 1 vote) of votes cast “for” his or her election will immediately tender a resignation to the Non-Executive Chairman following such meeting of shareholders, effective upon acceptance by the Board. The NCGC will consider the offer of resignation and, except in special circumstances, will recommend that the Board accept the resignation. The Board will make its decision and announce it in a press release within ninety (90) days following the applicable annual or special meeting of Shareholders, including the reasons for rejecting the resignation, if applicable. A director who tenders his or her resignation will not participate in any meeting of the Board to consider whether or not his or her resignation shall be accepted.
A copy of the Majority Voting Policy can be found on the Company’s website at www.concordiarx.com, which is not incorporated by reference herein.
Orientation and Education
The NCGC develops, recommends and oversees the Board’s orientation program for new directors. This program is designed to assist new directors to understand the role of the Board and its committees, the contribution individual directors are expected to make to the Company (including the commitment of time and energy that the Company expects) and the nature and operation of the Company’s business. In addition, new directors are oriented to the roles of the Board, individual directors and the business and affairs of the Company through discussions with the Company’s management and the incumbent directors and by periodic presentations from senior management on major business, industry and competitive issues. Management, along with Board advisors, provide information to the Board and its committees as necessary to keep the directors up-to-date with corporate governance requirements and best practices, the Company and its business and the environment in which it operates, as well as developments concerning the responsibilities of directors.
The Board currently does not provide continuing education for its directors. The directors are encouraged to attend industry and governance related education sessions independently to ensure they are abreast of emerging trends impacting the Company. By using a Board composed of experienced professionals with a wide range of financial and pharmaceutical expertise, the Company ensures that the Board operates effectively and efficiently.
Code of Conduct
The Board has adopted a written Code of Conduct that has been adopted by, or is applicable to, all directors, officers and employees of the Company, as well as consultants and contract workers who perform work on behalf of the Company. The Code of Conduct constitutes written standards that are designed to promote integrity and to deter wrongdoing. In particular, the Code of Conduct addresses the following issues:
    equal opportunity employment
    discrimination and harassment
    substance abuse
    compliance with laws, rules and regulations (including insider trading laws)
    the acceptance of gifts
    conflicts of interest
    outside business activities and employment
    protection and proper use of corporate assets and opportunities
    confidentiality of corporate information
    fair dealing with Shareholders
    record retention and documentation
    social media use
    disclosure of breaches of the Code of Conduct
    reporting of any illegal or unethical behaviour
Interested parties may request a copy of the Code of Conduct by writing to the CEO, at 277 Lakeshore Rd. East, Suite 302, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 1H9 or may obtain a copy from the Company’s website at www.concordiarx.com, which website is not incorporated by reference herein.
Each person to whom the Code of Conduct is applicable must provide a signed acknowledgment to the Company indicating that he or she is responsible for complying with the Code of Conduct. Furthermore, in keeping with the whistleblower policy contained within the Code of Conduct, employees are encouraged to report any instance of non-compliance with the Code of Conduct or applicable laws and regulations with their supervisor or, if appropriate, the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The Board periodically reviews the Company’s policies, including the Code of Conduct and may revise and update the Code of Conduct on an annual basis. All new directors, officers and employees of the Company and any subsidiaries, as well as consultants and contract workers who perform work on behalf of the Company, are advised of the Code of Conduct and its importance.

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The Company is established under and is therefore governed by the provisions of the OBCA. Pursuant to the OBCA, a director or officer of the Company must disclose in writing or by requesting that it be entered in the minutes of meetings of the Board, the nature and extent of any interest that he or she has in a material contract or material transaction, whether made or proposed, with the Company, if the director or officer: (a) is a party to the contract or transaction; (b) is a director or an officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of a party to the contract or transaction; or (c) has a material interest in a party to the contract or transaction. The interested director cannot vote on any resolution to approve the contract or transaction, subject to certain limited exceptions.
Committees of the Board

Audit Committee

The Board has established an audit committee comprised of three directors (the “Audit Committee”). As at December 31, 2017, and March 7, 2018, the Audit Committee was chaired by Rochelle Fuhrmann and the other committee members included Frank Perier, Jr. and Jordan Kupinsky. Each member of the Audit Committee is independent of management of the Company and is financially literate in that each has the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company’s financial statements. The relevant education and experience of each member of the Audit Committee is provided above in Item 6.A, under the heading "Directors and Senior Management - Non-Executive Directors - Biographies".
During the financial year ended December 31, 2017, one other individual was a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Patrick Vink was a member of the Audit Committee at the beginning of the financial year ended December 31, 2017 but vacated the position on June 9, 2017. Mr. Vink was replaced by Mr. Frank Perier, Jr. upon Mr. Perier, Jr.'s election to the Board by the Company's shareholders.
The Audit Committee will, from time to time, implement and oversee procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. In this regard, the Company has established a whistleblower policy, which is contained within the Company's Code of Conduct. The mandate of the Audit Committee is set out in the written Charter of the Audit Committee. A copy of the Audit Committee Charter is included as Exhibit 5 to this Annual Report.

See Item 16.C, under the heading "Principal Accountant Fees and Services" for a summary of the external auditor service fees and billings paid or payable to the Company's external auditors in respect of the last two fiscal years ended December 31.

Human Resources and Compensation Committee

The Board has established a human resources and compensation committee comprised of three directors (the “HRCC”). As at December 31, 2017, and March 7, 2018, the HRCC was chaired by Douglas Deeth and the other committee members included Frank Perier, Jr. and Patrick Vink. (Ms. Kupinsky was a member of the HRCC during 2017 until June 9, 2017, at which time he was replaced by Mr. Perier, Jr.). Each member of the HRCC is independent of management of the Company. The members of the Committee are appointed annually by the Board, and each member of the Committee serves at the pleasure of the Board until the member resigns, is removed, or ceases to be a member of the Board. The relevant education and experience of each member of the HRCC is provided above, in Item 6.A, under the heading “Directors and Senior Management - Non-Executive Directors - Biographies” in this Annual Report.

The members of the HRCC have the following (i) direct experience relevant to their responsibilities on the HRCC in determining executive compensation and (ii) skills and experience that enable the HRCC to make decisions on the suitability of the Company's compensation policies and practices:

• Mr. Deeth has been involved in setting performance based compensation at both large and small law firms over the course of his career. While on the board of directors of Trimel Pharmaceuticals Corporation (currently Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation), he was involved in setting compensation levels for senior officers of that company. While on the Board, he has worked closely with outside compensation consultants to become familiar with compensation levels and trends within peer groups in the Company's industry and to determine compensation structures that best align the interests of management with those of the Company's shareholders;
• Mr. Perier, Jr. has significant experience as an executive officer within the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently he served as Chief Financial Officer of Forest Labs. In this role, Mr. Perier, Jr. had direct exposure to compensation and human resources related matters, including making recommendations with respect to compensation matters, as well as approving compensation packages; and

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• Mr. Vink has more than two decades of executive experience in various roles overseeing global businesses within the pharmaceutical industry, being based in multiple countries in Europe and the United States. Most recently he served as Chief Operating Officer of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. In these roles Mr. Vink had broad exposure to compensation and human resources related matters, including making recommendations on compensation matters to executive committees and boards as well as approving executive compensation packages. He has significant experience working with external compensation consultants in North America and in Europe. Mr. Vink also currently serves on the boards of a number of companies where he is actively involved in executive compensation matters as well as compensation policy and practices development.
Although the HRCC is comprised entirely of independent directors, any recommendations of the HRCC must be approved by the Board to ensure an objective process for determining the compensation of the Company's directors and executive officers.

A copy of the HRCC Charter can be found on the Company's website at www.concordiarx.com, which website is not incorporated by reference herein, and is attached hereto as Exhibit 6. To fulfil its responsibilities and duties in developing the Company's approach to compensation issues, the HRCC shall:

Review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to compensation of the CEO and evaluate the performance of the CEO in light of these corporate goals and objectives;
Review corporate goals and objectives relevant to compensation of the executive officers (other than the CEO), and other direct reports of the CEO, as approved by the CEO and receive a report annually from the CEO of the performance those executive officers and other direct reports against such corporate goals and objectives;
Ensure that the Company’s security-based compensation plans and all amendments to such plans which require the approval of the Company's shareholders are approved by the Board and by the Company's shareholders, as may be required;
Approve and evaluate performance measures for executive incentive plans;
Review and monitor the status of compliance with the Company’s share ownership guidelines, if any; and
Review any proposed disclosure of executive compensation. Without limiting the foregoing, annually review any report on executive compensation (including any discussion or analysis thereof) and recommend to the Board that it be included in the Company’s annual report, management information circular or other documents prepared for an annual meeting of the Company's shareholders.
To motivate achievement of the Company's priorities and in order to retain key members of management, the HRCC, on behalf of the Board, reviews the Company's executive compensation framework and makes recommendations to the Board from time to time. In response to feedback from shareholders and proxy advisors such as Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis, the Board and the HRCC are committed to improving the overall governance and disclosure of the Company's executive compensation program.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The Board has established a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the "NCGC"). The NCGC is currently comprised of three members, Messrs. Kupinsky (Chair), Vink and Krinsky. The relevant education and experience of each member of the NCGC is provided above in Item 6.A, under the heading “Directors and Senior Management - Non-Executive Directors - Biographies. All of the NCGC members are independent for purposes of NI 58-101.
The NCGC oversees the Company’s approach to corporate governance matters. A copy of the NCGC’s Charter can be found on the Company’s website at www.concordiarx.com, which website is not incorporated by reference herein.
The mandate of the NCGC includes:
identifying qualified individuals to serve as members of the Board, including incumbent directors;
recommending candidates for election or re-election, including persons to fill newly created director positions or Board vacancies;
recommending directors for committee membership;
leading the Board in its annual self-evaluation;
orienting and developing Board members; and
developing and monitoring the Company’s corporate governance guidelines.
Any recommendation made by the NCGC is presented to the Board for approval to ensure additional oversight of the process.
Position Descriptions
The Board has not developed written position descriptions for the Non-Executive Chairman or the chairs of the committees of the Board. The responsibilities of the Non-Executive Chairman include leadership of the Board and its efficient organization and operation.

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Each committee chair is responsible for the effective organization and operation of the relevant committee he or she chairs and is required to provide leadership in discharging the mandate set out in the committee charter. The chair also acts as primary liaison between the relevant committee and the Company’s management where necessary. The chair of each committee reports directly to the Board.
Disclosure, Securities Trading and Confidentiality Policy
The Board has adopted a Disclosure, Securities Trading and Confidentiality Policy designed to promote consistent disclosure practices aimed at informative, timely and broadly disseminated disclosure of material information to the public in accordance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. It is applicable to all directors, officers and employees of the Company. The Disclosure, Securities Trading and Confidentiality Policy prohibits selective disclosure of material information regarding the Company or its business. In addition, the Disclosure, Securities Trading and Confidentiality Policy addresses securities trading matters, and provides for trading blackout periods and quiet periods.
D.    EMPLOYEES

As of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company had 444, 515 and 476 employees, respectively. The number of employees by geographic location and segment as of the end of the period for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

 
2017
2016
2015
Employees By Segment
 
 
Concordia International
391

442

407

Concordia North America
31

44

46

Corporate
22

29

23

Total Number of Employees
444

515

476

Employees By Geographic Location:
 
 
India
224

233

219

United Kingdom
109

138

122

North America
55

73

69

Europe
25

34

29

Rest of World
31

37

37

Total Number of Employees
444

515

476



E.    SHARE OWNERSHIP

Outstanding Share-Based Awards and Option-Based Awards

The following table sets out the value of all unexercised option-based and share-based awards for the individuals listed within Item 6.B of this Annual Report as of March 7, 2018. The percentage of Common Shares beneficially owned is based on 51,283,574 Common Shares outstanding as at March 7, 2018. To the knowledge of the Company, as at March 7, 2018, the directors and NEOs of the Company as a group beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or exercise control or direction over an aggregate of 104,159 Common Shares, representing approximately less than 1% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares on that date.

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Non-Executive Directors
 
 
 
Option Based Awards
Share Based Awards
Name
Common Shares
% of common shares outstanding (1)
Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#)
Option exercise price ($)

Option expiration date

% of options outstanding (2)
Number of DSUs outstanding
% of DSUs outstanding (3)
Douglas Deeth
11,539
0.02%
100,000
3.00
August 8, 2023
7%
5,208
17%
Rochelle Fuhrmann
6,217
0.01%
5,208
17%
Itzhak Krinsky
3,472
12%
Jordan Kupinsky(1)
62,438
0.12%
7,465
25%
Francis (Frank) Perier, Jr.
3,472
12%
Patrick Vink
5,208
17%
Notes:
(1) These percentages are based on an aggregate total of Common Shares, being the 51,283,574 Common Shares issued and outstanding as at March 7, 2018.
(2) These percentages are based on an aggregate total of Stock Options, being the 1,427,500 issued and outstanding as at March 7, 2018 and
(3) These percentages are based on an aggregate total of DSUs, being the 30,033 DSUs issued and outstanding as at March 7, 2018.
Named Executive Officers
 
Common Shares
Option-Based Awards
Share-Based Awards
Name
Common Shares
% of common shares outstanding (1)

Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#)
Option exercise price C($)
Option expiration date
% of options outstanding (2)
Number of common shares or units of Common Shares that have not yet vested (#)
% of RSUs outstanding (3)
Allan Oberman
—%
2,062,887
87%
David Price
—%
33,000
1%
Ed Borkowski(4)
9,717
0.02%
Graeme Duncan(5)
—%
122,500
48.84
December 11, 2022
9%
33,000
1%
Francesco Tallarico
2,071
—%
72,223
3%
Karl Belk
12,177
0.02%
122,500
48.84
December 11, 2022
9%
20,000
1%
Notes:
(1) These percentages are based on an aggregate total of Common Shares, being the 51,283,574 Common Shares issued and outstanding as at March 7, 2018.
(2) These percentages are based on an aggregate total of Stock Options, being the 1,427,500 issued and outstanding as at March 7, 2018.
(3) These percentages are based on an aggregate total of RSUs, being the 2,371,904 RSUs issued and outstanding as at March 7, 2018.
(4) The number of Common Shares held by Mr. Borkowski is provided as at April 26, 2017, the date of his departure from the Company. 63,599 RSUs held by Mr. Borkowski were canceled effective as of his termination date and 31,798 RSUs held by Mr. Borkowski as of his termination date vested in accordance with the terms of the LTIP.
(5) Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Duncan's separation and general release agreement with the Company, 13,134 RSUs held by Mr. Duncan are expected to vest ten (10) business days following Mr. Duncan's effective termination date of June 30, 2018. The remaining 19,866 are expected to be canceled on June 30, 2018.

Description of Equity Capital Structure
Common Shares
The authorized capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of Common Shares. As at December 31, 2017, 51,282,901 Common Shares were issued and outstanding. As at March 7, 2018, 51,283,574 Common Shares were issued and outstanding.
There are no special rights or restrictions attached to the Common Shares. The Common Shares rank equally as to all benefits which might accrue to the holders thereof, including the right to receive dividends out of monies of the Company properly applicable to the payment of dividends, if and when declared by the Board, and to participate rateably in the remaining assets of the Company in any distribution on a dissolution or winding-up. There are no provisions restricting the issuance of Common Shares or any other material restrictions.
All shareholders are entitled to receive a notice of all meetings of shareholders to be convened by the Company. At any meeting of shareholders, on a show of hands, every shareholder who is present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote has one vote, and on a poll, every shareholder who is entitled to vote has one vote for each Common Share held and may exercise such vote either in person or by proxy.
Stock Option Plan

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The Company’s stock option plan (the “Stock Option Plan”) was approved by the shareholders of the Company at the special meeting of shareholders held on December 16, 2013. As part of an ongoing review of the Company’s compensation strategies, on May 22, 2014, the Board approved certain amendments to the Stock Option Plan, which amendments were approved by shareholders of the Company at the annual general and special meeting of shareholders held on June 27, 2014. On November 13, 2014, the Board approved further amendments to the Stock Option Plan to clarify the sections of the Stock Option Plan relating to the cashless exercise of options. Such amendment was of a housekeeping nature and did not require shareholder approval. As the three-year term prescribed by the TSX was set to expire on June 27, 2017, a resolution approving an amended Stock Option Plan was placed before shareholders of the Company at the annual general and special meeting of shareholders held on June 9, 2017, wherein the amended Stock Option Plan received shareholder approval.
The following is a summary of the principal provisions of the Stock Option Plan and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the amended Stock Option Plan which is attached to the Company’s management information circular dated May 8, 2017, available on SEDAR, online at www.sedar.com, and EDGAR, online at www.sec.gov/edgar.
The Stock Option Plan provides that the Board may from time to time, in its discretion, grant to directors, officers, employees, consultants and any other person or entity engaged to provide ongoing services to the Company non-transferable options to purchase Common Shares, provided that the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under the Stock Option Plan shall not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Company from time to time on a non-diluted basis, inclusive of any Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to any other security based compensation arrangement of the Company (including the Long Term Incentive Plan). Under the Stock Option Plan the Board has the right, from time to time, to increase such percentage, subject to the approval of the shareholders and such regulatory authorities, stock exchanges or over-the-counter markets having jurisdiction over the affairs of the Company. The Board has the power, where consistent with the general purpose and intent of the Stock Option Plan, to determine the terms upon which options will vest (including vesting schedules, if any) and be exercisable. The exercise price of options shall not be less than the lesser of: (i) the closing trading price of the Common Shares on the TSX or, if not listed on the TSX, then such other principal market on which the Common Shares trade as designated by the Board, on the date an option is granted; and (ii) the Market Price of the Common Shares on the date the option is granted. For the purposes of the Stock Option Plan, “Market Price” means the volume-weighted average price of the Common Shares on the stock exchange where the majority of trading volume and value of the Common Shares occurs, for the five trading days immediately preceding the relevant date on which the Market Price is to be determined. In the event that the Common Shares are not listed for trading on a stock exchange, the Market Price shall be the fair market value of the Common Shares as determined by the Board.
Under the Stock Option Plan the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance to any one person shall not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares. The aggregate number of Common Shares issued to insiders of the Company within any 12-month period, or issuable to insiders of the Company at any time, under the Stock Option Plan and any other security-based compensation arrangement of the Company, may not exceed 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Company at such time. As at December 31, 2017, there were 1,555,000 outstanding options to purchase 1,555,000 Common Shares under the Stock Option Plan. As at March 7, 2018 there were 1,427,500 outstanding options to purchase 1,427,500 Common Shares under the Stock Option Plan.
The Stock Option Plan also provides that:
(i)
Common Shares that were the subject of options granted under the Stock Option Plan that have been exercised, surrendered, lapsed, canceled or terminated shall thereupon no longer be in reserve and may once again be subject to an option granted under the Stock Option Plan;
(ii)
a holder of an option may elect a cashless exercise of any options;
(iii)
the expiry date for an option shall not in any circumstance be later than the lesser of the 10th anniversary of the date an option is granted and the maximum period of time allowed by the Stock Exchange (as defined in the Stock Option Plan); and
(iv)
subject to certain exceptions outlined in the Stock Option Plan, all options held by an officer or employee of the Company shall expire and terminate, and such employee optionee shall cease to be an eligible person, immediately upon the termination date of such employee optionee.
The Board may amend the Stock Option Plan from time to time without shareholder approval except for amendments relating to:
(i)
the maximum number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under the Stock Option Plan;
(ii)
a reduction in the exercise price for options held by insiders of the Company;
(iii)
an extension to the term of any option held by insiders of the Company;
(iv)
an increase in any limit on grants of options to insiders of the Company;
(v)
any amendment to the provisions of the Stock Option Plan that would permit options to be transferred or assigned other than as set forth in the Stock Option Plan; and
(vi)
any amendments to the provisions restricting the size of grants to "Independent Directors" (as defined in the Stock Option Plan).

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The Board is permitted to amend the Stock Option Plan without the approval of the Company's shareholders if it determines that any amendment is (i) necessary or desirable to ensure continuing compliance with applicable laws, regulations, requirements, rules or policies of any governmental authority or stock exchange; or (ii) of a “housekeeping” nature, which includes amendments to eliminate any ambiguity or correct or supplement any provision contained in the Stock Option Plan which may be incorrect or incompatible with any other provision of the Stock Option Plan.
Long Term Incentive Plan
On May 22, 2014, the Board approved the Company’s long term incentive plan (the “Long Term Incentive Plan” or “LTIP”). The LTIP was approved by shareholders of the Company at the annual general and special meeting of shareholders held on June 27, 2014. As the three-year term prescribed by the TSX was set to expire on June 27, 2017, a resolution approving the LTIP was placed before and approved by shareholders of the Company at the annual general and special meeting of shareholders held on June 9, 2017.
The following is a summary of the principal provisions of the LTIP and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the LTIP which is attached to the Company’s management information circular dated May 8, 2017, available on SEDAR, online at www.sedar.com, and EDGAR, online at www.sec.gov/edgar.
The purpose of the LTIP is to advance the interests of the Company: (i) through the motivation, attraction and retention of key employees and directors of the Company; (ii) by aligning the interests of eligible participants with the interests of shareholders of the Company generally; and (iii) by furnishing eligible participants with an additional incentive in their efforts on behalf of the Company.
Under the terms of the LTIP, the Board or, if authorized by the Board, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee may grant units (“Units”), which may be either restricted share units (“Restricted Share Units” or “RSUs”) or deferred share units (“Deferred Share Units” or “DSUs”) to officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company. Each Unit represents the right to receive one Common Share in accordance with the terms of the LTIP. Participation in the LTIP is voluntary and, if an eligible participant agrees to participate, the grant of Units will be evidenced by an agreement between the Company and the participant. The interest of any participant in any Unit may not be transferred or assigned except by testamentary disposition or in accordance with the laws governing the devolution of property upon death.
The maximum number of Common Shares which may be reserved and set aside for issue under the LTIP in respect of awards of DSUs to DSU Participants, and for payments in respect of awards of RSUs to RSU Participants, shall not exceed 10% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding from time to time on a non-diluted basis (for purposes of clarity, the maximum number of Common Shares reserved and set aside for issue under the LTIP shall be inclusive of any Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to any other security based compensation arrangement of the Company, including the Stock Option Plan), provided that the Board shall have the right, from time to time, to increase such percentage subject to the approval of shareholders and such regulatory authorities, stock exchanges or over-the-counter markets having jurisdiction over the affairs of the Company. Common Shares that were the subject of awards that have expired, been surrendered, lapsed, canceled or terminated shall thereupon no longer be in reserve and may once again be subject to an award granted under the LTIP, effectively resulting in a re-loading of the number of RSUs and DSUs available for awards under the LTIP.
The LTIP, together with all other previously established or proposed security based compensation arrangements of the Company, including the Stock Option Plan, as amended, may not result in:
(i)
the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance to insiders at any time exceeding 10% of the outstanding issue;
(ii)
the issuance to insiders of the Company of a number of Common Shares exceeding, within a one-year period, 10% of the outstanding issue; or
(iii)
the issuance to any one insider of the Company, within a one-year period, of a number of Common Shares exceeding 5% of the outstanding issue.
Restricted Share Units
An officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company who has been designated by the Company for participation in the LTIP and who agrees to participate in the LTIP is an eligible participant to receive RSUs under the LTIP (an “RSU Participant”).
Unless otherwise approved by the Board, an RSU will vest as to 33⅓% on each of the first, second and third anniversary dates of the grant date, provided that all RSUs granted under a particular award shall vest on or before December 31st of the calendar year which is three years following the calendar year in which the service was performed in respect of which the particular award was made (the “Final Vesting Date”). From time to time, the Company grants RSUs which vest based upon the achievement of various performance metrics. In the event that a vesting date occurs within a blackout period or within five business days thereafter, the vesting date shall be ten business days after the blackout period ends (the “Extension Period”). If an additional blackout period is

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subsequently imposed during the Extension Period, then the Extension Period will commence following the end of such additional blackout period. Despite the foregoing, a vesting date will not be extended beyond the Final Vesting Date.
On each vesting date, the Company will decide, in its sole discretion, whether to make all payments in respect of vested RSUs to the RSU Participant in cash, Common Shares issued from treasury or a combination thereof based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares as at such date.
If an RSU Participant ceases to be an eligible participant under the LTIP due to termination with cause or voluntary termination by the RSU Participant, all unvested RSUs previously credited to the participant’s account are terminated and forfeited as of the termination date. If an RSU Participant ceases to be an eligible participant under the LTIP due to termination without cause, death, total or permanent long-term disability or retirement, any unvested RSUs previously credited to the participant’s account will continue to vest in accordance with their terms or, at the discretion of the Board, be terminated and forfeited as of the termination date. As at December 31, 2017, there were 2,374,397 issued and unvested RSUs. As at March 7, 2018, there were 2,371,904 issued and unvested RSUs.
Deferred Share Units
A director of the Company who has been designated by the Company for participation in the LTIP and who agrees to participate in the LTIP is an eligible participant to receive DSUs under the LTIP (a “DSU Participant”).
All DSUs awarded to a DSU Participant will vest on the date on which the DSU Participant ceases to be a director of the Company (the “DSU Termination Date”).
On the DSU Termination Date, payment in respect of a DSU Participant’s DSUs becomes payable and the Company will decide, in its sole discretion, whether to make the payment in cash, Common Shares issued from treasury or a combination thereof based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares as at the DSU Termination Date.
As at December 31, 2017 and March 7, 2018, there were 30,033 issued and unvested DSUs.
Amendments
The Company retains the right without the approval of shareholders of the Company:
(i)
to amend the LTIP or any RSUs or DSUs to:
(a)
make amendments of a grammatical, typographical, clerical and administrative nature and any amendments required by a regulatory authority or to comply or conform with applicable laws;
(b)
change vesting provisions of the LTIP or any Restricted Share Units or Deferred Share Units;
(c)
make any other amendments of a non-material nature;
(d)
make amendments to the definition of “DSU Participant” and/or “RSU Participant” or the eligibility requirements of participating in the LTIP, where such amendment would not have the potential of broadening or increasing insider participation;
(e)
make amendments to the manner in which eligible participants may elect to participate in the LTIP;
(f)
make any amendments to the provisions concerning the effect of the termination of a participant’s employment or services on such participant’s status under the LTIP; or
(g)
make any amendment which is intended to facilitate the administration of the LTIP; or
(ii)
to suspend, terminate or discontinue the terms and conditions of the LTIP and the Restricted Share Units and Deferred Share Units granted under the LTIP by resolution of the Board, provided that:
(a)
no such amendment to the LTIP shall cause the LTIP in respect of Restricted Share Units to cease to be a plan described in paragraph (k) of the definition of “salary deferral arrangement” in subsection 248(1) of the ITA or any successor to such provision;
(b)
no such amendment to the LTIP shall cause the LTIP in respect of Deferred Share Units to cease to be a plan described in regulation 6801(d) of the ITA or any successor to such provision; and
(c)
any amendment shall be subject to the prior consent of any applicable regulatory bodies, including the TSX, as may be required.
Any amendment to the LTIP which changes the vesting provisions of the LTIP or any RSUs or DSUs, or any suspension, termination or discontinuance of the terms and conditions of the LTIP and the Restricted Share Units and Deferred Share Units granted under the LTIP, shall take effect only with respect to awards granted after the effective date of such amendment, provided that it may apply to any outstanding award with the mutual consent of the Company and the participants to whom such awards have been granted.
Any amendment to the LTIP other than as described above shall require the approval of shareholders of the Company given by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the Common Shares (or, where required, “disinterested” shareholder approval) represented at a meeting of shareholders at which a motion to approve the LTIP or an amendment to the LTIP is presented. Specific amendments requiring shareholder approval include:

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(i)
to increase the number of Common Shares reserved under the LTIP;
(ii)
to change the definition of RSU Participants or DSU Participants or the eligibility requirements of participating in the LTIP, where such amendment would have the potential of broadening or increasing insider participation;
(iii)
the extension of any right of a participant under the LTIP beyond the date on which such right would originally have expired;
(iv)
to permit RSUs or DSUs to be transferred other than by testamentary disposition or in accordance with the laws governing the devolution of property in the event of death;
(v)
to permit awards other than RSUs and DSUs under the LTIP; and
(vi)
to amend the amendment provisions of the LTIP so as to increase the ability of the Board to amend the LTIP without shareholder approval.


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ITEM 7.    MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

A.    MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

To the knowledge of the Company, Cinven, together with its controlled affiliate CCM General Partner, hold 7,233,338 Common Shares representing approximately 14.11% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares as at the date hereof. This information is based upon the publicly available dated provided by the System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (www.sedi.ca). To the Company's knowledge, there are no other parties that hold 5% or more of the issued and outstanding Common Shares as at the date hereof.
Governance Agreement - In connection with the AMCo Acquisition, Cinven received, as part of the purchase price for AMCo, 7,233,338 Common Shares representing approximately 14.23% of the outstanding Common Shares at the closing of the AMCo Acquisition (14.11% as at March 7, 2018). As a result, Cinven agreed to enter into a governance agreement with the Company on October 21, 2015 (the “Governance Agreement”). The Governance Agreement will terminate on the earlier of (i) the date upon which Cinven and its controlled affiliates no longer beneficially own at least 1% of the then outstanding Common Shares, and (ii) the date upon which any person completes any business combination or reorganization transaction where the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the completion of such transaction hold less than 50% of the equity securities in the capital of the entity resulting upon the completion of such transaction. Pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Governance Agreement, Cinven has agreed to certain lock-up, standstill and transfer restrictions. Cinven is also able to appoint one nominee to stand for election to the Board.
Registration Rights Agreement - In connection with the AMCo Acquisition, Cinven (together with certain other persons) entered into a registration rights agreement with the Company on October 21, 2015 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to provide Cinven (and certain other persons) with a number of rights in respect of the Common Shares acquired by Cinven in connection with the AMCo Acquisition, including certain piggy-back rights, shelf registration rights and demand registration rights.

B.    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company paid legal fees, including professional services for advice relating to intellectual property matters, to Deeth Williams Wall LLP, 150 York St., Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 3S5, in the amount of $nil during the year ended December 31, 2017 (2016 - $30; 2015 - $53). As at February 9, 2016, the firm affiliated with the director ceased providing legal services to the Company, apart from clerical and administrative work related to the transfer of files. Mr. Deeth has not personally received more than C$8 in direct compensation from the Company, or its subsidiaries, during any twelve-month period within the last three years and, as a result, Mr. Deeth is considered to be independent for purposes of NI 58-101.
Certain current employees of the Concordia International reportable operating segment had an equity interest in the Concordia International reportable operating segment at the time of its sale to the Company. As a result, pursuant to the AMCo SPA entered into by the Company in connection with the AMCo Acquisition, these employees received a portion of the consideration paid by the Company to the AMCO Vendors (including earn-out consideration paid in December 2016 and February 2017, respectively).
Compensation for directors and key management, consisting of salaries, bonuses, other benefits, severance and director fees for the year ended December 31, 2017 amounted to $10,721 (2016 - $7,928; 2015 - $7,549). Share based compensation expense recorded for key management and directors, for the year ended December 31, 2017 amounted to $4,804 (2016 - $11,465; 2015 - $8,842).
On October 13, 2017, two subsidiaries of the Company, Concordia Pharmaceuticals (US), Inc. and Pinnacle Biologics, Inc. entered into an agreement with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer to guaranty payments due under the officer’s employment agreement.
Agreements with Directors and Officers
Indemnity Agreements
The Company annually renews and purchases insurance coverage for directors’ and officers’ liability. The current policy term was extended in December 2017 for six months and therefore has an eighteen month policy period (December 19, 2016 to June 19, 2018) and total premium of approximately $3,036,815. This insurance covers directors’ and officers’ liability for an aggregate limit as set forth in the policy. The policy provides for deductibles ranging from $500,000 to $1,000,000 depending upon the nature of the claim. There is no deductible for any claim made by a director or officer when indemnification has not been granted. This premium is paid entirely by the Company. The Company also has in place director and officer indemnity agreements with certain of its directors and executive officers. The Company indemnifies directors and officers of the Company

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(“Indemnified Persons”) for the full amount of any cost reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Person in connection with any proceeding that may be made or asserted against or affect an Indemnified Person or in which an Indemnified Person is required by law to participate or in which an Indemnified Person participates at the request of the Company or in which an Indemnified Person chooses to participate (based on the Indemnified Person’s reasonable belief that he or she may be subsequently named in that proceeding or any proceeding related to it) if it relates to, arises from or is based on an Indemnified Person’s service in an indemnified capacity.

Employment Agreements

The Company has entered into employment agreements with each of the Named Executive Officers under which each NEO has agreed to continue to serve the Company in his current office and perform the duties of such office in accordance with the terms set out in their employment agreements. Under the terms of each of the executive employment agreements, each executive has made commitments in favour of the Company including non-competition and non-solicitation covenants (which survive termination of an NEO’s termination for periods of 6 to 18 months per the terms of each NEO’s employment agreement), as well as non-disparagement and non-disclosure covenants (which survive the termination of an NEO’s employment) and minimum notice periods in the event of the executive’s resignation. Pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements, the NEOs have agreed that damages alone would be an insufficient remedy for breach of these covenants and that the Company, in addition to all other remedies, shall be entitled as a matter of right to equitable relief, including temporary or permanent injunction, to restrain any such breach. In the event of termination of an NEO’s employment, other than for cause (as defined in the applicable employment agreements), the Company will provide such executive with working notice or severance pay or a combination of notice and severance. The following section outlines the significant terms of each of the NEOs’ employment agreements.

Mr. Oberman is party to an employment agreement with the Company dated November 1, 2016, as amended December 5, 2016, which continues for an indefinite term. Mr. Tallarico is party to an amended and restated employment agreement with the Company dated November 7, 2016, which continues for an indefinite term. Mr. Price is party to an employment agreement with the Company dated April 26, 2017, which continues for an indefinite term. Mr. Belk is party to an employment agreement with a subsidiary of the Company, Concordia International Rx (UK) Limited, dated May 14, 2013, as amended September 1, 2016, which continues for an indefinite term.

Mr. Duncan is party to an amended and restated employment agreement with a subsidiary of the Company, Concordia International Rx (UK) Limited, dated November 7, 2016, which would have continued for an indefinite term but for the separation and general release agreement entered into between Mr. Duncan and the Company, effective March 8, 2018. Pursuant to the terms of the separation and general release agreement, effective March 8, 2018, Mr. Duncan stepped down as President of the Concordia International reportable operating segment, but will continue to be employed by the Company until June 30, 2018. Mr. Duncan is entitled to receive a separation payment equal to approximately $2.5 million, subject to the terms and conditions of the separation and general release agreement. In addition, 13,134 RSUs held by Mr. Duncan are expected to vest ten (10) business days following Mr. Duncan's effective termination date of June 30, 2018. Mr. Duncan's remaining RSUs are expected to be canceled effective June 30, 2018.

Mr. Borkowski was party to an employment agreement dated February 15, 2016 with a subsidiary of the Company, Pinnacle Biologics, Inc. Effective April 26, 2017, Mr. Borkowski’s employment with the Company ceased. The severance amounts paid to Mr. Borkowksi pursuant to a separation and general release agreement dated June 27, 2017. Mr. Borkowski received a separation payment equal to approximately $1.8 million. In addition, 31,798 RSUs held by Mr. Borkowski's vested on July 1, 2017. Mr. Borkowski's remaining RSUs were canceled effective April 26, 2017.

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Termination upon Notice
Each of Messrs. Oberman, Price and Tallarico may terminate his employment agreement upon providing the Company with three (3) months’ written notice. Mr. Belk may terminate his employment agreement upon providing the Company with six (6) months' written notice. The Company retains the right (at its option) to accelerate the termination date set out in the written notice by notifying the executive that the Company will pay him an aggregate amount equal to:
 
OBERMAN
BELK
TALLARICO
PRICE
Base salary through to last day of notice period
ü

ü

ü

ü

Pro rata target bonus accrued until the last day of the notice period
ü

n/a

ü

n/a
Business expenses which have not been reimbursed
ü

n/a
ü

ü

Value of unused vacation
ü

n/a
ü

ü

Participation in benefit plan during notice period
ü

n/a
ü

ü

Unvested options and RSUs
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason
In the case that (a) the NEO terminates his employment agreement for good reason (as defined in each NEO’s respective employment agreement), or (b) the Company terminates the NEO’s employment agreement without cause (as defined in each NEO’s respective employment agreement), the NEO shall be entitled to receive:
 
OBERMAN
BELK
TALLARICO
PRICE
Base salary payment
24 months
6 months
15 months
15 months

Annual target bonus payment
24 months
n/a
15 months
15 months

Pro rata target bonus accrued up to the date of termination
ü
n/a
ü

n/a
Any bonus awarded but unpaid
ü

n/a
 
n/a
ü

Business expenses which have not been reimbursed
ü
n/a
ü
ü

Value of any unused vacation time
ü

n/a
 
ü

ü

Continued benefits
24 months
n/a
12 months
12 months
Unvested options and RSUs
Immediately vest on pro rata basis
RSUs and Stock Options treated in accordance with the terms of the Stock Option Plan and LTIP
 
Awards granted prior to November 7, 2017 will immediately vest. Awards granted thereafter will immediately vest on pro rata basis.

Immediately vest on pro rata basis
Retention payment due December 31, 2018 (if not already paid)
ü
ü
 
ü
ü
Mr. Oberman is entitled to a one-time retention payment equal to $3.24 million payable on the earlier of, or the closest payroll date thereafter, December 31, 2018, and, in the event that a Proposed Recapitalization Transaction has been completed, such earlier date as the Board may determine in its sole discretion.
Mr. Tallarico is entitled to a one-time retention payment equal to approximately $0.59 million payable on the earlier of, or the closest payroll date thereafter, December 31, 2018, and, in the event that a Proposed Recapitalization Transaction has been completed, such earlier date as the Board may determine in its sole discretion.
Mr. Price is entitled to a one-time retention payment equal to approximately $0.76 million payable on the earlier of, or the closest payroll date thereafter, December 31, 2018, and, in the event that a Proposed Recapitalization Transaction has been completed, such earlier date as the Board may determine in its sole discretion.
Mr. Belk is entitled to an aggregate retention payment equal to approximately $0.34 million payable on the earlier of, or the closest payroll date thereafter, December 31, 2018.

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Termination for Cause
In the case that an NEO employment agreement is terminated for cause (as defined in each NEOs employment agreement), the NEO’s employment with the Company shall end immediately and the NEO shall be entitled to:
 
OBERMAN
BELK
TALLARICO
PRICE
Base salary up to the date of termination
ü

ü

ü

ü

Any bonus awarded but unpaid
ü

n/a
n/a
n/a
Pro rata target bonus accrued up to the date of termination
ü

n/a
ü

n/a
Business expenses which have not been reimbursed
ü

n/a
ü

ü

Value of unused vacation
ü

n/a
ü

ü

Any benefits to which he is entitled to and which are unpaid as of the date of termination
ü

n/a
ü

ü

Unvested options and RSUs
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Termination Due to Death
In the case that an NEO employment agreement is terminated due to death, the NEO’s employment with the Company shall end immediately and the NEO shall be entitled to:
 
OBERMAN
BELK
TALLARICO
PRICE
Base salary up to the date of termination
ü
ü
ü
ü
Any bonus awarded but unpaid
ü
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pro rata target bonus accrued up to the date of termination
ü
n/a
ü
ü
Business expenses which have not been reimbursed
ü
n/a
ü
ü
Value of unused vacation
ü
n/a
ü
ü
Any benefits to which he is entitled to and which are unpaid as of the date of termination
ü
n/a
ü
ü
Unvested options and RSUs
Immediately vest on pro rata basis
RSUs and Stock Options treated in accordance with the terms of the Stock Option Plan and LTIP
Awards granted prior to November 7, 2017 will immediately vest. Awards granted thereafter will immediately vest on pro rata basis.

Immediately vest on pro rata basis
Termination Due to Disability
In the case that an NEO employment agreement is terminated due to the disability of the NEO (per the terms of each NEO’s employment agreement), the NEO’s employment with the Company shall be terminated and the NEO shall be entitled to:
 
OBERMAN(1)
BELK
TALLARICO
PRICE
Base salary up to the date of termination
ü
6 months
ü
ü
Any bonus awarded but unpaid
ü
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pro rata target bonus accrued up to the date of termination
ü
n/a
ü
ü
Business expenses which have not been reimbursed
ü
n/a
ü
ü
Value of unused vacation
ü
n/a
ü
ü
Any benefits to which he is entitled to and which are unpaid as of the date of termination
ü
n/a
ü
ü
Unvested options and RSUs
Immediately vest on pro rata basis
RSUs and Stock Options treated in accordance with the terms of the Stock Option Plan and LTIP
Awards granted prior to November 7, 2017 will immediately vest. Awards granted thereafter will immediately vest on pro rata basis.

Immediately vest on pro rata basis
Notes:
(1) Mr. Oberman’s entitlements in the table above assume he has qualified for the long term disability benefits provided by the Company. If this is not the case, Mr. Oberman’s entitlements upon a termination for disability would be the same as they are for termination without cause.

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Change of Control
If the employment of Messrs. Oberman, Tallarico and Price are terminated, other than for cause, at any time within a period of twelve (12) months following a change of control (as defined in each NEOs respective employment agreement) or employment is terminated, other than for cause or due to death, during the six (6) month period prior to a change of control if such termination was at the request of a third party or otherwise arose in anticipation of the change of control, then the entitlements of Messrs. Oberman, Tallarico and Price are as set out in the table below. Mr. Belk does not have a change of control clause in his contract, but would be entitled to the same entitlements if he were terminated in connection with a change of control as he would be entitled to if he were terminated on a without cause basis. The table below assumes that the NEOs are terminated as a result of a change of control.
 
OBERMAN
BELK
TALLARICO
PRICE
Base salary payment
24 months
6 months
15 months
15 months
Annual target bonus payment
24 months
n/a
15 months
15 months
Pro rata target bonus accrued up to the date of termination
ü
n/a
ü
n/a
Any bonus awarded but unpaid
ü
n/a
n/a
ü
Business expenses which have not been reimbursed
ü
n/a
ü
ü
Value of any unused vacation time
ü
n/a
ü
ü
Continued benefits
24 months
n/a
12 months
12 months
Unvested options and RSUs
Immediately vest
RSUs and Stock Options treated in accordance with the terms of the Stock Option Plan and LTIP
Immediately vest
Immediately vest
Retention payments due December 31, 2018 (if not already paid)
ü
ü
ü
ü

SOP – Liquidity Event

Except as provided for in certain NEO employment agreements, in the case of a Liquidity Event (as defined in the Stock Option Plan ) and at the discretion of the Board, the Company shall (i) immediately prior to the completion of the Liquidity Event, exchange all or a portion of the options to purchase Common Shares for options (of substantially similar terms and value) to purchase shares in the capital of the acquirer or any corporation which results from an amalgamation, merger or similar transaction involving the Company in connection with the Liquidity Event; or (ii) cause to be paid or delivered an amount of cash or non-cash consideration per Common Share, as applicable, in respect of each of the Common Shares underlying any vested options immediately prior to the completion of the Liquidity Event, equal in value to the positive difference between the price per Common Share equal to the greater of the Market Price (as defined in the SOP) and the price paid by any third party purchaser and the applicable exercise price.
LTIP – Change of Control
Except as provided for in certain executive employment agreements, in the case of a Change of Control (as defined in the LTIP), at the sole discretion of the Board, the Company: (i) shall determine the adjustment price, if any, to the number and type of Common Shares (or other securities or other property) that thereafter shall be made subject of and issuable as payment under outstanding RSUs or DSUs; (ii) shall determine the number and type of Common Shares (or other securities or other property) subject to and issuable as payment under outstanding RSUs or DSUs; (iii) shall determine the acquisition price with respect to the settlement or payment of any outstanding RSUs or DSUs; provided, however that the number of Common Shares covered by any RSUs or DSUs or to which such RSUs or DSUs relate shall always be a whole number; and (iv) may convert or exchange for or into any other security or any other property or cash, any outstanding RSUs or DSUs that are still capable of being exercised, upon giving to any such RSU or DSU participant to whom such RSUs or DSUs have been granted at least thirty (30) days’ written notice of its intention to convert or exchange such RSUs or DSUs and, during such notice period, the RSUs and DSUs may be exercised by any such holder of RSUs or DSUs without regard to any vesting conditions attached thereto, and on the expiry of such period of notice, the unexercised portion of the RSUs or DSUs shall lapse and be canceled.
In addition to the foregoing, the Board or any company which is or would be the successor to the Company or which may issue securities in exchange for Common Shares upon the occurrence of a Change of Control may offer any RSU or DSU holder the opportunity to obtain new or replacement awards for securities into which the Common Shares are changed or are convertible or exchangeable, on a basis proportionate to the number of Common Shares issuable under the outstanding RSUs and DSUs.

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The Board may also, in its sole discretion, cancel any or all outstanding RSUs or DSUs and pay to the holders of any such RSUs or DSUs, in cash, the value of such RSUs and DSUs based upon the price per Common Shares received or to be received by other Shareholders in the event of a Change of Control.
Estimated Incremental Payment on Change of Control and/or Termination
The following table provides details regarding the estimated incremental payments by the Company to the NEOs indicated below under the above-described agreements in the event of: (i) termination upon notice; (ii) termination without cause or for good reason; (iii) termination with cause; (iv) termination upon death; (v) termination upon disability; (vi) termination upon change of control (as defined in the applicable employment agreements of the NEOs); (vii) Liquidity Event under the SOP; and (vii) Change of Control under the LTIP, assuming, in each case, that the event took place on December 31, 2017.

Event
 
Termination Upon Notice
Termination without Cause or for Good Reason
Termination with Cause
Termination Upon Death
Termination Upon Disability
Change of Control(1)
Change of Control (for purposes of LTIP and the Stock Option Plan)(2)(3)
Allan Oberman
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance
1,460,000
8,200,000
960,000
960,000
960,000
8,200,000
Deferred Compensation
741,777
741,777
741,777
1,348,400
1,348,400
Other Benefits
3,000
24,000
24,000
Total
1,463,000
8,965,777
960,000
1,701,777
1,701,777
9,572,400
1,348,400
David Price
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance
105,000
1,806,000
336,000
336,000
1,806,000
Deferred Compensation
8,305
8,305
8,305
21,570
21,570
Other Benefits
3,000
12,000
12,000
Total
108,000
1,826,305
0
344,305
344,305
1,839,570
21,570
Francesco Tallarico
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance
546,000
1,974,000
336,000
336,000
336,000
1,974,000
Deferred Compensation
49,688
49,688
49,688
49,688
10,653
Other Benefits
3,000
12,000
12,000
Total
549,000
2,035,688
336,000
385,688
385,688
2,035,688
10,653
Karl Belk(4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance
161,038
498,538
161,038
337,500
Deferred Compensation
6,456
6,456
6,456
Other Benefits
Total
161,038
504,994
0
6,456
167,494
337,500
0
Notes:
(1)
This "Change of Control" column includes retention amounts payable to each NEO in connection with termination upon a change of control. Each of Messrs. Oberman, Price and Tallarico have a change of control provision included in their employment agreements (as described above). This table provides amounts based on the assumption that the employee is terminated as a result of a change of control. Mr. Belk does not have a change of control provision in his contract. However, this table assumes the greatest amount payable to Mr. Belk (six (6) months payment in lieu of salary and accelerated payment of his retention awards) in the event his contract of employment was terminated in connection with a change of control.
(2)
The LTIP payment is calculated in accordance with clause 5.2.2 of the LTIP, which provides the Board with the discretion to cancel any or all outstanding awards of RSUs and pay to the holders of such awards, in cash, the value of such awards based upon the price per Common Share received or to be received by other Shareholders in the event of a Change of Control. The LTIP payment assumes a cash payment based on the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX on December 30, 2017 (being C$0.82) the last trading day of 2017. The Stock Option Plan also provides for payment of non-cash consideration in the event of a Liquidity Event (as defined in the Stock Option Plan). The figures in the above table assume payment of cash consideration for options held by the optionees in the event of a Liquidity Event.
(3)
Amounts set forth under Change of Control (for purposes of the LTIP) have been translated using a US dollar to Canadian dollar exchange rate of 1:1.2545 (being the December 29, 2017 Bank of Canada noon rate).

Indebtedness of Directors, Executive Officers and Employees

None of the Company's directors, executive officers, employees, former directors, former executive officers or former employees, and none of their associates, is indebted to the Company or another entity whose indebtedness is the subject of a

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guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar agreement or understanding provided by the Company, except for routine indebtedness as defined under applicable securities legislation.


C.    INTERESTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

Not applicable.


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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

A.     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The Company's Financial Statements, as required under this Item 8, are attached hereto and found immediately following the text of this Annual Report.

B.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND REGULATORY MATTERS

Other than as discussed herein, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no material legal proceedings or regulatory actions known or known to be contemplated against the Company or to which any of its property is or may be subject in respect of which the claim for damages, exclusive of interest and costs, exceeds ten percent (10%) of the current assets of the Company. No penalties or sanctions have been imposed against the Company by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority and no settlement agreements have been entered into by the Company before a court relating to securities legislation or with a securities regulatory authority.
In addition to the legal proceedings and regulatory matters discussed below, please see Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Annual Report for information pertaining to the CBCA Proceedings.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company becomes involved in various legal and administrative proceedings, which include product liability, intellectual property, commercial, antitrust, government and regulatory investigations, related private litigation and ordinary course employment-related issues. From time to time, the Company also initiates actions or files counterclaims. The Company could be subject to counterclaims or other suits in response to actions it may initiate. The Company believes that the prosecution of these actions and counterclaims is important to preserve and protect the Company, its reputation and its assets. Certain of these proceedings and actions are described below.
Unless otherwise indicated the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome of these legal proceedings, nor can it currently estimate the amount of loss, or range of loss, if any, that may result from these proceedings. An adverse outcome in certain of these proceedings could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations, and could cause the market value of its Common Shares and/or debt securities to decline.
The Company and certain of its former executive officers are the subject of various class action complaints relating to the Company’s August 12, 2016 press release, whereby the Company revised its 2016 guidance.  The complaints allege that the Company issued false and misleading statements to investors and/or failed to disclose that: the Company was experiencing a substantial increase in market competition against its drug Donnatal®, and other products; as a result, Concordia’s financial results would suffer, and Concordia would be forced to suspend its dividend; and as a result Concordia’s statements about its business, operations and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. The class action lawsuits have been consolidated into a single case and a motion to dismiss the action was filed by the Company on February 20, 2017. On March 21, 2017, the plaintiffs in this action filed a response to the motion to dismiss, and on April 5, 2017 the Company filed a reply to plaintiffs' response. On July 28, 2017, the United States District Court, Southern District of New York denied the motion to dismiss in part and granted it in part. On February 7, 2018, the plaintiffs filed a notice of motion for class certification.
The Company and certain of its former executive officers were also subject to a class action complaint alleging that the Company made false and/or misleading statements, as well as, failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business operations and prospects, in the Company’s Registration Statement, Prospectus and Supplemental Prospectus issued in connection with the Company’s secondary offering completed on September 30, 2015. Specifically, the claim alleged that the statements were false and/or misleading and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was experiencing a substantial increase in market competition against Donnatal®, and other products; (ii) consequently the Company’s financial results would suffer and the Company would be forced to suspend its dividends; and (iii) as a result of the foregoing, the defendant’s statements about the Company’s business operations and prospects were false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. On June 27, 2017, the plaintiff in this action voluntarily dismissed the complaint on a without prejudice basis.
The Company and certain of its former executive officers and a former director are subject to a securities class action filed in Quebec, Canada. The amended statement of claim alleges that the Company failed to disclose adverse material facts relating to, and misrepresented, among other things, the Company's business model, growth platforms, pro forma revenues and dividend payments in certain disclosures from March 23, 2016 to August 11, 2016. This class action has not yet been certified nor has leave to bring a statutory claim under securities legislation yet been granted. On June 15, 2017, the plaintiff in the action discontinued their claim against the Board (other than one former director) and certain of its former executive officers.

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On October 19, 2017, a statement of claim was filed in Ontario, Canada, against the Company and certain of its former executive officers on behalf of all persons and entities, other than persons resident in Quebec, Canada, which alleges substantially the same claims as the Quebec action described above. This class action has not yet been certified nor has leave to bring a statutory claim under securities legislation yet been granted.
The Company was subject to a class action proceeding in relation to one of its third party distributors purportedly faxing unsolicited advertisements to market Ulesfia® in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. On April 9, 2017, the court in this action dismissed the Company's motion to dismiss and on June 8, 2017, the court denied the Company's motion for reconsideration. On November 6, 2017, the court issued an order re-evaluating its previous finding of personal jurisdiction, which order required the plaintiffs in this action to make a new submission rebutting the evidence submitted by defendants showing that there is no personal jurisdiction. On December 1, 2017, the court dismissed this claim against the Company for lack of personal jurisdiction.
During the first quarter of 2016, the Company became aware that a third party had notified wholesalers, through listing services, of its intent to distribute and sell in certain US regions a non-FDA approved copy of Donnatal®. On January 6, 2016, the Company commenced a lawsuit against the third party and its principal owner claiming damages from such conduct, and on April 29, 2016 and May 3, 2016 commenced proceedings against two listing services for the continued listing of the products in their database. In May 2016, the Company became aware that this non-FDA approved product was introduced into certain US regions. On October 4, 2016 and November 16, 2016, the Company dismissed its claims against the listing services on a without prejudice basis, respectively. On March 15, 2017, the court ruled on the third party's motion to dismiss the Company's claim, denying such motion in part and granting it in part. On March 29, 2017, the third party filed its answer and counter claim in response to the Company's claim. On August 16, 2017, this third party filed a motion to amend its counterclaim to add factual allegations detailing the scope of the Company's campaign to disparage its products and interfere with its contractual and business relationships. On November 8, 2017, the court granted the Company's motion for leave to file its second amended complaint, permitting the Company to include its direct false advertising claim. The Company continues to pursue this lawsuit vigorously. In a similar lawsuit commenced against Method and its principal owner, the Company received a favourable jury verdict on April 21, 2016 and was awarded damages in the amount of approximately $733,000. On March 2, 2017, the United States District Court - Western District of Virginia, Charlottesville Division, granted the Company's motion for enhanced damages in part, to amend the judgment against Method and its principal owner to reflect an award of damages in the total amount of approximately $2.2 million. On March 30, 2017, Method filed a motion to reconsider the order on enhanced damages. On April 13, 2017, the Company filed an opposition to Method's motion to reconsider. On July 19, 2017, the court denied Method's motion to reconsider and further awarded the Company an additional $15,000 in costs. On August 30, 2017, Method filed a notice of appearance with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to appeal the enhanced damages award. On February 1, 2018, Method and its principal owner and the Company settled the enhanced damages award.
Mr. Perier served as Executive Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Forest Labs, which is now part of Allergan plc, from September 2004 through October 2014. In September 2010, a subsidiary of Forest Labs, Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. resolved various investigations lead by the United States Department of Justice and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts relating to past marketing, sales and other practices with respect to certain pharmaceutical products by entering into a plea agreement which included guilty pleas to a single felony charge (relating to misstatements by certain Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. employees to FDA inspectors during a plant inspection) and two strict-liability, no-intent misdemeanor charges (relating to various healthcare- related statutory violations). Neither misdemeanor charge included as an element false or deceptive conduct. The settlement and pleas did not include any admissions or findings of wrongdoing by any Forest Labs officer or director, including Mr. Perier.

Regulatory Matters
On October 25, 2016, the Company announced that the CMA commenced an investigation into various issues in relation to the UK pharmaceutical sector, and that the Concordia International reportable operating segment was part of the inquiry. The investigation includes matters that pre-date the Company’s ownership of the Concordia International reportable operating segment and relates to the Company’s pricing of three products. On May 31, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA notified the Company that it was continuing its investigation after an initial stop/go decision. On November 21, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA issued a statement of objections to the Company and the former owners of the Concordia International segment, Hg Capital and Cinven, in relation to the pricing of one of the three products, liothyronine, in the UK between November 2007 to July 2017. A statement of objections is a formal statement by the CMA that it considers that a competition infringement may have occurred. On February 15, 2018, the Company announced that the CMA had notified the Company that it was closing its investigation related to fusidic acid, also one of the three products under investigation.
On March 3, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA issued a statement of objections to a third party and one of the Company’s subsidiaries in relation to the supply of 10mg hydrocortisone tablets in the UK between 2013 and 2016. On May 26, 2017, the Company responded in detail to the statement of objections and on July 20, 2017, the Company attended an oral

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hearing to present the key points of its response to the CMA decision panel. This investigation includes matters that pre-date the Company's ownership of the Concordia International reportable operating segment.
On October 11, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA commenced additional investigations in relation to the UK pharmaceutical sector, and that the Concordia International reportable operating segment and certain of its products are part of the inquiry. These investigations are at an early information gathering stage and the CMA has confirmed that, at this time, it has not reached a conclusion on whether competition law has been infringed. These investigations include matters that predate the Company's ownership of the Concordia International reportable operating segment.
On December 1, 2017, the Company announced that it received an initial notification letter from Nasdaq's Listing Qualifications Department notifying the Company that it had 180 days to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq's continued listing rules. Nasdaq's continued listing rules require that listed securities maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, and that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of thirty (30) consecutive business days or more. The Company's Common Shares traded below a bid price of $1.00 for thirty (30) consecutive business days from October 17, 2017, to November 28, 2017. As a result, Nasdaq found that the Company did not meet the minimum bid price requirement. The Common Shares remain listed on Nasdaq and the Company has until May 29, 2018, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement in order to maintain the listing. To regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, the Common Shares must have a closing bid price of at least $1.00 for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive business days. In the event the Company does not regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement by May 29, 2018, the Company has the option to apply to Nasdaq for additional time to regain compliance with this listing requirement.
On September 16, 2016, the Company announced that a bill was introduced in the UK House of Commons to amend and extend existing provisions of the NHSA to enable the Secretary of State to help manage the cost of health service medicines. On April 27, 2017, the UK government accorded Royal Assent to the HSMSCA. The HSMSCA introduces provisions in connection with controlling the cost of health service medicines and other medical supplies. The HSMSCA also introduces provisions in connection with the provision of pricing and other information by manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of those medicines and medical supplies. The Company continues to monitor the implementation of the HSMSCA. While the effects of the HSMSCA are unknown at this time, the HSMSCA could impose certain risks and uncertainties on the Company's operations and cash flows.
Dividend Policy

There are no restrictions in the Company’s articles preventing the Company from paying dividends. Any dividend to be approved by the Board may require third-party consents under the Company’s credit facilities. In addition, if the Company is not in compliance with its obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement, the Extended Bridge Loan agreement, the Covis Note Indenture, the AMCo Note Indenture and/or the 2016 Note Indenture, the Company’s ability to pay distributions or dividends on its Common Shares may be restricted. All of the Common Shares are entitled to an equal share in any dividends declared and paid. In addition, pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Company is restricted from making regularly scheduled quarterly dividend payments in respect of its Common Shares of an amount exceeding $20 million in any given fiscal year without the prior written consent of the lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement or without utilizing certain baskets under the Existing Credit Agreement. On August 12, 2016, the Company announced that it had suspended its quarterly dividend payments indefinitely.

Future dividend decisions will consider the Company’s then-current business results, cash requirements and financial condition. The Board will determine if, and when, dividends will be declared and paid in the future from funds properly applicable to the payment of dividends based on the Company’s financial position at the relevant time. (See Item 3.D, under the heading "Key Information - Risk Factors" in this Annual Report).
Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan, any holder of unvested Restricted Share Units or Deferred Share Units is entitled to a dividend equivalent amount of RSUs or DSUs, as applicable, to the extent a dividend is paid on the Common Shares. The dividend equivalent amount of RSUs or DSUs, as applicable, is equal to (i) the product of the (a) aggregate number of RSUs or DSUs held by the RSU or DSU Participant on the record date for such dividend; and (b) per Common Share amount of such dividend, divided by (ii) the Fair Market Value of a Common Share calculated as of the date that is three days prior to the record date for the dividend.
C.     SIGNIFICANT CHANGES

The Company has not experienced any significant changes since the date of the audited consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report.


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ITEM 9.    THE OFFER AND LISTING.

A.    OFFER AND LISTING DETAILS.

As at March 7, 2018, the Company had 51,283,574 Common Shares outstanding. The Common Shares began trading under the symbol "CXRX" on the Nasdaq on June 29, 2015 and under the symbol "CXR" on the TSX on December 24, 2013. (See Item 4.A, under the heading "History and Development of the Company - Name, Address and Incorporation; Trading Market" in this Annual Report for further information on the listing history of the Common Shares). Using information from published sources, the following information shows the high and low trading values of the Common Shares for the periods indicated:
 
TSX
NASDAQ
 
High (C$)
Low (C$)
High ($)
Low ($)
Annual High and Low Market Prices
 
 
 
 
2013
8.99
6.25
n/a
n/a
2014
49.00
7.60
n/a
n/a
2015
117.75
25.04
89.10
19.02
2016
58.18
2.27
41.49
1.69
2017
4.63
0.58
3.52
0.45
Quarterly Market Prices
 
 
 
 
2016
 
 
 
 
First Quarter
58.18
28.70
40.17
23.05
Second Quarter
45.15
25.07
31.64
19.69
Third Quarter
28.70
5.80
21.32
4.48
Fourth Quarter
7.39
2.27
4.52
1.83
2017
 
 
 
 
First Quarter
4.63
2.05
3.03
1.57
Second Quarter
2.88
1.41
1.80
1.11
Third Quarter
2.28
1.43
1.70
1.17
Fourth Quarter
1.61
0.58
1.25
0.46
Monthly Market Prices
 
 
 
 
2017
 
 
 
 
September
1.68
1.45
1.40
1.15
October
1.61
0.61
1.29
0.47
November
0.71
0.58
0.58
0.45
December
1.39
0.63
1.09
0.49
2018
 
 
 
 
January
1.10
0.80
0.89
0.63
February
0.94
0.72
0.75
0.58
March (up until March 7, 2018)
0.88
0.81
0.69
0.63

On December 1, 2017, the Company announced that it received an initial notification letter from Nasdaq's Listing Qualifications Department notifying the Company that it had 180 days to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq's continued listing rules. Nasdaq's continued listing rules require that listed securities maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, and that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of thirty (30) consecutive business days or more. The Company's Common Shares traded below a bid price of $1.00 for thirty (30) consecutive business days from October 17, 2017, to November 28, 2017. As a result, Nasdaq found that the Company did not meet the minimum bid price requirement. The Common Shares remain listed on Nasdaq and the Company has until May 29, 2018, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement in order to maintain the listing. To regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, the Common Shares must have a closing bid price of at least $1.00 for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive business days. In the event the Company does not regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement by May 29, 2018, the Company has the option to apply to Nasdaq for additional time to regain compliance with this listing requirement.


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B.    PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Not applicable.

C.    MARKETS

The Company's common shares are listed and traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "CXRX" and on the TSX under the symbol "CXR".

D.    SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

Not applicable.

E.    DILUTION

Not applicable.

F.    EXPENSES OF THE ISSUE

Not applicable.

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ITEM 10.    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A.    SHARE CAPITAL

Not Applicable

B.    MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Company Purpose
 
The Company’s articles of incorporation are filed with the Government of Ontario - Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, pursuant to the OBCA. The Company’s articles of incorporation do not have a stated purpose.
 
Directors
 
Pursuant to applicable Ontario law, the Company’s directors, in exercising their powers and discharging their duties must act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company. They must also exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.
 
Pursuant to the provisions of the OBCA, a director who (i) is party to a material contract or transaction or proposed material contract or transaction with the Company, or (ii) is a director or an officer of, or a material interest in any person who is, a party to a material contract or transaction or proposed material contract or transaction with the Company must disclose to the Company the nature and extent of such interest in writing or request to have such interest noted in the minutes of meetings of the Board. Furthermore, a director who has a material interest in a matter before the Board must refrain from voting on the matter unless the contract: (i) is with one of the Company’s affiliates; (ii) relates to the director’s remuneration as a director or officer of the Company; or (iii) relates to the Company’s indemnity or insurance for the Company’s officers and directors.
 
Pursuant to the OBCA, at least 25% of the Company’s directors must be resident Canadians. The OBCA also requires that the Company has not less than three (3) directors. At least one-third of the directors shall not be officers or employees of the Company or any of its affiliates. The Company currently has seven (7) directors, three (3) of whom are resident Canadians. The Company’s articles of incorporation provide that the minimum size of the Company’s Board be three (3) and the maximum size of the Company’s Board be eleven (11). The Company’s directors may, from time to time, determine the number of directors on the Board by resolution, which is currently seven (7) directors. The Company’s articles of incorporation and the Company’s by-laws do not impose any other director qualification requirements.

Director Share Ownership Guidelines
 
The Company has not approved any director share ownership guidelines that would require the Company’s directors to hold a certain number of securities in the Company.
 
Shareholder Rights

The Company’s authorized capital consists of an unlimited number of Common Shares with no par value. The Company’s articles of incorporation permit the Company to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares. The issuance of Common Shares is also subject to applicable securities laws. If the Company were to issue a significant number of Common Shares, it would reduce the relative voting power of previously outstanding Common Shares.
 
Each Common Share carries one vote on all matters to be voted on by the Company’s shareholders.  Holders of Common Shares are entitled to receive dividends if, as and when declared by the Board and to share ratably in the Company’s remaining assets available for distribution, after payment of liabilities, upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up.  Common Shares do not carry pre-emptive rights or rights of conversion into any other securities.  All outstanding Common Shares are fully paid and non-assessable.  There are no limitations on the rights of non-resident owners of Common Shares to hold or vote their shares.
 
Changes to Shareholder Rights
 
Under the OBCA, amendments to the Company’s articles of incorporation will generally require approval by special resolution. A special resolution is a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the votes cast by the shareholders who voted in person or by proxy in respect of that resolution at the annual or special meeting called for such purpose. If the amendment is of a nature affecting a particular class or series of the Company’s shares in a manner requiring a separate class or series vote, that class

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or series is entitled to vote on the amendment whether or not it otherwise carries the right to vote. Under the OBCA, the Company’s directors may make, amend or repeal any by-law that regulates the Company’s business or affairs. Where the Company’s directors make, amend or repeal a by-law, they are required to submit the by-law, amendment or repeal to the shareholders at the next meeting of shareholders, and the shareholders may, by an ordinary resolution, which is a resolution passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by shareholders who voted in respect of the resolution, confirm, reject or amend the by-law, amendment or repeal.
 
Shareholder Meetings

The Board is required to call an annual meeting of the shareholders no later than 15 months after the holding of the last preceding annual meeting. The Board may also call a special meeting of the shareholders at any time. The only persons entitled to attend a meeting of the Company’s shareholders are the Company’s directors, the Company’s auditors, the managing director, the president, the chairman and those persons entitled to vote at such meeting and any other persons who, although not entitled to vote at the meeting, are entitled to attend such meeting pursuant the provisions of the OBCA. Under the Company’s by-laws, a quorum of shareholders shall be two voting persons present, but only to appoint a chairman and adjourn the meeting. For all other purposes, a quorum consists of at least two voting persons present and authorized to cast in the aggregate 10% of the total number of votes attaching to shares carrying the right to vote at that meeting. Pursuant to the OBCA and the Company’s by-laws, a meeting of the shareholders may be held by telephonic or electronic means.

Advance Notice By-Law
On October 14, 2015, the Company announced that it had adopted an advance notice by-law (the “By-law”), similar to the advance notice by-laws adopted by many other Canadian public companies. Among other things, the By-law fixes deadlines by which shareholders must submit a notice of directors’ nominations to the Company prior to any annual or special meeting of shareholders where directors are to be elected, and sets forth the information that a shareholder must include in the notice. The By-law will help ensure that all shareholders receive adequate notice of the nominations to be considered at a meeting so they may thereby exercise their voting rights in an informed manner.  
Limitations
 
There are no limitations in the Company’s articles of incorporation or by-laws or under Canadian federal or provincial laws, on the right of non-residents of Canada or foreign owners to hold or vote the Common Shares, except for transactions involving or being deemed to involve an acquisition of control, which requires compliance with the Investment Canada Act.
 
Change of Control

The Company’s articles of incorporation and by-laws do not contain any provisions that would have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company.
 
Under the OBCA, certain extraordinary corporate actions, such as amalgamations, continuances, sales, leases or exchanges of all or substantially all of the property of a corporation other than in the ordinary course of business, and other extraordinary corporate actions such as liquidations or dissolutions are also required to be approved by special resolution. In certain cases, a special resolution to approve an extraordinary corporate action is also required to be approved separately by the holders of a class or series of securities.
 
Disclosure of Shareholdings

The Company’s by-laws do not impose an ownership threshold, above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed and any obligation to make such disclosure would be the subject of applicable securities laws.

C.    MATERIAL CONTRACTS

The Company and/or its subsidiaries, as applicable, are or have been party to the following list of material contracts during the two years immediately preceding the publication of this Annual Report. A description and summary of each material contract listed below has been cross-referenced in this Annual Report:

1.
2016 Note Indenture (see Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Business - General Development of the Business – Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report);
2.
2016 Note Purchase Agreement (see Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Business - General Development of the Business – Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report);
3.
AMCo SPA (see Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Business - General Development of the Business – Significant Acquisitions” in this Annual Report);

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4.
AMCo Note Purchase Agreement (see Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Business - General Development of the Business – Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report);
5.
AMCo Note Indenture Agreement (see Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Business - General Development of the Business – Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report);
6.
AMCo Underwriting Agreement (see Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Business - General Development of the Business – Equity Financing Transactions” in this Annual Report);
7.
Covis APA (see Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Business - General Development of the Business – Significant Acquisitions” in this Annual Report);
8.
Covis Subscription Receipt Agreement (see Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Business - General Development of the Business – Equity Financing Transactions” in this Annual Report);
9.
Covis Note Indenture (see Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Business - General Development of the Business – Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report);
10.
Covis Note Purchase Agreement (see Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Business - General Development of the Business – Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report);
11.
Covis Underwriting Agreement (see Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Business - General Development of the Business – Equity Financing Transactions” in this Annual Report);
12.
Extended Bridge Loan agreement (see Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Business - General Development of the Business – Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report);
13.
Existing Credit Agreement (see Item 4.A, under the heading “History and Development of the Business - General Development of the Business – Funding Arrangements” in this Annual Report);
14.
Governance Agreement (see Item 7.A, under the heading “Major Shareholders” in this Annual Report);
15.
Registration Rights Agreement (see Item 7.A, under the heading “Major Shareholders” in this Annual Report); and
16.
Zonegran Licensing Agreement (see Item 4.B, under the heading “Business Overview - Concordia North America - Intellectual Property” in this Annual Report).
Copies of the above listed material contracts are available on the Company’s profile on SEDAR, online at www.sedar.com or upon request from the Company at 277 Lakeshore Rd. East, Suite 302, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 1H9.
D.    EXCHANGE CONTROLS

The Company is not aware of any Canadian federal or provincial laws, decrees, or regulations that restrict the export or import of capital, including foreign exchange controls, or that affect the remittance of dividends, interest or other payments to non-Canadian holders of the Common Shares. There are no limitations under the laws of Canada or by the charter or other constituent documents of the Company relating to non-residents of Canada that would limit the right to be a holder of, and to vote in respect of, the Common Shares.

E.    TAXATION

Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations

The following is a summary of the material Canadian federal income tax considerations generally applicable to a person, who is a U.S. Holder (defined below), who acquires Common Shares and who, for purposes of the ITA and the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention (1980) (the "Tax Treaty"), is at all relevant times resident in the United States and is neither resident, nor deemed to be resident, in Canada, is eligible for benefits under the Tax Treaty, deals at arm's length and is not affiliated with the Company, holds such Common Shares as capital property, and does not use or hold, and is not deemed to use or hold, the Common Shares in carrying on business in Canada. Special rules, which are not discussed in this summary, may apply to a U.S. Holder that is a financial institution (as defined in the ITA), or is an insurer to whom the Common Shares are designated insurance property (as defined in the ITA).

This summary is based on the Company's understanding of the current provisions of the Tax Treaty, the ITA and the regulations thereunder and all specific proposals to amend the ITA.

This summary does not express an exhaustive discussion of all possible Canadian federal income tax considerations and, except as mentioned above, does not take into account or anticipate any changes in law, whether by legislative, administrative or judicial decision or action, nor does it take into account the tax legislation or considerations of any province or territory of Canada or any jurisdiction other than Canada, which may differ significantly from the considerations described in this summary.

This summary is of a general nature only and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any particular holder and no representation with respect to the Canadian federal income tax consequences to any particular holder is made.

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Consequently, U.S. Holders of Common Shares should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the income tax consequences to them, having regard to their particular circumstances.

All amounts relevant in computing a U.S. Holder's liability under the ITA are to be computed in Canadian dollars.

Taxation of Dividends

By virtue of the ITA and the Tax Treaty, dividends (including stock dividends) on Common Shares paid or credited or deemed to be paid or credited to a U.S. Holder who is the beneficial owner of such dividends will generally be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding tax at the tax rate of 15% of the gross amount of such dividends. Under the Tax Treaty, the rate of Canadian non-withholding tax on dividends is reduced to 5% if that U.S. Holder is a company that beneficially owns (or is deemed to beneficially own) at least 10% of the voting stock of the Company. Moreover, under the Tax Treaty, dividends paid to certain religious, scientific, literary, educational or charitable organizations and certain pension organizations that are resident in, and generally exempt from tax in, the U.S., generally are exempt from Canadian non-resident withholding tax. Provided that certain administrative procedures are observed by such an organization, the Company would not be required to withhold such tax from dividends paid or credited to such organization.

Disposition of Common Shares

A U.S. Holder will not be subject to tax under the ITA in respect of any capital gain realized on the disposition or deemed disposition of Common Shares unless the Common Shares constitute or are deemed to constitute "taxable Canadian property" other than "treaty-protected property", as defined in the ITA, at the time of such disposition. Generally, Common Shares will not be "taxable Canadian property" to a U.S. Holder at a particular time, where the Common Shares are listed on a designated stock exchange (which currently includes the TSX and Nasdaq) at that time, unless at any time during the 60-month period immediately preceding that time: (A) the U.S. Holder, persons with whom the U.S. Holder did not deal at arm's length, or the U.S. Holder together with all such persons, owned 25% or more of the issued shares of any class or series of shares of the capital stock of the Company; and (B) more than 50% of the fair market value of the Common Shares was derived directly or indirectly from one or any combination of (i) real or immoveable properties situated in Canada, (ii) "Canadian resource properties", (iii) "timber resource properties" and (iv) options in respect of, or interests in, property described in (i) to (iii), in each case as defined in the ITA. In certain circumstances set out in the ITA, the Common Shares of a particular U.S. Holder could be deemed to be "taxable Canadian property" to that holder. Even if the Common Shares are "taxable Canadian property" to a U.S. Holder, they generally will be "treaty-protected property" to such holder by virtue of the Tax Treaty if the value of such shares at the time of disposition is not derived principally from "real property situated in Canada" as defined for these purposes under the Tax Treaty and the ITA. Consequently, on the basis that the value of the Common Shares should not be considered derived principally from such "real property situated in Canada" at any relevant time, any gain realized by the U.S. Holder upon the disposition of the Common Shares generally will be exempt from tax under the ITA.

United States Federal Income Tax Considerations

The following summary describes certain U.S. federal income tax considerations that may result from a U.S. Holder’s ownership and disposition of Common Shares. This summary addresses only such considerations of a U.S. Holder that holds Common Shares as capital assets (generally, property held for investment purposes). This summary does not address all potentially relevant U.S. federal income tax matters, and unless otherwise specifically provided, it does not address other tax matters, including any state, local, foreign, alternative minimum, unearned income "Medicare" contribution, estate or gift tax consequences of holding or disposing of Common Shares.
As used herein, the term "U.S. Holder" means any beneficial owner of Common Shares, who, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is: (i) a citizen or individual resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation (or other entity classified as a corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes) organized under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, and (iv) a trust (A) if a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (B) that has elected to be treated as a U.S. person under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations.
If a partnership (or other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes) holds Common Shares, the tax treatment of a partner may depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships (or other entities or arrangements classified as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes) holding Common Shares, and their partners and other owners, should consult their own tax advisors to determine the U.S. federal, state, local and other tax consequences that may be relevant to them.
This summary is based on the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention (1980), as amended, the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "U.S. Tax Code"), administrative pronouncements and rulings of the IRS, judicial decisions and existing and proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations, changes to any of which subsequent to the date of this Annual Report may affect the tax

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considerations described herein, possibly on a retroactive basis. This summary is general in its nature and does not address the consequences applicable to certain categories of shareholders subject to special treatment under the U.S. Tax Code, including tax-exempt organizations, pass-through entities, certain financial institutions, insurance companies, qualified retirement plans, individual retirement accounts or other tax-deferred accounts, persons that hold Common Shares as part of a straddle, hedging transaction, conversion transaction, constructive sale or other arrangement involving more than one position, persons that acquired Common Shares in connection with the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation for services, dealers in securities or foreign currencies, traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting, U.S. persons whose functional currency for U.S. federal income tax purposes is not the U.S. dollar, former citizens or permanent residents of the United States, or persons that own directly, indirectly or constructively 10% or more of the Company's equity (including the Common Shares) by voting power or by value. Any holder of Common Shares and any prospective investor in the Company should consult their own tax advisors with regard to the application of the income tax laws of the United States and any other taxing jurisdiction to their particular circumstances.
Distributions with respect to the Common Shares

Subject to the Passive Foreign Investment Company (“PFIC”) rules described below, a U.S. Holder may recognize, to the extent determined to be paid out of the Company's current and accumulated earnings and profits (determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax principles), dividend income on the receipt of distributions in respect of the Company’s Common Shares (where such dividend income will include the amount withheld from the dividend on account of withholding tax). The Company does not intend to calculate its earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax rules. Accordingly, U.S. Holders should expect that a distribution paid in respect of the Common Shares will generally be treated as a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
The amount of any dividend paid to a U.S. Holder in a currency other than U.S. dollars (including the amount withheld from the dividend on account of withholding tax) will be includible in the U.S. Holder’s income in a U.S. dollar value amount calculated by reference to the currency exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the currency received, which currency exchange rate is in effect on the date of receipt of such dividend by the U.S. Holder, regardless of whether the currency so received is in fact converted into U.S. dollars. A U.S. Holder may have a tax basis in the currency received equal to their U.S. dollar value on the date of receipt. If the currency received is converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, the U.S. Holder may not be required to recognize a currency gain or loss. If the currency received is not converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, a U.S. Holder may recognize a currency gain or loss on a subsequent conversion or other disposition of the currency. Such gain or loss may be treated as U.S. source ordinary income or loss.
A distribution treated as “qualified dividend income” and received by certain U.S. Holders will be taxed at preferential rates, provided applicable holding period and certain other requirements are satisfied, including that the Company is not treated as a PFIC for the year of the distribution or for the prior taxable year. Any amount of such distribution treated as a dividend may not be eligible for the "dividends received" deduction ordinarily available to certain U.S. Holders.
A distribution in respect of the Company’s Common Shares that is treated as a dividend may constitute income from a source outside the United States and may be categorized for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes as "passive category income." A U.S. Holder may be eligible to elect to claim a U.S. foreign tax credit against its U.S. federal income tax liability, subject to applicable limitations and holding period requirements, for tax withheld, if any, from a distribution received in respect of the Common Shares. A U.S. Holder that does not elect to claim a U.S. foreign tax credit may instead be able to claim a deduction for such tax withheld, but only for a taxable year in which the U.S. Holder elects to do so with respect to all non-U.S. income taxes paid or accrued in such taxable year. The rules relating to U.S. foreign tax credits are complex, and each U.S. Holder should consult their own tax adviser regarding the application of such rules.
Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Common Shares

Subject to the PFIC rules described below, upon a sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of a Common Share, a U.S. Holder may recognize a capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on such sale, exchange or other taxable disposition (or, if the amount realized is denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, its U.S. dollar equivalent, where such U.S. dollar equivalent is, for U.S. Holders that use the cash method and for electing U.S. Holders that use accrual method, generally determined by reference to the relevant currency exchange rate on the date of settlement of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition) and the U.S. Holder's tax basis of such Common Share. Such gain or loss will be a long-term capital gain or loss if the Common Share has been held for more than one year and will be short-term capital gain or loss if the holding period is equal to or less than one year. Such gain or loss may be considered a U.S. source gain or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. A long-term capital gain realized by certain U.S. Holders may be eligible for reduced rates of taxation. The deductibility of a capital loss is subject to limitations.
Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules
A corporation that is not a resident of the United States for purposes of the U.S. Tax Code will be considered a PFIC for any taxable year in which (i) 75% or more of its gross income is "passive income" or (ii) 50% or more of the average quarterly value of its assets

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produce (or are held for the production of) "passive income." For this purpose, "passive income" generally includes interest, dividends, rents, royalties and certain gains. The determination as to whether the Company is a PFIC for any taxable year is based on the application of complex U.S. federal income tax rules, which are subject to differing interpretations, and is not determinable until after the end of such taxable year. Further, the determination is based in part on the Company's operations and the mix, use and value of the Company's assets, which values may be treated as changing for U.S. federal income tax purposes as the Company's market capitalization changes. Because of the above described uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge the determination made by the Company concerning its PFIC status or that the Company will not be a PFIC for any taxable year. If the Company were to be classified as a PFIC in any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder owns its Common Shares, certain adverse tax consequences could apply to such U.S. Holder. Certain elections may be available to U.S. Holders of Common Shares that may mitigate some of the adverse consequences if the Company were to be treated as a PFIC. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to their investment in Common Shares and whether to make an election or protective election.
Required Disclosure with Respect to Foreign Financial Assets

Certain U.S. Holders are required to report information relating to an interest in Common Shares, subject to exceptions (including an exception for Common Shares held in accounts maintained by certain financial institutions), by attaching a completed IRS Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, with their tax return for each year in which they hold an interest in Common Shares. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding information reporting requirements relating to their ownership of Common Shares.
F.    DIVIDENDS AND PAYING AGENTS

Not Applicable

G.    STATEMENT BY EXPERTS

Not Applicable

H.    DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY

The Company files annual and special reports and other information with the SEC. Individuals may inspect and copy such material at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Individuals may also obtain copies of such material from the SEC at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room.
The SEC maintains an Internet website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements, information statements and other material that are filed through the SEC’s EDGAR system.
The Company also files annual and special reports and other information SEDAR in Canada. Individuals may review these filings on the website of the SEDAR system operated by SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Information about the Company is also available on its website at www.concordiarx.com. Such information on its website is not part of or incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.

I.    SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION

Not Applicable

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ITEM 11.    QUANTIATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

See the information contained in this Annual Report under Item 5.B, under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources," and under Item 18, under the heading "Financial Statements" (Note 13, "Derivative Financial Instruments," Note 20, "Financial Risk Management", and Note 21, "Financial Instruments - Fair Value Estimation") for quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk.





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ITEM 12.    DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

A.    DEBT SECURITIES
    
Not applicable.

B.    WARRANTS AND RIGHTS

Not applicable.

C.    OTHER SECURITIES

Not applicable.

D.    AMERICAN DEPOSITORY SHARES

Not applicable.




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PART II
ITEM 13.    DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

See Item 4.A, under the heading "History and Development of the Company - Corporate Structure - Restructuring and Capital Realignment" and "General Development of the Business - Funding Arrangements" in this Annual Report.


 


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ITEM 14.    MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITIES HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS

A. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITIES HOLDERS
None.

B. USE OF PROCEEDS

Not applicable.

ITEM 15.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

A. Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to management in a timely manner. As of December 31, 2017, the Company conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2017 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by it in the reports it files or submits under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

B. Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The Company's management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements in a timely manner, and can provide only reasonable assurances that the objectives of the control system have been met. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with the underlying policies and procedures.

The Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2017, using criteria established in the Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on the results of this assessment, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2017.

C. Report of the Independent Public Accountant Firm

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing under Item 18. "Financial Statements" on page F-4 of this Annual Report.

D. Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting which occurred during the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 16A.    AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

The Board has determined that Rochelle Fuhrmann, an individual serving on the audit committee of the Company's Board, is an audit committee financial expert and is independent as defined in Item 16A of Form 20-F under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The SEC has indicated that the designation of this individual as an Audit Committee financial expert does not make her an

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"expert" for any purpose, or impose any duties, obligations or liabilities that are greater than those imposed on members of the Audit Committee and Board who do not carry this designation or affect the duties, obligations or liabilities of any other member of the Audit Committee or Board. (See Item 6.A, under the heading "Directors and Senior Management - Non-Executive Directors - Biographies" in this Annual Report for a description of Rochelle Fuhrmann's relevant financial experience).



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ITEM 16B.    CODE OF ETHICS

The Board has adopted a Code of Conduct that applies to the Company's directors, officers, employees and agents. The Code of Conduct also includes provisions required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are applicable to the Company's CEO, CFO and other senior financial officers. The Board, through the NCGC, oversees compliance with the Code of Conduct. The Company hereby undertakes to provide to any person without charge, a copy of the Code of Conduct within ten (10) working days after the Company receives such person's written request. The Company has posted the Code of Conduct on its website www.concordiarx.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the Company's website does not constitute a part of this Annual Report and is not incorporated by reference herein. If the Company makes any amendment to the Code of Conduct or grants any waivers, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Conduct, it will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on its website to the extent required by the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Canadian Securities Administrators. Under Item 16.B of the SEC's Form 20-F, if a waiver or amendment of the Code of Conduct applies to the Company's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and relates to standards promoting any of the values described in Item 16.B(b) of such Form 20-F, the Company will disclose such waiver or amendment on its website in accordance with the requirements of Instruction 4 to such Item 16.B.






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ITEM 16C.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

External Auditor Service Fees
A summary of the external auditor service fees and billings paid or payable to the Company’s external auditors in respect of the last two fiscal years ended December 31 is set out below:
Fiscal Year
Audit Fees
Audit-Related Fees
Tax Fees
All Other Fees
Total
2016
$2,079,486
$183,372(1)
-
$138,305(2)
$2,401,163
2017
$2,322,728
0
$12,240(3)
$0
$2,334,968
Notes:
(1)
This amount relates to work involving an analysis of UK GAAP, a business acquisition report prepared in connection with the AMCo Acquisition and the offering memorandum prepared in connection with the 2016 Notes.
(2)
This amount relates to work involving the 2016 Strategic Review.
(3)
This amount relates to fees for tax compliance assistance.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee is authorized by the Board to review the performance of the Company’s external auditors and approve in advance the provision of services other than auditing and to consider the independence of the external auditors, including reviewing the range of services provided. The Audit Committee may delegate to any independent member of the Audit Committee the authority to pre-approve any non-audit services. All services provided by the external auditor were approved by the Audit Committee, except for de minimis "Tax Fees" charged during the 2017 fiscal year.
Audit Committee Oversight
At no time since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year was a recommendation of the Audit Committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor not adopted by the Board.

ITEM 16D.    EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 16E.    PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATES PURCHASERS

Not applicable.



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ITEM 16F.    CHANGE IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

Not applicable.

ITEM 16G.    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

As a foreign private issuer incorporated in Canada under the OBCA that is listed on the Nasdaq, the Company is permitted by applicable securities laws and Nasdaq listing rules to follow certain corporate governance practices applicable to Canadian issuers under the corporate and securities laws of Canada. The following is a summary of the significant ways in which the Company's corporate governance practices differ from those required to be followed by U.S. domestic issuers under Nasdaq’s corporate governance standards.

Shareholder Meeting Quorum Requirement: Rule 5620(c) of the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules requires that the minimum quorum requirement for a shareholder meeting is 33.33% of the outstanding common shares. The Company follows applicable Canadian laws with respect to quorum requirements. The Company's quorum requirement is set forth in the Company's by-laws, and requires (i) with respect to the appointment of a chairman of the meeting and adjourning a meeting, any two voting persons and (ii) with respect to all other purposes, at least two voting persons present and authorized to cast in the aggregate not less than 10% of the total number of votes attaching to all shares carrying the right to vote at the meeting.

Shareholder Approval in Connection with Certain Transactions: Rule 5635 of the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules requires listed companies to obtain shareholder approval prior to certain events, including: (i) the acquisition of the stock or assets of another company; (ii) equity-based compensation of officers, directors, employees or consultants; (iii) a change of control; and (iv) private placements. The Company does not follow Rule 5635. Instead, the Company complies with applicable TSX rules and applicable Canadian corporate and securities regulatory requirements.

Except as stated above, the Company intends to comply with the rules generally applicable to U.S. domestic companies listed on the Nasdaq. The Company may in the future decide to use other foreign private issuer exemptions with respect to some of the other Nasdaq listing requirements. Following the Company's home country governance practices, as opposed to the requirements that would otherwise apply to a company listed on the Nasdaq, may provide less protection than is accorded to investors under the Nasdaq listing requirements applicable to U.S. domestic issuers



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ITEM 16H.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

Not applicable
PART III
ITEM 17.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

The Company has elected to provide the Financial Statements pursuant to Item 18.

ITEM 18.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following financial statements are attached hereto, incorporated herein and found immediately following the text of this Annual Report, beginning on page F-1:

1.
The Company's audited consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2017 and 2016, and for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, together with the notes thereto and the auditor's report thereon.


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Item 19.    Exhibits.

Exhibit Number
Description of Document
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.11
2.12
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
8.1

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11.1
11.2
11.3
12.1
12.2
13.1
15.1


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SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Annual Report on its behalf.

Concordia International Corp.

DATED: March 8, 2018

By:    /s/David Price
David Price
Chief Financial Officer



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Consolidated Financial Statements of
Concordia International Corp.
December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015















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Table of Contents

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
F-3
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
F-4 - F-5
Consolidated Balance Sheets
F-6
Consolidated Statements of Loss
F-7
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
F-8
Consolidated Statements of Changes in (Deficit) Equity
F-9 - F-10
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
F-11
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-12 - F-67


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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

The management of Concordia International Corp. ("Concordia", or the "Company") is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Concordia’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2017. Concordia’s management used criteria established in the Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) to evaluate the effectiveness of Concordia’s internal control over financial reporting. Based on management’s assessment, management concluded that Concordia’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as at December 31, 2017.

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2017 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.

March 8, 2018


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Concordia International Corp.

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Concordia International Corp. and its subsidiaries (together, the Company) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of loss, comprehensive loss, changes in (deficit) equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and its financial performance and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017 in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.

Substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has commenced a court proceeding under the Canada Business Corporation Act (CBCA) to restructure certain debt obligations. The commencement of the CBCA proceedings has resulted in events of default under certain of the Company’s credit facilities and a termination event under the cross currency swap agreement, which defaults are subject to the stay of proceedings granted by the court. These events raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regards to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for opinions
The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.


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We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants

Toronto, Canada
March 8, 2018

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015.



[F-5]



Concordia International Corp.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except where otherwise stated)

As at
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Assets
 
 
Current
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
327,030

397,917

Accounts receivable (Note 6)
146,028

182,492

Inventory (Note 7)
76,716

92,807

Prepaid expenses
6,415

6,837

Income taxes recoverable (Note 12)
872

4,417

Interest receivable (Note 13)

20,444

Other current assets
10,547

9,110

 
567,608

714,024

Intangible assets (Notes 5 & 8)
1,503,878

2,279,720

Goodwill (Notes 9)
244,957

707,930

Fixed assets
3,426

5,366

Deferred income tax assets (Note 12)
2,466

979

Derivative financial instruments (Note 13)

23,555

Total Assets
2,322,335

3,731,574

 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
Current
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 10)
201,913

169,493

Provisions (Note 11)
34,096

27,234

Income taxes payable (Note 12)
50,311

45,801

Current portion of long-term debt (Note 14)
3,688,418

76,492

Current portion of purchase consideration payable (Note 21)
1,835

104,039

Cross currency swap liability (Note 13)
114,431


 
4,091,004

423,059

Long-term debt (Note 14)

3,469,285

Purchase consideration payable (Note 21)
6,549

7,505

Deferred income tax liabilities (Note 12)
135,119

181,238

Derivative financial instruments (Note 13)

27,854

Other liabilities
176

206

Total Liabilities
4,232,848

4,109,147

 
 
 
Shareholders' Deficit
 
 
Share capital (Note 15)
1,283,083

1,277,175

Contributed surplus
52,757

49,949

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(294,745
)
(343,824
)
Deficit
(2,951,608
)
(1,360,873
)
Total Shareholders' Deficit
(1,910,513
)
(377,573
)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit
2,322,335

3,731,574

Realignment of Capital Structure and Going Concern (Note 2)
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 19)
Subsequent Events (Note 28)

Approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on March 7, 2018.
''Rochelle Fuhrmann''
''Allan Oberman''
Director (Signed)
Director (Signed)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

[F-6]


Concordia International Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Loss
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)

 
For the year ended
 
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2015

Revenue (Note 11)
626,169

816,159

394,224

Cost of sales (Notes 7 & 25)
190,632

221,202

94,294

Gross profit
435,537

594,957

299,930

 
 
 
 
Operating expenses (Note 25)
 
 
 
General and administrative
50,690

56,455

29,697

Selling and marketing
38,266

51,133

23,486

Research and development
31,482

40,637

14,992

Acquisition related, restructuring and other
46,778

35,968

57,207

Share-based compensation (Note 17)
8,711

30,753

16,198

Initial exchange listing expenses


1,051

Amortization of intangible assets (Note 8)
226,425

182,819

75,810

Impairments (Notes 8 & 9)
1,194,765

1,132,243


Depreciation expense
1,962

1,939

477

Fair value (gain) loss
1,406

(8,929
)
561

Litigation settlements (Note 19)

14,246


Total operating expenses
1,600,485

1,537,264

219,479

 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations
(1,164,948
)
(942,307
)
80,451

 
 
 
 
Other income and expense
 
 
 
Interest and accretion expense (Note 14)
506,794

300,690

129,195

     Interest income (Note 13)
(61,302
)
(21,671
)
(311
)
Fair value (gain) loss on derivative financial instruments (Note 13)
109,580

2,620


Gain on debt settlement (Note 14)
(21,188
)


Foreign exchange (gain) loss
1,551

(3,626
)
4,056

Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss (Note 13)
(72,891
)
128,574


Loss from continuing operations before tax
(1,627,492
)
(1,348,894
)
(52,489
)
 
 
 
 
Income taxes (Note 12)
 
 
 
Current
18,491

36,846

8,858

Deferred
(55,248
)
(71,647
)
(31,922
)
Net loss from continuing operations
(1,590,735
)
(1,314,093
)
(29,425
)
 
 
 
 
Net loss from discontinued operations (Note 26)

(1,601
)
(2,143
)
Net loss for the year
(1,590,735
)
(1,315,694
)
(31,568
)
 
 
 
 
Loss per share, from continuing operations (Note 16)
 
 
 
Basic loss per share
(31.10
)
(25.76
)
(0.81
)
Diluted loss per share
(31.10
)
(25.76
)
(0.81
)
 
 
 
 
Loss per share, including discontinuing operations (Note 16)
 
 
 
Basic loss per share
(31.10
)
(25.79
)
(0.87
)
Diluted loss per share
(31.10
)
(25.79
)
(0.87
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


[F-7]


Concordia International Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except where otherwise stated)

 
For the year ended
 
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2015

Loss for the year
(1,590,735
)
(1,315,694
)
(31,568
)
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
Amounts that will be reclassified to net loss
 
 
 
Cumulative translation adjustment
97,714

(343,529
)
(136,473
)
Net investment hedge of GBP denominated loans (net of taxes of $(8,126) (2016 - $15,955; 2015 - $4,796))
(50,196
)
105,559

32,454

Derivative financial instruments (net of taxes) (Note 13)
1,561

(1,561
)

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year, net of tax
49,079

(239,531
)
(104,019
)
Total comprehensive loss for the year
(1,541,656
)
(1,555,225
)
(135,587
)


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



[F-8]


Concordia International Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in (Deficit) Equity
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except where otherwise stated)

 
Share Capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
Shares

Amount

 
Contributed Surplus

 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Loss

 
Retained
Earnings/(Deficit)

 
Total Shareholders' Equity/ (Deficit)

Balances, January 1, 2015
28,861,239

247,035

 
5,028

 
(274
)
 
5,761

 
257,550

Issuance of Common Stock
20,896,708

1,015,234

 

 

 

 
1,015,234

Dividends (Note 15)


 

 

 
(11,720
)
 
(11,720
)
Exercise of share based compensation
1,236,450

12,203

 
(6,563
)
 

 

 
5,640

Share based compensation expense (Note 17)


 
16,248

 

 

 
16,248

Taxes for share based compensation


 
8,843

 

 

 
8,843

Net loss for the year


 

 

 
(31,568
)
 
(31,568
)
Net investment hedge of GBP denominated loans (net of taxes of $4,796)


 

 
32,454

 

 
32,454

Cumulative translation adjustment


 

 
(136,473
)
 

 
(136,473
)
Balances, December 31, 2015
50,994,397

1,274,472

 
23,556

 
(104,293
)
 
(37,527
)
 
1,156,208

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends (Note 15)


 

 

 
(7,652
)
 
(7,652
)
Exercise of share based compensation
95,159

2,703

 
(2,619
)
 

 

 
84

Share based compensation expense (Note 17)


 
30,753

 

 

 
30,753

Taxes for share based compensation


 
(1,741
)
 

 

 
(1,741
)
Net loss for the year


 

 

 
(1,315,694
)
 
(1,315,694
)
Net investment hedge of GBP denominated loans (net of taxes of $15,955)


 

 
105,559

 

 
105,559

Derivative financial instruments (net of taxes) (Note 13)


 

 
(1,561
)
 

 
(1,561
)
Cumulative translation adjustment


 

 
(343,529
)
 

 
(343,529
)
Balances, December 31, 2016
51,089,556

1,277,175

 
49,949

 
(343,824
)
 
(1,360,873
)
 
(377,573
)

[F-9]


Concordia International Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in (Deficit) Equity
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except where otherwise stated)

 
Share Capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
Shares

Amount

 
Contributed Surplus

 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Loss

 
Retained
Earnings/(Deficit)

 
Total Shareholders' Equity/ (Deficit)

Exercise of share based compensation
193,345

5,908

 
(5,908
)
 

 

 

Share based compensation expense (Note 17)


 
8,716

 

 

 
8,716

Net loss for the year


 

 

 
(1,590,735
)
 
(1,590,735
)
Net investment hedge of GBP denominated loans (net of taxes of ($8,126))


 

 
(50,196
)
 

 
(50,196
)
Derivative financial instruments (net of taxes) (Note 13)


 

 
1,561

 

 
1,561

Cumulative translation adjustment


 

 
97,714

 

 
97,714

Balances, December 31, 2017
51,282,901

1,283,083

 
52,757

 
(294,745
)
 
(2,951,608
)
 
(1,910,513
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


[F-10]


Concordia International Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except where otherwise stated)

 
For the year ended
 
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2015

Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
Net loss from continuing operations
(1,590,735
)
(1,314,093
)
(29,425
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Interest and accretion expense (Notes 14)
506,794

300,690

129,195

Interest income (Note 13)
(61,302
)
(21,671
)
(311
)
Depreciation and amortization (Note 8)
228,387

184,758

76,287

Share based compensation expense (Note 17)
8,711

30,753

16,198

Non-cash inventory fair value adjustments (Note 7)
311

21,412

33,932

Fair value (gain) loss (Note 21)
1,406

(8,929
)
(99
)
Impairments (Notes 8 & 9)
1,194,765

1,132,243


Income tax expense (recovery) (Note 12)
(36,757
)
(34,801
)
(23,064
)
Realized loss on foreign exchange forward contract


5,126

Fair value (gain) loss on derivative financial instruments (Note 13)
109,580

2,620


Gain on debt settlement (Note 14)
(21,188
)


Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss
(72,891
)
128,574


Contingent consideration paid (Note 21)
(10,348
)
(4,037
)

Income taxes paid
(23,116
)
(20,283
)
(16,220
)
Income tax refunds
4,933



Other non-cash items
2,169

1,177

338

Changes in non-cash working capital (Note 27)
42,440

6,088

(67,535
)
Cash flows from operating activities - continuing operations
283,159

404,501

124,422

Cash flows from operating activities - discontinued operations

3,789

(2,417
)
Net cash flows from operating activities
283,159

408,290

122,005

Cash flows used in investing activities
 
 
 
Purchase consideration paid

(30,677
)
(3,807,160
)
Purchase of fixed assets and development costs
(2,469
)
(1,881
)
(2,048
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
1,108


10,000

Interest earned
824

966


Net cash flows used in investing activities
(537
)
(31,592
)
(3,799,208
)
Cash flows (used in) from financing activities
 
 
 
Proceeds from credit facilities (Note 14)

350,000

4,154,500

Deferred financing costs paid

(20,275
)
(203,032
)
Proceeds from exercise of options

84

6,233

Repayment of long-term debt (Note 14)
(57,279
)
(18,193
)
(880,104
)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares


805,140

Equity issuance costs paid


(21,289
)
Loss on foreign exchange forward contract


(5,126
)
Contingent consideration paid (Note 21)
(97,420
)
(143,170
)
(4,074
)
Interest paid (Notes 13 & 14)
(294,297
)
(251,734
)
(42,878
)
Interest received (Note 13)
76,616



Dividends paid

(11,477
)
(10,060
)
Net cash flows (used in) from financing activities
(372,380
)
(94,765
)
3,799,310

Net change in cash and cash equivalents
(89,758
)
281,933

122,107

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
18,871

(39,464
)
(9,429
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
397,917

155,448

42,770

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
327,030

397,917

155,448

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

[F-11]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)




1. Description of Business and General Information

Concordia International Corp. (the “Company”, “Concordia”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) is an international specialty pharmaceutical company, owning or licensing, through its subsidiaries, a diversified portfolio of branded and generic prescription products. Concordia changed the composition of its business segments during the period ended March 31, 2017 from three to two reportable segments, which currently consist of Concordia North America and Concordia International, as well as a Corporate cost centre.
The Concordia North America segment has a diversified product portfolio that focuses primarily on the United States pharmaceutical market. During the period ended March 31, 2017, the Company aggregated its segments to include Orphan Drugs and Concordia North America into one reportable segment also named Concordia North America. Concordia North America operations are conducted through Concordia Pharmaceuticals Inc., S.à R.L. ("CPI") and Concordia Laboratories Inc., S.à R.L. ("CLI"). CPI has a portfolio of branded products and authorized generic contracts. CLI owns Photofrin®, for the treatment of certain forms of rare cancer. CLI is currently focusing on the use of Photofrin® for the treatment of lung cancer in line with its approved indications.
The Concordia International segment operations are conducted through Concordia Investments (Jersey) Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (“Concordia International”). Concordia International is an international specialty pharmaceutical business, owning or licensing a diversified portfolio of branded and generic prescription products, which are sold to wholesalers, hospitals and pharmacies in over 90 countries.
Both the Concordia North America and Concordia International segments have products manufactured and sold through an outsourced production and distribution network and marketed internationally through a combination of direct sales and local partnerships, except for Photofrin® distribution in the United States, which is completed by an affiliate of the Company. Manufacturing is outsourced to a network of contract manufacturers.
The Corporate cost centre consists of centralized costs incurred by the Company, as ultimate parent company of the Group.
Concordia's business does not experience a significant amount of seasonal variation in demand.
The Company’s shares are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) under the symbol “CXR” and are listed for trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market® under the symbol “CXRX”.
The registered and head office of the Company is located at 277 Lakeshore Rd. East, Suite 302, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 1H9.
These consolidated financial statements include trademarks that are protected under applicable intellectual property laws and are the property of Concordia or its affiliates or its licensors. Solely for convenience, the trademarks of Concordia, its affiliates and/or its licensors referred to in these financial statements may appear with or without the ® or TM symbol, but such references or the absence thereof are not intended to indicate, in any way, that the Company or its affiliates or licensors will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their respective rights to these trademarks. Any other trademarks used in these consolidated financial statements are the property of their respective owners.


[F-12]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



2. Realignment of Capital Structure and Going Concern
During the 2017 fiscal year, the Company announced as part of its long-term strategy an objective to realign its capital structure, which includes an intention to significantly reduce the Company’s existing secured and unsecured debt obligations. On October 20, 2017, as part of the Company’s efforts to realign its capital structure, the Company and one of its wholly-owned direct subsidiaries commenced a court proceeding under the Canada Business Corporation Act ("CBCA"). The CBCA is a Canadian corporate statute that includes provisions that allow Canadian corporations to restructure certain debt obligations, and is not a bankruptcy or insolvency statute. The preliminary interim order issued by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the "Court") provides a stay of proceedings against any third party that is party to, or a beneficiary of, any loan, note, commitment, contract or other agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including the Company's debtholders, from exercising any rights or remedy or any proceeding, including, without limitation, terminating, demanding, accelerating, setting-off, amending, declaring in default or taking any other action under or in connection with any loan, note, commitment, contract, or other agreement of the Company and its subsidiaries on the terms set out in the Court order.
In connection with the Company's efforts to realign its capital structure and as contemplated by the CBCA proceedings, the Company has elected to not make scheduled payments on the following debt obligations: payments under its 7% unsecured senior notes (Note 14 (d)); payments under its 9.5% unsecured senior notes (Note 14 (c)); and payments under its unsecured extended equity bridge facility (Note 14 (b)). In addition, as part of the CBCA proceedings, the Company has terminated the $200 million revolving facility under the Concordia International Credit Agreement (as defined herein), that was not drawn at the time of the commencement of the CBCA proceedings. During the CBCA proceedings, the Company has been, and intends to, continue to make scheduled ordinary course interest and principal payments under its secured debt facilities (Note 14 (a) and (e)), as applicable. Refer to Note 14 for additional details associated with events of default applicable under certain of the Company's credit facilities. On November 9, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to settle its $34 million equity bridge facility at a discounted amount (Note 14 (b)).
The commencement of the CBCA proceedings resulted in an event of default under the Concordia International Credit Agreement, the indentures governing the Company's 9% senior secured notes and 9.5% unsecured notes and the cross currency swap agreements ("Currency Swaps"), which defaults are subject to the stay of proceedings granted by the Court. As a result of the foregoing events of default, a cross default was triggered under the indenture governing the 7% unsecured senior notes and the extended bridge facility, however any demand for payment of this debt has been stayed by the preliminary interim order granted by the Court in the CBCA proceedings. As a result of these events all debt arrangements are presented as current liabilities. On October 20, 2017, the Company was notified by the counterparty to the Currency Swaps that one or more events of default occurred under the swap agreements as a result of the Company obtaining a preliminary interim order from the Court pursuant to the arrangement provisions of the CBCA. As a result of the foregoing, the counterparty to the Currency Swaps designated October 23, 2017 as the early termination date with respect to all transactions under the Currency Swaps. During the CBCA proceedings, the Company has been and intends to continue to make interest payments on the termination amount of the Currency Swaps, pursuant to the terms of the termination agreement between the Company and the counterparty.
Future liquidity and operations of the Company are dependent on the ability of the Company to restructure its debt obligations and to generate sufficient operating cash flows to fund its on-going operations. If the Company does not complete the realignment of its capital structure through the CBCA process described above, it will be necessary to pursue other restructuring strategies, which may include, among other alternatives, proceedings under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act and / or a filing under the United States Bankruptcy Code. The Company may not be able to restructure and reduce its debt obligations and this results in a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt upon the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which asserts the Company has the ability in the near term to continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in a planned manner giving consideration to the above and expected possible outcomes. Conversely, if the going concern assumption is not appropriate, adjustments to the carrying amounts of the Company's assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and balance sheet classifications may be necessary, and these adjustments could be material.

[F-13]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



As of December 31, 2017, the Group’s liquidity primarily consisted of approximately $327 million (2016 - $398 million) of cash and cash equivalents. During the CBCA process, the Company intends to continue to operate its business and satisfy its obligations to its service providers, suppliers, contractors and employees in the ordinary course of business.
3. Significant Accounting Policies

(a)
Basis of Presentation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”). The consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value, as described in (n) and (p) below. The accounting policies have been consistently applied throughout the year unless otherwise stated.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements are disclosed in Note 4.

The consolidated financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and have been presented in U.S. dollars, which is also the Company’s functional currency.

(b)
Basis of Consolidation

The wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company are consolidated to produce the financial results for the consolidated corporation. All intercompany transactions, balances, income and expenses on transactions between the subsidiaries are fully eliminated. Profits and losses resulting from intercompany transactions that were recognized are also fully eliminated.

These consolidated financial statements include the following wholly owned material subsidiaries of the Company: CLI, CPI, Concordia Financing (Jersey) Limited, Concordia Investments (Jersey) Limited, Amdipharm Holdings S.à R.L., Amdipharm AG, Amdipharm BV, Amdipharm Limited, Amdipharm Mercury Holdco UK Ltd., Amdipharm Mercury UK Ltd., Concordia Holdings (Jersey) Limited, Amdipharm Mercury International Limited, Concordia Investment Holdings (UK) Limited, Mercury Pharma Group Ltd., Abcur AB, Concordia International Rx (UK) Limited, Focus Pharma Holdings Limited, Focus Pharmaceuticals Limited, Mercury Pharma (Generics) Ltd., Mercury Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) Ltd., Mercury Pharma International Ltd., and Mercury Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies in line with those followed by other members of the Company.

(c)
Comparative Financial Information

Certain prior period balances have been re-classified to conform with the current period financial statement presentation.

(d)
Segment Reporting

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker.

The chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

[F-14]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)




(e)
Business Combinations

Acquisitions have been accounted for as business combinations using the acquisition method. The consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value at the date of acquisition. Acquisition-related transaction costs are recognized in income and comprehensive income as incurred. At the acquisition date, the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are initially recognized at their fair value.

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any) over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

When the consideration transferred by the Group in a business combination includes assets or liabilities resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement, the contingent consideration is measured at its acquisition-date fair value and included as part of the consideration transferred in a business combination. Changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration that qualify as measurement period adjustments are adjusted retrospectively, with corresponding adjustments against goodwill. Changes in fair value that are not considered measurement adjustments are recognized through the consolidated statement of loss. Measurement period adjustments are adjustments that arise from additional information obtained during the ‘measurement period’ (which cannot exceed one year from the acquisition date) about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date.

Contingent consideration that is classified as a financial asset or a financial liability is remeasured at subsequent reporting dates, with the corresponding gain or loss being recognized in the consolidated statement of loss.

(f)
Foreign Currency Translation

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency. Each entity in the Group determines its own functional currency, and items included in the financial statements of each entity are measured using that functional currency. All of the Company’s significant subsidiaries report in U.S dollars with the exception of Concordia International and its subsidiaries which report primarily in Great British Pounds and certain others in Indian Rupees, Euros, South African Rand, United Arab Emirates Dirham, Hong Kong Dollars, Australian Dollars and Swedish Krona. Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate of exchange prevailing at the date of each transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the functional currency spot rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet dates. All differences are taken to the consolidated statements of loss. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the dates of the initial transactions. Non-monetary items measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates in effect at the date when the fair value was determined.

The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet dates, and their consolidated statements of loss are translated at exchange rates prevailing at the average exchange rate for the period. The exchange differences arising on the translation are taken directly to a separate component of equity (accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)). On disposal or dissolution of a foreign operation, the deferred cumulative amount recognized in equity relating to the particular foreign operation is recognized in the consolidated statements of loss.


[F-15]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



(g)
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held with financial institutions and other short-term, highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible to cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

Cash equivalents as at December 31, 2017 includes deposits held with major financial institutions of $73,712 (2016 - $305,980).

(h)
Inventory

Inventories consist of raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods. Inventory, other than inventory acquired through a business combination, is valued at the lower of cost based on weighted average cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices less applicable selling expenses and costs to complete the sale. If the carrying value exceeds the net realizable value, a write-down is recognized. A reserve is taken on inventory for quantities not expected to be consumed. This reserve offsets the inventory balance. Inventories acquired through business combinations are initially recognized at fair value.

(i)
Intangible assets

Intangible assets are measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. The assets are amortized using the straight line method over their estimated useful life, or using a declining balance approach if more appropriate based on the pattern in which the assets future economic benefits are expected to be consumed by the Company. The declining balance rate used by the Company for certain acquired product rights ranges between 10% and 50% annually. Amortization recorded on all other intangibles applied on a straight line basis is as follows:

Acquired product rights and manufacturing processes
 7-35 years
Intellectual property
20 years
Customer list
4 years
Supplier contracts
5 years
Distribution contracts
5 years
Software and other intangibles
3-5 years

The estimated useful life is reviewed at the end of each reporting period with the effect of any changes in estimate being accounted for on a prospective basis.

In-process research & development ("IPR&D") acquired in a business combination is capitalized as an indefinite-lived intangible asset and accordingly is not amortized, but is tested for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if there are indications that IPR&D may be impaired. When IPR&D is completed, the asset will be assigned a useful life and amortized, or when abandoned, written off as an impairment. Indefinite life intangible assets, including IPR&D, are measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses.

Costs incurred on development projects are recognized as intangible assets when technical feasibility has been met, management resources and intention to develop are committed, expenditures can be measured reliably and there is an expectation of future economic benefits. Other development expenditures are recognized as an expense as incurred. Development costs previously recognized as an expense are not recognized as an asset in a subsequent period.

Intellectual property acquired in a business combination is recognized separately as an intangible asset if it meets the definition of an intangible asset in accordance with IAS 38 and its fair value can be measured reliably.

[F-16]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)




All development costs with a finite useful life that have been capitalized are amortized from the commencement of the commercial production of the product on a straight-line basis over the period of its expected benefit.

(j)
Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess fair value of consideration transferred over the fair value of the underlying net assets in a business combination, and is measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if there are indications that goodwill may be impaired. For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Company’s cash generating units (“CGU”) or group of CGU's, that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the acquisitions. If the recoverable amount of the CGU or group of CGU's is less than the carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill and then to other assets of the CGU or group of CGU's.

(k)
Impairment of Non-Financial Assets

The Company reviews assets such as property and equipment and intangible assets with finite useful lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

Intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that they may be impaired.

For the purpose of measuring recoverable amounts, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows. Recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less the cost of disposal and value in use, (being the present value of the expected future cash flows of the relevant asset or CGU), as determined by management.
    
Any impairment losses are recognized immediately in the consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss. Non-financial assets other than goodwill that suffered impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date.

(l)
Provisions

Provisions are recognized when present (legal or constructive) obligations as a result of a past event will lead to a probable outflow of economic resources and amounts can be estimated reliably. Provisions are measured at management’s best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the present obligation, based on the most reliable evidence available at the reporting date, including the risks and uncertainties associated with the present obligation. Provisions are more prevalent within the Concordia North America segment when compared to the Concordia International segment. The provision level is also subject to factors such as product mix and customer mix which may result in higher levels of gross to net adjustment. Refer to Note 4, which provides further detail regarding the estimates involved in making provisions.

The Company performs evaluations to identify onerous contracts and, where applicable, records provisions for such contracts. All provisions are reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate. In those cases where the possible outflow of economic resources as a result of present obligations is considered remote, no liability has been recognized.

(m)
Net Investment Hedge

The Company has designated its Great British Pounds ("GBP" or "£") denominated term loan (refer to Note 14) as a net investment hedge with its investment in Concordia International as this loan was entered into

[F-17]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



at the time of the acquisition of the Concordia International segment and formed part of the consideration transferred. This term loan is carried at amortized cost, however foreign currency translation adjustments of the financial liability are recorded in other comprehensive loss at each reporting period on a net of tax basis, along with the associated cumulative translation adjustment associated with the hedged investment. There have been no amounts recorded in the consolidated statement of loss with respect to ineffective portions of the hedge or subsequent changes from the initial designation of the net investment hedge.

(n)
Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company's derivative financial instruments related to Currency Swaps that were terminated effective October 23, 2017 (refer to Note 13). Prior to termination the Currency Swaps were carried at fair value. The Company does not hold derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The Company had designated certain cross currency swap agreements as qualifying hedging instruments and accounted for them as cash flow hedges pursuant to IAS 39, "Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement." These instruments subsequently became ineffective and therefore the Company no longer applied hedge accounting. The Company also had cross currency swap agreements where hedge accounting had not been applied.
Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments are reported in the consolidated statement of loss, except for foreign currency cash flow hedges that meet the conditions for hedge accounting. The portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instruments that are determined to be an effective hedge are recognized directly in other comprehensive loss, and the ineffective portion in the consolidated statement of loss. Gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income are subsequently recognized in the statement of loss in the same period in which the hedged underlying transaction or firm commitment is recognized in the consolidated statement of loss.
In order to qualify for hedge accounting, the Company is required to document, at the inception of the hedge, the relationship between the item being hedged and the hedging instrument. The Company is also required to document and demonstrate an assessment of the relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument, which shows that the hedge will be highly effective on an ongoing basis. This effectiveness testing is performed at the end of each reporting period to ensure that the hedge remains highly effective.

(o)
Income Taxes

Income taxes are comprised of current and deferred taxes. These taxes are accounted for using the liability method.

Current tax is recognized in connection with income for tax purposes, unrealized tax benefits, excluding interest in respect thereof, and the recovery of tax paid in a prior period. The determination of income for tax purposes requires interpretation of the relevant rules and judgment, therefore an unrealized tax benefit may arise in connection with taxation years that have not yet been reviewed by the relevant tax authority. If appropriate, an unrealized tax benefit will be realized in the reporting period in which the Company determines that realization is not in doubt. Current tax is measured at the tax rate applicable to the taxation period during which the income for tax purposes arose.

Deferred tax is recognized on the difference between the carrying amount of an asset or a liability, as reflected in the financial statements, and the corresponding tax base, used in the computation of income for tax purposes (“temporary difference”). A deferred tax liability is generally recognized for any temporary difference in respect of an asset where the carrying amount exceeds the tax base and in respect of a liability where the tax base exceeds the carrying amount. A deferred tax asset is generally recognized for any temporary difference in respect of an asset where the tax base exceeds the carrying amount, in respect of a liability where the carrying amount exceeds the tax base and to the extent that it is probable that income for tax purposes will be available from which the temporary difference can be deducted. Deferred tax is not recognized if a temporary difference arises in connection with goodwill or the initial recognition (other than

[F-18]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



in a business combination) of an asset or liability in a transaction that affects neither income for tax purposes nor income for accounting purposes.

The carrying amount of a deferred tax asset is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient income for tax purposes will be available from which the temporary difference can be deducted. Deferred taxes are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that are enacted or substantively enacted during the reporting period and reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to realize the asset or settle the liability that gave rise to the temporary difference.

Income taxes are recognized in the consolidated statement of loss, except when they relate to an item that is recognized in other comprehensive loss or directly in equity, in which case, the taxes are also recognized in other comprehensive loss or directly in equity, respectively. Where income taxes arise from the initial accounting for a business combination, these are included in the accounting for the business combination.

(p)
Financial Instruments

The Company classifies all financial instruments as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale, fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”), loans and receivables or other liabilities. Financial assets held-to maturity, loans and receivables and financial liabilities other than those classified as FVTPL, are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Available-for-sale instruments are measured at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). Financial liabilities are classified as either FVTPL or other financial liabilities. Financial liabilities are classified as FVTPL when the liability is either classified as held-for-trading or it is designated as FVTPL. A financial liability may be designated at FVTPL upon initial recognition if it forms part of a contract containing one or more embedded derivatives. Instruments classified as FVTPL are measured at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recognized in net income (loss). Other financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

Transaction costs associated with FVTPL financial assets are expensed as incurred, while transaction costs associated with all other financial liabilities are included in the initial carrying amount of the asset.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized on the consolidated balance sheet when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument. Financial assets are derecognized when the Company transfers substantially all risks and rewards of ownership or the contractual rights to the cash flows expire. Financial liabilities are derecognized when the obligation is discharged, cancelled or expired.


[F-19]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



The following table illustrates the classification and measurement of the Company’s financial instruments:
Financial Instruments
Loans and receivables at amortized cost

Other financial liabilities at amortized cost

FVTPL

Derivatives used for hedging - FVTPL

As at Dec 31, 2017

Cash and cash equivalents
327,030




327,030

Accounts receivable
146,028




146,028

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(201,913
)


(201,913
)
Provisions

(34,096
)


(34,096
)
Cross currency swap liability

(114,431
)


(114,431
)
Long-term debt

(3,688,418
)


(3,688,418
)
Purchase consideration payable


(8,384
)

(8,384
)
 
473,058

(4,038,858
)
(8,384
)

(3,574,184
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Instruments
Loans and receivables at amortized cost

Other financial liabilities at amortized cost

FVTPL

Derivatives used for hedging - FVTPL

As at Dec 31, 2016

Cash and cash equivalents
397,917




397,917

Accounts receivable
182,492




182,492

Interest receivable
20,444




20,444

Derivative contract assets



23,555

23,555

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(169,493
)


(169,493
)
Provisions

(27,234
)


(27,234
)
Long-term debt

(3,545,777
)


(3,545,777
)
Purchase consideration payable

(92,182
)
(19,362
)

(111,544
)
Derivative contract liabilities



(27,854
)
(27,854
)
 
600,853

(3,834,686
)
(19,362
)
(4,299
)
(3,257,494
)

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:

in the principal market for the asset or liability, or
in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible by the Company.

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest.

The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.


[F-20]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the consolidated financial statements are categorized within the fair value hierarchy, described, as follows, based on the lowest-level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:

Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2: Valuations based on directly or indirectly observable inputs in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted interest or currency exchange rates; and

Level 3: Valuations based on significant inputs that are not derived from observable market data, such as discounted cash flow methodologies based on internal cash flow forecasts.

Derivative contract liabilities are considered as Level 2 financial instruments in the hierarchy. Purchase consideration payables are considered as Level 2 and Level 3 financial instruments in the hierarchy.

(q)
Share-based Compensation

The Company has a stock option plan as described in Note 17 that allows for the issuance of stock options to employees, directors, officers, and others as determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”). Under IFRS, each option installment is treated as a separate option grant with graded-vesting features, forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised if actual forfeitures are likely to differ from previous estimates, and options granted to parties other than employees are measured at their fair value on the date goods or services are received. Over the vesting period of the option grants, the fair value is recognized as compensation expense and a related credit is recorded as reserve for share-based compensation. The reserve for share-based compensation is reduced as options are exercised through a credit to share capital. The consideration paid by option holders is credited to share capital when the options are exercised.

The Company has a long term incentive plan as described in Note 17. For each Restricted Share Unit (“RSU”), Deferred Share Unit (“DSU”) or Performance Based RSU (“Performance Based RSU”) granted under the long-term incentive plan, the Company recognizes an expense equal to the market value of a Concordia common share at the date of grant based on the number of RSUs, DSUs and Performance Based RSUs expected to vest, recognized over the term of the vesting period, with a corresponding credit to reserve for share based compensation anticipated to be equity settled or a corresponding credit to a liability for those anticipated to be cash settled. Additional RSUs, DSUs or Performance Based RSUs are issued to reflect dividends declared on the common shares. Certain Performance Based RSUs are subject to market based vesting conditions and have been valued using a Monte Carlo valuation model. Compensation expense is adjusted for subsequent changes in management’s estimate of the number of RSUs, DSUs or Performance Based RSUs that are expected to vest and, for RSUs, DSUs or Performance Based RSUs anticipated to be cash settled, changes in the market value of Concordia common shares. The effect of these changes is recognized in the period of the change. Vested RSUs, DSUs and Performance Based RSUs are settled either in Concordia common shares or in cash or a combination thereof at the discretion of the Company.

(r)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the applicable net earnings by the sum of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year and all additional common shares that would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive common shares had been issued during the year.

(s)
Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized in the consolidated statement of loss when goods are delivered and title has passed, at which time all the following conditions are satisfied:

[F-21]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)




the Company has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods;
the Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;
the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Company; and
the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

Revenue represents the amounts receivable after the deduction of discounts, harmonized sales tax, value-added tax, other sales taxes, allowances given, provisions for chargebacks, other price adjustments and accruals for estimated future rebates and returns.

The Company operates in a number of different geographical segments, with different markets. Further detail by segment related to revenue recognition is described below:

Concordia North America segment

Revenue within the Concordia North America segment is primarily derived from two customer groups, those being wholesalers and Authorized Generic Partners (“AG Partners”). Revenue is recognized at the time of sale to the wholesaler and AG Partners as the following revenue recognition criteria have been met; 1) the wholesalers and AG Partners are responsible for setting their sales price to the final customer and collecting on their receivables; 2) the Company can reliably measure the amount of revenue to be recognized (this includes the impact of gross to net adjustments, including expected returns, wholesaler and retail inventory levels, prescription data, current market trends, competitor activity and historical experience); 3) the wholesalers and AG Partners are responsible for managing their customers; and 4) costs associated with the sale have been incurred at the time the product is sold to the wholesaler and the AG Partner. Revenue related to Photofrin® is concentrated primarily within the United States and operates through distributors. The point of revenue recognition is at the time the distributors receive the product. Revenue is recognized at this time as the distributor has no right of return, except for expired product (at which point they are entitled only to a replacement product), and full risk of ownership of the product has been transferred.
 
The Company also earns revenue from licensing and profit-sharing arrangements. Under these arrangements revenue is recognized on an accrual basis in accordance with the substance of the relevant agreement. Arrangements determined on a time basis are recognized on a straight-line basis over the period of the agreement. Arrangements that are based on production, sales and other measures are recognized by reference to the underlying arrangement.

Royalty income is recognized on an accrual basis in accordance with royalty agreements.

Concordia International segment

The Concordia International segment is similar to the Concordia North America segment, as revenue is recognized at the time of sale to the wholesalers, hospitals and pharmacies. The Concordia International segment is not subject to significant levels of gross to net adjustments. Revenue is recognized on either shipment or receipt by the customer depending on the contractual terms of the sales agreement.

(t)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The following pronouncements were issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") or the IFRS Interpretations Committee. Those pronouncements that are not applicable or do not have a significant impact to the Company have been excluded from the summary below.


[F-22]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



(i)
Recent accounting pronouncements not yet adopted

The following pronouncements have not yet been adopted by the Company and are being evaluated to determine the resultant impact, as summarized below.

Revenue Recognition

IFRS 15, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" ("IFRS 15"), provides a comprehensive five-step revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers. IFRS 15 will replace IAS 18 which covers contracts for goods and services and IAS 11 which covers construction contracts. The IFRS 15 revenue recognition model requires management to exercise significant judgment and make estimates that affect revenue recognition. The new standard is based on the principle that revenue is recognized when control of a good or service transfers to a customer. The standard permits either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach for the adoption. IFRS 15 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018, with earlier application permitted.

Management has assessed the effects of applying the new standard on the Company's financial statements and has identified the following areas that will be affected:

Accounting for variable consideration - IFRS 15 requires that the Company recognize revenue as performance obligations are satisfied to the extent there will not be a significant reversal in the future when the uncertainty surrounding any components of variable consideration is subsequently resolved. This has the potential to impact revenue recognition associated with the chargebacks, returns, rebates, prompt pay and other price adjustments components of contracts with the Company's customers. However, based on the analysis to date, it is assessed that variable consideration will not have a significant impact on the revenue recognition or measurement compared to current practice.
Accounting for sales to distributors - The Company currently recognizes certain revenue arrangements associated with sales to distributors using a ‘sell-through’ approach. Under the sell-through approach, revenue is not recognized until the product is sold to the end customer, either because inventory is on consignment at the distributor, or because the final selling price is not determinable until the product is sold to the end customer. Under IFRS 15, revenue is recognized upon the transfer of control to the customer, which requires the Company to apply judgment when determining at what point control has passed to the customer based on the indicators provided in the standard, which could impact the timing of revenue recognition. Based on the policies currently in place for revenue recognition and assessments undertaken to date, the Company has determined that there will not be a significant impact on the timing of revenue recognition for sell-through arrangements compared to current practice.

The new standard also introduces expanded disclosure requirements. These are expected to change the nature and extent of the Company’s disclosures about its contracts with customers and associated revenue recognition upon adoption of the new standard.

The Company will be adopting this standard using the modified retrospective approach.

[F-23]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)




Financial Instruments

The final version of IFRS 9, “Financial Instruments” (“IFRS 9”), was issued by the IASB in July 2014 and will replace IAS 39, “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement”. IFRS 9 introduces a model for classification and measurement, a single, forward-looking “expected loss” impairment model and a substantially reformed approach to hedge accounting. The new single, principle-based approach for determining the classification of financial assets is driven by cash flow characteristics and the business model in which an asset is held. The new model also results in a single impairment model being applied to all financial instruments, which will require more timely recognition of expected credit losses. It also includes changes in respect of own credit risk in measuring liabilities elected to be measured at fair value, so that gains caused by the deterioration of an entity’s own credit risk on such liabilities are no longer recognized in profit or loss. IFRS 9 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018.

The Company has reviewed its financial assets and financial liabilities with respect to new guidance under IFRS 9. Accordingly, the Company has determined the new guidance will not affect the classification and measurement of its financial assets. Additionally, the Company does not expect significant impact on the accounting for its financial liabilities, as the new requirements only affect the accounting for financial liabilities that are designated at fair value through profit or loss and which are subject to fair value changes as a result of entity's own credit risk. Presently, the Company has purchase consideration payable that is designated at fair value through profit and loss, however these financial liabilities are not subject to significant entity's own credit risk. Under IFRS 9 guidance, fair value changes attributable to entity's own credit risk would require recognition in other comprehensive income.

The new impairment model requires the recognition of impairment provisions based on expected credit losses rather than only incurred credit losses as is the case under IAS 39. It applies to financial assets classified at amortised cost, debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, contract assets under IFRS 15, lease receivables, loan commitments and certain financial guarantee contracts. Based on the assessments undertaken to date, the Company does not expect a significant increase in the loss allowance for trade debtors.

The new standard also introduces expanded disclosure requirements and changes in presentation. These are expected to change the nature and extent of the Company’s disclosures about its financial instruments, particularly in the year of the adoption of the new standard.

The Company will adopt the standard on the effective date of January 1, 2018. The standard will be implemented following the specific transitional requirements listed in the standard related to classification and measurement, impairments and hedge accounting. This results in prospective application.

Financial Instruments Disclosures

IFRS 7, “Financial Instruments: Disclosures” (“IFRS 7”), has been amended by the IASB to require additional disclosures on transition from IAS 39 to IFRS 9. The amendment to IFRS 7 is effective for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on the consolidated financial statements.

Leases

IFRS 16, “Leases” (“IFRS 16”), sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement and disclosure of leases. IFRS 16 provides revised guidance on identifying a lease and for separating lease and non-lease components of a contract. IFRS 16 introduces a single accounting model for all lessees and requires a lessee to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases with terms of more than 12-months, unless the underlying asset is of low value. Under IFRS 16, lessor accounting for operating and finance leases will remain substantially unchanged. IFRS 16 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1,

[F-24]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



2019, with earlier application permitted for entities that apply IFRS 15. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on the consolidated financial statements, however it does not expect the standard to have a significant impact due to the limited volume and magnitude of leases entered into by the Company.

Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments

On June 7, 2017, the IASB issued IFRIC 23, Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments ("IFRIC 23"). IFRIC 23 clarifies the application of recognition and measurement requirements in IAS 12, Income Taxes, when there is uncertainty over income tax treatments. The IFRIC 23 interpretation specifically addresses whether an entity considers uncertain tax treatments separately; the assumptions an entity makes about the examination of tax treatments by taxation authorities; how an entity determines taxable profit (tax loss), tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits and tax rates; and how an entity considers changes in facts and circumstances. IFRIC 23 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019, with earlier application permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on the consolidated financial statements.

(ii)
Recent accounting pronouncements adopted

The Company continues to monitor changes to IFRS, including the amendments to IAS 1, “Presentation of Financial Statements”, and has implemented applicable IASB changes to standards, new interpretations and annual improvements.
4. Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments and Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make a number of judgments, estimates and assumptions regarding recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Information about the judgments, estimates and assumptions that have the most significant effect on the recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, income and expenses are discussed below.

Revenue Recognition

i.
Chargebacks

The provision for chargebacks is a significant and complex estimate used in the recognition of revenue. In the United States, the Company sells its products directly to wholesale distributors. The wholesale distributors sell directly to independent pharmacies, managed care organizations, hospitals and group purchasing organizations (“indirect customers”). The difference between what price the Company sells to the wholesaler and what price the wholesaler sells to the indirect customer is called a chargeback. The provision for chargebacks is based on the historical sales mix of the wholesalers for their government and retail customers. As sales are made to large wholesale customers, the Company continually monitors the provision for chargebacks and makes adjustments when it believes that actual chargebacks may differ from estimated provisions.

ii.
Returns

The provision for returns is a significant and complex estimate used in the recognition of revenue. The Company has a returns policy that allows wholesalers to return the product within a specified period prior to and subsequent to the expiration date. Provisions for returns are recognized in the period in which the underlying sales are recognized, as a reduction of sales revenue. The Company estimates provisions for returns based upon historical experience, representing management’s best estimate. While such experience has allowed for reasonable estimations in the past, history may not always be an accurate indicator of future

[F-25]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



returns. The Company continually monitors provisions for returns and makes adjustments when it believes that actual product returns may differ from established reserves.

iii.
Rebates

The provision for rebates is a significant and complex estimate used in the recognition of revenue. Rebates are granted to healthcare authorities and under contractual arrangements with certain customers. Products sold in the United States are covered by various programs (such as Medicaid and Medicare) under which products are sold at a discount. The Company estimates its provisions for rebates based on current contractual terms and conditions as well as the historical experience, changes to business practices and credit terms. While such experience has allowed for reasonable estimations in the past, history may not always be an accurate indicator of future rebate liabilities. The Company continually monitors the provision for rebates and makes adjustments when it believes that actual rebates may differ from established provisions. All rebates are recognized in the period in which the underlying sales are recognized as a reduction of sales revenue.

iv.
Other price adjustments

The provision for other price adjustments is a significant and complex estimate used in the recognition of revenue. Other price adjustments are credits issued by the wholesaler to reflect various decreases in the selling price. The price that the Company sells to the wholesaler is called the Wholesale Acquisition Cost (or “WAC”). Decreases to WAC are discretionary decisions made by the wholesalers to reflect competitive market conditions. Amounts recorded for other price adjustments are based upon estimated decline in market prices. The Company regularly monitors these and other factors and re-evaluates the provision as additional information becomes available.

v.
Prompt pay

The provision for prompt pay is an estimate used in the recognition of revenue. Prompt pay are discounts offered to customers for making early payments on their invoices within a defined period of time, prior to the payment due date under the Company's normal payment terms. The Company estimates provisions for prompt pay based upon historical experience, representing management’s best estimate. The Company continually monitors provisions for prompt pay and makes adjustments when it believes that actual prompt pay discounts may differ from established reserves.

Share-based payments and compensation

The compensation expense related to share-based payments is determined using the Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo option pricing models. The assumptions used in the model are weighted average share price at the grant date, exercise price, volatility, dividend yield, expected option life, forfeiture rate and risk free interest rate.

Impairment of non-financial assets

The Company reviews amortized non-financial assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may be impaired. It also reviews annually non-financial assets with indefinite life for impairment. If the recoverable amount of the respective non-financial asset is less than its carrying amount, it is considered to be impaired. In the process of measuring the recoverable amount, management makes assumptions about future events and circumstances. The actual results may vary and may cause significant adjustments.

Amortization of intangible and other assets

The amortization expense related to intangible and other assets is determined using estimates relating to the useful life of the related assets.

[F-26]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)




Change in estimate

During the first quarter of 2017, the Company assessed the use of the straight line amortization method for certain intangible assets within the Concordia North America segment and determined that, based on recent developments and historical patterns of economic consumption, these assets should be amortized based on a declining balance model.  Specifically, the Company determined that this method of amortization better reflects the pattern in which the assets future economic benefits are expected to be consumed by the Company, and that based on recent historical experience and knowledge about its intangible assets, this pattern can be determined reliably.

Within the Concordia International segment management reassesses the useful lives of the product rights that are impaired to align with the remaining economic life of those product rights.

Both of these changes in estimates resulted in an increase in amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2017 of $95,192 (2016 - $nil).

Income taxes

The Company is subject to income taxes in numerous jurisdictions. The integrated nature of the Company’s global operations gives rise to many transactions in the ordinary course of business in respect of which the determination of income for tax purposes may be uncertain. The Company uses judgment to determine its income for tax purposes which may impact the recognized amount of assets or liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities or the reported amount of revenue or expense during the reporting period. The Company evaluates these judgments based upon historical experience, current and expected future outcomes, third-party evaluations and various other assumptions believed to be reasonable in the circumstances.

The evaluation by the Company may result in an unrealized tax benefit in connection with taxation years that have not yet been reviewed by the relevant tax authority. The Company believes that the amount of unrealized tax benefits appropriately reflects the uncertainty of items that are or may in the future be under discussion, audit, dispute or appeal with a tax authority or which may otherwise result in uncertainty in the determination of income for tax purposes. The unrealized tax benefit is determined based on the Company’s estimate of the potential outcomes and is reviewed during each reporting period. If appropriate, an unrealized tax benefit will be realized in the reporting period in which the Company determines that realization is not in doubt. Where the finally determined outcome is different from the Company’s estimate, such difference will impact the Company’s income taxes in the reporting period during which such determination is made.

A deferred tax asset is generally recognized for any temporary difference in respect of an asset where the tax base exceeds the carrying amount and to the extent that it is probable that income for tax purposes will be available from which the temporary difference can be deducted and in respect of a liability where the carrying amount exceeds the tax base. The amount of the deferred tax asset recognized could be reduced if income or temporary differences from which the asset can be deducted do not materialize, which might occur due to various factors, including adverse business conditions. The carrying amount of a deferred tax asset is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient income for tax purposes will be available from which the temporary difference can be deducted. The magnitude of any reduction of the amount of any temporary difference recognized is significantly influenced by the Company’s forecast of income for tax purposes.


[F-27]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



Accounting for acquisitions

The Company assesses whether an acquisition should be accounted for as an asset acquisition or a business combination under IFRS 3, "Business Combinations" ("IFRS 3"). This assessment requires management to make judgments on whether the assets acquired and liabilities assumed constitute a business as defined in IFRS 3 and if the integrated set of activities, including inputs and processes acquired, is capable of being conducted and managed as a business and the Company obtains control of the business. The Company’s acquisitions have been accounted for as business combinations.

Other areas of estimation include the determination and fair value measurement of the purchase price contingent consideration on business combinations, which includes the Company developing its best estimates under IFRS 13, "Fair Value Measurement" ("IFRS 13"), of projected earnings targets, the probability of the contingency being achieved, and the discount rate. Management is also required to make estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations.

Going Concern

The assessment of material uncertainties related to events and circumstances that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern involves significant judgment. In making this assessment, management considers all relevant information, as described in Note 2 "Realignment of Capital Structure and Going Concern".
5. Acquisitions
Products Acquisition
On June 1, 2016, the Company, through wholly owned subsidiaries, completed the acquisition of four generic products and their associated global rights (the "Products Acquisition"). The products acquired included Sodium Feredetate oral solution for the treatment of anemia, Trazadone oral solution for the treatment of depression, and antihistamine Alimemazine oral solution and tablets. The Company paid £21 million, funded through cash on hand on closing of the Products Acquisition. In addition, £7 million in earn-out payments based on certain performance and supply targets were paid on February 6, 2017.
The purchase price allocation for the Products Acquisition, including the Company's valuation of intangible assets, was finalized during the second quarter of 2017. There was no final adjustment during the second quarter of 2017 to the valuation of intangible assets at the date of acquisition.
As a result of certain competitive market factors that arose subsequent to the date of acquisition impacting certain products acquired pursuant to the Products Acquisition, the Company recorded impairments totaling $17,515 during the second and fourth quarters of 2017. Refer to Note 8 for further details of these impairments.
Fair Value of Consideration Transferred
Cash purchase consideration paid
30,677

Purchase consideration payable
9,691

Total Consideration
40,368



[F-28]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



Assets Acquired

The transaction has been accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired as of the acquisition date.
 
Amounts Recognized as of the Acquisition Date
Measurement period adjustments (c)
Amounts Recognized as of Jun 30, 2017
Acquired product rights (a)
37,011

73

37,084

Inventory (b)
3,357

(73
)
3,284

Total fair value of consideration transferred
40,368


40,368

(a) Acquired product rights have expected useful lives of 7 years.
(b) Includes a non cash fair value increase to inventory of $3,080, of which $2,769 has been recorded in cost of sales during the year ended December 31, 2016 and $311 was recorded in cost of sales during the year ended December 31, 2017.
(c) The measurement period adjustments were made to reflect facts and circumstances existing as of the acquisition date, and did not result from intervening events subsequent to the acquisition date. During the measurement period, the Company recorded certain adjustments to the purchase price allocation including an increase to intangible assets of $73 and a decrease to acquired inventory of $73.
6. Accounts Receivable
As at
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Accounts receivable
148,805

185,414

Allowance for doubtful accounts
(2,777
)
(2,922
)
Total
146,028

182,492

Bad debt write-offs of $2,202 were recorded during the year ended December 31, 2017 (2016 - $621; 2015 - $1,610).

An aging of accounts receivable balances past due but not impaired is as follows:
As at
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Amounts past due (net of provision)
 
 
Past due 1 - 30 days
6,280

8,288

Past due 31 - 60 days
2,642

2,413

Past due 61 - 120 days
3,070

3,175

Past due more than 120 days
3,344

1,712

Total
15,336

15,588


Amounts past due represent accounts receivable past due based on the customer's contractual terms. The net amounts past due of approximately $15 million, which is equivalent to 11% of the net accounts receivable balance as at December 31, 2017, has been assessed for recoverability by the Company. The majority of this balance relates to customers with a long trading history with the Company, whereby no issues of collection are expected.

[F-29]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



7. Inventory
As at
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Finished goods
65,852

73,325

Raw materials
23,842

30,776

Work in process
9,511

9,292

Obsolescence reserve
(22,489
)
(20,586
)
Total
76,716

92,807


Inventory costs charged to cost of sales during the year ended December 31, 2017 were $151,125 (2016 - $159,381; 2015 - $83,306), which includes $311 (2016 - $21,412; 2015 - $33,932) of non-cash fair value adjustments related to inventories acquired through business acquisitions. The Company increased its reserve for obsolete inventory by $1,903 during the year ended December 31, 2017.
8. Intangible Assets
 
Acquired Product Rights and Manufacturing Processes
Intellectual Property
Distribution Contracts
Supplier Contracts
IPR&D
All Other Intangibles
Total
Balances, January 1, 2016
3,478,386

29,465

32,538

124,691

295,513

1,149

3,961,742

Additions
37,084




3,392

1,157

41,633

Measurement period adjustments
130,102


(970
)
5,251

(150,686
)

(16,303
)
Dispositions




(1,103
)

(1,103
)
Transfer from IPR&D
4,235




(4,235
)


Amortization
(149,827
)
(1,640
)
(6,034
)
(24,900
)

(418
)
(182,819
)
Impact of foreign exchange
(344,675
)

(4,850
)
(19,855
)
(24,811
)
(58
)
(394,249
)
Impairments
(1,070,711
)



(58,470
)

(1,129,181
)
Balances, December 31, 2016
2,084,594

27,825

20,684

85,187

59,600

1,830

2,279,720

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additions




888

204

1,092

Dispositions
(748
)



(37
)
(40
)
(825
)
Transfer from IPR&D
2,422




(2,422
)


Amortization
(194,703
)
(1,640
)
(5,718
)
(23,405
)

(959
)
(226,425
)
Impact of foreign exchange
115,760


1,717

7,023

10,833

270

135,603

Impairments
(625,694
)



(59,593
)

(685,287
)
Balances, December 31, 2017
1,381,631

26,185

16,683

68,805

9,269

1,305

1,503,878





[F-30]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



Impairment of intangible assets
In accordance with the Company's accounting policy, IPR&D is tested for impairment annually, and also when there is an indicator of impairment. The remaining intangible assets are tested for impairment when events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
Summary of impairments
For the year ended December 31, 2017 the Company recorded total impairment losses of $625,694 (2016 - $1,070,711; 2015 - $nil) with respect to acquired product rights and manufacturing processes and $59,593 with respect to IPR&D (2016 - $58,470; 2015 - $nil). Details of significant impairments are described below.
There have been no reversals of impairment losses or any previous impairments recorded with respect to acquired product rights and manufacturing processes intangible assets.
Impairments
Concordia North America
Fourth quarter of 2017
In the fourth quarter of 2017, management determined that certain triggering events had occurred with respect to Nilandron®, requiring management to perform a test for impairment. The triggering events included the impact of market conditions associated with the brand and the generic market and the resulting impact to the Company's forecasts. The Company recorded a $44,312 impairment with respect to Nilandron® using a fair value less costs of disposal model in the consolidated statement of loss. The carrying value of Nilandron® recorded as acquired product rights intangible assets was written down to $9,824 as at December 31, 2017.
The calculation of the recoverable amount was determined using discounted cash flow projections based on financial forecasts approved by management (level 3 of fair value hierarchy).
Key assumptions used are as follows:
Discount Rate: 13%
Estimated future product cash flows, including price and volume assumptions based on historical trends

Sensitivity analysis
An increase/decrease in the discount rate by 0.5% would increase/decrease the total impairment by $277 and $295, respectively.
A 0.5% increase/decrease to the terminal revenue growth assumptions would have the impact to decrease/increase the total impairment to by $132 and $124, respectively.
Second quarter of 2017
In the second quarter of 2017, management determined that certain triggering events had occurred with respect to Donnatal®, requiring management to perform a test for impairment. The triggering events included the launch of an additional competitive product in the market (refer to Note 19), as well as continued market share erosion from existing competition (refer to Note 19). The Company recorded a $106,887 impairment with respect to Donnatal® using a fair value less costs of disposal model in the consolidated statement of loss. The carrying value of Donnatal® recorded as acquired product rights intangible assets was written down to $162,836 as at June 30, 2017.
The calculation of the recoverable amount was determined using discounted cash flow projections based on financial forecasts approved by management (level 3 of fair value hierarchy).
Key assumptions used are as follows:
Discount Rate: 13%

[F-31]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



Estimated future product cash flows, including price and volume assumptions based on historical trends

Sensitivity analysis
An increase/decrease in the discount rate by 0.5% would increase/decrease the total impairment by $3,910 and $4,145, respectively.
A 0.5% increase/decrease to the terminal revenue growth assumptions would have the impact to decrease/increase the total impairment to by $1,808 and $1,705, respectively.
Fourth quarter of 2016
In the fourth quarter of 2016, management determined that certain triggering events had occurred with respect to seven North America segment products, Donnatal®, Plaquenil®, Uroxatral®, Dyrenium®, Dibenzyline®, Ulesifa® and Parnate® requiring management to perform a test for impairment. The triggering events included pricing pressure and increased competition resulting in a decreased forecast of future net cash inflows from previous budgets as well as notifications from the Company's AG Partner on certain market competitive pressures.
In relation to Donnatal®, based on key assumptions including market competitive pressures reducing revenue in future periods and an 11% discount rate, no impairment was required to the carrying value of the associated intangible asset.
For the remaining products the Company recorded impairments using a fair value less costs of disposal model in the statement of loss for the year ended December 31, 2016. The impairments recorded during the fourth quarter of 2016 and the resulting carrying values subsequent to the impairments were as follows:
 
Impairment
Remaining Carrying Value as at Dec 31, 2016
Plaquenil®
219,354

47,089

Uroxatral®
38,544

20,567

Dyrenium®
23,056

19,621

Dibenzyline®
10,518

33,342

Parnate®
8,009

7,225

Ulesfia®
7,457


Key assumptions of the models are as follows:
Discount rate: 11%
Estimated product cash flows, including price and volume assumptions based on historical trends


[F-32]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



The following table presents a sensitivity analysis to show the impact on the impairments for changes in certain assumptions:
 
Discount rate
Terminal revenue growth assumption
 
+1%
-1%
+1%
-1%
Plaquenil®
1,537

(1,660
)
(1,803
)
1,946

Uroxatral®
588

(552
)
(684
)
641

Dyrenium®
697

(776
)
(1,228
)
1,350

Dibenzyline®
1,390

(1,529
)
(1,290
)
1,420

Parnate®
253

(234
)
(280
)
305

Ulesfia®




Second quarter of 2016
In the second quarter of 2016, management determined that certain triggering events had occurred with respect to two North America segment products, Nilandron® and Plaquenil®, requiring management to perform tests for impairment on these products. The triggering events included the July 2016 launch of a generic competitive product for Nilandron® and notification from the Company's AG Partner regarding market competitive pressure associated with sales volumes and pricing with respect to Plaquenil® AG.
The Company recorded a $306,189 impairment with respect to Nilandron® and a $260,887 impairment with respect to Plaquenil® in the statement of loss for the year ended December 31, 2016. The carrying value of Nilandron® and Plaquenil® recorded as acquired product rights intangible assets were written down to $60,654 and $271,263, respectively as at June 30, 2016.
Key assumptions used are as follows:
Discount Rate: 10.4% to 11.4%
Estimated product cash flows, including price and volume assumptions based on historical trends

Sensitivity analysis
An increase/decrease in the discount rate by 1% would have the impact to increase/decrease the total impairment to Nilandron® by $5,135 and $6,195, respectively, and Plaquenil® by $27,101 and $33,181, respectively.
A 1% increase/decrease to the terminal revenue growth assumptions would have the impact to decrease/increase the total impairment to Nilandron® by $5,435 and $4,510, respectively, and Plaquenil® by $31,373 and $25,819, respectively.
Concordia International
Fourth quarter of 2017
In the fourth quarter of 2017, management determined that certain triggering events had occurred with respect to certain products within the Concordia International segment. These triggering events required management to perform tests for impairment. The triggering events included market pricing pressures, sustained issues experienced with respect to product supply, and/or increased product competition resulting in a decrease to future forecasts. The Company recorded impairments using a fair value less costs of disposal model in the consolidated statement of loss. The calculation of the recoverable amount was determined using discounted cash flow projections based on financial forecasts approved by management (level 3 of fair value hierarchy).

[F-33]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



The total impairment recorded on acquired product rights during the fourth quarter of 2017 was $124,899. Details of significant impairments were as follows:
 
Impairment
Remaining Carrying Value as at Dec 31, 2017
Erythromycin
17,249

23,888

Cyclizine Hcl
17,084

41,634

Prednisolone
11,141

4,934

Trazodone
7,271

3,771

Ergotamine + Caffeine
6,084

7,037

Dipipanone + Cyclizine
4,373

12,603

Hydralazine Hcl
4,094

8,974

Key assumptions of the models are as follows:
Discount rate: 13.5%
Estimated future product cash flows, including price and volume assumptions based on historical trends

The following table presents a sensitivity analysis to show the impact on significant impairments for changes in certain assumptions:
 
Discount rate
Terminal revenue growth assumption
 
+0.5%
-0.5%
+0.5%
-0.5%
Erythromycin
443

(462
)
(128
)
123

Cyclizine Hcl
1,004

(1,060
)
(402
)
381

Prednisolone
55

(57
)
(12
)
12

Trazodone
72

(76
)
(27
)
26

Ergotamine + Caffeine
175

(185
)
(70
)
67

Dipipanone + Cyclizine
306

(323
)
(121
)
115

Hydralazine Hcl
209

(220
)
(82
)
78

The Company also impaired other intangibles associated with manufacturing processes by $10,440 during the fourth quarter of 2017 primarily as a result of the revenue declines from the impaired products, including the products described above.
Second quarter of 2017
In the second quarter of 2017, management determined that certain triggering events had occurred with respect to certain products within the Concordia International segment. These triggering events required management to perform tests for impairment. The triggering events included continued pricing pressure, supply chain challenges, and/or increased competition on a number of products (including the anticipated launch of a competitive product to Liothyronine Sodium) resulting in a decreased forecast of future net cash inflows compared to previous forecasts. The Company recorded impairments using a fair value less costs of disposal model as a basis for determining the recoverable amount during the quarter ended June 30, 2017. The calculation of the recoverable amount was determined using discounted cash flow projections based on financial forecasts approved by management (level 3 of fair value hierarchy).

[F-34]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



The total impairment recorded on acquired product rights within the Concordia International segment during the second quarter of 2017 was $301,538. Details of significant impairments were as follows:
 
Impairment
Remaining Carrying Value as at Jun 30, 2017
Liothyronine Sodium
128,191

53,969

Fusidic Acid
83,263

64,956

Prednisolone
41,679

16,554

Nefopam
17,353

3,944

Alimemazine Tartrate
11,185

8,026

Prochlorperazine Mesilate
7,217

5,164

Dicycloverine
5,060

10,687

Key assumptions of the models are as follows:
Discount rate: 13.5%
Estimated future product cash flows, including price and volume assumptions based on historical trends

The following table presents a sensitivity analysis to show the impact on the significant impairments for changes in certain assumptions:
 
Discount rate
Terminal revenue growth assumption
 
+0.5%
-0.5%
+0.5%
-0.5%
Liothyronine Sodium
958

(1,009
)
(364
)
345

Fusidic Acid
1,696

(1,793
)
(719
)
681

Prednisolone
301

(317
)
(116
)
110

Nefopam
88

(93
)
(37
)
35

Dicycloverine
260

(274
)
(107
)
101

Prochlorperazine Mesilate
101

(106
)
(39
)
37

Alimemazine Tartrate
89

(91
)


The Company also impaired other intangible assets associated with manufacturing processes by $37,618 during the second quarter of 2017 primarily as a result of the revenue declines from the impaired products, including the products described above.

[F-35]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



Fourth quarter of 2016
In the fourth quarter of 2016, management determined that certain triggering events had occurred with respect to certain products within the Concordia International segment. These triggering events required management to perform a test for impairment. The triggering events included pricing pressure and increased competition resulting in a decreased forecast of future net cash inflows from previous budgets. The Company recorded impairments using a fair value less costs of disposal model, in the statement of loss for the year ended December 31, 2016. The total impairment on acquired product rights recorded within the Concordia International segment during the fourth quarter of 2016 was $188,028. Details of significant impairments were as follows:
 
Impairment
Remaining Carrying Value as at Dec 31, 2016
Levothyroxine Sodium
61,594

90,159

Prednisolone
43,521

58,738

Hydrocortisone
26,129

8,042

Carbimazole
12,088

63,471

Tranylcypromine Sulphate
13,379

13,537

Dicycloverine
11,835

15,883

Dipipanone Cyclizine
9,904

17,696

Nefopam
8,306

21,479

Key assumptions of the models are as follows:
Discount rate: 11%
Estimated product cash flows, including price and volume assumptions based on historical trends

The Company also impaired other intangibles associated with manufacturing processes by $8,669 during the fourth quarter of 2016 as a result of the revenue declines within certain products as described above.
The following table presents a sensitivity analysis to show the impact on the significant impairments for changes in certain assumptions:
 
Discount rate
Terminal revenue growth assumption
 
+1%
-1%
+1%
-1%
Levothyroxine Sodium
4,783

(5,417
)
(8,852
)
7,810

Prednisolone
3,089

(3,499
)
(5,328
)
4,701

Hydrocortisone
355

(401
)
(648
)
571

Carbimazole
3,450

(3,909
)
(5,957
)
5,256

Tranylcypromine Sulphate
698

(790
)
(1,156
)
1,020

Dicycloverine
836

(947
)
(1,281
)
1,130

Dipipanone Cyclizine
1,022

(1,160
)
(581
)
513

Nefopam
1,151

(1,303
)
(1,842
)
1,626

IPR&D
Fourth quarter of 2017
The Company completed its annual impairment testing on IPR&D during the fourth quarter of 2017.

[F-36]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



In the fourth quarter of 2017, it was determined that an impairment on certain IPR&D assets was required in the amount of $28,011. The impairment relates to projects that have been abandoned, or certain IPR&D projects with lower present day future forecasts compared with those at the time of the acquisition of the Concordia International segment. The calculation of the recoverable amount of IPR&D was determined using discounted cash flow projections based on financial forecasts. As a result of the abandonment of these IPR&D projects, there are no future cash flow projections associated with these projects, therefore the impairments represent the total prior carrying value of these projects.
Second quarter of 2017
In the second quarter of 2017, it was determined that an impairment on certain IPR&D assets was required in the amount of $31,582. The impairment relates to projects that have been abandoned, or certain IPR&D projects with lower present day future forecasts compared with those at the time of the acquisition of the Concordia International segment. The calculation of the recoverable amount of IPR&D was determined using discounted cash flow projections based on financial forecasts. As a result of the abandonment of these IPR&D projects, there are no future cash flow projections associated with these projects, therefore the impairments represent the total prior carrying value of these projects.
Fourth quarter of 2016
The Company completed its annual impairment testing on IPR&D during the fourth quarter of 2016.
As part of the Company's annual impairment test on IPR&D it was determined that an impairment on these assets was required in the amount of $58,470. The impairment relates to projects that have been abandoned, or certain IPR&D projects with lower present day future forecasts compared with those at the time of the acquisition of the Concordia International segment. The calculation of the recoverable amount of IPR&D was determined using discounted cash flow projections based on financial budgets approved by management (level 3 of fair value hierarchy) and a terminal growth assumption of -5%. The key assumptions and estimates used in determining the value were related to revenue growth assumptions, and the discount rate of 13.2% applied to the cash flow projections.
An increase/decrease in the discount rate by 1% would have the impact to increase/decrease the total impairment by $2,661 and $3,052, respectively.
A 1% increase/decrease to the terminal revenue growth assumptions would have the impact to decrease/increase the total total impairment by $1,118 and $1,246, respectively.
9. Goodwill
As at
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Opening balance
707,930

824,529

Measurement period adjustment

23,427

Impairment
(509,478
)
(3,062
)
Impact of foreign exchange
46,505

(136,964
)
Total
244,957

707,930


A segment-level summary of the goodwill allocation is presented within Note 23.

In accordance with the Company's accounting policy, the carrying value of goodwill is assessed annually as well assessed for impairment triggers at each reporting date to determine whether there exists any indicators of impairment.

When there is an indicator of impairment of non-current assets within a CGU or group of CGUs containing goodwill, the Company tests the non-current assets for impairment first and recognizes any impairment loss on goodwill before applying any remaining impairment loss against the non-current assets within the CGU.

[F-37]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)




Summary of Impairments

For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded goodwill impairment losses of $509,478 (2016 - $nil; 2015 - $nil) associated with the Concordia International segment and $nil (2016 - $3,062; 2015 - $nil) associated with the Concordia North America segment.

Second quarter of 2017

During the second quarter of 2017, the Company identified a triggering event requiring the Company to perform goodwill impairment testing within the Concordia International segment. The triggering event was primarily the result of events and conditions that triggered impairments on intangible assets, including acquired product rights and IPR&D, and associated revised forecasts on products as a result of on-going market competitive pressures. As a result of the impairment testing performed, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $509,478 on goodwill associated with the Concordia International segment.

The Company recorded an impairment charge using a fair value less costs of disposal model, in the statement of loss for the second quarter of 2017. The calculation of recoverable amount of the Concordia International group of CGUs was determined using discounted cash flow projections based on financial forecasts approved by management (level 3 of fair value hierarchy) and a terminal growth assumption of 1.5%. The key assumptions and estimates used in determining the fair value are related to revenue and gross margin assumptions, which are based on the financial forecasts, estimated revenue growth rates, working capital assumptions and a discount rate of 13%. As a result of the impairment testing performed, it was determined that the recoverable amount of the Concordia International group is $1,391,428.

The recoverable amount would decrease by $54,345 if the discount rate were to increase by 0.5%, and would increase by $59,303 if the discount rate were to decrease by 0.5%. The recoverable amount would have increased by $37,571 if the terminal growth rate were increased by 0.5%, and would have decreased by $34,423 if the terminal growth rate were decreased by 0.5%.

Third quarter of 2016

During the third quarter of 2016, the Company identified a triggering event requiring the Company to perform goodwill impairment testing. The triggering event was mainly the result of the decline of the Company's share price through to September 30, 2016, which was reflective of the reduced earnings in the Concordia North America segment. As a result of the impairment testing performed, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $3,062 during the third quarter of 2016, representing the entire remaining amount of goodwill associated with CPI.

Annual Impairment Test

The Company completed its annual goodwill impairment testing on the goodwill remaining in the Concordia International group of CGUs and the Orphan Drugs group of CGUs, which have goodwill carrying values of $216,991 and $27,966, respectively. The recoverable amount of the Concordia International group of CGUs was calculated using fair value less costs of disposal ("FVLCD"), and the Orphan Drugs group of CGUs recoverable amount was calculated based on value in use ("VIU").


[F-38]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



Concordia International

The calculation of recoverable amount of the Concordia International group of CGUs was determined using discounted cash flow projections based on financial forecasts approved by management covering a five-year period (level 3 of fair value hierarchy) and a terminal growth assumption of 1.5%. The key assumptions and estimates used in determining the FVLCD are related to revenue and gross margin assumptions, which are based on the most recently approved financial forecasts and assumed growth rates, working capital assumptions, the effective tax rate of 13% and the discount rate of 13% applied to the cash flow projections. As a result of the impairment testing performed, it was determined that the recoverable amount of the Concordia International group of CGUs of $1,437,317 exceeded the carrying value of the Concordia International group of CGUs of $1,397,928.

The recoverable amount would decrease by $58,333 if the discount rate were to increase by 0.5%, and would increase by $63,729 if the discount rate were to decrease by 0.5%. If the terminal growth rate were to increase or decrease by 0.5%, the recoverable amount would increase by $41,705, or decrease by $38,169, respectively.

Orphan Drugs

The calculation of recoverable amount of the Orphan Drugs group of CGUs (which forms part of the Concordia North America segment) was determined using discounted cash flow projections based on financial budgets approved by management covering a five-year period (level 3 of fair value hierarchy). The key assumptions and estimates used in determining the VIU are related to revenue and gross margin assumptions, which are based on the financial forecast and assumed growth rates, and the discount rate of 20% applied to the cash flow projections. As a result of the impairment testing performed, it was determined that the recoverable amount of the Orphan Drugs group of CGUs of $72,097 exceeded the Orphan Drugs group of CGUs carrying value of $54,894.

The recoverable amount of the Orphan Drugs group of CGUs would decrease by $2,315 if the discount rate were to increase by 0.5%, and would increase by $2,445 if the discount rate were to decrease by 0.5%. If the terminal growth rate were to increase or decrease by 0.5%, the recoverable amount would increase by $1,042, or decrease by $992, respectively.
10. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
As at
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Trade payables
26,351

35,021

Accrued liabilities
68,994

69,855

Interest payable on long-term debt
106,568

44,280

Interest payable on Currency Swaps (Note 13)

20,337

Total
201,913

169,493

11. Provisions
Provisions are made and recorded as reductions to revenue in order to estimate the liabilities arising from chargebacks, rebates, returns and other price adjustments, as explained in Note 4.


[F-39]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



The following table describes movements in the Company’s provisions balance by nature of provision:
 
Chargebacks/Rebates/Co-pay

Returns

Inventory management

Prompt pay

Total

Balance, January 1, 2016
20,880

7,538

3,495

816

32,729

Additions
106,331

30,081

22,395

6,961

165,768

Utilization
(112,495
)
(29,293
)
(22,498
)
(6,977
)
(171,263
)
Balance, December 31, 2016
14,716

8,326

3,392

800

27,234

 
 
 
 
 
 
Additions
100,450

32,440

22,015

5,347

160,252

Utilization
(98,571
)
(29,700
)
(19,524
)
(5,595
)
(153,390
)
Balance, December 31, 2017
16,595

11,066

5,883

552

34,096


Invoices received for such charges and estimates are shown in the accounts payable when received. The provision is for the uninvoiced portion of the charges and estimates. Payments are expected within 12 months from the balance sheet date.
12. Income Taxes

Significant components of the current and deferred income tax reflected in the consolidated statements of loss are as follows:
 
2017

2016

2015

Current income tax expense
18,491

36,846

8,858

 
 
 
 
Deferred income tax expense (recovery) in respect of:
 
 
 
Origination & reversal of temporary differences
(55,248
)
(64,271
)
(8,633
)
Change in tax rates during the period

(7,376
)
(23,289
)
 
(55,248
)
(71,647
)
(31,922
)
Provision for (recovery of) income taxes
(36,757
)
(34,801
)
(23,064
)

Income taxes that are required to be reflected in equity, instead of in the consolidated statements of loss, are included in the consolidated statements of changes in (deficit) equity.

Current and deferred income tax referred to above is recognized based on management’s best estimate of the tax rates expected to apply to the income, loss or temporary difference.

The Company is subject to income tax in various jurisdictions with varying tax rates. The United States legislated a reduction of their corporate tax rate to 21% (announced during the year, applicable after December 31, 2017) which does not have a significant impact on the Company's provision for (recovery of) income taxes. There were no material changes to the statutory tax rates in the taxing jurisdictions where the majority of the Company’s income for tax purposes was earned or where its material temporary differences or losses are expected to be realized or settled.

Although statutory tax rates may not have changed materially, the impact of commercial decisions and market forces have resulted in changes to the distribution of income for tax purposes amongst taxing jurisdictions and therefore result in a change in the tax rate applicable to such item of income or temporary difference.


[F-40]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



The Company continues to believe the amount of unrealized tax benefits appropriately reflects the uncertainty of items that are or may in the future be under discussion, audit, dispute or appeal with a tax authority or which otherwise result in uncertainty in the determination of income for tax purposes. If appropriate, an unrealized tax benefit will be realized in the reporting period in which the Company determines that realization is not in doubt. Where the final determined outcome is different from the Company’s estimate, such difference will impact the Company’s income taxes in the reporting period during which such determination is made.

A reconciliation of the amount of income taxes reflected above compared to the amount of income taxes that would result by multiplying income (loss) before income taxes by the legislated tax rate applicable to the Company in Canada is as follows:
 
2017

2016

2015

Loss from continuing operations before tax
(1,627,492
)
(1,348,894
)
(52,489
)
 
 
 
 
Expected expense / (recovery) at the Company's Canadian tax rate 26.5%
(431,285
)
(357,205
)
(13,909
)
Effect of tax rates outside of Canada
279,213

261,981

(15,952
)
Change in tax rates during the period

(7,376
)
(23,289
)
Non-deductible and non-taxable items
12,241

23,193

4,742

Capitalized expenditures

178

9,279

Change in deferred income tax assets not recognized
99,297

42,511

13,800

Other items
3,777

1,917

2,265

Provision for (recovery of) income taxes
(36,757
)
(34,801
)
(23,064
)

Significant components of the deferred income tax assets and liabilities reflected in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
 
2017

2016

Deferred income tax assets (liabilities) in respect of:
 
 
Losses and credits
1,198

987

Intangible assets
(130,523
)
(179,028
)
Other items
(3,328
)
(2,218
)
Deferred income tax assets (liabilities), net
(132,653
)
(180,259
)
 
 
 
Deferred income tax assets
2,466

979

Deferred income tax liabilities
(135,119
)
(181,238
)
Deferred income tax assets (liabilities), net
(132,653
)
(180,259
)

A deferred income tax asset has not been recognized for certain temporary differences that may be available to reduce income subject to tax in a taxation period subsequent to the period covered by these financial statements. The amount of such temporary differences, that is the amount before applying the relevant tax rate, which is not recognized in the consolidated balance sheets or consolidated statements of loss, is as follows:
 
2017

2016

Losses and credits
774,864

505,660

Other items
1,620

51

Total unrecognized temporary differences
776,484

505,711



[F-41]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



The deferred income tax assets in connection with the Company’s losses and credits that may be available to reduce income subject to tax in a taxation period subsequent to the period covered by these financial statements, is as follows:
 
2017

2016

Expiring within 15 years
756

1,608

Expiring between 15 and 20 years
154,281

90,967

No expiration
50,631

46,925

Total deferred income tax asset in respect of losses and credits
205,668

139,500

 
 
 
Total in North America
155,241

92,433

Total in Europe
48,696

44,426

Total in other jurisdictions
1,731

2,641

Total deferred income tax asset in respect of losses and credits
205,668

139,500


The integrated nature of the Company’s global operations gives rise to many transactions in the ordinary course of business in respect of which the determination of income for tax purposes may be uncertain. Transactions that arise between multiple taxing jurisdictions are subject to review by these jurisdictions, where a decision of one taxing authority may not agree with the decision of another. The Company is committed to mitigating uncertainty that may arise in connection with such transactions and to this end has prepared documentation that complies with local legislation and is in accordance with international guidelines, such as those of the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development. Refer to the Income taxes section of the Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments and Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty of these notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the Company’s judgment and use of estimates relevant to income taxes.
The Company’s global operations requires a corporate structure that includes affiliated legal entities that are collectively subject to the authority of numerous taxing jurisdictions. Certain transactions may arise which create a temporary difference in connection with an affiliated legal entity. The realization of this temporary difference may result in income tax. As at December 31, 2017, the Company has recognized $3,017 (2016 - $2,103) deferred income tax liability in connection with the realization of a temporary difference for certain affiliated legal entities on the basis that it is probable that such a temporary difference will be realized in the foreseeable future.
13. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company entered into the Currency Swaps as economic hedges of certain cash flows from its Concordia International segment denominated in GBP and long-term debt repayments denominated mainly in USD. The Company determines for each derivative contract entered into whether hedge accounting will be applied at inception, which is based on the facts and circumstances of each contract.
Payments and contractual obligations under the Currency Swaps were with the same counterparty, however are settled on a gross basis. Therefore, the fair value of the pay and receive portions along with interest payable and receivable have been presented on a gross basis within the consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss and balance sheet.
On October 20, 2017, the Company was notified by the counterparty to the Currency Swaps that one or more events of default occurred under the Currency Swaps as a result of the Company obtaining a preliminary interim order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice pursuant to the arrangement provisions of the CBCA. As a result of the foregoing, the counterparty to the Currency Swaps designated October 23, 2017 as the early termination date with respect to all transactions under the Currency Swaps. The amount due on the date of termination on the Currency Swaps as asserted by the counterparty was $114,431 (the "Cross Currency Swap Liability"). The Cross Currency Swap Liability bears interest at a rate equal to the rate of interest due on the USD Term Loan and is payable with the same frequency and on the same date as such payments are made on

[F-42]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



the USD Term Loan, pursuant to the Concordia International Credit Agreement, subject to the terms of the termination agreement between the Company and the counterparty to the Currency Swaps. The Company has and continues to pay the foregoing interest associated with the Cross Currency Swap Liability pursuant to such termination agreement.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company incurred and recorded interest expense of $1,143 (2016 - $nil; 2015 - $nil) related to the outstanding Cross Currency Swap Liability. Upon early termination of the Currency Swaps, the derivative financial instruments were reclassified to cross currency swap liability and presented within current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet, and a loss of $38,985 (2016 - $nil; 2015 - $nil) was reflected in fair value (gain) loss on derivative financial instruments in the consolidated statements of loss. As a result of the early termination of the Currency Swaps, the remaining fair value loss of $1,360 (2016 - $1,561) cumulatively reflected in other comprehensive income as at October 23, 2017, as part of the initial hedge relationship, has been recycled to the consolidated statements of loss within fair value (gain) loss on derivative financial instruments. The Cross Currency Swap Liability is guaranteed, and secured by liens created by the collateral documents under the Concordia International Credit Agreement (as defined herein).
The original terms and amounts recorded related to the Currency Swaps were as follows:
Derivative Financial Instrument
Effective Date
Maturity Date
Principal Amount Receivable
Interest Rate Receivable
Principal Amount Payable
Interest Rate Payable
Implicit Rate of Foreign Exchange (USD per GBP)
August 2016 Currency Swap
Aug 17, 2016
Apr 15, 2023
$
382,000

10.65%
£
296,930

10.29%
1.2865
November 2016 Currency Swap
Nov 3, 2016
Apr 1, 2022
$
350,000

9.00%
£
286,580

9.95%
1.2213
Derivative Financial Instrument
Semi-Annual Receipts
Semi-Annual Payments
Contractual Repricing Date
August 2016 Currency Swap
$
20,681

£
15,538

Oct 13, 2020
November 2016 Currency Swap
$
15,750

£
14,257

Oct 1, 2020
Interest and accretion expense and interest income
Payments and receipts associated with the Currency Swaps have been reflected in the consolidated statement of loss within interest and accretion expense and interest income, as follows:
 
Statements of Loss Classification
2017

2016

2015

August 2016 Currency Swap
Interest and accretion expense
32,148

14,607


November 2016 Currency Swap
Interest and accretion expense
29,682

5,730


Total
 
61,830

20,337



[F-43]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



 
Statements of Loss Classification
2017

2016

2015

August 2016 Currency Swap
Interest income
(33,450
)
(15,369
)

November 2016 Currency Swap
Interest income
(25,638
)
(5,075
)

Total
 
(59,088
)
(20,444
)

Settlement of interest
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the counterparty to the Currency Swaps settled interest receivable of $76,616 (2016 - $nil; 2015 - $nil). The Company also settled interest payable of $81,583 (2016 - $nil; 2015 - $nil) with the counterparty to the Currency Swaps during the year ended December 31, 2017.
Fair values of derivative financial instruments
The fair values of the Currency Swaps and their classification in the consolidated balance sheet were as follows:
As at
Balance Sheet Classification
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

August 2016 Currency Swap
Derivative financial instruments asset (liability)

23,555

November 2016 Currency Swap
Derivative financial instruments asset (liability)

(27,854
)
Total derivatives
 

(4,299
)
Cash flow hedge gains (losses) in accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
August 2016 Currency Swap

Balance, January 1, 2016

Effective portion of change in fair value of hedging instruments
(1,623
)
Transfers to (income) loss:


Discontinuation of hedge accounting due to hedge ineffectiveness
62

Balance, December 31, 2016
(1,561
)
 
 
Transfers to (income) loss:
 
Discontinuation of hedge accounting due to hedge ineffectiveness
201

Early termination of derivative contracts
1,360

Balance, December 31, 2017


(Gains) losses recognized on derivative financial instruments in the consolidated statements of loss
 
Statements of Loss Classification
2017

2016

2015

August 2016 Currency Swap
Fair value (gain) loss on derivative financial instruments
43,010

24,861


November 2016 Currency Swap
Fair value (gain) loss on derivative financial instruments
27,755

(27,481
)

Total
 
70,765

(2,620
)



[F-44]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss

Unrealized foreign exchange gain for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $72,891 (2016 - $128,574 loss; 2015 - $nil).  The primary component of the unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss is the recognition of accumulated unrealized foreign exchange gains on certain inter-company loans associated with the Company's investment in the Concordia International segment. Prior to entering into the Currency Swaps, foreign exchange translation gains and losses on these inter-company loans were not included in the statement of loss given the loans formed part of the permanent investment in those subsidiaries. In entering into the Currency Swaps, certain inter-company loans became designated as hedged items, and subject to on-going repayment. Accordingly, the inter-company loans were no longer considered to be permanent investments in the related subsidiaries and changes in foreign exchange result in unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses recorded in the consolidated statement of loss. All such loans are eliminated on consolidation.
14. Long-term Debt
As at
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Term Loan Facilities (a)
 
 
 - USD term loan
1,061,500

1,089,000

 - GBP term loan
651,086

609,099

 - Revolver


Bridge Facilities (b)
100,832

134,444

9.5% Senior Notes (c)
790,000

790,000

7% Senior Notes (d)
735,000

735,000

9% Senior Secured Notes (e)
350,000

350,000

Balance outstanding
3,688,418

3,707,543

Less: deferred financing costs

(161,766
)
Total long-term debt
3,688,418

3,545,777

Less: current portion
(3,688,418
)
(76,492
)
Long-term portion

3,469,285


The commencement of the CBCA proceedings resulted in an event of default under the Concordia International Credit Agreement which includes the term loan facilities, the indentures governing the Company's 9% senior secured notes and 9.5% unsecured senior notes and the Currency Swaps. As a result of the foregoing events of default, a cross default was triggered under the indenture governing the 7% unsecured senior notes and the extended bridge facility, however any demand for payment of this debt has been stayed by the preliminary interim order granted by the Court in the CBCA proceedings. The Company has accelerated the accretion of the deferred financing fees associated with all of the Company's lending arrangements during the fourth quarter of 2017. As part of the CBCA proceedings the Company has terminated the $200 million revolving facility under the Concordia International Credit Agreement, which was undrawn at the time of termination.

As discussed in Note 2, during the CBCA proceedings the Company has been and intends to continue to make scheduled, ordinary course interest and principal payments under its secured debt facilities, described in (a) and (e) below, and the Currency Swaps, as applicable. Conversely, during the CBCA proceedings, the Company has not made scheduled payments on its unsecured debt facilities, described in (b), (c) and (d) below. See Note 2 for a discussion on the stay of proceedings applicable to the Company's debt agreements.

(a)
On October 21, 2015 (the "Closing Date") the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Amdipharm Mercury Limited (the "Concordia International Acquisition") from Cinven, a European private equity firm, and certain other sellers (collectively the "Vendors"). To finance the Concordia International Acquisition, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Concordia International Credit Agreement") on October 21, 2015 pursuant to

[F-45]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



which a syndicate of lenders made available secured term loans in the aggregate amounts of $1.1 billion in one tranche (the “USD Term Loan”) and £500 million in a separate tranche (the “GBP Term Loan”, and together with the USD Term Loan, the “Term Loans”). In addition, the Concordia International Credit Agreement provided for a secured revolving loan of up to $200 million which commitment was terminated during the fourth quarter of 2017 as part of the Company's CBCA proceedings.  All obligations of the Company under the Term Loans are guaranteed by all current and future material subsidiaries of the Company and include security of first priority interests in the assets of the Company and its material subsidiaries. The Term Loans contain a maturity date of October 21, 2021, have variable interest rates and require quarterly principal repayments. During 2017, the Company made principal payments of $27,500 and £12,500 on the USD Term Loan and GBP Term Loan, respectively. In addition commencing in 2017, the Term Loans may require certain principal repayments calculated by reference to the Company’s excess cash flow as defined in the Concordia International Credit Agreement, calculated annually in respect of the prior year. No payments calculated by reference to the Company's excess cash flow were required to be made during 2017 with respect to 2016 and none are expected to be made in 2018 with respect to 2017. In addition, any payments that would be due as a result of the excess cash flow calculation would be stayed by the CBCA preliminary interim order. Interest rates on the Term Loans are calculated based on LIBOR plus applicable margins, with a LIBOR floor of 1%. Interest expense on the Term Loans for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $104,024 (2016 - $99,713; 2015 - $24,486). Commencing in 2017 the quarterly principal repayments on the Term Loans increased from a rate of 0.25% to 0.625%, and in 2019 increase to 1.25%.

(b)
On the Closing Date a syndicate of lenders also provided the Company with a senior unsecured equity bridge term loan facility of $135 million (the “Extended Bridge Loans”) and a senior unsecured equity bridge term loan facility of $45 million (the “Equity Bridge Loans” and together with the Extended Bridge Loans, the “Bridge Facilities”). All obligations of the Company under the Bridge Facilities, subject to certain customary exceptions, are guaranteed by all material subsidiaries of the Company. The Extended Bridge Loans have a seven year term to maturity and an interest rate of 9.5% for two years. As the Extended Bridge Loans were not repaid on October 21, 2017, the interest rate increased to 11.5%. Through to October 21, 2018, lenders holding the Extended Bridge Loans may make a proposal for an offering of new securities ("Refinancing Securities") which Refinancing Securities may carry a weighted average effective yield that is up to 150 basis points greater than 11.5%. On or after October 21, 2018 the lenders holding the Extended Bridge Loans may request the exchange of the Extended Bridge Loans into bonds ("Exchange Notes") with a maturity date of October 21, 2022 and bearing interest of 11.5%. The Equity Bridge Loans had a two year term to maturity and an interest rate of 9.5%. The Bridge Facilities can be repaid in full or in part at any time. In December 2015 the Company made a principal payment of $45,000 on the Bridge Facilities which was allocated pro rata between the outstanding principal of the Bridge Facilities. Interest expense on the Bridge Facilities was $13,158 for the year ended December 31, 2017 (2016 - $12,991; 2015 - $4,551).
During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company agreed to settle the $34 million of principal and accrued interest due under the Equity Bridge Loans for $13 million. As a result of the settlement and extinguishment of the remaining debt, a gain of $21 million was reflected in gain on debt settlement in the consolidated statements of loss.

(c)
On the Closing Date, the Company issued at par $790 million 9.5% senior unsecured notes due October 21, 2022 (the “October 2015 Notes”). The October 2015 Notes require no payment of principal throughout their term. Interest on the October 2015 Notes is payable semi-annually on June 15th and December 15th of each year. Interest expense on the October 2015 Notes was $75,207 for the year ended December 31, 2017 (2016 - $75,050; 2015 - $15,472).

(d)
In connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of products from Covis Pharma S.à R.L. and Covis Injectables S.à R.L. on April 21, 2015 (the "Covis Acquisition"), the Company issued at par $735 million 7.00% senior unsecured notes due April 21, 2023 (the “Covis Notes”). The Covis Notes require no payment of principal throughout their term. Interest on the Covis Notes is payable semi-annually on April 15th and October 15th of each year. Interest expense on the Covis Notes was $51,831 for the year ended December 31, 2017 (2016 - $51,450; 2015 - $37,609).

[F-46]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)




(e)
On October 13, 2016, the Company issued at par $350 million 9.00% senior secured first lien notes due April 1, 2022 (the "Secured Notes"). The Secured Notes require no payment of principal throughout their term. Interest on the Secured Notes is payable semi-annually on April 1st and October 1st of each year. Interest expense on the Secured Notes was $31,500 for the year ended December 31, 2017 (2016 - $7,000; 2015 - $nil).

The fair value of long-term debt as at December 31, 2017 was $1.9 billion (2016 - $2.2 billion).

The following table describes movements in the Company’s long-term debt balance:

Balance, January 1, 2017
3,545,777
Repayments
(57,279)
Accretion of deferred financing fees
161,766
Principal portion of gain on debt settlement
(20,168)
Impact of foreign exchange
58,322
Balance, December 31, 2017
3,688,418


Interest expense
 
2017

2016

2015

Interest expense paid or payable in cash
275,720

246,204

91,228

Interest expense on Currency Swaps (Note 13)
62,973
20,337


Non-cash items:
 
 
 
    Accretion of deferred financing fees
26,503

30,064

8,086

    Accelerated accretion of deferred financing fees
137,588


26,323

    Other non-cash interest
4,010
4,085

3,558

Interest and accretion expense
506,794

300,690

129,195

15. Share Capital

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares.
 
Number of Common Shares

$

Balances, January 1, 2016
50,994,397

1,274,472

Exercise of stock options
12,500

173

Vesting of RSUs
82,659

2,530

Balances, December 31, 2016
51,089,556

1,277,175

 
 
 
Vesting of RSUs
193,345

5,908

Balances, December 31, 2017
51,282,901

1,283,083


The Company did not declare any dividends during the year ended December 31, 2017 (2016 - $7,652; 2015 - $11,720). On August 12, 2016, the Company announced the suspension of its quarterly dividend payments.

[F-47]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)




16. Loss Per Share
 
2017

2016

2015

Net loss from continuing operations for the period attributable to shareholders
(1,590,735
)
(1,314,093
)
(29,425
)
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares in issue
51,156,787

51,022,748

36,184,480

Adjustments for:
 
 
 
Dilutive stock options

334,694

1,050,922

Dilutive unvested shares
2,290,430

440,940

222,159

Weighted average number of fully diluted shares
53,447,217

51,798,382

37,457,561

 
 
 
 
Loss per share, from continuing operations
 
 
 
Basic loss per share
(31.10
)
(25.76
)
(0.81
)
Diluted loss per share
(31.10
)
(25.76
)
(0.81
)
 
 
 
 
Loss per share, including discontinuing operations
 
 
 
Basic loss per share
(31.10
)
(25.79
)
(0.87
)
Diluted loss per share
(31.10
)
(25.79
)
(0.87
)

For the periods noted above, the computation of diluted loss per share is equal to the basic loss per share due to the anti-dilutive effect of the stock options and unvested shares.
17. Share Based Compensation

Employee Stock Option Plan
The Company has an incentive stock option plan that permits it to grant options to acquire common shares to its directors, officers, employees and others. The maximum number of common shares which may be reserved for issuance under the stock option plan cannot exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company on a non-diluted basis (which maximum number is inclusive of any common shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s LTIP (as defined below)). The exercise price at which any option may be exercised to acquire a common share of the Company must be not less than the lesser of (i) the closing trading price of the common shares on the date of grant and (ii) the volume-weighted average price of the common shares on the TSX for the five trading days immediately preceding the date of grant.
As at December 31, 2017, 607,951 stock options (2016728,266) were available for grant under the stock option plan. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company reallocated 700,000 of its share reserve from the stock option plan to the LTIP.

[F-48]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



Information with respect to stock option transactions for the year ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 is as follows:
 
Number of Stock Options

Weighted Average Exercise Price

Balance, January 1, 2016
2,403,985

$
37.07

Granted during the year
185,000

21.02

Forfeited during the year
(241,800
)
39.00

Cancelled during the year
(200,000
)
67.90

Exercised during the year
(12,500
)
10.32

Balance, December 31, 2016
2,134,685

$
32.73

 
 
 
Weighted-average exercise price of options
exerciseable as at December 31, 2016
 
$
23.79

 
 
 
Balance, January 1, 2017
2,134,685

$
32.73

Forfeited during the year
(360,500
)
38.03

Cancelled during the year
(219,185
)
20.21

Balance, December 31, 2017
1,555,000

$
33.27

 
 
 
Weighted-average exercise price of options
exerciseable as at December 31, 2017
 
$
27.84


All the stock options issued have different vesting terms ranging from immediate vesting to vesting over a period of 3 years. Contract terms of options issued range and have a life of 7-10 years.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the total compensation charged against income with respect to all stock options granted was $4,280 (2016 – $20,268; 2015 - $9,688).

As at December 31, 2017 outstanding stock options were as follows:
Year of Expiry
Exercise Price

Number of Stock Options

Exercisable

2022
35.66

881,000

587,333

2023
2.02 - 26.43

277,500

167,500

2024
5.88 - 31.50

221,500

221,500

2025
32.99 - 78.36

175,000

121,665

 

1,555,000

1,097,998




[F-49]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



Long-Term Incentive Plan
The Company has a long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”). Under the terms of the LTIP, the Board of Directors may grant units (“Units”), which may be either RSUs or DSUs to officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company. Each Unit represents the right to receive one common share in accordance with the terms of the LTIP.
During the year ended December 31, 2017 the Company authorized for issuance under the LTIP a total of 1,471,047 RSUs with market prices between $1.46 and $1.89 with vesting terms over 3 years.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded share based compensation expense of $4,434 (2016 - $10,485; 2015 - $6,510) related to the RSUs and DSUs accounted for on the basis that they will be equity-settled, with a corresponding credit to shareholders’ equity. The compensation expense recorded during the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 includes the impact of the accelerated vesting of RSUs held by a former officer of the Company.

Certain performance based RSUs are subject to non-market based performance conditions. As at December 31, 2017 the Company assessed the actual and forecasted performance underlying these outstanding performance based RSUs, and based on that assessment, no vesting or expense has been recorded with respect to these performance based RSUs during the year.

The Company’s outstanding RSUs are as follows:
 
Number of RSUs

Balance, January 1, 2016
220,162

Issued during the year
2,204,899

Cancelled during the year
(1,022,117
)
Vested during the year
(138,782
)
Balance, December 31, 2016
1,264,162

 
 
Balance, January 1, 2017
1,264,162

Issued during the year
1,471,047

Cancelled during the year
(166,448
)
Vested during the year
(194,364
)
Balance, December 31, 2017
2,374,397

18. Related Party Transactions

The Company had the following related party transactions during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:

 
2017

2016

2015

Legal fees paid or payable to a firm affiliated with a director

30

53

Total

30

53


Legal fees include professional services for advice relating to intellectual property matters. As at February 9, 2016, the firm affiliated with the director ceased providing legal services to the Company, apart from clerical and administrative work related to the transfer of files.

[F-50]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)




Certain current employees of the Concordia International segment had an equity interest in the Concordia International segment at the time of its sale to the Company.  As a result, pursuant to the share purchase agreement entered into by the Company in connection with the Concordia International Acquisition, these employees received a portion of the consideration paid by the Company to the Vendors of the Concordia International segment (including the earnout consideration paid in December 2016 and February 2017, respectively).
19. Commitments and Contingencies

Lease Commitments
The Company has operating leases relating to rental commitments for its international office locations, an aircraft lease and computer and electronic equipment leases. The leases typically run for a period of a number of months up to five years.
The below table sets forth the Company’s obligations under operating leases:
 
Minimum
Lease
Payments

2018
4,010

2019
3,177

2020
1,556

2021
770

2022
166

Thereafter
156

 
9,835

On October 13, 2017, two subsidiaries of the Company, Concordia Pharmaceuticals (US), Inc. and Pinnacle Biologics, Inc. entered into an agreement with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer to guaranty payments due under the officer’s employment agreement.

Guarantees
All directors and officers of the Company are indemnified by the Company for various items including, but not limited to, all costs to defend lawsuits or actions due to their association with the Company, subject to certain restrictions. The Company holds directors’ and officers’ liability insurance to mitigate the cost of any potential future lawsuits or actions. A guarantee of the obligations under the employment agreement for one of the Company's officers has been provided by certain subsidiaries of the Company.
In the normal course of business, the Company has entered into agreements that include indemnities in favour of third parties, such as purchase and sale agreements, confidentiality agreements, engagement letters with advisors and consultants, leasing contracts, license agreements, supply agreements, distribution agreements, information technology agreements and various product, service, data hosting and network access agreements. These indemnification arrangements may require the applicable Company entity to compensate counterparties for losses incurred by the counterparties as a result of breaches in representations, covenants and warranties provided by the particular Company entity or as a result of litigation or other third party claims or statutory sanctions that may be suffered by the counterparties as a consequence of the relevant transaction.
In connection with the acquisition of Zonegran®, the Company guaranteed the payment, performance and discharge of the purchaser's payment and indemnification obligations under the asset purchase agreement and each ancillary agreement entered into by the purchaser in connection therewith that contained payment or indemnification obligations. Pursuant to the asset purchase agreement entered into in connection with the Covis Acquisition (the "Covis Purchase Agreement") the Company guaranteed the purchaser's obligations under the Covis Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the share purchase agreement entered into by the Company in connection

[F-51]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



with the Concordia International Acquisition, the Company guaranteed the obligations of the purchaser under the share purchase agreement and related transaction documents.

Litigation and Arbitration
From time to time, the Company becomes involved in various legal and administrative proceedings, which include product liability, intellectual property, commercial, antitrust, government and regulatory investigations, related private litigation and ordinary course employment-related issues. From time to time, the Company also initiates actions or files counterclaims. The Company could be subject to counterclaims or other suits in response to actions it may initiate. The Company believes that the prosecution of these actions and counterclaims is important to preserve and protect the Company, its reputation and its assets. Certain of these proceedings and actions are described below.

Unless otherwise indicated the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome of these legal proceedings, nor can it currently estimate the amount of loss, or range of loss, if any, that may result from these proceedings. An adverse outcome in certain of these proceedings could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations, and could cause the market value of its common shares and/or debt securities to decline.

The Company and certain of its former executive officers are the subject of various class action complaints relating to the Company’s August 12, 2016 press release, whereby the Company revised its 2016 guidance.  The complaints allege that the Company issued false and misleading statements to investors and/or failed to disclose that: the Company was experiencing a substantial increase in market competition against its drug Donnatal®, and other products; as a result, Concordia’s financial results would suffer, and Concordia would be forced to suspend its dividend; and as a result Concordia’s statements about its business, operations and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. The class action lawsuits have been consolidated into a single case and a motion to dismiss this action was filed by the Company on February 20, 2017. On March 21, 2017, the plaintiffs in this action filed a response to the motion to dismiss, and on April 5, 2017 the Company filed a reply to plaintiffs' response. On July 28, 2017, the United States District Court, Southern District of New York denied the motion to dismiss in part and granted it in part. On February 7, 2018, the plaintiffs filed a notice of motion for class certification. 

The Company and certain of its former executive officers were also subject to a class action complaint alleging that the Company made false and/or misleading statements, as well as, failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business operations and prospects, in the Company's Registration Statement, Prospectus and Supplemental Prospectus issued in connection with the Company's secondary offering completed on September 30, 2015. Specifically, the claim alleged that the statements were false and/or misleading and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was experiencing a substantial increase in market competition against Donnatal®, and other products; (ii) consequently the Company's financial results would suffer and the Company would be forced to suspend its dividends; and (iii) as a result of the foregoing, the defendant's statements about the Company's business operations and prospects were false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. On June 27, 2017, the plaintiff in this action voluntarily dismissed the complaint on a without prejudice basis.

The Company and certain of its former executive officers and a former director are subject to a securities class action filed in Quebec, Canada. The amended statement of claim alleges that the Company failed to disclose adverse material facts relating to, and misrepresented, among other things, the Company's business model, growth platforms, proforma revenues and dividend payments in certain disclosures from March 23, 2016 to August 11, 2016. This class action has not yet been certified nor has leave to bring a statutory claim under securities legislation yet been granted. On June 15, 2017, the plaintiff in the action discontinued their claim against the Company's Board of Directors (other than the one former director) and certain of its former executive officers.

On October 19, 2017, a statement of claim was filed in Ontario, Canada against the Company and certain of its former executive officers on behalf of all persons and entities, other than persons resident in Quebec, Canada,

[F-52]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



which alleges substantially the same claims as the Quebec action described above. This class action has not yet been certified nor has leave to bring a statutory claim under securities legislation yet been granted.

On October 25, 2016, the Company announced that the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) commenced an investigation into various issues in relation to the UK pharmaceutical sector, and that the Concordia International segment was part of the inquiry. The CMA’s investigation includes matters that pre-date Concordia’s ownership of the Concordia International segment and relates to the Company’s pricing of three products. On May 31, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA notified the Company that it was continuing its investigation after an initial stop/go decision. On November 21, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA issued a statement of objections to the Company, and the former owners of the Concordia International segment, Hg Capital and Cinven, in relation to the pricing of one of the three products, liothyronine, in the United Kingdom between November 2007 and July 2017. A statement of objections is a formal statement by the CMA that it considers that a competition infringement may have occurred. On February 15, 2018, the Company announced that the CMA notified the Company that it was closing its investigation related to Fusidic Acid, also one of the three products under investigation.

On March 3, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA issued a statement of objections to a third party and the Company in relation to the supply of 10mg hydrocortisone tablets in the UK between 2013 and 2016. On May 26, 2017, the Company responded in detail to the statement of objections and on July 20, 2017 the Company attended an oral hearing to present the key points of its response to the CMA decision panel. This investigation includes matters that pre-date the Company’s ownership of the Concordia International segment.

On October 11, 2017, the Company announced that the CMA commenced additional investigations in relation to the UK pharmaceutical sector, and that the Concordia International segment and certain of its products are part of the inquiry. These investigations are at an early information gathering stage and the CMA has confirmed that, at this time, it has not reached a conclusion on whether competition law has been infringed. These investigations include matters that predate the Company's ownership of the Concordia International segment.

During the first quarter of 2016, the Company became aware that a third party had notified wholesalers, through listing services, of its intent to distribute and sell in certain US regions a non-FDA approved copy of Donnatal®. On January 6, 2016, the Company commenced a lawsuit against the third party and its principal owner claiming damages from such conduct, and on April 29, 2016 and May 3, 2016 commenced proceedings against two listing services for the continued listing of the products in their database. In May 2016, the Company became aware that this non-FDA approved product was introduced into certain US regions. On October 4, 2016 and November 16, 2016, the Company dismissed its claims against the listing services on a without prejudice basis, respectively. On March 15, 2017, the Court ruled on the third party's motion to dismiss the Company's claim, denying such motion in part and granting it in part. On March 29, 2017, the third party filed its answer and counter claim in response to the Company's claim. On August 16, 2017, this third party filed a motion to amend its counterclaim to add factual allegations detailing the scope of the Company's campaign to disparage its products and interfere with its contractual and business relationships. On November 8, 2017, the court granted the Company's motion for leave to file its second amended complaint, permitting the Company to include its direct false advertising claim. The Company continues to pursue this lawsuit vigorously. In a similar lawsuit commenced against Method Pharmaceuticals, LLC ("Method") and its principal owner, the Company received a favorable jury verdict on April 21, 2016 and was awarded damages in the amount of approximately $733. On March 2, 2017, the United States District Court - Western District of Virginia, Charlottesville Division, granted the Company's motion for enhanced damages in part, to amend the judgment against Method and its principal owner to reflect an award of damages in the total amount of approximately $2.2 million. On March 30, 2017, Method filed a motion to reconsider the order on enhanced damages. On April 13, 2017, the Company filed an opposition to Method's motion to reconsider. On July 19, 2017, the court denied Method's motion to reconsider and further awarded the Company an additional $15 in costs. On August 30, 2017, Method filed a notice of appearance with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to appeal the enhanced damages award. On February 1, 2018, Method and its principal owner and the Company settled the enhanced damages award.


[F-53]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



During the second quarter of 2017, the Company became aware that an additional third party had launched a competitor product to Donnatal®. The Company continues to assess its legal rights against such third party.

The Company was subject to a class action proceeding in relation to one of its third party distributors purportedly faxing unsolicited advertisements to market Ulesfia® in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. On April 9, 2017, the court in this action dismissed the Company's motion to dismiss and on June 8, 2017 the court denied the Company's motion for reconsideration. On November 6, 2017, the court issued an order re-evaluating its previous finding of personal jurisdiction, which order required the plaintiffs in this action to make a new submission rebutting the evidence submitted by defendants showing that there is no personal jurisdiction. On December 1, 2017, the court dismissed this claim against the Company for lack of personal jurisdiction.

During the second quarter of 2016, the Company agreed to settle a previously disclosed arbitration proceeding commenced by a former financial advisor to the Company, whereby the financial advisor had claimed it was owed approximately $12.3 million in connection with the Covis Acquisition and $26 million in connection with the Concordia International Acquisition, plus accrued interest on such amounts. As part of the settlement, the financial advisor released all claims against the Company and the Company agreed to pay a settlement amount of $12.5 million, which has been recorded in litigation settlement along with $0.96 million associated legal costs.

On September 16, 2016, the Company announced the introduction of a bill into the U.K. House of Commons to amend and extend existing provisions of the National Health Service Act 2006 to enable the Secretary of State to help manage the cost of health service medicines. On April 27 2017, the U.K. government accorded Royal Assent to the Act. The Act introduces provisions in connection with controlling the cost of health service medicines and other medical supplies. The Act also introduces provisions in connection with the provision of pricing and other information by manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of those medicines and medical supplies. The Company continues to monitor the implementation of the Act. While the effects of the Act are unknown at this time, the Act could impose certain risks and uncertainties on the Company's operations and cash flows.
20. Financial Risk Management
The Company’s activities expose it to certain financial risks, including currency risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and liquidity risk.
Currency Risk
The Company is exposed to currency risk related to the fluctuation of foreign exchange rates. The Company operates primarily in USD, GBP and European Euro ("EUR"). Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions, recognized assets and liabilities and net investments in foreign operations.
A portion of the Company’s business is with customers in continental Europe and other foreign markets with transactions completed in foreign currencies. The Company’s policy, where considered appropriate, is to minimize all currency exposures on any balance not expected to mature within 60 days of its arising.
The Company does not believe it is exposed to currency risk on its net assets denominated in Barbados dollars as the currency is fixed to the U.S. dollar. The Company, however, is exposed to currency risk through its net assets denominated in Canadian dollars, the effect of which is insignificant.
The table below shows the extent to which the Company has net monetary assets (liabilities) in currencies other than the functional currency of the Company.

[F-54]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)




As at
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

(Amounts in USD)
 
 
GBP
114,865

95,943

Euro
11,403

13,024

Indian Rupees
14,866

9,600

Swedish Krona
8,040

10,505

Australian Dollars
4,038

4,392

South African Rand
4,781

2,509

Papua New Guinea Kina
3,179

3,073

Canadian Dollars
447

(465
)
Other
10,856

10,104

Total
172,475

148,685


The Company's derivative financial instruments consisted of the Currency Swaps entered into to reduce the Company's exposure to exchange rate fluctuations between GBP and USD, which have been terminated effective October 23, 2017. Refer to Note 13 for further details.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The long-term debt which bears interest at floating rates is subject to interest rate cash flow risk resulting from market fluctuations in interest rates. Contingent consideration payable and certain long-term debt bear interest at a fixed rate of interest, and as such are subject to interest rate price risk resulting from changes in fair value from market fluctuations in interest rates. A 1% appreciation (depreciation) in the interest rate would result in the following:
 
2017

2016

2015

Impact of a 1% increase in interest rates for contingent
purchase consideration payable on net loss
134

(166
)
(1,665
)
Impact of a 1% decrease in interest rates for contingent
purchase consideration payable on net loss
(131
)
177

1,760

Impact of a 1% increase in interest rates above LIBOR floor
for long-term debt on net loss
(3,971
)
(18,009
)
(6,331
)
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk of a financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligation. Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables, other receivables and favourable derivative financial instruments. The Company’s investment policies are designed to mitigate the possibility of deterioration of principal, enhance the Company’s ability to meet its liquidity needs and provide high returns within those parameters. Management monitors the collectability of accounts receivable and estimates an allowance for doubtful accounts. As at December 31, 2017, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $2,777 (2016 – $2,922).

Concentrations of credit risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of accounts receivable.

[F-55]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



The Company evaluates the recoverability of its accounts receivable on an on-going basis. As of December 31, 2017, the Company’s three largest U.S. wholesale customers account for approximately 30% or $44 million of net trade receivables and 22% or $136 million of total revenue. The Company does not consider there to be additional concentration risk within the Concordia International segment.
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulties in meeting its financial liability obligations as they become due. The Company has a planning and budgeting process in place to determine funds required to support the Company's normal operating requirements on an ongoing basis. Since inception, the Company has financed its cash requirements primarily through issuances of securities, short-term borrowings and issuances of long-term debt. The Company manages liquidity risk through working capital, cash flows and the availability and sourcing of financing.

Refer to Note 2 for a further discussion on the Company's realignment of its capital structure and related liquidity considerations.

The following tables summarize the Company’s significant contractual undiscounted cash flows as at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

As at
Dec 31, 2017
 
Financial Instruments
< 3 months

3 to 6 months

6 months to 1 year

1 to 2 years

2 to 5 years

Thereafter

Total

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
95,345






95,345

Provisions
26,130

3,902

4,064




34,096

Long-term debt (a)
3,688,418






3,688,418

Interest on long-term debt (b)
106,568






106,568

Purchase consideration payable
1,000


1,000

1,000

11,191

1,000

15,191

Cross currency swap liability
114,431






114,431

 
4,031,892

3,902

5,064

1,000

11,191

1,000

4,054,049

 
As at
Dec 31, 2016
 
Financial Instruments
< 3 months

3 to 6 months

6 months to 1 year

1 to 2 years

2 to 5 years

Thereafter

Total

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
169,493






169,493

Provisions
19,441

2,786

5,007




27,234

Long-term debt (a)
10,720

10,720

55,052

42,881

1,612,335

1,975,835

3,707,543

Interest on long-term debt
26,623

104,337

140,466

261,298

744,511

181,220

1,458,455

Purchase consideration payable
105,072


503

2,503

6,295

7,377

121,750

Derivative financial instruments(c)

(2,056
)
1,707

7,019

150


6,820

 
331,349

115,787

202,735

313,701

2,363,291

2,164,432

5,491,295

 

(a) Long-term debt cash flows include an estimate of the minimum required annual excess cash flow sweep (refer to Note 14 (a)). No payments of excess cash flow were required to be made in 2017 and none are expected to be made in 2018. In addition, any payments that would be due as a result of the excess cash flow calculation would be stayed by the CBCA preliminary interim order. Refer to Notes 2 and 14 for details on long-term debt classification as at December 31, 2017 and the CBCA proceedings.

[F-56]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



(b) The contractual interest amount as at December 31, 2017 reflects the accrued interest payable on long-term debt.
(c) Derivative financial instruments reflect the interest income, interest expense and principal amounts payable to and receivable from the counterparty under the contracts.

21. Financial Instruments – Fair Value Estimation
Accounting classifications and fair values
The fair value of a financial asset or liability is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. For the financial assets and liabilities of the Company, the fair values have been estimated as described below:
Cash and cash equivalents
- approximates to the carrying amount;
Long-term debt
- mainly approximates to the carrying amount in the case of floating interest rate debt;
Receivables and payables
- approximates to the carrying amount

The following table presents the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities, including their levels in the fair value hierarchy:
As at
Dec 31, 2017
 
 
Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss
 
 


Purchase consideration

4,471

3,913

8,384

 

4,471

3,913

8,384

 
 
 
 
 
As at
Dec 31, 2016
 
 
Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instrument

23,555


23,555

 

23,555


23,555

 
 
 
 
 
Financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss
 
 
 
 
Purchase consideration

92,182

19,362

111,544

Derivative financial instrument

27,854


27,854

 

120,036

19,362

139,398

The current portion of purchase consideration as at December 31, 2017 is $1,835 (2016 - $104,039).

[F-57]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)




Measurement of fair values
Purchase Consideration
Valuation Technique
Fair Value Hierarchy
Discount Rate
Purchase Consideration as at Dec 31, 2017
Pinnacle earn-out (a)
Discounted cash flows
Level 3
19%
3,913

Pinnacle annual payments (b)
Present value
Level 2
19%
4,471

Total purchase consideration
 
 
 
8,384

Less: current portion
 
 
 
(1,835
)
Long-term portion
 
 
 
6,549

The valuation techniques used in measuring Level 2 and Level 3 fair values associated with purchase consideration and derivative financial instruments, as well as the significant unobservable inputs used are outlined below.
(a)
As part of the consideration for the acquisition of Pinnacle Biologics Inc. (“Pinnacle”), the Company recorded a contingent consideration liability for its obligation to make additional payments to the former owners of Pinnacle. The liability represents the fair value of earn-out payments calculated as 15% of worldwide sales of Photofrin® in excess of $25,000 over the 10 calendar years following the Company’s acquisition of Pinnacle. The expected payment is determined by considering the possible scenarios of sales thresholds and the amount to be paid under each scenario and the probability of each scenario. The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration would decrease if the annual gross profit growth rates were lower and would also decrease if the market representative interest rate was lower.

(b)
As part of the consideration for the acquisition of Pinnacle, the Company is obligated to make ten annual payments of $1,000, with the first payment made on December 31, 2014. The obligation is subordinated and is not subject to interest. The obligation has been recorded at the present value of required payments. The estimated fair value would decrease if the market representative interest rate was higher. The Company and the vendors of Pinnacle agreed to defer payment of the December 31, 2017 amount until March 31, 2018 as a result of the CBCA proceedings described in Note 2.


[F-58]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



Reconciliation of Level 3 fair values

The following table presents movement from the opening balance to the closing balances for Level 3 fair values:
 
Purchase consideration

Balance, January 1, 2015
25,108

Acquisition of the Concordia International segment
206,490

Assumed on acquisition of the Concordia International segment
68,984

Paid during the year
(3,557
)
Write-off during the year
(2,452
)
Recognized in consolidated statement of loss
(1,631
)
Balance, December 31, 2015
292,942

 
 
Balance, January 1, 2016
292,942

Transfer to Level 2
(92,182
)
Paid during the year
(147,207
)
Additional purchase consideration during the year (Note 5)
8,691

Recognized in consolidated statement of loss
(8,407
)
Impact of foreign exchange
(34,475
)
Balance, December 31, 2016
19,362

 
 
Balance, January 1, 2017
19,362

Paid during the year (a)
(15,730
)
Recognized in consolidated statement of loss
269

Impact of foreign exchange
12

Balance, December 31, 2017
3,913


(a) The amount paid during the period does not include the final earn-out payment of $92,038 paid to the Vendors of the Concordia International segment on February 1, 2017 as this fair value measurement was transferred to Level 2 in the fourth quarter of 2016. The total purchase consideration payments made, including the amount paid to the Vendors of the Concordia International segment, amounted to $107,768 during the year ended December 31, 2017.

Transfers between Level 3 and Level 2 occur when valuation techniques change from using unobservable inputs to observable inputs.

As part of the consideration for the October 21, 2015 acquisition of the Concordia International segment, the Company was obligated to pay the Vendors of the Concordia International segment a maximum cash earn-out of £144 million based on the Concordia International segment's gross profit over the 12 month period from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016. As at and prior to September 30, 2016, cash earn-out payments were valued based on internal cash flow forecasts for future gross profit during this 12 month period. This resulted in a Level 3 fair value due to the use of unobservable inputs. However, upon the completion of the 12 month period of October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016, an agreement was reached with the Vendors of the Concordia International segment as to the final cash earn-out amount owed by the Company and therefore the amount is no longer contingent. The revised valuation technique uses observable inputs. Accordingly, the fair value measurement was reclassified to Level 2.


[F-59]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



Other than described above, there were no changes in valuation techniques.
22. Capital Management

The Company’s capital management objectives are to safeguard its ability to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders, by ensuring it has sufficient cash resources to fund its activities, to pursue its commercialization efforts and to maintain its ongoing operations. The Company includes long-term debt and shareholders’ equity (deficit) in the definition of capital.
The below table sets forth the Company’s capital structure:
As at
Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Long-term debt (Note 14)
3,688,418

3,707,543

Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)
(1,910,513
)
(377,573
)
 
1,777,905

3,329,970

23. Segmented Reporting

Operating Segments

During the first quarter of 2017 the Company changed the composition of its reportable segments, as further described in Note 1. The Company now has two reportable segments: Concordia North America and Concordia International, as well as a Corporate cost centre. The Company has reflected this change to its segment reporting retrospectively to the comparative period of 2016 presented below. A brief description of each is as follows:
Concordia North America
The Concordia North America segment has a diversified product portfolio that focuses primarily on the United States pharmaceutical market. These products include, but are not limited to, Donnatal® for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome; Zonegran® for the treatment of partial seizures in adults with epilepsy; Nilandron® for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer; Lanoxin® for the treatment of mild to moderate heart failure and atrial fibrillation; Plaquenil® for the treatment of lupus and rheumatoid arthritis; and Photofrin® for the treatment of certain types of cancer. Concordia North America’s product portfolio consists of branded products and authorized generic contracts. The segment’s products are manufactured through an out-sourced production network and sold primarily through a third party distribution network in the United States.
Concordia International
The Concordia International segment consists of a diversified portfolio of branded and generic products that are sold to wholesalers, hospitals and pharmacies in over 90 countries. The Concordia International segment specializes in the acquisition, licensing and development of off-patent prescription medicines, which may be niche, hard to make products. The segment’s over 200 products are manufactured and sold through an out-sourced manufacturing network and marketed internationally through a combination of direct sales and local distribution relationships. The Concordia International segment operates primarily outside of the North American marketplace.
Corporate
The Corporate cost centre represents certain centralized costs including costs associated with the Company's head office and senior management located in Canada and costs associated with being a public reporting entity.

The following tables set forth operating income (loss), goodwill, total assets and total liabilities by reportable operating segment for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

[F-60]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



 
Concordia North America

Concordia International

Corporate

Year ended Dec 31, 2017

 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
160,769

465,400


626,169

Cost of sales
33,046

157,586


190,632

Gross profit
127,723

307,814


435,537

 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
6,874

23,150

20,666

50,690

Selling and marketing
12,366

25,900


38,266

Research and development
9,140

22,342


31,482

Acquisition related, restructuring and other
(2,328
)
13,945

35,161

46,778

Share based compensation
2


8,709

8,711

Amortization of intangible assets
98,354

128,024

47

226,425

Impairments
151,199

1,043,566


1,194,765

Depreciation expense
92

1,619

251

1,962

Fair value (gain) loss
547

263

596

1,406

Total operating expenses
276,246

1,258,809

65,430

1,600,485

 




Operating income (loss) from continuing operations
(148,523
)
(950,995
)
(65,430
)
(1,164,948
)




[F-61]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



 
Concordia North America

Concordia International

Corporate

Year ended Dec 31, 2016

 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
258,645

557,514


816,159

Cost of sales
39,963

181,239


221,202

Gross profit
218,682

376,275


594,957

 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
10,279

26,356

19,820

56,455

Selling and marketing
24,007

27,126


51,133

Research and development
16,035

24,602


40,637

Acquisition related, restructuring and other
5,837

13,608

16,523

35,968

Share based compensation
(38
)

30,791

30,753

Amortization of intangible assets
52,496

130,306

17

182,819

Impairments
877,076

255,167


1,132,243

Depreciation expense
66

1,671

202

1,939

Fair value (gain) loss
(21,289
)
866

11,494

(8,929
)
Litigation settlements
14,246



14,246

Total operating expenses
978,715

479,702

78,847

1,537,264

 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations
(760,033
)
(103,427
)
(78,847
)
(942,307
)


[F-62]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



 
Concordia North America

Concordia International

Corporate

Year ended Dec 31, 2015

 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
278,503

115,721


394,224

Cost of sales
36,345

57,949


94,294

Gross profit
242,158

57,772


299,930

 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
10,408

5,812

13,477

29,697

Selling and marketing
16,786

6,700


23,486

Research and development
10,760

4,232


14,992

Acquisition related, restructuring and other
7,089

4,167

45,951

57,207

Share based compensation
433


15,765

16,198

Initial exchange listing expenses


1,051

1,051

Amortization of intangible assets
49,853

25,957


75,810

Depreciation expense
64

334

79

477

Fair value (gain) loss
7,390


(6,829
)
561

Total operating expenses
102,783

47,202

69,494

219,479

 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations
139,375

10,570

(69,494
)
80,451


Income (loss) from continuing operations before tax includes the total operating income (loss) from continuing operations above plus other income and expense which do not form part of any reportable operating segment.

 
Concordia North America

Concordia International

Corporate

Total

As at
 
 
 
Dec 31, 2017

Goodwill, continuing operations
27,966

216,991


244,957

 
 
 
 
 
Total assets, continuing operations
543,530

1,670,351

108,454

2,322,335

 
 
 
 

Total liabilities, continuing operations
48,895

373,166

3,810,787

4,232,848

 
 
 
 
 
As at
 
 
 
Dec 31, 2016

Goodwill, continuing operations
27,966

679,964


707,930






Total assets, continuing operations
827,758

2,585,654

318,162

3,731,574






Total liabilities, continuing operations
57,015

454,394

3,597,738

4,109,147




[F-63]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



Geographic Information
The Company has major operations in Barbados, Canada, Ireland, Jersey, the United States and the United Kingdom. The following table sets forth revenue by geographic location based on contracted entity (excluding inter-company transactions):
For the year ended
 
Dec 31, 2017
 
 
Barbados

United
States

United Kingdom & Jersey

Ireland

All other countries

Total

Revenue
153,461

7,308

301,360

14,710

149,330

626,169

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the year ended
 
Dec 31, 2016
 
 
Barbados

United
States

United Kingdom & Jersey

Ireland

All other countries

Total

Revenue
249,651

8,993

386,404

13,997

157,114

816,159

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the year ended
 
Dec 31, 2015
 
 
Barbados

United
States

United Kingdom & Jersey

Ireland

All other countries

Total

Revenue
269,081

9,422

77,594

2,716

35,411

394,224


Product Revenue by Category
Concordia North America
 
2017

2016

2015

Branded
129,860

194,475

240,330

Authorized Generics and other
30,909

64,170

38,173

Total
160,769

258,645

278,503


Concordia International
 
2017

2016

2015

Branded
201,496

192,995

43,241

Generics
263,904

364,519

72,480

Total
465,400

557,514

115,721



[F-64]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



The following table sets forth assets and liabilities by geographic location (excluding inter-company balances and investments in subsidiaries):
As at
Dec 31, 2017
 
 
Barbados

Canada

United
States

United Kingdom & Jersey

Ireland

All other countries (1)

Total

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets
86,342

108,021

10,323

213,441

105,320

44,161

567,608

Non-current assets
433,083

433

13,782

1,153,633

69,890

83,906

1,754,727

Total assets, continuing operations
519,425

108,454

24,105

1,367,074

175,210

128,067

2,322,335

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
38,800

3,810,787

2,526

201,629

33,206

4,056

4,091,004

Non-current liabilities
7,569



112,207


22,068

141,844

Total liabilities, continuing operations
46,369

3,810,787

2,526

313,836

33,206

26,124

4,232,848

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As at
Dec 31, 2016
 
 
Barbados

Canada

United
States

United Kingdom & Jersey

Ireland

All other countries (1)

Total

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets
118,957

317,473

13,269

106,710

93,274

64,341

714,024

Non-current assets
694,811

689

721

1,816,920

641

503,768

3,017,550

Total assets, continuing operations
813,768

318,162

13,990

1,923,630

93,915

568,109

3,731,574

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
44,523

129,139

2,293

207,619

31,651

7,834

423,059

Non-current liabilities
10,199

3,468,599


155,511


51,779

3,686,088

Total liabilities, continuing operations
54,722

3,597,738

2,293

363,130

31,651

59,613

4,109,147


Notes:
(1) All other countries is comprised primarily of Australia, India, Netherlands and Sweden.
24. Directors and key management compensation

Compensation, consisting of salaries, performance and retention bonuses, other benefits, severance and director fees to key management personnel and directors for the year ended December 31, 2017 amounted to $10,721 (2016 – $7,928; 2015 - $7,549). The compensation for the period includes severance payable to the former Chief Operating Officer and the former Chief Financial Officer.

Share based compensation expense recorded for key management and directors, for the year ended December 31, 2017 amounted to $4,804 (2016 – $11,465; 2015 - $8,842). The stock based compensation for the year includes the accelerated vesting of stock options and RSUs held by a former officer of the Company.

[F-65]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



25. Nature of expenses

The nature of expenses included in cost of sales and operating expenses are as follows:
 
2017

2016

2015

Production, manufacturing and distribution costs
190,632

221,202

94,294

Salaries, bonus and benefits
46,462

46,302

27,766

Sales and marketing expenses
24,996

39,006

9,418

Research and development expenses
21,962

34,411

14,992

Share-based compensation
8,711

30,753

16,198

Amortization and depreciation
228,387

184,758

76,287

Impairments
1,194,765

1,132,243


Fair value (gain) loss
1,406

(8,929
)
561

Professional fees including acquisition and restructuring
51,441

41,899

57,207

Travel expenses
2,953

8,272

4,551

Rent and facilities
2,764

2,709

1,014

Litigation settlements

14,246


Other expenses
16,638

11,594

11,485

Total
1,791,117

1,758,466

313,773

26. Discontinued operations

In December 2015, the Company decided to wind down operations of its former Specialty Healthcare Distribution Division and its subsidiary Complete Medical Homecare, Inc. (“CMH”) which distributed diabetes testing supplies and other healthcare products. CMH was legally terminated on December 16, 2016, and consequently the wind up of CMH was completed in December 2016.

Net loss from the discontinued operation includes:

 
2017

2016

2015

Revenue

23

7,756

Expenses

522

10,667

Pre-tax loss from discontinued operations

(499
)
(2,911
)
Income tax expense (recovery)

1,102

(768
)
Net loss from discontinued operations

(1,601
)
(2,143
)

[F-66]

Concordia International Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise stated)



27. Non-cash working capital

Changes in non-cash working capital is comprised of:
 
2017

2016

2015

Accounts receivable
29,547

12,392

(55,458
)
Inventory
15,437

(9,893
)
(6,370
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
981

10,801

(14,738
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(9,483
)
(1,380
)
(2,054
)
Provisions
5,988

(5,637
)
10,930

Other liabilities
(30
)
(195
)
155

Changes in non-cash working capital
42,440

6,088

(67,535
)

[F-67]


exhibit11articlesofincor


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

exhibit22covisnoteindent
INDENTURE Dated as of April 21, 2015 Among CONCORDIA HEALTHCARE CORP. THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee 7.000% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2023


 
- i - SC1:3839600.5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE ................................. 1 Section 1.01 Definitions................................................................................................... 1 Section 1.02 Other Definitions ...................................................................................... 44 Section 1.03 Rules of Construction ............................................................................... 45 Section 1.04 Acts of Holders ......................................................................................... 46 ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES ............................................................................................................ 48 Section 2.01 Form and Dating; Terms ........................................................................... 48 Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication ................................................................... 50 Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent ...................................................................... 51 Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust ...................................................... 51 Section 2.05 Holder Lists ............................................................................................... 52 Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange ............................................................................. 52 Section 2.07 Replacement Notes ................................................................................... 66 Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes ..................................................................................... 66 Section 2.09 Treasury Notes .......................................................................................... 67 Section 2.10 Temporary Notes ...................................................................................... 67 Section 2.11 Cancellation .............................................................................................. 67 Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest ...................................................................................... 68 Section 2.13 Additional Amounts .................................................................................. 68 Section 2.14 CUSIP and ISIN Numbers ........................................................................ 71 Section 2.15 Computation of Interest ............................................................................ 71 ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION ........................................................................................................ 72 Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee ..................................................................................... 72 Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased .................................... 72 Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption ............................................................................... 73 Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption ................................................................ 74 Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price ................................................ 74 Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part ...................................................... 74 Section 3.07 Optional Redemption ................................................................................ 75 Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption; Open Market Purchases .................................... 76 Section 3.09 Tax Redemption ........................................................................................ 76 ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS ......................................................................................................... 77 Section 4.01 Payment of Notes ...................................................................................... 77 Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency ............................................................. 77 Section 4.03 Reports and Other Information ................................................................. 78 Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate ............................................................................. 80 Section 4.05 Taxes ......................................................................................................... 81


 
- ii - SC1:3839600.5 Section 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws .............................................................. 81 Section 4.07 Restricted Payments .................................................................................. 81 Section 4.08 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries ............................................................................................... 85 Section 4.09 Incurrence of Debt .................................................................................... 88 Section 4.10 Asset Sales ................................................................................................ 89 Section 4.11 Transactions with Affiliates ...................................................................... 92 Section 4.12 Liens .......................................................................................................... 94 Section 4.13 Corporate Existence .................................................................................. 94 Section 4.14 Change of Control ..................................................................................... 95 Section 4.15 Additional Note Guarantees ...................................................................... 96 Section 4.16 Sale and Leaseback Transactions .............................................................. 96 Section 4.17 Business Activities .................................................................................... 97 Section 4.18 Creation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries ....................................................... 97 Section 4.19 Covenant Suspension on Investment Grade Rating .................................. 98 ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS ........................................................................................................ 99 Section 5.01 Merger, Amalgamation, Arrangement, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets ............................................................................ 99 Section 5.02 Surviving Entity Substituted ................................................................... 101 ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES............................................................................. 101 Section 6.01 Events of Default .................................................................................... 101 Section 6.02 Acceleration ............................................................................................ 104 Section 6.03 Other Remedies ....................................................................................... 104 Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults .......................................................................... 104 Section 6.05 Control by Majority ................................................................................ 105 Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits .................................................................................. 105 Section 6.07 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment ................................................... 106 Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee ...................................................................... 106 Section 6.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies ....................................................... 106 Section 6.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative ........................................................... 106 Section 6.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver............................................................... 107 Section 6.12 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. ......................................................... 107 Section 6.13 Priorities .................................................................................................. 107 Section 6.14 Undertaking for Costs ............................................................................. 108 ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE .............................................................................................................. 108 Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee ..................................................................................... 108 Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee ..................................................................................... 109 Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee ................................................................... 111 Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer ............................................................................... 111 Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults ................................................................................... 112 Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes ............................................ 112


 
- iii - SC1:3839600.5 Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity ................................................................. 112 Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee .......................................................................... 113 Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger .................................................................. 114 Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification .................................................................... 114 Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company ........................ 115 ARTICLE 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE ............................ 115 Section 8.01 Legal Defeasance .................................................................................... 115 Section 8.02 Covenant Defeasance .............................................................................. 116 Section 8.03 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance ......................................... 116 Section 8.04 Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions ................................................... 118 Section 8.05 Repayment to the Company .................................................................... 118 Section 8.06 Reinstatement .......................................................................................... 119 ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER ............................................... 119 Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders ................................................................... 119 Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders ........................................................................ 120 Section 9.03 Record Dates for Consents...................................................................... 122 Section 9.04 Notation on or Exchange of Notes .......................................................... 122 Section 9.05 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. .......................................................... 122 ARTICLE 10 GUARANTEES ................................................................................................... 123 Section 10.01 Guarantee ................................................................................................ 123 Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability ........................................................... 124 Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery........................................................................... 125 Section 10.04 Subrogation ............................................................................................. 125 Section 10.05 Benefits Acknowledged .......................................................................... 125 Section 10.06 Release of Note Guarantees .................................................................... 126 ARTICLE 11 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE ................................................................ 127 Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge ...................................................................... 127 Section 11.02 Application of Trust Money .................................................................... 127 ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS ............................................................................................ 128 Section 12.01 Notices .................................................................................................... 128 Section 12.02 Communication by Holders with Other Holders .................................... 130 Section 12.03 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent ............................... 130 Section 12.04 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion ....................................... 130 Section 12.05 Rules by Trustee and Agents .................................................................. 131 Section 12.06 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees, Members, Partners and Shareholders ....................................................................... 131 Section 12.07 Governing Law ....................................................................................... 131


 
- iv - SC1:3839600.5 Section 12.08 Waiver of Jury Trial ................................................................................ 131 Section 12.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .................................... 131 Section 12.10 Successors ............................................................................................... 132 Section 12.11 Severability ............................................................................................. 132 Section 12.12 Counterpart Originals.............................................................................. 132 Section 12.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. ........................................................... 132 Section 12.14 U.S.A. PATRIOT Act ............................................................................. 132 Section 12.15 Payments Due on Non-Business Days .................................................... 132 Section 12.16 Submission to Jurisdiction ...................................................................... 133 Section 12.17 Waiver of Immunity ................................................................................ 133 Section 12.18 Conversion of Currency. ......................................................................... 134 Section 12.19 Accounting Provisions. ........................................................................... 134 Exhibit A Form of Note Exhibit B Form of Certificate of Transfer Exhibit C Form of Certificate of Exchange Exhibit D Form of Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Subsequent Guarantors


 
SC1:3839600.5 INDENTURE, dated as of April 21, 2015, among Concordia Healthcare Corp., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario (the “Company”), the Guarantors (as defined herein) party hereto and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as Trustee. W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the creation of and issue of $735,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.000% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Initial Notes”); and WHEREAS, the Company and each of the Guarantors have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture. NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders. ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE Section 1.01 Definitions. “144A Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, bearing the Global Notes Legend, the Canadian Restricted Legend (if applicable) and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A. “Accounting Change” shall mean any change in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the International Accounting Standards Board as adopted by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. “Acquired Debt” means Debt (1) of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, pursuant to an Asset Acquisition or otherwise, or (2) assumed in connection with an Asset Acquisition. Acquired Debt shall be deemed to have been Incurred, with respect to clause (1) of the preceding sentence, on the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and, with respect to clause (2) of the preceding sentence, on the date of consummation of such Asset Acquisition. “Additional Notes” means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued from time to time under this Indenture in accordance with Section 2.01 and Section 4.09, as part of the same series as the Initial Notes whether or not they bear the same “CUSIP” number. “Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. For the purposes


 
-2- SC1:3839600.5 of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings that correspond to the foregoing. “Agent” means any Registrar or Paying Agent. “Applicable Premium” means, with respect to a Note on any applicable redemption date, the greater of: (1) 1.0% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the Note; and (2) the excess, if any, of: (a) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the Redemption Price of the Note at April 15, 2018 (such Redemption Price being set forth Section 3.07) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Note through April 15, 2018 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest, if any), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the then-outstanding principal amount of the Note. “Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Global Note or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Note, Euroclear or Clearstream, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time. “Asset Acquisition” means: (1) an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary, or shall be merged or amalgamated with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or (2) the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (pursuant to a merger, amalgamation, consolidation, arrangement or otherwise) of the assets of any Person which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person, any division or line of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of business. “Asset Sale” means any transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition (including, without limitation, dispositions pursuant to any consolidation, merger, arrangement or amalgamation) by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person (other than to the Company or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries) in any single transaction or series of transactions of:


 
-3- SC1:3839600.5 (1) Capital Interests in another Person (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares or interests required to be held by foreign nationals pursuant to local law); or (2) any other property or assets (other than in the ordinary course of business, including, as applicable, inventory sales); provided, however, that the term “Asset Sale” shall exclude: (a) any asset disposition permitted by Section 5.01 that constitutes a disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) any transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition of property or assets, the gross proceeds of which (exclusive of indemnities) do not exceed, in any one or related series of transactions, $10.0 million; (c) sales or other dispositions of cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents; (d) issuances, sales, pledges or other dispositions of Capital Interests, or Debt or other securities of or in Unrestricted Subsidiaries; (e) the sale and leaseback of any assets within 90 days of the acquisition thereof; (f) the disposition of assets that, in the good faith judgment of the Company, are surplus, unnecessary, unsuitable, obsolete, damaged, worn out or no longer used or useful in the business of such entity or are economically impracticable to maintain, or any disposition of inventory or goods held for sale in the ordinary course of business; (g) a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is otherwise permitted by this Indenture; (h) any trade in of equipment in exchange for other equipment; provided that in the good faith judgment of the Company, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary receives equipment having a Fair Market Value equal to or greater than the equipment being traded in; (i) the concurrent purchase and sale or swap or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person to the extent that the Related Business Assets received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries have a Fair Market Value equal to or greater than the Related Business Assets being transferred; (j) the creation of a Lien (but not the sale or other disposition of the property subject to such Lien); (k) leases, subleases, assignments, licenses, cross-licenses and sublicenses of assets in the ordinary course of business to third persons not interfering in any material respect


 
-4- SC1:3839600.5 with the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, including subleases and charters related to corporate aircraft leases; (l) any disposition by a Subsidiary to the Company or by the Company or a Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary; (m) dispositions or forgiveness of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business; (n) licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles in accordance with industry practice (including in connection with distribution agreements) or in the ordinary course of business; (o) any foreclosure on assets to the extent such foreclosure would not otherwise result in a Default or Event of Default; (p) dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, contractual buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements; (q) transfers of property subject to a Casualty Event; (r) sales of non-core assets and real estate assets acquired in connection with an Asset Acquisition permitted under this Indenture which, within 30 days of the date of the acquisition, are designated as being held for sale and not for the continued operation of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses; (s) any exchange of property pursuant to Section 1031 of the Code for use in a Permitted Business (excluding boot thereon); (t) the sale, transfer or other disposition of the assets relating to the injectibles business purchased in the Transactions; provided that (i) such sale, transfer or disposition is made pursuant to a binding agreement executed within 12 months of the Issue Date and (ii) such sale, transfer or disposition is completed within 180 days after the date of such binding agreement; or (u) the unwinding of any Hedging Obligation or obligation under any Hedge Agreement. For purposes of this definition, any series of related transactions that, if effected as a single transaction, would constitute an Asset Sale, shall be deemed to be a single Asset Sale effected when the last such transaction which is a part thereof is effected. “Attributable Debt” in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the rate of interest implicit in such


 
-5- SC1:3839600.5 transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended). “Authorized Officer” means, as applied to any Person, any individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an officer), chief executive officer, president, vice president (or the equivalent thereof), chief financial officer or treasurer of such Person or any other individual designated (i) by the Board of Directors or member of such Person or (ii) in writing by an existing Authorized Officer of such Person as an authorized signatory of any document or certificate delivered hereunder. “Average Life” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Debt, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products of (x) the number of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment (including any sinking fund or mandatory redemption payment requirements) of such Debt multiplied by (y) the amount of such principal payment by (ii) the sum of all such principal payments. “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), in each case, as amended, or any similar federal, Canadian, provincial, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors. “beneficial ownership” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, and “beneficial owner” has a corresponding meaning. “Board of Directors” means: (1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of such corporation or any duly authorized committee thereof; (2) in the case of a limited liability company, the board of directors or managers, manager or managing member of such person or duly authorized committee thereof; (3) in the case of a partnership, the general partner of such person or duly authorized committee thereof; and (4) with respect to any other entity, the board of directors or similar body of the general partner or managers of such entity or any duly authorized committee thereof. “Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banks or trust companies in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or The City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada are obligated or authorized by law or executive order to close. “Canadian Restricted Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(iii).


 
-6- SC1:3839600.5 “Canadian Securities Laws” means all applicable securities laws of each of the provinces of Canada and the respective regulations and rules under such laws, together with applicable multilateral or national instruments, and published orders and rulings issued or adopted by the securities regulatory authorities in such provinces. “Capital Interests” in any Person means any and all shares, interests (including Preferred Interests), participations or other equivalents in the equity (however designated) of such Person and any rights (other than Debt securities convertible into an equity interest), warrants or options to acquire an equity interest of such Person (in each case, other than royalties). “Capital Lease Obligations” means any obligation under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with the provisions of IFRS in effect as of the Issue Date; and the amount of Debt represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with IFRS in effect as of the Issue Date, whether or not such Obligation is in effect on the Issue Date; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty. “cash” means any of U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars, pounds sterling, euros, or in the case of any foreign Subsidiary, such local currency held by it from time to time in the ordinary course and not for speculation. “Casualty Event” means any settlement of, or payment in respect of, (i) any property or casualty insurance claim or (ii) any seizure, condemnation, confiscation or taking under the power of eminent domain of, requisition of title to or use of, or any similar event in respect of, or proceeding relating to, any asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary. “Change in Tax Law,” for the purposes of Section 3.09, means (i) any amendment to, or change in, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of a relevant Taxing Jurisdiction which amendment or change is announced and becomes effective after the Issue Date (or, if the applicable Taxing Jurisdiction became a Taxing Jurisdiction on a date after the Issue Date, after such later date); or (ii) any amendment to, or change in, an official written interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including by virtue of a holding, judgment, or order by a court of competent jurisdiction or a change in published administrative practice) which amendment or change is announced and becomes effective after the Issue Date (or, if the applicable Taxing Jurisdiction became a Taxing Jurisdiction on a date after the Issue Date, after such later date). “Change of Control” means: (1) the Company becomes aware (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws or the Exchange Act, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) that any “person” or “group” of related persons (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Issue Date), is or becomes the


 
-7- SC1:3839600.5 “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Issue Date), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Interests of the Company (or its successor by way or merger, amalgamation, arrangement, consolidation or purchase of all or substantially all of its assets); or (2) the merger, amalgamation, consolidation or arrangement of the Company, including by way of an exchange of securities or otherwise, with or into another Person or the merger, amalgamation, consolidation or arrangement of another Person with or into the Company, the merger, amalgamation, consolidation or arrangement of any Person, including by way of an exchange of securities or otherwise, with or into a Subsidiary of the Company, unless the holders of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Interests of the Company, immediately prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly, hold securities of the surviving or transferee Person that represent, immediately after such transaction, at least a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Interests of the surviving or transferee Person; or (3) the Company sells, directly or indirectly, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of (other than by way of merger, amalgamation, consolidation or arrangement), either in one transaction or a series of related transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to a Person other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company. “Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme, or any successor securities clearing agency. “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. “Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto. “Common Interests” of any Person means Capital Interests in such Person that do not rank prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such Person, to Capital Interests of any other class in such Person. “Company” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any Successor Entity. “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means the Consolidated Net Income of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period for which internal financial information is available: (a) increased, in each case to the extent deducted (and not added back) in Consolidated Net Income, and in each case, without duplication with any other item described in this clause (a) or any item excluded pursuant to the definition of Consolidated Net Income, by: (i) provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital, including state, provincial, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes


 
-8- SC1:3839600.5 of such person paid or accrued, including any penalties and interest relating to any tax examinations; plus (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period; plus (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of such Person for such period; plus (iv) extraordinary, non-recurring, unusual or exceptional losses, charges and expenses; plus (v) losses, charges and expenses relating to the Transactions regardless of when paid (including, without limitation, the write-off of deferred financing fees capitalized on the balance sheet corresponding to the Existing Debt, any financial advisory fees, filing fees, accounting fees, legal fees and other similar advisory and consulting fees and related out-of-pocket expenses and other fees, discounts and commissions, including with regard to arranging or syndication); plus (vi) (A) actual expenses, costs and charges related to business optimization, relocation or integration; (B) actual expenses, costs and charges related to Asset Acquisitions after the Issue Date and (C) severance and other restructuring charges actually incurred; plus (vii) losses, charges and expenses relating to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Capital Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Company; plus (viii) losses, charges and expenses attributable to disposed or discontinued operations and losses, charges and expenses related to the disposal of disposed, abandoned, closed or discontinued operations; plus (ix) losses, charges and expenses attributable to the early extinguishment or conversion of Debt, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing expenses written off and premiums paid); plus (x) charges, expenses and fees incurred, including financial advisory, accounting, auditor, legal and other consulting and advisory fees and any Canadian Securities Administrator, SEDAR or other filing fees and expenses, or any amortization thereof, in connection with any equity offering, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, investment, recapitalization, asset disposition, Incurrence or repayment of Debt (including deferred financing expenses), refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the Issue Date and any


 
-9- SC1:3839600.5 transaction undertaken but not completed) and any non-recurring charges and expenses (including non-recurring merger or amalgamation expenses) incurred as a result of any such transaction; plus (xi) the amount of cost savings and synergies projected by the Company in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken or expected to be taken prior to or during such period (which cost savings or synergies shall be subject only to certification by an Authorized Officer of the Company and shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings or synergies had been realized on the first day of the relevant period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) are expected to be realized (in the good faith determination of the Company) within eighteen (18) months after the date of such action and (C) the aggregate amount added back pursuant to this clause (xi) for any four fiscal quarter period shall not exceed 20.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA; plus (xii) any other non-cash losses, charges and expenses, including any write offs or write downs, reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period; (b) decreased (in each case to the extent added in Consolidated Net Income) by (without duplication): (i) net unrealized gains on Hedge Agreements; plus (ii) gains relating to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Capital Interests of any person other than in the ordinary course of business; plus (iii) cash payments during such period on account of accruals on or reserves added to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (a) above; plus (iv) non-cash gains, excluding any non-cash gains that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that were deducted (and not added back) in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for any prior period. “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person, the ratio of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of such Person for the four full fiscal quarters, treated as one period, for which internal financial information in respect thereof is available immediately preceding the date of the transaction (the “Transaction Date”) giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (such four full fiscal quarter period being referred to herein as the “Four Quarter Period”) to the aggregate amount of Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four Quarter Period. In addition


 
-10- SC1:3839600.5 to and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” and “Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall be calculated after giving effect, on a Pro Forma Basis for the period of such calculation, to any Asset Sales or other dispositions or Asset Acquisitions, investments, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with IFRS) and designations of any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary occurring during the Four Quarter Period or any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such Asset Sale or other disposition or Asset Acquisition (including the Incurrence or assumption of any such Acquired Debt), investment, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, disposed operation or designation occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period. For purposes of this definition, Pro Forma calculations shall be made in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act or in accordance with Canadian Securities Laws. If the Debt which is the subject of a determination of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is Acquired Debt, or Debt Incurred in connection with the simultaneous Asset Acquisition, or Debt of an Unrestricted Subsidiary being designated as a Restricted Subsidiary, then such ratio shall be determined by giving effect (on a Pro Forma Basis, as if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the Four Quarter Period) to (x) the Incurrence of such Acquired Debt or such other Debt by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) the inclusion, in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, of the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the acquired Person, business, property or assets or redesignated Subsidiary. For purposes of calculating Debt which is the subject of a determination of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, the U.S. dollar equivalent principal amount of Debt denominated in another currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial information is available at the time of calculation. Furthermore, in calculating “Consolidated Fixed Charges” for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”: (i) interest on outstanding Debt determined on a fluctuating basis as of the Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Debt in effect (taking into account any Hedging Obligations or Swap Contract applicable to such Debt) on the Transaction Date; and (ii) if interest on any Debt actually Incurred on the Transaction Date may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Debt) on the Transaction Date will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four Quarter Period. If such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly Guarantees Debt of a third Person, the calculation referred to in this definition shall give effect to


 
-11- SC1:3839600.5 the Incurrence of such Guaranteed Debt as if such Person or such Subsidiary had directly Incurred or otherwise assumed such Guaranteed Debt. “Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication, the amounts for such period of: (1) Consolidated Interest Expense; and (2) the product of (a) all dividends and other distributions paid or accrued during such period in respect of Redeemable Capital Interests of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital Interests), times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal. “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of: (1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS, including, without limitation: (a) any amortization of Debt discount; (b) the net payments (less net payments received) under any Hedging Obligation or Swap Contract in respect of interest rate protection (including any amortization of discounts, but excluding mark to market movements in the valuation of Hedging Obligations); (c) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation; (d) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances; and (e) all accrued interest; (2) the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS; and (3) all capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; less interest income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; provided, however, that Consolidated Interest Expense will exclude (I) the amortization or write off of debt issuance costs and deferred financing fees, commissions, fees and expenses and (II) any expensing of interim loan commitment and other financing fees.


 
-12- SC1:3839600.5 “Consolidated Net Income” means the net income (or loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period; provided that, without duplication: (1) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall be excluded; (2) the net after-tax effect of extraordinary, non-recurring, unusual or exceptional gains, losses, charges and expenses, including any relating to or arising in connection with claims or litigation (including legal fees, settlements, judgments and awards), shall be excluded; (3) the net after-tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Capital Interests of any person other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Company, shall be excluded; (4) the net after-tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to disposed, discontinued, closed or abandoned operations and any net after-tax gains, losses, charges and expenses related to the disposal of disposed, abandoned, closed or discontinued operations shall be excluded; (5) the net after-tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to the early extinguishment or conversion of Debt, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing expenses written off and premiums paid) shall be excluded; (6) the net income for such period of any person that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof in such period in cash; (7) the effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such person’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to IFRS resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in connection with the Transactions, any acquisition or any joint venture investments or the amortization or write off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded; (8) impairment and amortization charges, asset write offs and write downs, including impairment and amortization charges, asset write offs and write downs related to goodwill, intangible assets, long lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to IFRS shall be excluded;


 
-13- SC1:3839600.5 (9) non-cash compensation charges and expenses, including any such charges and expenses arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity, stock options, restricted stock, deferred stock or other rights or equity incentive programs and non-cash deemed finance charges in respect of any pension liabilities or other provisions shall be excluded; (10) (i) charges and expenses pursuant to any management equity plan, long- term incentive plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any stock subscription or shareholder agreement and (ii) charges, expenses, accruals and reserves in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Capital Interests held by management of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or Parent Entities, in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, to the extent that (in the case of any cash charges and expenses) such charges, expenses, accruals and reserves are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Company or any Parent Entity or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Capital Interests (other than Redeemable Capital Interests) of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company shall be excluded; (11) any non-cash loss, charge or expense relating to the incurrence of obligations in respect of an “earn out” or other similar contingent obligations shall be excluded, but only for so long as such loss, charge or expense remains a non-cash contingent obligation; (12) to the extent covered by insurance (including business interruption insurance) and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Company has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that (i) such coverage is not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying party in writing within 270 days and (ii) such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), losses, charges, expenses, accruals and reserves with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded; (13) (i) non-cash or unrealized gains or losses in respect of obligations under Hedge Agreements or any ineffectiveness recognized in earnings related to qualifying hedge transactions or the fair value of changes therein recognized in earnings for derivatives that do not qualify as hedge transactions, in each case, in respect of obligations under Hedge Agreements, and (ii) gains or losses resulting from currency translation gains or losses related to currency re- measurements of Debt (including gains or losses resulting from (x) Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk and (y) intercompany Debt) and all other foreign currency translation gains or losses to the extent such gains or losses are non-cash items shall be excluded; (14) non-cash interest charges on defined benefit, defined contribution or other pension plans shall be excluded; and (15) any expenses or charges to the extent paid by a third party that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on behalf of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (and not required to be reimbursed), and any gain resulting from such payment, shall be excluded.


 
-14- SC1:3839600.5 “Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination and on a Pro Forma Basis for any acquisition or disposition or other Specified Transaction that has been consummated on or prior to the date of determination, the total amount of all assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS as of the most recent date for which internal financial information is available. “Credit Agreement” means the Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated on or about the Issue Date between the Company (as borrower), certain Subsidiaries of the Company (as guarantors), certain lenders thereto from time to time, RBC Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., GE Capital Markets, Inc. and TD Securities (USA) LLC (as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners) and Royal Bank of Canada (as administrative agent and collateral agent), as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Debt under such agreements or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned or issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof. “Credit Facilities” means (i) the Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Debt under such agreements or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned or issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof, and (ii) whether or not the agreements referred to in clause (i) remain outstanding, one or more debt facilities, commercial paper facilities or Debt Issuances with banks, investment banks, insurance companies, mutual funds, other institutional lenders, institutional investors or any of the foregoing providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, notes, bonds, indentures, debentures, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders, other financiers or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from (or sell such receivables to) such lenders or other financiers against such receivables), letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, other borrowings or Debt Issuances, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, extended, refunded, replaced or refinanced (in each case, without limitation as to amount), in whole or in part, from time to time (including through one or more Debt Issuances) and any agreements and related documents governing Debt or Obligations Incurred to refinance amounts then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding, whether or not with the original administrative agent, lenders, investment banks, insurance companies, mutual funds, other institutional lenders, institutional investors or any of the foregoing and whether provided under the original agreement, indenture or other documentation relating thereto. “Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 12.01 or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Holders and the Company.


 
-15- SC1:3839600.5 “Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto. “DBRS” means DBRS Limited, DBRS, Inc. or DBRS Ratings Limited, and any successors to their rating agency businesses. “Debt” means at any time (without duplication), with respect to any Person, whether recourse is to all or a portion of the assets of such Person, or non-recourse, the following: (i) all indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed or for the deferred purchase price of property, excluding any trade payables or other current liabilities Incurred in the ordinary course of business; (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments; (iii) all reimbursement obligations of such Person with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities (excluding obligations in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued in respect of trade payables) issued for the account of such Person; provided that such obligations shall not constitute Debt except to the extent drawn and not repaid within five Business Days; (iv) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property or assets acquired by such Person; (v) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person; (vi) the maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price of Redeemable Capital Interests in such Person at the time of determination; (vii) the liquidation amount or liquidation preference of any Preferred Interests issued by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor; (viii) any Swap Contracts and Hedging Obligations of such Person at the time of determination (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the net payments under such agreements or arrangements giving rise to such obligations that would be payable by such Person at the termination of such agreements or arrangements); (ix) Attributable Debt with respect to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction to which such Person is a party; and (x) all obligations of the types referred to in clauses (i) through (ix) of this definition of another Person, the payment of which, in either case, (A) such Person has Guaranteed or (B) is secured by (or the holder of such Debt or the recipient of such dividends or other distributions has an existing right, whether contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any


 
-16- SC1:3839600.5 Lien upon the property or other assets of such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt. For purposes of the foregoing definition of “Debt”: (a) the maximum fixed repurchase price of any Redeemable Capital Interests that do not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Redeemable Capital Interests as if such Redeemable Capital Interests were repurchased on any date on which Debt shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that, if such Redeemable Capital Interests are not then permitted to be repurchased, the repurchase price shall be the book value of such Redeemable Capital Interests; (b) the amount outstanding at any time of any Debt issued with original issue discount is the principal amount of such Debt less the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount of such Debt at such time as determined in conformity with IFRS, but such Debt shall be deemed Incurred only as of the date of original issuance thereof; (c) the amount of any Debt described in clause (viii) of the definition of “Debt” hereunder is the net amount payable (after giving effect to permitted set off) if such Swap Contracts or Hedging Obligations are terminated at that time due to default of such Person; (d) the amount of any Debt described in clause (x)(A) of the definition of “Debt” hereunder shall be the maximum liability under any such Guarantee; (e) the amount of any Debt described in clause (x)(B) of the definition of “Debt” hereunder shall be the lesser of (I) the maximum amount of the obligations so secured and (II) the Fair Market Value of such property or other assets; and (f) interest, fees, premium, and expenses and additional payments, if any, will not constitute Debt. The amount of Debt of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, only upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligations, of any contingent obligations at such date; provided, however, that in the case of Debt issued or sold at a discount, the amount of such Debt at any time will be the accreted value thereof at such time. “Debt Issuances” means, with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, one or more issuances after the Issue Date of Debt evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar securities or instruments. “Default” means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default. “Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A


 
-17- SC1:3839600.5 hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Notes Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto. “Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 as the Depositary with respect to the Notes and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture. “Designated Non-cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as “Designated Non-cash Consideration” pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent payment, redemption, retirement, sale or other disposition of such Designated Non-cash Consideration. A particular item of Designated Non-cash Consideration will no longer be considered to be outstanding when and to the extent it has been paid, redeemed or otherwise retired or sold or otherwise disposed of in compliance with Section 4.10. “DTC” means The Depository Trust Company. “Eligible Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date of determination, any of the following: (i) marketable securities (a) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and principal by the United States or the Canadian Governments or (b) issued by any agency of the United States or Canada, in each case, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or Canada, as applicable, and in each case, maturing within one year after such date; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or province or territory of Canada or any political subdivision of any such state, province or territory or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case, maturing within one year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s or at least R-1(low) by DBRS; (iii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s or at least R-1(low) from DBRS; (iv) certificates of deposit, U.S. or Canadian dollar-denominated time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances (or, in the case of Subsidiaries organized outside of the United States, the foreign equivalent) maturing within one year after such date and issued or accepted by any commercial bank organized under (x) the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia that (a) is at least “adequately capitalized” (as defined in the regulations of its primary federal banking regulator) and (b) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $250,000,000 or (y) the laws of


 
-18- SC1:3839600.5 Canada, or in the case of Subsidiaries organized outside of the United States, any local office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof, in either case, which has combined capital and surplus and undivided profits in excess of the U.S. dollar equivalent of $250,000,000; (v) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above; and (vi) shares of any money market mutual fund that (a) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (b) has net assets of not less than $250,000,000 (or foreign currency equivalent), and (c) has one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s or at least R-1(low) by DBRS, provided, that, in the case of any Investment by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company organized outside of the United States, “Eligible Cash Equivalents” shall also include: (x) direct obligations of the sovereign nation (or any agency thereof) in which the Company or such Subsidiary is organized and is conducting business or in obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by such sovereign nation (or any agency thereof), in each case, maturing within a year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating equivalent to at least A-2 from S&P and at least P-2 from Moody’s; (y) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (i) through (vi) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies; and (z) shares of any money market mutual or similar fund that has substantially all its assets invested continuously in the types of investments otherwise satisfying the requirements of this definition (including this proviso). “Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of Euroclear systems Clearance System or any successor securities clearing agency. “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. “Existing Debt” means all outstanding Debt under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2014, between, among others, the Company (as borrower), GE Capital Canada Finance, Inc. (as a lender and agent) and a syndicate of other lenders party thereto. “Expiration Date” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Offer to Purchase” hereunder.


 
-19- SC1:3839600.5 “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price of which could be negotiated in an arm’s length transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, as determined in good faith by the Company. “Four Quarter Period” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” hereunder. “Global Notes Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(ii), which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture. “Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, issued in accordance with Sections 2.01, 2.06(b), or 2.06(d). “Guarantee” means, as applied to any Debt of another Person (i) a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner, of any part or all of such Debt, (ii) any direct or indirect obligation, contingent or otherwise, of a Person guaranteeing or having the effect of guaranteeing the Debt of any other Person in any manner, and (iii) an agreement of a Person, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, the practical effect of which is to assure in any way the payment (or payment of damages in the event of non-payment) of all or any part of such Debt of another Person (and “Guaranteed” and “Guaranteeing” shall have meanings that correspond to the foregoing). “Guarantor” means each Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in existence on the Issue Date that provides a Note Guarantee on the Issue Date and any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that provides a Note Guarantee after the Issue Date in accordance with this Indenture; provided that upon release or discharge of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company from its Note Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture, such Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be a Guarantor. “Hedge Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, spot, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, in each case, not entered into for speculative purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, Hedging Agreements shall not be deemed speculative or entered into for speculative purposes if any Hedging Agreement is intended in good faith, at inception of execution, (A) to hedge or manage the interest rate exposure associated with any Debt securities or Debt facilities of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (B) for foreign exchange or currency exchange management or (C) to hedge any exposure that the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries may have to counterparties under other Hedging Agreements such that the combination of such Hedging Agreements is not speculative taken as a whole.


 
-20- SC1:3839600.5 “Hedging Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Hedge Agreement entered into in the ordinary course of the Company’s business. “Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books. “IFRS” means the International Financial Reporting Standards promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board (or any successor board or agency), as adopted by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and in effect from time to time. “Immediate Family Members” means with respect to any individual, such individual’s child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, qualified domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law (including adoptive relationships), and any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor. “Incur” means, with respect to any Debt or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, Guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of, such Debt or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to IFRS or otherwise, of any such Debt or other obligation on the balance sheet of such Person; provided, however, that a change in IFRS or an interpretation thereunder that results in an obligation of such Person that exists at such time becoming Debt shall not be deemed an Incurrence of such Debt. Debt otherwise Incurred by a Person before it becomes a Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed to be Incurred at the time at which such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company. “Incurrence,” “Incurred,” “Incurrable” and “Incurring” shall have meanings that correspond to the foregoing. A Guarantee by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of Debt Incurred by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, shall not be a separate Incurrence of Debt. In addition, the following shall not be deemed a separate Incurrence of Debt: (1) amortization of Debt discount or accretion of principal with respect to a non-interest bearing or other discount security; (2) the payment of regularly scheduled interest in the form of additional Debt of the same instrument or the payment of regularly scheduled dividends on Capital Interests in the form of additional Capital Interests of the same class and with the same terms; (3) the obligation to pay a premium in respect of Debt arising in connection with the issuance of a notice of redemption or making of a mandatory offer to purchase such Debt; and (4) unrealized losses or charges in respect of Hedging Obligations and Swap Contracts, in each case, not entered into for speculative purposes.


 
-21- SC1:3839600.5 “Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time. “Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant. “Initial Notes” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. “Initial Purchasers” means RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and TD Securities (USA) LLC. “Interest Payment Date” means April 15 and October 15 of each year to stated maturity of the Notes. “Investment” by any Person means any direct or indirect loan, advance (or other extension of credit) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property or assets to another Person or any other payments for property or services for the account or use of another Person) another Person, including, without limitation, the following: (i) the purchase or acquisition of any Capital Interest or other evidence of beneficial ownership in another Person; (ii) the purchase, acquisition or Guarantee of the Debt of another Person; and (iii) the purchase or acquisition of the business or assets of another Person substantially as an entirety, but shall exclude: (a) accounts receivable and other extensions of trade credit in accordance with the Company’s customary practices; (b) the acquisition of property and assets from suppliers and other vendors in the ordinary course of business; and (c) prepaid expenses and workers’ compensation, utility, lease (including related to aircraft) and similar deposits, in the ordinary course of business. “Investment Grade Rating” designates a rating of BBB or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s or the equivalent of such ratings by S&P or Moody’s. In the event that the Company shall select any other Rating Agency as provided under the definition of the term “Rating Agencies,” the equivalent of such ratings by such Rating Agency shall be used. “Issue Date” means April 21, 2015. “Lien” means, with respect to any property or other asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, easement, encumbrance, preference, priority or


 
-22- SC1:3839600.5 other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to such property or other asset (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing); provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien. “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business. “Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to Asset Sales of any Person, cash and Eligible Cash Equivalents received, net of: (i) all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses of such Person incurred in connection with such a sale, including, without limitation, all legal, accounting, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses incurred and all federal, state, foreign and local taxes arising in connection with such an Asset Sale that are paid or required to be accrued as a liability under IFRS by such Person; (ii) all payments made by such Person on any Debt that is secured by such properties or other assets in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or with respect to such properties or other assets or that must, by the terms of such Lien or such Debt or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such transaction or by applicable law, be repaid to any other Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof) in connection with such Asset Sale; and (iii) all contractually required distributions and other payments made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person as a result of such transaction; provided, however, that: (a) in the event that any consideration for an Asset Sale (which would otherwise constitute Net Cash Proceeds) is required by (I) contract to be held in escrow pending determination of whether a purchase price adjustment will be made or (II) IFRS to be reserved against other liabilities in connection with such Asset Sale, such consideration (or any portion thereof) shall become Net Cash Proceeds only at such time as it is released to such Person from escrow or otherwise; and (b) any non-cash consideration received in connection with any transaction, which is subsequently converted to cash, shall become Net Cash Proceeds only at such time as it is so converted. “Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that does not Guarantee the Notes. “Non-Guarantor Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that does not Guarantee the Notes.


 
-23- SC1:3839600.5 “Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person. “Note Guarantee” means the Guarantee of the Obligations of the Company given by each Guarantor of the Notes in accordance with Article 10 hereof. “Notes” means the Initial Notes and any note authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. For all purposes of this Indenture, the term “Notes” shall also include any Additional Notes that may be issued under a supplemental indenture and notes to be issued or authenticated upon transfer, replacement or exchange of Notes. “Obligations” means, with respect to any Debt, any principal, premium, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state, federal or foreign law), penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and banker’s acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and Guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing such Debt. “Offer” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Offer to Purchase” hereunder. “Offer to Purchase” means a written offer (the “Offer”) sent by the Company electronically or by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder at his address appearing in the security register on the date of the Offer, offering to purchase up to the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth in such Offer at the purchase price set forth in such Offer (as determined pursuant to this Indenture). Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the offer shall specify an expiration date (the “Expiration Date”) of the Offer to Purchase which shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, not less than 30 days or more than 60 days after the date of mailing of such Offer and a settlement date (the “Purchase Date”) for purchase of Notes within five Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Company shall notify the Trustee at least 15 days (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the Trustee) prior to the mailing of the Offer of the Company’s obligation to make an Offer to Purchase, and the Offer shall be mailed by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company. The Offer shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. The Offer shall also state: (1) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Offer to Purchase is being made; (2) the expiration date of the Offer to Purchase (the “Expiration Date”) and the settlement date (the “Purchase Date”);


 
-24- SC1:3839600.5 (3) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes offered to be purchased pursuant to the Offer to Purchase (including, if less than 100%, the manner by which such amount has been determined pursuant to the covenants in this Indenture requiring the Offer to Purchase) (the “Purchase Amount”); (4) the purchase price to be paid by the Company for each Note accepted for payment (as specified pursuant to the Indenture) (the “Purchase Price”); (5) that the Holder may tender all or any portion of the Notes registered in the name of such Holder and that any portion of a Note tendered must be tendered in a minimum amount of $2,000 principal amount (and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof); (6) the place or places where Notes are to be surrendered for tender pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, if applicable; (7) that, unless the Company defaults in making such purchase, any Note accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will cease to accrue interest on and after the Purchase Date, but that any Note not tendered or tendered but not purchased by the Company pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will continue to accrue interest at the same rate; (8) that, on the Purchase Date, the Purchase Price will become due and payable upon each Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer to Purchase; (9) that each Holder electing to tender a Note pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will be required to surrender such Note or cause such Note to be surrendered at the place or places set forth in the Offer prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date (such Note being, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing); (10) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw all or any portion of Notes tendered if the Company (or its paying agent) receives, not later than the close of business on the Expiration Date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the aggregate principal amount of the Notes the Holder tendered, the certificate number of the Note the Holder tendered and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing all or a portion of his tender; (11) that if less than all of such holder’s Notes are tendered for purchase, such Holder will be issued new Notes, such new Notes will be equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered and the unpurchased portion of the Notes must be equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000; and (12) if applicable, that, in the case of any Holder whose Note is purchased only in part, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Note without service charge, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized denomination as


 
-25- SC1:3839600.5 requested by such Holder, in the aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unpurchased portion of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes so tendered. “Offering Memorandum” means the offering memorandum, dated April 13, 2015, relating to the offer and sale of the Initial Notes. “Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the principal accounting officer, the vice-president of finance or the controller of the Company or such Guarantor, as applicable. “Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Trustee. “Parent Entity” means any direct or indirect parent of the Company. “Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream). “Permitted Business” means any business similar in nature to any business conducted by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and any business reasonably ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the business conducted by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date, in each case, as determined in good faith by the Company. “Permitted Debt” means: (1) Debt Incurred pursuant to any Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $950 million; (2) Debt under the Notes issued on the Issue Date and contribution, indemnification and reimbursement obligations owed by the Company or any Guarantor to any of the other of them in respect of amounts paid or payable on such Notes; (3) Guarantees of the Notes; (4) Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date (other than Debt described in clause (1), (2) or (3) of this definition); (5) intercompany Debt between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that, if for any reason such Debt ceases to be held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, such Debt shall cease to be Permitted Debt under this clause (5) and shall be deemed Incurred as Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, for purposes of this Indenture;


 
-26- SC1:3839600.5 (6) Guarantees Incurred by the Company of Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture; provided that such Guarantees are subordinated to the Notes to the same extent as the Debt being Guaranteed if such Debt is a Subordinated Obligation; (7) Guarantees by any Restricted Subsidiary of Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including Guarantees by any Restricted Subsidiary of Debt under the Credit Facilities otherwise permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture; provided that such Guarantees are subordinated to the Notes to the same extent as the Debt being Guaranteed if such Debt is a Subordinated Obligation; (8) Debt (including in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments) Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Debt with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, and, for the avoidance of doubt, including indemnity, bid, performance, warranty, release, appeal, surety and similar bonds, letters of credit for operating purposes and completion Guarantees provided or Incurred (including Guarantees thereof) by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; provided that, upon the Incurrence of Debt with respect to reimbursement obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, such obligations are reimbursed not later than sixty (60) days following such Incurrence; (9) Debt under Swap Contracts and Hedging Obligations, in each case, not entered into for speculative purposes; (10) Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Capital Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Debt (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any security deposits in respect of corporate aircraft) Incurred to finance the acquisition, installations, repairs, improvement and removal of fixed or capital assets and any Refinancing Debt that Refinances any Debt Incurred pursuant to this clause (10), including any additional Debt Incurred to pay premiums, fees and expense in connection therewith; provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Debt outstanding at any time may not exceed the greater of (i) $25 million and (ii) 1.25% of Consolidated Total Assets; provided, further, that Capital Lease Obligations Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to this clause (10) in connection with a Sale and Lease Back Transaction shall not be subject to the foregoing limitation so long as the proceeds of such Sale and Lease Back Transaction are used by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to permanently repay outstanding Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (11) Debt arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, contribution, earnout, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, Incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets or any Capital Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted


 
-27- SC1:3839600.5 under this Indenture, other than Guarantees of Debt for borrowed money Incurred for the purpose of financing such acquisition of such business, assets or Capital Interests; (12) Debt arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds or other cash management treasury services in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Debt is extinguished within five Business Days of Incurrence; (13) Debt consisting of (x) the financing of insurance premiums or (y) take-or- pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; (14) Debt of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred under overdraft facilities (including, but not limited to, intraday and purchasing card services) extended by one or more financial institutions and established for the Company’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ ordinary course of operations; (15) Debt in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued to support performance obligations and letters of credit (other than obligations in respect of other Debt) in the ordinary course of business; (16) unsecured Debt in respect of obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services incurred in the ordinary course of business; (17) Debt representing deferred compensation to employees, directors or consultants incurred in the ordinary course of business; (18) Debt consisting of promissory notes issued to current or former officers, directors and employees, or their respective estates or family members, in each case, to finance the purchase or redemption of Capital Interests of the Company or any Parent Entity permitted under this Indenture; (19) Guarantees of any lease permitted under this Indenture of real property entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (20) Debt in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of (i) the net cash proceeds received by the Company from the issuance or sale of its Capital Interests (other than Redeemable Capital Interests) after the Issue Date or by any Parent Entity from the issuance and sale of its Capital Interests (other than Redeemable Capital Interests) and contributed to the Company, in each case, after the Issue Date and (ii) any cash consisting of a capital contribution received by any Parent Entity from the holders of its Capital Interests and contributed to the Company, in each case, excluding any Capital Interests issued or capital contribution made on or prior to the Issue Date; provided, however, (i) any such net cash proceeds that are so received or contributed shall be excluded for purposes of making Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a) to the extent the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries Incur Debt in reliance thereon and


 
-28- SC1:3839600.5 (ii) any net cash proceeds that are so received or contributed shall be excluded for purposes of Incurring Debt pursuant to this clause to the extent the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries makes a Restricted Payment under Section 4.07(a) in reliance thereon; (21) Debt (i) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred or issued to finance an acquisition and (ii) of Persons that are acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or merged, amalgamated or consolidated into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; provided, however, that after giving effect to such acquisition and the incurrence of such Debt, either: (A) the Company could Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to Section 4.09(a); or (B) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a Pro Forma Basis would be equal to or greater than immediately prior to such acquisition, merger, amalgamation, arrangement or consolidation; (22) Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted pursuant to this definition, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $50 million and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at any time outstanding; (23) Refinancing Debt in respect of Debt Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) or pursuant to clauses (2), (3), (4), (20), (21) or (22) or this clause (23) of this definition; and (24) Debt which (A) is contemplated by clause (x)(B) of the definition of “Debt” hereunder and (B) could be secured with a Lien pursuant to clause (17) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” hereunder. “Permitted Investments” means: (1) Investments in existence on the Issue Date; (2) Investments required pursuant to any agreement or obligation of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, in effect on the Issue Date, to make such Investments; (3) Investments in cash and Eligible Cash Equivalents; (4) Investments in property and other assets, owned or used by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; (5) Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (6) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Person, if as a result of such Investment (A) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (B) such Person is merged, amalgamated, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or


 
-29- SC1:3839600.5 conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated or wound up into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; (7) Swap Contracts and Hedging Obligations, in each case, not entered into for speculative purposes; (8) receivables owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and advances to suppliers, in each case if created, acquired or made in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; (9) Investments received in settlement of obligations owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and as a result of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or upon the foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (10) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted under this definition, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $50 million and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at any one time outstanding; (11) loans and advances to employees in an amount not to exceed $5 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding; (12) Investments the payment for which consists solely of Capital Interests (excluding Redeemable Capital Interests) of the Company; (13) any Investment in any Person to the extent such Investment represents the non-cash portion of the consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale consummated in compliance with Section 4.10 or any other disposition of Property not constituting an Asset Sale; (14) guarantees of operating leases or of other obligations that do not constitute Debt, in each case, entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (15) payroll, travel, moving, relocation and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business; (16) Guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted by Section 4.09; (17) any Investment acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries: (i) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the Company of such other Investment or accounts receivable;


 
-30- SC1:3839600.5 (ii) in satisfaction of judgments against other Persons; (iii) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default; or (iv) received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer, or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes; (18) any Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material or equipment or other similar assets in the ordinary course of business, or the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons; (19) advances, loans or extensions of trade credit or prepayments of expenses or loans or advances made to distributors, in each case in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (20) repurchases of the Notes and Obligations under the Credit Facilities; (21) (a) Investments consisting of the purchase price paid for and reasonable transaction costs related to acquisitions by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of all or substantially all of the assets or Capital Interests of a Person engaged in a Permitted Business; (b) Investments of any Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or consolidates, merges or amalgamates with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as such Investments were not made in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or of such consolidation, merger or amalgamation and (c) Investments consisting of any acquisition of, or licenses for, products or assets used or useful in a Permitted Business; and (22) Investments in a Permitted Joint Venture, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (22) that are at the time outstanding (and not otherwise converted or applied to another clause of this definition of “Permitted Investments”), not to exceed $25 million at any one time outstanding. “Permitted Joint Venture” means any joint venture (which may be in the form of a limited liability company, partnership, corporation or other entity) in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a joint venturer; provided, however, that (a) the joint venture is engaged solely in a Permitted Business and (b) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary is required by the governing documents of the joint venture or an agreement with the other parties to the joint venture to participate in the management of such joint venture as a member of such joint venture’s Board of Directors or otherwise.


 
-31- SC1:3839600.5 “Permitted Liens” means: (1) Liens on the assets of the Company or any Guarantor which secure Obligations Incurred under Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $950 million and (ii) the Secured Debt Cap; (2) Liens in favor of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (3) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged or amalgamated with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (including by way of plan of arrangement), provided that such Liens were not Incurred in contemplation of or in connection with such merger, amalgamation or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into, amalgamated or consolidated with the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary; (4) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such Liens were not Incurred in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition and do not extend to any property other than the property so acquired by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary; (5) Liens existing on the Issue Date; (6) pledges or deposits by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Debt) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import or customs duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business; (7) Liens imposed by law, including carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ materialmen’s and repairmen’s Liens, in each case in respect of which a reserve or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by IFRS shall have been made in respect thereof; (8) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet subject to penalties for non-payment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings provided that appropriate reserves required pursuant to IFRS have been made in respect thereof; (9) Liens in favor of issuers of surety or performance bonds or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business; provided, however, that such letters of credit do not secure Debt;


 
-32- SC1:3839600.5 (10) Liens securing Swap Contracts and Hedging Obligations, in each case, not entered into for speculative purposes; (11) Liens relating to banker’s liens, rights of set off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depositary institution; provided that: (a) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by the Company in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; and (b) such deposit account is not established by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of providing collateral to the depository institution; (12) any Lien resulting from the deposit of money or other cash equivalents or other evidence of indebtedness in trust for the purpose of defeasing Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the Incurrence of Debt and such defeasance or satisfaction and discharge are not prohibited by this Indenture; (13) Liens securing Obligations in respect of Debt (including Capital Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Debt) permitted by clause (10) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” hereunder covering only the assets acquired, constructed, installed, improved, repaired or developed with, or secured by, such Debt; (14) Liens securing Obligations in respect of (a) Debt permitted by clause (14) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” hereunder (and any Guarantee thereof) and (b) Debt of Subsidiaries other than Subsidiary Guarantors; provided, in the case of clause (b), that such Liens attach only to assets of Restricted Subsidiaries other than Subsidiary Guarantors; (15) Liens securing Debt permitted by clause (15) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” hereunder; (16) Liens on Capital Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that secure Debt or other obligations of such Unrestricted Subsidiary; (17) Liens securing Obligations in respect of Refinancing Debt; provided that any such Lien covers only the assets that secure the Debt being refinanced; (18) leases, subleases, survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not Incurred in connection with Debt and which do not in the aggregate materially impair the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;


 
-33- SC1:3839600.5 (19) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code or Personal Property Security Act (Ontario) (or its equivalent) financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (20) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default and notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been made; (21) Liens arising out of consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business; (22) Liens securing insurance premium financing arrangements, provided that such Liens are limited to the applicable unearned insurance premiums; (23) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code or Personal Property Security Act (Ontario) (or its equivalent) financing statements or similar or analogous financing statements in any jurisdiction; (24) Liens arising from the right of distress enjoyed by landlords or lessors or Liens otherwise granted to landlords or lessors, in either case, to secure payment of arrears of rent in respect of leased properties; (25) deemed trusts or other Liens that are unregistered and that secure amounts that are not yet delinquent in respect of unpaid wages, vacation pay, employee or non-resident withholding tax source deductions, goods and services taxes, sales taxes, harmonized sales taxes, municipal taxes, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, pension fund obligations and realty taxes; (26) Liens on Capital Interests of any joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary (i) securing obligations of such joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, or (ii) pursuant to the relevant joint venture agreement or arrangement; (27) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Debt secured by any Lien permitted under this Indenture; provided, however, that (x) such new Lien pursuant to this clause shall be limited to all or part of the same property (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include after-acquired property to the extent such after-acquired property would be subject to the existing Lien) that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on and accessions to such property), (y) the Debt secured by such Lien at such time pursuant to this clause is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the applicable Debt at the time the original Lien became a Lien permitted hereunder, and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement, and (z) such new Lien pursuant to this clause shall also continue to constitute a utilization of any capacity pursuant to the clause under which such initial Lien was incurred;


 
-34- SC1:3839600.5 (28) licenses, sublicenses, covenants not to sue, releases or other rights under intellectual property granted to others (including in connection with distribution, license and supply agreements) in the ordinary course of business or in the reasonable business judgment of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; (29) Liens securing the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ obligations in relation to corporate aircraft, including rights under any lease, sublease, charter, management, operating, crew, service, repair, maintenance, storage or other agreement relating to the aircraft, rights in the aircraft and any parts, accessions and accessories thereto, rights under insurance policies and security deposits and rights in income derived from and proceeds of any of the foregoing, in the ordinary course; (30) other Liens securing Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $50 million and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at any one time outstanding; and (31) other Liens so long as, after giving effect to any such Lien and the incurrence of any Debt incurred at the time such Lien is created, or incurred, on a Pro Forma Basis, the Secured Leverage Ratio (when tested for purposes of the incurrence of such Lien) does not exceed 3.50:1.00. “Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. “Preferred Interests,” as applied to the Capital Interests in any Person, means Capital Interests in such Person of any class or classes (however designated) that rank prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such Person, to shares of Common Interests in such Person. “Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture, except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture. “Purchase Amount” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Offer to Purchase” hereunder. “Purchase Date” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Offer to Purchase” hereunder. “Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Offer to Purchase” hereunder. “Pro Forma” or “Pro Forma Basis” means, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Indenture, including the determination of any financial


 
-35- SC1:3839600.5 ratio or test or the amount of revenue or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, that any Specified Transaction occurring since the first day of the relevant period to and including the relevant date such determination is made (including after the relevant quarter or period end, if applicable) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, including pro forma adjustments arising out of events attributable to such Specified Transaction (including giving effect to those specified in accordance with the definitions of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Net Income); provided that, any event, occurrence or transaction that would otherwise be deemed a Specified Transaction, but for failure to meet the monetary threshold in the definition thereof, shall also be given effect on a “Pro Forma Basis”. Upon giving effect to a transaction on a “Pro Forma Basis,” (i) any indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Specified Transaction (or any other transaction which occurred during the relevant period) shall be deemed to have been Incurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (ii) if such Debt has a floating or formula rate, then the rate of interest for such Debt for the applicable period for purposes of the calculations contemplated by this definition shall be determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Debt as at the end of the relevant period, (iii) income statement items (whether positive or negative) and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA attributable to all property acquired in such Specified Transaction or to the Investment constituting such Specified Transaction, as applicable, shall be included as if such Specified Transaction has occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (iv) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to all property disposed of in any Specified Transaction (including any income statement items attributable to disposed abandoned or discontinued operations), shall be excluded as if such Specified Transaction has occurred as of the first day of the relevant period and (v) such other pro forma adjustments which would be permitted or required by Canadian Securities Laws, as amended, shall be taken into account (in addition to any adjustments permitted pursuant to any applicable financial definition or test). Interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by an Authorized Officer of the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with IFRS. Interest on Debt that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, bankers’ acceptances market rate, or other rate, shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may designate. Any such adjustments included in calculations made on a Pro Forma Basis shall continue to apply to subsequent calculations of any applicable financial ratios or tests, including during any subsequent test period in which the effects thereof are expected to be realized. “Purchase Money Debt” means Debt: (i) Incurred to finance the purchase, assembly, installation or construction (including additions and improvements thereto) of any assets (other than Capital Interests) of such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary; and (ii) that is secured by a Lien on such assets where the lender’s sole security is to the assets so purchased, assembled, installed or constructed; and in any case that does not


 
-36- SC1:3839600.5 exceed 100% of the cost and to the extent the purchase or construction prices for such assets are or should be included in “addition to property, plant or equipment” in accordance with IFRS. “QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A. “Qualified Capital Interests” in any Person means a class of Capital Interests other than Redeemable Capital Interests. “Qualified Equity Offering” means (i) any public equity offering of Qualified Capital Interests yielding gross proceeds to either of the Company, or any direct or indirect parent company of the Company, of at least $20 million or (ii) a private equity offering of Qualified Capital Interests of the Company, or any direct or indirect parent company of the Company, other than any such public or private sale to an entity that is an Affiliate of the Company; provided that, in the case of an offering or sale by a direct or indirect parent company of the Company, such parent company contributes to the capital of the Company the portion of the net cash proceeds of such offering or sale necessary to pay the aggregate Redemption Price (plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date) of the Notes to be redeemed pursuant to the provisions described under Section 3.07(b). “Rating Agencies” means Moody’s and S&P or if Moody’s or S&P or both shall not make a rating on the Notes publicly available other than as a result of actions by the Company, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company which shall be substituted for Moody’s or S&P or both, as the case may be. “Redeemable Capital Interests,” in any Person, means any equity security of such Person that by its terms (or by terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or otherwise (including the passage of time or the happening of an event), is required to be redeemed (other than in exchange for Qualified Capital Interests), is redeemable (other than in exchange for Qualified Capital Interests) at the option of the holder thereof in whole or in part (including by operation of a sinking fund), or is convertible or exchangeable for Debt of such Person at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes; provided that only the portion of such equity security which is required to be redeemed, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof before such date will be deemed to be Redeemable Capital Interests. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any equity security that would constitute Redeemable Capital Interests solely because the holders of the equity security have the right to require the Company to repurchase such equity security upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Redeemable Capital Interests if the terms of such equity security provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such equity security pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.07. The amount of Redeemable Capital Interests deemed to be outstanding at any time for the purposes of this Indenture will be the maximum amount that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Redeemable Capital Interests or portion thereof, exclusive of accrued dividends.


 
-37- SC1:3839600.5 “Record Date” for the interest payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means April 1 or October 1 (whether or not a Business Day) preceding such Interest Payment Date. “Redemption Price,” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture. “Refinancing Debt” means Debt that refunds, refinances, renews, replaces or extends any Debt permitted to be Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, whether involving the same or any other lender or creditor or group of lenders or creditors, but only to the extent that: (1) the Refinancing Debt is subordinated to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as applicable, to at least the same extent as the Debt being refunded, refinanced or extended, if such Debt was subordinated to the Notes; (2) the Refinancing Debt is scheduled to mature either (a) no earlier than the Debt being refunded, refinanced or extended or (b) at least 91 days after the maturity date of the Notes; (3) the Refinancing Debt has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing Debt is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Debt being refunded, refinanced, renewed, replaced or extended; (4) such Refinancing Debt is in an aggregate principal amount that is less than or equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal or accreted amount (in the case of any Debt issued with original issue discount, as such) then outstanding under the Debt being refunded, refinanced, renewed, replaced or extended, (b) the amount of accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such Debt being refinanced and any reasonably determined premium necessary to accomplish any such refinancing (including in that limitation any “make whole” premium) and (c) the amount of reasonable and customary fees, expenses and costs related to the Incurrence of such Refinancing Debt; and (5) such Refinancing Debt is Incurred by the same Person (or its successor) that initially Incurred the Debt being refunded, refinanced, renewed, replaced or extended, except that the Company or any Guarantor may Incur Refinancing Debt to refund, refinance, renew, replace or extend Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company. “Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act. “Regulation S Global Note” means a Regulation S Temporary Global Note or a Regulation S Permanent Global Note, as appropriate. “Regulation S Permanent Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Global Notes Legend and the Canadian Restricted Legend (if applicable) and deposited with or on behalf of and registered


 
-38- SC1:3839600.5 in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Regulation S. “Regulation S Temporary Global Note” means a temporary Global Note in the form of Exhibit A, bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Global Notes Legend, the Canadian Restricted Legend (if applicable) and the Regulation S Temporary Global Notes Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S. “Regulation S Temporary Global Notes Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(iv) to be placed on the Regulation S Temporary Global Note. “Related Business Assets” means assets (other than cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Permitted Business; provided that any assets received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary. “Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture. “Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend and the Canadian Restricted Legend (if applicable). “Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Global Notes Legend and the Canadian Restricted Legend (if applicable). “Restricted Investment” means any Investment other than a Permitted Investment. “Restricted Payment” means any of the following: (a) any dividend or other distribution declared and paid on the Capital Interests in the Company or on the Capital Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that are held by, or declared and paid to, any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, other than: (i) dividends, distributions or payments made solely in Qualified Capital Interests in the Company; and


 
-39- SC1:3839600.5 (ii) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or to other holders of Capital Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis; (b) any payment made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to purchase, redeem, acquire or retire any Capital Interests in the Company (including the conversion into, or exchange for, Debt, of any Capital Interests) other than any such Capital Interests owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a payment made solely in Qualified Capital Interests in the Company); (c) any payment made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a payment made solely in Qualified Capital Interests in the Company) to redeem, repurchase, defease (including an in substance or legal defeasance) or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including pursuant to mandatory repurchase covenants), prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled sinking fund or mandatory redemption payment, Subordinated Obligations (excluding any Debt owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), except payments of principal and interest in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case, within one year of the due date thereof; (d) any Investment by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in any Person, other than a Permitted Investment; and (e) any Restricted Investment. “Restricted Period”, with respect to any Note, means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (a) the day on which such Note is first offered to Persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S, notice of which day shall be promptly given by the Company to the Trustee, and (b) the date of issuance with respect to such Note or any predecessor of such Note. “Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that has not been designated as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” in accordance with this Indenture. “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business. “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any direct or indirect arrangement pursuant to which property is sold or transferred by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and is thereafter leased back as a capital lease by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary.


 
-40- SC1:3839600.5 “Secured Debt” means, without duplication, (i) any Debt secured by a Lien and (ii) any Debt of a Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary that is Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a). “Secured Debt Cap” means, as of any date of determination, an amount of Secured Debt equal to the greatest principal amount of Secured Debt that could have been Incurred on such date so long as the Company’s Secured Leverage Ratio for its most recently ended Four Quarter Period would not have been in excess of 3.50 to 1.00. “Secured Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination (the “Determination Date”), the ratio of (a) the aggregate principal amount of Secured Debt determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available (net of unrestricted cash and Eligible Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries not to exceed $100 million, and excluding any proceeds of Debt that is Incurred for which the Secured Leverage Ratio is to be calculated or is otherwise Incurred substantially contemporaneously with such Debt) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Determination Date (excluding any Hedging Obligations or Swap Contracts, in each case, not entered into for speculative purposes) to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the most recently ended Four Quarter Period for which internal financial statements are available prior to the Determination Date. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, the Secured Leverage Ratio shall be calculated, if applicable, on a Pro Forma Basis in respect of clauses (a) and (b) thereof as are appropriate and consistent with the Pro Forma adjustments set forth in the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. “Significant Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and Exchange Act, but shall not include any Unrestricted Subsidiary. “Specified Transaction” means with respect to any period, any: (1) Investment involving the acquisition of an operating or geographical unit of a business or that constitutes an acquisition of all or substantially all of the common stock of a person or otherwise involves the payment of consideration by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $2,000,000; (2) sale or transfer of assets or property or other asset disposition (including any disposal, abandonment or discontinuance of operations) that yields gross proceeds to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $2,000,000 or involves the abandonment or discontinuation of operations with a value in excess of $2,000,000; (3) incurrence, amendment, modification, repayment or refinancing of Debt; (4) Restricted Payment;


 
-41- SC1:3839600.5 (5) designation or redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Restricted Subsidiary; or (6) other event, in each case, that by the terms of this Indenture requires pro forma compliance with a test or covenant thereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis. “Stated Maturity,” when used with respect to (i) any Note or any installment of interest thereon, means the date specified in such Note as the fixed date on which the principal amount of such Note or such installment of interest is due and payable and (ii) any other Debt or any installment of interest thereon, means the date specified in the instrument governing such Debt as the fixed date on which the principal of such Debt or such installment of interest is due and payable. “Subordinated Obligation” means any Debt of the Company or any Guarantor (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) that is subordinated or junior in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees pursuant to a written agreement to that effect. “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited or general partnership, trust, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of the Voting Interests is at the time owned, directly or indirectly, by: (1) such Person; (2) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (3) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless otherwise specified herein, each reference to a Subsidiary will refer to a Subsidiary of the Company. “Subsidiary Guarantor” means a Subsidiary of the Company that is a Guarantor. “Successor Entity” means a corporation or other entity that succeeds to and continues the business of Concordia Healthcare Corp. “Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross currency rate swap


 
-42- SC1:3839600.5 transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing, whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement. “Transactions” means, collectively: (1) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2015, by and among Concordia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (as purchaser), Covis Pharma S.à.r.l. (as a seller), Covis Injectables S.à.r.l. (as a seller), the Company (as purchaser parent) and Covis Pharma Holdings S.à.r.l. (as seller parent), together with all exhibits, schedules and disclosure letters thereto; (2) the execution, delivery and performance by the Company (as borrower) and certain Subsidiaries of the Company party thereto from time to time (as guarantors) of the Credit Agreement and the “Credit Documents” (as defined therein) and the borrowings contemplated thereby; (3) the issuance and sale by the Company of new cash common equity providing for gross proceeds in an aggregate principal amount of up to $450.0 million on or about the Issue Date; (4) the issuance and sale by the Company of the Notes and the performance by the Company and the Guarantors of their respective obligations contemplated by this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees; (5) the refinancing and repayment of existing third party indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company and its Subsidiaries on or about the Issue Date, including indebtedness pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2014, among the Company, certain lenders party thereto and GE Capital Canada Finance, Inc., as administrative agent, and the release and discharge of security and guarantees in respect thereof; and (6) the payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by paragraphs (1) through (5) of this definition. “Treasury Rate” means the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) which has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the date fixed for prepayment (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source for similar market data)) most nearly equal to the then remaining term of the Notes to April 15, 2018; provided, however, that if the then remaining


 
-43- SC1:3839600.5 term of the Notes to April 15, 2018 is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that, if the then remaining term of the Notes to April 15, 2018 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used. The Company will (a) calculate the Treasury Rate on the second Business Day preceding the applicable redemption date and (b) prior to such redemption date, file with the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the Applicable Premium and the Treasury Rate and showing the calculation of each in reasonable detail. “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. “Trustee” means U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder. “Unrestricted Definitive Note” means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend. “Unrestricted Global Note” means any Note in global form that does not bear or is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend. “Unrestricted Subsidiary” means: (1) any Subsidiary of the Company which at the time of determination shall be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Company in the manner provided in Section 4.18; and (2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. “U.S. Government Obligations” means securities that are (a) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (b) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of the United States of America, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligations or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government Obligations held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligations or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the U.S. Government Obligations evidenced by such depositary receipt.


 
-44- SC1:3839600.5 “U.S. Person” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act. “Voting Interests” means, with respect to any Person, securities of any class or classes of Capital Interests in such Person entitling the holders thereof generally to vote on the election of members of the Board of Directors or comparable body of such Person or otherwise direct the management thereof. “Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, all of the Capital Interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned by the Company or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary. Section 1.02 Other Definitions. Term Defined in Section “Acceptable Commitment” ............................................................................ 4.10(c) “Additional Amounts” .................................................................................. 2.13(b) “Affiliate Transaction”................................................................................... 4.11(a) “Asset Sale Proceeds Application Period” .................................................... 4.10(c) “Authentication Order” .................................................................................. 2.02(c) “Code”............................................................................................................ 2.13(c) “Covenant Defeasance” ................................................................................. 8.02(a) “Covenant Suspension Event” ....................................................................... 4.19(a) “Discharge” .................................................................................................... 11.01(a) “Event of Default” ......................................................................................... 6.01(a) “Excess Proceeds” ......................................................................................... 4.10(d) “Expiry Date”................................................................................................. 1.04(j) “FATCA Withholding” .................................................................................. 2.13(f) “Initial Default” ............................................................................................. 6.04 “Judgment Currency”..................................................................................... 12.18 “Legal Defeasance” ....................................................................................... 8.01(a) “Material Change Report” ............................................................................. 4.03(a)(3) “MD&A”........................................................................................................ 4.03(a)(1) “Note Register” .............................................................................................. 2.03(a) “Paying Agent” .............................................................................................. 2.03(a) “Payor” ........................................................................................................... 2.13(a) “Reference Date” ........................................................................................... 4.07(a)(3) “Registrar” .................................................................................................... 2.03(a) “Reinstatement Date”..................................................................................... 4.19(b) “relevant date” ............................................................................................... 2.13(c) “Satisfaction of the Notes” ............................................................................. 4.19(f)


 
-45- SC1:3839600.5 Term Defined in Section “SEDAR” ....................................................................................................... 4.03(a)(4) “Surviving Entity” ......................................................................................... 5.01(a)(1) “Suspended Covenants” ................................................................................. 4.19(a) “Suspension Period” ...................................................................................... 4.19(a) “Tax Act” ....................................................................................................... 2.13(c) “Tax Redemption Date” ................................................................................. 3.09(a) “Taxes” .......................................................................................................... 2.13(a) “Taxing Jurisdiction” ..................................................................................... 2.13(a) Section 1.03 Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires: (1) a term defined in Section 1.01 or 1.02 has the meaning assigned to it therein, and a term used herein that is defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, shall have the meaning assigned to it therein; (2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with IFRS; (3) “or” is not exclusive; (4) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular; (5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; (6) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Appendix,” “Article,” “Section,” “clause,” “Schedule” or “Exhibit” refers to an Appendix, Article, Section, clause, Schedule or Exhibit, as the case may be, of this Indenture; (7) the words “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not any particular Article, Section, clause or other subdivision; (8) the words “including,” “includes” and other words of similar import shall be deemed to be followed by “without limitation”; (9) references to sections of, or rules under, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the Commission from time to time;


 
-46- SC1:3839600.5 (10) unless otherwise provided, references to agreements and other instruments shall be deemed to include all amendments and other modifications to such agreements or instruments, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of this Indenture; and (11) in the event that a transaction meets the criteria of more than one category of permitted transactions or listed exceptions, the Company may classify such transaction as it, in its sole discretion, determines. Section 1.04 Acts of Holders. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company and the Guarantors. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 7.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee, the Company and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.04. (b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved (1) by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof, (2) if executed by or on behalf of the Company, by a certificate from the secretary or assistance secretary or other officer performing a similar function, or (3) in any other manner deemed reasonably sufficient by the Trustee. Where such execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of the Person executing the same. The authority of the Person executing the same may also be proved in any other manner deemed reasonably sufficient by the Trustee. (c) The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register. (d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee, the Company or the Guarantors in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note. (e) The Company may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to make, give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, or to vote on any action authorized or permitted to be taken by Holders; provided that the Company may not set a


 
-47- SC1:3839600.5 record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in clause (f) below. Unless otherwise specified, if not set by the Company prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, any such record date shall be the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or vote or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee prior to such solicitation or vote. If any record date is set pursuant to this clause (e), the Holders on such record date, and only such Holders, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action (including revocation of any action), whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiry Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes, or each affected Holder, as applicable, on such record date. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiry Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 12.01. (f) The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to join in the giving or making of (1) any notice of default under Section 6.01(a), (2) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 6.02, (3) any direction referred to in Section 6.05 or (4) any request to pursue a remedy referred to in Section 6.06(2). If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiry Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes or each affected Holder, as applicable, on such record date. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiry Date to be given to the Company and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 12.01. (g) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part. (h) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Holder, including a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Note, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Note may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial


 
-48- SC1:3839600.5 owners of interests in any such Global Note through such Depositary’s standing instructions and customary practices. (i) The Company may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note held by a Depositary entitled under the procedures of such Depositary, if any, to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders; provided that if such a record date is fixed, only the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Note on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such beneficial owners remain beneficial owners of interests in such Global Note after such record date. No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiry Date. (j) With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section 1.04, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the “Expiry Date” and from time to time may change the Expiry Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiry Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Notes in the manner set forth in Section 12.01, on or prior to both the existing and the new Expiry Date. If an Expiry Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section 1.04, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 90th day after such record date as the Expiry Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiry Date as provided in this clause (j). ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES Section 2.01 Form and Dating; Terms. (a) The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, as may be required to comply with any law, or with any rules of any securities exchange or usage or with the rules of the Depositary or this Indenture, all as may be determined by the officers executing such Notes as evidenced by their execution of the Notes. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. (b) Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (including the Global Notes Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Notes Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note


 
-49- SC1:3839600.5 shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto and each shall provide that it shall represent up to the aggregate principal amount of Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as applicable, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06. Following the termination of the Restricted Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note will be exchanged for beneficial interests in the Regulation S Permanent Global Note pursuant to the Applicable Procedures. Simultaneously with the authentication of the Regulation S Permanent Global Note, the Trustee will cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Note. The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as hereinafter provided. (c) The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes shall be subject to repurchase by the Company pursuant to an Offer to Purchase as provided in Section 4.10 or Section 4.14. The Notes shall not be redeemable, other than as provided in Article 3. Additional Notes ranking pari passu with the Initial Notes may be created and issued from time to time by the Company without notice to or consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Initial Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise (other than with respect to the issue date, the purchase price thereof and the date from which the interest accrues) as the Initial Notes; provided that the Company’s ability to issue Additional Notes shall be subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 4.09. The Notes and any Additional Notes shall be substantially identical other than the issuance dates, offering price, and, if applicable, the date from which interest shall accrue. Except as described under Article 9, the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes subsequently issued under this Indenture will be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase, and shall vote together as one class on all matters with respect to the Notes, provided that if the Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes the Additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP number, if applicable. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to


 
-50- SC1:3839600.5 “Notes” for all purposes of this Indenture include any Additional Notes that are actually issued. Any Additional Notes shall be issued with the benefit of an indenture supplemental to this Indenture. In authenticating and delivering Additional Notes, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and shall be fully protected in conclusively relying upon, in addition to the Opinion of Counsel and Officer’s Certificate required by Section 12.03, an Opinion of Counsel (i) as to the due authorization, execution, delivery, validity and enforceability of such Additional Notes, (ii) stating that the form and terms of such Additional Notes have been established by a supplemental indenture and pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture and (iii) stating that all laws and requirements in respect of the execution and delivery by the Company of such Additional Notes have been complied with. (d) The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Note that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream. Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication. (a) At least one Authorized Officer shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual or facsimile signature. If an Authorized Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid. (b) A Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated substantially in the form provided for in Exhibit A attached hereto by the manual signature of an authorized signatory of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. (c) On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Authorized Officer (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate and deliver the Initial Notes. In addition, at any time and from time to time, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate and deliver any Additional Notes in an aggregate principal amount specified in such Authentication Order for such Additional Notes issued hereunder and, in the case of any issuance of Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.01, such Authentication Order shall certify that such issuance is in compliance with Section 4.09. (d) The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.


 
-51- SC1:3839600.5 Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent. (a) The Company shall maintain an office or agency in the United States where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and at least one office or agency in the United States where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”), which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee located at 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55107. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange (“Note Register”). The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co- registrar, and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to any Holder; provided, however, that no such removal shall become effective until (i) acceptance of an appointment by a successor as evidenced by an appropriate agreement entered into by the Company and such successor Registrar or Paying Agent, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee and the passage of any waiting or notice periods required by the Depositary’s procedures or (ii) written notification to the Trustee that the Trustee shall serve as Registrar or Paying Agent until the appointment of a successor in accordance with clause (i) above. The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.07. The Company or any Affiliate incorporated or organized within the United States of America may act as Paying Agent (except for purposes of Article 8) or Registrar. (b) The Company initially appoints DTC to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes. The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes, for which the Trustee shall be Custodian. If, at any time, the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Registrar shall make available to the Trustee ten days prior to each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may reasonably request the names and addresses of the Holders as they appear in the Note Register. Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by such Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, a Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or an Affiliate of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent until such


 
-52- SC1:3839600.5 sum of money shall be paid to such Holders or otherwise disposed of as provided in this Indenture, and shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any action or failure to act as required by this Section. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes. Section 2.05 Holder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may reasonably request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders. Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange. (a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.06, a Global Note may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. A beneficial interest in a Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note unless (i) the Depositary (x) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note or (y) has ceased to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days, (ii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default with respect to the Notes or (iii) the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of Definitive Notes (although Regulation S Temporary Global Notes at the Company’s election pursuant to this clause may not be exchanged for Definitive Notes prior to (a) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (b) the receipt of any certificates required under the provisions of Regulation S). Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, Definitive Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests therein will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures). Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Section 2.07 and Section 2.10. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or Section 2.10, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note, except for Definitive Notes issued subsequent to any of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above and pursuant to Sections 2.06(c) or (e). A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a); provided, however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Sections 2.06(b) and (c). (b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of


 
-53- SC1:3839600.5 beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable: (i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i). (ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i), the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (B) (1) above; provided that in no event shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903; provided, further, that in no event shall a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note be credited, or an Unrestricted Definitive Note be issued, to a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(g).


 
-54- SC1:3839600.5 (iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) and the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; or (B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note or the Regulation S Permanent Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof. (iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any Holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) and: (A) the Registrar receives the following: (1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or (2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (A), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained


 
-55- SC1:3839600.5 herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (A) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (A) above. Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. (c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes. (i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon the occurrence of any of the events in (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.06(a) and receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation: (A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof; (B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; (D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; (E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or


 
-56- SC1:3839600.5 (F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof; the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(g), and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the applicable principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall mail such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend, the Canadian Restricted Legend (if applicable) and the Regulation S Temporary Global Notes Legend, as applicable, and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein. (ii) Beneficial Interests in Regulation S Temporary Global Note to Definitive Notes. Notwithstanding Section 2.06(c)(i)(A) and (C), a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act, except in the case of a transfer pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 903 or Rule 904. (iii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only upon the occurrence of any of the events in subsection (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.06(a) and if: (A) the Registrar receives the following: (1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or


 
-57- SC1:3839600.5 (2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (A), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. (iv) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon the occurrence of any of the events in subsection (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.06(a) and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii), the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(g), and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the applicable principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iv) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall mail such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iv) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend. (d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests. (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation: (A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a


 
-58- SC1:3839600.5 certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof; (B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; (D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; (E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or (F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the applicable Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the applicable 144A Global Note and, in the case of clause (C) above, the applicable Regulation S Global Note. (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if: (A) the Registrar receives the following: (1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder


 
-59- SC1:3839600.5 substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or (2) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (A), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon satisfaction of the conditions in this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note. (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Unrestricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes. If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraph (ii) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred. (e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional


 
-60- SC1:3839600.5 certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e): (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the transfer will be made to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; or (C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications required by item (3) thereof, if applicable. (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if: (A) the Registrar receives the following: (1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or (2) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (A), if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private


 
-61- SC1:3839600.5 Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof. Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly and will cause the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note to be increased accordingly, and the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amount. (f) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture: (i) Private Placement Legend. (A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution therefor) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form: “THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: ONE YEAR] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS] AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH ANY OF THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: AND ON WHICH THE COMPANY INSTRUCT THE TRUSTEE THAT THIS LEGEND SHALL BE DEEMED REMOVED FROM THE NOTES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE RELATING TO THIS SECURITY], ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY,


 
-62- SC1:3839600.5 (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A ‘‘QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER’’ AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE. [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]” (B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraph (b)(iv), (c)(iii), (c)(iv), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), or (e)(iii) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend. (ii) Global Notes Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form: “THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE


 
-63- SC1:3839600.5 DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”) TO THE COMPANY OR THEIR AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.” (iii) Canadian Restricted Legend. If required under Canadian Securities Laws, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution therefor) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form: “IN CANADA, UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE [INSERT THE DAY THAT IS FOUR (4) MONTHS AND ONE (1) DAY AFTER THE DAY ON WHICH THE NOTE INITIALLY WAS ISSUED BY THE COMPANY].” (iv) Regulation S Temporary Global Notes Legend. Each temporary Note that is a Global Note issued pursuant to Regulation S shall bear a legend in substantially the following form: “THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS A TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO BELOW. NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE INDENTURE.” (g) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes


 
-64- SC1:3839600.5 represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction. If the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase. (h) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges. (i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 or at the Registrar’s request. (ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but such holder or Holder will be required to pay all taxes due on transfer and the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Section 2.07, Section 2.10, Section 3.06, Section 4.10, Section 4.14 and Section 9.04). (iii) Neither the Registrar nor the Company shall be required to register the transfer of, or transfer or exchange any, Note selected for redemption or tendered (and not withdrawn) for repurchase in connection with an Offer to Purchase or other tender offer. (iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. (v) Neither the Company nor the Registrar shall be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of, or to transfer or exchange any, Notes during a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes is to be redeemed under Section 3.02, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part, (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a Record Date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date or (D) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note tendered and not withdrawn in connection with an Offer to Purchase.


 
-65- SC1:3839600.5 (vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary. (vii) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 2.03, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount. (viii) At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Global Notes or Definitive Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, the replacement Global Notes and Definitive Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.06. (ix) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile or electronically via .pdf transmission. (x) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including transfers between or among Depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof. (xi) The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents in connection with any transfer of Notes. (xii) By its acceptance of any Definitive Note or interest in any Global Note bearing the Canadian Restricted Legend, each Holder of the Note represented thereby acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Note set forth in the Canadian Restricted Legend affixed to such Note and agrees that in connection with any sale, transfer or trade of such Note or its interest in such Note to a Person in, or a Person resident of, or a Person acquiring such Note or an


 
-66- SC1:3839600.5 interest therein for the benefit of another Person resident in, any Province or Territory of Canada, it will so sell, transfer or trade such Note or interest therein only in compliance with Canadian Securities Laws. (xiii) The Trustee shall only be required to affix the Canadian Restricted Legend to any Definitive Note and any Global Note until (but not after) the day specified in the Canadian Restricted Legend initially affixed to such Note on the date of its original issue, and shall affix such legend only upon the written instructions of the Company. Section 2.07 Replacement Notes. If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. An indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company or the Trustee may charge for their expenses in replacing a Note, which may include any expenses of the Trustee. Every replacement Note is a contractual obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder. Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes. (a) The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes that have been authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding and, solely to the extent provided for in Article 8, Notes that are subject to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance as provided in Article 8. Except as set forth in Section 2.09, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note; provided that Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary will not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section 3.07(b). (b) If a Note is replaced or paid pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser, as such term is defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York. (c) If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue from and after the date of such payment.


 
-67- SC1:3839600.5 (d) If a Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or any Affiliate thereof) holds, on the maturity date or any redemption date or date for repurchase of the Notes money sufficient to pay Notes payable or to be redeemed or purchased on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest. Section 2.09 Treasury Notes. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes beneficially owned by the Company, or by any Affiliate of the Company, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned that have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to deliver any such direction, waiver or consent with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or any obligor under the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor. Section 2.10 Temporary Notes. Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes upon surrender of such temporary Notes at the office or agency of the Company, without charge to the Holder. Until so exchanged, the Holders and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits accorded to Holders, or beneficial holders, respectively, of Notes under this Indenture. Section 2.11 Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification of the disposal of all canceled Notes shall, upon the written request of the Company, be delivered to the Company. The Trustee shall retain all canceled Notes in accordance with its standard procedures (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act), and copies of the canceled Notes shall be provided to the Company upon the Company’s written request. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. If the Company acquires any of


 
-68- SC1:3839600.5 the Notes, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of Debt represented by such Notes unless or until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. The Trustee shall not authenticate Notes in place of canceled Notes other than pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest. (a) If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay, or shall deposit with the Paying Agent money in immediately available funds sufficient to pay, the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such defaulted interest as provided in this Section 2.12. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall send, or cause to be sent, to each Holder a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid. (b) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 and for greater certainty, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue interest, which were carried by such other Note. Section 2.13 Additional Amounts. (a) All payments made by or on behalf of the Company or any Guarantor (each such person who pays or credits such amounts, a “Payor”) under or with respect to the Notes or any Note Guarantee will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, or on account of, any and all present or future income, stamp and other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (hereinafter referred to as “taxes”) now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which such Payor is organized, resident or carrying on business for tax purposes or from or through which payments are made by or on behalf of such Payor or any political subdivision or authority of the foregoing that has the power to tax (each a “Taxing Jurisdiction”), unless the deduction or withholding is required by applicable law or by the interpretation or administration thereof by the relevant governmental authority. (b) At any time a relevant Taxing Jurisdiction requires deductions or withholdings of taxes from any payment made under or in respect of the Notes, the Payor will


 
-69- SC1:3839600.5 pay such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary so that the net amounts received by each Holder (including Additional Amounts), after such deduction or withholding (including withholding or deduction attributable to Additional Amounts payable hereunder), shall not be less than the amount the Holder would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required. (c) However, notwithstanding the foregoing, no Additional Amounts will be payable to a Holder of a Note by any Payor with respect to: (i) taxes that would not have been imposed but for the existence of any present or former connection between such Holder or beneficial owner (or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, partner, member or shareholder of the relevant Holder or beneficial owner, if the relevant Holder or beneficial owner is an estate, nominee, trust, partnership or corporation) and any Taxing Jurisdiction (including without limitation, by virtue of the Holder or beneficial owner being a citizen or resident of, incorporated in or carrying on a business, having a permanent establishment or having a place of business in such jurisdiction), other than solely by reason of the Holder or beneficial owner purchasing, holding or disposing of the Notes; (ii) taxes imposed on, or deducted or withheld from, payments in respect of the Notes if such payments could have been made without such imposition, deduction or withholding of such taxes had such Notes been presented for payment (where presentation is required) within 30 days after the relevant date (except to the extent that the Holder thereof would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts on presenting a Note for payment on the last day of such 30 day period); for this purpose, the “relevant date” in relation to any payments on any Note means: (a) the due date for payment thereof, or (b) if the full amount of the monies payable on such date have not been received by the Trustee on or prior to such due date, the date on which the full amount of such monies having been so received, provided that notice to that effect is duly given to Holders of the Notes in accordance with this Indenture; (iii) taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure by the Holder or beneficial owner of such Note to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence or identity of the Holder or beneficial owner or to make any declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirement relating to such matters, within 30 days after a specific written request therefor from a Payor, which is required by law, regulation or administrative practice or applicable treaty as a precondition to exemption from or reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of all or part of such taxes; (iv) withholding tax payable under Part XIII of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”) that is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of a beneficial owner of a Note as a consequence of such beneficial owner not dealing at arm’s length (within the meaning of the Tax Act) with a Payor at the time of such payment; (v) any withholding tax payable under Part XIII of the Tax Act that is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of a beneficial owner of a Note as a consequence of such beneficial owner being, at any time, a “specified non-resident shareholder” (within the meaning of subsection 18(5) of the Tax Act) of the Company, or, at any time, not dealing at arm’s length (within the meaning of the Tax Act) with a “specified shareholder” (within the meaning of subsection 18(5) of the Tax Act) of the Company; (vi) any estate, inheritance, gift , sales, transfer or similar tax; (vii) any tax or penalty arising from the Holder’s failure to properly comply with the Holder’s obligations imposed under Part XVIII of the Tax Act or the similar provisions of legislation of any other jurisdiction that has entered into an agreement with the United States of America to provide for the implementation of reporting in that jurisdiction in


 
-70- SC1:3839600.5 compliance with Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); or (viii) taxes arising from any combination of the foregoing clauses (i) to (vii). (d) The Payors will (1) make such withholding or deduction and (2) remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant government authority in accordance with applicable law. The Payors will furnish to the Trustee, within 30 days after the date the payment of any taxes is due pursuant to applicable law, certified copies of tax receipts evidencing that such payment has been made or other evidence of such payment satisfactory to the Trustee. (e) The Payors, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder and beneficial owner of Notes and upon written request reimburse each such Holder and beneficial owner for the amount of (x) any taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such Holder or beneficial owner (including, for greater certainty, taxes imposed and paid pursuant to subsection 215(4) of the Tax Act and section 803 of the Income Tax Regulations (Canada) or any successor provision) as a result of payments made under or with respect to the Notes, (y) any liability (including penalties, interest, additions to tax and reasonable expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, and (z) any taxes levied or imposed and paid by such Holder or beneficial owner with respect to any reimbursement under (x) or (y) above; provided, however, that the indemnification or reimbursement obligations provided for in this Section 2.13(e) shall not extend to taxes for which the applicable Holder would not have been eligible to receive payment of Additional Amounts hereunder by virtue of clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 2.13(c) if the Payor had been required to withhold from such payments or to the extent such Holder received Additional Amounts with respect to such payments. (f) In addition, any amounts to be paid by a Payor on the Notes will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“FATCA Withholding”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding. (g) Each Holder entitled to any Additional Amounts shall cooperate, to the extent described in clause (iii) of Section 2.13(c) above, with the Company and the Trustee in providing any information or documentation that is required by applicable law or by the taxing authority of the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and that is reasonably requested in writing by the Company or the Trustee to confirm the identity and/or tax status of such Holder and any affected beneficial owner and to assist the Company or Trustee in determining the applicable withholding tax rate and the amount of Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof. (h) At least 30 calendar days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Notes or any Note Guarantee is due and payable, if a Payor will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the


 
-71- SC1:3839600.5 amounts so payable, and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee to pay such Additional Amounts to Holders on the payment date net of any taxes required to be withheld or deducted. (i) In addition, the Payor will pay any stamp, issue, registration, court, documentation, excise or other similar taxes, charges and duties, including any interest, penalties and any similar liabilities with respect thereto, imposed by any Taxing Jurisdiction at any time in respect of the execution, issuance, registration or delivery of the Notes, any Note Guarantee, this Indenture or any other document or instrument referred to hereunder or thereunder and any such taxes, charges or duties imposed by a Taxing Jurisdiction on any payments made pursuant to the Notes or as a result of, or in connection with, the enforcement of the Notes, any Note Guarantee and/or any other such document or instrument. (j) The obligations under this Section 2.13 will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of this Indenture and will apply mutatis mutandis to any successor Person to the Payor and to any jurisdiction in which such successor is organized or is otherwise resident or carrying on business for tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made by such successor or its respective agents. (k) Whenever this Indenture refers to, in any context, the payment of principal, premium, if any, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any Note or any Note Guarantee, such reference shall be deemed to include the payment of Additional Amounts or indemnification payments as described in this Section 2.13, to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof. Section 2.14 CUSIP and ISIN Numbers. The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP or ISIN numbers (if then generally in use) and if it does, the Trustee shall use CUSIP or ISIN numbers in notices of redemption or exchange or in Offers to Purchase as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption or exchange or in Offers to Purchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or exchange or Offer to Purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN numbers. Section 2.15 Computation of Interest. (a) Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. (b) For purposes of the Interest Act (Canada), whenever any interest or fee under the Notes or this Indenture is calculated using a rate based on a number of days less than a full year, such rate determined pursuant to such calculation, when expressed as an annual rate, is equivalent to (x) the applicable rate, (y) multiplied by the actual number of days in the relevant


 
-72- SC1:3839600.5 year of calculation, and (z) divided by the number of days based on which such rate is calculated. The principle of deemed reinvestment of interest does not apply to any interest calculation under the Notes or this Indenture. The rates of interest stipulated in the Notes and this Indenture are intended to be nominal rates and not effective rates or yields. ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee. If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 3.07 or Section 3.09, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least five Business Days before notice of redemption is required to be sent or caused to be sent to Holders pursuant to Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee in writing) but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth (1) the paragraph or subparagraph of such Note or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (2) the redemption date, (3) the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (4) the redemption price, if then ascertainable. Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased. (a) If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.07 or purchased in an Offer to Purchase at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased (1) if the Notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are listed or (2) if the Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem fair and appropriate, all in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary in the case of Global Notes. In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the then outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or purchase. (b) The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole number multiples of $1,000; no Notes of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part, except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall be redeemed or purchased. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. (c) After the redemption date, upon surrender of a Note to be redeemed in part only, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note, representing the same Debt to the extent not redeemed, shall be issued in the name of the


 
-73- SC1:3839600.5 Holder of the Notes upon cancellation of the original Note (or appropriate book entries shall be made to reflect such partial redemption). Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption. (a) The Company shall send, or cause to be sent (in the case of Notes held in book-entry form, by electronic transmission) notices of redemption of Notes at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to this Article at such Holder’s registered address or otherwise in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary, except that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with Article 8 or Article 11. (b) The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP and ISIN number, if applicable) and shall state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the redemption price, including the portion thereof representing any accrued and unpaid interest, if any; provided that in connection with a redemption under Section 3.07(a), the notice need not set forth the redemption price but only the manner of calculation thereof; (3) if any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount of that Note that is to be redeemed; (4) the name and address of the Paying Agent; (5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price; (6) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment or the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date; (7) the paragraph or subparagraph of the Notes or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and (8) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP or ISIN number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes. (c) At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least five Business Days before notice of redemption is required to be sent or caused to be sent to Holders pursuant to this Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice shall be


 
-74- SC1:3839600.5 agreed to by the Trustee), an Officer’s Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in Section 3.03(b). Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is sent in accordance with Section 3.03, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price. The notice, if sent in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption in whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note. Subject to Section 3.05, on and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption. Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price. (a) By no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the redemption or purchase date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed or repurchased the applicable redemption or purchase price thereof and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased. (b) If the Company complies with the provisions of Section 3.05(a), on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after a Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption or purchase date shall be paid on the relevant Interest Payment Date to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders whose Notes shall be subject to redemption by the Company. If any Note called for redemption or purchase shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Company to comply with Section 3.05(a), interest, if any, shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and, to the extent lawful, on any interest accrued to the redemption or purchase date not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01. Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail to the Holder (or cause to be transferred by book entry) at the expense of the Company


 
-75- SC1:3839600.5 a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same Debt to the extent not redeemed or purchased; provided that each new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. It is understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, only an Authentication Order and not an Opinion of Counsel or Officer’s Certificate is required for the Trustee to authenticate such new Note. Section 3.07 Optional Redemption. (a) The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time prior to April 15, 2018, at the option of the Company upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first class mail (and/or, to the extent permitted by applicable procedures or regulations, electronically) to each Holder’s registered address, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus the Applicable Premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of registered Holders of the Notes on a relevant Record Date to receive interest due on a relevant Interest Payment Date). (b) Prior to April 15, 2018, the Company may at its option, with the net proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes) at a Redemption Price equal to 107.000% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of registered Holders of the Notes on a relevant Record Date to receive interest due on a relevant Interest Payment Date); provided that (1) at least 50% of the principal amount of Notes (including Additional Notes) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of any such redemption (excluding Notes held by the Company or its Subsidiaries); and (2) any such redemption occurs within 90 days following the closing of any such Qualified Equity Offering. (c) Except pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this Section 3.07 or pursuant to Section 3.09, the Notes shall not be redeemable at the Company’s option prior to April 15, 2018. (d) The Notes are subject to redemption, at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time on or after April 15, 2018, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of registered Holders of the Notes on a relevant Record Date to receive interest due on a relevant Interest Payment Date), if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on April 15 of the years indicated below: Year Percentage 2018 ........................................................................................................................... 105.250% 2019............................................................................................................................ 103.500% 2020............................................................................................................................ 101.750% 2021 and thereafter .................................................................................................... 100.000%


 
-76- SC1:3839600.5 (e) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06. Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption; Open Market Purchases. The Company will not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. The Company and its Affiliates may, at any time and from time to time, acquire or purchase Notes by means other than a redemption, including by open market purchase, tender offer, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise and at prices as well as with such consideration as the Company and its Affiliates may determine, subject to compliance with applicable securities laws and regulations including, without limitation, Canadian Securities Laws, so long as such acquisition does not otherwise violate the terms of this Indenture. Section 3.09 Tax Redemption. (a) The Company, at its option, may redeem all but not part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date fixed by the Company for redemption (a “Tax Redemption Date”) and all Additional Amounts (if any) then due and which will become due on the Tax Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), if, due to a Change in Tax Law, the Company, in accordance with the terms of the Notes, respectively, would become obligated, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the Notes, to pay to the Holder or beneficial owner of any Note any Additional Amounts, and the Company cannot avoid any such payment obligation by taking reasonable measures available (including making payment through a paying agent located in another jurisdiction). (b) Notice of the Company’s intent to redeem the Notes pursuant to the provisions set forth in Section 3.09(a) shall not be effective until such time as the Company delivers to the Trustee both (i) a certificate signed by two of its Authorized Officers stating that the Company cannot avoid its obligation to pay Additional Amounts by the Company taking reasonable measures available (including making payment through a paying agent located in another jurisdiction), and (ii) an opinion of independent legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and qualified to practice law in the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction stating that the applicable Payor is obligated to pay Additional Amounts because of a Change in Tax Law. The Trustee will accept and shall be entitled to rely on such certificate and opinion of counsel as sufficient evidence of the existence and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3.09(a), which will be conclusive and binding on the Holders. (c) This Section 3.09 will apply mutatis mutandis to any successor Persons to the Company and any jurisdiction in which any successor Person to the Company is incorporated


 
-77- SC1:3839600.5 or organized or engaged in business or resident for tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made by or on behalf of such Person on the Notes, and any political subdivision thereof or therein. (d) Any redemption pursuant to Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06. ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS Section 4.01 Payment of Notes. (a) The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than one of the Company or a Subsidiary, holds as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. (b) The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, at the rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest, if any, (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful. Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company and the Guarantors in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. The Company may also from time to time designate additional offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.


 
-78- SC1:3839600.5 The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03. Section 4.03 Reports and Other Information. (a) For so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Trustee: (1) on or prior to the later of (A) 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company or (B) if the Company is then a "reporting issuer" (or its equivalent) in any province or territory of Canada, the date on which the Company is required to file (after giving effect to any available extension) such financial information pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws, annual financial information of the Company consisting of (i) “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (“MD&A”) for the fiscal year then ended; (ii) audited financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS; and (iii) a presentation of Adjusted EBITDA of the Company which will be included in the MD&A for the fiscal year then ended and derived from such financial statements; (2) on or prior to the later of (A) 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company or (B) if the Company is then a "reporting issuer" (or its equivalent) in any province or territory of Canada, the date on which the Company is required to file (after giving effect to any available extension) such financial information pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws, quarterly financial information of the Company consisting of (i) an MD&A for the fiscal quarter and year- to-date period then ended; (ii) unaudited quarterly financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS; and (iii) a presentation of Adjusted EBITDA of the Company which will be included in the MD&A for the fiscal quarter and year-to-date period then ended and derived from such financial statements; (3) on or prior to the tenth Business Day following the occurrence of each event that is required pursuant Canadian Securities Laws to be reported in a material change report under National Instrument 51-102 “Continuous Disclosure Obligations” (a “Material Change Report”), if the Company is then a “reporting issuer” (or its equivalent) in any province or territory of Canada, a copy of the Material Change Report containing substantially all of the information that is required to be contained in such a report pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws; provided, however, that no such Material Change Report will be required to be furnished to the Trustee if the Company determines in its good faith judgment that such event is not reasonably expected to be material to the Holders or the business, operations or capital of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and (4) so long as the Company is obligated to make such filings or furnish such information, any filings or information filed with and made publicly available by the applicable Canadian securities regulators under the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”) website (or any successor system).


 
-79- SC1:3839600.5 (b) If any document of the type contemplated in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) of Section 4.03(a) is filed and publicly available on SEDAR, the Company shall have, and shall be deemed to have, satisfied all requirements under this Indenture to furnish such document to the Trustee upon the filing of such document with the Canadian securities regulators for public viewing on SEDAR; provided, however, that the Company shall provide a copy of any such document to the Trustee within a reasonable period of time if the Trustee makes a request therefor to the Company. (c) So long as any Notes are outstanding, (1) within 10 Business Days after furnishing or being deemed to have furnished to the Trustee annual financial information required by Section 4.03(a)(1), the Company will hold a conference call to discuss such reports and the results of operations for the relevant reporting period (it being understood that such conference call may be the same conference call as with the Company’s equity investors and analysts) and (2) (i) with respect to the reports required by clauses (1), (2) and (3) of Section 4.03(a) above, the Company shall (A) file such reports electronically on the SEDAR website (or any successor system) or (ii) if reports required by clauses (1), (2) and (3) of Section 4.03(a) above are not available on SEDAR (or other successor electronic filing system) the Company will also maintain a password protected website via an Intralinks site or other similar password protected website to which Holders of the Notes and prospective purchasers of Notes are given access upon request to the Company and to which all of the reports required by this Section 4.03 are posted. (d) In addition, the Company will also hold quarterly conference calls for the Holders of the Notes to discuss financial information for the previous quarter (it being understood that such quarterly conference call may be the same conference call as with the Company’s equity investors and analysts). The conference call will be following the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Company and not later than 10 Business Days from the time that the Company furnishes or is deemed to have furnished the financial information required by Section 4.03(a)(2). (e) No fewer than two days prior to any annual or quarterly conference call, as applicable, the Company will issue a press release announcing the time and date of such conference call and providing instructions for Holders, securities analysts and prospective investors to obtain access to such call. (f) For so long as any Notes remain outstanding and are not freely transferable under the Securities Act, the Company shall furnish to Holders of the Notes and prospective purchasers of Notes designated by Holders of the Notes, upon their request, any information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. (g) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for purposes of Section 6.01(a)(4), (1) the Company will be deemed not to have failed to comply with any of its obligations under Section 4.03(a)(1) until 15 days after the date any financial information thereunder is due under Canadian Securities Laws, and (2) the Company will be deemed not to have failed to comply with any of its obligations under Section 4.03(a)(2) until 15 days after the date any financial information thereunder is due under Canadian Securities Laws. For greater


 
-80- SC1:3839600.5 certainty, if the Company from time to time files any amendment or amendment and restatement of any document referred to in Section 4.03(a), the filing of any such amendment or amendment and restatement thereof shall not constitute a failure of the Company to comply with its obligations in such covenant and shall not constitute an Event of Default. (h) Delivery of the foregoing reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of the foregoing shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, or the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on an Officer’s Certificates). (i) The Company will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee, within 10 calendar days of the occurrence thereof, an Officer’s Certificate providing notice of any of the following events, including in reasonable detail a summary of such event or events and the Company’s plans in respect thereof: (A) any Change of Control, including, without limitation, the name of the Person(s) acquiring control of the Company, the amount and form of the consideration used (e.g., cash, securities or a combination thereof), the basis of the control, the date and description of the transaction resulting in the Change of Control, the percentage of beneficial ownership of voting securities of the Company owned by the Person gaining control, the identity of the Person from whom control was assumed and the effect of such Change of Control, if any, on any material agreements or arrangements of the Company; and (B) an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01(a). (j) To the extent any information is not provided as specified in this Section 4.03 and such information is subsequently provided, the Company will be deemed to have satisfied its obligations with respect thereto at such time and any Default with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been cured; provided, however, that this Section 4.03(j) shall not apply to the Company’s obligations under Section 4.03(i). Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate. (a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, on an annual basis at the same time as the Company furnishes its annual financial information referred to in Section 4.03(a)(1), an Officer’s Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Authorized Officer with a view to determining whether the Company and each Guarantor have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled their obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to such Authorized Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge, the Company and each Guarantor have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every condition and covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults of which he or she may have


 
-81- SC1:3839600.5 knowledge and what action the Company and each Guarantor are taking or propose to take with respect thereto). (b) When any Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, or if the Trustee or the holder of any other evidence of Debt of the Company or any Subsidiary gives any notice or takes any other action with respect to a claimed Default, the Company shall promptly (which shall be no more than five Business Days following the date on which the Company becomes aware of such Default, receives such notice or becomes aware of such action, as applicable) send to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate specifying such event, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. Section 4.05 Taxes. The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate negotiations or proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders. Section 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Company and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted. Section 4.07 Restricted Payments. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless, at the time of and after giving effect to the proposed Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment on a Pro Forma Basis, the Company would be permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to Section 4.09(a); and (3) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment on a Pro Forma Basis, the aggregate amount expended or declared for all Restricted Payments made on or after the July 1, 2015 (the “Reference Date”) (excluding Restricted Payments permitted


 
-82- SC1:3839600.5 by clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) (7), (8), (9), (11), (12) and (13) of Section 4.07(b)) shall not exceed the sum (without duplication) of: (i) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income (or, if Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit) of the Company accrued on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from the Reference Date and ending on the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial information is available at the time of such Restricted Payment; plus (ii) 100% of the aggregate net proceeds (including the Fair Market Value of property other than cash) received by the Company subsequent to the Reference Date either (i) as a contribution to its common equity capital or (ii) from the issuance and sale (other than to a Subsidiary) of its Qualified Capital Interests, including Qualified Capital Interests issued upon the conversion or exchange of Debt (including Redeemable Capital Interests) of the Company, and from the exercise of options, warrants or other rights to acquire such Qualified Capital Interests (other than, in each case, Capital Interests or Debt issued or sold to a Subsidiary of the Company); plus (iii) 100% of the net reduction in Restricted Investments, made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Reference Date, in any Person, resulting from (i) payments of interest on Debt, dividends, repayments of loans or advances, or any sale or disposition of such Restricted Investments (but only to the extent such items are not included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income), or (ii) the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (or the causing of a Person that is not a Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary), not to exceed in the case of any Person the amount of Investments previously made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Person subsequent to the Reference Date. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.07(a), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may take the following actions; provided that, at the time of and after giving effect to the proposed Restricted Payment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will occur as a consequence thereof: (1) the payment of any dividend on Capital Interests in the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after declaration thereof or the giving of such irrevocable notice, as applicable, if, at the declaration date or notice thereof, such payment was permitted by the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.07; (2) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of any Capital Interests of the Company by conversion into, or by or in exchange for, Qualified Capital Interests, or out of net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified


 
-83- SC1:3839600.5 Capital Interests of the Company; provided, however, that the net cash proceeds from such sale of Qualifying Capital Interests will be excluded from Section 4.07(a)(3)(ii) to the extent applied to any such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement; (3) the redemption, defeasance, repurchase or acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Obligations out of the net cash proceeds of a substantially concurrent issue and sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of (x) Refinancing Debt of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, Incurred in accordance with this Indenture or (y) Qualified Capital Interests of the Company; (4) the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of Capital Interests in the Company or any Parent Entity (or any payments to a Parent Entity for the purposes of permitting any such repurchase) held by directors, officers, consultants, employees, former directors, former officers, former consultants or former employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (or their Immediate Family Members, estates or beneficiaries under their estates) upon death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or service or alteration of employment or service status or pursuant to the terms of any agreement under which such Capital Interests were issued (including any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement) and, for the avoidance of doubt, including any principal and interest payable on any promissory notes issued by the Company or any Parent Entity in connection with such repurchase, retirement or other acquisition, including any Capital Interests rolled over by management of the Company in connection with the Transactions; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for such purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of such Capital Interests does not exceed $10 million in any calendar year; provided, further, that any unused amounts in any calendar year may be carried forward; provided, however, that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed (A) the cash proceeds received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from the sale of Qualified Capital Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect Parent Entity of the Company (to the extent contributed to the Company) to employees or consultants of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that occurs after the Issue Date; provided, however, that the amount of such cash proceeds utilized for any such repurchase, retirement, other acquisition or dividend will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a)(3); plus (B) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date (provided, however, that the Company may elect to apply all or any portion of the aggregate increase contemplated by the proviso of this clause (4) in any calendar year and, to the extent any payment described under this clause (4) is made by delivery of Debt and not in cash, such payment shall be deemed to occur only when, and to the extent, the obligor on such Debt makes payments with respect to such Debt);


 
-84- SC1:3839600.5 (5) dividend adjustments and repurchases of Capital Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or other convertible or exchangeable securities or the vesting of restricted stock units or deferred stock units (including any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement); (6) Restricted Payments (A) to make cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Interests of the Company or the vesting of restricted stock units or deferred stock units and (B) consisting of (i) payments made or expected to be made in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable by any future, present or former officers, directors, employees, members of management or consultants of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Entity, in each case solely to the extent such taxes relate to the foregoing persons’ ownership of Capital Interests in the Company and/or (ii) repurchases of Capital Interests in consideration of the payments described in clause (i), including demand repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options or the vesting of restricted stock units or deferred stock units; (7) payments (or Restricted Payments made to allow any Parent Entity to pay) for the repurchase of Capital Interests of the Company or any Parent Entity held by any present or former employee, director, member of management, officer, manager or consultant (or any Affiliate or family member thereof) as a result of the exercise by such person of employee stock options or the vesting of restricted stock units or deferred stock units, in an amount not to exceed $5 million; (8) the extension of credit that constitutes intercompany Debt, the Incurrence of which is permitted pursuant to clauses (5), (6) and (7) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” hereunder; (9) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Redeemable Capital Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred in compliance with Section 4.09 to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charges; (10) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Obligation (A) at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Obligation in the event of a change of control in accordance with provisions similar to Section 4.14 or (B) at a purchase price not greater than 100% of the principal amount thereof in accordance with provisions similar to Section 4.10; provided that, prior to or simultaneously with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the Company has complied with its obligations set forth in Section 4.14 of this Indenture; (11) the payment of regular cash quarterly dividends on the Company’s common stock not to exceed $20 million in any calendar year;


 
-85- SC1:3839600.5 (12) other Restricted Payments not in excess of an amount equal to the greater of (a) $35 million and (b) 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets in the aggregate since the Reference Date; provided that if this clause (12) is utilized to make a Restricted Investment, the amount deemed to be utilized under this clause (12) shall be the amount of such Restricted Investment at any time outstanding (with the Fair Market Value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); and (13) any payments made in connection with the Transactions pursuant to any agreements or documents related to the Transactions described in the Offering Memorandum (without giving effect to subsequent amendments, waivers or other modifications to such agreements or documents). (c) If the Company makes a Restricted Payment which, at the time of the making of such Restricted Payment, in the good faith determination of the Company, would be permitted under the requirements of this Indenture, such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to have been made in compliance with this Indenture notwithstanding any subsequent adjustment made in good faith to the Company’s financial statements affecting Consolidated Net Income. (d) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of such Restricted Payment of the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment. (e) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.07, in the event that a proposed Restricted Payment or Investment (or a portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payments described in clauses (1) to (13) of Section 4.07(b) and/or one or more of the clauses contained in the definition of “Permitted Investments” hereunder, or is entitled to be made pursuant to Section 4.07(a), the Company will be entitled to divide or classify (or later divide, classify or reclassify in whole or in part), in its sole discretion, such Restricted Payment or Investment (or portion thereof) among such clauses (1) to (13) of Section 4.07(b), and/or one or more of such clauses contained in the definition of “Permitted Investments” hereunder, or Section 4.07(a), in each case, in a manner that otherwise complies with this Section 4.07. (f) For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar denominated restriction on Restricted Payments, the U.S. dollar equivalent of a Restricted Payment denominated in another currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, first commits to such Restricted Payment. Section 4.08 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, cause or suffer to exist or become effective or enter into


 
-86- SC1:3839600.5 any encumbrance or restriction (other than pursuant to this Indenture or any law, rule, regulation or order) on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to: (1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Interests to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or pay any Debt owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (2) make loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or (3) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary. (b) However, the preceding provisions shall not prohibit the following encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of: (1) any encumbrance or restriction in existence on the Issue Date, including those under the Credit Agreement, and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof; provided that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings, in the good faith judgment of the Company and conclusively evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate, are no more restrictive in any material respect, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend or other payment restrictions than those contained in these agreements on the Issue Date or refinancings thereof; (2) any encumbrance or restriction which exists with respect to an acquired property in existence at the time of such acquisition pursuant to an agreement, so long as the encumbrances or restrictions in any such agreement relate solely to the property so acquired (and are not or were not created in anticipation of or in connection with the acquisition thereof); (3) any encumbrance or restriction which exists with respect to a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or merges or amalgamates with or into a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company on or after the Issue Date, which is in existence at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, but not created in connection with or in anticipation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, and which is not applicable to any Person or the property or assets of any Person other than such Person or the property or assets of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; (4) any encumbrance or restriction under the terms of Refinancing Debt Incurred to renew, refund, replace, refinance or extend any agreement containing any encumbrance or restriction referred to in the foregoing clauses (1) through (3), so long as the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such Refinancing Debt are no less favorable in any material respect to the Holders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the agreements governing the Debt being renewed, refunded,


 
-87- SC1:3839600.5 replaced, refinanced, or extended, in the good faith judgment of the Company and conclusively evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate; (5) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease, contract, or license of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or any rights thereunder; (6) any encumbrance or restriction by reason of applicable law, rule, regulation or order; (7) any encumbrance or restriction under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees; (8) any encumbrance or restriction under a contract for the sale or other disposition of assets or Capital Interests, including, without limitation, any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Subsidiary, that restricts distributions of the applicable assets or Capital Interests to be issued or sold, or of any assets of a Subsidiary to be sold, pending such sale or other disposition; (9) restrictions on cash and other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (10) customary provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of property or assets in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, stock sale agreements (including underwriting agreements), sale leaseback agreements and other similar agreements; (11) any restriction with respect to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (or any of its property or assets) imposed by customary provisions in Hedging Obligations or Swap Contracts, in each case, not entered into for speculative purposes; (12) Purchase Money Debt and Capital Lease Obligations permitted under this Indenture for property acquired in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions on that property so acquired of the nature described in Section 4.08(a)(3); (13) Liens securing Debt otherwise permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture, including Section 4.12; and (14) any other agreement governing Debt entered into after the Issue Date that contains encumbrances and restrictions that are not materially more restrictive with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary than those in effect on the Issue Date with respect to that Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to agreements in effect on the Issue Date. (c) Nothing contained in this Section 4.08 shall prevent the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from (i) creating, Incurring, assuming or suffering to exist any Liens otherwise permitted by Section 4.12 or (ii) restricting the sale or other disposition of property or


 
-88- SC1:3839600.5 assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that secure Debt of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred in accordance with Section 4.09 and Section 4.12. Section 4.09 Incurrence of Debt. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to Incur any Debt (including Acquired Debt); provided, that the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur Debt (including Acquired Debt) if, immediately after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Debt and the receipt and application of the proceeds therefrom: (1) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a Pro Forma Basis, including as if any such Debt (including any other Debt being Incurred contemporaneously), and any other Debt Incurred since the beginning of the Four Quarter Period had been Incurred and the proceeds thereof had been applied at the beginning of the Four Quarter Period, and any other Debt repaid since the beginning of the Four Quarter Period had been repaid at the beginning of the Four Quarter Period, would be greater than 2.00 to 1.00; and (2) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time or as a consequence of the Incurrence of such Debt. (b) Notwithstanding Section 4.09(a), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur Permitted Debt. (c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09: (1) in the event that an item of Debt meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Debt described in Section 4.09(a) or (b), including categories of Permitted Debt, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall classify, and from time to time may reclassify, all or any portion of such item of Debt in any manner that complies with Section 4.09 and shall only be required to include the amount and type of such Debt in one of such clauses under Section 4.09 or the definition of “Permitted Debt” hereunder; provided that any Debt outstanding on the Issue Date under any Credit Facility shall at all times be treated as Incurred on the Issue Date pursuant to clause (1) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” hereunder; (2) Debt permitted by this Section 4.09 need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting such Debt but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this Section 4.09 (including categories of Permitted Debt) permitting such Debt; and (3) Guarantees of, or obligations with respect to letters of credit supporting, Debt that is otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Debt shall not be included.


 
-89- SC1:3839600.5 The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount and the payment of interest on Debt in the form of additional Debt or payment of dividends on Capital Interests in the forms of additional shares of Capital Interests with the same terms will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Debt for purposes of this Section 4.09. For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Debt, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Debt denominated in another currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Debt was Incurred, in the case of term Debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit Debt; provided that if such Debt is Incurred as Refinancing Debt to refinance Debt denominated in another currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinancing Debt does not exceed (i) the principal amount of such Debt being refinanced, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, premiums and other costs and expenses Incurred in connection with such refinancing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Debt that the Company may Incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. Section 4.10 Asset Sales. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless: (1) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (such Fair Market Value to be determined at the time of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale) of the assets or Capital Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and (2) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents. (b) For the purposes of Section 4.10(a)(2) above, each of the following will be deemed to be cash: (1) any liabilities (as shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary assignment and assumption agreement that releases the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability;


 
-90- SC1:3839600.5 (2) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from the transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days of their receipt to the extent of the cash received in that conversion; (3) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (3) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); and (4) any Investment, stock, asset, property or capital expenditure of the kind referred to in clauses (3), (4), (5) or (6) of Section 4.10(c). (c) Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale (the “Asset Sale Proceeds Application Period”), the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, may apply such Net Cash Proceeds, at its option: (1) to prepay, repay, redeem or purchase any Secured Debt (other than Subordinated Obligations) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and cause such Debt to be permanently retired and the related commitment (if any) to be permanently reduced in an amount equal to the principal amount so prepaid, repaid, redeemed or repurchased; (2) to prepay, repay, redeem or purchase any unsecured Debt (other than Subordinated Obligations) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and cause such Debt to be permanently retired and the related commitment (if any) to be permanently reduced in an amount equal to the principal amount so prepaid, repaid, redeemed or repurchased; provided that to the extent the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) repays any such Debt other than the Notes, the Company shall offer to purchase an equal and ratable amount of the Notes as provided under Article 3 by making an Offer to Purchase (in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 4.10(d)) to all Holders of Notes to purchase their Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued but unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of purchase, if any; (3) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Interests of, another Permitted Business, if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Interests, the Permitted Business is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; (4) to make a capital expenditure in or that is used or useful (as determined in the good faith judgment of the Company) in a Permitted Business or to


 
-91- SC1:3839600.5 make expenditures for maintenance, repair or improvement of existing properties and assets in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture; (5) to acquire other assets that are not classified as current assets under IFRS and that are used or useful (as determined in the good faith judgment of the Company) in a Permitted Business; or (6) any combination of the foregoing, provided that, in the case of clause (4) of this Section 4.10(c), a binding commitment shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Cash Proceeds from the date of such commitment so long as the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that such Net Cash Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of the Asset Sale Proceeds Application Period (an “Acceptable Commitment”) and such Net Cash Proceeds are actually applied in such manner within the later of 365 days from the consummation of the Asset Sale and 180 days from the date of the Acceptable Commitment, and, in the event any Acceptable Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before the Net Cash Proceeds are applied in connection therewith, then such Net Cash Proceeds shall constitute Excess Proceeds to the extent the Asset Sale Proceeds Application Period has expired. (d) Any Net Cash Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in Section 4.10(c) will constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds the greater of (x) $25 million and (y) 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets, the Company will, within 30 days after the expiry of the Asset Sale Proceeds Application Period, make an Offer to Purchase to all Holders of Notes (on a pro rata basis to each series of Notes), and to all holders of other Debt ranking pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to assets sales, in an amount equal to the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Offer to Purchase will be equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of purchase, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Offer to Purchase, the Company may use those funds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture and such remaining Excess Proceeds will no longer constitute Excess Proceeds. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu Debt tendered into such Offer to Purchase exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee will select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis among each series. Upon completion of each Offer to Purchase, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero. (e) Pending the final application of any Net Cash Proceeds pursuant to this Section 4.10, such Net Cash Proceeds may be applied temporarily to reduce Debt outstanding under a revolving credit facility or may otherwise be invested in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture. (f) The Company will comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities laws and regulations thereunder, including Canadian Securities Laws, to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in


 
-92- SC1:3839600.5 connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Offer to Purchase. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will be deemed to have complied with its obligations under the provisions of this Section 4.10 by virtue of such compliance with the applicable securities laws and regulations. (g) Other than as specifically provided in this Section 4.10, any purchase pursuant to this Section 4.10 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.02, 3.05 and 3.06. Section 4.11 Transactions with Affiliates. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction (or series of related transactions), contract, agreement, loan, advance or Guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company involving aggregate consideration in excess of $2.5 million (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction”), unless: (1) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or the relevant Subsidiary than those that could reasonably have been obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction by the Company or such Subsidiary with a Person who is not an Affiliate; and (2) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving an aggregate consideration in excess of $10 million, the Company delivers to the Trustee a resolution adopted in good faith by the majority of the Board of Directors of the Company approving such Affiliate Transaction and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (1) above. (b) Section 4.11(a) shall not apply to: (1) any Restricted Payment permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.07 and any Permitted Investments (other than a Permitted Investment described in clause (6) of the definition thereof); (2) the payment of reasonable and customary fees and other benefits and indemnities to officers, consultants, employees of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, and members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary who are outside directors; (3) the payment of reasonable and customary compensation and other benefits (including retirement, health, option, deferred compensation and other benefit plans, and annual retainer fees for directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof)) and


 
-93- SC1:3839600.5 indemnities to directors, officers and employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as determined by the Board of Directors thereof in good faith; (4) transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries; (5) any agreement or arrangement as in effect on the Issue Date and any amendment or modification thereto so long as such amendment or modification is no less favorable in any material respect to the Holders; (6) any contribution of capital to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; (7) transactions permitted by, and complying with, the provisions of Section 5.01; (8) any transaction with a joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) that would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in such joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other entity; (9) transactions with customers, distributors, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case, in the ordinary course of business and on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as determined in good faith by the Company, than those that could be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company; (10) any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, equity purchase agreements, stock options, long term incentive plans and stock ownership plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Company; (11) any purchase of Capital Interests (other than Redeemable Capital Interests) of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or any contribution to the equity capital of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; (12) (i) payments by the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing agreements among any of a Parent Entity, the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms that require each party to make payments when taxes are due or refunds received of amounts equal to the income tax liabilities and refunds generated by each such party and (ii) payments by any Parent Entity, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing agreements among such Parent Entity, the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms that require each party to make payments when taxes are due or refunds received of amounts equal to the income tax liabilities and refunds


 
-94- SC1:3839600.5 generated by each such party calculated on a separate return basis, and payments to the party generating tax benefits and credits of amounts equal to the value of such tax benefits and credits made available to the party making the payments; and (13) transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from a nationally recognized investment bank or accounting or appraisal firm stating substantially to the effect that such transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person on an arm’s length basis. Section 4.12 Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, Incur, assume or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any Lien of any kind securing Debt (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of their property or assets, whether owned on the Issue Date or acquired thereafter, unless, contemporaneously with the Incurrence of such Liens, all payments due under this Indenture and the Notes are secured on an equal and ratable basis with the obligations so secured (or in the case of Subordinated Obligations, prior or senior thereto, with the same relative priority as the Notes shall have with respect to such Subordinated Obligations) until such time as such obligations are no longer secured by a Lien. Any Lien created for the benefit of Holders pursuant to this Section 4.12 shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Lien that gave rise to the obligation to secure the payments due under this Indenture and the Notes. Section 4.13 Corporate Existence. Subject to Article 5, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (1) its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary and (2) the material rights, licenses and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Company in good faith shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and provided, further, that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are organized in a jurisdiction in Canada (including a jurisdiction in any province, territory or political subdivision thereof) shall be permitted to change the jurisdiction of its existence to another jurisdiction in Canada or the United States (including a jurisdiction in any state, province, territory or political subdivision thereof).


 
-95- SC1:3839600.5 Section 4.14 Change of Control. (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will make an Offer to Purchase all of the outstanding Notes at a Purchase Price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount tendered, together with accrued interest, if any, to, but not including, the Purchase Date; provided that if the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of the Notes pursuant to Section 3.07 prior to the time the Company would be required to make an Offer to Purchase, the Company shall not be required to make such Offer to Purchase. (b) For purposes of this Section 4.14, an Offer to Purchase shall be deemed to have been made if (i) within 60 days following the date of the consummation of a transaction or series of transactions that constitutes a Change of Control, the Company commences an Offer to Purchase for all outstanding Notes at the Purchase Price and (ii) all Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Offer to Purchase are purchased on the terms of such Offer to Purchase. (c) The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities laws or regulations, including Canadian Securities Laws, in connection with any repurchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 4.14. To the extent that the provisions of any applicable securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will be deemed to have complied with its obligations under this Indenture by virtue of such compliance with the applicable securities laws and regulations. (d) The Company will not be required to make an Offer to Purchase upon a Change of Control if (i) a third party makes such Offer to Purchase contemporaneously with or upon a Change of Control in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.14 and such third party purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Offer to Purchase or (ii) a notice of redemption has been given pursuant to Section 3.07. (e) If Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in an Offer to Purchase and the Company, or any other Person making an Offer to Purchase in lieu of the Company pursuant to this Section 4.14, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, then the Company or such Person will have the right, upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice; provided that such notice is given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Offer to Purchase pursuant to this Section 4.14, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes, plus, to the extent not already included, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes that remain outstanding to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date that is on or prior to the redemption date). (f) An Offer to Purchase may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon the occurrence of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of launching the Offer to Purchase.


 
-96- SC1:3839600.5 (g) Other than as specifically provided in this Section 4.14, any purchase pursuant to this Section 4.14 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.02, 3.05 and 3.06. Section 4.15 Additional Note Guarantees. (a) After the Issue Date, the Company will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Restricted Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined under Section 957 of the Code) that (1) is a borrower under any Credit Facility or (2) Guarantees any Debt of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred under any Credit Facility to Guarantee the Notes pursuant to a supplemental indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached to this Indenture (or such other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee); provided that, for the duration of any period during which no such Credit Facilities exist, the Company will cause a sufficient number of its Restricted Subsidiaries to Guarantee the Notes such that (i) each Non-Guarantor Subsidiary comprises no more than 5% of (x) Consolidated Total Assets or (y) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and (ii) all Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries comprise, in the aggregate, no more than 10% of (x) Consolidated Total Assets or (y) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. (b) Each Note Guarantee will state that it will be limited to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount that can be Guaranteed by that Restricted Subsidiary without rendering the Guarantee, as it relates to such Restricted Subsidiary, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. (c) Each Note Guarantee shall be released in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06. Section 4.16 Sale and Leaseback Transactions. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction involving an aggregate amount in excess of $10 million unless: (1) the consideration received in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the property sold; (2) prior to and after giving effect to the Attributable Debt in respect of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the Company and such Restricted Subsidiary comply with Section 4.09; and (3) at or after the time of giving effect to the Attributable Debt in respect of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the Company and such Restricted Subsidiary comply with Section 4.10.


 
-97- SC1:3839600.5 Section 4.17 Business Activities. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage in any business other than a Permitted Business. Section 4.18 Creation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries. (a) After the Issue Date, the Company may designate any Subsidiary of the Company to be an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” as provided in this Section 4.18, in which event such Subsidiary and each other Person that is then or thereafter becomes a Subsidiary of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary. (b) The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary or a Person becoming a Subsidiary through merger, amalgamation, consolidation, arrangement or Investment therein) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date only if: (1) neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries: (A) provides credit support for, or Guarantee of, any Debt of such Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument evidencing such Debt); (B) is directly or indirectly liable for any Debt of such Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary; or (C) has any obligation to maintain or preserve such Subsidiary’s financial condition or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve any specified levels of operating results, including by way of subscription for additional Capital Interests of such Subsidiary; and such Subsidiary does not own any Capital Interests of, or own or hold any Lien on any property of, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and (2) either: (A) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $2 million or less; or (B) the Company could make a Restricted Payment at the time of designation in an amount equal to the greater of the Fair Market Value or net book value of such Subsidiary pursuant to Section 4.07 (and such amount is thereafter treated as a Restricted Payment for the purpose of calculating the amount available for Restricted Payments thereunder).


 
-98- SC1:3839600.5 (c) Any such designation by the Company shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complies with the foregoing conditions. (d) The Company may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that, immediately after giving effect to such designation, (i) the Company could Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to Section 4.09(a) on a Pro Forma Basis taking into account such designation, and (ii) the Company could Incur the Liens on the property and assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 4.12. (e) Nothing in this Indenture shall prevent the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary from pledging the Capital Interests of any Unrestricted Subsidiary so long as such transaction otherwise complies with the provisions of this Indenture. Section 4.19 Covenant Suspension on Investment Grade Rating. (a) During any period of time (a “Suspension Period”) that: (1) the Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from both of the Rating Agencies; and (2) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) being collectively referred to as a “Covenant Suspension Event”), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the provisions of Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.16 and 5.01(a)(3) (collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”). (b) In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants with respect to the Notes for any Suspension Period and, subsequently, (i) either one or both Rating Agencies withdraws its rating or downgrades the rating assigned to the Notes below the required Investment Grade Rating or (ii) the Company or any of its affiliates enters into an agreement to effect a transaction that would result in a Change of Control and either one or both Rating Agencies indicate that, if consummated, such transaction (alone or together with any related recapitalization or refinancing transactions) would cause such Rating Agency to withdraw its Investment Grade Rating or downgrade the ratings assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating, and such event in clause (i) or (ii) occurs prior to the Satisfaction of the Notes (such date of withdrawal or downgrade in clause (i) or (ii), a “Reinstatement Date”), then the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will, after the Reinstatement Date, again be subject to the Suspended Covenants with respect to future events for the benefit of the Notes (unless and until a Suspension Event again exists) until the Satisfaction of the Notes. (c) On the Reinstatement Date, all Debt Incurred during the Suspension Period shall be classified as having been Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) or, at the


 
-99- SC1:3839600.5 Company’s option, one of the clauses set forth in the definition of “Permitted Debt” hereunder (to the extent such Debt would be permitted to be Incurred thereunder as of the Reinstatement Date and after giving effect to Debt Incurred prior to the Suspension Period and outstanding on the Reinstatement Date), and subject to Section 4.09. To the extent such Debt would not be so permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) or (b), such Debt shall be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under clause (4) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” hereunder. (d) Calculations made after the Reinstatement Date of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 shall be made as though Section 4.07 had been in effect since the Issue Date and throughout the Suspension Period. Accordingly, Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period shall reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a) to the extent provided therein. (e) Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, no Default or Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during a Suspension Period (or on the Reinstatement Date or after a Suspension Period based solely on events that occurred during the Suspension Period). (f) During a Suspension Period, but prior to the repayment, repurchase, retirement or redemption of all of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes or defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture (collectively, the “Satisfaction of the Notes”), the Company may not designate any of the Company’s Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to this Indenture unless the Company could have designated such Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries in compliance with this Indenture assuming the Suspended Covenants had not been suspended. (g) The Company will provide prompt written notice to the Trustee of any Covenant Suspension Event and any Reinstatement Date. The Trustee is not required under this Indenture to monitor the ratings of the Notes or to give notice to the Holders of the occurrence of any Covenant Suspension Event or any Reinstatement Date. ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS Section 5.01 Merger, Amalgamation, Arrangement, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets. (a) The Company will not, in any transaction or series of transactions, consolidate or amalgamate with or merge into any other Person, including by way of plan of arrangement (other than a merger or amalgamation of a Restricted Subsidiary into the Company in which the Company or the Person continuing from such amalgamation is the continuing Person), or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis), taken as a whole, to any other Person, unless:


 
-100- SC1:3839600.5 (1) either: (a) the Company or the Person continuing from such amalgamation shall be the continuing Person or (b) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or amalgamated, or the Person that acquires, by sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition, all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company (such Person, the “Surviving Entity”), (1) shall be a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or similar entity organized and validly existing under the laws of Canada or the United States or, in each case, any political subdivision thereof or any state, province or territory thereof or the District of Columbia, and (2) shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture (or such other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee), the due and punctual payment of all amounts due in respect of the principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Notes and the performance of the covenants and obligations of the Company under this Indenture; provided that, if at any time the Company or its Successor Entity is not a corporation, there shall be a co-issuer of the Notes that is a corporation; (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions on a Pro Forma Basis (including, without limitation, any Debt Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction or series of transactions), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (3) immediately after giving effect to any such transaction or series of transactions on a Pro Forma Basis (including, without limitation, any Debt Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction or series of transactions) as if such transaction or series of transactions had occurred on the first day of the determination period: (A) the Company (or the Surviving Entity, if the Company is not continuing) would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to Section 4.09(a); or (b) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company (or the Surviving Entity, if the Company is not continuing) and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be equal to or greater than such ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions; (4) the Company delivers, or causes to be delivered, to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition, and such supplemental indenture, if any, complies with the requirements of this Indenture. (b) Notwithstanding Section 5.01(a), failure to satisfy clauses (2) and (3) of Section 5.01(a) will not prohibit:


 
-101- SC1:3839600.5 (1) any merger or amalgamation between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary; or (2) any merger or amalgamation between the Company and an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of converting the Company into a Person organized under the laws of Canada or the United States or, in each case, any political subdivision or state, province or territory thereof (other than its then current state, province, territory or political subdivision of organization), or for the purpose of changing its form of organization; provided, in each case, the amount of Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby or the Company is otherwise in compliance with the conditions and covenants of this Indenture. Section 5.02 Surviving Entity Substituted. Upon any consolidation, merger, amalgamation, or arrangement, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 5.01: (a) the Surviving Entity (if other than the Company) shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, winding up, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the Company shall refer instead to the Surviving Entity and not to the Company), and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees with the same effect as if such Surviving Entity had been named as the Company herein; provided that, in the case of a lease of all or substantially all the Company’s assets, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all such obligations; and (b) Subsidiaries of any Surviving Entity (if other than the Company) will, upon such transaction or series of transactions, become Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries as provided pursuant to this Indenture and all Debt, and all Liens on property or assets, of the Surviving Entity and its Subsidiaries which are deemed to be Restricted Subsidiaries that was not Debt, or were not Liens on property or assets, of the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions shall be deemed to have been Incurred upon such transaction or series of transactions. ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES Section 6.01 Events of Default. (a) Each of the following is an “Event of Default”:


 
-102- SC1:3839600.5 (1) default in the payment of principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Note when due and payable (whether at Stated Maturity or upon repurchase, acceleration, optional redemption or otherwise); (2) default in the payment of any interest upon any Note when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; (3) except as permitted by this Indenture, any Note Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary required to be a Guarantor pursuant to this Indenture (or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries required to be Guarantors pursuant to this Indenture that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), shall for any reason cease to be, or it shall be asserted by any such Guarantor or the Company not to be, in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms; (4) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Company or any Guarantor in this Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement a default in whose performance or whose breach is specifically addressed in clause (1), (2) or (3) above), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after written notice thereof has been given to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes; (5) a default or defaults under any bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of Debt (other than the Notes) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary having, individually or in the aggregate, a principal or similar amount outstanding of at least $35 million (or its foreign currency equivalent), whether such Debt now exists or shall hereafter be created, which default or defaults (A) shall have resulted in the acceleration of the maturity of such Debt prior to its express maturity or (B) shall constitute a failure to pay principal of at least $35 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) on such Debt when due and payable after the expiration of any applicable grace period with respect thereto; (6) the entry against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary of a final judgment or final judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $35 million (or its foreign currency equivalent), by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction, which judgments remain undischarged, unwaived, unstayed, unbonded or unsatisfied for a period of 60 consecutive days; or (7) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, other than in connection with solvent reconstructions or reorganizations otherwise permitted under this Indenture, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: (A) commences proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;


 
-103- SC1:3839600.5 (B) consents to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking an arrangement of debt, reorganization, dissolution, winding up or relief under applicable Bankruptcy Law; (C) consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of it or for all or substantially all of its property; (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency; (E) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or (F) takes any corporate action in furtherance of any such actions in this paragraph (7); or (8) an involuntary case or proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition, application or other originating process shall be filed with a court of competent jurisdiction under any Bankruptcy Law that seeks: (A) to adjudicate the Company, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, a bankrupt or insolvent; (B) the appointment of a custodian, receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or (C) the liquidation, dissolution, readjustment of debt, reorganization or winding up of the Company, or any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; and such case, proceeding, petition, application or other process shall continue undismissed and unstayed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered. (b) In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes solely because an Event of Default described in clause (5) of Section 6.01(a) has occurred and is continuing, the declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically rescinded and annulled if:


 
-104- SC1:3839600.5 (1) the default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to clause (5) of Section 6.01(a) shall be remedied or cured by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or waived by the holders of the relevant Debt within 20 Business Days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto; and (2) (A) the rescission and annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Trustee for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest due on the Notes and (B) all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Notes, have been cured or waived. Section 6.02 Acceleration. (a) If an Event of Default (other an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01(a) with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by written notice to the Company, specifying the Event of Default, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the written request of such Holders shall, declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Upon such a declaration, such principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be due and payable immediately. (b) If an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01(a) occurs with respect to the Company and is continuing, the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and paid interest, if any, on all the Notes shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. Section 6.03 Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law. Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a Default or Event of Default:


 
-105- SC1:3839600.5 (1) in any payment in respect of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Notes (including any Note which is required to have been purchased pursuant to an Offer to Purchase which has been made by the Company), or (2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under the Indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected, each of which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall require the consent of all the Holders of the Notes outstanding. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Section 6.05 Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with applicable law or this Indenture, the Notes or any Note Guarantee, or that the Trustee determines in good faith is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability or expense for which the Trustee has not been offered an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it. Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits. Subject to Section 6.07, no Holder of a Note may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless: (1) such Holder has previously given the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default is continuing; (2) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have requested in writing that the Trustee pursue the remedy; (3) such Holders have offered and if requested, agreed to provide, the Trustee with security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense; (4) the Trustee has not complied with such written request made hereunder within 60 days after the receipt thereof and the offer of, and, if requested, the agreement to provide security or indemnity; and


 
-106- SC1:3839600.5 (5) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction that, in the reasonable opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period. A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder, it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any actions or forbearances by a Holder are unduly prejudicial to other Holders. Section 6.07 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on its Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note (including in connection with an Offer to Purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder. Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company and any other obligor on the Notes, including the Guarantors, for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, remaining unpaid on the Notes, together with interest, if any, on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest, if any, and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel. Section 6.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted. Section 6.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.07, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy are, to the extent permitted by law, cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or


 
-107- SC1:3839600.5 otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy. Section 6.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be. Section 6.12 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes, including the Guarantors), its creditors or its property and is entitled and empowered to participate as a member in any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter and to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims. Any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 out of the bankruptcy estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. Section 6.13 Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money in the following order: (1) to the Trustee and its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07, including payment of all reasonable compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;


 
-108- SC1:3839600.5 (2) to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, respectively; and (3) to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct, including a Guarantor, if applicable. The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.13. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this Section 6.13, the Trustee shall cause notice of such record date and payment date to be given to the Company and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 12.01. Section 6.14 Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.14 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee. (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default: (1) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and (2) in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on its part, the Trustee may, conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be


 
-109- SC1:3839600.5 furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein). (c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or bad faith or its own willful misconduct, except that: (1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01; (2) the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and (3) the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof. (d) Subject to this Article 7, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless the Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. (e) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. (f) Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law and except for money held in trust under Article 8. (g) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. (h) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7.01. Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee. (a) In the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document, but, in the case of any document which is specifically required to be furnished to the


 
-110- SC1:3839600.5 Trustee pursuant to any provision hereof, the Trustee shall examine the document to determine whether it conforms to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein). (b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both conforming to Section 12.03. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in conclusive reliance on the Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. (c) The Trustee may act through agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care. (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers. (e) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the Notes, including any Opinion of Counsel, shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel, including any Opinion of Counsel. (f) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder. (g) The Trustee shall not be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any covenants, conditions, or agreements on the part of the Company, except as otherwise set forth herein, but the Trustee may require of the Company full information and advice as to the performance of the covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein. (h) The permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty. (i) Except for an Event of Default under Sections 6.01(a)(1) or (2) hereof, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or shall have received from the Company or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding written notice thereof at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture. In the absence of any such notice or actual knowledge, and except for a default under Sections 6.01(a)(1) or (2) hereof, the Trustee may conclusively assume that no Default or Event of Default exists. (j) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder.


 
-111- SC1:3839600.5 (k) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services, it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances and that the Company may elect to replace the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.08(a)(4) under such circumstances. (l) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. (m) Any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a board resolution. (n) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which certificate may be updated and delivered to the Trustee at any time by the Company in its discretion. Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent or Registrar may do the same with like rights. However, in the event that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee becomes aware of any conflicting interest at the time a Default or Event of Default has occurred, the Trustee must eliminate such conflict within 90 days or resign, unless such Default or Event of Default has been cured or waived prior to such 90th day. The Trustee must also comply with Section 7.10. Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Company in this Indenture or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication. To the extent permitted by applicable law, no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Note, the Note Guarantees or this Indenture or any related documents, any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith, against (i) the Trustee in its individual capacity, (ii) any


 
-112- SC1:3839600.5 partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee, agent, successor or assign of the Trustee, each in its individual capacity, or (iii) any holder of equity in the Trustee. Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs and is continuing and is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall send to each Holder a notice of the Default within 30 days after it occurs. Except in the case of an Event of Default specified in clauses (1) or (2) of Section 6.01(a), the Trustee may withhold from the Holders notice of any continuing Default if the Trustee determines in good faith that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders. Notice to Holders under this Section 7.05 shall be given in the manner and to the extent provided in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c) (whether or not applicable by law). Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes. (a) The Trustee shall transmit to Holders reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture. The interval between transmission of reports to be transmitted at intervals shall be 12 months. Such report shall be due on March 1 of each year following the first issuance of Notes. (b) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which the Notes are listed, with the Commission and with the Company. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting therefrom. Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity. (a) The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its services as shall be agreed to in writing from time to time by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all documented and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it, including costs of collection, in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the documented and reasonable compensation and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee’s agents, counsel, accountants and experts. The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee, its agents, representatives, officers, directors, employees and attorneys against any and all loss, liability, damage, claim (whether asserted by the Company, a Guarantor, a Holder or any other person) or expense (including documented and reasonable compensation and expenses and disbursements of the Trustee’s counsel) incurred by it in connection with the administration of this trust and the performance of its duties or in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its rights or powers hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such delay increases the liability of the Company or a Guarantor. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall provide reasonable cooperation in such defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel of its


 
-113- SC1:3839600.5 selection and the Company shall pay the documented and reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay such fees and expenses if the Company assumes such defense unless there is a conflict of interest between the Company and the Trustee in connection with such defense as determined by Trustee in consultation with counsel. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability, damage, claim or expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own bad faith, willful misconduct or negligence. (b) To secure the Company’s payment obligations of the Company and the Guarantors in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, other than money or property held in trust to pay principal of and interest, if any, on particular Notes. (c) The Company’s payment obligations pursuant to this Section 7.07 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the discharge of this Indenture. When the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(7) or (8) with respect to the Company, the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Law. Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior notice of such resignation to the Company and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company shall remove the Trustee if: (1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10; (2) Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law; (3) a receiver or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or (4) Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting. (b) If the Trustee resigns or has been removed by the Holders, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee. Otherwise, if the Trustee resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the successor Trustee to replace it with another successor Trustee appointed by the Company.


 
-114- SC1:3839600.5 (c) A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall send a notice of its succession to Holders, and include in the notice its name and address of its Corporate Trust Office. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07. (d) If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the Notes may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee. (e) If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Holder of Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes. (f) Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee. Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger. (a) If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act shall, if such resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or banking association is otherwise eligible under this Indenture, be the successor Trustee. (b) In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which the Notes provide or this Indenture provides that the certificate of the Trustee shall have. Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification. The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. Neither the


 
-115- SC1:3839600.5 Company, a Guarantor nor any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company or a Guarantor may serve as Trustee. Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company. The Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a) (whether or not applicable by law), excluding any creditor relationship listed in Trust Indenture Act Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a) (whether or not applicable by law) to the extent indicated therein. ARTICLE 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE Section 8.01 Legal Defeasance. (a) Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03, the Company may elect, at its option, to have its obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding Notes (“Legal Defeasance”). (b) For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.04 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (1), (2), (4) and (5) below, and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture, including that of the Guarantors (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of such Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Notes when payments are due; (2) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust; (3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee; (4) the Company’s right of optional redemption pursuant to Section 3.07; and (5) this Section 8.01. (c) Following the Company’s exercise of its Legal Defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default.


 
-116- SC1:3839600.5 (d) Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.01 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.02. Section 8.02 Covenant Defeasance. (a) Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03, the Company may elect, at its option, to be released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17 and 4.19 and clause (4) of Section 5.01(a), including, without limitation, its obligation to make Offers to Purchase in connection with Asset Sales and any Change of Control and any omission to comply with such obligation shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default with respect to the Notes, and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all Note Guarantees, on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.03 are satisfied (“Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). (b) For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to this Indenture and the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document, and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise of the option under this Section 8.02, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03, Sections 6.01(a)(3), 6.01(a)(4) (only with respect to the failure of the Company to comply with clause (3) of Section 5.01(a) and with respect to covenants that are released as a result of such Covenant Defeasance), 6.01(a)(5), 6.01(a)(6), 6.01(a)(7) (solely with respect to Significant Subsidiaries or a group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), and 6.01(a)(8) (solely with respect to Significant Subsidiaries or a group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), in each case, shall not constitute Events of Default. Section 8.03 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance. (a) In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance with respect to outstanding Notes, as provided for in this Article 8: (1) the Company must irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to the benefits of the Holders of such Notes: (A) money in an amount, or (B) U.S. Government Obligations, which


 
-117- SC1:3839600.5 through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (C) a combination thereof, in each case sufficient without reinvestment, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee to pay and discharge, the entire indebtedness in respect of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such Notes on the Stated Maturity thereof or (if the Company has made irrevocable arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) the redemption date thereof, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Notes; (2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable United States federal income tax law, in either case (A) or (B) to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of such Notes will not recognize gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to such Notes and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, defeasance and discharge were not to occur; (3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such outstanding Notes will not recognize gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to such Notes and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and covenant defeasance were not to occur; (4) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee a ruling received from the Canada Revenue Agency or an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and qualified to practice law in Canada, in each case to the effect that Holders and beneficial owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for applicable Canadian federal, provincial or territorial income tax or other tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as applicable, and will only be subject to applicable Canadian federal, provincial and territorial income tax and other taxes on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as applicable, had not occurred; (5) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the outstanding Notes shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit after giving effect thereto


 
-118- SC1:3839600.5 (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien to secure such borrowing); (6) in the event that this Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (assuming all Notes are in default within the meaning of such Act); (7) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or material instrument (other than the Indenture) to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound; and (8) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with. Section 8.04 Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. (a) Subject to Section 8.05, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.03 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company or a Guarantor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Notes, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. (b) Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.03 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.03(a)), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. Section 8.05 Repayment to the Company. Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and


 
-119- SC1:3839600.5 all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease. Section 8.06 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.01 or Section 8.02, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.01 or Section 8.02 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.01 or Section 8.02, as the case may be; provided that, if the Company makes any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent. ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9.02, without the consent of any Holder, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture for any of the following purposes: (1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such Successor Entity of the covenants of the Company in this Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; (2) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; (3) to add additional Events of Default; (4) to provide for certificated Notes in addition to or in place of the uncertificated Notes; (5) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under this Indenture by a successor Trustee; (6) to provide for or confirm the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;


 
-120- SC1:3839600.5 (7) to add a Guarantor or to release a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; (8) to cure any ambiguity, defect, omission, mistake or inconsistency; (9) to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture; provided that such actions pursuant to this clause (9) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders in any material respect, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company and as conclusively evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee; (10) to conform the text of this Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent that the Trustee has received an Officer’s Certificate stating that such text constitutes an unintended conflict with the description of the corresponding provision in the “Description of Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum; (11) to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; (12) to secure the Notes; (13) to provide for the issuance of exchange securities which shall have terms substantially identical in all respects to the Notes (except that the transfer restrictions contained in the Notes shall be modified or eliminated as appropriate) and which shall be treated, together with any outstanding Notes, as a single class of securities. (b) Upon the request of the Company, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 12.03, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. (c) After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.01 becomes effective, the Company shall send to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a written notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to send such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment, supplement or waiver. Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders. (a) With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), the Company, the Guarantors and the


 
-121- SC1:3839600.5 Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental to this Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or the Notes or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this Indenture, including the definitions therein; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected thereby: (1) change the Stated Maturity of any Note or of any installment of interest on any Note, or reduce the amount payable in respect of the principal thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable thereon, or reduce the amount that would be due and payable on acceleration of the maturity thereof, or change the place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note or any premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof, or change the date on which any Notes may be subject to redemption or reduce the Redemption Price therefor; (2) reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture; (3) modify the obligations of the Company to make Offers to Purchase upon a Change of Control or from the Excess Proceeds of Asset Sales if such modification is made after the time that the Company is required to make an Offer to Purchase in connection with a Change of Control or Asset Sale; (4) modify or change any provision of this Indenture affecting the ranking of the Notes or any Note Guarantee in a manner adverse to the Holders of the Notes; (5) modify any of the provisions of this Section 9.02(a) or provisions relating to waiver of Defaults or covenants, except to increase any percentage required for such actions or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected thereby; or (6) release any Note Guarantees required to be maintained under this Indenture (other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture). (b) Section 2.08 and Section 2.09 shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for the purposes of this Section 9.02. (c) Upon the request of the Company, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 and Section 12.03, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties


 
-122- SC1:3839600.5 or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture. (d) It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver. It shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. (e) After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall send to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to send such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment, supplement or waiver. (f) A consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver of this Indenture, the Notes or any Note Guarantee by any Holder given in connection with a tender of such Holder’s Notes shall not be rendered invalid by such tender. Section 9.03 Record Dates for Consents. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date pursuant to Section 1.04 for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver. Section 9.04 Notation on or Exchange of Notes. (a) The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver. (b) Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver. Section 9.05 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment, supplement or waiver does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. In executing any amendment, supplement or waiver, the Trustee shall receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in conclusively relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 12.03, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and any Guarantor party thereto, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof.


 
-123- SC1:3839600.5 ARTICLE 10 GUARANTEES Section 10.01 Guarantee. (a) Subject to this Article 10, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, on a senior unsecured basis, to each Holder and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that: (1) the principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other Obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or under the Notes shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (2) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment by the Company when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. The Company hereby fully and unconditionally guarantees the Guarantee of each Guarantor on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection. (b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture, or pursuant to Section 10.06. (c) Each of the Guarantors also agrees, jointly and severally, to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.01. (d) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.


 
-124- SC1:3839600.5 (e) Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note Guarantees. (f) Each Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Company for liquidation or reorganization, should the Company become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Company’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes or the Note Guarantees, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned. (g) In case any provision of any Note Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. (h) Each payment to be made by a Guarantor in respect of its Note Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature. Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability. Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent conveyance or a fraudulent transfer for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal, Canadian, provincial or state law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of such


 
-125- SC1:3839600.5 Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Note Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations under this Indenture to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with IFRS. The obligations of each Guarantor are subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.15. Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery. (a) To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01, each Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by an Authorized Officer or person holding an equivalent title. (b) Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Note Guarantee on the Notes. (c) If an Authorized Officer whose signature is on this Indenture no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates any Note, the Note Guarantees shall be valid nevertheless. (d) The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors. (e) If required by Section 4.15, the Company shall cause any newly created or acquired Restricted Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of Section 4.15 and this Article 10, to the extent applicable. Section 10.04 Subrogation. Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by any Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.01; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Guarantor shall be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Company under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full. Section 10.05 Benefits Acknowledged. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to its Note Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.


 
-126- SC1:3839600.5 Section 10.06 Release of Note Guarantees. (a) A Note Guarantee by a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by such Guarantor, the Company or the Trustee shall be required for the release of such Guarantor’s Note Guarantee, upon: (1) (A) a sale or other transfer or disposition (including by way of merger, consolidation, arrangement or amalgamation) of all of the Capital Interests in any Guarantor to any Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company in compliance with the terms of this Indenture; (B) the sale or other transfer of all or substantially all the assets of a Guarantor (including by way of merger, consolidation, arrangement or amalgamation) to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company in compliance with the terms of this Indenture; (C) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Guarantor with and into the Company, another Guarantor or a Person that will become a Guarantor substantially upon the consummation of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation; (D) the release of a Guarantor of all of its Guarantee obligations in respect of the Credit Facilities (other than pursuant the Notes or this Indenture); (E) the proper designation of any Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; (F) the occurrence of any other transaction permissible under this Indenture pursuant to which such Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary; (G) the election of the Company to have its obligations satisfied and discharged with respect to any outstanding Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; or (H) the Company’s exercise of its Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with Article 8 or the discharge of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; and (2) such Guarantor delivering to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction and/or release have been complied with. (b) At the written request of the Company, the Company, such Guarantor and the Trustee shall execute and deliver any documents reasonably required in order to evidence such release, discharge and termination in respect of the applicable Note Guarantee.


 
-127- SC1:3839600.5 ARTICLE 11 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge. (a) The Company and the Guarantors may terminate their respective obligations under the Indenture, and this Indenture will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes, (a “Discharge”) when: (1) either: (A) all Notes that have been authenticated and delivered have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or (B) all such Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable or (ii) will become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under irrevocable arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee immediately available funds or U.S. Government Obligations in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes, not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, to the Stated Maturity or redemption date; (2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums then due and payable under this Indenture by the Company; (3) the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other material instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound; (4) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be; and (5) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture relating to the Discharge have been complied with. (b) Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to this Section 11.01, the provisions of Section 11.02 and Section 8.05 shall survive. Section 11.02 Application of Trust Money. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 8.05, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company or a Guarantor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may


 
-128- SC1:3839600.5 determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. (b) If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 11.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent, as the case may be. ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS Section 12.01 Notices. (a) Any notice or communication to the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee is duly given if in writing and (1) delivered in person, (2) mailed by first-class mail (certified or registered, return receipt requested), postage prepaid, or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery or (3) sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, to its address: if to the Company or any Guarantor: Concordia Healthcare Corp. 227 Lakeshore Road East, Suite 302 Oakville, Ontario L6J1H9 Canada Facsimile: 905-842-5154 Attention: Mark Thompson, Chief Executive Officer with a copy to: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 United States Facsimile: 212-291-9049 Attention: John Estes


 
-129- SC1:3839600.5 if to the Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association 13737 Noel Road, Suite 800 Dallas, Texas 75240 United States of America Telephone: (972) 581-1621 Fax: (972) 581-1660 Attention: Global Corporate Trust Services The Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by like notice, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. (b) All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given, whether personally delivered, sent by facsimile or electronic transmission (in PDF format), or mailed by first-class mail to the address above in Section 12.01(a), shall be deemed duly given, regardless of whether the addressee receives such notice or communication; provided that any notice or communication delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon actual receipt thereof. (c) Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail (certified or registered, return receipt requested) or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the Note Register or by such other delivery system as the Trustee agrees to accept and shall be deemed to be sufficiently given if so sent within the time prescribed. Failure to send a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. (d) Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver. (e) Where this Indenture provides for notice of any event (including any notice of redemption) to a Holder of a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary for such Note (or its designee), pursuant to the applicable procedures of such Depositary, if any, prescribed for the giving of such notice. (f) The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon notice, instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured facsimile or electronic transmission (in PDF format); provided, however, that (1) the party providing such written notice, instructions or directions, subsequent to such transmission of written instructions, shall provide the originally executed instructions or directions to the Trustee in a timely manner, and (2) such originally executed notice, instructions or directions shall be signed by an authorized representative of the party providing such notice, instructions or directions. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance in good faith


 
-130- SC1:3839600.5 upon and compliance with such notice, instructions or directions notwithstanding such notice, instructions or directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent notice, instructions or directions. (g) If the Company sends a notice or communication to Holders, it shall send a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time pursuant to Section 12.01(b). Section 12.02 Communication by Holders with Other Holders. Holders may communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. Section 12.03 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Company or any Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee: (1) an Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 12.04) stating that, in the opinion of the signer(s), all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and (2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 12.04) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been complied with. Section 12.04 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to Section 4.04) shall include: (1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based; (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with


 
-131- SC1:3839600.5 (and, in the case of an Opinion of Counsel, may be limited to reliance on an Officer’s Certificate as to matters of fact); and (4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such covenant or condition has been complied with. Section 12.05 Rules by Trustee and Agents. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions. Section 12.06 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees, Members, Partners and Shareholders. No director, officer, employee, stockholder, general or limited partner or incorporator, past, present or future, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as such or in such capacity, shall have any personal liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes, any Note Guarantee or this Indenture by reason of his, her or its status as such director, officer, employee, stockholder, general or limited partner or incorporator. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes. Section 12.07 Governing Law. THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND ANY NOTE GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Section 12.08 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE NOTE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. Section 12.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.


 
-132- SC1:3839600.5 Section 12.10 Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors and assigns. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.06. Section 12.11 Severability. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Section 12.12 Counterpart Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or .pdf transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or .pdf shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. Section 12.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. Section 12.14 U.S.A. PATRIOT Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they shall provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act. Section 12.15 Payments Due on Non-Business Days. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, redemption date or repurchase date or the Stated Maturity of the Notes shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Notes) payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Notes need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date, redemption date or repurchase date, or at the Stated Maturity of the Notes; provided that no


 
-133- SC1:3839600.5 interest will accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, redemption date, repurchase date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be. Section 12.16 Submission to Jurisdiction. The Company and each Guarantor not organized in the United States shall appoint CT Corporation System, 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10011 (or a permitted alternative) as its agent for service of process in any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees and for actions brought under the U.S. federal or state securities laws brought in any U.S. federal or state court located in the Borough of Manhattan in the County and City of New York. The Company and each Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the County and City of New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees and for actions brought under the U.S. federal or state securities laws. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to the Company or any Guarantor at the address above in Section 12.01 shall be effective service of process against the Company or any Guarantor for any suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. The Company and each Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. A final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and each Guarantor and may be enforced in any other courts to whose jurisdiction the Company is or may be subject, by suit upon judgment. The Company and each Guarantor further agrees that nothing herein shall affect any Holder’s right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or bring a suit action or proceeding (including a proceeding for enforcement of a judgment) in any other court or jurisdiction in accordance with applicable law. Section 12.17 Waiver of Immunity. To the extent that each of the Company and the Guarantors, or any of their respective properties, assets or revenues may have or may hereafter become entitled to, or have attributed to each of the Company and the Guarantors, any right of immunity, on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise, from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from the giving of any relief in any such legal action, suit or proceeding, from setoff or counterclaim, from the jurisdiction of any Canadian, New York state or U.S. federal court, from service of process, from attachment upon or prior to judgment, from attachment in aid of execution of judgment, or from execution of judgment, or other legal process or proceeding for the giving of any relief or for the enforcement of any judgment, in any such court in which proceedings may at any time be commenced, with respect to the obligations and liabilities of each of the Company and the Guarantors or any other matter under or arising out of or in connection with this Indenture, each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives or will waive such right to the extent permitted by applicable law, and agree not to plead or claim, any such immunity and consent to such relief and enforcement.


 
-134- SC1:3839600.5 Section 12.18 Conversion of Currency. If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due under this Indenture to the Holder from U.S. dollars to another currency, the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor has agreed, and each Holder by holding such Note will be deemed to have agreed, to the fullest extent that the Company, each Subsidiary Guarantor and they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures such Holder could purchase U.S. dollars with such other currency in New York City, New York on the Business Day preceding the day on which final judgment is given. The Company’s and Subsidiary Guarantors’ obligations to any Holder will, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than U.S. dollars, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Holder or the Trustee, as the case may be, of any amount in such Judgment Currency, such Holder may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase U.S. dollars with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the U.S. dollars so purchased is less than the amount originally to be paid to such Holder or the Trustee in the Judgment Currency (as determined in the manner set forth in the preceding paragraph), as the case may be, each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, jointly and severally, agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Holder and the Trustee, as the case may be, against any such loss. If the amount of the U.S. dollars so purchased is more than the amount originally to be paid to such Holder or the Trustee, as the case may be, such Holder or the Trustee, as the case may be, will pay the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, such excess; provided that such Holder or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall not have any obligation to pay any such excess if the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have failed to pay any Holder or the Trustee any amounts then due and payable under such Note or this Indenture, in which case such excess shall be applied by such Holder or the Trustee to satisfy (to the extent thereof) such Obligations. Section 12.19 Accounting Provisions. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with IFRS, as in effect from time to time; provided that, in the event that any Accounting Change occurs and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms, as determined in good faith by the Company, then, upon the written notice of the Company to the Trustee, such financial covenants, standards or terms shall be calculated on the same basis as calculated prior to giving effect to such Accounting Change and as if such Accounting Change had not occurred. Any such election with respect to such Accounting Change may not thereafter be changed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above or in the definition of Capital Lease Obligations, in the event of a change under IFRS (or the application thereof) requiring all leases to be capitalized, only those leases that would result or would have resulted in Capital Lease Obligations on the Issue Date (assuming for purposes hereof that they were in existence on the Issue Date) shall be considered Capital Lease Obligations and all calculations and deliverables under the Indenture shall be made in accordance therewith.


 
-135- SC1:3839600.5 [Signatures on following page]


 
CONCORDIA HEAL THCARE INC., as a Guarantor CONCORDIA LABS IN s a Guarantor By: PINNACLE BIOLOGIC By: Name: Title: [Concordia- Signature Page to the Indenture]


 
CONCORDIA HEAL THCARE (USA) INC .• as a Guarantor By: Name: ~4\(t ~~~~~\ Title: ~\c.~~( COMPLETE MEDICAL HOMECARE, INC., as a Guarantor By: Name: (..,t./A7flc:= /C.t-E:PP.r?e-i!. Title: Pf-ES 1 "DEY\ .,. [Concordia - Signature Page to the Indenture]


 
CONCORDIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., as a Guarantor A:~ By: ~ Name: ~ 6. ~<eAI{tJ.. Title: QJ\ru..bw CONCORDIA LABORATORIES INC., as a Guarantor By: Nrune:£1;~ Title: OliruD-w [Concordia- Signature Page to the Indenture]


 
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as By: Title: Assistant Vice President [Concordia - Signature Page to the Indenture]


 
A-1 SC1:3839600.5 EXHIBIT A [FORM OF FACE OF NOTE] [Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture] [Insert the Global Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture] [Insert the Canadian Restricted Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture] [Insert the Regulation S Temporary Global Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]


 
A-2 SC1:3839600.5 CUSIP [ ] ISIN [ ]1 [RULE 144A] [REGULATION S] [GLOBAL] NOTE 7.000% Senior Notes due 2023 No. [A-__] [S-__] [$______________] CONCORDIA HEALTHCARE CORP. promises to pay to [CEDE & CO.]2 [ ] or registered assigns the principal sum [$ ( Dollars), as revised by the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto]3 [of $ ( Dollars)]4 on April 15, 2023. Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15, commencing October 15, 2015 Record Dates: April 1 and October 1 1 Rule 144A Note CUSIP: 206519 AA8 Rule 144A Note ISIN: US206519AA88 Regulation S Note CUSIP: C26215 AA8 Regulation S Note ISIN: USC26215AA88 2 Include in Global Notes 3 Include in Global Notes 4 Include in Definitive Notes


 
A-3 SC1:3839600.5 IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed. CONCORDIA HEALTHCARE CORP. By: Name: Title: Dated: [_______________] [__], [__]


 
A-4 SC1:3839600.5 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee By: Authorized Signatory Dated: [_______________] [__], [__]


 
A-5 SC1:3839600.5 [Reverse Side of Note] 7.000% Senior Notes due 2023 Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated. 1. INTEREST. Concordia Healthcare Corp., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 7.000% per annum from and including April 21, 2015 until but excluding maturity. The Company shall pay interest if any, semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including the date of original issuance; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be October 15, 2015. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest, if any, (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30- day months. 2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company shall pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered holders of Notes at the close of business on the April 1 or October 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such Record Date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds shall be required with respect to principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent at least five Business Days prior to the applicable payment date. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. 3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company or any Affiliate incorporated or organized within the United States of America may act as Paying Agent (except for purposes of Section 8) or Registrar. 4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2015 (the “Indenture”), among Concordia Healthcare Corp., the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Company designated as its 7.000% Senior Notes due 2023. The Company shall be entitled to


 
A-6 SC1:3839600.5 issue Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.01 and 4.09 of the Indenture. The Notes and any Additional Notes issued under the Indenture shall be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of such terms. Any term used in this Note that is defined in the Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Indenture. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. 5. REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE. The Notes are subject to optional redemption, and may be the subject of an Offer to Purchase, as further described in the Indenture. The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. 6. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and Holders shall be required to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. 7. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes. 8. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture. 9. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the rights and obligations of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be as set forth in the applicable provisions of the Indenture. 10. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. 11. GOVERNING LAW. THIS NOTE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 12. CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.


 
A-7 SC1:3839600.5 The Company shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Company at the following address: Concordia Healthcare Corp. 227 Lakeshore Road East, Suite 302 Oakville, Ontario L6J1H9 Canada Facsimile: 905-842-5154 Attention: Mark Thompson, Chief Executive Officer


 
A-8 SC1:3839600.5 ASSIGNMENT FORM To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to: (Insert assignee’s legal name) (Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.) (Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code) and irrevocably appoint to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. Date: Your Signature: (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) Signature Guarantee*: * Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).


 
A-9 SC1:3839600.5 OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below: [ ] Section 4.10 [ ] Section 4.14 If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $__________ (integral multiples of $1,000 provided that the unpurchased portion must be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000) Date: _______________ Your Signature: (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) Tax Identification No.: Signature Guarantee*: __________________________ * Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).


 
A-10 SC1:3839600.5 SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE* The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $ . The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made: Date of Exchange Amount of decrease in Principal Amount Amount of increase in Principal Amount of this Global Note Principal Amount of this Global Note following such decrease or increase Signature of authorized signatory of Trustee or Custodian ___________________ *This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.


 
B-1 SC1:3839600.5 EXHIBIT B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER Concordia Healthcare Corp. 227 Lakeshore Road East, Suite 302 Oakville, Ontario L6J1H9 Canada Facsimile: 905-842-5154 Attention: Mark Thompson, Chief Executive Officer U.S. Bank National Association 60 Livingston Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55107 Re: 7.000% Senior Notes due 2023 Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2015 (the “Indenture”), among Concordia Healthcare Corp. (the “Company”), the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. _______________ (the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $___________ in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to _______________ (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that: [CHECK ALL THAT APPLY] 1. CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE 144A GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 2. CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, THE


 
B-2 SC1:3839600.5 REGULATION S PERMANENT GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Temporary Global Note, the Regulation S Permanent Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 3. CHECK AND COMPLETE IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO ANY PROVISION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A OR REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one): (a) such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or (b) such Transfer is being effected to the Issuers or a subsidiary thereof; or (c) such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act; or (d) such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of


 
B-3 SC1:3839600.5 Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee and (2) if such Transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes at the time of Transfer of less than $100,000, an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 4. CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE OR OF AN UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. (a) CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO RULE 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 to a Person who is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuers under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. (b) CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act to a Person who is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuers and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. (c) CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO OTHER EXEMPTION. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 to a Person who is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuers and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the


 
B-4 SC1:3839600.5 Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. 5. CHECK IF TRANSFEROR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUERS. 6. CHECK IF TRANSFEREE IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUERS.


 
B-5 SC1:3839600.5 This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuers. [Insert Name of Transferor] By: Name: Title: Dated: _______________________


 
B-6 SC1:3839600.5 ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER 1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following: [CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)] (a) a beneficial interest in the: (i) 144A Global Note (CUSIP [ ]), or (ii) Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP [ ]), or (b) a Restricted Definitive Note. 2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold: [CHECK ONE] (a) a beneficial interest in the: (i) 144A Global Note (CUSIP [ ]), or (ii) Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP [ ]), or (iii) Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP [ ]), or (b) a Restricted Definitive Note; or (c) an Unrestricted Definitive Note, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.


 
C-1 SC1:3839600.5 EXHIBIT C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE Concordia Healthcare Corp. 227 Lakeshore Road East, Suite 302 Oakville, Ontario L6J1H9 Canada Facsimile: 905-842-5154 Attention: Mark Thompson, Chief Executive Officer U.S. Bank National Association 60 Livingston Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55107 Re: 7.000% Senior Notes due 2023 Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2015 (the “Indenture”), among Concordia Healthcare Corp., the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. ___________ (the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $__________ in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that: 1) EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE FOR UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE a) CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (v) the Owner is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company. b) CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In


 
C-2 SC1:3839600.5 connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (v) the Owner is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company. c) CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (v) the Owner is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company. d) CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (v) the Owner is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company. 2) EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES FOR RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES a) CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance


 
C-3 SC1:3839600.5 with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. b) CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] [ ] 144A Global Note [ ] Regulation S Global Note, with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 3) CHECK IF OWNER IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY. 4) CHECK IF OWNER IS EXCHANGING THIS NOTE IN CONNECTION WITH AN EXPECTED TRANSFER TO AN AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company and are dated ______________________. [Insert Name of Transferor] By: Name: Title:


 
SC1:3839600.5 EXHIBIT D FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of [ ] [ ], 20[ ], among (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of Concordia Healthcare Corp., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, each of the Company and the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of April 21, 2015, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 7.000% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”); WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally Guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows: 1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. 2. Guarantor. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be a Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Guarantors, including Article 10 thereof. 3. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 4. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE NOTE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.


 
SC1:3839600.5 5. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or .pdf transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or .pdf shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. 6. Headings. The headings of the Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. 7. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Company.


 
SC1:3839600.5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written. [NAME OF GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY] By: Name: Title: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee By: Name: Title:


 

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SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES
Information about the intercorporate relationships among the Company and its significant subsidiaries is provided in the table below.
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1 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 CONCORDIA INTERNATIONAL CORP. CODE OF CONDUCT Message from the Chief Executive Officer Dear Colleagues, Doing the right thing takes courage. At Concordia, conducting business as ONE Global Concordia team in accordance with the highest ethical standards defines us. Every day, we operate with integrity and honesty and provide quality products as part of our commitment to our patients, customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders. To inform your daily activities, I am pleased to provide you with a copy of our Code of Conduct that sets forth our principles and expectations. The Code supports our shared company values of: • Integrity • Openness • Global Teamwork • Entrepreneurship • Decision Making I am counting on you to be stewards of our culture and commitment to ethics and compliance. Each of you play an important role in living our mission of helping patients through our product lines. My request is that you speak up if you have questions or concerns about the Code, our policies, a particular business plan or practice. Together, we can discuss the matter and ensure that we are living up to our values and principles. Remember, each employee is individually responsible for ensuring compliance with the laws, regulations, and policies that govern our company so please speak up when in doubt. Our reputation remains our most valuable asset. Please join me in protecting this asset by upholding our values and Code every day around the globe as we provide patients with therapeutic options. Allan Oberman Chief Executive Officer


 
2 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Purpose Concordia International Corp. (“Concordia” or the “Company”) and its affiliates are committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards in their dealings with all parties involved in the Company’s business activities, including employees, vendors, contractors and third parties. This Code of Conduct (the “Code”) which has been approved by Concordia’s CEO and the Concordia Board of Directors has been put in place to summarize the key ethical and legal principles that everyone at Concordia is required to adhere to. While this Code does not cover every issue that may arise, it is intended to promote honest and ethical conduct among all individuals employed by or associated with Concordia. 1.2. Scope Every employee, officer, director, consultant, and contract worker (full time or temporary) is expected to read, understand, and comply with this Code and all other applicable laws, regulations and Company policies. Concordia employees, directors and officers who engage a third party vendor, consultant or contract worker (“third party vendor”) are responsible for: • Communicating this Code and its requirements to the third party vendor • Confirming the third party vendor agrees to abide by the Code’s requirements • Monitoring the third party vendor to verify compliance with the Code’s requirements • Escalating instances of non-compliance to the Concordia local Compliance officer This Code and the spirit of its purpose apply to all Concordia locations, affiliates and subsidiaries. However, to the extent that some Concordia affiliates and subsidiaries may operate in varying industry segments or jurisdictions, this Code may be supplemented by additional policies and/or processes to address specific regulatory requirements or local laws. Employees who would like to seek further information or have questions on the information contained in the Code should speak with their supervisor or local Compliance Officer. 2. WORKPLACE STANDARDS 2.1. Overview Concordia recognizes its employees are a valuable asset of the Company and values employees who are ethical, innovative and hard workers. Concordia seeks to recruit and retain individuals by providing competitive compensation, excellent growth opportunities and a diverse workplace.


 
3 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 2.2. Equal Opportunity Concordia is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants. This commitment applies to recruitment, hiring, employment, and employment-related decisions (including, but not limited to, hiring, firing, workforce reductions, work assignments, transfers, promotions, wage/salary adjustments, and/or bonuses). Concordia is also committed to complying with all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination in employment. Concordia provides a discrimination-free work environment for all employees, regardless of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable laws. 2.3. Discrimination and Harassment Concordia respects diversity and the personal dignity of its employees. Concordia employees are expected to treat all colleagues with respect and dignity. As such, Concordia strives to ensure that the Company’s work environment is free of discrimination and harassment. Concordia will not tolerate any form of harassment, whether physical, verbal, or visual. Employees should report any type of discrimination or harassment immediately to their functional area manager, Human Resources Department, Legal Department, Compliance Department or the Compliance Hotline. 2.4. Drugs and Alcohol Concordia prohibits the use of illegal drugs and the abuse of alcohol and/or over-the- counter or prescription drugs. This allows an employee’s productivity and efficiency to remain at the highest level of performance and keeps a safe working environment. All employees are prohibited from working in Company facilities, operating a Company vehicle or a vehicle subsidized by the Company, or conducting Concordia business if they are under the influence of or impaired by alcohol or drugs. Occasionally, alcohol may be served in connection with a Concordia sponsored function or event and if served, must be consumed responsibly. Discrimination is defined as the adverse treatment of an individual based on his or her race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable laws, rather than his or her individual merit. Harassment is defined as any action that inappropriately or unreasonably creates an intimidating, hostile, uncomfortable or offensive work environment or unreasonably interferes with an individual’s ability to perform the duties or responsibilities of his or her employment.


 
4 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 Concordia is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment to its employees through the adherence to applicable health and safety laws. Any employee who is aware of any conditions or practices in the workplace that pose a threat to health, safety, or the environment is responsible for reporting them to their functional area manager, Human Resources Department, Legal Department, Compliance Department or the Compliance Hotline immediately. 3. MARKETPLACE STANDARDS 3.1. Overview Concordia’s reputation for integrity and excellence requires careful adherence to all applicable laws and regulations as well as commitment to the highest standards of conduct of corporate and personal integrity. Productivity is maximized when employees act ethically, responsibly, and professionally. Concordia expects all employees to conduct Company business in an ethical manner. Concordia operates in a highly regulated industry and is subject to the laws of various countries, provinces, states, and jurisdictions; some laws may also apply across borders. Wherever an employee conducts Company business, the employee should know the laws, policies and work requirements that apply to that location. If local laws are more restrictive than Company policies, the employee should conduct their activities in accordance with the more restrictive requirements. There may be situations where the ethical or legal course of action may be unclear. In such case, employees are expected to seek guidance by speaking with their supervisor or the local Compliance Officer. 3.2. Compliance with Laws, Regulations and Industry Codes Concordia employees shall abide by applicable laws and regulations in the countries where Concordia operates or otherwise conducts business. This includes, but is not limited to, laws and regulations that prohibit bribery and corruption or impose trade sanctions or protect privacy rights. Concordia’s culture of compliance helps ensure the Company is in compliance with applicable laws (national, regional, provincial or local). Each employee must strive to fully understand which laws pertain to their area of work and what is required to be in compliance with these laws. Since the laws are numerous and complicated, this Code does not include a summary of every relevant law. Employees who have any questions or concerns about a particular law, this Code or any other Company policy, should discuss their questions or concerns with their supervisor or the local Compliance Officer. While employees are not expected to have in-depth knowledge of all applicable laws and regulations, employees should understand the underlying principles and apply them to their activities. Examples of laws and the principles that govern Concordia’s business are outlined below.


 
5 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws: These laws prohibit bribery through the provision of anything of value to foreign government officials, and/or commercial bribery, to gain or retain business or favorable treatment and carry significant penalties for violations. Concordia prohibits the payment of any bribes regardless of recipient type and prohibits facilitation payments (even if otherwise permissible by law). All employees must keep accurate books and records and Concordia must have an adequate system of internal accounting controls. Applicable laws in this category include: • Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act • The UK Bribery Act 2010 • The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2007 (“FCPA”) Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”): AKS laws prohibit anyone from offering, paying, soliciting, or receiving anything of value (including a kickback, bribe, or rebate) in order to directly or indirectly, implicitly or explicitly, reward past prescribing or induce future prescribing, purchase, use or recommendation of any item or service reimbursed under a federal or state healthcare program, or to unlawfully influence regulatory, pricing, formulary or reimbursement decisions and/or gain or improve access to HCPs. EFPIA Code on Disclosure of Transfers of Value from Pharmaceutical Companies to Healthcare Professionals and Healthcare Organisations (“EFPIA Disclosure Code”): Under this Code,1 pharmaceutical companies that are EFPIA member companies or members of EFPIA member associations must disclose payments or transfers of value, such as speaker fees, advisory board fees, grants, and sponsorships to attend meetings, to healthcare professionals (HCPs)2 and healthcare organizations (HCOs). Meals and drinks are excluded from disclosure since they are limited based upon hospitality thresholds set forth in country national codes of practice. Depending on each country’s requirements, disclosures will be posted either on company websites or on a central platform. False Claims Act (“FCA”): The FCA in the US protects the federal government from false or fraudulent claims for payment. Violations of this law include providing false records or statements to obtain payment from the government or causing a third party to submit a false claim to the government. This statute has been used to prosecute pharmaceutical companies for encouraging prescribers to prescribe products for unapproved uses or for providing alleged kickbacks leading to improper reimbursement by federal healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”): In the EU, the GDPR requires the protection of personal data from the EU that is processed and/or used by an organization. It requires organizations to gain consent of the individual before collecting and/or using their information and to provide transparency around the use of such data. 1 The EFPIA Disclosure Code applies to 33 countries in Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. 2 HCPs are defined “as any member of the medical, dental, pharmacy or nursing professions, or any other person who, in the course of his or her professional activities, may prescribe, purchase, supply, recommend or administer a medicinal product.”


 
6 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”): In the US, HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”) Act, addresses the security and privacy of health information, who is responsible for maintaining the security and privacy of such information, and who may access and/or use such information. Violations can lead to severe penalties including criminal and/or civil fines and/or imprisonment. HHS-OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers: The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS-OIG”) in the US has developed guidelines for pharmaceutical manufacturers to consider when developing, implementing, or evaluating a Corporate Compliance Program. HHS-OIG also reinforced the Federal Sentencing Guidelines’ seven elements of an effective compliance program. The guidance is intended to assist with the development and implementation of internal controls and procedures that promote adherence to applicable law, regulations, and rules. Industry Codes: Although medical advancements and treatment options courtesy of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries have benefited countless patients by improving health and outcomes, allowing people to live longer, and advancing the practice of medicine, the industries have been criticized in the court of public opinion largely as a result of questionable practices. To address these reputational concerns, to enhance quality and to standardize practices, industry codes developed to provide direction on business conduct. Concordia abides by these codes and all Concordia employees shall ensure that their conduct, such as interactions with HCPs, is completely appropriate and of the highest ethical standards. Examples of industry codes that Concordia follows include Rx&D Code of Ethical Practices (Canada); PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals and PhRMA Principles on Conduct of Clinical Trials (US); Advamed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals (US); Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry- ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry (United Kingdom); EFPIA Code on the Promotion of Prescription-Only Medicine to and Interactions with Health Care Professionals and IFPMA Code of Practice (EU). Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”): Under PPACA, applicable manufacturers must report certain payments or transfers of value to a US physician or teaching hospital. This law necessitates the tracking and disclosure of spend associated with healthcare professionals by the Company. In instances where state requirements and laws are more restrictive than Concordia policies, Concordia employees shall conduct activities in accordance with the more restrictive state requirements. 3.3. Anti-trust and Fair Competition In a competitive marketplace, Concordia understands the importance of complying with all applicable anti-trust and fair competition laws. Anti-trust and fair competition laws are meant to prevent restraints on trade or the abuse of a dominant market position, and a competitive marketplace ensures that the greatest benefit can be realized by both consumers of healthcare products and services (i.e. patients, healthcare providers) and suppliers of those products/services. Each employee is expected to understand and comply with anti-trust and fair competition laws and not to enter into business contracts or engage in activities that violate, or give the appearance of violating these laws.


 
7 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 Specifically, when dealing with competitors: • Concordia will not enter into agreements or understandings which propose, or give the appearance of, limiting competition. • Concordia will not enter into agreements or understandings which propose, or give the appearance of, sharing price, price-related terms, sales terms or other conditions. Violations of these laws by any Concordia employee carry severe penalties for both the Company and the individual depending on the severity of the violation. Anti-trust and fair competition laws are complex; therefore employees must contact the Legal Department for approval of any business practice conducted on behalf of the Company that may involve an interpretation of these laws. 3.4. On-Label Promotion of Products Concordia complies with applicable laws and regulations that govern the development, manufacturing, labeling, sale, and promotion of pharmaceutical and medical device products. Examples of such laws are the Food and Drugs Act (Canada), Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (US) and EudraLex - Volume 1 - Pharmaceutical legislation for medicinal products for human use (EU). When patients and HCPs seek drug-related information about products, they are looking for the most accurate and complete information. Therefore, when the FDA or other competent authority approves a drug, it does so for certain purposes and indications only. A drug product is approved for the use stated in its label. Any other use is considered off- label. Off-label information can include information regarding disease state, dosing, patient populations, use of concomitant medications, duration of therapy, comparison to other therapies, etc. To avoid any risk of promoting an off-label use of our products, each employee is responsible for learning and understanding the on-label use of the Company’s promoted products and is prohibited from proactively communicating off-label information. The Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) and European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) prohibit pharmaceutical companies from marketing or promoting a drug for off-label use. However, they do not prevent HCPs from prescribing or discussing off-label information with their patients. The Company’s Medical Affairs department is permitted to respond to unsolicited requests for off-label information for a Company product. Unsolicited requests are direct, spontaneous question(s) from a HCP that is neither directly nor indirectly encouraged nor prompted by a Concordia employee. Concordia has implemented written policies and procedures that provide guidance to employees on how to handle off-label requests from HCPs. 3.5. Drug Sampling Product samples may be made available for HCPs to initiate treatment in appropriate patients, but can never be provided simply to reward or encourage prescribing behaviors or to facilitate improper billing or revenue generation. Concordia has established systems to control the distribution and reconciliation of product samples to ensure compliance with laws such as the Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 (“PDMA”) and the Prescription Drug Amendments of 1992.


 
8 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 3.6. Marketing of Products All promotional materials and other product communications must be consistent with the current product information in the specific country as approved by the local competent authority and approved by the applicable Concordia review committee prior to use. Promotional material must be reviewed periodically to ensure it is current. As required by a local competent authority, promotional materials must be cleared or submitted prior to use. Also, materials may never be disseminated as advance notification of unapproved/ investigational product(s). • The Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (“OPDP”) is an FDA division with responsibility for reviewing prescription drug advertising and promotional labeling to ensure that the information contained in promotional materials is not false or misleading. All promotional materials approved by the applicable review committee for dissemination by or on behalf of Concordia must meet OPDP requirements, including submission to OPDP at or before the first time of use. • The Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (“PAAB”) is an independent review agency recognized by Health Canada whose primary role is to ensure that healthcare product communication for prescription, non-prescription, biological and natural health products is accurate, balanced and evidence-based, and reflects current and best practice. Promotional materials approved by the applicable review committee will meet all guidelines set forth by the PAAB and their Code of Advertising Acceptance. • The ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry (2016) (issued with the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority) requires that the final form of promotional materials (regardless of medium) be certified to by a company representative before issuance. The company representative “must be a registered medical practitioner or a pharmacist registered in the UK” and their name and qualifications must be submitted in advance to the Advertising Standards Unit, Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and to the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority. The company representative must certify that they have examined the final promotional material and believe it: (1) complies with relevant advertising regulations and this Code, (2) is not inconsistent with the marketing authorization and summary of product characteristics, and (3) is a fair and truthful presentation of the product’s facts. Certifications must be retained by the company in accordance with the Code’s requirements. 3.7. Interactions with Healthcare Professionals (“HCPs”) and Organizations (“HCOs”) Building strong, appropriate and ethical relationships with HCPs are an integral part of Concordia’s business operations. The PhRMA Code provides guidance on what is acceptable during these interactions to ensure that HCPs have the most up to date and accurate information on prescription medicines. As such, all Concordia employees must conduct themselves in the most appropriate and compliant manner when interacting with a HCP.


 
9 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 Concordia understands that any relationship with an HCP must be compliant with applicable healthcare fraud and abuse as well as anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. These laws prohibit giving or offering anything of value to influence prescribing or purchasing decisions. Furthermore, laws and regulations prohibit the submission of false claims or statements to federal or state healthcare programs. To ensure compliance with regulations pertaining to interactions with HCPs and HCOs, Concordia has drafted and implemented written global and local policies and procedures that provide guidance to employees regarding appropriate interactions with these groups. 3.8. Consulting Arrangements with Healthcare Professionals Concordia may, from time to time, enter into an agreement with a HCP to provide bona fide services to the Company. These services may include assisting in the development of products or product claims, speaking at presentations or conferences, participating in advisory board meetings, providing general consulting services, training employees or conducting clinical trials or other research. Prior to entering into an agreement with an HCP, there must be a legitimate business or scientific need for the service that has been identified, demonstrated and documented. Concordia bases decisions to select or retain an HCP as a consultant based on their qualifications to provide the required services, such as medical expertise, reputation, knowledge and experience regarding a particular therapeutic area. Compensation provided to HCP consultants and reimbursement for expenses must be reasonable and reflect the fair market value (“FMV”) of the services being performed under the agreement. Compensation may not vary based on the volume or the value of the HCP’s past, present or anticipated business. 3.9. Speaker Programs and Training At times, Concordia may engage HCPs to participate as speakers on behalf of the Company to help educate and inform other HCPs about the benefits, risks and appropriate uses of Company products. Speakers are selected or retained based on defined criteria such as medical expertise, reputation, knowledge and experience regarding a particular therapeutic area, as well as communication skills. Concordia does not engage HCPs as speakers with the intent to, directly or indirectly, implicitly or explicitly, reward past prescribing habits or influence or induce future prescribing, purchasing, use or recommendation of any drug or product or any other business transaction or to unlawfully influence regulatory, pricing, formulary, or reimbursement decisions and/or gain or improve access to a HCP. Speaker presentations must be consistent with approved product labeling. Before a speaker may make presentations on behalf of Concordia, they must undergo speaker training which includes training on: • Product attributes and labeling • Speaker program and presentation materials • Regulatory requirements with respect to promotion of pharmaceutical products, including the use of approved slides, fair balance and the requirement to present objective and substantiated information • Prohibition against altering approved slides or adding other content • Other applicable laws, regulations and Concordia policies • Concordia’s expectations for speakers on how to conduct a speaker program presentation


 
10 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 Payment to HCPs for speaking services and speaker training must be reasonable and represent fair market value for the services actually performed. 3.10. Informational Presentations and Accompanying Business Meals Concordia employees may make presentations to, and have discussions with, HCPs that provide approved scientific and educational information during a business meal. Unless prohibited by local law, Concordia may provide business meals to HCPs in accordance with applicable local policies. 3.11. Gifts Concordia’s sales and promotional interactions with HCPs are intended to inform HCPs about Company products and provide relevant scientific and educational information to support patient care and the practice of medicine. Concordia does not use gifts, meals, hospitality, entertainment, recreation, and other items or activities of value to influence HCPs to prescribe, use, purchase, recommend, or make favorable formulary recommendations concerning Concordia products. Providing gifts for the personal benefit of HCPs or HCOs is not permitted. Provision of cash or cash equivalents, such as gift certificates, coupons, vouchers, tickets or similar items is also prohibited. Holidays and other special occasions (e.g., weddings, funerals or graduations) do not constitute exceptions to this policy. To the extent allowable under local law, in-kind items of educational value may be provided to HCPs in accordance with applicable local policies. 3.12. Privacy On occasion, Concordia may also receive information in addition to Protected Health Information (“PHI”), such as personal and private information for legitimate business purposes including, but not limited to, information concerning colleagues, job applicants, research study subjects, research investigators, patients, consultants, HCPs, vendors, and suppliers. Concordia is committed to compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements protecting the privacy of PHI, other confidential information and safeguarding this information in a manner consistent with applicable laws. Concordia respects individual privacy and adheres to applicable data privacy/data protection laws and regulations. All Concordia employees are expected to protect individually identifiable information as it pertains to employees, applicants, clinical trial and research study patients, and customers. PHI refers to individually identifiable health information transmitted or maintained by a covered entity (healthcare provider, healthcare clearinghouse, or health plan) or its business associates in any form or medium. This includes medical, mental, dental, vision, and benefit records, or other data that contains any type of health-related information that that relates to the individual’s past, present or future physical or mental health or condition and identifies the covered person by either name, social security number, birth date, address, age, other identifiers etc., that is either stored or transmitted by Concordia in any form, such as electrical, paper, or oral transmission.


 
11 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 3.13. Product Complaints and Adverse Event Reporting Concordia strives to ensure that all products are safe and effective. It is crucial that the Company closely monitors the safety of its products and immediately evaluates any concerns that arise. Any employee who learns of an adverse event, product quality complaint or obtains safety information must report it within one business day. 3.14. Corporate Opportunities Employees are prohibited from (a) taking corporate opportunities that are discovered through the use of Concordia’s property, information or position and using them personally; (b) using Concordia’s property, information or position for personal gain; and (c) competing with Concordia. Employees owe a duty to Concordia to advance its legitimate interests when the opportunity to do so arises. 3.15. Fair Dealing Each employee should endeavor to deal fairly with Concordia’s shareholders, customers, suppliers, competitors and employees. No one should take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other unfair dealing practice. 4. BUSINESS STANDARDS 4.1. Overview At Concordia, employees work together to adhere to applicable laws and regulations. This includes a personal responsibility to protect corporate assets and integrity. To achieve such high standards Concordia employees must adhere to all applicable laws and regulations. In doing so, they must steer clear of any conflicts of interest that may affect Concordia’s reputation. Employees must uphold Concordia’s values while conducting business within the letter and spirit of the law. 4.2. Conflicts of Interest Concordia employees have a responsibility to the Company, their co-workers, and themselves to avoid conflicts of interest. A conflict of interest may arise when personal interests compromise, or have the appearance of compromising, judgment. Concordia employees have a duty to avoid conflicts of interest whenever possible, keeping the Company’s best interest in mind at all times. Employee decisions should not be made for personal gain that conflicts with their professional or ethical obligations to Concordia. Three general rules in avoiding conflicts of interest are: • Business activities with suppliers, customers and other individuals or entities should be conducted in a fair and objective manner • Do not personally profit, in kind or in cash, from Concordia business transactions • Avoid any conflict of interest with family members by not recommending or using family members’ businesses, services or products


 
12 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 In the event that an actual conflict of interest arises between the personal, professional or financial duties of a Concordia employee, the employee involved in this conflict of interest should address, disclose and handle the matter in the utmost ethical manner and in accordance with this Code, including disclosing such conflict of interest to their supervisor or the local Compliance Officer. 4.3. Hedging Prohibition Directors, officers and employees of Concordia are not permitted to purchase financial instruments, including, for greater certainty, prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, or units of exchange funds, that are designed to hedge or offset a decrease in market value of equity securities granted as compensation or held, directly or indirectly, by any director, officer or employee other than solely in connection with the exercise of options or vesting of restricted share units held by a director, officer or employee to pay the required amount of withholding taxes and/or the exercise price to acquire common shares of Concordia under stock options granted to such directors, officers and employees. 4.4. Insider Trading Insider trading involves the purchase or sale of securities of a reporting issuer with knowledge of a material fact or material change with respect to the reporting issuer that has not been generally disclosed. The prohibition against insider trading also applies to trading in the securities of any publicly traded company about which a Concordia employee, director, or agent may receive inside information during the course of his or her relationship with Concordia. Employees, officers, stockholders and directors (and their families) are obligated to abide by both United States and Canadian laws and regulations prohibiting trading in the securities markets based on inside information or communicating inside information about Concordia or its business partners, competitors, customers, or suppliers. Any Concordia employee, officer, or director who has a question regarding stock trading or the sharing of Concordia information with third parties should review the Disclosure, Securities Trading and Confidentiality Policy and/or contact Concordia’s local Compliance Officer. In addition, only designated persons within Concordia are authorized to discuss Concordia business with brokers, analysts, stockholders, and the media. All Concordia employees, officers, and directors must exercise reasonable care not to disclose inside information to outsiders, either intentionally or inadvertently, under any circumstances. If questioned by the media, an analyst, or an investor, all Concordia employees are to direct inquiries to Investor Relations or the Legal Department. Any employee who becomes aware of information that may be considered material should advise Investor Relations or to the Legal Department so that a proper determination can be made about whether the information should be publicly disclosed. 4.5. Competitive Intelligence Concordia believes in free and open competition in the marketplace. Keeping up with the competition means having the ability to produce proper business plans, which sometimes include an assessment of competitors’ products, services, or business. However, Concordia respects the privacy and confidentiality of its competitor’s information and only wishes to gather such information pertaining to competitive advantages in a reasonable and ethical manner.


 
13 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 Obtaining a competitor’s confidential, non-public information through unlawful practices is not permitted. The improper gathering of competitive information could subject Concordia and the employee to criminal and civil liability. Any Concordia employee who has acquired a competitor’s private and confidential information unlawfully is subject to disciplinary and if necessary, legal actions and will be required to immediately destroy the confidential information that is obtained. 4.6. Confidential Information The release of confidential information about Concordia or its business or products may harm the Company. It is imperative that any confidential scientific and business information regarding Concordia, as well as the Company’s trade secrets, be protected to ensure the Company’s success. It is the duty of Concordia employees to safeguard this confidential information. Confidential information includes, but is not limited to: • Unpublished financial information including, but not limited to, financial models, sales and revenue information and pre-commercial product launch information • Inventions, trade secrets, know-how • Operational and/or marketing plans, systems, techniques, information and budgets • Personal information including, but not limited to, compensation, wage and benefits information • Information pertaining to specific customer, customer information and customer requirements • Patient information or PHI (i.e. individually identifiable health information such as name, address, birth date, social security number, etc.) • Information pertaining to Concordia’ relationship with existing or potential strategic partners, suppliers, distributors, consultants and any other information that is not publicly available • Information that might affect Concordia’s competitive position Employees must maintain the privacy of confidential information pertaining to Concordia’s business at all times. Confidential information known by an employee must remain confidential both during and after employment with the Company (whether such termination is voluntary or involuntary). Any Concordia employee who improperly uses or discloses confidential information will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment without notice and legal action, even if they do not personally benefit from the disclosure. When leaving the employ of Concordia, an employee must return all confidential information in any form and all copies which are, or may have been, in his or her possession. If an employee has any doubt as to the confidentiality of specific information, he or she should discuss it with the Legal Department. 4.7. Company Assets Concordia offers employees access to a variety of the Company’s resources such as Company property, information, resources, systems and many other supplies. These resources are intended to be used by employees for Company business and the employee assumes the responsibility to protect against theft, loss, misappropriation and misuse.


 
14 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 These resources should be used only for Company business and not for any personal use, though incidental personal use may be permitted at times. It is important to recognize that any and all data and/or other information linked to these assets, such as email, documents and any other files, are the property of Concordia. The Company reserves the right to retain and inspect this data and/or information, including any electronic communications transmitted over any Concordia network, with or without an employee’s or third party’s knowledge, consent or approval, in accordance with applicable law, except in each case as may be limited by applicable foreign laws. All Concordia employees shall provide reasonable and appropriate care when dealing with Concordia’s assets, resources, and property. Any misuse of Concordia’s assets, resources and/or property that an employee becomes aware of should be reported to his or her supervisor, and if appropriate, the Legal Department. 4.8. Training Keeping up with any additions, changes, removals or implementations of laws, regulations, guidance and standards is imperative to ensure that Concordia is performing its operations compliantly. In order to inform our employees of such changes, we will conduct trainings, which may be live, via video or teleconference, via read and certify, or emodule. Attendance at all training sessions is mandatory as is completion of all training requirements. If any employee is unable to attend a training session, they should give their supervisor notice prior to the date of the training session and must make other arrangements. An attendance sheet must be signed by each employee in attendance containing the topic, date and instructor. 4.9. Record Retention and Documentation On a daily basis, new information is being discussed, shared and generated by Concordia employees, in paper form, through emails, voicemails, CDs, DVDs, audio clips and more. Only information and records that are complete and accurate provide benefit to the Company. It is the responsibility of each Concordia employee to properly capture accurate and complete records in line with any regulatory, legal and financial requirements. It is also our duty to make sure that the information is stored in a secure manner and complete records are identified, indexed for retrieval, securely stored, and disposed of in the appropriate manner. Concordia must retain records for immediate use, as well as possible long term use for litigation purposes, historical reference, contractual obligations, regulatory or legal requirements, or for other purposes as determined by Concordia. When a record supersedes the necessary retention period or is simply no longer needed, it may be discarded. Should a current or potential lawsuit, audit or internal investigation be initiated, discarding of records should be suspended in accordance with the applicable legal hold. If a Concordia employee is unsure as to whether a document should or should not be disposed, he or she should contact the Legal Department.


 
15 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 5. PUBLIC STANDARDS 5.1. Overview Concordia is committed to being a good corporate citizen in the communities in which it does business. Concordia employees must provide an accurate and consistent message to the public when speaking of, or representing, Concordia. 5.2. Charitable Contributions Concordia employees are encouraged to give back to the community through charitable contributions. While such contributions to the community can make a difference, Concordia must ensure that these contributions are provided in accordance with Company policies and applicable laws and regulations. If a charitable contribution is to be made by Concordia, it must be approved through the proper channels. Questions with regards to charitable contributions may be directed to the local Compliance Officer. 5.3. Political Contributions and Activities Concordia encourages its employees to engage in political activities, such as the right to vote. However, it is imperative that all employees understand that these engagements should not be conducted on behalf of the Company or in any way that is likely to give the impression that the Company is taking a stance to support or endorse any candidate or political party. Such activities must also be done on personal time and without the involvement of any Concordia resources. Questions with regards to political contributions and activities may be directed to the local Compliance Officer. 5.4. Media and Public Inquiries It is extremely important that any message to the public be accurate, consistent and authorized by the appropriate person at Concordia. All employees must be aware of, and adhere to, Concordia’s guidelines on communicating with the public through the media, press releases, promotional materials or other means. Any requests for information from Concordia by an outside party should be immediately referred to Investor Relations. 5.5. Social Media Concordia respects the right of all employees to use social media tools as a form of self- expression, for networking and research and, in some cases, for furthering Concordia’s interests. Concordia employees must be honest, accurate and respectful when posting on social media for personal use; may not post private or confidential information about Concordia or rumors that they know to false about Concordia, fellow employees or competitors; and should not discuss product information. When participating in social media platforms or online conversations that reference Concordia (or an employee’s relationship with Concordia) it is expected that all employees take reasonable steps to ensure that he or she is not seen as speaking for or acting on behalf of Concordia, and that all content is appropriate.


 
16 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 6. CONCORDIA COMPLIANCE PROGRAM 6.1. Compliance Program and Leadership Concordia has adopted policies, procedures, training programs and mechanisms to promote an atmosphere of open, honest and ethical communication throughout Concordia. Constantly monitoring the compliance of Concordia through audits and other reviews allows Concordia to investigate any allegations of non-compliance with Concordia policies and/or applicable laws and regulations and the opportunity to correct any systems or discipline employees associated with such non-compliance. These audits and reviews allow Concordia to uphold the ethical principles described above. All of these things and any similar processes or systems adopted in the future constitute our Compliance Program. Concordia has designated a Global Compliance Officer. In this role, the Global Compliance Officer is primarily responsible for oversight of the Compliance Program, but each employee plays an important role in building and supporting the Compliance Program for Concordia. Employees should refer to Concordia’s Compliance Committee Charter for further information regarding the Company’s Compliance Program and the role of the Global Compliance Officer, local Compliance Officers and Compliance Committee. 6.2. Reporting of Any Known or Suspected Violations As one Company working together, Concordia is committed to ensuring compliance with Company policies and applicable laws and regulations to preserve the Company’s reputation, ensure the safety of its customers, and to continue to be successful. This is all possible because of the Company’s dedication to compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and Company policies. If a Concordia employee knows of or suspects a violation of a Company policy, procedure, law or regulation or unethical conduct, he or she has a responsibility to report this. Examples of issues that require reporting include financial improprieties, accounting or audit matters, ethical violations, illegal practices, or serious violations of Concordia’s Code of Conduct or policies. The failure to report such a violation will itself be viewed as a violation of this Code. Appropriate channels to report a concern include your supervisor or another supervisor, the Human Resources department, the local Compliance Officer, the Legal Department, or through Concordia’s reporting mechanisms (e.g., the Compliance Hotline). Concordia expects employees to report concerns with as much information, facts and details as possible related to the known or suspected issue so that the Company can evaluate the reports and identify and correct any problems promptly. 6.3. Compliance Hotline Concordia has established a compliance reporting mechanism for anyone who wants to report a good faith concern related to unethical or illegal conduct or violations of this Code. Good faith means a sincere and honest belief that is not motivated by malice or the desire to defraud others for personal gain. The hotline may be used to anonymously report violations or suspected violations of the law. Local compliance hotlines by country are available at any time of the day or night and contact information is available at www.concordiarx.ethicspoint.com.


 
17 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 6.4. Investigation and Enforcement Reports of suspected misconduct and compliance violations made in good faith will be subject to investigation promptly and thoroughly by the appropriate persons. This information will be treated as confidential and remain anonymous unless disclosure to a third party is deemed necessary for the investigation. The Global Compliance Officer is responsible for determining the resources that will conduct the investigation, depending on the nature of the reported concern. Cooperation is imperative during internal investigations by each Concordia employee involved in such investigations. 6.5. Retaliation is Prohibited Concordia strictly prohibits intimidation or retaliation of any kind against an employee who seeks advice, raises a concern, reports known or suspected violations or unethical conduct, or provides information in an investigation, even if the good faith report is not substantiated. If an employee believes they have been subject to retaliation, or know of someone who has, notify their supervisor or the local Compliance Officer. 6.6. Disciplinary Actions This Code is provided to give Concordia employees the tools to understand and adhere to the laws and regulations that guide our Company and allow us to achieve the highest standards of conduct. Therefore, employees are subject to disciplinary action for authorizing or participating in an activity that results in a violation of the law, Company policies or any other standards and procedures listed. Each situation will be evaluated and handled individually by Concordia. Based on the severity of the problem and circumstances involved, the disciplinary actions will vary. If disciplinary action is warranted, subject to local law, it may range anywhere from a warning to termination of employment. In certain circumstances, an individual employee may be subject to criminal fines, imprisonment, and an official prohibition on working in the pharmaceutical industry. 6.7. Waivers and Amendments From time to time, Concordia may waive certain provisions of this Code on a case by case basis. Should a Concordia employee feel that he or she merits a waiver regarding this Code, he or she should contact his or her manager, who should contact the local Compliance Officer directly. Any waivers of this Code require approval from the local Compliance Officer. All waivers of this Code will be disclosed as required under applicable law and regulations. This Code may be amended at any time without prior notice. If necessary, amendments to the Code should be provided by the local Compliance Officer. Amendments to this Code will be promptly disclosed to Concordia employees. 6.8. Expectations of Concordia Employees Employees are expected to be a part of Concordia’s achievements. Compliance with applicable laws, regulations, Company policies and other best practices applicable to companies in our industry is critical to Concordia’s success. On an annual basis, all Concordia employees shall certify that he or she has read and understood Concordia’s Code of Conduct, in order to demonstrate their dedication to conducting themselves in the utmost ethical and professional manner.


 
18 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 7. DOCUMENT HISTORY Version # Effective Date Author Revision Summary 3 March 07, 2017 Stephanie Wisdo • New document control and numbering system implemented. Code of Conduct is now GPOL-GEN-001 • Changed from Concordia Healthcare Corp. to Concordia International Corp. • Letter from the new CEO • Changes made to various sections to harmonize with new global policies 2 April 19, 2016 Andrew Teehan Added new section “Prohibition Against Hedging” 1 July 7, 2014 Francesco Tallarico New Policy Number 1


 
19 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 APPENDIX A CODE OF CONDUCT REFERENCES Advamed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals. Available at: https://www.advamed.org/sites/default/files/resource/112_112_code_of_ethics_0.pdf Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b) Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry- ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry (2016) (issued with the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority). Available at: http://www.pmcpa.org.uk/thecode/Documents/Code%20of%20Practice%202016%20.pdf Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, S.C. 1998, c. 34 Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“HHS-OIG”), Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, 68 Fed. Reg. 23731 (May 5, 2003) EFPIA Code on Disclosure of Transfers of Value from Pharmaceutical Companies to Healthcare Professionals and Healthcare Organisations. Available at: http://transparency.efpia.eu/uploads/Modules/Documents/efpia-disclosure-code-2014.pdf EFPIA Code on the Promotion of Prescription-Only Medicine to and Interactions with Health Care Professionals and IFPMA Code of Practice (EU). Available at: http://transparency.efpia.eu/uploads/Modules/Documents/efpia-hcp-code-2014.pdf EudraLex - Volume 1 - Pharmaceutical legislation for medicinal products for human use. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/health/documents/eudralex/vol-1_en#reg False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 Food and Drugs Act, C.R.C., c. 870 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), 21 USC § 301 et seq. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1 et seq. General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), Regulation (EU) 2016/679 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), Pub. L. No. 104-191; 45 C.F.R. Part 160 (Privacy Rule), 45 C.F.R. Part 162 (Security Rule), and 45 C.F.R. Part 164 (Breach Notification Rule) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119, §6002 Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests. 42 CFR parts 402 and 403. Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (PAAB) Code of Advertising Acceptance. Available at: http://www.paab.ca/paab-code.htm


 
20 Corporate Compliance Policies & Guidelines GLOBAL POLICY Policy No. GPOL-GEN-001 Code of Conduct Version No. 3 Effective Date 07-March-2017 PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals, Available at: http://www.phrma.org/sites/default/files/108/phrma_marketing_code_2008.pdf. PhRMA Principles on Conduct of Clinical Trials. Available at: http://phrma- docs.phrma.org/sites/default/files/pdf/042009_clinical_trial_principles_final_0.pdf Prescription Drug Amendments of 1992, P.L. 102-353, 106 Stat. 941 Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987, P.L. 100-293, 102 Stat. 95 Rx&D Code of Ethical Practices of 2012. Available at: http://www.canadapharma.org/CMFiles/Commitment_to_Ethics/WithHealthCareProfessionals/C ode_of_Ethical_Practices/2012_CodeofEthicalPractices_ENFinal.pdf UK Bribery Act – 2010, C. 23, § 7(2) (U.K.)


 

Exhibit


CONCORDIA INTERNATIONAL CORP.
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

There shall be a committee of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Concordia International Corp. (the “Company”) known as the Audit Committee.
PURPOSE OF AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee has been established to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the following principal areas:
(a)
the Company’s external audit function; including the qualifications, independence, appointment and oversight of the work of the external auditors;
(b)
the Company’s accounting and financial reporting requirements;
(c)
the Company’s reporting of financial information to the public;
(d)
the Company’s compliance with law and regulatory requirements;
(e)
the Company’s risks and risk management policies;
(f)
the Company’s system of internal controls and management information systems; and
(g)
such other functions as are delegated to it by the Board.
Specifically, with respect to the Company’s external audit function, the Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities relating to: the quality and integrity of the Company's financial statements; the independent auditors' qualifications; and the performance of the Company's independent auditors.
MEMBERSHIP
The Audit Committee shall consist of as many members as the Board shall determine but, in any event not fewer than three directors appointed by the Board. Each member of the Audit Committee shall continue to be a member until a successor is appointed, unless the member resigns, is removed or ceases to be a director of the Company. The Board may fill a vacancy that occurs in the Audit Committee at any time.
Members of the Audit Committee shall be independent and selected based upon the following and in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations:
(a)
Financially Literate. Each member shall be financially literate or must become financially literate within a reasonable period of time after his or her appointment to the Audit Committee. For these purposes, an individual is financially literate if he or she has the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company’s financial statements.
CHAIR AND SECRETARY
The Chair of the Audit Committee shall be designated by the Board. If the Chair is not present at a meeting of the Audit Committee, the members of the Audit Committee may designate an interim Chair for the meeting by majority vote of the members present. The Secretary of the Company shall be the Secretary of the Audit Committee, provided that if the Secretary is not present, the Chair of the meeting may appoint a secretary for the meeting with the consent of the Audit Committee members who are present. A member of the Audit Committee may be designated as the liaison member to report on the deliberations of the Audit Committees of affiliated companies (if applicable).
MEETINGS
The Chair of the Audit Committee, in consultation with the Audit Committee members, shall determine the schedule and frequency of the Audit Committee meetings provided that the Audit Committee will meet at least four times in each fiscal year and at least once in every fiscal quarter with the management and external auditor. The Audit Committee shall have the authority to convene additional meetings as circumstances require.
Notice of every meeting shall be given to the external and internal auditors of the Company, and meetings shall be convened whenever requested by the external auditors or any member of the Audit Committee in accordance with applicable law. The Audit Committee shall meet separately and periodically with management, legal counsel and the external auditors. The Audit Committee shall meet separately with the external auditors at every meeting of the Audit Committee at which external auditors are present.
MEETING AGENDAS
Agendas for meetings of the Audit Committee shall be developed by the Chair of the Audit Committee in consultation with the management and the corporate secretary, and shall be circulated to Audit Committee members as far in advance of each Audit Committee meeting as is reasonable.
RESOURCES AND AUTHORITY
The Audit Committee shall have the resources and the authority to discharge its responsibilities, including the authority, in its sole discretion, to engage, at the expense of the Company, outside consultants, independent legal counsel and other advisors and experts as it determines necessary to carry out its duties, without seeking approval of the Board or management.
The Audit Committee shall have the authority to conduct any investigation necessary and appropriate to fulfilling its responsibilities, and has direct access to and the authority to communicate directly with the internal and external auditors, the counsel of the Company and other officers and employees of the Company.
The members of the Audit Committee shall have the right for the purpose of performing their duties to inspect all the books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries and to discuss such accounts and records and any matters relating to the financial position, risk management and internal controls of the Company with the officers and external and internal auditors of the Company and its subsidiaries. Any member of the Audit Committee may require the external or internal auditors to attend any or every meeting of the Audit Committee.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Company’s management is responsible for preparing the Company’s financial statements and the external auditors are responsible for auditing those financial statements. The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing the conduct of those activities by the Company’s management and external auditors, and overseeing the activities of the internal auditors.
The specific responsibilities of the Audit Committee shall include those listed below. The enumerated responsibilities are not meant to restrict the Audit Committee from examining any matters related to its purpose.
1.     Financial Reporting Process and Financial Statements
The Audit Committee shall:
(a)
in consultation with the external auditors and the internal auditors, review the integrity of the Company’s financial reporting process, both internal and external, and any major issues as to the adequacy of the internal controls and any special audit steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies;
(b)
review all material transactions and material contracts entered into between (i) the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, and (ii) any subsidiary, director, officer, insider or related party of the Company, other than transactions in the ordinary course of business;
(c)
review and discuss with management and the external auditors: (i) the preparation of the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements and its interim unaudited consolidated financial statements; (ii) whether the financial statements present fairly (in accordance with Canadian and United States generally accepted accounting principles) in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of and for the periods presented; (iii) any matters required to be discussed with the external auditors according to Canadian and United States generally accepted auditing standards; (iv) an annual report by the external auditors describing: (A) all critical accounting policies and practices used by the Company; (B) all material alternative accounting treatments of financial information within generally accepted accounting principles that have been discussed with management of the Company, including the ramifications of the use of such alternative treatments and disclosures and the treatment preferred by the external auditors; and (C) other material written communications between the external auditors and management;
(d)
following completion of the annual audit, review with each of: (i) management; (ii) the external auditors; and (iii) the internal auditors, any significant issues, concerns or difficulties encountered during the course of the audit;
(e)
resolve disagreements between management and the external auditors regarding financial reporting;
(f)
review the interim quarterly and annual financial statements and annual and interim press releases prior to the release of earnings information; and
(g)
review and be satisfied that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the public disclosure of financial information by the Company extracted or derived from the Company’s financial statements, other than the disclosure referred to in (f), and periodically assess the adequacy of those procedures.
2.     External auditors
The Audit Committee shall:
(a)
require the external auditors to report directly to the Audit Committee;
(b)
be directly responsible for the selection, nomination, compensation, retention, termination and oversight of the work of the Company’s external auditors engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an auditor’s report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company, and in such regard recommend to the Board the external auditors to be nominated for approval by the shareholders;
(c)
approve all audit engagements and must pre-approve the provision by the external auditors of all non-audit services, including fees and terms for all audit engagements and non-audit engagements, and in such regard the Audit Committee may establish the types of non-audit services the external auditors shall be prohibited from providing and shall establish the types of audit, audit related and non-audit services for which the Audit Committee will retain the external auditors. The Audit Committee may delegate to one or more of its members the authority to pre-approve non-audit services, provided that any such delegated pre-approval shall be exercised in accordance with the types of particular non-audit services authorized by the Audit Committee to be provided by the external auditor and the exercise of such delegated pre-approvals shall be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting following such pre-approval;
(d)
review and approve the Company’s policies for the hiring of partners and employees and former partners and employees of the external auditors;
(e)
consider, assess and report to the Board with regard to the independence and performance of the external auditors; and
(f)
request and review the audit plan of the external auditors as well as a report by the external auditors to be submitted at least annually regarding: (i) the external auditing firm’s internal quality-control procedures; (ii) any material issues raised by the external auditor’s own most recent internal quality-control review or peer review of the auditing firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the external auditors, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues.
3.     Accounting Systems and Internal Controls
The Audit Committee shall:
(a)
oversee management’s design and implementation of and reporting on internal controls. The Audit Committee shall also receive and review reports from management, the internal auditors and the external auditors on an annual basis with regard to the reliability and effective operation of the Company’s accounting system and internal controls; and
(b)
review annually the activities, organization and qualifications of the internal auditors and discuss with the external auditors the responsibilities, budget and staffing of the internal audit function.
4.     Legal and Regulatory Requirements
The Audit Committee shall:
(a)
receive and review timely analysis by management of significant issues relating to public disclosure and reporting;
(b)
review, prior to finalization, periodic public disclosure documents containing financial information, including the Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Annual Information Form, if required;
(c)
prepare the report of the Audit Committee required to be included in the Company’s periodic filings;
(d)
review with the Company’s counsel legal compliance matters, significant litigation and other legal matters that could have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements; and
(e)
assist the Board in the oversight of compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and review with legal counsel the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s procedures to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory responsibilities.
5.     Additional Responsibilities
The Audit Committee shall:
(a)
discuss policies with the external auditor, internal auditor and management with respect to risk assessment and risk management;
(b)
establish procedures and policies for the following
(i)
the receipt, retention, treatment and resolution of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters; and
(ii)
the confidential, anonymous submission by directors or employees of the Company of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters or any potential violations of legal or regulatory provisions;
(c )
prepare and review with the Board an annual performance evaluation of the Audit Committee;
(d)
report regularly to the Board, including with regard to matters such as the quality or integrity of the Company’s financial statements, compliance with legal or regulatory requirements, the performance of the internal audit function, and the performance and independence of the external auditors; and
(e)
review and reassess the adequacy of the Audit Committee’s Charter on an annual basis.
6.     Limitation on the Oversight Role of the Audit Committee
Nothing in this Charter is intended, or may be construed, to impose on any member of the Audit Committee a standard of care or diligence that is in any way more onerous or extensive than the standard to which all members of the Board are subject.
Each member of the Audit Committee shall be entitled, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to rely on the integrity of those persons and organizations within and outside the Company from whom he or she receives financial and other information, and the accuracy of the information provided to the Company by such persons or organizations.
While the Audit Committee has the responsibilities and powers set forth in this Charter, it is not the duty of the Audit Committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that the Company’s financial statements and disclosures are complete and accurate and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and the United States and applicable rules and regulations. These are the responsibility of management and the external auditors.







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Version 1 May 2014 Concordia International Corp. Human Resources and Compensation Committee Charter


 
Compensation Committee Charter Version 1 May 2014 Table of Contents Notice Notice .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1. PURPOSE AND RESPONSIBILITIES ......................................................................................... 1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 1 2. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION .................................................................................... 1 Definitions .................................................................................................................................... 1 Interpretation ............................................................................................................................... 1 3. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE ............................................................ 1 Establishment of Compensation Committee .................................................................................... 1 Appointment and Removal of Members of the Committee ................................................................ 2 Qualification and Independence of Members ................................................................................... 2 Committee Chair ........................................................................................................................... 2 4. COMMITTEE MEETINGS ......................................................................................................... 2 Quorum ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Secretary ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Time and Place of Meetings ........................................................................................................... 2 Right to Vote ................................................................................................................................ 3 Invitees and Attendees .................................................................................................................. 3 Minutes ........................................................................................................................................ 3 5. AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE .................................................................................................. 3 Retaining and Compensating Advisors ............................................................................................ 3 Subcommittees ............................................................................................................................. 3 Recommendations to the Board ..................................................................................................... 3 6. REMUNERATION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS ........................................................................... 3 7. COMPENSATION MATTERS .................................................................................................... 4 Specific Responsibilities ................................................................................................................. 4 Compensation of Chief Executive Officer ......................................................................................... 4 Non-CEO Compensation Matters .................................................................................................... 4 Review of Bonuses Paid ................................................................................................................. 5 8. DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING TO THE BOARD ...................................................................... 5 Executive Compensation Disclosure ................................................................................................ 5 Report of the Compensation Committee ......................................................................................... 5 Regular Reporting ......................................................................................................................... 5 9. ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION .................................................................................... 5 10. CHARTER REVIEW ................................................................................................................. 5


 
Compensation Committee Charter Version 1 May 2014 11. Contact Us ............................................................................................................................ 6


 
Compensation Committee Charter Version 1 May 2014 NOTICE The information in this document is proprietary to Concordia Interntional Corp. (“Concordia”). This document is classified “Open Access”. Access to this document is provided freely to all employees and other interested parties through the organization’s website and through the organization’s intranet. This Policy applies to directors, officers and employees of Concordia and all of its subsidiaries. The CFO of Concordia is the owner of this document. The CEO of Concordia is the official spokesperson for Concordia. This Policy was ratified by the Board of Directors of Concordia on December 11, 2014.


 
Compensation Committee Charter Version 1 May 2014 1. PURPOSE AND RESPONSIBILITIES Purpose The Committee's purpose is to assist Board oversight of executive and Director compensation, including with respect to: 1. reviewing compensation and human resources issues in support of the achievement of the Corporation’s business strategy and making recommendations to the Board as appropriate; 2. reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to CEO compensation, evaluating the CEO's performance in light of these goals and objectives and recommending to the Board the CEO's compensation level based on this evaluation; 3. recommending to the Board non-CEO compensation levels, incentive-based plans and equity-based plans; 4. reviewing compensation disclosure in public documents, and producing for inclusion in the Committee's annual report and other public documents a summary report on executive compensation, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations; and 5. performing any other activities consistent with this Charter. 2. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION Definitions In this Charter: 1. "Board" means the board of directors of the Corporation; 2. "CEO" means Chief Executive Officer; 3. "Chair" means the chair of the Committee; 4. "Committee" means the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board; 5. "Director" means a member of the Board; 6. "Stock Exchange" means at any time, the Toronto Stock Exchange and any other stock exchange on which any securities of the Corporation are listed for trading at the applicable time; and 7. "the Corporation" means Concordia International Corp. Interpretation The provisions of this Charter are subject to the provisions of the articles and by- laws and to the applicable provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the "OBCA"), and any other applicable legislation. 3. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE Establishment of Compensation Committee The Committee is hereby constituted with the constitution, function and responsibilities herein set forth.


 
- 2 - Version 1 May 2014 Appointment and Removal of Members of the Committee The Committee shall consist of three or more Directors who shall be appointed by the Board, having considered the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The appointment of members of the Committee shall take place annually at the first meeting of the Board after a meeting of the shareholders at which Directors are elected, provided that if the appointment of members of the Committee is not so made, the Directors who are then serving as members of the Committee shall continue as members of the Committee until their successors are appointed. The Board may appoint a member to fill a vacancy which occurs in the Committee between annual elections of Directors. Any member of the Committee may be removed from the Committee by a resolution of the Board. Qualification and Independence of Members A Director is not required to have any specific qualifications in order to serve as a member of the Committee. A majority of the members of the Committee shall be independent for the purposes of all applicable regulatory and Stock Exchange requirements Committee Chair The Board shall appoint the Chair from the members of the Committee (or if it fails to do so, the members of the Committee shall appoint the Chair of the Committee from among its members). The designation of the Committee's Chair shall take place annually at the first meeting of the Board after a meeting of the members at which Directors are elected, provided that if the designation of Chair is not so made, the Director who is then serving as Chair shall continue as Chair until his or her successor is appointed. If the Chair of the Committee is unavailable or unable to attend a meeting of the Committee, the Chair shall ask another member to chair the meeting, failing which a member of the Committee present at the meeting shall be chosen, by a majority of members of the Committee present at such meeting, to preside over the meeting. 4. COMMITTEE MEETINGS Quorum A quorum of the Committee shall be two members. Secretary The Chair shall designate from time to time a person who may, but need not, be a member of the Committee, to be Secretary of the Committee. Time and Place of Meetings The time and place of the meetings of the Committee and the calling of meetings and the procedure in all things at such meetings shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, the Committee shall meet at least once per year.


 
- 3 - Version 1 May 2014 Notice of the time and place of each Committee meeting may be given orally, or in writing, or by facsimile, or by electronic means to each Committee member at least 48 hours prior to the time fixed for such meeting. A Committee member may in any manner waive notice of the meeting. Attendance of a Committee member at a meeting shall constitute waiver of notice of the meeting, except where a Committee member attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting was not lawfully called. Right to Vote Each member of the Committee shall have the right to vote on matters that come before the Committee. Invitees and Attendees The Committee may invite Directors, officers and employees of the Corporation or any other person to attend meetings of the Committee to assist in the discussion and examination of the matters under consideration by the Committee. The Committee shall have the right to determine who shall and who shall not be present at any time during a meeting of the Committee. Minutes Minutes of Committee meetings shall be sent to all Committee members. The full Board shall be kept informed of the Committee’s activities by a report to the Board following each Committee meeting 5. AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE Retaining and Compensating Advisors The Committee shall have the sole authority to retain and terminate any firm engaged to assist in the evaluation of director, CEO or senior executive compensation and to retain outside counsel and any other advisors as the Committee may deem appropriate in its sole discretion. The Committee shall have sole authority to approve related fees and retention terms of any such firm and other advisors. Subcommittees The Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees if deemed appropriate by the Committee. Recommendations to the Board The Committee shall have the authority to make recommendations to the Board, but shall have no decision-making authority other than as specifically contemplated in this Charter. 6. REMUNERATION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Members of the Committee and the Chair shall receive such remuneration for their service on the Committee as the Board may determine from time to time.


 
- 4 - Version 1 May 2014 7. COMPENSATION MATTERS Specific Responsibilities In carrying out its mandate with respect to human resources and compensation issues, the Committee is expected to: 1. Review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and other senior executives of the Corporation, and evaluate the performance of such officers in light of these corporate goals and objectives. 2. Ensure that the Corporation’s security-based compensation plans and all amendments to such plans which require the approval of the Corporation’s shareholders are approved by the Board and by shareholders, as may be required. 3. Approve and evaluate performance measures for executive incentive plans. 4. Review and monitor the status of compliance with the Corporation’s Share Ownership Guidelines. 5. Review any proposed disclosure of executive compensation. Without limiting the foregoing, annually review any report on executive compensation (including any discussion or analysis thereof) and recommend to the Board that it be included in the Corporation’s annual report, management information circular or other documents prepared for its annual meeting of shareholders. Compensation of Chief Executive Officer The Committee shall: 1. Review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to CEO compensation; 2. oversee the design and implementation of a process for CEO evaluations; 3. evaluate the CEO's performance in light of those corporate goals and objectives; 4. recommend to the Board for approval the CEO's compensation level (considering all elements of the compensation package) based on this evaluation; and 5. in determining the long-term incentive component of the CEO's compensation, consider: (i) the Corporation's performance and relative shareholder return; (ii) the value of similar incentive awards to CEOs at comparable companies; and (iii) the awards given to the CEO of the Corporation in past years. Non-CEO Compensation Matters The Committee shall make recommendations to the Board with respect to: 1. Total compensation for senior management of the Corporation, including salaries, short term incentive awards and long-term incentive awards, including employment agreements, (if applicable); 2. Appointment of corporate officers; 3. Reservation of shares for the Corporation’s security-based compensation plans, subject to shareholder approval, where required;


 
- 5 - Version 1 May 2014 4. The adoption of new security-based compensation plans or other long-term incentive plans, subject to shareholder approval, where required; 5. Amendments to the Corporation’s Employee Stock Option Plan, and any other previously approved employee security-based compensation plan(s) or long-term incentive plan(s), subject to shareholder approval of such amendments, where required; 6. Annual compensation budget for employees; 7. Incentive compensation plans; 8. Actions with respect to any of the Corporation’s security-based compensation plans or long- term incentive plans referred to herein; and 9. Succession plans in respect of the Corporation’s officers Review of Bonuses Paid The Committee will monitor the administration of the Corporation's executive officer incentive and other compensation related plans and shall report to the Board annually on whether incentives and bonuses awarded or paid to the CEO and each of the other executive officers have been awarded or paid in accordance with the applicable plans. 8. DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING TO THE BOARD Executive Compensation Disclosure The Committee shall review and recommend to the Board for approval any public disclosure of information relating to the Corporation's executive compensation, including the disclosure to be included in the Corporation's information circular. Report of the Compensation Committee The Committee shall prepare and recommend to the Board for approval the report of the Compensation Committee to be included in the Corporation's annual report, information circular or other public documents of the Corporation. Regular Reporting The Committee shall report to the Board at the Board's next meeting the proceedings at the meetings of the Committee and all recommendations made by the Committee at such meetings. 9. ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION On an annual basis, the Committee shall follow the process established by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board for assessing the performance and effectiveness of the Committee. 10. CHARTER REVIEW The Committee shall review and assess the adequacy of this Charter annually and recommend to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee any changes it deems appropriate.


 
- 6 - Version 1 May 2014 11. CONTACT US Requests for further information should be referred to Concordia’s CFO as follows: Concordia International Corp. 277 Lakeshore Road East, Suite 302 Oakville ON L6J 1H9 Attention: Chief Financial Officer Telephone: (905) 842-5150


 

Exhibit


Exhibit 12.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of
Concordia International Corp.
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
CERTIFICATIONS
 
I, Allan Oberman, certify that:
 
 
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Concordia International Corp. (the "Company");
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4.
The Company's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
 
 
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
  
 
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
5.
The Company's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company's auditors and the audit committee of the Company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: March 8, 2018
 
 
/s/ Allan Oberman
 
Allan Oberman
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
Concordia International Corp.
 



Exhibit


 Exhibit 12.2 
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer of
Concordia International Corp.
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
CERTIFICATIONS
 
I, David Price, certify that:
 
 
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Concordia International Corp. (the "Company");
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4.
The Company's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
 
 
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
5.
The Company's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company's auditors and the audit committee of the Company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: March 8, 2018
 
 
/s/ David Price
 
David Price
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Concordia International Corp.
 



Exhibit


 Exhibit 13.1
 
CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
In connection with the annual report of Concordia International Corp. (the “Registrant”) filed under cover of Form 20-F for the period ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Allan Oberman as Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant and David Price as Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of his knowledge that: 
 
 
(1)
the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
 
(2)
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
  
/s/ Allan Oberman
 
Name:
Allan Oberman
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 
Date:
March 8, 2018
 
 
/s/ David Price
 
Name:
David Price
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
 
Date:
March 8, 2018
 
 
This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Registrant for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
 

 






Exhibit


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March 8, 2018


Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No.333-209498) of Concordia International Corp. of our report dated March 8, 2018 relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 20-F.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PwC Tower, 18 York Street, Suite 2600, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 0B2
T: +1 416 863 1133, F: +1 416 365 8215, www.pwc.com/ca

“PwC” refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Ontario limited liability partnership.




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