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Offer to purchase CLEARNET.pdf - About TELUS

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the person or persons specified by the <strong>Offer</strong>ors as the proxy or proxy nominee or nominees of the<br />

holder of the Purchased Securities in respect of the Purchased Securities.<br />

At the date on which the <strong>Offer</strong>ors <strong>purchase</strong> the Purchased Securities, all prior proxies given by the holder of<br />

such Purchased Securities with respect <strong>to</strong> those shares and <strong>to</strong> any Other Securities related there<strong>to</strong> shall be<br />

revoked and no subsequent proxies may be given by such holder with respect there<strong>to</strong>.<br />

Depositing Shareholders’ Representations and Warranties<br />

The deposit of Clearnet Shares pursuant <strong>to</strong> the procedures herein will constitute a binding agreement<br />

between the depositing Shareholder and the <strong>Offer</strong>ors upon the terms and subject <strong>to</strong> the conditions of the<br />

applicable <strong>Offer</strong>, including the depositing Shareholder’s representation and warranty that: (i) such Shareholder<br />

has full power and authority <strong>to</strong> deposit, sell, assign and transfer the Clearnet Shares (and any Other Securities)<br />

being deposited and has not sold, assigned or transferred or agreed <strong>to</strong> sell, assign or transfer the Clearnet Shares<br />

being deposited <strong>to</strong> any person; (ii) such Shareholder owns the Clearnet Shares (and any Other Securities) which<br />

are being deposited within the meaning of applicable securities law; (iii) the deposit of such Clearnet Shares<br />

(and any Other Securities) complies with applicable securities laws; and (iv) when such Clearnet Shares (and any<br />

Other Securities) are taken up and paid for by the <strong>Offer</strong>ors, the <strong>Offer</strong>ors will acquire good title there<strong>to</strong> free and<br />

clear of all liens, restrictions, charges, encumbrances, claims and equities. The acceptance of an <strong>Offer</strong> pursuant<br />

<strong>to</strong> the procedures set forth above shall constitute an agreement between the depositing Shareholder and the<br />

<strong>Offer</strong>ors in accordance with the terms and conditions of the <strong>Offer</strong>.<br />

The <strong>Offer</strong>ors reserve the right <strong>to</strong> permit the <strong>Offer</strong>s <strong>to</strong> be accepted in a manner other than that set forth in<br />

this Section 3.<br />

4. Conditions of the <strong>Offer</strong>s<br />

The <strong>Offer</strong>ors will have the right <strong>to</strong> withdraw or extend the <strong>Offer</strong>s, and will not be required <strong>to</strong> take up or pay<br />

for any Clearnet Shares deposited under the <strong>Offer</strong>s, if any of the following conditions have not been satisfied or<br />

waived at or prior <strong>to</strong> the Expiry Time:<br />

(a) there shall have been validly deposited under the <strong>Offer</strong>s and not withdrawn as at the Expiry Time such<br />

number of Clearnet Shares which represents not less than 662 ⁄3% of each class of Clearnet Shares<br />

outstanding (on a fully-diluted basis) (the ‘‘Minimum Deposit Condition’’);<br />

(b) consents, waivers, permits, orders and approvals of any Governmental Entity (other than as<br />

contemplated in (c) below), and the expiry of any waiting periods, in connection with, or required <strong>to</strong><br />

permit, the <strong>Offer</strong>ors <strong>to</strong> acquire the Clearnet Shares under the <strong>Offer</strong>s, the failure of which <strong>to</strong> obtain or<br />

the non-expiry of which would have a material adverse effect on <strong>TELUS</strong> or Clearnet, as the case may<br />

be, or enjoin the ability of <strong>TELUS</strong> and Acquisition Co. <strong>to</strong> acquire the Clearnet Shares under the<br />

<strong>Offer</strong>s, or pursuant <strong>to</strong> any Compulsory Acquisition or Subsequent Acquisition Transaction, shall have<br />

been obtained or received on terms that will not have a material adverse effect on either <strong>TELUS</strong> or<br />

Clearnet;<br />

(c) the relevant waiting period in section 123 of the Competition Act shall have expired and (i) an advance<br />

ruling certificate (‘‘ARC’’) pursuant <strong>to</strong> section 102 of the Competition Act shall have been issued by the<br />

Commissioner; or (ii) a ‘‘no action letter’’ indicating that the Commissioner has determined not <strong>to</strong><br />

make an application for an order under section 92 of the Competition Act shall have been received<br />

from the Commissioner, and any terms and conditions attached <strong>to</strong> any such letter would not have a<br />

material adverse effect on either <strong>TELUS</strong> or Clearnet as determined by <strong>TELUS</strong> in its sole judgement,<br />

acting reasonably; or (iii) in the event that no ARC or ‘‘no action’’ letter is issued, there shall be no<br />

threatened or actual application by the Commissioner for an order under section 92 or 100 of the<br />

Competition Act in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby which would have a material<br />

adverse effect on either <strong>TELUS</strong> or Clearnet, as determined by <strong>TELUS</strong> in its sole judgement, acting<br />

reasonably;<br />

(d) there shall not be in force any order or decree restraining or enjoining or any prohibition at law that<br />

would not permit the consummation of the <strong>Offer</strong>s, any Compulsory Acquisition or Subsequent<br />

Acquisition Transaction;<br />

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