GWR Share Trading Policies
No shareholder may own more than 8% of the issued and outstanding shares
You must be a Canadian citizen in order to purchase shares
The GWR Board has the right to approve or disapprove of the sale of a share
BUY/SELL GWR SHARES
Trading Rules
This document sets out the administrative rules and procedures for the purchase and sale of (GWR) Class Shares (the Shares) through GWR's share trading program (the Program). | ||
1. | ROLE OF GWR | |
The role of GWR is set out below. | ||
1.1 | GWR will verify offers to buy or sell Shares (Offers) prior to being posted on its website (the Website). GWR will attempt to verify Offers promptly and in the order that the Offers are received. | |
1.2 | GWR will perform administrative functions to facilitate the clearing and settlement of trades of its Shares. | |
1.3 | GWR will maintain and post records of trades that GWR clears on its Website (including the sale price per Share, the time and date of the trade, the number of Shares traded) but will not post the names of the buyers or sellers involved in any trades. GWR has the discretion to remove the record of a trade from its Website after the trade has been posted for a minimum of 1 year. | |
1.4 | The users of the Program acknowledge and agree that no contractual rights or obligations will be created between sellers and buyers until such time as a trade has been completed in accordance with Section 5.2. Further, in no event shall GWR its directors, officers, employees or agents be held liable for any losses suffered by a buyer or seller as a result of a trade not being completed. | |
1.5 | GWR will act honestly, fairly and in good faith. | |
2. | VERIFICATION, POSTING AND AMENDMENT OF OFFERS | |
The rules and procedures for the verification, posting and amendment of Offers are set out below. | ||
2.1 | GWR will use its reasonable efforts to
verify, by
telephone, the:
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2.2 | GWR will post an Offer on the Website, after it has verified to its satisfaction the identity and intentions of the seller or buyer. Offers to sell will be posted in ascending order from the lowest price offered to the highest price offered. Offers to buy will be posted in descending order from the highest price offered to the lowest price offered. | |
2.3 | An Offer can be amended by a seller or buyer giving notice to GWR in accordance with Section 6.3. However, an Authorization to Transfer Shares can only be amended or cancelled by a notice in writing from the seller to GWR . | |
2.4 | The identity of sellers and buyers who post Offers on the Website will be kept confidential. | |
4. | ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS | |
The rules and procedures for the delivery of share certificates are set out below. | ||
4.1 | Processing Instructions to Accept | |
4.1.1 | GWR will not actively attempt to match Offers to sell with Offers to buy. It is up to the sellers and buyers to review the postings on the Website to identify any Offers which match their own and they wish to accept. | |
4.1.2 | All orders instructing GWR that a buyer or seller wishes to accept an Offer posted on the Website, will be verified by GWR on a first come first served basis. | |
4.1.3 | The "Acceptance Time" for purposes of these rules and procedures is 5:00 pm on the day that acceptance of an Offer to sell or buy is verified by GWR . | |
4.2 | Acceptance of Offers to Sell | |
4.2.1 | If an Offer to sell Shares is accepted, the Offer will be identified on the Website as a "Trade Pending", thus making the Offer to sell unavailable to other potential buyers. | |
4.2.2 | If a seller has not already delivered his/her share certificates and an
Authorization to Transfer Shares to GWR , GWR will
then attempt to contact the seller to advise him:
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4.2.3 | If the seller cannot be contacted by the close of business on the next
business day following the Acceptance Time, GWR will contact the buyer and give
him the choice to either:
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4.3 | Acceptance of Offers to Buy | |
4.3.1 | If an Offer to buy is accepted, the Offer will be identified on the Website as a "Trade Pending", thus making the Offer to buy unavailable to other potential sellers. | |
4.3.2 | GWR will then attempt to contact the buyer to advise
him:
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4.3.3 | If the buyer cannot be contacted by the close of business on the next business
day following the Acceptance Time, GWR will contact the seller and give him the
choice to either:
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5. | CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT OF TRADES | |
The rules and procedures for clearing and settlement are set out below. | ||
5.1 | Where any Offer to buy or sell shares has been accepted:
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5.2 | All purchase price payments and share certificates delivered to GWR with respect to a trade made through the Website will be held in
trust by GWR pending the completion of the trade. Trades will be complete when:
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5.3 | If a buyer's cheque fails to clear the banking system, the trade may be cancelled and the "Trade Pending" identifier removed from the Offer, at the request of either party. | |
5.4 | When a trade is completed, GWR will:
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5.5 | GWR has the discretion to deny access to the
Website to
any person or may impose stricter conditions of use in circumstances where a person has failed to
complete a trade for any reason, including, without limitation, the person's:
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6. | GENERAL | |
6.1 | The Website will typically be accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. | |
6.2 | Administrative personnel of GWR will be available to process and verify Offers on weekdays from 8:00 am to 10:00 am (CST). There is no processing or verification of Offers on weekends or statutory holidays. | |
6.3 | GWR will accept communications under these rules and procedures in person, by phone, fax, e-mail or mail delivered to the following address:
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6.4 | The individual at GWR who is responsible for the operation of the Program is or such other person as GWR may designate. | |
6.5 | Persons who are buying or selling shares through the Program are advised to ensure compliance with The Securities Act , 1988 (Saskatchewan), including, without limitation, the provisions dealing with takeover bid requirements and insider reporting requirements, and are urged to consult a professional advisor before trading. | |
6.6 | The activities carried out by GWR and its
officers, directors, employees or agents pursuant to the Program are purely of an administrative nature
and in no circumstances will GWR or its officers, directors, employees or
agents:
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6.7 | Only residents of Saskatchewan can post offers or accept offers through this program. |