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September 2016

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LEXPERT MAGAZINE | SEPTEMBER 2016 29 | CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS OF IMPORTANCE | e Parkland team was led by Pierre Mag- nan, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and Tariq Remtulla, Legal Counsel, and supported by John Piasta and Elyse van Spronsen (capital markets) and Greg Johnson (tax) of Bennett Jones LLP. Canaccord Genuity Corp. was advised by Dentons Canada LLP with a team compris- ing William Gilliland, Toby Allan and Jes- sica Myers (capital markets). Oil & Gas Oil & Gas NORTH WEST REDWATER PARTNERSHIP COMPLETES $1.2B ISSUANCE OF BONDS CLOSING DATE: JUNE 10, 2016 North West Redwater Partnership closed on the issuance of an additional $1.200,000,000 in senior secured bonds as part of its antici- pated $8.5 billion capital cost program to construct and operate a merchant upgrader/ refinery in Alberta. e bonds were successfully sold in Cana- da only and are composed of a three-tranche offering of $200,000,000 4.75 per cent Series G Secured Bonds due June 1, 2037, $500,000,000 4.15 per cent Series H Secured Bonds due June 1, 2033 and $500,000,000 4.35 per cent Series I Secured Bonds due January 10, 2039. Bennett Jones LLP was counsel to North West Redwater Partnership. e Bennett Jones team was led by Darrell Peterson and included Phil Backman, Tessa Guenther and Kris Simard. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP repre- sented the Agents (BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., TD Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Scotia Capi- tal Inc., Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., Barclays Capital Canada Inc., Citigroup Global Mar- kets Canada Inc., BNP Paribas (Canada) Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., AltaCorp Capital Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc. and Casgrain & Company Ltd.). e Blakes team consisted of Tim Andi- son, Gordon McKenna, Charles McRob- erts and Joe Zed. Oil & Gas Oil & Gas Oil & Gas KELT EXPLORATION COMPLETES ITS CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE FINANCINGS CLOSING DATE: MAY 3, 2016 On May 3, 2016, Kelt Exploration Ltd. (Kelt) announced that it had closed its convertible debenture financing by way of a short form prospectus on a bought deal basis, complet- ing the sale of $75 million principal amount of 5.00 per cent convertible subordinated un- secured debentures (Debentures) at a price of $1,000 per Debenture (the Offering). e Offering was completed through a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Peters & Co. Ltd. and FirstEnergy Capital Corp. and including National Bank Financial Inc., Cormark Securities Inc., TD Securi- ties Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Capital Markets, GMP Securities L.P., Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd., Raymond James Ltd., Scotia Capital Inc., AltaCorp Capital Inc. and BMO Capital Markets (the Underwriters). PROLAW. BECAUSE IT'S TIME 'INTEGRATED' LIVED UP TO ITS PROMISES. THE ONE OFFICE SOLUTION. PROLAW.COM WHERE OTHER SOFTWARE COMES UP SHORT, PROLAW DELIVERS. As the only truly integrated solution, ProLaw ® gives everyone access to client and matter information plus time entry, billing, and accounting – all in a single interface. Your front offi ce and back offi ce become one offi ce so lawyers and staff are more productive. It's how ProLaw alone lives up to the promises of integration. © 2016 Thomson Reuters S029961/1-16 Thomson Reuters and the Kinesis logo are trademarks of Thomson Reuters.

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