MOUNTAIN PROVINCE MINING INC
SC 13D, EX-99.A, 2000-11-08
METAL MINING
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                                                                       Exhibit A

                                                      --------------------------
                                                      For subscribers in B.C.,
                                                      Alberta, U.S. and Offshore
                                                      --------------------------



                  SUBSCRIBER'S NAME: BOTTIN (INTERNATIONAL) INVESTMENTS LIMITED

                                                  PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: USD 500,000
                                                          (MINIMUM CDN$100,000)



                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT



THIS AGREEMENT MADE EFFECTIVE AS OF THE 25TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2000 (the
"Effective Date").

BETWEEN:

                  MOUNTAIN PROVINCE MINING INC.,
                  1205 - 789 West Pender Street
                  Vancouver, British Columbia
                  Canada V6C 1H2;

                  (the "Company")

AND:

                  THE PARTY NAMED AS PURCHASER BELOW

                  (the "Purchaser")


WHEREAS:

A. The Purchaser wishes to subscribe for units, where each unit consists of one
common share (a "Share") and one half of a non-transferable warrant, one whole
warrant of which will entitle the purchaser to purchase one additional common
share of the Company (the "Securities");

B. It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that this subscription
will be made pursuant to appropriate exemptions (the "Exemptions") from the
registration and prospectus or equivalent requirements of all rules, policies,
notices, orders and legislation of any kind whatsoever (collectively the
"Securities Rules") of all jurisdictions applicable to this subscription;


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NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties covenant and agree with each other (the "Agreement")
as follows:

1.       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER

1.1 The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company, and acknowledges that
the Company is relying on these representations and warranties to, among other
things, ensure that it is complying with all of the applicable Securities Rules,
that:
     (a)          the Purchaser is purchasing Securities in a principal amount
                  which is not less than CDN$97,000 and the Purchaser is
                  purchasing such Securities as principal for its own account
                  and not for the benefit of any other person;

     (b)          the Purchaser has not been formed, created, established or
                  incorporated for the purpose of permitting the purchase of the
                  Securities without a prospectus by groups of individuals whose
                  individual share of the aggregate acquisition cost for such
                  Securities is less than CDN$97,000;

     (c)          if the Purchaser is resident of an "International
                  Jurisdiction" (which means a country other than Canada or the
                  United States) then:

                  (i)      the Purchaser is knowledgeable of, or has been
                           independently advised as to, the applicable
                           Securities Rules of the International Jurisdiction
                           which would apply to this subscription, if there are
                           any;

                  (ii)     the Purchaser is purchasing the Securities pursuant
                           to Exemptions under the Securities Rules of that
                           International Jurisdiction or, if such is not
                           applicable, the Purchaser is permitted to purchase
                           the Securities under the applicable Securities Rules
                           of the International Jurisdiction without the need to
                           rely on Exemptions; and

                  (iii)    the applicable Securities Rules do not require the
                           Company to make any filings or seek any approvals of
                           any kind whatsoever from any regulatory authority of
                           any kind whatsoever in the International
                           Jurisdiction; and

                  the Purchaser will, if requested by the Company, deliver to
                  the Company a certificate or opinion of local counsel from the
                  International Jurisdiction which will confirm the matters
                  referred to in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) above to the
                  satisfaction of the Company, acting reasonably;

     (d)          if the Purchaser is not a "U.S. Person" (as defined under
                  Regulation S made under the United States Securities Act of
                  1933, which definition includes an individual resident in the
                  United States and an estate or trust of which any executor or
                  administrator or trustee, respectively, is a U. S. Person),
                  the Purchaser understands and acknowledges that the Securities
                  have not and will not be registered under the United States
                  Securities Act of 1933, and, subject to certain exceptions,
                  the Securities may not be offered or sold within the United
                  States;


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     (e)          if the Purchaser is a "U.S. Person" (as defined under
                  Regulation S made under the United States Securities Act of
                  1933) the Purchaser has executed and delivered to the Company
                  herewith the certifications set forth in Schedule A attached
                  hereto;

     (f)          the Purchaser acknowledges that the Company is relying on the
                  Exemptions in order to complete the trade and distribution of
                  the Securities and the Purchaser is aware of the criteria of
                  the Exemptions to be met by the Purchaser and, if applicable,
                  the Purchaser meets those criteria;

     (g)          the Purchaser acknowledges that because this subscription is
                  being made pursuant to the Exemptions:

                  (i)      the Purchaser is restricted from using certain of
                           the civil remedies available under the applicable
                           Securities Rules;

                  (ii)     the Purchaser may not receive information that might
                           otherwise be required to be provided to the Purchaser
                           under the applicable Securities Rules if the
                           Exemptions were not being used; and

                  (iii)    the Company is relieved from certain obligations that
                           would otherwise apply under the applicable Securities
                           Rules if the Exemptions were not being used;

     (h)          the Securities are not being subscribed for by the Purchaser
                  as a result of any material information about the Company's
                  affairs that has not been publicly disclosed;

     (i)          the offer and sale of these Securities was not accompanied by
                  an advertisement and the Purchaser was not induced to purchase
                  these Securities as a result of any advertisement made by the
                  Company; and

     (j)          if the Purchaser is a corporation, the Purchaser is a valid
                  and subsisting corporation, has the necessary corporate
                  capacity and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
                  and to observe and perform its covenants and obligations
                  hereunder and has taken all necessary corporate action in
                  respect thereof, or, if the Purchaser is a partnership,
                  syndicate, trust or other form of unincorporated organization,
                  the Purchaser has the necessary legal capacity and authority
                  to execute and deliver this Agreement and to observe and
                  perform its covenants and obligations hereunder and has
                  obtained all necessary approvals in respect thereof, and, in
                  either case, upon the Company executing and delivering this
                  Agreement, this Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and
                  binding contract of the Purchaser enforceable against the
                  Purchaser in accordance with its terms and neither the
                  agreement resulting from such acceptance nor the completion of
                  the transactions contemplated hereby conflicts with, or will
                  conflict with, or results, or will result, in a breach or
                  violation of any law applicable to the Purchaser, any
                  constating documents of the Purchaser or any agreement to
                  which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is
                  bound.

1.2 The Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser, and acknowledges
that the Purchaser is relying on these representations and warranties in
entering into this Agreement, that:


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     (a)          the Company is a valid and subsisting corporation duly
                  incorporated and in good standing under the laws of the
                  jurisdiction in which it was incorporated, continued or
                  amalgamated;

     (b)          the Company is a reporting issuer in British Columbia,
                  Alberta, and Ontario, and the Company is not, to the best of
                  its knowledge, in material default of any of the requirements
                  of the applicable Securities Rules of those jurisdictions;

     (c)          the Company's subsidiaries (the "Subsidiaries"), if any, are
                  valid and subsisting corporations and in good standing under
                  the laws of the jurisdictions in which they were incorporated;

     (d)          the common shares of the Company are listed and posted for
                  trading on the TSE and, to the best of its knowledge, the
                  Company is not in material default of any of the listing
                  requirements of the TSE;

     (e)          upon their issuance, the Shares will be validly issued and
                  outstanding fully paid and non-assessable common shares of the
                  Company registered as directed by the Purchaser, free and
                  clear of all trade restrictions (except as may be imposed by
                  operation of the applicable Securities Rules) and, except as
                  may be created by the Purchaser, liens, charges or
                  encumbrances of any kind whatsoever;

     (f)          the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, hold all licences
                  and permits that are required for carrying on their business
                  in the manner in which such business has been carried on and
                  the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, have the corporate
                  power and capacity to own the assets owned by them and to
                  carry on the business carried on by them and they are duly
                  qualified to carry on business in all jurisdictions in which
                  they carry on business;

     (g)          all prospectuses, exchange offering prospectuses, offering
                  memorandums, filing statements, information circulars,
                  material change reports, shareholder communications, press
                  releases and other disclosure documents of the Company
                  including, but not limited to, financial statements, contain
                  no untrue statement of a material fact as at the date thereof
                  nor do they omit to state a material fact which, at the date
                  thereof, was required to have been stated or was necessary to
                  prevent a statement that was made from being false or
                  misleading in the circumstances in which it was made;

     (h)          to the best of its knowledge, and except as publicly
                  disclosed, there are no material actions, suits, judgments,
                  investigations or proceedings of any kind whatsoever
                  outstanding, pending or threatened against or affecting the
                  Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, at law or in equity or
                  before or by any Federal, Provincial, State, Municipal or
                  other governmental department, commission, board, bureau or
                  agency of any kind whatsoever and, to the best of the
                  Company's knowledge, there is no basis therefor;

     (i)          the Company has good and sufficient right and authority to
                  enter into this Agreement and complete its transactions
                  contemplated under this Agreement on the terms and conditions
                  set forth herein; and

     (j)          to the best of its knowledge, the execution and delivery of
                  this Agreement, the performance of its obligations under this
                  Agreement and the completion of its transactions contemplated
                  under this Agreement will not conflict with, or result in the
                  breach of or the acceleration of any indebtedness under, or
                  constitute default under, the


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                  constating documents of the Company or any indenture,
                  mortgage, agreement, lease, licence or other instrument of any
                  kind whatsoever to which the Company is a party or by which it
                  is bound, or any judgment or order of any kind whatsoever of
                  any Court or administrative body of any kind whatsoever by
                  which it is bound.

2.       SUBSCRIPTION

2.1 The Purchaser hereby subscribes the principal amount (the "Subscription
Amount") referred to below for and agrees to purchase the Securities or
Securities in the principal amount set out below.

2.2 On or before the 25TH day of OCTOBER, 2000, the Purchaser shall deliver
the Subscription Amount for the Securities or Securities subscribed for in the
form of certified cheque, bank draft, money order or wire transfer payable to
"Campney & Murphy, in trust":

     (a)          in the case of a certified cheque, bank draft or money order,
                  to:

                  Messrs. Campney & Murphy
                  2100 - 1111 West Georgia Street
                  Vancouver, B.C.  V7X 1K9

                  Attention:  Paul MacNeill

                  OR

     (b)          in the case of a wire transfer to:

<TABLE>
<S>               <C>                                        <C>
                  (in the case of Canadian funds):     or     (in the case of U.S. funds):

                  A/C 1079-579 (Transit no. 0004)             A/C 4601392 (Transit no. 0004)
                  Bank of Montreal                            Bank of Montreal
                  Main Branch, Vancouver                      Main Branch, Vancouver
                  595 Burrard Street                          595 Burrard Street
                  Vancouver, B.C.                             Vancouver, B.C.
                  Canada                                      Canada
</TABLE>

3.       COVENANTS, AGREEMENTS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

3.1  The Purchaser covenants and agrees with the Company to:

     (a)          concurrent with the execution of this Agreement, fully
                  complete and execute the TSE questionnaire; and

     (b)          hold and not sell, transfer or in any manner dispose of the
                  Securities or Shares prior to midnight for a period of six
                  months from the Closing Date (or twelve months, in the case of
                  a Purchaser resident in Ontario) unless the Purchaser has
                  obtained the prior written consent of the TSE or any other
                  regulatory body having jurisdiction to the sale, transfer or
                  disposition, and the sale, transfer or disposition is made in
                  accordance with all applicable Securities Rules.


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3.2 The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Securities and Shares will be
subject to such trade restrictions as may be imposed by operation of the
applicable Securities Rules, and the Securities, share certificate or
certificates representing the Shares will bear such legends as may be required
by the applicable Securities Rules and by the rules and policies of the TSE. The
Purchaser further acknowledges and agrees that it is the Purchaser's obligation
to comply with the trade restrictions in all of the applicable jurisdictions and
the Company offers no advice as to those trade restrictions except those
applying in the jurisdictions in which the Company is a reporting issuer as set
out in subparagraph 1.2(b) above.

3.3  The Company covenants and agrees with the Purchaser to:

     (a)          file the documents necessary to be filed under the applicable
                  Securities Rules, including Forms 20 (or the forms equivalent
                  thereto), within the required time; and

     (b)          use its best efforts to obtain Regulatory Approval prior to
                  the deadline referred to herein.

4. REGULATORY APPROVAL

4.1 Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement, this Agreement and the
subscription provided for hereunder are subject to the Company obtaining the
approval of the TSE ("Regulatory Approval"). In the event that Regulatory
Approval is not obtained, this Agreement will terminate and be of no further
force and effect and the Subscription Amount will be returned to the Purchaser
without interest or deduction.

5. CLOSING

5.1 The completion of the subscription contemplated under this Agreement shall
occur on or before the tenth business day (the "Closing Date") following the
filing of a copy of this agreement with the TSE. The Company shall deliver to
the Purchaser, no later than the Closing Date, the Securities for the
Subscription Amount to the Purchaser as provided for below by the Purchaser.

6.       GENERAL

6.1 For the purposes of this Agreement, time is of the essence.

6.2 The parties hereto shall execute and deliver all such further documents and
instruments and do all such acts and things as may, either before or after the
execution of this Agreement, be reasonably required to carry out the full intent
and meaning of this Agreement.

6.3 This Agreement shall be subject to, governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of British Columbia.

6.4 This Agreement may not be assigned by either party hereto.


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6.5 This Agreement may be signed by the parties in as many counterparts as may
be deemed necessary, each of which so signed shall be deemed to be an original,
and all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this written Agreement effective as
of the Effective Date.


THE CORPORATE SEAL of MOUNTAIN PROVINCE          )
MINING INC. was hereunto affixed in the          )
presence of:                                     )           c/s
                                                 )
-------------------------------------------------)



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TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PURCHASER:

A. NAME AND ADDRESS The name and address (to establish the Purchaser's
jurisdiction of residence for the purpose of determining the applicable
Securities Rules) of the purchaser (the "Purchaser") is as follows:


                                    Bottin (International) Investments Limited
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Name

                                    57/63 Line Wall Road
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Street Address

                                    Gibraltar
                                    ------------------------------------------


                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    City and Province or State


                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Country


                                                              ----------------
                                                              Postal Code

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS The name and address of the person in whose name the
Purchaser's Securities are to be registered is as follows (if the name and
address is the same as was inserted in paragraph A above, then insert "N/A"):


                                       N/A
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Name


                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Street Address


                                    ------------------------------------------


                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    City and Province or State


                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Country


                                                              ----------------
                                                              Postal Code


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B. DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS The name and address of the person to whom the
Securities referred to in paragraph A above are to be delivered is as follows
(if the name and address is the same as was inserted in paragraph A above, then
insert "N/A"):

                                       N/A
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Name


                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Street Address


                                    ------------------------------------------


                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    City and Province or State


                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Country


                                                              ----------------
                                                              Postal Code


C.       SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT  The minimum is CDN$100,000:


                  Subscription Funds:               CDN$  USD 500,000  .
                                                         ---------------

                  Number of Securities:                    1,257,000     units.
                                                         ---------------

                  Note: The number of units must equal the Subscription Funds
                  divided by price of CDN$0.60 per unit. Each unit consists of
                  one common share and one half of a non-transferable share
                  purchase warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable to
                  purchase an additional share for a period of two years at a
                  price of CDN$0.70 per share in the first year, and CDN$0.80
                  per share in the second year.

TO BE COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY THE PURCHASER:


__Bottin (International) Investments Limited_____
Name of the "Purchaser" - use the name inserted in
paragraph A above.

Per:

                  Brenda B Tattersall
                  ---------------------------------
                  Signature of Purchaser

                  Director
                  ---------------------------------
                  Title (if applicable)



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                          TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE FORMS

                 PRIVATE PLACEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE AND UNDERTAKING


To be completed by each proposed private placement purchaser of listed
Securities or Securities which are convertible into listed Securities.


                                  QUESTIONNAIRE

1.   DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION

     (a)      Name of issuer of the Securities:

              Mountain Province Mining Inc.

     (b)      Number and Class of Securities to be Purchased:

              1,257,000      units. Each unit consists of one
              common share and one half of a non-transferable share purchase
              warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable to purchase an
              additional share for a period of two years at a price of
              CDN$0.70 per share in the first year, and CDN$0.80 per share
              in the second year.

     (c)      Purchase Price:  CDN$0.60 per  unit.

2.   DETAILS OF PURCHASER

     (a)      Name of purchaser:     Bottin (International) Investments Limited

     (b)      Address:               57/63 Line Wall Road
                                     ------------------------------------

                                     Gibraltar
                                     ------------------------------------


                                     ------------------------------------

     (c)      Names and address of persons having a greater than 10% beneficial
              interest in the purchaser:

              Dermot Desmond, c/o 57/63 Line Wall Road, Gibraltar

3.   RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER

     (a)      Is the purchaser (or any person named in response to 2(c)
              above) an insider of the Issuer for the purposes of the
              Ontario Securities Act (before giving effect to this private
              placement)? If so, state the capacity in which the purchaser
              (or person named in response to 2(c)) qualifies as an insider:


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               Director:                     Senior Officer:
                        --------------------                 ---------------

               Senior Employee:              Greater than 10% Shareholder:
                                ------------                              ----

               Other:
                      ----------------------

     (b)      If the answer to (a) is "no", are the purchaser and the Issuer
              controlled by the same person or company? If so, give details:

              No:           Yes:      ; if "Yes", then:
                  -----         ------                 ------------------------

4.    DEALINGS OF PURCHASER IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

      Give details of all trading by the purchaser, as principal, in the
      Securities of the Issuer (other than debt Securities which are not
      convertible into equity Securities), directly or indirectly, within the
      60 days preceding the date hereof:

           None
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------

      ------------------------------------------------------------------------

      ------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                   UNDERTAKING

TO:      THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE

The undersigned has subscribed for and agreed to purchase, as principal, the
Securities described in Item 1 of this Private Placement Questionnaire and
Undertaking.

The undersigned undertakes not to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the said
Securities so purchased or any Securities derived therefrom for a period of six
months from the date of the closing of the transaction herein or for such period
as is prescribed by applicable Securities legislation, whichever is longer,
without the prior consent of The Toronto Stock Exchange and any other regulatory
body having jurisdiction.

DATED at       Gibraltar                , this 25th day of   October, 2000.
        --------------------------------       ----        ---------

                                     Bottin (International) Investments Limited
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                     (Name of Purchaser - please print)

                                     Brenda B Tattersall
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                     (Authorized Signature)

                                     Director
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                     (Official capacity - please print)

                                     Brenda B Tattersall
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                     (Please print name of individual whose
                                     signature appears above, if different from
                                     name of purchaser printed above)


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                                   SCHEDULE A

                 ONLY U.S. SUBSCRIBERS NEED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN



          (Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have
                the meaning ascribed to them in the Subscription
           Form to which this Schedule is attached. In this Schedule,
           "Securities" means a Securities or Securities or any Shares
        of the Company issued pursuant to the conversion of a Securities)



In connection with the execution of the Subscription Form dated as of September
30, 2000 (the "Agreement") attached hereto, the undersigned (the "Subscriber")
covenants, represents and warrants to the Company that:

(a)      it has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
         as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in
         the Securities and it is able to bear the economic risk of loss of its
         entire investment;

(b)      the Company has provided to it the opportunity to ask questions and
         receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the offering and
         it has had access to such information concerning the Company as it has
         considered necessary or appropriate in connection with its investment
         decision to acquire the Securities;

(c)      it is acquiring the Securities for its own account, for investment
         purposes only and not with a view to any resale, distribution or other
         disposition of the Securities in violation of the United States
         securities laws;

(d)      it understands that the Securities have not been and will not be
         registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended
         (the "Securities Act") or the securities laws of any state of the
         United States and that the sale contemplated hereby is being made in
         reliance on an exemption from such registration requirements;

(e)      it satisfies one or more of the categories indicated below (please
         place an "X" on the appropriate lines):

                  ____  Category 1.       An organization described in Section
                                          501(c)(3) of the United States
                                          Internal Revenue Code, a corporation,
                                          a Massachusetts or similar business
                                          trust or partnership, not formed for
                                          the specific purpose of acquiring the
                                          Securities, with total assets in
                                          excess of US$5,000,000;

                  ____  Category 2.       A natural person whose individual net
                                          worth, or joint net worth with that
                                          person's spouse, at the date hereof
                                          exceeds US$1,000,000;

                  ____  Category 3.       A natural person who had an individual
                                          income in excess of US$200,000 in each
                                          of the two most recent years or joint
                                          income


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                                          with that person's spouse in excess of
                                          US$300,000 in each of those years and
                                          has a reasonable expectation of
                                          reaching the same income level in the
                                          current year;

                  ____  Category 4.       A trust that (a) has total assets in
                                          excess of US$5,000,000, (b) was not
                                          formed for the specific purpose of
                                          acquiring the Securities and (c) is
                                          directed in its purchases of
                                          securities by a person who has such
                                          knowledge and experience in financial
                                          and business matters that he/she is
                                          capable of evaluating the merits and
                                          risks of an investment in the
                                          Securities;

                  ____  Category 5.       An investment company registered under
                                          the Investment Company Act of 1940 or
                                          a business development company as
                                          defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that
                                          Act;

                  ____  Category 6.       A Small Business Investment Company
                                          licensed by the U.S. Small Business
                                          Administration under Section 301(c) or
                                          (d) of the Small Business Investment
                                          Act of 1958;

                  ____  Category 7.       A private business development company
                                          as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of
                                          the Investment Advisors Acts of 1940;
                                          or

                  ____  Category 8.       An entity in which all of the equity
                                          owners satisfy the requirements of one
                                          or more of the foregoing categories.

(f)      it has not purchased the Securities as a result of any form of general
         solicitation or general advertising, including advertisements,
         articles, notices or other communications published in any newspaper,
         magazine or similar media or broadcast over radio, or television, or
         any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by general
         solicitation or general advertising;
(g)      if it decides to offer, sell or otherwise transfer any of the
         Securities, it will not offer, sell or otherwise transfer any of such
         Securities directly or indirectly, unless:

         (i)      the sale is to the Company;

         (ii)     the sale is made outside the United States in a transaction
                  meeting the requirements of Rule 904 of Regulation S under the
                  Securities Act and in compliance with applicable local laws
                  and regulations;

         (iii)    the sale is made pursuant to the exemption from the
                  registration requirements under the Securities Act provided by
                  Rule 144 thereunder and in accordance with any applicable
                  state securities or "Blue Sky" laws; or

         (iv)     the Securities are sold in a transaction that does not require
                  registration under the Securities Act or any applicable state
                  laws and regulations governing the offer and sale of
                  securities, and it has prior to such sale furnished to the
                  Company an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
                  Company;


(h)      the certificates representing the Securities will bear a legend stating
         that such shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or
         the securities laws of any state of the United States and may not be
         offered for sale or sold unless registered under the Securities Act and
         the


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         securities laws of all applicable states of the United States or an
         exemption from such registration requirements is available;

(i)      it understands and agrees that the Securities may not be converted into
         Shares of the Company in the United States or by or on behalf of a
         "U.S. Person" or a person in the United States unless registered under
         the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws or unless an
         exemption from such registration requirements is available and that
         certificates representing the Shares will bear a legend to such effect;

(j)      it understands and agrees that there may be material tax consequences
         to the Subscriber of an acquisition or disposition of the Securities.
         The Company gives no opinion and makes no representation with respect
         to the tax consequences to the Subscriber under United States, state,
         local or foreign tax law of the undersigned's acquisition or
         disposition of such Securities. In particular, no determination has
         been made whether the Company will be a "passive foreign investment
         company" ("PFIC") within the meaning of Section 1291 of the United
         States Internal Revenue Code;

(k)      it understands and agrees that the financial statements of the Company
         have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted
         accounting principles, which differ in some respects from United States
         generally accepted accounting principles, and thus may not be
         comparable to financial statements of United States companies; and

(l)      it consents to the Company making a notation on its records or giving
         instructions to any transfer agent of the Company in order to implement
         the restrictions on transfer set forth and described herein.

         ONLY U.S. SUBSCRIBERS NEED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN



Dated this ______ day of __________________, 200_.



                                    -----------------------------------
                                    (Name of Subscriber - please print)

                                    By:
                                        -------------------------------
                                        (Authorized Signature)

                                    ----------------------------------
                                    (Official Capacity or Title - please print)

                                    ----------------------------------
                                    (Please print name of individual whose
                                    signature appears above if different than
                                    the name of the Subscriber printed above)


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                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

         The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on
Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all
subsequent amendments to this statement shall be filed on behalf of each of the
undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements.
The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing
of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information
concerning it or him contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the
completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to
the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that such information is
inaccurate.

         This Agreement may be executed counterparts and each of such
counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Dated:  November 8, 2000


                                     BOTTIN (INTERNATIONAL) INVESTMENTS
                                     LIMITED

                                     By:      /s/ Brenda B. Tattersall
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                                          Name: Brenda B. Tattersall
                                          Title: Director


                                     By:      /s/ Dermot Desmond
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                                          Name: Dermot Desmond



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