965.9.8.1. A non-guaranteed convertible security issued as part of a non-guaranteed convertible security issue also qualifies for a stock savings plan if(a) it is issued by a growth corporation and, before the issue of the receipt for the final prospectus relating to the non-guaranteed convertible security issue, it was the subject of a favourable advance ruling from the Ministère du Revenu to the effect that it respects the objectives of this Title;
(b) it is issued by a growth corporation which states, in the final prospectus relating to the non-guaranteed convertible security issue, that the non-guaranteed convertible security issue may be included in a stock savings plan and entitles any person to the benefit provided for in respect of the security by this Title;
(c) it is acquired for money consideration by an individual, an investment group or an investment fund as first purchaser thereof, other than a dealer acting as an intermediary or as a firm underwriter;
(d) it is subscribed and paid;
(e) subject to section 965.9.8.4, it would meet the following requirements if paragraphs c, c.0.1 and g of section 965.7 applied, with the necessary modifications, to a non-guaranteed convertible security:i. the requirements of paragraphs c and c.0.1 of the said section 965.7, where its acquirer is an investment fund; or
ii. the requirements of paragraphs c, c.0.1 and g of the said section 965.7, where its acquirer is an individual or an investment group;
(f) it is convertible into a common share with voting rights meeting the requirements of section 965.9.8.2;
(g) it is of a separate class relating to the issue of non-guaranteed convertible securities.