The Vendor sold a percentage interest in mineral claims (the “Mining Properties”) for consideration including deferred cash payments and shares to be issued by the public-company Purchaser, in each case, to be paid or issued over a four-year period.
After noting that a Dictionary definition of “sale price” included “Amount paid for a thing purchased,” the Directorate indicated that the full amount of the deferred cash payments (rather than discounted amounts) should be included in the Vendor’s proceeds of disposition under F in the definition of CCDE in s. 66.2(5). Turning to the deferred share issuance consideration, the Directorate noted that the shares’ market price could “fluctuate greatly,” and indicated that the TSO accordingly might:
conclude that such portion of the proceeds of disposition for the Mining Properties by the Vendor is not determinable prior to the date of issuance of the shares by the Purchaser and that such portion of the proceeds of disposition would be recognized for tax purposes at the times of their issuance … .