Notice of Effective Date – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures – Housekeeping Items – CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc.

A. DESCRIPTION OF THE CDS PROCEDURE AMENDMENT

Background

Please find attached proposed amendments to CDS Participant Procedures concerning Housekeeping items.

Access the proposed amendments to the CDS Procedures on the User documentation revisions web page (http://www.cds.ca/cdsclearinghome.nsf/Pages/-EN-blacklined?Open) and to the CDS Forms (if applicable) on Forms online (Click View by Form Category and in the Select a Form Category list, click External review) on the CDS Services web page (www.cdsservices.ca).

Description of Proposed Amendments

The proposed amendments below are housekeeping amendments made in the ordinary course of review of CDS's Participant Procedures.

• In Participating in CDS Services:

• In chapter 1, remove references to Rules numbers

• In chapter 3, make corrections to New York Link Monitoring service and TRAX -- transfer requests alerts, and amend New York Link Monitoring service description

• In chapter 4, update Password Entry Panel screen

• In chapter 5, update Inquire -- Support -- Company Details screen for addition of Company Legal Name and Money Market Eligibility Ind fields

• In CDSX Procedures & User Guide:

• In chapter 3, remove references to Rules numbers

• In forms:

• Delete obsolete CDS REGSHO Rule 144 Update Form (CDSX830)

• In Application for Participation: Appendix F, Calculation of Entrance Fees (CDSX796), clarify tax fields

• In InterLink Service -- Messages Request (Custodian) (CDSX757) and Application for Use by a Marketplace Requesting Designation as a Source of Exchange Trades in CDSX (CDSX818), make minor adjustments for consistency with procedures

CDS Procedure Amendments are reviewed and approved by CDS's Strategic Development Review Committee ("SDRC"). The SDRC determines or reviews, prioritizes and oversees CDS-related systems development and other changes proposed by participants and CDS. The SRDC's membership includes representatives from the CDS Participant community and it meets on a monthly basis.

These amendments were reviewed and approved by the SDRC on September 16, 2010.

B. REASONS FOR TECHNICAL CLASSIFICATION

The amendments proposed pursuant to this Notice are considered technical amendments as they are amendments required to ensure consistency or compliance with an existing rule, securities legislation or other regulatory requirement.

C. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CDS PROCEDURE AMENDMENT

Pursuant to Appendix A ("Rule Protocol Regarding The Review And Approval Of CDS Rules By The OSC") of the Recognition and Designation Order, as amended on November 1, 2006, and Annexe A ("Protocole d'examen et d'approbation des Règles de Services de dépôt et de compensation CDS inc. par l'Autorité des marchés financiers") of AMF Decision 2006-PDG-0180, made effective on November 1, 2006, CDS has determined that the proposed amendments will become effective on a date subsequently determined by CDS, and as stipulated in the related CDS Bulletin.

D. QUESTIONS

Questions regarding this notice may be directed to:

Susan Cluff
Manager, Information Design & Documentation
Information Design & Documentation
CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc.
85 Richmond Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2C9

Telephone: 416-365-8503
Fax: 416-365-0842
Email: [email protected]