Notice of Ministerial Approval of Form 51-102F6 Statement of Executive Compensation and Consequential Amendments to NI 51-102

NOTICE OF MINISTERIAL APPROVAL OF

FORM 51-102F6

STATEMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

(in respect of financial years ending

on or after December 31, 2008)

AND

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

On November 17, 2008, the Minister of Finance approved, pursuant to section 143.3 of the Securities Act (Ontario), the following rules made by the Ontario Securities Commission (the New Form and Consequential Amendments):

• Form 51-102F6 Statement of Executive Compensation (in respect of financial years ending on or after December 31, 2008);

• amendments to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations;

• amendments to Form 51-102F5 Information Circular; and

• amendments to Form 51-102F6 Statement of Executive Compensation, which came into force on March 30, 2004, as amended.

The New Form and Consequential Amendments will come into force on December 31, 2008. The New Form and Consequential Amendments were previously published in the Bulletin on September 19, 2008, and are published in Chapter 5 of this Bulletin.

December 19, 2008