Notice of Ministerial Approval: MI - 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions and Related Companion Policy 61-101CP Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions

NOTICE OF MINISTERIAL APPROVAL OF

MULTILATERAL INSTRUMENT 61-101 PROTECTION OF MINORITY

SECURITY HOLDERS IN SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS

AND

RULE 61-801 IMPLEMENTING MULTILATERAL INSTRUMENT 61-101

PROTECTION OF MINORITY SECURITY HOLDERS

IN SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS

AND

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

On January 17, 2008, the Minister of Finance approved the following (the "Rules"):

• Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions,

• Rule 61-801 Implementing Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions,

• revocation of Rule 61-501 Insider Bids, Issuer Bids, Business Combinations and Related Party Transactions, and

• amendments to Rule 71-802 Implementing National Instrument 71-102 Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions Relating to Foreign Issuers.

The Rules were previously made by the Commission on October 30, 2007. On October 30, the Commission also adopted the following (the "Policy"):

• Companion Policy 61-101CP to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions,

• revocation of Companion Policy 61-501CP to Rule 61-501 Insider Bids, Issuer Bids, Business Combinations and Related Party Transactions, and

• withdrawal of Staff Notice 61-701 Applications for Exemptive Relief under Rule 61-501.

The Rules and the Policy came into force on February 1, 2008. The Rules and the Policy were previously published in a Supplement to the Bulletin on December 14, 2007, and are published in Chapter 5 of this Bulletin.

February 1, 2008