Mapleridge Management Inc. - s. 6.1 of OSC Rule 13-502
Headnote
Item E(1) of Appendix C of OSC Rule 13-502 Fees -- exemption for pooled funds from paying an activity fee of $5,500 in connection with an application brought under subsection 147 of the Act, provided an activity fee be paid on the basis that the application be treated as an application for other regulatory relief under item E(3) of Appendix C of the Rule.
Rules Cited
Ontario Securities Commission Rule 13-502, Fees, (2003) 26 OSCB 891.
Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5 as am., ss. 77(2) and ss. 78(1).
National Instrument 13-101 -- System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR), s. 2.1(1)1.
May 18, 2004
Attention: Karen A. Malatest
Dear Sirs/Mesdames:
Re:
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Mapleridge Management Inc.
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Application for Exemptive Relief under OSC Rule 13-502 Fees (the "Rule" or "Rule 13-502")
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Application No. 04-517
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By letter dated May 17, 2004 (the "Application"), you applied on behalf of Mapleridge Management Inc. ("MMI"), the manager of certain limited partnerships listed in the Application (the "Existing Funds") and other limited partnerships that are redeemable on demand or pooled funds managed by MMI or by Mapleridge Capital Corporation ("MCC") from time to time (collectively with the Existing Funds, the "Funds"), to the Ontario Securities Commission (the "Commission") under subsection 147 of the Securities Act Ontario (the "Act") for relief from subsections 77(2) and 78(1) of the Act, which requires every mutual fund in Ontario to file interim and comparative annual financial statements (the "Financial Statements") with the Commission.
By same date and cover, you additionally applied to the securities regulatory authority in Ontario (the "Decision Maker") on behalf of MMI, the manager of the Existing Funds, for an exemption, pursuant to subsection 6.1 of Rule 13-502, from the requirement to pay an activity fee of $5,500 in connection with the Application in accordance with item E(1) of Appendix C of the Rule, on the condition that fees be paid on the basis that the Application be treated as an application for other regulatory relief under item E(3) of Appendix C of Rule 13-502, and from the requirement to pay an activity fee of $1,500 in connection with the latter relief (the "Fees Exemption").
Item E of Appendix C of Rule 13-502 specifies the activity fee applicable for applications for discretionary relief. Item E(1) specifies that applications under subsection 147 of the Act pay an activity fee of $5,500, whereas item E(3) specifies that applications for other regulatory relief pay an activity fee of $1,500.
From our review of the Application and other information communicated to staff, we understand the relevant facts and representations to be as follows:
1. MMI is a corporation existing under the laws of Ontario with its head office in Toronto, Ontario. MMI is the manager of the Existing Funds.
2. MCC is the investment advisor of the Existing Funds and will be the manager or investment advisor of any future Fund. MCC is registered with the Commission as a dealer in the category of limited market dealer, an adviser in the categories of investment counsel and portfolio manager and as a commodity trading manager.
3. The Existing Funds are limited partnerships that are redeemable on demand established under the laws of Ontario. The Existing Funds are not reporting issuers in any province or territory of Canada. Units of the Existing Funds are distributed in each of the provinces and territories of Canada without a prospectus pursuant to exemptions from the prospectus delivery requirements of applicable securities legislation.
4. The Existing Funds fit within the definition of "mutual fund in Ontario" in section 1(1) of the Act and are thus required to file Financial Statements with the Commission under subsections 77(2) and 78(1) of the Act.
5. Section 2.1(1)1 of National Instrument 13-101 - System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) ("Rule 13-101") requires that every issuer required to file a document under securities legislation make its filing through SEDAR. The Financial Statements filed with the Commission thus become publicly available.
6. In the Application, MMI and the Funds have requested under subsection 147 of the Act relief from filing the Financial Statements with the Commission. The activity fee associated with the Application is $5,500 in accordance with item E(1) of Appendix C of Rule 13-502.
7. If MMI and the Funds had, as an alternative to the Application, sought an exemption from the requirement to file the Financial Statements via SEDAR, the activity fee for that application would be $1,500 in accordance with item E(3) of Appendix C of Rule 13-502.
8. If the Funds were reporting issuers seeking the same relief as requested in the Application, such relief could be sought under section 80 of the Act, rather than under subsection 147 of the Act, and the activity fee for that application would be $1,500 in accordance with item E(3) of Appendix C of Rule 13-502.
Decision
This letter confirms that, based on the information provided in the Application, other communications to staff, and the facts and representations above, and for the purposes described in the Application, the Decision Maker hereby exempts MMI and the Funds from
(i) paying an activity fee of $5,500 in connection with the Application, provided that MMI and the Funds pay an activity fee on the basis that the Application be treated as an application for other regulatory relief under item E(3) of Appendix C to Rule 13-502, and
(ii) paying an activity fee of $1,500 in connection with the Fees Exemption application under item E(3) of Appendix C to Rule 13-502.
"Susan Silma"