Notice of Minister of Finance Approval of Amendments

On November 14, 2002, the Minister of Finance approved rules that amend Rule 45-502 Dividend or Interest Reinvestment and Stock Dividend Plans and Rule 45-503 Trades to Employees, Executives and Consultants, and that rescind Rule 72-501 Prospectus Exemption for First Trade Over a Market Outside Ontario under section 143 of the Securities Act (the Act) (collectively, the Amendments). The Amendments come into force on December 1, 2002.

The Amendments are being published in Chapter 5 of the Bulletin. Materials related to the Amendments were previously published in the Bulleting on September 14, 2001 at (2001) 24 OSCB 5567 and September 20, 2002 at (2002) 25 OSCB 6261.