Notice of Minister of Finance Approval of Amendments: NI - 55-102 - System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (SEDI)

NOTICE OF MINISTER OF FINANCE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO
NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 55-102 AND RELATED FORMS

On April 14, 2003, the Minister of Finance approved a rule that amends National Instrument 55-102 System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (SEDI) and related Forms 55-102F1, 55-102F2, 55-102F3 and 55-102F6 (collectively, the Amendments). The Amendments come into force in Ontario on April 29, 2003, and in other applicable jurisdictions in Canada, on a later date or dates.

The Amendments are published in Chapter 5 of the Bulletin. Materials related to the Amendments were previously published in the Bulletin on February 21, 2003 at (2003) 26 OSCB 1577.

SEDI is the insider trade reporting system to be available over the Internet at www.sedi.ca beginning May 5, 2003. It replaces paper-based reporting of insider trading data for insiders of most issuers. Please see CSA Staff Notice 55-309 System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (SEDI) and Other Insider Reporting Matters, dated April 11, 2003, for details about the SEDI launch.