Maple Group Acquisition Corporation et al. – s. 144
IN THE MATTER OF THE SECURITIES ACT, R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER S.5, AS AMENDED (Act) AND IN THE MATTER OF MAPLE GROUP ACQUISITION CORPORATION AND TMX GROUP INC. AND TSX INC. AND ALPHA TRADING SYSTEMS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ALPHA TRADING SYSTEMS INC., ALPHA MARKET SERVICES INC. AND ALPHA EXCHANGE INC. AND IN THE MATTER OF NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL & CO. INC. AND NATIONAL BANK GROUP INC.
ORDER (Section 144 of the Act)
WHEREAS the Ontario Securities Commission (Commission) issued an order dated July 4, 2012, recognizing each of Maple Group Acquisition Corporation (Maple), TMX Group Inc. (TMX Group), TSX Inc. (TSX), Alpha Trading Systems Limited Partnership (Alpha LP) and Alpha Exchange Inc. (Alpha Exchange) as an exchange pursuant to section 21 of the Act (the Exchange Recognition Order);
AND WHEREAS at the time of granting the Exchange Recognition Order, National Bank Financial & Co. Inc. (NBF & Co.) was an investor in Maple and is included in the definition of "original Maple shareholder" in subsection 1(a) of Schedule 2 to the Exchange Recognition Order;
AND WHEREAS NBF & Co. is to be wound-up and its holding of the issued and outstanding voting securities of TMX Group Limited are to be transferred to National Bank Group Inc. (NBG), an affiliate of NBF & Co.;
AND WHEREAS NBF & Co. has applied to the Commission (the Application) for an order amending the Exchange Recognition Order to remove NBF & Co. and to include NBG in the definition of "original Maple shareholder" in the Exchange Recognition Order;
AND WHEREAS NBG agrees to be bound by the applicable terms and conditions of the Exchange Recognition Order;
AND WHEREAS based on the Application and the representations that NBF & Co. has made to the Commission, the Commission has determined that it is not prejudicial to the public interest to amend the Exchange Recognition Order pursuant to section 144 of the Act;
IT IS ORDERED that:
(a) pursuant to section 144 of the Act, the definition of "original Maple shareholder" in subsection 1(a) of Schedule 2 to the Exchange Recognition Order is deleted and replaced with the following:
"original Maple shareholder" means each of the AIMCo, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, CIBC World Markets Inc., Desjardins Financial Corporation, Dundee Capital Markets Inc., Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (F.T.Q.), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, National Bank Group Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc. and 1802146 Ontario Limited;
DATED this 24th day of June, 2014.
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"James E.A. Turner"
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"Christopher Portner"
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