2. the NASD is also the parent company of NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASDR);
3. NASDR provides regulation services to NASDAQ US;
4. NASDAQ US is a corporation incorporated under the law of Delaware and operates under a Plan of Allocation and Delegation of Functions by the NASD to its subsidiaries, as approved by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC);
5. under the Plan of Allocation and Delegation of Functions, the NASD has delegated certain authority and functions to NASDAQ US;
6. NASDAQ US actions taken under the delegated authority remain subject to review, ratification or rejection by the NASD board;
7. NASDAQ US is a registered securities information processor under United States securities law and has applied to the SEC to become a national securities exchange in the United States;
8. NASDAQ Canada is a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act and is a subsidiary of NASDAQ US with no independent trading or marketplace operations;
9. NASDAQ US is subject to NI 21-101 and NI 23-101;
10. the United States securities regulatory structure to which the NASD and NASDAQ US are subject is consistent with IOSCO principles.
Order ¶ 3 Because it is not prejudicial to the public interest, the Commission orders: 1. under section 33(1) of the Act, NASDAQ US and the NASD are exempt from the recognition requirement; 2. under section 15.1 of NI 21-101, NASDAQ US and the NASD are exempt from sections 11.2, 11.3, 11.4 and 11.5 and from Parts 7 and 12 of NI 21-101; and 3. under section 12.1 of NI 23-101, NASDAQ US and the NASD are exempt from Parts 5 and 6 of NI 23-101, provided that NASDAQ US and NASDAQ Canada comply with the applicable terms and conditions set out in Schedule A. ¶ 4 November 12, 2003 Brent W. Aitken Vice Chair
2. NASDAQ US attorns to the jurisdiction of the Commission.
3. Without the Commission’s prior consent, neither NASDAQ US nor NASDAQ Canada will trade Canadian securities in Canadian dollars.
4. NASDAQ US will advise the Commission if it or NASDAQ Canada intends to have an office in British Columbia.
Filing requirements
5. Within 10 days after the end of each quarter, NASDAQ US or NASDAQ Canada will file with the Commission a list of any NASD affiliate of an investment dealer registered in BC (BC NASD member):
(a) against whom public disciplinary action has been taken; or
(b) who has been denied access by NASDAQ US in that quarter.
Access 6. NASDAQ US will not provide access to BC NASD members unless they are registered or exempted from registration under the Act. 7. On request from the Commission, NASDAQ US will advise the Commission and Market Regulation Services Inc. (RS) of its reasons for differences in actions taken by it and RS relating to the interruption of trading of securities that are both listed on an exchange in Canada and quoted on a NASDAQ US marketplace. 8. NASDAQ US and NASDAQ Canada provide the Commission, when requested, with information about:
(a) any bylaw, rule or other regulatory instrument or policy, or direction, decision, order or ruling made under a bylaw, rule or other regulatory instrument or policy of NASDAQ US, NASDAQ Canada or the NASD;
(b) the procedures or practices of NASDAQ US or NASDAQ Canada;
(c) the manner in which NASDAQ US carries on business;
(d) the trading of securities on or through NASDAQ US; and
(e) issuers, whose securities are listed or quoted on NASDAQ US.