54-101 - Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer [NI - Rescinded]
| Published Date: | 2002-06-28 |
|---|---|
| Effective Date: | 2002-07-01 |
| Rescinded Date: | 2005-02-09 |
Concurrently Published:
- 54-101CP - Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer [CP - Rescinded]
- 54-101F1 - Explanation to Clients and Client Response Form [F - Rescinded]
- 54-101F2 - Request for Beneficial Ownership Information [F - Rescinded]
- 54-101F3 - Omnibus Proxy (Depositories) [F]
- 54-101F4 - Omnibus Proxy (Proximate Intermediaries) [F]
- 54-101F5 - Electronic Format for NOBO List [F - Rescinded]
- 54-101F6 - Request for Voting Instructions made by Reporting Issuer [F - Rescinded]
- 54-101F7 - Request for Voting Instructions made by Intermediary [F - Rescinded]
- 54-101F8 - Legal Proxy [F - Rescinded]
- 54-101F9 - Undertaking [F - Rescinded]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PART | TITLE |
| PART 1 | DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
| 1.1 | Definitions |
| 1.2 | Holding of Security by Intermediary |
| 1.3 | Use of Required Forms |
| 1.4 | Fees |
| PART 2 | REPORTING ISSUERS |
| 2.1 | Establishment of Meeting and Record Dates |
| 2.2 | Notification of Meeting and Record Dates |
| 2.3 | Intermediary Search Request - Request to Depository |
| 2.4 | No Intermediary Search Request if Reporting Issuer has Electronic Access |
| 2.5 | Request for Beneficial Ownership Information |
| 2.6 | No Depositories or Intermediaries are Registered Holders |
| 2.7 | Sending Proxy-Related Materials to Beneficial Owners |
| 2.8 | Other Securityholder Materials |
| 2.9 | Direct Sending of Proxy-Related Materials to NOBOs by Reporting Issuer |
| 2.10 | Sending Securityholder Materials Against Instructions |
| 2.11 | Disclose How Information Obtained |
| 2.12 | Indirect Sending of Securityholder Materials by Reporting Issuer |
| 2.13 | Fee for Search |
| 2.14 | Fee for Sending Materials Indirectly |
| 2.15 | Adjournment or Change in Meeting |
| 2.16 | Explanation of Voting Rights |
| 2.17 | Request for Voting Instructions |
| 2.18 | Request for Legal Proxy |
| 2.19 | Tabulation and Execution of Voting Instructions |
| 2.20 | Abridging Time |
| PART 3 | INTERMEDIARIES’ OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING THE OBTAINING OF BENEFICIAL OWNER INSTRUCTIONS |
| 3.1 | Intermediary Information to Depository |
| 3.2 | Instructions from New Clients |
| 3.3 | Transitional - Instructions from Existing Clients |
| 3.4 | Amending Client Instructions |
| 3.5 | Application of Instructions to Accounts |
| PART 4 | INTERMEDIARIES’ OTHER OBLIGATIONS |
| 4.1 | Request for Beneficial Ownership Information - Response |
| 4.2 | Sending of Securityholder Materials to Beneficial Owners by Intermediaries |
| 4.3 | Sending Securityholder Materials Against Instructions |
| 4.4 | Request for Voting Instructions |
| 4.5 | Request for Legal Proxy |
| 4.6 | Tabulation and Execution of Voting Instructions |
| 4.7 | Securities Legislation |
| PART 5 | DEPOSITORIES |
| 5.1 | Intermediary Master List |
| 5.2 | Index of Meeting and Record Dates |
| 5.3 | Depository Response to Intermediary Search Request by Reporting Issuer |
| 5.4 | Depository to Send Participant Omnibus Proxy to Reporting Issuer |
| PART 6 | OTHER PERSONS OR COMPANIES |
| 6.1 | Requests for NOBO Lists from a Reporting Issuer |
| 6.2 | Other Rights and Obligations of Persons and Companies other than Reporting Issuers |
| PART 7 | USE OF NOBO LIST |
| 7.1 | Use of NOBO List |
| PART 8 | MISCELLANEOUS |
| 8.1 | Default of Party in Communication Chain |
| 8.2 | Right to Proxy |
| PART 9 | EXCEPTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS |
| 9.1 | Audited Annual Financial Statements or Annual Report |
| 9.2 | Exemptions |
| PART 10 | EFFECTIVE DATES AND TRANSITION |
| 10.1 | Effective Date of Instrument |
| 10.2 | Transition |
| 10.3 | Sending of Proxy-Related Materials |
| 10.4 | NOBO Lists |
| Form 54-101F1 | EXPLANATION TO CLIENTS AND CLIENT RESPONSE FORM |
| Form 54-101F2 | REQUEST FOR BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION |
| Form 54-101F3 | OMNIBUS PROXY (DEPOSITORIES) |
| Form 54-101F4 | OMNIBUS PROXY (PROXIMATE INTERMEDIARIES) |
| Form 54-101F5 | ELECTRONIC FORMAT FOR NOBO LIST |
| Form 54-101F6 | REQUEST FOR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MADE BY REPORTING ISSUER |
| Form 54-101F7 | REQUEST FOR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MADE BY INTERMEDIARY |
| Form 54-101F8 | LEGAL PROXY |
| Form 54-101F9 | UNDERTAKING |