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54-101 - Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer [NI - Rescinded]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Rescinded Date: 2005-02-09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:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PARTTITLE
PART 1DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1Definitions
1.2Holding of Security by Intermediary
1.3Use of Required Forms
1.4Fees
PART 2REPORTING ISSUERS
2.1Establishment of Meeting and Record Dates
2.2Notification of Meeting and Record Dates
2.3Intermediary Search Request - Request to Depository
2.4No Intermediary Search Request if Reporting Issuer has Electronic Access
2.5Request for Beneficial Ownership Information
2.6No Depositories or Intermediaries are Registered Holders
2.7Sending Proxy-Related Materials to Beneficial Owners
2.8Other Securityholder Materials
2.9Direct Sending of Proxy-Related Materials to NOBOs by Reporting Issuer
2.10Sending Securityholder Materials Against Instructions
2.11Disclose How Information Obtained
2.12Indirect Sending of Securityholder Materials by Reporting Issuer
2.13Fee for Search
2.14Fee for Sending Materials Indirectly
2.15Adjournment or Change in Meeting
2.16Explanation of Voting Rights
2.17Request for Voting Instructions
2.18Request for Legal Proxy
2.19Tabulation and Execution of Voting Instructions
2.20Abridging Time
PART 3INTERMEDIARIES’ OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING THE OBTAINING OF BENEFICIAL OWNER INSTRUCTIONS
3.1Intermediary Information to Depository
3.2Instructions from New Clients
3.3Transitional - Instructions from Existing Clients
3.4Amending Client Instructions
3.5Application of Instructions to Accounts
PART 4INTERMEDIARIES’ OTHER OBLIGATIONS
4.1Request for Beneficial Ownership Information - Response
4.2Sending of Securityholder Materials to Beneficial Owners by Intermediaries
4.3Sending Securityholder Materials Against Instructions
4.4Request for Voting Instructions
4.5Request for Legal Proxy
4.6Tabulation and Execution of Voting Instructions
4.7Securities Legislation
PART 5DEPOSITORIES
5.1Intermediary Master List
5.2Index of Meeting and Record Dates
5.3Depository Response to Intermediary Search Request by Reporting Issuer
5.4Depository to Send Participant Omnibus Proxy to Reporting Issuer
PART 6OTHER PERSONS OR COMPANIES
6.1Requests for NOBO Lists from a Reporting Issuer
6.2Other Rights and Obligations of Persons and Companies other than Reporting Issuers
PART 7USE OF NOBO LIST
7.1Use of NOBO List
PART 8MISCELLANEOUS
8.1Default of Party in Communication Chain
8.2Right to Proxy
PART 9EXCEPTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
9.1Audited Annual Financial Statements or Annual Report
9.2Exemptions
PART 10EFFECTIVE DATES AND TRANSITION
10.1Effective Date of Instrument
10.2Transition
10.3Sending of Proxy-Related Materials
10.4NOBO Lists
Form 54-101F1EXPLANATION TO CLIENTS AND CLIENT RESPONSE FORM
Form 54-101F2REQUEST FOR BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION
Form 54-101F3OMNIBUS PROXY (DEPOSITORIES)
Form 54-101F4OMNIBUS PROXY (PROXIMATE INTERMEDIARIES)
Form 54-101F5ELECTRONIC FORMAT FOR NOBO LIST
Form 54-101F6REQUEST FOR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MADE BY REPORTING ISSUER
Form 54-101F7REQUEST FOR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MADE BY INTERMEDIARY
Form 54-101F8LEGAL PROXY
Form 54-101F9UNDERTAKING