Government of Saskatchewan Western Red Lilies
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Notice

GRO 52-903 Exemption from Multilateral Instrument 52-109 repealed

On January 27, 2006, the Director of the Securities Division of the Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission repealed  General Ruling/Order 52-903 Exemption from Multilateral Instrument 52-109 (“GRO 52-903”). 

GRO 52-903 permitted Issuers Reporting by Order to file alternate annual and interim certificates under Multilateral Instrument 52-109 Certificate of Disclosure in Companies' Annual and Interim Filings.

Issuers Reporting by Order are not reporting issuers, but were required to comply with the continuous disclosure requirements in Parts XIV and XV of the The Securities Act, 1988 pursuant to undertakings to or orders of the Commission or Director exempting them from the prospectus and registration requirements of the Act.

MI 52-109 imposes new requirements in addition to the continuous disclosure requirements that used to be in Parts XIV and XV of the Act.  Therefore MI 52-109 does not apply to Issuers Reporting by Order.  GRO 52-903 is not required, and has been repealed.

Staff Notice 51--703 New Requirements for Issuers Reporting by Order has also been amended to delete reference to MI 52-109.  It discusses how the requirements in National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Requirements apply to Issuers Reporting by Order.   

January 27, 2006

Contact:

Ian McIntosh
Deputy Director, Corporate Finance
Securities Division
Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission
(306) 787-5867

imcintosh@sfsc.gov.sk.ca