by Barbara Hendrickson | Aug 7, 2013
Private Placements – Lapsing of Temporary ReliefOn August 17, 2012, the TSX V implemented, on a temporary basis, relief from certain existing pricing requirements related to Private Placement financings. The three temporary measures (“Relief Measures”) are as...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Aug 2, 2013
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently announced a request for comments on OSC Staff Consultation Paper 58-401 Disclosure Requirements Regarding Women on Boards and in Senior Managementon a new proposal which would require TSX-listed companies to...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jul 30, 2013
On July 30, 2013 the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”)published a Staff Consultation Paper 58-401 Disclosure Requirements regarding Women on Boards and in Senior Management(“Paper”) which discussed low levels of representation of women on the boards of Canadian...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jul 5, 2013
On March 14, 2013, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed National Instrument 62-105 Security Holder Rights Plans (Proposed Rule) and proposed Companion Policy 62-105CP Security Holder Rights Plans (Proposed Policy).The Proposed...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jul 5, 2013
On March 13, 2013 the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 62-103 Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues (NI 62-103) (Proposed Amendment).The objective of the...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 2, 2013
The following is a brief summary reviewing crowdfunding and other capital raising prospectus exemptions proposed by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC).“Crowdfunding” refers to the process by which many investors of small amounts of funds come together to finance...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 12, 2013
Effective February 11, 2013, the Canadian Securities Administrators amended National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (“NI 54-101”) and National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations (“NI...
