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PART 6 -
TAKE-OVER BIDS AND SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS |
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Special Transactions |
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61-301 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Staff Guidance on the Practice of "Mini-Tenders" |
December 10, 1999. |
Sets out CSA staff's views on mini-tenders. |
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61-701 |
Local Staff Notice |
Take-over Bids, Amalgamations, Mergers and Arrangements |
May 7, 1993. |
Sets out staffs' views on when an amalgamation, merger or other corporate reorganization might be a take-over bid. |
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61-901 |
General Exemption Order |
Exemption from Valuation Requirements in Certain Take-over Bids |
February 8, 2002 |
Exempts offerors from the valuation requirements in subsection 146(1) of The Securities Regulations if those requirements arise solely because the offeror anticipates that a going private transaction will follow the take-over bid. |
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62-101 |
National Instrument |
Control Block Distribution Issues |
In effect nationally Mar 15, 2000. In Saskatchewan Apr 19, 2000.
Amended March 30, 2004 |
Sets out a limited exemption for eligible institutional investors from the prospectus requirements applicable to control block distributions. Modifies the application of hold periods as they may apply to pledges disposing of securities that form part of a
control block. |
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62-102 |
National Instrument |
Disclosure of Outstanding Share Data
Amendments
as of March 30, 2004 |
In effect nationally Mar 15, 2000. In Saskatchewan Apr 19, 2000.
Amended March 30, 2004 |
Ensures reliable public dissemination by reporting issuers of the designation and number of principal amount of outstanding securities of the reporting issuer. |
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62-103 |
National Instrument |
Early Warning System & Related Take-over Bid & Insider Reporting Issues
Amendments
as of March 30, 2004 |
In effect nationally Mar 15, 2000. In Saskatchewan Apr 19, 2000.
Amended March 30, 2004 |
Provides exemptions from the early warning requirements, the insider reporting requirement, and related provision to certain institutional investors that have a "passive intent" with respect to their ownership or control of securities of
reporting issuers. |
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62-201 |
National Policy |
Bids Made Only in Certain Jurisdictions |
August 4, 1997. |
States that where a take-over bid or issuer bid is not made to security holders of the target company in one or more jurisdictions, the securities regulatory authority in the jurisdictions in which the bid is made may issue cease trade orders in respect of
the bid. |
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62-202 |
National Policy |
Take-over Bids - Defensive Tactics |
August 4, 1997. |
States the view of the CSA on take-over bid defensive tactics. Indicates that securities regulatory authorities will take appropriate action if they become aware of defensive tactics that are likely to deny or limit the ability of shareholders to respond
to a take-over bid or competing bid. |
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62-302 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Prospectus Filing Matters - Arthur Andersen LLP Consent |
June 28, 2002 |
Provides guidance to former clients of Arthur Andersen LLP - Canada about financial statements audited by the firm that are included in prospectuses and other documents. |
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62-303 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Identifying
the Offeror in a Take-over Bid |
August 8, 2003 |
Provides staff's views on who
is the offeror in a take-over bid when a company, income
trust or other entity uses an acquisition entity,
subsidiary or other affiliate to make the bid. |
