B.C. Reg. 427/2000
British Columbia Securities Commission
Deposited December 18, 2000
effective December 31, 2000
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Securities Act

RULE 44-801 IMPLEMENTING NATIONAL INSTRUMENT
 44-101 SHORT FORM PROSPECTUS DISTRIBUTIONS

Contents
  1  Interpretation
  2  Application
  3  Preliminary Short Form Prospectus and Short Form Prospectus
  4  Financial Statements
  5  Receipts

1 Interpretation

In this Rule:

(a) "Act" means the Securities Act;

(b) "NI 44-101" means National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions;

(c) a term that is defined or interpreted in the Act has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act.

2 Application

The exemptions established under this Rule are in addition to those established under NI 44-101.

3 Preliminary Short Form Prospectus and Short Form Prospectus

Sections 68 and 69 of the Act do not apply to a distribution of securities made in compliance with NI 44-101.

4 Financial Statements

(1) Sections 2, 111, 112, 114, 118 and 119 of the Securities Rules do not apply to a distribution of securities made in compliance with NI 44-101.

(2) The requirements in section 149 of the Securities Rules with respect to concurrently

(a) sending the comparative audited annual financial statements referred to in section 145 of the Securities Rules, and

(b) filing a written confirmation that those financial statements were sent,

do not apply to an issuer if

(c) the issuer complies with NI 44-101,

(d) the issuer has filed comparative audited annual financial statements in accordance with NI 44-101, and

(e) on or before the 140th day after the end of its latest financial year, the issuer sends the comparative audited annual financial statements to each holder in British Columbia of its securities, other than holders of debt instruments.

5 Receipts

Section 120 (3) (d) of the Securities Rules does not apply to a distribution of securities made in compliance with NI 44-101.

 

[Provisions of the Securities Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 418, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section 184]


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