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TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE COMPANY MANUAL Part V – Special Requirements for Non-Exempt Issuers © 2006, TSX Group Inc. (as at December 11, 2006) PART V SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-EXEMPT ISSUERS Sec. 501. (a) This Part is applicable only to “non-exempt issuers”. The decision as to whether an issuer is non-exempt is made by TSX at the time the issuer is originally approved for listing. Reference should be made to Section 309.1 (Industrial companies), 314.1 (Mining companies) or 319.1 (Oil and Gas companies) of this Manual, which outline the requirements for eligibility for exemption from this Section 501. If these requirements are not met at the time of original listing, the exemption may be granted at such later time as they are met either (i) on application in writing accompanied by the applicable fee by the non- exempt issuer (see Part VIII), or (ii) upon review by TSX. If an applicant is granted an exemption, the fee will be refunded. If an applicant is not granted an exemption, the fee is non-refundable. TSX may revoke a previously granted exemption in appropriate circumstances. Non-exempt issuers are designated in stock quotations in the financial press as “subject to special reporting rules”. (b) In addition to complying with all other parts of this Manual, every non-exempt issuer shall give prompt notice to TSX of any proposed material change in the business or affairs of the issuer. See Section 410 for a list of developments likely to require such notice. Material changes other than those described in Subsection 501(c) do not require TSX acceptance under this Part V and TSX will not issue a letter of confirmation or acceptance for such transactions. (c) Transactions involving insiders or other related parties of’ the non-exempt issuer (both as defined in Part I) and which do not involve an issuance or potential issuance of listed securities, or that are initiated or undertaken by the non-exempt issuer and materially affect control (as defined in Part I) require TSX acceptance under this Part V before the non-exempt issuer may proceed with the proposed transaction. Failure to comply with this provision may result in the suspension and delisting of the non-exempt issuer’s listed securities (see Part VII of this Manual). If the value of the consideration to be received by the insider or other related party exceeds 2% of the market capitalization of the issuer, TSX will require that: i) the proposed transaction be approved by the board on the recommendation of the directors who are unrelated to the transaction; and ii) the value of the consideration be established in an independent report, other than for executive or director compensation for services rendered unless the consideration appears to be commercially unreasonable, as determined by TSX. In addition, if the value of the consideration to be received by the insider or other related party exceeds 10% of the market capitalization of the issuer, TSX will require that the transaction be approved by the issuer’s security holders, other than the insider. (d) TSX will advise the non-exempt issuer in writing generally within seven (7) business days of receipt by TSX of the subsection 501(c) notice, of TSX’s decision to accept or not accept the notice indicating any conditions to acceptance or its reasons for non-acceptance. Further information or documentation may be requested before TSX decides to accept or not accept notice of a transaction. In reviewing the transaction described in the notice, TSX will consider the applicable provisions of this Manual. (e) Where a non-exempt issuer proposes to enter into a Subsection 501(c) transaction, any public announcement of the transaction must disclose that the transaction is subject to TSX |