Amendments to the TSX Company Manual pertaining to the
requirements for evidence of security ownership have been adopted
by the TSX and approved by the OSC. The amendments reflect
the decrease in the use of physical share certificates in favour of
electronic book-keeping. The amendments, which are
categorized as "housekeeping amendments" which do not
require publication for comment, are made to Parts I, III, IV and
VI and Appendix D of the TSX Company Manual, among other areas.
The most significant amendments are made to Appendix D to the
TSX Company Manual which sets out the TSX's requirements for
issuers in respect of providing security holders with evidence of
security ownership. These amendments reflect the following
additional forms of evidence of security ownership: certificated
and uncertificated book-entry only services agreements with CDS;
non-certificated inventory in which the listed securities are held
by registered owners through a CDS approved
