Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Intellectual Property Rights

THE CANADIAN DEPOSITORY FOR SECURITIES LIMITED

MATERIAL AMENDMENTS TO CDS RULES

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

NOTICE OF COMMISSION APPROVAL

In accordance with the Rule Protocol between the Ontario Securities Commission (Commission) and The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (CDS), the Commission approved on October 16, 2006 the proposed rule amendments filed by CDS relating to confidentiality and intellectual property rights. The proposed rule amendments and accompanying notice were published for comment in the Commission Bulletin on May 26, 2006, (2006) 29 OSCB 4487.

Three comments letters were received. As a result of the comments received, CDS has made non-material changes to the proposed rule amendments. The rule amendments that were approved by the Commission, along with the Summary of Comments received and CDS's responses, are published in Chapter 13 of this Bulletin. The amendments have been black-lined to indicate the changes from the previously published version.