CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures - Remove $500,000 Free Funds Movement Edit

CDS CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES INC. (CDS®)

TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO CDS PROCEDURES

REMOVE $500,000 FREE FUNDS MOVEMENT EDIT

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF EFFECTIVE DATE

The original Notice of Effective Date with an implementation date of September 15, 2008, was published by the Ontario Securities Commission on September 12, 2008 at (2008) 31 OSCB 8877. Due to unforeseen technical issues, the implementation date for this initiative was changed to September 29, 2008. The final revised procedures were posted on CDS' website on September 29, 2008.

The procedures marked for the amendments may be accessed at the CDS website at:

http://www.cds.ca/cdsclearinghome.nsf/Pages/-EN-blacklined?Open

The following procedures were impacted by this initiative:

Trade and Settlement Procedures:

-- Chapter 4 Non-Exchange Trades, Section 4.3

CDSX Procedures and User Guide:

-- Chapter 1 Introduction to CDSX, Section 1.9

Questions regarding this notice may be directed to:

Eduarda Matos

Legal Counsel

The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited

85 Richmond Street West

Toronto, Ontario M5H 2C9

Telephone: 416-365-3567

Fax: 416-365-1984

e-mail: [email protected]

JAMIE ANDERSON

Managing Director, Legal