Notices

CSA Staff Notice 11-317 Withdrawal of Notices June 21, 2012 This notice formally withdraws a number of CSA and local notices. In general, the withdrawn material will remain available for historical research purposes in the CSA members’ websites that permit comprehensive access to CSA notices. CSA Notices Staff of the members of the CSA have reviewed a number of CSA Notices. They have determined that some are outdated, no longer relevant or no longer required. The following CSA Notices are therefore withdrawn, effective immediately. 23-307 Order Protection Rule – Implementation Milestones 31-311 Proposed National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements and Exemptions --Transition into the New Registration Regime 31-321 Further Omnibus/Blanket Orders Exempting Registrants from Certain Provisions of National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements and Exemptions 44-303 Filing of Notice of Intention to be Qualified to File a Short Form Prospectus under National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions 52-314 Securities Regulators Want Your Feedback on XBRL ASC Notices Staff of the Alberta Securities Commission have reviewed a number of ASC Notices. They have determined that one is outdated, no longer relevant, or no longer required. The following ASC Notice is therefore withdrawn, effective immediately. 51-701 National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities Disclosure of Estimates by Income Trusts and Other Flow-Through Entities in Light of Proposed Amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) NBSC Notices Staff of the New Brunswick Securities Commission have reviewed a number of NBSC Notices. They have determined that one is outdated, no longer relevant, or no longer required. The following NBSC Notice is there withdrawn, effective immediately. 21-702 Business Continuity Planning – Industry Testing Exercise

OSC Notices Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission have reviewed a number of OSC Notices. They have determined that some are outdated, no longer relevant, or no longer required. The following OSC Notices are therefore withdrawn, effective immediately. 13-701 SEDAR Filings and Year 2000 Contingency Plans 35-701 Residency Requirements for Advisers and Their Partners and Officers 35-702 Residency Requirements for Certain Non-Resident Salespersons and Supervisors 35-703 Registration Residency Requirements for Certain Canadian Resident Dealers 52-708 Initial Offering Costs of Closed-End Funds 62-702 OSC Staff Concludes Pre-Bid Integration Rules Applicable to Proposed Stock Exchange by Noranda, Inc. 71-701 Multijurisdictional Disclosure System Questions Please refer your questions to any of the following people: Sheryl Thomson Simon Thompson British Columbia Securities Commission Ontario Securities Commission Tel: (604) 899-6778 Tel: (416) 593-8261 SThomson@bcsc.bc.ca sthompson@osc.gov.on.ca Kari Horn Sylvia Pateras Alberta Securities Commission Autorité des marchés financiers Tel: (403) 297-4698 Tel: (514) 395-0337, extension 2536 kari.horn@asc.ca sylvia.pateras@lautorite.qc.ca Manon Losier Dean Murrison New Brunswick Securities Commission Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission Tel: (506) 643-7690 Tel: (306) 787-5879 manon.losier@nbsc-cvmnb.ca dean.murrison@gov.sk.ca - 2 -

Chris Besko The Manitoba Securities Commission Tel: (204) 945-2561 Chris.Besko@gov.mb.ca leesp@gov.ns.ca - 3 - Shirley Lee Nova Scotia Securities Commission Tel: (902) 424-5441