NOTICE OF MINISTERIAL APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO RULE 61-501
-- INSIDER BIDS, ISSUER BIDS, GOING PRIVATE TRANSACTIONS
AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On June 14, 2004, the Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet approved amendments to Ontario Securities Commission Rule 61-501 -- Insider Bids, Issuer Bids, Going Private Transactions and Related Party Transactions. The amendments will come into force on June 29, 2004. Amendments to Companion Policy 61-501CP will come into force on the same date.

The amendments to the Rule and Companion Policy are published in Chapter 5 of this Bulletin. Materials related to the amendments were previously published in the Bulletin on February 28, 2003, January 9, 2004 and May 7, 2004.