CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures - Housekeeping Items

CDS CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES INC. (CDS®)

TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO CDS PROCEDURES

HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS

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 8869. 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:

ATON User Guide:

-- Chapter 1 Introduction to ATON, Section 1.5

-- Chapter 6 Field Values, Section 6.1

CDSX Procedures and User Guide:

-- Chapter 1 Introduction to CDSX, Sections 1.1 and 1.12

-- Chapter 3 Issue Activities, Section 3.6.5

CDS Reporting Procedures:

-- Chapter 24 Trade Matching Reports, Section 24.1

Participating in CDS Services:

-- Chapter 6 Registering and Withdrawing from CDS Services, Section 6.26

-- Chapter 15 Collateral Pools, Section 15.5.2

Trade and Settlement Procedures:

-- Overview

-- Chapter 1 Introduction to Trade and Settlement, Section 1.8 and 1.9

-- Chapter 6 Trade Matching, Section 6.8

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