Ryland Oil ULC

Headnote

National Policy 11-203 Process for Exemptive Relief Applications in Multiple Jurisdictions -- Application for an order that the issuer is not a reporting issuer -- Requested relief granted.

Applicable Legislative Provisions

Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, as am., s. 1(10).

Citation: Ryland Oil ULC, Re, 2010 ABASC 453

September 28, 2010

IN THE MATTER OF

THE SECURITIES LEGISLATION OF

BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, ONTARIO

AND NOVA SCOTIA (the Jurisdictions)

AND

IN THE MATTER OF

THE PROCESS FOR EXEMPTIVE RELIEF

APPLICATIONS IN MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS

AND

IN THE MATTER OF

RYLAND OIL ULC (the Filer)

DECISION

Background

The securities regulatory authority or regulator in each of the Jurisdictions (the Decision Maker) has received an application from the Filer for a decision under the securities legislation of the Jurisdictions (the Legislation) for an order deeming the Filer to have ceased to be a reporting issuer in the Jurisdictions.

Under the Process for Exemptive Relief Applications in Multiple Jurisdictions (for a coordinated review application):

(a) the Alberta Securities Commission is the principal regulator for this application, and

(b) the decision is the decision of the principal regulator and evidences the decision of each other Decision Maker.

Interpretation

Terms defined in National Instrument 14-101 Definitions have the same meaning if used in this decision, unless otherwise defined.

Representations

This decision is based on the following facts represented by the Filer:

1. The Filer was created by way of amalgamation under the laws of Alberta and has a head office in Calgary, Alberta.

2. An annual and special meeting of the common shareholders of Ryland Oil Corporation (Ryland) was held on August 19, 2010, at which over 99% of the shareholders approved a plan of arrangement as hereinafter described (Plan of Arrangement).

3. The Plan of Arrangement was approved by the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta on August 20, 2010.

4. On August 20, 2010, pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement, among other things: (i) Crescent Point Energy Corp. (Crescent Point) acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Ryland (the Ryland Shares) not already owned by Crescent Point, with each Ryland shareholder receiving 0.0117 of a common share of Crescent Point for each Ryland Share held; and (ii) Ryland, Crescent Point ULC and Pebble Petroleum Inc. amalgamated under the name Ryland Oil ULC.

5. The Ryland Shares were delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange at the close of business on August 23, 2010.

6. The Filer's share capital consists of common shares that are entirely owned by Crescent Point. There are no other issued and outstanding securities of the Filer.

7. No securities of the Filer are traded on a marketplace as defined in National Instrument 21-101 Market Operation.

8. The outstanding securities of the Filer, including debt securities, are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by less than 15 security holders in each of the jurisdictions in Canada and less than 51 security holders in total in Canada.

9. The Filer is not in default of any requirements of the Legislation except for the requirement to file its interim financial statements, MD&A, and related certifications for the June 30, 2010 interim period due August 30, 2010.

10. The Filer has no current intention to seek public financing by way of an offering of securities.

11. The Filer did not surrender its status as a reporting issuer in British Columbia pursuant to BC Instrument 11-502 Voluntary Surrender of Reporting Issuer Status (the BC Instrument) in order to avoid the 10-day waiting period under the BC Instrument.

12. As the filer is a reporting issuer in British Columbia, and as described in paragraph 9 above is in default of certain filing obligations under the Legislation, the Filer is not eligible to use the simplified procedure under CSA Staff Notice 12-307 Application for a Decision that an Issuer in not a Reporting Issuer in order to apply for the decision sought.

13. Upon the grant of the relief requested, the Filer will not be a reporting issuer or the equivalent in any jurisdiction of Canada.

14. The Filer seeks an order deeming the Filer to have ceased to be a reporting issuer in the Jurisdictions.

Decision

Each of the Decision Makers is satisfied that the decision meets the test set out in the Legislation for the Decision Maker to make the decision.

The decision of the Decision Makers under the Legislation is that the Filer is deemed to have ceased to be a reporting issuer.