The Securities Industry By-laws, 1997

REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Securities Industry Act, 1995
By-laws made by the Minister under section 131(7) of The Securities Industry Act, 1995 THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY BY-LAWS, 1997
Table of Contents
PART I: PRELIMINARY
By-law 1.
By-law 2.
By-law 3.
By-law 4.
Citation
Interpretation Act No. 32, 1995
Fees Schedule 1
Forms Schedule 2
PART II: THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
By-law 5.
By-law 6.
By-law 7.
By-law 8.
By-law 9.
Application
General Conduct
Transaction
Reporting to the Minister or Commission
Disclosure of Interest
PART III: SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATION
By-law 10.
By-law 11.
By-law 12.
By-law 13.
Application for Registration
Free Capital
Capital Requirements
Prescribed Records
PART IV: REGISTRATION OF MARKET ACTORS
By-law 14.
By-law 15.
By-law 16.
By-law 17.
By-law 18.
By-law 19.
Application for Registration as Market Actor Record Keeping by Registrant Adequate Precautions and Access Exemption from Record Keeping Blotters Ledgers

By-law 20.
By-law 21.
By-law 22.
By-law 23.
By-law 24.
By-law 25.
By-law 26.
By-law 27.
By-law 28.
Ledger account
Securities Record
Order and Instructions
Confirmation and Notice
Cash and Margin Accounts
Option Records
Quarterly Record
Time for Keeping Records
Filing of Financial Statements
PART V: MARKET CONDUCT AND REGULATION
By-law 29.
By-law 30.
By-law 31.
By-law 32.
By-law 33.
By-law 34.
By-law 35.
By-law 36.
By-law 37.
By-law 38.
Confirmation of Trade
Financial Information to Customer by Broker Enquiries Concerning Client Executing Order Name or Code Standards of Investment for Filing Separate Supervision of Accounts and Pooling Unencumbered Securities Held Under Safekeeping Agreement Trust Accounts Statements of Accounts Missing, Lost, etc. Security
PART VI: DISTRIBUTIONS
By-law 39.
By-law 40.
By-law 41.
By-law 42.
By-law 43.
By-law 44.
Variation of Requirements
Presentation of Content of Prospectus
Circular Annual Report
Disclosure in Prospectus Where Expert has Interest Further Consents Limited Offerings
PART VII: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
By-law 45.
By-law 46.
By-law 47.
By-law 48.
By-law 49.
By-law 50.
Financial Statements in Prospectus of Issuer other than Mutual Fund Additional Contents of Prospectus and Acquisition of Business Statements of Assets Coverage and Earnings Coverage in Prospectus Estimates of Future Earnings in Prospectus Financial Statements of Subsidiary Unconsolidated Financial Statements

By-law 51.
By-law 52.
By-law 53.
Approval of Financial Statements in Prospectus Financial Statement not Requiring Audit Issue of Receipt for Prospectus
PART VIII: REGISTRATION OF ISSUERS AND SECURITIES
By-law 54.
By-law 55.
By-law 56.
By-law 57.
By-law 58.
Registration Statements
Interim Financial Statements
Comparative Financial Statements
Relief From Certain Requirements
Filing of Material sent to Security Holders or Filed Abroad
PART IX: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
By-law 59.
By-law 60.
By-law 61.
By-law 62.
By-law 63.
By-law 64.
By-law 65.
Interpretation
Designation of Related Party of Connected Party Conflict of Interest Rules Statement – Schedule 3 Limitation on Trading Confirmation and Reporting of Transactions Limitations on Advising Limitations on the Exercise of Discretion
PART X: CONTINGENCY FUND
By-law 66.
By-law 67.
By-law 68.
By-law 69.
By-law 70.
By-law 71.
By-law 72.
By-law 73.
By-law 74.
By-law 75.
By-law 76.
Definitions
Purpose of Fund
Administration of Fund
Contribution to Fund
Accounting for the Fund
Appointment of Auditors
Scope of the Fund
Procedure
Power of Trustees
Refusal of Claims
Winding up of Fund
Schedule 1: Fees
Schedule 2: Forms
Schedule 3: Conflict Of Interest Rules Statement

REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Securities Industry Act, 1995
BY-LAWS
Made by the Minister under section 131(7) of The Securities Industry Act, 1995 THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY BY-LAWS, 1997
PART I:
PRELIMINARY
Citation 1. These By-laws may be cited as the Securities Industry By-laws, 1997. Interpretation Act No. 32, 1995
2. In these By-laws, " The Act" means the Securities Industry Act, 1995.
Fees Schedule 1 3. The fees payable under the Act are those set out in Schedule 1 Forms Schedule 2 4. The forms herein referred to are those contained in Schedule 2 and such forms shall be used in all cases to which they are applicable, and may be modified as directed by the Commission to meet other cases.

PART II
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Application 5. (1) This Part applies toa. each member of the Commission; b. the General Manager-, and
c. and each officer, clerk or other person who is employed by the
Commission or who holds office or an appointment under the Act or these By-laws, or any person to whom any authority has been delegated by the Commission. (2) By-laws 5 and 6 do not apply to transactions ina. personal promissory notes; or b. securities issued by or guaranteed by the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago or any municipal corporation or statutory board in Trinidad and Tobago or by a foreign Government. (3) By-law 7 does not apply to an associate within the meaning of paragraph (d) of the definition of "association" in section 2 of the Act where that associate effects the purchase or trade in his sole discretion and, where applicable, provides the necessary funds from his personal resources. General conduct 6. No person to whom this Part applies shalla. engage directly or indirectly in any personal business transaction or private arrangement for personal profit which accrues from or is based upon his official position or authority or upon confidential or non-public information which he gains by reason of such position or authority; b. act in a manner that might result in or create the appearance ofi. a public office being used for private benefit, gain or profit;
ii. a person receiving preferential treatment;
iii. loss of independence or impartiality-, or
iv. loss of public confidence in the integrity of the Commission;
c. divulge or release, in advance or otherwise, confidential, non-public or
official information to a person unless authorized under the Act or these By-laws; d. act as an official in a matter in which he has a personal interest; e. be involved, directly or indirectly, in any business or financial affairs in respect of matters which may conflict with his official duties or responsibilities; or f. without the written permission of the Minister, hold office in or be a director of a reporting issuer, other than a non- profit or charitable

corporation
Transaction 7. (1) No person mentioned in by-law 5(1)(c) shall, whether directly or through an associate, purchase or trade in a security of an issuer with knowledge of a material fact or material change in respect of that issuer that he knows or ought reasonably to know has not been generally disclosed. (2) No person to whom this Part applies shalla. where he knows a fact or change in the affairs of an issuer and that the fact or change is a material fact or change, inform, other than in the necessary course of duty, another person of that material fact or change before it has been generally disclosed; b. purchase or trade in a security of an issuer when in respect of any security held or issued by that issueri. a filing by way of prospectus or amended prospectus is being processed;
ii. 90 days have not elapsed since the date on which a receipt for
the prospectus was issued;
c. purchase or trade in securities ofi. an issuer whose status is, under the Act or these By-laws,
being investigated or otherwise considered to determine the application of a provision of the Act or these By-laws; or
ii. a person who is involved in a pending investigation by the
Commission or who is involved in a proceeding before the Commission or to which the Commission is a party. Reporting to the Minister or Commission
8. (1) At the time of taking office or employment with the Commission, a
person referred to in by-law 5(l) shall provide a report disclosing his direct or indirect beneficial ownership of, or control or direction over, securities to the Ministera. in the case of members of the Commission, to the Minister; b. in the case of all other such persons, to the Chairman of the Commission. (2) Each member of the Commission shall report to the Minister, and every other person referred to in by-law 5(l)(b) or (c) shall report to the Commission, within 14 days following the end of the month in which a change occurs in his direct or indirect beneficial ownership of, or control or direction over, securities, disclosinga. his direct or indirect beneficial ownership of, or control or direction over, securities at the end of that month; and b. the change or changes that occurred during that month. (3) The Minister may require a person to dispose of a security acquired as a

result of an unintentional or accidental violation of by-law 9. Disclosure of interest
9. Every person referred to in by-law 5 whoa. has any interest in a security, or any personal interest in any issuer or
project that is the subject or part of the subject of any matter assigned to him as part of his duties; or b. had prior employment or relationship to any person or project which may prejudice or affect his work on any assignment, shalli. if he is a member of the Commission, advise the Minister; or
ii. in any other case, advise the Chairman of the Commission.

PART III
SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATION
Application for registration
10. Application for registration as a self-regulatory organization under Part
IV of the Act shall be made on Form No. 1.
Free capital
Act No. 18 of 1993
11. (1) For the purposes of sections 54(4) and 56(3) of the Act, free capital
shall be capital which is held in the form of fixed or other deposits with a financial institution licensed under the Financial Institutions Act, 1993 and held in the form of securities as approved by the Commission, for the purpose of meeting claims that may arise against a broker or dealer, as the case may be. (2) For the purposes of section 54(4)(a) of the Act, the minimum free capital shall be of a value of at least fifty thousand dollars. (3) For the purposes of section 54(4)(b) of the Act, the minimum free capital shall be the value of at least five hundred thousand dollars. (4) For the purposes of section 56(3)(a) of the Act, the minimum paid up capital or the minimum free capital, as the case may be, shall be the value of at least one million dollars. (5) For the purposes of section 56(3)(b) of the Act, the minimum paid up capital or the minimum free capital, as the case may be, shall be the value of at least five million dollars. Capital requirements
12. (1) For the purposes of section 59(3)(d)(ii) of the Act, the capital
requirement for an applicant for registration asa. an underwriter, shall be five million dollars; or b. an investment adviser, shall be fifty thousand dollars. (2) For the purposes of section 60(2)(d) of the Act, the level of capitalization for an applicant for registration as a securities company shall be as follows:
a. where the securities company is to carry on the business of broking only, four hundred thousand dollars; b. where the business of the securities company is to extend to equities and other securities, one million dollars;
c. where the securities company is to carry on other activities in
addition to broking for which registration under the Act is required, five million dollars.

Prescribed records 13. For the purposes of section 47(l)(a) of the Act, a self-regulatory organization shall prepare and keepa. a record of all transactions in securities crossing the floor of that self-regulatory organization and the record shall identify the buying and selling brokers, the price, quantity and name of the securities as well as the names of the buyers and sellers of the securities; b. an annual report containing the report of its Board of Directors and the annual financial statements;
c. a record of all disciplinary matters involving members of the selfregulatory organization, detailing the nature of the matter and
the actions taken.

PART IV
REGISTRATION OF MARKET ACTORS
Application for registration as market actor
14. (1) Application for registration as a broker, dealer, trader, investment
adviser or underwriter under Part IV of the Act shall be made on Form No. 2 and application for registration as a securities company shall be made on Form No. 3. (2) An application referred to in paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by the relevant fee. Record keeping by registrant
15. A registrant registered under Part IV of the Act shall maintain Record
keeping at its head office, or where its head office is located outside of Trinidad and Tobago at its chief place of business in Trinidad and Tobago— a. records that clearly record all of its business transactions and financial affairs that are conducted in Trinidad and Tobago; b. records mentioned in by-laws 18 to 27. Adequate precautions and access
16. A registrant may only record or store information using adequate
mechanical, electronic or other devices ifa. the method used is not prohibited by law; b. he takes adequate precautions, appropriate to the methods used, to guard against falsification of the information recorded or stored; and
c. he provides a means for making the information available in an
accurate and intelligible form within a reasonable time to any person lawfully entitled to examine the information. Exemption from record keeping
17. Where the Commission considers that it would not be appropriate to the
business of a registrant, a class of registrant or registrants generally to require the keeping of a record referred to in by-laws 18 to 27, it may, in writing, make an order exempting a particular registrant, a class of registrant or registrants generally from maintaining all or some of those records. Blotters 18. Blotters or other records of original entry of a registrant under Part IV of the Act shall contain an itemized daily record ofa. all purchases and sales of securities; b. all receipts and deliveries of securities including certificate numbers;
c. all receipts and disbursements of cash;

d. all other debits and credits; e. the account for which each transaction was affected; f. the name of the securities to which each transaction recorded applies, their class or designation and their number or value; g. the unit and aggregate purchase or sale price, if any, and h. the trade date and the name or other designation of the person from whom the securities were purchased or received or to whom they were sold or delivered. Ledgers 19. Ledgers or other records of a registrant under Part IV of the Act shall reflecta. in detail, the assets, liability and capital accounts and the income and expenditure accounts; b. securities in transfer,
c. dividends and interest received;
d. securities borrowed and securities loaned; e. money borrowed and money loaned, together with a record of related collateral and substitutions in the collateral; and f. securities that the registrant should have but has not received or has failed to deliver. Ledger account 20. Ledger accounts or other records of a registrant under Part IV of the Act shall be itemized separately showing— a. each cash and margin account of each client; b. all purchases, sales, receipts and deliveries of securities and commodities for the account; and
c. all other debits and credits to the account.
Securities record 21. A securities record of a registrant under Part IV of the Act shall show separately for each security, as at the trade date or settlement datea. all long and short positions, including securities in safekeeping, carried for the registrant’s account or for the account of clients; b. the location of all securities sold long, and the position offsetting securities sold short; and
c. in all cases, the name or designation of the account in which each
position is carried.
Order and instructions
22. A record of each order and any other instructions given or received, for the
purchase or sale of securities, whether executed or not, shall show with

respect to each order and instructiona. its terms and conditions; b. any modification or cancellation of it;
c. the account to which it relates;
d. where it is placed by an individual, other thani. the person in whose name the account is operated; or
ii. the individual who is duly authorized to place orders or
instructions on behalf of a client that is a company, the name or designation of the individual placing it; e. its time of entry and, where applicable, a statement that it is entered under the exercise of a discretionary power of the registrant or registrant’s employee; f. the price at which it was executed; and g. where practicable, the time of its execution or cancellation. Confirmation and notice
23. A confirmation and notices record shall consist ofa. a copy of every confirmation for each purchase and sale of
securities required by section 89 of the Act; and b. a copy of every notice of all other debits and credits of securities cash and other items for the accounts of clients. Cash and margin account
24. Subject to by-law 29(2), a record of cash and margin accounts shall show,
with respect to each cash account and margin account for each clienta. the name and address of the beneficial owner of the account and of the guarantor, if any; b. where the trading instructions are accepted from a person other than the client, written authorization or ratification from the client naming that person; and
c. in the case of a margin account, an executed margin agreement
containing the signature of the beneficial owner and the guarantor, if any, and any additional information required under by-laws 29 and 30, but in the case of a joint account or an account of a company, the record is required only in respect of the person duly authorized to transact business for the account. Option records 25. An options record shall showa. all puts, calls, spreads, straddles and other options granted or guaranteed by the registrant or in which he has any direct or indirect interest; and b. the identification of the securities to which the put, call, spread,

straddle or other option relates.
Quarterly record 26. (1) A quarterly record shall be prepared within a reasonable time after the end of each quarter, showinga. the proof of money balances of all ledger accounts in the form of trial balances; b. a reasonable calculation of the minimum free capital required under sections 54(4) and 56(3) of the Act. (2) Where a securities company is not a member of a self- regulatory organization, it shall submit the records mentioned in paragraph (1) to the Commission at the end of each quarter. Time for keeping records
27. Registrants registered under Part IV of the Act shall keep records ofa. unexecuted orders and instructions under by-law 22 and
confirmation under by-law 23 for a period of at least two years; and b. executed orders and instructions under by-law 22 for a period of at least five years. Filing of financial statements
28. A registrant, other than a trader, shall file annually and at any other time
as the Commission may require, with the Commission audited financial statements as to his financial position that area. in a form satisfactory to the Commission; and b. certified by him or, in the case of a company, a director, within ninety days of the end of each financial year or in the case of an individual, before 1st April in each year.

PART V
MARKET CONDUCT AND REGULATION
Confirmation of trade
29. (1) Where a registered broker conducts a transaction for a client, he shall
send to the client within twenty-four hours after the sale or purchase a written confirmation of the transaction setting out the required information in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Where a trading transaction is made in a security, the confirmation of that transaction shall set outa. whether or not the registered broker acted as principal or agent; b. the price at and the consideration for which the sale or purchase was effected;
c. the commission charged in connection therewith and any other
charges; d. the other registered broker or dealer, if any, involved in the sale or purchase; and e. the date and time at which the purchase or sale took place. Financial information to customer by broker
30. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a registered broker shalla. when requested by a client, provide the client withi. a copy of the most recently prepared annual statement of
the broker’s financial condition, as filed with the Commission or with the self-regulatory organization of which the broker is a member;
ii. a list of the names of the partners or directors and senior
officials of the securities company prepared and certified as of a date not more than thirty days before the request; and b. inform its clients on every statement of account or by other means approved by the Commission that the information referred to in subparagraph (a) is available on request. (2) Where the Commission determines that a broker is subject to conditions of registration or to regulations imposed by a self-regulatory organization that require provision of other appropriate information to clients similar to the information required under paragraph (1), the Commission may, on terms it considers appropriate, exempt the broker from the need to comply with paragraph (1). Enquiries concerning client
31. (1) Every registrant registered under Part IV of the Act shall make
enquiries concerning each clienta. to establish-

i. the identity and, where applicable, the credit worthiness of
the client; and
ii. if information known to the registrant causes doubt as to
whether the client is of good reputation, the reputation of the client; and b. to determine the general investment needs and objectives of the client and the suitability of a proposed purchase or sale for that client. (2) Subparagraph (1)(b) does not apply to a broker in respect of a trading transaction executed by him on the instructions of an investment adviser, portfolio manager, another broker, a financial institution or an insurance company. Executing order name or code
32. Where an investment adviser or portfolio manager opens and trades an
account on behalf of a client and executes the client’s orders in its own name or identifies the client by means of a code or symbol, a broker who transacts business with that investment adviser or portfolio manager concerning those orders shall establish the credit worthiness of the investment adviser or portfolio manager but need not otherwise determine the suitability of a trade for the client of the investment adviser or portfolio manager. Standards of investment for filing
33. (1) A registrant shall develop written policies that maintain standards
ensuring fairness in the allocation of investment opportunities among its clients. (2) The registrant shall file a copy of its policies under paragraph (1) and shall give a copy of these policies to each client. (3) This by-law shall come into effect upon the expiration of six months from the commencement of the Act. Separate supervision of accounts and pooling
34. A registrant shall ensure thata. the account of each client is supervised separately and distinctly
from the accounts of other clients; and b. except in the case of a mutual fund or pension fund, an order placed on behalf of one client is not pooled with that of another client. Unencumbered securities held under safekeeping agreement
35. A registrant who holds unencumbered securities for a client securities held
under a written safekeeping agreement shalla. keep them separate and apart from all other securities; b. identify them in his security position record, client’s ledger and statement of accounts as being held in safekeeping for a client; and
c. release the securities from the safekeeping agreement only on

instructions of the client.
Trust accounts 36. For the purposes of section 87A(l)(a) and (b), the time within which payment shall be made into the trust account shall be three working days. Statements of accounts
37. (1) Where a client has a debit or credit balance with a registrant or a
registrant is holding a client’s securities, the registrant shall send a statement of account to that client at the end of each month in which the client effects a transaction. (2) Subject to paragraph (1), where a registrant is holding a client’s funds or securities on a continuing basis, the registrant shall forward, not less than once in every three months, a statement of account to the client showing any debit or credit balance and the details of any securities held. (3) A statement of account sent under paragraph (1) or (2) shall indicate clearly which securities are held for safekeeping. (4) The Commission may, if it considers that it would not be harmful to the public interest, vary the requirements of paragraph (1) as it applies to any registrant. Missing, lost, etc. security
38. For the purposes of section 97(l)(a) of the Act, the information to be filed
with the Commission in relation to a missing, lost, counterfeit or stolen security shall include the name of the security holder, the amount or value of the security, the name of the issuer of the security, any identification number or marks and such other information as the Commission may request.

PART VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
Variation of requirements
39. The Commission may, in writing, vary a requirement of this Part in respect
of a particular issuer’s prospectus if the variationa. does not inhibit full, true and plain disclosure; and b. is necessary for full, true and plain disclosure. Presentation of content of prospectus
40. (1) Every prospectus shall have the following printed on the outside front
cover:
"The Securities and Exchange Commission has not in any way evaluated the merits of the securities offered hereunder and any representation to the contrary is an offence." (2) Except where the Commission determines that to permit the inclusion of specific graphs, photographs or maps would be misleading or detract from the readability of the prospectus, the prospectus may contain - a. graphs that are relevant to matters dealt with in the text; b. photographs, if they depict only the product of the issuer; and
c. maps for the purpose of indicating the locations for property or
operations present or proposed of the issuer.
(3) The information contained in a prospectus may be expressed in a condensed or summarized manner that does not obscure the required information or other information necessary for preventing the required information from being incomplete or misleading. (4) The information contained in a prospectus shalla. be presented in narrative form; b. be set out under appropriate headings or captions reasonably indicative of the principal subject matter set out under them; and
c. contain a reasonably detailed table of contents.
Circular annual report
41. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), where an expert is named in a annual report
prospectus, block distribution or in any record used in connection with or accompanying the foregoing documents as having prepared or certified any
part or all of it, including a report or valuation used in or in connection with
it, the written consent of that person to being named and as authorizing the use of the report or valuation shall be filed no later than when the

prospectus, block distribution circular or annual report is filed. (2) The Commission may, if it considers that obtaining the written consent referred to in paragraph (1) is impracticable or may involve undue hardship, waive the requirement as to filing referred to in paragraph (1). (3) An expert who is an accountant or an auditor shall, in his written consenta. refer to his report, stating the date of it and the dates of the financial statements on which the report is made; and b. include a statement to the effect that he has read the prospectus, block distribution circular, or annual report and has no reason to believe that there are any misrepresentations in it thati. may be derived from the financial statements on which he reported; or
ii. are within his knowledge as a result of his audit of the
financial statements.
Disclosure in prospectus where expert has interest
42. Where the consent of the expert referred to in by-law 41(l) is required to
be filed under that by-law and that persona. has received or expects to receive an interest, direct or has interest indirect, in the property of the issuer or of an associate or affiliate of the issuer; b. beneficially owns, directly, a security of the issuer or of an associate or affiliate of the issuer; or
c. is expected to be or is in fact elected, appointed or employed as a
director, officer or employee of the issuer or of an associate or affiliate of the issuer, the issuer shall disclose in the prospectus, block distribution circular or annual report the interest, ownership or expectation or fact, as the case may be. Further consents 43. Where a change is proposed to be made in a prospectus which, in the opinion of the Commission, materially affects a consent given under by-law 41, the Commission may require a further written consent to be obtained and filed under that by-law before accepting the prospectus, block distribution circular, or annual report for filing. Limited offerings 44. For the purposes of section 75(4) of the Act, the time within which the offer is to be made is twenty-eight days from the date on which the agreement is filed with the Commission.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial statements in prospectus of issuer other than mutual fund
45. (1) Subject to paragraph (3), a prospectus of an issuer shall containa. an income statement of the Issuer fori. each of its last five financial years or such other period as the
Commission may determine;
ii. any part of a subsequent financial year to the date at which
the balance sheet required by subparagraph (d) is made up; b. a statement of surplus of the issuer for each financial year covered by the income statement required by subparagraph (a);
c. subject to paragraph (3), a statement of changes in the financial
position of the issuer for each financial year and part of a financial year covered by the income statement required by subparagraph (a); d. a balance sheet of the issueri. as at a date not more than one hundred and twenty days before a receipt is issued for the prospectus by the Commission;
ii. subject to paragraph (2), as at the corresponding date of the
previous financial year, and
(2) Where the balance sheet required by paragraph (1)(d)(i) is as at a date other than a financial year end, the balance sheet required by paragraph (1)(d)(ii) may be omitted if the prospectus contains a balance sheet as ata. the most recent financial year end; and b. the financial year-end immediately preceding the most recent financial year end. (3) Every prospectus of an issuer engaged primarily in the business of investing shall include a statement of changes in net assets instead of the statement of changes in financial position required by paragraph (1)(c). (4) Where the securities to which a prospectus relates are debt securities and the payment of principal or interest is guaranteed, the prospectus shall contain the financial statements required by paragraph (1) with respect to the guarantor. (5) Where the financial statements required by paragraph (1) relate to part of a financial year, the prospectus shall contain an income statement, a statement of surplus and a statement of changes in financial position for the comparable period in the preceding financial year. (6) The Commission may exempt an issuer from including in a prospectus any record required by this by-law if it considers that it is not contrary to the public interest to do so.

Additional contents of prospectus and acquisition of business
46. (1) The Commission may permit or require a prospectus to contain, as part
of the financial statements, a pro forma balance sheet of the issuer and of all its subsidiariesa. as at the date on which the balance sheet required by by-law 45(l)(d)(i) is made up; and b. giving effect toi. the name and sale or redemption or other retirement of securities issued or to be issued by the issuer; and
ii. other transactions that the Commission permits or requires.
(2) Where the proceeds of the securities offered by a prospectus are to be applied in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, to finance the acquisition of a business by a purchase of assets or shares, the Commission may permit or require the inclusion in the prospectus ofa. the financial statements referred to in by-law 45(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d)(i) for the respective periods or as at the date specified in that paragraph, of the business that is to be acquired; and b. a pro forma balance sheet combining the assets and liabilities of the issuer and the business that is to be acquired as shown by their respective balance sheets as at the date referred to in by-law 45(l)(d)(i) or the other date that the Commission permits or requires. (3) Subject to paragraph (6), wherea. the proceeds of the securities offered by a prospectus are to be applied in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, to finance the acquisition of a business by a purchase of assets or shares; and b. the Commission is satisfied that it would be meaningful to investors and necessary for full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the securities, the Commission shall require pro forma financial statements to be included in the prospectus for a period of not more than one year immediately before the date referred to in by-law 45(l)(d)(i) and may permit or require pro forma financial statements to be included in the prospectus for a period of not more than five years before that date. (4) An auditor’s report prepared in connection with the pro forma financial statements referred to in paragraph (2) or (3) need only report on the manner in which those statements are compiled. (5) Where, under paragraph (2), the Commission permits or requires one or more of the financial statements of a business that is to be acquired for inclusion in a prospectus, by-laws 47 and 48 apply, as appropriate, to the financial statements of the business to be acquired.

(6) The pro forma financial statements shall combine, year by yeara. the income or losses of the issuer with the income or losses of the business to be acquired; and b. the changes in financial position of the issuer with the changes in financial position of the business to be acquired. Statements of assets coverage and earnings coverage in prospectus
47. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a prospectus relating toa. an issue of debt securities having a term to maturity in coverage in
excess of one year, or b. an issue of preferred shares, shall contain statements of assets coverage and earnings coverage. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a statements prospectus relating to securities of a newly organized issuer (3) The Commission may, where it considers that it would not be harmful to the public interest, order that paragraph (1) does not apply to the prospectus of an issuer. Estimates of future earnings in prospectus
48. (1) In this by-law-
"distributing firm" means a registrant that is an underwriter with respect to a distribution and includes the issuer of the securities being distributed if the issuer is registered as a security issuer, "forecast" means a written estimate of the most probable results of operations of an issuer, alone or together with one or more of its affiliates, that contains any or all ofa. an estimate of earnings or a range of earnings; b. an estimate of the most probable financial position;
c. an estimate of changes in financial position, for one or more
periods that are future periods not completed when the estimate is made, but does not includei. an estimate that is prepared in the ordinary course of business and without reference to a specific distribution of securities; and
ii. an estimate that appears in a compendium of
estimates relating to a number of issuers or in a publication that is distributed regularly to investors or prospective investors, who are not selected because of their potential interest in a specific issue of

securities.
(2) The Commission may permit the inclusion of a forecast in a prospectus and if it does soa. the forecast shall be identified as such in the prospectus; and b. the prospectus shall include the written comments of an accountant who is a member, in good standing, of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago, concerning the accountant’s review of the forecast. (3) No distributing firm, during the course of a distribution of securities for which a prospectus is required to be filed under the Act, shall disseminate a forecast with respect to the issuer of those securities, unless the forecast is set out in the prospectus and what is disseminated by the distributing firm consists solely of that forecast or a reasonable extract from it or summary of it. Financial statements of subsidiary
49. The Commission may direct that separate financial statements of a
subsidiary of an issuer be included in a prospectus of the issuer, whether or not the financial statements of the subsidiary are consolidated with the financial statements of the issuer contained in the prospectus. Unconsolidated financial statements
50. The Commission may permit unconsolidated financial statements to be
included in a prospectus as supplementary information.
Approval of financial statements in prospectus
51. (1) Where an issuer, whose financial statements are included in a
prospectus, has, or is required to have an audit committee of its directors, each financial statement included in the prospectus shall be submitted for review by the committee before approval is given to it by the directors. (2) The statements referred to in paragraph (1) shall be approved by the directors and signed manually by two of them who are duly authorized to signify approval. Financial statements not requiring audit
52. (1) A financial statement that is included in a prospectus and which relates
to any part of a financial year subsequent to the last audited financial year of the issuer need not be reported on by an auditor wherea. that part of the financial year endedi. not more than ninety days before the date on which a receipt was issued for the prospectus; and;
ii. not more than twelve months after the last audited financial
year; and b. the issuer’s balance sheet as at the end of the latest audited financial year is included in the prospectus. (2) An auditor need not report on-

a. the balance sheet referred to in by-law 45(1)(d)(ii); b. the income statement, the statement of surplus and the statement of changes in financial statements and the pro forma balance sheet, for the same period for an acquired business referred to in by-law 46(2). (3) Where, under this by-law, a financial statement contained in a prospectus is not reported on by an auditor, there shall be fileda. the auditor’s communication that is suggested for these circumstances by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago; b. where the auditor is unable to provide the communication referred to in subparagraph (a), such communication as the Commission may reasonably require. (4) The Commission may vary the period of time specified in paragraph (1). Issue of receipt for prospectus
53. The following general rules apply to the issuing of receipts for prospectus:
a. the Commission shall not issue a receipt for a prospectus where it is aware that the issuer is in default in filing any document required under the Act or these By-laws or under the written law by or under which it is incorporated or organized unless it considers that there is sufficient justification for the failure to file; b. where a prospectus names an issuer’s underwriter who proposes to act as underwriter and who is not a registrant or a distribution is to be effected by the issuer and the issuer is not a registrant, the Commission shall not issue a receipt for the prospectus until the underwriter is registered under the Act;
c. where a minimum amount of funds is required by an issuer, the
Commission shall not issue the receipt for a prospectus relating to securities proposed to be distributed on a best efforts basis unless the prospectus indicates that the offering will cease if the minimum amount of funds is not subscribed within the number of days permitted by the Commission.

PART VIII
REGISTRATION OF ISSUERS AND SECURITIES
Registration statements
54. (1) A registration statement filed with the Commission under section 64 or
65 of the Act shall be in the form set out as Form No. 4 and shall be accompanied by a copy of the constituent documents of the company, a copy of the company’s last audited financial statement and the relevant fee. (2) For the purposes of section 64(2) of the Act, the registration statement shall be filed at least fourteen days prior to the date of issue of the securities. (3) The information contained in or filed with any registration statement shall be made available for inspection by any member of the public during normal working hours at the Office of the Commission upon payment of the relevant fee. Interim financial statement
55. (1) A reporting issuer shall file with the Commission, within sixty days of
the date on which it is prepared, an interim financial statementa. where the reporting issuer has not completed its first financial year, for the period commencing with the beginning of that financial year and ending six months before the date on which that financial year ends; or b. where the reporting issuer has completed its first financial year, for the periods commencing after the end of its last completed financial year and ending six months after that date and a comparative financial statement to the end of the corresponding periods in the last financial year. (2) No interim financial statement needs be filed under paragraph (1) for any period that is less than six months. (3) An interim financial statement filed under paragraph (1) need not include an auditor’s report, but if an auditor has been associated with that statement, his audit report or his comments on the unaudited financial information shall accompany the statement. (4) An interim financial statement filed under Paragraph (1) shall includea. a statement of changes in financial position; and b. an income statement. Comparative financial
56. (1) A reporting issuer shall file annually a comparative financial statement

statements relating separately toa. the period that commenced on the date of incorporation or organization and ended as at the close of the first financial year or, if the reporting issuer has completed a financial year, the last financial year, as the case may be; and b. the period covered by the financial year preceding the last financial year, if any. (2) A statement required to be filed under paragraph (1) shalla. be filed within ninety days from the end of the last financial year; and b. include, where it is to be filed by a reporting issueri. an income statement;
ii. a statement of surplus; and
iii. subject to paragraph (4), a statement of changes in financial
position if the issuer is not primarily engaged in the business of investing. (3) Where a change has been made in the ending date of a financial year, the issuer shall provide the Commission with a notice of the change and the reasons for it on or before the earlier ofa. the new date elected for the financial year end; or b. three hundred and sixty days from the end of the latest financial year reported on. (4) Each financial statement required to be filed under paragraph (1) shall be approved by the directors of the reporting issuer, and the approval shall be evidenced by the manual or facsimile signatures of two directors duly authorized to signify the approval. Relief from certain requirements
57. On the application of a reporting issuer or on the Commission’s own
motion, the Commission may make an order, where it considers it not harmful to the public interest, exempting, in whole or in part a reporting issuer from the necessity to include in the financial statements that are required to be filed under this Parta. comparative financial statements for specified periods; b. sales or gross operating revenue, if the Commission is satisfied that the disclosure of that information would be unduly detrimental to the interest of the reporting issuer; or
c. basic earnings per share or diluted earnings per share.

Filing of material sent to security holders or filed abroad
58. (1) Every reporting issuer shall file in duplicatea. a copy of all material sent by the reporting issuer to its security
holders; and b. all elective information not already filed with the Commission, whether in the same or a different form. (2) In paragraph (1)(b), "elective information" means information that is furnished to a government of another jurisdiction, or an agency thereof, or with a stock exchange of another jurisdiction, under the securities or corporation law of that jurisdiction or under the by-laws, rules or regulations of the stock exchange, on the basis that it is material to investors although the information is not specifically required to be filed by the terms of the applicable statute or regulation or of the applicable bylaws, rules or regulations of the stock exchange, but does not include information that is specifically required to be filed in the other jurisdiction by the terms of the applicable statute or regulation or of the by-laws, rules or regulations of the stock exchange. (3) Information required to be filed with the Commission under paragraph (1) shall be sent to the Commission within twenty-four hours after the reporting issuer sends the information referred to in paragraph (1)(a) to its security holders. (4) Information that is filed with the Commission pursuant to paragraph (1)(b) and that has been filed on a confidential basis in all other jurisdictions in which it is filed, shall be kept confidential so long as it remains confidential in all those other jurisdictions.

PART IX
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Interpretation 59. (1) In this Part –
"associated party of the registrant" meansa. a related party of the registrant; b. a partner of the registrant; or
c. a director, officer, salesman or employee of the registrant or a
director, officer, partner, salesman or employee of a related party of the registrant ifi. in the case described in by-law 62(l)(b), he participates in the trade or purchase;
ii. in the case described in by-law 64(l)(b), he participates in
the formulation or giving of the advice; or
iii. in the case described in by-law 65(l)(b), he participates in
the formulation of the investment decision; "connected party" means, in respect of a registranta. a person who has any indebtedness to, or other relationship withi. the registrant;
ii. a director, officer or partner of the registrant; or
b. a person designated under by-law 60 to be a connected party; "initial distribution" means a distribution, on behalf of the issuer, of a security that has not been previously issued; "registrant" means a registered investment adviser, broker, dealer or underwriter, but does not include a security issuer; "related party" means, in respect of a person, any other person whoa. beneficially owns or exercises control or direction over securities which constitute in the aggregate more than twenty per cent of the outstanding securities of any class or series of voting securities of that other person; or b. would, upon the conversion or exchange of any security or the exercise of any right to convert or exchange securities into voting securities or to acquire voting securities or securities convertible or exchangeable into voting securities, beneficially own or exercise control or direction over securities which constitute in the aggregate

more than twenty per cent of the outstanding securities of any class or series of voting securities of that other person;
c. is designated under by-law 60 to be a related party;
"security" includes, in respect of an issuera. a put, call, option or other right or obligation to purchase or sell securities of the issuer, and b. a security of any other issuer all or substantially all of whose assets are securities of the issuer. (2) Notwithstanding the definition of "connected party" or "related party" in paragraph (1), a person is not a connected party of a registrant or a related party of the registrant only because the registrant, acting as an underwriter and in the ordinary course of its business owns securities issued by the person in the course of a distribution. Designation or related party of connected party
60. (1) On the application of an interested person or on the Commission’s own
motion, the Commission may vary the provisions of this Part as they apply to a person by designating the person to be a connected related party or a connected party of a registranta. if the Commission considers the designation appropriate because of the manner in which the person carries on its business with the registrant or with any related party of the registrant; or b. in any other case if the Commission considers the designation to be in the public interest. (2) The Commission shall not make a designation under paragraph (1) without first giving the registrant and the other person affected an opportunity to be heard. Conflict of interest rules statement –
Schedule 3
61. (1) Every registrant shall prepare and file with the Commission a conflict of
interest rules statement in the form set out in Schedule 3.
(2) A registrant shall provide free of charge a copy of its current conflict of interest rules statement to each of its clients at the time he becomes a client of the registrant or within sixty days of the commencement of these by-laws. (3) In the event of any significant change in the information required to be contained in the conflict of interest rules statement, the registrant shalla. forthwith prepare and file a revised version of the conflict of interest rules statement containing the information required by paragraph (1); b. provide to each of its clients a copy of the revised version within forty-five days of the filing.

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a registrant that does not engage in activities as an adviser, broker, dealer or underwriter in respect of a security in the circumstances set out in by-law 62, 64 or 65 is not required to prepare, file or provide to its clients a conflict of interest rules statement if it files in the required forma. a statement that it does not engage in such activities; and b. an undertaking that it will not engage in such activities except in compliance with this Part. Limitations on trading
62. (1) No registrant shalla. as principal or agent, trade in or purchase a security with, from or
on behalf of any client where the security is issued by the registrant or a related party of the registrant or is being issued in the course of an initial distribution by a connected party of the registrant; or b. as principal or agent, trade in or purchase a security with, from or on behalf of any client where any director, officer, partner, salesman or employee of the registrant who participates in the trade or purchase actually knows that the security will directly or indirectly bei. purchased from or sold to the registrant or an associated party of the registrant; or
ii. purchased from a person who is a connected party of the
registrant and who controls the issuer of the security, unlessc. the registrant has, before entering into an agreement of purchase and sale respecting the security, delivered the current conflict of interest rules statement of the registrant to the client, or has informed the client orally or by some other means of substantially all the information and all changes in such information required by by-law 61(l) and (3)(a) to be included in the conflict of interest rules statement; and d. the registrant complies with the requirement of by-law 29 and bylaw 63. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply ifa. the client is purchasing as principal and is either a registered dealer or is a related party of the registrant; or b. the registrant neither solicits the trade or purchase nor advises the client in respect of it. Confirmation and reporting of
63. (1) The written confirmation of the transaction required by by-law 29 to be

transactions sent by a registered dealer to a client, shalla. in the case of a security issued by a related party of the registrant, or a security issued by a connected party of the registrant in the course of an initial distribution, state that the security was issued by a related party or a connected party of the registrant, as the case my be; and b. where any director, officer, partner, salesman or employee of the registrant who participated in the transaction actually knew at the time of the transaction that the security would directly or indirectly bei. purchased from or sold to an associated party of the registrant; or
ii. purchased from a person who at the time of the transaction
was a connected party of the registrant and controlled the issuer of the security, state that the security was directly or indirectly purchased from or sold to such a person. (2) Any report, other than the written confirmation required by by-law 29, sent or delivered by a registrant to a client respecting any trade or purchase of a security made by the registrant with, from or on behalf of the client, including a trade or purchase of a security for an account or portfolio of the client over which the registrant has discretionary authority, shalla. in the case of a security issued by a related party of the registrant, or in the course of an initial distribution, state that the security was issued by a related party or a connected party of the registrant, as the case may be; and b. where any director, officer, partner, salesman or employee of the registrant who participated in the transaction actually knew at the time of the transaction that the security would directly or indirectly bei. purchased from or sold to the registrant or an associated party of the registrant; or
ii. purchased from a person who at the time of the transaction
was a connected party of the registrant and controlled the issuer of the security, state that the security was directly or indirectly purchased from or sold to such a person. Limitations on advising
64. (1) No registrant shall act as an investment adviser in respect of a security
wherea. the security is issued by a related party of the registrant or is being

issued in the course of an initial distribution by a connected party of the registrant; or b. any director, officer, partner, salesman or employee of the registrant who participates in the formulation or giving of the advice actually knows, or it is reasonable for any such person to expect in the circumstances, that wholly or partly as result of the advice given the security will directly or indirectly bei. purchased from or sold to the registrant or an associated party of the registrant; or
ii. purchased from a person who is a connected party of the
registrant and who controls the issuer of the security, unless the registrant, before advising the client, makes to the client a statement in writing or, if orally, confirmed promptly in writingc. in the case of subparagraph (a), disclosing the relationship between the registrant and the issuer of the security; and d. in the case of subparagraph (b), disclosingi. that the registrant knows or expects that the security will or may be directly or indirectly purchased from or sold to the registrant or an associated party of the registrant or directly or indirectly purchased from a connected party of the registrant; and
ii. the relationship between the registrant and such person or
persons.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply ifa. the client is a registered dealer or a related party of the registrant; or b. the advice is given by a registered dealer andi. is solely incidental to a trade or purchase of the security carried out by the registered dealer; and
ii. no fee is charged for the advice other than the usual and
customary commission for the trade or purchase.
(3) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply if by-law 65(l)(a) applies. (4) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply if by-law 65(l)(b) applies. Limitations on the exercise of discretion
65. (1) No registrant shall, in respect of any account or portfolio of a client
over which it has a discretionary authoritya. purchase for or sell from such account or portfolio a security where the security is issued by the registrant or a related party of the registrant or is being issued in the course of an initial distribution by a connected party of the registrant;

b. purchase for or sell from such account or portfolio a security where any director, officer, partner, salesman or employee of the registrant who participates in the formulation of the investment decision made by the registrant on behalf of the client actually knows, or it is reasonable for any such person to expect in the circumstances, that the security will directly or indirectly bei. purchased from or sold to the registrant or an associated party of the registrant; or
ii. purchased from a person who is a connected party of the
registrant and who controls the issuer of the security; or
c. purchase for such account or portfolio a security being issued in the
course of an initial distribution where any director, officer, partner salesman or employee of the registrant or of a related party of the registrant who participates in the formulation of the investment decision made by the registrant on behalf of the client, is a director or officer of the issuer of the security, unless prior to such purchase or sale the registrant has disclosed to the client all relevant facts in respect of the matters referred to in subparagraph (a), (b) or (c), as the case may be and has obtained the client’s specific and informed written consent to purchase or sell the security for or from his account or portfolio. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if the client is a registered dealer or a related party of the registrant. (3) No registrant shall make a loan from any account or portfolio of a client over which it has discretionary authority.

PART X
CONTINGENCY FUND
Definitions 66. In this Part-
"customer" or "claimant" means any individual, partnership or body corporate, except that the following shall not be regarded as claimants:
a. a member of a self-regulatory organization; b. a person alleging a loss who is the holder of thirty per cent or more of the issued capital of the defaulting member of the self-regulatory organization;
c. other dealers in securities being businesses which hold themselves
out to the general public to be making a market in securities and investment by purchasing and selling on their own account as principals; "fund" means a contingency fund maintained pursuant to section 48(l) of the Act; "self-regulatory business" includes investment business arising froma. the purchase or sale in either a principal or agent capacity on the floor of a self-regulatory- organization; b. investment management and advice;
c. any such activities as the self-regulatory organization may
from time to time determine;
"trustees" means the trustees of a fund.
Purpose of fund 67. A fund shall be used solely for the purpose of providing compensation to customers who suffer financial loss as a result of the insolvency, bankruptcy or default of a member of a self-regulatory organization up to a maximum of twenty thousand dollars per claimant in any one calendar year, provided that a self-regulatory organization may increase that maximum from time to time. Administration of fund
68. (1) A fund shall be vested in and managed by a board of trustees
appointed by the self-regulatory organization.
(2) A board of trustees of a fund shall comprise at least three members. Contribution to the fund
69. (1) A fund shall be financed by contributions from members of the selfregulatory organization on the following basis:

a. two per cent of the member’s commissions for the year, payable on the member’s monthly commissions in an amount not less than one hundred dollars per month shall be paid into the fund. b. payments of contributions shall be made on or before the sixteenth day following the end of each month; and
c. the self-regulatory organization may from time to time vary the
level of contributions to the fund and also from time to time specify what is to be the total sum comprised of such contributions, with or without any accretions to the size of the fund arising from the investment by the trustees of any part thereof. (2) When any member defaults in payment of contributions as stipulated in paragraph (1), the following provisions shall apply:
a. the member shall provide written reasons for the delay in respect of the payment of the contribution; b. if payment is not made within three business days of the date on which it falls due, then the matter shall be referred to the board of directors for action against the member;
c. interest at the existing commercial bank rate shall be charged on
the contribution in respect of which the member is in default. Accounting for the fund
70. The trustees shall maintain appropriate accounting records for the fund and
submit annual accounts to the self-regulatory organization.
Appointment of auditors
71. (1) A self-regulatory organization shall appoint auditors to auditors perform
annual audits on the fund.
(2) The auditors shall prepare an annual report on the accounts of the fund which shall be available for inspection by members of the self-regulatory organization and the auditors shall forward a copy of the report to the Commission. Scope of the fund 72. (1) Payment out of the fund shall only be considered if a defaulting member has failed to meet a financial obligation to a customer and the loss of the customer arose from a transaction resulting from self-regulatory business which would normally be evidenced by a contract note issued by a member of the self-regulatory organization. (2) A claim shall only be valid if the customer suffered a loss arising from the transaction of self-regulatory business which was conducted with or through a member of the self-regulatory organization or has lost cash or securities for which the member was accountable including cash or securities held by a nominee company established by the members.

(3) A claim for consequential economic loss shall not be a valid claim. (4) Where a claim is in respect of securities which have been improperly dealt with, the trustees shall value such securities at the market quotation of the securities at the time of the default by the member, but the trustees shall not replace misappropriated securities and compensation shall always be paid in cash. Procedure 73. (1) A claim shall be made in writing by the customer or an agent acting in his behalf. (2) The trustees shall exercise their best efforts to obtain a statement of facts from the member in relation to whom a claim is made. (3) A claim shall only be considered if the broker or his dealer, as the case may be, satisfies the trustees that the relevant transactions had been carried out on behalf of a customer of a member of a self-regulatory organization involved in the transaction giving rise to the claim, and the broker or dealer, as the case may bea. produces a duplicate of the relevant contract note which shall at the time of issue by the member he designated to the customer’s account; b. discloses to the trustees the identity of the customers;
c. produces a copy of the contract note issued by the member to his
customer, in order to ascertain that the intermediary had not effectively acted as principal in relation to the customer. (4) The trustees may obtain information from such other sources as may be considered relevant in the evaluation of claims. (5) Every effort shall be made to settle claims within three months provided that the loss falls within the limit prescribed by the self-regulatory organization from time to time. (6) Without prejudice to the right of the trustees to pay only such percentage of a claim as they in their absolute discretion may think fit, the trustees may decline to compensate the customer for any portion of the loss which they may consider appropriate by reason of any negligence on the part of the customer in relation to the transaction giving rise to the loss. (7) For the avoidance of doubt, in no case is there any legal right to compensation or any duty on the part of the trustees to award compensation with respect to any claim and a payment from a fund is an ex gratia payment. (8) No member of a self-regulatory organization shall take any proceedings

in any court with respect to anything done or omitted to be done by the trustees in the exercise of their absolute discretion in the administration of a fund, or the application of its assets unless that member refers the decision of the trustees to the self-regulatory organization and the selfregulatory organization gives its decision thereon. Power of trustees 74. (1) The trustees may establish a Trust Account executed under a Deed of Trust. (2) The trustees may incorporate income realized through investments as
part of the fund.
(3) A fund may be retained partly or wholly in the form of cash or may be invested or reinvested in such interest bearing securities as the trustees may from time to time deem appropriate. (4) The trustees may pledge any or all of the securities in the fund to secure the payment of any borrowing effected by the trustees, the proceeds of which are to be used to settle claims of the fund. (5) The trustees may examine all claims made against the fund for authenticity and shall accept all legitimate claims made against the fund. (6) The trustees may make proposals to the board of the self- regulatory organization in respect of the operation of the fund. (7) The trustees shall require all claimants to do or concur in doing or permitting to be done in respect of the fund, at the expense of the fund all such acts and things as may be necessary or reasonably required for the purpose ofa. enforcing rights and remedies; or b. obtaining relief or indemnity from other parties to which the fund shall be or would become entitled or subrogated upon its paying for or making good any loss suffered by the claimant as a result of the default of a member of the self-regulatory organization. (8) The acceptance by a claimant of compensation from the trustees shall constitute consent by the claimant to be a plaintiff either solely or jointly with the trustees who may, where they consider it expedient to do so, join as co-plaintiffs with the claimant in respect of a claim against a member for indemnity or damages. (9) Where the trustees join as co-plaintiffs in a claim against a member, the trustees may determine the conduct and settlement of proceedings relating to such claim and the claimant shall provide the trustees with the relevant information to determine whether or not to proceed with a claim. Refusal of claims 75. (1) If after consideration by the trustees, an application is refused, the

claimant shall be notified of the reasons for the refusal and the claimant may appeal to the board of the self-regulatory organization. (2) A refusal of a claim shall not prejudice the claimant’s legal rights as a creditor of the member of the self-regulatory organization in relation to whom the claim is made. Winding up of fund 76. (1) A fund shall only be wound up in the event of dissolution of the selfregulatory organization. (2) For the purposes of the winding up of a fund, the trustees shall first realize the assets of the fund and after meeting all liabilities, the assets so realized shall form part of the assets of the self-regulatory organization and shall be appropriated or utilized accordingly.

SCHEDULE 1: FEES
(as amended by Act No. 39 of 2000)
(By-law3)
FEES

Registration Fees $
(a) Broker … …. Initial and
Renewal
… … … $5,000.00
(b) Investment Adviser " … … … $7,500.00
(c) Dealer in securities " … … … $5,000.00 (d) Trader in securities " … … … $5,000.00 (e) Securities companies " … … … $10,000.00 (f) Underwriter of securities " … … … $10,000.00 (g) Reporting Issuer " … … … $5,000.00 (h) Self-regulatory Organization " … … … .02% of the aggregate dollar value of transactions occurring on the Exchange in each Year
Filing Fees
(a) Filing of Prospectus … …. … … … 0.1% of the issue value of the securities covered by the prospectus, subject to a minimum of $5,000.00 and a maximum of $35,000.00 (b) Filing of Registration Statement … …. … … … $1,000.00 (c) Amendment to the Registration Statement … …. … … … $500.00

(d) De-listing of a security … …. … … … $1,000.00
3. For every extract of a page of the Register, maintained under section 53(4) of the Act, of
persons registered with the Commission $2.50 per page
4. Inspection of registration statements and information filed therewith $2.50 per page

Schedule 2
(By-law 4)
Forms
FORM NO. 1
(By-law 10)
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATION (Pursuant to section 36(2) of the Securities Industry Act, 1995)
1. Name of Applicant (state exact name as specified in constituent document) …………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Country of Incorporation or Organization of Applicant ………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. If incorporated in a country other than Trinidad and Tobago, is the Applicant
registered in Trinidad and Tobago? ………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Type of Business Applicant proposes to carry on ………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Does the Applicant have Rules for the governance of its Members? (The Rules of the
Applicant must accompany this Application) ……………..…………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Has the Applicant or a Director or Officer of the Applicant ever been refused
registration by the Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission?………………..… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Name and Address of Principal Executive Officer of the Applicant ……………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Names and Addresses of Members of Board of Directors of Applicant ………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Address and Telephone Number(s) of Applicant’s Principal Place of Business ……………………
FORM NO. 2
(By-law 14)
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS BROKER, DEALER, INVESTMENT ADVISER, TRADER OR UNDERWRITER Application is made for registration under the Securities Industry Act, 1995 in the category of …………………………………………………………………………………….…………….………………………
1. (a) Name of Applicant ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(b) Head Office Business Address ……………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Telephone No. ……………………………………… Postal Address ……………………………..…….……………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………… (c) Address for service in Trinidad and Tobago …………………………………………………………………… Telephone No. ……………………………………… Postal Address …………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
2. The Applicant maintains accounts at the following bank(s): (State Bank and Branches
through which business is transacted)…………………………………………………………………...……………… …………………………………………………………. Financial Year End ………………………...….………………………
3. Is Applicant applying for registration of any Branch Office? If so, state addresses of
Branch Office(s) ………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… INSTRUCTION: Answer "Yes" or "No" to the following questions. If "Yes" give particulars.
4. Has the Applicant, or to the best of the Applicant’s information and belief has any
affiliate of the Applicant:
(a) been registered in any capacity under the Securities Industry Act, 1995? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (b) applied for registration, in any capacity, under the Securities Industry Act, 1995?

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5. Is the Applicant, or to the best of the Applicant’s information and belief is any affiliate
of the Applicant, now, or has any such person or company been— (a) registered or licensed in any capacity in any other country which requires registration or licensing to deal or trade in securities? ……………………………………………….……………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (b) registered or licensed in any other capacity in Trinidad and Tobago under any legislation which requires registration or licensing to deal with the public in any capacity? (e.g. as an insurance agent, real estate agent, private investigator, mortgage broker, etc. ) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (c) refused registration or a licence mentioned in 5(a) or (b) above or has any registration or licence been suspended or cancelled in any category mentioned in 5(a) or (b) above? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. (d) denied the benefit of any exemption from registration provided by the Securities

Industry Act, 1995?
6. Is the Applicant, or to the best of the Applicant’s information and belief is any affiliate
of the Applicant, now, or has any such person or company been— (a) member of any Stock Exchange, Investment Dealers Association, Investment Bankers, or similar organization, in any country? ……………………….………………..…………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. (b) refused membership in any Stock Exchange, Investment Dealers Association, Investment Bankers, or similar organization, in any country?……………………………………………………………………… (c) suspended as a member of any Stock Exchange, Investment Dealers Association, Investment Bankers, or similar organization, in any country? ………………….…………………….………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Has the Applicant, or to the best of the Applicant’s information and belief has any
affiliate of the Applicant, operated under, or carried on business under, any name other than the name shown in this application? …………………………………………………………………………
8. Has the Applicant, or to the best of the Applicant’s information and belief, has any
affiliate of the Applicant—
(a) ever been convicted under the laws of any country, excepting minor traffic

offences?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Is there currently an outstanding charge or indictment against the affiliate? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… INSTRUCTION: Question 8(a) refers to all Laws, e.g. Criminal, Customs, Liquor, etc. of any state or country, in any part of the world. You are not required to disclose any convictions for which a pardon has been granted under the Laws of Trinidad and Tobago, and which pardon has not been revoked. (b) ever been the defendant or respondent in any proceedings in any civil court in any jurisdiction in any part of the world wherein fraud was alleged? (c) at any time declared bankruptcy, or made a voluntary assignment in bankruptcy? (If "Yes", give particulars and also attach a certified copy of discharge) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (d) ever been refused a fidelity/surety bond? …………………………………………………………..…………………
9. Set out in the space provided, the name of the Applicant, or the name of and position
held by each director, officer or partner of the Applicant seeking or holding registration.

NOTE: an underwriter may not trade with the public· Name of persons who will act (In addition to last name, Office held give full first and middle names) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 10.Attach and mark as an exhibit a completed form for each director, officer or partner of the Applicant seeking or holding registration. FORM No. 3 (By-law 14) APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A SECURITIES COMPANY (Pursuant to section 60(1)(a) of the Securities Industry Act, 1995) To the Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission In accordance with section 60(1)(a) of the Securities Industry Act, 1995, we hereby apply for the registration of .................................Limited as a securities company We attach to this application. (i) a certified copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company together with a certified copy of its certificate of incorporation;

(ii) proof that prior to commencing trading on the securities exchange the Company will have a minimum paid up share capital of …………dollars. We are aware of the requirements related to securities companies under the Securities Industry Act, 1995 and the By-Laws made thereunder and, provided approval is granted to this application, we give a joint and several understanding that, the Company will be operated in accordance with them. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… We are the Directors of the Company and we hereby undertake to assume liability for the debts and obligations of the Company in terms of and within limitations expressed in the Securities Industry Act, 1995, the By-laws made thereunder, the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the company. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Yours faithfully, Signed ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. Dated ………………………………………………….

FORM NO. 4
(By-law 54)
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
(Pursuant to section 64 or 65 of the Securities Industry Act, 1995)
1. Exact name of Registrant as specified in its constituent instrument
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2. Is Registrant a public company or government entity? (If yes, specify)
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3. Country of Incorporation or Organization of Registrant
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4. Name and Address of Principal Executive Officer of Registrant
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5. Names and Addresses of Members of the Board of Directors of Registrant (in the case
of a Company)
(a) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (b) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (c) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (d) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Address and Telephone Number of Registrant’s Principal Place of Business
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Type of Securities issued by Registrant …………………………………………………………………………………
8. Amount or Value of each Type of Security as at the Date of Statement ……………………..……..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Unit of Security
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10.Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price of Security ……………………………………………………… 11.Appropriate Date of Commencement of Proposed Sale of Securities to the Public ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service (if applicable)
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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. Any other information that is not prohibited by by-law

14. Signature
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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… NOTE: Where security to be registered, this registration statement shall be signed by – (a) the principal executive officer of the issuer and at least two members of the board of directors of the issuer; or (b) in the case of a government entity, the underwriter or designated agent

Schedule 3
(By-law 61)
THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY ACT, 1995
CONFLICT OF INTEREST RULES STATEMENT
GENERAL
Under certain circumstances we may deal with or for you in securities transactions where the issuer of the securities of the other party to the transaction is this firm or a party having an ownership or business relationship with us:
Since these transactions may create a conflict between our interests and yours, we are required to disclose to you certain relevant matters relating to the transactions. This statement contains a general description of the required disclosure. A complete statement of the rules is set out in Part IX of the Securities Industry By-Laws, 1997. IMPORTANT CONCEPTS "Related party".—A party is related to us if, through the ownership of or direction or control over voting securities, we exercise a controlling influence over that party or that party exercises a controlling influence over us. "Connected party"—A party is connected to us if; due to indebtedness a prospective purchaser of securities of the connected party might question our independence from that party. "Associated party"—An associated party is either a related party or another party in a close relationship with us, such as one of our partners, salesman, directors or officers. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE:

We must make certain disclosures where we act as your broker advise you, or exercise discretion on your behalf with respect to securities issued by us, by a related party or, in the course of an initial distribution, by a connected party. In these situations, we must disclose either our relationship with the issuer of the securities, or that we are the issuer. We must also make disclosure to you where we know or should know that, as a result of our acting as your broker or adviser, or of our exercising discretion on your behalf, securities will be purchased from or sold to us, an associated party or, in the course of an initial distribution, a connected party. The following is a list of the time and manner to which these disclosures must be made:
Where we underwrite securities, the required disclosure will be contained in the prospectus or other document being used to qualify those securities; Where we buy or sell securities for your account, the required disclosure will be contained in the confirmation of trade which we prepare and send to you; Where we advise you with respect to the purchase or sale of securities, the disclosure must be made prior to our giving the advice. In addition, where we exercise discretion under your authority in the purchase or sale of securities for your account, we may not exercise that discretion for the types of transactions described above unless we have obtained your prior specific and informed written consent. LIST OF RELATED PARTIES The following is a list as at ……………………………19………….of our related parties which are reporting issuers. We will provide you with a revised version of this document if the list changes. If you have any questions, please contact

(Registrants must list all their related parties that are reporting issuers in Trinidad and Tobago).

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