The Ontario Securities Commission today issued a Notice of Hearing and related Statement of Allegations in respect of Yorkton Securities Inc., Gordon Scott Paterson, Piergiorgio Donnini, Roger Arnold Dent, Nelson Charles Smith and Alkarim Jivraj.

The first appearance in this matter will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 in the Large Hearing Room of the Commission located on the 17th Floor, 20 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario.

The purpose of the hearing is to request the Commission’s approval of settlement agreements between Staff and each of Yorkton, Paterson, Dent, Smith and Jivraj, and to set a date for the hearing in respect of Donnini.

A copy of the Notice of Hearing and Statement of Allegations is available at the Commission’s website.