The applicant, a control person of Shopify Inc., applied to the Ontario Securities Commission for an exemption from the prospectus requirement to sell Class A Shares under an automatic securities disposition plan (ASDP).
The applicant also requested confidentiality relief until the establishment of the ASDP or 90 days from the decision.
The Commission granted the exemptive relief, subject to conditions including that the ASDP complies with staff guidance, the applicant does not possess material undisclosed information when entering the plan, and the total shares sold do not exceed 2% of outstanding Class A Shares.
The confidentiality relief was also granted.