British Columbia Securities Commission: B.C. Resident Agrees to Pay $10,000 for Breaching a Cease Trade Order
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 08/08/16 -- In a settlement agreement with the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), Harold Schneider has admitted to breaching a cease trade order (CTO).
The agreement states that on August 6, 2013, the Executive Director of the BCSC cease-traded the securities of Western Standard Energy Corp. for failure to make required filings under the Securities Act. The Executive Director revoked the CTO on January 19, 2016. Schneider acted as the corporate secretary and regulatory contact for Western Standard Energy (now operating as Dominovas Energy Corp.), a Nevada corporation with shares quoted on the OTC markets in the United States.
While the CTO was in effect, Schneider took steps in furtherance of Western Standard Energy''s distribution of shares to:
Schneider arranged for the distribution of shares to the 29 investors as compensation for their previous investment in a failed venture. The investors did not pay for their shares. Schneider and another related party paid for the shares on behalf of the investors. Schneider acknowledges that by taking steps in furtherance of Western Standard Energy''s distribution, he breached the CTO and acted contrary to the public interest.
For his misconduct, Schneider has agreed to pay $10,000 to the BCSC, and he is prohibited from becoming or acting as a director or officer of any reporting issuer for a period of three years. He has also agreed to successfully complete a course on the duties and responsibilities of corporate officers and directors that is acceptable to the Executive Director.
The agreement notes that Schneider has a regulatory history, having entered into a settlement agreement with the Alberta Securities Commission in relation to his failure, as the officer and director of a reporting issuer, to make proper disclosure in the issuer''s prospectus.
You may view the settlement agreement on our website by typing Harold Schneider or 2016 BCSECCOM 116 in the search box. Information regarding disciplinary proceedings can be found in the of the BCSC website.
Please visit the Canadian Securities Administrators'' for information relating to persons disciplined by provincial securities regulators, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association (MFDA).
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