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CANADIAN
BROKER-DEALER'S AND AGENT'S LIMITED LICENSE PURSUANT TO
NH
RSA 421-B:6,VIII
- ONGOING REQUIREMENTS:
I.
A broker-dealer that is
resident in Canada and has no office or other physical
presence in New Hampshire, after obtaining a license in
New Hampshire by following the outlined procedures, may
offer and sell securities to:
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A person from Canada who
is temporarily resident in New Hampshire with whom the
Canadian broker-dealer had a bona fide broker-dealer
client relationship before the person entered the United
States; or
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A person from Canada who
is resident in New Hampshire whose transactions are in a
self-directed tax advantaged retirement plan in Canada
of which the person is the holder or contributor.
II.
An agent who
will be representing a Canadian broker-dealer licensed
under this section, may, after obtaining an agent's
license in
New Hampshire, effect
transactions in securities in this state as permitted
for the broker-dealer above.
III.
A Canadian broker-dealer
licensed under this section shall:
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Maintain its provincial
or territorial registration and its membership in a
self-regulatory organization or stock exchange in good
standing;
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Provide the Secretary of
State upon request with its books and records relating
to its business in this state as a broker-dealer;
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Inform the Secretary of
State forthwith of any criminal action taken against the
broker-dealer or its agent or of any finding or sanction
imposed on the broker-dealer as a result of any
self-regulatory or regulatory action involving fraud,
theft, deceit, misrepresentation, or similar conduct;
and
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Disclose to its clients
in the state that the broker-dealer and its agents are
not subject to the full regulatory requirements in this
chapter.
An agent of a Canadian
broker-dealer licensed under this section shall:
IV.
An agent of a Canadian
broker-dealer licensed under this section shall:
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Maintain his or her
provincial or territorial registration in good standing;
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Inform the Secretary of
State forthwith of any criminal action, taken against
him or her, or of any finding or sanction imposed on the
agent as a result of any self-regulatory or regulatory
action involving fraud, theft, deceit,
misrepresentation, or similar conduct.
V.
A Canadian broker-dealer
or agent licensed under this section shall only effect
transactions in this state:
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As permitted in
subparagraph I (1) or (2) above;
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With or through
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the issuers of the
securities involved in the transactions,
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other broker-dealers, and
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banks, savings
institutions, trust companies, insurance companies,
investment companies as defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, pension or profit-sharing trusts or
other financial institutions or institutional buyers,
whether acting for themselves or as trustees; and
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As otherwise permitted by this chapter.
VI.
A Canadian broker-dealer
or agent licensed under this section and acting in
accordance with the limitations set out in subparagraph
(j) is exempt from all the requirements of this chapter,
except the anti-fraud provisions and the requirements
set out in this section. Such Canadian broker-dealer or
agent may only have its license under this section
denied, suspended or revoked for a breach of the
anti-fraud provisions of this chapter or the
requirements in this section.
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