Bank Act

Marginal note:Exception — small holdings

889 Despite section 887, if, as a result of a transfer or issue of shares of a class of shares of a bank holding company to a person, other than an eligible agent, the total number of shares of that class registered in the securities register of the bank holding company in the name of that person would not exceed 5,000 and would not exceed 0.1% of the outstanding shares of that class, the bank holding company is entitled to assume that no person is acquiring or increasing a significant interest in that class of shares of the bank holding company as a result of that issue or transfer of shares.