IN THE MATTER OF:

THE SECURITIES ACT

 

-and-

 

IN THE MATTER OF:

JOHN WILLIAM DUNCAN NICHOLSON, NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL LTD., and EDWARD GORDON ALEXANDER PERCIVAL

 

Winnipeg, Manitoba (November 26, 2009) - Following a hearing held November 25, 2009, The Manitoba Securities Commission issued an Order approving the Settlement Agreement reached between Staff of the Commission and John William Duncan Nicholson, National Bank Financial Ltd., and Edward Gordon Alexander Percival in the above named matter.

A copy of the Order and Settlement Agreement are available at http://www.msc.gov.mb.ca/legal_docs/orders/6029_nicholson.pdf

Douglas R. Brown
Secretary to the Commission

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