Amended Notice of Hearing: In the Matter of Ground Wealth Inc. et al.
IN THE MATTER OF THE SECURITIES ACT
R.S.O. 1990, c.S.5, as amended
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IN THE MATTER OF
GROUND WEALTH INC., MICHELLE DUNK,
ADRION SMITH, JOEL WEBSTER, DOUGLAS DEBOER,
ARMADILLO ENERGY INC., ARMADILLO ENERGY, INC.,
and ARMADILLO ENERGY, LLC (aka ARMADILLO ENERGY LLC)
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
(Section 127)
TAKE NOTICE THAT the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Commission”) will hold a hearing pursuant to sections 127 and 127.1 of the Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.S.5, as amended (the “Act”), at the offices of the Commission at 20 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, 17th Floor, on November 5, 2013, at 3:00 p.m., or so soon thereafter as the hearing can be held, to consider whether it is in the public interest for the Commission:
(a) to make an order pursuant to section 127(1) clause 2 of the Act that trading in securities by the Respondents cease permanently or for such period as specified by the Commission;
(b) to make an order pursuant to section 127(1) clause 2.1 of the Act that acquisition of any securities by the Respondents be prohibited permanently or for such period as is specified by the Commission;
(c) to make an order pursuant to subsection 127(1) clause 3 of the Act that any exemptions in Ontario securities law do not apply to the Respondents permanently or for such period as specified by the Commission;
(d) to make an order pursuant to section 127(1) clause 6 of the Act that the individual Respondents be reprimanded;
(e) to make an order pursuant to section 127(1) clause 7 of the Act that the individual Respondents resign any position that they hold as a director or officer of an issuer;
(f) to make an order pursuant to section 127(1) clause 8 of the Act that the individual Respondents be prohibited from becoming or acting as an officer or director of any issuer permanently or for such period as specified by the Commission;
(g) to make an order pursuant to section 127(1) clause 8.2 of the Act that the individual Respondents be prohibited from becoming or acting as an officer or director of a registrant permanently or for such period as specified by the Commission;
(h) to make an order pursuant to section 127(1) clause 8.4 of the Act that the individual Respondents be prohibited from becoming or acting as an officer or of an investment fund manager permanently or for such period as specified by the Commission;
(i) to make an order pursuant to section 127(1) clause 8.5 of the Act that the individual Respondents be prohibited from becoming or acting as a registrant, an investment fund manager or as a promoter permanently or for such period as specified by the Commission;
(j) to make an order pursuant to section 127(1) clause 9 of the Act that the Respondents each pay an administrative penalty of not more than $1 million for each failure by the Respondents to comply with Ontario securities law;
(k) to make an order pursuant to section 127(1) clause 10 of the Act that the Respondents disgorge to the Commission any amounts obtained as a result of the non-compliance with Ontario securities law;
(l) to make an order pursuant to section 127.1 of the Act that the Respondents, or any of them, pay the costs of Staff's investigation and the costs of, or related to, this proceeding, incurred by or on behalf of the Commission; and,
(m) to make such other order or orders as the Commission considers appropriate.
BY REASON of the allegations set out in the Amended Statement of Allegations of Staff, dated October 31, 2013, and such additional allegations as counsel may advise and the Commission may permit;
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any party to the proceeding may be represented by counsel if that party attends or submits evidence at the hearing;
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that upon failure of any party to attend at the time and place, or to submit materials in writing, the hearing may proceed in the absence of the party and such party is not entitled to any further notice of the proceeding;
DATED at Toronto this 31st day of October, 2013.
John Stevenson
Secretary to the Commission