Notice of Hearing: In the Matter of Investar Investment Ltd. et al.

IN THE MATTER OF THE SECURITIES ACT,
RSO 1990, c S.5

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IN THE MATTER OF
INVESTAR INVESTMENT LTD., LIYUAN QI AND JIAN GUO

NOTICE OF HEARING
(Section 8)

TAKE NOTICE THAT the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Commission”) will hold a hearing pursuant to section 8 of the Securities Act, RSO 1990, c S.5 (the “Act”) at the offices of the Commission at 20 Queen Street West, 17th Floor, on March 20, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the hearing can be held;

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the purpose of the hearing is to consider an application made by Investar Investment Ltd., Liyuan Qi and Jian Guo dated January 3, 2017 for a hearing and review of a decision of a Director of the Compliance and Registrant Regulation Branch dated October 17, 2016;

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any party to the proceeding may be represented by a representative at the hearing; and

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon failure of any party to attend at the time and place aforesaid, 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 _30_ day of January 2017.