Order: In the Matter of XI Biofuels Inc. et al.

Order

IN THE MATTER OF THE SECURITIES ACT
R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, AS AMENDED

AND

IN THE MATTER OF XI BIOFUELS INC., BIOMAXX SYSTEMS INC.,
RONALD DAVID CROWE AND VERNON P. SMITH

AND

IN THE MATTER OF XIIVA HOLDINGS INC. CARRYING ON BUSINESS AS
XIIVA HOLDINGS INC., XI ENERGY COMPANY, XI ENERGY
AND XI BIOFUELS

ORDER
(Subsection 127(7) of the Securities Act)


WHEREAS on November 22, 2007, the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Commission”) issued a Temporary Order pursuant to subsections 127(1) and (5) of the Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.S.5, as amended (the “Act”) that all trading by XI Biofuels Inc. (“XI”) and Biomaxx Systems Inc. (“Biomaxx”) shall cease, that XI, Biomaxx, Ronald David Crowe (“Crowe”) and Vernon P. Smith (“Smith”) (the “XI Respondents”) cease trading in all securities and that the exemptions contained in Ontario securities law do not apply to these Respondents (the “XI Temporary Order”);

AND WHEREAS the Commission further ordered that pursuant to subsection 127(6) of the Act, the XI Temporary Order shall take effect immediately and shall expire on the fifteenth day after its making unless extended by order of the Commission;

AND WHEREAS on November 22, 2007, the Commission issued a Notice of Hearing to be held on December 7, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., to consider, among other things, the extension of the XI Temporary Order (the “XI Hearing”) ;

AND WHEREAS on December 7, 2007, upon being advised that the XI Respondents agreed to extend the XI Temporary Order without prejudice to their ability to argue the merits of the grounds for granting the XI Temporary Order, the Commission ordered that the XI Temporary Order be extended and that the XI Hearing be adjourned to March 25, 2008;

AND WHEREAS on December 14, 2007, the Commission issued a Temporary Order (the “Xiiva Temporary Order”) pursuant to subsections 127(1) and (5) of the Act that all trading in securities of Xiiva Holdings Inc., incorrectly described at paragraph 1 of the Xiiva Temporary Order as XI Holdings Inc., shall cease and that the exemptions contained in Ontario securities law do not apply to it;

AND WHEREAS the Commission further ordered that pursuant to subsection 127(6) of the Act, the Xiiva Temporary Order shall take effect immediately and shall expire on the fifteenth day after its making unless extended by order of the Commission;

AND WHEREAS on December 14, 2007, the Commission issued a Notice of Hearing to be held on December 19, 2007 at 2:00 p.m., to consider, among other things, the extension of the Xiiva Temporary Order (the “Xiiva Hearing”);

AND WHEREAS on December 19, 2007, upon being advised that Xiiva agreed to extend the Xiiva Temporary Order without prejudice to its ability to argue the merits of the grounds for granting the Xiiva Temporary Order, the Commission ordered that the Xiiva Temporary Order be extended and that the Xiiva Hearing be adjourned to March 25, 2008 and that paragraph 1 of the Xiiva Temporary Order be amended to replace the reference to "XI Holdings Inc." with "Xiiva Holdings Inc.";

AND WHEREAS the XI Respondents and the Xiiva Respondents (collectively, the “Respondents”) served a notice of motion returnable on March 25, 2008 in respect of the XI Temporary Order and the Xiiva Temporary Order (collectively, the “Temporary Orders”) and other matters including a constitutional question (the “Respondents’ Motion”);

AND WHEREAS on March 20, 2008, the Respondents served a Notice of Constitutional Question and an Amended Notice of Constitutional Question;

AND WHEREAS the 15-day notice period for the Notice of Constitutional Question under section 109 of the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, as amended, has not been satisfied;

AND WHEREAS Staff of the Commission (“Staff”) and the Respondents agree that the XI Hearing and the Xiiva Hearing for the extension of the Temporary Orders shall be adjourned to May 5, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., or such earlier date as fixed by the Office of the Secretary, and that the Temporary Orders shall be extended to May 6, 2008;

AND WHEREAS Staff has agreed to produce to the Respondents transcripts of the cross-examinations of Crowe and Smith on their affidavits;

AND WHEREAS the Commission is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to make this Order;

IT IS ORDERED that the Temporary Orders are extended to May 6, 2008;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the XI Hearing and the Xiiva Hearing for the extension of the Temporary Orders and the hearing of the Respondents’ Motion are adjourned to May 5, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. or such earlier date as the Secretary’s Office may determine.

Dated at Toronto this 25th day of March, 2008.


" Wendell S. Wigle "
Wendell S. Wigle, Q.C.
" David L. Knight "
David L. Knight, FCA