POS AM 1 ss87926_posam-cp.htm POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 6
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2010
Registration No. 333-63924


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 6
FORM F-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.
Initial Depositor and Securities Act Issuer
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
CP HOLDRSSM Deposit Facility
[Issuer with respect to the receipts]
 
Canada
6211
Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction
(Primary Standard Industrial
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Classification Code Number)
Identification Number)

Brookfield Place, Suite 400
181 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario M5J2V8
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s
principal executive offices)
 
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
(212) 449-1000
Attn:  Corporate Secretary
(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
 
Andrew B. Jánszky, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York  10022
(212) 848-4000
 
Karrin Powys-Lybbe, Esq.
Torys
Suite 3000, Maritime Life Tower
79 Wellington Street West
Box 270, TD Centre
M5K IN2
(412) 865-7829

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PROSPECTUS
 

 
CP HOLDRSSM Deposit Facility
HOLding Company Depositary Receipts
For Shares of Common Stock of the Successor Companies to Canadian Pacific Limited
 
The CP HOLDRSSM Deposit Facility issues depositary receipts called CP HOLDRSSM that currently represent your undivided beneficial ownership in the deposited shares of common stock of the companies into which Canadian Pacific Limited was split in October 2001, and their successors.  CP HOLDRSSM are separate from the underlying deposited shares of common stock of the companies that are represented by CP HOLDRSSM.  For a list of the names and the number of shares of common stock of the companies that make up a CP HOLDRSM, see “Highlights of CP HOLDRS—What is the current composition CP HOLDRS?” in this prospectus.  BNY Trust Company of Canada, a Canadian trust company, acts as depositary.  The CP HOLDRSSM Deposit Facility will issue CP HOLDRSSM on a continuous basis.
Investing in CP HOLDRSSM involves significant risks.  See “Risk Factors” starting on page 4.
Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., as initial depositor, deposited 2,500 shares of the common stock of Canadian Pacific Limited with the depositary in connection with the initial issuance of CP HOLDRSSM.  As initial depositor, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. is deemed the “issuer” of CP HOLDRSSM under the federal securities laws of the United States.
If you wish to create CP HOLDRSSM by delivering to the depositary the requisite securities represented in CP HOLDRSSM, the depositary will charge you an issuance fee of up to US$0.10 per CP HOLDRSM, rounded up to the nearest 100.  See “Description of the Deposit Agreement—Fees and Expenses.”
CP HOLDRSSM are neither interests in nor obligations of Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. or any of its affiliates.  CP HOLDRSSM are not interests in BNY Trust Company of Canada, as depositary.  Please see “Description of the Deposit Agreement” in this prospectus for a more complete description of the duties and responsibilities of the depositary, including the obligation of the depositary to act without negligence or bad faith.
CP HOLDRSSM are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, in each case under the symbol “HCH.”  Pursuant to the latest available information on Bloomberg.com, on April 5, 2010, the last reported sale price of a CP HOLDRSM on the Toronto Stock Exchange was 118.94 Canadian dollars (“C$”) and the last reported sale price of a CP HOLDRSM on the New York Stock Exchange was 117.00 U.S. dollars (“US$”).
 
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
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The date of this prospectus is April 15, 2010.

“HOLDRS” and “HOLding Company Depositary ReceiptS” are service marks of Bank of America Corporation.
 
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SUMMARY 3
RISK FACTORS 4
HIGHLIGHTS OF CP HOLDRS 7
DESCRIPTION OF CP HOLDRS 13
DESCRIPTION OF THE UNDERLYING SECURITIES 14
DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT 17
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 26
U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES 27
ERISA CONSIDERATIONS 31
LEGAL MATTERS 31
DEPOSITARY 31
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION 31

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This prospectus contains information you should consider when making your investment decision with respect to CP HOLDRS.  With respect to information about CP HOLDRS, you should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus.  Neither the depositary nor Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. has authorized any other person to provide you with different information.  If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it.  Neither the depositary nor Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. is making an offer to sell CP HOLDRS in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
 
 
 
 
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SUMMARY
 
CP HOLDRS are issued by the CP HOLDRS Deposit Facility which was created by the deposit agreement, dated as of September 4, 2001, among BNY Trust Company of Canada, as depositary, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., as initial depositor and coordinator, the owners and beneficial owners from time to time of CP HOLDRS and depositors from time to time of the underlying securities.  The deposit agreement governs the terms of CP HOLDRS.  The CP HOLDRS Deposit Facility is not a registered investment company under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
The depositary holds shares of common stock issued by the companies into which Canadian Pacific Limited was split in October 2001, and their successors, referred to collectively in this prospectus as the successor companies.  As specified in the deposit agreement, CP HOLDRS are obligations of BNY Trust Company of Canada, as depositary.  The depositary has agreed to perform all of the obligations of the depositary specifically set forth in the deposit agreement without negligence or bad faith.  The number of shares of each successor company’s common stock currently held by the depositary with respect to each round-lot of 100 CP HOLDRS is specified under “Highlights of CP HOLDRS—What is the current composition of CP HOLDRS?”  The shares of common stock of these successor companies that are held under the deposit agreement at any point in time (together with any other securities, cash or other property that may be held under the deposit agreement in the future) are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the common stock, the securities or the underlying securities.  The companies represented in CP HOLDRS may change as a result of reconstitution events, distributions of securities by issuers of the underlying securities or other events.  See “Description of the Deposit Agreement— Reconstitution events” for an explanation for these events.  The underlying securities may only be represented in CP HOLDRS if they are registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are issued by a reporting issuer under Canadian securities laws and if they are listed for trading on a national securities exchange in Canada and on a U.S. national securities exchange.  For a brief description of the business of each of the companies represented in CP HOLDRS and historic monthly pricing information of these companies, see “Annex A.”
CP HOLDRS represent your undivided beneficial ownership interest in the underlying securities that are held by the depositary on your behalf.  CP HOLDRS are separate from the deposited underlying securities that are represented in CP HOLDRS.  On April 5, 2010, there were 897,290 CP HOLDRS outstanding.
 
Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., the depositary and their respective affiliates are not affiliated with the issuers of the underlying securities, and the issuers of the underlying securities have no obligations with respect to CP HOLDRS.  This prospectus relates only to CP HOLDRS and does not relate to the other securities of the issuers of the underlying securities.  We have not participated in the preparation of these documents or made any due diligence inquiries with respect to the issuers of the underlying securities in connection with CP HOLDRS.  We make no representation that the publicly available documents of or any other publicly available information regarding the issuers of the underlying securities are accurate or complete.  Furthermore, we cannot assure you that all events occurring prior to the date of this prospectus, including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described in the preceding paragraph, that would affect the trading price of the securities of the issuers of the underlying securities and therefore, the offering and trading prices of CP HOLDRS, have been publicly disclosed.
 
 
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RISK FACTORS
 
An investment in CP HOLDRS involves risks similar to investing in each of the underlying securities outside of CP HOLDRS.
 
General Risk Factors
 
 
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Loss of investment.  Because the value of CP HOLDRS directly relates to the value of the underlying securities, you may lose all or a substantial portion of your investment in CP HOLDRS if the underlying securities decline in value.
 
 
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Discount trading price.  CP HOLDRS may trade at a discount to the aggregate value of the underlying securities, in which case, if holders of CP HOLDRS wish to realize the dollar value of the underlying securities, they will have to surrender their CP HOLDRS (and pay any applicable fees and expenses) and receive the underlying securities.
 
 
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Ownership of only fractional shares in the underlying securities.  As a result of distributions of securities by companies represented in CP HOLDRS or other corporate events such as mergers, your CP HOLDRS may represent an interest in a fraction of a share in one or more of the companies represented in CP HOLDRS.  Currently, if you own less than six CP HOLDRS, your CP HOLDRS represent only a fraction of a share of one of the companies represented in CP HOLDRS.  As such, you will only be entitled to voting, distribution and other beneficial ownership rights in the underlying securities in which you own only fractional shares to the extent that the depositary aggregates your fractional shares with the other fractional shares of such underlying securities included in the CP HOLDRS and passes on beneficial ownership rights, including distribution and voting rights, to you based on your proportional, fractional shares in the underlying securities.  In addition, if you surrender your CP HOLDRS and pay the applicable fees to receive the underlying securities, you will receive cash in lieu of your fractional shares.  You will not be entitled to any securities if your interest in an underlying security is only a fraction of a share.
 
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No investigation of underlying securities.  CP HOLDRS were designed without regard for the value, price performance, volatility or investment merit of Canadian Pacific historically or the successor companies prospectively.  Consequently, the depositary, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. and each of their respective affiliates have not performed, and will not in the future perform, any investigation or review of the successor companies, including their public filings.  Investors and market participants should not conclude that the creation of CP HOLDRS is any form of investment recommendation by the depositary, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. or their respective affiliates.
 
 
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Concentration of investment.  CP HOLDRS represents an investment in the businesses of each of the successor companies and, as such, is a concentrated investment.  As a result, owning CP HOLDRS exposes you to the risks of concentrated investments.  In addition, as a result of market fluctuations and/or reconstitution events, an investment in CP HOLDRS may come to represent a more concentrated investment in one or more of the underlying securities.  See “Description of the Deposit Agreement—Reconstitution Events.”
 
 
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Conflicting investment choices.  In order to sell one or more of the underlying securities individually or to participate in a tender offer or take-over bid relating to one or more of the underlying securities, you will be required to surrender your CP HOLDRS and receive delivery of each of the underlying securities, including those underlying securities that you may not want to sell or are not subject to a tender offer or repurchase offer.  The surrender of your CP HOLDRS will allow you to sell individual underlying securities or to deliver individual underlying securities in a tender offer or take-over bid.  The surrender of CP HOLDRS will involve payment of a cancellation fee to the depositary of up to US$0.10 per CP HOLDR cancelled.  The cancellation fee will be calculated by rounding up the number of CP HOLDRS surrendered to the nearest 100.
 
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Trading halts.  Trading in CP HOLDRS on the Toronto Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange may be halted if trading in one or more of the underlying securities is halted.  Trading in CP HOLDRS may be halted even if trading continues in some or all of the underlying securities.  If trading is halted in
 
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CP HOLDRS, you will not be able to trade CP HOLDRS and you will only be able to trade the underlying securities if you cancel your CP HOLDRS (and pay the applicable fees and expenses) and receive each of the underlying securities.
 
 
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Delisting from the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.  If CP HOLDRS falls below any of the respective continued listing criteria, the Toronto Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange may consider delisting CP HOLDRS.  If CP HOLDRS are delisted by the Toronto Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange, a termination event will result unless CP HOLDRS are listed for trading on another national securities exchange in Canada and a national securities exchange in the United States within five business days of their delisting.  Possible events that could lead to a delisting include:
 
 
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inadequate number of publicly-held CP HOLDRS;
 
 
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inadequate number of holders; and
 
 
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inadequate market value of CP HOLDRS outstanding.
 
 
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Possible conflicts of interest.  Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., as initial depositor and coordinator, may face possible conflicts of interest in connection with its activities.  For example, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. and its affiliates, collectively referred to as Merrill Lynch, in connection with their respective businesses, may engage in investment banking and other activities on behalf of the issuers of the underlying securities, may provide services to issuers of the underlying securities in connection with their business, or may make purchases or sales, including establishing long or short positions, in the underlying securities for their own accounts.  The potential profit of Merrill Lynch also is affected by any hedging activities in which it may engage in connection with its proprietary trading activity in the underlying securities or CP HOLDRS.  All of these activities may result in conflicts of interest with respect to the financial interest of Merrill Lynch, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.’s activity as initial depositor and coordinator in connection with CP HOLDRS.
 
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Delays in distributions.  The deposit agreement provides that the depositary will use its reasonable efforts to distribute any cash or other distributions paid in respect of the underlying securities to you as soon as practicable after receipt of such distribution.  You may, however, receive such cash or other distributions later than you would if you owned the underlying securities outside of CP HOLDRS.  In addition, you will not be entitled to any interest on any distribution by reason of any delay in distribution by the depositary.
 
Risk Factors Specific to Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. and the Depositary as Foreign Persons
 
 
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Because Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. and the depositary are Canadian companies, there may be limitations on the enforcement of certain civil liabilities and judgments obtained in the United States against them.  Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. and the depositary are incorporated under the laws of Canada and all of their assets are located outside of the United States.  Most of their directors and officers are residents of Canada.  Although Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. has appointed Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated as agent for service of process in the United States and therefore you will be able to effect service of process on Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. in the United States, it may be difficult for a holder of CP HOLDRS to effect service of process within the United States against the depositary and Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.’s and the depositary’s respective directors and officers, or to enforce in the United States judgments that are obtained in a U.S. court against these non-U.S. persons.  There is also doubt as to the enforceability in Canada by a court in original actions, or in actions to enforce judgments of U.S. courts, of civil liberties predicated upon U.S. federal securities laws.  The Canadian courts may enforce foreign judgments for liquidated amounts in civil matters, subject to certain conditions and exceptions.
 
Risk Factors Specific to the Successor Companies
 
 
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The stock prices of the successor companies represented in CP HOLDRS may be volatile.  The successor companies currently represented in CP HOLDRS operate in three main areas of business:  energy, transportation and hotels.  The financial condition and results of operations of these companies are subject to a variety of factors, including:
 
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general market fluctuations;
 
 
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the seasonality of various markets for principal business lines;
 
 
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interest rate and currency fluctuations;
 
 
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general political and economic conditions in the U.S., Canada and throughout the world;
 
 
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changes in financial estimates by securities analysts;
 
 
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legal or regulatory developments affecting the successor companies;
 
 
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announcements by competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;
 
 
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departures of key personnel; and
 
 
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sales of securities of the successor companies in the open market.
 
The stock price of the successor companies could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to these factors, among others.
 
 
 
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HIGHLIGHTS OF CP HOLDRS
 
The following is only a summary of CP HOLDRS and is qualified by the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.  You should read the entire prospectus carefully and not rely solely on the summary information.
 
What are CP HOLDRS?
CP HOLDRS are exchange-traded instruments that currently represent ownership of the shares of common stock of the successor companies.
   
What happened to Canadian Pacific?
Pursuant to a plan of reorganization, in October 2001, Canadian Pacific split into five separate public companies—PanCanadian Petroleum Limited, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Fording Inc., CP Ships Holdings Inc. and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Inc.  PanCanadian Petroleum Limited amalgamated with PanCanadian Energy Corporation on January 2, 2002, subsequently merged with Alberta Energy Company Ltd. on April 5, 2002, and changed its name to EnCana Corp.
   
What are the advantages of
CP HOLDRS?
CP HOLDRS allow you to hold a single security representing an investment in the successor companies.  CP HOLDRS help reduce the inconvenience of owning shares of the successor companies and reduce the expenses associated with buying and selling shares of each of the successor companies in a traditional brokerage account with transaction-based charges.
   
How can you acquire CP HOLDRS?
You may acquire CP HOLDRS in two ways:
 
 
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through a cash purchase of CP HOLDRS in the secondary trading market; or
     
 
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by creating CP HOLDRS.
 
 
To create CP HOLDRS, you must deposit the underlying securities then represented by a CP HOLDR with the depositary and pay an issuance fee.
   
 
The depositary may require a minimum deposit of underlying securities so that the depositary will receive only whole share amounts for issuance of CP HOLDRS.  As a result, based on the current composition of CP HOLDRS, the depositary may require you to deposit the quantity and classes of securities in an amount to create integral multiples of 500 CP HOLDRS so that your beneficial ownership of the underlying securities will be represented in only whole share amounts.  You will not receive physical certificates evidencing your ownership of CP HOLDRS.  See “Description of the Deposit Agreement—Book Entry System.”
   
Who was the initial depositor and
coordinator and what was its role?
In connection with the initial issuance of CP HOLDRS, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. acted as initial depositor and coordinator for holders of shares of common stock of Canadian Pacific Limited, referred to in this prospectus as CP Shares.  As coordinator, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. was responsible for working with the depositary to facilitate the creation of CP HOLDRS, worked with broker-dealers to solicit deposits of CP Shares by beneficial owners of CP Shares and established with the depositary the process by which CP HOLDRS were delivered and the terms under which CP HOLDRS are governed.  Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. paid approximately US$2.25 million in depositary, legal, printing and registration expenses relating to the establishment of CP HOLDRS.  The coordinator also received a coordination fee of approximately C$1.25 million in connection with its activities as coordinator.  As initial
 
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depositor, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. deposited 2,500 CP Shares, as required by the deposit agreement.
   
Who is the depositary and what is its
role?
BNY Trust Company of Canada, a Canadian trust company, acts as depositary under the deposit agreement.  The depositary is responsible for receiving deposits of underlying securities and delivering CP HOLDRS representing the underlying securities issued by the CP HOLDRS Deposit Facility created by the deposit agreement.  The depositary delivers CP HOLDRS on a continuous basis.  The depositary receives compensation as set forth in the deposit agreement.  The depositary holds the underlying securities on behalf of the holders of CP HOLDRS.
   
How do CP HOLDRS trade?
CP HOLDRS are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.  The minimum trading unit to trade CP HOLDRS on such stock exchanges is one CP HOLDR.
 
What is the current composition of
The following chart provides:
CP HOLDRS?
 
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the names of the successor companies whose underlying securities are currently represented by a CP HOLDR;
     
 
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the stock ticker symbols;
     
 
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the share amounts of the successor companies currently represented by a round-lot of 100 CP HOLDRS; and
     
 
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the principal markets on which the underlying securities of the successor companies trade.
 
Name of Company
 
Ticker
 
Share
Amounts
 
Primary
Trading
Markets
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited
 
CP
 
50.0000
 
NYSE, TSX
Cenovus Energy Inc. (1)
 
CVE
 
136.8000
 
NYSE, TSX
EnCana Corporation
 
ECA
 
136.8000
 
NYSE, TSX
Teck Resources Limited (Class B)
 
TCK
 
12.2010
 
NYSE, TSX

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(1) Effective December 9, 2009, as a result of the spin-off of Cenovus Energy Inc. from EnCana Corporation, a constituent of the CP HOLDRS Trust, Cenovus Energy Inc. was added as an underlying security of the CP HOLDRS Trust.  EnCana Corporation shareholders received 1 share of Cenovus Energy Inc. for every share held of EnCana Corporation.  The Bank of New York Mellon received 136.8 shares of Cenovus Energy Inc. for the 136.8 shares of EnCana Corporation per 100 share round-lot of CP HOLDRS.  Effective December 9, 2009, 136.8 shares of Cenovus Energy Inc. were required for creations/cancellations per 100 share round-lot of CP HOLDRS.

What are reconstitution events?
Underlying securities will be distributed from CP HOLDRS in the following circumstances:
 
 
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any class of underlying securities ceases to be outstanding as a result of a merger or other corporate combination of an issuer of underlying securities and securities received by the depositary in exchange for such underlying securities are not registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, issued by a reporting issuer under Canadian securities laws and are not listed for trading on a national securities exchange in Canada and on a national securities exchange in the United States;
     
 
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any class of underlying securities is delisted from trading on its primary exchange or market in either the United States or Canada and is not listed for trading on another national securities
 
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exchange in Canada or on a national securities exchange in the United States, as the case may be, within five business days of such delisting;
     
 
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either any class of underlying securities is no longer registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act or an issuer of underlying securities is no longer a reporting issuer under Canadian securities laws;
     
 
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the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) determines that an issuer of underlying securities is an investment company under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and the depositary has actual knowledge of such determination; or
     
 
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any other change in nominal value, change in par value, split-up, consolidation or any other reclassification of underlying securities in connection with which the depositary receives securities that are not registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, issued by a reporting issuer under Canadian securities laws and not listed on a national securities exchange in Canada and a national securities exchange in the United States.
 
What are termination events?
The depositary will terminate the deposit agreement in the following circumstances:
 
 
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CP HOLDRS are no longer listed on a national securities exchange in Canada and a national securities exchange in the United States, as the case may be, and are not approved for listing on another national securities exchange in Canada and a national securities exchange in the United States, as the case may be, within five business days of their delisting;
     
 
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60 days have passed after the depositary has delivered to Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. a written notice of its election to resign and no successor has been appointed; or
     
 
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75% of the owners of outstanding CP HOLDRS, other than Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. and its affiliates, notify the depositary that they elect to terminate the deposit agreement.
 
 
Upon termination of the deposit agreement and prior to distributing the underlying securities to you, the depositary will charge you a cancellation fee of up to US$0.10 per CP HOLDR surrendered, along with any taxes or other governmental charges, if any.  The cancellation fee will be calculated by rounding up the number of CP HOLDRS surrendered to the nearest 100.
   
How much will it cost to create a
CP HOLDR?  Are there any other fees
associated with CP HOLDRS?
The following is a summary of the fees payable in connection with CP HOLDRS (per CP HOLDR):
 
To create CP HOLDRS by delivering the requisite underlying securities:
 
Issuance Fee
(payable to the depositary)
US$0.10
 
 
Ongoing Fees:
 
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Annual Fee
(payable to the depositary)
US$0.015
 
  To cancel CP HOLDRS and receive the underlying securities:
 
 
Cancellation Fee
(payable to the depositary)
US$0.10
 
 
Because the fee you will pay to create CP HOLDRS will be calculated by rounding up the number of CP HOLDRS created to the nearest 100, the fee to create between one and 100 CP HOLDRS is US$10.00.  However, the depositary may require a minimum deposit of underlying securities so that the depositary will receive only whole share amounts for issuance of CP HOLDRS.  As a result, based on the current composition of CP HOLDRS, the depositary may require you to deposit the quantity and classes of underlying securities in an amount to create integral multiples of 500 CP HOLDRS so that your beneficial ownership of underlying securities will be represented in only whole share amounts.  This means you may be required to pay an issuance fee to the depositary of US$50.00 in order to create each integral multiple of 500 CP HOLDRS, if the depositary charges you the maximum issuance fee of US$0.10 per CP HOLDR created.
   
 
The fees payable to the depositary indicated above are the maximum amount of the fees that may be charged (except that the amount of the issuance and cancellation fees will be calculated by rounding up the number of CP HOLDRS to the nearest 100).  Because the issuance and cancellation fees will be calculated by rounding up the number of CP HOLDRS to the nearest 100, the fee to create and cancel between one and 100 CP HOLDRS could be as much as US$10.00, if the depositary charges you the maximum US$0.10 fee per CP HOLDR.  The issuance fee to be paid for the issuance of CP HOLDRS and the cancellation fee payable to surrender CP HOLDRS and receive the underlying securities are set at the discretion of the depositary and may be less than US$0.10 per CP HOLDR.  In addition, the annual fee payable to the depositary will be deducted from the cash distributions made on the underlying securities held by the depositary under the deposit agreement.  If cash distributions are not sufficient to pay the annual fee, the depositary will waive that portion of the annual fee in the calendar year in which the annual fee exceeds the total cash distributions.
   
 
If the depositary incurs any expenses in connection with any distribution (e.g., any expense in connection with converting cash distributions into United States dollars for United States residents or expenses in connection with distributing securities or other property), the depositary will deduct these expenses prior to making the distribution.
   
 
If you choose to sell your CP HOLDRS on the Toronto Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange, you should not be charged any fees other than standard commissions and other fees charged by your broker to execute trades on your behalf.
   
 
If you choose to pay the cancellation fee or issuance fee to the depositary in Canadian dollars or if the depositary collects the annual fee in Canadian dollars, the fee will equal the product of the relevant U.S. dollar fee and the last published Bank of Canada daily noon rate for Canadian dollars on the date on which the fee is payable.
 
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What are the U.S. federal income tax
consequences of CP HOLDRS?
We have received a tax opinion from Shearman & Sterling LLP, special U.S. tax counsel to Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., stating that owners of CP HOLDRS will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as the owners of the underlying securities represented by CP HOLDRS.  Therefore, you will not be subject to any additional U.S. federal income taxes as a result of holding CP HOLDRS instead of the underlying securities outside CP HOLDRS.  See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.”
   
What are the voting and other
ownership rights?
CP HOLDRS represent your beneficial ownership of the underlying securities.  Owners of CP HOLDRS have the same rights and privileges as they would have if they owned the underlying securities beneficially outside of CP HOLDRS.  These include the right to instruct the depositary to vote the underlying securities, to receive any dividends and other distributions on the underlying securities that are declared and paid to the depositary by an issuer of an underlying security, the right to pledge CP HOLDRS and the right to surrender CP HOLDRS to receive the underlying securities.  CP HOLDRS do not change your beneficial ownership in the underlying securities under United States federal securities laws, including sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Exchange Act.  As a result, you will have the same obligations to file insider trading reports that you would have if you held the underlying securities outside of CP HOLDRS.  However, due to the nature of CP HOLDRS, you will not be able to participate in any dividend reinvestment program of an issuer of underlying securities unless you cancel your CP HOLDRS (and pay the applicable fees) and receive all of the underlying securities.
   
 
A holder of CP HOLDRS is not a registered owner of the underlying securities.  In order to become a registered owner, a holder of CP HOLDRS would need to surrender their CP HOLDRS, pay the applicable fees and expenses, receive all of their underlying securities and follow the procedures established by the issuers of the underlying securities for registering their securities in the name of such holder.  Under Canadian law, only a registered holder of securities is entitled to exercise their right of dissent and have the value of their securities appraised.
   
 
You will retain the right to receive any reports and communications that the issuers of underlying securities are required to send to beneficial owners of their securities.  As such, you will receive such reports and communications from the broker through which you hold your CP HOLDRS in the same manner as if you beneficially owned your underlying securities outside of CP HOLDRS in “street name” through a brokerage account.  The depositary will not attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches to, or give a proxy with respect to, the underlying securities other than in accordance with your instructions.
   
 
The deposit agreement entitles you to receive, subject to certain limitations and net of any fees and expenses of the depositary, any distributions of cash (including dividends), securities or property made with respect to the underlying securities.  However, any distribution of securities by an issuer of underlying securities will be retained by the depositary and will become part of the underlying securities if the securities are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, are issued by a reporting issuer under Canadian securities laws and are listed on a national securities exchange in Canada and on a national securities
 
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  exchange in the United States.
   
 
You may elect to receive dividends with respect to the underlying securities in either Canadian or U.S. dollars by following the procedures established by your broker through which you hold your CP HOLDRS.
   
 
There may be a delay between the time any cash or other distribution is received by the depositary with respect to the underlying securities and the time such cash or other distributions are distributed to you.  In addition, you will not be entitled to any interest on any distribution by reason of any delay in distribution by the depositary.  If any tax or other governmental charge becomes due with respect to CP HOLDRS or any underlying securities, you will be responsible for paying that tax or governmental charge.
   
 
If you wish to participate in a tender offer or take-over bid for any of the underlying securities, or any form of stock repurchase program by an issuer of an underlying security, you must surrender your CP HOLDRS (and pay the applicable fees and expenses) and receive all of your underlying securities in exchange for your CP HOLDRS, including those underlying securities not subject to a tender offer or repurchase offer.  For specific information about obtaining your underlying securities, you should read the discussion under the caption “Description of the Deposit Agreement—Surrender of CP HOLDRS.”
   
What ownership rights do you have in
fractional shares in the underlying
securities?
A CP HOLDR currently represents and in the future will likely represent fractional shares of some or all of the successor companies represented in CP HOLDRS.  You are entitled to receive distributions proportionate to your fractional shares.
   
 
In addition, you are entitled to receive proxy materials and other shareholder communications and you are entitled to exercise voting rights proportionate to your fractional shares.  The depositary will aggregate the votes of all of the share fractions represented by CP HOLDRS and will vote the largest possible number of whole shares.  If, after aggregation, there is a fractional remainder, this fraction will be ignored, because the issuer will only recognize whole share votes.  For example, if 100,001 CP HOLDRS are outstanding and each CP HOLDR represents 1.75 shares of an underlying security, there will be 175,001.75 votes of the underlying security represented by CP HOLDRS.  If 50,000 holders of such CP HOLDRS vote their underlying securities “yes” and 50,001 vote “no,” there will be 87,500 affirmative votes and 87,501.75 negative votes.  The depositary will ignore the .75 negative vote and will deliver to the issuer 87,500 affirmative votes and 87,501 negative votes.
   
What are some of the other
considerations associated with
CP HOLDRS?
CP HOLDRS currently represent your beneficial ownership of shares of the successor companies.  CP HOLDRS do not provide protection with respect to the risks associated with owning the shares of the successor companies outside of CP HOLDRS.
   
 
If the shares of one or more of the successor companies are not listed on a stock exchange or in other circumstances, it may be necessary to exclude the shares of these successor companies from CP HOLDRS and distribute these shares directly to you or even to delist CP HOLDRS.  See ”Description of the Deposit Agreement—Reconstitution Events.”
 
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DESCRIPTION OF CP HOLDRS
 
HOLding Company Depositary ReceiptS for shares of common stock of the successor companies are designed to provide current holders of the common stock of the successor companies with a single exchange traded instrument currently representing shares of common stock of the successor companies.
 
Pursuant to a plan of reorganization, in October 2001, Canadian Pacific Limited split into five separate public companies—PanCanadian Petroleum Limited, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Fording Inc., CP Ships Holdings Inc. and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc.  After the reorganization of Canadian Pacific, the holders of Canadian Pacific held the equity securities of each of these successor companies.  PanCanadian Petroleum, amalgamated with PanCanadian Energy Corporation on January 2, 2002, subsequently merged with Alberta Energy Co. on April 5, 2002 and changed its name to EnCana Corp.  Several of these companies, or their successors, are currently represented by CP HOLDRS.
 
CP HOLDRS are an alternative for existing or prospective holders of the shares of common stock of the successor companies who would prefer to hold a single security representing their investment in the successor companies.  CP HOLDRS help reduce the inconvenience of owning the shares of the successor companies and help reduce the expenses associated with buying and selling the common stock of each of the successor companies in a traditional brokerage account with transaction-based charges.
 
CP HOLDRS are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, in each case, under the symbol “HCH.”
 
CP HOLDRS represent your undivided beneficial ownership of the underlying securities.  Owners of CP HOLDRS have the same rights and privileges as they would have if they owned the underlying securities beneficially outside of CP HOLDRS.  These include the right to instruct the depositary to vote the underlying securities, to receive any dividends and other distributions on the underlying securities that are declared and paid to the depositary by an issuer of an underlying security, the right to pledge CP HOLDRS and the right to surrender CP HOLDRS to receive the underlying securities.  CP HOLDRS will not change your ownership in the underlying securities under United States federal securities laws, including sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Exchange Act.  As a result, you will have the same obligations to file insider trading reports that you would have if you held the underlying securities outside of CP HOLDRS.  However, due to the nature of CP HOLDRS, you will not be able to participate in any dividend reinvestment program of an issuer of underlying securities unless you cancel your CP HOLDRS (and pay the applicable fees) and receive all of the underlying securities.
 
 
 
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DESCRIPTION OF THE UNDERLYING SECURITIES
 
The following tables and graphs set forth the composite performance of all of the underlying securities currently represented by a single CP HOLDR, at the close of the business day as of the end of each month from August 31, 2001 to March 31, 2010, on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange.  The performance tables and graph data are adjusted for any splits that may have occurred over the measurement period.  Past performance of the underlying securities are not necessarily indicative of future values.
New York Stock Exchange
2001
 
Value
(US$)
 
2002
 
Value
(US$)
 
2003
 
Value
(US$)
 
2004
 
Value
(US$)
 
2005
 
Value
(US$)
August 31
    18.62  
January 31
    19.99  
January 31
    21.98  
January 30
    28.20  
January 31
    40.31
September 28
    16.92  
February 28
    21.20  
February 28
    22.94  
February 27
    28.80  
February 28
    44.52
October 31
    18.97  
March 28
    22.16  
March 31
    22.84  
March 31
    29.01  
March 31
    46.01
November 30
    19.40  
April 30
    22.47  
April 30
    24.05  
April 30
    26.38  
April 29
    42.78
December 31
    19.76  
May 31
    23.05  
May 30
    25.75  
May 28
    26.63  
May 31
    45.83
         
June 28
    24.00  
June 30
    25.85  
June 30
    29.22  
June 30
    48.30
         
July 31
    21.88  
July 31
    25.32  
July 30
    30.06  
July 29
    52.04
         
August 30
    21.52  
August 29
    26.49  
August 31
    28.96  
August 31
    57.29
         
September 30
    20.55  
September 30
    25.77  
September 30
    31.16  
September 30
    66.91
         
October 31
    20.99  
October 31
    27.39  
October 29
    33.63  
October 31
    56.76
         
November 29
    20.56  
November 28
    27.83  
November 30
    39.10  
November 30
    56.82
         
December 31
    21.67  
December 31
    29.55  
December 31
    39.99  
December 30
    57.34
2006
 
Value
(US$)
 
2007
 
Value
(US$)
 
2008
 
Value
(US$)
 
2009
 
Value
(US$)
 
2010
 
Value
(US$)
January 31
    64.58  
January 31
    67.04  
January 31
    85.53  
January 30
    48.06  
January 29
    101.02
February 28
    59.62  
February 28
    66.56  
February 29
    97.26  
February 27
    43.35  
February 26
    106.96
March 31
    63.13  
March 30
    69.54  
March 31
    92.60  
March 31
    45.22  
March 31
    111.74
April 28
    67.40  
April 30
    74.79  
April 30
    99.07  
April 30
    52.69          
May 31
    67.05  
May 31
    85.84  
May 30
    108.78  
May 29
    62.98          
June 30
    67.75  
June 29
    84.58  
June 30
    105.49  
June 30
    58.06          
July 31
    67.54  
July 31
    87.02  
July 31
    89.86  
July 31
    64.73          
August 31
    67.23  
August 31
    83.27  
August 29
    90.27  
August 31
    64.93          
September 29
    62.86  
September 28
    86.24  
September 30
    78.60  
September 30
    68.91          
October 31
    67.51  
October 31
    92.32  
October 31
    60.97  
October 30
    65.63          
November 30
    70.66  
November 30
    85.89  
November 28
    50.97  
November 30
    103.49          
December 29
    64.62  
December 31
    86.43  
December 31
    51.44  
December 31
    110.05          
 
 
 
 
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Toronto Stock Exchange
2001
 
Value
(C$)
 
2002
 
Value
(C$)
 
2003
 
Value
(C$)
 
2004
 
Value
(C$)
 
2005
 
Value
(C$)
August 21
    30.29  
January 31
    31.83  
January 31
    33.30  
January 30
    37.14  
January 31
    49.93
August 31
    30.20  
February 28
    33.74  
February 28
    33.98  
February 27
    38.29  
February 28
    54.52
September 28
    26.60  
March 28
    35.02  
March 31
    33.62  
March 31
    37.83  
March 31
    55.64
October 31
    30.05  
April 30
    35.10  
April 30
    34.35  
April 30
    36.03  
April 29
    53.70
November 30
    30.75  
May 31
    35.39  
May 30
    35.11  
May 28
    36.08  
May 31
    57.16
December 31
    31.82  
June 28
    36.60  
June 30
    34.60  
June 30
    38.76  
June 30
    58.82
         
July 31
    34.30  
July 31
    35.50  
July 30
    39.73  
July 29
    63.26
         
August 30
    33.46  
August 29
    36.63  
August 31
    37.74  
August 31
    67.51
         
September 30
    32.35  
September 30
    34.63  
September 30
    39.19  
September 30
    77.48
         
October 31
    32.54  
October 31
    35.96  
October 29
    40.92  
October 31
    66.53
         
November 29
    32.11  
November 28
    35.89  
November 30
    46.24  
November 30
    65.99
         
December 31
    34.00  
December 31
    38.15  
December 31
    47.64  
December 30
    66.31

2006
 
Value
(C$)
 
2007
 
Value
(C$)
 
2008
 
Value
(C$)
 
2009
 
Value
(C$)
 
2010
 
Value
(C$)
January 31
    73.05  
January 31
    78.52  
January 31
    85.59  
January 30
    58.82  
January 29
    108.05
February 28
    67.57  
February 28
    77.55  
February 29
    95.06  
February 27
    55.01  
February 26
    112.46
March 31
    73.30  
March 30
    79.80  
March 31
    94.93  
March 31
    57.10  
March
    113.54
April 28
    75.00  
April 30
    82.47  
April 30
    99.05  
April 30
    62.60          
May 31
    72.93  
May 31
    91.24  
May 30
    107.30  
May 29
    67.87          
June 30
    75.23  
June 29
    89.89  
June 30
    107.66  
June 30
    67.34          
July 31
    75.90  
July 31
    92.45  
July 31
    91.56  
July 31
    69.37          
August 31
    73.77  
August 31
    87.54  
August 29
    95.77  
August 31
    70.88          
September 29
    69.83  
September 28
    85.43  
September 30
    81.58  
September 30
    73.68          
October 31
    75.48  
October 31
    87.02  
October 31
    73.21  
October 30
    70.86          
November 30
    80.12  
November 30
    85.13  
November 28
    64.66  
November 30
    107.70          
December 29
    75.04  
December 31
    85.46  
December 31
    62.59  
December 31
    115.80          

 
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
 
The following is a summary of the principal terms of the deposit agreement, dated as of September 4, 2001, among Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., as initial depositor and coordinator, BNY Trust Company of Canada, as depositary, the owners and beneficial owners from time to time of CP HOLDRS and depositors from time to time of underlying securities.  The deposit agreement is governed by the laws of Ontario.  The CP HOLDRS Deposit Facility created by the deposit agreement will terminate on December 31, 2041, unless an earlier termination event occurs.
 
Right to Underlying Securities
 
The deposit agreement provides that CP HOLDRS represent an owner’s right to receive the underlying securities held by the depositary under the deposit agreement.
 
Initial Depositor
 
The deposit agreement required Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. to initially deposit 2,500 shares of common stock of Canadian Pacific with the depositary.  In return, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. received 2,500 CP HOLDRS when CP HOLDRS were originally issued.  As such, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., as initial depositor, is the “issuer” of CP HOLDRS as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 3(a)(8) of the Exchange Act.  Neither Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. nor the depositary will regularly disseminate to holders of CP HOLDRS the aggregate value of the underlying securities represented by CP HOLDRS at any time.  CP HOLDRS may trade at prices lower than the aggregate value of the underlying securities represented by CP HOLDRS at any time.  If holders of CP HOLDRS wish to realize the dollar value of the underlying securities represented by CP HOLDRS, they must surrender their CP HOLDRS (and pay any applicable fees and expenses) and receive all of their underlying securities.  See “—Surrender of CP HOLDRS”.
 
Depositary
 
BNY Trust Company of Canada, a Canadian trust company and an affiliate of The Bank of New York Mellon, a state-chartered New York banking corporation and a member of the United States Federal Reserve System, acts as the depositary.  Pursuant to the deposit agreement, the depositary agrees to accept deposits of the underlying securities and to hold such underlying securities on behalf of the owners of CP HOLDRS.  The depositary does not have any investment discretion with respect to the underlying securities and only performs ministerial and administrative functions.  As specified in the deposit agreement, CP HOLDRS are obligations of BNY Trust Company of Canada, as depositary.  The depositary has agreed to perform all of the obligations specifically set forth in the deposit agreement without negligence or bad faith.  The depositary has agreed that it will not, as depositary or in a similar capacity, sponsor or participate in any other program or enter into any other agreement in connection with any instrument to evidence ownership of or designed to represent the underlying securities in a single trading instrument.
 
Fees and Expenses
 
The following is a summary of the fees payable in connection with CP HOLDRS:
 
To create CP HOLDRS by delivering the requisite underlying securities:
Issuance Fee 
US$0.10
(payable to the depositary)
 
Ongoing Fees:
Annual Fee 
US$0.015
(payable to the depositary)
 
To cancel CP HOLDRS and receive the underlying securities:
Cancellation Fee 
US$0.10
(payable to the depositary)
 
Because the fee you will pay to create CP HOLDRS will be calculated by rounding up the number of CP HOLDRS created to the nearest 100, the fee to create between one and 100 CP HOLDRS is US$10.00.  However, the depositary may require a minimum deposit of underlying securities so that the depositary will receive only whole
 
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share amounts for issuance of CP HOLDRS.  As a result, based on the current composition of CP HOLDRS, the depositary may require you to deposit the quantity and classes of securities in an amount to create integral multiples of 500 CP HOLDRS so that your beneficial ownership of the underlying securities will be represented in only whole share amounts.  This means you may be required to pay an issuance fee to the depositary of US$50.00 in order to create each integral multiple of 500 CP HOLDRS, if the depositary charges you the maximum issuance fee of US$0.10 per CP HOLDR created.
 
The fees payable to the depositary indicated above are the maximum amount of all such fees that may be charged (except that the amount of the issuance and cancellation fees will be calculated by rounding up the number of CP HOLDRS to the nearest 100).  Because the issuance and cancellation fees will be calculated by rounding up the number of CP HOLDRS to the nearest 100, the fee to create and cancel between one and 100 CP HOLDRS could be as much as US$10.00, if the depositary charges you the maximum US$0.10 fee per CP HOLDR.  The issuance fee to be paid for the issuance of CP HOLDRS and the cancellation fee payable to surrender CP HOLDRS and receive the underlying securities are set at the discretion of the depositary and may be less than US$0.10 per CP HOLDR.  In addition, the annual fee payable to the depositary will be deducted from the cash distributions made on the underlying securities held by the depositary under the deposit agreement.  If cash distributions are not sufficient to pay the annual fee, the depositary will waive that portion of the annual fee in that calendar year that exceeds the total cash distributions.
 
Although it is not expected that the depositary will be required to convert cash distributions into United States dollars for United States residents, in the event that the depositary incurs any expenses in connection with converting cash distributions into United States dollars for United States residents, the depositary will deduct these expenses prior to making the distribution.  As discussed below in “—Distributions,” you may elect to receive cash distributions in either Canadian or U.S. dollars through your broker through which you hold your CP HOLDRS.
 
If you choose to sell your CP HOLDRS on the Toronto Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange, you should not be charged any fees other than standard commissions and other fees charged by your broker to execute trades on your behalf.
 
If you choose to pay the cancellation fee or issuance fee to the depositary in Canadian dollars or if the depositary collects the annual fee in Canadian dollars, the fee will equal the relevant U.S. dollar fee and the last published Bank of Canada daily noon rate for Canadian dollars on the date on which the fee is payable or the depositary calculates the annual fee, as the case may be.
 
Issuer Reports and Voting of Underlying Securities
 
You will retain the right to receive any reports and communications that the issuers of underlying securities are required to send to beneficial owners of their securities.  As such, you will receive such reports and communications from the broker through which you hold your CP HOLDRS in the same manner as if you beneficially owned your underlying securities outside of CP HOLDRS in “street name” through a brokerage account.  These reports currently include annual reports, audited financial statements (including management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations) and management proxy circulars.  The depositary will endeavor, insofar as is lawful and feasible, to vote underlying securities in accordance with your instructions.  “Lawful and feasible” limitations on the voting of underlying securities by the depositary contemplates situations where a court of competent jurisdiction or other duly constituted governmental authority has enjoined the depositary from complying with its duty to vote the underlying securities in accordance with your instructions.
 
The depositary will not attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches to, or give a proxy with respect to, underlying securities other than in accordance with your instructions.  The depositary will forward any reports and communications distributed to the depositary, as holder of the underlying securities, by the issuers of underlying securities, if any, on behalf of owners of underlying securities to owners of CP HOLDRS as promptly as practicable, unless those reports will be sent directly to brokers by the issuers of the underlying securities as described above.  You will be entitled to receive proxy materials and other shareholder communications with respect to any fractional shares you may have in the underlying securities and you will retain proportional voting rights with respect to such fractional shares.  The depositary will aggregate the votes of all of the share fractions represented by CP HOLDRS and will vote the largest possible number of whole shares of such underlying securities.  If, after aggregation, there is a fractional remainder, this fractional remainder will be ignored because the issuer will only recognize whole share votes.
 
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Canadian law and the deposit agreement allow you to attend and vote your shares at shareholder meetings of the issuers of the underlying securities by instructing the depositary that you wish to be appointed a proxy to vote the underlying securities represented by your CP HOLDRS on your own behalf.
 
Distributions
 
The deposit agreement entitles you to receive, subject to certain limitations and net of any fees of the depositary, any distributions of cash (including dividends), securities or property made with respect to the underlying securities.  You will also be entitled to receive distributions proportionate to any fractional shares you have in the underling securities.  Limitations on distributions include any distribution of securities by an issuer of underlying securities will be retained by the depositary and will remain part of the underlying securities if the distributed securities are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, are issued by a reporting issuer under Canadian securities laws and are listed on a national securities exchange in Canada and on a national securities exchange in the United States.  Such securities will be added to the classes and quantities of securities that must be deposited with the depositary to receive CP HOLDRS.  In addition, the depositary will not distribute a fraction of one cent but will round to the nearest whole cent before distribution.
 
Distributions will be made by the depositary as soon as is practicable following receipt by the depositary of such distributions.  You may elect to receive dividends with respect to underlying securities in either Canadian or U.S. dollars by following the procedures established by your broker through which you hold your CP HOLDRS.
 
There may be a delay (which is expected not to exceed one day) between the time any cash or other distribution is received by the depositary with respect to the underlying securities and the time such cash or other distributions are distributed to you due to the need for the depositary to process the flow of funds.  Events beyond the control of the depositary, such as computer failures and other disruptions of banking systems generally may also result in a delay in distributions to you.  You will not be entitled to any interest on any distribution by reason of any delay in distribution by the depositary.  If any tax or other governmental charge becomes due with respect to CP HOLDRS or any underlying securities, you will be responsible for paying that tax or governmental charge.
 
If the depositary determines that any distribution in property is subject to any tax or other charge which the depositary is obligated to withhold, the depositary may sell all or a portion of such property in order to pay any such taxes or charges.  The depositary will distribute to you the net proceeds of any such sale after deduction of such taxes or charges.
 
The depositary will not distribute to you any fraction of a share.  Instead, the depositary will deliver cash in lieu of such fractions.  The depositary will not charge you any brokerage fees in connection with the sale of such fractions.
 
The depositary will only distribute to you securities or other property received in respect of underlying securities if lawful and feasible.  “Lawful and feasible” restrictions on distributions include circumstances where an issuer of underlying securities declares a dividend of a security that is not qualified for public offer and sale in the United States or Canada or a cash dividend is declared by an issuer of underlying securities and a court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental authority issues an injunction preventing the depositary from paying the dividend.
 
In addition, if an issuer of underlying securities distributes an asset that cannot be proportionately distributed among the holders of CP HOLDRS, the depositary will adopt an equitable method (such that the depositary will convert the asset into a form that may be distributed on a pro-rata basis to holders of CP HOLDRS) of making the distribution (including the public or private sale of the asset received, or any part thereof) and the net proceeds of any such sale (after deduction of any expenses of the depositary and any fees) will be distributed to you by the depositary, as in the case of a distribution of cash.
 
Rights Offerings
 
If an issuer of underlying securities offers or causes to be offered to the holders of any underlying securities any rights to subscribe for additional underlying securities or other securities, the rights will be made available to you through the depositary, if practicable and if the rights and the securities that those rights relate to can be made available
 
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under applicable securities laws.  Otherwise, if lawful and feasible, the depositary will use reasonable efforts to sell the rights and the net proceeds will be distributed to you.  In all other cases the rights will lapse.
 
Offer for Underlying Securities
 
If you wish to participate in a tender offer or take–over bid for any of the underlying securities, or any form of stock repurchase program by an issuer of an underlying security, you must surrender your CP HOLDRS (and pay any applicable fees) to the depositary and receive all of your underlying securities in exchange for your CP HOLDRS.  See “—Surrender of CP HOLDRS” for more information on the surrender of CP HOLDRS.
 
Reconstitution Events
 
The deposit agreement provides for the distribution of underlying securities to you in the following circumstances, referred to herein as reconstitution events:
 
 
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If any class of underlying securities ceases to be outstanding as a result of, or is surrendered by the depositary in connection with, a merger, consolidation or other corporate combination of its issuer, the depositary will distribute any securities received as consideration from the acquiring company unless the securities received are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, are issued by a reporting issuer under Canadian securities laws and are listed for trading on a national securities exchange in Canada and on a national securities exchange in the United States.  In that case, the securities received will be treated as additional underlying securities and shall be added to the classes and quantities of securities that must be deposited for issuance of CP HOLDRS.
 
·
If any class of underlying securities is delisted from trading on its primary exchange or market in either the United States or Canada and is not listed for trading, as the case may be, on another national securities exchange in Canada or on a national securities exchange in the United States, as the case may be, within five business days from the date of such delisting, the depositary will, to the extent lawful and feasible, distribute those underlying securities to you in proportion to your ownership of CP HOLDRS.
 
 
·
If any class of underlying securities is no longer registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act or if an issuer of underlying securities is no longer a reporting issuer under the Canadian securities laws, the depositary will, to the extent lawful and practicable, distribute the underlying securities of that company to you.
 
 
·
If the SEC determines that an issuer of an underlying security is an investment company under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, and the depositary has actual knowledge of such SEC determination, then the depositary will, to the extent lawful and practicable, distribute the underlying securities of such issuer to you in proportion to your ownership of CP HOLDRS.
 
 
·
If there is any other change in nominal value, change in par value, split-up, consolidation or any other reclassification of any underlying securities, or any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale of assets affecting the issuer of any underlying securities in connection with which the depositary receives securities that are not registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, are not issued by a reporting issuer under Canadian securities laws and are not listed on a national securities exchange in Canada and a national securities exchange in the United States in connection with such event, the depositary will, to the extent lawful and practicable, distribute any securities so received by the depositary to the owners in proportion to their ownership of CP HOLDRS.
 
If the deposit agreement would otherwise require the depositary to distribute the last remaining underlying securities to owners of CP HOLDRS in connection with any of the reconstitution events described above, the depositary may require the surrender of CP HOLDRS, including payment of the cancellation fee to the depositary, as a condition of effecting the distribution.
 
The depositary will distribute any underlying securities required to be distributed to owners of CP HOLDRS because of a reconstitution event as promptly as practicable after the date that the depositary has knowledge of the occurrence of a reconstitution event.
 
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Underlying securities that are surrendered by the depositary that cease to be outstanding or that are distributed to you by reason of a reconstitution event will, effective on the date of such surrender or distribution, no longer be part of the securities which must be deposited with the depositary for issuance of CP HOLDRS.
 
Surrender of CP HOLDRS
 
The deposit agreement entitles you to surrender your CP HOLDRS to the depositary and receive the underlying securities represented by those CP HOLDRS.  The depositary will deliver the underlying securities to surrendering owners of CP HOLDRS as promptly as practicable.  We expect, absent unforeseeable difficulties or difficulties outside of the depositary’s control, that the depositary will deliver the underlying securities to surrendering owners of CP HOLDRS on the business day they surrender their CP HOLDRS (if they surrender their CP HOLDRS before noon) and on the next business day after they surrender their CP HOLDRS (if they surrender their CP HOLDRS after noon).  In addition, if any fractional interests in underlying securities are represented by CP HOLDRS at the time of the surrender of CP HOLDRS, the depositary will deliver cash in lieu of such fractional interests.
 
This right can only be exercised subject to the terms, conditions and limitations in the deposit agreement including:
 
 
·
production of proof satisfactory to the depositary as to the genuineness of any signature;
 
 
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provision to the depositary of proofs, certificates, representations and warranties required by the deposit agreement; and
 
 
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that the depositary will not be required to distribute any fraction of a share, but will instead deliver cash in lieu of such fractional shares, to the surrendering owners of CP HOLDRS.
 
Withdrawal of underlying securities upon surrender of CP HOLDRS is also subject to the payment of applicable fees (including the payment to the depositary a cancellation fee of up to US$0.10 per CP HOLDR surrendered), taxes or governmental charges, if any.  Cancellation fees will be calculated by rounding up the number of CP HOLDRS surrendered by you to the nearest 100.  Therefore, it will cost you up to US$10.00 to cancel between one and 100 CP HOLDRS.
 
If you choose to pay the cancellation fee in Canadian dollars, the fee will equal the product of the relevant U.S. dollar fee and the last published Bank of Canada daily noon rate on the date on which you surrendered your CP HOLDRS.  See “—Fees and Expenses” for more information on the fees and expenses payable in connection with CP HOLDRS.
 
Suspension of Delivery, Transfers or Surrenders
 
The delivery of CP HOLDRS against deposits of underlying securities, the registration of transfer of CP HOLDRS or the surrender of CP HOLDRS for the purpose of receiving underlying securities may be suspended, generally or in particular instances, during any period when the transfer books of an issuer of underlying securities are closed or if such action is considered necessary or advisable by the depositary at any time or from time to time, subject to the provisions of the following sentence.  The surrender of CP HOLDRS and withdrawal of underlying securities may not be suspended except for (1) temporary delays caused by a closing of the transfer books the depositary or an issuer of the underlying securities, (2) the payment of fees, taxes and applicable charges and (3) compliance with any applicable laws relating to CP HOLDRS or to the withdrawal of the underlying securities.  The depositary will not knowingly accept for deposit any underlying securities or deliver any CP HOLDRS unless the public offer and sale of such underlying securities by the holder is permitted under the securities laws of both the United States and Canada.
 
Liability for Taxes and Other Charges
 
You will be responsible for paying any tax or other governmental charge with respect to any CP HOLDRS or any underlying securities.  The depositary will refuse to effect any transfer of such CP HOLDRS or permit any withdrawal of applicable underlying securities until the payment is made, and may withhold any dividends or other distributions, or may sell for your account underlying securities constituting any multiples of the securities which must
 
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be deposited for issuance of CP HOLDRS, and may apply dividends or other distributions or the proceeds of any such sale in payment of the tax or other charge and you will remain liable for any deficiency.
 
Warranties and Authorization
 
Every holder of underlying securities who deposits underlying securities pursuant to the deposit agreement is deemed by the deposit to represent and warrant that such underlying securities at the time of such deposit are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, that the person making such deposit is duly authorized to do so and that at the time of delivery, such underlying securities are free and clear of any lien, pledge, encumbrance, right, charge or claim (other than the rights created by the deposit agreement).  Every such holder is also deemed to represent that such underlying securities at the time of such deposit are, and CP HOLDRS representing such underlying securities would be, securities that are freely tradable under applicable securities laws, any shareholder agreement or the corporate documents of the issuer.  Such representations and warranties will survive the deposit of underlying securities, issuance of CP HOLDRS or termination of the deposit agreement.  In addition, each person that becomes a registered owner or beneficial owner of CP HOLDRS is deemed thereby to authorize the depositary to execute and deliver the deposit agreement on the person’s behalf and is deemed to be bound by the deposit agreement as if the person signed it directly.  Because these representations relate to the time of the deposit of securities, they apply to the deposit of CP Shares prior to the reorganization of Canadian Pacific and to the shares of underlying securities deposited with the depositary after the reorganization of Canadian Pacific.
 
Prevention or Delay in Performance
 
Under the deposit agreement, neither the depositary, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates will incur any liability to any holder of a CP HOLDR, if by reason of any provision of any law, or by reason of any provision of the corporate documents of any issuer of underlying securities, or by reason of any provisions of any underlying securities, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstances beyond its control, the depositary or Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. is prevented or forbidden from, or would be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the deposit agreement it is provided will be done or performed.  In addition, neither the depositary nor Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. will incur any liability to any owner of a CP HOLDR by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the deposit agreement it is provided will or may be done or performed.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. nor the depositary in any way disclaims any liability for violations by them, respectively, of U.S. federal securities laws.
 
Resignation or Removal of Depositary
 
The depositary may at any time resign as depositary by written notice of its election so to do, delivered to Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., and the resignation will take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of the appointment.
 
If at any time the depositary is in material breach of its obligations under the deposit agreement and the depositary fails to cure the breach within 30 days after receipt by the depositary of written notice from owners of 25% or more of the outstanding CP HOLDRS or from Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., acting on behalf of the owners, specifying the default and requiring the depositary to cure the default, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. may remove the depositary by written notice delivered to the depositary, and such removal shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment.
 
If at any time the depositary resigns or is removed, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. shall use its reasonable efforts to appoint a successor depositary, which will be a bank or trust company having an office in Canada and (i) will have the capital surplus set forth in Section 26(a)(1) of the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) will be affiliated with a U.S. bank that is a state-chartered bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (iii) will be a trust company under the Canadian Trust and Loan Companies Act, and (iv) will be regulated by the Canadian Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.  Every successor depositary shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. an acceptance of its appointment, and thereafter will become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor.
 
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Amendments to the Deposit Agreement
 
Any provisions of the deposit agreement may be amended at any time without the consent of the owners or beneficial owners of CP HOLDRS.  Any amendment that imposes or increases any fees or charges (other than taxes and other charges, registration fees or other such expenses) or that otherwise prejudices any substantial existing right of the owners or beneficial owners of CP HOLDRS will not become effective until 30 days after notice of the amendment is given to the owners of CP HOLDRS.  In no event will any amendment impair the right of an owner of a CP HOLDR to surrender CP HOLDRS and receive the underlying securities except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable laws.
 
Termination of Deposit Agreement
 
The depositary will terminate the deposit agreement by mailing notice of termination to the owners of CP HOLDRS if (1) the depositary is notified that CP HOLDRS are no longer listed on a national securities exchange in Canada and a national securities exchange in the United States, as the case may be, and CP HOLDRS are not approved for listing on another national securities exchange in Canada and a national securities exchange in the United States, as the case may be, within 5 business days of their delisting, (2) 60 days have passed after the depositary has delivered to Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. a written notice of its election to resign and no successor has been appropriately appointed or (3) at least 75% of the owners of outstanding CP HOLDRS (other than Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. or its affiliates) notify the depositary that they elect to terminate the deposit agreement.
 
After termination of the deposit agreement:
 
 
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As a condition of distributing underlying securities to you, the depositary will charge you a cancellation fee of up to US$0.10 per CP HOLDR cancelled, along with any taxes or other governmental charges, if any.  The cancellation fee will be calculated by rounding up the number of CP HOLDRS to the nearest 100;
 
 
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the depositary will do the following under the deposit agreement but nothing else:  (1) advise owners of CP HOLDRS that the deposit agreement is terminated, (2) collect distributions on the underlying securities, (3) sell rights and other property on behalf of owners of CP HOLDRS, and (4) deliver underlying securities upon surrender of CP HOLDRS and payment of applicable fees, taxes or charges.  One year after termination, the depositary may sell any remaining underlying securities by public or private sale.  After that, the depositary will hold the money it received on the sale, as well as any other cash it is holding under the deposit agreement for the pro rata benefit of owners that have not surrendered their CP HOLDRS.  It will not invest the money and has no liability for interest.  The depositary’s only obligations will be to account for the money and other cash after deducting applicable fees, charges and taxes; and
 
 
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the only obligation of Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. after termination of the deposit agreement will be to indemnify the depositary and to pay fees and expenses of the depositary that it agreed to pay.
 
Book Entry System
 
CP HOLDRS are issued in “book-entry only” form and are represented by one or more global certificates registered in the name of CDS & CO., the nominee of CDS, and deposited with CDS.  U.S. holders of CP HOLDRS hold their interests in the global certificates indirectly through DTC.  DTC is, in turn, a participant in CDS.  All interests of Canadian and U.S. holders of CP HOLDRS in the global certificates, including those held through DTC, are subject to the procedures and requirements of CDS.  Those interests held through DTC may also be subject to the procedures and requirements of DTC.
 
CP HOLDRS must be created or transferred through a participant in the book-entry systems of CDS in Canada or DTC in the United States.  CDS and DTC hold securities deposited by their participants and facilitate the settlement among participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants’ accounts, thus eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates.  BNY Trust Company of Canada, or its successor, will cause CP HOLDRS to be
 
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delivered to CDS and registered in the name of the nominee of CDS.  Ownership of interests in CP HOLDRS will be on, and transfers of CP HOLDRS will be made only through, the book-entry systems of CDS and DTC.
 
Except as described below, you are not be entitled to a certificate or other instrument from BNY Trust Company of Canada, or its successor, CDS or DTC evidencing your CP HOLDRS, and you will not be shown on the records maintained by CDS or DTC, except through a participant.  You are expected to receive written confirmation of any transaction involving CP HOLDRS, as well as periodic statements of your interest in CP HOLDRS, from your broker, dealer or financial institution through which you hold your CP HOLDRS.  Transfers of ownership interest in CP HOLDRS are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of CDS or DTC or participants in those systems acting on your behalf.
 
Neither BNY Trust Company of Canada, its successor, nor Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. assume any liability for:
 
 
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any aspect of the records relating to the beneficial ownership of CP HOLDRS held by CDS or DTC;
 
 
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maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to the beneficial ownership of CP HOLDRS; or
 
 
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any advice or representation made by or with respect to CDS or DTC and relating to the rules governing CDS and DTC or any action to be taken by CDS or DTC or at the direction of its participants.
 
The rules governing CDS and DTC provide that each acts as the agent and depository for the participants.  As a result, participants must look solely to CDS or DTC, as applicable, and you must look solely to participants for payments with respect to CP HOLDRS paid by or on BNY Trust Company of Canada’s or its successor’s behalf to CDS or DTC.
 
BNY Trust Company of Canada and Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. have been advised that CDS and DTC have a contractual relationship that allows U.S. holders of CP HOLDRS to hold their interests in the global certificates indirectly through DTC as a participant in CDS.  If either party terminates its obligations under that contract while interests in the global certificates are held by U.S. holders of CP HOLDRS, the portion of the global certificate held by U.S. holders of CP HOLDRS may be cancelled and reissued in the name of Cede & Co. and deposited with DTC.
 
CP HOLDRS will be issued to you in certificated form only if:
 
 
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that action is required under applicable law;
 
 
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CDS or DTC advises BNY Trust Company of Canada or its successor that either CDS or DTC is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities as depository with respect to CP HOLDRS and BNY Trust Company of Canada or its successor is unable to locate a qualified successor; or
 
 
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CDS ceases to be a clearing agency or otherwise ceases to be eligible to be a depository and BNY Trust Company of Canada or its successor is unable to locate a qualified successor.
 
Upon the occurrence of any of the events described in the immediately preceding paragraph, BNY Trust Company of Canada or its successor will notify CDS and DTC, for and on behalf of participants and owners of CP HOLDRS, of the availability of certificated CP HOLDRS.  Upon surrender by CDS of the global certificate representing CP HOLDRS and receipt of instructions from CDS for the new registrations, BNY Trust Company of Canada or its successor will deliver the certificated CP HOLDRS.
 
CDS and DTC have advised us as follows:
 
CDS
 
CDS was incorporated in 1970 and is Canada’s national securities clearing and depository services organization.  Functioning as a service utility for the Canadian financial community, CDS provides a variety of
 
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computer automated services for financial institutions and investment dealers active in domestic and international capital markets.  CDS participants include banks, investment dealers and trust companies and may include the coordinator and the depositary.  Access to CDS is available to other organizations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a CDS participant.  Transfers of ownership and other interests, including cash distributions, in securities held by CDS may only be processed through CDS participants and will be completed in accordance with existing CDS rules and procedures.  CDS operates in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver to centralize securities clearing functions through a central securities depository.
 
CDS is a private corporation, owned one-third by investment dealers, one-third by banks and one-third by trust companies through their respective industry associations.  CDS is the exclusive clearing house for equity trading on both the Toronto and Montreal stock exchanges and also clears a substantial volume of “over the counter” trading in equities and bonds.
 
DTC
 
DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the U.S. Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered under the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act.  DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC.  DTC also facilitates the settlement among participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants’ accounts, thus eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates.  Direct participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and a number of other organizations.  DTC is owned by a number of its direct participants and by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange, Inc., and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.  Access to DTC’s system is also available to others such as securities brokers and dealers and banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participant, either directly or indirectly.  The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC.
 
The information in this section concerning CDS, DTC and their respective systems has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but is subject to any changes to the arrangements between BNY Trust Company of Canada or its successor and CDS or between CDS and DTC and any changes to those procedures that may be instituted unilaterally by CDS or DTC.
 
 
 
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
Continuous Offering
 
Holders of shares of common stock of the successor companies currently represented in CP HOLDRS can deposit those shares (along with the applicable issuance fee) with the depositary in order to receive CP HOLDRS.  However, the depositary may require a minimum deposit of underlying securities so that the depositary will receive only whole share amounts for issuance of CP HOLDRS.  As a result, based on the current composition of CP HOLDRS, the depositary may require you to deposit the quantity and classes of securities in an amount to create integral multiples of 500 CP HOLDRS so that your beneficial ownership will be represented in only whole share amounts.  You will receive integral multiples of 500 CP HOLDRS upon the deposit of these quantities and these classes of securities.
 
The issuance fee to be paid for the issuance of CP HOLDRS is set at the discretion of the depositary and will be US$0.10 or less per CP HOLDR.  The issuance fee will be calculated by rounding up the number of CP HOLDRS issued to the nearest 100.
 
Transfers of interests in CP HOLDRS will only be effected through the book-entry system administered by CDS directly in Canada and, indirectly, through DTC in the United States.  Except for the circumstances described in “Description of the Deposit Agreement—Book Entry System,” you will not have the right to receive physical certificates evidencing your CP HOLDRS.
 
This offering is being made in compliance with Conduct Rule 2810 of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.  Accordingly, sales will not be made to a discretionary account without the prior written approval of a beneficial owner of CP HOLDRS.
 
 
 
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U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
 

General
 
The discussion set forth below represents the opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP, special U.S. tax counsel to Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., and describes the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of CP HOLDRS, subject to the limitations set forth below, for receipt holders.  A “U.S. receipt holder” is a receipt holder that is:
 
 
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an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
 
 
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a corporation (or an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
 
 
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an estate, the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or
 
 
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a trust if either (i) it is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) it has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
 
If a partnership (or an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds CP HOLDRS, the tax treatment of the partnership and each partner will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership.  Partnerships acquiring CP HOLDRS, and partners in such partnerships, should consult their tax advisors.
 
This summary is based upon laws, regulations, rulings and decisions currently in effect, all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations, possibly on a retroactive basis.  The discussion does not deal with all U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to all categories of investors, some of which may be subject to special rules, such as (without limitation) tax-exempt entities, banks, a U.S. receipt holder that directly or indirectly owns 10% or more of the voting stock of an issuer of the underlying securities, dealers in securities, a U.S. receipt holder that elects to use a mark-to-market method of accounting with respect to its securities holdings, a U.S. receipt holder whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, investors who acquire or hold any CP HOLDRS as part of a conversion transaction, straddle, hedging or other integrated transaction, certain former citizens and residents of the United States and persons subject to U.S. estate, gift or alternative minimum tax.  In addition, this summary generally is limited to investors who will hold CP HOLDRS as “capital assets” (generally, property held for investment) within the meaning of section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”).  Moreover, this summary does not address CP HOLDRS held by any person other than a U.S. receipt holder or CP HOLDRS held by a partnership or other flow through entity.  We recommend that you consult with your own tax advisor with regard to the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws to your particular situation as well as any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. jurisdiction.
 
Taxation of the arrangement
 
The arrangement will provide for flow through tax consequences as it will be treated as a grantor trust or custodial arrangement for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
 
Taxation of CP HOLDRS
 
A U.S. receipt holder owning CP HOLDRS will be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as directly owning the underlying securities represented by CP HOLDRS.  Consequently, if there is a taxable cash distribution on an underlying security, a U.S. receipt holder will recognize income with respect to the distribution at the time the distribution is received by the depositary, not at the time that the U.S. receipt holder receives the cash distribution from the depositary.
 
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With respect to purchases of CP HOLDRS for cash in the secondary market, a U.S. receipt holder will determine its initial tax basis in each of the underlying securities by allocating the purchase price for CP HOLDRS among the underlying securities based on their relative fair market values at the time of purchase.  Thus, the aggregate of a U.S. receipt holder’s tax basis in each of the underlying securities will be equal to the purchase price of CP HOLDRS.  Similarly, when a U.S. receipt holder sells a CP HOLDR, it will determine the amount realized with respect to each security by allocating the sales price among the underlying securities based on their relative fair market values at the time of sale.  Accordingly, the amount realized with respect to a sale of CP HOLDRS will be equal to the aggregate amount realized with respect to each of the underlying securities.  A U.S. receipt holder’s gain or loss with respect to each security will be computed by subtracting its adjusted tax basis in the security from the amount realized on the security.
 
The distribution of any securities by the depositary upon the surrender of CP HOLDRS, the occurrence of a reconstitution event or the termination of the deposit agreement will not be a taxable event, except to the extent that cash is distributed in lieu of fractional shares.  Gain or loss with respect to fractional shares shall be computed by allocating a portion of the aggregate tax basis of the distributed securities to such fractional shares.  The U.S. receipt holder’s aggregate tax basis with respect to the distributed securities will be the same as when held through the CP HOLDRS, less any tax basis allocated to fractional shares.  A U.S. receipt holder’s holding period with respect to the distributed securities will include the period that the U.S. receipt holder held the securities through the CP HOLDR.
 
Coordination fees and depositary fees
 
The coordination fee payable to the coordinators will be treated as part of the cost of the underlying securities and should be included in a U.S. receipt holder’s tax basis in the underlying securities.  A U.S. receipt holder will allocate the coordination fee among the underlying securities using either a fair market value allocation or pro rata based on the number of shares of each underlying security.  Thus, such amount will not be allowed as a deductible expense, but instead, upon a taxable disposition of CP HOLDRS, will reduce the amount of gain or increase the amount of loss realized with respect to the underlying securities.
 
A U.S. receipt holder will be required to include in its income the full amount of dividends paid on the underlying securities, even though the deposit agreement provides that the depositary fees will be deducted directly from any dividends paid.  These depositary fees will be treated as an expense incurred in connection with a U.S. receipt holder’s investment in the underlying securities and may be deductible.  If a U.S. receipt holder is an individual, estate or trust, however, the deduction of its share of depositary fees will be a miscellaneous itemized deduction that may be disallowed in whole or in part.
 
Special considerations with respect to underlying securities of foreign issuers
 
Because CP HOLDRS will represent ownership of underlying securities of foreign issuers, CP HOLDRS will be subject to special U.S. federal income tax rules, which will result in the following tax consequences.
 
Qualified dividend income received in respect of CP HOLDRS by U.S. receipt holders who are individuals, trusts and estates will be eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at preferential rates, which are currently scheduled to expire on December 31, 2010.  Qualified dividend income includes dividends received from “qualified foreign corporations,” as such term is defined below.  In order for such dividends to qualify for the preferential rates, specific minimum holding period requirements must be met, and for this purpose, a U.S. receipt holder’s holding period with respect to an underlying security may be tolled for any period in which such U.S. receipt holder has diminished its risk of loss in respect of such security by (for example) entering into a hedging transaction.  Special rules apply to a U.S. receipt holder who leverages its investment in CP HOLDRS.
 
A qualified foreign corporation includes:
 
 
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a foreign corporation that is eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive U.S. income tax treaty, approved by the Treasury Department, that includes an exchange of information program;
 
 
·
a foreign corporation if the stock with respect to which a dividend is paid is readily tradable on an established market in the United States; and
 
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·
a corporation that is incorporated in a possession of the United States;
but will not include a passive foreign investment company (a “PFIC”).

The gross amount of any taxable cash distribution will generally not be eligible for the dividends received deduction generally allowed to corporate U.S. receipt holders.  If a foreign issuer pays a dividend in a currency other than in U.S. dollars, the amount of the dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes will be the U.S. dollar value of the dividend (determined at the spot rate on the date of the payment) regardless of whether the payment is later converted into U.S. dollars.  In this case, the U.S. receipt holder may recognize ordinary income or loss as a result of currency fluctuations between the date on which the dividend is paid and the date the dividend amount is converted into U.S. dollars.
 
Subject to conditions and limitations, any foreign income tax withheld on dividends may be deducted from taxable income (provided the U.S. receipt holder does not elect to claim a credit for any foreign income taxes paid or accrued during that taxable year) or credited against a U.S. receipt holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability.  The limitation on foreign income taxes eligible for the U.S. foreign tax credit is calculated separately with respect to specific classes of income.  For this purpose, dividends distributed by a foreign issuer generally will constitute “passive category income.”  For purposes of the U.S. foreign tax credit limitation, dividends received by a U.S. receipt holder with respect to an underlying security of a foreign issuer generally will be treated as foreign-source income while any gain or loss recognized from the sale of such security generally will be treated as from sources within the United States.  Accordingly, if any foreign taxes are withheld upon the sale of an underlying security, the availability of foreign tax credits with respect to such taxes may be limited unless the U.S. receipt holder has other income from foreign sources.  The rules relating to the determination of the foreign tax credit are complex and we recommend that U.S. receipt holders consult their own tax advisors to determine whether and to what extent a credit would be available.
 
Dividends and distributions made by a foreign issuer may be subject to Canadian withholding tax at the rate of 25%, which rate is subject to reduction under the provisions of the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention, 1980, to 15%, and may in some cases be reduced or eliminated.  U.S. receipt holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their entitlement to a reduced withholding rate.
Furthermore, special U.S. federal income tax rules apply to U.S. persons owning shares of a PFIC.  The initial depositor and the trustee do not undertake to review, periodically or otherwise, or make inquiries regarding the PFIC status of the underlying issuers or to notify the U.S. receipt holders of such status, and no assurances can be made that the applicable tax law or other relevant circumstances will not change in a manner that affects the PFIC determination.  A foreign corporation generally will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes in any taxable year in which, after applying relevant look-through rules, either:
 
 
·
at least 75% of its gross income is “passive income;” or
 
 
·
on average at least 50% of the gross value of its assets is attributable to assets that produce “passive income” or are held for the production of passive income.
 
Passive income for this purpose generally includes, among other things, dividends, interest, royalties, rents and gains from commodities and securities transactions.
 
If a corporation were classified as a PFIC, a U.S. receipt holder could be subject to increased tax liability, possibly including an interest charge, upon the sale or other disposition of the CP HOLDRS or of the underlying securities or upon the receipt of “excess distributions.”  To avoid the interest charge provisions described in the preceding sentence, a U.S. receipt holder may be able to make one of certain elections (to the extent available under specific rules and, if applicable, the underlying issuer provides certain requisite information) including an election to be taxed currently on its pro rata portion of the corporation’s income.  If such an election were made, a U.S. receipt holder would be required to include its pro rata share of the corporation’s income, whether or not the income was distributed in the form of dividends or otherwise.
 
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We recommend that U.S. receipt holders consult their independent tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to their purchase, ownership and disposition of the CP HOLDRS, including the advisability and feasibility of making any elections thereunder.
 
U.S. receipt holders also generally would be required to file Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form 8621 in any year in which at least one of the underlying issuers is classified as a PFIC.
 
Backup withholding and information reporting
 
Payments of dividends made by a foreign issuer on, or the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of, the shares of its common stock (other than payments or proceeds to certain exempt recipients, such as corporations and tax-exempt organizations) may be subject to information reporting and may also be subject to U.S. federal backup withholding tax at the applicable rate if the recipient of such payment fails to supply an accurate taxpayer identification number or otherwise fails to comply with applicable U.S. information reporting or certification requirements.  Any amount withheld from a payment to a U.S. receipt holder under the backup withholding rules is allowable as a credit against the U.S. receipt holder’s U.S. federal income tax and may entitle the U.S. receipt holder to a refund, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS on a timely basis.
 
 
 
 
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ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
 
Any plan fiduciary which proposes to have a plan acquire CP HOLDRS should consult with its counsel with respect to the potential applicability of ERISA and the United States Internal Revenue Code to this investment, and whether any exemption would be applicable and determine on its own whether all conditions have been satisfied.  Moreover, each plan fiduciary should determine whether, under the general fiduciary standards of investment prudence and diversification, an acquisition of CP HOLDRS is appropriate for the plan, taking into account the overall investment policy of the plan and the composition of the plan’s investment portfolio.
 
LEGAL MATTERS
 
Legal matters, including the validity of CP HOLDRS, were passed upon for Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., the initial depositor and coordinator, by Torys LLP, Toronto, Canada.  Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, New York, as special U.S. tax counsel to the coordinators, rendered an opinion regarding the material U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to CP HOLDRS.
 
DEPOSITARY
 
The depositary for CP HOLDRS is BNY Trust Company of Canada at its principal office in Toronto located at 4 King Street West, Suite 1101, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1B6.  The depositary is responsible for receiving deposits of the underlying securities and issuing CP HOLDRS.  The depositary holds the underlying securities on behalf of the depositing shareholders.  See “Description of Deposit Agreement.”  U.S. holders of CP HOLDRS can get information with respect to CP HOLDRS in the United States from The Bank of New York Mellon, ADR Division, 101 Barclay Street, New York, NY 10286.
 
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 
Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the SEC covering CP HOLDRS.  While this prospectus is a part of the registration statement, it does not contain all the exhibits filed as part of the registration statement.  You should consider reviewing the full text of those exhibits.
 
You may read and copy the registration statement (including the exhibits) at the SEC’s public reference rooms at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.  Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information on the public reference rooms and their copy charges.  Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. will also file modified periodic reports with respect to CP HOLDRS pursuant to the Exchange Act.  These modified periodic reports may also be read and copied at the SEC’s public reference room.
 
The issuers of the underlying securities are also considered foreign issuers.  The requirements for filing periodic financial and other information with the SEC for foreign issuers differ from that of domestic issuers.  In particular, foreign issuers are currently not required to file quarterly reports with the SEC and are not required to file periodic financial and other information on EDGAR.  Information regarding the issuers may not be accessible through the SEC’s Web site, but documents filed with the SEC by the underlying issuers may be inspected at the SEC’s public reference room.  Information regarding the issuers of the underlying securities may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated information.
 
Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., the depositary and their respective affiliates are not affiliated with the issuers of the underlying securities, and the issuers of the underlying securities have no obligations with respect to CP HOLDRS.  This prospectus relates only to CP HOLDRS and does not relate to the other securities of the issuers of the underlying securities.  We have not participated in the preparation of these documents or made any due diligence inquiries with respect to the issuers of the underlying securities in connection with CP HOLDRS.  We make no representation that the publicly available documents of or any other publicly available information regarding the issuers of the underlying securities are accurate or complete.  Furthermore, we cannot assure you that all events occurring prior to the date of this prospectus, including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described in the preceding paragraph, that would affect the trading price of the securities of the issuers of the underlying securities, and therefore the offering and trading prices of CP HOLDRS have been publicly disclosed.
 
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ANNEX A
 
This annex forms an integral part of this prospectus.
 
The following tables provide a brief description of the business of each of the issuers of the underlying securities and set forth the split-adjusted closing market prices, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, of each of the underlying securities in each month during 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, through to March 31, 2010.  All share prices are in U.S. dollars.  The historical prices of the underlying securities given below should not be taken as an indication of future performance.
ENCANA CORPORATION (ECA)
EnCana Corporation engages in the exploration, production, and marketing of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids.  The company owns interests in various Canadian property areas, principally comprising Suffield, Brooks North, Langevin, Drumheller, Pelican Lake, and Weyburn located in Alberta and Saskatchewan; and Greater Sierra, Cutbank Ridge, Bighorn, and Coalbed Methane located in British Columbia and Alberta. It holds interests primarily in Jonah, Piceance, East Texas, and Fort Worth resource areas located in Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, and Utah, the United States. EnCana Corporation also has interests in integrated oil and gas assets principally consisting of Foster Creek and Christina Lake located in the U.S. and Canada.
2005
 
Closing Price
 
2006
 
Closing Price
 
2007
 
Closing Price
 
2008
 
Closing Price
 
2009
 
Closing Price
 
2010
 
Closing Price
January
    15.81  
January
    26.68  
January
    25.70  
January
    35.35  
January
    23.73  
January
    30.59
February
    17.90  
February
    22.11  
February
    25.99  
February
    40.78  
February
    21.07  
February
    32.78
March
    18.84  
March
    25.01  
March
    27.09  
March
    40.54  
March
    21.73  
March
    31.03
April
    17.09  
April
    26.78  
April
    28.07  
April
    43.24  
April
    24.47          
May
    18.55  
May
    27.05  
May
    32.86  
May
    48.36  
May
    29.66          
June
    21.19  
June
    28.17  
June
    32.88  
June
    48.66  
June
    26.47          
July
    22.13  
July
    28.93  
July
    32.63  
July
    38.63  
July
    28.71          
August
    26.32  
August
    28.22  
August
    31.31  
August
    40.08  
August
    27.82          
September
    31.20  
September
    24.99  
September
    33.10  
September
    35.17  
September
    30.83          
October
    24.54  
October
    25.41  
October
    37.30  
October
    27.24  
October
    29.64          
November
    23.72  
November
    27.94  
November
    34.92  
November
    25.05  
November
    28.83          
December
    24.17  
December
    24.59  
December
    36.37  
December
    24.87  
December
    32.39          

 
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LIMITED (CP)
 
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States. It offers rail and intermodal freight transportation services over approximately 15,500-mile railway network serving the principal business centers of Canada, including Montreal, Quebec, Vancouver, British Colombia; and the midwest and northeast regions of the United States. The company transports bulk commodities, including, grain, coal, sulfur, and fertilizers; merchandise freight that consist of finished vehicles and automotive parts; and intermodal traffic, which includes time-sensitive retail goods, as well as forest, industrial, and consumer products.
 
2005
 
Closing Price
 
2006
 
Closing Price
 
2007
 
Closing Price
 
2008
 
Closing Price
 
2009
 
Closing Price
 
2010
 
Closing Price
January
    33.68  
January
    48.24  
January
    54.74  
January
    66.37  
January
    30.26  
January
    47.00
February
    35.47  
February
    51.19  
February
    53.42  
February
    73.19  
February
    28.21  
February
    48.18
March
    35.97  
March
    49.97  
March
    56.45  
March
    64.29  
March
    29.63  
March
    56.24
April
    34.92  
April
    53.14  
April
    63.52  
April
    69.16  
April
    35.86          
May
    36.95  
May
    52.30  
May
    71.47  
May
    73.16  
May
    40.94          
June
    34.51  
June
    51.14  
June
    68.82  
June
    66.14  
June
    39.80          
July
    38.84  
July
    47.87  
July
    73.93  
July
    62.81  
July
    44.49          
August
    37.83  
August
    49.09  
August
    70.48  
August
    60.75  
August
    47.86          
September
    42.96  
September
    49.74  
September
    70.29  
September
    53.86  
September
    46.75          
October
    41.27  
October
    56.49  
October
    70.38  
October
    45.00  
October
    43.11          
November
    43.14  
November
    55.73  
November
    66.92  
November
    32.20  
November
    48.46          
December
    41.95  
December
    52.76  
December
    64.64  
December
    33.62  
December
    54.00          
 
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CENOVUS ENERGY INC. (CVE)
Cenovus Energy Inc., an integrated oil company, engages in the development, production, and marketing of bitumen, crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in Canada with refining operations in the United States.
2005
 
Closing Price
 
2006
 
Closing Price
 
2007
 
Closing Price
 
2008
 
Closing Price
 
2009
 
Closing Price
 
2010
 
Closing Price
January
    *  
January
    *  
January
    *  
January
    *  
January
    *  
January
    23.15
February
    *  
February
    *  
February
    *  
February
    *  
February
    *  
February
    24.50
March
    *  
March
    *  
March
    *  
March
    *  
March
    *  
March
    26.21
April
    *  
April
    *  
April
    *  
April
    *  
April
    *          
May
    *  
May
    *  
May
    *  
May
    *  
May
    *          
June
    *  
June
    *  
June
    *  
June
    *  
June
    *          
July
    *  
July
    *  
July
    *  
July
    *  
July
    *          
August
    *  
August
    *  
August
    *  
August
    *  
August
    *          
September
    *  
September
    *  
September
    *  
September
    *  
September
    *          
October
    *  
October
    *  
October
    *  
October
    *  
October
    *          
November
    *  
November
    *  
November
    *  
November
    *  
November
    26.00          
December
    *  
December
    *  
December
    *  
December
    *  
December
    25.20          

TECK RESOURCES LIMITED (TCK)
Teck Resources Limited operates as a diversified mining, mineral processing, and metallurgical company.  The company engages in a range of activities related to mining, including exploration, development, smelting, refining, environmental protection, product stewardship, recycling, and research.  It principally produces copper, metallurgical coal, metallurgical zinc, gold, molybdenum, and specialty metals.  Teck also holds interests in various oil sands development assets.  The company owns or has interests in operating mines in Canada, the United States, Chile, and Peru; and one metallurgical complex in Canada.  In addition, it is exploring in many countries throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Africa.
2005
 
Closing Price
 
2006
 
Closing Price
 
2007
 
Closing Price
 
2008
 
Closing Price
 
2009
 
Closing Price
 
2010
 
Closing Price
January
    15.07  
January
    32.48  
January
    36.92  
January
    32.69  
January
    3.82  
January
    32.82
February
    18.86  
February
    31.03  
February
    35.23  
February
    39.96  
February
    3.45  
February
    36.94
March
    18.44  
March
    32.29  
March
    34.80  
March
    40.96  
March
    5.55  
March
    43.56
April
    15.96  
April
    34.35  
April
    38.02  
April
    43.67  
April
    10.54          
May
    16.18  
May
    31.98  
May
    42.24  
May
    49.55  
May
    15.83          
June
    16.86  
June
    29.88  
June
    42.50  
June
    47.95  
June
    15.94          
July
    19.27  
July
    33.06  
July
    44.40  
July
    45.97  
July
    26.29          
August
    19.42  
August
    33.41  
August
    42.63  
August
    41.46  
August
    24.06          
September
    22.48  
September
    31.25  
September
    47.71  
September
    29.12  
September
    27.57          
October
    20.92  
October
    36.85  
October
    50.00  
October
    9.81  
October
    28.92          
November
    23.02  
November
    37.48  
November
    38.21  
November
    4.92  
November
    34.82          
December
    27.11  
December
    37.68  
December
    35.71  
December
    4.92  
December
    34.97          
 
 

 
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HOLding Company Depositary ReceiptS
For Shares of Common Stock of
the Successor Companies to Canadian Pacific Limited
 
 
 
CP HOLDRSSM
 
 
 
 

  
PROSPECTUS
 
   

 
 
 

April 15, 2010
 

 
 


 
 
 

 
 
PART II
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Item 6. 
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
 
Under the Canada Business Corporations Act, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. may indemnify a present or former director or officer or a person who acts or acted at Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.’s request as a director or officer of another corporation of which Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. is or was a shareholder or creditor and his heirs and legal representatives against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by him in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which he is made a party by reason of being or having been such a director or officer if the director or officer acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., and, in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for believing that his conduct was lawful. Such indemnification may be made in connection with a derivative action only with court approval.  A director or officer is entitled to indemnification from Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. as a matter of right if he was substantially successful on the merits and fulfilled the conditions set forth above.
 
Subject to the limitations contained in the Canada Business Corporations Act, but without limit to the right of Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. to indemnify any person under the Act or otherwise, the by-laws of Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. provide that Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. shall indemnify a Director or Officer, a former Director or Officer, or a person who acts or acted at Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.’s request as a director or officer of a body corporate of which Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. is or was a shareholder or creditor, and his heirs and legal representatives, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by him in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which he is made a party by reason of being or having been a Director or Officer or a director or officer of such body corporate, if he acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interest of Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. and in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, he had reasonable grounds for believing that this conduct was lawful.  The directors and officers of Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. are insured under policies of insurance maintained by Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., subject to the limits of the policies, against certain losses arising from any claim made against them by reason of being or having had been such directors or officers.  In addition, Merrill Lynch Canada has entered into contracts with all of its directors providing for indemnification of such persons by Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. to the full extent authorized or permitted by law, subject to certain limited exceptions.
 
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. pursuant to the foregoing provisions, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy in the United States as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
 
Item 8. 
Exhibits.
 
See Index to Exhibits.
 
Item 9. 
Undertakings.
 
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
 
(1)           To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
 
(i)           To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act.
 
(ii)           To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
 
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deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of the prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
 
(iii)           To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
 
(2)           That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(3)           To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
 
(4)           For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
 
(5)           For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(6)           Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to Item 6 of this registration statement, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant hereby certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-1 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Toronto, Canada on April 15, 2010.
 
 
Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.
 
   
 
       
  By:
*
 
  Name: 
Lynn K. Patterson
 
  Title: 
Co-President and Director
 
 
 
Signature
 
Title
     
*
 
Co-President and Director
Lynn K. Patterson
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
     
/s/ M. Marianne Harris
 
Co-President and Director
M. Marianne Harris
   
     
*
 
Chief Financial Officer
Gordon H. Weir
 
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
     
*
 
Executive Vice President and Director
Daniel M. Mida
   
     
*By:
/s/ Mark Dickerson
 
 
Attorney-in-Fact
Mark Dickerson
   
 
 
 
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following person in the capacity indicated and on April 15, 2010.
 
Name
 
Title
     
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
 
Authorized Representative in the United States

By:       /s/ Liam B. O’Neil  
  Name: 
Liam B. O’Neil
 
  Title:
Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibits    
     
* 4.1
 
Standard Terms for Depositary Trust Agreements between Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as Trustee dated as of September 2, 1999, and included as exhibits thereto, form of Depositary Trust Agreement and form of HOLDRS
     
* 5.1
 
Opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP regarding the validity of the CP HOLDRS Receipts
     
* 8.1
 
Opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP, as special U.S. tax counsel, regarding the material federal income tax consequences
     
*24.1
 
Power of Attorney
     
*24.2
 
Power of Attorney of Pearson and Cosma
     
*24.3
 
Power of Attorney of Dan Mida
     
24.4
 
Power of Attorney of Lynn K. Patterson, Gordon H. Weir, Dan Mida and Marcelo Cosma

 
 

*Previously filed
 
 
 

 
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