Just got off the phone from Scotia McLeod Direct Investing, Special Services Desk.

Their advice from yesterday is out the window! Now they say Kinross did not instruct them to notify ARU shareholders as required by law (CBCA). But the Offeror's letter and attachments including dissent letter is up on Sedar, they say. Further, the deadline is the 20th (now they tell me!).

They are recommending I do not dissent. Apparently, these actions are rarely succesful. They may have a point! To proceed, they say I need to register my shares ($50.00) and the certificate must accompany the dissent letter, another $250 for rush action.

In view of the lapse in notification, it might be possible to get away with sending the certificate later (to Trusco), but no doubt Kinross would take exception to this. There is no doubt in my mind this effort was well-planned.

Any thoughts, Fearless? anyone? Am I just whistlng in the wind? Hate to blow $300. on a lost cause.