NOTICE OF HEARING

            TAKE NOTICE that The Manitoba Securities Commission (“Commission”) will hold a public hearing (“Hearing”) at its offices at Room 500 - 400 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba on Wednesday, the 5^th day of June, 2019 commencing at 9:00 o’clock in the forenoon or so soon thereafter as the Hearing can be held, and from day to day thereafter until the Hearing is concluded, to consider:

1.            whether or not it is in the public interest to order, pursuant to section 11(1) of The Real Estate Brokers Act ("Act"), that registration under the Act of Sarah Pao (“SARAH PAO”) be suspended or cancelled;

2.            whether or not to find SARAH PAO did not adequately discharge her responsibilities to the Commission, her customers or the public;

3.            whether or not pursuant to section 34 of the Act to order that SARAH PAO pay the costs of the investigation and hearing;

4.            such further and other matters and the making of such further and other orders as the Commission may deem appropriate.

BY REASON OF THE FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS:

Those allegations contained in the Statement of Allegations of staff of the Commission dated the 18^th day of March, 2019.

            AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that a person or company attending or submitting evidence at the Hearing may be represented by counsel of its choice.

            AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any party to the proceedings may, at the Hearing, call witnesses and submit such evidence relevant to the Hearing as it may wish and, for that purpose, it may obtain from the Director of the Commission at Room 500 - 400 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, a form or forms of summons to compel the attendance of witnesses.

            AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that upon failure of any party to attend at the time and place aforesaid, the Hearing may proceed in that party’s absence and the Commission may make or give any decision or order as though that party were present.

            DATED at Winnipeg, Manitoba this "18^th" day of March, 2019.

                                                                        Director

TO:     SARAH PAO