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DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO. |
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CUSIP NUMBER |
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ATTENTION: |
Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker. |
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1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) |
(b) IRS IDENT. NO. |
(c) S.E.C. FILE NO. |
WORK LOCATION |
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SunOpta Inc. |
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ADDRESS OF ISSUER |
STREET |
CITY |
STATE |
ZIP CODE |
(e) TELEPHONE NO. |
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2838 |
Highway 7 |
Norval |
Canada |
L0P 1K0 |
AREA |
NUMBER |
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905 |
455-1990 |
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2 (a) |
NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD |
(b) |
IRS IDENT. NO. |
(c) |
RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER |
(d) |
ADDRESS STREET |
CITY |
STATE |
ZIP CODE |
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
3 (a) |
Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold |
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Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities |
SEC USE ONLY |
(c) |
Number
of Shares |
(d) |
Aggregate |
(e) |
Number
of Shares |
(f) |
Approximate
Date of Sale |
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Name of
Each Securities Exchange |
Broker-Dealer |
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COMMON |
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. |
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1,125,000 |
$8,955,000 |
56,671,870 |
4/13/2006 |
NASDAQ |
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383 Madison Avenue |
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New York, NY 10179 |
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. |
(a) |
Name of issuer |
3. |
(a) |
Title of the class of securities to be sold |
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(b) |
Issuers I.R.S. Identification Number |
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(b) |
Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold |
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(c) |
Issuers S.E.C. file number, if any |
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(c) |
Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount) |
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(d) |
Issuers address, including zip code |
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(d) |
Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice |
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(e) |
Issuers telephone number, including area code |
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Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer |
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(f) |
Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold |
2. |
(a) |
Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold |
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(g) |
Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold |
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(b) |
Such persons I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity |
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(c) |
Such persons relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing) |
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(d) |
Such persons address, including zip code |
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Potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
SEC 1147 (01-04)
TABLE I SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
Title of the Class |
Date you Acquired |
Nature of Acquisition Transaction |
Name of
Person from Whom Acquired |
Amount of Securities Acquired |
Date of Payment |
Nature of Payment |
COMMON |
9/27/04 |
Exercise of Warrant |
Issuer |
1,125,000 |
9/27/04 |
Cash |
INSTRUCTIONS: |
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If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid. |
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If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto. |
TABLE II SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
Name and Address of Seller |
Title of Securities Sold |
Date of Sale |
Amount of Securities Sold |
Gross Proceeds |
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REMARKS:
INSTRUCTIONS: |
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ATTENTION: |
See the definition of person in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice. |
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The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. |
4/13/06 |
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/s/ Jay H. Rubinstein, Jay H. Rubinstein, Trustee |
DATE OF NOTICE |
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(SIGNATURE) |
The
notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be
sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001) |
SEC 1147 (01-04)