(1) An issuer’s pro forma financial statements must be prepared using accounting policies that
(a) are permitted by the issuer`s GAAP, and
(b) would apply to the information presented in the pro forma financial statements if that information were included in the issuer’s financial statements for the same period as that of the pro forma financial statements.
(2) Despite subsection (1), if an issuer’s financial statements include, or are accompanied by, a reconciliation to U.S. GAAP, the issuer’s pro forma financial statements for the same period as the issuer’s financial statements may be prepared using accounting policies that
(a) are permitted by U.S. GAAP, and
(b) would apply to the information presented in the pro forma financial statements if that information were included in the reconciliation.
(3) Despite subsection (1), if the accounting principles used to prepare an issuer’s most recent annual financial statements differ from the accounting principles used to prepare the issuer’s interim financial report for a subsequent period, the issuer may prepare a pro forma income statement for the same period as that of its most recent annual financial statements using accounting policies that
(a) are permitted by the accounting principles that were used to prepare the issuer’s interim financial report, and
(b) would apply to the information presented in the pro forma income statement if that information were included in the issuer’s interim financial report.