155.1. Registration as a dealer is not required by the following:(1) a person who limits his activities as a dealer to the distribution, through a registered dealer, of securities of his own issue or securities subscribed or acquired by him with the benefit of a prospectus exemption;
(2) an issuer that limits its activities as a dealer to the distribution, with the benefit of a prospectus exemption under sections 41 to 56, of securities of its own issue, provided that such distributions are only a secondary activity of the issuer;
(2.1) an issuer that limits its activities as a dealer to the distribution of securities within the framework of a take-over bid by way of exchange made with a take-over bid circular in conformity with the provisions of Title IV or with the benefit of the exemption under section 121;
(3) a person who limits his activities as a dealer to the distribution of securities to sophisticated purchasers with the benefit of an exemption under section 43, provided that such distributions are only a secondary activity of the person;
(4) a person referred to in paragraph 1 of section 154 who makes a distribution or sale of securities contemplated in paragraph 3 of section 41;
(5) a person who, having a mandate which includes the sale of property of other persons, is required to sell securities at or upon a judicial sale, a bankruptcy or a winding-up.