TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics - February 2016

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange

TORONTO, March 7, 2016 /CNW/ - TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for February 2016.

Toronto Stock Exchange welcomed seven new issuers in February 2016, compared with eight in the previous month and 13 in February 2015. The new listings included three exchange traded funds, one life sciences company, one technology company, one oil & gas company and one financial services company. Total financings raised in February 2016 increased 68% from the previous month, and were down 33% compared to February 2015. The total number of financings in February 2016 was 22, compared with 29 in the previous month and 60 in February 2015.

For additional data relating to the number of transactions billed for Toronto Stock Exchange, please click on the following link: http://www.tmx.com/resource/en/440

TSX Venture Exchange welcomed five issuers in February 2016, compared with two in the previous month and three in February 2015. The new listings included two Capital Pool Companies, two technology companies and one mining company. Total financings raised in February 2016 increased 75% from the previous month, and were up 4% compared to February 2015. There were 73 financings in February 2016, compared with 94 in the previous month and 98 in February 2015.

TMX Group consolidated trading statistics for February 2016 can be viewed at www.tmx.com.

Toronto Stock Exchange

	February 2016	January 2016	February 2015
Issuers Listed	1,484	1,489	1,520
New Issuers Listed	7	8	13
IPOs	4	7	12
Graduates from TSXV	1	1	1
Issues Listed	2,199	2,203	2,234
IPO Financings Raised	$174,188,000	$24,274,300	$308,150,000
Secondary Financings Raised	$1,807,092,110	$129,865,626	$2,043,797,108
Supplemental Financings Raised	$715,081,845	$1,448,774,854	$1,673,126,374
Total Financings Raised	$2,696,361,955	$1,602,914,780	$4,025,073,482
Total Number of Financings	22	29	60
Market Cap Listed Issues	$2,264,010,040,717	$2,250,252,251,335	$2,625,323,249,239

Year-to-date Statistics

	2016	2015	% change
New Issuers Listed	15	19	-21.1
IPOs	11	18	-38.9
Graduates from TSXV	2	1	+100.0
IPO Financings Raised	$198,462,300	$987,387,726	-79.9
Secondary Financings Raised	$1,936,957,736	$2,915,816,477	-33.6
Supplemental Financings Raised	$2,163,856,699	2,497,766,149	-13.4
Total Financings Raised	$4,299,276,735	$6,400,970,352	-32.8
Total Number of Financings	51	89	-42.7
Market Cap Listed Issues	$2,264,010,040,717	$2,625,323,249,239	-13.8

TSX Venture Exchange

	February 2016	January 2016	February 2015
Issuers Listed	2,164	2,176	2,340
New Issuers Listed	5	2	3
IPOs	2	2	1
Graduates to TSX	1	1	1
Issues Listed	2,221	2,233	2,406
IPO Financings Raised	$4,941,700	$800,000	$400,000
Secondary Financings Raised (1)	$24,900,466	$7,523,701	$22,875,821
Supplemental Financings Raised	$122,992,312	$78,644,905	$123,203,972
Total Financings Raised	$152,834,478	$86,968,606	$146,479,793
Total Number of Financings	73	94	98
Market Cap Listed Issues	$23,987,301,440	$22,436,781,130	$28,193,677,174

Year-to-date Statistics

	2016	2015	% Change
New Issuers Listed	7	7	0.0
IPOs	4	4	0.0
Graduates to TSX	2	1	+100.0
IPO Financings Raised	$5,741,700	$14,152,500	-59.4
Secondary Financings Raised (1)	$32,424,167	$40,178,981	-19.3
Supplemental Financings Raised	$201,637,217	$427,216,189	-52.8
Total Financings Raised	$239,803,084	$481,547,670	-50.2
Total Number of Financings	167	233	-28.3
Market Cap Listed Issues	$23,987,301,440	$28,193,677,174	-14.9

(1) Secondary financings include prospectus offerings on both a treasury and secondary basis

TMX Group does not guarantee either the completeness or the accuracy of this information. The information contained in this media release is provided for informational purposes only and you agree not to rely upon the information contained in this media release for any trading, business, or financial purposes. By using this media release, you expressly agree to the condition that TMX Group assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies in this media release.

TMX Group welcomes the following companies that listed during February 2016:

Toronto Stock Exchange

Issuer Name	Company Symbol
Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc.	ARZ
BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF	ZLD
BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF	ZLH
exactEarth Ltd.	XCT
Petrus Resources Ltd.	PRQ
Purpose US Cash ETF	PSU
The Empire Life Insurance Company	EML

TSX Venture Exchange

Issuer Name	Company Symbol
Axios Mobile Assets Corp.	AXA
Canickel Mining Limited	CML
Mcorpcx Inc.	MCX
Nurcapital Corporation Ltd.	NCL.P
The Western Investment Company of Canada Limited	WI.P

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TMX Group's key subsidiaries operate cash and derivative markets and clearinghouses for multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and energy. Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange, The Canadian Depository for Securities, Montréal Exchange, Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation, NGX, BOX Options Exchange, Shorcan, Shorcan Energy Brokers, AgriClear and other TMX Group companies provide listing markets, trading markets, clearing facilities, depository services, data products and other services to the global financial community. TMX Group is headquartered in Toronto and operates offices across Canada (Montréal, Calgary and Vancouver), in key U.S. markets (New York, Houston, Boston and Chicago) as well as in London, Beijing, Singapore and Sydney. For more information about TMX Group, visit our website at http://www.tmx.com. Follow TMX Group on Twitter: @TMXGroup.

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Catherine Kee, Manager, Corporate Communications, TMX Group, 416-814-8834, [email protected]