TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics - February 2017

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange

TORONTO, March 8, 2017 /CNW/ - TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for February 2017.

Toronto Stock Exchange welcomed 12 new issuers in February 2017, compared with 17 in the previous month and seven in February 2016. The new listings included nine exchange traded funds, one mining company, one financial services company and one SPAC. Total financings raised in February 2017 increased 20% from the previous month and were up 63% compared to February 2016. The total number of financings in February 2017 was 56, compared with 51 in the previous month and 22 in February 2016.

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 three new issuers in February 2017, compared with three the previous month and five in February 2016. The new listings were three mining companies. Total financings raised in February 2017 decreased 19% compared to the previous month, and were up 143% compared to February 2016. There were 130 financings in February 2017, compared with 148 in the previous month and 73 in February 2016.

TMX Group consolidated trading statistics for February 2017 can be viewed at www.tmx.com.

Toronto Stock Exchange

	February 2017	January 2017	February 2016
Issuers Listed	1,491	1,487	1,484
New Issuers Listed	12	17	7
IPOs	10	15	4
Graduates from TSXV	2	1	1
Issues Listed	2,209	2,206	2,199
IPO Financings Raised	$117,837,920	$174,900,000	$174,188,000
Secondary Financings Raised	$1,146,635,118	$2,258,499,973	$1,807,092,110
Supplemental Financings Raised	$3,121,687,243	$1,219,850,300	$715,081,845
Total Financings Raised	$4,386,160,281	$3,653,250,273	$2,696,361,955
Total Number of Financings	56	51	22
Market Cap Listed Issues	$2,779,593,135,855	$2,761,844,061,863	$2,264,010,040,717

Year-to-date Statistics

	2017	2016	% change
New Issuers Listed	29	15	+93.3
IPOs	25	11	+127.3
Graduates from TSXV	3	2	+50.0
IPO Financings Raised	$292,737,920	$198,462,300	+47.5
Secondary Financings Raised	$3,405,135,091	$1,936,957,736	+75.8
Supplemental Financings Raised	$4,341,537,543	$2,015,740,893	+115.4
Total Financings Raised	$8,039,410,554	$4,151,160,929	+93.7
Total Number of Financings	107	50	+114.0
Market Cap Listed Issues	$2,779,593,135,855	$2,264,010,040,717	+22.8

TSX Venture Exchange*

	February 2017	January 2017	February 2016
Issuers Listed	2,018	2,025	2,164
New Issuers Listed	3	3	5
IPOs	2	1	2
Graduates to TSX	2	1	1
Issues Listed	2,078	2,088	2,221
IPO Financings Raised	$31,450,000	$1,000,000	$4,941,700
Secondary Financings Raised (1)	$60,825,154	$81,268,452	$24,900,466
Supplemental Financings Raised	$279,256,211	$373,984,469	$122,992,312
Total Financings Raised	$371,531,365	$456,252,921	$152,834,478
Total Number of Financings	130	148	73
Market Cap Listed Issues	$42,330,637,792	$41,751,923,890	$23,987,301,440

Year-to-date Statistics

	2017	2016	% Change
New Issuers Listed	6	7	-14.3
IPOs	3	4	-25.0
Graduates to TSX	3	2	+50.0
IPO Financings Raised	$32,450,000	$5,741,700	+465.2
Secondary Financings Raised (1)	$142,093,606	$32,424,167	+338.2
Supplemental Financings Raised	$653,240,680	$201,637,217	+224.0
Total Financings Raised	$827,784,286	$239,803,084	+245.2
Total Number of Financings	278	167	+66.5
Market Cap Listed Issues	$42,330,637,792	$23,987,301,440	+76.5

*Includes NEX (not applicable to New Issuers Listed, IPOs and IPO Financings Raised)

(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 2017:

Toronto Stock Exchange

Issuer Name	Company Symbol
BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF	ZUP
BMO US Preferred Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZHP
BMO US Put Write Hedged to CAD ETF	ZPH
BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF	ZWC
Excelsior Mining Corp.	MIN
Fairfax Africa Holdings Corporation	FAH.U
Hamilton Capital Global Financials Yield ETF	HFY
Trilogy International Partners Inc.	TRL
Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	VCB
Vanguard Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	VGV
Vanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond Index	VLB
Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Government Bond Index ETF	VSG

TSX Venture Exchange

Issuer Name	Company Symbol
Adventus Zinc Corporation	ADZN
Orsu Metals Corporation	OSU
Superior Gold Inc.	SGI

About TMX Group (TSX:X)
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, 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) as well as in London, Beijing and Singapore. For more information about TMX Group, visit our website at http://www.tmx.com. Follow TMX Group on Twitter: @TMXGroup.

SOURCE Toronto Stock Exchange

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