Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange
TORONTO, March 6, 2012 /CNW/ - TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for February 2012.
Toronto Stock Exchange welcomed 15 new issuers in February 2012, up from the previous month which listed 8, but down from February 2011 which had 21 new listings. Of the new listings, 8 were exchange traded funds and 5 were from the mining sector. There were 10 IPOs in February 2012, up from 5 in January 2012, but down compared to February 2011 when there were 18. Total financings raised increased 53% from January 2012 and were up 43% compared to the same month a year earlier. On a year-to-date basis, total financings raised exceeded 2011 figures by 85%.
TSX Venture Exchange had 20 new listings during the month, up from 12 in January 2012 and up from 18 in February 2011. Nine of the new listings were from the mining sector. There were 5 graduates to Toronto Stock Exchange in February 2012, ahead of both the previous month which had 3, and from February 2011 which had 2. On a year-to-date basis, the number of new issuers increased, though total financings raised fell from 2011 levels.
TMX Group consolidated trading statistics for February 2012 can be viewed at www.tmx.com.
Toronto Stock Exchange
| February 2012 | January 2012 | February 2011 | |
| Issuers Listed | 1,590 | 1,583 | 1,519 |
| New Issuers Listed | 15 | 8 | 21 |
| IPOs | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| Graduates from TSXV | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Issues Listed | 2,203 | 2,185 | 2,085 |
| IPO Financings Raised | $166,105,165 | $154,000,000 | $572,800,040 |
| Secondary Financings Raised | $4,123,365,540 | $3,279,772,902 | $2,164,700,041 |
| Supplemental Financings Raised | $2,306,514,051 | $887,075,207 | $1,874,142,498 |
| Total Financings Raised | $6,595,984,756 | $4,320,848,109 | $4,611,642,579 |
| Market Cap Listed Issues | $2,148,455,780,869 | $2,098,831,951,964 | $2,325,947,278,757 |
Year-to-date Statistics
| 2012 | 2011 | % change | |
| New Issuers Listed | 23 | 26 | -11.6 |
| IPOs | 15 | 19 | -21.1 |
| Graduates from TSXV | 8 | 4 | +100.0 |
| IPO Financings Raised | $320,105,165 | $628,000,040 | -49.0 |
| Secondary Financings Raised | $7,403,138,442 | $2,628,532,738 | +181.6 |
| Supplemental Financings Raised | $3,193,589,258 | $2,649,274,268 | +20.5 |
| Total Financings Raised | $10,916,832,865 | $5,905,807,046 | +84.8 |
| Market Cap Listed Issues | $2,148,455,780,869 | $2,325,947,278,757 | -7.6 |
TSX Venture Exchange
| February 2012 | January 2012 | February 2011 | |
| Issuers Listed | 2,456 | 2,449 | 2,392 |
| New Issuers Listed | 20 | 12 | 18 |
| IPOs | 12 | 10 | 14 |
| Graduates to TSX | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Issues Listed | 2,543 | 2,538 | 2,454 |
| IPO Financings Raised | $9,406,600 | $7,391,600 | $18,037,350 |
| Secondary Financings Raised (1) | $36,861,868 | $131,494,789 | $303,971,451 |
| Supplemental Financings Raised | $279,735,999 | $367,883,701 | $652,877,035 |
| Total Financings Raised | $326,004,467 | $506,770,090 | $974,885,836 |
| Market Cap Listed Issues | $54,840,033,674 | $54,170,915,052 | $78,100,904,183 |
Year-to-date Statistics
| 2012 | 2011 | % Change | |
| New Issuers Listed | 32 | 31 | +3.2 |
| IPOs | 22 | 25 | -12.0 |
| Graduates to TSX | 8 | 4 | +100.0 |
| IPO Financings Raised | $16,798,200 | $23,584,550 | -28.8 |
| Secondary Financings Raised (1) | $168,356,657 | $510,487,671 | -67.0 |
| Supplemental Financings Raised | $647,619,700 | $1,300,375,598 | -50.2 |
| Total Financings Raised | $832,774,557 | $1,834,447,818 | -54.6 |
| Market Cap Listed Issues | $54,840,033,674 | $78,100,904,183 | -29.8 |
(1) Secondary financings include prospectus offerings on both a treasury and secondary basis
Neither Toronto Stock Exchange nor TSX Venture Exchange guarantees 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 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies in this media release.
TMX Group welcomes the following companies that listed during February 2012:
Toronto Stock Exchange
| Issuer Name | Company Symbol |
| Belo Sun Mining Corp. | BSX |
| Claymore Managed Futures ETF | CMF |
| First Asset Canadian Dividend Opportunity Fund II | DVF |
| Horizons High Yield Bond ETF | HYI |
| Horizons U.S. Floating Rate Bond ETF | HUF |
| Levon Resources Ltd. | LVN |
| Low Volatility Canadian Equities Income Fund | LOW |
| New Pacific Metals Corp. | NUX |
| Northcliff Resources Ltd. | NCF |
| Rio Alto Mining Limited | RIO |
| XTF Morningstar Canada Dividend Target 30 Index ETF | DXM |
| XTF Morningstar Canada Momentum Index ETF | WXM |
| XTF Morningstar Canada Value Index ETF | FXM |
| XTF Morningstar National Bank Quebec Index ETF | QXM |
| XTF Morningstar US Dividend Target 50 Index ETF | UXM |
TSX Venture Exchange
| Issuer Name | Company Symbol |
| Asante Gold Corporation | ASE |
| Bold Stroke Ventures Inc. | BSV.P |
| Boost Capital Corp. | BST.P |
| DGM Minerals Corp. | DGM |
| Dolly Varden Silver Corporation | DV |
| Frontier Acquisition Corp. | FFF.P |
| Frontline Technologies Inc. | FLC |
| Gemoscan Canada, Inc. | GES |
| Gideon Capital Corp. | GOL.P |
| Gold Reserve Inc. | GRZ |
| MatNic Resources Inc. | MIK |
| Mincom Capital Inc. | MOI.P |
| NexGen Financial Corporation | NFX |
| PACEpartners Inc. | PIA.P |
| Plicit Capital Corp. | PLP.P |
| Portola Resources Inc. | PZ |
| Satori Resources, Inc. | BUD |
| Silver Mountain Mines Inc. | SMM |
| Stria Capital Inc. | SRA.P |
| Tembo Gold Corp. | TEM |
About TMX Group (TSX-X)
TMX Group's key subsidiaries operate cash and derivative markets for multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and energy. Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Montreal Exchange, Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation, Natural Gas Exchange, Boston Options Exchange (BOX), Shorcan, Shorcan Energy Brokers, Equicom and other TMX Group companies provide listing markets, trading markets, clearing facilities, data products and other services to the global financial community. TMX Group is headquartered in Toronto and operates offices across Canada (Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver), in key U.S. markets (New York, Houston, Boston and Chicago) as well as in London. For more information about TMX Group, visit our website at www.tmx.com. Follow TMX Group on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tmxgroup.
Aimee Paget
Communications Specialist
TMX Group
416-947-4685
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