TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics - March 2018

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TORONTO, April 9, 2018

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange

TORONTO, April 9, 2018 /CNW/ - TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for March 2018.

TSX welcomed 13 new issuers in March 2018, compared with 10 in the previous month and five in March 2017. The new listings included 10 exchange traded funds, one closed-end fund and two life sciences companies. Total financings raised in March 2018 decreased 11% from the previous month, and were down 37% compared to March 2017. The total number of financings in March 2018 was 42, compared with 38 the previous month and 56 in March 2017.

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

TSXV welcomed 11 new issuers in March 2018, compared with 10 the previous month and 10 in March 2017. The new listings were eight capital pool companies, two mining companies and one technology company. Total financings raised in March 2018 decreased 59% compared to the previous month, and were down 61% compared to March 2017. There were 130 financings in March 2018, compared with 153 in the previous month and 181 in March 2017.

TMX Group consolidated trading statistics for March 2018 can be viewed at www.tmx.com.

Toronto Stock Exchange

	March 2018	February 2018	March 2017
Issuers Listed	1,513	1,511	1,489
New Issuers Listed	13	10	5
IPOs	11	10	2
Graduates from TSXV	0	0	3
Issues Listed	2,188	2,189	2,207
IPO Financings Raised	$121,000,000	$187,747,563	$407,632,890
Secondary Financings Raised	$1,315,529,961	$1,657,598,219	$1,699,722,454
Supplemental Financings Raised	$657,772,350	$517,601,344	$1,239,333,277
Total Financings Raised	$2,094,302,311	$2,362,947,126	$3,346,688,621
Total Number of Financings	42	38	56
Market Cap Listed Issues	$2,830,648,219,529	$2,842,912,967,720	$2,841,864,192,504

Year-to-date Statistics

	2018	2017	% change
New Issuers Listed	38	34	+11.8
IPOs	34	27	+25.9
Graduates from TSXV	1	6	-83.3
IPO Financings Raised	$377,747,563	$700,370,810	-46.1
Secondary Financings Raised	$4,131,107,962	$5,104,857,545	-19.1
Supplemental Financings Raised	$3,040,198,420	$5,580,870,820	-45.5
Total Financings Raised	$7,549,053,945	$11,386,099,175	-33.7
Total Number of Financings	143	163	-12.3
Market Cap Listed Issues	$2,830,648,219,529	$2,841,864,192,504	-0.4

TSX Venture Exchange**

	March 2018	February 2018	March 2017
Issuers Listed	1,976	1,983	2,019
New Issuers Listed	11	10	10
IPOs	9	8	7
Graduates to TSX	0	0	3
Issues Listed	2,054	2,057	2,080
IPO Financings Raised	$6,050,000	$4,196,020	$5,093,151
Secondary Financings Raised (1)	$69,328,743	$646,123,686	$416,336,849
Supplemental Financings Raised	$357,768,420	$393,929,969	$683,947,710
Total Financings Raised	$433,147,163	$1,044,249,675	$1,105,377,710
Total Number of Financings	130	153	181
Market Cap Listed Issues	$52,137,761,011	$53,144,830,811	$42,577,733,195

Year-to-date Statistics

	2018	2017	% Change
New Issuers Listed	30	16	+87.5
IPOs	22	10	+120.0
Graduates to TSX	1	6	-83.3
IPO Financings Raised	$12,196,020	$37,543,151	-67.5
Secondary Financings Raised (1)	$808,107,517	$558,430,455	+44.7
Supplemental Financings Raised	$1,531,524,704	$1,337,188,390	+14.5
Total Financings Raised	$2,351,828,241	$1,933,161,996	+21.7
Total Number of Financings	496	459	+8.1
Market Cap Listed Issues	$52,137,761,011	$42,577,733,195	+22.5

**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 March 2018:

Toronto Stock Exchange

Issuer Name	Company Symbol
BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZCB
BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call ETF	ZWP
BMO Government Bond Index ETF	ZGB
BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF	ZSB
BMO US High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF	ZWS
CannTrust Holdings Inc.	TRST
Dynamic iShares Active Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF	DXV
Evolve Blockchain ETF	LINK
First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction and Process ETF	BLCK
Global Innovation Dividend Fund	BL.UN
Harvest European Leaders Income ETF	HEUR
InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc.	IN
Harvest Banks & Buildings Income ETF	HCBB

TSX Venture Exchange

Issuer Name	Company Symbol
Apolo II Acquisition Corp.	APII.P
Aumento Capital VII Corporation	AUOC.P
Blue Bay Capital Inc.	BLUE.P
Mira X Acquisition Corp.	MIRA.P
Mobi724 Global Solutions Inc.	MOS
Murchison Minerals Ltd.	MUR
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp.	PEMC
Ring The Bell Capital Corp.	RTB.P
RMR Science Technologies Inc.	RMS.P
Skyscape Capital Inc.	SKY.P
Two Owls Ventures Corp.	OWL.P

About TMX Group X

TMX Group's key subsidiaries operate cash and derivative markets and clearinghouses for multiple asset classes including equities and fixed income. Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange, The Canadian Depository for Securities, Montréal Exchange, Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation, Trayport and other TMX Group companies provide listing markets, trading markets, clearing facilities, depository services, technology solutions, data products and other services to the global financial community. TMX Group is headquartered in Toronto and operates offices across North America (Montréal, Calgary, Vancouver and New York), as well as in key international markets including London, Beijing and Singapore. For more information about TMX Group, visit our website at www.tmx.com. Follow TMX Group on Twitter: @TMXGroup.

SOURCE TMX Group Limited

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