TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics - August 2018

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange

TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2018 /CNW/ - TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) for August 2018.

TSX welcomed six new issuers in August 2018, compared with seven in the previous month and three in August 2017. The new listings were six exchange traded funds. Total financings raised in August 2018 decreased 53% from the previous month, and were down 76% compared to August 2017. The total number of financings in August 2018 was 26, compared with 34 the previous month and 39 in August 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 eight new issuers in August 2018, compared with eight the previous month and five in August 2017. The new listings were five capital pool companies, one mining company, one technology company and one oil & gas company. Total financings raised in August 2018 decreased 41% compared to the previous month, but were up 8% compared to August 2017. There were 116 financings in August 2018, compared with 113 in the previous month and 139 in August 2017.

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

Toronto Stock Exchange

	August 2018	July 2018	August 2017
Issuers Listed	1,518	1,518	1,498
New Issuers Listed	6	7	3
IPOs	6	4	2
Graduates from TSXV	0	2	1
Issues Listed	2,171	2,171	2,151
IPO Financings Raised	$27,500,030	$475,055,050	$34,000,000
Secondary Financings Raised	$456,330,928	$929,832,064	$1,014,145,069
Supplemental Financings Raised	$295,559,000	$258,752,530	$2,183,034,114
Total Financings Raised	$779,389,958	$1,663,639,644	$3,231,179,183
Total Number of Financings	26	34	39
Market Cap Listed Issues	$2,992,324,225,799	$3,016,060,513,304	$2,824,960,993,944

Year-to-date Statistics

	2018	2017	% change
New Issuers Listed	87	94	-7.4
IPOs	74	73	+1.4
Graduates from TSXV	9	13	-30.8
IPO Financings Raised	$2,293,468,863	$4,198,959,280	-45.4
Secondary Financings Raised	$12,428,669,563	$14,975,103,609	-17.0
Supplemental Financings Raised	$6,373,340,167	$13,553,983,369	-53.0
Total Financings Raised	$21,095,478,593	$32,728,046,258	-35.5
Total Number of Financings	355	403	-11.9
Market Cap Listed Issues	$2,992,324,225,799	$2,824,960,993,944	+5.9

TSX Venture Exchange**

	August 2018	July 2018	August 2017
Issuers Listed	1,971	1,971	1,973
New Issuers Listed	8	8	5
IPOs	6	5	4
Graduates to TSX	0	2	1
Issues Listed	2,057	2,055	2,034
IPO Financings Raised	$20,681,292	$3,420,000	$1,720,000
Secondary Financings Raised (1)	$103,780,998	$23,174,371	$33,437,250
Supplemental Financings Raised	$210,139,208	$539,554,451	$275,427,555
Total Financings Raised	$334,601,498	$566,148,822	$310,584,805
Total Number of Financings	116	113	139
Market Cap Listed Issues	$52,362,998,252	$49,684,709,930*	$44,094,459,244*

Year-to-date Statistics

	2018	2017	% Change
New Issuers Listed	84	45	+86.7
IPOs	59	27	+118.5
Graduates to TSX	9	13	-30.8
IPO Financings Raised	$44,880,012	$81,497,740	-44.9
Secondary Financings Raised (1)	$1,659,575,890	$1,547,974,097	+7.2
Supplemental Financings Raised	$3,616,266,801	$3,038,097,208	+19.0
Total Financings Raised	$5,320,722,703	$4,667,569,045	+14.0
Total Number of Financings	1,089	1,154	-5.6
Market Cap Listed Issues	$52,362,998,252	$44,094,459,244*	+18.8

*Effective July 2018, the calculation of Market Capitalization for securities listed on TSX Venture Exchange will include escrow shares. Please note that comparative periods as displayed have also been recalculated.

**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

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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 August 2018:

Toronto Stock Exchange

Issuer Name	Company Symbol
Horizons Active Emerging Markets Bond ETF	HEMB
Horizons Balanced TRI ETF Portfolio	HBAL
Horizons Conservative TRI ETF Portfolio	HCON
Vanguard FTSE Developed ex North America High Dividend Yield Index ETF	VIDY
WisdomTree ICBCCS S&P China 500 Index ETF	CHNA.B
WisdomTree Japan Equity Index ETF	JAPN

TSX Venture Exchange

Issuer Name	Company Symbol
Fortem Resources Inc.	FTM
Hoist Capital Corp.	HTE.P
Luckystrike Resources Ltd.	LUKY
Magna Gold Corp.	MGR.P
Orletto Capital II Inc.	OLT.P
Quantum Blockchain Technologies Ltd.	QBC.P
Sarment Holding Limited	SAIS
Wolf Acquisition Corp.	WOLF.P

About TMX Group (TSX: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

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