TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics - October 2018

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange

TORONTO, Nov. 7, 2018 /CNW/ - TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) for October 2018.

TSX welcomed 14 new issuers in October 2018, compared with 17 in the previous month and 22 in October 2017. The new listings were nine exchange traded funds, two mining companies, one utilities & pipelines company, one technology company and one closed-end fund. Total financings raised in October 2018 decreased 49% from the previous month, and were down 28% compared to October 2017. The total number of financings in October 2018 was 44, compared with 45 the previous month and 64 in October 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 14 new issuers in October 2018, compared with 15 the previous month and four in October 2017. The new listings were 11 capital pool companies and three mining companies. Total financings raised in October 2018 increased 21% compared to the previous month, and were up 11% compared to October 2017. There were 144 financings in October 2018, compared with 96 in the previous month and 134 in October 2017.

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

Toronto Stock Exchange

	October 2018	September 2018	October 2017
Issuers Listed	1,537	1,528	1,513
New Issuers Listed	14	17	22
IPOs	11	16	21
Graduates from TSXV	1	0	1
Issues Listed	2,187	2,183	2,175
IPO Financings Raised	$333,563,316	$54,500,000	$1,178,440,217
Secondary Financings Raised	$927,089,976	$2,112,898,852	$1,042,800,493
Supplemental Financings Raised	$480,736,563	$1,253,477,574	$185,180,157
Total Financings Raised	$1,741,389,855	$3,420,876,426	$2,406,420,867
Total Number of Financings	44	45	64
Market Cap Listed Issues	$2,772,794,343,795	$2,965,632,005,154	$2,981,901,574,893

Year-to-date Statistics

	2018	2017	% change
New Issuers Listed	118	133	-11.3
IPOs	101	110	-8.2
Graduates from TSXV	10	15	-33.3
IPO Financings Raised	$2,681,532,179	$5,430,497,548	-50.6
Secondary Financings Raised	$15,468,658,391	$18,721,433,654	-17.4
Supplemental Financings Raised	$8,107,554,304	$14,257,531,086	-43.1
Total Financings Raised	$26,257,744,874	$38,409,462,288	-31.6
Total Number of Financings	444	516	-14.0
Market Cap Listed Issues	$2,772,794,343,795	$2,981,901,574,893	-7.0

TSX Venture Exchange**

	October 2018	September 2018	October 2017
Issuers Listed	1,976	1,977	1,981
New Issuers Listed	14	15	4
IPOs	13	13	4
Graduates to TSX	1	0	1
Issues Listed	2,065	2,062	2,048
IPO Financings Raised	$8,726,650	$4,829,650	$1,200,000
Secondary Financings Raised (1)	$135,409,374	$43,827,813	$22,189,657
Supplemental Financings Raised	$283,220,644	$304,656,887	$360,880,175
Total Financings Raised	$427,356,668	$353,314,350	$384,269,832
Total Number of Financings	144	96	134
Market Cap Listed Issues*	$50,061,546,035	$54,442,256,762	$47,251,597,245

Year-to-date Statistics

	2018	2017	% Change
New Issuers Listed	113	59	+91.5
IPOs	85	38	+123.7
Graduates to TSX	10	15	-33.3
IPO Financings Raised	$58,436,312	$88,091,015	-33.7
Secondary Financings Raised (1)	$1,838,813,077	$1,585,950,654	+15.9
Supplemental Financings Raised	$4,204,144,332	$3,750,675,992	+12.1
Total Financings Raised	$6,101,393,721	$5,424,717,661	+12.5
Total Number of Financings	1,329	1,404	-5.3
Market Cap Listed Issues*	$50,061,546,035	$47,251,597,245	+5.9

*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

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 October 2018:

Toronto Stock Exchange

Issuer Name	Company Symbol
AltaGas Canada Inc.	ACI
Brompton Flaherty & Crumrine Investment Grade Preferred ETF	BPRF
Brompton Global Dividend Growth ETF	BDIV
Brompton North American Financials Dividend ETF	BFIN
Global Real Estate & E-Commerce Dividend Fund	GEC.UN
Greenbrook TMS Inc.	GTMS
Hamilton Capital Canadian Bank Dynamic-Weight ETF	HCB
IA Clarington Core Plus Bond Fund ETF	ICPB
IA Clarington Emerging Markets Bond Fund ETF	IEMB
IA Clarington Global Bond Fund ETF	IGLB
ONE North American Core Plus Bond ETF	ONEB
Purpose Gold Bullion Fund ETF	KILO
Troilus Gold Corp.	TLG
Xanadu Mines Ltd.	XAM

TSX Venture Exchange

Issuer Name	Company Symbol
A-Labs Capital I Corp.	ALBS.P
Battery Road Capital Corp.	BTRY.P
Bluewater Acquisition Corp.	BAQ.P
Brockton Ventures Inc.	BROC.P
Central Timmins Exploration Corp.	CTEC
County Capital One Ltd.	CCAP.P
Creation Capital Corp.	CRN.P
Discovery One Investment Corp.	DOIT.P
Euro Manganese Inc.	EMN
Gatling Exploration Inc.	GTR
Meteorite Capital Inc.	MTR.P
Seashore Resource Partners Corp.	SSH.P
Timeless Capital Corp.	TLC.P
Usha Resources Ltd.	USHA.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

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