A Message from Your Relationship Manager April 17, 2013
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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR RELATIONSHIP MANAGER APRIL 17, 2013 Introducing TMX Equity Transfer Services Our team is thrilled to welcome TMX Equity Transfer Services to the TSX Company Services portfolio. TMX Equity Transfer Services – Canada’s second largest and fastest growing transfer agency – is the transfer agent and corporate trust services business formerly owned by Equity Financial Holdings; the business was acquired by TMX earlier this month. TMX Equity Transfer Services complements the other products and services our team offers to companies listed on TSX and TSXV through the TSX Company Services portfolio. The portfolio delivers expertise developed from our 160+ years serving public companies and is further strengthened with the addition of the transfer agent and trust business which serves issuers, their legal counsel and investors with stock transfer, corporate trust services and employee plans. Equity’s highly skilled and experienced transfer agent and trust team has joined TMX and will continue to offer the superior service and expertise that their business has come to be known for. If you would like to know more about the superior service TMX Equity Transfer Services could provide to your business, please do not hesitate to contact the TMX Equity Transfer Services team or your TSX Relationship Manager. Announcing the 2013 TSX Venture 50 “Pick of the Street” In February, we announced the 2013 TSX Venture 50, a ranking of strong performing companies spanning five industry sectors. Following the official announcement of the 2013 TSX Venture 50, a selection of Canada’s professional investment community was polled by TMX Equicom for their choice of the “Pick of the Street” in each sector. A short while ago, we were pleased to announce the “Pick of the Street” companies at the Venture 50 Spotlight event in Vancouver. For the first time, we had a tie in one category and as a result, six companies were selected this year. This year’s “Pick of the Street” companies are: Clean Technology EnWave Corporation (ENW) Diversified Industries Mosaic Capital Corporation (M) and Northwest International Healthcare Properties REIT (MOB.UN) Mining Athabasca Minerals Inc. (ABM) Oil & Gas Manitok Energy Inc. (MEI) Technology & Life Sciences Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (AYA) Congratulations to each of these companies! Your 2012 performance has been recognized Exchange Feed: INSIGHTS from your EXCHANGE tmx.com by the professional investment community, including fund managers, analysts, bankers, and retail brokers who were included in our poll. Regulatory Matters Sedar Updates are Now Available Within Minutes The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have implemented enhancements to the Sedar website. Public filings and updates to reporting issuer profiles made on the sedar.com website will now be accessible within 15 minutes of the original submission instead of the following day. The CSA issued the following Staff Notice 13-318 changes to sedar.com indicating that these changes were implemented on April 6, 2013. For more information, please visit sedar.com. TMX Learning Academy Workshops – Register Now! In addition to the three workshops mentioned in our last issue (Mining Company Disclosure Fundamentals, Timely Disclosure Fundamentals and Managing a Public Company), we will also be hosting workshops on Filing Fundamentals and Investor Relations Fundamentals. Filing Fundamentals is a workshop designed to help TSX Venture issuers understand the details of how to execute exchange-related transactions simply and efficiently. Attendees work with actual case studies and gain knowledge of private placements, acquisitions, sale of assets, and stock options. Hosted by TSX Venture Exchange professionals and investor relations experts, the Investor Relations Fundamentals workshop gives issuers the building blocks to create a successful investor relations program. Learn the differences between investor relations and promotion, and how to increase your company's visibility with investors and the financial community. See below for a list of upcoming workshops: • Timely Disclosure Fundamentals May 14, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm MT, Edmonton, AB May 28, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm ET, Montreal, QC • Filing Fundamentals May 14, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm MT, Edmonton, AB June 6, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET, Montreal, QC June 6, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm MT, Calgary, AB June 6, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET, Toronto, ON June 6, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm PT, Vancouver, BC June 11, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm AT, Halifax, NS • Managing a Public Company May 30 – 31, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm ET, Toronto, ON • Investor Relations Fundamentals June 11, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm AT, Halifax, NS For registration information, click on the dates above. For workshop details, click on the workshop title or visit tmx.com/learning. Exchange Feed: INSIGHTS from your EXCHANGE tmx.com Join Us at an Upcoming Event! • TSX Venture Exchange Town Hall: An Industry Dialogue April 22, Vancouver, BC April 23, Calgary, AB • TSX/TSXV Growth Platforms for Global Real Estate Companies April 24, Toronto, ON • Exchange Traded Forum May 2 - 3, Toronto, ON th • 12 Annual Canada Cup of Investment Management May 14-15, Toronto, ON th • 19 Latin Upstream May 15-17, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • 2013 ICD National Conference: Shareholder Activism May 22, Toronto, ON • Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association Annual Conference May 22-24, Banff, AB • BioFinance Conference 2013 May 28-29, Toronto, ON ARNE GULSTENE MATTHEW FIREMAN STEVEN MILLS P / 604-602-6970 P / 514-788-2419 P / 416-814-8850 M / 604-376-9443 M / 514-463-4837 M / 647-967-2150 E / [email protected] E / [email protected] E / [email protected] This information is provided for information purposes only. Neither TMX Group Limited nor any of its affiliated companies guarantees the completeness of the information contained in this document and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions in or your use of, or reliance on, the information. This document is not intended to provide legal, accounting, tax, investment, financial or other advice and should not be relied upon for such advice. © 2013 TSX Inc. All rights reserved. Do not sell or modify this document without TSX Inc.’s prior written consent. The information provided is not an invitation to purchase securities listed on Toronto Stock Exchange or TSX Venture Exchange. TMX Group and its affiliated companies do not endorse or recommend any securities referenced in this newsletter. Exchange Feed: INSIGHTS from your EXCHANGE tmx.com .