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The Amendments to the TSX Venture Exchange Rule Book have been approved by the British Columbia Securities Commission and the Alberta Securities Commission, which allow for the provision of an automated market-on-close (MOC) facility and a special/extended trading session (Special Trading Session) to Members and Participating Organizations of TSX Venture Exchange.
The rule amendments are effective December 12, 2011.

Amendments to the Rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange have been approved by the Ontario Securities Commission. These amendments assist TSX Market Makers in performing their market making obligations in a multi-marketplace and increasingly electronic trading environment. The Amendments provide for: elimination of the anti-scooping rule; elimination of Market Maker capital requirements; elimination of the Market Maker stabilization rule; the ability for Market Makers to execute booked oddlots at their limit price; and new requirements on the use of the Minimum Guaranteed Fill and oddlot facilities.

The rule amendments are effective February 24, 2012 with the exception of the elimination of the anti-scooping rule and the amendment to permit Market Makers to execute booked oddlots at their limit price, which will be implemented at a later date.

Amendments to the Rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange have been approved by the Ontario Securities Commission. These amendments confirm the exchange’s ability to facilitate trading in securities that are not listed by Toronto Stock Exchange. The rule amendments clarify the ability of Toronto Stock Exchange to facilitate trading in securities that have been listed by another exchange that is recognized in a Canadian jurisdiction.

The rule amendments are effective February 24, 2012.

The Amendments to the TSX Venture Exchange Rule Book have been approved by the British Columbia Securities Commission and the Alberta Securities Commission and the amendments to the Rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange have been approved by the Ontario Securities Commission. The amendments allow non-displayed orders (Dark Orders) with a minimum size condition to have trading priority over other Dark Orders without such a condition, provided the Dark Orders are at the same price.

The rule amendments are effective January 13, 2012.

Amendments have been proposed to the TSX Venture Exchange Trading Rules to eliminate the anti-scooping rule.

Amendments have been proposed to the TSX Venture Exchange Trading Rules to confirm the exchange’s ability to facilitate trading in securities that are not listed by TSX Venture Exchange. The rule amendments clarify the ability of TSX Venture Exchange to facilitate trading in securities that have been listed by another exchange that is recognized in a Canadian jurisdiction.

Rule amendments to the Rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange have been approved by the Ontario Securities Commission. These amendments eliminate the Indicative Calculated Closing Price (ICCP) feature on the Market On Close Facility (MOC).

The rule amendments are effective April 19, 2010.

Rule amendments to the TSX Venture Exchange Rule Book to delete the remaining member rules in Rule F have been approved by the British Columbia and Alberta Securities Commissions. The amendments are effective as of October 23, 2009.

Rule amendments to the Rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange have been approved by the Ontario Securities Commission, and the Alberta and British Columbia Securities Commissions respectively. The rule amendments enable Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange to offer Dark Midpoint orders and Dark Limit orders as well as Inside Spread Orders and discretionary orders. The rule amendments also clarify that a displayed order will always execute prior to an undisclosed order at the same price, even if the undisclosed order was posted first. Other ancillary amendments have been made to the rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange to confirm that market maker responsibilities and the MGF facility's operations apply only at displayed prices.

The Dark Midpoint order and the Dark Limit order are operational and available for use as of March 1, 2011. The Inside Spread Order and the discretionary order type are not operational. TMX Group will provide notice prior to implementation of the Inside Spread Order and the discretionary order type.

Rule amendments to the Rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange have been approved by the Ontario Securities Commission. These amendments update the order marker provisions and introduce the requirement for an NCIB marker.

The rule amendments are effective August 14, 2009.

Rule amendments to the Rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange have been approved by the Ontario Securities Commission. These housekeeping amendments repeal the ATX Rules.

The rule amendments are effective July 24, 2009.

Amendments to the Rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange Rule Book have been approved by the Ontario Securities Commission, and the Alberta and British Columbia Securities Commissions respectively. The rule amendments remove the imbedded opening and closing times of Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange. The operating times of the Market-On-Close facility on Toronto Stock Exchange have also been removed and replaced with generic references. The amendments also include a clarification of Toronto Stock Exchange's opening allocation process. The amendments also recognize the merger of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada and Market Regulation Services Inc. to form the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. The rule amendments are effective September 12, 2008.

Rule amendments to the Rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange have been approved by the Ontario Securities Commission, and the Alberta and British Columbia Securities Commissions respectively. The rule amendments reflect the manner in which Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange will automate the bypass order function which was recently brought into the Universal Market Integrity Rules.

The rule amendments are effective January 19, 2009.

Rule amendments to the Rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange have been approved by the Ontario Securities Commission, and the Alberta and British Columbia Securities Commissions, respectively. The rule amendments broaden the categories of eligible client for direct market access trading to include clients that are non-individuals with total securities under administration or management exceeding $10 million, where the client is resident in a Basle Accord Country. The rule amendments are effective December 14, 2007.

Rule amendments to the TSX Venture Exchange Rule Book to change opening allocation metholodogy and odd lot trading provisions have been approved by the British Columbia and Alberta Securities Commissions. The odd lot trading rule amendments are effective as of May 1, 2009. The opening allocation methodology rule amendments are effective as of May 4, 2009.

Rule amendments to the Rules of Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange to clarify connectivity requirements for direct market access trading have been approved by the Ontario Securities Commission and British Columbia Securities Commission, respectively. The rule amendments are effective July 27, 2007.

Rule amendments to the Rules of Toronto Stock Exchange regarding implementation of Alternative Trade eXecutions (ATX) have been approved by the Ontario Securities Commission, effective June 13, 2007.

Rule amendments to Part 6 of the Rules of Toronto Stock Exchange have been approved by the Ontario Securities Commission, effective June 1, 2007.