TSX Group Inc. (TSX:X), operator of Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange, will hold an information session today in Dallas at the Hotel Crescent Court. Market News First (www.mn1.com) will be bringing you exclusive live coverage of this event throughout the day.
The event will begin with a Keynote Luncheon at noon and feature remarks from Kevan Cowan, President of TSX Venture Exchange, regarding TSX Group’s 2007 US business development campaign and why over 110 U.S. companies have chosen Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange as listing destinations. The event will also include a presentation by Dr. Donald Kramer, CEO of Northstar Healthcare Inc., (TSX: NHC). Dr. Kramer will speak on the company’s decision to list on Toronto Stock Exchange and the consequent benefits.
TSX Group is a world leading market for resource equities and small cap public companies. Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange are home to over 50 percent of the world’s public oil and gas companies and 60 percent of the world’s mining companies. In addition, TSX Group is the 2nd largest equity exchange group in the world by number of listings and 7th by market capitalization.
TSX Group’s U.S. business development campaign focuses on increasing awareness regarding opportunities to list on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange, both markets that balance robust regulatory structures with flexibility designed to foster and support growth particularly for small and medium sized enterprises. After Dallas, the campaign will continue to other cities across the U.S. which will be announced in the near future. In addition to providing an overview of the benefits of listing on a TSX Group exchange, each information session will feature CEOs of local companies addressing how listing on a TSX Group exchange has impacted operations and financing initiatives.
The reach of Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange extends internationally, providing access to capital for more than 3,800 listed companies. $1.8 trillion in listed issuer market capitalization and leading-edge trading technology make TSX Group a dynamic source of North American capital.
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About TSX Group
TSX Group operates Canada’s two national stock exchanges, Toronto Stock Exchange serving the senior equity market and TSX Venture Exchange serving the public venture equity market, Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), a leading North American exchange for the trading and clearing of natural gas and electricity contracts and Shorcan Brokers Limited, the country’s first fixed income inter-dealer broker. TSX Group also owns The Equicom Group Inc., a leading provider of investor relations and related corporate communication services in Canada. TSX Group is headquartered in Toronto and maintains offices in Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.
Contacts: Market News First Angela Junell 214-461-3411 Ajunell@MN1.com Steve Kee Director, Media & Marketing TSX Group Inc. 416.947.4682 steve.kee@tsx.com