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2019-04-23 15:59 ET - News Release
Subject: CSE Reports Record Issuer Total, Market Capitalization as Growth Continues in First Quarter of 2019

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--->suer Total, Market Capitalization as Growth Continues in First Quarter of 2019</h2><hr noshade style="color:#0C2081;ba
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--->tyle="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;font-weight:400;font-size:22px;color:#0C2081;"></h3><p>Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile C
--->orp. - April 23, 2019) - The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) today announced performance highlights from the first 
--->quarter of 2019, including new records for aggregate CSE issuer market capitalization and the value of financings in a
---> 12-month period. The exchange also saw its total listed securities surpass 500 during the quarter, as cannabis, minin
--->g and technology companies continued to choose the Exchange for Entrepreneurs as their primary listing to facilitate f
--->inancing activity and superior trading liquidity for their shareholders.</p><p><b>Key Statistics</b></p><ul style="lis
--->t-style-type: disc;"><li>Trading volume in CSE listed securities was 6.7 billion shares, an increase of 6.2% compared 
--->to the fourth quarter of 2018;</li><li>The value of shares traded in CSE listed securities totaled $6.3 billion, up 7.
--->8% from the previous quarter;</li><li>Financings completed by CSE issuers totaled $716.7 million in the quarter, and f
--->or the 12 months through March 31 set a new record of $5.2 billion, up 168% from the 12-month period a year earlier;</
--->li><li>The CSE finished the quarter with 500 listed issues, up 16% from the end of 2018, and higher by 47.5% compared 
--->to the first quarter of 2018;</li><li>The aggregate market capitalization of CSE issuers rose 62.8% from the previous 
--->quarter to $25.9 billion.</li></ul><p>Cannabis and related issuers remained the most active sector for capital raising
---> in the first quarter, closing on gross proceeds of $550.8 million through 81 financings, or 77% of all capital raised
---> by CSE issuers. Companies in the diversified industry category raised $92.3 million and mining issuers completed fina
--->ncings totaling $39.8 million (13% and 6%, respectively).</p><p>Among financings conducted during the quarter were tho
--->se by Cansortium (TIUM.U; US$53 million), Vireo Health (VREO; $68.6 million), and Flower One Holdings (FONE; $50 milli
--->on).</p><p>The records set for aggregate market capitalization and financings on a trailing 12-month basis reflected n
--->ot only the strong growth in issuer count but also a general rebound in share prices that began in January and took th
--->e CSE Composite Index 36.3% higher in the first three months of the year.</p><p>CSE marketing initiatives during the q
--->uarter included CSE Talks events in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, as well as a major presence at the Prospectors &#38;
---> Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto, where the exchange partnered on events that collective
--->ly welcomed over 2,000 guests. CSE's west coast team also embarked on a successful roadshow in California that include
--->d stops in Santa Monica and San Francisco and involved a delegation of capital markets professionals and investors. </
--->p><p>In the current quarter, the CSE will participate in 14 events, mostly as a partner or sponsor/co-sponsor. Themes 
--->include blockchain (Thought Leadership Partner at Blockchain Revolution Global; Toronto, April 24-25), eSports (co-spo
--->nsor of eSports in the Capital Markets; Toronto, April 24) and cannabis (Arcview Vancouver Investor Forum; Vancouver, 
--->April 23).  The CSE will also participate in Arcview conferences planned for Chicago, New York, Las Vegas and Los Ange
--->les through February 2020.</p><p>Other events on the CSE calendar include a return to Israel on May 12 for the Tech Da
--->y conference in Tel Aviv, where small-cap investors and prospective issuers will spend a full day learning about listi
--->ng on the CSE and OTC QB and QX markets, as well as investment opportunities in Israeli technology companies. The even
--->t will mark the CSE's sixth visit to Israel in the past two years. </p><p>The CSE marketing team is taking full advant
--->age of the space and location afforded by the exchange's new office at Toronto's First Canadian Place, one of its init
--->ial moves being to build a top-tier podcast studio CSE issuers can use to record discussions exploring corporate devel
--->opments, entrepreneurship, and industry trends. The exchange's flagship podcast, titled #HashtagFinance, is now availa
--->ble on a variety of popular platforms, including iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify and Google Play. More informati
--->on on the #HashtagFinance podcasts, as well as a list of feature interviews and videos can be accessed at <a href="htt
--->ps://www.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/bvxnCP5W">http://blog.thecse.com/pe-podcasts/</a>.</p><p>Development of the CSE's b
--->lockchain-enabled clearing and settlement facility remains a priority, and during the quarter the CSE hired Andrew Gro
--->vestine, a highly accomplished technology expert who has run back office operations and worked as a technology consult
--->ant and project manager in the capital markets for over 20 years. Andrew will head the exchange's internal project tea
--->m and coordinate closely with third-party developers as the platform advances toward external testing.</p><p>"The rapi
--->d increase in issuers calling the Canadian Securities Exchange home is an undeniable vote of confidence in the trading
---> and capital-raising environment we offer growth companies of all sizes," said Richard Carleton, CSE Chief Executive O
--->fficer. "Strong trading liquidity and the efficiency of conducting financings as a CSE issuer are two aspects of our o
--->perations that we receive frequent feedback on, and the industry remains excited about our clearing and settlement fac
--->ility. The CSE's excellent start to 2019 maintains the momentum we have built in recent years by responding to the nee
--->ds of issuers, investors, financial professionals, and other parties, both in Canada's financial community and on a gl
--->obal level."</p><p>Contact</p><p>Richard Carleton<br />CEO - Canadian Securities Exchange</p><p>(416) 367-7360, <a rel
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--->day announced performance highlights from the first quarter of 2019, including new records for aggregate CSE issuer ma
--->rket capitalization and the value of financings in a 12-month period. The exchange also saw its total listed securitie
--->s surpass 500 during the quarter, as cannabis, mining and technology companies continued to choose the Exchange for En
--->trepreneurs as their primary listing to facilitate financing activity and superior trading liquidity for their shareho
--->lders.</p><p><b>Key Statistics</b></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li>Trading volume in CSE listed securities w
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--->, up 168% from the 12-month period a year earlier;</li><li>The CSE finished the quarter with 500 listed issues, up 16%
---> from the end of 2018, and higher by 47.5% compared to the first quarter of 2018;</li><li>The aggregate market capital
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---> through 81 financings, or 77% of all capital raised by CSE issuers. Companies in the diversified industry category ra
--->ised $92.3 million and mining issuers completed financings totaling $39.8 million (13% and 6%, respectively).</p><p>Am
--->ong financings conducted during the quarter were those by Cansortium (TIUM.U; US$53 million), Vireo Health (VREO; $68.
--->6 million), and Flower One Holdings (FONE; $50 million).</p><p>The records set for aggregate market capitalization and
---> financings on a trailing 12-month basis reflected not only the strong growth in issuer count but also a general rebou
--->nd in share prices that began in January and took the CSE Composite Index 36.3% higher in the first three months of th
--->e year.</p><p>CSE marketing initiatives during the quarter included CSE Talks events in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, 
--->as well as a major presence at the Prospectors &amp; Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto, wh
--->ere the exchange partnered on events that collectively welcomed over 2,000 guests. CSE's west coast team also embarked
---> on a successful roadshow in California that included stops in Santa Monica and San Francisco and involved a delegatio
--->n of capital markets professionals and investors. </p><p>In the current quarter, the CSE will participate in 14 events
--->, mostly as a partner or sponsor/co-sponsor. Themes include blockchain (Thought Leadership Partner at Blockchain Revol
--->ution Global; Toronto, April 24-25), eSports (co-sponsor of eSports in the Capital Markets; Toronto, April 24) and can
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--->e at Toronto's First Canadian Place, one of its initial moves being to build a top-tier podcast studio CSE issuers can
---> use to record discussions exploring corporate developments, entrepreneurship, and industry trends. The exchange's fla
--->gship podcast, titled #HashtagFinance, is now available on a variety of popular platforms, including iTunes, Stitcher,
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---> industry remains excited about our clearing and settlement facility. The CSE's excellent start to 2019 maintains the 
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