National Stock Exchange To Continue Trading Operations – Rule Filing To Cease Trading Withdrawn

On December 9, 2016, National Stock Exchange Inc (“NSX” or the “Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a rule change to cease trading on the Exchange’s trading system (the “System”) as of the close of business on Friday, December 16, 2016. (See NSX Information Circular 16-161).

This Information Circular is being issued to provide notice to Equity Trading Permit (“ETP”) Holders that NSX has withdrawn its rule filing with the Commission to cease trading on the System. As a result, NSX will continue to be an operational national securities exchange and will not cease trading as of the close of business on Friday, December 16, 2016.