Staff of the Commission (Staff or we) are publishing this notice (Notice) in connection with the proposed acquisition by Maple Group Acquisition Corporation (Maple) of TMX Group Inc. (TMX Group), which, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, TSX Inc. (TSX), operates the Toronto Stock Exchange. Maple also proposes to acquire Alpha Trading Systems Limited Partnership (Alpha LP), which owns the exchange operating company Alpha Exchange Inc. (Alpha Exchange), along with the general partner of Alpha LP, Alpha Trading Systems Inc. (Alpha GP) (collectively, Alpha). Finally, Maple proposes to acquire The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (CDS Ltd.) and, indirectly, CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (CDS Clearing and, collectively, CDS) (collectively, the Maple Proposal).
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