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TSX Group Becomes First Publicly-Traded Exchange In North America

Date 13/11/2002

Yesterday the TSX Group became the first North American stock exchange to go public. The event will be commemorated on Friday, November 15, 2002 with a listing ceremony at Stock Market Place.

Members of the financial community and media will join TSX Group CEO, Barbara Stymiest, the Senior Management Team, Board of Directors and employees as they celebrate the Exchange's history of firsts and ring the siren to mark the opening of the markets at 9:30 a.m.

"TSX Group is at the forefront of innovation in the exchange sector," said Stymiest. "We became the first stock exchange to launch a computer assisted trading system- CATS; the first to create an exchange traded fund; the first to introduce decimal trading; and the first major stock exchange in North America to choose a floorless, electronic trading environment. Now we are proud to be the first publicly-listed stock exchange in North America."