Temporary Relief For Toronto Stock Exchange And TSX Venture Exchange Issuers Extended

To assist listed issuers during these difficult market conditions, Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange are extending certain measures granting temporary relief from some of their policy requirements. The temporary relief, which was put in place in November 2008, will remain in effect until September 30, 2009.

Toronto Stock Exchange has extended the remedial review period for delistings from a maximum of up to 120 days to up to 210 days. TSX Venture Exchange’s temporary relief measures include: adding flexibility in how existing continued listing requirements are applied to listed issuers; extending the time within which Capital Pool Companies® can complete their qualifying transactions, and allowing the minimum issuance price per security in certain transactions to be less than $0.05 (but not less than the market price).

Additional details on the temporary relief measures for both exchanges can be found on the website at www.tsx.com.