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CIRCULAR 010-18

January 22, 2018

PENNY PROGRAM - REPLACEMENT OF CLASSES

In accordance with the Bourse's procedures to periodically review the penny program, add new eligible classes or replace the ones that have been subject to a corporate action or do not meet the eligibility criteria, the Bourse has modified certain classes in the Penny Program as follows:

The following classes have been removed:

  • Concordia International Corp. (CXR) - option class being delisted

  • Dominion Diamond Corporation (DDC) - The Bourse's circular 155-17

  • Veresen Inc (VSN) - The Bourse's circular 140-17

The following classes have been modified:

  • Agrium Inc. : AGU1 replaces AGU - The Bourse's circular 185-17

  • Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Cl. A (BAM.A): BAM4 is added to the penny program - The Bourse's circular 077-17

  • Element Financial Corporation: EFN1 is added to the penny program - The Bourse's circular 119-16

  • Pembina Pipeline Corporation: PPL2 is added to the penny program - The Bourse's circular 140-17

  • Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.: POT1 replaces POT - The Bourse's circular 186-17

The following classes will be added:

  • OceanaGold Corporation (OGC)

  • Hudson's Bay Company (HBC)

  • Home Capital Group Inc. (HCG)

  • Nutrien Ltd (NTR)

All these changes are reflected in the table below. Classes listed in Schedule A will be part of the Penny Program as of February 1st, 2018.

All series of the XEG, XFN, XGD and XIU options classes and all series priced below $3.00 in the other equity options classes listed in Schedule A will be quoted in pennies. Series priced $3.00 and higher in all options classes in Schedule A, other than XEG, XFN, XGD and XIU options series, will be quoted in increments of $0.05.

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Please note that, going forward, The Bourse will only issue a circular to announce additions and removals of classes from the Penny Program. For other changes, such as corporate actions, name change and symbol change affecting options classes part of the Penny Program, please refer to the Penny Program list found under the "useful documents" section at this link:https://www.m-x.ca/nego_cotes_en.php.

For any questions, please contact the Market Operations Department at 514 871-7877 or Gladys Karam, Director, Equity Derivatives, by email atGladys.karam@tmx.com.

Schedule A

REPLACEMENT OF CLASSES IN THE PENNY PROGRAM

Company description

Option symbol

Air Canada

AC

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited

AEM

Agrium Inc.

AGU11

Alimentation Couche Tard Inc., Cl. B

ATD

Arc Resources Ltd.

ARX

Bank of Montreal

BMO

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

BNS

Barrick Gold Corporation

ABX

Baytex Energy Corp.

BTE

BCE Inc.

BCE

BlackBerry Limited

BB

Bombardier Inc., Cl. B

BBD

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Cl. A

BAM/BAM42

Cameco Corporation

CCO

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

CM

Canadian National Railway Company

CNR

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

CNQ

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited

CP

Canadian Western Bank

CWB

Cardinal Energy Ltd.

CJ

Cenovus Energy Inc.

CVE

CGI Group Inc., Cl. A

GIB

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

CPG

Detour Gold Corp.

DGC

  • 1 The Bourse's circular 185-17

  • 2 The Bourse's circular 077-17

Eldorado Gold Corporation ELD

Eldorado Gold Corporation

ELD

Element Financial Corporation

EFN/EFN13

Emera Inc.

EMA

Enbridge Inc.

ENB

Encana Corporation

ECA

Enerplus Resources Fund

ERF

Finning International Inc.

FTT

First Majestic Silver Corp.

FR

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

FM

Fortis Inc.

FTS

Franco Nevada Corp.

FNV

Goldcorp Inc.

G

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

GWO

Home Capital Group Inc.

HCG

Hudbay Minerals Inc.

HBM

Hudson's Bay Company

HBC

Husky Energy Inc.

HSE

IAMGOLD Corporation

IMG

Imperial Oil Limited

IMO

Inter Pipeline Ltd.

IPL

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index ETF

XEG

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF

XFN

iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF

XGD

iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF

XIU

Kinross Gold Corporation

K

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

L

Lundin Mining Corp.

LUN

Magna International Inc.

MG

Manulife Financial Corporation

MFC

MEG Energy Corp.

MEG

National Bank of Canada

NA

New Gold Inc.

NGD

Nutrien Ltd

NTR

OceanaGold Corporation

OGC

Pan American Silver Corp.

PAAS4

Paramount Resources Ltd.

POU

Pembina Pipeline Corporation

PPL/PPL25

  • 3 The Bourse's circular 119-16

  • 4 The Bourse's circular 015-17

  • 5 The Bourse's circular 140-17

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

POT16

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

POT16

Power Corporation of Canada

POW

Precision Drilling Corporation

PD

Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B

RCI

Royal Bank of Canada

RY

Shaw Communications Inc., Cl. B

SJR

SSR Mining Inc.

SSRM7

Sun Life Financial Inc.

SLF

Suncor Energy Inc.

SU

Tahoe Resources Inc.

THO

Teck Resources Limited, Cl. B

TECK8

TELUS Corporation

T

Thomson Reuters Corporation

TRI

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

TD

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

TOU

TransAlta Corporation

TA

TransCanada Corporation

TRP

Whitecap Resources Inc.

WCP

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

WPM9

Yamana Gold Inc.

YRI

Gladys Karam

Director, Equity Derivatives Financial Markets

  • 6 The Bourse's circular 186-17

  • 7 The Bourse's circular 114-17

  • 8 The Bourse's circular 158-16

  • 9 The Bourse's circular 065-17

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