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February 26, 2016 (TORONTO) – TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) today announced the 2016 TSX Venture 50^TM, an annual ranking of top performing companies from five industry sectors: Clean Technology and Life Sciences, Diversified Industries, Mining, Oil & Gas, and Technology. Representatives of TSX Venture 50 companies will today join exchange executives at a market open ceremony to celebrate their achievement.

Each year, the ranking showcases TSXV-listed companies that have shown notable results in key measures of market performance. The companies included in the 2016 TSX Venture 50 were selected based on three equally weighted criteria: market capitalization growth, share price appreciation and trading volume.

"TSX Venture Exchange is a unique incubator of early-stage public companies and an important part of Canada's innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem," said John McCoach, President, TSX Venture Exchange. "We are proud to once again recognize and celebrate the success of TSX Venture 50 companies, and we wish each of them continued growth and success."

The top performing TSX Venture 50 companies from each industry sector are:

For the full 2016 TSX Venture 50 ranking, methodology and profile videos of companies included in the ranking, visit: .

This is not an invitation to purchase securities listed on TSX Venture Exchange. Íâ¹úÃÀŮɫÇéƬ and its affiliates do not endorse or recommend any of the referenced securities and this is not an invitation to purchase securities on TSX Venture Exchange. Please seek professional advice to evaluate specific securities. TSX, TSX Venture Exchange and TSX Venture 50 are all trademarks of Íâ¹úÃÀŮɫÇéƬ.

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