U.S. Companies - Guide to Listing

2024 GUIDE TO LISTING 23 OUTLINING THE CPC PROCESS CPC CONCURRENT FINANCING TO ARMS LENGTH INVESTORS The CPC Program is a unique listing vehicle that can make particular sense for smaller companies going public. The program connects experienced investors with private companies by dividing the traditional IPO process in two: the creation of the CPC public vehicle shell and the Qualifying Transaction (QT). Founders provide seed capital & create corporate vehicle, then IPO to provide public distribution *The percentages used are for illustration purposes. The terms of each transaction are negotiated between the CPC Founders and the Private Company. A two-step alternative to the traditional IPO CPC CAPITAL POOL COMPANY® (CPC) PROGRAM CPC SUCCESS STORY 5-10% of Resulting issuer* 20+% of the Resulting Issuer* Looking to raise capital and get liquidity for shareholders 60-70% of Resulting Issuer ownership is retained by private company shareholders, maintaining control 85% $10.5B $11.8B Over 2,800 87 of CPCs have completed their QT, with 20 QTs in 2023 raised by former CPCs in the last five years on TSXV raised by former CPCs in the last five years on TSX CPCs listed since program inception* former CPCs currently trade on TSX To learn more about the modernization of the CPC Program please visit tsx.com/cpc As of December 31, 2023. *CPC program was created in 1986. For more information Private company New public company

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