Market Opens

Giorgia Anton, Managing Director and Head of Research, CIBC Capital Markets, Harry Culham, Group Head, Capital Markets, Global Asset Management and Enterprise Strategy, CIBC Capital Markets, and CIBC Women Connect, joined Michelle Tran, President, TMX Datalinx, to open the market to celebrate International Women’s Day as part of the 11th annual “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” campaign. CIBC Women Connect is an employee-driven group focused on enhancing inclusion and advancement of women in Capital Markets. The group aims to provide networking opportunities, while bringing together industry experts to share knowledge and empower team members. CIBC Women Connect includes all levels of women across CIBC Capital Markets, including Global Corporate & Investment Banking and Global Markets. The ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality’ initiative is a partnership between the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (UN SSE) initiative, the UN Global Compact, UN Women and the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). For the 11th consecutive year, stock exchanges around the world ring the bell for gender equality on or around the International Women’s Day (March 8, 2025), to raise awareness of the pivotal role the private sector can play in advancing gender equality. The theme of this year is “Ring the Bell for ALL Women and Girls. Right. Equality. Empowerment”.

Representatives from the Canadian exchange traded fund (ETF) industry, along with members of the 1990s Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) team who were instrumental in the development and launch of the world’s first ETF, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, TSX and representatives from across TMX Group, to close the market to celebrate 35 years of ETF innovation. The Toronto 35 Index® Participation Units, or TIPs®, the world's first exchange-traded, index-linked product, was launched on March 9, 1990, and served as the prototype for the modern-day ETF. As the ETF has grown into a leading global investment vehicle, the Canadian ETF market has remained at the forefront of the industry, with TSX leading the way in innovation. At the end of January 2025, TSX ETFs held over $560 billion in AUM across 1,073 products. In 2024, $753 billion worth of ETF units were traded in Canada. Options on 53 ETFs trade on Montréal Exchange, Canada’s derivatives exchange and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group.

Dan Dickson, Chief Executive Officer of Endeavour Silver Corp. (“Endeavour Silver” or the “Company”) (TSX: EDR), along with the Company’s board and senior management team, joined Dean McPherson, Head, Business Development, Global Mining, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market to celebrate the Company’s 20 years of incorporation and 19 years of being listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. Endeavour Silver is a mid-tier precious metals company dedicated to the exploration, development, and mining of silver. With operations in Mexico, Chile, and the United States, the company currently operates two producing mines in Mexico, with a third – Terronera – set to begin wet commissioning in Q2 2025. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Endeavour Silver aims to be a leading silver producer, focusing on sustainable development and operational excellence, while creating long-term value for its stakeholders.

Steve Parsons, Managing Director, FireFly Metals Ltd. (“FireFly Metals” or the “Company”) (TSX: FFM) and his team, joined Luke Allshorn, Head of Business Development Australia and SE Asia, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to close the market to celebrate the Company’s new listing on TSX. FireFly Metals Ltd is an emerging copper-gold company focused on advancing the high-grade Green Bay Copper-Gold project in Newfoundland, Canada. The Project currently hosts a Mineral Resource prepared in accordance with the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC Code 2012) and Canadian National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101) of 24.4Mt of Measured and Indicated Resources at 1.9% for 460Kt CuEq and 34.5Mt of Inferred Resources at 2% for 690Kt CuEq. The Company has a clear strategy to rapidly grow the copper-gold resource to demonstrate a globally significant copper-gold asset. FireFly has commenced a 130,000m diamond drilling program and is led by a strong Board and Management team with a proven track record of success.