TMX Australia Exchange Market Gross Short Sales Reports

Under Operating Rule 4.8, where a participant is required to provide information to Cboe under Division 5B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ("Corporations Act") or the Market Integrity Rules in respect of sell orders or relevant transactions involving a sale by the participant, the participant must provide the information to TMX Australia Exchange in accordance with the Corporations Act and the Market Integrity Rules and in the form and by the time specified in the procedures.

For the purposes of paragraph 1.1 of Operating Rule Procedure P4.8, ASX has been nominated by TMX Australia Exchange as its agent for the submission of the short sale information required by the Corporations Act in respect of relevant transactions in ASX listed products that it has executed on the TMX market, where the relevant transaction involves a short sale or partial short sale.

For the purposes of paragraph 1.5 of Operating Rule Procedure P4.8, the format for submitting the short sale information required by the Corporations Act in respect of relevant transactions it has executed on the TMX market in investment products or quoted securities of listees, where the relevant transaction involves a short sale or partial short sale, is set out in the Reference Data Files Specification.

Additionally, to further promote market transparency, TMX Australia Exchange also publishes short sale reports in respect of transactions executed on both the TMX Australia Exchange market and the ASX market in ASX products ("Combined Australian Short Sale Reports").

Short sale reports submitted to TMX Australia Exchange in accordance with Operating Rule 4.8 and Operating Rule Procedure P4.8, as well as the Combined Australian Short Sale Reports, are available below.

For further information regarding short sale reporting obligations, please refer to the Corporations Act and ASIC Regulatory Guide 196.