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BISX Q1, 2016 Statistical Report

BISX PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION

JANUARY TO MARCH 2016 STATISTICAL REPORT

BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the three-month period ending March 31, 2016 with comparison to the same period of 2015.

BISX ALL SHARE INDEX

For the three-month period ending March 31, 2016 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,873.96. This represents a year to date increase of 50.01 or 2.74%. By comparison for the three-month period ending March 31, 2015 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,673.85. That increase was a year to date increase of 45.88 or 3.12%. The BISX All-Share Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of all primary market listings excluding debt securities.

As at March 31, 2016 the market was comprised of 20 ordinary shares with a market capitalization of $3.78 Billion. In addition, there were 13 preference shares with a market capitalization of $327 million and 16 bonds with a face value of $505 Million.

COMPARISON OF BISX ALL SHARE INDEX TO INTERNATIONAL INDICES

Over the three-month period January 1 to March 31, 2016, some international equity markets have experienced increases as indicated by the chart below:

Closing Date * MSCI Emerging Market Index1 * S&P 500 Index2 * FTSE 100 Index3 *BISX All Share Index *

Dec 31, 2015 * 794.139 * 2,043.94 * 6,242.30 * 1,823.95 *

Mar 31, 2016 * 836.803* 2,059.74 * 6,174.90 * 1,873.96 *

 

Percentage Change(+/-)* 5.37% * 0.77% * -1.08% * 2.74% *

TRADING VOLUMES AND VALUES

Trading volume for the three-month period January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016 was 899,125 shares for a value of $7,337,429.70. By comparison, trading volume for the three-month period January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015 was 598,987 shares for a value of $4,157,775.32.

AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME AND VALUE

For the three-month period from January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016, the average volume per trading day was 14,457 shares for a value of $118,279.57. By comparison, for the three-month period from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015, the average volume per trading day was 9,619 shares for a value of $67,089.49

Month * Avg. volume / trading day (2016)* Avg. volume / trading day (2015) Avg. value / trading day (2016) Avg. value / trading day (2015)*

January * 11,672 * 6,176 * $114,183.37* $37,290.51 *

February * 21,979 * 11,754 * $162,333.08 * $97,775.11 *

March * 9,720 * 10,927 * $78,322.27 * $66,202.86 *

Average for period *14,457 * 9,619 * $118,279.57 * $67,089.49 *

SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (THREE MONTH PERIOD)

The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the three-month period January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage were:

SYMBOL* TRADE VOLUME * % OF VOLUME *

FCL* 267,081 * 2 9.7% *

CHL* 204,609 * 22.8% *

CBL* 148,941 * 16.6% *

FIN * 108,246 * 12.0%

FCLB * 50,000 * 5.6% *

The top five share value leaders for the three-month period January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage were:

SYMBOL * TRADE VALUE * % OF TRADE VALUE *

FCL * $1,715,468.00 * 23.4% *

CBL * $1,175,011.87 * 16.0% *

FIN * $1,167,206.00 * 15.9% *

CHL* $1,142,712.86 * 15.6% *

BG0107 * $500,000.00 * 6.8% *

For Additional Information Contact:

Elude Michel-Sturrup

Tel: 242-323-2330

Fax: 242-323-2320

Email: info@bisxbahamas.com

1 The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. http://www.mscibarra.com/index.jsp

2 Standard &Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted index made up of 500 large cap U.S. companies. www.standardandpoors.com

3 The FTSE 100 Index is a market capitalization index representing the performance of 100 of the largest UK domiciled companies. www.ftse.com




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Publication Date: 3 May 2016