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JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2010 STATISTICAL REPORT

FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION

January to September 2010 Statistical Report

BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the nine month period ending September 30, 2010 with comparison to the same period of 2009.

BISX ALL SHARE INDEX

For the nine month period ending September 30, 2010 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,516.77. This represents a year to date decrease of 48.61 or -3.11%. For the comparable nine month period ending September 30, 2009 the BISX All Share Index closed at 1501.78, which represented a year to date decrease over the 2009 nine month period of 210.58 points or -12.30%. For the three month period from July 1 to September 30, 2010, the Index experienced an increase of 11.96 or 0.8% from 1,504.81 to 1,516.77. The BISX All-Share Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of all primary market listings excluding debt securities.

As at September 30, 2010 the market was comprised of 23 primary market listings with a market capitalization of $2.938 Billion. The primary market securities traded over BISX include 18 common share listings, 1 preference share listing and 4 tranches of debt. (Note: Freeport Concrete Company Limited was removed from the roster of BISX listed issuers on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.)

COMPARISON OF BISX ALL SHARE INDEX TO INTERNATIONAL INDICES

Over the 9 month period January to September 30, 2010, some international equity markets have experienced increases as indicated by the chart below:

  • Closing Date – 31-Dec-09
    MSCI Emerging Market Index – 989.47
    S&P 500 Index – 1,115.10
    FTSE 100 Index – 5,412.90
    BISX All Share Index – 1,565.38
  • Closing Date – 30-Sep-10
    MSCI Emerging Market Index – 1075.53
    S&P 500 Index – 1,141.20
    FTSE 100 Index – 5,548.60
    BISX All Share Index – 1,516.77
  • Percentage Change (+/-)
    MSCI Emerging Market Index – 8.70%
    S&P 500 Index – 2.34%
    FTSE 100 Index – 2.51%
    BISX All Share Index – (3.11%)

TRADING VOLUMES AND VALUES

Trading volume for the nine month period ending September 30, 2010 was 8,780,142 shares for a value of $96,371,998.43. The trading volume for the nine month period ending September 30, 2010 includes a 5,954,600 share trade in Cable Bahamas Limited (CAB) for a value of approximately $80,000,000 which was carried out in January 2010. Removing this transaction from the nine month trading statistics results in 2,825,542 shares trading for a value of $16,401,720.43. By comparison for the nine month period of 2009 2,592,965 shares traded for a value of $14,402,520.74.

For the three month period from July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010 700,154 shares traded for a value of $2,962,987.46. This compares to the July 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009 period where 937,327 shares traded for a value of $5,682,644.38. This represents a decrease of 25.3% in share volume traded, and a decrease of 47.9% in share value traded in 2010 compared to 2009.

AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME AND VALUE

For the nine month period ending September 30, 2010, excluding the CAB transaction, the average daily trading volume was 15,055 shares which resulted in an average daily trading value of $87,974.76. During this nine month period, April 2010 saw the highest average daily trading volume and value with 48,775 shares and $283,409 trading, respectively. By comparison, the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 saw an average daily trading volume of 13,672 shares which resulted in an average daily trading value of $75,595.37.

Month
Avg. Vol Day (2010)
Avg. Vol Day (2009)
Avg. Val. Day (2010)
Avg. Val Day (2009)  


January
9,182
13,390
$82,195.00
$67,447.05


February
5,365
5,309
$80,479.66
$34,372.94


March
18,226
10,498
$90,705.74
$56,864.44


April
48,775
6,314
$283,408.83
$34,562.62


May
8,763
37,157
$64,839.14
$203,639.57


June
12,158
6,536
$50,088.60
$19,866.42


July
14,936
7,479
$81,520.04
$53,152.28


August
11,430
13,574
$36,721.90
$58,335.56


September
6,657
22,786
$21,813.94
$152,117.41


Average for 9 month period
15,055
13,672
$87,974.76
$75,595.37

SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (NINE MONTH PERIOD)

The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the nine month period ending September 30, 2010 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage in brackets were:

SYMBOL TRADE VOLUME % OF VOLUME

CAB – 6,105,663.00 – [69.5%]

CBL – 886,295.00 – [10.1%]

FCL – 434,651.00 – [5.0%]

CHL – 424,388.00 – [4.8%]

DHS – 214,557.00 – [2.4%]

The top five share value leaders for the nine month period ending September 30, 2010 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage in brackets were:

SYMBOL TRADE VALUE % OF TRADE VALUE

CAB – $ 83,312,427.36 – [86.4%]

CBL – $ 3,038,414.98 – [3.2%]

FCL – $ 2,113,555.42 – [2.2%]

FBB15 – $ 1,752,000.00 – [1.8%]

BWL – $ 1,408,819.66 – [1.5%]

SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (THREE MONTH PERIOD)

The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the three month period from July 1, to September 30, 2010 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage in brackets were:

SYMBOL TRADE VOLUME % OF VOLUME

CHL – 244,259.00 – [34.9%]

CBL – 233,879.00 – [33.4%]

FCL – 81,878.00 – [11.7%]

DHS – 67,200.00 – [9.6%]

BOB – 15,479.00 – [2.2%]

The top five share value leaders for the three month period from July 1, to September 30, 2010 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage in brackets were:

SYMBOL TRADE VALUE % OF TRADE VALUE

CBL – $ 1,463,768.73 – [49.4%]

CHL – $ 611,707.50 – [20.6%]

FCL – $ 394,142.21 – [13.3%]

DHS – $ 130,923.00 – [4.4%]

CAB – $ 128,147.20 – [4.3%]

For Additional Information Contact

Holland Grant

BISX Listing Manager

Tel: 242-323-2330

Fax: 242-323-2320

Email: info@bisxbahamas.com

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JANUARY TO JUNE 2010 STATISTICAL REPORT

FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION

JANUARY TO JUNE 2010 STATISTICAL REPORT

BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the six month period ending June 30, 2010 with comparison to the same period of 2009.

BISX ALL SHARE INDEX

For the six month period ending June 30, 2010 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,504.81. This represents a year to date decrease of 60.57 or -3.87%. By comparison, for the three month period from April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010, the Index experienced a decrease of 91.81 or -6.1% from 1,597.06 to 1,504.81. The BISX All-Share Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of all primary market listings excluding debt securities.

As at June 30, 2010 the market was comprised of 24 primary market listings with a market capitalization of $2.915 Billion. The primary market securities traded over BISX include 19 common share listings, 1 preference share listing and 4 tranches of debt. (Note: The BISX Listing Committee has made the determination to remove Freeport Concrete Company Limited from the roster of BISX listed issuers on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Once this action takes place there will be 23 primary market listings including 18 common share listings, 1 preference share listing and 4 tranches of debt.)

COMPARISON OF BISX ALL SHARE INDEX TO INTERNATIONAL INDICES

Over the 6 month period January to June 30, 2010, most equity markets have experienced declines as indicated by the chart below:

Closing Date MSCI Emerging Market Index S&P 500 Index FTSE 100 Index BISX All Share Index

December 31, 2009 1,010.33 1,115.10 5,412.88 1,565.32

June 30, 2010 917.985 1,030.71 4,916.90 1,504.81

Percentage Change (+/-) -9.1% -7.6% -9.2% -3.9%

TRADING VOLUMES AND VALUES

Trading volume for the six month period ending June 30, 2010 was 8,079,988 shares for a value of $93,409,010.97. The trading volume for the six month period ending June 30, 2010 includes a 5,954,600 share trade in Cable Bahamas Limited (CAB) for a value of approximately $80,000,000 which was carried out in January 2010. Removing this transaction from the six month statistics results in 2,125,388 shares trading for a value of $13,438,732.97. By comparison for the six month period of 2009 1,655,638 shares traded for a value of $8,719,876.36.

For the three month period from April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010 1,406,070 shares traded for a value of $8,016,819.84. This compares to the April 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009 period where 1,037,301 shares traded for a value of $5,365,011.87. This represents an increase of 49.4% in share value traded, and an increase in 35.6% in share volume traded in 2010 compared to 2009.

AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME AND VALUE

For the six month period ending June 30, 2010, excluding the CAB transaction, the average daily trading volume was 17,078 shares which equaled an average daily trading value of $108,619. During this six month period; April 2010 saw the highest average daily trading volume and value with 48,775 shares and $283,409 trading, respectively. By comparison, the six month period ended June 30, 2010 saw an average daily trading volume of 13,201 shares which equaled an average daily trading value of $69,459.

Month Avg. volume / trading day (2010) Avg. volume / trading day (2009) Avg. value / trading day (2010) Avg. value / trading day (2009)

January 9,182 13,390 $82,195 $67,447

February 5,365 5,309 $80,480 $34,373

March 18,226 10,498 $90,706 $56,864

April 48,775 6,314 $283,409 $34,562

May 8,763 37,157 $64,839 $203,640

June 12,158 6,536 $50,089 $19,866

Average for 6 month period 17,078 13,201 $108,619 $69,459

SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS

The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the six month period ending June 30, 2010 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed in brackets were:

SYMBOL TRADE VOLUME % OF VOLUME

CAB 6,093,983 (75.4%)

CBL 652,416 (8.1%)

FCL 352,773 (4.4%)

CHL 180,129 (2.2%)

DHS 147,357 (1.8%)

The top five share value leaders for the six month period ending June 30, 2010 with their contribution to total traded value displayed in brackets were:

SYMBOL TRADE VALUE % OF TRADE VALUE

CAB $ 83,184,280.16 (89.1%)

FBB15 $ 1,752,000.00 (1.9%)

FCL $ 1,719,413.21 (1.8%)

CBL $ 1,574,646.25 (1.7%)

BWL $ 1,408,393.66 (1.5%)

For Additional Information Contact

Holland Grant

BISX Listing Manager

Tel: 242-323-2330

Fax: 242-323-2320

Email: info@bisxbahamas.com

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Royal Fidelity’s TIGRS 3 is successfully listed on BISX

The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) is pleased to announce that the Royal Fidelity International Investment Fund Limited, Class N, TIGRS, Series 3 Sub Fund (“the TIGRS 3 Sub Fund”) has successfully completed the BISX Mutual Fund Listing Process and has now been added to the roster of funds listed on the Exchange. The TIGRS 3 Sub Fund is a closed end sub-fund of the Royal Fidelity International Investment Fund Limited.

The TIGRS 3 Sub Fund is the fourth offering of international investment products to Bahamians by Royal Fidelity Merchant Bank and Trust Limited. The TIGRS 3 shares offer 100% Principal Protection and 100% participation in the upward price performance of an equally weighted basket of commodities composed of Gold, Copper and Nickel. TIGRS 3 is a closed end fund that matures on March 31, 2015. The return at maturity is based on the average of the commodities’ prices measured annually beginning on April 1, 2010 and ending at maturity

Royal Fidelity is able to offer these international investment products to Bahamians as a result of the Central Bank of The Bahamas’ Exchange Control Liberalization Program (the Liberalization Program) which allows BISX Licensed Broker-Dealers to access US$ currency for the specific purpose of creating Bahamian based investment products for local investors. The Liberalization Program which began with the creation of international funds by Royal Fidelity and CFAL in December 2007, currently counts 6 funds (including TIGRS 3) listed on the Exchange that offer international investment products to Bahamians.

BISX Chief Executive Officer; Keith Davies commented on the listing of the TIGRS 3 Sub Fund: “I want to congratulate Royal Fidelity for moving forward with the creation of their fourth international mutual fund. I believe that developments such as this listing are a sign of the innovation of our BISX Broker-Dealer Members. In these difficult financial times, it is encouraging that it is still possible to create products that investors value as being a part of their portfolio. I applaud Royal Fidelity, one of our first BISX Members on their continued efforts at developing a pool of investments that Bahamian investors are able to access.”

President of Royal Fidelity Merchant Bank & Trust Mr. Michael Anderson added: “Royal Fidelity is pleased to have been able to offer the first opportunity for Bahamian investors to invest Bahamian dollars in commodities while also giving full protection of the principal amount invested. Through the TIGRS sub-funds, Royal Fidelity seeks to create unique investment opportunities through which to enable Bahamian investors to diversify their Bahamian dollar investment portfolios while limiting any downside by offering full principal protection. “

Royal Fidelity Capital Markets Limited served as the BISX Sponsor Member that brought the TIGRS 3 Sub Fund to the Exchange. Royal Fidelity Merchant Bank and Trust Limited is the Investment Manager as well as the Administrator.

NOTE: Attached to this Press Release is the BISX Formal Trading Notice for Royal Fidelity International Investment Fund Limited, Class N, TIGRS, Series 3 Sub Fund (“the TIGRS 3 Sub Fund”). This notice advises the public of the security to be listed on the Exchange and the trading symbol of the listed security.

For Additional Information Contact

Holland Grant

BISX Listing Manager

Tel: 242-323-2330

Fax: 242-323-2320

Email: info@bisxbahamas.com