STP

TSX Venture 50® is a ranking of strong performers on TSX Venture Exchange. These emerging companies have seen tremendous growth over the past year, offered remarkable return to their shareholders, are actively traded in the market and are well-covered by the analyst community. In short, they have proven themselves to be the rising stars of Canada´s public markets.

2010 TSX Venture 50 companies have an impressive track record. On average, these companies have delivered a return of 410% in 2009 and their one-year average market cap growth was over 600%. The shares of these companies also enjoy a highly liquid market with a total of 3.5 billion shares trading over the course of 2009.

TSX Venture Exchange is a unique incubator of public companies and the TSX Venture 50achievements are strong evidence of the opportunities in this market.

2010 Rankings

Oil &Gas
Rank Symbol Company Name ROI Market Cap Growth
1 STP Southern Pacific Resources Corp. 800% 2039%
2 VST Vast Exploration Inc. 448% 757%
3 UNX Universal Power Corp. 445% 556%
4 IAE Ithaca Energy Inc 374% 375%
5 RTE Result Energy Inc. 210% 1580%
6 EWD Eaglewood Energy Inc 665% 685%
7 SLG Sterling Resources Ltd 324% 326%
8 SDX Sea Dragon Energy Inc 227% 365%
9 CEN Coastal Energy Company 256% 447%
10 PPY.A Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. 379% 649%