YEARS Financial Trust Unitholders Approve Merger Into Dividend Growth Split Corp.
01 Diciembre 2008 - 3:44PM
Marketwired
At a special meeting of unitholders held today, YEARS Financial
Trust ("YTU") (TSX: YTU.UN) unitholders approved the extraordinary
resolution to merge into Dividend Growth Split Corp. ("DGS") (TSX:
DGS)(TSX: DGS.PR.A).
The merger was proposed to address the economic inefficiencies
of operating a small investment fund like YTU and to provide
investors with a high quality portfolio at a low cost.
DGS invests on an equally weighted basis in a portfolio of large
capitalization Canadian equities that have among the highest
dividend growth rates on the TSX and utilizes a split share
structure. The merger is expected to provide YTU unitholders with
the following benefits:
- Lower General and Administration Costs per Unit: DGS offers
lower general and administration costs per unit than YTU and these
costs are expected to decrease further after the merger is
completed due to the larger combined fund size.
- Lower Management Fee: DGS offers a lower management fee of
0.60% per annum as compared to the YTU management fee of 0.85% per
annum.
- Enhanced Liquidity: Following the merger, DGS will have a
larger market capitalization and a greater number of securities and
securityholders than YTU, which is expected to provide enhanced
liquidity. In addition, DGS offers quarterly redemptions at net
asset value less costs, whereas YTU only offers redemptions at net
asset value less costs on an annual basis.
- Diversified Portfolio: DGS's portfolio includes 19 blue-chip
Canadian equities and is invested in equities of financial,
utilities, telecommunication and energy issuers, providing greater
diversification by number of securities and by industry
sectors.
The effective date of the merger is expected to be December 31,
2008 subject to applicable regulatory approvals.
Under the merger proposal, unitholders of YTU will receive units
of DGS (each unit consisting of one DGS Preferred Share and one DGS
Class A Share) and the number of DGS units to be received will be
based on the relative net asset values per unit of each fund. The
merger is expected to be a taxable transaction for YTU unitholders.
For a copy of the information circular that was previously mailed
to unitholders concerning the merger proposal or additional
information regarding the Funds including information on the tax
consequences of the merger, please visit our website at
www.bromptongroup.com or consult your investment advisor.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute
forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian
securities laws. Forward-looking information may relate to matters
disclosed in this press release and to other matters identified in
public filings relating to the funds, to the future outlook of the
funds and anticipated events or results and may include statements
regarding the future financial performance of the funds. In some
cases, forward-looking information can be identified by terms such
as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "plan", "anticipate",
"believe", "intend", "estimate", "predict", "potential", "continue"
or other similar expressions concerning matters that are not
historical facts. Actual results may vary from such forward-looking
information for a variety of reasons, including those set forth
below.
Forward-looking statements in this press release include among
other things, the proposed timing of the merger and the expected
completion thereof; the expected benefits of the merger; and the
funds that are proposed to be merged. These statements are based on
certain factors and assumptions. In arriving at our conclusions
regarding the proposed timing of the merger, we have assumed that
any regulatory approvals and third party consents and actions are
given or carried out (as the case may be) in a timely manner. Our
expectations regarding the merger are based on a single fund being
more cost effective to operate and a larger fund having greater
trading volume and liquidity. While we consider these assumptions
to be reasonable based on information currently available to us,
they may prove to be incorrect. There are no assurances that the
actual outcomes will match the forward-looking statements as a
result of a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from what we currently expect.
These factors include changes in market and competition,
governmental or regulatory developments and general economic
conditions. Other than as required under securities laws, we do not
undertake to update this information at any particular time.
Contacts: Brompton Funds Management Limited David E. Roode
Senior Vice President (416) 642-6008 Website:
www.bromptongroup.com
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