MCAN Mortgage Corporation Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Shares


TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 7, 2011) -

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MCAN Mortgage Corporation ("MCAN" or the "Company") (TSX:MKP) today announced that it has priced its previously announced offering (the "Offering") of 2,000,000 common shares at a price of $14.50 per share for gross proceeds of $29,000,000. The Offering is being conducted through a syndicate of agents co-led by BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets and including National Bank Financial Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. (the "Agents"). BMO Capital Markets is acting as sole bookrunner for the Offering.

The Company has also granted the Agents an option (the "Over-Allotment Option") for the sale of up to 300,000 additional common shares to cover over-allotments, if any, and for market stabilization purposes. This option may be exercised by the Agents at any time, in whole or in part, until 30 days following the closing of the Offering.

The Company expects to use the net proceeds of the Offering for investment in single family residential mortgages, construction loans and commercial term mortgages in the ordinary course of MCAN's business.

None of the common shares held by C-CAP II Limited Partnership ("C-CAP"), an affiliate of CDP Capital-Conseil Immobilier Inc., will be sold under the previously disclosed arrangement with BMO Capital Markets.

The Offering is expected to close on or about April 18, 2011 and is subject to the Company receiving all necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The securities offered have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

MCAN is a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") under the symbol MKP and is a reporting issuer in all provinces and territories in Canada.

The Company's objective is to generate a reliable stream of income by investing its funds in a portfolio of mortgages (including single family residential, residential construction, non-residential construction and commercial loans), as well as other types of loans and investments, real estate and securitization investments. MCAN employs leverage by issuing term deposits eligible for Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation ("CDIC") deposit insurance up to a maximum of five times capital (on a non-consolidated basis) as permitted by the Income Tax Act (Canada). The term deposits are sourced through a network of independent financial agents. As a mortgage investment company, MCAN is entitled to deduct from income for tax purposes 50% of capital gains dividends and 100% of non-capital gains dividends paid by the Company. Such dividends are received by the shareholders as capital gains dividends and interest income, respectively.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the expected closing date of the Offering, the expected use of proceeds of the Offering, and the business and anticipated financial performance of the Company. These forward looking statements can generally be identified as such because of the context of the statements and often include words such as the Company "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "plans", "estimates" or words of a similar nature. These statements are based on current expectations, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause such differences include legislative or regulatory developments, competition, technology change, global market activity, interest rates, changes in government and economic policy and general economic conditions in geographic areas where the Company operates. Reference is made to the risk factors disclosed in the Company's 2011 Annual Information Form, which are incorporated herein by reference. These and other factors should be considered carefully and undue reliance should not be placed on the Company's forward-looking statements. Subject to applicable securities law requirements, the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.

Contact Information:

MCAN Mortgage Corporation
William Jandrisits
President and Chief Executive Officer
(416) 591-2726

MCAN Mortgage Corporation
Tammy Oldenburg
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(416) 847-3542
mcanexecutive@mcanmortgage.com
www.mcanmortgage.com