TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 13, 2015) - Dividend 15 Split Corp. (the "Company") is pleased to announce it has filed a preliminary short form prospectus in each of the provinces of Canada with respect to an offering of Preferred Shares and Class A Shares of the Company. The offering will be co-led by National Bank Financial Inc., CIBC, RBC Capital Markets and will also include Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc., BMO Capital Markets, GMP Securities L.P., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Dundee Securities, Raymond James, Desjardins Securities Inc., Mackie Research Capital Corporation and Manulife Securities Incorporated.
The Preferred Shares will be offered at a price of $10.00 per Preferred Share to yield 5.25% on the issue price and the Class A Shares will be offered at a price of $11.90 per Class A Share to yield 10.08% on the issue price. The closing price on the TSX of each of the Preferred Shares and the Class A Shares on May 12, 2015 was $10.35 and $12.23, respectively.
Since inception of the Company, the aggregate dividends paid on the Preferred Shares have been $5.84 per share and the aggregate dividends paid on the Class A Shares have been $16.80 per share (including five special distributions of $0.25 per share, one special distribution of $0.50 per share and one special stock dividend of $1.75 per share), for a combined total of $22.64 per unit. All distributions to date have been made in tax advantage eligible Canadian dividends or capital gains dividends.
The net proceeds of the offering will be used by the Company to invest in an actively managed portfolio of dividend-yielding common shares which includes each of the 15 Canadian companies listed below:
Bank of Montreal The Bank of Nova Scotia BCE Inc. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CI Financial Corp. |
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Enbridge Inc. Manulife Financial Corp. National Bank of Canada Royal Bank of Canada Sun Life Financial Inc. |
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TELUS Corporation Thomson-Reuters Corporation The Toronto-Dominion Bank TransAlta Corporation TransCanada Corporation |
The Company's investment objectives are:
Preferred Shares:
Class A Shares:
The sales period of this overnight offering will end at 9:00 a.m. (EST) on May 14, 2015.
A preliminary short form prospectus containing important information relating to the Preferred Shares and the Class A Shares has been filed with securities commissions or similar authorities in all provinces of Canada. The preliminary short form prospectus is still subject to completion or amendment. Copies of the preliminary short form prospectus may be obtained from your registered financial advisor using the contact information for such advisor, or from representatives of the underwriters listed above. There will not be any sale or any acceptance of an offer to buy the Preferred Shares or the Class A Shares until a receipt for the final short form prospectus has been issued.
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