Dividend 15 Split Corp. II Announces TSX Acceptance of Normal Course Issuer Bid
May 25 2022 - 6:30AM
Dividend 15 Split Corp. II (the “Company”) announced today that the
Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) has accepted its notice of
intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the “NCIB”) to
purchase its Preferred Shares and Class A Shares through the
facilities of the TSX and/or alternative Canadian trading systems.
The NCIB will commence on May 27, 2022 and terminate on May 26,
2023.
Pursuant to the NCIB, the Company proposes to
purchase, from time to time, if it is considered advisable, up to
3,087,274 Preferred Shares and 3,163,904 Class A Shares of the
Company, representing 10% of the public float of 30,872,749
Preferred Shares and 31,639,049 Class A Shares. As of May 13, 2022,
there were 30,872,749 Preferred Shares and 31,725,349 Class A
Shares issued and outstanding. The Company will not purchase, in
any given 30-day period, in the aggregate, more than 617,454
Preferred Shares or more than 634,506 Class A Shares, being 2% of
the issued and outstanding Preferred Shares and Class A Shares as
of May 13, 2022. Under the previous normal course issuer bid that
commenced on May 27, 2021 and will terminate on May 26, 2022, no
purchases of Preferred Shares or Class A Shares were made.
The Board of Directors of the Company, on the
advice of Quadravest Capital Management Inc., the Company’s
investment manager, believes that such purchases are in the best
interests of the Company and are a desirable use of its funds. All
purchases will be made through the facilities noted above and in
accordance with the rules and policies of the TSX. All Preferred
Shares or Class A Shares purchased by the Company pursuant to the
NCIB will be cancelled.
The Company invests in a high quality portfolio
of leading Canadian dividend-yielding stocks as follows: Bank of
Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, National Bank of
Canada, CI Financial Corp., BCE Inc., Manulife Financial, Enbridge,
Sun Life Financial, TELUS Corporation, Thomson Reuters Corporation,
TransAlta Corporation, TC Energy Corporation.
Certain statements included in this news release
constitute forward-looking statements, including, but not limited
to, those identified by the expressions “expect”, “intend”, “will”
and similar expressions to the extent they relate to the Company.
The forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect
the Company’s current expectations regarding future results or
events. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events
to differ materially from current expectations. Although the
Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and,
accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise
revise any forward-looking statement or information whether as a
result of new information, future events or other such factors
which affect this information, except as required by law.
Investor Relations: 1-877-478-2372 Local:
416-304-4443 www.dividend15.cominfo@quadravest.com
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