TORONTO, April 22, 2020 /CNW/ - Horizons ETFs
Management (Canada) Inc.
("Horizons ETFs") is further announcing today that, in light
of recent volatility in the crude oil market and the impact of this
volatility on prices of certain of its ETFs, it intends to
consolidate the shares of the BetaPro Crude Oil 2x Daily Bull ETF
("HOU" or the "ETF") as indicated in the table
below.
Share Consolidation
After the close of trading on Tuesday,
April 28, 2020, on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the
"TSX"), the shares of the ETF will be consolidated on the
basis of the ratio (the "Consolidation Ratio") set out
below, and will begin trading on a post-consolidated basis on
Wednesday, April 29, 2020, the
effective date of the consolidation:
ETF
|
Ticker
|
Consolidation
Ratio
|
BetaPro Crude Oil 2x
Daily Bull ETF
|
HOU
|
1:20
|
When a share consolidation occurs, the net asset value per share
is increased by the same ratio as the share consolidation so that
the share consolidation has no impact on the value of the
investor's total share position. An investor's cost per share is
also increased by the same ratio as the share consolidation,
although their total cost remains unchanged.
No fractional shares will be issued. Where the consolidation
results in a fractional shares, the number of post-consolidation
shares will be rounded down to the nearest whole share, in the case
of a fractional interest that is less than 0.5, or rounded up to
the nearest whole number, in the case of a fractional interest that
is 0.5 or greater.
Horizons ETFs reserves the right to cancel or amend this
corporate action, if we deem it appropriate to do so, before the
effective date.
Shareholder Information
Shareholders of the ETF do not need to take any action to effect
this transaction. Shareholders will have their brokerage accounts
automatically updated to reflect the consolidation. A shareholder's
broker may take several days to reflect this transaction in the
shareholder's account (the "Settlement Period"). However,
the shareholder is still able to trade the shares of the ETF during
this time. If they wish to do so, Horizons ETFs recommends
investors contact their broker by phone during the Settlement
Period in order to trade the post-consolidation shares.
About Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.
(www.HorizonsETFs.com)
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. is an innovative financial
services company and offers one of the largest suites of exchange
traded funds in Canada. The
Horizons ETFs product family includes a broadly diversified range
of solutions for investors of all experience levels to meet their
investment objectives in a variety of market conditions. Horizons
ETFs has more than $11 billion of
assets under management and 91 ETFs listed on major Canadian stock
exchanges.
Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be
associated with an investment in exchange traded products (the
"Horizons Exchange Traded Products") managed by Horizons ETFs
Management (Canada) Inc. The
Horizons Exchange Traded Products are not guaranteed, their values
change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. The
prospectus contains important detailed information about the
Horizons Exchange Traded Products. Please read the relevant
prospectus before investing.
The Horizons Exchange Traded Products include our BetaPro
products (the "BetaPro Products"). The BetaPro Products are
alternative mutual funds within the meaning of National Instrument
81-102 Investment Funds, and are permitted to use strategies
generally prohibited by conventional mutual funds: the ability to
invest more than 10% of their net asset value in securities of a
single issuer, to employ leverage, and engage in short selling to a
greater extent than is permitted in conventional mutual funds.
While these strategies will only be used in accordance with the
investment objectives and strategies of the BetaPro Products,
during certain market conditions they may accelerate the risk that
an investment in shares of a BetaPro Product decreases in value.
The BetaPro Products consist of our 2x Daily Bull and 2x Daily Bear
ETFs ("2x Daily ETFs"), Inverse ETFs and our BetaPro S&P 500
VIX Short-Term Futures™ ETF. The 2x Daily ETFs and certain other
BetaPro Products use leveraged investment techniques that can
magnify gains and losses and may result in greater volatility of
returns. These BetaPro Products are subject to leverage risk and
may be subject to aggressive investment risk and price volatility
risk, among other risks, which are described in their respective
prospectuses.
SOURCE Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.