LFE Canadian Life Companies Split Corp

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Mar 12, 2014) - Canadian Life Companies Split Corp. (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. The NCIB will commence on March 14, 2014 and terminate on March 13, 2015.

Pursuant to the NCIB, the Company proposes to purchase, from time to time, if it is considered advisable, up to 1,337,210 Preferred Shares and 1,337,210 Class A Shares of the Company, representing approximately 10% of the public float of 13,372,107 Class A Shares. As of March 6, 2014, there were 13,594,440 Preferred Shares and 13,594,440 Class A Shares issued and outstanding. The Company will not purchase, in any given 30-day period, in the aggregate, more than 271,888 Preferred Shares or more than 271,888 Class A Shares, being 2% of the issued and outstanding Preferred Shares and Class A Shares as of March 6, 2014. Under a normal course issuer bid that commenced on January 14, 2013 and terminated on January 13, 2014, the Company purchased 370,100 Preferred Shares at a weighted average price per Preferred Share of $10.12, and 370,100 Class A Shares at a weighted average price per Class A Share of $2.51.

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 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.

Canadian Life Companies Split Corp. is an investment fund managed and advised by Quadravest Capital Management Inc. The Preferred Shares and Class A Shares of the Company are listed in the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols LFE.PR.B and LFE respectively.

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.

Canadian Life Companies Split Corp.Investor Relations416-304-4443Toll Free: 1-877-4-Quadra (1-877-478-2372)www.lifesplit.com

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