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TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: NPS, NPS.PR.A) - Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp. (the "Company”) is pleased to announce the details of the previously announced split of its Class A shares (the "Share Split”) and provide an update on the concurrent private placement of preferred shares (the "Private Placement”). The Share Split and the Private Placement remain subject to the final approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX”).
Pursuant to the Share Split, Class A shareholders of record at the close of business on February 4, 2025 will receive 15 additional Class A shares for every 100 Class A shares held. Ex-split trading of the Class A shares will commence at the opening of trading on February 4, 2025. Following the Share Split, class A shareholders will continue to receive the currently targeted monthly distribution of $0.125 per Class A share. As a result, the Share Split will result in an overall increase in the dollar amount of distributions to be paid to Class A shareholders by approximately 15%. The Company provides a distribution reinvestment plan, on a commission-free basis for Class A shareholders that wish to reinvest distributions and realize the benefits of compound growth.
Pursuant to the Private Placement, 235,000 preferred shares will be offered to investors at a price of $10.65 per preferred share such that, following the Share Split and the closing of the Private Placement, there will be approximately 1,795,547 Class A shares and 1,796,353 preferred shares outstanding. The Private Placement is scheduled to close on or about February 4, 2025. Following the completion of the Share Split and the Private Placement, the preferred shares are expected to have downside protection from a decline in the value of the Company's portfolio of approximately 58%.(1)
The Company invests, on an approximately equally-weighted basis, in a portfolio comprised primarily of equity securities of Canadian Dividend Growth Companies (as defined below), selected by the portfolio manager, that at the time of investment and immediately following each periodic reconstitution and rebalancing: (i) are listed on a Canadian exchange; (ii) pay a dividend; (iii) generally have a market capitalization of at least $10 billion; (iv) have options in respect of its equity securities that, in the opinion of the portfolio manager, are sufficiently liquid to permit the portfolio manager to write options in respect of such securities; and (v) have a history of dividend growth or, in the portfolio manager's view have high potential for future dividend growth ("Canadian Dividend Growth Companies”).
About Ninepoint Partners LP
Ninepoint Partners LP is the Manager, Portfolio Manager and Promoter of the Company and provides all administrative services required by the Company. Based in Toronto, Ninepoint Partners LP is one of Canada's leading alternative investment management firms overseeing approximately $7 billion in assets under management and institutional contracts. Committed to helping investors explore innovative investment solutions that have the potential to enhance returns and manage portfolio risk, Ninepoint offers a diverse set of alternative strategies spanning Equities, Fixed Income, Alternative Income, Real Assets, F/X and Digital Assets.
For more information on Ninepoint Partners LP, please visit www.ninepoint.com or please contact us at 416.362.7172 or 1.888.362.7172 or [email protected].
(1) Based on the NAV of the Class A shares used to determine the Share Split ratio.
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Certain statements contained in this document constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information may relate to matters disclosed in this document and to other matters identified in public filings relating to the Company, to the future outlook of the Company and anticipated events or results and may include statements regarding the future financial performance of the Company. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by terms such as "may”, "will”, "should”, "expect”, "plan”, "anticipate”, "believe”, "intend”, "estimate”, "predict”, "potential”, "continue” or other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Actual results may vary from such forward-looking information. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances.
The securities 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 any applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities nor will there be any sale of such securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
