diversiTrust Income+ Fund Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment for Gross Proceeds of $9 Million

Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Ltd., the manager of diversiTrust(TM) Income+ Fund (“the Fund”) is pleased to announce that the agents of the previously announced initial public offering oftrust units (“Trust Units”) have exercised their over-allotment option and have purchased 900,000 additional Trust Units. ¶ The exercise of the over-allotment increases the size of the IPO to18,900,000 Trust Units for aggregate gross proceeds of $189,000,000 ($10 per Unit). The Trust Units are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol DTP.un. ¶ The Fund’s investmentobjectives are: i) to provide unitholders with a stable stream of monthly cash distributions targeted to be $0.067 per Trust Unit (approximately 8% per annum based on the original $10 issue price);ii) to return the original issue price of the Trust Units upon termination of the Fund on December 31, 2014; and iii) to provide the opportunity for capital appreciation. ¶ This closed-end fund willallow unitholders to participate in returns on an actively managed and diversified portfolio of High Income Securities, which may include Business Trusts, Resource Trusts, REITs, Utility Trusts,Dividend Paying Equities and other High-Yielding Securities. To enhance total returns the Fund may use leverage. The overall limit of such leverage and borrowing transactions will be restricted to25% of total assets. ¶ The principal managers of the Fund are Ned Goodman and Oscar Belaiche. Both are co-lead portfolio managers of the diversiTrust(TM) Income Fund, diversiTrust(TM) Stable IncomeFund and the Dynamic Focus+ Diversified Income Trust Fund. Mr. Goodman has more than 40 years of investment experience as a securities analyst, portfolio manager and senior executive. Mr. Belaichehas over 20 years of investment, operational and business experience. ¶ For the three year period following closing, Goodman & Company has agreed to be paid in Trust Units and will convert anymanagement fees paid in cash into additional Trust Units. ¶ In addition to listing the Units of the Fund on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the Fund will implement a mandatory market purchase program toenhance liquidity and provide market support. Under this program the Fund will purchase up to 2.5% of the outstanding Trust Units in any quarter. Commencing in 2005, Units may be surrendered forredemption at least 10 business days prior to March 31, which will be the redemption date in each year. The price per Unit will be equal to the net asset value per Unit determined as of the date ofredemption and as set out in the prospectus. Units of the Fund are 100% RRSP, RRIF, RESP and DPSP eligible. ¶ Goodman & Company is a leading Canadian investment firm tracing its portfoliomanagement roots back over 45 years, with more than $12 billion in assets under management. Goodman & Company, including Dynamic Mutual Funds and its affiliates, offers a wide range of wealthmanagement solutions through registered financial advisors, including mutual funds; fee-based programs (Viscount and Marquis), limited partnerships (CMP and Canada Dominion), a labour-sponsored fund,hedge funds and high net-worth investment counsel (Goodman Private Wealth Management). Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Ltd. is a subsidiary of Dundee Wealth Management Inc. (DW – TSX)

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