Distribution
Policy
Dividends are declared and paid monthly on the Class C Shares
substantially equal to the dividends received and interest earned by the
portfolio less administration and operating expenses. For historical
dividend amounts, please see
distribution
information.
Retraction Rights
The following provides a summary of the retraction rights available to
shareholders. Please refer to the prospectus for complete details.
Unlike most mutual funds the Class C Shares are listed allowing holders
to exit by selling their Shares. In addition, they are also retractable
at any time. Because of the manner in which the retraction prices are
calculated, investors are almost always better off selling their Shares
on the market rather than retracting them. It should be noted that all
the retractions listed below constitute a taxable disposition of the
Company’s Shares at the time of the retraction whether the
retraction is received in the form of cash or portfolio shares.
Regular Retraction
Class C Shares may be surrendered for retraction at any time for payment
on the 7th business day following the 9th day of each month. Class C
Shareholders are entitled to receive 95% of the net asset value less
$1.00.
Special Annual Retraction
The special annual retraction payment date occurs on the 7th business day
following May 9th of each year. On that date Class C Shareholders are
entitled to receive the net asset value per Class C Share. If the holder
tenders 10,000 or more Class C Shares such holder may instead choose to
receive a pro rata interest in the portfolio securities held by the
Company.
Redemption
The Company is scheduled to wind up on or about May 21, 2013, and at
that time, the Class C Shares will be redeemed by the Company. The
redemption values of these shares will be calculated in the same manner
as in the Special Annual Retractions.
Taxation
Dividends received by individual Class C Shareholders will be subject to
the normal gross-up and dividend tax credit rules applicable to
dividends received on shares of a taxable Canadian corporation.
The amount of any capital gains dividend received by a holder of Class C
Shares will be considered to be a capital gain in the taxation year in
which the capital gain is received.
The Company qualifies as a “mutual fund corporation” and a
“financial intermediary corporation” as defined in the
Income Tax Act (Canada). As a result thereof and after deduction of
expenses in computing its income, the Company does not anticipate that
it will be subject to any material non-refundable income tax liability.
Directors and Officers
The following are the names, office(s) held
and principal occupations of the directors and officers of the Company:
| Name |
Office(s) Held |
Principal
Occupation |
| Donald W.
Paterson |
Chairman and Director |
President,
Cavandale Corporation |
| Robert C.
Williams |
Director |
Chief Executive Officer, Headwater Investments Ltd. |
| Michael K.
Warman |
Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Director |
Chief Financial Officer,
Scotia Capital Inc. |
| Stanley M.
Beck |
Director |
President,
Granville Arbitrations Ltd. |
| Brian D. McChesney |
Director |
Managing Director,
Scotia Capital Inc |
| John B.
Newman |
Director |
Chairman, Multibanc Financial
Holdings Limited |