Global Dividend Growth Split Corp. Establishes At-The-Market Equity Program
April 14 2023 - 5:31PM
(TSX: GDV, GDV.PR.A) Global Dividend Growth Split
Corp. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has established an
at-the-market equity program (“ATM Program”) that allows the
Company to issue class A and preferred shares (the “Class A Shares”
and “Preferred Shares”, respectively) to the public from time to
time, at the Company’s discretion. Any Class A Shares or Preferred
Shares sold in the ATM Program will be sold through the Toronto
Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) or any other marketplace in Canada on
which the Class A Shares and Preferred Shares are listed, quoted or
otherwise traded at the prevailing market price at the time of
sale. Sales of Class A Shares and Preferred Shares through the ATM
Program will be made pursuant to the terms of an equity
distribution agreement dated April 14, 2023 (the “Equity
Distribution Agreement”) with RBC Capital Markets (the “Agent”).
Sales of Class A Shares and Preferred Shares
will be made by way of “at-the-market distributions” as defined in
National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions on the TSX or on any
marketplace for the Class A Shares and Preferred Shares in Canada.
Since the Class A Shares and Preferred Shares will be distributed
at the prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, prices may
vary among purchasers during the period of distribution. The ATM
Program is being offered pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated
April 14, 2023 to the Company’s short form base shelf prospectus
dated September 22, 2022. The maximum gross proceeds from the
issuance of the shares will be $75 million for each of the Class A
and Preferred Shares. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the
short form base shelf prospectus may be obtained from your
registered financial advisor or from representatives of the Agent
and are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The volume and timing of distributions under the
ATM Program, if any, will be determined at the Company’s sole
discretion. The ATM Program will be effective until October 22,
2024, unless terminated prior to such date by the Company. The
Company intends to use the proceeds from the ATM Program in
accordance with the investment objectives and investment strategies
of the Company, subject to the investment restrictions of the
Company.
The Company invests in a diversified portfolio
(the “Portfolio”) of equity securities of large capitalization
global dividend growth companies selected by Brompton Funds Limited
(the “Manager”), the manager of the Company. In order to qualify
for inclusion in the Portfolio, at the time of investment and at
the time of each periodic reconstitution and/or rebalancing of the
Portfolio, each global dividend growth company included in the
Portfolio must (i) have a market capitalization of at least $10
billion, and (ii) have a history of dividend growth or, in the
Manager’s view, have high potential for future dividend growth.
The investment objectives for the Class A Shares
are to provide holders with regular monthly cash distributions and
to provide the opportunity for capital appreciation through
exposure to the Portfolio.
The investment objectives for the Preferred
Shares are to provide holders with fixed cumulative preferential
quarterly cash distributions, currently in the amount of $0.125 per
Preferred Share, and to return the original issue price to holders
of Preferred Shares on June 30, 2026.
About Brompton Funds Founded in
2000, Brompton is an experienced investment fund manager with
income focused investment solutions including exchange-traded funds
(ETFs) and other TSX traded investment funds. For further
information, please contact your investment advisor, call
Brompton’s investor relations line at 416-642-6000 (toll-free at
1-866-642-6001), email info@bromptongroup.com or visit our website
at www.bromptongroup.com.
You will usually pay brokerage fees to your
dealer if you purchase or sell shares of the Company on the TSX or
other alternative Canadian trading system (an “exchange”). If the
shares are purchased or sold on an exchange, investors may pay more
than the current net asset value when buying shares of the Company
and may receive less than the current net asset value when selling
them.
There are ongoing fees and expenses associated
with owning shares of an investment fund. An investment fund must
prepare disclosure documents that contain key information about the
fund. You can find more detailed information about the Company in
its public filings available at www.sedar.com. Investment funds are
not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance
may not be repeated.
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 offered 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.
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