TORONTO, July 13,
2022 /CNW/ - Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. ("Horizons ETFs") has
announced today that it intends to consolidate, as applicable,
shares or units (the "Securities" or each individually a
"Security") of certain ETFs (the "Consolidating
ETFs") as indicated in the table below.
After the close of trading on Friday,
July 29, 2022, on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NEO
Stock Exchange, the Securities of each Consolidating ETF will be
consolidated based on the ratio (the "Consolidation Ratio")
set out below and will begin trading on a post-consolidated basis
on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, the
effective date of the consolidation:
ETF
Name
|
Ticker
|
Consolidation
Ratio
|
BetaPro Bitcoin
ETF
|
HBIT /
HBIT.U
|
1:4
|
BetaPro Crude Oil
Inverse Leveraged Daily Bear ETF
|
HOD
|
1:4
|
BetaPro Marijuana
Companies 2x Daily Bull ETF
|
HMJU
|
1:2
|
BetaPro S&P/TSX
Capped Energy™ -2x Daily Bear ETF
|
HED
|
1:4
|
Horizons Marijuana Life
Sciences Index ETF
|
HMMJ /
HMMJ.U
|
1:2
|
Horizons Psychedelic
Stock Index ETF
|
PSYK
|
1:4
|
Horizons US Marijuana
Index ETF
|
HMUS /
HMUS.U
|
1:4
|
When a Security consolidation occurs, the net asset value per
Security is increased by the same ratio as the Security
consolidation so that the Security consolidation has no impact on
the value of the investor's total position. An investor's cost per
Security is also increased by the same ratio as the Security
consolidation, although their total cost remains unchanged.
No fractional Securities will be issued. Where the consolidation
results in a fractional Security, the number of post-consolidation
Securities will be rounded down to the nearest whole Security, in
the case of a fractional interest that is less than 0.5, or rounded
up to the nearest whole number, in the case of a fractional
interest that is 0.5 or greater.
Horizons ETFs reserves the right to cancel or amend these
corporate actions if we deem it appropriate to do so, before the
effective date of Tuesday, August 2,
2022.
Securityholder Information
Securityholders of the Consolidating ETFs do not need to take
any action to affect these transactions. Securityholders will have
their brokerage accounts automatically updated to reflect the
consolidations. A Securityholder's broker may take several days to
reflect these transactions in the Securityholder's account (the
"Settlement Period"). However, the Securityholder is still
able to trade the Securities of the Consolidating ETFs during this
time. If they wish to do so, Horizons ETFs recommends investors
contact their broker by phone during the Settlement Period in order
to trade the post-consolidation Securities.
About Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.
(www.HorizonsETFs.com)
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. is an innovative financial
services company and offers one of the largest suites of exchange
traded funds in Canada. The
Horizons ETFs product family includes a broadly diversified range
of solutions for investors of all experience levels to meet their
investment objectives in a variety of market conditions. Horizons
ETFs has over $21 billion of assets under management and 104
ETFs listed on major Canadian stock exchanges.
Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be
associated with an investment in exchange traded products managed
by Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. (the "Horizons Exchange Traded
Products"). The Horizons Exchange Traded Products are not
guaranteed, their value changes frequently and past performance may
not be repeated. Certain Horizons Exchange Traded Products may have
exposure to leveraged investment techniques that magnify gains and
losses and which may result in greater volatility in value and
could be subject to aggressive investment risk and price volatility
risk. Such risks are described in the prospectus. The prospectus
contains important detailed information about the ETF. Please
read the relevant prospectus before investing.
For a summary of the risks of an investment in the
Consolidating ETF, please see the specific risks set out in the
applicable prospectus. The Consolidating ETF trades like a
stock, fluctuates in market value and may trade at a discount to
its net asset value, which may increase the risk of loss.
This communication is intended for informational purposes
only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to purchase the Horizons Exchange Traded Products and
is not, and should not be construed as, investment, tax, legal or
accounting advice, and should not be relied upon in that regard.
Individuals should seek the advice of professionals, as
appropriate, regarding any particular investment.
SOURCE Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.