Life & Banc Split Corp. Announces Successful Overnight Offering
June 19 2024 - 2:29PM
(TSX: LBS, LBS.PR.A) Life & Banc Split Corp.
(the “Fund”) is pleased to announce a successful overnight treasury
offering of class A shares and preferred shares (the “Class A
Shares” and “Preferred Shares”, respectively). Gross proceeds of
the offering are expected to be approximately $36.2 million. The
offering is expected to close on or about June 26, 2024 and is
subject to certain closing conditions. The Fund has granted the
Agents (as defined below) an over-allotment option, exercisable for
30 days following the closing date of the offering, to purchase
additional Class A Shares and Preferred Shares up to such number as
is equal to 15% of the number of Class A Shares issued at the
closing of the offering.
The Class A Shares were offered at a price of
$7.55 per Class A Share for a distribution rate of 15.9% on the
issue price, and the Preferred Shares were offered at a price of
$10.15 per Preferred Share for a yield to maturity of 7.3%.(1)
The syndicate of agents for the offering was led
by RBC Capital Markets, CIBC Capital Markets, National Bank
Financial Inc., and Scotiabank and included Hampton Securities
Limited, Canaccord Genuity Corp., BMO Capital Markets, Raymond
James Ltd., TD Securities Inc., iA Private Wealth Inc., Echelon
Wealth Partners Inc., Manulife Wealth Inc., Research Capital
Corporation, Richardson Wealth Limited, and Wellington-Altus
Private Wealth Inc.
The Fund invests in a portfolio (the
“Portfolio”) consisting of common shares of the six largest
Canadian banks and the four major publicly traded Canadian life
insurance companies:
Bank of Montreal |
Great-West Lifeco Inc. |
National Bank of Canada |
The Bank of Nova Scotia |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
Royal Bank of Canada |
iA Financial Corporation Inc. |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank |
Sun Life Financial Inc. |
Manulife Financial Corporation |
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Over the last 10 years, the Class A Shares have
delivered a 12.6% per annum total return based on NAV,
outperforming the S&P/TSX Composite TR Index by 5.1% per
annum.(1) The Preferred Shares have returned 5.3% per annum over
the last 10 years, outperforming the S&P/TSX Preferred Share TR
Index by 2.9% per annum.(1)
About Brompton Funds
Founded in 2000, Brompton is an experienced
investment fund manager with income and growth 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.
(1) See Performance table
below. Yield to maturity for the Preferred Share is based on
maturity date of October 30, 2028.
A short form base shelf prospectus
containing important detailed information about the securities
being offered has been filed with securities commissions or similar
authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada.
Copies of the short form base shelf prospectus may be obtained from
a member of the syndicate. The Fund intends to file a supplement to
the short form base shelf prospectus, and investors should read the
short form base shelf prospectus and the prospectus supplement
before making an investment decision. There will not be any sale or
any acceptance of an offer to buy the securities being offered
until the prospectus supplement has been filed with the securities
commissions or similar authorities in each of the provinces and
territories of Canada.
You will usually pay brokerage fees to your
dealer if you purchase or sell shares of the Fund on the Toronto
Stock Exchange 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 Fund 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 Fund in its
public filings available at www.sedarplus.ca. The indicated rates
of return are the historical annual compounded total returns
including changes in share value and reinvestment of all
distributions and do not take into account certain fees such as
redemption costs or income taxes payable by any securityholder that
would have reduced returns. Investment funds are not guaranteed,
their values change frequently and past performance may not be
repeated.
Life & Banc Split Corp. Compound Annual NAV
Returns to May 31, 2024 |
1-Yr |
3-Yr |
5-Yr |
10-Yr |
S.I. |
Class A Shares (TSX:
LBS) |
24.3% |
6.2% |
15.6% |
12.6% |
10.2% |
S&P/TSX Composite TR Index |
17.6% |
7.4% |
10.2% |
7.5% |
6.7% |
Preferred Shares (TSX:
LBS.PR.A) |
6.7% |
5.9% |
5.8% |
5.3% |
5.3% |
S&P/TSX Preferred Share TR
Index |
22.3% |
1.1% |
5.7% |
2.4% |
2.5% |
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Returns are for the periods ended May 31, 2024
and are unaudited. Inception date October 17, 2006. The table shows
the compound return on a Class A Share and Preferred Share for each
period indicated compared to the S&P/TSX Composite Index
(“Composite Index”) and the S&P/TSX Preferred Share TR Index
(“Preferred Share Index”) (together the “Indices”). The Composite
Index tracks the performance, on a market weight basis, of a broad
index of large-capitalization issuers listed on the TSX. The
Preferred Share Index tracks the performance, on a market‑weight
basis, of a broad index of preferred shares trading on the TSX that
meet the criteria relating to size, liquidity and issuer rating.
The Fund invests in a passively managed portfolio of four Canadian
insurance companies and six Canadian banks. The Fund is not
expected to mirror the performance of Indices, which have more
diversified portfolios. Further, the indices are calculated without
the deduction of management fees, fund expenses and trading
commissions, whereas the performance of the Fund is calculated
after deducting such fees and expenses. Further, the performance of
the Class A Shares is impacted by the leverage provided by the
Preferred Shares.
Past performance does not necessarily indicate
how the Fund will perform in the future. The information shown is
based on the NAV per Class A Share and the redemption price per
Preferred Share and assumes that distributions made by the Fund on
the Class A Shares and Preferred Shares in the periods shown were
reinvested (at the NAV per Class A Share or redemption price per
Preferred Share) in additional Class A Shares or Preferred Shares
of the Fund, as applicable.
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 Fund, to the future outlook of
the Fund and anticipated events or results and may include
statements regarding the future financial performance of the Fund.
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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