George Weston Limited files final base shelf prospectus
October 21 2013 - 1:23PM
PR Newswire (Canada)
TORONTO,
Oct. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - George Weston
Limited (TSX: WN) announced that it has filed and received a
receipt for a final base shelf prospectus. The shelf prospectus has
been filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of
the provinces of Canada.
This filing enables George Weston Limited to offer up to
$1 billion of debt securities
(unsecured) and preferred shares from time to time over a 25-month
period from the date of the shelf prospectus. Any issue of
securities under the shelf prospectus will require the filing of a
prospectus supplement that will include the specific terms of the
securities being offered. The shelf prospectus was filed to provide
George Weston Limited with efficient access to Canadian capital
markets.
This press release does not constitute an offer
to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities in any
jurisdiction.
About George Weston Limited
George Weston Limited is a Canadian public company founded in 1882
and through its operating subsidiaries constitutes one of
North America's largest food
processing and distribution groups. George Weston Limited has two
reportable operating segments: Weston Foods and Loblaw, which is
operated by Loblaw Companies Limited. The Weston Foods operating
segment is primarily engaged in the baking industry within
North America. Loblaw is
Canada's largest food distributor
and a leading provider of general merchandise, drugstore and
financial products and services.
SOURCE George Weston Limited
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