The Merger, if completed, will allow Unitholders the option to exchange their Units for units of SCITI Trust, a well diversified, high yielding portfolio that is designed to be responsive to changes in the income trust market. Unitholders who participate in the Merger will receive units in a portfolio with a higher yield, a lower management expense ratio, better liquidity, and greater single name diversification than the current portfolio. In addition, a special retraction right has been created to allow Unitholders who do not wish to participate in the Merger to retract their Units as if the Trust was winding up as originally scheduled.
The Merger will become effective on or about
Unitholders who wish to participate in the Merger do not need to take any action and will automatically become unitholders of SCITI Trust on or about
About SCITI Trust II
The Trust is an investment trust which provides investors with a high current yield and low cost diversification through a portfolio of the 100 largest income funds (approximately weighted on a float capitalization basis) included in the Scotia Capital Income Trust Index.
Unitholders are entitled to receive monthly distributions as declared by the Trustee of the Trust. The Trustee intends to declare and pay monthly distributions to the extent of forecasted distributions to be received for a calendar quarter from the underlying income funds in the portfolio, less the estimated operating expenses for the period.
Trust Units of SCITI II are listed for trading on The
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For further information: Investor Relations, SCITI Limited, Trustee of SCITI Trust II, (416) 945-4173, E-mail: [email protected], Web site: www.scotiamanagedcompanies.com
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