Mr. Louis Tonelli reports
TSX ACCEPTS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MAKE NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID
The Toronto Stock Exchange has accepted Magna International Inc.'s notice of intention to make a normal course issuer bid. Pursuant to the notice, Magna may purchase up to 35.8 million Magna common shares, representing approximately 10 per cent of its public float. As at Nov. 3, 2017, Magna had 360,859,902 issued and outstanding common shares, including a public float of 358,161,799 common shares.
The primary purposes of the bid are purchases for cancellation, as well as purchases to finance Magna's stock-based compensation awards or programs and/or Magna's obligations to its deferred profit sharing plans. Magna may purchase its common shares, from time to time, if it believes that the market price of its common shares is attractive and that the purchase would be an appropriate use of corporate funds and in the best interests of the corporation.
The bid will commence on Nov. 15, 2017, and will terminate no later than Nov. 14, 2018. All purchases of common shares under the bid may be made on the TSX, at the market price at the time of purchase in accordance with the rules and policies of the TSX or on the New York Stock Exchange in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Purchases may also be made through alternative trading systems in Canada and/or the United States, and by private agreement or under a specific share repurchase program pursuant to an issuer bid exemption order issued by a securities regulatory authority. Purchases made by way of such private agreements or specific share repurchase program under an issuer bid exemption order will be at a discount to the prevailing market price. The rules and policies of the TSX contain restrictions on the number of shares that can be purchased under the bid, based on the average daily trading volumes of the common shares on the TSX. Similarly, the safe harbour conditions of Rule 10b-18 impose certain limitations on the number of shares that can be purchased on the NYSE per day. As a result of such restrictions, subject to certain exceptions for block purchases, the maximum number of shares which can be purchased per day during the bid on the TSX is 226,838 based on 25 per cent of the average daily trading volume for the prior six months (being 907,353 common shares on the TSX). Subject to certain exceptions for block purchases, the maximum number of shares which can be purchased per day on the NYSE will be 25 per cent of the average daily trading volume for the four calendar weeks preceding the date of purchase. Subject to regulatory requirements, the actual number of common shares purchased and the timing of such purchases, if any, will be determined by Magna having regard to future price movements and other factors. All purchases will be subject to Magna's normal trading blackouts. Any purchases made during a blackout period will only be made pursuant to a predefined automatic securities purchase plan.
Magna's current normal course issuer bid announced in November, 2016, for the purchase of up to 38 million common shares will expire on Nov. 14, 2017. As at the close of trading on Nov. 3, 2017, Magna has purchased 25,267,201 common shares at a weighted average price of $47.33 (U.S.). Purchases were made on the open market and through a specific share repurchase program pursuant to an issuer bid exemption order issued by a securities regulatory authority.
About Magna International Inc.
The company is a leading global automotive supplier with 327 manufacturing operations and 100 product development, engineering and sales centres in 29 countries. Magna has over 161,000 employees focused on delivering superior value to the company's customers through innovative products and processes and world-class manufacturing.
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