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LIFE & BANC SPLIT CORP. ANNOUNCES CLASS A SHARE SPLIT AND AN INCREASE TO TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS
Life & Banc Split Corp. intends to complete a stock split of its Class A shares due to the fund's strong performance. Class A shareholders of record at the close of business on Oct. 27, 2025, will receive 10 additional Class A shares for every 100 Class A shares held, pursuant to the share split. The share split is subject to the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Class A shareholders will continue to receive regular monthly cash distributions targeted to be 10 cents per Class A share following the share split. As a result, the total dollar amount of distributions to be paid to Class A shareholders is expected to increase by approximately 10 per cent. The fund provides a distribution reinvestment plan, on a commission-free basis, for Class A shareholders who wish to reinvest distributions and realize the benefits of compound growth.
Over the past 10 years, the Class A shares have delivered a 20.5 per cent per annum total return based on net asset value, outperforming the S&P/TSX Capped Financials Total Return Index by 6.8 per cent per annum and the S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index by 8.7 per cent per annum. Since inception, Class A shareholders have received cash distributions of $20.95 per share.
Following the completion of the share split, the preferred shares of the fund are expected to have downside protection from a decline in the value of the fund's portfolio of approximately 52 per cent.
The Class A shares are expected to commence trading on an ex split basis at the opening of trading on Oct. 27, 2025. No fractional Class A shares will be issued, and the number of Class A shares each holder shall receive will be rounded down to the nearest whole number. The share split is a non-taxable event.
The fund invests on an approximately equally weighted basis in a portfolio consisting of common shares of the six largest Canadian banks and the four major publicly traded Canadian life insurance companies:
- Bank of Montreal;
- National Bank of Canada;
- Bank of Nova Scotia;
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce;
- Royal Bank of Canada;
- Toronto-Dominion Bank;
- iA Financial Corp. Inc.;
- Sun Life Financial Inc.;
- Manulife Financial Corp.;
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Great-West Lifeco Inc.
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