MBN Corporation Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid

CALGARY, Sept. 19, 2017 /CNW/ - MBN Corporation announced that it has filed a notice with the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") and received its approval to make a normal course issuer bid ("NCIB") for its equity shares through the facilities of the TSX.  This NCIB will commence on September 23, 2017 and will terminate on September 22, 2018.

The Fund had 3,919,151 equity shares issued and outstanding as at September 11, 2017.  The Fund may, during the 12 month period commencing September 23, 2017 purchase on the TSX up to 295,683 equity shares, being 10% of the public float and may not, in any 30 day period, purchase more than 78,383 equity shares, being 2% of the equity shares issued and outstanding.  The Fund will cancel all equity shares purchased pursuant to the bid.  As at September 11, 2017 the Fund had purchased 102,400 equity shares on the TSX at an average price of $5.96 per equity share under its previously approved normal course issuer bid.  The Fund had the ability to purchase up to 306,023 equity shares under its last NCIB. The manager of the Fund believes that such purchases are in the best interest of the Fund and are a desirable use of its available funds.

MBN Corporation trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "MBN".

This press release may contain forward-looking information, including with respect to future purchases of Equity Shares by the Corporation.  The forward-looking information contained in this press release constitutes current expectations, as of the date of this press release, with respect to the matters covered hereby.  Investors and others should not assume that any forward-looking statement contained in this press release represents an estimate as of any date other than the date of this press release.

SOURCE MBN Corporation

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