TORONTO, June, 30, 2020 /CNW/
- Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. ("Horizons ETFs") is
pleased to announce that it has completed the reorganization (the
"Mergers") of the Horizons Morningstar Hedge Fund
Index ETF ("HHF") and the Horizons Absolute Return Global
Currency ETF ("HARC" and together with HHF, the
"ETFs"), into Horizons ETF Corp., a multi-class corporate
fund structure managed by Horizons ETFs, as approved by unitholders
of the ETFs at special meetings held last week. The Mergers were
effected after the close-of-business on June
29, 2020.
The Mergers followed a proposal announced by press release on
May 22, 2020 and published by the
Manager in a circular dated May 18,
2020. Both the press release and the circular are available
at www.sedar.com and www.HorizonsETFs.com. Unitholders approved the
Mergers at Special Unitholder Meetings held on June 23, 2020.
The corporate class structure preserves all of the benefits
offered by the ETFs under their current investment objectives and
investment strategies. Under the Mergers, units of each of the ETFs
were exchanged on a one-for-one basis for the corresponding number
of shares of the equivalent series of Horizons ETF Corp., at the
closing net asset value per unit indicated in the table below. The
closing net asset value per unit for each ETF on June 29, 2020 is the beginning net asset value
per corporate class share on June 30,
2020 for the respective ETFs.
Ticker
Symbol
|
Closing Net
Asset
Value per Unit
as
of June 29,
2020
|
Old
CUSIP
|
New
CUSIP
|
HHF
|
$14.4316
|
44050W106
|
44050W205
|
HARC
|
$20.3794
|
44053H106
|
44053H205
|
The Mergers are not expected to be taxable events for unitholders
of the ETFs provided that, in the case of eligible Canadian
resident unitholders who hold units of the ETFs in taxable
accounts, such unitholders make a joint election with Horizons ETF
Corp. under section 85 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) to have the exchange of their existing
trust units for shares of a series of Horizons ETF Corp. take place
at the unitholder's tax cost, plus any reasonable costs of
disposition.
About Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.
(www.HorizonsETFs.com)
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. is an innovative financial
services company and offers one of the largest suites of exchange
traded funds in Canada. The
Horizons ETFs product family includes a broadly diversified range
of solutions for investors of all experience levels to meet their
investment objectives in a variety of market conditions. Horizons
ETFs has over $13 billion of assets
under management and 91 ETFs listed on major Canadian stock
exchanges.
Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be
associated with an investment in exchange traded products (the
"Horizons Exchange Traded Products") managed by Horizons ETFs
Management (Canada) Inc. The
Horizons Exchange Traded Products are not guaranteed, their values
change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. The
prospectus contains important detailed information about the
Horizons Exchange Traded Products. Please read the relevant
prospectus before investing.
SOURCE Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.