Central Fund Announces Proposed Offering

TORONTO, ONTARIO (TSX: CEF.A)(TSX: CEF.U)(AMEX: CEF) of Calgary, Alberta announced today that it plans to offer Class A Shares to the public in Canada and the United States under its existing US$250,000,000 base shelf prospectus filed with the securities commissions in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, except Quebec, and under the multijurisdictional disclosure system in the United States pursuant to a proposed underwritten offering by CIBC World Markets Inc. CFOC will only proceed with the offering if it is non-dilutive to the net asset value of the Class A Shares owned by existing shareholders of CFOC.

A remainder of approximately US$57,000,000 of the original US$250,000,000 provided for in the Base Shelf Prospectus is available for this offering.

Substantially all of the net proceeds of the offering will be used to purchase gold and silver bullion, in keeping with the investment policies established by the board of directors of CFOC. Any additional capital raised by any such offering is expected to reduce the operating expense ratio in favour of the shareholders of CFOC.

CFOC has filed a base shelf prospectus and registration statement with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") which will serve as the base for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the base shelf prospectus including any prospectus supplement and any other documents the Company has filed with the securities commissions in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, except Quebec, and the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering. You may obtain a copy of the base shelf prospectus filed in the United States from CIBC World Markets Corp., 300 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017 or request a copy by telephone at 212-667-7014. You may obtain a copy of the base shelf prospectus in Canada from CIBC World Markets Inc., fax 416-594-7242 or request a copy by telephone at 416-594-7270. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

Central Fund of Canada Limited (est. 1961) is an exchange tradeable refined gold and silver bullion holding company. Class A shares are qualified for inclusion in many North American regulated accounts. Bullion holdings are stored on an unencumbered, allocated, segregated and insured basis in the treasury vaults of a major Canadian bank and are audited semi-annually in the presence of Central Fund's auditors and bank representatives. Class A shares are quoted on the AMEX, symbol CEF and the TSX, symbol CEF.A (Cdn.$) and CEF.U (U.S.$).

Contacts: Central Fund of Canada Limited J.C. Stefan Spicer President and CEO (905) 648-7878 Email: info@centralfund.com

Sprott Physical Gold and... (AMEX:CEF)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2024 to Jul 2024