VANCOUVER, BC, March 4,
2024 /CNW/ - A&W Revenue Royalties Income
Fund (the Fund) (TSX: AW.UN) today declared a cash
distribution of 16.0 cents per trust
unit for the period February 1 to February
29, 2024. The distribution will be paid to unitholders of
record at the close of business March 15,
2024 and will be payable on March 29,
2024. This distribution will be taxed as a non-eligible
dividend, as the source of funds to pay the distribution is a
dividend from A&W Trade Marks Inc. ("Trade Marks").
A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. ("Food Services") will also
receive a similar dividend from Trade Marks on its investment in
Trade Marks.
Food Services also announced today that it has declared a
dividend in the amount of $1.0
million to its shareholder. The dividend will be paid
out of Food Services' available working capital and is separate and
distinct from distributions declared by the Fund to unitholders of
the Fund.
Launched on February 15, 2002, the
Fund, through its investment in Trade Marks, is entitled to receive
royalties from Food Services in the amount of 3% of the sales of
the 1,047 A&W restaurants in the Royalty Pool. Cash
distributions are paid monthly. A&W is the second largest
quick-service hamburger restaurant chain in Canada. Operating coast-to-coast, A&W
restaurants feature famous trade-marked menu items such as The
Burger Family®, Chubby Chicken® and
A&W Root Beer®.
SOURCE A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund