TORONTO, June 17, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Horizons ETFs
Management (Canada) Inc.
("Horizons ETFs") has announced today that it intends to
consolidate shares of certain ETFs (the "Consolidating ETFs"
and split the shares or units (individually a "Security", or
collectively, the "Securities") of certain ETFs (the
"Splitting ETFs") as indicated in the tables below.
Share Consolidations
After the close of trading on Friday,
July 2, 2021, on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the
"TSX"), the shares of the Consolidating ETFs outlined in the
table below will be consolidated on the basis of the ratio (the
"Consolidation Ratio") set out below, and will begin trading
on a post-consolidated basis on Monday, July
5, 2021, the effective date of the consolidation:
ETF
Name
|
Ticker
|
Consolidation
Ratio
|
BetaPro S&P/TSX
Capped Energy™ -2x Daily Bear ETF
|
HED
|
1:5
|
BetaPro Crude Oil
Inverse Leveraged Daily Bear ETF
|
HOD
|
1:4
|
BetaPro Silver -2x
Daily Bear ETF
|
HZD
|
1:4
|
When a share consolidation occurs, the net asset value per share
is increased by the same ratio as the share consolidation so that
the share consolidation has no impact on the value of the
investor's total share position. An investor's cost per share is
also increased by the same ratio as the share consolidation,
although their total cost remains unchanged.
No fractional shares will be issued. Where the consolidation
results in a fractional share, the number of post-consolidation
shares will be rounded down to the nearest whole share, in the case
of a fractional interest that is less than 0.5, or rounded up to
the nearest whole number, in the case of a fractional interest that
is 0.5 or greater.
Security Splits
The Securities of the Splitting ETFs outlined in the table below
will be subdivided on the basis of the ratio (the "Split
Ratio") as set out below. The split will be payable on
Friday, July 2, 2021, to
Securityholders of record on Wednesday, June
30, 2021. Shares will trade on a "due bill" basis at the
opening of the TSX on Tuesday, June 29,
2021 until Friday, July 2,
2021, inclusive with the "due bill redemption date" on
Tuesday, July 6, 2021. The shares of
the Splitting ETFs will commence trading on a split-adjusted basis
on the "ex-dividend" date of Monday, July 5,
2021. Securities of the Splitting ETFs purchased on the
ex-dividend date will no longer have an attached entitlement to the
Securities split.
ETF
Name
|
Ticker
|
Split
Ratio
|
Horizons S&P 500
CAD Hedged Index ETF
|
HSH
|
2:1
|
Horizons US Large Cap
Index ETF
|
HULC
|
2:1
|
Horizons US Large Cap
Index ETF
|
HULC.U
|
2:1
|
Horizons S&P 500®
Index ETF
|
HXS
|
2:1
|
Horizons S&P 500®
Index ETF
|
HXS.U
|
2:1
|
Horizons NASDAQ-100®
Index ETF
|
HXQ
|
2:1
|
Horizons NASDAQ-100®
Index ETF
|
HXQ.U
|
2:1
|
Horizons Big Data
& Hardware Index ETF
|
HBGD
|
3:1
|
Horizons Big Data
& Hardware Index ETF
|
HBGD.U
|
3:1
|
BetaPro Crude Oil
Leveraged Daily Bull ETF
|
HOU
|
3:1
|
BetaPro S&P/TSX
60™ 2x Daily Bull ETF
|
HXU
|
3:1
|
BetaPro S&P/TSX
Capped Financials™ 2x Daily Bull ETF
|
HFU
|
3:1
|
BetaPro S&P/TSX
Capped Energy™ 2x Daily Bull ETF
|
HEU
|
3:1
|
BetaPro S&P 500®
2x Daily Bull ETF
|
HSU
|
3:1
|
BetaPro NASDAQ-100®
2x Daily Bull ETF
|
HQU
|
3:1
|
When a split occurs, the net asset value per security is
decreased by the same ratio as the security split so that the
security split has no impact on the value of the investor's total
security position. An investor's cost per security is also
decreased by the same ratio as the security split, although their
total cost remains unchanged. Securityholders of the Splitting ETFs
on the record date will be entitled to receive additional
securities for every security of the Splitting ETF they own on that
date, as stated in the table above.
The "due bill" trading procedures of the TSX will apply to the
Splitting ETFs split of their shares. A due bill is an entitlement
attached to listed securities undergoing a corporate action, such
as the ones described above. The securities of the Splitting ETF
will trade on a due bill basis from one trading day prior to the
record date until the payment date, inclusive (the "Due Bill
Period"). Any trades that are executed on the TSX during the
Due Bill Period will be identified to ensure purchasers of the
securities of the Splitting ETF receive the entitlement to the
security split.
Horizons ETFs reserves the right to cancel or amend these
corporate actions if we deem it appropriate to do so, before the
effective date of Monday, July 5,
2021.
Securityholder Information
Securityholders of the Consolidating or Splitting ETFs do not
need to take any action to effect these transactions.
Securityholders will have their brokerage accounts automatically
updated to reflect the consolidations and splits. A
Securityholder's broker may take several days to reflect these
transactions in the Securityholder's account (the "Settlement
Period"). However, the Securityholder is still able to trade
the Securities of the Consolidating ETFs and/or the Splitting ETFs
during this time. If they wish to do so, Horizons ETFs recommends
investors contact their broker by phone during the Settlement
Period in order to trade the post-consolidation shares and
post-Split securities.
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 more than $18.5 billion of
assets under management and 93 ETFs listed on major Canadian stock
exchanges.
SOURCE Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.