Wilmington Announces Updated Dividend Payment Timing
March 18 2024 - 10:23AM
Wilmington Capital Management Inc. (“Wilmington” or the
“Corporation”) today announces that the payment of its previously
announced special dividend of $2.75 per share (the “Special
Dividend”) is expected to be made on May 7, 2024. The Special
Dividend will be paid in cash and the record date for the Special
Dividend will remain March 18, 2024 as previously announced in
order to preserve the economic entitlements of shareholders that
have traded on an ex-dividend basis. The payment of the Special
Dividend is not conditional on any event, including the shareholder
approval described below.
While Wilmington regrets the delay in the
payment of the Special Dividend, it has determined that it is
necessary and desirable to postpone the payment in order to allow
the Corporation to address shareholders’ equity issues associated
with the Special Dividend as initially declared. In particular,
Wilmington anticipates seeking shareholder approval at its upcoming
annual general and special meeting of shareholders to reduce the
stated capital associated with its Class A and Class B shares by
approximately $15,000,000 or approximately $1.22 per share (the
“Stated Capital Reduction”). The Stated Capital Reduction will be
made to facilitate the payment of the Special Dividend of $2.75.
Wilmington continues to consider ways in which it may enhance
shareholder value in the meantime. Further details will be provided
in the Corporation’s Management Information Circular that will be
disseminated to shareholders prior to the annual general and
special meeting.
About Wilmington
Wilmington is a Canadian asset management
company whose principal objective is to seek out investment
opportunities in the alternative asset classes that provide
shareholders with capital appreciation over the longer term as
opposed to current income returns. Wilmington invests its own
capital, alongside partners and co-investors, in hard assets and
manages these assets through operating entities.
WILMINGTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
INC.
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contact:Executive Officers(403) 705-8038
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statements. Forward-looking statements that are predictive in
nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions,
include statements regarding the operations, business, financial
conditions, expected financial results, performance, opportunities,
priorities, ongoing objectives, strategies and outlook of the
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“seek”, or similar expressions and statements relating to matters
that are not historical facts constitute “forward-looking
information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. Forward-looking statements contained in this news
release include statements regarding the anticipated timing of the
payment of the Special Dividend and matters to be considered at
Wilmington’s upcoming annual general and special meeting of
shareholders.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a
variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events
or results to materially differ from those reflected in the
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include
but are not limited to: regulatory issues that may arise in
connection with the proposed dividend payment timing and failure to
obtain the requisite level of shareholder support for the proposed
stated capital reduction. There can be no assurance that
forward-looking statement will prove to be accurate, and actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. The Corporation undertakes no
obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or
management’s estimates or opinions should change except as required
by applicable Canadian securities laws. The reader is cautioned not
to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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