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Allbanc Split Corp. II (sponsored by Scotia Managed Companies) has announced:

that it has called 556,939 Preferred Shares for cash redemption on February 28, 2012 (in accordance with the Company’s Articles) representing approximately 26.2009537% of the outstanding Preferred Shares as a result of the special annual retraction of 1,113,878 Capital Shares by the holders thereof. The Preferred Shares shall be redeemed on a pro rata basis, so that each holder of Preferred Shares of record on February 24, 2012 will have approximately 26.2009537% of their Preferred Shares redeemed. The redemption price for the Preferred Shares will be $21.80 per share.

In addition, holders of a further 100,000 Capital Shares and 50,000 Preferred Shares have deposited such shares concurrently for retraction on February 28, 2012. As a result, a total of 1,213,878 Capital Shares and 606,939 Preferred Shares, or approximately 27.8970% of both classes of shares currently outstanding, will be redeemed.

Holders of Preferred Shares that are on record for dividends but have been called for redemption will be entitled to receive dividends thereon which have been declared but remain unpaid up to but not including February 28, 2012.

Payment of the amount due to holders of Preferred Shares will be made by the Company on February 28, 2012. From and after February 28, 2012 the holders of Preferred Shares that have been called for redemption will not be entitled to dividends or to exercise any right in respect of such shares except to receive the amount due on redemption.

Allbanc Split Corp. II is a mutual fund corporation created to hold a portfolio of publicly listed common shares of selected Canadian chartered banks. Capital Shares and Preferred Shares of Allbanc Split Corp. II are listed for trading on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols ALB and ALB.PR.B respectively.

ALB.PR.B was last mentioned on PrefBlog when warrants were issued in May, 2011. ALB.PR.B is tracked by HIMIPref™ but is relegated to the Scraps index on volume concerns.

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