PVS.PR.F Soft on Modest Volume

Partners Value Split Corp. has announced (although not yet on their website; maybe not ever on their website, since the lazy turds haven’t even published the new issue announcement yet):

the completion of its previously announced issue of 6,000,000 Class AA Preferred Shares, Series 8 (the “Series 8 Preferred Shares”) at an offering price of $25.00 per Series 8 Preferred Share, raising gross proceeds of $150,000,000. The Series 8 Preferred Shares carry quarterly fixed cumulative preferential dividends representing a 4.80% annualized yield on the offering price and have a final maturity of September 30, 2024. The Series 8 Preferred Shares have been listed and posted for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol PVS.PR.F. The net proceeds of the offering will be used to redeem the Company’s outstanding Class AA Preferred Shares, Series 5 (the “Series 5 Preferred Shares”) on December 10, 2017 in accordance with the terms of the Series 5 Preferred Shares and to pay a special dividend to holders of the Company’s capital shares.

Prior to the closing of the offering, the Company subdivided the existing capital shares held by Partners Value Investments Inc. so that there are an equal number of preferred shares and capital shares outstanding.

The Company owns a portfolio consisting of 79,740,966 Class A Limited Voting Shares of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (the “Brookfield Shares”) which is expected to yield quarterly dividends that are sufficient to fund quarterly fixed cumulative preferential dividends for the holders of the Company’s preferred shares and to enable the holders of the Company’s capital shares to participate in any capital appreciation of the Brookfield Shares. Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is a global alternative asset manager with over US$250 billion in assets under management. For more than 100 years Brookfield has owned and operated assets on behalf of shareholders and clients with a focus on property, renewable energy, infrastructure and private equity. Brookfield has a range of public and private investment products and services which leverage its expertise and experience. Brookfield Shares are co-listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BAM”, the TSX under the symbol “BAM.A” and the NYSE Euronext under the symbol “BAMA”.

David Clare, Vice President, will be available at (647) 503-6516 to answer any questions regarding the offering.

PVS.PR.F is a SplitShare, 4.80%, maturing 2024-9-30, announced 2017-09-07. It will be tracked by HIMIPref™ and has been assigned to the SplitShare subindex.

The issue traded 234,295 shares today in a range of 24.79-98 before closing at 24.93-94. Vital statistics are:

PVS.PR.F SplitShare YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2024-09-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.93
Bid-YTW : 4.86 %

The issue’s rating has been finalized at Pfd-2(low) by DBRS:

DBRS Limited (DBRS) assigned a new rating of Pfd-2 (low) to the Class AA Preferred Shares, Series 8 (the Series 8 Preferred Shares) to be issued by Partners Value Split Corp. (the Company) and confirmed the ratings of the previously issued Class AA Preferred Shares, Series 3 (the Series 3 Preferred Shares); Class AA Preferred Shares, Series 5 (the Series 5 Preferred Shares); Class AA Preferred Shares, Series 6 (the Series 6 Preferred Shares); Class AA Preferred Shares, Series 7 (the Series 7 Preferred Shares; collectively, the Class AA Preferred Shares) at Pfd-2 (low).

Proceeds from the Series 8 Preferred Share offering will be used to fund the redemptions of the previously issued Series 5 Preferred Shares no later than their scheduled maturity date of December 10, 2017. To the extent that net proceeds from the offering exceed funding requirements associated with the redemptions, the Company will distribute such net proceeds to holders of the Capital Shares as a special dividend.

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