Category: Issue Comments

TransAlta Corporation has announced:

the applicable dividend rates for its cumulative redeemable rate reset first preferred shares Series G (“Series G Shares”) (TSX: TA.PR.J) and cumulative redeemable floating rate first preferred shares Series H of the Company (“Series H Shares”).

With respect to any Series G Shares that remain outstanding after September 30, 2024, holders thereof will be entitled to receive quarterly fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of TransAlta. The annual dividend rate for the Series G Shares for the five-year period from and including September 30, 2024, to but excluding September 30, 2029, will be 6.77300%, being equal to the five-year Government of Canada bond yield of 2.97300% determined as of today plus 3.80000%, in accordance with the terms of the Series G Shares.

With respect to any Series H Shares that may be issued on September 30, 2024, holders thereof will be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative preferential cash dividends, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of TransAlta. The annual dividend rate for the 3-month floating rate period from and including September 30, 2024, to but excluding December 31, 2024, will be 8.00500%, being equal to the annual rate for the most recent auction of 90-day Government of Canada Treasury Bills of 4.20500% plus 3.80000%, in accordance with the terms of the Series H Shares (the “Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate”). The Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate will be reset every quarter.

Beneficial owners of Series G Shares who wish to exercise their conversion right should communicate with their broker or other intermediary promptly to ensure their instructions are followed so that the registered holder of the Series G Shares can meet the deadline to exercise such conversion right, which is 3:00 p.m. (MDT) / 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on September 16, 2024.

TA.PR.J was issued as a FixedReset, 5.30%+380, that commenced trading 2014-8-14 after being announced 2014-8-6. The issue reset at 4.988% effective September 30, 2019. I recommended against conversion and there was no conversion. Notice of the 2024 extension was provided in August. The issue is tracked by HIMIPref™ and has been assigned to the Scraps index on credit concerns. It continues to be rated P-4(high by S&P but remains at Pfd-3(low) with DBRS.

Thanks to Assiduous Reader niagara for bringing this to my attention!

AltaGas Ltd. has announced (confusing bits bolded):

that it does not intend to exercise its right to redeem any or all of its currently outstanding Cumulative Redeemable Five-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series G (the “Series G Shares”) (TSX: ALA.PR.G) or the Cumulative Redeemable Floating Rate Preferred Shares, Series H (the “Series H Shares”) (TSX: ALA.PR.H) on September 30, 2024 (the “Conversion Date”).

As a result, subject to certain conditions, the holders of the Series G Shares have the right to convert all or part of their Series G Shares on a one-for-one basis into Series H Shares on the Conversion Date. Holders who do not exercise their right to convert their Series G Shares into Series H Shares will, subject to automatic conversion in the circumstances described below, retain their Series G Shares.

In addition, on the Conversion Date the holders of the Series H Shares have the right to convert all or part of their Series H Shares on a one-for-one basis into Series G Shares. Holders who do not exercise their right to convert their Series H Shares into Series G Shares will, subject to automatic conversion in the circumstances described below, retain their Series H Shares.

The foregoing conversion rights are subject to the conditions that: (i) if AltaGas determines that after giving effect to all conversions there would be less than 1,000,000 Series G Shares outstanding after the Conversion Date, then all remaining Series G Shares will automatically be converted into Series H Shares on a one-for-one basis on the Conversion Date; and (ii) if AltaGas determines that after giving effect to all conversions there would be less than 1,000,000 Series H Shares outstanding after the Conversion Date, then all remaining Series H Shares will automatically be converted into Series G Shares on a one-for-one basis on the Conversion Date. There are currently 6,885,823 Series G Shares and 1,114,177 Series H Shares outstanding.

With respect to any Series G Shares that are outstanding after the Conversion Date, holders shall be entitled to receive, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of AltaGas, fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends, payable quarterly. The new annual dividend rate applicable to the Series G Shares for the five-year period commencing on and including September 30, 2024 to, but excluding, September 30, 2029 will be 3.025 percent, being equal to the sum of the five-year Government of Canada bond yield determined as of today plus 3.060 percent.

With respect to any Series H Shares that are outstanding after the Conversion Date, holders shall be entitled to receive, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of AltaGas, quarterly floating rate cumulative preferential cash dividends. The dividend rate applicable to the Series H Shares for the three-month floating rate period commencing on and including September 30, 2024 to, but excluding, December 31, 2024 will be 4.205 percent, being equal to the sum of the annual rate of interest for the most recent auction of 90 day Government of Canada treasury bills plus 3.060 percent (the “Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate”). The Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate will be reset every quarter.

Beneficial holders of Series G Shares and Series H Shares who wish to exercise their right of conversion should instruct their broker or other nominee to exercise such right during the conversion period, which runs from August 31, 2024 until 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on September 15, 2024. It is recommended that this be done well in advance of the deadline in order to provide the broker or other intermediary with time to complete the necessary steps. Any notices received after this deadline will not be valid.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Series G Shares and Series H Shares and AltaGas’ right to redeem such shares, holders of the Series G Shares and the Series H Shares will have the opportunity to convert their shares again on September 30, 2029, and every five years thereafter as long as the Series G Shares and Series H Shares remain outstanding.

The bolded parts of this press release are confusing: they don’t add up and as far as I can tell the reset rates will be set on Tuesday. To come to this conclusion, take a deep breath and go to the incredibly shitty SEDAR+ website, swear a lot and eventually find the document: “AltaGas Ltd. / AltaGas Ltd. (000050274) Prospectus (non pricing) supplement – English.pdf 25 Jun 2014 17:41 EDTJune 25 2014 at 17:41:08 Eastern Daylight Time Alberta 430 KB Generate URL”

Therein, we find:

“Fixed Rate Calculation Date” means, for any Subsequent Fixed Rate Period, the 30th day prior to the first day of such Subsequent Fixed Rate Period.

and

“Subsequent Fixed Rate Period” means, for the initial Subsequent Fixed Rate Period, the period from and including September 30, 2019 to, but excluding, September 30, 2024, and for each succeeding Subsequent Fixed Rate Period means the period from and including the day immediately following the last day of the immediately preceding Subsequent Fixed Rate Period to, but excluding, September 30 in the fifth year thereafter.

and

Business Day
If any day on which any dividend on the Series G Shares is payable by AltaGas or on or by which any other action is required to be taken by AltaGas is not a Business Day, then such dividend shall be payable and such other action may be taken on or by the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.

So the first day of the next “Subsequent Fixed Rate Period” is September 30, 2024. The “Fixed Rate Calculation Date” is thirty days prior to that, which is September 0, expressed more conventionally as August 31. August 31 is Saturday, hence not a business day, so the calculation is performed on the next business day, September 3.

So I believe the rate will be calculated Tuesday, after the long weekend, when we may hope that people at AltaGas have resumed thinking about what they’re doing.

I have sent the following eMail to Investor Relations:

Your press release at https://www.altagas.ca/newsroom/news-releases/altagas-provides-notice-series-g-and-series-h-preferred-shares-conversion contains the following sentence: “The new annual dividend rate applicable to the Series G Shares for the five-year period commencing on and including September 30, 2024 to, but excluding, September 30, 2029 will be 3.025 percent, being equal to the sum of the five-year Government of Canada bond yield determined as of today plus 3.060 percent.”

As the five-year Government of Canada bond yield is nowhere near -0.035%, I believe this to be an error. Further, I believe that the reset is actually to be calculated on Tuesday September 3, this being the business day following the 30th day prior to the reset date of September 30 – that is, August 31, a non-business day.

Please advise whether this is correct.

ALA.PR.G was issued as a FixedReset, 4.75%+306, that commenced trading 2014-7-3 after being announced 2014-6-23. Notice of extension was announced 2019-8-29. The issue reset at 4.242% effective 2019-9-30. I recommended against conversion. News that some were converted was reported on 2019-9-24; there was, in fact a 14% conversion. The issue is tracked by HIMIPref™ but relegated to the Scraps subindex on credit concerns. In December, 2018, the issue was downgraded to Pfd-3(low) by DBRS and to P-3 by S&P. DBRS withdrew its rating in November 2021. S&P continues to rate the ALA preferreds at P-3.

ALA.PR.H is a FloatingReset, Bills+306, that arose through a 14% conversion from ALA.PR.G in September, 2019.

Thanks to Assiduous Reader IrateAR for bringing this to my attention, and to Niagara for pointing out arithmetic errors.

Update, 2024-9-3: I have received the following communication from TA:

Apologies for the confusion, the rate applicable for the Series G shares is equal to the Government of Canada 5-year bond which is currently quoted at 3.025% plus the applicable spread of 3.06%. This would deliver a total rate of 6.085%.

The rate applicable for the Series H shares, is determined by adding the currently quoted Government of Canada 90-day T-bill rate of 4.205% plus the applicable spread of 3.06% for a total rate of 7.265%.

Further, to your question regarding the reset date, anything later than Aug 30 would be outside the minimum 30 day notice period. Hope this helps.

Please let us know if you have any further questions.

I have responded with the following query:

I refer you to the prospectus for ALA.PR.G, issued in June, 2014.

‘Subsequent Fixed Rate Period’ is a defined term:
“Subsequent Fixed Rate Period” means, for the initial Subsequent Fixed Rate Period, the period from and including September 30, 2019 to, but excluding, September 30, 2024, and for each succeeding Subsequent Fixed Rate Period means the period from and including the day immediately following the last day of the immediately preceding Subsequent Fixed Rate Period to, but excluding, September 30 in the fifth year thereafter.
Therefore, the first day of the next ‘Subsequent Fixed Rate Period’ is September 30, 2024.

‘Fixed Rate Calculation Date’ is also a defined term:
“Fixed Rate Calculation Date” means, for any Subsequent Fixed Rate Period, the 30th day prior to the first day of such Subsequent Fixed Rate Period.

Therefore the Fixed Rate Calculation Date applicable to the upcoming Subsequent Fixed Rate Period is August 31, 2024 – a Saturday and therefore not a business day.

There is also a specification of what happens when a scheduled action falls on a non-business day:
Business Day
If any day on which any dividend on the Series G Shares is payable by AltaGas or on or by which any other action is required to be taken by AltaGas is not a Business Day, then such dividend shall be payable and such other action may be taken on or by the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.

Therefore the action taken – calculating the rate applicable to the upcoming Subsequent Fixed Rate period is the next succeeding day that is a Business Day, which is today, September 3.

Can you please advise how your interpretation of the prospectus differs from the above?

I have not yet received an answer to my eMail. With respect to their claim about a 30 day notice period, the following paragraphs are in the prospectus:

AltaGas shall, not more than 60 days and not less than 30 days prior to the applicable Series G Conversion Date, give notice to the then registered holders of the Series G Shares of the conversion right. On the 30th day prior to each Series G Conversion Date, AltaGas shall give notice to the then registered holders of the Series G Shares of the Annual Fixed Dividend Rate for the Series G Shares for the next succeeding Subsequent Fixed Rate Period and the Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate for the Series H Shares for the next succeeding Quarterly Floating Rate Period.

…
Notice of any redemption of Series G Shares will be given by AltaGas not more than 60 days and not less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. If less than all of the outstanding Series G Shares are at any time to be redeemed, the shares so to be redeemed shall be redeemed pro rata (disregarding fractions).

So there has to be 30 days notice of the conversion right and 30 days notice of redemption; as far as I can tell, there is no notice period required for the announcement of the reset rates.

In 2019, they handled the situation by notifying of extension in late August and announcing the reset rate in September. It is not clear to me why they did not repeat this procedure last year; I will ask tomorrow if I have not received an answer to today’s query.

Equitable Bank has announced (in its 24Q3 Earnings Release):

EQB preferred share redemption

• On September 30, 2024, EQB will redeem all of the 2,911,800 outstanding shares of its Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series 3 (the “Series 3 Preferred Shares”). The redemption price per share for the Series 3 Preferred Shares will be $25.00 for each Series 3 Preferred Share of the Company.
• The Series 3 Preferred Shares are currently listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol EQB.PR.C and will be de-listed from the TSX, as at the close of trading on September 30, 2024. Beneficial holders of Series 3 Preferred Shares should contact the financial institution, broker or other intermediary through which they hold these shares to confirm how they will receive their redemption proceeds.

EQB.PR.C was issued as a FixedReset, 6.35%+478 in the summer of 2014. It reset to 5.969% effective 2019-09-30. The issue has not been tracked by HIMIPref™ as there has been no credit rating for the preferreds (although one has been obtained for the LRCNs). As I wrote at time of issue:

This issue is unrated and will not be tracked by HIMIPref™. This is not because I worship the Credit Rating Agencies and am unable to do anything without them; it is because I feel that a public announcement by the CRAs of imminent downgrades do an admirable job of concentrating the minds of management and the directors on fixing the problem. Such announcements by Hymas Investment Management Inc. or Joe Blogger do not carry the same weight.

Thanks to Assiduous Reader IrateAR for bringing this to my attention!

TransAlta Corporation has announced:

that it does not intend to exercise its right to redeem all or any part of the currently outstanding cumulative redeemable rate reset first preferred shares Series G (“Series G Shares”) (TSX: TA.PR.J) on September 30, 2024 (the “Conversion Date”).

As a result, the holders of the Series G Shares will have the right to convert all or any of their Series G Shares into cumulative redeemable floating rate first preferred shares Series H of the Company (“Series H Shares”) on the basis of one Series H Share for each Series G Share on the Conversion Date subject to the terms and conditions of the Series G Shares, including those described in the prospectus supplement dated August 8, 2014 relating to the issuance of the Series G Shares.

The dividend rate applicable to the Series G Shares for the 5-year period from and including September 30, 2024, to but excluding September 30, 2029, and the dividend rate applicable to the Series H Shares for the 3-month period from and including September 30, 2024, to but excluding December 31, 2024, will be determined and announced by the Company by way of a news release on September 3, 2024.

As provided in the terms of the Series G Shares, if TransAlta determines after reviewing all Series G Shares tendered for conversion into Series H Shares that: (i) there would remain outstanding on September 30, 2024, less than 1,000,000 Series G Shares, all remaining Series G Shares shall be converted automatically into Series H Shares on a one-for one basis effective September 30, 2024; or (ii) there would remain outstanding after September 30, 2024, less than 1,000,000 Series H Shares, the holders of Series G Shares shall not be entitled to convert their shares into Series H Shares effective September 30, 2024. There are currently 6,600,000 Series G Shares outstanding.

The Series G Shares are issued in “book entry only” form and must be purchased or transferred through a participant in the CDS depository service (“CDS Participant”). All rights of holders of Series G Shares must be exercised through CDS or the CDS Participant through which the Series G Shares are held. The deadline for the registered shareholder to provide notice of exercise of the right to convert Series G Shares into Series H Shares is 3:00 p.m. (MST) / 5:00 p.m. (EST) on September 16, 2024. Any notices received after this deadline will not be valid. As such, holders of Series G Shares who wish to exercise their right to convert their shares should contact their broker or other intermediary for more information and it is recommended that this be done well in advance of the deadline in order to provide the broker or other intermediary with time to complete the necessary steps.

If TransAlta does not receive an election notice from a holder of Series G Shares during the time fixed therefore, then the Series G Shares shall be deemed not to have been converted (except in the case of an automatic conversion). Holders of the Series G Shares and the Series H Shares will have the opportunity to convert their shares again on September 30, 2029, and every five years thereafter as long as the shares remain outstanding.

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has conditionally approved the listing of the Series H Shares effective upon conversion.

Listing of the Series H Shares is subject to TransAlta fulfilling all the listing requirements of the TSX.

TA.PR.J was issued as a FixedReset, 5.30%+380, that commenced trading 2014-8-14 after being announced 2014-8-6. The issue reset at 4.988% effective September 30, 2019. I recommended against conversion and there was no conversion. The issue is tracked by HIMIPref™ and has been assigned to the Scraps index on credit concerns. It continues to be rated P-4(high by S&P but remains at Pfd-3(low) with DBRS.

Thanks to Assiduous Reader CanSiamCyp for bringing this to my attention!

Enbridge Inc. has announced:

that 1,502,775 of its outstanding Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series 3 (Series 3 Shares) were tendered for conversion, on a one-for-one basis, into Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series 4 of Enbridge (Series 4 Shares), effective on September 1, 2024. As a result, on September 1, 2024, Enbridge will have 22,497,225 Series 3 Shares and 1,502,775 Series 4 Shares issued and outstanding.

The Series 3 Shares will continue to be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol ENB.PR.Y. The TSX has conditionally approved the listing of the Series 4 Shares effective upon conversion. The Series 4 Shares will begin trading on the TSX on September 3, 2024, subject to the fulfillment of all the listing requirements of the TSX.

ENB.PR.Y was issued as a FixedReset, 4.00%+238, that commenced trading 2013-6-6 after being announced 2013-5-28. The issue reset at 3.737% effective September 1, 2019. I recommended against conversion and there was no conversion. The issue will reset to 5.288% effective 2024-9-1. ENB.PR.Y is tracked by HIMIPref™ and has been assigned to the FixedReset (Discount) subindex following the DBRS upgrade.

Thanks to Assiduous Reader NK for bringing this to my attention!

Update, 2024-09-03: I note that the FloatingReset has been assigned the ticker symbol ENB.PR.Z

Element Fleet Management Corp. has announced (in their 24Q2 Earnings Release):

Intention to redeem all its outstanding 5.903% Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series E

To further optimize the Company’s balance sheet and mature its capital structure, the Company announced today its intention to redeem – in accordance with the terms of the 5.903% Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series E (the “Series E Shares”) as set out in the Company’s articles – all of its 5,321,900 issued and outstanding Series E Shares on September 30, 2024 (the “Share Redemption Date”) for a redemption price equal to CAD$25.00 per Series E Share for a an aggregate total amount of approximately US$92.4 million (CAD$133 million), together with all accrued and unpaid dividends up to but excluding the Share Redemption Date (the “Redemption Price”), less any tax required to be deducted and withheld by the Company.

The Company has provided notice today of the Redemption Price and the Share Redemption Date to the sole registered holder of the Series E Shares in accordance with the terms of the Series E Shares as set out in the Company’s articles. Non-registered holders of Series E Shares should contact their broker or other intermediary for information regarding the redemption process for the Series E Shares in which they hold a beneficial interest. The Company’s transfer agent for the Series E Shares is Computershare Investor Services Inc. (“Computershare Investor Services”). Questions regarding the redemption process may be directed to Computershare Investor Services at 1-800-564-6253 or by email to corporateactions@computershare.com.

Following their redemption on September 30, 2024, the Series E Shares will be de-listed from and no longer trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”).

EFN.PR.E was issued as a FixedReset, 6.40%+472, that was announced 2014-6-2 but not immediately tracked by HIMIPref™ as it was unrated. Coverage commenced in September, 2015 after the company’s preferreds were rated Pfd-3 by DBRS. The extension was announced 2019-8-27. The issue reset at 5.903% effective 2019-9-30. I recommended against conversion and there was no conversion. The company announced its intention to redeem this issue in November 2023. The issue is tracked by HIMIPref™ and is assigned to the Scraps – FixedReset – Discount subindex.

Thanks to Assiduous Reader RAV4guy for bringing this to my attention!

Dundee Corporation has announced:

that it intends to exercise its right to redeem all currently outstanding cumulative 5-year rate reset first preference shares, series 2 (the “Series 2 Shares”) and cumulative floating rate first preference shares, series 3 (the “Series 3 Shares”) on September 30, 2024 at a price of $25.00 per share, together with any accrued and unpaid dividends. The Company currently has outstanding 1,145,362 Series 2 Shares and 724,982 Series 3 Shares.
Jonathan Goodman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dundee, commented:

“As we continue to strengthen our financial position, I am pleased to announce the retirement of all outstanding preferred shares. This strategic move underscores our commitment to simplifying our capital structure, enhancing shareholder value, and positioning the Company for long-term growth. We appreciate the support of all classes of shareholders and remain focused on delivering consistent returns for all our stakeholders. As an investor in development stage mining businesses, it is prudent for us at this time to significantly reduce our burn rate and cost of capital as we move our portfolio forward and look to bring cash flow into the Company.”

DC.PR.B was issued as a FixedReset, 5.688%+410, that commenced trading 2009-9-15 with a 6.75% coupon after being announced 2009-8-25. It reset to 5.688% effective 2014-09-30. I made no recommendation regarding conversion. DC.PR.B later reset to 5.284% effective September 30, 2019. I recommended retaining, or converting to, DC.PR.B. Instead, there was a small net conversion to DC.PR.D leaving DC.PR.B with about 61% of the total. Sixty-three per cent of this issue was cancelled in 2020 following a purchase offer. The issue is tracked by HIMIPref™ but has been relegated to the Scraps – FixedReset (Discount) subindex on credit concerns.

DC.PR.D is a FloatingReset, +410, that came into existence via a partial conversion from DC.PR.B. It is tracked by HIMIPref™ but relegated to the Scraps – FloatingReset subindex on credit concerns.

Thanks to Assiduous Reader Dan Good for bringing this to my attention!

The reaction of Assiduous Reader DR is worth highlighting here:

ahh, ‘ol dundee…

when first entered rate resets in 2015/16 this was one of my names. not sure the pref traded below the common (in absolute terms) but was dang close if memory serves. once the common fell below $2, i was looking for first reasonable exit on prefs which in time came

but here we are, 8 yrs later. common having gone from 10ish to 1ish, while the prefs went from 10ish to par. + 8 yrs of pref divs and nada on common.

the poster child for prefs vs common!

Enbridge Inc. has announced:

that it does not intend to exercise its right to redeem its currently outstanding Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series 3 (Series 3 Shares) (TSX: ENB.PR.Y) on September 1, 2024. As a result, subject to certain conditions, the holders of the Series 3 Shares have the right to convert all or part of their Series 3 Shares on a one-for-one basis into Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series 4 of Enbridge (Series 4 Shares) on September 1, 2024. Holders who do not exercise their right to convert their Series 3 Shares into Series 4 Shares will retain their Series 3 Shares.

The foregoing conversion right is subject to the conditions that: (i) if Enbridge determines that there would be less than 1,000,000 Series 3 Shares outstanding after September 1, 2024, then all remaining Series 3 Shares will automatically be converted into Series 4 Shares on a one-for-one basis on September 1, 2024; and (ii) alternatively, if Enbridge determines that there would be less than 1,000,000 Series 4 Shares outstanding after September 1, 2024, no Series 3 Shares will be converted into Series 4 Shares. There are currently 24,000,000 Series 3 Shares outstanding.

With respect to any Series 3 Shares that remain outstanding after September 1, 2024, holders thereof will be entitled to receive quarterly fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Enbridge. The new annual dividend rate applicable to the Series 3 Shares for the five-year period commencing on September 1, 2024 to, but excluding, September 1, 2029 will be 5.288% percent, being equal to the five-year Government of Canada bond yield of 2.908 percent determined as of today plus 2.38 percent in accordance with the terms of the Series 3 Shares.

With respect to any Series 4 Shares that may be issued on September 1, 2024, holders thereof will be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Enbridge. The dividend rate applicable to the Series 4 Shares for the three-month floating rate period commencing on September 1, 2024 to, but excluding, December 1, 2024 will be 1.68822 percent, based on the annual rate on three month Government of Canada treasury bills for the most recent treasury bills auction of 4.41 percent plus 2.38 percent in accordance with the terms of the Series 4 Shares (the Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate). The Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate will be reset every quarter.

Beneficial holders of Series 3 Shares who wish to exercise their right of conversion during the conversion period, which runs from August 2, 2024 until 5:00 p.m. (EST) on August 19, 2024, should communicate as soon as possible with their broker or other intermediary for more information. It is recommended that this be done well in advance of the deadline in order to provide the broker or other intermediary time to complete the necessary steps. Any notices received after this deadline will not be valid.

ENB.PR.Y was issued as a FixedReset, 4.00%+238, that commenced trading 2013-6-6 after being announced 2013-5-28. The issue reset at 3.737% effective September 1, 2019. I recommended against conversion and there was no conversion. ENB.PR.Y is tracked by HIMIPref™ and has been assigned to the FixedReset (Discount) subindex following the DBRS upgrade.

Brompton Group has announced (critical part bolded):

– (TSX: DGS, DGS.PR.A) Dividend Growth Split Corp. (the “Fund”) announces that the preferred share (the “Preferred Shares”) distribution rate for the next term from September 28, 2024 to August 30, 2029 will be $0.675 per Preferred Share per annum (6.75% on the par value of $10.00) payable quarterly. This represents a pre-tax interest equivalent yield of 8.8% per annum.(1) The Preferred Share distribution rate is based on current market rates for preferred shares with similar terms.

The term extension offers preferred shareholders the opportunity to continue enjoying preferential cash dividends until August 30, 2029. Over the past 10-year period to June 30, 2024, the Preferred Share has delivered a 5.5% per annum return(2). The Preferred Share has delivered consistent returns over various interest rate cycles and has outperformed the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index over the past 10-year period by 3.2% per annum, with less volatility. (2)

Annual Compound Returns(2)	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year
Preferred Shares (TSX: DGS.PR.A)	5.6%	5.6%	5.6%	5.5%
S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index	20.7%	1.1%	5.6%	2.3%

In addition, the Fund intends to maintain the targeted monthly class A share (the “Class A Share”) distribution rate of at least $0.10 per Class A Share.(3) The Class A share has outperformed the S&P/TSX Composite Index (the “Composite Index) and the S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index (the “High Dividend Index) over the past 1, 3, 5 and 10-year periods.(2) Over the past 10-year period to June 30, 2024, the Class A Share has delivered a 10.7% per annum return, outperforming the High Dividend Index by 5% per annum and the Composite Index by 3.7% per annum. (2)

Annual Compound Returns(2)	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year
Class A Shares (TSX: DGS)	27.2%	14.2%	16.1%	10.7%
S&P/TSX Composite Index	12.1%	6.0%	9.3%	7.0%
S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index	6.6%	6.3%	8.7%	5.7%

Since inception on December 3, 2007 to June 30, 2024, Class A shareholders have received cash distributions of $16.39 per Class A Share. Class A shareholders have the option to benefit by reinvesting their cash distributions in a distribution reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) which is commission free to participants. Class A shareholders can enroll in the DRIP program by contacting their investment advisor.

The Fund invests, on an approximately equally-weighted basis, in a portfolio consisting primarily of equity securities of Canadian dividend growth companies. In addition, DGS may hold up to 20% of the total assets of the portfolio in global dividend growth companies for diversification and enhanced return potential.

In connection with the extension, shareholders who do not wish to continue their investment in the Fund, may retract their Preferred Shares or Class A Shares on September 27, 2024 pursuant to a special retraction right and receive a retraction price that is calculated in the same way that such price would be calculated if the Fund were to terminate on September 27, 2024. Pursuant to this option, the retraction price may be less than the market price if the security is trading at a premium to net asset value. To exercise this retraction right, shareholders must provide notice to their investment dealer by August 30, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time). Alternatively, shareholders may sell their Preferred Shares and/or Class A Shares through their securities dealer for the market price at any time, potentially at a higher price than would be achieved through retraction, or shareholders may take no action and continue to hold their shares.

Thanks to Assiduous Reader RAV4guy for bringing this to my attention!

Bank of Montreal has announced:

its intention to redeem all of its 16,000,000 outstanding Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Class B Preferred Shares, Series 29 (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)) (the “Preferred Shares Series 29”) for an aggregate total of $400 million on August 25, 2024. The redemption has been approved by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

The Preferred Shares Series 29 are redeemable at the Bank’s option on August 25, 2024 (the “Redemption Date”) at a redemption price of $25.00 per share. Payment of the redemption price will be made by the Bank on August 26, 2024, the first business day following the Redemption Date.

Separately from the payment of the redemption price, the final quarterly dividend of $0.2265 per share for the Preferred Shares Series 29 announced by the Bank on May 29, 2024 will be paid in the usual manner on August 26, 2024, to shareholders of record on July 30, 2024.

Notice will be delivered to holders of the Preferred Shares Series 29 in accordance with the terms thereof.

BMO.PR.T was issued as a FixedReset, 3.90%+224, NVCC-compliant issue that commenced trading 2014-6-6 after being announced 2019-05-28. BMO.PR.T reset at 3.624% effective August 25, 2019. I recommended against conversion and there was no conversion. The redemption was foreshadowed by the issuance of LRCNs. BMO.PR.T is tracked by HIMIPref™ and is assigned to the FixedReset (Discount) subindex.

Thanks to Assiduous Reader IrateAR for bringing this to my attention!