{"id":47184,"date":"2024-08-15T20:28:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T01:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=47184"},"modified":"2024-08-15T20:28:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T01:28:53","slug":"efn-pr-e-called-for-redemption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=47184","title":{"rendered":"EFN.PR.E Called For Redemption"},"content":{"rendered":"

Element Fleet Management Corp. has announced<\/a> (in their 24Q2 Earnings Release):<\/p>\n

Intention to redeem all its outstanding 5.903% Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series E<\/p>\n

To further optimize the Company\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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”).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

Thanks to Assiduous Reader RAV4guy<\/i> for bringing this to my attention<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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