Sentry Select Primary Metals Corp. Announces Completion of Strategic Review Process
20 Novembre 2009 - 10:25PM
Marketwired
Sentry Select Primary Metals Corp. (the "Corporation") (TSX: PME),
is pleased to announce the results of its review of strategic
alternatives for the Corporation. The Corporation's special
committee (the "Special Committee"), comprised of the independent
members of the Corporation's Board of Directors (the "Board"), has
recommended, and the Board has subsequently approved, that the
approval of the shareholders of the Corporation be sought to
restructure the Corporation as follows:
a) amend the management agreement between the Corporation and
Sentry Select Capital Inc., the manager of the Corporation (the
"Manager"), to reduce the annual management fee payable to the
Manager from 1.60% of the Corporation's net asset value, to
1.10%;
b) amend the management agreement to eliminate the Manager's
right to receive a performance fee;
c) amend the management agreement to eliminate the Manager's
right to receive a termination fee;
d) amend the management agreement to state that the Manager will
not resign as the manager of the Corporation;
e) amend the Corporation's articles of amendment to implement an
unlimited annual redemption right at the net asset value per Class
A Share ("Share"), subject to a declining redemption fee schedule
(the "Redemption Fee"); and
f) amend the Corporation's articles of amendment to terminate
the Corporation's mandatory market purchase program (collectively,
the "Proposal").
The Special Committee has received a fairness opinion from their
independent financial adviser, Grant Thornton LLP, stating that the
Proposal is fair to the Corporation's shareholders from a financial
point of view.
The Proposal remains subject to the review by the Corporation's
Independent Review Committee and applicable regulatory
approvals.
Redemption Fee Schedule
Depending on the year of the annual redemption, Shares may be
subject to a declining Redemption Fee, payable by the redeeming
shareholder out of the redemption proceeds. The Redemption Fee will
be paid to the Manager and will be equal to the percentage of net
asset value per Share as of the applicable redemption date as shown
in the following table:
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Annual Redemption Redemption Fee
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2010 5%
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2011 4%
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2012 3%
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2013 2%
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2014 1%
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2015 onwards 0%
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A management information circular and other proxy materials
containing further information regarding the Proposal as well as
the date, time and location of the Special Meeting of the
Corporation's shareholders will be provided to shareholders of
record in due course.
Dividend
The Proposal is not expected to affect the Corporation's current
monthly dividend rate of $0.05 per Share.
Sentry Select Primary Metals Corp.
Sentry Select Primary Metals Corp.'s investment objective is to
provide shareholders with long-term capital appreciation. The
Corporation is invested in an actively managed portfolio consisting
primarily of securities of mining and exploration issuers, with a
current focus on gold and silver issuers.
Sentry Select Capital Inc.
Sentry Select Capital Inc., the manager of the Corporation, is a
Canadian wealth management company that offers a diverse range of
investment products including closed-end investment funds, mutual
funds, principal-protected notes and flow-through limited
partnerships, covering a variety of domestic and global
mandates.
Certain statements included in this news release constitute
forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those
identified by the expressions "expect", "intend", "will" and
similar expressions to the extent they relate to the Corporation or
the Manager. The forward-looking statements are not historical
facts but reflect the Corporation's and the Manager's current
expectations regarding future results or events. These
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ
materially from current expectations including, but not limited to,
the failure to receive any required regulatory approvals or
shareholder approval to implement the Proposal. Although the
Corporation and the Manager believe that the assumptions inherent
in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and,
accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. A complete
disclosure record for the Corporation, please visit the
Corporation's profile at www.sedar.com.
Sentry Select Capital Inc.
The Exchange Tower
130 King Street West
Suite 2850, P.O. Box 104
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1A4
Telephone: (416) 861-8729
Fax: (416) 364-5615
Contacts: Sentry Select Capital Inc. Investor Services
(broker/investor inquiries) 1-888-730-4623 416-364-1197 (FAX)
info@sentryselect.com www.sentryselect.com Sentry Select Capital
Inc. Brian McOstrich (media inquiries) 1-888-246-6656 416-364-5615
(FAX) bmcostrich@sentryselect.com
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