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Financial Results
Toronto, November 4, 1999: MCM Split Share Corp. (the "Company") announces results for the six months ended July 31, 1999. Net income before distributions amounted to $7.1 million or $1.54 per Unit. Net asset value per Class A Share increased from $12.77 to $13.03. Distributions to shareholders in the six months amounted to $1.9 million to Preferred shareholders or $0.429644 per Preferred Share, and $3.1 million to Class A shareholders or $0.70 per Class A Share which included a $0.10 special distribution. Each Unit consists of one Class A Share and one Preferred Share. Preferred Shares receive dividends at a rate of 5.5% of their par value of $15.00. The Companyıs dividend policy on the Class A Shares has been set at a rate of $1.20 per Share, equivalent to 8% based on the Class A Shares initial public offering price of $15.00. The Company is a mutual fund corporation which invests its net assets in a diversified portfolio consisting principally of common shares issued by some or all of a group selected from the TSE 300 Index. In order to meet its investment objectives, the Company may, from time to time invest up to 20% of the cost amount of its assets in common shares issued by corporations selected from the Standard & Poor's 100 Index. To generate additional returns above the dividend income earned on the portfolio, the Company will from time to time, write covered call options in respect of all or part of the common shares in the Portfolio. The Companyıs investment portfolio is managed by its investment manager, Mulvihill Capital Management Inc. The companyıs Preferred and Class A shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange and the Montreal Exchange under the symbols MUH.PR.A and MUH.A. Selected
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