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Mulvihill Pro-AMS U.S. Fund | PAM.UN | |||||
Pro-AMS Trust Announces Proposal to Provide Additional Retraction Rights and Use Interest Rate Hedging Strategies | ||||||
TORONTO,
February 20, 2004 - Pro-AMS U.S. Trust (the "Fund") announced today that
its Advisory Board and the Board of Directors of its Manager, Mulvihill
Fund Services Inc., has approved a proposal to (i) permit unitholders to
switch to other Mulvihill funds by adding further retraction rights at 100%
of net asset value per unit from time to time and (ii) provide the Fund
with the ability to use interest rate hedging strategies in order to reduce
some of the impact of rising interest rates on the net asset value of the
Fund. The proposal would permit the Fund, in appropriate circumstances and
in accordance with applicable securities laws, to use specified derivatives
to assist the Fund in managing its investments and preserving net asset
value. The existing retraction rights of unitholders would not be affected
by the proposal. The proposal will involve the amendment of the Fund's trust
agreement and will be subject to receipt of all necessary unitholder and
regulatory approvals. A special meeting of unitholders has been called and
will be held on April 2, 2004 to consider and vote upon the proposal. Details
of the proposal will be outlined in an information circular to be prepared
and delivered to unitholders in connection with the special meeting. The
Fund has retained RBC Capital Markets as its advisor with respect to the
proposal. The Fund's investment portfolio is managed by its investment manager,
Mulvihill Capital Management Inc. The Fund's Units are listed on the Toronto
Stock Exchange under the symbol PR.UN. The Fund operates under the registered
name Mulvihill Pro-AMS U.S. For further information, please contact: |
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John Mulvihill,
President & CEO Mulvihill Structured Products |
Bruce Graham, Vice President | |||||
Mulvihill Pro-AMS U.S. 121 King Street West Suite 2600 Toronto, Ontario M5H 3T9 (416) 681-3966 (800) 725-7172 www.mulvihill.com hybrid@mulvihill.com |
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For Release 4 p.m. EDT, February 20, 2004 | ||||||
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member of the Mulvihill Capital Management
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