Mackenzie Investments Provides Additional Information on ETF Termination and Mergers

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TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2024 /CNW/ - Mackenzie Investments ("Mackenzie") today announced additional information regarding the termination and mergers of select exchange traded funds ("ETF") that were initially announced June 20, 2024.

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  1. ETF Termination

The units of the following Terminating ETF were delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange on September 26, 2024. The proceeds from the liquidation of the assets, less all liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with the termination of the Terminating ETF (the "Termination Proceeds"), were determined on September 30, 2024, and are as follows:

Terminating ETF

Termination Proceeds per unit

Mackenzie Maximum Diversification Developed
Europe Index ETF (ticker: MEU)

23.515566

Each unitholder will receive the Termination Proceeds on a pro rata basis as shown in the table above and no further action is required by unitholders.

The Termination Proceeds will be paid out to CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. ("CDS") on or about October 4, 2024, which investors will receive thereafter based on individual brokerage processing times.

Estimated notional distributions were announced September 20, 2024 and will be finalized and reported at a later date.

2. ETF Mergers

Mackenzie also announced the resulting Exchange Ratios and Total Number of Continuing ETF units for the ETF mergers previously announced.

Securityholders of each Merging ETF have received units of the Continuing ETF based on the stated exchange ratio (the "Exchange Ratio"), as set out in the table below, for each security of the Merging ETF held as of September 27, 2024. No fractional units of the Continuing ETF, or cash in lieu thereof, were issued or paid pursuant to the mergers. The total number of units of the Continuing ETF issued to each Merging ETF is also set out in the table below.

Merging ETF

Continuing ETF

Exchange Ratio

Total Number of
Continuing ETF Units
Issued in Respect of
the Merger

Mackenzie Maximum
Diversification Canada
Index ETF (ticker: MKC)

Mackenzie Canada Low

Volatility ETF (ticker:

MCLV)

1.576212

4,721,015

 

Mackenzie Maximum
Diversification US Index
ETF (ticker: MUS)

Mackenzie US Low

Volatility ETF (ticker:

MULV)

1.754172

3,232,092

 

Mackenzie Maximum
Diversification All World
Developed Index ETF
(ticker: MWD)

Mackenzie World Low
Volatility ETF (ticker:
MWLV)

1.301986

9,003,491

 

Mackenzie Maximum
Diversification All World
Developed ex North
America Index ETF (ticker:
MXU)

Mackenzie World Low
Volatility ETF (ticker:
MWLV)

1.055373

9,003,491

Mackenzie Maximum
Diversification Emerging
Markets Index ETF (ticker:
MEE)

Mackenzie Emerging
Markets Equity Index ETF
(ticker: QEE)

0.263607

919,135

 

Securities of the Merging ETFs were delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange at the close of business on September 27, 2024.