Exchange Bulletin

PowerShares FTSE RAFI Canadian Small-Mid Fundamental Index ETF (PZC) To Trade On Toronto Stock Exchange


April 14, 2015

PowerShares FTSE RAFI Canadian Small-Mid Fundamental Index ETF (the “PowerShares ETF”) - An application has been granted for the original listing in the Industrial category of 100,000 CAD Units (the “Units”), all of which will be issued and outstanding, upon the completion of an initial public offering.

Listing of the Units will become effective at 5:01 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2015 in anticipation of the Offering closing prior to the opening of business on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. The Units will be posted for trading at the opening of business on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, upon confirmation of the closing.

The PowerShares ETF is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Units each of which represents an equal, undivided interest in the assets of the PowerShares ETF. Units of the PowerShares ETF are being issued and sold on a continuous basis and there is no maximum number that may be issued.

Registration of interests in, and transfers of, the Units will be made only through the book-entry only system of CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (“CDS”). Units must be purchased, transferred and surrendered for exchange or redemption only through a CDS Participant. Beneficial owners will not have the right to receive physical certificates evidencing their ownership.

Additional information on the Units may be found in the final prospectus of the ETF dated March 27, 2015 the “Prospectus”) which is available at www.SEDAR.com. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined below are as defined in the Prospectus.

 

Units

Stock Symbol: "PZC" CUSIP: 73939L 10 6 Trading Currency: CDN$

 

Designated Market Maker: RBC Capital Markets
Other Markets: None
Head Office Address: 5140 Yonge Street
Suite 800
Toronto, ON
M2N 6X7
Email Address: inquiries@invesco.ca
Website Address: www.powershares.ca
Head Telephone Number: (416) 590-9855
Fax Number: (416) 590-9868
Investor Relations: Aysha Mawani
(416) 324-7712
aysha.mawani@invesco.com
Manager: Invesco Canada Ltd.
Transfer Agent & Registrar: CST Trust Company at its principal office in Toronto.
Chief Financial Officer: David C. Warren
Secretary: Eric J. Adelson
Fiscal Year End: December 31
Incorporation: The PowerShares ETF was established under the laws of the Province of Ontario on March 25, 2015 pursuant to a master declaration of trust executed by Invesco Canada Ltd., as trustee.
Nature of Business: The PowerShares seeks to replicate, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of the FTSE RAFI® Canada Mid-Small Index, or any successor thereto. The PowerShares ETF invests, directly or indirectly, primarily in Canadian equity securities of small and medium-sized companies.
Distributions and Automatic Reinvestment: Cash distributions will be paid on a quarterly basis. Cash distributions consist primarily of income but may, include capital gains and/or returns of capital. Capital gains distributions, if any, will be paid annually and, net of taxes required to be withheld, will be automatically reinvested in additional Units. Immediately following such reinvestment, the number of Units outstanding will be consolidated so that the NAV per Unit following the capital gains distribution and reinvestment is the same as it would have been if the distribution had not been paid.
Initial Issuance of Units: Pursuant to the Prospectus, 100,000 Units of the PowerShares ETF will be issued at a subscription price of $20.00 per Unit.