Exchange Bulletin

BMO US Put Write ETF (ZPW, ZPW.U) To Trade On Toronto Stock Exchange


September 8, 2015

BMO US Put Write ETF (the "BMO ETF") - An application has been granted for the original listing in the Industrial category of 400,000 CAD Units of the BMO ETF, all of which will be issued and outstanding upon completion of an initial public offering (the "Offering").

An application has also been granted for the original listing of 100,000 USD Units of the BMO ETF, all of which will be issued and outstanding upon completion of the Offering. The USD Units will be traded in U.S. funds. Accordingly, they will appear under the heading U.S. funds in newspapers and the Exchange's Daily Record and Monthly Review.

Listing of the CAD Units and USD Units (collectively, the "Units") will become effective at 5:01 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 in anticipation of the Offering closing prior to the opening of business on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. The Units will be posted for trading at the opening of business on September 9, 2015 upon confirmation of the closing of the Offering.

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

Registration of interests in, and transfer of, the Units will be made only through CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. ("CDS"). Beneficial owners will not have the right to receive physical certificates evidencing their ownership of the Units. Units must be purchased, transferred and surrendered for exchange or redemption only through a CDS participant.

Additional information on the Units may be found in the final prospectus dated August 24, 2015 (the "Prospectus"), which is available at www.SEDAR.com. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are as defined in the Prospectus.

CAD Units
Symbol: ZPW CUSIP: 05581B 10 1 Currency: CDN$
USD Units
Symbol: ZPW.U CUSIP: 05581B 20 0 Currency: US$

 

Designated Market Maker: BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Other Markets: None
Head Office Address: 100 King Street West, 43rd Floor
Toronto, ON
M5X 1A1
Website: www.bmo.com/etfs
Email: kevin.gopaul@bmo.com
Head Office Telephone Number: (416) 359-7635
Fax Number: (416) 359-5991
Investor Relations: Kevin R. Gopaul
(416) 359-7635
kevin.gopaul@bmo.com
Chief Financial Officer: Robert J. Schauer
Corporate Secretary: Paul Dubal
Incorporation: The BMO ETF was established under the laws of the Province of Ontario on August 24, 2015 pursuant to a master declaration of trust dated May 12, 2009, as may be amended or amended and restated from time to time.
Manager and Trustee: BMO Asset Management Inc.
Transfer Agent & Registrar: CST Trust Company at its principal offices in Toronto.
Fiscal Year End: December 31
Nature of Business: The BMO ETF seeks to provide Unitholders with exposure to the performance of a portfolio of written put options on U.S. large capitalization equity securities to generate income. The BMO ETF will sell put options on individual securities that will be selected considering volatility, fundamental and technical analysis, price sensitivity to the broad market, and sector diversification. Depending on market volatility and other factors, the BMO ETF may sell to the buyer of the option, for a premium, either a right to sell the security at an exercise price or, if the option is cash settled, the right to a payment equal to the difference between the exercise price and the value of the security. The put options written by the ETF may be either exchange traded options or over-the-counter options.
Distributions: Cash distributions on Units of the BMO ETF are expected to be paid on a monthly basis primarily out of dividends or distributions, and other income or gains, received by the BMO ETF less the expenses of the BMO ETF. To the extent that the expenses of the BMO ETF exceed the income generated by the BMO ETF in any given month, no distribution will be paid.

On an annual basis, the BMO ETF will ensure that all of its income and net realized capital gains have been distributed to Unitholders to such an extent that the BMO ETF will not be liable for ordinary income tax thereon.
Sponsor: Not applicable
Initial Issuance of Units: Pursuant to the terms of the Prospectus, Units will be issued and sold on a continuous basis and there will be no maximum number of Units that may be issued. Units sold in connection with the Offering for the BMO ETF will amount to 400,000 CAD Units at a price of CDN$20.00 per Unit and 100,000 USD Units at a price of US$20.00 per Unit.