Dividend Declaration
Donnerstag, 07.01.2010 12:25 von Hugin
7 January 2010
Dividend Announcement
Middlefield Canadian Income Trusts Investment Company PCCis pleased to announce
that the board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 1.25 pence per
Share with respect to Middlefield Canadian Income Trusts – GBP PC (the “Fund”).
The dividend will be paid on Friday 29 January 2010 to Shareholders of record on
Friday 15 January 2010. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday 13 January 2010.
The Fund trades on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol MCT.L.
Middlefield International Limited is the investment adviser. The Fund provides
investors with exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of Canadian income
trusts through a Swap agreement whose reference is CIT Trust, a Canadian unit
trust. As at 31 December 2009, the asset class weightings of the portfolio of
CIT Trust were:
+--------------------+---------------------+
| Asset Class | Portfolio Weighting |
+--------------------+---------------------+
| Oil and Gas | 56% |
+--------------------+---------------------+
| Business Trusts | 17% |
+--------------------+---------------------+
| Power and Pipeline | 13% |
+--------------------+---------------------+
| REITs | 4% |
+--------------------+---------------------+
| Other | 10% |
+--------------------+---------------------+
For additional information, please contact any of the undersigned:
Gary Boudin Dean Orrico
Kleinwort Benson (Channel Islands) Director
Corporate Services Limited Middlefield Canadian Income Trusts
Investment Company PCC
Tel.: 01534 613419 Tel.: 01481 727111
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