Melcor Developments Ltd. Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid
30 March 2021 - 11:30PM
Melcor Developments Ltd. (TSX:MRD), an Alberta-based real estate
development and asset management company, announced today that the
Toronto Stock Exchange has accepted its notice of intention to make
a normal course issuer bid through the facilities of the TSX and on
alternative trading systems.
The notice provides that Melcor may, during the
twelve-month period commencing April 1, 2021 and ending March 31,
2022, purchase for cancellation up to 1,654,553 common shares in
total, being approximately 5% of its issued and outstanding common
shares. The daily repurchase restriction for the common shares is
3,781.
The price which Melcor will pay for any such
common shares will be the market price at the time of acquisition.
The actual number of common shares which may be purchased and the
timing of any such purchases will be subject to compliance with the
TSX guidelines.
Under the current normal course issuer bid due
to expire March 31, 2021, 109,416 common shares were purchased for
cancellation through the facilities of the TSX during the last
twelve months (as of March 18, 2021) at a weighted average price
per common share of $6.53 (1,661,033 had been approved for
repurchase). As of March 18, 2021 there were 33,091,061 common
shares of Melcor outstanding with an average daily trading volume
for the prior six months of 15,126.
Melcor believes that, at times, its common
shares trade in a price range which does not adequately reflect the
value of such common shares in relation to the business of Melcor
and its future business prospects. As a result, depending upon
future price movements and other factors, Melcor believes that its
outstanding common shares may represent an attractive investment
for itself. Furthermore, the purchases may benefit all persons who
continue to hold common shares by increasing their equity interest
in Melcor. All common shares purchased by Melcor under the normal
course issuer bid will be cancelled.
In connection with commencement of the NCIB the
Corporation also announced that it has entered into an automatic
share purchase plan agreement (“ASPP”) with a broker to allow for
the purchase of common shares under the NCIB at times when the
Corporation ordinarily would not be active in the market due to
regulatory restrictions or self-imposed trading blackout periods.
Before entering into such restricted or blackout period, the
Corporation may, but is not required to, instruct the designated
broker to make purchases under the NCIB in accordance with the
terms of the ASPP. Such purchases will be determined by the broker
in its sole discretion based on parameters established by the
Corporation prior to the restricted or blackout period in
accordance with TSX rules, applicable securities laws and the terms
of the ASPP. Outside of these pre-determined restricted or blackout
periods, common shares will be purchased based on management's
discretion, in compliance with TSX rules and applicable securities
laws.
About Melcor Developments Ltd.
Melcor is a diversified real estate development
and asset management company that transforms real estate from raw
land through to high-quality finished product in both residential
and commercial built form. Melcor develops and manages mixed-use
residential communities, business and industrial parks, office
buildings, retail commercial centres and golf courses. Melcor owns
a well diversified portfolio of assets in Alberta, Saskatchewan,
British Columbia, Arizona and Colorado.
Melcor has been focused on real estate since
1923. The Company has built over 140 communities across western
Canada and today manages 4.6 million sf in commercial real estate
assets and 604 residential rental units. Melcor is committed to
building communities that enrich quality of life - communities
where people live, work, shop and play.
Melcor’s headquarters are located in Edmonton,
Alberta, with regional offices throughout Alberta and in British
Columbia and Arizona. Melcor has been a public company since 1968
and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:MRD).
Forward Looking Statements
Certain information set forth in this news
release, may contain forward-looking statements, and necessarily
involve risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond
Melcor's control. Actual results, performance or achievements could
differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these
forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurance can be
given that any events anticipated by the forward-looking statements
will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits
that Melcor will derive therefrom. Additional information on these
and other factors that could affect Melcor are included in reports
on file with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and may be
accessed through the SEDAR website (www.sedar.com). Furthermore,
the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are
made as of the date of this news release, and Melcor does not
undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the
included forward looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as may be expressly
required by applicable securities law.
Contact Information:
Media ContactNicole
Forsythe780.945.47071.855.673.6931 (x4707)ir@melcor.ca
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