July 29th, 2019
 

Streamlining and strengthening our product shelf

Earlier this year, Mackenzie Investments announced proposed fund mergers and other changes to make its product shelf easier to navigate. Investors have now voted to approve these changes and the following fund mergers will take place on or about August 16, 2019:

Terminating Fund   Continuing Fund
Mackenzie Canadian Balanced Fund* Mackenzie Strategic Income Fund
Mackenzie US Strategic Income Fund* Mackenzie Global Strategic Income Fund
Mackenzie US Dividend Registered Fund Mackenzie US Dividend Fund
 

Below are important details and dates to help you prepare for the fund mergers:

Event Date
Last day for buy and sell wire orders Tuesday, August 13, 4:00 PM (EST)
Distribution allocations* (as required) Thursday, August 15
Last day for ALL direct trades and switch/transfer wire orders Friday, August 16, 4:00 PM (EST)
Fund merger Friday, August 16

*Please note that investors in Mackenzie Strategic Income Fund and Mackenzie Global Strategic Income Fund may receive a merger-related distribution on August 15 (as the merger designates a taxation year-end for the fund) as well as a regular monthly distribution on Friday August 23.

 

Merger details will be communicated through the Transaction Reconciliation File (TS):

Field Description Value
Product Event Indicator “M” – merger
 

Other important merger information:

  • The mergers will occur on a tax-deferred basis, which means investors in these funds will not realize any capital gains or losses as a result of the mergers.
  • Dealer and advisor reports of the accounts affected by the merger are available upon request.
  • The merger will be processed as exchange transactions from the terminating series to the continuing series.
  • All systematic transactions (SWP, RIF, LIF, LRIF payments and PACs) on client held accounts will be rolled over to the continuing fund at the end of business on August 16 as part of the merger process.
  • Any bank assignments will be replaced on the continuing funds and sent to their respective bank.
  • Outstanding certificates for the terminating funds will be cancelled and held as non-certificated units. Letters will be sent to affected investors and advisors.
  • Investors in client held accounts will receive a confirmation of these transactions following the merger.

Further fund-related details for the merger can be found in the document below:

Additional details can be obtained from the FD file available through Fundserv on August 15 with an effective date of August 19.

Changes to Mackenzie Canadian Resource Fund

On or around August 16, the fund’s name will change to Mackenzie Global Resource Fund and the investment objectives will change to allow the fund to take advantage of greater global investment opportunities. The name change will be included in the FD file with effective date of August 19.

For further information please contact your Dealer Relations Account Manager directly. You can also call us at 1-800-268-7119 or send an email to drelations@mackenzieinvestments.com.

Thank you for your continued support of Mackenzie Investments.

The Dealer Relations Team

 
 
 

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