First Asset Hamilton Capital European Bank Fund Announces Meeting of Unitholders

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TORONTO, Jan. 5, 2016 /CNW/ - First Asset Hamilton Capital European Bank Fund (the "Fund") (TSX: EB.UN) announces that its units have traded at a discount greater than 2% of net asset value per unit for a period of ten consecutive trading days.  Accordingly, as described in the Fund's prospectus dated October 29, 2014, the Fund will call a meeting of the unitholders of the Fund to consider a merger of the Fund into an exchange-traded fund.

The Manager expects to announce the details of the meeting by the end of January, 2016.

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