North American Preferred Share Fund Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid For Units

TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2013 /CNW/ - North American Preferred Share Fund (the "Fund") announced today acceptance by the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") of the Fund's Notice of Intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the "NCIB").

Pursuant to the NCIB, the Fund proposes to purchase through the facilities of the TSX, from time to time, if it is in the best interests of the Fund, up to 296,000 units ("Units") of the Fund, representing approximately 10% of the public float. As of August 28, 2013, the number of the Fund's issued and outstanding Units were 2,960,000 Units.  The Fund will not purchase in any given 30-day period, in aggregate, more than 59,200 Units, being 2% of the issued and outstanding Units as of the date hereof.  The Board of Directors of Propel Capital Corporation, the manager of the Fund, believe that such purchases are in the best interests of the Fund.  All purchases will be made through the facilities of the TSX in accordance with its rules and policies. All Units purchased by the fund pursuant to the NCIB will be cancelled.  The NCIB will commence on September 3, 2013 and will expire on September 2, 2014.

SOURCE: North American Preferred Share Fund

Krista Matheson at Propel Capital at [email protected] or at 416-572-2431 or visit www.propelcapital.ca.