O'Leary U.S. Strategic Yield Advantaged Fund announces normal course issuer bids with respect to the class A and class U Units

MONTREAL, June 22, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - O'Leary Funds Management LP, the manager (the "Manager") of O'Leary U.S. Strategic Yield Advantaged Fund (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund has commenced a normal course issuer bid to purchase a portion of the outstanding class A units (TSX: OUY.un) on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") and a normal course issuer bid to purchase a portion of the outstanding class U units (TSX: OUY.u) on the TSX. The purpose of the normal course issuer bids is to provide the Fund with (i) a mechanism to decrease the potential spread between the net asset value per class A unit and the market price of the class A units and to provide enhanced liquidity for the class A units; and to provide the Fund with (ii) a mechanism to decrease the potential spread between the net asset value per class U unit and the market price of the class U units and to provide enhanced liquidity for the class U units.

Under the normal course issuer bid with respect to the class A units, the Fund intends to purchase up to 403,490 class A units, representing 10% of the public float of the securities issued and outstanding. These purchases will be made in accordance with applicable regulations, and will be effected through the facilities of the TSX over a maximum period of 12 months commencing on June 26, 2012 and ending on the earlier of June 25, 2013 or on such date as the Fund completes its purchase under the normal course issuer bid or on such date as the Fund may otherwise determine. Class A units purchased will be cancelled. The Fund had 4,034,900 class A units issued and outstanding as at June 12, 2012. The Fund will not purchase in any given 30 day period, in the aggregate more than 80,698 class A units, being 2% of the issued and outstanding trust units as at June 12, 2012. Pursuant to the Fund's previous normal course issuer bid which expires on June 25, 2012, 137,100 class A units were purchased at an average weighted price of 8.7776 per trust unit.

Under the normal course issuer bid with respect to the class U units, the Fund intends to purchase up to 531,890 class U units, representing 10% of the public float of the securities issued and outstanding. These purchases will be made in accordance with applicable regulations, and will be effected through the facilities of the TSX over a maximum period of 12 months commencing on June 26, 2012 and ending on the earlier of June 25, 2013 or on such date as the Fund completes its purchase under the normal course issuer bid or on such date as the Fund may otherwise determine. Class U units purchased will be cancelled. The Fund had 5,336,900 class U units issued and outstanding as at June 12, 2012. The Fund will not purchase in any given 30 day period, in the aggregate more than 106,738 class U units, being 2% of the issued and outstanding trust units as at June 12, 2012. Pursuant to the Fund's previous normal course issuer bid which expires on June 25, 2012, 270,100 class U units were purchased at an average weighted price of 8.8720 per trust unit.

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