SiriusXM Canada Announces Quarterly Dividend
TORONTO, April 11, 2013 /CNW/ - Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc. ("SiriusXM Canada" or the "Company") (TSX: XSR), parent of Sirius XM Canada Inc., today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend payment of C$0.0825 per Class A Share and C$0.0275 per Class B Share. The dividend will be payable on May 17, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 22, 2013.
The quarterly dividend on the Class A and Class B Shares are designated as an "eligible" dividend for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any similar provincial legislation.
Class B Shares in the Company are convertible at any time at the holder's option into fully paid and non-assessable Class A Shares upon the basis of one Class A Share for three Class B Shares. The Company has issued 147,879,936 Class B Shares, which represent 49,293,312 Class A Shares based on the aforementioned conversion right. In the event that all Class B Shares are converted to Class A Shares, the total outstanding number of Class A Shares would be 123,548,356.
Forward-Looking Statements
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About SiriusXM Canada
Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc. (TSX: XSR) operates as SiriusXM Canada. SiriusXM Canada, with over 2.2 million subscribers, is the country's leading audio entertainment company and broadcasts more than 120 satellite radio channels featuring premier sports, news, talk, entertainment and commercial-free music. SiriusXM Canada offers an array of content from the most recognized news and entertainment brands as well as every major sport including the NHL, NFL, MLB and CFL.
SiriusXM programming is available on a variety of devices including pre-installed and after-market radios in cars, trucks and boats, smartphones and mobile devices, and consumer electronics products for homes and offices. SiriusXM programming is also available online at www.siriusxm.ca and on Apple, BlackBerry and Android-powered mobile devices.
SiriusXM Canada has partnerships with every major automaker and its radio products are available at more than 3,000 retail locations nationwide. To find out more about SiriusXM Canada (TSX: XSR), visit our website at www.siriusxm.ca.
SOURCE: Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc.
Morlan Reddock
Sirius XM Canada
416-513-7418
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Kristen Dickson
TMX Equicom
416-815-0700 ext 273
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