Trimac Transportation Ltd. Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid and Automatic Securities Repurchase Plan for its Class A Common Shares

CALGARY, Nov. 5, 2015 /CNW/ - Trimac Transportation Ltd. ("Trimac") (TSX: TMA) announced today that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has accepted Trimac's Notice of Intention to Make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the "NCIB") to purchase for cancellation, from time to time, its Class A Common Shares (the "Shares") through the facilities of the TSX and, if available, through any alternate exchanges where there is a market for such Shares. Trimac intends to purchase for cancellation up to a maximum of 1,400,000 Shares, being approximately 4.97% of Trimac's outstanding shares on October 30, 2015, calculated in accordance with the rules of the TSX.  As of October 30, 2015, the total number of issued and outstanding Shares was 28,149,963 Shares. The price which Trimac will pay for any Shares purchased by it will be the prevailing market price of the Shares on the TSX at the time of such purchase.

The NCIB will commence on November 10, 2015 and will terminate on November 9, 2016 or such earlier time as the NCIB is completed or terminated at the option of Trimac.

Concurrent with the implementation of the NCIB, Trimac has received approval to establish an automatic securities purchase plan (the "Plan") for the Shares. The Plan was established to provide standard instructions to a registered broker regarding how Trimac's Shares are to be repurchased under the NCIB. Accordingly, Trimac's broker may repurchase the Shares under the Plan on any trading day during the NCIB including during Trimac's self-imposed trading blackout periods. The Plan will commence immediately and terminate together with the NCIB. Trimac may otherwise vary, suspend or terminate the Plan only if it does not have material non-public information and the decision to vary, suspend or terminate the Plan is not taken during a self-imposed trading blackout period. The Plan constitutes an "automatic plan" for purposes of applicable Canadian securities legislation and has been reviewed by the TSX.

Management of Trimac believes that, from time to time, the market price of the Shares may not fully reflect the underlying value of the Shares and that at such times the purchase of Shares would be in the best interests of Trimac. Such purchases will increase the proportionate interest of, and may be advantageous to, all remaining shareholders. In addition, the purchases by Trimac may increase liquidity to Trimac's shareholders wishing to sell their Shares.

The actual number of Shares that may be purchased for cancellation and the timing of any such purchases will be determined by the broker under the Plan, subject to a maximum daily purchase limitation of 2,694 Shares which equals 25% of the average daily trading volume of the Shares for the six months of trading ending on October 30, 2015. The average daily trading volume for such six month period was 10,777.  This daily purchase limitation may be exceeded once per week pursuant to the "block purchase" exemptions under applicable TSX rules, subject to a weekly maximum purchase limitation of 50,000 Shares.  

About Trimac: Trimac is Canada's largest provider of bulk trucking services with operations from coast to coast. In addition, through its National Tank Services division, Trimac performs repairs, maintenance and tank-trailer cleaning services for both the Trimac fleet and for third party commercial customers. Trimac also provides third party transportation logistics services in Canada and the United States through its wholly owned subsidiary Bulk Plus Logistics.

Note on Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements relating, but not limited to, Trimac's strategies for creating shareholder value. Forward-looking information typically contains statements with words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", or similar words suggesting future outcomes. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected, or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Trimac disclaims any responsibility to update any such forward-looking statements except as required by law.

SOURCE Trimac Transportation Ltd.

Jeffrey J. McCaig, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Trimac Transportation Ltd.; Scott D. Calver, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Trimac Transportation Ltd., Telephone: [phone], Facsimile: 403-298-5146