Canso Credit Income Fund Announces Approval of Normal Course Issuer Bid

TORONTO, July 12, 2018 /CNW/ - Lysander Funds Limited (the "Manager") is pleased to announce that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has approved the notice of intention of Canso Credit Income Fund ( the "Fund") to make a normal course issuer bid (an "NCIB") for its outstanding Class A units (the "Units").

Purchases of Units pursuant to the NCIs will be executed through the facilities of the TSX and/or alternative Canadian trading systems at market prices under the NCIB rules of the TSX. The actual number of Units which may be purchased, and the timing of any such purchases, will be determined by the Manager. All Units purchased under the NCIB will be cancelled. The NCIB shall terminate on the earlier of July 16, 2019 and the date on which such Fund has acquired the Units sought under the NCIB. The Manager believes that the NCIB is in the best interest of the Fund and its unitholders.

Canso Credit Income Fund

Pursuant to its NCIB notice, Canso Credit Income Fund (TSX: PBY.UN) is entitled to purchase up to 1,294,138 Units, representing 10% of its public float, during the twelve month period commencing July 17, 2018 and ending on July 16, 2019. Previously authorized to purchase 1,310,810 Units during the twelve month period commencing July 17, 2017 and ending on July 16, 2018. As of July 5, 2018, there are 12,941,382 Units of Canso Credit Income Fund issued and outstanding and the public float is 12,941,382 Units. The Fund is permitted to purchase, under the NCIB, up to 258,827 of its Units in a given 30-day period.  Canso Credit Income Fund will be purchasing Units pursuant to the NCIB. Although, no purchases were made under the previous NCIB, the Fund intends to purchase units under the current NCIB.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. The statements concerning the Fund's objectives, goals, strategies, intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations and estimates, and the business, operations, financial performance and condition Fund is a forward-looking statement. The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend", "may", "will", "would" and similar expressions and the negative of such expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward looking statements are subject to important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. While the Manager considers these risks and uncertainties to be reasonable based on information currently available, they may prove to be incorrect.

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments.  Please read the prospectus before investing.  Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. You will usually pay brokerage fees to your dealer if you purchase or sell units of the Canso Credit Income Fund on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Only Class A units of the Canso Credit Income Fund are listed on the TSX. If the units are purchased or sold on the TSX, investors may pay more than the current net asset value when buying units of these investment funds and may receive less than the current net asset value when selling them. There are ongoing fees and expenses associated with owning units of the Canso Credit Income Fund.  The investment fund must prepare disclosure documents that contain key information about the fund.  You can find more detailed information about the fund in these documents. 

SOURCE Canso Credit Income Fund