Prime Dividend Corp.: Monthly Dividend Declaration for Class A Share and Preferred Share

/EINPresswire.com/ -- TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 12/18/15 -- Prime Dividend Corp. (the "Company") declares its monthly distribution of $0.04950 for each Class A share and $0.04167 for each Preferred share. Distributions are payable January 8, 2016 to shareholders on record as of December 31, 2015.

Under the distribution policy announced on July 17, 2014, the monthly dividend payable on the Class A shares is determined by applying a 10% annualized rate on the volume weighted average market price (VWAP) of the Class A shares over the last 5 trading days of the preceding month. As a result, Class A shareholders of record on December 31, 2015 will receive a dividend of $0.04950 per share based on the VWAP of $5.94 over the last 5 trading days in November, payable on January 8, 2016. Effectively, the actual amount of monthly distributions paid will vary with the market price, but the current yield will remain stable at 10% (based on the VWAP) under this new distribution policy.

Preferred shareholders continue to received prime plus 0.75% with a minimum rate of 5% annually.

Since inception Class A shareholders have received a total of $8.42 per share and Preferred shareholders have received a total of $5.47 per share inclusive of this distribution, for a combined total of $13.89 per unit.

The Company invests in a portfolio of high yielding Canadian Companies as follows:


                        Investment
       Banks            Management       Life Insurance    Utilities & Other
 Bank of Montreal     AGF Management   Great-West Lifeco       BCE Inc.
   Bank of Nova            Ltd.               Inc.          TransAlta Corp
    Scotia CIBC        CI Financial         Manulife       TransCanada Corp
 National Bank of         Corp.             Financial       Power Financial
      Canada          IGM Financial       Corporation            Corp.
   Royal Bank of           Inc.             Sun Life        TMX Group Inc.
      Canada                             Financial Inc.
 Toronto-Dominion
        Bank

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Distribution Details:
Class A Share (PDV)                                                 $0.04950
Preferred Share (PDV.PR.A)                                          $0.04167
Ex-Dividend Date:                                          December 29, 2015
Record Date:                                               December 31, 2015
Payable Date:                                                January 8, 2016
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