Exchange Bulletin

Desjardins Alt Long/Short Equity Market Neutral ETF (DANC) To Trade On Toronto Stock Exchange


January 22, 2019

Issuer: Desjardins Alt Long/Short Equity Market Neutral ETF

Security Symbol Issued and Outstanding Securities Reserved Securities Issue Price
units ("Units") DANC 250,000 None $20.00
Listing category: Non-Corporate
Trading currency: CDN$
Transaction: Initial public offering of Units (the "Offering")
Listing date: January 23, 2019 (as at 5:01 pm) in anticipation of closing of the Offering.
Anticipated closing date: January 24, 2019 (prior to the opening)
Posted for trading date: January 24, 2019 (at the opening) subject to confirmation of closing of the Offering.
Other market(s): None
Designated market maker: BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Security ownership registration: CDS book-entry only system
Investor relations: Jay Aizanman Tel.: (514) 350-8686 ext 5572771 jay.aizanman@desjga.com
Incorporation: Exchange traded alternative mutual fund established under the laws of the province of Québec, on January 4, 2019 pursuant to a declaration of trust.
Manager: Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.
Trustee: Desjardins Trust Inc.
Fiscal year end: December 31
Nature of business: The ETF seeks to achieve positive returns in both positive and negative equity market conditions. The ETF is diversified in a number of pairs of correlated issuers generally within the same industry sector that neutralize the net market value of long and short positions, thereby reducing sector biases and market exposure. The ETF primarily invests, directly or indirectly, in long and short positions of equity securities of issuers located in Canada and throughout the world, treasury bills, money market instruments or other equivalent short term debt securities.
Transfer agent and registrar: State Street Trust Company Canada at its principal office in Toronto.
Distributions: Cash distributions of income, if any, on Units will be payable quarterly.
Sponsorship: Not applicable
Offering document: Prospectus dated January 7, 2019 which is available at www.SEDAR.com. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are as defined in the Prospectus.
Initial public offering: 250,000 Units will be issued at a subscription price of $20.00 per Unit. The ETF is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Units, each of which represents an undivided interest in the net assets of the ETF. Units of the ETF are being issued and sold on a continuous basis and there is no maximum number of Units that may be issued.
TSX contact: Julie K. Shin, Managing Director, Toronto Stock Exchange.