Exchange Bulletin
iShares ESG Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF (XSTB) To Trade On Toronto Stock Exchange
Issuer: iShares ESG Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF (the "ETF")
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Security |
Symbol |
Issued and Outstanding Securities |
Reserved Securities |
Issue Price |
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Units (the "Units") |
XSTB |
500,000 |
None |
$20.00 |
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Listing category: |
Non-Corporate |
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Trading currency: |
CDN$ |
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Transaction: |
Initial public offering of Units (the "Offering") |
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Anticipated closing date: |
March 20, 2019 |
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Listing date: |
March 20, 2019 (as at 5:01 pm.) subject to confirmation of closing of the Offering |
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Posted for trading date: |
March 21, 2019 (at the opening) subject to confirmation of closing of the Offering. |
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Other market(s): |
None |
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Designated market maker: |
National Bank Financial Inc. |
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Security ownership registration: |
CDS book-entry only system |
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Investor relations: |
Steven Leong Tel: (416) 933-6410 steven.leong@blackrock.com |
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Incorporation: |
The ETF is an exchange-traded fund established as a trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario pursuant to a master declaration of trust amended and restated as of March 4, 2019. |
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Manager and Trustee: |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
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Fiscal year end: |
December 31 |
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Nature of business: |
The ETF seeks to provide income by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance, net of expenses, of an ESG-oriented index selected at the discretion of BlackRock Canada (currently Bloomberg Barclays MSCI 1-5 Year Canadian Aggregate ESG Focus Index). |
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Transfer agent and registrar: |
State Street Trust Company Canada at its principal office in Toronto. |
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Distributions: |
Cash distributions on Units of the ETF, if any, are expected to be made monthly. |
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Sponsorship: |
Not applicable |
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Offering document: |
Prospectus dated March 4, 2019, which is available at www.SEDAR.com. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are as defined in the Prospectus. |
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Initial public offering: |
Units will be issued and sold on a continuous basis. A Unit of the ETF represents an equal beneficial interest in the ETF. The ETF is entitled to issue an unlimited number of Units. Units sold in connection with the initial public offering for the ETF will amount to 500,000 Units at a price of $20.00 per Unit. |
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TSX contact: |
Chris Birkett, Director, Toronto Stock Exchange |
