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Sentry Select Capital Inc. announcement


Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Author: News Release

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 28, 2011) - Sentry Select Capital Inc. ("Sentry" or the "Manager") is pleased to announce that it will complete the restructuring of Sentry Select MBS Adjustable Rate Income Fund II (the "Fund") on March 31, 2011 (the "Effective Date"). As of the Effective Date, the Fund will be renamed "Sentry U.S. Growth and Income Fund" and will be administered as a National Instrument 81-102 - Mutual Funds compliant open-end mutual fund.

As a part of its restructuring, on the Effective Date the Fund's investment objective will be changed to require that the Fund seek a balance of current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying U.S. equity securities, including common and preferred shares and, to a lesser extent, interest bearing securities, such as bonds, bills or bankers' acceptances. The Manager believes that the U.S. market offers an excellent investment opportunity for the application of Sentry's investment style.

On the Effective Date, the Fund's existing Class A and Class X units will be consolidated and renamed Class X units. Beginning April 1, 2011, the Fund will be eligible for daily redemptions. While the Manager is currently not accepting purchase orders of units of the Fund, it is anticipated that units of the Sentry U.S. Growth and Income Fund will be available for daily purchase once qualified for distribution under a simplified prospectus, which is expected to occur on or about May 27, 2011. At this time, it is expected that the Fund will offer Series A, Series F and Series I units with applicable fees similar to those of other equity funds within the Sentry Group of Funds.

As of the Effective Date, the Manager will be paid only that portion of the management fee that the Manager pays directly to investment dealers as a servicing fee. This will continue for a period of five years for existing unitholders. To that end, the management fee payable to the Manager by the Fund in respect of the Class X units of the Fund will be set at 0.40% per annum of the monthly average of the daily class net asset value per unit of the Fund.

Sentry is also pleased to announce that the Fund's indicative distribution amount, beginning with the April distribution, will be $0.017 per Class X unit/per month. Based on the latest net asset value per unit of $5.85, the annualized yield will be approximately 3.5%. Please note, however, that if the make-up of the Fund's portfolio changes, actual distribution amounts may differ.

An added benefit of the restructuring is that the Fund will be able to preserve its current tax losses, which amount to approximately $69 million in capital losses and $20 million in accrued non-capital losses.

Sentry Investments

Sentry Investments is a Canadian asset management company that offers a diverse range of investment products including mutual funds, hedge funds, flow-through limited partnerships and other alternative investments, covering a variety of domestic and global mandates.

Certain statements included in this news release constitute forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those identified by the expressions "expect", "intend", "will" and similar expressions to the extent they relate to Sentry. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect Sentry's current expectations regarding future results or events. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations, including, but not limited to, the Fund's proposed indicative distribution amount and timing of the restructuring. Although Sentry believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and, accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. Sentry undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement or information whether as a result of new information, future events or other such factors which affect this information, except as required by law. For a complete disclosure record of the fund, please visit www.sedar.com.

Sentry Select Capital Inc.
The Exchange Tower
130 King Street West
Suite 2850, P.O. Box 104
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1A4
Telephone: (416) 861-8729
Fax: (416) 364-5615

 

 

For more information, please contact

Sentry Select Capital Inc.
Investor Relations (broker/investor inquiries)
1-888-730-4623
416-364-1197
info@sentry.ca
www.sentry.ca