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Message: fraction problem

Obviously several of us (inlcuding me) assumed they'd pay out "cash in lieu" for fractional shares but according to the Articles of Amendment filed on SEDAR that assumption was a mistake

B. The classes and any maximum number of shares that the corporation is authorized to issue:
The Articles of the Corporation are amended as follows: 1. To consolidate all of the issued and outstanding common shares of
the Corporation (the “Common Shares”) on a 10:1 basis; such that every ten (10) pre-consolidation Common Shares shall be consolidated into one (1) post-consolidated Common Share (the "Consolidation"). 2. No fractional Common Shares will be issued upon giving effect to the Consolidation. All fractions of Common Shares post-Consolidation will be rounded down to the next lowest whole number and no cash will be payable in lieu thereof. [emphasis mine]

The press release mentions the rounding down but leaves out that little tidbit about no cash:

No fractional Common Shares will be issued as a result of or upon the Consolidation. All fractions of post-consolidation Common Shares will be rounded down.

I figure it's no big deal because there can't be too many people who hold a number of shares which isn't evenly divisible by 10, and even those people who do can't lose more than $6 US (9 shares * .59 closing on 2/25 = $5.94). Still, my portfolio has seen many a merger or reverse split that could result in fractional shares and I think this is the first time I didn't either get to keep the fractional shares or get paid cash in lieu for them.

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