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News Release February 1, 2005
ROLLOVER
OF MRF 2002 II LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Middlefield Mutual Funds Limited
("MMF") is pleased to announce that it has completed the distribution of
its Growth Class shares that resulted from the transfer of all of the assets of
MRF 2002 II Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") to MMF on December 15,
2004. The Partnership was dissolved on February 1, 2005. For the purposes of
the exchange, the net asset value of the Partnership was $29.83 per unit. This
translates into an after-tax total return on money at risk of approximately 75%
for an Ontario investor subject to the highest marginal tax rate.
The transfer is a tax free exchange which
means that no disposition occurs and therefore no capital gains tax is payable
as a result of the rollover. The capital gains tax liability that would
arise upon disposition can be deferred by retaining the shares of the mutual
fund rather than redeeming them. In the event of redemption, the capital
gains will be included in the shareholder's tax return for that year when the
shares are redeemed. Investors have the opportunity to switch into other
classes of mutual funds and still be able to defer capital gains taxes until
they actually redeem their mutual fund shares for cash. To provide investors
with optimal flexibility in maintaining a diversified portfolio, in addition to
the Growth Class, other funds currently offered are Income Plus Class, Equity
Index Class, Index Income Class, Canadian Balanced Class, U.S. Equity Class,
Resource Class, Short-Term Income Class and Income and Growth Class. All the
funds that are offered under this multi-class structure are fully eligible as
Canadian content in RRSPs and other registered plans.
New MMF - Growth Class shareholders can
determine their holdings by multiplying the number of units they held in the
Partnership by 7.041937. Shares of MMF - Growth Class have been credited to the
beneficial holders. There are no fees charged on the transfer of units into
MMF, nor on any redemption of the transferred assets. The adjusted cost base of
shares in MMF - Growth Class is 2.308449 per share. To provide investors
with time to determine which fund classes best suit their investment profile,
MMF will waive the $30 switch fee for all switch requests received prior to
February 28, 2005.
For further information contact the
undersigned:
Nancy Tham Vice President (416)
847-5349
News Release October 21, 2004
ROLLOVER
OF PARTNERSHIP ASSETS
Middlefield
Mutual Funds Limited in conjunction with MRF 2002 II Limited
Partnership (the "Partnership"), announced today that, in connection with
the planned dissolution of the Partnership, they are proposing to transfer all
of the assets of the Partnership to the Growth Class of Middlefield Mutual
Funds Limited in exchange for mutual fund shares having the same aggregate net
asset value as the aggregate net asset value of the Partnership. Appropriate
elections under applicable income tax legislation will be made to effect the
transfers on a tax-deferred basis.
The transfer is
conditional upon (i) approval being obtained from the partners of the
Partnership at a meeting called for that purpose and (ii) the receipt of all
necessary regulatory approvals. It is currently intended that, if all necessary
approvals are obtained, the transfer of assets to the Growth Class of
Middlefield Mutual Funds Limited will occur on or about December 15, 2004 and
the subsequent dissolution of the Partnership shall occur on or about January
31, 2005.
The proposed
transfer benefits both the partners of the Partnership and the shareholders of
the Growth Class by enabling them to participate in a larger, more diversified
and liquid mutual fund.
A further
benefit is that shares of the Growth Class of Middlefield Mutual Funds Limited
are exchangeable on a tax-free basis into other Middlefield mutual funds.
Investors may switch into other types of funds and continue to defer capital
gains taxes until they actually redeem their mutual fund shares. Other funds
currently offered are Income Plus Class, Equity Index Class, U.S. Equity Class,
Canadian Balanced Class, Index Income Class, Resource Class, Short-Term Income
Class, and Income and Growth Class.
For further information contact the
undersigned:
Nancy
Tham Vice President (416) 847-5349
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Toronto, December 2, 2002
Middlefield Group, on behalf of MRF 2002 II Limited Partnership, is
pleased to announce that it has completed the first closing of the initial
public offering of MRF 2002 II for $16,854,300. The offering is being made in
each of the provinces of Canada.
The Partnership will have a
final closing on or prior to December 20, 2002. The Partnership will invest in
flow-through common shares of companies involved primarily in Canadian oil and
gas, mining or renewable energy exploration and development. Investors will
be entitled to significant tax benefits, including the deductibility of 100% of
their investment in 2002. Middlefield is the leading provider of
flow-through share funds in Canada. Since 1983, Middlefield has sponsored 27
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agent or manager for over $800
million of resource industry investments.
The investment dealer
syndicate is being co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc. and RBC Capital Markets
and includes BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Scotia
Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc., Yorkton
Securities Inc., Canaccord Capital Corporation, Dundee Securities Corporation,
Middlefield Capital Corporation, Raymond James Ltd., Wellington West Capital
Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc. and Griffiths McBurney & Partners.
For further information,
please contact Nancy Tham, Vice President, at (416) 362-0714 ext 277. |
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