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TORONTO, June 15 /CNW/ - Claymore Investments, Inc. is pleased to announce that Claymore Gold Bullion Trust (the "Fund") has completed the issuance of an additional 3,292,500 trust units (the "Fund Units") at a price of $9.50 per Fund Unit and 3,292,500 warrants (the "Warrants") at a price of $0.50 per Warrant pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the Fund's agents in respect of its recent initial public offering (the "Offering"). The Fund has now raised total gross proceeds of $432,925,000 pursuant to the Offering. The Fund Units and the Warrants are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols CGL.UN and CGL.WT, respectively.
The Fund's investment objective is to replicate the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Fund's expenses and fees. This objective will be accomplished by the Fund investing the net proceeds of the Offering in holdings of unencumbered gold bullion. This strategy will provide investors with the ability to invest in gold bullion in a convenient, tradable and secure manner without the associated inconvenience and high transaction, handling, storage, insurance and other costs typical of direct gold bullion investment.
Given that gold bullion is priced in US dollars, the Fund will hedge substantially all of the Fund's US dollar currency value back to the Canadian dollar, providing exposure to gold while reducing the currency risk for Canadian investors.
The Fund will automatically convert into an exchange-traded fund if the Fund Units trade at a discount to net asset value after the date that is 6 months following the closing of the Offering.
The Offering was made on a best efforts basis in each of the provinces and territories in Canada through a syndicate of investment dealers led by GMP Securities L.P. and TD Securities Inc., and including Genuity Capital Markets, Canaccord Capital Corporation, Dundee Securities Corporation, Richardson Partners Financial Limited, Scotia Capital Inc., Blackmont Capital Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc., Haywood Securities Inc., Burgeonvest Securities Limited, FirstEnergy Capital Corp., HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc., Research Capital Corporation, Rothenberg Capital Management Inc. and Wellington West Capital Markets Inc.
About Claymore Investments
Claymore Investments, Inc. is a leader in bringing intelligent, low cost exchange traded funds in Canada through its family of 23 ETFs and 3 closed-end funds across broad asset classes including core equity, global sectors, fixed income and commodities. Claymore Investments, Inc., which, as of May 31, 2009 had approximately $2.2 billion in assets under management, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Claymore Group, Inc., a financial services and asset management company based in the Chicago, Illinois area. In aggregate, Claymore Group Inc. and its affiliates have approximately 176 employees providing supervisory, management, servicing or distribution services on approximately US$11 billion in assets as of April 30, 2009.
The securities being offered have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "U.S. Securities Act"), as amended, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
For more information investors should consult with their investment advisor or visit our website at www.claymoreinvestments.ca.
This offering is only made by prospectus. The prospectus contains important detailed information about the securities being offered. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained from your IIROC registered financial advisor. Investors should read the prospectus before making an investment decision.
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