10 January 2013
Dividend Announcement
Middlefield Canadian Income PCC is pleased to announce that the board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 1.25 pence per Share with respect to Middlefield Canadian Income - GBP PC (the "Fund").
The dividend will be paid on Thursday 31 January 2013 to Shareholders of record on Friday 18 January 2013. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday 16 January 2013.
The Fund trades on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol MCT. Middlefield International Limited is the investment manager. The Fund invests in a broadly diversified, actively managed portfolio of Canadian equity income securities. As at 31 December 2012, the asset class weightings of the Fund's portfolio were:
Asset Class | Portfolio Weighting |
Energy Producers | 19.0% |
Bonds and Convertible Debentures | 12.7% |
Industrials | 11.8% |
Utilities | 11.6% |
Real Estate | 11.2% |
Financials | 6.5% |
Materials | 6.4% |
Telecommunications | 5.6% |
Power and Pipeline | 4.7% |
Metals and Mining | 3.6% |
Consumer Discretionary | 3.5% |
Consumer Staples | 1.4% |
Oil and Gas Services | 1.3% |
Other | 0.7% |
For additional information, please contact any of the undersigned:
Company Secretary Kleinwort Benson (Channel Islands) Fund Services Limited Tel.: 01534 613000 | W. Garth Jestley Director Middlefield Canadian Income PCC Tel.: 01481 727111 |