VANCOUVER, Dec. 15, 2015 /CNW/ - (TSXV: PTF)
Pender Growth Fund (VCC) Inc. (the "Fund") has received eligible
redemption requests totaling $1.1
million as of the annual redemption deadline of November 30, 2015.
Submitted redemption requests will have priority to any
subsequent redemption requests received after November 30, 2015. The remaining
$1.7 million of outstanding
redemptions submitted in 2013 will be the first to be redeemed,
followed by the $1.4 million of
redemption requests received in 2014. The $1.1 million of redemptions submitted this year
will be met thereafter.
After taking into account the Fund's investment pacing
requirements and working capital needs, the Fund's Board of
Directors has decided to defer redemptions at this time. However,
the Fund anticipates that transactions may occur within the next
year that will allow it to meet the requested redemptions on a full
or partial basis. The Fund will update its shareholders on the
status of redemptions as further determinations are made. In the
meantime the Fund continues to work diligently to achieve liquidity
and profitable realizations while reducing operating costs.
The Fund has honoured a total of $17.8
million of redemptions since inception and there is a total
of $4.2 million of outstanding
redemption requests. In August 2015,
the Fund redeemed 100% of the outstanding 2012 redemption requests
and 50% of the outstanding 2013 redemption requests, totaling
$2.8 million.
All outstanding Class B and Class R shares are now eligible for
redemption. Shareholders of the Fund can refer to the Annual
Information Form dated March 27, 2015
for additional information.
About the Fund
Pender Growth Fund (VCC) Inc. is a later-stage, diversified,
venture capital corporation, focused on undervalued public
companies. The Fund's investors in British Columbia received a tax credit of 30%
from the provincial government at the time of purchase. The Fund
was established in 2003 and currently has approximately
$13 million of net assets. For
further information please visit www.pendergrowthfund.com or
contact:
SOURCE Pender Growth Fund (VCC) Inc.