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Background & Risk Profile:
DB MIC is a
‘mortgage investment corporation’ which has
been operating since late 2001, and has
generated consistent returns for its
shareholders since inception. The annual
returns generated to date are outlined
below:
Year
Return
2002 10.28%
2003 11.42%
2004 9.99%
2005 9.37%
2006 9.68%
2007 9.97%
2008 9.77%
2009 9.59%
2010
9.30% 2011
8.74%
Shareholders
earn a return both from interest income
collected on the mortgage portfolio, and
from sharing origination fees with the
manager, Canadian Mortgage Capital
Corporation.
The objective
of DB MIC is to generate consistent and
sustainable returns without taking on undue
risk. The objective is a return of no less
than 8.0% per annum to investors. CMCC has
an eight (8) person credit committee who
approve each and every loan transaction.
Many of the members of the credit committee
are the large shareholders of DB MIC shares,
and consequently have a substantial vested
interest in the ongoing quality of the loan
portfolio.
CMCC and its
the credit committee attempt to maintain a
consistent level of risk, regardless of
competition in the marketplace. DB MIC
lends mostly within the GTA and Ottawa, and
to other major urban centres within
Ontario.
Dividends:
By structuring
DB MIC as a ‘mortgage investment
corporation’, dividend income flows directly
to the shareholders without incurring
taxation at the corporate level.
Dividends are
paid quarterly in arrears to each of the
shareholders. To ensure the accuracy of the
dividend amounts paid, quarterly income
statements are prepared by a 3rd party
accounting firm and the overall financial
statements of DB MIC are audited at the end
of each year.
Equity
Offerings:
Shareholder
Equity offerings usually occur twice per
annum, but the timing is dependent upon the
Manager’s assessment of the demand for
mortgages in the marketplace. The shares
offered are shares in a mortgage investment
corporation and are being offered on a
private placement basis through an Offering
Memorandum. The minimum investment is
$20,000.
Redemptions:
Shareholders
will have redemption rights on or before
April 1, 2012, April 1, 2013 and April 1,
2014, for up to 10% of the total outstanding
shares of the company on December 1 of the
prior year.
Investment
Horizon:
DB MIC has an
investment horizon of approximately 5
years. The current investment horizon is
December 31, 2015 and those shareholders who
wish to exit at that time are free to do
so. CMCC has extended the investment
horizon twice since inception (in 2006 and
2010) and will be requesting that the
investment horizon be extended approximately
2-3 years prior to maturity. In the
unlikely event that 2/3rd of the
shareholders did not approve an extension of
the investment horizon, the Board would
initiate proceedings to wind-up the
Corporation as soon as practicable after
December 31, 2015.
Interested
in being a Shareholder?
Prospective
shareholders can invest in DB MIC
personally, or through RRSPs, RRIFs,
corporations, trusts and foundations.
Should you
have interest in subscribing for shares in
DB MIC, please call Laurie Floyd at
416-607-4200. |