CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/20/13 -- Mawer Investment Management Ltd. ("Mawer") announced today that it has received unitholder approval to amend the trust documents and to modify the investment objectives of the Mawer Canadian Money Market Fund, Mawer Canadian Bond Fund, Mawer Tax Effective Balanced Fund, Mawer Canadian Equity Fund, Mawer New Canada Fund and Mawer International Equity Fund. Unitholder approval was obtained at special meetings of the Mawer Mutual Funds held earlier today. The changes are expected to be effective on or about June 27, 2013.
The special meetings of the Mawer Balanced Fund, Mawer U.S. Equity Fund, Mawer Global Small Cap Fund and Mawer Global Equity Fund held earlier today did not attain quorum and have been adjourned until 10:00a.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Suite 900, 603 - 7th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta. Proxies received 24 hours prior to the adjourned meetings will be eligible for the adjourned meetings. Unitholders who vote at the adjourned meetings will constitute quorum.
Additional details regarding the updated Trust Agreement and modified investment objectives are set out in Amendment No. 1 dated May 13, 2013 to the Simplified Prospectus of the funds dated June 29, 2012 and in the Notice of Special Meetings and Joint Management Information Circular dated May 10, 2013, available at www.sedar.com.
About Mawer Investment Management Ltd.:
Mawer is an independent investment counselor managing portfolios for a broad range of foundations and not-for-profit organizations, corporate pension plans, strategic alliances and private investors for 39 years. The Firm manages in excess of $16 billion across all major asset classes.
Contacts:
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
Jamie Hyndman, CFA
Director of Stategic Business Development
(403) 267-1974
info@mawer.com
www.mawer.com