RED DEER, AB–(Marketwired – September 13, 2016) – Parkland Fuel Corporation (“Parkland” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: PKI), one of North America’s fastest growing distributors and marketers of fuels and lubricants, today announced that a dividend of $0.0945 per share will be paid on October 14, 2016 to shareholders of record on September 22, 2016. The dividend will be an ‘eligible dividend’ for Canadian income tax purposes. The ex-dividend date is September 20, 2016.
Shareholders who wish to enroll for the first time in the enhanced Dividend Reinvestment Plan must do so prior to the September 20, 2016 ex-dividend date if they wish to participate in the Plan for this month’s dividend.
Brokerage entitlement and corporate actions departments are encouraged to ensure that they have properly elected with Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (“CDS”) those shares that should participate in each component of the Plan no later than September 21, 2016, the business day prior to the record date.
Enhanced Dividend Reinvestment Plan
In addition to the option of receiving a monthly cash dividend of $0.0945 per share, the enhanced Dividend Reinvestment Plan allows shareholders to repurchase shares with their dividend at a 5% discount to the volume weighted average price as defined by the Plan.
Those shareholders who do not elect to participate in the enhanced Dividend Reinvestment Plan will still receive their regular monthly dividend of $0.0945 per share.
Enrolling
Shareholders who own their shares through a brokerage and who wish to participate in either component of the Plan should call their broker and instruct them to enroll their shares in one of the two options.
Shareholders who hold certificates in their own name (registered shareholders) who wish to enroll can find out more from Computershare by calling 1-800-564-6253. Copies of the Plan, a series of questions and answers and the enrollment form are also available on Parkland’s website at http://bit.ly/PKIdividend.
About Parkland Fuel Corporation
Parkland Fuel Corporation is one of North America’s fastest growing independent marketers of fuel and petroleum products. We deliver gasoline, diesel, propane, lubricants, heating oil and other high-quality petroleum products to motorists, businesses, households and wholesale customers in Canada and the United States. Our mission is to be the partner of choice for our customers and suppliers, and we do this by building lasting relationships through outstanding service, reliability, safety and professionalism.
We are unique in our ability to provide customers with dependable access to fuel and petroleum products, utilizing a portfolio of supply relationships, storage infrastructure, and third party rail and highway carriers to rapidly respond to supply disruptions in order to protect our customers.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Inquiries
Patricia van de Sande
Vice President Investor Relations & Compliance
403-567-2519
Email contact
Media Inquiries
Elizabeth Wilcox
Manager Corporate Communications
403-567-2578
Email contact
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