Macquarie Power Income Fund Closes IPO and Lists on Toronto Stock Exchange
TSX/MEDIA RELEASE April 30, 2004 – Macquarie Power Income Fund (TSX: MPT.UN ; the “Fund”) today closed its initial public
offering and commenced trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Fund is an open-ended,
limited purpose trust which will seek out investments primarily in operating power generating
assets, predominantly in Canada and the United States. La distribution sera versée le 29 juillet,
2005 aux porteurs de parts inscrits à la fermeture des bureaux le 30 juin, 2005.
The Fund will be managed by Macquarie Power Management Limited (the Manager), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Limited.
“We are delighted that this Fund has successfully listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange”, said
the Chief Executive Officer of the Manager , Mr Bob Rollinson.
The Fund has issued 21,168,997 of its units, at a price of C$10.00 per unit for gross proceeds
of C$211,689,970. The units were sold to the public through an underwriting syndicate co-led
by TD Securities Inc and CIBC World Markets Inc and including BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc,
National Bank Financial Inc, RBC Dominion Securities Inc and Scotia Capital Inc.
The Fund’s seed asset, the 100% ownership of a 156 megawatt gas-fired, combined-cycle
cogeneration plant located in Cardinal, Ontario, was acquired from a private investor on
closing.
“The Cardinal facility is a modern, established cogeneration plant with a record of strong
operating performance.” noted Rollinson.
“The Fund will offer targeted monthly distributions to its investors, as outlined in it’s
prospectus,” remarked Rollinson. “The experienced management team of this new income
fund is also confident that electricity generation opportunities will emerge throughout Canada
and the US and expects that some of these facilities will meet the Fund’s acquisition and
investment guidelines.” he said.
About MPML and the Macquarie Group
Macquarie Power Management Ltd (MPML), the Manager of the Macquarie Power Income
Fund, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Limited and a member of the
Macquarie group.
The Macquarie group comprises Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL), a company authorized under
the Banking Act 1959 (Cth) to conduct banking business in Australia, and its worldwide
affiliates. MBL is not licensed to conduct banking business in Canada or the United States.
Macquarie Bank Limited is publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, with a market
capitalization of approximately $6 billion. The Macquarie group has assets under management
of over $38 billion (as of 30 September 2003)>
The Macquarie group is a global leader in the acquisition, funding and management of
infrastructure and utility assets, and manages approximately $12.5 billion (as of 31 December
2003) of equity in infrastructure and utilities funds around the world including toll roads,
airports, communications, water, rail and power assets. The Macquarie group has been active
in North America for more than a decade and has over 300 employees across the continent. In
Canada members of the Macquarie group have offices in Toronto and Vancouver and operate
in ten locations across the United States.
For additional information please contact:
Media Enquiries
Alex Doughty
Public Affairs Manager
Macquarie group
Tel: (212) 231-1710
Email: alex.doughty@macquarie.com
Allan Reynolds
GPC International for Macquarie Power Income Fund
Tel: 1 (416) 598 0055 ext 289