Aimia declares dividends
MONTREAL, May 3, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ – Aimia (TSX: AIM) announced today
that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16
per common share, payable on June 29, 2012 to shareholders of record at
the close of business on June 15, 2012.
The Board has also declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of
$0.40625 per Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Share, Series 1, payable
on June 29, 2012 to the holders of record at the close of business on
June 15, 2012.
Dividends paid by Aimia to Canadian residents on both its common and
preferred shares are “eligible dividends” for Canadian income tax
purposes.
About Aimia
Groupe Aeroplan Inc., doing business as Aimia (“Aimia”), is a global
leader in loyalty management. Aimia’s unique capabilities include
proven expertise in delivering proprietary loyalty services, launching
and managing coalition loyalty programs, creating value through loyalty
analytics and driving innovation in the emerging digital and mobile
spaces. Aimia owns and operates Aeroplan, Canada’s premier coalition
loyalty program and Nectar, the United Kingdom’s largest coalition
loyalty program. In addition, Aimia has majority equity positions in
Air Miles Middle East and Nectar Italia as well as a minority position
in Club Premier, Mexico’s leading coalition loyalty program and
Cardlytics, a US-based private company operating in merchant-funded
transaction-driven marketing for electronic banking.
Aimia is a Canadian public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(TSX: AIM) and has over 3,400 employees in more than 20 countries
around the world. For more information about Aimia, please visit www.aimia.com.
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Contact:
Media
JoAnne Hayes
416-352-3706
joanne.hayes@aimia.com
Analysts
Trish Moran
416-352-3728
trish.moran@aimia.com