Aimia declares dividends
MONTREAL, Nov. 09, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ – Aimia (TSX: AIM) announced today
that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15
per common share, payable on December 30, 2011 to shareholders of
record at the close of business on December 16, 2011.
The Board has also declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of
$0.40625 per Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Share, Series 1, payable
on December 30, 2011 to the holders of record at the close of business
on December 16, 2011.
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 3,800 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 Michèle Meier 514-205-7028 michele.meier@aimia.com |
Analysts Trish Moran 416-352-3728 trish.moran@aimia.com |
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| JoAnne Hayes 416-352-3706 joanne.hayes@aimia.com |