Aimia declares dividends
MONTREAL, Feb. 26, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ – Aimia (TSX: AIM) announced today
that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.17
per common share, payable on March 31, 2014 to shareholders of record
at the close of business on March 17, 2014.
The Board has also declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of
$0.40625 per Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Share, Series 1, payable
on March 31, 2014 to the holders of record at the close of business on
March 17, 2014 and a pro-rated quarterly dividend of $0.3211 per
Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Share, Series 3, payable on March 31,
2014 to the holders of record at the close of business on March 17,
2014.
Dividends paid by Aimia to Canadian residents on both its common and
preferred shares are “eligible dividends” for Canadian income tax
purposes.
About Aimia
Aimia Inc. (“Aimia”) is a global leader in loyalty management. Employing
more than 4,300 people in 20 countries worldwide, Aimia offers clients,
partners and members proven expertise in launching and managing
coalition loyalty programs, delivering proprietary loyalty services,
creating value through loyalty analytics and driving innovation in the
emerging digital, mobile and social communications spaces.
Aimia owns and operates Aeroplan, Canada’s premier coalition loyalty
program, Nectar, the United Kingdom’s largest coalition loyalty
program, Nectar Italia, and Smart Button, a leading provider of SaaS
loyalty solutions. In addition, Aimia owns stakes in Air Miles Middle
East, Mexico’s leading coalition loyalty program Club
Premier, Brazil’s Prismah Fidelidade, China Rewards – the
first coalition loyalty program in China that enables members to earn
and redeem a common currency, and i2c, a joint venture
with Sainsbury’s offering insight and data analytics services in
the UK to retailers and suppliers. Aimia also holds minority positions
in Cardlytics, a US-based private company operating in card-linked
marketing for electronic banking and Think Big, the owner and operator
of BIG – AirAsia and Tune Group’s loyalty program. Aimia is listed on
the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: AIM). For more information, visit us
at www.aimia.com.
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Contact:
Media
Krista Pawley
416-352-3794
krista.pawley@aimia.com
Analysts
Karen Keyes
416-352-3728
karen.keyes@aimia.com