AIMIA PROVIDES NOTICE OF SERIES 1 PREFERRED SHARES REDEMPTION RIGHT AND RESET OF DIVIDEND RATE

TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2025 /CNW/ - Aimia Inc. (TSX: AIM) ("Aimia" or the "Company") announced today that it does not intend to exercise its right to redeem its currently outstanding Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares ("Series 1 Shares") (TSX: AIM.PR.A) on March 31, 2025.

The Company also announced that due to the results of its Substantial Issuer Bid completed on January 30, 2025, where an aggregate of 4,528,157 Series 1 Shares were tendered in consideration for 9.75% senior unsecured notes, there are currently 606,658 Series 1 Shares outstanding. In accordance with the terms of the Series 1 Shares, as there are less than 1,000,000 Series 1 Shares outstanding, none of the Series 1 Shares will be eligible for conversion into Cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares, Series 2 ("Series 2 Shares") on March 31, 2025 (since any such conversion would result in less than 1,000,000 Series 2 Shares being outstanding).

As a result of the foregoing, the quarterly dividend rate for Series 1 shares will be reset for the 5-year period from March 31, 2025 to March 30, 2030 based on the sum of the 5-year Government of Canada bond yield on the 30^th day prior to start of the fixed rate period plus 3.75%.

The reset dividend rate applicable to the Series 1 Shares will be announced by a news release on or about March 3, 2025.

Holders of Series 1 Shares are entitled to receive quarterly fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends as and when declared by Aimia's Board of Directors.  

About Aimia
Aimia Inc. (TSX: AIM) is a diversified company focused on unlocking the growth potential of its two global businesses, Bozzetto, a sustainable specialty chemicals company, and Cortland International, a rope and netting solutions company. Headquartered in Toronto, Aimia's priorities include monetizing its non-core investments, enhancing the value of our core holdings, and returning capital to its shareholders.

For more information about Aimia, visit www.aimia.com.

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