On 6/12/14, Aimia Inc's Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series 1 (TSX: AIM-PRA.TO ) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4062, payable on 6/30/14. As a percentage of AIM.PRA's recent share price of $25.85, this dividend works out to approximately 1.57%, so look for shares of AIM.PRA to trade 1.57% lower - all else being equal - when AIM.PRA shares open for trading on 6/12/14. On an annualized basis, the current yield is approximately 6.31%.
As of last close, AIM.PRA was trading at a 3.00% premium to its liquidation preference amount. It should be noted that the preferred shares are convertible . The chart below shows the one year performance of AIM.PRA shares, versus AIM:
Below is a dividend history chart for AIM.PRA, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.4062 on Aimia Inc's Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series 1:
In Tuesday trading, Aimia Inc's Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series 1 (TSX: AIM-PRA.TO ) is currently up about 0.4% on the day, while the common shares (TSX: AIM.TO ) are off about 0.1%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.