A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund Announces October 2017 Cash Distribution
CNW Group
October 3, 2017
VANCOUVER , Oct. 3, 2017 /CNW/ - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (the Fund) (TSX symbol AW.UN) today declared a cash distribution of 13.3 cents per trust unit for the period September 1 to September 30, 2017 . The distribution will be paid to unitholders of record at the close of business on October 15, 2017 , and will be payable on October 31 , 2017. This distribution will be taxed as a non-eligible dividend, as the source of funds to pay the distribution is a dividend from A&W Trade Marks Inc. (Trade Marks).
A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. (Food Services) will also receive a similar dividend from Trade Marks on its investment in Trade Marks.
Launched on February 15, 2002 , the Fund, through its investment in Trade Marks, is entitled to receive royalties from Food Services in the amount of 3% of the sales of the 861 A&W restaurants in the Royalty Pool. Cash distributions are paid monthly. A&W is the second largest quick-service hamburger restaurant chain in Canada . Operating coast-to-coast, A&W restaurants feature famous trade-marked menu items such as The Burger Family, Chubby Chicken and A&W Root Beer.
SOURCE A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund
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