TORONTO – January 19, 2024 – Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. (the “Manager”) announced today that it will be terminating nine of its exchange traded funds (the “ETFs”) effective at the close of business on or about March 28, 2024 (the “Termination Date”). The terminating ETFs are as follows:
| ETF Name | Ticker(s) |
| Horizons Tactical Absolute Return Bond ETF* | HARB HARB.J HARB.U |
| Horizons Absolute Return Global Currency ETF | HARC |
| Horizons Active Ultra-Short Term US Investment Grade Bond ETF | HUF.UHUF |
| Horizons Active High Yield Bond ETF | HYI |
| Horizons Active Floating Rate Senior Loan ETF | HSL |
| Horizons US Marijuana Index ETF | HMUS HMUS.U |
| Horizons Psychedelic Stock Index ETF | PSYK |
| Horizons Global BBIG Technology ETF | BBIG BBIG.U |
| Horizons Global Hydrogen Index ETF | HYDR |
*Includes Total Return Series Shares (HARB), Dividend Series Shares (HARB.J) and USD Unhedged Total Return Series Shares (HARB.U)
Effective March 18, 2024, except in limited circumstances, no further direct subscriptions for securities of the ETFs will be accepted. The ETFs are expected to be de-listed from the Toronto Stock Exchange or Cboe Canada, as applicable, at the request of the Manager, at the close of business on or about March 22, 2024, with all securities still held by investors being subject to a mandatory redemption as of the Termination Date.
Any remaining securityholders of an ETF as at the Termination Date will receive the net proceeds from the liquidation of the assets, less all liabilities and all expenses incurred in connection with the dissolution of the ETF, on a pro rata basis.
About Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. (www.HorizonsETFs.com)
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. is an innovative financial services company and offers one of the largest suites of exchange traded funds in Canada. The Horizons ETFs product family includes a broadly diversified range of solutions for investors of all experience levels to meet their investment objectives in a variety of market conditions. Horizons ETFs has more than $30 billion of assets under management and 120 ETFs listed on major Canadian stock exchanges. Horizons ETFs is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mirae Asset Financial Group, which manages more than $710 billion of assets across 19 countries and global markets around the world.
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