Dividend Growth Split Corp. Announces Successful Overnight Offering

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(TSX:DGS)(TSX:DGS.PR.A) Dividend Growth Split Corp. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce a successful overnight treasury offering of class A and preferred shares. Gross proceeds of the offering are expected to be approximately $76 million. The offering is expected to close on or about November 29, 2017 and is subject to certain closing conditions including approval by the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”). The Company has granted the Agents (as defined below) an over-allotment option, exercisable for 30 days following the closing date of the offering, to purchase up to an additional 15% of the number of class A and preferred shares issued at the closing of the offering.

The class A shares were offered at a price of $8.00 for a distribution rate of 15% on the issue price, and the preferred shares were offered at a price of $10.00 for a yield to maturity of 5.9%. The class A and preferred share offering prices were determined so as to be non-dilutive to the most recently calculated net asset value per unit of the Company (calculated as at November 15, 2017), as adjusted for dividends and certain expenses to be accrued prior to or upon settlement of the offering.

The Company invests in a portfolio of common shares of high quality, large capitalization companies, which have among the highest dividend growth rates of those companies included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index. Currently, the portfolio consists of common shares of the following 20 companies: Great-West Lifeco Inc. The Bank of Nova Scotia CI Financial Corporation Shaw Communications Inc. Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce IGM Financial Inc. TELUS Corporation Manulife Financial Corporation National Bank of Canada Power Corporation of Canada Canadian Utilities Limited Sun Life Financial Inc. Royal Bank of Canada BCE Inc. Enbridge Inc. Bank of Montreal The Toronto-Dominion Bank Rogers Communications Inc. TransCanada Corporation

The syndicate of agents for the offering is being led by RBC Capital Markets, CIBC Capital Markets, National Bank Financial Inc., and Scotiabank and includes BMO Capital Markets, TD Securities Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., GMP Securities L.P., Raymond James Ltd., Echelon Wealth Partners, Industrial Alliance Securities Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc. and Mackie Research Capital Corporation (collectively, the “Agents”).

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