PowerShares Canada announces annual reinvested distributions for 2013 for TSX-listed PowerShares ETFs

TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2013 /CNW/ - PowerShares Canada today announced annual distributions for 2013 for the PowerShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. Unitholders of record on December 30, 2013 will receive these distributions, which will generally consist of capital gains only. The ex-dividend date will be December 24, 2013. The distributions will be reinvested and the resulting units immediately consolidated, so that the number of units held by each investor will not change. Investors holding their units outside registered plans will have taxable amounts to report and an increase in the adjusted cost base of their investment.

Monthly and quarterly cash distribution will be reported seperately. The tax characteristics for all distributions declared in 2013 will be reported before the end of February 2014.

To learn more about TSX-listed PowerShares ETFs, please visit www.powershares.ca.

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Invesco Canada Ltd., operating under three distinct yet complementary product brands (Trimark, Invesco and PowerShares), is one of Canada's leading investment management companies. A subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Canada's singular focus is on investment management, offering a diversified suite of solutions to institutions, organizations, companies and individual investors across Canada and around the world. Additional information is available at www.invesco.ca.

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Commissions, management fees and expenses may all be associated with investments in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. Please read the prospectus before investing. Copies are available from Invesco Canada Ltd. at www.powershares.ca.

There are risks involved with investing in ETFs. Please read the prospectus for a complete description of risks relevant to the ETF. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply to purchases and sales of ETF units.

Most PowerShares ETFs seek to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the applicable Index, and are not actively managed. This means that the Sub-advisor will not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets and the ETF will continue to provide exposure to each of the securities in the Index regardless of whether the financial condition of one or more issuers of securities in the Index deteriorates. In contrast, if a PowerShares ETF is actively managed, then the Sub-advisor has discretion to adjust that PowerShares ETF's holdings in accordance with the ETF's investment objectives and strategies.

ETFs are not diversified investments.

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