John F. Driscoll Files Early Warning Report Following Acquisition of Common Shares of C.A. Bancorp Inc. (TSX: BKP)
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/22/08 -- John F. Driscoll (the "Securityholder"), The Exchange Tower, 130 King Street West, Suite 2850, Toronto, Ontario, M5X 1A4, announces that he has acquired, together with joint actors, through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange, beneficial ownership and control over 60,000 common shares of C.A. Bancorp Inc. (TSX: BKP)(the "Corporation") at a price of 34 cents per common share, representing approximately 0.22% of all issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation (the "Acquisition").
Immediately after the Acquisition, the Securityholder together with joint actors holds an aggregate of 2,795,096 common shares of the Corporation representing approximately 10.22% of the outstanding common shares of the Corporation and has the option to acquire up to an additional 347,500 common shares of the Corporation upon exercise of options. Of these totals, J.F. Driscoll Investment Corp. holds 2,056,158 common shares, DCT Investments Corp. holds 222,000 common shares, Petro Assets Inc. holds 339,991 common shares, Driscoll Children's Trust holds 57,447 common shares, Merrilyn Driscoll holds 81,500 common shares of the Corporation and the Securityholder holds 38,000 common shares of the Corporation and options to purchase 347,500 common shares of the Corporation. If the Securityholder were to exercise all of his options to purchase common shares of the Corporation, the Securityholder together with joint actors would beneficially own and control an aggregate of 3,142,596 common shares of the Corporation, representing approximately 11.49% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation, calculated on a partially diluted basis assuming the exercise of the options held by the Securityholder only (but not the exercise of any options or convertible securities held by any other holder).
The Securityholder acquired the 60,000 common shares of the Corporation for investment purposes and alone or together with joint actors may, from time to time, depending on market and other conditions, acquire additional securities of the Corporation, dispose of some or all of the existing or additional securities of the Corporation or continue to hold his current position.
An early warning report in respect of the above will be filed on SEDAR and will be available at www.sedar.com.
C.A. Bancorp Inc.
C.A. Bancorp is a publicly traded Canadian merchant bank and alternative asset manager that provides investors with access to a range of private equity and other alternative asset class investment opportunities. C.A. Bancorp is focused on investments in small- and middle-capitalization public and private companies, with emphasis on the industrials, real estate, infrastructure and financial services sectors.
Certain statements included in this news release constitute forward looking statements including statements identified by the words "plan", "will" and "intend" and similar expressions or the negative thereof. The forward looking statements are not historical facts but reflect the Corporation's current expectations regarding future results or events. These forward looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations including but not limited to the ability of Sentry Select to find a replacement officer and the timing thereof. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Corporation undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement or information except as required by law.