TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2018 /CNW/ - Scotia Global Asset Management today announced the estimated year-end cash distributions for the Scotia Strategic ETF Portfolios listed on the TSX for the 2018 tax year. Please note that these are estimated amounts only and have been calculated based upon forward-looking information as of December 15, 2018. As these are estimated amounts, the final distributions may change.

We expect to announce the final year-end cash distribution amounts on or about December 28, 2018. The record date for the 2018 year-end distributions will be December 31, 2018, payable on January 4, 2019.

The actual taxable amounts of cash distributions for 2018, including the tax characteristics of the distributions, will be reported to CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. in early 2019. Securityholders can contact their brokerage firm for this information.

The estimated cash distribution amounts per unit are:

Forward-looking information
Generally, the cash distribution per unit is expected to increase if the net units outstanding of a Scotia Strategic ETF Portfolio decrease between December 17, 2018 and December 27, 2018. This notice contains forward-looking statements with respect to the year-end cash distributions for the Scotia Strategic ETF Portfolios. By their nature, these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual distributions to differ materially from the estimated distributions set forth in this notice. Factors that could cause the actual distributions to differ from the estimated distributions between now and the Scotia Strategic ETF Portfolios' tax year end include, but are not limited to, the actual amounts of distributions received by the Scotia Strategic ETF Portfolios; trading activity within the Scotia Strategic ETF Portfolios, including buying and selling of securities; and subscription and redemption activity.

For more information on the Scotia Strategic ETF Portfolios, please visit scotiabank.com/ETF.

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About Scotia Global Asset Management
Scotia Global Asset Management is a business name used by 1832 Asset Management L.P., a limited partnership, the general partner of which is wholly owned by Scotiabank. Scotia Global Asset Management offers a range of wealth management solutions, including mutual funds, and investment solutions for private clients, institutional clients and managed asset programs.

About Scotiabank
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