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COMPASS Income Fund announces results of unitholder meeting

^{Published on 2009-08-12 11:51:45, Last Modified on 2009-08-12 11:51:54 - Market Wire}
 

 TORONTO, Aug. 12 /CNW/ - A special meeting of unitholders of COMPASS Income Fund (TSX: CMZ.UN) was held today to vote on certain amendments to the Fund's declaration of trust. At the meeting, unitholders voted to approve a special resolution authorizing the board of directors of the manager of the Fund to broaden the Fund's investment mandate to invest in high income producing securities other than income trusts in order to facilitate the achievement of the Fund's investment objectives. Unitholders also approved certain updating amendments to the declaration of trust at the meeting. Details regarding the amendments to the declaration of trust are set out in the Joint Information Circular dated July 13th, 2009 which was delivered to unitholders in July 2009. Certain statements in this press release may be viewed as forward-looking statements. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements including as a result of changes in the general economic and political environment, changes in applicable legislation, and the performance of the Fund. Such forward-looking statements are only predictions; actual events or results may differ materially and the Fund does not undertake any obligation to update such statements. 

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