Cash Dividend On The Way From Bell Aliant Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series E

On 12/11/13, Bell Aliant Inc's Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series E (Toronto: BAF-PRE) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.2656, payable on 12/31/13. As a percentage of BAF.PRE's recent share price of $22.24, this dividend works out to approximately 1.19%, so look for shares of BAF.PRE to trade 1.19% lower -- all else being equal -- when BAF.PRE shares open for trading on 12/11/13. On an annualized basis, the current yield is approximately 4.70%.