First Asset Tech Giants Covered Call ETF Announces Results of Unitholder Meeting

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TORONTO, June 4, 2018 /CNW/ - First Asset Investment Management Inc. ("First Asset") announces that, at a meeting of the unitholders of First Asset Tech Giants Covered Call ETF (the "Fund") (TSX: TXF; TXF.B) held today, unitholders approved an amendment to the fundamental investment objective of the Fund in response to certain changes to the Global Industry Classification Standard ("GICS").  The amendment will substantially preserve the scope of companies that the Fund is currently permitted to invest in by allowing the Fund to also invest in certain GICS sub-industries. The amendment will take effect on or about September 28, 2018, concurrently with the scheduled changes to the GICS classifications.

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