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Claymore Announces Fund Change and New Fund Filing

Claymore Securities, Inc. (“Claymore”), an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) sponsor with ETF assets of approximately $3.2 billion*, announced today that as a result of not having reached a shareholder quorum, it intends to close and liquidate the Claymore/Delta Global Shipping Index ETF (NYSE Arca: SEA) (the “Fund”).

A Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders commenced for shareholders of record as of November 13, 2009 for certain Claymore ETFs and closed-end funds (“CEFs”) following the change of control stemming from the acquisition of Claymore Group Inc. by Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim”) in late 2009. The Fund’s shareholders were asked to vote on the approval of a new investment advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) between Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust 2 and Claymore Advisors, LLC (“Advisors”), on behalf of the Fund, as a result of the change of control. Even though over 91% of the proxies cast by shareholders of the Fund were in favor of approving the Agreement the Fund was unsuccessful in reaching a quorum during the allowable period. All of Claymore’s other ETFs and CEFs that were a part of the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders successfully reached a quorum with each fund approving its respective new investment advisory agreement.

“Despite significant undertakings to secure the needed proxies during the allowable period, we were not able to obtain sufficient shareholder participation,” commented William H. Belden, Managing Director, Claymore Securities, Inc. “The Fund’s significant non-U.S. shareholder presence plus the large number of shares held anonymously made it difficult to solicit shareholder consent.”

Mr. Belden further commented, “Claymore believes there is significant interest in the marketplace for a shipping ETF and that investors are seeking exposure to the shipping industry. Accordingly, we filed a registration statement for a successor product, Claymore Shipping ETF, which will track the same index as the Fund and trade under the same ticker symbol - SEA.”

April 27, 2010 will be the last day of trading for Claymore/Delta Global Shipping Index ETF on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”). Effective that day, the Fund will be closed to new investments through creation activity. It is anticipated that the NYSE Arca will halt trading in the Fund before the open of trading on April 28, 2010. All shareholders remaining on April 28, 2010 will receive a cash distribution following the liquidation of the underlying securities. The cash distribution will represent the final value of the Fund’s shares, which will include any capital gains and dividends.

For additional information, shareholders in these ETFs may call their financial advisor or Claymore at 888-949-3837.

About Claymore Securities

Claymore Securities, Inc. offers strategic investment solutions for financial advisors and their valued clients. As an innovator in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), unit investment trusts (UITs) and closed-end funds (CEFs), Claymore often leads its peers with creative investment strategy solutions. In total, Claymore entities provide supervision, management, or servicing on approximately $15.9 billion in assets as of March 31, 2010. Claymore Advisors, LLC, an affiliate of Claymore Securities, Inc., serves as the investment adviser. Claymore Securities, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a global, diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision. Guggenheim, through its affiliates, provides investment management, investment advisory, insurance, investment banking, and capital markets services. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and New York with a global network of offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.

*as of 4/26/10

Risk Considerations:

This information does not represent an offer to sell securities of the ETF and it is not soliciting an offer to buy securities of the ETF. There can be no assurance that a fund will achieve its investment objectives. You may lose money by investing, including the entire principal that you invest. A fund may be subject to: Equity Risk, Foreign Investment Risk, Micro-, Small-, and Medium-Sized Risk, Income Risk, Non-Correlation Risk, Industry/Sector Risk, Replication Management Risk, Issuer-Specific Changes, Non-Diversified Fund Risk. Please refer to the individual ETF prospectus for a more detailed discussion of the Fund-specific risks and considerations.

The Fund issues and redeems shares at NAV only in large blocks of varying amounts of shares (each block of shares is called a “Creation Unit”), or multiples thereof. Only broker-dealers or large institutional investors with creation and redemption agreements, called Authorized Participants (“APs”), can purchase or redeem these Creation Units. Creation Unit size varies depending on the ETF. Please see the individual ETF prospectus for more information. The investors buying or selling ETF shares on the secondary market may incur brokerage costs and other transactional fees. Shares of ETFs may fluctuate in price due to daily changes in trading volume. At times, shares may not have high volume of trading. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

Consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and ongoing expenses of any ETF carefully before investing. The prospectus or summary prospectus, if available, contains this and other relevant information. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, visit www.claymore.com or contact a securities representative or Claymore Securities, Inc. 2455 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, IL 60532, 888-949-3837.

Information contained herein and in the preliminary prospectus is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy; nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state where the offer, solicitation, or sale is not permitted.

NOT FDIC - INSURED • NOT BANK - GUARANTEED • MAY LOSE VALUE

Member FINRA/SIPC 4/10

Contacts:

Press Contact:
Melissa Kanter
Edelman
212-704-8261
Melissa.Kanter@Edelman.com

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