{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"130395","rtpr_id":"nGNX8Bp5Dw","ticker":"SIH_U","exchange":"TSX","all_tickers":["SIH_U"],"title":"Sustainable Innovation & Health Dividend Fund Normal Course Issuer Bid","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-28T13:05:38.326Z","article_body":"TORONTO, Aug. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sustainable Innovation & Health\nDividend Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX: SIH.UN) announced that it has filed a\nnotice with the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and received its\napproval to make a normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”). Purchases pursuant\nto the NCIB will be made in the open market through the facilities of the TSX\nand Alternative Canadian Trading Systems. This NCIB will commence on September\n3, 2026 and will terminate on September 2, 2027. In accordance with the\nDeclaration of Trust by which the Fund is governed, market purchases pursuant\nto its NCIB may be effected by the Fund.\n\nThe Fund had 1,716,562 units issued and outstanding as at August 20, 2026\nincluding 1,697,562 units in the public float. The Fund may, during the 12\nmonth period commencing September 3, 2026 purchase on the TSX up to 169,756\nunits, being 10% of the public float and may not, in any 30 day period,\npurchase more than 34,331 units, being 2% of the units issued and outstanding.\nThe Fund will hold in treasury for resale all units purchased pursuant to the\nbid. As at August 20, 2026 the Fund had purchased 29,400 units on the TSX and\nAlternative Canadian Trading Systems at an average price of $13.99 per unit\nunder its previously approved normal course issuer bid. The Fund had the\nability to purchase up to 205,881 units under its last NCIB. The manager of\nthe Fund believes that such purchases are in the best interest of the Fund and\nare a desirable use of its available funds.\n\nThe Fund trades on the TSX under the symbol “SIH.UN”.\n\nFor further information, please visit our website at www.middlefield.com or\ncontact our Sales and Marketing Department at 1.888.890.1868.\n\nThis press release may contain forward-looking information, including with\nrespect to future purchases of Units by the Fund. The forward-looking\ninformation contained in this press release constitutes current expectations,\nas of the date of this press release, with respect to the matters covered\nhereby. Investors and others should not assume that any forward-looking\nstatement contained in this press release represents an estimate as of any\ndate other than the date of this press release.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/0503c0a8-0a54-4cf5-a738-c664f10708f9)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX8Bp5Dw","title":"Sustainable Innovation & Health Dividend Fund Normal Course Issuer Bid","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"SIH_U","created":"2026-08-28T13:05:38.326Z","tickers":["SIH_U"],"exchange":"TSX","article_body":"TORONTO, Aug. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sustainable Innovation & Health\nDividend Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX: SIH.UN) announced that it has filed a\nnotice with the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and received its\napproval to make a normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”). Purchases pursuant\nto the NCIB will be made in the open market through the facilities of the TSX\nand Alternative Canadian Trading Systems. This NCIB will commence on September\n3, 2026 and will terminate on September 2, 2027. In accordance with the\nDeclaration of Trust by which the Fund is governed, market purchases pursuant\nto its NCIB may be effected by the Fund.\n\nThe Fund had 1,716,562 units issued and outstanding as at August 20, 2026\nincluding 1,697,562 units in the public float. The Fund may, during the 12\nmonth period commencing September 3, 2026 purchase on the TSX up to 169,756\nunits, being 10% of the public float and may not, in any 30 day period,\npurchase more than 34,331 units, being 2% of the units issued and outstanding.\nThe Fund will hold in treasury for resale all units purchased pursuant to the\nbid. As at August 20, 2026 the Fund had purchased 29,400 units on the TSX and\nAlternative Canadian Trading Systems at an average price of $13.99 per unit\nunder its previously approved normal course issuer bid. The Fund had the\nability to purchase up to 205,881 units under its last NCIB. The manager of\nthe Fund believes that such purchases are in the best interest of the Fund and\nare a desirable use of its available funds.\n\nThe Fund trades on the TSX under the symbol “SIH.UN”.\n\nFor further information, please visit our website at www.middlefield.com or\ncontact our Sales and Marketing Department at 1.888.890.1868.\n\nThis press release may contain forward-looking information, including with\nrespect to future purchases of Units by the Fund. The forward-looking\ninformation contained in this press release constitutes current expectations,\nas of the date of this press release, with respect to the matters covered\nhereby. Investors and others should not assume that any forward-looking\nstatement contained in this press release represents an estimate as of any\ndate other than the date of this press release.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/0503c0a8-0a54-4cf5-a738-c664f10708f9)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-28T13:05:38.359397987Z","server_sent_at_ms":1787922338359},"received_at":"2026-08-28T13:05:38.419Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"119305","press_release_id":"130395","analysis_json":{"industry":null,"redFlags":[],"eventType":"buyback","narrative":"Sustainable Innovation & Health Dividend Fund received TSX approval for a Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) to repurchase up to 10% of its public float.\n\nThe program runs from September 3, 2026 to September 2, 2027, capping total purchases at 169,756 units and limiting any 30-day period to 2% of outstanding units.\n\nManagement stated the purchases are in the best interest of the Fund, noting prior purchases of 29,400 units at an average price of $13.99.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Small Canadian fund initiates modest buyback program."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"ncib_max_units":169756,"units_outstanding":1716562,"public_float_units":1697562,"prior_average_price":13.99,"ncib_max_daily_units":34331,"prior_purchases_units":29400}},"quotedText":"The manager of the Fund believes that such purchases are in the best interest of the Fund and are a desirable use of its available funds.","namedEntities":{"people":[],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Sustainable Innovation & Health Dividend Fund","ticker":"SIH.UN"},{"name":"Toronto Stock Exchange","relationship":"exchange"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$13.99 per unit","context":"average price of prior purchases under last NCIB"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Routine Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) approval allowing for repurchase of up to 10% of the public float; standard capital allocation activity for a closed-end fund."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"SIH_U"},"globalImportance":10,"audienceRelevance":5,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"micro-cap","eventGravity":"routine_buyback"}},"event_type":"buyback","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"bullish","material_impact_score":2,"narrative":"Sustainable Innovation & Health Dividend Fund received TSX approval for a Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) to repurchase up to 10% of its public float.\n\nThe program runs from September 3, 2026 to September 2, 2027, capping total purchases at 169,756 units and limiting any 30-day period to 2% of outstanding units.\n\nManagement stated the purchases are in the best interest of the Fund, noting prior purchases of 29,400 units at an average price of $13.99.","key_figures":{"customDimensions":{"ncib_max_units":169756,"units_outstanding":1716562,"public_float_units":1697562,"prior_average_price":13.99,"ncib_max_daily_units":34331,"prior_purchases_units":29400}},"named_entities":{"people":[],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Sustainable Innovation & Health Dividend Fund","ticker":"SIH.UN"},{"name":"Toronto Stock Exchange","relationship":"exchange"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$13.99 per unit","context":"average price of prior purchases under last NCIB"}]},"model_name":"glm-4.7","prompt_hash":"sha256:727b4b9429a443af","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-08-28T13:08:34.171Z","global_importance":10,"audience_relevance":5,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"micro-cap","eventGravity":"routine_buyback"}},"durationMs":114335,"modelName":"glm-4.7"}}