Goodman & Co., Investment Counsel Ltd. has filed a final prospectus for an initial public offering of units of the diversiTrust Income+ Fund. The minimum size of the offering is $100 million; the maximum is $300 million (excluding a 15% over-allotment option).

The new closed-end fund includes an actively managed and diversified portfolio of high income securities, which may include business trusts, resource trusts, REITs, utility trusts, dividend paying equities and other high-yielding equities.

Conditional approval has been received, to list the units of the fund on the Toronto Stock Exchange (DTP.UN). Units will be available at $10 per unit with a minimum investment of $1,000 (100 Units) through securities dealers across Canada.

Goodman & Co,, the Manager of the Fund, is also responsible for the management of Dynamic Focus+ Diversified Income Trust Fund, an open-end mutual fund with assets over $1.4 billion, diversiTrust Stable Income Fund, a closed-end trust with assets of approximately $195 million, and diversiTrust Income Fund, a closed-end trust with assets of approximately $98 million as of December 31, 2003.

RBC Capital Markets, CIBC World Markets Inc., Dundee Securities Corp., Scotia Capital Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., TD Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc., Canaccord Capital Corp., Raymond James Ltd., Berkshire Securities Inc., First Associates Investment Inc. and Wellington West Capital Inc. are agents for the offering.