Tranche Update on East Coast Investment Grade Income Fund's Equity Buyback announced on October 31, 2016.

East Coast Investment Grade Income Fund is a closed-end investment fund. The Fund's investment objectives are to maximize total returns to the holders of units (the unitholders) while reducing risk and to provide unitholders with monthly tax-advantaged cash distributions. The Fund seeks to achieve these investment objectives by obtaining exposure to the portfolio that is comprised primarily of investment grade debt securities (both long and short positions) of Canadian corporate and government issuers. The Portfolio may also include non-investment grade debt securities and may invest in other asset classes in connection with its macro systemic risk protection program. It invests in various sectors, including financial, communications, consumer, cyclical, energy, consumer, non-cyclical, asset backed securities, funds, industrial, diversified and utilities. The Fund's investment manager is Arrow Capital Management Inc. East Coast Fund Management Inc. is the Fund's portfolio advisor.