TORONTO, June 9, 2015 /CNW/ - The following issues have been halted by IIROC:

Company: Loblaw Companies Limited
SECOND PREFERRED SHARES, SERIES B

TSX Symbol: L.PR.B

Reason: Pending Closing

Halt Time (ET): 8:08 AM ET

IIROC can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension (halt) of trading in a security of a publicly-listed company. Trading halts are implemented to ensure a fair and orderly market. IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.

SOURCE Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - Halts/Resumptions