Claymore Investments, Inc. Announces December Distributions on Big Bank Big
Oil Split Corp. and Annual Cash and Capital Gains on Claymore Silver Bullion
Trust

TORONTO, Dec. 17 /CNW/ - Claymore Investments, Inc. is pleased to announce the December dividend for Big Bank Big Oil Split Corp. and annual cash and capital gains distribution for Claymore Silver Bullion Trust:

Fund Name	Trading Symbol	Distribution Amount ($)	Record Date	Payment Date	Payment Frequency
Big Bank Big Oil Split Corp. (Capital Shares)	BBO	$0.0800	December 31, 2010	January 17, 2011	Monthly
Big Bank Big Oil Split Corp. (Preferred Shares)	BBO.PR.A	$0.13125	December 31, 2010	January 17, 2011	Quarterly

*All ordinary dividends distributed by the Big Bank Big Oil Split Corp. will be designated as eligible dividends, unless otherwise specified.

Fund Name	Trading Symbol	Distribution Amount ($)	Capital Gains ($)	Record Date	Payment Date
Claymore Silver Bullion Trust	SVR.UN	$0.0000	$0.0000	December 31, 2010	January 17, 2011

About Claymore Investments

Claymore Investments, Inc. ("Claymore") is a Canadian leader in bringing intelligent, low cost exchange-traded funds in Canada through its family of 29 ETFs and 2 closed-end funds across broad asset classes including core equity, global sectors, fixed income and commodities with approximately $5.4 billion in assets under management as of November 30, 2010.  Claymore Investments, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guggenheim Funds Services Group, Inc., a financial services and asset management company based in the Chicago, Illinois area and an indirect subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, ("Guggenheim") 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.

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