A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund Announces January 2010 Cash Distribution

VANCOUVER , Dec. 11 /CNW/ - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (the Fund) (TSX symbol AW.UN) today declared a cash distribution of 10.6 cents per trust unit for the period December 1 to December 31, 2009 . The distribution will be paid to unitholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2009 , and will be payable on January 29, 2010 . For tax purposes 8.958 cents per unit of this distribution will be other taxable income and 1.642 cents per unit will be non-eligible dividends.

A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. (Food Services) will also receive 10.6 cents per share from A&W Trade Marks Inc. (Trade Marks) on its investment in Trade Marks.

Launched on February 15, 2002 , the Fund, through its investment in Trade Marks, is entitled to receive royalties from Food Services in the amount of 3% of the sales of the 685 A&W restaurants in the Royalty Pool. Cash distributions are paid monthly. A&W is the second largest quick-service hamburger restaurant chain in Canada . Operating coast-to-coast, A&W restaurants feature famous trade-marked menu items such as The Burger Family, Chubby Chicken and A&W Root Beer.

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For further information: Don Leslie, Chief Financial Officer, [phone], Email: [email protected], www.awincomefund.ca