Canadian Resources Income Trust Declares Monthly Distribution

TORONTO , Jan. 13 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors of CaRIT Limited in its capacity as Trustee for Canadian Resources Income Trust ("CaRIT" or the "Trust") has declared a cash distribution of $0.065 per Trust Unit.

Record and payment dates are as follows:

    
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    Record Date           Payment Date Distribution       Amount/Trust Unit
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    January 29, 2010      February 12, 2010                     $0.065
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Unitholders are entitled to receive monthly distributions as declared by the Trustee of CaRIT. The Trustee generally intends to declare and pay monthly distributions to the extent of forecasted distributions to be received for a calendar quarter from the underlying portfolio, less the estimated operating expenses for the period.

CaRIT is an investment trust which provides investors with high current yield and low cost diversification through a fixed portfolio of Trust Units of selected Canadian income funds focused primarily on the natural resources industry.

Trust Units of CaRIT are listed for trading on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol RTU.UN.

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For further information: Investor Relations: CaRIT Limited, Trustee of Canadian Resources Income Trust, [phone], E-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.scotiamanagedcompanies.com