Crius to Issue Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results on November 13, 2017

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TORONTO, Oct. 11, 2017 /CNW/ - Crius Energy Trust (TSX: KWH.UN) ("Crius" or the "Trust"), today announced that it will issue its third quarter 2017 financial results on Monday, November 13, 2017 after markets close. The Trust will hold a conference call to discuss the results on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. eastern time.

To access the conference call by telephone, dial 647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191. A question and answer session for analysts will follow management's presentation.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available by following this link: Crius Energy Q3 2017 Results, and will also be archived there for 90 days.

A rebroadcast of the call will be available starting at 11:30 a.m. eastern time on November 14 until November 21, 2017. To access the rebroadcast, please dial 416-849-0833 or 1-855-859-2056 and enter passcode 97341054#.

About Crius Energy Trust
Crius Energy Trust provides investors with a distribution-producing investment through its indirect 100% ownership interest in Crius Energy, LLC (the "Company"). With over 1.3 million residential customer equivalents, the Company provides innovative electricity, natural gas and solar products to residential and commercial customers through exclusive partnerships and direct-to-consumer marketing channels. Our unique brands offer consumers a broad suite of energy products and services including fixed and variable contracts, renewable energy, and bundled products to support their energy needs beyond what is offered by their local utility. Company growth is achieved organically with customers acquired through our diversified marketing channels and through accretive acquisitions in the deregulated energy and solar industries, where there is a significant opportunity to participate in the consolidation of market participants. The Company currently sells energy products in 19 states and the District of Columbia with plans to continue expanding its geographic reach. The Company is well positioned to deliver capital appreciation and stable, growing distributions to investors.

The Trust intends to continue to qualify as a "mutual fund trust" under the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Tax Act"). The Trust will not be a "SIFT trust" (as defined in the Tax Act), provided that the Trust complies at all times with its investment restriction which precludes the Trust from holding any "non-portfolio property" (as defined in the Tax Act). Material information pertaining to Crius may be found on SEDAR under the Trust's issuer profile at www.sedar.com or on the Trust's website at www.criusenergytrust.ca.

SOURCE Crius Energy Trust

Michael Fallquist, Chief Executive Officer, Crius Energy Trust, [phone]; Roop Bhullar, Chief Financial Officer, Crius Energy Trust, [phone]; Kelly Castledine, Investor Relations, Crius Energy Trust, [phone]