Mandate National Mortgage Corporation - First Quarter 2012 Dividend

VANCOUVER, March 20, 2012 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Board of Directors of Mandate National Mortgage Corporation ("Mandate"), Mr. Alan Long, President, is pleased to announce that March 31, 2012 has been fixed as the record date for the first quarter 2012 dividend.  The amount of the dividend will be announced by April 30, 2012 and paid by May 15, 2012.

Mandate operates as a mortgage investment corporation under the provisions of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and invests in a diverse portfolio of residential and commercial mortgages.  Mandate has provided and intends to continue to provide a high dividend yield to its shareholders through its prudent mortgage lending policy.  Mandate has been among the top performing mortgage funds for over twenty five years as reported in the financial press.

Mandate regularly distributes all of its earned income to its shareholders by way of dividend.   Mandate's Common and Preferred shareholders have the option to have these dividends be reinvested, thus increasing the overall yield.  Mandate's Common and Preferred Shares are fully R.R.S.P. eligible and its primary objective is to continue to provide an above average yield to its shareholders while expanding its mortgage portfolio through the raising of additional capital.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

_"Alan Long"______  
ALAN E.R. LONG
PRESIDENT

Mr. Alan E.R. Long or Ms. Constance Kartzmark at [phone].