Monthly Distribution and Net Asset Value as at December 15, 2009

MONTREAL , Dec. 17 /CNW Telbec/ - Global Diversified Investment Grade Income Trust ("Global DIGIT") declares the following monthly distribution consisting of a partial capital reimbursement:

    
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                                                  Total          TSX Closing
                                                  Distribution   Price Per
             Distribution                         in 2009        Unit as of
    Trading  Amount                     Payable   (all capital   December 17,
    Symbol   (per unit)    Record Date  Date      distributions) 2009
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    DG.UN    $0.020        December     January   $1.835         $2.35
                           31, 2009     15, 2010
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As indicated in previous press releases, the objectives of Global DIGIT is to provide unitholders with monthly distributions which are now a varying amount based on the applicable one-month bankers' acceptance rate plus 2.00%. Taking into account a current bankers' acceptance rate of 0.39571%, the monthly distribution for January 2010 will be $0.020 .

Global DIGIT announces that the net asset value ("NAV") per unit as of December 15, 2009 was estimated to be $3.44 .

The NAV on a particular date is equal to the aggregate value of the assets of Global DIGIT, less the aggregate value of its liabilities. Substantially all of the assets of Global DIGIT consist of cash and three credit default swaps entered into with Deutsche Bank A.G. and the related collateral.

About Global DIGIT

Global DIGIT provides an economic interest in a mezzanine tranche of credit default swap agreements in respect of portfolios of synthetic corporate exposures, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and structured finance securities.

For further information: François Rivard, [phone], http://info.fbn.ca/trusts