Northwater Market-Neutral Trust - Final Net Asset Value February 29, 2012

TORONTO, March 20, 2012 /CNW/ - The Northwater Market-Neutral Trust (the "Trust") announced today that the final net asset value of the Trust per unit as at February 29, 2012 is $0.21. The return of the Trust for the month of February 2012 is -4.12%. The rolling 12-month return for the Trust is -33.82%.

The completion of the secondary market sales of the remaining illiquid underlying funds held by the Trust are subject to a number of conditions including the consent of managers of the relevant underlying funds. Northwater Fund Management Inc. (the "Manager"), in its capacity as manager of the Trust, continues to expect that the remaining sale transactions will close by not later than March 31, 2012.  Additional termination distributions of the net proceeds from such sales will be distributed to investors as soon as reasonably practicable after such closings occur.

Dan Mills at Northwater Capital Management Inc. at [phone].