Press Release


Declares Quarterly Income Distribution

(For Release 4 p.m. EDT, September 17, 2001)

Toronto, September 17, 2001: Digital World Trust [DWT.UN] has declared an income distribution of C$0.15 per Unit payable September 28, 2001 to holders of record on such date.

The Trustıs strategy is to invest the net proceeds from this offering in a diversified portfolio of Common Shares issued by leading digitally based companies. These companies are either listed on a major N.A. stock exchange or quoted on NASDAQ with a market capitalization in excess of US$5.0 billion. They must operate within the sectors of Telecommunication Services, Telecommunication Equipment Suppliers, Enabling Hardware and Software, and Related Digital Commerce, Services and Products, the ³Digital World Universe².

To generate additional returns above the dividend income earned on the portfolio, the Trust will, from time to time, write covered call options in respect of all or part of the securities in its portfolio. In addition, the Trust may write cash covered put options in respect of securities in which it is permitted to invest. Accordingly, the Trust will hold a portion of its assets in cash equivalents which will be used to provide cover in respect of the writing of cash covered put positions.

Digital World Trust offers investors the opportunity to conveniently acquire additional units of the Trust by re-investing their cash distributions through the Trustıs Distribution Reinvestment Plan. Unitholders may enroll in the Plan by contacting their investment advisor.

The Trustıs investment portfolio is managed by its investment manager, Mulvihill Capital Management Inc. Trust Units are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol DWT.UN.

Distribution Detail:

Distribution per Unit

$ 0.15

Payable Date

September 28, 2001

Record Date

September 28, 2001

Ex-Dividend Date

September 26, 2001


For more information please contact:
John Mulvihill, Chairman & CEO
Don Biggs, Vice President, Structured Products


Digital World Trust
121 King Street West, Suite 2600
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3T9
(416) 681-3966   (800) 725-7172
premium@mulvihill.com
www.mulvihill.com