Press Release Declares Quarterly Income Distribution
Toronto, June 19, 2001: Global Plus Income Trust (the Trust) has declared a regular quarterly income distribution of C$0.50 per Unit payable June 29, 2001 to unitholders of record on such date. The Trusts strategy is to invest the net proceeds from this offering in a diversified portfolio (the Portfolio) consisting principally of common shares issued by corporations selected from the Standard & Poors 100 Index and American Depository Receipts (ADRs) of the top 100 corporations selected on the basis of market capitalization whose ADRs are trading on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. In addition, in order to provide further global investment opportunities, the Trust may, from time to time, invest up to a maximum of 25% of its net asset value in World Equity Benchmark Shares that seek to provide investment results that track the performance of a specific country index compiled by Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. 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 common shares in
the Portfolio. In addition, the Trust may write cash covered put options
in respect of securities in which the Trust is permitted to invest. The Trusts investment portfolio is managed by its investment manager, Mulvihill Capital Management Inc. Trust Units are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GIP.UN. Distribution Details:
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