Toronto, September 17, 2001: Global Plus Income Trust (the ³Trust²) has declared a regular quarterly income distribution of C$0.50 per Unit payable September 28, 2001 to unitholders of record on such date.

Global Plus Income Trust was launched in September, 1999. The Trust¹s strategy is to invest the net proceeds from this offering in a diversified portfolio consisting principally of common shares issued by corporations selected from the Standard & Poor¹s 100 Index, and the top 100 corporations whose American Deposit Receipts 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. 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.

Unitholders of Global Plus Income Trust may elect to have their distributions re-invested into additional Units by enrolling in the Trust¹s Distribution Reinvestment Plan. Unitholders may enroll in the Plan by contacting their investment advisor.

The Trust¹s 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.