Press Release

Premium Income Corporation
Announces Year End Financial Results
(For Release 4 p.m. EDT January 6, 2000)

Toronto, January 6, 2000: Premium Income Corporation (the "Company") today announces results for the year ended October 31, 1999. Net income before distributions amounted to $9.4 million or $2.35 per Unit. Total assets decreased from $96.4 million to $95.2 million. Distributions to shareholders in the year amounted to $3.6 million to Preferred shareholders or $0.888610 per Preferred Share, and $4.8 million to Class A shareholders or $1.20 per Class A Share which included a $0.40 special distribution.

Each Unit consists of one Class A Share and one Preferred Share. Preferred Shares receive dividends at a rate of 5.75% of their par value of $15.00. The Company¹s dividend policy on the Class A Shares has been set at a rate of $0.80 per Share, equivalent to 8% based on the Class A Shares initial public offering price of $10.00.

Premium Income Corporation is a mutual fund corporation which invests in the common shares of Bank of Montreal, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada, and The Toronto-Dominion Bank. To generate additional returns above the dividend income earned on the Portfolio, the Company from time to time writes covered call options in respect to all or part of the common shares in the portfolio. In addition, the Company may write cash covered put options in respect of securities in which the Company is permitted to invest.

The Company¹s investment portfolio is managed by its investment manager, Mulvihill Capital Management Inc. The Company¹s Preferred and Class A Shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols PIC.PR.A and PIC.A.

Selected Financial Information:
($ Millions)

Statement of Operations (Audited)
For the Year ended October 31, 1999

For further information contact:
John Mulvihill, President & CEO, Mulvihill Capital Management
Don Biggs, Vice President, Mulvihill Capital Management

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