Global Telecom & Utilities Income Fund Announces Distribution Amount for Eleven Months Commencing April 28, 2017

OAKVILLE, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 13, 2017) - Global Telecom & Utilities Income Fund (TSX:HGI.UN), (the "Fund") announces an expected monthly distribution amount for the following eleven months commencing April 28, 2017 of $0.06 per Trust Unit ($0.72 per annum). This monthly distribution amount remains the same as the regular monthly distribution paid by the Fund since its inception.

The Fund has been established to provide Unitholders with exposure to an actively managed portfolio comprised primarily of equity securities of global telecom issuers and global utilities issuers.

The Fund's investment objectives are to provide Unitholders with:

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