Premium Income Corporation Announces Quarterly Distribution


TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 4, 2011) - Premium Income Corporation (TSX:PIC.A)(TSX:PIC.PR.A) has declared quarterly distributions payable on July 29, 2011 to shareholders of record on July 15, 2011, ex-dividend date of July 13, 2011, in the following amounts per share:

Share Class Ticker Amount Per Share
Class A Shares PIC.A $0.20319
Preferred Shares PIC.PR.A $0.215625

To the extent that any portion of the distributions are ordinary taxable dividends and not capital gains dividends, they will be eligible dividends.

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