DGS.PR.A Dividend Growth Split Corp

Brompton Funds Management Limited (the "Manager") is proposing a meeting of
YEARS Financial Trust ("YTU") (TSX:YTU.UN) to consider the merger of YTU into
Dividend Growth Split Corp. ("DGS") (TSX:DGS)(TSX:DGS.PR.A). The merger is being
proposed to address the economic inefficiencies of operating a small investment
fund like YTU and to provide investors with a high quality portfolio at a low
cost. Due to its smaller size, YTU's annual general and administration costs
currently represent 0.66% of its net asset value and YTU is becoming too small
to operate on its own. 


DGS invests on an equally weighted basis in a portfolio of 20 large
capitalization Canadian equities that have among the highest dividend growth
rates on the TSX and utilizes a split share structure. Over 60% of DGS's
portfolio is invested in Canadian financial equities and it includes nine of the
eleven equities currently held in YTU. In addition, Highstreet Asset Management,
which acts as portfolio manager of YTU, invests DGS's assets, rebalances its
portfolio and selectively writes covered options to generate additional income
for DGS. As such, the Manager considers DGS to be a similar investment to YTU.
The proposed merger is expected to provide unitholders of YEARS Financial Trust
with the following benefits:


- Lower General and Administration Costs per Unit: DGS currently offers lower
general and administration costs per unit than YTU and these costs are expected
to decrease further if the merger is completed due to the larger combined fund
size. 


- Lower Management Fee: DGS offers a lower management fee of 0.60% per annum as
compared to the current YTU management fee of 0.85% per annum.


- Enhanced Liquidity: Following the merger, DGS will have a significantly larger
market capitalization and a greater number of securities and securityholders
than YTU, which is expected to provide enhanced liquidity. In addition, DGS
offers quarterly redemptions at net asset value less costs, whereas YTU only
offers redemptions at net asset value less costs on an annual basis.


- Diversified Portfolio: DGS's portfolio includes 20 blue-chip Canadian equities
and is invested in equities of financial, mining, energy, telecommunication and
energy issuers, providing greater diversification by number of securities and by
industry sectors. 


In addition, since its inception in December 2007, DGS Preferred Shares and
Class A Shares have traded at an average six percent premium to net asset value
on a combined basis, while YTU units have typically traded at a discount to net
asset value. 


Details regarding the proposed merger will be contained in an information
circular which is expected to be mailed to YTU unitholders in October. The
circular will also be available on www.sedar.com and posted on Brompton's
website. In addition to the approval of YTU unitholders, the merger is subject
to applicable regulatory approvals. Under the merger proposal, unitholders of
YTU will receive units of DGS (each unit consisting of one DGS Preferred Share
and one DGS Class A Share) and the number of DGS units to be received will be
based on the relative net asset values per unit of each fund. The proposed
merger is expected to be a taxable transaction for YTU unitholders and they are
encouraged to read the circular in its entirety and consult with their advisors
regarding the proposed merger. The meeting date is expected to be in early
December with an effective merger date of December 31, 2008.


For additional information, please visit our website at www.bromptongroup.com.

Forward-Looking Statements 

Certain statements contained in this news release constitute forward-looking
information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking
information may relate to matters disclosed in this press release and to other
matters identified in public filings relating to the funds, to the future
outlook of the funds and anticipated events or results and may include
statements regarding the future financial performance of the funds. In some
cases, forward-looking information can be identified by terms such as "may",
"will", "should", "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "intend",
"estimate", "predict", "potential", "continue" or other similar expressions
concerning matters that are not historical facts. Actual results may vary from
such forward-looking information for a variety of reasons, including those set
forth below. 


Forward-looking statements in this press release include among other things, the
proposed timing of the merger and the expected completion thereof; the expected
benefits of the merger; and the funds that are proposed to be merged. These
statements are based on certain factors and assumptions. In arriving at our
conclusions regarding the proposed timing of the reorganization, we have assumed
that unitholder approval will be obtained at the meeting or adjournment thereof,
and that any regulatory approvals and third party consents and actions are given
or carried out (as the case may be) in a timely manner. Our expectations
regarding the merger are based on a single fund being more cost effective to
operate and a larger fund having greater trading volume and liquidity. While we
consider these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently
available to us, they may prove to be incorrect. There are no assurances that
the actual outcomes will match the forward-looking statements as a result of a
number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from what we currently expect. These factors include changes in
market and competition, governmental or regulatory developments and general
economic conditions. Other than as required under securities laws, we do not
undertake to update this information at any particular time.

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