Big 8 Split Inc. Announces Regular Quarterly Dividends on Preferred and Capital Shares and Special Dividend on Capital

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Oct 08 (MARKET WIRE) --
Big 8 Split Inc. (TSX: BIG.A)(TSX: BIG.PR.B) announced today that it has
declared a quarterly dividend on its Class B Preferred Shares of $0.21
per Class B Preferred Share and on its Class A Capital Shares of $0.13
per Class A Capital Share. In addition, a special dividend of $0.14 per
Class A Capital Share was declared. The dividends on both the Class B
Preferred Shares and Class A Capital Shares are payable on December 15,
2009 to holders of record on December 1, 2009.

Big 8 Split was established to generate dividend income for the Preferred
Shares while providing holders of the Capital Shares, with a leveraged
opportunity to participate in capital appreciation from a portfolio of
common shares of Bank of Montreal, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada, The Toronto-Dominion
Bank, Great-West Lifeco Inc., Manulife Financial Corporation, and Sun
Life Financial Inc. Information concerning Big 8 Split Inc. is available
on our website at www.tdsponsoredcompanies.com.

The Capital Shares and Preferred Shares of Big 8 Split are listed on the
Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols BIG.A and BIG.pr.B respectively.

Contacts:
Big 8 Split Inc.
Investor Relations
416-982-2865

Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.

-0-