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

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Apr 06 (MARKET WIRE) --
Big 8 Split Inc. (TSX: BIG.A)(TSX: BIG.PR.C)(TSX: BIG.PR.B) announced
today that it has declared a quarterly dividend on its Preferred Shares
of $0.21 per Class B Preferred Share and $0.1725 per Class C Preferred
Share. In addition a quarterly dividend on its Class A Capital Shares was
declared of $0.08125 per Class A Capital Share. The dividends on the
Class B Preferred Shares, Class C Preferred Shares and Class A Capital
Shares are all payable on June 15, 2010 to holders of record on June 1,
2010.

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, BIG.pr.C and BIG.pr.B
respectively.

Contacts:
Big 8 Split Inc.
Investor Relations
416-982-2680

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