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TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/12/13 -- Big 8 Split Inc. (TSX:BIG.A)(TSX:BIG.PR.C)(TSX:BIG.PR.B) announced today that it has declared quarterly dividends of $0.2100 per Class B Preferred Share, $0.1725 per Class C Preferred Share, and $0.1125 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 March 15, 2013 to holders of record on March 1, 2013.



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.



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Big 8 Split Inc.

Investor Relations

416-982-2680

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