WINNIPEG, MANITOBA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/19/10 -- FP Newspapers Income Fund (TSX: FP.UN), today announced a distribution of $0.06 per unit for the month of August 2010 to unitholders of record on August 31, 2010. The distribution will be paid September 29, 2010.
The Fund owns securities entitling it to 49% of the distributable cash of FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership. The Fund's policy is for unitholders of record on the last business day of a calendar month to receive distributions on or before the last day of the following month. Holders of units who are non-residents of Canada will be required to pay all withholding taxes payable in respect of any distributions of income by the Fund.
FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership owns the Winnipeg Free Press, the Brandon Sun, and their related businesses, as well as the Canstar Community News division, the publisher of eight community and special interest newspapers in the Winnipeg region. The Winnipeg Free Press publishes six days a week for delivery to subscribers and single-copy sales, serving Winnipeg and Manitoba with an average Monday through Saturday circulation of approximately 126,500 copies. On Sundays the Winnipeg Free Press publishes a tabloid-size newspaper sold through single-copy retail outlets and vending boxes. The Brandon Sun publishes seven days a week, serving the region with an average circulation of approximately 15,200 copies. Canstar Community News publishes weekly with an average circulation of approximately 200,000 copies. Based in Winnipeg, the businesses employ approximately 580 people in Winnipeg and Brandon. Further information can be found at www.fpnewspapers.com, and in the disclosure documents filed by FP Newspapers Income Fund with the securities regulatory authorities, which are available at www.sedar.com.
Contacts:
FP Newspapers Income Fund
Daniel Koshowski
Vice President, Finance and Administration
(204) 697-7425
(204) 632-0281 (FAX)
www.fpnewspapers.com