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Brompton VIP Income Fund and Brompton Advantaged Oil & Gas Income Fund and Brompton Advantaged VIP Income Fund and Brompton

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 19, 2009) - Brompton Funds (TSX:AOG.UN)(TSX:AV.UN)(TSX:BE)(TSX:BE.PR.A)(TSX:OGF.UN)(TSX:SBC)(TSX:VIP.UN) announces distributions payable on June 12, 2009 to unitholders of record at the close of business on May 29, 2009 for each of the following funds.

Fund Name Ticker Amount Per Unit
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Brompton Advantaged Oil & Gas Income Fund AOG.UN $ 0.0325
Brompton Advantaged VIP Income Fund AV.UN $ 0.07
Brompton Equity Split Corp. BE $ 0.10
Brompton Oil & Gas Income Fund OGF.UN $ 0.04
Brompton Split Banc Corp. SBC $ 0.10
Brompton VIP Income Fund VIP.UN $ 0.08

In addition, Brompton Equity Split Corp. announces a distribution in the amount of $0.13125 per preferred share (TSX:BE.PR.A) payable on June 12, 2009 to holders of record at the close of business on May 29, 2009.

For additional information concerning the Funds, please call our investor relations line at 416-642-9051 (toll-free at 1-866-642-6001) or visit our website at [ www.bromptongroup.com ].

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investment funds. Please read the fund's publicly filed documents which are available from SEDAR at [ www.sedar.com ]. Investment funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.