TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 18, 2011) - Brompton Funds (TSX:AOG.UN)(TSX:AV.UN)(TSX:CIQ.UN)(TSX:FFI.UN)(TSX:MBB.UN)(TSX:OGF.UN)(TSX:VIP.UN) announces monthly distributions for record dates from April to June 2011 for each of the following funds:

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Amount

Fund Name Ticker 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

Canadian High Income Equity Fund CIQ.UN $ 0.065

Flaherty & Crumrine Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund FFI.UN $ 0.08

Manulife Brompton Advantaged Bond Fund MBB.UN $ 0.05833

Brompton Oil & Gas Income Fund OGF.UN $ 0.035

Brompton VIP Income Fund VIP.UN $ 0.07

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Record Dates and Payment Dates are as follows:

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Record Date Payment Date

April 29, 2011 May 13, 2011

May 31, 2011 June 14, 2011

June 30, 2011 July 15, 2011

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Manulife Brompton Advantaged Bond Fund announces a distribution in the amount of $0.05833 per Class F Unit for the above noted record and payment dates.

For further information, please contact your financial advisor, call Brompton's investor relations line at 416-642-9051 (toll-free at 1-866-642-6001), or visit our website at www.bromptonfunds.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.