http://www.marketwire.com Market Wire - Dividends Copyright 2006 Market Wire, Inc. All Rights Reserved. cs@marketwire.com 10 en-us http://www.marketwire.com/IMAGES/marketwire.gif http://www.marketwire.com Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:38:00 GMT ROCKVILLE, MD (MARKET WIRE) Rydex Investments today announced the distribution declarations for seven CurrencyShares exchange traded products: CurrencyShares(SM) Australian Dollar Trust (NYSE: FXA), CurrencyShares(SM) British Pound Sterling Trust (NYSE: FXB), CurrencyShares(SM) Canadian Dollar Trust (NYSE: FXC), CurrencyShares(SM) Euro Trust (NYSE: FXE), CurrencyShares(SM) Mexican Peso Trust (NYSE: FXM), CurrencyShares(SM) Russian Ruble Trust (NYSE: XRU), and CurrencyShares(SM) Swedish Krona Trust (NYSE: FXS). http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463659&tsource=3 Financial Services FXA FXB FXC FXE FXM XRU FXS BK JPM Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:06:00 GMT MINOT, ND (MARKET WIRE) Investors Real Estate Trust (NASDAQ: IRET) (NASDAQ: IRETP) today announced the final tax treatment (Form 1099) for calendar year 2008 distributions on its common and preferred shares of beneficial interest. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their personal tax advisors as to the specific tax treatment of their Investors Real Estate Trust distributions. None of the following 2008 calendar year distributions is eligible for treatment as "qualified dividend income." http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463645&tsource=3 Financial Services Real Estate and Construction IRET IRETP Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:01:00 GMT WASHINGTON, DC (MARKET WIRE) The Mexico Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MXF) announced that it will pay today a cash dividend distribution of $1.2388 per share, equivalent to 3.28% of the Fund's NAV per share on July 31, 2008, to stockholders of record on December 18, 2008. As described further below, it is estimated that this dividend distribution, which is the third under the Fund's Managed Distribution Plan (MDP), will be fully comprised of long-term capital gains. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463414&tsource=3 Financial Services MXF Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMT BOISE, ID (MARKET WIRE) American Ecology Corporation (NASDAQ: ECOL) today declared that stockholders of record on January 16, 2009 will receive a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per common share, payable on January 23, 2009. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463492&tsource=3 Environment ECOL Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:37:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ZTR), announced that its last monthly distribution for 2008 will be $0.033 per share, payable on January 12, 2009, to shareholders of record on December 31, 2008 (ex-date January 5, 2009). http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463402&tsource=3 Financial Services ZTR Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:37:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) The Zweig Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ZF), announced that its fourth quarterly distribution for 2008 will be $0.084 per share, payable on January 12, 2009, to shareholders of record on December 31, 2008 (ex-date January 5, 2009). http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463401&tsource=3 Financial Services ZF Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:24:00 GMT OSWEGO, NY (MARKET WIRE) Thomas W. Schneider, President/CEO of Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc., the mid-tier holding company of Pathfinder Bank, (NASDAQ: PBHC) (listing: PathBcp) has announced that the Company has declared a cash dividend of $.1025 per share on the Company's common stock for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2008. The dividend will be payable to all shareholders of record on January 16, 2009 and will be paid on January 30, 2009. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463400&tsource=3 Financial Services pbhc PBHC