CurrencyShares(SM) Exchange Traded Products Declare Monthly Distributions - Dec 2 2008 4:33PM

Tuesday, December 02, 2008 4:23 PM

ROCKVILLE, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 12/02/08 -- 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).

Fund Name       Ticker  Declaration Ex-dividend Record   Payable    Distri-
                           Date        Date      Date   Date/Share  bution
CurrencyShares    FXA   11/28/2008   12/1/2008 12/3/2008 12/8/2008 $0.23429
Australian Dollar
Trust
CurrencyShares    FXB   11/28/2008   12/1/2008 12/3/2008 12/8/2008 $0.25991
British Pound
Sterling Trust
CurrencyShares    FXC   11/28/2008   12/1/2008 12/3/2008 12/8/2008 $0.09196
Canadian Dollar
Trust
CurrencyShares    FXE   11/28/2008   12/1/2008 12/3/2008 12/8/2008 $0.26420
Euro Trust
CurrencyShares    FXM   11/28/2008   12/1/2008 12/3/2008 12/8/2008 $0.51126
Mexican Peso
Trust
CurrencyShares    XRU   11/28/2008   12/1/2008 12/3/2008 12/8/2008 $0.19981
Russian Ruble
Trust
CurrencyShares    FXS   11/28/2008   12/1/2008 12/3/2008 12/8/2008 $0.27728
Swedish Krona
Trust

Distributions are made to shareholders on a pro-rata basis (in accordance with the number of shares that are owned) only in the event that the interest earned by the Trust exceeds the sum of the sponsor's fee for the prior month plus other Trust expenses, if any. There is no guarantee that distributions will be made on a monthly basis.

CurrencyShares offer investors and institutions a convenient and cost-effective method of gaining investment benefits similar to that of holding foreign currencies, including potential diversification and hedging benefits. More details about the products are available at www.currencyshares.com.

The sponsor of the CurrencyShares Trusts is Rydex Specialized Products LLC, d/b/a Rydex Investments. The distributor of these exchange traded products is Rydex Distributors, Inc, an affiliate of Rydex Investments and Rydex Specialized Products, LLC. M7 Ventures, LLC collaborated with Rydex in connection to all CurrencyShares exchange traded products.

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