CurrencyShares(SM) Exchange Traded Products Declare Monthly Distributions - Jan 5 2009 2:05PM

Monday, January 05, 2009 1:38 PM

ROCKVILLE, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 01/05/09 -- 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).

                                                      Payable
                       Declaration Ex-dividend Record  Date/
Fund Name       Ticker    Date        Date     Date    Share   Distribution
                ------ ----------- ----------- ------ -------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 Australian
 Dollar Trust    FXA     12/26/08     1/2/09   1/6/09  1/9/09  $    0.21646
                ------ ----------- ----------- ------ -------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 British Pound
 Sterling Trust  FXB     12/26/08     1/2/09   1/6/09  1/9/09  $    0.10310
                ------ ----------- ----------- ------ -------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 Canadian
 Dollar Trust    FXC     12/26/08     1/2/09   1/6/09  1/9/09  $    0.06783
                ------ ----------- ----------- ------ -------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 Euro Trust      FXE     12/26/08     1/2/09   1/6/09  1/9/09  $    0.21490
                ------ ----------- ----------- ------ -------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 Mexican Peso
 Trust           FXM     12/26/08     1/2/09   1/6/09  1/9/09  $    0.65326
                ------ ----------- ----------- ------ -------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 Russian Ruble
 Trust           XRU     12/26/08     1/2/09   1/6/09  1/9/09  $    0.27679
                ------ ----------- ----------- ------ -------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 Swedish Krona
 Trust           FXS     12/26/08     1/2/09   1/6/09  1/9/09  $    0.14464
                ------ ----------- ----------- ------ -------- ------------

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.

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