CurrencyShares(SM) Exchange Traded Products Declare Monthly Distributions - Feb 3 2009 11:13AM

Tuesday, February 03, 2009 11:04 AM

ROCKVILLE, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 02/03/09 -- 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).

                    Declaration Ex-dividend Record   Payable
Fund Name    Ticker  Date        Date        Date   Date/Share Distribution
             ------ ----------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 Australian
 Dollar Trust   FXA     1/30/09      2/2/09  2/4/09     2/9/09 $    0.18154
             ------ ----------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 British Pound
 Sterling
 Trust          FXB     1/30/09      2/2/09  2/4/09     2/9/09 $    0.06968
             ------ ----------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 Canadian
 Dollar Trust   FXC     1/30/09      2/2/09  2/4/09     2/9/09 $    0.02273
             ------ ----------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 Euro Trust     FXE     1/30/09      2/2/09  2/4/09     2/9/09 $    0.12959
             ------ ----------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 Mexican
 Peso Trust     FXM     1/30/09      2/2/09  2/4/09     2/9/09 $    0.50542
             ------ ----------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 Russian
 Ruble Trust    XRU     1/30/09      2/2/09  2/4/09     2/9/09 $    0.30592
             ------ ----------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
CurrencyShares
 Swedish
 Krona Trust    FXS     1/30/09      2/2/09  2/4/09     2/9/09 $    0.06622
             ------ ----------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------

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.

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