Fortis Mutual Fund announces 10% dividend in Fortis Equity Fund

Fortis Mutual Fund has announced a 10% dividend in Fortis Equity Fund. The record date for the declaration of this dividend is September 9, 2009*.

All unitholders registered under the dividend option of Fortis Equity Fund on this record date will be eligible to receive this dividend.

The investment objective of the Fortis Equity Fund is to generate long-term capital growth from a diversified and actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities. The Scheme invests in a range of companies, with a bias towards large & medium market capitalisation companies.