DHFT Diamond Hill Finl (MM)

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Financial Trends Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ:DHFT) announced today that the fund will pay an income dividend and capital gain distributions as follows: Declaration Date: December 10, 2007 Ex-Dividend Date: December 18, 2007 Record Date: December 20, 2007 Payable Date: December 28, 2007 Source of Distribution: Per Share Dividend Income: $0.14000 Short-Term Capital Gain: $0.25076 Long-Term Capital Gain: $1.76414 Total Distribution: $2.15490 About the Fund: Financial Trends Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end fund. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation with current income as a secondary objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in stocks of U.S. and foreign financial services companies of any size. About Diamond Hill: Diamond Hill provides investment management services to institutions and financial intermediaries seeking to preserve and build capital. The firm currently manages mutual funds, separate accounts and private investment funds. For more information on Diamond Hill, visit http://www.diamond-hill.com/. DATASOURCE: Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. CONTACT: Investors, James F. Laird, Chief Financial Officer, +1-614-255-3353, , of Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. Web site: http://www.diamond-hill.com/

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