Terra Nova Announces Cash Dividend, Annual Dividend Policy

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Terra Nova Royalty Corporation (NYSE: TTT) ("Terra Nova" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has declared an annual cash dividend and established an annual dividend policy as follows:

• The annual dividend will be based on the annual dividend yield of the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index (the "NYSE Composite Index") for the preceding year plus 25 basis points. For 2011, the board of directors of Terra Nova has declared an aggregate cash dividend of $0.20 per common share, representing a dividend yield of 2.58 percent.
• The 2011 annual cash dividend will be paid in quarterly installments by the Company.  The first payment of $0.05 per common share will be paid on January 31, 2011 to shareholders of record on January 20, 2011.  The remaining quarterly dividend payments will be made in each of March, June and September, 2011.
• This 2011 dividend will be a return of capital and no tax will be withheld.
• In the future, Terra Nova will announce and declare the cash dividend during the first full week of each year.
• For the first payment of 2011, the common shares of Terra Nova will trade ex-dividend on January 18, 2011.

Michael Smith, Terra Nova's Chairman, commented: "We are pleased with this policy. It is fiscally responsible in regard to taxation and is based on a small premium to the dividend yield of the NYSE Composite Index, which is our benchmark."

The declaration and payment of dividends in the future will depend on the Company's financial results.

About Terra Nova Royalty Corporation

Terra Nova Royalty Corporation is active in a broad spectrum of activities related to the integrated combination of natural resources, including royalty, trading, financing and proprietary investing. To obtain further information on the Company, please visit our website at:  http://www.terranovaroyalty.com.

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SOURCE Terra Nova Royalty Corporation