Sentry Select Capital Corp., the manager of Sentry Select Diversified Income Trust (TSX:SDT.UN), announced today that the trust intends to buy back approximately 10% of the public float of the trust.

The trust plans to purchase up to 21,528,754 of units for cancellation by way of a normal course issuer bid through the facilities of The Toronto Stock Exchange.

The purchases may commence on Dec. 18, 2006 and will terminate on Dec. 17, 2007, or on such earlier date as the trust may complete its purchase or provide notice of termination. Any such purchases will be made by the trust at the prevailing market price at the time of such purchases in accordance with the requirements of the TSX.

The trusts declaration prohibits it from purchasing units at a price exceeding the net asset value (NAV) per unit on the day immediately prior to the offer to purchase units. Sentry Select expects that the purchases will be effective in increasing the NAV per unit and decreasing the spread between the NAV per unit and the market price of the units.

Sentry Select says no director, senior officer or other insider intends at present to sell any common shares under this bid. However, sales by such persons through the facilities of the TSX or elsewhere may occur if the circumstances or decisions of any such person change. The benefits to any such person whose common shares are purchased would be the same as the benefits available to all other holders whose common shares are purchased.

The trust is a closed-end trust, whose objective is to maximize distributions to unitholders by investing primarily in a broad range of royalty and income trusts, real estate investment trusts and other high-yielding securities.