BL.UN Global Innovation Dividend Fund

Global Innovation Dividend Fund (TSX: BL.UN) (the “Fund”) is pleased to announce that distributions for the first quarter of 2022 will be payable to unitholders of Global Innovation Dividend Fund as follows:

Record Date	Payable Date	Distribution PerTrust Unit
January 31, 2022	February 15, 2022	$0.033
February 28, 2022	March 7, 2022	$0.033

The Fund is expected to convert into an exchange-traded fund, after which regular monthly distributions will be paid by Middlefield Innovation Dividend ETF (TSX: MINN).

Record Date	Payable Date	Distribution PerTrust Unit
March 31, 2022	April 14, 2022	$0.033

Middlefield Group

Formed in 1979, Middlefield creates equity income mandates designed to balance risk and return to meet the demanding requirements of Financial Advisors and their clients. These financial products include TSX-Listed IPOs and ETFs, Mutual Funds, Split Share Corporations, Flow Through LPs and Real Estate Investment Funds and Partnerships.

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This press release contains forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained in this press release is based on historical information concerning distributions and dividends paid on the securities of issuers historically included in the portfolio of the Fund. Actual future results, including the amount of distributions paid by the Fund, may differ from the monthly distribution amount. Specifically, the income from which distributions are paid may vary significantly due to: changes in portfolio composition; changes in distributions and dividends paid by issuers of securities included in the Fund’s portfolio from time to time; there being no assurance that those issuers will pay distributions or dividends on their securities; the declaration of distributions and dividends by issuers of securities included in the portfolio will generally depend upon various factors, including the financial condition of each issuer and general economic and stock market conditions; the level of borrowing by the Fund; and the uncertainty of realizing capital gains.  The risks, uncertainties and other factors that could influence actual results are described under “Risk Factors” in the Fund’s prospectus and other documents filed by the Fund with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. The forward-looking information contained in this press release constitutes the Fund’s current estimate, as of the date of this press release, with respect to the matters covered hereby. Investors and others should not assume that any forward-looking statement contained in this press release represents the Fund's estimate as of any date other than the date of this press release.