CKI.DB Clarke Inc

Clarke Inc. (TSX:CKI)(TSX:CKI.DB)(TSX:CKI.DB.A) ("Clarke") and Art in Motion
Income Fund (TSX:AIM.UN) ("AIM" or the "Fund") announced today that Clarke has,
pursuant to the amended compulsory acquisition provisions of AIM's Declaration
of Trust, acquired all of the remaining units ("Units") of AIM not deposited
under Clarke's offer dated August 14, 2008 for all of the outstanding Units of
AIM at a price of $0.75 in cash per Unit (the "Offer"). In accordance with the
terms of the compulsory acquisition, non-tendering unitholders are deemed to
have transferred their Units to Clarke and no longer have any rights as
unitholders of AIM other than the right to be paid the same consideration ($0.75
in cash per Unit) that Clarke would have paid to them if they had tendered their
Units to the Offer. Payment for the $0.75 per Unit consideration will be
delivered to Computershare Investor Services Inc., the depositary under the
Offer, to be forwarded to the non-tendering unitholders.


As a result of the compulsory acquisition, AIM is now wholly-owned by Clarke.
Accordingly, AIM will be making application to have its Units delisted from the
Toronto Stock Exchange and will be taking steps to give notice and obtain
appropriate orders to permit it to cease being a reporting issuer under Canadian
securities legislation.


About the Fund

The Fund is an unincorporated, open-ended limited purpose trust established
under the laws of British Columbia to hold, indirectly, the securities of Art In
Motion Limited Partnership. Art In Motion is a leading global publisher, framer
and licensor of images and fine-art reproductions. Art In Motion designs,
manufactures and markets fine-art reproductions based on proprietary artwork.


About Clarke

Halifax-based Clarke Inc., led by an entrepreneurial team of investment
professionals, is an activist and catalyst investment company that creates
shareholder value by identifying businesses with the potential for improved
performance, and working actively to uncover the value.


Clarke's securities trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (CKI, CKI.DB, CKI.DB.A);
for more information about Clarke Inc., please visit our website at
www.clarkeinc.com. 


Forward-Looking Statements

Certain passages in this news release may contain forward-looking statements
about future operations, financial results, objectives and strategies of Clarke
or the Fund. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the words
"believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", and similar
expressions. These statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions
that are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond
Clarke's or the Fund's control.


Actual results may differ materially from expected results if known or unknown
risks affect the business, or if estimates or assumptions used in the
preparation of the consolidated financial statements and information and
analysis in this news release turn out to be inaccurate. As a result, there can
be no guarantee that any forward-looking statement will materialize. 


Management disclaims any intention, and assumes no obligation, to update any
forward-looking statement, even if new information becomes available, as a
result of future events or for any other reason. Readers are urged to consider
these and other such factors carefully, and not place undue emphasis on Clarke's
or the Fund's forward-looking statements.


Further information can be found in the disclosure documents filed by Clarke and
the Fund with the securities regulatory authorities, available at www.sedar.com.

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