The Trusteeso f Great Northern hon Ore Properties,a t their meetingh eld on September1 8, 2009, declared a third quarter2 009d istributiona mountingto $1.80p er sharep ayableo n October3 0,2009, to certificate holders of record on September 30, 2009. Previously, the Trustees paid a quarterly distributiona mountingto $1.80p er shareo n April 30,2009,t o certificateh olderso f recordo n March 31, 2009;a nd a quarterlyd istributiona mountingto $1.80p er shareo n July 3I, 2009,t o certificate holders of record on June 30, 2009. The first, second, third and fourth quarter 2008 distributions amounted to $2.00$, 2.10$, 3.10a nd$ 4.50p ers harer,e spectively.