The first dividend to all Enerplus shareholders of record on February 10, 2011 is expected to be paid on February 20, 2011. Electronic copies of our financial statements, press releases, and other public information are available on our website at www.enerplus.com. Gordon J. Kerr President & Chief Executive Officer Enerplus Resources Fund Except for the historical and present factual information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release, including words such as "expects", "projects", "plans" and similar expressions, are forward-looking information that represents management of Enerplus' internal projections, expectations or beliefs concerning, among other things, future operating results and various components thereof or the economic performance of Enerplus.