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Crius Energy Trust (TSX: KWH.UN) ("Crius Energy" or the "Trust"), today announced that it will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 10:00 a.m ET. The Trust expects to report its financial results on May 14, 2013 before market open.

To access the conference call by telephone, dial 647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191. Please connect approximately 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the call to ensure participation. A question and answer session for analysts and institutional investors will follow management's presentation.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available at www.cnw.ca. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to join the webcast. The webcast will be archived at the above web site for 30 days.

A taped rebroadcast will be available to listeners until 12 a.m. ET on May 21, 2013. To access the rebroadcast, please dial 416-849-0833 or 1-855-859-2056 and enter passcode 60355313, followed by the number sign.

About Crius Energy Crius Energy Trust has been established to provide investors with a stable and consistent distribution-producing investment through the acquisition of a 26.8% ownership interest in Crius Energy LLC (the "Company"). The Company is one of the largest independent energy retailers operating in the United States, with more than 500,000 residential customer equivalents. The Company serves residential and small to medium-size commercial customers in the United States and markets its products through a variety of sales channels and brand names. The Company currently sells electricity in 11 states and the District of Columbia and natural gas in five states.

Crius Energy is a "mutual fund trust" under the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Tax Act"). The Trust will not be a "SIFT trust" (as defined in the Tax Act), provided that the Trust complies at all times with its investment restriction which precludes the Trust from holding any "non-portfolio property" (as defined in the Tax Act). Material information pertaining to Crius Energy may be found on www.sedar.com or www.criusenergytrust.ca.

SOURCE: Crius Energy Trust

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SOURCE: Crius Energy Trust

Michael Fallquist Chief Executive Officer (203) 663-7545   Roop Bhullar Chief
Financial Officer (203) 883-9900    Philip Dale TMX Equicom pdale@tmxequicom.com
(416) 815-0700 ext. 253