Federated Enhanced Treasury Income Fund Announces Estimated Sources of Distribution

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Federated Enhanced Treasury Income Fund (NYSE: FTT) today paid a distribution per share of $0.072.  The fund employs a managed distribution plan to support a level distribution to shareholders that may be comprised of income, capital gains and/or return of capital.  Under the plan, the fund makes monthly cash distributions approximating 5.5% of the fund's net asset value (NAV) on an annualized basis based on the fund's NAV from the previous month-end.  A new managed distribution plan will be implemented on March 1, 2013.  Under the new plan, the fund will make monthly cash distributions approximating 4.0% of the fund's net asset value on an annualized basis. The fund may make distributions in excess of those required under the plan in order to meet its obligations under the Internal Revenue Code.  This press release is issued as required by the fund's plan.

The distribution paid today is based on the fund's NAV of $15.71 on the last business day of January 2013. 

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's plan.  The fund's estimated sources of the distribution paid in February and for its current fiscal year are detailed below.

¹ The fund's current fiscal year began on Dec. 1, 2012.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes.  The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations.  The fund will send shareholders a Form 1099 DIV for the calendar year that will tell shareholders how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

The table below includes information relating to the fund's performance based on its NAV for certain periods.

¹ Represents the simple arithmetic average of the annual NAV total returns of the fund for the period from inception (1/29/2010) through Jan. 31, 2013, including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

² Represents the percentage change in the fund's NAV for the period from the beginning of its fiscal year to Jan. 31, 2013, including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

Federated Investors, Inc. (NYSE: FII) is one of the largest investment managers in the United States, managing $379.8 billion in assets as of Dec. 31, 2012.  With 137 funds, as well as a variety of separately managed account options, Federated provides comprehensive investment management worldwide to approximately 4,700 institutions and intermediaries including corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks and broker/dealers.  For more information, visit FederatedInvestors.com. 

Certain statements in this press release, such as those related to the level of dividends or distributions constitute or may constitute forward-looking statements, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the current dividends and distributions to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Other risks and uncertainties include the market conditions, prevailing interest rates, and investment performance, which could vary significantly.  Other risks and uncertainties also include the risk factors discussed in the fund's registration statement, including the prospectus, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  As a result, no assurance can be given as to future results, performance or achievements, and neither the fund nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such statements in the future.

SOURCE Federated Investors, Inc.