Toromont announces quarterly dividend

Oct. 23, 2010 – Toromont Industries has announced the regular quarterly dividend of 16 cents per share on outstanding common shares, payable January 4, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 13, 2010.

Toromont Industries operates through two business segments: the Equipment Group and the Compression Group. The Equipment Group includes one of the larger Caterpillar dealerships by revenue and geographic territory in addition to rental operations. The Compression Group specializes in the design, engineering, fabrication and installation of compression systems for natural gas, coal-bed methane, fuel gas and carbon dioxide in addition to process systems and industrial and recreational refrigeration systems.

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