Media Advisory

The American Growth Fund (AGF) turns 50 on Wednesday April 18, 2007 and Chairman and CEO Blake C. Goldring along with other senior executives and special guests will kick off the anniversary celebrations by opening the markets at the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) that morning.

In 1957, co-founders C. Warren Goldring and Allan Manford launched the American Growth Fund and set out to build a company focused on clients and driven by superior investment management. Over the past 50 years, investors have been able to choose from a variety of innovative AGF financial products from a company that has launched market firsts.

Today, AGF remains a proudly independent Canadian-based company employing over 800 people with subsidiaries around the world. AGF is also a strong supporter of the community actively partnering with groups such as the WWF-Canada, the United Way and the Toronto Film Festival and Canadian Film Centre.

Blake C. Goldring and other senior executives
open the markets at the TSX on April 18, 2007.

Blake C. Goldring and C. Warren Goldring celebrate
the 50th anniversary of AGF at the TSX on April 18, 2007.

Event: AGF opens the markets at the Toronto Stock Exchange

Who: AGF Chairman and CEO Blake C. Goldring

                                              AGF Founder and Honourary Chairman C. Warren Goldring
                                              AGF Director and Vice-Chairman Robert Farquharson
                                              AGF General Counsel and Sr. Vice-President, Law and Corporate Affairs Judy Goldring
                                              TSX Group CEO Richard Nesbitt

                 Date & Time:     Wednesday, April 18, 2007
                                              Reception – 9:00 a.m.
                                              Cake cutting –   9:15 a.m.
                                              Markets open – 9:30 a.m.

                 Location:            Toronto Stock Exchange
                                              130 King Street West
                                              Toronto, Ontario

Note to Television Editors:
Media may pick up a feed from the TOC (television operations centre) for all market opening ceremonies. The feed is named TSX Transmit 2 and is produced at the TSX and sent live to the TOC. The client moves into position for the market opening ceremony at approximately 9:27 a.m. and the markets will open with the sound of a SIREN (the traditional market opening on the Toronto Stock Exchange) at 9:30 a.m.

For more information or to arrange an interview, contact:

AGF Corporate Communications:
Lucy Becker, Vice President
(416) 865-4284
lucy.becker@AGF.com

Karen Archer, Communications Co-ordinator

416-865-4295

Karen.archer@agf.com

TSX Group Inc.:
Steve Kee, Director, Media & Marketing
416-947-4682
Steve.Kee@tsx.com