CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/21/09 -- The Board of Directors of ATCO Ltd. has declared the following quarterly dividends:

Shares                TSX stock       Dividend   Record Date   Payment Date
                         Symbol   Per Share ($)        (2009)         (2009)
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Class I Non-Voting        ACO.X           0.25        07-Dec         31-Dec
Class II Voting           ACO.Y           0.25        07-Dec         31-Dec
5.75% Series 3         ACO.PR.A       0.359375        09-Nov         01-Dec

These dividends are eligible dividends for Canadian income tax purposes.

Alberta-based ATCO Ltd., with more than 7,700 employees and assets of approximately $9.8 billion, delivers service excellence and innovative business solutions worldwide with leading companies engaged in Utilities (pipelines, natural gas and electricity transmission and distribution), Energy (power generation and midstream services), Structures & Logistics (manufacturing, logistics and noise abatement) and Technologies (business systems solutions). More information can be found at www.atco.com.

Forward-Looking Information:

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