Pengrowth Energy Trust Announces Mailing of Supplement in Respect of April 22, 2004 Meeting
March 30 2004 - 7:04PM
PR Newswire (US)
Pengrowth Energy Trust Announces Mailing of Supplement in Respect
of April 22, 2004 Meeting Stock Symbol: PGF.UN, TSX / PGH, NYSE
CALGARY, March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pengrowth Corporation
(the "Corporation"), administrator of Pengrowth Energy Trust
("Pengrowth"), announced today that it has mailed a supplement
dated March 29, 2004 to the March 15, 2004 Information Circular of
Pengrowth and the Corporation for the purpose of providing
unitholders with additional information on the March 23,2004
Canadian federal budget pertaining to the proposed reclassification
of Trust Unit capital and the possible actions of the Board of
Directors and possible tax consequences of implementing the
reclassification. The reclassification of Trust Units as Class A
and Class B Trust Units will ensure that Pengrowth Trust is
maintained primarily for the benefit of residents of Canada and
that Pengrowth's mutual fund trust status is preserved. Given the
time that may be required for a response from the Canada Revenue
Agency and the likely increase in non-resident ownership during
that time, the Board of Directors has determined that it may be
prudent to implement the reclassification without an advance tax
ruling or other written assurance from the Canada Revenue Agency.
The risks associated with the reclassification and continued
increase in non-resident ownership are summarized in the supplement
available on the SEDAR website at http://www.sedar.com/. PENGROWTH
CORPORATION James S. Kinnear, President DATASOURCE: Pengrowth
Energy Trust CONTACT: For further information about Pengrowth,
please visit our website http://www.pengrowth.com/ or contact:
Investor Relations, Calgary, E-mail: , Telephone: 403-233-0224,
Toll Free: 1-800-223-4122, Facsimile: 403-294-0051; Sally Elliott,
Investor Relations, Toronto, E-mail: , Telephone: 416-362-1748,
Toll Free: 1-888-744-1111, Facsimile: 416-362-8191
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