Pengrowth Energy Trust announces the closing of the Murphy oil and gas property acquisition Stock Symbol: PGF.UN, TSX; PGH, NYSE CALGARY, May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pengrowth Corporation ("Pengrowth"), administrator of Pengrowth Energy Trust, announced today that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of certain oil and natural gas assets in Alberta and Saskatchewan with an effective date of April 1, 2004 for a net purchase price of Cdn $550 million prior to adjustments through the purchase of shares in a numbered Alberta corporation. Pengrowth paid for the properties with a combination of cash on hand and by drawing down committed debt financings. PENGROWTH CORPORATION James S. Kinnear, President DATASOURCE: Pengrowth Energy Trust CONTACT: 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; Investor Relations, Toronto, E-mail: , Telephone: (416) 362-1748, Toll Free: 1-888-744-1111, Facsimile: (416) 362-8191

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