Form 6-K - News Release Dated Oct. 22, 2003
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the period September 23, 2003 to October 23, 2003

Pengrowth Energy Trust

Petro-Canada Centre – East Tower
2900, 111 – 5th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3Y6 Canada

(address of principal executive offices)

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SIGNATURES
NEWS RELEASE

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DOCUMENTS FURNISHED HEREUNDER:

     
1.   Press Release announcing the cash distribution for November 15, 2003.

 

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

             
    PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST
by its administrator PENGROWTH CORPORATION
             
October 23, 2003   By:   /s/  Gordon M. Anderson
       
        Name:   Gordon M. Anderson
        Title:   Vice President

 

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(PENGROWTH LOGO)

NEWS RELEASE

     
Attention:     Financial Editors   Stock Symbol:     PGF.UN, TSX; PGH, NYSE

PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST ANNOUNCES CASH DISTRIBUTION FOR
NOVEMBER 15, 2003

(Calgary, October 22, 2003) /CNW/ — Pengrowth Corporation (“Pengrowth”), administrator of Pengrowth Energy Trust announced today the cash distribution payable November 15, 2003 will be Cdn $0.21 per trust unit. The distribution is net of amounts withheld to finance capital expenditures. The ex-distribution date is October 29, 2003 and the record date is October 31, 2003.

The November 15, 2003 distribution of Cdn $0.21 per trust unit is equivalent to approximately U.S. $0.16 per trust unit using a U.S./Canadian dollar exchange ratio of 1.3041. The actual U.S. dollar equivalent distribution will be based upon the actual U.S./Canadian exchange rate applied on the payment date net of applicable Canadian withholding taxes.

This distribution relates to the production month of September, 2003. Cash distributions paid over the past 12 months now total Cdn $2.65 per trust unit or approximately U.S. $1.85 per trust unit.

PENGROWTH CORPORATION
James S. Kinnear, President

For further information about Pengrowth, please visit our website www.pengrowth.com or contact:

Investor Relations, Calgary E-mail: pengrowth@pengrowth.com
Telephone: (403) 233-0224 Toll Free: 1-800-223-4122 Facsimile: (403) 294-0051

Investor Relations, Toronto E-mail: sallye@pengrowth.com
Telephone: (416) 362-1748 Toll Free: 1-888-744-1111 Facsimile: (416) 362-8191