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 July 5, 2005 to July 26, 2005

PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST

2900, 240 — 4^th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4H4 Canada
(address of principal executive offices)

     [Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]

Form 20-F o            Form 40-F þ

     [Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Security Exchange Act of 1934.

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DOCUMENTS FURNISHED HEREUNDER:

1.

Press Release confirming cash distribution for August 15, 2005.

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.

 

NEWS RELEASE

Attention:    Financial Editors		Stock Symbol:		(PGF.A / PGF.B) — TSX; (PGH) — NYSE

PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST CONFIRMS CASH DISTRIBUTION FOR
AUGUST 15, 2005

 

(Calgary, July 20, 2005) /CCNMatthews/ — Pengrowth Corporation (“Pengrowth”), administrator of Pengrowth Energy Trust (“Trust”), today confirmed its August 15, 2005 cash distribution will be Cdn $0.23 per trust unit. The distribution is net of amounts withheld to finance capital expenditures. The ex-distribution date is July 27, 2005 for Canadian unitholders and July 28, 2005 for U.S. unitholders. The distribution will be payable to all unitholders who hold Class A or Class B trust units on the record dates of July 29, 2005 and August 1, 2005 for Canadian and U.S. unitholders, respectively.

The distribution of Cdn $0.23 per trust unit is equivalent to approximately U.S. $0.19 per trust unit using a U.S./Canadian dollar exchange ratio of 1.2213. 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 June, 2005. Cash distributions paid over the past 12 months now total Cdn $2.74 per trust unit or approximately U.S. $2.21 per trust unit.

 

 

PENGROWTH CORPORATION
James S. Kinnear, President

 

 

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