To: Richard Saunders who wrote (9310 ) 10/28/2002 3:53:32 PM From: Richard Saunders Respond to of 24914 Another $110MM bought deal.... Primewest. TSX SYMBOL: PWX PWI.UN OCTOBER 28, 2002 - 15:42 EST PrimeWest Announces $110 Million Bought Equity Financing and NYSE Listing Date CALGARY, ALBERTA--PrimeWest Energy Trust ("PrimeWest") today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell, to a syndicate of underwriters led by Scotia Capital Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc., and including BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., RBC Capital Markets, TD Securities Inc., National Bank Financial, Canaccord Capital Corporation, Dundee Securities Corporation and Yorkton Securities Inc., 4,200,000 Trust Units at $26.20 per Trust Unit to raise gross proceeds of $110,040,000 on a bought deal basis. The issue will be a bought underwritten public issue by way of a short form prospectus in all provinces of Canada and in the U.S. via Rule 501 (a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) and internationally as permitted. Closing is expected to occur on or about November 13, 2002. The net proceeds of the issue are expected to be used initially to reduce the indebtedness of PrimeWest, including approximately $45.7 million of indebtedness that is expected to be incurred in connection with the acquisition of gas producing properties, and thereafter used to fund future acquisitions, capital expenditures including the $30 million Phase II portion of the 2002 natural gas development program, and the winter 2003 natural gas development program and for general corporate purposes. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in any jurisdiction. New York Stock Exchange Listing In order to accommodate a request made by one of its senior listed companies (a Dow Jones Industrial Index company), the New York Stock Exchange has asked PrimeWest to change its listing from the November 12, 2002 scheduled date to the next mutually satisfactory date of November 19, 2002. This change in dates will also accommodate PrimeWest's plan to begin marketing the PrimeWest story to the U.S. investment community after the listing date and after the closing of the equity issue.