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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (5775)	9/10/2010 11:04:03 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

For now by order of weight I have wrt energy trusts NAL.UN, PGF.UN and PVE.UN..

To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (5775)	9/30/2010 3:09:08 PM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

Hi Vinter - Stock reacting positive to the announcement of Plan to Convert to Corporation. The proposed monthly dividend payout of CDN$0.18 monthly translates into a 8% yield. Note that PWE and PVX energy trusts also plan to convert to a corporate structure. Re: Enerplus Resources Fund (ERF) Penn West Energy Trust Ordinary (NYSE: PWE) Provident Energy Trust Ordinary (NYSE: PVX) Enerplus Announces Plan to Convert to Corporation finance.yahoo.com From the article:"...Enerplus expects the conversion will become effective January 1, 2011... <snip> ...Enerplus intends that, following the conversion, Enerplus Corporation would continue to pay dividends on a monthly basis. At this time, Enerplus anticipates that it will maintain the monthly dividend payment at the same rate of CDN$0.18 per common share per month..." ___________________________________ The following companies plan to convert from Canadian Energy Trusts to Corporations. finance.yahoo.com Investors are/were expecting a significant cut in the dividend payout(s). So far based on the ERF announcement, there are no significant cuts planned. On 9/10/2010 PWE announced a cut in their monthly distribution from CDB$1.80/year to $CDN1.08 per year. This reflects a 5.20% yield at the current market price. EKS