True Looks to the Future

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TRUE ENERGY TRUST $3.51 (Toronto symbol TUI.UN; SI Rating: Speculative) (403- 264-8875; www.tketrust.com; Units outstanding: 79.6 million; Market cap: $279.2 million) is taking measures to cut debt, increase capital spending and lower its cash flow paid as distributions to a more sustainable level. The company plans to sell its oil and gas assets in Saskatchewan and re-focus its operations in Alberta. The Saskatchewan assets represent 40% of the company’s total daily production of 14,096 barrels. True plans to use the proceeds to pay off its $159.2 million bank debt and increase its 2008 capital spending to $60 million from $40 million. True Energy also announced a 50% cut to its monthly distribution, to $0.04 a unit from $0.08 a unit. That units now yield 13.6%. True Energy is still a buy for aggressive investors. investors…