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Calgary, Alberta, May 25, 2006.
Big Country Energy Services Income Fund (the “Fund”)
announced today the filing of a preliminary
prospectus with securities regulators in each of
the provinces of Canada in connection with the
initial public offering of trust units of the
Fund. The Fund has been created to acquire an
indirect interest in Big Country Energy Services
Limited Partnership (“Big Country”). The Fund
is an unincorporated, open ended limited purpose
trust established under the laws of Alberta.
The underwriting syndicate for the offering is
co-led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and BMO
Nesbitt Burns Inc., and also includes
TD Securities Inc., Peters & Co. Limited,
Raymond James Ltd. and Sprott Securities Inc.
Big Country is a leading provider of natural gas
pipeline construction and facilities
installation services in the western Canadian
sedimentary basin.
A preliminary prospectus relating to the trust
units of the Fund has been filed with securities
regulatory authorities in each of the provinces
of Canada but has not yet become final for
purposes of the sale of securities. This news
release does not constitute an offer to sell, or
the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall
there be any sale or any acceptance of an offer
to buy these securities in any province of
Canada before a receipt for the final prospectus
is obtained from the securities commission or
similar authority in such province. A copy of
the preliminary prospectus may be obtained from
www.sedar.com.
These securities have not been, nor will they
be, registered under the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not
be offered or sold in the United States without
registration or applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of that Act. This
news release does not constitute an offer for
sale of these securities in the United States.
For further information, please contact Richard
B. Kuzyk, Chief Executive Officer, at
(403) 225-8867.
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