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Eagle Energy Trust Releases First Quarter Financial Results, Increases Capital Spending and Funds Flow Guidance: Trust Earns $4.1 Million in Q1 on Funds Flow of $11.9 Million

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Forward-looking statements include those pertaining to Eagle's 2013 capital budget amount and specific uses, average working interest production for 2013, drilling inventory and drilling program for 2013 and beyond, 2013 operating costs, commodity prices, funds flow from operations, cash available from the distribution reinvestment and Premium Drip™ programs, payout ratios, debt to trailing cash flow and percentage to be drawn on its credit facility at the end of 2013 and specific uses, sensitivities of the payout ratios and funds flow to commodity price and production, sustainability of production, and amount of and sustainability of distributions on the Trust's units. In determining its drilling program, timing for bringing wells onto production, production rates from the wells, operating costs and funds flow from operations, management has made assumptions relating to, among other things, anticipated future production from wells in the Salt Flat field and Midland area, regulatory approvals, future commodity prices and US/Canadian dollar exchange rates, the regulatory framework governing taxes and environmental matters in the U.S. and Texas, the ability to market future production from the Salt Flat field and Midland area, future capital expenditures and the geological and engineering reserves estimates in respect of Eagle's properties in the Salt Flat Field and Midland area. Although management considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect.

The success of Eagle's drilling program is a key assumption in the production estimates for 2013. The primary risk factors which could lead to Eagle not meeting its production targets are: (i) production additions from drilling activity are less than expected; (ii) a lack of access to drilling rigs and related equipment on a timely basis and at reasonable prices due to high industry demand or poor weather; and (iii) unexpected operational delays and challenges. Increases in capital costs from forecast amounts can result from the foregoing reasons as well as general cost inflation in the industry. Additionally, Eagle may choose to decrease capital expenditures from those anticipated in its budget projections, therefore affecting production estimates for 2013. There are many risk factors inherent in the oil and gas industry in general that could result in production levels being less than anticipated from petroleum reserves, including such risk factors as greater than anticipated declines in existing production due to poor reservoir performance, the unanticipated encroachment of water or other fluids into the producing formation, mechanical failures or human error or inability to access production facilities, among other factors.

These assumptions necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties inherent in the oil and gas industry such as geological, environmental, technical, drilling and processing problems, the volatility of oil and gas prices, commodity supply and demand, fluctuations in currency and interest rates, obtaining regulatory approvals, competition for services and supplies as well as other business risks that are set out in the Trust's Annual Information Form dated March 22, 2013 under the heading "Risk Factors".

As a result of these risks, actual performance and financial results in 2013 may differ materially from any projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Eagle's production rates, operating costs and 2013 capital budget, and the Trust's distributions, are subject to change in light of ongoing results, prevailing economic circumstances, obtaining regulatory approvals, commodity prices and industry conditions and regulations. Accordingly, readers are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause results to differ materially from those set out in this press release. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all of these factors or to assess in advance the impact of each such factor on the operations of Eagle, or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which are inherently uncertain, are based on estimates and assumptions, and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties (both general and specific) that contribute to the possibility that the future events or circumstances contemplated by the forward looking statements will not occur. Although management believes that the expectations conveyed by the forward-looking statements are reasonable based on information available to it on the date the forward-looking statements were made, there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which forward-looking statements are based will in fact be realized. Actual results will differ, and the difference may be material and adverse to the Trust and its unitholders.

Oil and Natural Gas Measures

This press release contains disclosure expressed as "boe" or "boe/d". All oil and natural gas equivalency volumes have been derived using the conversion ratio of six thousand cubic feet ("Mcf") of natural gas to one barrel ("bbl") of oil. Equivalency measures may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A conversion ratio of 6 Mcf: 1 bbl is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the well head. In addition, given that the value ratio based on the current price of oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different from the energy equivalent of six to one, utilizing a boe conversion ratio of 6 Mcf: 1 bbl would be misleading as an indication of value.

About Eagle Energy Trust

Eagle is an oil and gas energy trust created to provide investors with a publicly traded, oil and natural gas focused, reliable distribution paying investment, with favourable tax treatment relative to taxable Canadian corporations.

All material information pertaining to Eagle Energy Trust may be found under Eagle's issuer's profile at www.sedar.com or on Eagle's website at www.EagleEnergyTrust.com.



Contacts:
Eagle Energy Trust
Richard W. Clark
President and Chief Executive Officer
(403) 531-1575

Eagle Energy Trust
Kelly Tomyn
Chief Financial Officer
(403) 531-1574
info@EagleEnergyTrust.com
www.EagleEnergyTrust.com





Source: Marketwire


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