Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

Pengrowth Management Limited / James S. Kinnear, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Pengrowth Management Limited
Responsible Officer Name: James S. Kinnear, President & CEO 
Initial registration start date: 2007-01-18
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 781642-14617

Version 1 of 2 (2007-01-18 to 2007-09-05)

Version 1 of 2 (2007-01-18 to 2007-09-05) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: Pengrowth Management Limited
2900, 240 4th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB  T2P 4H4
Canada
Telephone number: 403-213-8674
Fax number: 403-294-0041  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: James S. Kinnear, President & CEO  
Description of activities: Pengrowth Management Limited operates Pengrowth Energy Trust, one of Canada's largest and most successful energy income trusts. The company is involved in the oil and gas production industry, with operations, offices and employees in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Nova Scotia, Pengrowth currently has a market capitalization of almost $5 billion Canadian and 640 team members across Canada.
 
Parent: The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations.
Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Jim Causgrove
Position title: Vice-President, Production & Operations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: William Christensen
Position title: Vice-President, Strategic Planning & Reservoir Exploitation
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Shawn Howard
Position title: Director, Public & Government Affairs
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Jim McDonald
Position title: Vice-President, East Coast Operations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Charles Selby
Position title: Vice-President & Corporate Secretary
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Lorraine Steele
Position title: Executive Assistant, Office of the President
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Larry Strong
Position title: Vice-President, Geosciences
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Chris Webster
Position title: Chief Financial Officer
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Members of the House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Industry, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: The company has been meeting with elected and department officials from Finance related to the income trust tax issue. In addition, the company has met with the Minister for INAC, Parliamentary Secretary for Finance, representatives of the Prime Minister's office, the Conservative energy caucus and members of the opposition. The company also met with representatives from the Department of Finance to seek a letter of comfort regarding a transaction that was signed and pending prior to the government's income trust tax announcement; letter of comfort subsequently received.
Subject Matter: Prospective: The company will continue to meet with members of the government and the opposition related to the proposed income trust tax changes, specific business transactions that may materialize and require letters of comfort or consultation with the Finance Department.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Legislative Proposal Government legislation (bill and ways of means measures) and potential House of Commons and Senate hearings related to the proposed income trust tax changes.




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