Outstanding Shares as of March 25, 2004: 9,871,210 Company URL: http://www.plm.com/programs.asp ---------- Has filed 15-12G: http://pinksheets.com/quote/print_filings.jsp?url=%2Fredirect.asp%3Ffilename%3D0000847557%252D02%252.... ------------- Then an 8-k in 2004 about final settlements, cash, and distributions: http://pinksheets.com/quote/print_filings.jsp?url=%2Fredirect.asp%3Ffilename%3D0000812914%252D04%252.... In July 2004, PLM Equipment Growth Fund III Liquidating Trust (the “Liquidating Trust”) settled the outstanding litigation referred to in the Trust’s 2003 Form 10-KSB filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2004. As a result of the settlement, the Liquidating Trust made a payment to the plaintiff of $325,000. Except as described herein, the Liquidating Trust has now liquidated all of its assets, paid all of its known liabilities and settled all of its outstanding litigation. As a result, the Liquidating Trust has declared a final cash distribution on August 20, 2004 of $0.25 per unit of beneficial interest. In total, an aggregate of $2.6 million is being distributed to the holders of beneficial interest units of the Liquidating Trust. Effective upon such distribution, the Liquidating Trust will be terminated. Approximately $100,000 of the Liquidating Trust’s cash is being retained by the Liquidating Trustee of the Liquidating Trust to pay for costs and any unknown expenses arising after the Liquidating Trust’s termination. Such costs may include those relating to storage and records retention, responding to investor inquiries, property taxes, legal fees, accounting fees or other miscellaneous expenses. After a maximum of three years, any remaining cash, will be distributed to the beneficial interest unit holders. --------------------------------------------------------------- This 'final' cash distribution ($0.25 / share) looks to be still due, the last distribution on record was in 2003: Amount: Div: .54; Pay Date: 2003-06-23 Record Date: 2003-06-01 http://pinksheets.com/quote/company_profile.jsp?symbol=GFWQZ http://pinksheets.com/quote/chart.jsp?symbol=GFWQZ&duration=2-6-9-0-0-560