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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 40-F
o REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended:December 31, 2004 Commission File Number:1-31253
PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST
Alberta, Canada
(Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
1311 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | None (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Suite 2900, 111 —5thAvenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 3Y6
(403) 233-0224
(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
2300 First City Tower, 1001 Fannin
Houston, Texas 77002-6760
(713) 758-2222
(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code)
of agent for service in the United States)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered | |
Class A Trust Units | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.
None | ||
(Title of Class) |
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Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.
None | ||
(Title of Class) |
For Annual Reports indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:
þ Annual information form | þ Audited annual financial statements |
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:
There were 76,792,759 Class A Trust Units, of no par value, outstanding as of December 31, 2004.
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant filing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). If “Yes” is marked, please indicate the filing number assigned to the Registrant in connection with such Rule.
Yeso Noþ
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yesþ Noo
DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS ANNUAL REPORT
The following documents have been filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 40-F as Appendices hereto:
Appendix | Documents | |
A | Pengrowth Energy Trust Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2004. | |
B | Management’s Discussion and Analysis (included on pages 47 through 76 of the Pengrowth Energy Trust Annual Report 2004). | |
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Appendix | Documents | |
C | Consolidated Financial Statements of Pengrowth Energy Trust, including note 20 thereof which includes a reconciliation of the Consolidated Financial Statements to United States generally accepted accounting principles. | |
D | Five Year Review — Pengrowth Energy Trust Consolidated Financial Results (included on pages 106 through 107 of the Pengrowth Energy Trust Annual Report 2004). | |
E | Corporate Governance (included on pages 41 through 46 of the Pengrowth Energy Trust Annual Report 2004). | |
F | Part II — Corporate Governance (included on pages 17 through 27 of the Pengrowth Energy Trust Information Circular — Proxy Statement dated March 14, 2005). | |
G | Oil and Gas Producing Activities Prepared in Accordance with SFAS No. 69 — “Disclosures about Oil and Gas Producing Activities”. |
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As of a date within 90 days of the date of filing this Annual Report, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision, and with the participation, of the Registrant’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Form 40-F. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
No significant changes were made in the Registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Because of these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
NOTICES PURSUANT TO REGULATION BTR
None
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IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The members of the audit committee are: Thomas A. Cumming, Michael S. Parrett and William R. Stedman.
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
The board of directors of the Registrant has determined that Michael S. Parrett, a member of the Registrant’s audit committee, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert for purposes of paragraph (8) of General Instruction B to Form 40-F. The board of directors has further determined that Mr. Parrett is also independent, as that term is defined in the Corporate Governance Listing Standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The Commission has indicated that the designation of Mr. Parrett as an audit committee financial expert does not make him an “expert” for any purpose, impose any duties, obligations or liabilities on him that are greater than those imposed on members of the audit committee and the board of directors who do not carry this designation or affect the duties, obligations or liabilities of any other member of the audit committee or the board of directors.
GOVERNANCE DISCLOSURE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Certain disclosure regarding the corporate governance practices of the Registrant, including disclosure of the Registrant’s code of ethics, principal accountant fees and services, pre-approval policies and procedures, off-balance sheet arrangements and contractual obligations, is included on pages 56 through 58 and 69 through 70 of the Annual Information Form contained in Appendix A and incorporated herein.
UNDERTAKING
Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to: the securities registered pursuant to Form 40-F; the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises; or transactions in said securities.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 29, 2005 | PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST by its Administrator PENGROWTH CORPORATION | |||
By: | /s/ James S. Kinnear | |||
James S. Kinnear | ||||
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
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APPENDIX A
PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004
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PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST
ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM
Pengrowth Energy Trust is an energy investment trust formed under the laws of the Province of Alberta which offers and sells its trust units to the public. The trust units are not “deposits” within the meaning of the Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (Canada) and are not insured under the provisions of that Act or any other legislation. Furthermore, Pengrowth Energy Trust is not a trust company and, accordingly, is not registered under any trust and loan company legislation as it does not carry on or intend to carry on the business of a trust company.
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Unless otherwise indicated, all of the information provided in this Annual Information Form is as at December 31, 2004.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Capitalized terms in this Annual Information Form has the meanings set forth below:
Corporate
• | Board of Directorsrefers to the board of directors of Pengrowth Corporation; | |||
• | Computersharerefers to Computershare Trust Company of Canada; | |||
• | Pengrowth, we, us and ourrefers to Pengrowth Trust and Pengrowth Corporation on a consolidated basis; | |||
• | Pengrowth Corporationrefers to Pengrowth Corporation, the administrator of Pengrowth Trust; | |||
• | Pengrowth Managementrefers to Pengrowth Management Limited, the manager of Pengrowth Trust and Pengrowth Corporation; | |||
• | Pengrowth Trustrefers to Pengrowth Energy Trust; | |||
• | Reclassificationmeans the reclassification of our outstanding trust units as Class B trust units and the conversion of Class B trust units held by non-residents of Canada to Class A trust units which occurred on July 27, 2004; | |||
• | trust units, when used in reference to any time before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 27, 2004, refers to the trust units of Pengrowth Trust as they existed before the Reclassification, and when used in reference to any time after 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 27, 2004, refers to the Class A trust units and the Class B trust units of Pengrowth Trust as well as the trust units of Pengrowth Trust that remain as they existed before the Reclassification; and | |||
• | unitholdersrefers to holders of trust units issued by Pengrowth Trust. |
Engineering
• | APImeans American Petroleum Institute; | |||
• | CBMrefers to coal bed methane; | |||
• | Developed Non-Producing Reservesrefers to those reserves that either have not been on production, or have previously been on production, but are shut-in, and the date of resumption of production is unknown; | |||
• | Developed Producing Reservesrefers to those reserves expected to be recovered from completion intervals open at the time of the estimate. These reserves may be currently producing or, if shut in, they must have previously been on production and the date of resumption of production must be known with reasonable certainty; | |||
• | Developed Reservesrefers to those reserves that are expected to be recovered from existing wells and facilities or, if facilities have not been installed, that would involve a low expenditure to put the reserves on production. The developed category may be subdivided into producing and non-producing; | |||
• | Emerarefers to Emera Inc. and its subsidiaries, associates and affiliates on a consolidated basis; | |||
• | GLJrefers to Gilbert Laustsen Jung Associates Ltd., independent petroleum consultants, Calgary, Alberta; | |||
• | GLJ Reportrefers to the report prepared by GLJ dated February 15, 2005, having an effective date of December 31, 2004; | |||
• | Grosswith respect to production and reserves refers to the total production and reserves attributable to a property before the deduction of royalties and with respect to land and wells refers to the total number of acres or wells, as the case may be, in which Pengrowth has a working interest or a royalty interest; | |||
• | Netrefers to Pengrowth’s working interest share of production or reserves, as the case may be, after the deduction of royalties, and, with respect to land and wells, refers to Pengrowth’s working interest share therein; | |||
• | Pengrowth Gross Reserves or Pengrowth Interestrefers to Pengrowth’s working interest and royalty interest share of reserves before the deduction of royalties; |
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• | Pengrowth Total Proved Plus Probable Reservesmeans Pengrowth’s working interest share of Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves before the deduction of royalties; | |||
• | Probable Reservesrefers to those additional reserves that are less likely to be recovered than proved reserves. It is equally likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the sum of the estimated proved plus probable reserves; | |||
• | Proved Reservesrefers to those reserves that can be estimated with a high degree of certainty to be recoverable. It is likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the estimated proved reserves; | |||
• | Reserve Life Indexrefers to the number of years determined by dividing the aggregate of the reserves of a property by the estimated production per year from such property using estimated production for the year 2005 as a reference; | |||
• | Reservesrefers to estimated remaining quantities of oil and natural gas and related substances anticipated to be recovered from known accumulations, from a given date forward, based on: (i) analysis of drilling, geological, geophysical and engineering data; (ii) the use of established technology; and specified economic conditions which are generally accepted as being reasonable and shall be disclosed. Reserves are classified according to the degree of certainty associated with the estimate; | |||
• | royalty interestrefers to an interest in an oil and gas property consisting of a royalty granted in respect of production from the property; | |||
• | Total Proved Plus Probable Reservesmeans the aggregate of Proved Reserves and Probable Reserves before the deduction of royalties; | |||
• | Undeveloped Reservesrefers to those reserves expected to be produced from known accumulation where a significant expenditure (e.g. when compared to the cost of drilling a well) is required to render them capable of production. They must fully meet the requirements of the reserve classification (proved, probable) to which they are assigned; | |||
• | Unitizationrefers to a process whereby owners of adjoining properties pool reserves into a single unit operated by one of the owners, typically in order to conduct secondary recovery projects in a manner that promotes improved recovery of reserves from a pool or field; and | |||
• | working interestrefers to the percentage of undivided interest held by Pengrowth in an oil and gas property. |
Abbreviations
• | bbl, bbls, mbbls, and mmbblsrefers to barrel, barrels, thousands of barrels and millions of barrels, respectively; | |||
• | bblpdrefers to barrels per day; | |||
• | boe, mboe and mmboerefers to barrels of oil equivalent, thousands of barrels of oil equivalent and millions of barrels of oil equivalent, respectively, on the basis of one boe being equal to one barrel of oil or NGLs or six mcf of natural gas; barrels of oil equivalent may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation; a conversion ratio of 6 mcf of natural gas to one boe is based on an energy equivalency conversation method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead; | |||
• | boepdrefers to barrels of oil equivalent per day; | |||
• | $M and $MMrefers to thousands of dollars and millions of dollars, respectively; | |||
• | mmbtu and mmbtupdrefers to a million British thermal units and million British thermal units per day respectively; | |||
• | mcf, mmcf, bcf and tcfrefers to thousands of cubic feet, millions of cubic feet, billions of cubic feet and trillions of cubic feet, respectively; | |||
• | mcfpd and mmcfpdrefers to thousands of cubic feet per day and millions of cubic feet per day respectively; and | |||
• | NGLsrefers to natural gas liquids. |
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CONVERSION
In this Annual Information Form measurements are given in Standard Imperial or metric units only. The following table sets forth certain standard conversions.
To Convert From | To | Multiply By | ||
mcf | cubic metre | 28.174 | ||
cubic metre | cubic feet | 35.494 | ||
bbls | cubic metre | 0.159 | ||
cubic metre | bbls | 6.290 | ||
feet | metre | 0.305 | ||
metre | feet | 3.281 | ||
miles | kilometre | 1.609 | ||
kilometre | miles | 0.621 | ||
acres | hectares | 0.405 | ||
hectares | acres | 2.471 |
Unless otherwise stated, all sums of money referred to in this Annual Information Form are expressed in Canadian dollars.
PRESENTATION OF OUR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Financial information in this Annual Information Form has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in Canada. Canadian GAAP differs in some significant respects from U.S. GAAP and thus our financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of U.S. companies. The principal differences as they apply to us are summarized in note 20 to the audited annual consolidated financial statements of Pengrowth Trust which are available on the SEDAR website atwww.sedar.com and in our Form 40-F which is available through EDGAR at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s website atwww.sec.gov.
We present our financial information in Canadian dollars.
PRESENTATION OF OUR RESERVE INFORMATION
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) generally permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proved reserves after the deduction of royalties and interests of others which are those reserves that a company has demonstrated by actual production or conclusive formation tests to be economically producible under existing economic and operating conditions. In 2003, the securities regulatory authorities in Canada (other than Québec) adopted National Instrument 51-101 —Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities(“NI 51-101”), which imposes oil and gas disclosure standards for Canadian public issuers engaged in oil and gas activities. NI 51-101 permits oil and gas issuers, in their filings with Canadian securities regulators, to disclose not only proved reserves but also probable reserves, and to disclose reserves and production on a gross basis before deducting royalties. Probable reserves are of a higher risk and are less likely to be accurately estimated or recovered than proved reserves. Because we are permitted to prepare this Annual Information Form in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements, we have disclosed in this Annual Information Form and in the documents incorporated by reference reserves designated as “probable”. If this Annual Information Form was required to be prepared in accordance with U.S. disclosure requirements, the SEC’s guidelines would prohibit reserves in these categories from being included. Moreover, in accordance with Canadian practice, we have determined and disclosed estimated future net cash flow from our reserves using both escalated and constant prices and costs; for the constant prices and costs case, prices and costs in effect as of December 31, 2004 were held constant for the economic life of the reserves. The SEC does not permit the disclosure of estimated future net cash flow from reserves based on escalating prices and costs and generally requires that prices and costs be held constant at levels in effect at the date of the reserve report. For a description of these and additional differences between Canadian and U.S. standards of reporting reserves, see “Risk Factors — Canadian and United States practices differ in reporting reserves and production”. Additional information prepared in accordance with United States Statement of Financial Accounting
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Standards No. 69 “Disclosures About Oil and Gas Producing Activities” relating to our oil and gas reserves is set forth in our Form 40-F which is available through EDGAR at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this Annual Information Form, including certain documents incorporated by reference, constitute forward-looking statements. The use of any of the words “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “should”, “believe” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements. We believe the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable. However, we cannot assure you that these expectations will prove to be correct. You should not unduly rely on forward-looking statements included, or incorporated by reference, in this Annual Information Form. These statements speak only as of the date of this Annual Information Form or as of the date specified in the documents incorporated by reference in this Annual Information Form, as the case may be. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
In particular, this Annual Information Form, including the documents incorporated by reference, contains forward-looking statements pertaining to the following:
• | the size of our reserves; | |||
• | oil and natural gas production levels; | |||
• | capital expenditures; | |||
• | projections of market prices and costs and the related sensitivities of distributions; | |||
• | supply and demand for oil and natural gas; | |||
• | expectations regarding the ability to raise capital and to continually add to our reserves through acquisitions and exploration and development; and | |||
• | treatment under governmental regulatory regimes and tax laws. |
Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of the risk factors set forth below and elsewhere in this Annual Information Form, including under “Risk Factors”:
• | volatility in market prices for oil and natural gas; | |||
• | liabilities inherent in our oil and gas operations; | |||
• | uncertainties associated with estimating reserves; | |||
• | competition for, among other things, capital, reserves, undeveloped lands and skilled personnel; | |||
• | incorrect assessments of the value of our acquisitions; | |||
• | geological, technical, drilling and processing problems; and | |||
• | changes in income tax laws or changes in tax laws and incentive programs relating to the oil and gas industry and royalty trusts. |
These factors should not be construed as exhaustive. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST
Pengrowth Trust is an oil and gas royalty trust that was created under the laws of the Province of Alberta on December 2, 1988. Pengrowth Trust is governed by a trust indenture dated July 27, 2004 (amending and restating the trust indenture dated June 17, 2003 and with further amendments authorized by unitholders on April 22, 2004), between Pengrowth Corporation and Computershare, as trustee. In 1996, Pengrowth Trust’s original name, “Pengrowth Gas Income Fund”, was changed to “Pengrowth Energy Trust”. The purpose of Pengrowth Trust is to purchase and hold royalty units issued by Pengrowth Corporation, its majority owned subsidiary, and to issue trust units to members of the public. Pengrowth Corporation acquires, owns and manages working interests and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties. The beneficiaries of Pengrowth Trust are the unitholders.
Pengrowth Corporation was created under the laws of the Province of Alberta on December 30, 1987. In 1998, the name of Pengrowth Corporation was changed from “Pengrowth Gas Corporation” to “Pengrowth Corporation”. Pengrowth Corporation has 1,100 common shares outstanding, 1,000 of which are owned by Pengrowth Trust and 100 of which are owned by Pengrowth Management.
Pengrowth Management was created under the laws of the Province of Alberta on December 16, 1982. Pengrowth Management serves as the manager of Pengrowth Trust and as the manager of Pengrowth Corporation.
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST
Organization and Structure
Under the royalty indenture between Pengrowth Corporation and Computershare, as trustee, Pengrowth Corporation has granted a royalty consisting of a 99% share of “royalty income” to the holders of royalty units. The royalty units represent fractional undivided interests in the royalty.
Under the trust indenture between Pengrowth Corporation and Computershare, as trustee, Pengrowth Trust has issued trust units to the unitholders. Each trust unit represents a fractional undivided beneficial interest in Pengrowth Trust. Our unitholders are entitled to receive monthly distributions in respect of the royalty and in respect of investments that are held directly by us.
Pengrowth Trust presently holds approximately 99.9% of the royalty units issued by Pengrowth Corporation. In addition, Pengrowth Trust holds other permitted investments, such as oil and gas processing facilities, debt obligations of Pengrowth Corporation and cash.
Pengrowth Corporation acquires, owns and operates working interests and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties. Pengrowth Corporation has issued royalty units which entitle the holders thereof to receive a 99% share of the “royalty income” related to the oil and natural gas interests of Pengrowth Corporation.
Pengrowth Corporation owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of Pengrowth Acquisition Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada. Pengrowth Corporation also holds a 0.01% partnership interest in two limited partnerships, Pengrowth Heavy Oil Partnership and Pengrowth Energy Partnership, and acts as the general partner of the partnerships. The remaining 99.99% partnership interest in each of the partnerships is held by Pengrowth Acquisition Corporation. Pengrowth Acquisition Corporation and the two limited partnerships were formed during 2004 to facilitate the acquisition of certain properties from Murphy Oil Corporation.
Pursuant to the unanimous shareholder agreement dated June 17, 2003 (amending and restating the unanimous shareholder agreement dated April 23, 2002), with further amendments authorized by unitholders on April 22, 2004, among Pengrowth Management, Pengrowth Trust, Pengrowth Corporation and Computershare, our unitholders and holders of royalty units (other than Computershare) are entitled to notice of, and to attend, all meetings of shareholders of Pengrowth Corporation and vote as shareholders at all meetings of the shareholders of Pengrowth Corporation to the same extent as if they were holders of common shares of Pengrowth Corporation in respect of all matters upon which theBusiness Corporations Act(Alberta) requires a shareholder vote including voting on the election of the directors of Pengrowth Corporation (other than the two directors to be appointed by Pengrowth
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Management), appointing its auditors and appointing the auditor of Pengrowth Trust. The right of holders of royalty units to vote as shareholders at all meetings of shareholders of Pengrowth Corporation is subject to clarification pursuant to certain amendments to the unanimous shareholder agreement proposed for consideration at the meeting of shareholders scheduled for April 26, 2005. In addition, our unitholders are entitled to vote on any proposed amendment to the unanimous shareholder agreement.
The principal business of Pengrowth Management is that of a specialty fund manager. Pengrowth Management currently provides advisory, management, and administrative services to Pengrowth Trust and to Pengrowth Corporation. In particular, Pengrowth Management also manages and provides services relating to the acquisition and disposition of oil and natural gas properties and other related assets on behalf of Pengrowth Corporation.
James S. Kinnear, President and a director of Pengrowth Management and Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Pengrowth Corporation, owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding voting securities of Pengrowth Management.
The following chart illustrates the organization and structure of Pengrowth.
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(1) | These properties were acquired in an acquisition of a company which had interests in oil and natural gas assets in Alberta and Saskatchewan. See “Recent Acquisitions, Financings and Developments — Murphy Oil Acquisition.” |
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Business Strategy and Strengths
Our goal is to maximize cash distributions on a per trust unit basis to our unitholders over time while enhancing the value of our trust units. We generally do not explore for oil and natural gas. Instead, we focus on making accretive acquisitions and maximizing the value of our mature property base by reducing operating costs, implementing new development technologies, including three dimensional seismic and tertiary recovery operations, and implementing other operational efficiencies.
Our ability to pay out distributions while enhancing unitholder value over time is dependent upon effective operations and our ability to make acquisitions which yield returns that exceed our cost of capital. We evaluate acquisition opportunities based upon the following acquisition criteria:
Financial
• | Acquisitions should increase future distributions on a per trust unit basis based upon current economics. | |||
• | The undiscounted aggregate projected future net cash flow from the properties should exceed the aggregate purchase price of the properties and provide a reasonable rate of return. | |||
• | The oil and gas producing properties to be acquired should, in the context of the market, have an attractive rate of return and a relatively low reserve cost. |
Operational
• | Properties to be acquired should be high quality, relatively long life, proven producing properties. Pengrowth Corporation gives priority to properties with: |
¡ | low anticipated capital expenditures relative to the cash generation potential of the properties; | |||
¡ | relatively low operating costs or high netbacks; | |||
¡ | experienced, well regarded industry operators or where operatorship may be assumed by Pengrowth; | |||
¡ | favourable production history; | |||
¡ | upside potential through infill drilling, improved field operations and other development activities; | |||
¡ | relatively long reserve life; and | |||
¡ | low environmental and site remediation risk. |
Independent Verification
• | Each purchase of new properties will be based on an independent engineering report except for properties where the purchase price is less than $5 million. |
Our structure, tax effectiveness and cost of capital allow us to bid competitively for oil and natural gas properties relative to taxable corporations and other taxable entities. Opportunities to acquire oil and gas properties generally arise from sellers looking to reduce indebtedness, seeking funds for higher risk exploration and development activities, exiting the business, or fulfilling other strategic objectives.
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Historical Development
Pengrowth Corporation’s first acquisition, in December of 1988, was the purchase of a 2.6507% interest in the Dunvegan Gas Unit No. 1 located near Fairview, Alberta in the Peace River Arch. Pengrowth Corporation financed the acquisition by issuing 1,250,000 royalty units at a price of $10.00 per royalty unit, substantially all of which were issued to Pengrowth Trust. Pengrowth Trust issued 1,243,500 trust units to the public at a price of $10.00 per trust unit for gross proceeds of $12,435,000 which were used to pay for the royalty units. An additional 56,500 royalty units were also issued in the public offering. Of these additional royalty units, 18,240 royalty units were outstanding as of December 31, 2004.
Commencing in 1991, Pengrowth Management adopted a plan, and established criteria, to build unitholder value through accretive acquisitions and financings of those acquisitions. Thereafter Pengrowth Corporation completed a series of acquisitions that were financed through periodic issuances of trust units, rights offerings and bank indebtedness.
Pengrowth Trust commenced a series of fully marketed equity offerings in 1994 to fund various property acquisitions. Since that time Pengrowth Corporation has continued a course of targeted asset acquisitions for cash. The most significant purchases and financings are described below.
Effective July 1, 1997, Pengrowth Corporation acquired a 98.11% working interest in the Judy Creek Beaverhill Lake Unit, a 94.58% working interest in the Judy Creek West Beaverhill Lake Unit, and a 9.58% working interest in the Swan Hills Unit No. 1 for a net purchase price of $496.1 million. In November 1997, Pengrowth Corporation increased its working interest in the Judy Creek Beaverhill Lake Unit to 100%. On October 15, 1997, Pengrowth Trust completed an offering of 23,928,572 trust units on an installment receipt basis with $12.50 per trust unit paid on closing and the balance of $8.75 per unit due on or before October 15, 1998. Gross proceeds raised amounted to $508 million comprised of cash of $299 million and an installment receivable of $209 million. On April 15, 1998, Pengrowth Corporation assumed operatorship of the Judy Creek Units from Imperial Oil Resources Ltd. Effective October 15, 1998, Pengrowth Trust acquired certain facilities interests related to operations in the Judy Creek and Swan Hills areas from Pengrowth Corporation for consideration of $106,000,000. Pengrowth Trust entered into an agreement to lease the facilities back to Pengrowth Corporation.
On November 10, 2000, Pengrowth Trust issued 8,165,000 trust units to raise gross proceeds of $155,135,000 which were applied to acquire interests in Goose River, House Mountain, Minnehik Buck Lake, Mitsue and Weyburn from Canadian Natural Resources Limited for cash consideration of $128,000,000 and the transfer of certain properties.
On May 31, 2001, Pengrowth Trust issued 10,895,000 trust units to raise gross proceeds of $225,526,500.
Effective June 15, 2001, Pengrowth Corporation acquired a royalty representing substantially all of the beneficial interest in the natural gas and liquids production from an 8.4% working interest in the Sable Offshore Energy Project (“SOEP”) from Nova Scotia Resources (Ventures) Limited (“NSRVL”), for $265 million (net adjusted price of $228.4 million). On December 24, 2001, Pengrowth Corporation acquired certain additional petroleum and natural gas rights and other assets from NSRVL for a gross purchase price of $27.5 million. On May 7, 2003, Pengrowth Corporation acquired an 8.4% working interest in the four SOEP production facilities downstream of Thebaud Central Platform from SOEP co-venturers ExxonMobil Canada Properties, Shell Canada Resources Limited, Imperial Oil Resources Ltd. and Mosbacher Operating Company Ltd. for net consideration of approximately $57 million. In May of 2003 Pengrowth entered into an agreement with Nova Scotia Resources Limited (“NSRL”) to purchase varying interests in eleven Significant Discovery Licenses (“SDLs”) for $4.5 million plus a 10% Net Profit Interest to Nova Scotia Resources Limited. In December 2003 Pengrowth acquired from Emera their 8.4% interest in the SOEP offshore production platforms facilities for $65 million. As a result of the foregoing transactions, Pengrowth Corporation holds an undivided 8.4% working interest in SOEP.
On June 4, 2002, Pengrowth Trust issued 8,000,000 trust units at a price of $15.40 per trust unit for total gross proceeds of $123.2 million.
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On October 1, 2002, with an effective date of July 1, 2002, Pengrowth Corporation acquired certain properties located in northern British Columbia from Calpine Natural Gas Partnership for net consideration after adjustments of $352 million.
In November, 2002, Pengrowth Trust completed a cross-border equity offering in Canada and the United States of 20,125,000 trust units at $14.00 per trust unit (US$8.93 per unit) for gross proceeds of approximately $281.8 million. In total, two public trust unit offerings completed during 2002 raised $380 million in net equity proceeds.
On April 23, 2003, Pengrowth completed a US$200 million private placement of senior unsecured notes to a group of U.S. investors. The notes were offered in two tranches: US$150 million at 4.93% due April 23, 2010 and US$50 million at 5.47% due April 23, 2013. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually.
During 2004 and early 2005 Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Trust completed the following acquisitions and financings:
On March 23, 2004, Pengrowth Trust completed an equity offering of 10,900,000 trust units, including 2,700,000 trust units issued upon exercise of an underwriters’ option, at a price of $18.40 per trust unit for gross proceeds of $200.5 million.
On May 31, 2004 Pengrowth Corporation acquired certain properties from Murphy Oil Corporation (the “Murphy Properties”) for $551 million. See — Recent Acquisitions, Financings and Developments — Murphy Oil Acquisition.”
On August 12, 2004 Pengrowth acquired an additional 34.35% working interest in the company operated Kaybob Notikewan Gas Unit, adding approximately 2 mmboes of proved plus probable reserves for $20 million before adjustments. The acquisition increased Pengrowth’s working interest in the unit to 99%.
On December 30, 2004, Pengrowth Trust completed an equity offering of 15,985,000 Class B trust units, including 5,285,000 Class B trust units issued upon exercise of an underwriters’ option and an over-allotment option, at a price of $18.70 per Class B trust unit for gross proceeds of $298.92 million.
On February 17, 2005, Pengrowth entered into an Arrangement Agreement with Crispin Energy Inc. (“Crispin”) under which Pengrowth will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Crispin, subject to certain restrictions, on the basis of 0.0725 Class B trust units for each share held by Canadian resident shareholders of Crispin who file the required notice of residency prior to the effective date of the arrangement and 0.0512 Class A trust units for each share held by non-Canadian resident shareholders of Crispin or those who do not file the required notice of residency prior to the effective date of the arrangement, provided that the number of Class A trust units issued may not be more than 25% of the Class B trust units issued pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement under theBusiness Corporations Act(Alberta) (the “Crispin Arrangement”). Completion of the Crispin Arrangement is expected prior to the end of April 2005.
Since the formation of Pengrowth in 1988, Pengrowth has completed a total of 18 public financings of equity for gross proceeds approximately $2.3 billion.
Recent Acquisitions, Financings and Developments
Reclassification of Trust Unit Capital
At the annual general and special meeting of the shareholders of Pengrowth Corporation, the annual and special meeting of unitholders and the special meeting of royalty unitholders, held on April 22, 2004, amendments were approved to the trust indenture, royalty indenture, unanimous shareholder agreement and articles of Pengrowth Corporation by in excess of 95% of the votes cast at the meetings to facilitate the reclassification of our trust unit capital. The reclassification of our trust unit capital into two classes of units: Class A Trust Units and Class B Trust Units occurred on July 27, 2004. The reclassification was recommended by the Board of Directors to provide a mechanism to ensure that a majority of the outstanding trust units, after the implementation period, would be held by
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residents of Canada, thereby preserving Pengrowth’s mutual fund trust status under theIncome Tax Act(Canada) (the “Tax Act”). See “Trust Units — Trust Unit Reclassification”.
Conversion of Class B Trust Units into Class A Trust Units
The Class B trust units are convertible into Class A trust units on a one-for-one basis, provided that at the time of conversion the number of Class A trust units outstanding is not greater than the Ownership Threshold of 49.75% and that the conversion will not result in the number of Class A trust units outstanding immediately after giving effect to the conversion exceeding the Ownership Threshold. See “Trust Units — Trust Unit Reclassification”.
As of the date hereof, approximately 863,716 additional Class B trust units must be issued by Pengrowth for the Class A trust units to be at or below the Ownership Threshold. It is anticipated that approximately 462,098 additional Class A trust units and approximately 3,888,205 additional Class B trust units will be issued pursuant to the Crispin Arrangement, which is expected to be completed prior to the end of April, 2005. As a result, following the completion of the Crispin Arrangement, the Class A trust units will be below the Ownership Threshold. In addition to public offerings of Class B trust units, the number of Class B trust units will increase over time upon the exercise of options and rights under our incentive plans and the conversion of phantom units under the long term incentive plan all of which are exercisable for Class B trust units. Pengrowth Trust also issues additional Class B trust units each month pursuant to our Distribution Reinvestment and Trust Unit Purchase Plan (“DRIP”). In 2004, an aggregate of approximately 2,200,000 trust units were issued pursuant to our incentive plans and the DRIP.
As a result of these on-going issuances of Class B trust units, the opportunity may exist for Class B trust units to be converted into Class A trust units on a continuing basis.
To provide all unitholders with an equal and orderly opportunity to convert Class B trust units into Class A trust units, Pengrowth intends to implement a new form of reservation system. The reservation system will be considered by the holders of trust units at the annual meeting of holders of trust units to be held on April 26, 2005. If approved, all registered and beneficial unitholders will have the opportunity to participate in the reservation system by providing an appropriate form to Computershare. Computershare will at specified times select unitholders from among all of the unitholders within the reservation system using a random selection process that provides essentially an equal opportunity to all unitholders within the system. Each selection will entitle a unitholder to convert up to 1,000 Class B trust units into Class A trust units. Unitholders will remain in the reservation system until they receive reservation numbers in respect of all of their Class B trust units within the system or until the reservation expires in accordance with its terms. It is anticipated that selections will occur monthly, but they may occur more or less frequently as determined by the Board of Directors of Pengrowth Corporation. At each periodic selection, the number of unitholders that will be selected will be limited by the number of Class B trust units that may be converted into Class A trust units without exceeding the Ownership Threshold (subject to a safety margin of Class B trust units that will be maintained).
Further details regarding the reservation system, including potential tax consequences of a conversion of Class B trust units to Class A trust units, will be provided sufficiently in advance of the first selection process so that all interested unitholders will have an equal opportunity to participate.
2005 Capital Expenditure Program
On November 29, 2004, the Board of Directors of Pengrowth Corporation approved Pengrowth’s 2005 Capital Expenditure Program of up to $171 million. Pengrowth will continue to develop the Judy Creek miscible flood program through a combination of infill drilling and new horizontal injection wells. In north east British Columbia, Pengrowth will focus on new gas wells and further development of existing waterflood programs. Pengrowth also anticipates an additional well being drilled and increased compression being installed at the Sable Offshore Energy Project. Several drilling opportunities in both heavy oil and shallow gas in the Murphy Properties are anticipated to be completed in 2005. The table below provides a breakdown of Pengrowth’s 2005 Capital Expenditure Program (A) between (i) operated and (ii) non-operated properties and (B) between (i) maintenance and enhancement expenditures and (ii) development expenditures.
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Maintenance | ||||||||||||
and | Total | |||||||||||
Enhancement | Development | Capital | ||||||||||
(in millions) | ||||||||||||
Operated Properties | ||||||||||||
Alberta | $ | 22 | $ | 30 | $ | 52 | ||||||
Murphy Properties | 2 | 25 | 27 | |||||||||
Northeast British Columbia | 4 | 17 | 21 | |||||||||
Subtotal | $ | 28 | $ | 72 | $ | 100 | ||||||
Non-operated Properties | $ | 40 | $ | 31 | $ | 71 | ||||||
Total | $ | 68 | $ | 103 | $ | 171 | ||||||
Murphy Oil Acquisition
On May 31, 2004 Pengrowth Corporation acquired the Murphy Properties from Murphy Oil Corporation for $550 million, subject to customary adjustments. The Murphy Properties represent a diverse group of assets within western Canada, encompassing interests in the West Central Alberta and Peace River Arch areas (including interests in the McLeod and Deep Basin areas); Southern Alberta (including interests in the Countess, Princess and Twining/Three Hills areas); and heavy oil (including interests in the Lindbergh, Tangleflags and Bodo/Cactus areas). The properties also include 219,000 acres of undeveloped land. See the Business Acquisition Report dated August 13, 2004 filed on SEDAR on August 13, 2004 and the supplement thereto filed on December 22, 2004, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Borrowing and Note Payable
In December 2004, Pengrowth Corporation negotiated a $375 million revolving credit facility syndicated among eight financial institutions. This credit facility is extendible on a 364 day revolving basis which, if not extended, will result in a two year amortization term. Pengrowth Corporation also has a $35 million demand operating line of credit. As of March 28, 2005, an aggregate of $195 million was drawn on these facilities which are also reduced by outstanding letters of credit in the amount of approximately $22 million. In addition, a note payable is due to Emera in respect to the acquisition of the SOEP facilities. The note is secured by Pengrowth’s working interest in SOEP. It is a non-interest bearing note with payments due as follows: $15 million on December 29, 2005 and $20 million on December 31, 2006.
Unitholder Limited Liability
Effective July 1, 2004 theIncome Trusts Liability Act(Alberta) was proclaimed in force. The Act creates a statutory limitation on the liability of unitholders of Alberta income trusts such as Pengrowth Trust. The legislation provides that a unitholder will not be, as a beneficiary, liable for any act, default, obligation or liability of the trustee that arises after the legislation comes into effect. The legislation does not affect the liability of unitholders with respect to any act, default, obligation or liability that arose before July 1, 2004.
Crispin Acquisition
On February 17, 2005, Pengrowth entered into an Arrangement Agreement with Crispin Energy Inc. (“Crispin”) under which Pengrowth will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Crispin, subject to certain restrictions, on the basis of 0.0725 Class B trust units for each share held by Canadian resident shareholders of Crispin who file the required notice of residency prior to the effective date of the arrangement and 0.0512 Class A trust units for each share held by non-Canadian resident shareholders of Crispin or those who do not file the required notice of residency prior to the effective date of the arrangement, provided that the number of Class A trust units issued may not be more than 25% of the Class B trust units issued pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement under the
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Business Corporations Act(Alberta). Completion of the Crispin Arrangement is expected prior to the end of April 2005.
2004 Equity Financings
On March 23, 2004, Pengrowth Trust completed an equity offering of 10,900,000 trust units, including 2,700,000 trust units issued upon exercise of an underwriters’ option, at a price of $18.40 per trust unit for gross proceeds of $200.5 million and net proceeds of $190 million.
On December 30, 2004, Pengrowth Trust completed an equity offering of 15,985,000 Class B trust units, including 5,285,000 Class B trust units issued upon exercise of an underwriters’ option and an over-allotment option, at a price of $18.70 per Class B trust unit for gross proceeds of $298.92 million and net proceeds of $283.3 million.
Trends
There are a number of business and economic factors which underlie trends in the oil and gas industry that influence the near term future of our business.
The conversion of traditional oil and gas companies into income and royalty trusts has continued in 2004. The proliferation of income and royalty trusts, the efforts of these trusts to replace annual production declines, robust oil and natural gas prices and low interest rates have resulted in a very competitive market for the acquisition of oil and gas properties and related assets. There has been a corresponding increase in the valuation parameters for corporate and asset acquisitions, while at the same time income and royalty trusts, including Pengrowth Trust, have enjoyed favourable access to equity and debt capital markets.
Commodity prices, while volatile, are at high levels compared with historical averages. However, the appreciation of the Canadian dollar in 2004 relative to the U.S. dollar has offset a portion of the economic benefit to Canadian oil and gas producers, including trusts, of these higher prices. Increases or decreases in the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar also result in decreases or increases, respectively, in net revenue as oil and gas prices are demonstrated in US dollars and operating costs are denominated in Canadian dollars. The Canadian dollar has continued its strength into 2005.
At the same time, interest rates have been at, or remain near, their lowest levels in 40 years, providing a significant stimulative impact on the North American economy.
For additional information regarding Pengrowth Trust’s strategy in this business environment, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Outlook” on page 76 of Pengrowth Trust’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2004.
PENGROWTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Business
The principal business of Pengrowth Management is that of a specialty fund manager. Pengrowth Management currently provides advisory, management, and administrative services primarily to Pengrowth Trust and Pengrowth Corporation. Pengrowth Management also previously provided investment advisory and management services in relation to investments by several Canadian pension funds in the energy sector. These investments were subsequently acquired by Pengrowth Corporation for royalty units and cash. Pengrowth Management utilizes its extensive experience and employs prudent oil and gas business practices to increase the value of the assets of Pengrowth Corporation through effective acquisitions and dispositions and through effective operations. Pengrowth Management has focused upon high quality, long life proven producing properties located in Canada. Pengrowth Management will continue to focus upon acquisitions which are strategic and which add value to Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Trust on a per unit basis.
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Management Agreement
The unitholders and the holders of royalty units approved an amended and restated management agreement among Pengrowth Trust, Pengrowth Corporation, Pengrowth Management and Computershare, as trustee (the “Management Agreement”) at annual and special meetings held on June 17, 2003. The Management Agreement governs both Pengrowth Trust and Pengrowth Corporation. The Board of Directors negotiated the Management Agreement with Pengrowth Management, to incentivize future performance and to avoid the upfront termination payments associated with internalizations.
Key elements of the Management Agreement are:
• | two distinct 3-year terms with a declining fee structure in the second 3-year term; | |||
• | a base fee determined on a sliding scale: | |||
¡ | in the first three-year contract term: |
n | 2% of the first $200 million of Income; and | |||
n | 1% of the balance of Income over $200 million; and |
¡ | in the second three-year contract term: |
n | 1.5% of the first $200 million of Income; and | |||
n | 0.5% of the balance of Income over $200 million. |
(For these purposes, “Income” means the aggregate of net production revenue of Pengrowth Corporation and any other income earned from permitted investments of Pengrowth Trust (excluding interest on cash or near-cash deposits or similar investments).
• | a performance based fee based on total returns received by unitholders which essentially compensates Pengrowth Management for total annual returns which average in excess of 8% per annum over a 3-year period; | |||
• | a ceiling on total fees payable determined in reference to a percentage of the fees paid under the previous management agreement: 80% each year in the first three-year contract term and 60% each year in the second three-year contract term and subject to a further ceiling essentially equivalent to $12 million annually during the second three-year contract term; | |||
• | requirement for Pengrowth Management to pay certain expenses of Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Trust of approximately $2 million per year; | |||
• | an annual minimum management fee of $3.6 million comprised of $1.6 million of management fees and $2.0 million of expenses; | |||
• | key man provisions in respect of James S. Kinnear, the President of Pengrowth Management; | |||
• | an annual bonus pool based on 10% of Pengrowth Management’s base fee and performance fee for employees of, and special consultants to, Pengrowth Corporation; and | |||
• | an optional buyout of the Management Agreement at the election of the Board of Directors upon the expiry of the first three-year contract term with a termination payment of essentially 2/3 of the management fee paid during the first three-year contract term plus expenses of termination. |
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The responsibilities of Pengrowth Management under the Management Agreement include:
• | reviewing and negotiating acquisitions for Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Trust; | |||
• | providing written reports to the Board of Directors to keep Pengrowth Corporation fully informed about the acquisition, exploration, development, operation and disposition of properties, the marketing of petroleum substances, risk management practices and forecasts as to market conditions; | |||
• | supervising Pengrowth Corporation in connection with its acting as operator of certain of its properties; | |||
• | arranging for, and negotiating on behalf of, and in the name of, Pengrowth Corporation all contracts with third parties for the proper management and operation of the properties of Pengrowth Corporation; | |||
• | supervising, training and providing leadership to the employees and consultants of Pengrowth Corporation and assisting in recruitment of key employees of Pengrowth Corporation; | |||
• | arranging for professional services for Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Trust; | |||
• | arranging for borrowings by Pengrowth Corporation and equity issuances by Pengrowth Trust; and | |||
• | conducting general unitholder services, including investor relations, maintaining regulatory compliance, providing information to unitholders in respect of material changes in the business of Pengrowth Corporation or Pengrowth Trust and all other reports required by law, and calling, holding and distributing material in respect of meetings of unitholders and holders of royalty units. |
Despite the broad authority of Pengrowth Management, approval of the Board of Directors is required on decisions relating to any offerings, including the issuance of additional trust units, acquisitions in excess of $5 million, annual operating and capital expenditure budgets, the establishment of credit facilities, the determination of cash distributions paid to unitholders, the amendment of any of the constating documents of Pengrowth Corporation or Pengrowth Trust and the amount of the assumed expenses of Pengrowth Management which are a portion of the compensation of Pengrowth Management.
Management Fee
Management fees are calculated on a percentage of “net operating income” (oil and gas sales and other income, less royalties, operating costs, solvent amortization and reclamation funding.) The base fee has been reduced from a sliding scale between 3.5% and 2.5%, to the new rate of 2% on the first $200 million of net operating income and 1% on net operating income over $200 million. Acquisition fees have been eliminated (effective July 1, 2003), and Pengrowth Management is eligible to receive a “performance fee” if certain performance criteria are met. The previous fee arrangements remain relevant however as there is a cap imposed on the fees, including the performance fee, limiting the aggregate of such fees to 80% of the fees that would otherwise have been paid under the old management agreement (inclusive of acquisition fees) for the first three years, and 60% for the second three years.
Bonus Pool
As an incentive to officers, employees and special consultants of Pengrowth Management (including employees of Pengrowth Corporation but excluding the President, James S. Kinnear), an annual bonus pool has been established which is carved out from the management fee paid to Pengrowth Management, determined as 10% of the total fees received by Pengrowth Management (i.e. 10% of the management fee and any performance fee earned). Bonuses are paid from time to time in accordance with criteria to be set at the discretion of Pengrowth Management as a further incentive for performance.
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PENGROWTH CORPORATION — OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
As at December 31, 2004, Pengrowth Corporation had 289 permanent employees. Pengrowth Corporation has invested more than $2.68 billion in the energy sector primarily to purchase mature, proven producing oil and natural gas properties in Canada.
Principal Properties
The portfolio of properties acquired and held by Pengrowth Corporation primarily includes relatively long life, oil and gas producing properties with established production profiles.
Pengrowth Corporation obtained the GLJ Report dated February 15, 2005 in respect to the oil and gas properties of Pengrowth Corporation effective December 31, 2004. All reserve data presented under this sub-heading is based on the GLJ Report.
Pengrowth Corporation’s producing properties are summarized in the following table:
Summary of Property Interests Held by Pengrowth Corporation as at December 31, 2004
Pengrowth | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Proved | 2004 Actual Oil | Estimated Oil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Remaining | Reserve | Plus Probable | Value at 10% | Equivalent | Equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||
Reserve Life | Life Index | Reserves(2) | Discount | Production(2)(3) | Production(2) | |||||||||||||||||||
(Years) | (Years) | (mboe) | ($M) | (boepd) | (boepd) | |||||||||||||||||||
Judy Creek BHL Unit | 50 | 11.9 | 39,691 | 367,690 | 10,103 | 9,128 | ||||||||||||||||||
Judy Creek West BHL Unit | 50 | 17.8 | 9,934 | 51,129 | 1,495 | 1,529 | ||||||||||||||||||
SOEP | 10 | 7.5 | 17,610 | 251,446 | 6,628 | 6,468 | ||||||||||||||||||
Weyburn Unit | 41 | 19.3 | 16,671 | 105,348 | 2,301 | 2,371 | ||||||||||||||||||
Swan Hills Unit No.1 | 50 | 21.8 | 10,605 | 64,151 | 1,297 | 1,331 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monogram Gas Unit | 31 | 8.2 | 6,647 | 86,550 | 1,610 | 2,222 | ||||||||||||||||||
McLeod River | 33 | 7.0 | 5,951 | 69,325 | 1,700 | 2,323 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dunvegan Gas Unit No. 1 | 39 | 10.9 | 5,643 | 48,859 | 1,150 | 1,418 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tangleflags | 20 | 7.4 | 5,633 | 25,709 | 1,308 | 2,086 | ||||||||||||||||||
East Bodo | 39 | 32.6 | 5,264 | 21,352 | 319 | 442 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oak | 42 | 12.1 | 4,952 | 55,597 | 1,283 | 1,124 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kaybob Notikewin Unit No. 1 | 50 | 13.1 | 4,824 | 41,111 | 905 | 1,008 | ||||||||||||||||||
Princess | 50 | 13.3 | 4,104 | 42,044 | 360 | 845 | ||||||||||||||||||
Twining | 40 | 9.2 | 4,083 | 44,834 | 842 | 1,217 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rigel | 21 | 6.1 | 3,808 | 67,181 | 2,366 | 1,713 | ||||||||||||||||||
Enchant | 50 | 12.8 | 3,706 | 30,046 | 764 | 790 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quirk Creek | 31 | 10.2 | 3,361 | 25,739 | 849 | 902 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other(1) | 50 | 8.8 | 66,126 | 768,971 | 18,422 | 20,703 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 50 | 10.4 | 218,613 | 2,167,082 | 53,702 | 57,620 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes: | ||
(1) | “Other” includes Pengrowth Corporation’s working and royalty interest in 111 other properties. | |
(2) | Natural gas has been converted to barrels of oil equivalent on the basis of six mcf of natural gas being equal to one boe. | |
(3) | Murphy properties based on seven months of production averaged over the year. |
Judy Creek Beaverhill Lake Unit and Judy Creek West Beaverhill Lake Unit
Pengrowth Corporation holds a 100% working interest in the Judy Creek Beaverhill Lake Unit (the “Judy Creek A Pool”) and a 98.38% working interest in the Judy Creek West Beaverhill Lake Unit (the “Judy Creek B Pool”), (together, “Judy Creek”). Judy Creek is located approximately 200 kilometres northwest of Edmonton in North-Central Alberta and covers an area of approximately 155 square kilometres (60 sections). Judy Creek was discovered in 1959, placed on waterflood (secondary recovery) in 1962 and miscible flood (tertiary recovery) in 1985. Original oil in place totalled 815 mmbbls of oil in the Judy Creek A Pool, making it one of the largest oil pools discovered in western Canada. To December 31, 2004, a total of 351 mmbbls have been produced from the Judy Creek A Unit (before royalties). Remaining Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves at December 31, 2004 are estimated at 31.6 mmboe. Original oil in place at the Judy Creek B Unit totalled 262 mmbbls and, as at December
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31, 2004, 114 mmbbls have been produced (before royalties). Original oil in place at the Judy Creek A and B Pools combined totals 1,077 mmbbls, with an aggregate of 465 mmbbls produced as at December 31, 2004. Pengrowth’s average production for Judy Creek in 2004 was 11,598 boepd (before royalties). The remaining producing reserve life is 50 years and the Reserve Life Index is 11.9 and 17.8 years, respectively for the A and B pools.
Development Activity
Pengrowth Corporation operates both the Judy Creek A and B Pools. Pengrowth Corporation has continued the enhanced oil recovery program that was initiated at Judy Creek in 1985. In the Judy Creek hydrocarbon miscible flood program, oil production is increased by injecting a light, hydrocarbon-based solvent (ethane and methane) into the reservoir. In 2004, solvent was injected at 12 injection wells and Pengrowth Corporation is anticipating increased oil production from up to 34 offsetting production wells.
Development activity in 2004 was largely focused within the “A” Pool and included five horizontal solvent injection wells and five oil producers. Drilling and related activities such as well workovers and conversions resulted in the development of nine new solvent patterns and three new waterflood patterns in 2004. Six of the new solvent patterns were receiving solvent by year end with response expected during the first quarter of 2005. The remaining patterns are scheduled to begin injection by mid 2005 with response expected one to three months later.
Other methods of enhancing future production in Judy Creek are being investigated including the use of CO2 as a solvent, potentially increasing recovery and reducing solvent costs. Natural gas production may also be possible through development of the coal bed methane potential on Pengrowth Corporation’s acreage. Pengrowth has recently entered into an agreement with a prominent coal bed methane company for the farmout of a portion of Pengrowth’s CBM potential lands at Judy Creek pursuant to which a minimum of two horizontal wells will be drilled to test the Mannville coal formations.
During 2004 significant upgrades were completed on the Judy Creek “A” Pool produced water injection system. These proactive upgrades improve the integrity of the system. Upgrades in the control systems of five gas compression installations were also completed in 2004. These upgrades increase the reliability and operating efficiency of the units and are expected to result in reduced maintenance and fuel consumption costs.
Development plans in 2005 include drilling up to seven new oil wells, two injection wells and three gas wells targeting shallow natural gas reservoirs.
Sable Offshore Energy Project (SOEP)
2004 represented the first full year that Pengrowth held a full 8.4% working interest in both the production and facilities associated with the Sable Offshore Energy Project. Tier I was completed over the course of 1999 to 2002 and consists of the North Triumph, Venture and Thebaud fields. Tier II development began in late 2002 with gas brought on stream in late 2003 with the completion of two wells at Alma. Both Alma wells continue to perform solidly. 2004 saw further development at Tier II in the South Venture field. South Venture 1, a previously drilled development well, was tied-in and placed on production in December 2004. A second South Venture well that started drilling in 2004 is expected to be on stream in the first quarter of 2005 and will help offset normal production decline.
As of December 31, 2004, the total SOEP remaining Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves are estimated by GLJ to be 985 bcf of natural gas and 45.5 mmbbls of NGLs and Pengrowth Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves are estimated to be 83 bcf of natural gas and 3.8 mmbbls of NGLs. Pengrowth’s working interest share of SOEP production averaged 33.9 mmcfpd of sales gas and 990 bblpd of NGLs in 2004 (before royalties).
Development Activity
A significant portion of Pengrowth’s capital expenditures on non-operated properties will be invested at SOEP in 2005. The capital will fund the drilling of a third well at South Venture and a potential infill well at Venture.
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Capital will also be spent on the construction of a 30,000 HP compression project which will be installed at Thebaud in 2006. Compression will allow the SOEP fields to be drawn down to much lower pressures allowing for a higher recovery of gas at higher production rates.
Weyburn Unit
Pengrowth owns a 9.75% working interest in the Encana operated Weyburn Unit in southeast Saskatchewan. Medium gravity oil is produced from the Midale carbonate reservoir under waterflood and, more recently, a CO2 miscible flood enhanced recovery scheme. The Weyburn Unit averaged 23,400 bblpd during 2004 and exited the year at 25,800 bblpd, exceeding budget expectations. At December 31, 2004, GLJ estimates remaining Total Proved Plus Probable company interest reserves of 16.7 mmboes with a remaining producing life of 41 years and a Reserve Life Index of 19.3 years.
Development Activity
2004 was a very active year in the Weyburn Unit. Expansion of the CO2 miscible flood continued with 12 new patterns being developed, adding to the 32 from previous years. Ultimately, 75 patterns are expected to be developed in the unit. In addition, there was ongoing development and optimization in existing enhanced oil recovery and waterflood areas where a total of 24 horizontal infill/re-entry wells were drilled. Excluding CO2 purchases, $68 MM was spent in the 2004 capital program. Only 4 of the 12 new enhanced oil recovery patterns started injection in 2004. With the success of the infill program, resulting in the bulk of the production increase, it was necessary for additional CO2 to be directed to the existing patterns to replace voidage. In 2005, injection will commence in more of the new enhanced oil recovery patterns depending on the availability of CO2.
The 2005 capital program is focused on further development and optimization in existing enhanced oil recovery and waterflood areas where opportunities exist to increase production and recovery. There are no plans to roll out any new miscible flood patterns until 2006. Capital expenditures of $43 MM are budgeted for 2005, excluding CO2 purchases, and will include 22 enhanced oil recovery and 8 waterflood infill wells. It is anticipated the capital projects will result in maintaining unit production at a level in excess of 25,000 bblpd during 2005. In addition, the injection of CO2 provides for an ongoing real and measurable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Swan Hills Unit No. 1
Pengrowth previously held a 10.45 percent working interest in the Devon operated Swan Hills Unit No. 1. On February 28, 2005, Pengrowth completed the acquisition of an additional 11.89 percent interest in the unit, bringing Pengrowth’s interest to 22.34 percent.
In 2004, Pengrowth’s working interest share of production from the Swan Hills Unit No. 1 was 1,297 boepd (before royalties). GLJ estimates that the total remaining Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves at December 31, 2004 are 88.4 mmbbls of oil, 58.7 bcf of natural gas and 3.3 mmbbls of NGLs (Pengrowth Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves are estimated to be 9.2 mmbbls of oil, 6.1 bcf of natural gas and 0.3 mmbbls of NGLs, exclusive of the recent acquisition) with a remaining producing life of 50 years and a Reserve Life Index of 22 years.
Development Activity
In 2004, six new wells were drilled. This included a successful 3 well infill program in the North Central Platform area and one well in the hillslide area. One producer and one injector were drilled as part of a two pattern development in the hydrocarbon miscible flood expansion area. Six hydrocarbon miscible flood patterns were active in 2004 including the two new patterns.
A CO2 miscible flood pilot project started injection in the fourth quarter of 2004. The project looks promising with the third injection cycle underway in January 2005 with no breakthrough of the CO2. The aim of the CO2 pilot is to quantify the incremental oil which may be recoverable beyond hydrocarbon miscible flooding. It is also expected this tertiary recovery process will recover additional solvent that has been left behind in the reservoir from the hydrocarbon miscible flood. A full scale project will qualify for Alberta Royalty Relief.
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A seven well infill drilling program has been approved by partners in the hillslide area for 2005. These wells will be drilled directionally to access an area that is underdeveloped. Several solvent injection cycles are planned in various hydrocarbon miscible flood patterns during 2005.
Monogram Gas Unit
Pengrowth Corporation’s working interest in the Monogram Gas Unit, located in southern Alberta, is 53.8%. The Monogram Gas Unit produces sweet, dry natural gas from the Medicine Hat, Milk River and Second White Specks formations. Pengrowth’s working interest share of 2004 production averaged 9.7 mmcfpd from 520 wells (280 net). Pengrowth Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves are estimated to be 39.9 bcf.
Development Activity
A successful 40-well infill drilling program was completed in 2001. The 2004 infill drilling program was nearly four times as large and was completed on time and ahead of budget projections. A total of 154 wells were drilled in 2004 and 149 were on stream by yearend. December production levels increased to 30 mmcfpd gross (16 mmcfpd net to Pengrowth) which more than doubled Pengrowth’s production of approximately 7.5 mmcfpd prior to commencing the infill program. New field and central compression was added, along with main line looping to reduce back pressure on the existing wells and to accommodate the new wells. The 2004 drilling program effectively downspaced the unit to eight wells per section.
McLeod River
The McLeod River property is located approximately 110 kilometres west of Edmonton. Production is obtained from the Rock Creek, Notikewin, Gething and Cardium formations. Pengrowth Corporation drilled four gas wells during 2004, with working interests between 50% and 100%. All the wells were tied-in and are on production. Lands and wells acquired from Murphy fit nicely with Pengrowth’s ownership in the area. Pengrowth’s working interest share of production from McLeod River averaged 1,700 boepd (before royalties) for 2004.
Development Activity
To date in 2005, one well is drilling with another to follow. Up to three additional wells are planned to be drilled in the second half of 2005.
Dunvegan Gas Unit No. 1
Pengrowth Corporation holds a 7.97% working interest in the Dunvegan Unit located near Fairview, Alberta, in the Peace River Arch, approximately 430 kilometers northwest of Edmonton. The Dunvegan natural gas field is operated by Devon Canada Corporation, has 155 (12 net) producing natural gas wells and covers an area of approximately 213 square kilometers. Approximately 95% of the Dunvegan Unit’s identified natural gas reserves are contained in the Mississippian Debolt formation at a depth of approximately 1,465 meters. A natural gas processing plant, gathering system and satellite facilities were built in 1973. A deep cut facility was completed in 1987 for the purpose of extracting propane, butane and heavier natural gas liquids from the raw natural gas stream. Sour gas processing facilities were added in 1996. A natural gas storage project also exists in the Dunvegan Unit.
GLJ estimates gross Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves of 316.9 bcf of natural gas and 17.9 mmbbls of NGLs (Pengrowth Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves of 25.3 bcf of natural gas and 1.4 mmbbls of NGLs) remain to be produced from the Dunvegan Unit as at December 31, 2004. It has a remaining life of 39 years and a Reserve Life Index of 10.9 years. Current production from the Dunvegan Unit is obtained from five zones. In 2004, Pengrowth Corporation’s working interest share of production averaged 1,150 boepd (before royalties). The majority of gas from the Dunvegan Unit is currently being sold under contract to Progas Limited with the remainder going to Pan-Alberta Gas Ltd. and other direct markets.
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Development Activity
A successful development program that commenced in the Dunvegan Unit in 2003 continued through 2004 with Pengrowth participating in the drilling of 26 infill wells. Despite adverse weather delaying completions and tie-ins, results to date indicate an average production rate exceeding 1 mmcfpd and 1 bcf of gross reserves per well. Due to the success of both the 2003 and 2004 programs, the unit operator has proposed a 36 well development program and 6 recompletions for 2005.
Tangleflags
Through the Murphy acquisition, Pengrowth acquired a 50% working interest in the Canadian Natural Resources Limited operated Tangleflags North enhanced oil recovery project and various interests in adjacent primary heavy oil production, also operated by Canadian Natural Resources Limited. Located in west central Saskatchewan, approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Lloydminster, the property produces 12° API oil mainly from the Lloydminster sands under a Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) thermal recovery process. The enhanced oil recovery project area contains horizontal producing wells along with both vertical and horizontal steam injection wells and commenced operation in the late 1980’s. As steam is injected into the reservoir and oil and water is withdrawn, a stream chamber is created which expands vertically and laterally, heating the reservoir allowing the oil to drain more easily to the horizontal producing wells located near the base of the reservoir. Ultimately, it is expected that in excess of 70% of the original oil in place of 35.6 mmbbls will be recovered in the enhanced oil recovery project area. Recovery to date is approximately 50%. As of December 31, 2004, GLJ estimates gross remaining Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves of 11.0 mmbbls.
Development Activity
Stratigraphic wells drilled in 2003 identified a new part of the reservoir to the southeast of the main pool that was suitable for thermal development. Two SAGD wells pairs were subsequently drilled in this area of the pool, steam injection began in early 2004 and the producers were put on stream by mid year. As a result of this and other development and optimization activity during 2004, Pengrowth’s production at Tangleflags increased from 1,800 bblpd at the time of the acquisition to over 2,200 bblpd by year-end. Although there are no further plans for additional SAGD development, optimization activities continue in an effort to maintain production and maximize recovery.
Bodo/Cactus Lake
The Bodo, Cactus and Plover heavy oil properties were purchased in the Murphy acquisition. The properties produce mainly 12° API oil from the McLaren and 15° API oil from the Lloydminster reservoirs. The fields have several batteries to treat oil to pipeline specification, as well as a number of compressor stations to process solution and non-associated gas. An active waterflood is underway in East Bodo Lloydminster sands. During 2004, Pengrowth drilled six horizontal infill wells (4.5 net) in the South Bodo McLaren reservoir ranging up to 1,000 metres in horizontal length. These wells were successfully drilled in an existing field with low reservoir pressure. Production from these wells added approximately 400 boepd to the base production of 4,700 boepd.
Pengrowth continues to review uphole gas potential on the acquired lands and has successfully added processing volumes in existing facilities by aggressively pursuing third party opportunities.
Development Activity
The East Bodo waterflood will be expanded in the second quarter of 2005 by drilling three stepout wells and converting four producers to injectors. The production rate is expected to double in this particular pattern. Reservoir engineering work has begun on the Cosine portion of the same pool in preparation to further apply waterflood technology in the near future.
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Given the success of the 2004 infill horizontal drilling program in South Bodo, additional infill locations are currently being identified in South Bodo and Cactus Lake. A well clean out and reactivation program has resulted in incremental production of 120 boepd. Additional candidates have been identified.
The acquired lands continue to be reviewed for opportunities, as we populate a prospect inventory for drilling or recompletion later this year. Other means of monetizing the land base are being pursued for non-core properties, and farm out activities thus far have resulted in net incremental gas production of 525 mcfpd.
Oak
The Oak area is located in north-eastern British Columbia and is approximately 20 kilometres north of Fort St. John. The property consists of 43 operated oil and natural gas wells, six injection wells and seven water source wells surrounding two batteries and three natural gas compressor facilities. Pengrowth Corporation also holds a 20.6% working interest in the non-operated Oak Cecil “I” Unit #1. Production is obtained from the Halfway, Cecil, Baldonnel, Cadomin and Bluesky formations. Two vertical Baldonnel gas wells were drilled in 2004 with one tied in and the other under evaluation.
The Oak “C” simulation modeling is underway to optimize the waterflood performance and identify potential infill locations. The Oak “B” waterflood scheme was approved in early 2004 and water injection began in July, 2004 with response anticipated Q2 2005. Pengrowth’s working interest share of production averaged 1,283 boepd (before royalties) in 2004.
Development Activity
An Oak area Baldonnel gas play is proceeding with two proposed drilling locations for 2005 and potential follow-up locations based on the success in 2004.
Kaybob Notikewin Unit No. 1
Pengrowth Corporation’s ownership in the Kaybob Notikewin Unit No. 1 is 98.88% after purchasing an additional 34.35% working interest in an acquisition that closed in August 2004. The property produces natural gas and natural gas liquids from 19 wells in the Unit. In 2004, Pengrowth’s working interest share of production averaged 905 boepd (before royalties). GLJ estimates Pengrowth’s Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves at December 31, 2004 to be 4.8 mmboe with a Reserve Life Index of 13.1 years.
Development Activity
No further development is currently planned. Most of the long term inactive wells have now been abandoned.
Princess
Pengrowth acquired the Princess Field as part of the Murphy acquisition. The field has two compressor stations with dehydration equipment servicing over 200 shallow gas wells on 38 sections of lands. These wells are typically low volume, long life producers.
The company operated Princess property in southeast Alberta covers over 36 sections of land with mostly 100% working interest ownership. It produces sweet dry gas from the Milk River, Medicine Hat and Second White Specks sequence. Upon acquiring the property from Murphy, Pengrowth embarked on an active development program in 2004. Preparations required regulatory approvals for downspacing, negotiations with partners to swap working interests and consolidate land ownership as well as coordination of field services for drilling, completions and tie-ins. The program which involved the drilling of 23 infill wells resulted in the addition of approximately 300 boepd of long life production to the existing base production of 616 boepd. Production from the new wells came on stream in November.
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Development Activity
Up to 80 additional locations have been identified with an approximate 50 well program planned for Q3 2005 as well as certain infrastructure modifications to optimize production. Third party volumes are also processed through the Princess facilities to maximize equipment utilization.
Twining
The Twining Field is located approximately 160 kilometres northeast of Calgary. The primary producing zone is the Pekisko with additional production from the Ellerslie, Glauconite and Belly River zones. Working interest production from the Twining Field is currently 1,439 boepd.
Pengrowth operates over 100 wells and four main battery facilities in the Twining area. The company also operates the Equity Gas Unit No. 1 and has working interests in four non-operated units.
Development Activity
Since acquiring Murphy Oil’s interests in the Twining area, Pengrowth has been evaluating potential drilling locations. A 3-D seismic program in the first quarter of 2005 is intended to help identify locations for drilling which is expected to start this summer. Pengrowth is also monitoring CBM activity in the area including an existing program operated by MGV Energy Inc. on Pengrowth lands under a farmout agreement initiated by Murphy.
Rigel
The Rigel area is located in north-eastern British Columbia, approximately 40 kilometres north of Fort St. John. Pengrowth Corporation holds an average 60% working interest in the property. The property consists of four Cecil oil pools containing 33 oil wells, 16 injection wells and a central battery facility.
Optimization of pumping equipment is ongoing and stimulations of selected injectors will continue to optimize waterflood performance. The Rigel “I” and “H” pools are targeted for modeling and simulation work to identify opportunities to optimize the existing waterfloods. Pengrowth’s working interest share of production averaged 2,366 boepd (before royalties) in 2004.
Development Activity
One new well is currently budgeted.
Enchant
The Enchant property is located approximately 200 kilometres southeast of Calgary. The property consists of four operated oil pools in which Pengrowth Corporation holds an average 88% working interest. These pools produce 32° API oil from the Nisku formation. Pengrowth’s working interest share of production from Enchant averaged 764 boepd (before royalties) in 2004.
Pengrowth Corporation holds a 99% working interest in the largest pools (the J and VV pool) which consists of 33 producing and 10 injection wells with treating, water handling and gas conservation located at a central battery facility. Primary production commenced in 1992 and a waterflood project was implemented in 1995. GLJ estimates that the Enchant property has a Reserve Life Index of 12.8 years.
In the Enchant Arcs Unit No. 2, where Pengrowth Corporation converted a well to injection in mid-2000, pressure support is now apparent and water break through is being observed in our oil producers.
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Development Activity
Pengrowth Corporation is currently evaluating drilling up to three potential oil wells in the Arcs Unit in 2005 to capture bypassed reserves due to water breakthrough.
Quirk Creek
Pengrowth Corporation holds a 68% working interest in three producing deep plate gas wells, a 31% working interest in 10 producing shallow plate gas wells, a 25% working interest in 3 producing gas wells in Millarville and a 30.5% working interest in the Quirk Creek natural gas plant located in the Quirk Creek area of Southern Alberta, approximately 30 kilometres southwest of Calgary.
Pengrowth working interest share of production for 2004 was approximately 4.0 mmcfpd of natural gas and 178 bblpd of natural gas liquids (before royalties). GLJ estimates Pengrowth Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves at December 31, 2004 to be 3.4 mmboe, consisting of 15.9 bcf of natural gas and 0.7 mmbbls of NGLs.
Pengrowth Corporation is currently evaluating the potential in development drilling and the opportunity for additional third party gas processing revenue in the area. Third party processing revenues in 2004 made up 22% of gross revenues for the property.
Reserves
The effective date of the information in this section is December 31, 2004 and the preparation date of the information is January 15, 2005. The information in this section is based upon an evaluation by GLJ with an effective date of December 31, 2004 contained in the GLJ Report dated February 15, 2005. The information in this section summarizes the oil, liquids and natural gas reserves of Pengrowth Corporation and the net present values of future net revenue for these reserves using GLJ’s constant prices and costs and forecast prices and costs and conforms with the requirements of NI 51-101. Pengrowth Corporation engaged GLJ to provide an evaluation of Proved Reserves and Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves and no attempt was made to evaluate possible reserves. It is Pengrowth’s practice to obtain an engineering report evaluating all of its Proved Reserves and Probable Reserves as at December 31 of each year.
All of Pengrowth Corporation’s reserves are in Canada in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia (SOEP offshore).
The following tables set forth certain information relating to the oil and natural gas reserves of Pengrowth Corporation and the present value of the estimated future net cash flow associated with such reserves as at December 31, 2004. The information set forth below is derived from the GLJ Report which has been prepared in accordance with the standards contained in the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook and the reserves definitions contained in NI 51-101 and the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook. The GLJ Report incorporates estimates of future well abandonment obligations but does not include estimates of remediation costs.All evaluations of future net cash flow are stated prior to any provision for income taxes, interest costs or general and administrative costs and after the deduction of estimated future capital expenditures for wells to which reserves have been assigned. It should not be assumed that the estimated future net cash flow shown below is representative of the fair market value of the properties. There is no assurance that such price and cost assumptions will be attained and variances could be material. The recovery and reserve estimates of crude oil, NGL and natural gas reserves provided herein are estimates only and there is no guarantee that the estimated reserves will be recovered. Actual crude oil, NGL and natural gas reserves may be greater than or less than the estimates provided herein.
In 2003, the securities regulatory authorities in Canada (other than Québec) adopted National Instrument 51-101 —Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activitieswhich imposes new oil and gas disclosure standards for Canadian public issuers engaged in oil and gas activities. Under the new reserve categories, reserves are estimated remaining quantities of oil and natural gas and related substances anticipated to be recoverable from known accumulations, from a given date forward based on:
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(a) | analysis of drilling, geological, geophysical and engineering data; | |||
(b) | the use of established technology; and | |||
(c) | specified economic conditions. |
Reserves are classified according to the degree of certainty associated with the estimates.
(d) | Proved Reservesare those reserves that can be estimated with a high degree of certainty to be recoverable. It is likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the estimated proved reserves. | |||
(e) | Probable Reservesare those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves. It is equally likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the sum of the estimated proved plus probable reserves. |
Reported reserves should target the following levels of certainty under a specific set of economic conditions:
• | at least a 90 percent probability that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the estimated proved reserves; and | |||
• | at least a 50 percent probability that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the sum of the estimated proved plus probable reserves. |
A qualitative measure of the certainty levels pertaining to the estimates prepared for the various reserve categories is desirable to provide an understanding of the associated risks and uncertainties. However, the majority of reserve estimates will be prepared using deterministic methods that do not provide a mathematically derived quantitative measure of probability. In principle, there should be no difference between estimates prepared using probabilistic or deterministic methods.
Pengrowth Corporation is entitled to claim Alberta Royalty Credits. The Alberta Royalty Credits program is based on a price-sensitive formula linked to crude oil prices. Credits vary from a high of 75% of the eligible Alberta Crown Royalties for a taxation year to a maximum of $1,500,000 (75% of $2,000,000) when the price of oil falls below U.S. $15 per barrel, to a low of 25% (maximum $500,000) when the price of oil rises above U.S. $30 per barrel. In the GLJ Report, this program is assumed to continue indefinitely.
The net cash flows estimated in the GLJ Report represent estimates of the revenues from oil and gas sales from the petroleum and natural gas properties of Pengrowth Corporation together with an estimate of processing revenues less royalties (net of incentives), mineral taxes, field operating expenses and capital obligations. These net cash flows are not the same as the distributable cash reported by Pengrowth Trust. The computation of distributable cash is described under the heading “Distributions and Taxability of Distributions” in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis appearing on page 62 of Pengrowth Trust’s Annual Report 2004. Significant factors to consider include:
(a) | the GLJ Report does not estimate general and administrative expenses, interest, management fees and holdbacks; | |||
(b) | the GLJ Report does not estimate all abandonment or any reclamation liabilities; | |||
(c) | for purposes of calculating distributable income, Pengrowth Trust amortizes the cost of miscible flood injection fluids purchased from third parties over the period of expected future economic benefit arising from the injection of those fluids, which has been 30 months and is being revised to 24 months for 2005 onward. The GLJ Report includes the full cost of purchased injection fluids ($20.4 million in 2004) in operating costs in the year incurred; and | |||
(d) | Pengrowth Corporation withholds an amount equivalent to approximately 10% of distributable cash to fund capital. |
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In accordance with the requirements of NI 51-101, the Report on Reserves Data by Independent Qualified Reserves Evaluator in Form 51-101F2 and the Report of Management and Directors on Oil and Gas Disclosure in Form 51-101F3 are attached as Appendices A and B hereto, respectively.
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SUMMARY OF OIL AND GAS RESERVES
AND NET PRESENT VALUES OF FUTURE NET REVENUE
as of December 31, 2004
CONSTANT PRICES AND COSTS
OIL AND GAS RESERVES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIGHT AND | HEAVY | NATURAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MEDIUM OIL | OIL | GAS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pengrowth | Working | Pengrowth | Working | Pengrowth | Working | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RESERVES | Interest | Interest(1) | Net | Interest | Interest(1) | Net | Interest | Interest(1) | Net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CATEGORY | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | (bcf) | (bcf) | (bcf) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Reserves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Developed Producing | 58,384 | 58,179 | 49,705 | 12,069 | 12,059 | 10,834 | 358.9 | 351.8 | 288.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Developed Non-Producing | 549 | 547 | 466 | 72 | 72 | 62 | 23.1 | 22.5 | 17.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Undeveloped | 16,000 | 15,987 | 13,562 | 1,922 | 1,922 | 1,632 | 47.9 | 46.1 | 37.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Proved Reserves | 74,933 | 74,713 | 63,732 | 14,063 | 14,053 | 12,528 | 429.8 | 420.4 | 343.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Probable Reserves | 19,699 | 19,655 | 16,540 | 3,704 | 3,702 | 3,241 | 95.5 | 92.4 | 75.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves | 94,632 | 94,367 | 80,273 | 17,767 | 17,755 | 15,769 | 525.3 | 512.8 | 418.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS | TOTAL OIL EQUIVALENT BASIS(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pengrowth | Working | Pengrowth | Working | |||||||||||||||||||||
RESERVES | Interest | Interest(1) | Net | Interest | Interest(1) | Net | ||||||||||||||||||
CATEGORY | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | (mboe) | (mboe) | (mboe) | ||||||||||||||||||
Proved Reserves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Developed Producing | 12,943 | 12,744 | 9,093 | 143,214 | 141,615 | 117,636 | ||||||||||||||||||
Proved Developed Non-Producing | 376 | 367 | 292 | 4,829 | 4,742 | 3,759 | ||||||||||||||||||
Proved Undeveloped | 2,242 | 2,190 | 1,616 | 28,151 | 27,774 | 23,129 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Proved Reserves | 15,560 | 15,300 | 11,002 | 176,194 | 174,132 | 144,524 | ||||||||||||||||||
Probable Reserves | 3,918 | 3,837 | 2,855 | 43,240 | 42,597 | 35,192 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves | 19,479 | 19,138 | 13,856 | 219,434 | 216,729 | 179,716 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes: | ||
(1) | Excludes royalty interests held by Pengrowth Corporation. | |
(2) | Natural gas has been converted to barrels of oil equivalent on the basis of six mcf of natural gas being equal to one boe. |
NET PRESENT VALUES OF FUTURE NET REVENUE | ||||||||||||||||||||
CONSTANT PRICES AND COSTS | ||||||||||||||||||||
BEFORE INCOME TAXES | ||||||||||||||||||||
DISCOUNTED AT (%/YEAR) | ||||||||||||||||||||
RESERVES | 0% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | |||||||||||||||
CATEGORY | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | |||||||||||||||
Proved Reserves | ||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Developed Producing | 2,720.4 | 2,055.6 | 1,674.7 | 1,427.1 | 1,251.9 | |||||||||||||||
Proved Developed Non-Producing | 120.7 | 87.0 | 68.1 | 55.8 | 47.1 | |||||||||||||||
Proved Undeveloped | 534.0 | 357.1 | 249.6 | 179.8 | 132.2 | |||||||||||||||
Total Proved Reserves | 3,375.1 | 2,499.7 | 1,992.4 | 1,662.7 | 1,431.2 | |||||||||||||||
Probable Reserves | 970.3 | 568.2 | 387.5 | 287.3 | 224.1 | |||||||||||||||
Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves | 4,345.3 | 3,067.9 | 2,379.9 | 1,949.9 | 1,655.4 | |||||||||||||||
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TOTAL FUTURE NET REVENUE
(UNDISCOUNTED)
as of December 31, 2004
CONSTANT PRICES AND COSTS
FUTURE NET | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
CAPITAL | REVENUE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
OPERATING | DEVELOPMENT | ABANDONMENT | BEFORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
RESERVES | REVENUE | ROYALTIES | COSTS | COSTS | COSTS(1) | INCOME TAX | ||||||||||||||||||
CATEGORY | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | $MM | ($MM) | ($MM) | ||||||||||||||||||
Proved Reserves | 7,012 | 1,214 | 1,979 | 351 | 93 | 3,375 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves | 8,714 | 1,528 | 2,343 | 403 | 95 | 4,345 |
Note: | ||
(1) | Includes downhole abandonment cost but does not include surface reclamation costs. See “Abandonment and Reclamation Costs”. |
FUTURE NET REVENUE
BY PRODUCTION GROUP
as of December 31, 2004
CONSTANT PRICES AND COSTS
FUTURE NET REVENUE | ||||||
BEFORE INCOME TAXES | ||||||
RESERVES | (discounted at 10%/yr) | |||||
CATEGORY | PRODUCTION GROUP | ($M) | ||||
Proved Reserves | Light and Medium Crude Oil (including solution gas and other by-products) (1) | 845,455 | ||||
Heavy Oil (including solution gas and other by-products) (1) | 65,838 | |||||
Natural Gas (including by-products but excluding solution gas from oil wells) (2) | 1,023,319 | |||||
Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves | Light and Medium Crude Oil (including solution gas and other by-products) (1) | 1,025,927 | ||||
Heavy Oil (including solution gas and other by-products) (1) | 77,180 | |||||
Natural Gas (including by-products but excluding solution gas from oil wells) (2) | 1,211,191 |
Notes: | ||
(1) | NGL’s associated with the production of solution gas are included as a by-product. | |
(2) | NGL’s associated with the production of natural gas are included as a by-product. |
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SUMMARY OF OIL AND GAS RESERVES
AND NET PRESENT VALUES OF FUTURE NET REVENUE
as of December 31, 2004
FORECAST PRICES AND COSTS
OIL AND GAS RESERVES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIGHT AND | HEAVY | NATURAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MEDIUM OIL | OIL | GAS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pengrowth | Working | Pengrowth | Working | Pengrowth | Working | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RESERVES | Interest | Interest(1) | Net | Interest | Interest(1) | Net | Interest | Interest(1) | Net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CATEGORY | (mbbls) | (mbbls | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | (mbbls | (mbbls) | (bcf) | (bcf) | (bcf) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Reserves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Developed Producing | 57,654 | 57,458 | 49,212 | 12,592 | 12,581 | 11,037 | 355.6 | 348.5 | 285.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Developed Non-Producing | 548 | 546 | 465 | 72 | 72 | 62 | 23.0 | 22.5 | 17.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Undeveloped | 15,973 | 15,960 | 13,894 | 1,958 | 1,958 | 1,633 | 48.7 | 46.9 | 38.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Proved Reserves | 74,175 | 73,965 | 63,572 | 14,622 | 14,611 | 12,733 | 427.3 | 417.9 | 341.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Probable Reserves | 19,891 | 19,847 | 16,871 | 3,623 | 3,621 | 3,065 | 94.1 | 91.0 | 74.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves | 94,066 | 93,812 | 80,443 | 18,245 | 18,232 | 15,798 | 521.4 | 508.9 | 415.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OIL AND GAS RESERVES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS | TOTAL OIL EQUIVALENT BASIS(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pengrowth | Working | Pengrowth | Working | |||||||||||||||||||||
RESERVES | Interest | Interest(1) | Net | Interest | Interest(1) | Net | ||||||||||||||||||
CATEGORY | (mbbls) | (mbbls | (mbbls) | (mboe) | (mboe) | (mboe) | ||||||||||||||||||
Proved Reserves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Developed Producing | 12,841 | 12,643 | 9,037 | 142,353 | 140,767 | 116,798 | ||||||||||||||||||
Proved Developed Non-Producing | 376 | 366 | 292 | 4,825 | 4,738 | 3,757 | ||||||||||||||||||
Proved Undeveloped | 2,271 | 2,219 | 1,644 | 28,324 | 27,949 | 23,616 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Proved Reserves | 15,488 | 15,229 | 10,974 | 175,502 | 173,453 | 144,171 | ||||||||||||||||||
Probable Reserves | 3,907 | 3,826 | 2,846 | 43,111 | 42,468 | 35,126 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves | 19,395 | 19,055 | 13,819 | 218,613 | 215,921 | 179,298 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes: | ||
(1) | Excludes royalty interests held by Pengrowth Corporation. | |
(2) | Natural gas has been converted to barrels of oil equivalent on the basis of six mcf of natural gas being equal to one boe. |
NET PRESENT VALUES OF FUTURE NET REVENUE | ||||||||||||||||||||
FORECAST PRICES AND COSTS | ||||||||||||||||||||
BEFORE INCOME TAXES | ||||||||||||||||||||
DISCOUNTED AT (%/YEAR) | ||||||||||||||||||||
RESERVES | 0% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | |||||||||||||||
CATEGORY | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | |||||||||||||||
Proved Reserves | ||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Developed Producing | 2,364.6 | 1,849.7 | 1,544.6 | 1,340.9 | 1,193.8 | |||||||||||||||
Proved Developed Non-Producing | 109.6 | 78.0 | 60.9 | 50.0 | 42.4 | |||||||||||||||
Proved Undeveloped | 458.1 | 302.1 | 208.8 | 148.8 | 108.0 | |||||||||||||||
Total Proved Reserves | 2,932.3 | 2,229.8 | 1,814.2 | 1.539.7 | 1,344.2 | |||||||||||||||
Probable Reserves | 904.3 | 520.6 | 352.9 | 261.7 | 205.0 | |||||||||||||||
Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves | 3,836.5 | 2,750.4 | 2,167.1 | 1,801.4 | 1,549.2 | |||||||||||||||
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TOTAL FUTURE NET REVENUE
(UNDISCOUNTED)
as of December 31, 2004
FORECAST PRICES AND COSTS
CAPITAL | FUTURE NET | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RESERVES | REVENUE | ROYALTIES | OPERATING COSTS | DEVELOPMENT COSTS | ABANDONMENT COSTS(1) | REVENUE BEFORE INCOME TAX | ||||||||||||||||||
CATEGORY | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ||||||||||||||||||
Proved Reserves | 6,916 | 1,153 | 2,335 | 372 | 124 | 2,932 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves | 8,735 | 1,465 | 2,870 | 428 | 135 | 3,837 |
Note: | ||
(1) | Includes downhole abandonment cost but does not include surface reclamation costs. See “Abandonment and Reclamation Costs”. |
FUTURE NET REVENUE
BY PRODUCTION GROUP
as of December 31, 2004
FORECAST PRICES AND COSTS
FUTURE NET REVENUE | ||||||
BEFORE | ||||||
INCOME TAXES | ||||||
RESERVES | (discounted at 10%/yr) | |||||
CATEGORY | PRODUCTION GROUP | ($M) | ||||
Proved Reserves | Light and Medium Crude Oil (including solution gas and other by-products) (1) | 757,585 | ||||
Heavy Oil (including solution gas and other by-products) (1) | 116,634 | |||||
Natural Gas (including by-products but excluding solution gas from oil wells) (2) | 882,220 | |||||
Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves | Light and Medium Crude Oil (including solution gas and other by-products) (1) | 920,863 | ||||
Heavy Oil (including solution gas and other by-products) (1) | 135,171 | |||||
Natural Gas (including by-products but excluding solution gas from oil wells) (2) | 1,045,424 |
Notes: | ||
(1) | NGL’s associated with the production of solution gas are included as a by-product. | |
(2) | NGL’s associated with the production of natural gas are included as a by-product. |
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SUMMARY OF PRICING ASSUMPTIONS
as of December 31, 2004
CONSTANT PRICES AND COSTS
NATURAL | EXCHANGE | |||||||||||||||||
OIL | GAS | NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS(1) | RATE(2) | |||||||||||||||
WTI | Edmonton | Cromer | LLB Crude | |||||||||||||||
Cushing | Par Price | Medium | Oil at | AECO Gas | Pentanes | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 400API | 29.30API | Hardisty | Price | Propane | Butane | Plus | |||||||||||
YEAR(3) | ($US/bbl) | ($Cdn/bbl) | ($Cdn/bbl) | ($Cdn/bbl) | ($Cdn/mmbtu) | ($Cdn/bbl) | ($Cdn/bbl) | ($Cdn/bbl) | ($US/Cdn) | |||||||||
2004(4) | 43.45 | 46.54 | 32.12 | 24.33 | 6.79 | 29.79 | 34.44 | 48.97 | 0.8308 |
Notes: | ||
(1) | FOB Edmonton. | |
(2) | The exchange rate used to generate the benchmark reference prices in this table. | |
(3) | Information provided as at December 31, 2004. | |
(4) | This forecast represents the constant price forecast used by GLJ and is a representation of posted prices as of December 31, 2004. |
SUMMARY OF PRICING
AND INFLATION RATE ASSUMPTIONS
as of January 1, 2005
FORECAST PRICES AND COSTS
NATURAL | INFLATION | EXCHANGE | ||||||||||||||||||
YEAR | OIL | GAS | NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS(1) | RATES(2) | RATE(3) | |||||||||||||||
Edmonton | Cromer | Hardisty | AECO Gas | |||||||||||||||||
WTI Cushing | Par Price | Medium | Heavy | Price | ||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 400API | 29.30API | 120API | ($Cdn/ | Propane | Butane | Pentanes Plus | |||||||||||||
($US/bbl) | ($Cdn/bbl) | ($Cdn/bbl) | ($Cdn/bbl) | mmbtu) | ($CDN/bbl) | ($Cdn/bbl) | ($Cdn/bbl) | (%/Year) | ($US/Cdn) | |||||||||||
2004(4) | 41.38 | 52.96 | 45.75 | 29.11 | 6.88 | 35.09 | 40.49 | 54.07 | 1.9% | 0.769 | ||||||||||
2005 | 42.00 | 50.25 | 43.75 | 27.50 | 6.60 | 32.25 | 37.25 | 50.75 | 2.0% | 0.82 | ||||||||||
2006 | 40.00 | 47.75 | 41.50 | 28.50 | 6.35 | 30.50 | 35.25 | 48.25 | 2.0% | 0.82 | ||||||||||
2007 | 38.00 | 45.50 | 39.50 | 28.75 | 6.15 | 29.00 | 33.75 | 46.00 | 2.0% | 0.82 | ||||||||||
2008 | 36.00 | 43.25 | 37.75 | 28.25 | 6.00 | 27.75 | 32.00 | 43.75 | 2.0% | 0.82 | ||||||||||
2009 | 34.00 | 40.75 | 35.50 | 25.50 | 6.00 | 26.00 | 30.25 | 41.25 | 2.0% | 0.82 | ||||||||||
2010 | 33.00 | 39.50 | 34.25 | 24.75 | 6.00 | 25.25 | 29.25 | 40.00 | 2.0% | 0.82 | ||||||||||
2011 | 33.00 | 39.50 | 34.25 | 24.75 | 6.00 | 25.25 | 29.25 | 40.00 | 2.0% | 0.82 | ||||||||||
2012 | 33.00 | 39.50 | 34.25 | 24.75 | 6.00 | 25.25 | 29.25 | 40.00 | 2.0% | 0.82 | ||||||||||
2013 | 33.50 | 40.00 | 34.75 | 24.75 | 6.10 | 25.50 | 29.50 | 40.50 | 2.0% | 0.82 | ||||||||||
2014 | 34.00 | 40.75 | 35.50 | 25.50 | 6.20 | 26.00 | 30.25 | 41.25 | 2.0% | 0.82 | ||||||||||
2015 | 34.50 | 41.25 | 36.00 | 25.75 | 6.30 | 26.50 | 30.50 | 41.75 | 2.0% | 0.82 | ||||||||||
Thereafter | +2.0%/yr | +2.0%/yr | +2.0%/yr | +2.0%/yr | +2.0%/yr | +2.0%/yr | +2.0%/yr | +2.0%/yr | +2.0%/yr | 0.82 |
Notes: | ||
(1) | FOB Edmonton. | |
(2) | Inflation rates for forecasting prices and costs. | |
(3) | The exchange rates used to generate the benchmark reference prices in this table. | |
(4) | Actual average prices, inflation rate and exchange rate estimated for 2004. |
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RECONCILIATION OF
NET RESERVES BY PRINCIPAL PRODUCT TYPE
FORECAST PRICES AND COSTS
LIGHT AND | NATURAL | NATURAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MEDIUM OIL | GAS | GAS LIQUIDS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net | Net | Net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved | Proved | Proved | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net | Net | Plus | Net | Net | Plus | Net | Net | Plus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved | Probable | Probable | Proved | Probable | Probable | Proved | Probable | Probable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FACTORS | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | (mmcf) | (mmcf) | (mmcf) | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2003 | 66,667 | 16,506 | 83,173 | 271,100 | 57,400 | 328,500 | 10,509 | 2,629 | 13,138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extensions | — | — | — | 959 | 396 | 1,354 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Improved Recovery | 405 | (92 | ) | 314 | 8,628 | 932 | 9,560 | 25 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technical Revisions | 791 | 117 | 908 | 5,390 | (1,281 | ) | 4,109 | 590 | (9 | ) | 581 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discoveries | 79 | 69 | 148 | 879 | 316 | 1,195 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions | 1,733 | 271 | 2,004 | 97,144 | 16,305 | 113,449 | 1,392 | 220 | 1,612 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dispositions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Factors | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Production | (6,104 | ) | — | (6,104 | ) | (42,739 | ) | — | (42,739 | ) | (1,550 | ) | — | (1,550 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2004 | 63,572 | 16,871 | 80,443 | 341,360 | 74,068 | 415,428 | 10,974 | 2,845 | 13,819 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RECONCILIATION OF
NET RESERVES BY PRINCIPAL PRODUCT TYPE
FORECAST PRICES AND COSTS
HEAVY OIL | TOTAL OIL EQUIVALENT BASIS(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net | Net Proved | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net | Proved | Plus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Proved | Probable | Plus Probable | Net Proved | Net Probable | Probable | |||||||||||||||||||
FACTORS | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | (mbbls) | (mboe) | (mboe) | (mboe) | ||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2003 | — | — | — | 112,359 | 28,702 | 151,061 | ||||||||||||||||||
Extensions | — | — | — | 160 | 66 | 226 | ||||||||||||||||||
Improved Recovery | — | — | — | 1,869 | 64 | 1,933 | ||||||||||||||||||
Technical Revisions | — | — | — | 2,278 | (105 | ) | 2,173 | |||||||||||||||||
Discoveries | — | — | — | 234 | 126 | 360 | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions | 13,863 | 3,065 | 16,928 | 33,179 | 6,273 | 39,452 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dispositions | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Economic Factors | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Production | (1,130 | ) | — | (1,130 | ) | (15,907 | ) | — | (15,907 | ) | ||||||||||||||
December 31, 2004 | 12,733 | 3,065 | 15,798 | 144,172 | 35,126 | 179,298 | ||||||||||||||||||
Note: | ||
(1) | Natural gas has been converted to barrels of oil equivalent on the basis of six mcf of natural gas being equal to one boe. |
At year end 2004, Pengrowth Corporation’s remaining recoverable Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves were 218.6 mmboe as compared to 184.4 mmboe reported at year end 2003.
The following additional GLJ reserves reconciliation is presented for year-end December 31, 2004.
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RECONCILIATION OF RESERVES
ON TOTAL EQUIVALENT BASIS
FORECAST PRICES AND COSTS
Proved | Proved Plus | |||||||||||
Producing Reserves | Proved Reserves | Probable Reserves | ||||||||||
(mboe)(1)(2) | (mboe)(1)(2) | (mboe)(1)(2) | ||||||||||
December 31, 2003 | 117,937 | 149,060 | 184,416 | |||||||||
Exploration and Development | 2,610 | 487 | 724 | |||||||||
Improved Recovery and | 5,810 | 2,309 | 2,404 | |||||||||
Infill Drilling Revisions | 1,290 | 3,124 | 2,838 | |||||||||
Acquisitions | 34,361 | 40,177 | 47,886 | |||||||||
Dispositions | — | — | — | |||||||||
Production | (19,655 | ) | (19,655 | ) | (19,655 | ) | ||||||
December 31, 2004 | 142,353 | 175,502 | 218,613 | |||||||||
Notes: | ||
(1) | Pengrowth’s company interest share before royalties. | |
(2) | Natural gas has been converted to barrels of oil equivalent on the basis of six mcf of natural gas being equal to one boe. |
Significant factors on the reserves reconciliation were as follows:
• | Purchase of the Murphy properties accounted for 96% of the reserves added by acquisitions in 2004. The balance is from an acquisition of an additional interest in the Kaybob Notikewin Unit. | |||
• | Reserve increases for Drilling and Improved Recovery in the Proved Producing category are mainly due to reclassification of Proved Undeveloped reserves primarily for Judy Creek and Weyburn miscible flood expansion, development drilling in the Sable Island South Venture field and shallow gas infill drilling at Monogram. | |||
• | New reserves were added for various drilling successes. The largest increases though were Proved Undeveloped reserves for future shallow gas infill drilling programs in the Tilley and Patricia/Dinosaur properties. | |||
• | Various performance related revisions were made to previous estimates resulting in a net positive change. The largest Proved Plus Probable revisions occurred at Weyburn (+2379 mboe), Sable Island Energy Project (+1336 mboe), Goose River (-987 mboe) and Squirrel (-749 mboe). |
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RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES IN
NET PRESENT VALUES OF FUTURE NET REVENUE
DISCOUNTED AT 10% PER YEAR
PROVED RESERVES
CONSTANT PRICES AND COSTS
Period and Factor | Before Tax 2004 ($M) | ||||
Estimated Net Present Value at Beginning of Year | 1,604,070 | ||||
Oil and Gas Sales During the Period Net of Production Costs and Royalties(1) | (480,105 | ) | |||
Net Change due to Prices and Royalties Related to Forecast Production(2) | 176,300 | ||||
Change in Development Costs During the Period(3) | 161,000 | ||||
Change in Forecast Development Costs(4) | — | ||||
Change Resulting from Extensions and Improved Recovery(5) | 28,000 | ||||
Net Change Resulting from Discoveries(5) | 3,200 | ||||
Change Resulting from Acquisitions of Reserves(5) | 323,100 | ||||
Change Resulting from Dispositions of Reserves(5) | — | ||||
Accretion of Discount(6) | 160,400 | ||||
Net Change in Income Taxes(7) | — | ||||
Change Resulting from Technical Reserves Revisions(8) | 31,500 | ||||
All Other Changes | (15,080 | ) | |||
Estimated Net Present Value at End of Year | 1,992,385 | ||||
Notes: | ||
(1) | Net of income taxes and excluding general and administrative expenses. | |
(2) | The impact of changes in prices and other economic factors on future net revenue. | |
(3) | Actual capital expenditures relating to the exploration, development and production of oil and gas reserves. | |
(4) | The change in forecast development costs. | |
(5) | End of period net present value of the related reserves. | |
(6) | Estimated as 10% of the beginning of period net present value. | |
(7) | The difference between forecast income taxes at beginning of period and actual taxes for the period plus forecast income taxes at the end of period. | |
(8) | Net positive revision of previous estimates, the largest being in Weyburn EOR and Sable Island. |
Additional Information Relating to Reserves Data
Undeveloped Reserves
Undeveloped reserves are those reserves expected to be recovered from known accumulations where a significant expenditure is required to render them capable of production.
Proved and probable undeveloped reserves have been estimated in accordance with procedures and standards contained in the COGE Handbook. In general, undeveloped reserves are scheduled to be developed within the next two years. Much of the remaining capital scheduled beyond two years is related to the Sable Island Offshore, Weyburn EOR and Judy Creek EOR projects, which have staged development plans.
Proved Undeveloped Reserves
Pengrowth Corporation’s Proved Undeveloped Reserves comprise roughly 16% of the Total Proved Reserves on a barrel of oil equivalency basis. Proved Undeveloped Reserves (net of royalties) of 23.6 mmboe were assigned to Pengrowth Corporation by GLJ in accordance with National Instrument 51-101 — Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities. In general, Proved Undeveloped Reserves were assigned to certain properties because capital commitments have been made to convert the Undeveloped Reserves to Proved Producing Reserves. Proved Undeveloped Reserves have been primarily assigned for future miscible flood expansion and development drilling.
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The Judy Creek Units comprise roughly 25% of the Proved Undeveloped Reserves. Miscible injection has resulted in an overall incremental recovery of between five and seven percent of the original oil in place in this area and has been in use since 1985. Miscible flood expansion is an on going program which is limited by the availability of injectant materials and is budgeted to continue through to 2008. Similarly, at Swan Hills, miscible flood expansion as well as some infill drilling accounts for another 16% of Pengrowth’s Proved Undeveloped Reserves assignments. The Swan Hills Unit reserves have a 50 year reserve life. The incremental recovery is reflected in the GLJ Report and miscible flood expansion is forecasted to continue until 2015. In the Weyburn Unit, an additional 16% of the Proved Undeveloped Reserves assignment reflects the capital allocated to the CO2 miscible flood. Working interest partners are committed to a 15 year supply of CO2 to further develop the flood area from the existing 44 patterns to full development with 75 patterns.
SOEP comprises 12% of the Pengrowth’s Proved Undeveloped Reserves. The 2005 budget has allocated capital for drilling a third well at South Venture, a potential infill well at Venture and the construction of compression facilities at Thebaud. Multi-well shallow gas infill programs are scheduled for 2005 and beyond at Tilley, Princess and Patricia/Dinosaur. Roughly 10% of the total Proved Undeveloped Reserves can be attributed to these projects. Ongoing development is scheduled in heavy oil properties where approximately 8% of Pengrowth’s Proved Undeveloped Reserves are assigned. These include waterflood expansion in East Bodo and infill drilling in South Bodo and Southeast Bodo. The Dunvegan Unit has 4% of the Proved Undeveloped Reserves reflecting an ongoing infill drilling and recompletion program.
Future Development Costs
The following table outlines development costs deducted in the estimation of future net revenue for each of the next five financial years and in total, undiscounted and using a discount rate of 10% per annum.
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Remainder | Total | (discounted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(undiscounted) | (undiscounted) | (undiscounted) | (undiscounted) | (undiscounted) | (undiscounted) | (undiscounted) | at 10%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
RESERVE CATEGORY | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ($MM) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Reserves (Constant Prices and Costs) | 108.4 | 94.7 | 39.8 | 19.6 | 16.0 | 72.7 | 351.2 | 272.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved Reserves (Forecast Prices and Costs) | 108.4 | 96.5 | 41.4 | 20.7 | 17.3 | 88.2 | 372.5 | 282.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proved & Probable Reserves (Forecast Prices and Costs) | 122.6 | 101.9 | 55.0 | 25.5 | 19.1 | 103.9 | 428.0 | 322.2 |
Commencing with the January 2003 distribution to unitholders, an amount equivalent to approximately 10% of cash available for distribution has been withheld to fund capital expenditures. See “Distributions”.
Other Oil And Gas Information
Oil and Gas Wells
As at December 31, 2004 Pengrowth had an interest in 5,417 gross (1,990 net) producing oil and natural gas wells and 1,194 gross (679 net) inactive wells.
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PRODUCING | NON-PRODUCING | |||||||||||||||
Gross | Net | Gross | Net | |||||||||||||
Crude Oil Wells | ||||||||||||||||
Alberta | 1301 | 563 | 396 | 235 | ||||||||||||
British Columbia | 150 | 105 | 43 | 39 | ||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 1037 | 279 | 181 | 82 | ||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Natural Gas Wells | ||||||||||||||||
Alberta | 2655 | 874 | 225 | 72 | ||||||||||||
British Columbia | 146 | 79 | 60 | 45 | ||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 41 | 32 | 82 | 42 | ||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Other | ||||||||||||||||
Alberta(1) | 50 | 42 | 138 | 102 | ||||||||||||
British Columbia(1) | 0 | 0 | 48 | 44 | ||||||||||||
Saskatchewan(1) | 21 | 15 | 21 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Total | 5417 | 1990 | 1194 | 679 | ||||||||||||
Note: | ||
(1) | Pengrowth cannot classify these wells as either oil or gas. |
Properties with No Attributed Reserves
The following table sets forth the gross and net acres of unproved properties held by Pengrowth and the net area of unproved property for which Pengrowth expects its rights to explore, develop and exploit to expire during the next year.
UNPROVED PROPERTIES | ||||||||||||
(acres) | ||||||||||||
LOCATION | Gross | Net | Net Area to Expire | |||||||||
Alberta | 318,826 | 169,263 | 32,952 | |||||||||
British Columbia | 540,106 | 244,544 | 89,507 | |||||||||
Saskatchewan | 63,536 | 52,109 | 4,566 | |||||||||
Nova Scotia | — | — | — | |||||||||
Other | — | — | — | |||||||||
TOTAL | 922,468 | 465,916 | 127,025 | |||||||||
Unproved Properties
The expiring acreage in Alberta is being evaluated and attempts will be made to continue acreage based on current activity which is focused on exploitation of up-hole potential in existing wells.
The British Columbia properties are primarily “winter access only” properties. Three wells were drilled in December 2004 and six in January 2005. There is a concerted effort being made to farmout or divest the remaining properties that are scheduled to expire.
Forward Contracts
The information in this section is as of March 1, 2005.
Pengrowth sells forward a portion of its future production through a combination of fixed price sales contracts with customers and commodity swap agreements with financial counterparties. Pengrowth has hedged a total of 18,500 mmbtupd of natural gas for the first three months of 2005 and 16,000 mmbtupd of natural gas for the remainder of the year. In 2005 Pengrowth has hedged 8,000 bblpd of oil. Pengrowth is utilizing financial swap contracts for these hedges.
In 2005, Pengrowth has hedged a total of 16,000 mmbtupd of SOEP production for the first Quarter of 2005 at an average price of $9.91/mmbtu. For the remainder of 2005 Pengrowth has hedged a total of 13,500 mmbtupd of
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SOEP production at an average price of $9.40/mmbtu. Additionally Pengrowth has hedged 2,500 mmbtupd of Chicago City Gate gas for 2005 at a price of $9.406/mmbtu.
Pengrowth assumed a natural gas fixed price sales contract in conjunction with the acquisition of the Murphy Properties. The contract is for 3,886 mmbtupd, at an average price of $2.188/mmbtu for 2005. It expires on April 30, 2009.
Pengrowth has currently hedged 8,000 bblpd of crude oil at an average price of $51.659/bbl, inclusive of foreign exchange conversion.
Pengrowth currently has no commodity hedge transactions in place for 2006.
Abandonment & Reclamation Costs
The total future abandonment and reclamation costs are estimated by management based on Pengrowth Corporation’s working interest in its wells and facilities, estimated costs to remediate, reclaim and abandon the wells and facilities, and the estimated costs to be incurred in future periods. GLJ’s estimate of downhole abandonment costs are included in their report and therefore in their estimate of future net revenue. All other abandonment and reclamation costs are not reflected in their estimate of future net revenue. Pengrowth anticipates incurring abandonment costs on a total of 3,060 net wells.
Pengrowth has estimated the net present value (discounted 10% per annum) of its total asset retirement obligations to be $139 million as at December 31, 2004, based on a total future liability (inflated at 1.5% per annum) of $551 million. These costs are anticipated to be paid over 50 years with the majority of the costs incurred between 2014 and 2037.
The following table summarizes Pengrowth’s total asset retirement obligation:
Future Reclamation, Remediation, Dismantling & Abandonment Costs | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Remainder | Total | ||||||||||||||||
($M) | ($M) | ($M) | ($M) | ($M) | ||||||||||||||||
Total Abandonment, Reclamation, Remediation & Dismantling | 8,231 | 9,831 | 9,388 | 523,377 | 550,827 | |||||||||||||||
Discounted at 10% | 7,848 | 8,521 | 7,397 | 115,142 | 138,908 |
Tax Horizon
In determining its taxable income, Pengrowth Corporation deducts royalty payments to unitholders, interest expenses and other permitted deductions. Historically, this has been sufficient to reduce taxable income to nil. The recent change to Pengrowth’s distribution approach, whereby an amount equivalent to approximately 10 percent of funds available for distribution are withheld to fund future capital expenditures, could result in taxable income in Pengrowth Corporation in the future. However, there are at present sufficient tax pools and anticipated deductions available in Pengrowth Corporation to offset the expected level of income to be retained. As a result, our after tax future net revenues from our reserves are the same as our before tax future net revenues from our reserves.
Costs Incurred
The following table outlines property acquisition, exploration and development costs incurred during the financial year ended December 31, 2004.
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NATURE OF COST | AMOUNT ($MM) | |||
Acquisition Costs | ||||
Proved | 512.3 | |||
Unproved | 12.8 | |||
Exploration Costs | — | |||
Development Costs | 161.1 | |||
Total | 686.2 | |||
Development Activities
The following table summarizes the results of development activities during the financial year ended December 31, 2004.
GROSS | NET | |||||||
Development Wells | ||||||||
Gas | 351 | 139.7 | ||||||
Oil | 47 | 18.8 | ||||||
Service | 11 | 5.7 | ||||||
Dry | 6 | 2.7 | ||||||
Total Wells | 415 | 166.9 | ||||||
Production
Production Estimates
The following tables summarize the volume of production estimated for the year ended December 31, 2005 using constant and forecast prices and costs.
ESTIMATED PRODUCTION | ||||||||
Total Proved | Proved Plus Probable | |||||||
Constant Prices and Costs | Forecast Prices and Costs | |||||||
Light and Medium Crude Oil (bblpd) | 19,258 | 19,888 | ||||||
Heavy Oil (bblpd) | 5,801 | 5,981 | ||||||
Natural Gas (mcfpd) | 151,581 | 157,325 | ||||||
Natural Gas Liquids (bblpd) | 5,316 | 5,529 |
Production History
The following tables summarize certain information in respect of production, product prices received, royalties paid, operating expenses and resulting operating netbacks of Pengrowth for the periods indicated below:
QUARTER ENDED | ||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2004(3) | June 30, 2004(3) | September 30, 2004(3) | December 31, 2004 | |||||||||||||
Light Crude Oil | ||||||||||||||||
Average Daily Oil Production(1) (bblpd) | 21,516 | 20,906 | 20,735 | 20,118 | ||||||||||||
Sales Price (net of hedging gains/losses) ($/bbl) | 40.57 | 42.46 | 45.15 | 44.76 | ||||||||||||
Processing and other income ($/bbl) | 0.97 | 1.37 | 0.31 | 0.99 | ||||||||||||
Royalties ($/bbl) | (4.08 | ) | (6.58 | ) | (10.29 | ) | (9.65 | ) | ||||||||
Amortization of injectants ($/bbl) | (2.66 | ) | (2.54 | ) | (2.46 | ) | (2.67 | ) | ||||||||
Production Costs(2) ($/bbl) | (8.82 | ) | (10.32 | ) | (9.61 | ) | (9.40 | ) | ||||||||
Operating Netback ($/bbl) | 25.99 | 24.40 | 23.10 | 24.03 | ||||||||||||
Heavy Oil | ||||||||||||||||
Average Daily Oil Production(1) (bblpd) | — | 1,848 | 6,507 | 5,819 | ||||||||||||
Sales Price (net of hedging gains/losses) ($/bbl) | — | 30.19 | 37.96 | 26.99 | ||||||||||||
Royalties ($/bbl) | — | (4.65 | ) | (5.55 | ) | (4.19 | ) | |||||||||
Production Costs(2) ($/bbl) | — | (6.36 | ) | (11.20 | ) | (9.44 | ) | |||||||||
Operating Netback ($/bbl) | — | 19.18 | 21.21 | 13.36 |
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QUARTER ENDED | ||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2004(3) | June 30, 2004(3) | September 30, 2004(3) | December 31, 2004 | |||||||||||||
NGLs | ||||||||||||||||
Average Daily Oil Production(1) (bblpd) | 4,594 | 6,007 | 5,139 | 5,385 | ||||||||||||
Sales Price (net of hedging gains/losses) ($/bbl) | 37.08 | 40.75 | 42.33 | 48.04 | ||||||||||||
Royalties ($/bbl) | (16.77 | ) | (11.90 | ) | (14.19 | ) | (19.37 | ) | ||||||||
Production Costs(2) ($/bbl) | (7.56 | ) | (8.32 | ) | (8.17 | ) | (7.97 | ) | ||||||||
Operating Netback ($/bbl) | 12.76 | 20.53 | 19.97 | 20.70 | ||||||||||||
Natural Gas | ||||||||||||||||
Average Daily Natural Gas Production(1) (mcfpd) | 117,348 | 136,142 | 166,618 | 156,621 | ||||||||||||
Sales Price (net of hedging gains/losses) ($/mcf) | 6.82 | 7.08 | 6.36 | 7.02 | ||||||||||||
Processing and other income ($/mcf) | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.24 | ||||||||||||
Royalties ($/mcf) | (1.16 | ) | (1.20 | ) | (1.27 | ) | (1.34 | ) | ||||||||
Production Costs(2) ($/mcf) | (1.15 | ) | (1.25 | ) | (1.35 | ) | (1.30 | ) | ||||||||
Operating Netback ($/mcf) | 4.74 | 4.81 | 3.90 | 4.62 |
Notes: | ||
(1) | Before the deduction of royalties. | |
(2) | Includes transportation costs. | |
(3) | Allocation of production costs to each product has been revised for January to September as compared to quarterly disclosure. |
QUARTER ENDED | ||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2004 | June 30, 2004 | September 30, 2004 | December 31, 2004 | |||||||||||||
Barrels of Oil Equivalent(1) | ||||||||||||||||
Average Daily Production(2) (boepd) | 45,668 | 51,451 | 60,151 | 57,425 | ||||||||||||
Sales Price (net of hedging gains/losses) ($/boe) | 40.37 | 41.83 | 40.90 | 42.08 | ||||||||||||
Processing and other income ($/boe) | 1.06 | 1.01 | 0.55 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
Royalties ($/boe) | (6.60 | ) | (7.43 | ) | (8.88 | ) | (9.29 | ) | ||||||||
Amortization of injectants ($/boe) | (1.25 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (0.85 | ) | (0.94 | ) | ||||||||
Production Costs(3) ($/boe) | (7.87 | ) | (8.67 | ) | (8.97 | ) | (8.53 | ) | ||||||||
Operating Netback ($/boe) | 25.71 | 25.71 | 22.77 | 24.31 |
Notes: | ||
(1) | Natural gas has been converted to barrels of oil equivalent on the basis of six mcf of natural gas being equal to one boe. | |
(2) | Before the deduction of royalties. | |
(3) | Includes transportation costs. |
Production History
The annual and average daily production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids of Pengrowth Corporation, since December 31, 1997, is set out in the following table:
Light/Medium Oil | Heavy Oil | Natural Gas | Natural Gas Liquids | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average | Average | Average | Average | Average Daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual | Daily | Annual | Daily | Annual | Daily | Annual | Daily | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended | Production(2) | Production(2) | Production(2) | Production(2) | Production(2) | Production(2) | Production(2) | Production(2) | Production(1)(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(mbbls) | (bblpd) | (mbbls) | (bblpd) | (mmcf) | (mcfpd) | (mbbls) | (bblpd) | (boepd) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 31, 1997 | 2,792 | 7,650 | — | — | 18,744 | 51,355 | 677 | 1,856 | 18,140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 31, 1998 | 6,094 | 16,695 | — | — | 21,063 | 57,707 | 1,220 | 3,342 | 29,741 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 31, 1999 | 6,413 | 17,570 | — | — | 22,445 | 61,494 | 1,433 | 3,927 | 31,821 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 31, 2000 | 6,441 | 17,599 | — | — | 25,656 | 70,098 | 1,539 | 4,205 | 33,581 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 31, 2001 | 7,200 | 19,726 | — | — | 33,494 | 91,764 | 1,919 | 5,258 | 40,320 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 31, 2002 | 7,269 | 19,914 | — | — | 40,775 | 111,713 | 1,917 | 5,252 | 43,785 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 31, 2003 | 8,518 | 23,337 | — | — | 43,742 | 119,842 | 2,089 | 5,722 | 49,033 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 31, 2004 | 7,619 | 20,817 | 1,302 | 3,558 | 52,806 | 144,278 | 1,933 | 5,281 | 53,702 |
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Notes: | ||
(1) | Natural gas has been converted to barrels of oil equivalent on the basis of six mcf of natural gas being equal to one boe. | |
(2) | Before the deduction of royalties. |
Replacement of Properties
In the event that Pengrowth Corporation determines that the sale of any of its interests in properties, and the release of the royalty therefrom, would be in the best interest of the unitholders, the royalty indenture permits it to make sales without the requirement of approval of the unitholders, provided that the aggregate properties sold in any given year total less than 25% of the assets of Pengrowth Corporation, determined as at the date of disposition of the properties based upon an independent engineering appraisal. Any sale exceeding this threshold must be approved by an extraordinary resolution of the unitholders.
In connection with any sale of properties, Pengrowth Corporation will also be required to consider whether the net proceeds of the sale should be distributed or reinvested to purchase replacement properties (the “Replacement Properties”). If the proceeds of disposition are not reinvested in the purchase of Replacement Properties within the same calendar year then these proceeds are allocated to the holders of royalty units, provided that such rights are subordinate to the rights of the lenders to Pengrowth Corporation under its credit facility and operating time of credit.
Borrowing
Pursuant to the royalty indenture, Pengrowth Corporation is permitted to borrow funds to finance the purchase of properties or for capital expenditures, to incur take or pay obligations and other burdens and encumbrances in respect of the properties, and to grant security on the properties in priority to the royalty to secure the borrowing of such funds. Pengrowth Corporation is also permitted to borrow funds to finance purchases of other classes of assets including partnership units and shares of companies. Repayment of debt shall be scheduled so as to minimize, to the extent possible, income tax payable by Pengrowth Corporation. Debt service charges (to the extent that they exceed certain revenues of Pengrowth Corporation) and taxes payable by Pengrowth Corporation are deducted in computing royalty income. At the special meeting of royalty unitholders to be held on April 26, 2005, unitholders will consider an extraordinary resolution clarifying the ability of Pengrowth Corporation to offset certain classes of income against debt service changes in the computation of the royalty.
In 2004, Pengrowth continued its policy of maintaining a conservative capital structure, capitalizing on opportunities to issue new equity when appropriate while maintaining a high distribution pay-out ratio to unit holders. At year end 2004, Pengrowth was in a strong financial position, with a long term debt to debt plus equity ratio of 0.19. Pengrowth has $375 million in committed credit facilities, which was reduced by $23 million in letters of credit outstanding at year end. In addition, Pengrowth has a $35 million demand operating line of credit. Pengrowth is well positioned to fund its 2005 development program and to take advantage of acquisition opportunities as they arise.
TRUST UNITS
The Trust Indenture
Trust units are issued under the terms of the trust indenture between Pengrowth Corporation and Computershare, as trustee. A maximum of 500,000,000 trust units may be created and issued pursuant to the trust indenture (including the Class A trust units, the Class B trust units and any trust units in the form in existence before the Reclassification that have not yet been reclassified as Class A trust units or Class B trust units), of which 153,607,000 trust units were outstanding on March 22, 2005 (comprised of 76,793,639 Class A trust units, 76,757,819 Class B trust units and 55,542 unreclassified trust units). Each trust unit represents a fractional undivided beneficial interest in Pengrowth Trust.
The trust indenture, among other things, provides for the establishment of Pengrowth Trust, the issue of trust units, the permitted investments of Pengrowth Trust, the procedures respecting distributions to unitholders, the appointment and removal of Computershare as trustee, Computershare’s authority and restrictions thereon, the calling of meetings of unitholders, the conduct of business at such meetings, notice provisions, the form of trust unit
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certificates and the termination of Pengrowth Trust. The trust indenture may be amended from time to time. Most amendments to the trust indenture, including the early termination of Pengrowth Trust and the sale or transfer of the property of Pengrowth Trust as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, require approval by an extraordinary resolution of the unitholders. An extraordinary resolution of the unitholders requires the approval of not less than 66 2/3% of the votes cast by unitholders at a meeting of unitholders held in accordance with the trust indenture at which two or more holders of at least 5% of the aggregate number of trust units then outstanding are represented. Computershare, as trustee, is permitted to amend the trust indenture without the consent or approval of the unitholders for certain purposes, including: (i) ensuring that Pengrowth Trust complies with applicable laws or government requirements, including satisfaction of certain provisions of the Tax Act; (ii) ensuring that additional protection is provided for the interests of unitholders as Computershare may consider expedient; and (iii) making typographical or other non-substantive changes that are not adverse to the interests of Computershare or unitholders.
The Trustee
Computershare, as trustee, is generally empowered by the trust indenture to exercise any and all rights and powers that could be exercised by the owner of the assets of Pengrowth Trust. Computershare’s specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) reviewing and accepting subscriptions for trust units and issuing trust units subscribed for; (ii) subscribing for royalty units; (iii) issuing trust units in exchange for royalty units tendered to it for exchange; and (iv) maintaining records and providing timely reports to unitholders. Computershare is authorized to delegate its powers and duties as trustee except as prohibited by law.
Computershare, as trustee, must exercise its powers and carry out its functions under the trust indenture honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of Pengrowth Trust and the unitholders, and must exercise that degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. Computershare is not required to devote its entire time to the business and affairs of Pengrowth Trust.
Computershare, as trustee, shall be reappointed or replaced every two years as may be determined by a majority of the votes cast at an annual meeting of the trust unitholders. Computershare may resign upon 60 days notice to Pengrowth Corporation. Computershare may be removed by extraordinary resolution of the trust unitholders or by Pengrowth Corporation in certain specific circumstances. Such resignation or removal shall become effective upon the acceptance of appointment by a successor. The reappointment of Computershare as trustee will be considered at the annual and special meeting of trust unitholders to be held on April 26, 2005.
Redemption Right
Trust units are redeemable by Computershare, as trustee, at the request of a unitholder when properly endorsed for transfer and when accompanied by a duly completed and properly executed notice requesting redemption at a redemption price equal to the lesser of: (i) 95% of the average closing price of the Class B trust units on the ten days after the trust units are surrendered for redemption and (ii) the closing price of the Class B trust units on the date the trust units are surrendered for redemption. The redemption right permits unitholders in the aggregate to redeem trust units for maximum proceeds of $25,000 in any calendar month provided that such limitation may be waived at the discretion of the board of directors of Pengrowth Corporation. Redemptions in excess of the cash limit must be satisfied by way of a distribution in specie of a pro rata share of royalty units and other assets, excluding facilities, pipelines or other assets associated with oil and natural gas production, which are held by Pengrowth Trust at the time the trust units are to be redeemed. Following the Reclassification, the price of trust units for redemption purposes is based upon the closing trading price of the Class B trust units irrespective of whether the trust units being redeemed are Class A trust units or Class B trust units.
Voting at Meetings of Pengrowth Trust
Meetings of unitholders may be called on 21 days notice and may be called at any time by Computershare, as trustee, or upon written request of unitholders holding in the aggregate not less than 5% of the trust units, and shall be called by Computershare and held annually. All activities necessary to organize any such meeting will be undertaken by Pengrowth Corporation on behalf of Computershare. At all meetings of the unitholders, each holder is entitled to one vote in respect of each trust unit held. Unitholders may attend and vote at all meetings of the unitholders either in person or by proxy and a proxy holder need not be a unitholder. Two persons present in person
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either holding personally or representing as proxies at least 5% of the outstanding trust units constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all such meetings. Except as otherwise provided in the trust indenture, matters requiring the approval of the unitholders must be approved by extraordinary resolution.
Unitholders are entitled to pass resolutions that will bind Computershare, as trustee, with respect to a limited list of matters, including but, not limited to, the following: (i) the removal or appointment of Computershare as trustee; (ii) the removal or appointment of the auditor of Pengrowth Trust; (iii) the amendment of the trust indenture; (iv) the approval of subdivisions or consolidations of trust units; (v) the sale of the assets of Pengrowth Trust as an entirety or substantially as an entirety; and (vi) termination of Pengrowth Trust.
Unitholders can also consider the appointment of an inspector to investigate whether Computershare has performed its duties arising under the trust indenture. Such an inspector shall be appointed if a resolution approving the appointment of such inspector is passed by a majority of the votes duly cast at a meeting held for that purpose.
Voting at Meetings of Pengrowth Corporation
The unitholders, along with holders of royalty units other than Computershare, as trustee, are entitled to voting rights at meetings of shareholders of Pengrowth Corporation on the basis of one vote for each trust unit (or royalty Unit) held in respect of all matters upon which theBusiness Corporations Act(Alberta) requires a shareholder vote. At the annual and special meeting of shareholders scheduled for April 26, 2005, the unitholders will consider an extraordinary resolution approving amendments to the unanimous shareholders agreement clarifying the voting rights of royalty unitholders.
Termination of Pengrowth Trust
The unitholders may vote to terminate Pengrowth Trust at any meeting of the unitholders, subject to the following:
(i) | a vote may be held only if requested in writing by the holders of not less than 25% of the trust units, or if the trust units have become ineligible for investment by RRSPs, RRIFs, RESPs and DPSPs; | |||
(ii) | the termination must be approved by extraordinary resolution of the unitholders; and | |||
(iii) | a quorum representing 5% of the issued and outstanding trust units must be present or represented by proxy at the meeting at which the vote is taken. |
If the unitholders approve termination, Computershare, as trustee, will sell the assets of Pengrowth Trust, discharge all known liabilities and obligations, and distribute the remaining assets to the unitholders. Computershare will distribute directly to the unitholders any assets which Computershare is unable to sell by the date set for termination.
Unitholder Limited Liability
The trust indenture, provides that no unitholder will be subject to any personal liability in connection with Pengrowth Trust or its obligations and affairs, and the satisfaction of claims of any nature arising out of or in connection therewith is only to be made out of Pengrowth Trust’s assets. Additionally, the trust indenture states that no unitholder is liable to indemnify or reimburse Computershare for any liabilities incurred by Computershare with respect to any taxes payable by or liabilities incurred by Pengrowth Trust or Computershare, and all such liabilities will be enforceable only against, and will be satisfied only out of, Pengrowth Trust’s assets. It is intended that the operations of Pengrowth Trust will be conducted, upon the advice of counsel, in such a way and in such jurisdictions as to avoid as far as possible any material risk of liability on the unitholders for claims against Pengrowth Trust. Legislation has recently been enacted in Alberta which will protect unitholders from the legal uncertainties regarding the potential liability of unitholders. See “General Development of Pengrowth Energy Trust — Recent Acquisitions, Financings and Developments — Unitholder Limited Liability”.
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Special Voting Unit
In addition to the trust units, Pengrowth Trust may issue the special voting trust unit which entitles the holder thereof to a number of votes equal to the number of outstanding exchangeable shares of Pengrowth Corporation at any meeting of the unitholders. The special voting trust unit is not entitled to receive distributions from Pengrowth Trust. The special voting trust unit is intended to provide voting rights to the holders of exchangeable shares of Pengrowth Corporation equivalent to the voting rights attached to trust units. As of the date hereof, the special voting trust unit has not been issued.
Trust Unit Reclassification
On July 27, 2004 Pengrowth implemented the Reclassification whereby the existing outstanding trust units were reclassified into Class B trust units and the Class B trust units held by non-residents of Canada were converted into Class A trust units (with the exception of trust units held by holders who did not provide a residency declaration to Computershare which remained unchanged pending receipt of a suitable residency declaration).
Background
Maintaining its status as a mutual fund trust under the Tax Act is of fundamental importance to Pengrowth Trust. The consequences of the loss of this status are described under “Risk Factors”. If Pengrowth Trust ceases to qualify as a mutual fund trust it will adversely affect the value of the trust units. Pengrowth implemented the Reclassification to enable Pengrowth Trust to manage its level of ownership by non-residents of Canada in conjunction with the rules governing mutual fund trusts. Early in the year it had become apparent that the level of non-resident ownership of Pengrowth Trust had risen from approximately 8% at the time of listing on the New York Stock Exchange in April 2002 to a level approaching 50%. The level of non-resident ownership rose further to approximately 56% by the date of the implementation of the Reclassification.
Generally speaking, the Tax Act provides that a Trust will permanently lose its mutual fund trust status if it is established or maintained primarily for the benefit of non-residents of Canada (which is generally interpreted to mean that the majority of Unitholders must be non-residents of Canada) (the “Benefit Test”), unless at all times after February, 21, 1990, “all or substantially all” of the Trust’s property consisted of property other than taxable Canadian property (the “TCP Exception”). For reasons that may be unique to Pengrowth Trust, it was not clear that Pengrowth Trust could rely on the TCP Exception and the Board of Directors recommended that Reclassification to enable Pengrowth Trust to manage the level of non-resident ownership on an ongoing basis.
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The Federal Budget tabled by the Minister of Finance on March 23, 2004 proposed several changes to Subsection 132(7) of the Tax Act to the effect that the TCP Exception would generally no longer be available to royalty trusts after December 31, 2004. On April 22, 2004, Pengrowth Trust sought and obtained the approval of its Unitholders for the Reclassification to enable Pengrowth Trust to satisfy the Benefit Test by providing a mechanism to ensure that the majority of trust units, distributions, votes and entitlements to the capital of Pengrowth Trust would be held by residents of Canada. The Reclassification was implemented by Pengrowth Trust on July 27, 2004.
On November 26, 2004, Pengrowth Trust received a customary form of comfort letter from the Department of Finance (Canada) (the “November Finance Letter”) stating that the Department of Finance will recommend to the Minister of Finance that an amendment be made to the TCP Exception that would clarify Pengrowth Trust’s ability to rely upon the TCP Exception and would effectively remove any significant risk regarding the status of Pengrowth Trust as a mutual fund trust. The November Finance Letter is subject to acceptance of the recommendations therein by the Minister of Finance and Parliament, which Pengrowth Trust believes is reasonable to assume will occur.
On December 6, 2004, the Minister of Finance tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion in the House of Commons to implement measures proposed in the March 23, 2004 Federal Budget. However, the changes to the mutual fund trust provisions proposed in the March 23, 2004 Federal Budget to remove the TCP Exception were not included. The Minister of Finance indicated that further discussions would be pursued with the private sector concerning the appropriate tax treatment of non-residents investing in resource property through mutual funds. Therefore, uncertainty remains as to whether or not the TCP Exception will be available to royalty trusts such as Pengrowth Trust indefinitely.
The February 23, 2005 Federal Budget contained no new provisions in respect of the residency restrictions on mutual fund trusts. Legislative amendments may be proposed by the Department of Finance following a period of consultation with the private sector. The timing or impact of any legislative amendments cannot be predicted. The Board of Directors has recommended that Pengrowth Trust maintain maximum possible flexibility to respond appropriately to legislative amendments as they occur. In the interim, maintaining the Class A trust unit and Class B trust unit structure;
• | provides Pengrowth Trust with certainty as to its mutual fund trust status provided that Pengrowth Trust achieves a non-resident ownership level at or beneath 49.75% by June 1, 2005 in accordance with an advantage tax ruling pertaining to Pengrowth Trust; | |||
• | allows Pengrowth Trust to gain access to international capital markets through the sale of Class A trust units. |
It is possible that the Federal Government may remove all residency restrictions with respect to mutual fund trusts at some future time without imposing any significant tax penalties related to non-resident ownership. If such event should occur, the Board of Directors may determine, based upon market circumstances as they exist at that time or other factors, that it is in the best interests of all Unitholders to: (a) remove the residency restrictions pertaining to the holding of Class B trust units, (b) permit a free conversion of Class B trust units to Class A trust units, (c) permit the consolidation of the trust unit capital of Pengrowth Trust, or (d) take such other action as the Board of Directors may consider appropriate.
At the annual and special meeting of holders of trust units scheduled for April 26, 2005, the unitholders will be asked to consider an extraordinary resolution authorizing the Board of Directors on behalf of Pengrowth Corporation as administrator of Pengrowth Trust, to make amendments to the Trust Indenture at the discretion of the Board of Directors to change the rights pertaining to Class A trust units and Class B trust units. The power and authority proposed to be granted to the Board of Directors as described above provides broad and extraordinary powers to the Board of Directors.While the Board of Directors intends to exercise such discretion, if at all, in a manner it believes is in the best interests of Pengrowth Trust and the trust unitholders, the consequences of any exercise of discretion may differ as between classes of Trust Unitholders and may effect the market price or value of the Class A trust units and the Class B trust units, and such effect may be significantly different as between the Class A trust units and the Class B trust units. Any exercise by the Board of Directors of this discretion in a manner that amends the provisions attending to the Trust Units, including the consolidation of the Trust Units into a single class, would be subject to all required regulatory approvals. In respect of the consolidation of the Trust Units into a single class, the exercise by the Board of Directors of this discretion would also be subject to the receipt of comfort, in the form of an advance tax ruling or advice from Pengrowth’s legal counsel satisfactory to the Board of Directors, that there would be no adverse tax consequences to holder of Class A trust units or Class B trust units as a result of the consolidation.
The trust indenture currently defines the “Ownership Threshold” to mean a number of Class A trust units issued and outstanding at any point of time equalling 99% of the number of Class B trust units issues and outstanding at such time (equivalent to 49.75% of all outstanding trust units). The Trust Indenture stipulates that the number of outstanding Class A trust units cannot exceed the Ownership Threshold after an enforcement date, which is December 31, 2004, or such later date by which Pengrowth Trust must comply with the Ownership Threshold as may be specified in any advance ruling issued by Canada Revenue Agency in respect of the reclassification of the trust units. An advance tax ruling was provided by the Canada Revenue Agency on July 26, 2004 that stipulated that the Ownership Threshold should be achieved by December 31, 2004. On December 1, 2004, Pengrowth Trust
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received an amended tax ruling stipulating that the requirement to achieve the Ownership Threshold had been extended to June 1, 2005 (the “December Advance Tax Ruling”).
As of December 31, 2004, Pengrowth Trust had 152,972,555 outstanding trust units comprised of 76,792,759 Class A trust units, 76,106,471 Class B trust units and 73,325 unreclassified trust units. As at March 22, 2005, there were 153,607,000 outstanding trust units comprised of 76,793,639 Class A trust units, 76,757,819 Class B trust units and 55,542 unreclassified trust units. No additional Class A trust units are being issued by Pengrowth Trust at this time other than as appropriate to correct errors made with respect to the allocation of Class A trust units and Class B trust units as of the effective date of the Reclassification. Accordingly, approximately 863,716 additional Class B trust units must be issued in order to achieve the Ownership Threshold. Additional Class B trust units are being issued from time to time as a result of the operation of the distribution reinvestment plan and Pengrowth’s other incentive plans. It is anticipated that approximately 462,098 additional Class A trust units and approximately 3,888,205 additional Class B trust units will be issued pursuant to the Crispin Arrangement, which is expected to be completed prior to the end of April, 2005. As a result of that transaction and the operation of the Pengrowth Plans, it is likely but cannot be assured, that the Ownership Threshold will be achieved prior to June 1, 2005.
It is desirable to achieve the Ownership Threshold by June 1, 2005 in order that Pengrowth Trust can continue to rely upon the December Advance Tax Ruling. The December Advance Tax Ruling states, in effect that Pengrowth Trust will continue to be a mutual fund trust it if meets the Ownership Threshold prior to June 1, 2005 and was a mutual fund trust prior to that date. The December Advance Tax Ruling also states, in effect, that there are no adverse tax consequences in Canada to the Reclassification. Whether or not the Ownership Threshold is achieved representatives of the Department of Finance have advised Pengrowth Trust that the November Finance Letter remains effective and that the representations contained in the November Finance Letter will be introduced in Parliament in 2005 in connection with technical amendments to the Tax Act.
Key Features of the Trust Units
The key features of the Class A trust units and the Class B trust units are as follows:
Class A Trust Units |
• | are not subject to any residency restriction; | |||
• | are subject to a restriction on the number to be issued such that the total number of issued and outstanding Class A trust units will not exceed 99% of the number of issued and outstanding Class B trust units (after an initial implementation period) (the “Ownership Threshold”); | |||
• | may be converted by a holder at any time into Class B trust units provided that the holder is a resident of Canada and provides a suitable residency declaration; | |||
• | trade on both the TSX and NYSE; and | |||
• | have identical rights to voting, distributions and assets of Pengrowth Trust on a wind-up to the Class B trust units. |
Class B Trust Units |
• | may not be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, otherwise than by security only, by non-residents of Canada; | |||
• | trade only on the TSX; | |||
• | may be converted by a holder into Class A trust units, provided that the Ownership Threshold will not be exceeded (see “General Development of Pengrowth Energy Trust — Recent Acquisitions, |
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Financings and Developments — Conversion of Class B Trust Units into Class A Trust Units”); and |
• | have identical rights to voting, distributions and assets of Pengrowth Trust on a wind-up to the Class A trust units. |
A resident of Canada for the purposes of the Tax Act generally includes a person who is resident, for taxation purposes, in Canada based on such factors as physical location, personal and economic ties, citizenship, place of domicile and place of incorporation or establishment. In general, a person will be a resident of Canada if the person is required to file tax returns in Canada and is subject to Canadian tax on worldwide income as a Canadian resident. If you are uncertain as to your residency for the purposes of the Tax Act and any applicable income tax treaty or convention, you should consult with your tax advisors.
Ownership of Class B Trust Units Restricted
The following procedures have been adopted to monitor and constrain the ownership of Class B trust units by non-residents of Canada:
• | The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (“CDS”) has been advised that it is prohibited from holding Class B trust units on behalf of non-residents. Pengrowth Corporation will require participants in the book-based system to provide a participant declaration on a periodic basis to ensure that no non-resident of Canada owns any Class B trust units; | |||
• | Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) is not be permitted to hold Class B trust units; | |||
• | a residency declaration is required for any proposed registered transfer of Class B trust units; and | |||
• | a residency declaration is required for any proposed conversion of Class A trust units into Class B trust units. |
These rules and procedures may be amended from time to time by Pengrowth Trust and Computershare.
Violation of Ownership Provisions
At the annual and special meeting of holders of trust units Scheduled for April 26, 2005, it is proposed that the trust unitholders pass an extraordinary resolution extending the date by which the Ownership Threshold must be achieved to June 1, 2006 or such later date as determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion. If the extraordinary resolution is passed and the Ownership Threshold is not achieved by June 1, 2005, Pengrowth Trust will rely on the November Finance Letter in respect to Pengrowth Trust’s status as a mutual fund trust and the enforcement actions set out below will not be necessary.
If it appears from the securities registers, or if the Board of Directors of Pengrowth Corporation determines that, the number of issued and outstanding Class A trust units exceeds the Ownership Threshold, from and after June 1, 2005, or such other enforcement date that may be set in accordance with unitholder approval, Pengrowth Trust may make a public announcement of the contravention and shall refuse to accept subscriptions for Class A trust units or accept conversions of Class B trust units into Class A trust units. In addition, if the Board of Directors of Pengrowth Corporation determines that it would not be unfairly prejudicial to, and would not unfairly disregard the interests of, persons beneficially owning or controlling Class A trust units, Pengrowth Trust shall send a notice to the registered holders of Class A trust units chosen on the basis of inverse order of registration requiring such holders to dispose of their Class A trust units and pending such disposition may
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suspend all rights of ownership attached to such trust units (including the right to receive distributions). Any such disposition notice will specify in reasonable detail: (i) the nature of the contravention of the Ownership Threshold; (ii) the number of Class A trust units that are in excess of the Ownership Threshold; (iii) a date, which shall not be less than 60 days after the date of the notice, by which the Class A trust units are to be (A) sold or otherwise disposed of to a person who is not a non-resident of Canada and who concurrently agrees to convert such units into Class B trust units or (B) if the holder is not a non-resident of Canada, converted into Class B trust units; and (iv) state that unless the holder complies, Pengrowth Trust may sell or redeem the excess Class A trust units held by such holder. If a holder of Class A trust units fails to comply with such notice, Pengrowth Trust may elect to sell, on behalf of the registered holder, the excess Class A trust units on its principal stock exchange and pay to the holder the net proceeds of the sale after deduction of any commission, tax or other costs of sale. In addition, if the holder fails to comply with the notice, and Pengrowth Trust determines that a sale of the excess Class A trust units would be impracticable or have a material adverse effect on the market value of the Class A trust units, Pengrowth Trust shall elect to repurchase or redeem the excess Class A trust units, without providing further notice. The repurchase or redemption price to be paid for such excess Class A trust units will be the 10 day average closing price of the Class B trust units on their principal stock exchange.
If it appears from the securities registers, or if the Board of Directors of Pengrowth Corporation determines that, a person that is a non-resident of Canada holds or beneficially owns any Class B trust units, Pengrowth Trust shall send a notice to the registered holder(s) of the Class B trust units requiring such holder(s) to dispose of the Class B trust units and pending such disposition may suspend all rights of ownership attached to such trust units (including the right to receive distributions). Any such disposition notice would specify in reasonable detail: (i) the number of trust units held by such holder; (ii) a date, which shall not be less than 60 days after the date of the notice, by which the Class B trust units are to be sold or otherwise disposed of to a person who is not a non-resident of Canada (and does not hold on behalf of any person who is a non-resident of Canada), or by which the holder must provide a declaration that they are not a non-resident of Canada; and (iii) state that unless the holder complies, Pengrowth Trust may sell or redeem the Class B trust units held by such holder. If the holder of Class B trust units fails to comply with such notice, Pengrowth Trust may elect to sell, on behalf of the registered holder, the Class B trust units on its principal stock exchange and pay to the holder the net proceeds of the sale after deduction of any commission, tax or other costs of sale. In addition, if the holder fails to comply with the notice, and Pengrowth Trust determines that a sale of the excess Class B trust units would be impracticable or have a material adverse effect on the market value of the Class B trust units, Pengrowth Trust may elect to repurchase or redeem the excess Class B trust units, without providing further notice. The repurchase or redemption price to be paid for such Class B trust units will be the 10 day average closing price of the Class B trust units on their principal stock exchange.
Exclusionary Offers
If an offer is made to purchase Class A trust units that must, by reason of securities legislation or stock exchange requirements, be made to all or substantially all of the owners of Class A trust units and such offer is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Class B trust units that is identical to the offer to purchase Class A trust units in terms of price per trust unit and in all other material respects, then each outstanding Class B trust unit shall be convertible into one Class A trust unit at the option of the holder thereof from the day the offer is made until the expiry date of the offer. In these circumstances, the Ownership Threshold would temporarily cease to apply in respect of the Class A trust units. An election of the holder of Class B trust units to exercise this conversion right shall also be deemed to also constitute the irrevocable election by the holder to deposit such units pursuant to the offer and to exercise a right of the holder to convert such units back into Class B trust units if such units are not taken up and paid for under the offer.
If an offer is made to purchase Class B trust units that must, by reason of securities legislation or stock exchange requirements, be made to all or substantially all of the owners of Class B trust units and such offer is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Class A trust units that is identical to the offer to purchase Class B trust units in terms of price per trust unit and in all other material respects, then each outstanding Class A trust unit shall be convertible into one Class B trust unit at the option of the holder thereof. In these circumstances, the restriction on the ownership of Class B trust units by non-residents of Canada would temporarily cease to apply in respect of such Class B trust units. An election of the holder of Class A trust units to exercise this conversion right shall also be deemed to also constitute the irrevocable election by the holder to deposit such units pursuant to the offer and to
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exercise a right of the holder to convert such units back into Class A trust units if such units are not taken up and paid for under the offer.
In order to ensure that compliance with the “coat-tail” requirements of the TSX would not jeopardize Pengrowth’s mutual fund trust status, the trust indenture restricts the operation of these provisions to ensure that the Ownership Threshold cannot be violated by providing that in respect of exclusionary offers made for only one class of trust units:
• | holders of Class A trust units do not have the right to convert Class A trust units to Class B trust units where an exclusionary offer is made for the Class B trust units if the offeror is a non-resident of Canada (this would not be a valid offer because a non-resident is not permitted to hold Class B trust units); | |||
• | where Class B trust units are converted to Class A trust units upon an exclusionary offer being made for the Class A trust units, those units will be immediately converted back to Class B trust units upon being taken up and paid for to preserve the relative number of Class A trust units and Class B trust units outstanding both before and after the bid (even if the offeror is a non-resident of Canada and Pengrowth will have all of the remedies described above against such offeror); | |||
• | if a non-resident acquires 10% or more of the outstanding Class A trust units (including Class A trust units issued on the conversion of Class B trust units) the non-resident shall not be entitled to vote or receive distributions in respect to all of such units. These sanctions provide a strong disincentive for a non-resident to make an exclusionary offer for Class A trust units; | |||
• | if Class A trust units or Class B trust units are tendered to an exclusionary offer for the Class B trust units or the Class A trust units, respectively, the deemed conversion of such units is delayed until the take-up of the units pursuant to the offer and not before; and | |||
• | if an exclusionary offer is withdrawn or expires, or trust units that are tendered to an exclusionary offer are withdrawn, no conversion will occur. |
THE ROYALTY INDENTURE
Royalty Units
Royalty units are issued under the terms of the royalty indenture. A maximum of 500,000,000 royalty units can be created and issued pursuant to the royalty indenture. The royalty units represent fractional undivided interests in the royalty, consisting of a 99% share of “royalty income”.
The royalty indenture, among other things, provides for the grant of the royalty, the issue of royalty units, the imposition on and acceptance by Pengrowth Corporation of certain obligations and business restrictions, the calling of meetings of unitholders, the conduct of business thereat, notice provisions, the appointment and removal of the trustee, and the establishment and use of the “reserve” as discussed below.
The royalty indenture may be amended or varied only by extraordinary resolution of the unitholders and the holders of royalty units, or by Pengrowth Corporation and Computershare, as trustee, for certain specifically defined purposes so long as, in the opinion of Computershare, the unitholders and the holders of royalty units are not prejudiced as a result.
The holders of royalty units other than the trustee are currently entitled to vote at shareholder meetings of Pengrowth Corporation on the basis of one vote for each royalty unit held, subject to clarifications to those voting rights that will be considered at the annual and special meeting of shareholders scheduled for April 26, 2005.
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At the special meeting of royalty unitholders held on April 22, 2004, amendments to the royalty indenture were approved by the unitholders to facilitate the issuance of exchangeable shares by Pengrowth Corporation. See “Exchangeable Shares”.
The Royalty
The royalty consists of a 99% share of “royalty income”. Under the terms of the Royalty Indenture, Pengrowth Corporation is entitled to retain a 1 percent share of “royalty income” and all miscellaneous income (the “Residual Interest”) to the extent this amount exceeds the aggregate of debt service charges, general and administrative expenses, and management fees. In 2004 and 2003, this Residual Interest, as computed, did not result in any income being retained by Pengrowth Corporation. The royalty indenture provides that “royalty income” means the aggregate of any special distributions and gross revenue less, without duplication, the aggregate of the following amounts:
(a) | operating costs; | |||
(b) | general and administrative costs; | |||
(c) | management fees and debt service charges; | |||
(d) | taxes or other charges payable by Pengrowth Corporation; and | |||
(e) | any amounts paid into the “reserve”. |
Gross revenues essentially consist of cash proceeds from the sale of petroleum substances produced from the properties of Pengrowth Corporation and all other money and things of value received by or incurring to Pengrowth Corporation by virtue of its legal and beneficial ownership of the properties, but not including processing or transportation revenues or proceeds from the sale of properties. Special distributions essentially consist of proceeds from the sale of properties that Pengrowth Corporation is unable to reinvest in suitable replacement properties.
The “reserve” is established by Pengrowth Corporation with miscellaneous revenues (such as processing and transportation revenues) and allowable portions of gross revenue, and must be used to fund the payment of operating costs, future abandonments, environmental and reclamation costs, general and administrative costs, management fees and debt service charges. Any amounts remaining in the reserve when there are no longer any properties that are subject to the royalty, and all of the above obligations have been satisfied, are to be paid to Pengrowth Trust and to the holders of common shares and exchangeable shares of Pengrowth Corporation in proportion to their respective interests.
Pengrowth Corporation is required to pay to the holders of royalty units, on each cash distribution date, 99% of “royalty income” received by Pengrowth Corporation from the properties for the period ending on the last day of the second month immediately preceding that cash distribution date less the percentage of distributable cash (currently 10%) that is retained by Pengrowth Corporation to fund capital obligations. See “Distributions”. The holders of royalty units, including Pengrowth Trust, will reimburse Pengrowth Corporation for 99% of the non-deductible Crown royalties and other non-deductible Crown charges payable by Pengrowth Corporation in respect of production from, or ownership of, the properties. Pengrowth Corporation will at all times be entitled to set off its right to be so reimbursed against its obligation to pay the royalty.
To date, Pengrowth Corporation has not incurred income taxes but is subject to the federal large corporations tax and the Saskatchewan resource surcharge. Any taxes payable by Pengrowth Corporation will reduce royalty income, and thus the distributions received by unitholders and holders of royalty units.
The Trustee
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prior notice to the unitholders, and may be removed by extraordinary resolution of the unitholders. Computershare’s successor must be approved in the same manner.
Computershare, in accordance with its power to delegate under the trust indenture, has appointed Pengrowth Corporation as the administrator of Pengrowth Trust to assume those functions of the trustee which are largely discretionary pursuant to the royalty indenture, subject to the powers and duties of Pengrowth Management pursuant to the management agreement.
EXCHANGEABLE SHARES
At the shareholders’ meeting and royalty unitholders’ meeting conducted on April 22, 2004, amendments to the Unanimous Shareholder Agreement were approved to facilitate the issuance of exchangeable shares. The amendments approved will give the Board of Directors greater flexibility to issue a series of exchangeable shares of Pengrowth Corporation which could meet Pengrowth Corporation’s objectives of creating a security that is economically similar to trust units, marketable in Canada, the United States and internationally, with favourable income tax consequences in the offered jurisdictions and that can be issued by Pengrowth Trust without exceeding the residency restrictions under the mutual fund trust requirements of the Tax Act. Among other things, exchangeable shares may provide a valuable alternative source of equity to Pengrowth Corporation to finance ongoing capital commitments of Pengrowth Corporation, new acquisitions and for other general corporate purposes. The exchangeable shares will be securities of Pengrowth Corporation that have rights upon a liquidation, wind-up or dissolution of Pengrowth Corporation (a “Liquidation Event”) that are economically similar to the rights of trust unitholders under the Trust Indenture and Royalty Indenture, except in relation to assets other than royalty units that may be held by Pengrowth Trust and the impact of general claims against Pengrowth Corporation. As a result of the amendments approved, exchangeable shares will have the same rights as the rights of the holders of common shares of Pengrowth Corporation to vote, to dividends or to share splits in lieu of dividends and to the assets of Pengrowth Corporation upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event.
In addition to the foregoing objective, the exchangeable shares may be eligible for investment by certain classes of investors for whom there are limitations with respect to holding trust units. The exchangeable shares may also facilitate business combinations and acquisitions and may be issued to Pengrowth Management should there be a wind-up or termination of the Management Agreement.
The creation of exchangeable shares was originally approved by unitholders at the annual and special meetings held on June 17, 2003. It was contemplated at that time if a Liquidation Event were to occur, that holders of exchangeable shares would exercise their exchange right for trust units and would participate along with trust unitholders in accordance and provisions prescribed by the Royalty Indenture and the Trust Indenture. However, a series of exchangeable shares may, from time to time, be issued that would limit the right of exchange to holders of exchangeable shares who are resident in Canada or the right of exchange may otherwise be prescribed in terms of Class B Trust Units and the conditions of ownership thereof.
In order not to disenfranchise any holders of exchangeable shares and to create clear rights with respect to the assets of Pengrowth Corporation subject to claims against Pengrowth Corporation, unitholder approval was obtained to make appropriate amendments to the Royalty Indenture to create insolvency rights with respect to the assets of Pengrowth Corporation which are economically similar to the rights of trust unitholders under the Trust Indenture and the Royalty Indenture. Although economically similar, these rights are distinct from the rights of holders of trust units in that the holders of exchangeable shares shall only have a claim against the assets of Pengrowth Corporation if a Liquidation Event shall occur and shall have no claim against the cash or other assets of Pengrowth Trust. The exchangeable shares, shall in the same manner as the common shares, be subject to claims made against the Corporation generally.
Upon a Liquidation Event, an amount will be withheld from the assets or monies available for distribution to royalty unitholders under the Royalty Indenture to be paid to holders of the exchangeable shares and common shares representing the proportion of the economic interests in Pengrowth Corporation represented by the exchangeable shares and in the common shares compared with the beneficial economic interest in Pengrowth Corporation held by the trust unitholders (through the royalty units held by Pengrowth Trust).
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DISTRIBUTIONS
We make monthly payments to our unitholders on the 15th of each month or the first business day following the 15th. The record date for any distribution is ten business days prior to the distribution date. In accordance with stock exchange rules, an ex-distribution date occurs two trading days prior to the record date to permit time for settlement of trades of securities and distributions must be declared a minimum of seven trading days before the record date.
Actual distributions paid or declared per trust unit for each quarter for the preceding five fiscal years were as follows:
Actual Distributions Paid or Declared Per Trust Unit | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
First Quarter | $ | 0.63 | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.41 | $ | 1.14 | $ | 0.89 | ||||||||||
Second Quarter | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.54 | 0.83 | 0.83 | |||||||||||||||
Third Quarter | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.96 | |||||||||||||||
Fourth Quarter | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.41 | 1.11 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2.63 | $ | 2.68 | $ | 2.07 | $ | 3.01 | $ | 3.79 | ||||||||||
All amounts distributed to unitholders from the inception of Pengrowth Trust to December 31, 2004 have been treated as a return of capital, except that in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 respectively, Pengrowth Trust had taxable income per trust unit of $0.2044, $0.6742, $1.9831, $1.7951, $0.4252, $1.4692 and $1.4328 respectively, which was allocated to unitholders representing 12.2%, 30.4%, 55.8%, 51.4%, 22.0%, 55.2% and 55.3% of total cash distributions for those years. For Canadian residents, amounts which are treated as a return of capital generally are not required to be included in a unitholder’s income but such amounts will reduce the adjusted cost base to the unitholder of the trust units.
At the special meeting of the royalty unitholders of Pengrowth Corporation held on April 23, 2002, the royalty unitholders approved the amendment of the royalty indenture to permit the board of directors of Pengrowth Corporation to establish a holdback, within Pengrowth Corporation, of up to 20% of its gross revenue if the board of directors of Pengrowth Corporation determines that it would be advisable to do so in accordance with prudent business practices to provide for the payment of future capital expenditures or for the payment of royalty income in any future period. Subsequent to this royalty unitholder action, the board of directors of Pengrowth Corporation authorized the establishment of a holdback to fund future capital obligations and future payments of royalty income to Pengrowth Trust comprised of funds retained within Pengrowth Corporation in an amount equivalent to approximately 10% of the distributable cash of Pengrowth Trust calculated as if the reserve had not been established.
INDUSTRY CONDITIONS
Government Regulation
The oil and natural gas industry is subject to extensive controls and regulation imposed by various levels of government. Although we do not expect that these controls and regulation will affect the operations of Pengrowth in a manner materially different than they would affect other oil and gas companies of similar size, the controls and regulations should be considered carefully by investors in the oil and gas industry. All current legislation is a matter of public record and Pengrowth is unable to predict what additional legislation or amendments may be enacted.
Pricing and Marketing — Oil
In Canada, producers of oil negotiate sales contracts directly with oil purchasers, with the result that the market determines the price of oil. Such price depends, in part, on oil type and quality, prices of competing fuels, distance
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to market, the value of refined products and the supply/demand balance, other contractual terms and the world price of oil. Oil exports may be made pursuant to export contracts with terms not exceeding one year, in the case of light crude, and not exceeding two years, in the case of heavy crude, provided that an order approving any such export has been obtained from the National Energy Board. Any oil export to be made pursuant to a contract of longer duration (to a maximum of 25 years) requires an exporter to obtain an export licence from the National Energy Board and the issue of such a licence requires the approval of the Governor in Council.
Pricing and Marketing — Natural Gas
In Canada, the price of natural gas sold in intraprovincial, interprovincial and international trade is determined by negotiation between buyers and sellers. Such price depends, in part, on natural gas quality, prices of competing natural gas and other fuels, distance to market, access to downstream transportation, length of contract term, weather conditions, the supply/demand balance and other contractual terms. Natural gas exported from Canada is subject to regulation by the National Energy Board and the government of Canada. Exporters are free to negotiate prices and other terms with purchasers, provided that the export contracts must continue to meet certain criteria prescribed by the National Energy Board and the government of Canada. Natural gas exports for a term of less than two years or for a term of 2 to 20 years (in quantities of not more than 30,000 m3/day), must be made pursuant to an order of the National Energy Board. Any natural gas export to be made pursuant to a contract of longer duration (to a maximum of 25 years) or a larger quantity, requires an exporter to obtain an export licence from the National Energy Board and the issue of such a licence requires the approval of the Governor in Council.
The governments of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan also regulate the volume of natural gas which may be removed from those provinces for consumption elsewhere, based on such factors as reserve availability, transportation arrangements and market considerations.
The North American Free Trade Agreement
On January 1, 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement among the governments of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico became effective. The North American Free Trade Agreement carries forward most of the material energy terms contained in the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement. In the context of energy resources, Canada continues to remain free to determine whether exports to the United States or Mexico will be allowed, provided that any export restrictions do not: (i) reduce the proportion of energy resource exported relative to domestic use (based upon the proportion prevailing in the most recent 36 month period); (ii) impose an export price higher than the domestic price; or (iii) disrupt normal channels of supply. All three countries are prohibited from imposing minimum export or import price requirements and, except as permitted in enforcement of countervailing and antidumping orders and undertakings, minimum or maximum import price requirements.
The North American Free Trade Agreement contemplates the reduction of Mexican restrictive trade practices in the energy sector and prohibits discriminatory border restrictions and export taxes. The North American Free Trade Agreement also contemplates clearer disciplines on regulators to ensure fair implementation of any regulatory changes and to minimize disruption of contractual arrangements, which is important for Canadian natural gas exports.
Provincial Royalties and Incentives
The Federal and provincial governments in Canada have legislation and regulations which govern land tenure, royalties, production rates, environmental protection and other matters. The royalty regime is a significant factor in the profitability of oil and natural gas production. Royalties payable on production from lands other than Crown lands are determined by negotiations between the freehold mineral owner and the lessee, although production from such lands is also subject to certain provincial taxes and royalties. Crown royalties are determined by governmental regulation and are generally calculated as a percentage of the value of the gross production, and the rate of royalties payable generally depends in part on prescribed reference prices, well productivity, geographical location and field discovery date.
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The Government of Alberta’s royalty structure includes incentives for exploring and developing oil and natural gas reserves. The incentives include a modification of the royalty formula structure through the implementation of a third tier royalty. For oil produced from wells drilled after October 13, 1992, oil royalty reserved to the Crown has a base rate of 10% and a rate cap of 30%. The oil royalty reserved to the Crown on older oil wells has a base rate of 10% and a rate cap of 35%. The royalty reserved to the Crown in respect of natural gas production, subject to various incentives, is between 15% and 30%, in the case of new gas, and between 15% and 35%, in the case of old gas, depending upon a prescribed or corporate average reference price.
In Alberta, certain producers of oil or natural gas are also entitled to a credit against the royalties payable to the Alberta Crown by virtue of the Alberta royalty tax credit program. The Alberta royalty tax credit program is based on a price-sensitive formula, and the Alberta royalty tax credit program rate varies between 75%, at prices for oil below $100 per cubic meter, and 25%, at prices above $210 per cubic meter. The Alberta royalty tax credit program rate is applied to a maximum of $2,000,000 of Alberta Crown royalties payable for each producer or associated group of producers. Crown royalties on production from producing properties acquired from companies claiming maximum entitlement to Alberta royalty tax credit program will generally not be eligible for Alberta royalty tax credit program. The Alberta royalty tax credit program rate is established quarterly based on the average “par price”, as determined by the Alberta Resource Development Department for the previous quarterly period.
In British Columbia, the amount payable as a royalty in respect of oil depends on the vintage of the oil (whether it was produced from a pool discovered before or after October 31, 1975), the quantity of oil produced in a month and the value of the oil. Oil produced from newly discovered pools may be exempt from the payment of a royalty for the first 36 months of production. The royalty payable on natural gas is determined by a sliding scale based on a reference price which is the greater of the amount obtained by the producer and a prescribed minimum price. Natural gas produced in association with oil has a minimum royalty of 8% while the royalty in respect of other natural gas may not be less than 15%.
On May 30, 2003, the Minister of Energy and Mines for British Columbia announced an Oil and Gas Development Strategy for the Heartlands. The strategy, which was updated in November 2003, is a comprehensive program to address road infrastructure, targeted royalties, and regulatory reduction and service-sector opportunities. Some of the financial incentives include: i) royalty credits of up to $30 million annually towards road infrastructure in support of resource development (Industry must make an equal contribution); ii) royalty credits for deep gas exploration, re-entry and horizontal drilling; and iii) royalty credits for unconventional and new basins.
The new fiscal regime for the Saskatchewan oil and gas industry effective October 1, 2002, provides an incentive to encourage exploration and development through a revised royalty/tax structure for oil and natural gas wells with a finished drilling date on or after October 1, 2002 or incremental oil production due to a new or expanded waterflood project with a commencement date on or after October 1, 2002. This “fourth tier” Crown royalty rate, applicable to both oil and natural gas, is price sensitive and ranges from a minimum 5% at a base price to a maximum of 30% at a price above the base price. A fourth tier freehold tax structure, calculated by subtracting a production tax factor of 12.5 percentage points from the corresponding Crown royalty rates, has also been created which is applicable to conventional oil, incremental oil from new or expanded waterfloods and natural gas. The fourth tier royalty/tax structure is also applicable in respect of associated natural gas that is gathered for use or sale which is produced either from oil wells with a finished drilling date on or after October 1, 2002 and oil wells with a finished drilling date prior to October 1, 2002, where the individual oil well has a gas-oil production ratio in any month of more than 3,500 m3 of natural gas per 1 m3 of oil. In addition, volume-based royalty/tax reduction incentives have been changed such that a maximum royalty of 2.5% now applies to various volumes of both oil and natural gas, depending on the depth and nature of the well (up to 16,000 m3 of oil in the case of deep exploratory wells and 25,000 m3 of natural gas produced from exploratory wells). The royalty/tax category with respect to re-entry and short sectional horizontal oil wells has been eliminated such that all horizontal oil wells with a finished drilling date on or after October 1, 2002 will receive fourth tier royalty/tax rates and incentive volumes. Further changes include the reduction of the corporation capital tax surcharge rate from 3.6% to 2.0% and the expansion of the “deep oil well” definition to include oil wells producing from a zone deeper than 1,700 meters provided that the zone is within a geological system deposited during the Mississippian Period or earlier or from a zone that was deposited before the Bakken zone regardless of depth.
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The Government of Nova Scotia has established a generic royalty regime in respect of oil and gas produced from offshore Nova Scotia. Such regime contemplates a multi-tier royalty in which the royalty rate fluctuates when certain threshold levels of rates of return on capital have been reached. Notwithstanding the generic royalty regime, royalties in respect of offshore Nova Scotia oil and gas production may be determined contractually between the participant and the government of Nova Scotia.
Oil and natural gas royalty holidays and reductions for specific wells reduce the amount of Crown royalties paid by Pengrowth to the provincial governments. The Alberta royalty tax credit program provides a rebate on Alberta Crown royalties paid in respect of eligible producing properties. These incentives result in increased net income and funds from the operations of Pengrowth.
Environmental Regulation
The oil and natural gas industry is currently subject to environmental regulation pursuant to provincial and federal legislation. Environmental legislation provides for restrictions and prohibitions on releases or emissions of various substances produced or utilized in association with certain oil and gas industry operations. In addition, legislation requires that well and facility sites be abandoned and reclaimed to the satisfaction of provincial authorities. Compliance with such legislation can require significant expenditures. A breach of such legislation may result in the imposition of material fines and penalties, the revocation of necessary licenses and authorizations and civil liability for pollution damage.
In 1994, the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change came into force and three years later led to the Kyoto Protocol which will require, upon ratification, nations to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. As a consequence of the Kyoto Protocol, reductions in greenhouse gases from Pengrowth’s operations may be required which could result in increased capital expenditures and reductions in production of oil and gas. Pengrowth may however earn carbon credits offsetting liabilities which may be imposed under Kyoto due to Pengrowth’s participation in the carbon dioxide miscible recovery scheme at Weyburn and other potential tertiary recovery projects in the future.
Pengrowth is committed to meeting its responsibilities to protect the environment wherever it operates and anticipates making increased expenditures of both a capital and expense nature as a result of increasingly stringent laws relating to the protection of the environment. Pengrowth Corporation will be taking such steps as required to ensure compliance with theAlberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, the Environmental Assessment Act(British Columbia) and similar legislation or requirements in other jurisdictions in which it operates. Pengrowth believes that it is in material compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations. Pengrowth also believes that it is reasonably likely that the trend in environmental legislation and regulation will continue toward stricter standards.
MARKET FOR SECURITIES
Prior to the reclassification that occurred at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 27, 2004, our outstanding trust units were listed and posted for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). After July 27, 2004, our Class A trust units are listed on both the TSX and the NYSE under the symbols “PGF.A” and “PGH”, respectively, and our Class B trust units are listed on the TSX under the symbol “PGF.B”.
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TRADING OF TRUST UNITS PRIOR TO THE RECLASSIFICATION
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Share Price Range | Share Price Range | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High | Low | Close | Volume | High | Low | Close | Volume | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Canadian $ per trust unit) | (thousands) | (U.S. $ per trust unit) | (thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January | 21.25 | 18.00 | 18.56 | 10,154 | 16.60 | 13.75 | 14.03 | 15,248 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
February | 19.20 | 15.55 | 19.00 | 10,223 | 14.31 | 12.10 | 14.22 | 12,077 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
March | 19.72 | 17.01 | 17.98 | 10,242 | 14.73 | 12.76 | 13.70 | 9,574 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
April | 18.51 | 17.70 | 18.10 | 8,645 | 13.92 | 13.00 | 13.18 | 9,508 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
May | 18.40 | 16.15 | 17.81 | 5,128 | 13.47 | 11.62 | 13.13 | 7,071 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
June | 19.15 | 17.61 | 18.67 | 4,372 | 14.24 | 12.99 | 13.98 | 5,615 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
July (to July 27) | 19.75 | 18.52 | 19.42 | 3,554 | 14.95 | 13.84 | 14.64 | 5,797 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
TRADING OF CLASS A TRUST UNITS AFTER THE RECLASSIFICATION
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Share Price Range | Share Price Range | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High | Low | Close | Volume | High | Low | Close | Volume | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Canadian $ per trust unit) | (thousands) | (U.S. $ per trust unit) | (thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July (from July 28) | 20.00 | 19.26 | 19.91 | 99 | 14.95 | 14.40 | 14.95 | 843 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
August | 20.50 | 19.10 | 20.50 | 508 | 15.81 | 14.52 | 15.70 | 7,363 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
September | 24.19 | 20.19 | 22.67 | 1,065 | 18.94 | 15.51 | 17.93 | 12,995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
October | 23.90 | 20.03 | 21.23 | 1,004 | 18.99 | 15.85 | 17.44 | 13,372 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
November | 24.45 | 20.22 | 24.12 | 725 | 20.59 | 16.65 | 20.37 | 8,306 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
December | 26.33 | 21.54 | 24.93 | 878 | 21.24 | 18.00 | 20.82 | 9,496 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
TRADING OF CLASS B TRUST UNITS AFTER THE RECLASSIFICATION
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(Canadian $ per trust unit) | (thousands) | |||||||||||||||
2004 | ||||||||||||||||
July (from July 28) | 20.00 | 18.52 | 18.85 | 410 | ||||||||||||
August | 19.06 | 18.03 | 18.20 | 1,463 | ||||||||||||
September | 19.75 | 18.17 | 18.87 | 3,715 | ||||||||||||
October | 20.04 | 18.40 | 18.89 | 4,940 | ||||||||||||
November | 19.25 | 17.51 | 19.05 | 3,557 | ||||||||||||
December | 19.60 | 18.00 | 18.50 | 7,511 | ||||||||||||
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Pengrowth Trust does not have any directors or officers. The following is a summary of information relating to the directors and officers respectively of Pengrowth Management, Manager of Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Trust, and of Pengrowth Corporation, the administrator of Pengrowth Trust.
Directors and Officers of Pengrowth Management
The name, municipality of residence, position held and principal occupation of each director and officer of Pengrowth Management are set out below:
Name and | ||||
Municipality of Residence | Position with Pengrowth Management | Principal Occupation | ||
James S. Kinnear Calgary, Alberta | President and Director (since 1982) | President, Pengrowth Management Limited | ||
Gregory S. Fletcher Calgary, Alberta | Director (since 1988) | President, Sierra Energy Inc. | ||
Gordon M. Anderson Calgary, Alberta | Vice President, Financial Services (since 2001) Vice President, Treasurer (1998-2001) Treasurer (1995-1998) | Vice President, Financial Services Pengrowth Management Limited | ||
Charles V. Selby Calgary, Alberta | Corporate Secretary (since 1993) | Lawyer, Selby Professional Corporation Principal, Ikon Strategies Inc. |
Each of the foregoing directors and officers has had the same principal occupation for the previous five years except for Mr. Anderson who was Vice President, Treasurer (1998-2001).
Principal Holders of Shares of Pengrowth Management
James S. Kinnear, President and a director of Pengrowth Management and Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Pengrowth Corporation, owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding voting securities of Pengrowth Management.
Directors and Officers of Pengrowth Corporation
The name, municipality of residence, position held and principal occupation of each director and officer of Pengrowth Corporation are set out below:
Name and | ||||||||
Municipality of | Trust Units of Controlled or | |||||||
Residence | Position with Pengrowth Corporation | Principal Occupation | Beneficially Owned(1)(2) | |||||
James S. Kinnear Calgary, Alberta | President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer (since 1988) | President, Pengrowth Management Limited | 3,700,229 | |||||
Stanley H. Wong(4) Calgary, Alberta | Director (since 1988) | President, Carbine Resources Ltd. a private oil and gas producing and engineering consulting company | 46,576 | |||||
John B. Zaozirny(5) Calgary, Alberta | Director (since 1988) | Counsel, McCarthy Tétrault, Barristers and Solicitors | 36,362 | |||||
Thomas A. Cumming(3)(5) Calgary, Alberta | Director (since 2000) | Business Consultant | 6,678 | |||||
Michael S. Parrett(3)(5) Aurora, Ontario | Director (since 2004) | Business Consultant | 4,000 |
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Name and | ||||||||
Municipality of | Trust Units of Controlled or | |||||||
Residence | Position with Pengrowth Corporation | Principal Occupation | Beneficially Owned(1)(2) | |||||
William R. Stedman(3)(4) Calgary, Alberta | Director (since 2004) | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ENTx Capital Corporation | 5,000 | |||||
Gordon M. Anderson Calgary, Alberta | Vice President (since 2001) Vice President, Treasurer (1997-2001), Treasurer (1995-1997) Chief Financial Officer (1991-1998) | Vice President, Financial Services, Pengrowth Management Limited | 37,626 | |||||
Henry D. McKinnon Calgary, Alberta | Vice President, Operations (since 2000) | Vice President, Operations Pengrowth Corporation | 12,733 | |||||
Lynn Kis Calgary, Alberta | Vice President, Engineering (since 2001) | Vice President, Engineering Pengrowth Corporation | 27,178 | |||||
Charles V. Selby Calgary, Alberta | Corporate Secretary (since 1993) | Lawyer, Selby Professional Corporation Principal, Ikon Strategies Inc. | 125,622 | |||||
Chris Webster Calgary, Alberta | Chief Financial Officer (since 2005) | Chief Financial Officer Pengrowth Corporation | 11,176 | |||||
Lianne Bigham Calgary, Alberta | Controller (since 1996) | Controller Pengrowth Corporation | 100,019 |
Notes: | ||
(1) | Does not include trust units issuable upon the exercise of outstanding trust unit options or trust unit rights. | |
(2) | As at March 9, 2004. | |
(3) | Member of Audit Committee. | |
(4) | Member of Reserves Committee. | |
(5) | Member of Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee. | |
(6) | In addition, Mr. Kinnear exercises control over 13,152 royalty units which are held by Pengrowth Management Limited. | |
(7) | In addition, Mr. Wong exercises control over 3,288 royalty units held by Carbine Resources Ltd. |
As at March 29, 2005, the foregoing directors and officers, as a group, beneficially, owned, directly or indirectly, 4,113,199 trust units or approximately 2.7% of the issued and outstanding trust units and held options and rights to acquire a further 1,014,035 trust units. Assuming exercise of all options and rights, the foregoing directors and officers, as a group, would beneficially own, directly and indirectly, 5,127,234 trust units or approximately 3.3% of the then issued and outstanding trust units. The information as to shares beneficially owned, not being within the knowledge of the Corporation, has been furnished by the respective individuals.
The term of each director expires at the next annual meeting of unitholders. The next annual meeting of unitholders is currently scheduled to be held on April 26, 2005.
Each of the foregoing directors and officers has had the same principal occupation for the previous five years except for Mr. Cumming who was President of the Alberta Stock Exchange from 1988 to 1999; Michael S. Parrett who was Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Rio Algom Limited from 1991 to 2000, Vice-President, Strategic Development and Joint Ventures of Rio from 1999 to 2000, President of Rio from 2000 to 2001; William R. Stedman who was President and CEO of Pembina Pipeline Corporation from 1997 to 1999; Lynn Kis who was General Manager, Engineering from 1998 to 2001; and Chris Webster who was Vice President, Treasurer from September 30, 2004 to 2005, Treasurer from 2001 to September 30, 2004, Manager, Operations Accounting from 2000 to 2001 and Team Leader, Marketing Accounting and Treasury, Union Pacific Resources Inc. from 1996 to 2000.
Messrs. A. Terence Poole and Kirby L. Hedrick have been nominated for election as directors at the annual meeting of unitholders on April 26, 2005. Mr. Poole is a Chartered Accountant who received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University in 1965. Mr. Poole would be considered to be a financial expert for the purpose of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with extensive senior financial management, accounting, capital and debt market experience. He is presently Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development of Nova Chemicals Corporation. Mr. Hedrick is an engineer who received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (summa cum laude) from the University of Evansville, Indiana in 1975. He completed the Stanford Executive Program in 1997 and the Stanford Corporate Governance Program in 2003. Prior to retiring in 2000 as Executive Vice
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President Upstream of Phillips Petroleum, Mr. Hedrick had a varied 25-year career with Phillips in the United States and internationally.
Corporate Cease Trade Orders or Bankruptcies
No current or proposed director, officer or controlling securityholder of Pengrowth or Pengrowth Management is as at the date of this annual information form or has been, within the past 10 years before the date hereof, a director or officer of any other issuer that, while that person was acting in that capacity:
(i) | was the subject of a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the issuer access to any exemption under securities legislation for a period of more than 30 consecutive days; or | |||
(ii) | was subject to an event that resulted, after the person ceased to be a director or executive officer, in the issuer being the subject of a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the issuer access to any exemption under securities legislation for a period of more than 30 consecutive days; or | |||
(iii) | within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets. |
Personal Bankruptcies
No current or proposed director, officer or controlling securityholder of Pengrowth or Pengrowth Management has, within the past 10 years before the date hereof, become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or became subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold such person’s assets.
Penalties or Sanctions
No current or proposed director, officer or controlling securityholder of Pengrowth or Pengrowth Management has:
(i) | been subject to any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory authority, other than: (i) penalties for late filing of insider reports; and (ii) Mr. Selby, the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation, and other directors of AltaCanada Energy Corp. entered into a settlement agreement in 1998 with the Alberta Securities Commission in regard to the application of rules governing junior capital pool companies to drilling expenses assumed by the directors on behalf of the Company; or | |||
(ii) | been subject to any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable investor in making an investment decision. |
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee is appointed annually by the Board of Directors. The responsibilities and duties of the Audit Committee are set forth in the Audit Committee Charter attached hereto as Appendix C.
The following table sets forth the name of each of the current members of the Audit Committee, whether such member is independent, as defined in Multilateral Instrument 52-110 — Audit Committees, whether such member is financially literate, in that they are able to read and understand a set of financial statements that represents the breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that can reasonably be expected to arise in Pengrowth’s financial statements, and the relevant education and experience of such member:
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Name | Independent | Financially Literate | Relevant Education and Experience | |||
Thomas A. Cumming | Yes | Yes | Mr. Cumming was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alberta Stock Exchange from 1988 to 1999. His career also includes 25 years with a major Canadian bank both nationally and internationally. He is currently Chairman of Alberta’s Electricity Balancing Pool, and serves as a Director of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund, the Alberta Capital Market Foundation and Western Lakota Energy Services Inc. Mr. Cumming is a professional engineer and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Engineering and Business. | |||
Michael S. Parrett | Yes | Yes | Mr. Parrett is currently an independent consultant providing advisory service to various public companies in Canada and the United States. Mr. Parrett is a member of the Board of Fording Inc. and is serving as a Trustee for Fording Canadian Coal Trust as well as a board member of Gabriel Resources Limited. He formerly was President of Rio Algom Limited and prior to that Chief Financial Officer of Rio Algom and Falconbridge Limited. Mr. Parrett is a chartered accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from York University. | |||
William R. Stedman | Yes | Yes | Mr. Stedman has been the Chairman and CEO of ENTx Capital Corporation a private venture capital firm, since its inception in 2001. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of a number of private companies and on four publicly traded companies: Innicor Subsurface Technologies, Keyspan Facilities Income Fund, Masters Energy, Inc., and most recently Pengrowth Corporation. Prior to co-founding ENTx, Mr. Stedman was President and CEO of Pembina Pipeline Corporation, and played an important role in building Pembina Corporation into a substantial Canadian oil and gas exploration and production and liquids pipeline company. Mr. Stedman holds a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School (1982), a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (with Distinction) from McGill University (1975), and a Bachelor of Science from Dalhousie University (1973). |
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The following table provides information about the aggregate fees billed to Pengrowth for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP during fiscal 2004 and 2003:
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2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Category | $M | $M | ||||||
Audit Fees | $ | 624 | $ | 253 | ||||
Audit Related Fees | nil | nil | ||||||
Tax Fees | $ | 102 | $ | 84 | ||||
All Other Fees | $ | 6 | $ | 26 | ||||
Total | $ | 732 | $ | 363 | ||||
Audit Fees.Audit fees consist of fees for the audit of Pengrowth’s annual financial statements and services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
Audit-Related Fees.Audit-related fees normally include due diligence reviews in connection with acquisitions, research of accounting and audit-related issues and the completion of audits required by contracts to which Pengrowth is a party.
Tax Fees.During 2004 and 2003 the services provided in this category included assistance and advice in relation to the preparation of income tax returns for Pengrowth and its subsidiaries, tax advice and planning and commodity tax consultation.
All Other Fees.During 2004 and 2003 the services provided in this category included consultation regarding theUS Sarbanes Oxley Actand internal controls.
Pre-approval Policies and Procedures
Pengrowth has adopted the following policies and procedures with respect to the pre-approval of audit and permitted non-audit services to be provided by KPMG LLP: The audit committee approves a schedule which summarizes the services to be provided that the audit committee believes to be typical, recurring or otherwise likely to be provided by KPMG LLP. The schedule generally covers the period between the adoption of the schedule and the end of the year, but at the option of the audit committee, may cover a shorter or longer period. The list of services is sufficiently detailed as to the particular services to be provided to ensure that (i) the audit committee knows precisely what services it is being asked to pre-approve and (ii) it is not necessary for any member of Pengrowth’s management to make a judgment as to whether a proposed service fits within the pre-approved services. Services that arise that were not contemplated in the schedule must be pre-approved by the audit committee chairman or a delegate of the audit committee. The full audit committee is informed of the services at its next meeting.
Pengrowth has not approved any non-audit services on the basis of thede minimisexemptions. All non-audit services are pre-approved by the Audit Committee in accordance with the pre-approval policy referenced herein.
RISK FACTORS
If any of the following risks occur, our production, revenues and financial condition could be materially harmed, with a resulting decrease in distributions on, and the market price of, our trust units. As a result, the trading price of our trust units could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.Additional risks are described under the heading “Business Risks” in the Management’s Discussion Analysis appearing on page 73 of Pengrowth Trust’s Annual Report 2004.
Our distributions are sensitive to the volatility of crude oil and natural gas prices.
The monthly distributions we pay to our unitholders depend, in part, on the prices we receive for our oil and natural gas production. Oil and natural gas prices can fluctuate widely on a month-to-month basis in response to a variety of factors that are beyond our control. These factors include, among others:
• | political conditions in the Middle East; |
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• | worldwide economic conditions; | |||
• | weather conditions; | |||
• | the supply and price of foreign oil and natural gas; | |||
• | the level of consumer demand; | |||
• | the price and availability of alternative fuels; | |||
• | the proximity to, and capacity of, transportation facilities; | |||
• | the effect of worldwide energy conservation measures; and | |||
• | government regulation. |
Declines in oil or natural gas prices could have an adverse effect on our operations, financial condition and proved reserves and ultimately on our ability to pay distributions to our unitholders.
Our distributions are affected by production and development costs and capital expenditures.
Production and development costs incurred with respect to properties, including power costs and the costs of injection fluids associated with tertiary recovery operations, reduce the royalty income that Pengrowth Trust receives and, consequently, the amounts we can distribute to our unitholders.
The timing and amount of capital expenditures will directly affect the amount of income available for distribution to our unitholders. Distributions may be reduced, or even eliminated, at times when significant capital or other expenditures are made. To the extent that external sources of capital, including the issuance of additional trust units, become limited or unavailable, Pengrowth Corporation’s ability to make the necessary capital investments to maintain or expand oil and gas reserves and to invest in assets, as the case may be, will be impaired. To the extent that Pengrowth Corporation is required to use cash flow to finance capital expenditures or property acquisitions, the cash we receive from Pengrowth Corporation on the royalty units will be reduced, resulting in reductions to the amount of cash we are able to distribute to our unitholders.
Our actual results will vary from our reserve estimates, and those variations could be material.
The value of the trust units will depend upon, among other things, Pengrowth Corporation’s reserves. In making strategic decisions, we generally rely upon reports prepared by our independent reserve engineers. Estimating reserves is inherently uncertain. Ultimately, actual production, revenues and expenditures for the underlying properties will vary from estimates and those variations could be material. Changes in the prices of, and markets for, oil and natural gas from those anticipated at the time of making such assessments will affect the return on, and value of, our trust units. The reserve and cash flow information contained in this Annual Information Form or contained in the documents incorporated by reference represent estimates only. Petroleum engineers consider many factors and make assumptions in estimating reserves. Those factors and assumptions include:
• | historical production from the area compared with production rates from similar producing areas; | |||
• | the assumed effect of government regulation; | |||
• | assumptions about future commodity prices, exchange rates, production and development costs, capital expenditures, abandonment costs, environmental liabilities, and applicable royalty regimes; | |||
• | initial production rates; |
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• | production decline rates; | |||
• | ultimate recovery of reserves; | |||
• | marketability of production; and | |||
• | other government levies that may be imposed over the producing life of reserves. |
If these factors and assumptions prove to be inaccurate, our actual results may vary materially from our reserve estimates. Many of these factors are subject to change and are beyond our control. In particular, changes in the prices of, and markets for, oil and natural gas from those anticipated at the time of making such assessments will affect the return on, and value of, our trust units. In addition, all such assessments involve a measure of geological and engineering uncertainty that could result in lower production and reserves than anticipated. A significant portion of our reserves are classified as “undeveloped” and are subject to greater uncertainty than reserves classified as “developed”.
In accordance with normal industry practices, we engage independent petroleum engineers to conduct a detailed engineering evaluation of our oil and gas properties for the purpose of estimating our reserves as part of our year-end reporting process. As a result of that evaluation, we may increase or decrease the estimates of our reserves. We do not consider an increase or decrease in the estimates of our reserves in the range of one to five percent to be material or inconsistent with normal industry practice. Any significant reduction to the estimates of our reserves resulting from any such evaluation could have a material adverse effect on the value of our trust units.
Our reserves will be depleted over time and our level of distributable cash and the value of our trust units could be reduced if reserves are not replaced.
Our future oil and natural gas reserves and production, and therefore the cash flows of Pengrowth Trust, will depend upon our success in acquiring additional reserves. If we fail to add reserves by acquiring or developing them, our reserves and production will decline over time as they are produced. When reserves from our properties can no longer be economically produced and marketed, our trust units will have no value unless additional reserves have been acquired or developed. If we are not able to raise capital on favourable terms, we may not be able to add to or maintain our reserves. If we use our cash flow to acquire or develop reserves, we will reduce our distributable cash. There is strong competition in all aspects of the oil and gas industry including reserve acquisitions. We will actively compete for reserve acquisitions and skilled industry personnel with a substantial number of other oil and gas companies and energy trusts. However, many of our competitors have greater resources than we do and we cannot assure you that we will be successful in acquiring additional reserves on terms that meet our objectives.
Our operation of oil and natural gas wells could subject us to environmental claims and liability.
The oil and natural gas industry is subject to extensive environmental regulation, which imposes restrictions and prohibitions on releases or emissions of various substances produced in association with certain oil and gas industry operations. In addition, Canadian legislation requires that well and facility sites be abandoned and reclaimed to the satisfaction of provincial authorities. A breach of this or other legislation may result in fines or the issuance of a clean-up order. Ongoing environmental obligations will be funded out of our cash flow and could therefore reduce distributable cash payable to our unitholders.
We may be unable to successfully compete with other companies in our industry.
There is strong competition in all aspects of the oil and gas industry. Pengrowth will actively compete for capital, skilled personnel, undeveloped lands, reserve acquisitions, access to drilling rigs, service rigs and other equipment, access to processing facilities and pipeline and refining capacity and in all other aspects of its operations with a substantial number of other organizations, many of which may have greater technical and financial resources than Pengrowth. Some of those organizations not only explore for, develop and produce oil and natural gas but also carry on refining operations and market oil and other products on a world-wide basis and, as such, have greater and more diverse resources on which to draw.
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Incorrect assessments of value at the time of acquisitions could adversely affect the value of our trust units and our distributions.
Acquisitions of oil and gas properties or companies will be based in large part on engineering and economic assessments made by independent engineers. These assessments include a series of assumptions regarding such factors as recoverability and marketability of oil and gas, future prices of oil and gas and operating costs, future capital expenditures and royalties and other government levies which will be imposed over the producing life of the reserves. Many of these factors are subject to change and are beyond our control. All such assessments involve a measure of geologic and engineering uncertainty which could result in lower production and reserves than anticipated.
Our level of debt could have a material adverse effect on our ability to pay distributions to our unitholders.
Pengrowth Corporation has issued US$200 million in term debt due in two tranches, the first tranche of US$150 million is due in April 2010 and the second tranche of US$50 million is due in April 2013. Pengrowth also has a $375 million revolving credit facility syndicated among eight financial institutions in place until May 30, 2005. The $375 million facility has a 364 day revolving period and should it not be renewed on May 30, 2005, it will be repayable over a two year period. Pengrowth also has a $35 million demand operating line of credit. We draw upon these credit facilities from time to time to make acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties and to fund capital investments in our properties. We pay interest at fluctuating rates with respect to a portion of our outstanding debt under our existing credit facilities. Variations in interest rates and scheduled principal repayments could result in significant changes in the amount Pengrowth is required to apply to service its debt. Certain covenants in the agreements with our lenders may also limit the amount of the royalty paid by Pengrowth Corporation to Pengrowth Trust and the distributions paid by us to our unitholders. We cannot assure you that the amount of our credit facility will be adequate for our future financial obligations or that we will be able to obtain additional funds. If we become unable to pay our debt service charges or otherwise cause an event of default to occur, our lenders may foreclose on or sell the properties. The net proceeds of any such sale will be allocated firstly, to the repayment of our lenders and other creditors and only the remainder, if any, would be payable to Pengrowth Trust by Pengrowth Corporation in respect of the royalty.
Loss of our key management and other personnel could impact our business.
Our unitholders are entirely dependent on the management of Pengrowth Management and Pengrowth Corporation with respect to the acquisition of oil and gas properties and assets, the development and acquisition of additional reserves, the management and administration of all matters relating to properties and the administration of Pengrowth Trust. The loss of the services of key individuals who currently comprise the management team of Pengrowth Management and Pengrowth Corporation could have a detrimental effect on Pengrowth Trust. In addition, increased activity within the oil and gas sector can increase the cost of goods and services and make it more difficult to have and retain qualified professional staff.
Trust distributions are affected by marketability of production.
The marketability of our production depends in part upon the availability, proximity and capacity of gas gathering systems, pipelines and processing facilities. United States federal and state and Canadian federal and provincial regulation of oil and gas production and transportation, general economic conditions, and changes in supply and demand could adversely affect our ability to produce and market oil and natural gas. If market factors dramatically change, the financial impact on us could be substantial. The availability of markets is beyond our control.
The operation of a significant portion of our properties is largely dependent on the ability of third party operators, and harm to their business could cause delays and additional expenses in our receiving revenues.
The continuing production from a property, and to some extent the marketing of production, is dependent upon the ability of the operators of our properties. Currently 42% of our properties are operated by third parties, based on daily production. If, in situations where we are not the operator, the operator fails to perform these functions properly or becomes insolvent, then revenues may be reduced. Revenues from production generally flow through the
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operator and, where we are not the operator, there is a risk of delay and additional expense in receiving such revenues.
The operation of the wells located on properties not operated by us are generally governed by operating agreements which typically require the operator to conduct operations in a good and workmanlike manner. Operating agreements generally provide, however, that the operator will have no liability to the other non-operating working interest owners for losses sustained or liabilities incurred, except such as may result from gross negligence or wilful misconduct. In addition, third-party operators are generally not fiduciaries with respect to Pengrowth Corporation, Pengrowth Trust or the unitholders. Pengrowth Corporation, as owner of working interests in properties not operated by it, will generally have a cause of action for damages arising from a breach of the operator’s duty. Although not established by definitive legal precedent, it is unlikely that the Pengrowth Trust or our unitholders would be entitled to bring suit against third-party operators to enforce the terms of the operating agreements. Therefore, our unitholders will be dependent upon Pengrowth Corporation, as owner of the working interest, to enforce such rights.
Our distributions could be adversely affected by unforeseen title defects.
Although title reviews are conducted prior to any purchase of resource assets, such reviews cannot guarantee that an unforeseen defect in the chain of title will not arise to defeat our title to certain assets. Such defects could reduce the amounts distributable to our unitholders, and could result in a reduction of capital.
Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could adversely affect our business.
World oil prices are quoted in United States dollars and the price received by Canadian producers is therefore affected by the Canadian/United States dollar exchange rate which fluctuates over time. A material increase in the value of the Canadian dollar may negatively impact our net production revenue and cash flow. To the extent that we have engaged, or in the future engage, in risk management activities related to commodity prices and foreign exchange rates, through entry into oil or natural gas price hedges and forward foreign exchange contracts or otherwise, we may be subject to unfavourable price changes and credit risks associated with the counterparties with which we contract.
A decline in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the United States dollar provides a competitive advantage to United States companies in acquiring Canadian oil and gas properties and may make it more difficult for us to replace reserves through acquisitions.
Our insurance coverage could be inadequate.
We are exposed to a number of risks and maintain liability insurance, where available, in amounts consistent with industry standards. However, we may become liable for damages arising from events against which we cannot insure, or against which we may elect not to insure because of high premium costs or other reasons. The costs to repair such damage or pay such liabilities could reduce distributable income. Our operations are subject to all of the risks normally associated with drilling for, and the production and transportation of oil and natural gas. Such risks and hazards include encountering unexpected formations or pressures, blow-outs, craterings and fires, all of which could result in personal injury, loss of life, property damage and environmental damage. Although we have safety and environmental policies in place to protect operators and employees, as well as to meet regulatory requirements, and although we have liability insurance policies in place, we cannot fully insure against all such risks. Costs incurred to repair such damage or pay such liabilities will reduce payments made by Pengrowth Corporation to Pengrowth Trust.
Being a limited purpose trust makes Pengrowth Trust largely dependent upon the operations and assets of Pengrowth Corporation.
Pengrowth Trust is a limited purpose trust which is dependent upon the operations and assets of Pengrowth Corporation. Pengrowth Corporation’s income will be received from the production of crude oil and natural gas from its properties and will be susceptible to the risks and uncertainties associated with the oil and natural gas industry generally. Since the primary focus is to pursue growth opportunities through the development of existing reserves
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and the acquisition of new properties, Pengrowth Corporation’s involvement in the exploration for oil and natural gas is minimal. As a result, if the oil and natural gas reserves associated with Pengrowth Corporation’s resource properties are not supplemented through additional development or the acquisition of oil and natural gas properties, the ability of Pengrowth Corporation to continue to generate cash flow for distribution to unitholders may be adversely affected.
The SOEP properties may present challenges and risks that we have not faced in the past.
Some of the SOEP reservoirs have proved to be more complex than originally expected. Faulting at Venture and other fields has caused compartmentalization and a reduction in gas recovery. Alma and South Venture are in the early stages of recovery so future recovery could change materially affecting our interests. No assurance can be given that capital obligations will not be greater than forecast and that there will not be further negative revisions to reserves.
Management may have conflicts of interest.
Pengrowth Management provides advisory, management and administrative needs of Pengrowth Trust and Pengrowth Corporation in consideration for a management fee which is currently based in part on net production revenue of Pengrowth Corporation. This arrangement may create an incentive for Pengrowth Management to maximize the net production revenue of Pengrowth Corporation, rather than maximizing its distributable cash, which is the primary basis for calculating distributions available to unitholders.
Pengrowth Management may manage and administer such additional acquired properties, as well as enter into other types of energy related management and advisory activities and may not devote full time and attention to the business of Pengrowth Corporation and therefore act in contradiction to or competition with the interests of our unitholders.
General and administrative expenses which Pengrowth Management incurs in relation to the business of Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Trust are required to be paid by Pengrowth Corporation. These expenses are not subject to a limit other than as may be provided under a periodic review by the Board of Directors and, as a result, there may not be an incentive for Pengrowth Management to minimize these expenses.
We may incur material costs to comply with, or as a result of, health, safety and environmental laws and regulations.
Compliance with environmental laws and regulations could materially increase our costs. We may incur substantial capital and operating costs to comply with increasingly complex laws and regulations covering the protection of the environment and human health and safety. In particular, we may be required to incur significant costs to comply with the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as the Kyoto Protocol that is intended to reduce emissions of pollutants into the air.
Lower oil and gas prices increase the risk of write-downs of our oil and gas property investments.
Under Canadian accounting rules, the net capitalized cost of oil and gas properties may not exceed a “ceiling limit” which is based, in part, upon estimated future net cash flows from reserves. If the net capitalized costs exceed this limit, we must charge the amount of the excess against earnings. As oil and gas prices decline, our net capitalized cost may approach and, in certain circumstances, exceed this cost ceiling, resulting in a charge against earnings. Under United States accounting rules, the cost ceiling is generally lower than under Canadian rules because the future net cash flows used in the United States ceiling test are discounted to a present value. Accordingly, we would have more risk of a ceiling test write-down in a declining price environment if we reported under United States generally accepted accounting principles. While these write-downs would not affect cash flow, the charge to earnings could be viewed unfavourably in the market or could limit our ability to borrow funds or comply with covenants contained in our current or future credit agreements or other debt instruments.
Changes in Canadian legislation could adversely affect the value of our trust units.
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The value of the trust units is largely related to our income tax treatment. We cannot assure you that income tax laws and government incentive programs relating to the oil and natural gas industry generally, the status of royalty trusts having our structure, the Alberta royalty tax credit and the resource allowance will remain favourable and not change in a manner that adversely affects your investment.
If Pengrowth Trust ceases to qualify as a mutual fund trust it would adversely affect the value of our trust units.
It is intended that Pengrowth Trust will at all times qualify as a mutual fund trust for the purposes of the Tax Act. While Pengrowth Trust may have an alternative basis for qualifying as a mutual fund trust, Pengrowth Trust intends to take measures to ensure that it qualifies as a mutual fund trust on the basis that it is not reasonable, at any time, to consider that Pengrowth Trust was established or is maintained primarily for the benefit of non-residents of Canada.
Recent residency information received by Pengrowth regarding the beneficial ownership of trust units indicates that a majority of trust units are owned by non-residents of Canada. However, it is the view of Pengrowth Corporation that Pengrowth Trust is not being maintained primarily for the benefit of non-residents as it is continuing to undertake measures to monitor, control and ultimately reduce the level of non-resident ownership, including implementation of the reclassification of the outstanding Trust Units as Class A and B Trust Units, where the Class B Trust Units may not be owned by non-residents of Canada and will constitute greater than 50% of the outstanding trust units. See “General Development of Pengrowth Energy Trust — Recent Acquisitions, Financings and Developments — Reclassification of Trust Unit Capital”.
Notwithstanding the steps taken or to be taken by Pengrowth, no assurance can be given that the status of Pengrowth Trust as a mutual fund trust will not be challenged by a relevant taxation authority. If Pengrowth Trust’s status as a mutual fund trust is determined to have been lost, certain negative tax consequences will have resulted for Pengrowth Trust and its unitholders. These negative tax consequences include the following:
• | The trust units would cease to be a qualified investment for trusts governed by RRSPs, RRIFs, RESPs and DPSPs, as defined in the Tax Act. Where, at the end of a month, a RRSP, RRIF, RESP or DPSP holds trust units that ceased to be a qualified investment, the RRSP, RRIF, RESP or DPSP, as the case may be, must, in respect of that month, pay a tax under Part XI.1 of the Tax Act equal to 1% of the fair market value of the trust units at the time such trust units were acquired by the RRSP, RRIF, RESP or DPSP. In addition, trusts governed by a RRSP or a RRIF which hold trust units that are not qualified investments will be subject to tax on the income attributable to the trust units while they are non-qualified investments, including the full capital gains, if any, realized on the disposition of such trust units. Where a trust governed by a RRSP or a RRIF acquires trust units that are not qualified investments, the value of the investment will be included in the income of the annuitant for the year of the acquisition. Trusts governed by RESPs which hold trust units that are not qualified investments can have their registration revoked by the Canada Revenue Agency. | |||
• | Pengrowth Trust would be required to pay a tax under Part XII.2 of the Tax Act. The payment of Part XII.2 tax by Pengrowth Trust may have adverse income tax consequences for certain unitholders, including non-resident persons and residents of Canada who are exempt from Part I tax. | |||
• | The trust units would be foreign property for RRSPs, RRIFs DPSPs and other persons subject to tax under Part XI of the Tax Act. | |||
• | Pengrowth Trust would not be entitled to use the capital gains refund mechanism otherwise available for mutual fund trusts. | |||
• | The trust units would constitute taxable Canadian property for the purposes of the Tax Act, potentially subjecting non-residents of Canada to tax pursuant to the Tax Act on the disposition (or deemed disposition) of such trust units. |
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The ability of investors resident in the United States to enforce civil remedies may be affected for a number of reasons.
Pengrowth Trust is an Alberta trust and Pengrowth Management and Pengrowth Corporation are both Alberta corporations. All of these entities have their principal places of business in Canada. All of the directors and officers of Pengrowth Management and Pengrowth Corporation are residents of Canada and all or a substantial portion of the assets of such persons and of Pengrowth Trust are located outside of the United States. Consequently, it may be difficult for United States investors to effect service of process within the United States upon Pengrowth Trust or such persons or to realize in the United States upon judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon civil remedies under theSecurities Act of 1933(United States), as amended. Investors should not assume that Canadian courts:
(a) | will enforce judgments of United States courts obtained in actions against Pengrowth Trust or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the United States federal securities laws or the securities or “blue sky” laws of any state within the United States; or | |||
(b) | will enforce, in original actions, liabilities against Pengrowth Trust or such persons predicated upon the United States federal securities laws or any such state securities or blue sky laws. |
Our trust units are not equivalent to shares.
Trust units should not be viewed by investors as shares in Pengrowth Corporation. Trust units are also dissimilar to conventional debt instruments in that there is no principal amount owing to our unitholders. Trust units represent a fractional interest in Pengrowth Trust. unitholders will not have the statutory rights normally associated with ownership of shares of a corporation including, for example, the right to bring “oppression” or “derivative” actions. Pengrowth Trust’s assets are royalty units and common shares of Pengrowth Corporation and certain facilities interests, and may also include certain other investments permitted under the trust indenture. The price per trust unit is a function of anticipated distributable cash, the oil and natural gas properties acquired by Pengrowth Corporation and the ability to effect long-term growth in the value of Pengrowth Corporation. The market price of the trust units will be sensitive to a variety of market conditions including, but not limited to, interest rates and the ability of Pengrowth Corporation to acquire suitable oil and natural gas properties. Changes in market conditions may adversely affect the trading price of our trust units.
Trust units will have no value when reserves from the properties can no longer be economically produced or marketed and, as a result, cash distributions do not represent a “yield” in the traditional sense as they represent both return of capital and return on investment. unitholders will have to obtain the return of capital invested out of cash flow derived from their investments in the trust units during the period when reserves can be economically recovered. Accordingly, we give no assurances that the distributions you receive over the life of your investment will meet or exceed your initial capital investment.
You may experience substantial future dilution given that the success of Pengrowth Trust is dependent upon raising capital.
One of our objectives is to continually add to our reserves through acquisitions and through development. Our success is, in part, dependent on our ability to raise capital from time to time. Unitholders may also suffer dilution in connection with future issuance of trust units.
Canadian and United States practices differ in reporting reserves and production.
We report our production and reserve quantities in accordance with Canadian practices and specifically in accordance with NI 51-101. These practices are different from the practices used to report production and to estimate reserves in reports and other materials filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission by companies in the United States.
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We incorporate additional information with respect to production and reserves which is either not generally included or prohibited under rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and practices in the United States. We follow the Canadian practice of reporting gross production and reserve volumes; however, we also follow the United States practice of separately reporting these volumes on a net basis (after the deduction of royalties and similar payments). We also follow the Canadian practice of using forecast prices and costs when we estimate our reserves; however, we separately estimate our reserves using prices and costs held constant at the effective date of the reserve report in accordance with the Canadian reserve reporting requirements. These requirements are similar to the constant pricing reserve methodology utilized in the United States.
We include in this Annual Information Form estimates of proved and proved plus probable reserves. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission generally prohibits the inclusion of estimates of probable reserves in filings made with it. This prohibition does not apply to Pengrowth Trust because it is a Canadian foreign private issuer.
You may be required to pay taxes even if you do not receive any cash distributions.
You may be required to pay federal income taxes and, in some cases, state, provincial and local income taxes on your share of our taxable income even if you do not receive any cash distributions from us. You may not receive cash distributions from us equal to your share of our taxable income or even equal to the actual tax liability that results from your share of our taxable income.
Unitholders who are United States persons face income tax risks.
The United States federal income tax risks related to owning and disposing of our trust units, include the following:
• | Because the trust units will be publicly traded, Pengrowth Trust will not be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes only if 90% or more of its gross income consists of qualifying income. Although Pengrowth Trust expects to satisfy the 90% requirement at all times, if it fails to satisfy this requirement, it will be treated as a foreign corporation. If Pengrowth Trust were treated as a corporation, it could be a passive foreign investment company or “PFIC”. Treatment of Pengrowth Trust as a PFIC could result in a material reduction in the after-tax return to the unitholders, likely causing a substantial reduction in the value of the trust units. | |||
• | A successful U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) contest of the federal income tax positions we take or have taken may adversely affect the market for our trust units. For example, the IRS could challenge our position that the royalty from Pengrowth Corporation should be treated as a non-operating, non-working interest. We have not requested a ruling from the IRS with respect to this or any other matter affecting us other than relating to the timeliness of our election to be treated as a partnership. The IRS may adopt positions that differ from the conclusions of our counsel or from the positions we take or have taken. It may be necessary to resort to administrative or court proceedings to sustain our counsel’s conclusions or those positions. A court may not concur with our counsel’s conclusions or the positions we take or have taken. Any contest with the IRS may materially and adversely impact the U.S. federal income tax consequences to unitholders and, therefore, the market for our trust units and the price at which they trade. In addition, the costs of any contest with the IRS, principally legal, accounting and related fees, will be borne by us and indirectly by the unitholders. | |||
• | Tax gain or loss on disposition of trust units could be different from expected. If you sell your trust units, you will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized and your tax basis in the trust units. Prior distributions in excess of the total net taxable income you were allocated, which decreased your tax basis in the trust units, will, in effect, become taxable income to you if the trust units are sold at a price greater than your tax basis in those trust units, even if the price you receive is less than your original cost. A substantial portion of the amount realized, whether or not representing gain, may be ordinary income to you. Should the IRS successfully contest some positions we take, you could recognize more gain on the sale of trust |
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units than would be the case under those positions, without the benefit of decreased income in prior years. Also, if you sell trust units, you may incur a tax liability in excess of the amount of cash you receive from the sale. |
• | We have registered with the IRS as a “tax shelter.” This may increase the risk of an IRS audit of us or a unitholder. The tax laws require that some types of entities register as “tax shelters” in response to the perception that they claim tax benefits that may be unwarranted. As a result, we may be audited by the IRS and tax adjustments could be made. Any unitholder owning less than a 1% profits interest in us has very limited rights to participate in the income tax audit process. Further, any adjustments in our tax returns will lead to adjustments in our unitholders’ tax returns and may lead to audits of unitholders’ tax returns and adjustments of items unrelated to us. You will bear the cost of any expense incurred in connection with an examination of your personal tax return. | |||
• | We will treat each owner of trust units as having the same tax benefits without regard to the specific trust units purchased. The IRS may challenge this treatment, which could adversely affect the value of our trust units. Because we cannot match transferors and transferees of our trust units, we will adopt depletion, depreciation and amortization positions that do not conform with all aspects of final Treasury regulations. A successful IRS challenge to those positions could adversely affect the amount of tax benefits available to you. It also could affect the timing of these tax benefits or the amount of gain from your sale of trust units and could have a negative impact on the value of our trust units or result in audit adjustments to your tax returns. | |||
• | Pengrowth Trust may not be an appropriate investment for certain types of entities. For example, there is a risk that some of Pengrowth Trust’s income could be unrelated business taxable income with respect to tax-exempt organizations. Furthermore, we anticipate that substantially all of Pengrowth Trust’s gross income will not be “qualifying income” for purposes of the rules relating to regulated investment companies. |
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
There may be situations in which the interests of Pengrowth Management will conflict with those of our unitholders. Pengrowth Management may acquire oil and natural gas properties on behalf of persons other than the unitholders. Pengrowth Management may manage and administer such additional properties, as well as enter into other types of energy-related management and advisory activities. Accordingly, neither Pengrowth Management nor its management will carry on their full-time activities on behalf of unitholders and, when acting on behalf of others, may at times act in contradiction to or competition with the interests of unitholders. In the event that the interests of Pengrowth Management are in conflict with those of our unitholders, Pengrowth Management is obliged to make decisions acting in good faith, having regard to the best interests of unitholders and in a manner that would not contravene its fiduciary obligations to unitholders.
Although Pengrowth Management provides advisory and management services to Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Trust, the Board of Directors supervises the management of the business and affairs of Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Trust. As a practical matter, Pengrowth Management defers to the Board of Directors on all matters of material significance to the unitholders. The Board of Directors makes significant operational decisions and all decisions relating to:
(i) | the issuance of additional trust units; | |||
(ii) | material acquisitions and dispositions of properties; | |||
(iii) | material capital expenditures; | |||
(iv) | borrowing; and | |||
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Properties may not be acquired from officers or directors of Pengrowth Management or persons not at arm’s length with such persons at prices which are greater than fair market value and properties may not be sold to officers or directors of Pengrowth Management or persons not at arm’s length with such persons at prices which are less than fair market value, in each case as established by an opinion of an independent financial advisor and approved by the independent members of the Board of Directors. There may be circumstances where certain transactions may also require the preparation of a formal valuation and the affirmative vote of unitholders in accordance with the requirements of Ontario Securities Commission Rule 61-501 — Insider Bids, Issuer Bids, Going Private Transactions and Related Party Transactions.
Circumstances may arise where members of the Board of Directors serve as directors or officers of corporations which are in competition to the interests of Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Trust. No assurances can be given that opportunities identified by such board members will be provided to Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Trust.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There are no outstanding legal proceedings material to Pengrowth to which Pengrowth is a party or in respect of which any of its properties are subject, nor are there any such proceedings known to Pengrowth to be contemplated.
INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS
Other than as discussed herein, there are no material interests, direct or indirect, of directors, executive officers, senior officers, any direct or indirect unitholder of Pengrowth who beneficially owns, or who exercises control over, more than 10% of the outstanding trust units or any known associate or affiliate of such persons, in any transaction within the three most recently completed financial years or during the current financial year that has materially affected or will materially affect Pengrowth.
Mr. James S. Kinnear, President and a director of Pengrowth Management and Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Pengrowth Corporation, is a shareholder (holding shares that represent less than 1% of the outstanding shares) of Rockwater Capital Corporation, of which First Associates Investments Inc. is a subsidiary. First Associates Investments Inc. participated as a member of the syndicate of underwriters in connection with the December 30, 2004 equity offering by Pengrowth Trust of 15,985,000 Class B Trust Units and received a portion of the underwriters’ fee.
Mr. John Zaozirny, the lead director of Pengrowth Corporation, is the Vice-Chairman of Canaccord Capital Corporation. Canaccord Capital Corporation participated as a member of the syndicate of underwriters in connection with the March 23, 2004 and December 30, 2004 equity offerings by Pengrowth Trust of 10,900,000 and 15,985,000 trust units, respectively, and received a portion of the underwriters’ fee from both offerings.
INTERESTS OF EXPERTS
As of the date hereof, the partners and associates, as a group of Bennett Jones LLP beneficially own, directly or indirectly, less than 1% of the outstanding trust units. As of the date hereof, the directors and officers of Gilbert Laustsen Jung & Associates Ltd., as a group, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, less than 1% of the outstanding trust units.
AUDITORS, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The transfer agent and registrar for the Class A trust units is Computershare Trust Company of Canada at its principal offices in the cities of Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver in Canada and New York, New York and Denver, Colorado in the United States of America. The transfer agent and registrar for the Class B trust units is Computershare Trust Company of Canada at its principal offices in the cities of Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. The auditors of Pengrowth Trust are KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, Calgary, Alberta.
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MATERIAL CONTRACTS
The only material contracts entered into by Pengrowth Corporation or Pengrowth Trust during the most recently completed financial year, or before the most recently completed financial year that is still in effect, other than during the ordinary course of business, are as follows:
1. | Trust Indenture; | |||
2. | Royalty Indenture; | |||
3. | Unanimous Shareholders Agreement, and | |||
4. | Management Agreement. |
Copies of these contracts have been filed by the Trust on SEDAR and are available through the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
CODE OF ETHICS
Pengrowth has adopted a code of ethics, as that term is defined in Form 40-F under theU.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934(the “Code of Ethics”) that applies to Pengrowth’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer. The Code of Ethics is available for viewing on our website (http://www.pengrowth.com).
Since the adoption of its Code of Ethics, Pengrowth has not amended the code or granted any waivers (including implicit waivers) from the terms thereof.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
Pengrowth has no off-balance sheet arrangements.
TABULAR DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The disclosure regarding the contractual obligations of Pengrowth under the heading “Commitments and Contractual Obligations” in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis appearing on page 69 of Pengrowth Trust’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2004 is incorporated by reference herein.
DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
As a Canadian reporting issuer with securities listed on the TSX, Pengrowth has in place a system of corporate governance practices which complies with the TSX corporate governance guidelines and the corporate governance rules of the NYSE applicable to foreign private issuers. In the context of its listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Pengrowth is classified as a foreign private issuer and therefore only certain of the NYSE rules are applicable to Pengrowth. However, Pengrowth benchmarks its policies and procedures against major north American entities, with a view to adopting the best practices when appropriate to its circumstances.
The Board of Directors of Pengrowth Corporation has formerly adopted and published a Corporate Governance Policy which affirms Pengrowth’s commitment to maintaining a high standard of corporate governance. This policy is published on Pengrowth’s website at www.pengrowth.com. In addition, Pengrowth’s corporate governance practices are published in its Information Circular — Proxy Statement dated March 14, 2005 under the heading “Part II — Corporate Governance” and on pages 41 through 46 of Pengrowth’s Annual Report 2004 under the headings “Corporate Responsibility”, “Corporate Governance Practices” and “Structure and Function”. The Board of Directors of Pengrowth Corporation has also adopted an Audit Committee Charter, Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee Terms of Reference, a Code of Business Conduct, a Corporate Disclosure Policy, an Insider Trading Policy and a Whistle Blower Policy each of which is published on Pengrowth’s website. The Audit Committee Charter is also attached hereto as Appendix C.
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The following is a summary of significant ways in which Pengrowth’s corporate governance practices differ from those required to be followed by domestic United States issuers under the NYSE Listed Company Manual:
• | The NYSE Listed Company Manual requires that each member of the audit committee be financially literate and that at least one member of the audit committee have accounting or related financial management expertise. Pengrowth’s Audit Committee Charter requires that all members of the Audit Committee have a basic understanding of finance and accounting and be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, but does not require any member to satisfy a higher standard. However, as a matter of practice, Pengrowth’s Audit Committee includes a financial expert and thereby satisfies the NYSE requirement. | |||
• | The NYSE Listed Company Manual requires that the nominating/corporate governance committee and compensation committee be comprised entirely of “independent” directors. The terms of reference of Pengrowth’s Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee provide that only a majority of the members of the committee be “unrelated directors”. An “unrelated director” is a director who is independent of management and is free from any interest and any business or other relationship which could, or could reasonably be perceived to, materially interfere with the directors’ ability to act in the best interests of Pengrowth other than interests arising from securityholdings. However, all members of Pengrowth’s Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee are currently unrelated, therefore satisfying the NYSE requirement. | |||
• | The NYSE Listed Company Manual requires the audit committee charter to address the duties and responsibilities of the committee which must include that the audit committee must discuss the listed company’s earnings press releases, as well as financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies. Pengrowth’s audit committee charter does not require that the audit committee discuss this type of information before being released to the public or provided to analysts or rating agencies; however, Pengrowth has a written Corporate Disclosure Policy and has established a Disclosure Policy Committee consisting of the CEO, CFO, Manager of Investor Relations, the Lead Director and Corporate Secretary. Pursuant to the Corporate Disclosure Policy, the Disclosure Policy Committee reviews, and makes determinations in respect of, all new releases issued by Pengrowth, and the release of information to analysts and investors. | |||
• | The NYSE Listed Company Manual requires the written charter of the compensation committee to state that the committee has responsibility to review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to CEO compensation, evaluate the CEO’s performance in light of those goals and objectives and either as a committee or together with the other independent directors (as directed by the board) determine and approve the CEO’s compensation level based on this evaluation. In Pengrowth’s structure, the CEO is compensated through the Management Agreement with Pengrowth Management. The charter for Pengrowth’s Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee recognizes this distinction and requires the committee to review the performance of Pengrowth Management and review and consider the terms of the Management Agreement, where appropriate to enter into discussions with Pengrowth Management as to amendments or changes to the Management Agreement that are in the interests of unitholders and to set annual performance targets and plans in connection therewith. | |||
• | The NYSE Listed Company Manual provides that an issuer must adopt and disclose corporate governance guidelines that include the responsibilities of directors. Pengrowth has not adopted guidelines that specify the responsibilities of directors as of the date hereof, but allows the Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee to ensure that individual directors satisfy the expectations of the committee through the authority of that committee to assess the effectiveness of the Board of Directors, its committees and the contribution of individual directors. | |||
• | The NYSE Listed Company Manual requires shareholder approval of all equity compensation plans and any material revisions to such plans, regardless of whether the security is to be delivered under such plans are newly issued or purchased on the open market, subject to a few limited exceptions. In contrast, the TSX rules require shareholder approval of equity compensation plans only when such plans involve newly |
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issued securities. If the plan provides a procedure for its amendment, the TSX rules require shareholder approval of amendments only where the amendment involves a reduction in the exercise price or an extension of the term of options held by insiders. As a matter or practice, Pengrowth has obtained the approval of its unitholders to all of its equity compensation plans, regardless of whether the trust units to be delivered under such plans are newly issued or purchased on the open market. |
• | The NYSE Listed Company Manual requires that the charters of the nominating/corporate governance committee, the audit committee and the compensation committee require an annual performance evaluation of the committee. While Pengrowth’s charters for these committees does not require those committees to perform an annual performance evaluation, the charter of the Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee includes the mandate to assess the effectiveness of the board and its committees. | |||
• | The NYSE Listed Company Manual requires the written charter of the compensation committee to provide that the committee must produce a compensation committee report on executive officer compensation for inclusion in the issuer’s annual information circular or annual report. It is Pengrowth’s practice for management of the Corporation to prepare a report on executive compensation for inclusion in Pengrowth’s annual Information Circular — Proxy Statement, which is reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. | |||
• | The NYSE Listed Company Manual requires the written charter of the audit committee to provide that the audit committee must prepare a report to be included in the issuer’s annual information circular. There is no requirement under Canadian law to prepare such a report, and it is not Pengrowth’s current practice to prepare such a report. However, read together, the disclosure contained in Pengrowth’s Information Circular — Proxy Statement under the heading “Part II — Corporate Governance”, Pengrowth’s Annual Report under the headings “Corporate Responsibility”, “Corporate Governance Practices” and “Structure and Function”, and herein under the heading “Audit Committee” provides the substance of the disclosure mandated by the NYSE rule. |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional information, including Pengrowth Management’s remuneration and the principal holders of trust units, is contained in the Information Circular — Proxy Statement of Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Trust dated March 14, 2005, which relates to the Annual and Special Meeting of unitholders, and the Annual and Special Meeting of shareholders of Pengrowth Corporation and the Special Meeting of holders of royalty units to be held on April 26, 2005. Additional financial information is contained in Pengrowth Trust’s comparative financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 which are included in Pengrowth Trust’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Additional information relating to Pengrowth Energy Trust may be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
For additional copies of the Annual Information Form and the materials listed in the preceding paragraphs please contact:
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FORM 51-101F2
REPORT ON RESERVES DATA
BY
INDEPENDENT QUALIFIED RESERVES
EVALUATOR
To the board of directors of Pengrowth Corporation (the “Company”):
1. | We have prepared an evaluation of the Company’s reserves data as at December 31, 2004. The reserves data consist of the following: |
(a) | (i) | proved and proved plus probable oil and gas reserves estimated as at January 1, 2005, using forecast prices and costs; and |
(ii) | the related estimated future net revenue; and |
(b) | (i) | proved oil and gas reserves estimated as at December 31, 2004 using constant prices and costs; and | ||
(ii) | the related estimated future net revenue. |
2. | The reserves data are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the reserves data based on our evaluation. | |||
We carried out our evaluation in accordance with standards set out in the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook (the “COGE Handbook”) prepared jointly by the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (Calgary Chapter) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (Petroleum Society). | ||||
3. | Those standards require that we plan and perform an evaluation to obtain reasonable assurance as to whether the reserves data are free of material misstatement. An evaluation also includes assessing whether the reserves data are in accordance with principles and definitions in the COGE Handbook. | |||
4. | The following table sets forth the estimated future net revenue (before deduction of income taxes) attributed to proved plus probable reserves, estimated using forecast prices and costs and calculated using a discount rate of 10 percent, included in the reserves data of the Company evaluated by us for the year ended December 31, 2004, and identifies the respective portions thereof that we have audited, evaluated and reviewed and reported on to the Company’s board of directors: |
Description and | ||||||||||
Preparation Date of | Location of Reserves | |||||||||
[Audit/Evaluation/Review] | (Country or Foreign | Net Present Value of Future Net Revenue | ||||||||
Report | Geographic Area) | (before income taxes, 10% discount rate M$) | ||||||||
Audited | Evaluated | Reviewed | Total | |||||||
January 15, 2005 | Canada | $0 | $2,167,082 | $0 | $2,167,082 |
5. | In our opinion, the reserves data respectively evaluated by us have, in all material respects, been determined and are in accordance with the COGE Handbook. | |||
6. | We have no responsibility to update this evaluation for events and circumstances occurring after the preparation dates. | |||
7. | Because the reserves data are based on judgments regarding future events, actual results will vary and the variations may be material. |
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Executed as to our report referred to above: | ||||
Gilbert, Laustsen Jung Associates Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
Dated January 19, 2005
(signed) | ||
Doug R. Sutton, P. Eng. Vice-President |
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FORM 51-101F3
REPORT OF
MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORS
ON OIL AND GAS DISCLOSURE
Management of Pengrowth Corporation (the “Company”) are responsible for the preparation and disclosure of information with respect to the oil and gas activities of Pengrowth Energy Trust (the “Pengrowth Trust”) in accordance with securities regulatory requirements. This information includes reserves data, which consist of the following:
(a) | (i) | proved and proved plus probable oil and gas reserves estimated as at December 31, 2004 using forecast prices and costs; and |
(ii) | the related estimated future net revenue; and |
(b) | (i) | proved oil and gas reserves estimated as at December 31, 2004 using constant prices and costs; and |
(ii) | the related estimated future net revenue. |
An independent qualified reserves evaluator has evaluated the Company’s reserves data. The report of the independent qualified reserves evaluator will be filed with securities regulatory authorities concurrently with this report.
The Reserves Committee of the board of directors of the Company has | ||||
(c) | reviewed the Company’s procedures for providing information to the independent qualified reserves evaluator; | |||
(d) | met with the independent qualified reserves evaluator to determine whether any restrictions affected the ability of the independent qualified reserves evaluator to report without reservation; and | |||
(e) | reviewed the reserves data with management and the independent qualified reserves evaluator. |
The Reserves Committee of the board of directors has reviewed the Company’s procedures for assembling and reporting other information associated with oil and gas activities and has reviewed that information with management. The board of directors has, on the recommendation of the Reserves Committee, approved
(f) | the content and filing with securities regulatory authorities of the reserves data and other oil and gas information; | |||
(g) | the filing of the report of the independent qualified reserves evaluator on the reserves data; and | |||
(h) | the content and filing of this report. |
Because the reserves data are based on judgements regarding future events, actual results will vary and the variations may be material.
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“James S. Kinnear” | ||
James S. Kinnear | ||
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Pengrowth Corporation |
“Lynn Kis” | ||
Lynn Kis | ||
Vice President, Engineering | ||
Pengrowth Corporation |
“Stanley H. Wong” | ||
Stanley H. Wong | ||
Director | ||
Pengrowth Corporation |
“William R. Stedman” | ||
William R. Stedman | ||
Director | ||
Pengrowth Corporation |
March 29, 2005
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CHARTER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PENGROWTH CORPORATION
JULY 30, 2001
I. | Audit Committee purpose: | |||
The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. The Audit Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are to: |
• | Monitor the integrity of the Company’s financial reporting process and systems of internal controls regarding finance, accounting, and legal compliance. | |||
• | Monitor the independence and performance of the Company’s independent auditors. | |||
• | Provide an avenue of communication among the independent auditors, management and the Board of Directors. |
The Audit Committee has the authority to conduct any investigation appropriate to fulfilling its responsibilities, and it has direct access to the independent auditors as well as anyone in the organization. The Audit Committee has the ability to retain, at the Company’s expense, special legal, accounting, or other consultants or experts it deems necessary in the performance of its duties. |
II. | Audit Committee Composition and Meetings | |||
Audit Committee members shall meet the requirements of the stock exchanges on which Pengrowth Energy Trust trades. The Audit Committee shall be comprised of three or more directors as determined by the Board, each of whom shall be independent non-executive directors, free from any relationship that would interfere with the exercise of his or her independent judgment. All members of the Committee shall have a basic understanding of finance and accounting and be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements. Audit Committee members shall be appointed by the Board. If an audit committee Chair is not designated or present, the members of the Committee may designate a Chair by majority vote of the Committee membership. | ||||
The Committee shall meet at least four times annually, or more frequently as circumstances dictate. The Audit Committee Chair shall prepare and/or approve an agenda in advance of each meeting. The Committee should meet privately in executive session at least annually with management and as a committee to discuss any matters that the Committee or management believes should be discussed. In addition, the Committee, or at least its Chair, should communicate with management quarterly to review the Company’s financial statements and significant findings based upon the auditors limited review procedures. | ||||
III. | Audit Committee Responsibilities and Duties |
Review Procedures
1. | Review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter at least annually. Submit the charter to the Board of Directors for approval and have the document published at least every three years in accordance with SEC regulations. | |||
2. | Review the Company’s annual audited financial statements prior to filing or distribution. Review should include discussion with management and independent auditors of significant issues regarding accounting principles, practices and judgments. | |||
3. | In consultation with management and the independent auditors, consider the integrity of the Company’s financial reporting processes and controls. Discuss significant financial risk exposures and the steps |
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management has taken to monitor, control and report such exposures. Review significant findings prepared by the independent auditors together with management’s responses. | ||||
4. | Review with financial management and the independent auditors the company’s quarterly financial results prior to the release of earnings and/or the company’s quarterly financial statements prior to filing or distribution. Discuss any significant changes to the Company’s accounting principles and any items required to be communicated by the independent auditors in accordance with Assurance and Related Services Guideline #11 (AuG-11) (see item 9). |
Independent Auditors
5. | The independent auditors are ultimately accountable to the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee shall review the independence and performance of the auditors and annually recommend to the Board of Directors the appointment of the independent auditors or approve any discharge of auditors when circumstances warrant. | |||
6. | Approve the fees and other significant compensation to be paid to the independent auditors. | |||
7. | On an annual basis, the Committee should review and discuss with the independent auditors all significant relationships they have with the Company that could impair the auditors’ independence. | |||
8. | Review the independent auditors audit plan — discuss scope, staffing, locations, and reliance upon management and general audit approach. | |||
9. | Prior to releasing the year-end earnings, discuss the results of the audit with the independent auditors. | |||
10. | Consider the independent auditors’ judgments about the quality and appropriateness of the Company’s accounting principles as applied in its financial reporting. |
Other Audit Committee Responsibilities
11. | On at least an annual basis, review with the Company’s counsel, any legal matters that could have a significant impact on the organization’s financial statements, the Company’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and inquiries received from regulators or governmental agencies. | |||
12. | Annually prepare a report to shareholders as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The report should be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement. | |||
13. | Perform any other activities consistent with this Charter, the Company’s by-laws, and governing law as the Committee or the Board deems necessary or appropriate. | |||
14. | Maintain minutes of meetings and periodically report to the Board of Directors on significant results of the foregoing activities. |
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APPENDIX B
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (INCLUDED ON PAGES 47 THROUGH 76 OF THE
PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2004)
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
The following discussion and analysis of financial results should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 and is based on information available to March 4, 2005.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “continue”, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. A number of factors, including the business risks discussed below, may cause actual results to vary materially from these estimates. Actual events or results may differ materially. In addition, this discussion contains forward-looking statements attributed to third party industry sources. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Critical Accounting Estimates
As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses for the period then ended.
The amounts recorded for depletion, depreciation and amortization of injectants and the provision for asset retirement obligations are based on estimates. The ceiling test calculation is based on estimates of proved reserves, production rates, oil and natural gas prices, future costs and other relevant assumptions. As required by National Instrument 51-101 (“NI 51-101”), Pengrowth uses independent qualified reserve evaluators in the preparation of reserve evaluations. By their nature, these estimates are subject to measurement uncertainty and changes in these estimates may impact the consolidated financial statements of future periods.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This discussion and analysis refers to certain financial measures that are not determined in accordance with GAAP in Canada or the United States. These measures do not have standardized meanings and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other trusts or corporations. Although such measures as distributable cash, distributable cash before withholding, and operating netbacks do not have standardized meanings prescribed by GAAP, distributable cash is determined by reference to the Distributions and Taxability of Distributions section of this report while the remaining measures are determined by reference to our financial statements. We discuss these measures, which have been applied on a consistent basis, because we believe that they facilitate the understanding of the results of our operations and financial position.
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Conversion and Currency
When converting natural gas to equivalent barrels of oil within this discussion, Pengrowth has adopted the international standard of six thousand cubic feet (mcf) to one barrel of oil equivalent (boe). Barrels of oil equivalent may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation; a conversion ratio of six mcf of natural gas to one boe is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. All amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise specified.
YEAR 2004 OVERVIEW
Robust commodity prices and seven months of incremental production from the Murphy Assets combined for another solid year of cash flow generation for Pengrowth. Funds generated from operations were up 13 percent from 2003 leading to an increase of 16 percent in the level of Distributable cash for the year ended December 31, 2004 compared to 2003. Financial hedging losses of $69.1 million on crude oil and natural gas offset some of the positive impact of the high benchmark prices for the year as did the seven percent depreciation of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar.
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Highlights
§ | Oil and gas sales increased 16 percent to $801.2 million in 2004 from $691.0 million in 2003. | |||
§ | Average production increased 10 percent to 53,702 boe per day for 2004 compared to 49,033 boe per day for 2003. | |||
§ | Pengrowth’s average realized commodity price increased six percent to $40.76 per boe in 2004, from $38.61 in 2003. | |||
§ | On May 31, 2004 Pengrowth acquired certain oil and natural gas assets in Alberta and Saskatchewan from Murphy Oil Corporation (the “Murphy Assets”) for $550.8 million. These properties increased Pengrowth’s proved plus probable reserves by 46.1 million boe and increased daily production by approximately 14,600 boe per day, representing an increase of 25 percent from Pengrowth’s opening reserve base and a contribution of approximately 31 percent to average daily production during the fourth quarter 2004. | |||
§ | Pengrowth raised a total of $509.8 million in new equity during 2004, including a public offering of 10.9 million units on March 23, 2004 for gross proceeds of $200.6 million ($189.9 million net proceeds) and a public offering of 16.0 million Class B trust units for gross proceeds of $298.9 million ($283.3 million net proceeds) on December 30, 2004. An additional $36.6 million in net proceeds was raised under the Distribution Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”) and the employee trust unit option and rights plans. |
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§ | Pengrowth issued $325 million of new debt to fund the acquisition of the Murphy Assets. Of this amount, $220 million was comprised of an acquisition bridge facility with a one year term ending May 31, 2005 with the remaining $105 million drawn from a revolving credit facility with a renewal date of May 30, 2005. A portion of the proceeds from the December 30, 2004 Class B unit offering were used to fully repay the drawing on the bridge facility. Effective December 31, 2004, Pengrowth increased the amount available on its revolving unsecured credit facility to $375 million from $275 million. Approximately $246 million of the credit facility remained unutilized at December 31, 2004. | |||
§ | With the closing of the Class B unit offering at the end of 2004, Pengrowth’s financial position remained strong with a long-term debt to debt-plus-equity ratio at a conservative 19 percent of total consolidated capitalization at book value, providing Pengrowth with sufficient borrowing capacity to fully fund its 2005 capital requirements. | |||
§ | On July 27, 2004 Pengrowth Trust Units were reclassified into Class A and Class B trust units. The reclassification was initiated in response to restrictions on foreign ownership in mutual fund trusts. On December 6, 2004, subsequent to the reclassification, the Minister of Finance announced his intention to defer implementation of legislation proposed in the March 23, 2004 Federal Budget that would have further restricted foreign ownership to allow further consultation with industry participants. The reclassification positions Pengrowth to actively manage the level of foreign ownership in the Trust to comply with existing and possible future legislative requirements, thereby ensuring the Trust’s continued status as a mutual fund trust. |
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§ | Pengrowth ended the year with proved plus probable reserves of 218.6 mmboe compared to 184.4 mmboe at year-end 2003. This represents an increase of 34.2 mmboe or over 18 percent resulting from acquisitions of 47.9 mmboe, largely attributable to the Murphy Assets, and 6.0 mmboe of positive reserve revisions and additions, offset by 19.7 mmboe of production. | |||
§ | During the year Pengrowth spent a combined total of $161.1 million on maintenance and development projects with approximately $112.1 million of that amount directed specifically towards development activities which resulted in the addition of new proved plus probable reserves of 1.4 mmboe and the reclassification of 6.6 mmboe of reserves from the proved undeveloped to the proved developed category. Approximately 46 percent of expenditures were funded through a combination of the 10 percent holdback from distributions and equity proceeds received from the DRIP and the employee trust unit option and rights incentive plans. | |||
§ | Operating costs decreased marginally to $8.13 per boe in 2004 from $8.33 per boe in 2003. The decrease was due mainly to the purchase of the Sable Offshore Energy Project (“SOEP”) facilities in May and December of 2003 which reduced operating costs on a year-over-year basis by approximately $19.4 million, offset in part by the impact of production declines at a number of Pengrowth’s properties and general cost increases in the industry. |
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§ | Net income decreased to $153.7 million in 2004 from $189.3 million in 2003. The reduction in income resulted largely from lower unrealized foreign exchange gains on U.S. dollar debt (2004 — $18.9 million; 2003 — $30.9 million) and a higher per boe depletion rate in 2004 versus 2003 (2004 — $12.58 per boe; 2003 — $10.35 per boe). The 22 percent increase in the depletion rate per boe is reflective of relatively higher cost 2004 reserves acquisitions compared to the lower cost older reserves. In 2004, Pengrowth recognized a future income tax liability on the acquisition of the Murphy Assets. Net income in 2004 includes a $15.6 million future income tax expense which represents an increase in the future income tax liability subsequent to the acquisition. | |||
§ | Distributable cash to unitholders increased to $363.1 million in 2004 from $313.4 million in 2003. Actual distributions paid or declared in respect of the 2004 production year were $2.63 per trust unit, a marginal decrease of two percent from $2.68 per trust unit in 2003. |
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FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
Three Months ended December 31 | Twelve Months ended December 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
% | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(thousands, except per unit amounts) | 2004 | 2003 | Change | 2004 | 2003 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||
Income Statement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oil and gas sales | $ | 218,835 | $ | 154,139 | (1) | 42 | $ | 801,200 | $ | 691,020 | (1) | 16 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 31,138 | $ | 37,355 | (17 | ) | $ | 153,745 | $ | 189,297 | (19 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net income per unit | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.31 | (26 | ) | $ | 1.15 | $ | 1.63 | (29 | ) | ||||||||||||
Distributable cash | $ | 96,466 | $ | 71,469 | 35 | $ | 363,061 | $ | 313,415 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Actual distributions paid or declared per unit | $ | 0.69 | $ | 0.63 | 10 | $ | 2.63 | $ | 2.68 | (2 | ) | |||||||||||||
Weighted average number of trust units outstanding | 136,916 | 122,326 | 12 | 133,395 | 115,912 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance Sheet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Working capital | $ | (78,546 | ) | $ | 12,966 | (706 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment and other assets | $ | 1,989,288 | $ | 1,530,359 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt | $ | 345,400 | $ | 259,300 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Unitholders’ equity | $ | 1,462,211 | $ | 1,159,433 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Unitholders’ equity per unit | $ | 9.56 | $ | 9.36 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Number of units outstanding at year end | 152,973 | 123,874 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Daily Production | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil (barrels) | 20,118 | 22,193 | (9 | ) | 20,817 | 23,337 | (11 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Heavy oil (barrels) | 5,819 | — | — | 3,558 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas (thousands of cubic feet) | 156,621 | 117,315 | 34 | 144,277 | 119,842 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas liquids (barrels) | 5,385 | 5,907 | (9 | ) | 5,281 | 5,722 | (8 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total production (boe) 6:1 | 57,425 | 47,653 | 21 | 53,702 | 49,033 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total production (mboe) 6:1 | 5,283 | 4,384 | 21 | 19,655 | 17,897 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Change in production (year-over-year) (%) | 21 | % | (9 | %) | 10 | % | 12 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Production Profile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil | 35 | % | 47 | % | 39 | % | 47 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Heavy oil | 10 | % | 0 | % | 6 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Natural gas | 46 | % | 41 | % | 45 | % | 41 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Natural gas liquids | 9 | % | 12 | % | 10 | % | 12 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Average Prices | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil (per barrel) | $ | 44.76 | $ | 38.29 | (1) | 17 | $ | 43.21 | $ | 40.85 | (1) | 6 | ||||||||||||
Heavy oil (per barrel) | $ | 26.99 | $ | — | — | $ | 32.45 | $ | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Natural gas (per mcf) | $ | 7.02 | $ | 5.50 | (1) | 28 | $ | 6.80 | $ | 6.35 | (1) | 7 | ||||||||||||
Natural gas liquids (per barrel) | $ | 48.04 | $ | 35.52 | (1) | 35 | $ | 42.21 | $ | 35.54 | (1) | 19 | ||||||||||||
Average price per boe 6:1 | $ | 41.42 | $ | 35.16 | (1) | 18 | $ | 40.76 | $ | 38.61 | (1) | 6 | ||||||||||||
Proved Plus Probable Reserves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil (mbbls) | 94,066 | 97,360 | (3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Heavy oil (mbbls) | 18,245 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas (bcf) | 521 | 413 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas liquids (mbbls) | 19,395 | 18,250 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total oil equivalent (mboe) | 218,613 | 184,416 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Restated to conform to presentation adopted in the current year. |
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Results of Operations
Production
Average daily production increased 10 percent to 53,702 boe per day in 2004 compared to 49,033 boe per day in 2003. This increase is attributable mainly to the acquisition of the Murphy Assets on May 31, 2004 which added approximately 14,600 boe per day commencing in June, comprised mainly of heavy oil and natural gas. At this time, Pengrowth is forecasting average 2005 production of 55,000 to 57,000 boe per day from our existing properties. This estimate incorporates anticipated production additions from the Swan Hills acquisition, scheduled to close on February 28, 2005, as well as our 2005 development program, offset by the impact of expected production declines from normal operations. The above estimate specifically excludes the acquisition of Crispin Energy Inc. announced on February 17, 2005 and the potential impact of any future acquisitions or divestitures.
DAILY PRODUCTION | ||||||||||||
2004 | 2003 | % Change | ||||||||||
Light crude oil (bbl) | 20,817 | 23,337 | (11 | ) | ||||||||
Heavy oil (bbl) | 3,558 | — | — | |||||||||
Natural gas (mcf) | 144,277 | 119,842 | 20 | |||||||||
Natural gas liquids (bbl) | 5,281 | 5,722 | (8 | ) | ||||||||
Total production (boe) | 53,702 | 49,033 | 10 |
Pricing and Commodity Price Hedging
The increase in U.S. based prices for North American crude oil and natural gas were partially offset by the negative impact of the rising Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar and hedging losses.
BENCHMARK PRICING | ||||||||||||
2004 | 2003 | % Change | ||||||||||
WTI crude oil (U.S.$/bbl) | $ | 41.40 | $ | 30.99 | 34 | |||||||
AECO (monthly) natural gas ($/mcf) | $ | 6.79 | $ | 6.70 | 1 | |||||||
NYMEX (Henry Hub close) natural gas (U.S.$/MMbtu) | $ | 6.16 | $ | 5.39 | 14 | |||||||
Currency (U.S.$/Cdn$) | $ | 0.77 | $ | 0.71 | (7 | ) |
PENGROWTH’S AVERAGE REALIZED PRICES | ||||||||||||
(Adjusted for Hedging) | 2004 | 2003 | % Change | |||||||||
Crude oil ($/bbl) | $ | 43.21 | $ | 40.85 | 6 | |||||||
Heavy oil ($/bbl) | $ | 32.45 | — | — | ||||||||
Natural gas ($/mcf) | $ | 6.80 | $ | 6.35 | 7 | |||||||
Natural gas liquids ($/bbl) | $ | 42.21 | $ | 35.54 | 19 | |||||||
Average price ($/boe) 6:1 | $ | 40.76 | $ | 38.61 | 6 |
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OIL AND GAS SALES | ||||||||||||
($ millions) | 2004 | 2003 | % Change | |||||||||
Crude oil | $ | 329.2 | $ | 348.0 | (5 | ) | ||||||
Heavy oil | 42.3 | — | — | |||||||||
Natural gas | 359.3 | 277.8 | 29 | |||||||||
Natural gas liquids | 81.6 | 74.2 | 10 | |||||||||
Less: gross overriding royalties | (14.6 | ) | (11.7 | ) | 24 | |||||||
Gas marketing, brokering income and sulphur | 3.4 | 2.7 | 27 | |||||||||
Total oil and gas sales | $ | 801.2 | $ | 691.0 | 16 |
The following table illustrates the effect of changes in prices and volumes on the components of oil and gas sales, including the impact of hedges which expired during the period.
OIL AND GAS SALES - PRICE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ millions) | Light Oil | Heavy Oil | Natural Gas | NGL | GORR | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2003 | $ | 348.0 | $ | — | $ | 277.8 | $ | 74.2 | $ | (11.7 | ) | $ | 2.7 | $ | 691.0 | ||||||||||||||
Effect of changes in sales volumes | (36.8 | ) | 42.3 | 57.6 | (5.5 | ) | — | — | 57.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Effect of increase in product prices | 18.0 | — | 23.9 | 12.9 | — | — | 54.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | — | — | — | — | (2.9 | ) | 0.7 | (2.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2004 | $ | 329.2 | $ | 42.3 | $ | 359.3 | $ | 81.6 | $ | (14.6 | ) | $ | 3.4 | $ | 801.2 |
Royalties
Crown royalties (net of incentives), freehold royalties and mineral taxes increased to $145.8 million in 2004 from $114.9 million in 2003. Royalties as a percentage of oil and gas sales increased to 18.2 percent from 16.6 percent in 2003 as a result of higher commodity prices. Also affecting royalties was an adjustment to the Enhanced Oil Recovery Relief (“EOR”)as a result of solvent injection costs being $6.5 million lower than expected at Judy Creek due to shutdowns and changes in injection strategy.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses increased to $159.7 million in 2004 compared to $149.0 million in 2003. The increase is due mainly to the purchase of the Murphy Assets offset in part by a decrease in operating costs at the Sable Offshore Energy Project (“SOEP”) due to the elimination of processing fees as a result of the purchase of an interest in the processing facilities in May and December of 2003.
Operating costs per boe decreased to $8.13 per boe in 2004 from $8.33 per boe in 2003. The decrease was due mainly to the elimination of SOEP processing fees, offset in part by the impact of production declines at a number of Pengrowth’s properties and general cost increases in the industry.
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Amortization of Injectants for Miscible Floods
The cost of injectants (primarily ethane and methane) purchased for injection in miscible flood programs is amortized over the period of expected future economic benefit. Prior to 2005, the expected future economic benefit from injection was estimated at 30 months, based on the results of previous flood patterns. Commencing in 2005 the response period for additional new patterns being developed is expected to be somewhat shorter relative to the historical miscible patterns in the project. Accordingly, the cost of injectants purchased in 2005 will be amortized over a 24 month period while costs incurred for the purchase of injectants in prior periods will continue to be amortized over 30 months. The total cost of purchased injectants decreased to $20.4 million in 2004 from $23.0 million in 2003. In 2004, $19.7 million was amortized and deducted from distributable cash (2003 - $32.5 million). As at December 31, 2004, Pengrowth had deferred injectant costs of $25.0 million, which will be amortized and charged against distributable cash of future periods.
The value of Pengrowth’s proprietary injectants is not recorded until reproduced from the flood and sold, although the cost of producing these injectants is included in operating costs. Pengrowth currently anticipates lower injection volumes through 2005, however, this is expected to be offset somewhat by higher forecast prices for natural gas and ethane and the increase in Pengrowth’s working interest in Swan Hills resulting in anticipated total injectant costs for 2005 relatively unchanged from those incurred in 2004. The amount of injectants amortized against net income is expected to increase in 2005 as a result of a shorter amortization period and the acquisition of the additional interest in Swan Hills Unit No. 1.
Interest
Pengrowth’s average long-term debt balances increased by approximately 58.0 percent in 2004 compared to 2003. As a result, interest expense increased by 65.0 percent to $29.9 million in 2004 from $18.2 million in 2003, reflecting a higher average debt level and higher standby fees and debt amortization costs. Standby fees related to the set-up of bridge financing utilized for the Murphy acquisition amounted to $3.9 million (2003 - nil). Interest expense also includes $0.3 million of fees related to the amortization of U.S. debt issue costs (2003 - $0.2 million). Imputed interest on the note payable to Emera was also recorded in the amount of $1.6 million (2003 - nil).
The average interest rate on Pengrowth’s long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2004 is 4.56 percent. Approximately 70.0 percent of Pengrowth’s outstanding debt as at December 31, 2004 incurs interest expense payable in U.S. dollars and therefore remains subject to fluctuations in the exchange rate. The Note Payable is non-interest bearing.
Foreign Currency Gains and Losses
Pengrowth recorded a foreign exchange gain of $17.3 million in 2004, compared to a foreign exchange gain of $29.9 million in 2003. Included in the 2004 gain of $17.3 million is an $18.9 million unrealized foreign exchange gain related to the U.S. dollar denominated debt. This gain
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arises as a result of the increase in the Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate in 2004 from a rate of approximately $0.77 at December 31, 2003 to a rate of approximately $0.83 at December 31, 2004. The balance, a foreign exchange loss of $1.6 million relates mainly to U.S. dollar denominated natural gas sales from SOEP. Pengrowth had hedged the exchange rate on a portion of these U.S. dollar denominated gas sales. Revenues are recorded at the average exchange rate for the production month in which they accrue, with payment being received on or about the 25th of the following month. As a result of the increase in the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar over the course of the year, a foreign exchange loss was recorded to the extent that there was a difference between the average exchange rate for the month of production and the exchange rate at the date the payments were received on that portion of production sales that were un-hedged. Pengrowth has arranged a significant portion of its long-term debt in U.S. dollars as a natural hedge against a stronger Canadian dollar, as the negative impact on oil and gas sales is somewhat offset by a reduction in the U.S. dollar denominated interest cost.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses (“G&A”) increased to $24.4 million ($1.24 per boe) from $16.0 million ($0.89 per boe) in 2003. Included in 2004 G&A is $2.3 million (2003 - $0.2 million) in non-cash compensation expense related to the value of trust unit options and rights (see Note 2 and Note 10 to the Financial Statements for details). Also included in 2004 G&A is $0.8 million for estimated reimbursement of G&A expenses incurred by the Manager, pursuant to the Management Agreement. Excluding the non-cash component of G&A, and the reimbursement of Manager expenses, 2004 year-to-date G&A increased by $5.5 million over 2003 levels. G&A costs increased due to a number of factors including the addition of personnel and office space in conjunction with the purchase of the Murphy Assets and costs incurred in conjunction with the restructuring of the Class A and B units. Other ongoing factors contributing to a general increase in G&A costs include increasing financial reporting, legal and regulatory costs from the growth in our unitholder base, and increasing regulatory requirements including preparing for compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act when it becomes applicable.
Management Fees
Management fees paid to Pengrowth Management Limited (“the Manager”) increased to $12.9 million in 2004 from $10.2 million in 2003. The base fees paid to the Manager totaled $6.8 million and are calculated as a fixed percentage of “net operating income” (oil and gas sales and other income, less royalties, operating costs, solvent amortization and reclamation funding). Although the fixed percentage rates at which base fees are calculated decreased by 47 percent from an average rate of 2.7 percent to 1.4 percent under the new Management Agreement effective July 1, 2003, there was an increase in total Management fees due to the higher level of net operating income in 2004.
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Management fees for 2004 also include a performance fee of $6.1 million, which combined with the base fee for the year is equivalent to the cap of 80 percent of total fees that would have been earned by the Manager for the year pursuant to the old Management Agreement. The Manager earned the maximum performance fee by meeting or exceeding the performance criteria for a rolling three year average total return in excess of 8 percent. The Manager achieved a three year average return of 27 percent as at the end of 2004.
Related Party Transactions
Details of related party transactions incurred in 2004 and 2003 are provided in Note 15 to the financial statements. These transactions include the Management fees paid to the Manager, as discussed in the preceding paragraphs. The Manager is controlled by James S. Kinnear, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pengrowth Corporation. As discussed above, the management fees paid to the Manager are pursuant to a Management Agreement which has been approved by the trust unitholders. Mr. Kinnear is not entitled to receive any salary or bonus in his capacity as a director and officer of Pengrowth Corporation.
Related party transactions in 2004 also include $841,457 (2003 — $ 675,692) paid to a firm controlled by the Corporate Secretary of Pengrowth Corporation, Mr. Charles V. Selby. These fees are paid in respect of legal and advisory services provided by the Corporate Secretary.
Taxes
In determining its taxable income, Pengrowth Corporation deducts royalty payments to unitholders, and historically, this has been sufficient to reduce taxable income to nil. As a result of Pengrowth’s distribution approach, whereby approximately 10 percent of funds available for distribution are withheld to repay debt or fund future capital expenditures, the Corporation could become subject to taxation on a portion of its income within the Corporation at some point in the future. However the Corporation believes there are sufficient tax pools available in the Corporation at present to offset the expected level of income to be retained.
Capital taxes of $4.6 million in 2004 (2003 — $1.8 million) include Federal Large Corporations Tax (LCT) of $1.3 million (2003 — $0.6 million) and Saskatchewan Capital Tax and Resource Surcharge of $3.2 million (2003 — $1.2 million).
Depletion and Depreciation
Depletion and depreciation of property, plant and equipment and other assets is provided on the unit of production method based on total proved reserves. The provision for depletion and depreciation increased 33 percent in 2004 to $247.3 million from $185.3 million in 2003 due to a larger depletable asset base and a higher depletion rate (production as a percentage of total proved reserves). On a unit of production basis, depletion increased 22 percent to $12.58 per boe in 2004 from $10.35 per boe in 2003. The increase in the per boe depletion amount in 2004 reflects the acquisition of the Murphy Assets.
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Ceiling Test
Under Canadian GAAP, a ceiling test is applied to the carrying value of the property, plant and equipment and other assets. The carrying value is assessed to be recoverable when the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected from the production of proved reserves, the lower of cost and market of unproved properties and the cost of major development projects exceeds the carrying value. When the carrying value is not assessed to be recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying value of assets exceeds the sum of the discounted cash flows expected from the production of proved and probable reserves, the lower of cost and market of unproved properties and the cost of major development projects. The cash flows are estimated using expected future product prices and costs and are discounted using a risk-free interest rate. There was a significant surplus in the ceiling test at year-end 2004.
Asset Retirement Obligations
In 2003, the CICA issued Section 3110, Asset Retirement Obligations (“ARO”) which harmonizes Canadian GAAP requirements with the corresponding U.S. GAAP requirements under SFAS 143. Under these standards, the fair value of a liability for ARO must be recognized in the period in which it is incurred, and a corresponding asset retirement cost is to be added to the carrying amount of the related asset. The capitalized amount is depleted on the unit-of-production method based on proved reserves. The liability amount is increased each reporting period due to the passage of time and the amount of accretion is expensed to income in the period. Actual costs incurred upon the settlement of the ARO are charged against the ARO. The new Canadian standard was effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2004 with earlier adoption encouraged. Pengrowth elected to early adopt this standard in 2003.
The total future ARO were estimated by management based on Pengrowth’s working interest in wells and facilities, estimated costs to remediate, reclaim and abandon the wells and facilities and the estimated timing of the costs to be incurred in future periods. Pengrowth has estimated the net present value of its total ARO to be $172.0 million as at December 31, 2004 (2003 – $103 million), based on a total future liability of $551.0 million (2003 – $352 million). These costs are expected to be incurred over 50 years with the majority of the costs incurred between 2014 and 2037. Pengrowth’s credit adjusted risk free rate of eight percent and an inflation rate of 1.5 percent were used to calculate the net present value of the ARO.
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Remediation Trust Funds & Remediation and Abandonment Expenses
During 2004, Pengrowth contributed $1.5 million into trust funds established to fund certain abandonment and reclamation costs associated with Judy Creek, Swan Hills and SOEP. The balance in these remediation trust funds was $8.3 million at December 31, 2004.
Pengrowth takes a proactive approach to managing our well abandonment and site restoration obligations. We have an on-going program to abandon wells and reclaim well and facility sites on the properties we operate. In 2004, Pengrowth spent $ 4.4 million on abandonment and reclamation (2003 – $3.2 million). Pengrowth expects to spend approximately $8.2 million per year, prior to inflation, over the next 10 years on remediation and abandonment expenses at operated properties.
Future Tax Liability
As required by Canadian GAAP, Pengrowth recorded a $75.6 million future tax liability related to the acquisition of the Murphy Assets. The tax liability arises due to the deficiency in tax pools of the Murphy Assets acquired offset in part by excess tax pools (compared to book value) from past acquisitions. The future tax liability represents the income taxes that would arise, based on the enacted income tax rates, if the operating company’s assets and liabilities were disposed of or settled at book value. Because of the tax structure of the Trust, Pengrowth does not expect to pay cash income taxes in the operating companies in the foreseeable future.
Goodwill
In accordance with Canadian GAAP, Pengrowth was also required to record goodwill of $170.6 million upon acquisition of the Murphy Assets. The goodwill value was determined based on the excess of total consideration paid less the net value assigned to other identifiable assets and liabilities, including the future income tax liability. Details of the acquisition are provided in Note 5 of the financial statements.
Netbacks
There is no standardized measure of operating netbacks and therefore operating netbacks, as presented below may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Certain assumptions have been made in allocating operating expenses, other production income, other income and royalty injection credits between light crude, heavy oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids production.
While light crude prices rose six percent for the year above 2003 levels, netbacks only improved by four percent due to increasing effective royalty rates at the higher price levels and operating cost increases of eight percent over the previous year.
Heavy oil netbacks declined in the fourth quarter (relative to the 2004 year average) due to an increased pricing differential below the level of light oil prices. This increasing differential was due to a shortage of available heavy oil upgrading capacity in the fourth quarter.
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Natural gas prices improved by seven percent from 2003 levels while netbacks improved even further with a 15 percent increase resulting from reduced operating costs. Most of the decrease in operating costs was achieved at SOEP and was due to the elimination of processing fees as a result of the purchase of an interest in the processing facilities in May and December of 2003. This reduction at SOEP also reduced operating costs associated with NGL netbacks which improved 43 percent over 2003 levels.
On a combined basis, netbacks increased 11 percent or $2.34 per boe from $22.17 per boe in 2003 to $24.51 per boe in 2004. The principal contributing factor was higher average commodity priced of $2.22 per boe – further complemented by declining operating costs of $0.20 per boe. The amortization of solvent injection costs also decreased by $0.82 per boe from 2003 levels due to a reduction in total injected volumes at Judy Creek and an increase in the use of proprietary injectants.
The tables below show the netbacks for each commodity and on a compound basis per boe.
LIGHT CRUDE NETBACKS
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
($ per bbl) | Dec. 31, 2004 | Dec 31, 2003 | Dec 31, 2004 | Dec 31, 2003 | ||||||||||||
Sales price | $ | 44.76 | $ | 38.29 | $ | 43.21 | $ | 40.85 | ||||||||
Other production income | 0.48 | 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.31 | ||||||||||||
GORR royalties | (0.90 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.54 | ) | ||||||||
44.34 | 38.00 | 42.90 | 40.62 | |||||||||||||
Other income | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.35 | ||||||||||||
Crown and Freehold royalties | (8.75 | ) | (2.77 | ) | (6.86 | ) | (4.94 | ) | ||||||||
Operating costs | (9.17 | ) | (9.65 | ) | (9.31 | ) | (8.60 | ) | ||||||||
Transportation costs | (0.23 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.21 | ) | ||||||||
Amortization of injectants | (2.67 | ) | (2.96 | ) | (2.58 | ) | (3.82 | ) | ||||||||
Operating netback | $ | 24.03 | $ | 22.84 | $ | 24.38 | $ | 23.40 |
HEAVY OIL NETBACKS
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
($ per bbl) | Dec. 31, 2004 | Dec 31, 2003 | Dec 31, 2004 | Dec 31, 2003 | ||||||||||||
Sales price | $ | 26.99 | $ | – | $ | 32.45 | $ | – | ||||||||
GORR royalties | (0.27 | ) | – | (0.21 | ) | – | ||||||||||
26.72 | – | 32.24 | – | |||||||||||||
Crown and Freehold royalties | (3.92 | ) | – | (4.66 | ) | – | ||||||||||
Operating costs | (9.44 | ) | – | (9.85 | ) | – | ||||||||||
Operating netback | $ | 13.36 | $ | – | $ | 17.73 | $ | – |
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NATURAL GAS NETBACKS
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
($ per mcf) | Dec. 31, 2004 | Dec 31, 2003 | Dec 31, 2004 | Dec 31, 2003 | ||||||||||||
Sales price | $ | 7.02 | $ | 5.50 | $ | 6.80 | $ | 6.35 | ||||||||
GORR royalties | (0.14 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||
6.88 | 5.35 | 6.67 | 6.23 | |||||||||||||
Other income | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.17 | ||||||||||||
Crown and Freehold royalties | (1.20 | ) | (0.87 | ) | (1.13 | ) | (1.06 | ) | ||||||||
Operating costs | (1.16 | ) | (1.32 | ) | (1.15 | ) | (1.31 | ) | ||||||||
Transportation costs | (0.14 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.14 | ) | ||||||||
Operating netback | $ | 4.62 | $ | 3.18 | $ | 4.47 | $ | 3.89 |
NGL NETBACKS
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
($ per bbl) | Dec. 31, 2004 | Dec 31, 2003 | Dec 31, 2004 | Dec 31, 2003 | ||||||||||||
Sales price | $ | 48.04 | $ | 35.52 | $ | 42.21 | $ | 35.54 | ||||||||
GORR royalties | (1.02 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.87 | ) | ||||||||
47.02 | 34.60 | 41.29 | 34.67 | |||||||||||||
Crown and Freehold royalties | (18.35 | ) | (9.38 | ) | (14.51 | ) | (12.56 | ) | ||||||||
Operating costs | (7.87 | ) | (9.46 | ) | (7.94 | ) | (8.94 | ) | ||||||||
Transportation costs | (0.10 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||
Operating netback | $ | 20.70 | $ | 15.70 | $ | 18.74 | $ | 13.09 |
COMBINED NETBACKS
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
($ per bbl) | Dec. 31, 2004 | Dec 31, 2003 | Dec 31, 2004 | Dec 31, 2003 | ||||||||||||
Sales price | $ | 42.08 | $ | 35.78 | $ | 41.33 | $ | 39.11 | ||||||||
Other production income | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.15 | ||||||||||||
GORR royalties | (0.82 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (0.74 | ) | (0.65 | ) | ||||||||
41.42 | 35.16 | 40.76 | 38.61 | |||||||||||||
Other income | 0.83 | 0.63 | 0.72 | 0.59 | ||||||||||||
Crown and Freehold royalties | (8.47 | ) | (4.60 | ) | (7.42 | ) | (6.42 | ) | ||||||||
Operating costs | (8.06 | ) | (8.91 | ) | (8.13 | ) | (8.33 | ) | ||||||||
Transportation costs | (0.47 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.46 | ) | ||||||||
Amortization of injectants | (0.94 | ) | (1.38 | ) | (1.00 | ) | (1.82 | ) | ||||||||
Operating netback | $ | 24.31 | $ | 20.43 | $ | 24.51 | $ | 22.17 |
Distributions and Taxability of Distributions
Pengrowth generated $363.1 million ($2.63 per unit) of distributable cash related to 2004 operations, compared to $313.4 million ($2.68 per unit) in 2003. This equates to 90 percent of funds generated from operations, compared to 88 percent in 2003.
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Pengrowth currently withholds approximately 10 percent of cash available for distribution to repay debt and/or contribute to capital spending. The Board of Directors may decide to increase (or decrease) the amount withheld in the future, depending on a number of factors, including future commodity prices, capital expenditure requirements, and the availability of debt and equity capital. Board discretion with respect to withholding is subject to a maximum withholding amount of 20 percent of gross revenues, as approved by unitholders at the 2003 annual general meeting.
Cash distributions are paid to unitholders on the 15th day of the second month following the month of production. Pengrowth paid $2.59 per unit as cash distributions during the 2004 calendar year. For Canadian tax purposes 55.32 percent of these distributions or $1.4328 per unit is taxable income to unitholders for the 2004 tax year. The remaining 44.68 percent or $1.1572 per unit is a tax deferred return of capital which will reduce the unitholder’s cost base of the trust unit for purposes of calculating a capital gain or loss upon ultimate disposition of the trust units.
There is no standardized measure of distributable cash and therefore distributable cash, as reported by Pengrowth, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other trusts. The following table provides a reconciliation of distributable cash for fiscal years 2004 and 2003.
($ thousands, except per unit amounts) | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||
Funds generated from operations | $ | 402,994 | $ | 356,414 | ||||
Change in deferred injectants | 746 | (9,504 | ) | |||||
Change in Remediation Trust Funds | (917 | ) | (713 | ) | ||||
Amortization of deferred charges | (1,893 | ) | (204 | ) | ||||
Gain (loss) on sale of marketable securities | 248 | (94 | ) | |||||
Distributable cash before withholding | 401,178 | 345,899 | ||||||
Cash withheld | (38,117 | ) | (32,484 | ) | ||||
Distributable cash | 363,061 | 313,415 | ||||||
Less: Actual distributions paid or declared | (363,001 | ) | (313,381 | ) | ||||
Balance to be distributed | $ | 60 | $ | 34 | ||||
Actual distributions paid or declared per unit | $ | 2.63 | $ | 2.68 |
At December 31, 2004, the trust had unused tax deductions of $7.66 per unit (2003 – $10.27 per unit). At this time, Pengrowth anticipates that approximately 70-75 percent of 2005 distributions will be taxable; this estimate is subject to change depending on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the level of commodity prices, acquisitions, dispositions, and new equity offerings.
Acquisitions and Dispositions
On May 31, 2004, Pengrowth acquired the Murphy Assets which consist of oil and natural gas assets in Alberta and Saskatchewan from a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation for a purchase price of $550.8 million. The reserves associated with this acquisition include total proved reserves of 38.6 million boe and proved plus probable reserves of 46.1 million boe.
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As required by Canadian GAAP, Pengrowth recorded a future tax liability upon acquisition of the Murphy Assets. The tax liability arises due to the deficiency in tax pools of the Murphy Assets acquired, offset in part by excess tax pools (compared to book value) from past acquisitions. The future tax liability represents the income taxes that would arise, based on the enacted income tax rates, if the operating company’s assets and liabilities were disposed of or settled at book value. Because of the tax structure of the Trust, Pengrowth does not expect to pay cash income taxes in the operating companies in the foreseeable future.
In accordance with Canadian GAAP, Pengrowth was required to record goodwill of $170.6 million upon acquisition of the Murphy Assets. The goodwill value was determined based on the excess of total consideration paid less the net value assigned to other identifiable assets and liabilities, including the future income tax liability. Details of the acquisition are provided in Note 5 of the financial statements.
On August 12, 2004, Pengrowth acquired an additional 34.34 percent interest in Kaybob Notikewin Unit No. 1 for a gross purchase price of $20.0 million, bringing Pengrowth’s total working interest in this unit to just under 99 percent. The acquisition added approximately 415 boe per day of production and approximately 1.8 mmboe of proved plus probable reserves.
Capital Expenditures
During 2004, Pengrowth spent $161.1 million on development and optimization activities. The largest expenditures were in Judy Creek ($38.3 million), SOEP ($31.9 million), Monogram ($17.7 million), Weyburn ($5.4 million) and Squirrel ($5.3 million). Pengrowth does not typically participate in exploration activities and in 2004 most of the capital spent on development was directed towards arresting production declines and improving recovery by infill drilling, rather than finding new reserves.
Budgeted expenditures for 2005 total approximately $171 million on maintenance and development opportunities at our existing properties. Approximately one-half of the expected 2005 expenditures are planned for the SOEP and the Judy Creek properties.
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The following table provides further detail regarding Pengrowth’s capital expenditures by major property for 2004. Capital expenditures for 2003 are also provided for purposes of comparison.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Year ended December 31 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
($ million) | Development | Dec 31, 2003 | Total Capital | Total Capital | ||||||||||||
Property | Drilling | Facilities | Expenditures | Expenditures | ||||||||||||
Judy Creek | 35.2 | 3.1 | 38.3 | 21.5 | ||||||||||||
SOEP | 8.1 | 23.8 | 31.9 | 15.0 | ||||||||||||
Monogram | 12.4 | 5.3 | 17.7 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||
Weyburn | 3.5 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 8.7 | ||||||||||||
Squirrel | 4.8 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||
Princess | 4.2 | 0.3 | 4.5 | — | ||||||||||||
Dunvegan | 3.3 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||
McLeod River | 4.4 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||
Swan Hills | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||
Bodo | 3.3 | — | 3.3 | — | ||||||||||||
Oak | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 6.1 | ||||||||||||
Weasel | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||
Tilley | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||
Laprise | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||
Countess | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | — | ||||||||||||
Tangleflags | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 | — | ||||||||||||
House Mountain | 2.2 | — | 2.2 | 2.8 | ||||||||||||
Tupper | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||
Elm | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | ||||||||||||
Redeye | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||
Cessford | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||
Other | 13.2 | 6.3 | 19.5 | 7.4 | ||||||||||||
112.1 | 49.0 | 161.1 | 85.7 |
Reserves
Pengrowth reported year-end Proved plus Probable reserves of 218.6 mmboe compared to 184.4 mmboe at year-end 2003. Further details of Pengrowth’s 2004 year-end reserves are provided on pages 34-38 of this annual report.
Working Capital
Working capital declined by $91.5 million from a positive balance of $13.0 million in 2003 to a working capital deficiency of $78.5 million as at December 31, 2004. Of the decline of $91.5 million, $64.2 million is attributable to the cash and term deposits held at the end of 2003. Most of the balance of the working capital decline is attributable to an increase in the current portion of the note payable and contract liabilities, and a higher level of distributions payable to unitholders as at December 31, 2004.
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Pengrowth frequently operates with a working capital deficiency as a result of the fact that distributions related to two production months of distributable cash are payable to unitholders at the end of any month, but only one month of production is still receivable. For example, at the end of December, distributions related to November and December production months were payable on January 15 and February 15 respectively. November’s production revenue, received on December 25, is temporarily applied against Pengrowth’s revolving credit facility until the distribution payment on January 15.
Financial Resources and Liquidity
At year-end 2004, Pengrowth had a long-term debt to debt-plus-equity at book value ratio of 0.2 and maintained $375.0 million in committed credit facilities which were reduced by drawings of $106.0 million and by $23.0 million in letters of credit outstanding at year end. In addition, Pengrowth maintains a $35.0 million demand operating line of credit. Pengrowth remains well positioned to fund its 2005 development program and to take advantage of acquisition opportunities as they arise.
Long-term debt at December 31, 2004 included fixed rate term debt denominated in U.S. dollars and translated to Cdn $240.4 million. Due to the improvement in the Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate, an unrealized gain of Cdn $49.8 million has been recorded since the U.S. dollar denominated debt was issued in April of 2003.
Pengrowth’s long-term debt increased by $86.1 million in fiscal 2004 to $345.4 million at December 31, 2004. At the end of 2004 Pengrowth also had a $35.0 million non-interest-bearing note payable to Emera Offshore Incorporated (“Emera”) related to the purchase of the SOEP offshore facilities from Emera on December 31, 2003. The terms of this note are provided in Note 8 to the financial statements.
During the year Pengrowth incurred $325.0 million of new debt to fund the acquisition of the Murphy Assets. Of this amount, $220.0 million was comprised of an acquisition bridge facility with a one year-term ending May 31, 2005 with the remaining $105.0 million drawn from a revolving credit facility with a renewal date of May 30, 2005. A portion of the proceeds from the December 30, 2004 Class B trust unit offering was used to fully repay the drawing on the bridge facility.
At December 31, 2004 Pengrowth also had a $35.0 million non-interest-bearing note payable to Emera Offshore Incorporated (“Emera”) related to installments due upon the purchase of the SOEP offshore facilities from Emera on December 31, 2003. The terms of this note are provided in Note 8 to the financial statements.
FINANCIAL LEVERAGE AND COVERAGE
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Distributable cash to interest expense (times) | 12 | 17 | ||||||
Long-term debt to distributable cash (times) | 1.0 | 0.8 | ||||||
Long-term debt-to-debt plus-equity | 19 | % | 18 | % |
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Class A and Class B Trust Unit Reclassification
Generally speaking, the Income Tax Act (Canada) provides that a trust will permanently lose its mutual fund trust status if it is established or maintained primarily for the benefit of non-residents of Canada (which is generally interpreted to mean that the majority of unitholders must not be non-residents of Canada) (the “Benefit Test”), unless at all times after February 21, 1990, “all or substantially all” of the Trust’s property consisted of property other than taxable Canadian property (the “TCP Exception”).
The Federal Budget tabled by the Minister of Finance on March 23, 2004 proposed several changes to Subsection 132 (7) of the Tax Act to the effect that the TCP Exception would generally no longer be available to royalty trusts after December 31, 2004.
On April 22, 2004, Pengrowth Energy Trust sought and obtained the approval of its unitholders for the reclassification of its trust units as Class A trust units and Class B trust units (the “A/B Structure”). The purpose of the A/B Structure was to enable Pengrowth Energy Trust to satisfy the Benefit Test by providing a mechanism to ensure that the majority of trust units, distributions, votes and entitlements to the capital of Pengrowth Energy Trust would be held by residents of Canada. The A/B Structure was implemented by Pengrowth Energy Trust on July 27, 2004, but the ownership threshold has not yet been achieved. As of December 31, 2004, the outstanding Class A trust units of Pengrowth Energy Trust represented approximately 50.2 percent of the total outstanding trust units. The Trust Indenture of Pengrowth Energy Trust currently stipulates that an ownership threshold of a maximum of 49.75 percent represented by Class A trust units must be achieved by June 1, 2005. It is anticipated that the ownership threshold will be achieved prior to June 1, 2005 due to the issuance of Class B trust units under the Arrangement with Crispin and through the issuance of Class B trust units through the DRIP and employee trust unit option and rights incentive plans.
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Class A trust units | 50.20 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||
Class B trust units | 49.75 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||
Trust units prior to reclassification | 0.05 | % | 100.00 | % |
On November 26, 2004, Pengrowth Energy Trust received a customary form of comfort letter from the Department of Finance (Canada) (the “November Finance Letter”) stating that the Department of Finance will recommend to the Minister of Finance that an amendment be made to the TCP Exception that would clarify Pengrowth Energy Trust’s ability to rely upon that exception and would effectively remove any significant risk regarding the status of Pengrowth Energy Trust as a Mutual Fund Trust. The November Finance Letter is subject to acceptance of the recommendations therein by the Minister of Finance and Parliament, which Pengrowth Energy Trust believes is reasonable to assume will occur.
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On December 6, 2004, the Minister of Finance tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion in the House of Commons to implement measures proposed in the March 23, 2004 Federal Budget. However, the changes to the Mutual Fund Trust provisions proposed in the March 23, 2004 Federal Budget to remove the TCP Exception were not included. The Minister of Finance indicated that further discussions would be pursued with the private sector concerning the appropriate tax treatment of non-residents investing in resource property through mutual funds. Therefore, uncertainty remains as to whether or not the TCP Exception will be available to royalty trusts such as Pengrowth Energy Trust indefinitely.
To the extent that Class A trust units in the future represent less than the ownership threshold of 49.75 percent, conversions of Class B trust units to Class A trust units will be permissible under the Trust Indenture. Pengrowth intends to implement a new form of reservation system in order to provide all unitholders with an equal and orderly opportunity to convert Class B trust units into Class A trust units. All registered and beneficial unitholders will have the opportunity to participate in the reservation system by providing an appropriate form to Computershare Trust Company of Canada (“Computershare”). Computershare will, at a specified time, select unitholders from within the reservation system using a random selection process that essentially provides an equal opportunity to all unitholders within the system. Each selection will entitle a unitholder to convert up to 1,000 Class B trust units into Class A trust units on a one-for-one basis. Unitholders will remain in the reservation system until they receive reservation numbers in respect of all of their Class B trust units within the system or until the reservation expires in accordance with its terms. It is anticipated that selections will occur monthly, but they may occur more or less frequently as determined by the Board of Directors of Pengrowth. At each periodic selection, the number of unitholders that will be selected will be determined by the number of Class B trust units that may be converted into Class A trust units without exceeding the ownership threshold. Further details regarding the reservation system, including certain income tax consequences of exercising the conversion option, will be provided sufficiently in advance of the first selection process so that all interested unitholders will have an equal opportunity to participate.
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
($ thousands) | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | thereafter | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt(1) | — | — | — | — | — | 345,400 | 345,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest payments on long-term debt(2) | 12,176 | 12,176 | 12,176 | 12,176 | 12,176 | 13,632 | 74,512 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Note payable | 15,000 | 20,000 | — | — | — | — | 35,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating leases | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Office rent | 1,235 | 469 | — | — | — | — | 1,704 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vehicle leases | 745 | 700 | 567 | 342 | 95 | — | 2,449 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,980 | 1,169 | 567 | 342 | 95 | — | 4,153 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase obligations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipeline transportation | 41,475 | 41,281 | 40,192 | 33,420 | 29,728 | 63,894 | 249,990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | 36,900 | 34,800 | 6,600 | — | — | — | 78,300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
CO2 purchases | 5,976 | 5,236 | 4,418 | 4,254 | 4,289 | 23,513 | 47,686 | |||||||||||||||||||||
84,351 | 81,317 | 51,210 | 37,674 | 34,017 | 87,407 | 375,976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Remediation trust fund payments | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | — | 1,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
113,757 | 114,912 | 64,203 | 50,442 | 46,538 | 446,439 | 836,291 |
(1) U.S. dollar denominated debt due as follows: $150M on April 2010 and $50M on April 2013, translated at the Dec. 31, 2004 foreign exchange rate of 1.2020 Cdn/U.S. |
(2) Interest payments on U.S. denominated debt, calculated based on Dec. 31, 2004 foreign exchange rate. |
Price Risk Management
Pengrowth uses forward and futures contracts to manage its exposure to commodity price fluctuations. Commodity price hedges in place at December 31, 2004 are provided in Note 17 to the Financial Statements. Pengrowth has not entered into any additional contracts subsequent to year end.
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Trust Unit Information
High | Low | Close | Volume (000s) | Value ($ millions) | ||||||||||||||||
TSX - PGF.A ($Cdn) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 1st quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||
2nd quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||
3rd quarter | $ | 24.19 | $ | 19.10 | $ | 22.67 | 1,672 | $ | 35.50 | |||||||||||
4th quarter | 26.33 | 20.03 | 24.93 | 2,607 | 58.90 | |||||||||||||||
Year | $ | 26.33 | $ | 19.10 | $ | 24.93 | 4,279 | $ | 94.40 | |||||||||||
TSX - PGF.B ($Cdn) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 1st quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||
2nd quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||
3rd quarter | $ | 20.00 | $ | 18.03 | $ | 18.87 | 5,588 | $ | 105.60 | |||||||||||
4th quarter | 20.04 | 17.51 | 18.50 | 16,007 | 301.80 | |||||||||||||||
Year | $ | 20.04 | $ | 17.51 | $ | 18.50 | 21,595 | $ | 407.40 | |||||||||||
NYSE - PGH ($U.S.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 1st quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||
2nd quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||
3rd quarter | $ | 18.94 | $ | 14.40 | $ | 17.93 | 21,200 | $ | 350.40 | |||||||||||
4th quarter | 21.24 | 15.85 | 20.82 | 31,174 | 574.70 | |||||||||||||||
Year | $ | 21.24 | $ | 14.40 | $ | 20.82 | 52,374 | $ | 925.10 | |||||||||||
TRUST UNIT TRADING – BEFORE RE-CLASSIFICATION(1)
High | Low | Close | Volume (000s) | Value ($ millions) | ||||||||||||||||
TSX - PGF.UN ($Cdn) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 1st quarter | $ | 21.25 | $ | 15.55 | $ | 17.98 | 30,620 | $ | 567.80 | |||||||||||
2nd quarter | 19.15 | 16.15 | 18.67 | 18,145 | 328.50 | |||||||||||||||
3rd quarter | 19.75 | 18.52 | 19.42 | 3,554 | 68.50 | |||||||||||||||
4th quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year | $ | 21.25 | $ | 15.55 | $ | 19.42 | 52,319 | $ | 964.80 | |||||||||||
2003 1st quarter | $ | 15.90 | $ | 13.39 | $ | 14.25 | 20,122 | $ | 297.60 | |||||||||||
2nd quarter | 18.22 | 13.95 | 17.25 | 32,575 | 519.00 | |||||||||||||||
3rd quarter | 17.87 | 16.20 | 17.25 | 20,476 | 349.50 | |||||||||||||||
4th quarter | 22.22 | 16.75 | 21.25 | 24,220 | 451.60 | |||||||||||||||
Year | $ | 22.22 | $ | 13.39 | $ | 21.25 | 97,393 | $ | 1,617.70 | |||||||||||
NYSE - PGH ($U.S.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 1st quarter | $ | 16.60 | $ | 12.10 | $ | 13.70 | 36,899 | $ | 525.60 | |||||||||||
2nd quarter | 14.24 | 11.62 | 13.98 | 22,194 | 295.90 | |||||||||||||||
3rd quarter | 14.95 | 13.84 | 14.64 | 5,797 | 84.50 | |||||||||||||||
4th quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year | $ | 14.95 | $ | 11.62 | $ | 14.64 | 64,890 | $ | 906.00 | |||||||||||
2003 1st quarter | $ | 10.67 | $ | 9.07 | $ | 9.71 | 8,168 | $ | 80.80 | |||||||||||
2nd quarter | 13.80 | 9.40 | 12.83 | 22,500 | 271.10 | |||||||||||||||
3rd quarter | 13.13 | 11.55 | 12.81 | 18,614 | 230.20 | |||||||||||||||
4th quarter | 17.00 | 12.50 | 16.40 | 24,721 | 340.80 | |||||||||||||||
Year | $ | 17.00 | $ | 9.07 | $ | 16.40 | 74,003 | $ | 922.90 |
(1)July 27, 2004, trust units were re-classified as Class A or Class B trust units. |
Class A trust units trade on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under PGH and on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) under PGF.A. Class B trust units trade only on the TSX under PGF.B.
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Pengrowth had 152,972,555 trust units outstanding at December 31, 2004, compared to 123,873,651 trust units at December 31, 2003. The weighted average number of units during the year was 133,395,485 (2003 – 115,912,374).
In 2004, Pengrowth raised a total of $509.8 million in new equity proceeds, issuing a total of 29.1 million additional trust units. On March 23, 2004 Pengrowth completed a public offering of 10.9 million units at $18.40 per trust unit to raise total gross proceeds of $200.6 million, and net proceeds of $189.9 million, on December 30, 2004 Pengrowth completed a public offering of 16.0 million Class B trust units at $18.70 per trust unit to raise total gross proceeds of $298.9 million, and net proceeds of $283.3 million. During 2004, 0.9 million trust units were issued under the DRIP plan at an average price of $17.84 per unit, raising additional equity of $16.4 million, and 1.3 million trust units were issued under the employee trust unit option and rights plans, at an average price of $15.63 per trust unit, to raise an additional $20.3 million in new equity.
Fourth Quarter Results
Oil and gas sales increased 42 percent to $218.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2004, compared to $154.1 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2003, as a result of a 21 percent increase in volumes and an 18 percent increase in Pengrowth’s average realized price per boe. Volumes for the fourth quarter of 2004 averaged 57,425 boe per day compared to 47,653 boe per day in the fourth quarter of 2003. The increase of 9,772 boe per day was due mainly to the addition of production volumes from the Murphy Assets which averaged approximately 14,400 boe per day in the fourth quarter of 2004, offset in part by an overall production decline at other properties. Operating costs increased to $42.6 million compared to $39.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2003 mainly due to the addition of the Murphy properties, offset in part by a reduction of processing fees at SOEP. Funds generated from operations increase 31 percent to $101.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2004 compared to $77.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2003, and distributable cash increased 35 percent to $96.5 million. An increase in depletion and depreciation, interest expense, general and administrative costs and income tax expense contributed to a 17 percent decrease in net income for the fourth quarter of 2004 compared to the same period in the prior year. Future taxes of $14.9 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2004 relate mainly to recently proposed tax changes to resource allowance and the deductibility of crown charges.
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Summary of Quarterly Results
The following table is a summary of quarterly results for 2004 and 2003. As this table illustrates, production and Distributable cash were impacted positively by the acquisition of the Murphy Assets in the second quarter of 2004.
This table also shows the relatively high commodity prices sustained throughout 2003 and 2004, which have had a positive impact on net income and Distributable cash.
Net income in the second quarter of 2004 decreased $6.0 million to $32.7 million ($0.24 per trust unit) from $38.7 million ($0.31 per trust unit) in the first quarter of 2004. An increase in net revenue from the Murphy Assets for one month in the second quarter was more than offset by incremental expenses, resulting in lower net income in the second quarter. An increase of $3.6 million in interest costs associated with incremental debt raised for the Murphy acquisition in May 2004, $3.5 million higher management fees accrued in relation to the performance fee associated with the Murphy acquisition, future income taxes recorded of $3.5 million in the second quarter and an increase in foreign exchange losses of $1.5 million on translation of the U.S. dollar debt to Canadian dollars at higher U.S. dollar exchange rates contributed to the decrease in net income. The partial pre-funding of the Murphy acquisition, through the issuance of 10.9 million trust units on March 23, 2004 also contributed to lower net income per unit in the second quarter.
The decrease in net income in the third quarter of 2003 to $34.8 million ($0.29 per trust unit) compared to $54.2 million ($0.49 per trust unit) in the second quarter of 2003 is due mainly to an unrealized foreign exchange gain of $20.7 million recorded on the translation of U.S. denominated debt issued on April 23, 2003. An increase in the average units outstanding from 111.5 million in the second quarter to 118.9 million units outstanding in the third quarter also contributed to the decline in net income per unit amounts. This increase was due to the July 23, 2003 issue of a further 8.5 million trust units and further impacted the per unit amounts in the fourth quarter of 2003.
SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS | ||||||||||||||||||||
( $ thousands) | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Oil and gas sales(1) | $ | 165,880 | $ | 193,637 | $ | 222,848 | $ | 218,835 | $ | 801,200 | ||||||||||
Net income | $ | 38,652 | $ | 32,684 | $ | 51,271 | $ | 31,138 | $ | 153,745 | ||||||||||
Net income per unit | $ | 0.31 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 1.15 | ||||||||||
Net income per unit – diluted | $ | 0.31 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 1.15 | ||||||||||
Distributable cash | $ | 83,606 | $ | 89,119 | $ | 93,870 | $ | 96,466 | $ | 363,061 | ||||||||||
Actual distributions paid or declared per unit | $ | 0.63 | $ | 0.64 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.69 | $ | 2.63 | ||||||||||
Daily production (boe) | 45,668 | 51,451 | 60,151 | 57,425 | 53,702 | |||||||||||||||
Total production mboe (6:1) | 4,156 | 4,682 | 5,534 | 5,283 | 19,655 | |||||||||||||||
Average price per boe | $ | 39.91 | $ | 41.36 | $ | 40.27 | $ | 41.42 | $ | 40.76 | ||||||||||
Operating netback per boe | $ | 25.71 | $ | 25.71 | $ | 22.77 | $ | 24.31 | $ | 24.51 |
(1) | Restated to conform to presentation adopted in the current year. |
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( $ thousands) | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Oil and gas sales(1) | $ | 204,824 | $ | 169,238 | $ | 162,819 | $ | 154,140 | $ | 691,021 | ||||||||||
Net income | $ | 62,920 | $ | 54,214 | $ | 34,808 | $ | 37,355 | $ | 189,297 | ||||||||||
Net income per unit | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.49 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.31 | $ | 1.66 | ||||||||||
Net income per unit – diluted | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 1.64 | ||||||||||
Distributable cash | $ | 97,221 | $ | 71,774 | $ | 72,951 | $ | 71,469 | $ | 313,415 | ||||||||||
Actual distributions paid or declared per unit | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.63 | $ | 0.63 | $ | 2.68 | ||||||||||
Daily production (boe) | 50,827 | 48,839 | 48,850 | 47,653 | 49,030 | |||||||||||||||
Total production mboe (6:1) | 4,574 | 4,444 | 4,494 | 4,384 | 17,896 | |||||||||||||||
Average price per boe | $ | 44.78 | $ | 38.08 | $ | 36.22 | $ | 35.16 | $ | 38.61 | ||||||||||
Operating netback per boe | $ | 26.50 | $ | 21.11 | $ | 20.54 | $ | 20.43 | $ | 22.17 |
(1) | Restated to conform to presentation adopted in the current year. |
FINANCIAL RESULTS | ||||||||||||
($ thousands) | ||||||||||||
2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||
Oil and gas sales | $ | 801,200 | $ | 691,020 | $ | 482,301 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 153,745 | $ | 189,297 | $ | 56,955 | ||||||
Net income per unit | $ | 1.15 | $ | 1.63 | $ | 0.63 | ||||||
Distributable cash | $ | 363,061 | $ | 313,415 | $ | 194,458 | ||||||
Actual distributions paid or declared per unit | $ | 2.63 | $ | 2.68 | $ | 2.07 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,276,534 | $ | 1,673,718 | $ | 1,552,651 | ||||||
Long-term financial liabilities (1) | $ | 383,616 | $ | 294,300 | $ | 316,501 | ||||||
Unitholders’ equity | $ | 1,462,211 | $ | 1,159,433 | $ | 1,073,164 | ||||||
Number of units outstanding at year end (thousands) | 152,973 | 123,874 | 110,562 |
(1) | Long-term debt plus long-term portion of note payable and contract liabilities. |
Business Risks
The amount of distributable cash available to unitholders and the value of Pengrowth trust units are subject to numerous risk factors. As the trust units allow investors to participate in the distributable cash from Pengrowth’s portfolio of producing oil and natural gas properties, the principal risk factors that are associated with the oil and gas business include, but are not limited to, the following influences:
§ | The prices of Pengrowth’s products (oil, natural gas, and NGLs) fluctuate due to many factors including local and global market supply and demand, weather patterns, pipeline transportation, and political stability. |
§ | The marketability of our production depends in part upon the availability, proximity and capacity of gathering systems, pipelines and processing facilities. Operational or economic factors may result in the inability to deliver our products to market. |
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§ | Geological and operational risks affect the quantity and quality of reserves and the costs of recovering those reserves. Our actual results will vary from our reserve estimates, and those variations could be material. |
§ | Government royalties, income taxes, commodity taxes, and other taxes, levies and fees have a significant economic impact on Pengrowth’s financial results. Changes to federal and provincial legislation governing such royalties, taxes and fees could have a material impact on Pengrowth’s financial results and the value of Pengrowth trust units. |
§ | Environmental laws and regulatory initiatives impact Pengrowth financially and operationally. We may incur substantial capital and operating costs to comply with increasingly complex laws and regulations covering the protection of the environment and human health and safety. In particular, we may be required to incur significant costs to comply with the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the “Kyoto Protocol”). |
§ | Pengrowth’s oil and gas reserves will be depleted over time and our level of distributable cash and the value of our trust units could be reduced if reserves and production are not replaced. The ability to replace production depends on Pengrowth’s success in developing existing reserves, acquiring new reserves and financing this development and acquisition activity within the context of the capital markets. |
§ | A significant portion of our properties are operated by third parties. If these operators fail to perform their duties properly, or become insolvent, we may experience interruptions in production and revenues from these properties or incur additional liabilities and expenses as a result of the default of these third party operators. |
§ | Increased activity within the oil and gas sector can increase the cost of goods and services and make it more difficult to hire and retain professional staff. |
§ | Changing interest rates influence borrowing costs and the availability of capital. |
§ | Investors’ interest in the oil and gas sector may change over time which would affect the availability of capital and the value of Pengrowth trust units. |
§ | Inflation may result in escalating costs which could impact unitholder distributions and the value of Pengrowth trust units. |
§ | Canadian/U.S. exchange rates influence revenues and, to a lesser extent, operating and capital costs. |
§ | The value of Pengrowth trust units is impacted directly by the related tax treatment of the trust units and the trust unit distributions, and indirectly by the tax treatment of alternative equity investments. Changes in Canadian or U.S. tax legislation could adversely affect the value of our trust units. |
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Pengrowth mitigates some of these risks by: |
§ | Fixing the price on a portion of its future crude oil and natural gas production. |
§ | Fixing the Canadian/U.S. exchange rate through financial hedging contracts or by fixing commodity prices in Canadian dollars. |
§ | Offering competitive incentive-based compensation packages to attract and retain highly qualified and motivated professional staff. |
§ | Adhering to strict investment criteria for acquisitions. |
§ | Acquiring mature production with long life reserves and proven production. |
§ | Performing extensive geological, geophysical, engineering and environmental analysis before committing to capital development projects. |
§ | Geographically diversifying its portfolio. |
§ | Controlling costs to maximize profitability. |
§ | Developing and adhering to policies and practices that protect the environment and meet or exceed the regulations imposed by the government. |
§ | Developing and adhering to safety policies and practices that meet or exceed regulatory standards. |
§ | Ensuring strong third-party operators for non-operated properties. |
§ | Carrying insurance to cover physical losses and business interruption. |
Subsequent Events
On January 21, 2005, Pengrowth announced it had entered into an agreement to purchase an additional 12.5 percent working interest in Swan Hills Unit No. 1 for a purchase price of $90 million, before adjustments. The transaction, which is subject to Rights of First Refusal, is effective October 1, 2004 and closed February 28, 2005. The acquisition increases Pengrowth’s working interest in Swan Hills Unit No. 1 to 22.7 percent.
On February 17, 2005, Pengrowth announced an Arrangement Agreement (“the Arrangement”) with Crispin Energy Inc. (“Crispin”) under which Pengrowth will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Crispin on the basis of 0.0725 Class B trust units of EnergyTrust for each share held by Canadian resident shareholders of Crispin and 0.0512 Class A trust units of EnergyTrust for each share held by non-Canadian resident shareholders of Crispin. The Board of Directors of Crispin will call a Special Meeting of Shareholders in mid to late April 2005 for approval of the Arrangement. The Arrangement will require the approval of 662/3 percent of the votes cast by shareholders and optionholders of Crispin voting as a single class, the approval of the majority of shareholders excluding certain management personnel and the approval of the majority of shareholders excluding certain management personnel and the approval of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta and certain regulatory agencies. Completion of the Arrangement is expected to close prior to the end of April 2005.
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Outlook
Unitholders of Pengrowth Energy Trust saw Pengrowth complete one of its largest acquisitions with the purchase of the Murphy Assets in May 2004. The Murphy Assets were funded through two equity issues allowing Pengrowth to continue to maintain a prudent and flexible financial structure.
Pengrowth will strive to provide attractive long-term returns for unitholders. Our business objectives include:
§ | Maintaining a balanced portfolio of oil and gas properties in our key focus areas; |
§ | Growing production and reserves through accretive acquisitions and low risk development drilling; |
§ | Farming out undeveloped land with higher risk exploration potential; |
§ | Continuing to optimize costs and maximize netbacks; |
§ | The selective disposition of oil and gas properties that do not meet our return objectives; |
§ | Operating our properties in a safe and prudent manner in order to protect our employees, the public, the environment and our investment; |
Continuing to maintain a stable distribution policy while withholding a portion of distributable cash to fund future capital programs.
At this time, Pengrowth is forecasting average 2005 production of 55,000 to 57,000 boe per day from our existing properties. This estimate incorporates anticipated production additions from the Swan Hills acquisition, which closed on February 28, 2005, as well as our 2005 development program, offset by the impact of expected production declines from normal operations. The above estimate excludes the potential impact of any future acquisitions or divestitures, including the acquisition of Crispin.
Total operating costs for 2005 are expected to increase to approximately $200.0 million. This increase is due to the addition of a full year of operating expenses associated with the Murphy Assets, Pengrowth’s increased working interest in Swan Hills Unit No. 1 and the prospective addition of operating expenses associated with the recently announced acquisition of Crispin. Assuming Pengrowth’s average production at the end of 2005 results largely as forecast above, Pengrowth currently estimates 2005 operating costs between $9.61 and $9.96 and combined G&A and Management fees of approximately $1.81 per boe.
Budgeted capital expenditures for 2005 total approximately $171.0 million for maintenance and development opportunities at existing properties. Approximately one-half of the expected 2005 expenditures are planned for the SOEP and Judy Creek properties. The above estimate does not take into account any incremental expenditures which may be incurred in association with the recently announced acquisitions of Swan Hills Unit No. 1 and Crispin. Pengrowth currently anticipates a successful completion of the acquisition of Crispin on or before April 30, 2005.
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APPENDIX C
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST INCLUDING NOTE 20 THEREOF WHICH
INCLUDES A RECONCILIATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO UNITED STATES GENERALLY
ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT TO UNITHOLDERS
Management’s Responsibility to the Unitholders
The financial statements are the responsibility of the management of Pengrowth Energy Trust. They have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, using management’s best estimates and judgements, where appropriate.
Management is responsible for the reliability and integrity of the financial statements, the notes to the financial statements, and other financial information contained in this report. In the preparation of these statements, estimates are sometimes necessary because a precise determination of certain assets and liabilities is dependent on future events. Management believes such estimates have been based on careful judgements and have been properly reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
Management is also responsible for ensuring that management fulfills its responsibilities for financial reporting and internal control. The Board is assisted in exercising its responsibilities through the Audit Committee of the Board, which is composed of three non-management directors. The Committee meets periodically with management and the auditors to satisfy itself that management’s responsibilities are properly discharged, to review the financial statements and to recommend approval of the financial statements to the Board.
KPMG LLP, the independent auditors appointed by the unitholders, have audited Pengrowth Energy Trust’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and provided an independent professional opinion. The auditors have full and unrestricted access to the Audit Committee to discuss their audit and their related findings as to the integrity of the financial reporting process.
(Signed) James S. Kinnear Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer March 4, 2005 | (Signed) Chris Webster Vice President, Treasurer Interim Chief Financial Officer |
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1200 205 — 5th Avenue SW | Fax | (403) 691-8008 | ||||
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AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE UNITHOLDERS
To the Unitholders of Pengrowth Energy Trust
We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Pengrowth Energy Trust as at December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the consolidated statements of income and accumulated earnings and cash flow for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Trust as at December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the results of its operations and its cash flow for the years then ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
(signed) KPMG LLP
Chartered Accountants
Calgary, Canada
March 4, 2005
KPMGllp, a Canadian limited liability partnership is the Canadian member firm of
KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative
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PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS AT DECEMBER 31
(Stated in thousands of dollars)
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash and term deposits | $ | — | $ | 64,154 | ||||
Accounts receivable | 104,228 | 65,570 | ||||||
Inventory | 439 | 699 | ||||||
104,667 | 130,423 | |||||||
REMEDIATION TRUST FUNDS (Note 4) | 8,309 | 7,392 | ||||||
DEFERRED CHARGES (Note 11) | 3,651 | 5,544 | ||||||
GOODWILL (Note 5) | 170,619 | — | ||||||
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSETS (Note 6) | 1,989,288 | 1,530,359 | ||||||
$ | 2,276,534 | $ | 1,673,718 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND UNITHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Bank indebtedness | $ | 4,214 | $ | — | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 80,423 | 54,196 | ||||||
Distributions payable to unitholders | 70,456 | 52,139 | ||||||
Due to Pengrowth Management Limited | 7,325 | 1,122 | ||||||
Note payable (Note 8) | 15,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
Current portion of contract liabilities (Note 5) | 5,795 | — | ||||||
183,213 | 117,457 | |||||||
NOTE PAYABLE (Note 8) | 20,000 | 35,000 | ||||||
CONTRACT LIABILITIES (Note 5) | 18,216 | — | ||||||
LONG-TERM DEBT (Note 9) | 345,400 | 259,300 | ||||||
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Note 7) | 171,866 | 102,528 | ||||||
FUTURE INCOME TAXES (Note 14) | 75,628 | — | ||||||
TRUST UNITHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Trust Unitholders’ capital (Note 10) | 2,383,284 | 1,872,924 | ||||||
Contributed surplus (Note 10) | 1,923 | 189 | ||||||
Accumulated earnings | 727,057 | 573,312 | ||||||
Accumulated distributable cash | (1,650,053 | ) | (1,286,992 | ) | ||||
1,462,211 | 1,159,433 | |||||||
COMMITMENTS (Note 18) | ||||||||
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Note 19) | ||||||||
$ | 2,276,534 | $ | 1,673,718 | |||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Approved on behalf of Pengrowth Energy Trust by
Pengrowth Corporation, as Administrator:
(Signed) | Thomas A. Cumming DIRECTOR | |
(Signed) | William R. Stedman DIRECTOR |
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PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND ACCUMULATED EARNINGS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
(Stated in thousands of dollars)
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
REVENUES | ||||||||
Oil and gas sales | $ | 801,200 | $ | 691,020 | ||||
Processing and other income | 12,390 | 9,726 | ||||||
Crown royalties, net of incentives | (133,952 | ) | (108,325 | ) | ||||
Freehold royalties and mineral taxes | (11,848 | ) | (6,580 | ) | ||||
667,790 | 585,841 | |||||||
Interest and other income | 1,770 | 840 | ||||||
NET REVENUE | 669,560 | 586,681 | ||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||
Operating | 159,742 | 149,032 | ||||||
Transportation | 8,274 | 8,225 | ||||||
Amortization of injectants for miscible floods | 19,669 | 32,541 | ||||||
Interest | 29,924 | 18,153 | ||||||
General and administrative | 24,448 | 15,997 | ||||||
Management fee (Note 15) | 12,874 | 10,181 | ||||||
Foreign exchange gain (Note 12) | (17,300 | ) | (29,911 | ) | ||||
Depletion and depreciation | 247,332 | 185,270 | ||||||
Accretion (Note 7) | 10,642 | 6,039 | ||||||
495,605 | 395,527 | |||||||
INCOME BEFORE TAXES | 173,955 | 191,154 | ||||||
Income tax expense (Note 14) | ||||||||
Capital | 4,594 | 1,857 | ||||||
Future | 15,616 | — | ||||||
20,210 | 1,857 | |||||||
NET INCOME | $ | 153,745 | $ | 189,297 | ||||
Accumulated earnings, beginning of year | 573,312 | 384,015 | ||||||
ACCUMULATED EARNINGS, END OF YEAR | $ | 727,057 | $ | 573,312 | ||||
NET INCOME PER UNIT (Note 16) Basic | $ | 1.153 | $ | 1.633 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 1.147 | $ | 1.625 | ||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
(Stated in thousands of dollars)
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR): | ||||||||
OPERATING | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 153,745 | $ | 189,297 | ||||
Depletion, depreciation and accretion | 257,974 | 191,309 | ||||||
Future income taxes | 15,616 | — | ||||||
Contract liability amortization | (4,164 | ) | — | |||||
Amortization of injectants | 19,669 | 32,541 | ||||||
Purchase of injectants | (20,415 | ) | (23,037 | ) | ||||
Expenditures on remediation | (4,440 | ) | (3,243 | ) | ||||
Unrealized foreign exchange gain (Note 12) | (18,900 | ) | (30,940 | ) | ||||
Trust unit based compensation (Note 10) | 2,264 | 189 | ||||||
Amortization of deferred charges (Note 11) | 1,893 | 204 | ||||||
(Gain) loss on sale of marketable securities | (248 | ) | 94 | |||||
Funds generated from operations | 402,994 | 356,414 | ||||||
Changes in non-cash operating working capital (Note 13) | 1,173 | (9,863 | ) | |||||
404,167 | 346,551 | |||||||
FINANCING | ||||||||
Distributions | (344,744 | ) | (306,591 | ) | ||||
Change in long-term debt | 105,000 | (26,261 | ) | |||||
Note payable (Note 8) | (10,000 | ) | 41,393 | |||||
Proceeds from issue of trust units | 509,830 | 210,198 | ||||||
260,086 | (81,261 | ) | ||||||
INVESTING | ||||||||
Expenditures on property acquisitions | (572,980 | ) | (122,964 | ) | ||||
Expenditures on property, plant and equipment | (161,141 | ) | (85,718 | ) | ||||
Proceeds on property dispositions | — | 2,835 | ||||||
Deferred Charges | — | (2,141 | ) | |||||
Change in Remediation Trust Fund | (917 | ) | (713 | ) | ||||
Purchase of marketable securities | (2,680 | ) | — | |||||
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities | 2,928 | 1,812 | ||||||
Change in non-cash investing working capital (Note 13) | 2,169 | (2,539 | ) | |||||
(732,621 | ) | (209,428 | ) | |||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND TERM DEPOSITS | (68,368 | ) | 55,862 | |||||
CASH AND TERM DEPOSITS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR | 64,154 | 8,292 | ||||||
CASH AND TERM DEPOSITS (BANK INDEBTEDNESS) AT END OF YEAR | $ | (4,214 | ) | $ | 64,154 | |||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003
(Tabular amounts are stated in thousands of dollars except per unit amounts.)
1. | STRUCTURE OF THE TRUST | |||
Pengrowth Energy Trust (“EnergyTrust”) is a closed-end investment trust created under the laws of the Province of Alberta pursuant to a Trust Indenture dated December 2, 1988 (as amended) between Pengrowth Corporation (“Corporation”) and ComputerShare Investor Services Inc. (“Computershare”). Operations commenced on December 30, 1988. The beneficiaries of EnergyTrust are the holders of trust units (the “unitholders”). | ||||
EnergyTrust acquires and holds royalty units and notes issued by the Corporation, which entitles EnergyTrust to the net income generated by the Corporation and its subsidiaries’ petroleum and natural gas properties less certain charges, as defined in the Royalty Indenture. In addition, unitholders are entitled to receive the net income from other investments that are held directly by EnergyTrust. EnergyTrust owns approximately 99.9 percent of the royalty units issued by the Corporation. | ||||
Pengrowth Management Limited (the “Manager”) is responsible for the management of the business affairs of the Corporation and the administration of EnergyTrust. The Manager owns nine percent of the common shares of Corporation, and the Manager is controlled by an officer and a director of the Corporation. The remaining 91 percent of the common shares of the Corporation are owned by EnergyTrust. | ||||
Under the terms of the Royalty Indenture, the Corporation is entitled to retain a one percent share of royalty income and all miscellaneous income (the “Residual Interest”) to the extent this amount exceeds the aggregate of debt service charges, general and administrative expenses, and management fees. In 2004 and 2003, this Residual Interest, as computed, did not result in any income retained by Pengrowth Corporation. | ||||
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |||
Basis of Presentation EnergyTrust’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) in Canada and they include the accounts of EnergyTrust, the Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Pengrowth”). All inter-entity transactions have been eliminated. These financial statements do not contain the accounts of the Manager. | ||||
EnergyTrust owns 91 percent of the shares of Corporation and, through the royalty, obtains substantially all the economic benefits of Corporation. In addition, the unitholders of EnergyTrust have the right to elect the majority of the board of directors of Corporation. |
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Joint Interest Operations A significant proportion of Pengrowth’s petroleum and natural gas development and production activities are conducted with others and accordingly the accounts reflect only Pengrowth’s proportionate interest in such activities. | ||||
Property Plant and Equipment Pengrowth follows the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties and facilities whereby all costs of developing and acquiring oil and gas properties are capitalized and depleted on the unit of production method based on proved reserves before royalties as estimated by independent engineers. The fair value of future estimated asset retirement obligations associated with properties and facilities are also capitalized and depleted on the unit of production method. The associated asset retirement obligations on future development capital costs are also included in the cost base subject to depletion. Natural gas production and reserves are converted to equivalent units of crude oil using their relative energy content. | ||||
General and administrative costs are not capitalized other than to the extent they are directly related to a successful acquisition, or to the extent of Pengrowth’s working interest in capital expenditure programs to which overhead fees can be recovered from partners. Overhead fees are not charged on 100 percent owned projects. | ||||
Proceeds from disposals of oil and gas properties and equipment are credited against capitalized costs unless the disposal would alter the rate of depletion and depreciation by more than 20 percent, in which case a gain or loss on disposal is recorded. | ||||
Pengrowth places a limit on the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and other assets, which may be depleted against revenues of future periods (the “ceiling test”). The carrying value is assessed to be recoverable when the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected from the production of proved reserves, the lower of cost and market of unproved properties and the cost of major development projects exceeds the carrying value. When the carrying value is not assessed to be recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying value of assets exceeds the sum of the discounted cash flows expected from the production of proved and probable reserves, the lower of cost and market of unproved properties and the cost of major development projects. The cash flows are estimated using expected future product prices and costs and are discounted using a risk-free interest rate. The carrying value of property, plant and equipment and other assets subject to the ceiling test includes asset retirement costs. | ||||
Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. | ||||
Goodwill Goodwill, which represents the excess of the total purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net identifiable assets and liabilities acquired, is not amortized but instead is assessed for impairment annually or as events occur that could result in impairment. Impairment is assessed by determining the fair value of the reporting entity (consolidated EnergyTrust) and comparing this fair value to the book value of the reporting entity. If the fair value of the reporting entity is less than the book value, impairment is measured by allocating the fair value of the reporting entity to the identifiable assets and liabilities of the reporting entity as if the reporting entity had been acquired in a business combination for a purchase price equal to its fair value. The excess of the fair value of the reporting entity over the assigned values of the identifiable assets and liabilities is the fair value of the goodwill. Any excess of the book value of goodwill over this implied fair value is the impairment amount. Impairment is charged to earnings in the period in which it occurs. | ||||
Goodwill is stated at cost less impairment. |
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Injectant Costs Injectants (mostly ethane and methane) are used in miscible flood programs to stimulate incremental oil recovery. The cost of injectants purchased from third parties for miscible flood projects is deferred and amortized over the period of expected future economic benefit which is estimated as 24 to 30 months. | ||||
Inventory Inventories of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids are stated at the lower of average cost and net realizable value. | ||||
Asset Retirement Obligations Pengrowth recognizes the fair value of an Asset Retirement Obligation (“ARO”) in the period in which it is incurred when a reasonable estimate of the fair value can be made. The fair value of the estimated ARO is recorded as a liability, with a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related asset. The capitalized amount is depleted on the unit of production method based on proved reserves. The liability amount is increased each reporting period due to the passage of time and the amount of accretion is expensed to income in the period. Actual costs incurred upon the settlement of the ARO are charged against the ARO. | ||||
Pengrowth has placed cash in segregated remediation trust accounts to fund certain ARO for the Judy Creek and Swan Hills properties, and the Sable Offshore Energy Project (“SOEP”). Contributions to these remediation trust accounts and expenditures on ARO not funded by the trust accounts are charged against actual cash distributions in the period incurred. | ||||
Income Taxes EnergyTrust is a taxable trust under the Canadian Income Tax Act. As income taxes are the responsibility of the individual unitholders and EnergyTrust distributes all of its taxable income to its unitholders, no provision has been made for income taxes by EnergyTrust in these financial statements. | ||||
The Corporation follows the tax liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, income tax liabilities and assets are recognized for the estimated tax consequences attributable to differences between the amounts reported in the financial statements of the Corporation and its subsidiaries and their respective tax bases, using enacted income tax rates. The effect of a change in income tax rates on future income tax liabilities and assets is recognized in income in the period that the change occurs. | ||||
Trust Unit Compensation Plans Pengrowth has unit based compensation plans, which are described in Note 10. Compensation expense associated with unit based compensation plans is recognized in income over the vesting period of the plan with a corresponding increase in contributed surplus. The amount of compensation expense and contributed surplus is reduced for options and rights that are cancelled prior to vesting. Any consideration received upon the exercise of the unit based compensation together with the amount of non-cash compensation expense recognized in contributed surplus is recorded as an increase in trust unitholders’ capital. Compensation expense is based on the fair value of the unit based compensation at the date of grant using a modified Black-Scholes option pricing model. | ||||
Pengrowth does not have any outstanding unit compensation plans that call for settlement in cash or other assets. Grants of such items, if any, will be recorded as expenses and liabilities based on the intrinsic value. |
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Risk Management Financial instruments are utilized by Pengrowth to manage its exposure to commodity price fluctuations, foreign currency and interest rate exposures. Pengrowth’s practice is not to utilize financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. | ||||
Pengrowth formally documents relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking derivatives to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions. Pengrowth also formally assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows of hedged items. | ||||
Pengrowth uses forward, futures and swap contracts to manage its exposure to commodity price fluctuations. The net receipts or payments arising from these contracts are recognized in income as a component of oil and gas sales during the same period as the corresponding hedged position. | ||||
Foreign exchange gains and losses on foreign currency exchange swaps used to hedge U.S. dollar denominated gas sales are recognized in income as a component of natural gas sales during the same period as the corresponding hedged position. | ||||
Interest rate swap agreements are used as part of Pengrowth’s program to manage the fixed and floating interest rate mix of Pengrowth’s total debt portfolio and related overall cost of borrowing. The interest rate swap agreements involve the periodic exchange of payments without the exchange of the notional principal amount upon which the payments are based, and are recorded as an adjustment of interest expense on the hedged debt instrument. | ||||
Measurement Uncertainty The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses for the period then ended. | ||||
The amounts recorded for depletion, depreciation, amortization of injectants and ARO are based on estimates. The ceiling test calculation is based on estimates of proved reserves, production rates, oil and natural gas prices, future costs and other relevant assumptions. By their nature, these estimates are subject to measurement uncertainty and may impact the consolidated financial statements of future periods. | ||||
Earnings per unit In calculating diluted net income per unit, Pengrowth follows the treasury stock method to determine the dilutive effect of trust unit options and other dilutive instruments. Under the treasury stock method, only “in the money” dilutive instruments impact the diluted calculations. | ||||
Cash and term deposits Pengrowth considers term deposits with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. | ||||
Revenue recognition Revenue from the sale of oil and natural gas is recognized when the product is delivered. Revenue from processing and other miscellaneous sources is recognized upon completion of the relevant service. |
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Comparative figures Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the presentation adopted in the current year. | ||||
3. | CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |||
Full Cost Accounting Guideline Effective January 1, 2003, Pengrowth adopted a new Canadian accounting standard relating to full cost accounting for oil and gas entities, as outlined in Note 2. Prior to adopting the new standard, the limit on the aggregate carrying value of the property, plant and equipment and other assets that may be carried forward for depletion against future revenues was based on the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected from the production of proved reserves, the lower of cost or market of unproved reserves and the cost of major development projects less the estimated future costs for administration, financing, ARO and income taxes. | ||||
Asset Retirement Obligations Effective January 1, 2002, Pengrowth retroactively adopted, with restatement of prior periods, a new accounting standard relating to ARO, as outlined in Note 2. Prior to adopting the standard, Pengrowth recognized a provision for future site restoration costs over the life of the oil and gas properties and facilities using a unit of production method. | ||||
Trust Unit Based Compensation Plan Effective January 1, 2003, Pengrowth prospectively adopted amendments to a Canadian accounting standard relating to recognizing the compensation expense associated with unit based compensation plans, as outlined in Note 2. Under the amended standards, Pengrowth must recognize compensation expense based on the fair value of the trust unit options and rights granted under Pengrowth’s unit based compensation plans. Pengrowth uses a modified Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of trust unit based compensation plans at the date of grant. For trust unit options and rights granted in 2002, Pengrowth elected not to recognize compensation expense but provide pro forma disclosure as if the amended accounting standards were adopted retroactively. |
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4. | REMEDIATION TRUST FUNDS | |||
Pengrowth is required to make contributions to a remediation trust fund that is used to cover certain ARO of the Judy Creek properties. Pengrowth makes monthly contributions to the fund of $0.10 per boe of production from the Judy Creek properties and an annual lump sum contribution of $250,000. | ||||
Every five years Pengrowth must evaluate the assets in the trust fund and the outstanding ARO, and make recommendations to the former owner of the Judy Creek properties as to whether contribution levels should be changed. In 2004 an evaluation was completed with the results of the evaluation determining that current funding levels would remain unchanged until the next evaluation in 2007. Pengrowth may be required to increase contributions to the Judy Creek remediation trust fund based on future evaluations of the fund. | ||||
Pengrowth is required, pursuant to various agreements with the SOEP partners, to make contributions to a remediation trust fund that will be used to fund the ARO of the SOEP properties and facilities. Pengrowth makes monthly contributions to the fund of $0.04 per mcf of natural gas production and $0.08 per boe of natural gas liquids production from SOEP. | ||||
The following summarizes Pengrowth’s trust fund contributions for 2004 and 2003 and Pengrowth’s expenditures on ARO not covered by the trust funds: |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Contributions to Judy Creek Remediation Trust Fund | $ | 906 | $ | 910 | ||||
Contributions to Sable Environmental Restoration Fund | 548 | 181 | ||||||
Expenditures related to Judy Creek Remediation Trust Fund | (537 | ) | (378 | ) | ||||
917 | 713 | |||||||
Expenditures on ARO not covered by the trust funds | 3,903 | 2,865 | ||||||
Expenditures on ARO covered by the trust funds | 537 | 378 | ||||||
4,440 | 3,243 | |||||||
Total trust fund contributions and ARO expenditures not covered by the trust funds | $ | 5,357 | $ | 3,956 | ||||
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5. | ACQUISITIONS | |||
Corporate Acquisition | ||||
On May 31, 2004, Pengrowth acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of a company which had interests in oil and natural gas assets in Alberta and Saskatchewan (the “Murphy Assets”). The transaction was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting with the allocation of the purchase price and consideration paid as follows: |
Allocation of purchase price: | ||||
Working capital | $ | 9,310 | ||
Property, plant, and equipment | 502,924 | |||
Goodwill (with no tax base) | 170,619 | |||
Asset retirement obligations | (43,876 | ) | ||
Future income taxes | (60,012 | ) | ||
Contract liabilities | (28,175 | ) | ||
$ | 550,790 | |||
Cost of acquisition: | ||||
Cash and term deposits | $ | 224,700 | ||
Acquisition facility | 325,000 | |||
Acquisition costs | 1,090 | |||
$ | 550,790 | |||
Property, plant and equipment of $503 million represents the fair value of the assets acquired determined in part by an independent reserve evaluation, net of purchase price adjustments. Goodwill of $171 million was determined based on the excess of the total consideration paid less the value assigned to the identifiable assets and liabilities including the future income tax liability. | ||||
The future income tax liability was determined based on the enacted income tax rate of approximately 34 percent as at May 31, 2004. | ||||
Contract liabilities include a natural gas fixed price sales contract (see Note 17) and firm pipeline demand charge contracts. The fair value of these liabilities has been determined on the date of acquisition and a liability of $21,824,000 has been recorded for the natural gas fixed price sales contract and $6,351,000 has been recorded for the firm pipeline demand charge contracts. The liabilities will be reduced as the contracts are settled. |
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Results from operations of the acquired Murphy Assets subsequent to May 31, 2004 are included in the consolidated financial statements. | ||||
The following unaudited pro forma information provides an indication of what Pengrowth’s results of operations might have been had the acquisition of the Murphy Assets taken place on January 1 of each of the following years: |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||
Oil and gas sales | $ | 882,846 | $ | 899,770 | ||||
Net income | $ | 180,101 | $ | 236,500 | ||||
Net income per unit: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.206 | $ | 1.793 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 1.201 | $ | 1.785 |
Property Acquisitions In August 2004, Pengrowth acquired an additional 34.35 percent working interest in Kaybob Notikewin Unit No.1 for a purchase price of $20.0 million before adjustments. The acquisition increased Pengrowth’s working interest in the Kaybob Notikewin Unit No.1 to approximately 99 percent. | ||||
In December 2003, Pengrowth acquired an 8.4 percent working interest in the SOEP offshore production platforms and associated sub-sea field gathering lines from Emera Offshore Incorporated (“Emera”) for $65 million. The consideration for this acquisition included cash of $20 million and a $45 million note payable over three years (see Note 8). | ||||
In conjunction with the December 2003 acquisition, Pengrowth exchanged its royalty interest in SOEP for a direct working interest in SOEP. | ||||
In May 2003, Pengrowth acquired an 8.4 percent working interest in the SOEP processing facilities, downstream of the Thebaud central processing platform, for approximately $57 million. | ||||
In June 2003, Pengrowth acquired interests in eleven significant discovery licenses from Nova Scotia Resources (Ventures) Limited (“NSRVL”) for $4.5 million plus a ten percent Net Profits Interest to NSRVL. |
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6. | PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSETS |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Property, Plant and Equipment | ||||||||
Property, Plant and Equipment, at cost | $ | 2,986,681 | $ | 2,281,166 | ||||
Accumulated depletion and depreciation | (1,022,435 | ) | (775,103 | ) | ||||
Net book value of property, plant and equipment | 1,964,246 | 1,506,063 | ||||||
Other Assets | ||||||||
Deferred injectant costs | 25,042 | 24,296 | ||||||
Net book value of property, plant and equipment and other assets | $ | 1,989,288 | $ | 1,530,359 | ||||
Property, plant and equipment includes $81.1 million (2003 — $69.5 million) related to ARO, net of accumulated depletion. | ||||
Pengrowth performed a ceiling test calculation at December 31, 2004 to assess the recoverable value of the property, plant and equipment and other assets. The oil and gas future prices are based on the January 1, 2005 commodity price forecast of our independent reserve evaluators. These prices have been adjusted for commodity price differentials specific to Pengrowth. The following table summarizes the benchmark prices used in the ceiling test calculation. Based on these assumptions, the undiscounted value of future net revenues from Pengrowth’s proved reserves exceeded the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and other assets at December 31, 2004. |
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Exchange | Edmonton Light | |||||||||||||||
WTI Oil | Rate | Crude Oil | AECO Gas | |||||||||||||
Year | ($U.S./bbl) | ($U.S./Cdn) | ($Cdn/bbl) | ($Cdn/mmbtu) | ||||||||||||
2005 | 42.00 | 0.82 | 50.25 | 6.60 | ||||||||||||
2006 | 40.00 | 0.82 | 47.75 | 6.35 | ||||||||||||
2007 | 38.00 | 0.82 | 45.50 | 6.15 | ||||||||||||
2008 | 36.00 | 0.82 | 43.25 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||
2009 | 34.00 | 0.82 | 40.75 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||
2010 — 2015 | 33.50 | 0.82 | 40.08 | 6.10 | ||||||||||||
Escalate thereafter | 2.0% per year | 2.0% per year | 2.0% per year | |||||||||||||
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7. | ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS | |||
The total future ARO were estimated by management based on Pengrowth’s working interest in wells and facilities, estimated costs to remediate, reclaim and abandon the wells and facilities and the estimated timing of the costs to be incurred in future periods. Pengrowth has estimated the net present value of its ARO to be $172 million as at December 31, 2004 (2003 — $103 million), based on a total future liability of $551 million (2003 — $352 million). These costs are expected to be made over 50 years with the majority of the costs incurred between 2014 and 2037. Pengrowth’s credit adjusted risk free rate of 8 percent (2003 — 8 percent) and an inflation rate of 1.5 percent (2003 — 1.5 percent) were used to calculate the net present value of the ARO. | ||||
The following reconciles Pengrowth’s ARO: |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Asset retirement obligations, beginning of year | $ | 102,528 | $ | 73,493 | ||||
Increase in liabilities during the year related to: | ||||||||
Acquisitions | 44,368 | 9,865 | ||||||
Additions | 2,681 | 1,221 | ||||||
Revisions | 16,087 | 15,153 | ||||||
Accretion expense | 10,642 | 6,039 | ||||||
Liabilities settled during the year | (4,440 | ) | (3,243 | ) | ||||
Asset retirement obligations, end of year | $ | 171,866 | $ | 102,528 | ||||
8. | NOTE PAYABLE | |||
The note payable is due to Emera, in respect of the acquisition of the SOEP facility (Note 5). The note payable is secured by Pengrowth’s working interest in SOEP. The note payable is non-interest bearing with payments due as follows: $15 million on December 29, 2005, and $20 million on December 31, 2006. | ||||
At December 31, 2004, $2.0 million has been recorded as a deferred charge representing the imputed interest on the non-interest bearing note. This amount will be recognized as interest expense over the period outstanding for each individual instalment. |
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9. | LONG TERM DEBT |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
U.S. dollar denominated debt: | ||||||||
U.S. dollar $150 million senior unsecured notes at 4.93 percent due April 2010 | $ | 180,300 | $ | 194,475 | ||||
U.S. dollar $50 million senior unsecured notes at 5.47 percent due April 2013 | 60,100 | 64,825 | ||||||
240,400 | 259,300 | |||||||
Canadian dollar revolving credit borrowings | 105,000 | — | ||||||
$ | 345,400 | $ | 259,300 | |||||
On April 23, 2003, Pengrowth closed a U.S.$200 million private placement of senior unsecured notes to a group of U.S. investors. The notes were offered in two tranches of U.S.$150 million at 4.93 percent due April 2010 and U.S.$50 million at 5.47 percent due in April 2013. The notes contain certain financial maintenance covenants and interest is paid semi-annually. Costs incurred in connection with issuing the notes, in the amount of $2,141,000, are being amortized straight line over the term of the notes (see Note 11). | ||||
The Corporation has a $375 million revolving unsecured credit facility syndicated among eight financial institutions with an extendible 364 day revolving period and a two year amortization term period. The facilities are currently reduced by outstanding letters of credit in the amount of approximately $23 million. In addition, it has a $35 million demand operating line of credit. Interest payable on amounts drawn is at the prevailing bankers’ acceptance rates plus stamping fees, lenders’ prime lending rates, or U.S. libor rates plus applicable margins, depending on the form of borrowing by the Corporation. The margins and stamping fees vary from 0.25 percent to 1.50 percent depending on financial statement ratios and the form of borrowing. | ||||
The revolving credit facility will revolve until May 30, 2005, whereupon it may be renewed for a further 364 days, subject to satisfactory review by the lenders, or converted into a term facility. One third of the amount outstanding would be repaid in equal quarterly instalments in each of the first two years with the final one third to be repaid upon maturity of the term period. The Corporation can post, at its option, security suitable to the banks in lieu of the first year’s payments. In such an instance, no principal payment would be made to the banks for one year following the date of non-renewal. |
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10. | TRUST UNITS | |||
The total authorized capital of Pengrowth is 500,000,000 trust units. |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||
Number | Number | |||||||||||||||
Trust Units Issued | of units | Amount | of units | Amount | ||||||||||||
Balance, beginning of year | 123,873,651 | $ | 1,872,924 | 110,562,327 | $ | 1,662,726 | ||||||||||
Issued for cash | 10,900,000 | 200,560 | 8,500,000 | 144,075 | ||||||||||||
Less: issue expenses | — | (10,710 | ) | — | (7,820 | ) | ||||||||||
Issued for cash on exercise of trust units options and rights | 547,974 | 8,735 | 3,358,442 | 51,701 | ||||||||||||
Issued for cash under Distribution Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”) | 543,888 | 9,636 | 1,452,882 | 22,242 | ||||||||||||
Trust unit rights incentive plan (non-cash exercised) | — | 259 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Royalty units exchanged for trust units | 700 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Balance, prior to conversion | 135,866,213 | $ | 2,081,404 | 123,873,651 | $ | 1,872,924 | ||||||||||
Converted to Class A or Class B trust units | (135,792,888 | ) | ( 2,080,281 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Balance, end of year | 73,325 | $ | 1,123 | 123,873,651 | $ | 1,872,924 |
For the period from July 27, 2004 to December 31, 2004: |
Class A Trust Units | Class B Trust Units | |||||||||||||||
Number | Number | |||||||||||||||
Trust Units Issued | of units | Amount | of units | Amount | ||||||||||||
Balance, beginning of period | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Trust units converted | 76,792,759 | 1,176,427 | 59,000,129 | 903,854 | ||||||||||||
Issued for cash | — | — | 15,985,000 | 298,920 | ||||||||||||
Less: issue expenses | — | — | (15,577 | ) | ||||||||||||
Issued for cash on exercise of trust units options and rights | — | — | 746,864 | 11,516 | ||||||||||||
Issued for cash under Distribution Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”) | — | — | 374,478 | 6,750 | ||||||||||||
Trust unit rights incentive plan (non-cash exercised) | — | — | — | 271 | ||||||||||||
Balance, end of period | 76,792,759 | $ | 1,176,427 | 76,106,471 | $ | 1,205,734 |
On July 27, 2004 Pengrowth implemented a reclassification of its trust units whereby the existing outstanding trust units were reclassified into Class A or Class B trust units depending on the residency of the unitholder. Of the original trust units, 73,325 are undeclared trust units that have not been classified as Class A or Class B trust units as the unitholders of these trust units have not submitted a declaration of residency certificate. |
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The Class A trust units and the Class B trust units have the same rights to vote, obtain distributions upon wind-up or dissolution of EnergyTrust. The most significant distinction between the two classes of units is in respect of residency of the persons entitled to hold and trade the Class A trust units and Class B trust units. | ||||
Class A trust units are not subject to any residency restriction but are subject to a restriction on the number to be issued such that the total number of issued and outstanding Class A trust units will not exceed 99 percent of the number issued and outstanding Class B trust units after an initial implementation period (the “Ownership Threshold”). Class A trust units may be converted by a holder at any time into Class B trust units provided that the holder is a resident of Canada and provides a suitable residency declaration. Class A trust units trade on both the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). | ||||
Class B trust units may not be held by non-residents of Canada and trade only on the TSX. Class B trust units may be converted by a holder into Class A trust units, provided that the Ownership Threshold will not be exceeded. | ||||
If the number of issued and outstanding Class A trust units exceeds the Ownership Threshold, EnergyTrust may make a public announcement of the contravention and enforce one or several available options to reduce the number of Class A trust units to the Ownership Threshold, as outlined in the Trust Indenture. | ||||
If it appears from the securities registers, or if the Board of Directors of Corporation determines that, a person that is a non-resident of Canada holds or beneficially owns any Class B trust units, Pengrowth shall send a notice to the registered holder(s) of the Class B trust units requiring such holder(s) to dispose of the Class B trust units and pending such disposition may suspend all rights of ownership attached to such units, including the rights to receive distributions. | ||||
Following the reclassification, the number of outstanding Class A trust units exceeded the Ownership Threshold. The Trust Indenture provides that the provisions of the Ownership Threshold will not apply until December 31, 2004 or such later date by which Pengrowth must comply with the Ownership Threshold as may be specified in the Advance Tax Ruling; however, if the Board of Directors of Pengrowth Corporation determines that the number of outstanding Class A trust units on or after that date is likely to exceed the Ownership Threshold, Pengrowth Corporation may enforce any or all of the available provisions. On December 1, 2004, Pengrowth received a letter from the Canada Revenue Agency that amended the Advance Tax Ruling to extend the date by which Pengrowth must comply with the Ownership Threshold in order to be able to rely on the ruling from December 31, 2004 to June 1, 2005. The number of Class A trust units exceeded the Ownership Threshold by 0.45 percent on December 31, 2004. | ||||
Certain provisions exist that could prevent exclusionary offers being made for only one class of trust units in existence at the time of the original offer. In the event that an offer is made for only one class of trust units; in certain circumstances the Ownership Threshold would temporarily cease to apply. | ||||
Pursuant to the terms of the Royalty Indenture and the Trust Indenture, there is attached to each royalty unit granted by the Corporation, to royalty unitholders other than EnergyTrust, the right to exchange such royalty unit for an equivalent number of trust units. Accordingly ComputerShare, as Trustee has reserved 18,240 trust units for such future conversion. |
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Distribution Reinvestment Plan Class B unitholders are eligible to participate in the Distribution Re-investment Plan (“DRIP”). DRIP entitles the unitholder to reinvest cash distributions in additional units of EnergyTrust. The trust units under the plan are issued from treasury at a 5 percent discount to the weighted average closing price of all Class B trust units traded on the TSX for the 20 trading days preceding a distribution payment date. Class A unitholders are not eligible to participate in DRIP. Trust units issued on the exercise of options and rights under Pengrowth’s unit based compensation plans are Class B trust units. | ||||
Contributed Surplus |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 189 | $ | — | ||||
Trust unit rights incentive plan (non-cash expensed) | 2,264 | 189 | ||||||
Trust unit rights incentive plan (non-cash exercised) | (530 | ) | — | |||||
Balance, end of year | $ | 1,923 | $ | 189 | ||||
Trust Unit Option Plan Pengrowth has a trust unit option plan under which directors, officers, employees and special consultants of the Corporation and the Manager are eligible to receive options to purchase Class B trust units. Under the terms of the plan, up to 10 percent of the issued and outstanding trust units to a maximum of 10 million units may be reserved for option and right grants. The options expire seven years from the date of grant. One third of the options vest on the grant date, one third on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and the remaining third on the second anniversary. | ||||
As at December 31, 2004, options to purchase 845,374 Class B trust units were outstanding (2003 — 2,014,903) that expire at various dates to June 28, 2009. |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||
Weighted | Weighted | |||||||||||||||
Number | Average | Number | Average | |||||||||||||
Trust Unit Options | Of options | Exercise price | of options | Exercise price | ||||||||||||
Outstanding at beginning of year | 2,014,903 | $ | 17.47 | 4,451,131 | $ | 16.78 | ||||||||||
Exercised | (838,789 | ) | $ | 16.82 | (2,374,182 | ) | $ | 16.19 | ||||||||
Expired | (325,200 | ) | $ | 20.44 | — | $ | — | |||||||||
Cancelled | (5,540 | ) | $ | 16.53 | (62,046 | ) | $ | 17.17 | ||||||||
Outstanding at year-end | 845,374 | $ | 16.97 | 2,014,903 | $ | 17.47 | ||||||||||
Exercisable at year-end | 845,374 | $ | 16.97 | 1,999,436 | $ | 17.48 |
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The following table summarizes information about trust unit options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2004: |
Options Outstanding and Exercisable | ||||||||||||
Weighted Average | ||||||||||||
Range of | Number Outstanding | Remaining Contractual | Weighted Average | |||||||||
Exercise Prices | and Exercisable | Life (years) | Exercise Price | |||||||||
$12.00 to $14.99 | 150,105 | 3.6 | $ | 13.05 | ||||||||
$15.00 to $16.99 | 130,244 | 3.7 | $ | 15.04 | ||||||||
$17.00 to $17.99 | 207,782 | 3.5 | $ | 17.48 | ||||||||
$18.00 to $20.50 | 357,243 | 2.9 | $ | 19.02 | ||||||||
$12.00 to $20.50 | 845,374 | 3.3 | $ | 16.97 |
Employee Trust Unit Rights Incentive Plan Pengrowth has an Employee Trust Unit Rights Incentive Plan (“Rights Incentive Plan”), pursuant to which rights to acquire Class B trust units may be granted to the directors, officers, employees, and special consultants of the Corporation and the Manager. Under the Rights Incentive Plan, distributions per trust unit to trust unitholders in a calendar quarter which represent a return of more than 2.5 percent of the net book value of property, plant and equipment at the beginning of such calendar quarter result in a reduction in the exercise price. Total price reductions calculated for 2004 were $1.30 per trust unit right (2003 — $1.47 per trust unit right). One third of the rights granted under the Rights Incentive Plan vest on the grant date, one third on the first anniversary date of the grant and the remaining on the second anniversary. The rights have an expiry date of five years from the date of grant. | ||||
As at December 31, 2004, rights to purchase 2,011,451 Class B trust units were outstanding (2003 — 1,112,140) that expire at various dates to October 28, 2009. |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||
Weighted | Weighted | |||||||||||||||
Rights Incentive Options | Number | Average | Number | Average | ||||||||||||
of rights | Exercise price | of rights | Exercise price | |||||||||||||
Outstanding at beginning of year | 1,112,140 | $ | 12.20 | 1,964,100 | $ | 13.29 | ||||||||||
Granted(1) | 1,409,856 | $ | 17.35 | 165,000 | $ | 16.35 | ||||||||||
Exercised | (456,049 | ) | $ | 13.47 | (984,260 | ) | $ | 13.49 | ||||||||
Cancelled | (54,496 | ) | $ | 14.19 | (32,700 | ) | $ | 12.75 | ||||||||
Outstanding at year-end | 2,011,451 | $ | 14.23 | 1,112,140 | $ | 12.20 | ||||||||||
Exercisable at year-end | 1,037,078 | $ | 12.48 | 359,740 | $ | 11.92 |
(1) Weighted average exercise price of rights granted are based on the exercise price at the date of grant. | ||||
The following table summarizes information about rights incentive options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2004: |
Rights Outstanding | Rights Exercisable | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted Average | |||||||||||||||||||||
Remaining | Weighted | Weighted | |||||||||||||||||||
Range of | Number | Contractual Life | Average | Number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
Exercise Prices | Outstanding | (years) | Exercise Price | Exercisable | Exercise Price | ||||||||||||||||
$10.00 to $11.99 | 685,500 | 2.9 | $ | 10.46 | 685,500 | $ | 10.46 | ||||||||||||||
$12.00 to $13.99 | 32,900 | 3.3 | $ | 13.08 | 2,867 | $ | 12.73 | ||||||||||||||
$14.00 to $15.99 | 994,773 | 4.1 | $ | 15.50 | 249,285 | $ | 15.51 | ||||||||||||||
$17.00 to $18.99 | 298,278 | 4.6 | $ | 18.78 | 99,426 | $ | 18.78 | ||||||||||||||
$10.00 to $18.99 | 2,011,451 | 3.7 | $ | 14.23 | 1,037,078 | $ | 12.48 |
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Fair Value of Unit Based Compensation Pengrowth records compensation expense on rights incentive options granted on or after January 1, 2003. For trust unit options and rights granted in 2002, Pengrowth has elected to disclose the pro forma effect on net income had compensation expense been recorded using the fair value method. The following is the pro forma effect on net income: |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Net income | $ | 153,745 | $ | 189,297 | ||||
Compensation expense related to trust unit options granted in 2002 | — | (367 | ) | |||||
Compensation expense related to rights incentive options granted in 2002 | (1,067 | ) | (1,279 | ) | ||||
Pro forma net income | $ | 152,678 | $ | 187,651 | ||||
Pro forma net income per unit: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.145 | $ | 1.619 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 1.139 | $ | 1.611 | ||||
The fair value of rights incentive options granted in 2004 and 2003 was estimated at 15 percent of the exercise price at the date of grant using a modified Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: risk-free rate of 3.9 percent, volatility of 22 percent, expected life of five years and adjustments for the estimated distributions and reductions in the exercise price over the life of the rights incentive option. | ||||
Long Term Incentive Program On November 29, 2004, the Board of Directors approved a new Long Term Incentive Program effective, January 1, 2005. Under the new Long Term Incentive Program, Restricted Share Units (“Phantom trust units”) will be allocated to employees, officers, directors and certain consultants of the Corporation and the Manager. The number of Phantom trust units granted will be based on a grant value as a percentage of an individual’s base salary and an established weighting of Phantom trust units and/or rights incentive options that is dependent on an individual’s position. The Phantom trust units will fully vest on the third anniversary year from the date of grant. The Phantom trust units will receive distributions in the form of additional Phantom trust units. The number of Phantom trust units, including any additional units from re-invested distributions at the end of the three year vesting period will be subject to a relative performance test which compares Pengrowth’s three year average total return on the Phantom trust units to the three year average total return of a peer group of other energy trusts. Upon vesting, the number of trust units issued from treasury may range from zero to one and one-half times the number of Phantom trust units granted. | ||||
Employee Savings Plans Pengrowth has a trust unit savings plan whereby qualifying employees may contribute from one to ten percent of their basic annual salary. Employee contributions are invested in trust units purchased on the open market. Pengrowth matches the employees’ contribution, investing in additional trust units purchased on the open market. Pengrowth’s share of contributions is recorded as an expense and amounted to $1,301,314 in 2004 (2003 — $1,037,063). | ||||
In addition, Pengrowth has a plan whereby it will match zero to five percent of an employee’s contribution to their Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan. Pengrowth’s share of contributions under this plan is recorded as an expense and amounted to $425,371 in 2004 (2003 — $358,245). Pengrowth’s combined matching contributions under both Employee Savings Plans cannot exceed ten percent of an employee’s basic annual salary. |
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Trust Unit Margin Purchase Plan Pengrowth has a plan whereby the employees and certain consultants of Corporation and the Manager can purchase trust units and finance up to 75 percent of the purchase price through an investment dealer, subject to certain participation limits and restrictions. Certain officers and directors hold trust units under the Trust Unit Margin Purchase Plan; however, they are prohibited from increasing the number of trust units they can hold under the plan. Participants maintain personal margin accounts with the investment dealer and are responsible for all interest costs and obligations with respect to their margin loans. | ||||
The Corporation has provided a $5 million letter of credit to the investment dealer to guarantee amounts owing with respect to the plan. The amount of the letter of credit may fluctuate depending on the amounts financed pursuant to the plan. At December 31, 2004, 848,022 trust units were deposited under the plan (2003 — 2,471,120) with a market value of $15.7 million (2003 — $52.5 million) and a corresponding margin loan of $3.1 million (2003 — $4.8 million). | ||||
The investment dealer has limited the total margin loan available under the plan to the lesser of $15 million or 35 percent of the market value of the units held under the plan. If the market value of the trust units under the plan declines, the Corporation may be required to make payments or post additional letters of credit to the investment dealer. Any payments to be made by the Corporation are to be reduced by proceeds of liquidating the individual’s trust units held under the plan. The maximum amount of the guarantee at December 31, 2004 was $3.1 million (2003 — $4.8 million), the fair value of which is estimated to be a nominal amount. | ||||
Redemption Rights Trust units are redeemable at the request of a unitholder. The redemption right permits unitholders in the aggregate to redeem a maximum of $25,000 of trust units in a month. | ||||
11. | DEFERRED CHARGES |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Imputed interest on note payable (net of accumulated amortization of $1,587, 2003 — nil) | $ | 2,020 | $ | 3,607 | ||||
U.S. debt issue costs (net of accumulated amortization of $510, 2003 — $204) | 1,631 | 1,937 | ||||||
$ | 3,651 | $ | 5,544 | |||||
12. | FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS (GAIN) |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Unrealized foreign exchange gain on translation of U.S. dollar denominated debt | $ | (18,900 | ) | $ | (30,940 | ) | ||
Realized foreign exchange losses | 1,600 | 1,029 | ||||||
$ | (17,300 | ) | $ | (29,911 | ) | |||
The U.S. dollar denominated debt is translated into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. Foreign exchange gains and losses are included in income. |
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13. | OTHER CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES |
Change in Non-Cash Operating Working Capital |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Accounts receivable | $ | (22,515 | ) | $ | (24,144 | ) | ||
Inventory | 260 | 602 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 17,225 | 13,643 | ||||||
Due to Pengrowth Management Limited | 6,203 | 36 | ||||||
$ | 1,173 | $ | (9,863 | ) | ||||
Change in Non-Cash Investing Working Capital |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Accounts payable for capital accruals | $ | 2,169 | $ | (2,539 | ) | |||
Cash payments |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Cash payments made for taxes | $ | 4,729 | $ | 1,834 | ||||
Cash payments made for interest | $ | 28,119 | $ | 16,657 |
14. | INCOME TAXES | |||
The provision for income taxes in the financial statements differs from the result which would have been obtained by applying the combined federal and provincial tax rate to Pengrowth’s income before taxes. |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Income before taxes | $ | 173,955 | $ | 191,154 | ||||
Combined federal and provincial tax rate | 38.6 | % | 40.6 | % | ||||
Expected income tax | 67,147 | 77,609 | ||||||
Net income of EnergyTrust | (59,346 | ) | (78,893 | ) | ||||
Resource allowance | (8,807 | ) | (462 | ) | ||||
Non-deductible crown charges | 16,476 | 413 | ||||||
Unrealized foreign exchange gain | (3,648 | ) | (6,281 | ) | ||||
Attributed Canadian royalty income | (3,113 | ) | (1,073 | ) | ||||
Effect of proposed tax changes | 3,850 | — | ||||||
Rate reductions | — | 14,089 | ||||||
Change in valuation allowance | 3,035 | (4,947 | ) | |||||
Other | 22 | (455 | ) | |||||
Future income taxes | 15,616 | — | ||||||
Capital taxes | 4,594 | 1,857 | ||||||
$ | 20,210 | $ | 1,857 | |||||
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The net future income tax liability is comprised of: |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Future income tax liabilities: | ||||||||
Property, plant, equipment and other assets | $ | 79,774 | $ | — | ||||
Unrealized foreign exchange gain | 8,378 | 5,356 | ||||||
Other | — | 27 | ||||||
88,152 | 5,383 | |||||||
Future income tax assets: | ||||||||
Property, plant, equipment and other assets | — | (60,628 | ) | |||||
Attributed Canadian royalty income | (4,418 | ) | — | |||||
Contract liabilities | (8,072 | ) | — | |||||
Other | (34 | ) | — | |||||
75,628 | (55,245 | ) | ||||||
Valuation allowance | — | 55,245 | ||||||
$ | 75,628 | $ | — | |||||
Non-Resident Ownership and Mutual Fund Trust Status The Federal budget tabled on March 23, 2004 proposed several changes to subsection 132(7) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Act”), that would have affected the mutual fund status of royalty trusts. | ||||
On December 5, 2004, the Minister of Finance tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion in the House of Commons to implement the measures proposed in the March 23, 2004 Federal budget. However, the changes to the mutual fund trust provisions proposed in both the March 23, 2004 Federal budget and in the draft legislation published on September 16, 2004 were not included. The Minister of Finance indicated that further discussions would be pursued with the private sector concerning the appropriate Canadian tax treatment of non-residents investing in resource property through mutual fund trusts. Therefore, the uncertainty remains as to whether or not the taxable Canadian property exception will be available to royalty trusts, such as Pengrowth Energy Trust, indefinitely. |
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15. | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | |||
Pengrowth Management Limited provides certain services pursuant to a management agreement for which Pengrowth was charged $6,135,000 (2003 — $520,000) for performance fees and $6,739,000 (2003 — $9,660,749) for a management fee. In 2003, Pengrowth was charged $695,000 for acquisition fees. In 2004, no acquisition fee was charged. In addition, Pengrowth was charged $800,000 for estimated reimbursement of general and administrative expenses incurred by the Manager pursuant to the management agreement. The law firm controlled by the corporate secretary charged $841,457 (2003 — $675,692) for legal and advisory services provided to Pengrowth by the corporate secretary. The transactions have been recorded at the exchange amount. |
16. | AMOUNTS PER UNIT | |||
The per unit amounts for net income are based on the weighted average units outstanding for the year. The weighted average units outstanding for 2004 were 133,395,485 units (2003 — 115,912,374 units). In computing diluted net income per unit, 611,086 units were added to the weighted average number of units outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2004 (2003 — 567,335) for the dilutive effect of trust unit options and rights. In 2004, 624,723 (2003 — 14,820) trust unit options and rights were excluded from the diluted net income per unit calculation as their effect is anti-dilutive. | ||||
17. | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | |||
Interest Rate Risk On April 23, 2003, Pengrowth completed a U.S. $200 million private placement of fixed rate seven and ten year term notes. The interest and principal payments on the term notes are payable in U.S. dollars. Pengrowth had previously fixed the interest rates on $125 million of Canadian bank debt using interest rate swaps. In 2003, Pengrowth terminated these interest rate swaps at a total cost including accrued interest of approximately $2,229,000. There were no interest rate swaps outstanding in 2004. | ||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk Pengrowth is exposed to foreign currency fluctuations as crude oil and natural gas prices received are referenced to U.S. dollar denominated prices. Pengrowth has mitigated some of this exchange risk by entering into fixed Canadian dollar crude oil and natural gas price swaps as outlined in the forward and futures contracts section below. | ||||
Pengrowth entered into a foreign exchange swap which fixed the Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate at Cdn$1.55 per U.S.$1 on U.S.$750,000 per month effective 2003 and 2004. At December 31, 2004, there were no foreign exchange swaps outstanding. | ||||
Credit Risk Pengrowth sells a significant portion of its oil and gas to commodity marketers, and the accounts receivable are subject to normal industry credit risks. The use of financial swap agreements involves a degree of credit risk that Pengrowth manages through its credit policies which are designed to limit eligible counterparties to those with “A” credit ratings or better. |
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Forward and Futures Contracts Pengrowth has a price risk management program whereby the commodity price associated with a portion of its future production is fixed. Pengrowth sells forward a portion of its future production through a combination of fixed price sales contracts with customers and commodity swap agreements with financial counterparties. The forward and futures contracts are subject to market risk from fluctuating commodity prices and exchange rates. | ||||
As at December 31, 2004, Pengrowth had fixed the price applicable to future production as follows: |
Crude Oil: |
Volume | Reference | Price | ||||||
Remaining Term | (bbl/d) | Point | per bbl | |||||
Financial: | ||||||||
Jan 1, 2005 — Dec 31, 2005 | 8,000 | WTI(1) | $51.66 Cdn |
Natural Gas: |
Volume | Reference | Price | ||||||
Remaining Term | (mmbtu/d) | Point | per mmbtu | |||||
Financial: | ||||||||
Jan 1, 2005 — Mar 31, 2005 | 2,500 | Transco Z6(1) | $12.62 Cdn | |||||
Jan 1, 2005 — Dec 31, 2005 | 11,000 | Tetco M3(1) | $9.27 Cdn | |||||
Jan 1, 2005 — Dec 31, 2005 | 2,500 | Transco Z6(1) | $10.01 Cdn | |||||
Jan 1, 2005 — Dec 31, 2005 | 2,500 | NGI Chicago(1) | $9.41 Cdn |
(1) | Associated Cdn$ / U.S.$ foreign exchange rate has been fixed. |
The estimated fair value of the financial crude oil and natural gas contracts has been determined based on the amounts Pengrowth would receive or pay to terminate the contracts at year end. At December 31, 2004, the amount Pengrowth would receive to terminate the financial crude oil and natural gas contracts would be $1,360,000 and $5,957,000 respectively. |
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Natural Gas Fixed Price Sales Contract: | ||||
Pengrowth assumed a natural gas fixed price sales contract in conjunction with the acquisition of the Murphy Assets. The fair value of the liability associated with the natural gas contract at the date of acquisition was estimated to be $21,824,000 in respect thereof. The liability will be reduced as the contract is settled. Details of the physical fixed price sales contract are provided below: |
Volume | Price | |||
Remaining Term | (mcf/d) | per mcf(1) | ||
2005 to 2009 | ||||
Jan 1, 2005 — Oct 31, 2005 | 3,886 | $2.18 Cdn | ||
Nov 1, 2005 — Oct 31, 2006 | 3,886 | $2.23 Cdn | ||
Nov 1, 2006 — Oct 31, 2007 | 3,886 | $2.29 Cdn | ||
Nov 1, 2007 — Oct 31, 2008 | 3,886 | $2.34 Cdn | ||
Nov 1, 2008 — April 30, 2009 | 3,886 | $2.40 Cdn |
(1) | Reference price based on AECO |
Fair value of financial instruments The carrying value of financial instruments included in the balance sheet, other than long term debt, the note payable and remediation trust funds approximate their fair value due to their short maturity. The fair value of the remediation trust funds at December 31, 2004, was $8,366,000 (2003 — $7,479,000). The fair value of the U.S. dollar denominated debt at December 31, 2004 was approximately $238,726,000 based on changes in the fair value of the underlying U.S. Treasury Bill that was originally used as the basis for determining the coupon rate for each of the Corporation’s notes. The fair value of the U.S. dollar denominated debt approximated its fair value at December 31, 2003, as the rate on the debt did not vary significantly from market rates. The fair value of the note payable at December 31, 2004 and 2003 approximated its carrying value net of the imputed interest included in deferred charges. |
18. | COMMITMENTS | |||
Pengrowth has future commitments under various agreements for oil and natural gas pipeline transportation, the purchase of carbon dioxide and operating leases. The commitment to purchase carbon dioxide arises as a result of Pengrowth’s working interest in the Weyburn CO2 miscible flood project(1). |
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Thereafter | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipeline transportation | $ | 41,475 | $ | 41,281 | $ | 40,192 | $ | 33,420 | $ | 29,728 | $ | 63,894 | $ | 249,990 | ||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | 36,900 | 34,800 | 6,600 | — | — | — | 78,300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
CO2 purchases | 5,976 | 5,236 | 4,418 | 4,254 | 4,289 | 23,513 | 47,686 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other commitments | 1,980 | 1,169 | 567 | 342 | 95 | — | 4,153 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 86,331 | $ | 82,486 | $ | 51,777 | $ | 38,016 | $ | 34,112 | $ | 87,407 | $ | 380,129 | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Contract prices for CO2 are denominated in U.S. dollars and have been translated at the year end foreign exchange rate. |
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19. | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | |||
On February 28, 2005, Pengrowth closed an acquisition to purchase an additional 11.89 percent working interest in Swan Hills Unit No.1 for a purchase price of $87 million. The acquisition is effective October 1, 2004 and increases Pengrowth’s working interest in the Swan Hills Unit No.1 to 22.34 percent. | ||||
On February 17, 2005, Pengrowth announced an Arrangement Agreement (the “Arrangement”) with Crispin Energy Inc. (“Crispin”) under which Corporation will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Crispin on the basis of 0.0725 Class B trust units of EnergyTrust for each share held by Canadian resident shareholders of Crispin and 0.0512 Class A trust units of EnergyTrust for each share held by non-Canadian resident shareholders of Crispin. The Board of Directors of Crispin will call a Special Meeting of Shareholders in mid to late April 2005 for approval of the Arrangement. The Arrangement will require the approval of 66 2/3 percent of the votes cast by shareholders and optionholders of Crispin voting as a single class, the approval of the majority of shareholders excluding certain management personnel and the approval of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta and certain regulatory agencies. Completion of the Arrangement is expected to close prior to the end of April 2005. |
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20. | RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES | |||
The significant differences between Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“Canadian GAAP”) which, in most respects, conforms to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), as they apply to Pengrowth, are as follows: |
(a) | As required annually under U.S. GAAP, the carrying value of petroleum and natural gas properties and related facilities, net of future or deferred income taxes, is limited to the present value of after tax future net revenue from proven reserves, discounted at 10 percent (based on prices and costs at the balance sheet date), plus the lower of cost and fair value of unproven properties. At December 31, 1998 and 1997 the application of the full cost ceiling test under U.S. GAAP resulted in a write-down of capitalized costs of $328.6 million and $49.8 million, respectively. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the application of the full cost ceiling test under U.S. GAAP did not result in a write-down of capitalized costs. | |||
Where the amount of a ceiling test writedown under Canadian GAAP differs from the amount of the write-down under U.S. GAAP, the charge for depletion, depreciation, and amortization will differ in subsequent years. | ||||
(b) | Under U.S. GAAP, interest and other income would not be included as a component of Net Revenue. | |||
(c) | Effective January 1, 2003, Pengrowth prospectively adopted U.S. standards relating to recognizing the compensation expense associated with unit based compensation plans. Under U.S. GAAP Pengrowth adopted the following: |
(i) | For trust unit options granted on or after January 1, 2003, the estimated fair value of the options is recognized as an expense over the vesting period. The compensation expense associated with trust unit options granted prior to January 1, 2003 is disclosed on a pro forma basis; | |||
(ii) | For rights incentive options granted on or after January 1, 2003, the estimated fair value of the rights, determined using a modified Black-Scholes option pricing model, is recognized as an expense over the vesting period. The compensation expense associated with the rights granted prior to January 1, 2003 is disclosed on a pro forma basis. |
The following is the pro forma effect of trust unit options and rights granted prior to January 1, 2003, had the fair value method of accounting been used: |
Years ended December 31, | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||
Net income (loss) — U.S. GAAP, as reported | $ | 180,045 | $ | 236,181 | ||||
Compensation expense related to trust unit options granted prior to January 1, 2003 | — | (426 | ) | |||||
Compensation expense related to rights incentive options granted prior to January 1, 2003 | (1,067 | ) | (1,279 | ) | ||||
Pro forma net income — U.S. GAAP | 178,978 | $ | 234,476 | |||||
Pro forma net income — U.S. GAAP per unit: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.34 | $ | 2.02 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 1.34 | $ | 2.01 |
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(d) | Marketable securities held by Pengrowth are classified as available-for-sale in accordance with the definitions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 115. Under provisions of this Statement, available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses included in comprehensive income and reported as a separate component of unitholders’ equity until realized. | |||
(e) | SFAS 130 requires the reporting of comprehensive income in addition to net income. Comprehensive income includes net income plus other comprehensive income; specifically, all changes in equity of a company during a period arising from non-owner sources. | |||
(f) | Effective January 1, 2002, Pengrowth retroactively adopted with restatement of prior periods, a new Canadian accounting standard relating to asset retirement obligations, as outlined in Note 2. Canadian standards are consistent with the requirements under SFAS 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”, except under U.S. GAAP the change was effective January 1, 2003. Under U.S. GAAP, prior periods are not restated for the change in accounting policy and the effect of the change is charged to income, not unitholders’ equity. The effect of the change in accounting policy of $19,225,000 or $0.17 per unit basic and diluted was charged to income in 2003. | |||
(g) | SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments and for hedging activities. This statement requires an entity to establish, at the inception of a hedge, the method it will use for assessing the effectiveness of the hedging derivative and the measurement approach for determining the ineffective aspect of the hedge. Those methods must be consistent with the entity’s approach to managing risk. | |||
At December 31, 2004, $7,317,000 has been recorded as a current asset in respect of the fair value of the financial crude oil and natural gas hedges outstanding at year end with a corresponding change in accumulated other comprehensive income. At December 31, 2003, $13,869,000 has been recorded as a current liability in respect of the fair value of financial crude oil and natural gas hedges outstanding at year end with a corresponding change in accumulated other comprehensive income. These amounts will be recognized against crude oil and natural gas sales over the remaining terms of the related hedges. | ||||
At December 31, 2004, the ineffective portion of crude oil and natural gas hedges outstanding at year end was not significant. At December 31, 2003, $300,000 has been recorded as a current liability with respect to the ineffective portion of crude oil and natural gas hedges outstanding at year end, with a corresponding change to net income. | ||||
At December 31, 2004, there were no foreign exchange swaps outstanding. At December 31, 2003, a current asset of $2,169,000 has been recorded in respect of the fair value of a foreign exchange swap outstanding at year end with a corresponding change in accumulated other comprehensive income. | ||||
In 2003, Pengrowth terminated interest rate swaps at a total cost including accrued interest of $2,229,000. The cost has been recorded as an expense under Canadian GAAP. The unrealized hedging loss recorded in other comprehensive income related to the interest rate swaps, as at December 31, 2002 was $2,116,000. |
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(h) | Under U.S. GAAP EnergyTrust’s equity is classified as redeemable equity. Trust units are redeemable at the option of the holder. The redemption price is equal to the lessor of 95 percent of the market trading price of the Class B trust units traded on the TSX for the 10 trading days after the units have been surrendered for redemption and the closing market price of the Class B trust units quoted on the TSX on the date the units have been surrendered for redemption. Prior to the reclassification of trust units into Class A or Class B trust units, the units were redeemable as described above except the redemption price was based on the market trading price of the original trust units. Trust units can be redeemed for cash to a maximum of $25,000 per month. Redemptions in excess of the cash limit must be satisfied by way of a distribution in Specie of a pro-rata share of royalty units and other assets, excluding facilities, pipelines or other assets associated with oil and natural gas production, which are held by EnergyTrust at the time the trust units are to be redeemed. | |||
(i) | Under U.S. standards, an entity that is subject to income tax in multiple jurisdictions is required to disclose income tax expense at each jurisdiction. Pengrowth is subject to tax at the federal and provincial level. The portion of income tax expense taxed at the federal level is $14,817,000 (2003 — $610,000). The portion of income tax expense taxed at the provincial level is $5,393,000 (2003 — $1,247,000) respectively. | |||
(j) | Under U.S. accounting principles, no subtotal for funds generated from operations before changes in non-cash working capital balance is allowed. | |||
(k) | In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Financial Interpretation 46, “Accounting for Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46”) that requires the consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”). VIEs are entities that have insufficient equity or their equity investors lack one or more of the specified elements that a controlling entity would have. The VIEs are controlled through financial interests that indicate control (referred to as “variable interests”). Variable interests are the rights or obligations that expose the holder of the variable interest to expected losses or expected residual gains of the entity. The holder of the majority of an entity’s variable interests is considered the primary beneficiary of the VIE and is required to consolidate the VIE. In December 2003, the FASB issued FIN 46R which superceded FIN 46 and restricts the scope of the definition of entities that would be considered VIEs that require consolidation. Adopting the provisions of FIN 46R had no impact on the U.S. GAAP financial statements. | |||
In September 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 106 (“SAB 106”) regarding the application of FAS 143 by oil and gas companies that follow the full cost accounting method. SAB 106 states that after the adoption of FAS 143 the future cash flows associated with the settlement of asset retirement obligations that have been accrued on the balance sheet should be excluded from the computation of the present value of estimated future net revenues for purposes of the full cost ceiling test calculation. Pengrowth excludes the future cash outflows associated with settling asset retirement obligations from the present value of estimated future net cash flows and does not reduce the capitalized oil and gas costs by the asset retirement obligation accrued on the balance sheet. Costs subject to depletion and depreciation include estimated costs required to develop proved undeveloped reserves and the associated addition to the asset retirement obligations. The adoption of SAB 106 did not have a significant effect on the results of the ceiling test or the depletion and depreciation calculation. |
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In December 2004, the FASB issued FAS 153 which deals with the accounting for the exchanges of non-monetary assets. FAS 153 is an amendment of APB Opinion 29. APB Opinion 29 requires that exchanges of non-monetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. FAS 153 amends APB Opinion 29 to eliminate the exception from using fair market value for non-monetary exchanges of similar productive assets and introduce a broader exception for exchanges of non-monetary assets that do not have commercial substance. FAS 153 is effective for non-monetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Adopting the provisions of FAS 153 is not expected to impact the U.S. GAAP financial statements. |
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Consolidated Statements of Income
The application of U.S. GAAP would have the following effect on net income as reported: Stated in thousands of Canadian Dollars, except per unit amounts
Years ended December 31, | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||
Net income for the year, as reported | $ | 153,745 | $ | 189,297 | ||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||
Depletion and depreciation (a) | 26,000 | 26,999 | ||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on ineffective portion of oil and natural gas hedges (g) | 300 | 660 | ||||||
Net income before cumulative effect of change in accounting policy under U.S. GAAP | $ | 180,045 | $ | 216,956 | ||||
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policy (f) | 19,225 | |||||||
Net income — U.S. GAAP | $ | 180,045 | $ | 236,181 | ||||
Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||
Realized loss on available for-sale-securities (d)(e) | — | (271 | ) | |||||
Realized gain on settlement of interest rate swaps (e)(g) | — | 2,116 | ||||||
Realized gain on foreign exchange swap (e)(g) | (2,169 | ) | ||||||
Unrealized hedging gains (e)(g) | 21,186 | 7,009 | ||||||
Comprehensive income — U.S. GAAP | $ | 199,062 | $ | 245,035 | ||||
Net income before cumulative effect of change in accounting policy under U.S. GAAP: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.35 | $ | 1.87 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 1.34 | $ | 1.86 | ||||
Net income — U.S. GAAP | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.35 | $ | 2.04 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 1.34 | $ | 2.03 | ||||
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
The application of U.S. GAAP would have the following effect on the Balance Sheets as reported:
Stated in thousands of Canadian Dollars
As | Increase | |||||||||||
December 31, 2004 | Reported | (Decrease) | U.S. GAAP | |||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Current portion of unrealized hedging gain (g) | $ | — | $ | 7,317 | $ | 7,317 | ||||||
Capital assets (a) | 1,989,288 | (216,942 | ) | 1,772,346 | ||||||||
$ | (209,625 | ) | ||||||||||
Unitholders’ equity (h): | ||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (e)(g) | $ | — | $ | 7,317 | $ | 7,317 | ||||||
Trust Unitholders’ Equity (a) | 1,462,211 | (216,942 | ) | 1,245,269 | ||||||||
$ | (209,625 | ) | ||||||||||
As | Increase | |||||||||||
December 31, 2003 | Reported | (Decrease) | U.S. GAAP | |||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Current portion of unrealized hedging gain (g) | $ | — | $ | 2,169 | $ | 2,169 | ||||||
Capital assets (a) | 1,530,359 | (242,942 | ) | 1,287,417 | ||||||||
$ | (240,773 | ) | ||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (g) | $ | 54,196 | $ | 300 | $ | 54,496 | ||||||
Current portion of unrealized hedging loss (g) | — | 13,869 | 13,869 | |||||||||
Unitholders’ equity (h): | ||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (e)(g) | — | (11,700 | ) | (11,700 | ) | |||||||
Trust Unitholders’ Equity (a) | 1,159,433 | (243,242 | ) | 916,191 | ||||||||
$ | (240,773 | ) | ||||||||||
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Additional disclosures required under U.S. GAAP
The components of accounts receivable are as follows:
December 31, | ||||||||
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Trade | $ | 77,778 | $ | 52,663 | ||||
Prepaids | 15,378 | 9,759 | ||||||
Other | 11,072 | 3,148 | ||||||
$ | 104,228 | $ | 65,570 | |||||
The components of accounts payable and accrued liabilities are as follows:
December 31, | ||||||||
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 37,588 | $ | 41,694 | ||||
Accrued liabilities | 42,835 | 12,802 | ||||||
$ | 80,423 | $ | 54,496 | |||||
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APPENDIX D
FIVE YEAR REVIEW — PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS
(INCLUDED ON PAGES 106 THROUGH 107 OF THE PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2004)
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(Stated in $ thousands, except per unit amounts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years ended December 31 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Gross oil and gas revenue | $ | 801,200 | 691,020 | 482,301 | 469,929 | 416,228 | ||||||||||||||||||
Crown royalties, net of incentives | $ | 133,952 | 108,325 | 73,833 | 65,203 | 69,594 | ||||||||||||||||||
Freehold royalties and mineral taxes | $ | 11,848 | 6,580 | 6,774 | 6,757 | 6,994 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating costs | $ | 159,742 | 149,032 | 129,802 | 104,943 | 65,195 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortized injectant costs | $ | 19,669 | 32,541 | 44,330 | 47,448 | 32,463 | ||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | $ | 24,448 | 15,997 | 10,992 | 7,467 | 7,081 | ||||||||||||||||||
Management fee | $ | 12,874 | 10,181 | 6,567 | 7,120 | 6,873 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 29,924 | 18,153 | 15,213 | 18,806 | 17,354 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depletion, depreciation and accretion | $ | 257,974 | 191,309 | 144,341 | 129,702 | 94,244 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 153,745 | 189,297 | 56,955 | 88,185 | 125,836 | ||||||||||||||||||
Per unit | $ | 1.15 | 1.63 | 0.63 | 1.24 | 2.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Distributable cash | $ | 363,061 | 313,415 | 194,458 | 215,787 | 218,340 | ||||||||||||||||||
Per unit | $ | 2.63 | 2.68 | 2.07 | 3.01 | 3.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,276,534 | 1,673,718 | 1,552,651 | 1,270,208 | 1,113,503 | ||||||||||||||||||
Per unit | $ | 14.88 | 13.51 | 14.04 | 15.45 | 17.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt | $ | 345,400 | 259,300 | 316,501 | 345,456 | 286,823 | ||||||||||||||||||
Per unit | $ | 2.26 | 2.09 | 2.86 | 4.20 | 4.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unitholders’ equity | $ | 1,462,211 | 1,159,433 | 1,073,164 | 828,540 | 650,267 | ||||||||||||||||||
Per unit | $ | 9.56 | 9.36 | 9.71 | 10.07 | 10.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at 10%(1) | $ | 1,708,012 | 1,124,433 | 1,239,322 | 914,970 | 926,899 | ||||||||||||||||||
Per unit | $ | 11.17 | 9.08 | 11.21 | 11.13 | 14.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Return on average equity | 11.7 | % | 17.0 | % | 6.0 | % | 11.9 | % | 20.7 | % | ||||||||||||||
Cash flow return on average equity | 27.7 | % | 28.1 | % | 20.5 | % | 29.2 | % | 36.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
Average cost of debt capital | 4.6 | % | 5.1 | % | 4.6 | % | 5.2 | % | 6.8 | % | ||||||||||||||
(1) Based on Proved plus Probable reserves discounted before income taxes. |
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Operating Results
Natural gas has been converted to equivalent barrels of oil at 6:1 unless otherwise stated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years ended December 31 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Daily production | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil (bbls) | 20,817 | 23,337 | 19,914 | 19,726 | 17,599 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Heavy oil (bbls) | 3,558 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas (mcf) | 144,277 | 119,842 | 111,713 | 91,764 | 70,098 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas liquids (bbls) | 5,281 | 5,722 | 5,252 | 5,258 | 4,205 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Oil equivalent (boe) | 53,702 | 49,033 | 43,785 | 40,320 | 33,581 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total annual production (mboe) | 19,655 | 17,897 | 15,982 | 14,717 | 12,291 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil (per bbl) | $ | 43.21 | 40.85 | 38.06 | 37.26 | 40.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Heavy oil (per bbl) | $ | 32.45 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas (per mcf) | $ | 6.80 | 6.35 | 3.85 | 4.48 | 4.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas liquids (per bbl) | $ | 42.21 | 35.54 | 28.11 | 30.68 | 33.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Oil equivalent (per boe) | $ | 40.76 | 38.61 | 30.18 | 31.93 | 33.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Property acquisitions ($ millions) | $ | 560.2 | 126.5 | 389.3 | 277.1 | 179.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures ($ millions) | $ | 161.1 | 85.7 | 55.6 | 74.0 | 59.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Reserves (proved plus probable) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reserves acquired in the year (mmboe) | 47.9 | NA | 37.7 | 48.4 | 21.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reserves at year-end (mmboe) | 218.6 | 184.4 | 214.8 | 210.5 | 183.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition cost per boe | $ | 11.70 | NA | 10.33 | 5.72 | 8.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash on cash return: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yearly high price(1) | 12.4 | % | 12.1 | % | 12.2 | % | 13.7 | % | 18.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
Yearly low price(1) | 16.9 | % | 20.0 | % | 15.9 | % | 23.5 | % | 25.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
(1) | 2004 Cash-on-cash return is calculated based on PGF.UN units prior to July 28, 2004 and PGF.B units thereafter |
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APPENDIX E
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (INCLUDED ON PAGES 41 THROUGH 46 OF
THE PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2004)
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Corporate Governance
ABOVE:Left to right standing: Michael S. Parrett, Stanley H. Wong, Thomas A. Cumming, Left to right sitting: John B. Zaozirny, James S. Kinnear, William R. Stedman. |
Pengrowth Energy Trust is committed to the highest standards of corporate governance practices and procedures in both Canada and the United States. |
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
PENGROWTH CORPORATION
Board of Directors
JAMES S. KINNEAR, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Mr. Kinnear graduated from the University of Toronto in 1969 with a B.Sc. degree and received a C.F.A. designation in 1979. In 1982 he founded Pengrowth Management Limited and in 1988 created Pengrowth Energy Trust. Prior to 1982 he worked in the securities sector in Montreal, Toronto and London, England. Mr. Kinnear was awarded the Ernst and Young, Prairies Region Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2001. He is currently a Director of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and as of 2004 a Director of the National Arts Centre Foundation Board. Mr. Kinnear is Chairman of the Pengrowth Rockyview General Hospital Invitational Golf Tournament, a member of the Calgary Health Trust Development Council and a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives.
JOHN B. ZAOZIRNY, q.c., b.comm., ll.b., ll.m.
John Zaozirny is Counsel to McCarthy Tetrault and Vice Chairman of Canaccord Capital Corporation. He was Minister of Energy and Natural Resources for the Province of Alberta from 1982 to 1986. Mr. Zaozirny currently serves on the board of numerous Canadian and international corporations. He is also a Governor of the Business Council of British Columbia.
THOMAS A. CUMMING,ba. sc., p. eng.
Thomas Cumming joined Pengrowth Corporation’s Board of Directors in April 2000, having held the position of President and CEO of the Alberta Stock Exchange from 1988 to 1999. His career also includes 25 years with a major Canadian bank both nationally and internationally. He is currently Chairman of Alberta’s Electricity Balancing Pool, and serves as a Director of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund, the Alberta Capital Market Foundation and Western Lakota Energy Services Inc. He is also a past president of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.
MICHAEL S. PARRETT,b.a. economics, ca
Michael Parrett, appointed to the Board of Directors of Pengrowth Corporation in April 2004, is currently an independent consultant providing advisory service to various public companies in Canada and the United States. Mr. Parrett is a member of the Board of Fording Inc. and is serving as a Trustee for Fording Canadian Coal Trust as well as a board member of Gabriel Resources Limited. He formerly was President of Rio Algom Limited and prior to that Chief Financial Officer of Rio Algom and Falconbridge Limited. He has participated as an instructor, panel member and guest speaker at various mining conferences, as well as, the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Insurance Institute of Ontario and the Canadian School of Management .
WILLIAM R. STEDMAN,b.sc., b. eng, mba
William Stedman has been the Chairman and CEO of ENTx Capital Corporation since its inception in 2001. ENTx is a private venture capital firm which specializes in the electric power industry. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of a number of private companies and on four publicly traded companies: Innicor Subsurface Technologies, Keyspan Facilities Income Fund, Masters Energy, Inc., and most recently Pengrowth Corporation. Prior to co-founding ENTx, Mr. Stedman was President and CEO of Pembina Pipeline Corporation, and played an important role in building Pembina Corporation into a substantial Canadian oil and gas exploration and production and liquids pipeline company.
STANLEY H. WONG, b.sc., p. eng.
Stanley Wong is President of Carbine Resources Ltd., a private oil and gas producing and engineering consulting company. He was Senior Engineer with Hudson’s Bay Oil & Gas for 10 years and employed by Total Petroleum for 15 years where he was Chief Engineer and later became Manager of Special Projects.
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Corporate Responsibility
Pengrowth Energy Trust is in business to provide returns to Pengrowth unitholders through competitive acquisitions and effective management of our petroleum and natural gas properties. As a good corporate citizen, we also recognize that economic performance is only one criteria on which Pengrowth is evaluated. Pengrowth conducts its business and operations in accordance with best corporate practices. Pengrowth also supports a broad base of charitable organizations and is actively involved in the community.
Corporate Governance Practices
The Board of Directors of Pengrowth Corporation seeks to comply with prevailing standards for Corporate Governance in both Canada and the United States. The trust units of Pengrowth Energy Trust are listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Pengrowth Energy Trust is a reporting issuer in all provinces of Canada and a foreign private issuer in the United States.
The Board of Directors of Pengrowth Corporation complies with the guidelines for effective Corporate Governance of the TSX and Pengrowth’s Corporate Governance practices in comparison with the TSX best practices are disclosed in Pengrowth’s annual proxy materials. These guidelines address the constitution of boards of directors and board committees as well as their functions, their independence from management and other means to promote sound Corporate Governance practices.
Pengrowth also considers the application of recent legislative changes and the recommendations of influential organizations and commentators on effective Corporate Governance and, where appropriate, modifies Corporate Governance rules in accordance with prevailing rules and best practices. On October 29, 2004, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published for comment proposed National Instrument 58-101 –Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices and proposed National Policy 58-201 – Corporation Guidelines. In the United States, the two most significant recent developments relate to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) and the Corporate Governance Listing Standards of the NYSE. In general, foreign private issuers such as Pengrowth Energy Trust are subject to the same CEO and CFO certifications in
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their Forms 20-F and 40-F as are U.S. companies in their Form 10-K. The same executive loan prohibitions apply, as do the strong audit committee and auditor independence requirements, the specific revised financial disclosures and the improved whistleblower protections. The Corporate Governance Listings Standards establish mandatory Corporate Governance practices for issuers listed on the NYSE addressing issues such as board and committee independence and codes of conduct. Non-U.S. issuers listed on the NYSE are required only to comply with the audit committee requirement by July 31, 2006 although such issuers must disclose, either on their websites or in their annual reports, any significant differences between their Corporate Governance practices and those required for U.S. issuers.
The following are important elements of our current corporate governance practice:
• | The Board of Directors of the Corporation, Pengrowth Management Limited and senior management of the Corporation consider good corporate governance to be central to the effective and efficient operation of Pengrowth Energy Trust and Pengrowth Corporation. | |||
• | Pengrowth Management Limited makes recommendations to the Board of Directors as to the strategic direction of Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Energy Trust and as to acquisitions and divestitures. The Board of Directors considers these recommendations and assumes overall responsibility for the strategic direction of Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Energy Trust. | |||
• | The Board of Directors of Pengrowth Corporation also considers management development and succession programs, financing proposals including the issuance of trust units and other securities as well as those matters which require Board approval. | |||
• | Two members of the Board of Directors are considered related to the Corporation and/or Pengrowth Energy Trust by virtue of their appointment by Pengrowth Management Limited and other factors. The remainder (presently four, but up to six) of the Directors are independent in that they have not worked for Pengrowth Corporation (or Pengrowth Management Limited), nor have they received remuneration from Pengrowth Corporation (or Pengrowth Management Limited), other than options or rights to acquire trust units, in excess of Directors’ fees payable by Pengrowth Corporation. |
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• | The Board of Directors has established a Corporate Governance and Compensation committee. This committee is comprised of four independent directors and has activities that include: |
§ | adoption of a charter for corporate governance, which has been ratified by the Board of Directors; | |||
§ | nominating new members to the Board of Directors; | |||
§ | development of procedures for assessing the effectiveness of the Board of Directors, committees and individual directors; | |||
§ | undertaking responsibility for evaluating the performance of Pengrowth Management Limited; and | |||
§ | adoption of a business code of ethics and policies on disclosure and insider trading. |
• | The independent members of the Board of Directors meet separately at meetings of the Board under the chairmanship of the Lead Director, John B. Zaozirny. | |||
• | The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is comprised of three members of the Board. Tom Cumming (“Chairman”), Michael Parrett and William Stedman are considered independent and financially literate for the purpose of the specific SOX rules governing the composition of audit committees. The committee includes at least one person that would be considered an audit committee financial expert. The committee communicates directly with the auditors of Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Energy Trust. | |||
• | The Reserves Committee of the Board, comprised of two professional engineers, has been appointed to review Pengrowth’s standards for reporting reserves for its portfolio of oil and natural gas properties. The Reserves Committee communicates directly with Gilbert Laustsen Jung Associates Ltd., Pengrowth Corporation’s independent engineers. | |||
• | The Board of Directors has established a Disclosure Committee, comprised of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Lead Director, Corporate Secretary and Manager of Investor Relations that is charged with reviewing press releases and other public disclosure documents prior to their release by Pengrowth Corporation. | |||
• | All stock options and stock rights plans have been approved by the unitholders of Pengrowth Energy Trust. |
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Structure and Function
The Board of Directors has general corporate authority over the business and affairs of Pengrowth Corporation and derives its authority with respect to Pengrowth Energy Trust by virtue of the delegation of powers of the Trustee to Pengrowth Corporation as administrator in accordance with the Trust Indenture. In accordance with the Royalty Indenture, Trust Indenture and Unanimous Shareholders’ Agreement, the Trust unitholders and Royalty unitholders empowered the Trustee and Pengrowth Corporation to delegate authority to Pengrowth Management Limited under the Management Agreement. As a result, neither Pengrowth Management Limited nor the Board of Directors has plenary authority over the business and affairs of Pengrowth Energy Trust or Pengrowth Corporation. Pengrowth Management Limited has broad discretion to administer and regulate the day-to-day operations of Pengrowth Energy Trust and Pengrowth Corporation and initiates acquisition and disposition activity. In practice, however, Pengrowth Management Limited defers to the Board of Directors on all matters material to Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Energy Trust.
The Board of Directors represents a cross-section of experience in matters of oil and natural gas, finance and directors’ responsibilities. Three of the six current members of the Board of Directors have been directors since the formation of Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Energy Trust. Thomas A. Cumming has been a Director since April 2000. Michael Parrett and William Stedman were elected as directors at the April 26th, 2004 Annual and Special Meeting.
Mandate of Computershare as Trustee
Computershare, as Trustee, has broad power over the administration and management of Pengrowth Energy Trust and the power to delegate those duties and responsibilities. This power is governed by the terms of the Trust Indenture between Pengrowth Corporation and Computershare, subject to the voting rights of the unitholders. All Trust unitholders are entitled to attend and vote upon all resolutions brought before meetings of the unitholders of Pengrowth Energy Trust on the basis of one vote for each trust unit.
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PART II — CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (INCLUDED ON PAGES 17 THROUGH 27
OF THE PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST INFORMATION CIRCULAR — PROXY
STATEMENT (DATED MARCH 14, 2005)
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Mandates of the Trustee, the Manager and the Board of Directors
The Corporation holds petroleum and natural gas rights and other assets. Under the Royalty Indenture, a royalty was created representing 99% of the “Royalty Income”, which is payable to Royalty Unitholders.
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Pengrowth Trust was created for the purpose of issuing Trust Units to the public, facilitating an indirect investment in Royalty Units and other permitted investments under the Trust Indenture. Pengrowth Trust holds Royalty Units, interests in certain petroleum and natural gas facilities, cash and other assets. The Class B trust units and the Class A trust units of Pengrowth Trust are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and the Class A trust units of Pengrowth Trust are also listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). Pengrowth Trust is therefore subject to the corporate governance listing requirements of both exchanges.
Under the terms of the Trust Indenture, the Trustee is empowered to exercise those rights and privileges that could be exercised by a beneficial owner of the assets of Pengrowth Trust in respect of the administration and management of Pengrowth Trust. The Trustee is permitted to delegate certain of the powers and duties of the Trustee to any one or more agents, representatives, officers, employees, independent contractors or other persons. However, specific powers are delegated to the Corporation as “Administrator” under the Trust Indenture and the Trustee has granted broad discretion to the Manager to administer and regulate the day to day operations of Pengrowth Trust. The powers of the Trustee are also limited through the voting rights of Trust Unitholders.
Under the Management Agreement, the Manager is empowered to act as agent for Pengrowth Trust in respect of various matters, to execute documents on behalf of the Trustee and to make executive decisions which conform to general policies and general principles previously established by the Trustee. The Manager is empowered to undertake, on behalf of the Corporation and Pengrowth Trust, subject to the Royalty Indenture, all matters pertaining to the properties of the Corporation. See “Management Agreement”.
Under the Royalty Indenture, the Corporation makes all operating decisions with respect to the properties of the Corporation. Under the Trust Indenture, general powers have been delegated to the Corporation as the “Administrator” of Pengrowth Trust to perform those functions of the Trustee which are largely discretionary, subject to the powers and duties of the Manager. Additionally, specific powers have been delegated to the Corporation in relation to the offering of securities, the acquisition of facilities and other assets, the incurring of indebtedness, the granting of security and the determination of distributable income.
In accordance with the terms of the Unanimous Shareholder Agreement, all Royalty Unitholders other than the Trustee, and all Trust Unitholders are entitled to attend at, and vote upon, all resolutions brought before meetings of the Shareholders of the Corporation on the basis of one vote for each Unit held. Currently, the Unanimous Shareholder Agreement also provides that the Board of Directors shall consist of two nominees of the Manager and up to six directors who are elected by the Trust Unitholders of Pengrowth Trust. The Board of Directors meets a minimum of four times each year, once in each fiscal quarter. In addition, the Board of Directors meets at other times when matters requiring its approval are raised and the timing is such that it is not prudent or possible to await a regularly scheduled quarterly meeting. During 2004, 15 regularly constituted Board of Directors meetings were held.
Board Independence
The NYSE Listed Company Manual states that a majority of directors must be independent. An independent director is defined as one who has been determined by the Board of Directors to have no material relationship with Pengrowth, other than relationships arising from shareholdings. In addition, a director is not independent if: (i) the director or an immediate family member is, or has been within the last three years, an employee or executive officer of Pengrowth; (ii) the director or an immediate family member has received during any twelve month period within the last three years, more than $100,000 in direct compensation from Pengrowth; (iii) the director or an immediate family member, a partner or
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employee of a firm that is Pengrowth’s internal or external auditor or the director or an immediate family member has, within the last three years, been a partner or employee of such firm and worked on Pengrowth’s audit; (iv) the director or an immediate family member is, or has been within the last three years, employed as an executive officer of another company where any of Pengrowth’s present officers at the same time serves or served on that company’s compensation committee; and (v) the director or an immediate family member is a current employee of a company that has made payments to, or received payments from, Pengrowth for a property or services in an amount which, in any of the last three fiscal years, exceeds the greater of $1,000,000, or 2% of such other company’s consolidated gross revenues. The TSX Company Manual recommends that the board of directors of every issuer be constituted with a majority of individuals who qualify as “unrelated directors”. An unrelated director is a director who is independent of the Manager and is free from any interest and any business or other relationship which could, or could reasonably be perceived to, materially interfere with the director’s ability to act with a view to the best interest of Pengrowth Trust.
Six of eight directors recommended for election to the Board of Directors are independent directors under the NYSE requirements and are also considered unrelated. Mr. James S. Kinnear, who is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation as well as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manager, is not independent of either entity and is a related director. Mr. Stanley H. Wong may be considered not to be independent and is a related director as he is the Manager’s additional appointee to the Board of Directors pursuant to the terms of the Unanimous Shareholder Agreement. However, Mr. Wong is neither engaged by the Manager nor by the Corporation and receives remuneration solely in his capacity as a director of the Corporation. The remainder of the directors are independent and unrelated in that they have not worked for the Corporation (or the Manager) nor do they have material contracts with the Corporation (or the Manager) or receive remuneration from the Corporation (or the Manager), other than Trust Unit Rights, in excess of director’s fees payable by the Corporation.
Board Approvals and Structure
The Manager makes recommendations to the Board of Directors as to the strategic direction of the Corporation and Pengrowth Trust. The Board of Directors considers these recommendations and assumes overall responsibility for the strategic direction of the Corporation and Pengrowth Trust through the annual consideration of a strategic plan and budget. Criteria are approved by the Board of Directors for the acquisition and disposition of oil and natural gas properties and other permitted investments.
The Manager has general power under the Management Agreement to conduct acquisitions and dispositions and the operation of properties. Because of the structure created by the Trust Indenture, the Royalty Indenture and the Unanimous Shareholder Agreement, neither the Manager nor the Board of Directors has plenary authority over the businesses and affairs of Pengrowth Trust and the Corporation. The Trustee responds to directions from the Manager and from the Board of Directors (with respect to the Corporation as administrator of Pengrowth Trust) within the scope of the authority of the Trustee and the Trustee’s power to delegate.
The Board of Directors responds to recommendations brought forward by the Manager to the Board of Directors on material matters impacting the Corporation and Pengrowth Trust. Practically, the Manager defers to the Board of Directors in respect of all matters which may have a material impact upon the business and undertaking of the Corporation, Pengrowth Trust, the Royalty Unitholders or the Trust Unitholders. Reliance is placed upon independent engineering, legal and accounting consultants where appropriate.
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The Board of Directors represents a cross-section of experience in matters of oil and gas, finance and directors’ responsibilities. Three of the eight nominated members of the Board of Directors have been directors since the formation of the Corporation and Pengrowth Trust. Thomas A. Cumming has been a director since April 2000. Michael S. Parrett and William R. Stedman have been directors since April 22, 2004. Messrs. A. Terence Poole and Kirby L. Hedrick are nominated to the board for the first time.
Board Committees
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is currently comprised of three of the independent, unrelated directors. The Board of Directors has a Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee which is also comprised of three independent, unrelated directors. The Board of Directors has also formed a Reserves Committee comprised of two directors, one of whom is an independent, unrelated director, to review the assumptions and practices and results in respect to the preparation of independent reserve reports for the oil and gas assets of the Corporation and the reporting thereof. There are no other committees of the Board of Directors.
In respect of matters such as discussions concerning the Management Agreement or related party transactions, representatives of the Manager disclose their conflict of interest and absent themselves from discussions and voting.
Statement of Corporate Governance Practices
The Board of Directors and the Manager support the Guidelines for Corporate Governance (the “TSX Guidelines”) adopted by the TSX. On November 4, 2003, the NYSE adopted a number of changes to the standards for issuers listed on the NYSE, such as Pengrowth Trust. The changes to the NYSE listing standards are not mandatory for Pengrowth Trust, but any differences in Pengrowth Trust’s corporate governance practices and the NYSE rules must be disclosed by Pengrowth Trust in its annual 40F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States. Certain provisions of SOX and certain rules adopted and proposed by the United States Securities and Exchanges Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to the requirements of SOX, which are applicable to Pengrowth Trust, also influence Pengrowth Trust’s approach to corporate governance. The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors continues to monitor proposed amendments to Canadian and United States corporate governance practices and will take appropriate action in response to any new standards which are established.
Pengrowth is also considering the application of recent legislative changes and the recommendations of influential organizations and commentators on effective Corporate Governance. Multilateral Instrument 58-201 on effective Corporate Governance was published for comment by the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) on October 24, 2004 and will likely be implemented during 2005.
The Board of Directors, the Manager and senior management consider good corporate governance to be central to the effective and efficient operation of Pengrowth Trust and the Corporation. The Board of Directors has general corporate authority over the business and affairs of the Corporation and derives its authority in respect to Pengrowth Trust by virtue of the delegation of powers by the Trustee to the Corporation as “Administrator” in accordance with the Trust Indenture. In accordance with the Royalty Indenture, Trust Indenture and Unanimous Shareholder Agreement the Trust Unitholders and Royalty Unitholders empowered the Trustee and the Corporation to delegate authority to the Manager. The Manager derives its authority from the Management Agreement with both the Corporation and Pengrowth Trust. In practice, the Manager defers to the Board of Directors on all matters material to the Corporation and Pengrowth Trust.
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The following is a statement of the Corporation’s existing corporate governance practices with specific reference to the TSX Guidelines.
1. | The board of directors of every corporation should explicitly assume responsibility for the stewardship of the corporation and, as part of the overall stewardship responsibility, should assume responsibility for the following matters: | |||
The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall stewardship of the Corporation and Pengrowth Trust and in setting corporate strategy and direction. The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the management and supervision of the affairs of the Corporation and Pengrowth Trust. The Board of Directors has established administrative procedures which prescribe the rules governing the approval of transactions carried out in the course of the Corporation’s operations, the delegation of authority and the execution of documents on behalf of the Corporation. The Board of Directors reviews and approves various matters, including the appointment of corporate officers, as well as the annual capital and operating budgets and authorization of unbudgeted investments and divestitures above a specified dollar threshold. The Board of Directors’ expectations of management of the Corporation are communicated directly to management and through committees of the Board of Directors. More specifically, the Board of Directors assumes the following principal responsibilities: |
(a) | adoption of a strategic planning process; |
The Board of Directors considers management development and succession programs, strategic business developments such as significant acquisitions, and financing proposals including the issuance of Trust Units and other securities, as well as those matters requiring the approval of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors conducts an annual strategic planning process. | ||||
As part of the strategic planning process conducted in 2004, senior officers of the Corporation and the general management of the Corporation held several meetings and put forward their views. This input from senior members of management was used as part of the background information reviewed by the Board of Directors to assist them in developing the Corporation’s strategic plan. |
(b) | the identification of the principal risks of the corporation’s business and ensuring the implementation of appropriate systems to manage these risks; |
The Board of Directors ensures that a system is in place to identify the principal risks to the Corporation and to monitor the process to manage such risks. The Audit Committee reviews and approves Management’s identification of principal financial risks and monitors the process to manage such risks. |
(c) | succession planning, including appointing, training and monitoring senior management; |
The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee, in conjunction with the Manager, is responsible for appointing officers and other key employees on behalf of the Corporation, planning for the succession of the directors, officers and key employees; and reviewing the performance of senior management. | ||||
The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee reviews the performance of senior members of management and also the total compensation paid to those individuals, including salary, bonus and options. The Committee also reviews the process and background information |
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used to determine overall compensation in reference to industry data, performance and future objectives. |
(d) | a communications policy for the corporation; and |
The Board of Directors has approved a Corporate Disclosure Policy to ensure timely, accurate, credible and balanced disclosure of material information in respect of Pengrowth Trust and the Corporation. The policy in place outlines the procedures and practical guidelines for the consistent, transparent, regular and timely public disclosure and dissemination of material and non-material information about the Corporation and Pengrowth Trust. Under the policy, a Disclosure Policy Committee has been established by the Board of Directors and includes the Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Lead Director, Corporate Secretary and Manager of Investor Relations. It is this committee’s responsibility to monitor the effectiveness of and compliance with the Corporate Disclosure Policy and educate directors, officers and employees as to disclosure issues. | ||||
The Corporate Disclosure Policy has been provided to all staff to ensure employees are aware of the procedures in place regarding information being disclosed to the public. |
(e) | the integrity of the corporation’s internal control and management information systems. |
The Audit Committee: (a) monitors the integrity of the Corporation’s financial reporting process and systems of internal controls regarding finance, accounting, and legal compliance; (b) monitors the independence and performance of the Corporation’s independent auditors; and (c) provides an avenue of communication among the independent auditors, management and the Board of Directors. | ||||
The Audit Committee has approved a process that will be used to review management’s internal controls and procedures. | ||||
In order to comply with Section 404 of the SOX, which involves the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting, management is reviewing and testing the company’s internal controls over financial reporting. The Board of Directors is provided with regular updates from management on this process. This process needs to be complete and in place for year end 2006 reporting. | ||||
2. | The board of directors of every corporation should be constituted with a majority of individuals who qualify as unrelated directors. An unrelated director is a director who is independent of management and is free from any interest and any business or other relationship which could, or could reasonably be perceived to, materially interfere with the director’s ability to act with a view to the best interests of the Corporation, other than interests and relationships arising from shareholding. A related director is a director who is not an unrelated director. If the corporation has a significant shareholder, in addition to a majority of unrelated directors, the board should include a number of directors who do not have interests in or relationships with either the corporation or the significant shareholder and which fairly reflects the investment in the corporation by Shareholders other than the significant shareholder. A significant shareholder is a shareholder with the ability to exercise a majority of the votes for the election of the board of directors. |
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The Board of Directors is presently comprised of six members, four of whom are independent and unrelated and two are appointments of the Manager, one of whom is the President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. | ||||
The Manager is entitled to appoint two members to the Board of Directors in accordance with the Management Agreement. The balance are to be appointed by the Trust Unitholders. | ||||
The two new nominees to the Board of Directors would also be considered independent and unrelated. | ||||
3. | The application of the definition of “unrelated director” to the circumstances of each individual director should be the responsibility of the board which will be required to disclose on an annual basis whether the board has a majority of unrelated directors, in the case of a corporation with a significant shareholder, whether the board is constituted with the appropriate number of directors which are not related to either the corporation or the significant shareholder. Management directors are related directors. The board will also be required to disclose on an annual basis the analysis of the application of the principles supporting this conclusion. | |||
The Board of Directors is presently composed of a majority of unrelated directors and will be comprised of a majority of unrelated directors upon election of the directors proposed at the Shareholder Meeting: |
Thomas A. Cumming — unrelated director
James S. Kinnear — related director (Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer)
Michael S. Parrett — unrelated director
William R. Stedman — unrelated director
Stanley H. Wong — related director (appointed by the Manager*)
John B. Zaozirny — unrelated director (Lead Director)
A. Terence Poole — unrelated director nominee
Kirby L. Hedrick — unrelated director nominee
* Although Mr. Wong is appointed by the Manager, he holds no position with the Manager and has not had a financial connection to the Manager for more than 10 years. | ||||
4. | The board of directors of every corporation should appoint a committee of directors composed exclusively of outside, i.e., non-management, directors, a majority of whom are unrelated directors, with the responsibility for proposing to the full board new nominees to the board and for assessing directors on an ongoing basis. | |||
The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee is presently composed of three directors, all of whom are independent directors. This committee’s responsibilities include proposing to the Board of Directors new nominees to the Board of Directors and assessing each director’s performance on an ongoing basis. In assessing new nominees, the Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee seeks to ensure that there is a sufficient range of skills, expertise and experience to ensure that the Board of Directors can carry out its mandate and functions effectively. The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee receives and evaluates suggestions for candidates from individual directors, the President and Chief Executive Officer and from professional search organizations. During 2004 the Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee initiated a search process to seek two new directors of the Corporation, one with financial expertise and the second with technical/engineering expertise. |
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Many candidates were considered and ultimately Korn/Ferry International was retained, resulting in the two nominees proposed for election at the Shareholders’ Meeting. |
5. | Every board of directors should implement a process to be carried out by the nominating committee or other appropriate committee for assessing the effectiveness of the board as a whole, the committees of the board and the contribution of individual directors. | |||
The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee is responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the Board of Directors, its committees and individual directors. The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee is also responsible for evaluating the performance of the Manager and, if necessary, negotiating the Management Agreement and making recommendations to the Trust Unitholders as to the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement. | ||||
The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee has developed an Annual Effectiveness Survey which includes evaluating board responsibility, board operations and board effectiveness. The Survey is completed by each Director and submitted anonymously. The collated results are then reviewed by the President and Lead Director. | ||||
6. | Every corporation, as an integral element of the process for appointing new directors, should provide an orientation and education program for new recruits to the board. | |||
The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee is responsible for procedures for the orientation and education of new board members concerning their role and responsibilities and for the continued development of existing members of the Board of Directors. Materials have been prepared for review by new directors in respect of the structure, business and results of Pengrowth Trust. | ||||
7. | Every board of directors should examine its size and, with a view to determining the impact of the number upon effectiveness, undertake where appropriate, a program to reduce the number of directors to a number which facilitates more effective decision making. | |||
A board of directors must have enough directors to carry out its duties efficiently while presenting a diversity of views and experiences. The Board of Directors currently has six members. The size of the Board of Directors and criteria for new directors are reviewed by the Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee and suitable candidates are identified. | ||||
Over the past year the Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee has reviewed the size of the Board of Directors, the experience of existing members and the increasing time commitments required of Directors. Once this review was complete criteria were set for new directors including a requirement for additional financial expertise and for additional technical expertise to replace the expertise of Mr. Michael A. Grandin who retired from the Board of Directors during 2004. After an extensive search by the Committee and the President and Chief Executive Officer suitable candidates were identified and brought forward to the Board of Directors. The names of two new director nominees are being put forward for approval at the Shareholders Meeting. | ||||
8. | The board of directors should review the adequacy and form of the compensation of directors and ensure the compensation realistically reflects the responsibilities and risk involved in being an effective director. |
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The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on the adequacy and form of the compensation of directors and the compensation to be paid to committee members and to the lead director based upon comparable available industry data. | ||||
9. | Committees of the board of directors should generally be composed of outside directors, a majority of whom are unrelated directors, although some board committees, such as the executive committee, may include one or more inside directors. | |||
The Board of Directors annually appoints members to its committees. The committees presently established by the Board of Directors are composed as follows: |
Audit Committee | Thomas A. Cumming, Chairman | unrelated director | ||
Michael S. Parrett | unrelated director | |||
William R. Stedman | unrelated director | |||
Corporate Governance/ | John B. Zaozirny, Chairman | unrelated director | ||
Compensation Committee | Michael S. Parrett | unrelated director | ||
Thomas A. Cumming | unrelated director | |||
Reserves Committee | William R. Stedman, Chairman | unrelated director | ||
Stanley H. Wong | related director |
In addition, the Board of Directors has established a Disclosure Policy Committee that includes: the Chief Executive Officer — James S. Kinnear — related director, the lead director — John B. Zaozirny — unrelated lead director, Interim Chief Financial Officer — Christopher G. Webster, Corporate Secretary — Charles V. Selby, and Manager of Investor Relations — Dean Morrison. | ||||
10. | Every board of directors should expressly assume responsibly for, or assign to a committee of directors the general responsibility for, developing the corporation’s approach to governance issues. This committee would, amongst other things, be responsible for the corporation’s response to these governance guidelines. | |||
The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee is responsible for corporate governance issues and the implementation of the TSX Guidelines. The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing and providing recommendations for improvement to the Board of Directors with respect to all aspects of corporate governance. The Corporation has in place a Code of Business Conduct and a Code of Ethics for all employees and agents of the Corporation; Terms of Reference for the Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee; a Corporate Governance Policy for the Board of Directors; Terms of Reference for the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the lead director; and a Charter for the Audit Committee. | ||||
The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee reviews new corporate governance information on an ongoing basis to ensure they are following best practices suggested in this area. | ||||
11. | The board of directors, together with the Chief Executive Officer, should develop position descriptions for the board and for the Chief Executive Officer, involving the definition of the limits to management’s responsibilities. In addition, the board should approve or develop the corporate objectives which the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for meeting. |
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The Board of Directors has adopted guidelines for the responsibilities of the Board of Directors and has in place Terms of Reference for the positions of Lead Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors. The responsibilities of the Manager are set out in the Management Agreement. The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee will set annual performance objectives in discussions with the Manager in conjunction with the Board of Directors’ strategic planning and budgeting processes. | ||||
12. | Every board of directors should have in place appropriate structures and procedures to ensure that the board can function independently of management. An appropriate structure would be to (i) appoint a chair of the board who is not a member of management with responsibility to ensure the board discharges its responsibilities or (ii) adopt alternate means such as assigning this responsibility to a committee of the board or to a director, sometimes referred to as the “lead director”. Appropriate procedures may involve the board meeting on a regular basis without management present or may involve expressly assigning the responsibility for administering the board’s relationship to management to a committee of the board. | |||
The Board of Directors derives its authority with respect to Pengrowth Trust from the duties delegated to the Corporation as “Administrator” by the Trustee in accordance with the Trust Indenture. The Trustee also delegates certain powers to the Manager in accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement. In practice, the Manager defers to the Board of Directors on all material matters. The Board of Directors is composed of a majority of independent directors. In matters that require independence of the Board of Directors, only the independent directors participate in the decision making and evaluation. | ||||
The Board of Directors have appointed a Lead Director who is not a member of management. The Board of Directors meets independently of management at all board and committee meetings. | ||||
13. | The audit committee of every board of directors should be composed only of outside directors. The roles and responsibilities of the audit committee should be specifically defined so as to provide appropriate guidance to audit committee members as to their duties. The audit committee should have direct communication channels with the internal and external auditors to discuss and review specific issues as appropriate. The audit committee duties should include oversight responsibility for management reporting on internal control. While it is management’s responsibility to design and implement an effective system of internal control, it is the responsibility of the audit committee to ensure that management has done so. | |||
The Audit Committee is composed of three independent, unrelated directors. The mandate of the Audit Committee is set forth in the Audit Committee Charter, which the Board of Directors adopted July 30, 2001. The charter directs the Audit Committee to: (a) monitor the integrity of the company’s financial reporting process and systems of internal controls regarding finance, accounting, and legal compliance; (b) monitor the independence and performance of the company’s independent auditors; and (c) provide an avenue of communication among the independent auditors, management and the Board of Directors. | ||||
Certain disclosure regarding the charter and composition of the audit committee of the Board of Directors and the fees paid to Pengrowth’s external auditor as required by Form 52-110F2 will be contained under the heading “Audit Committee” in Pengrowth’s AIF for the year ended December 31, 2004. | ||||
The Audit Committee meets independently with the external auditor of the Corporation on a regular basis. |
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14. | The board of directors should implement a system which enables an individual director to engage an outside adviser at the expense of the corporation in appropriate circumstances. The engagement of the outside advisor should be subject to the approval of an appropriate committee of the board. | |||
The Corporate Governance Policy of the Board of Directors permits directors to engage outside advisors at the Corporation’s expense with the approval of the Board of Directors. |
The Board of Directors has approved the following charters and policies in respect to corporate governance:
DATE OF APPROVAL BY THE | ||||
CHARTER/POLICY | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | |||
1. | Mandate and Terms of Reference — Reserves Committee | February 25, 2005 | ||
2. | Whistleblower Policy (Audit Committee) | May 17, 2004 | ||
3. | Privacy Policy | December 23, 2003 | ||
4. | Policy on Trading in Securities by Directors, Officers and Employees | October 30, 2003 | ||
5. | Corporate Disclosure Policy | March 3, 2003 | ||
6. | Code of Business Ethics | November 19, 2002 | ||
7. | Authority Levels | November 19, 2002 | ||
8. | Terms of Reference — Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee | July 30, 2002 | ||
9. | Corporate Governance Policy | July 30, 2002 | ||
10. | Terms of Reference Chairman of the Board of Directors Terms of Reference Lead Director | July 30, 2002 | ||
11. | Audit Committee Charter | July 30, 2001 | ||
12. | Internet Policy | July 21, 1999 |
Other Matters
The Manager knows of no amendment, variation or other matter to come before the Meetings other than the matters referred to in the Notices of Meetings. If any other matter properly comes before the Meetings, however, the enclosed proxies will be voted on such matter in accordance with the best judgment of the person or persons voting the proxies.
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APPENDIX G
OIL AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SFAS NO. 69 — “DISCLOSURES ABOUT OIL
AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES”.
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION — OIL AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES
(unaudited)
The following disclosures have been prepared in accordance with SFAS No. 69 — “disclosures about Oil and Gas Producing Activities.”:
OIL AND GAS RESERVES
Users of this information should be aware that the process of estimating quantities of “proved” and “proved developed” crude oil and natural gas reserves is very complex, requiring significant subjective decisions in the evaluation of all available geological, engineering and economic data for each reservoir. The data for a given reservoir may also change substantially over time as a result of numerous factors including, but not limited to, additional development activity, evolving production history, and continual reassessment of the viability of production under varying economic conditions. Consequently, material revisions to existing reserve estimates occur from time to time. Although every reasonable effort is made to ensure that reserve estimates reported represent the most accurate assessments possible, the significance of the subjective decisions required and variances in available data for various reservoirs make these estimates generally less precise than other estimates presented in connection with financial statement disclosures.
Proved oil and gas reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions.
Proved developed oil and gas reserves are reserves that can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods.
Canadian provincial royalties are determined based on a graduated percentage scale which varies with prices and production volumes. Canadian reserves, as presented on a net basis, assume prices and royalty rates in existence at the time the estimates were made, and the Trust’s estimate of future production volumes. Future fluctuations in prices, production rates, or changes in political or regulatory environments could cause the Trust’s share of future production from Canadian reserves to be materially different from that presented.
Subsequent to December 31, 2004 no major discovery or other favorable or adverse event is believed to have caused a material change in the estimates of proved or proved developed reserves as of that date.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR PRODUCING ACTIVITIES
The following table sets forth revenue and direct cost information relating to the Trust’s oil and gas producing activities for the years ended December 31.
(thousands of dollars) | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||
Revenue | ||||||||
Sales | $ | 667,790 | $ | 585,841 | ||||
Deduct | ||||||||
Production costs | 152,400 | 143,453 | ||||||
Transportation costs | 8,274 | 8,225 | ||||||
Amortization of injectant costs | 19,669 | 32,541 | ||||||
Technical support and other | 7,342 | 5,579 | ||||||
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | 221,332 | 158,271 | ||||||
Results of operations from producing activities | $ | 258,773 | $ | 237,772 | ||||
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1. | The costs in this schedule exclude corporate overhead, interest expense and other operating costs which are not directly related to producing activities. |
COSTS INCURRED IN OIL AND GAS PROPERTY ACQUISITION, EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Costs incurred in oil and gas producing activities for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
(thousands of dollars) | ||||||||
Property Acquisition Costs | ||||||||
Proved | $ | 512,348 | $ | 122,964 | ||||
Unproved | 12,766 | — | ||||||
Development Costs | 161,141 | 85,718 | ||||||
Injectant Costs | 20,415 | 23,037 | ||||||
$ | 706,670 | $ | 231,719 | |||||
Acquisition costs include costs incurred to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire oil and gas properties.
Development costs include the costs of drilling and equipping development wells and facilities to extract, treat and gather and store oil and gas.
Injectants (mostly ethane and methane) are used in miscible flood programs to stimulate incremental oil recovery. The cost of injectants purchased from third parties for miscible flood projects is deferred and amortized over the period of expected future economic benefit which is estimated as 24 to 30 months.
General and administrative costs are not capitalized other than to the extent they are directly related to a successful acquisition, or to the extent of the Trust’s working interest in exploration or development projects to which overhead fees can be recovered from partners. Overhead fees are not charged on 100% owned projects.
There were no oil and gas property costs not being amortized in any of the years presented.
CAPITALIZED COSTS RELATING TO OIL AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES
The capitalized costs and related accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization, including impairments, relating to the Trust’s oil and gas exploration, development and producing activities at December 31 consist of:
(thousands of dollars) | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||
Oil and gas properties | $ | 3,011,723 | $ | 2,305,462 | ||||
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization | (1,239,377 | ) | (1,018,045 | ) | ||||
Net capitalized costs | $ | 1,772,346 | $ | 1,287,417 | ||||
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OIL AND GAS RESERVE INFORMATION
All of the Trust’s proved oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas reserves are located in Canada, primarily in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia. The Trust’s proved developed and undeveloped reserves after deductions of royalties are summarized below:
Crude Oil and | ||||||||
Natural Gas | Natural | |||||||
Liquids | Gas | |||||||
MMbbls | Bcf | |||||||
NET PROVED DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED RESERVES AFTER ROYALTIES | ||||||||
End of year 2002 | 89.8 | 336.0 | ||||||
Revision of previous estimates | (4.6 | ) | (33.8 | ) | ||||
Purchase of reserves in place | 0.3 | 0.6 | ||||||
Sales of reserves in place | (0.2 | ) | (0.6 | ) | ||||
Discoveries and extensions | 0.1 | 3.0 | ||||||
Production | (8.1 | ) | (33.8 | ) | ||||
End of year 2003 | 77.3 | 271.4 | ||||||
Revision of previous estimates | 1.7 | 16.0 | ||||||
Purchase of reserves in place | 17.0 | 97.1 | ||||||
Sales of reserves in place | — | — | ||||||
Discoveries and extensions | 0.1 | 1.8 | ||||||
Production | (8.8 | ) | (42.7 | ) | ||||
End of year 2004 | 87.3 | 343.6 | ||||||
NET PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES AFTER ROYALTIES | ||||||||
End of year 2002 | 66.6 | 233.2 | ||||||
End of year 2003 | 60.6 | 219.9 | ||||||
End of year 2004 | 70.5 | 305.7 |
Notes:
1. | Net after royalty reserves are the Trust’s lessor royalty, overriding royalty, and working interest share of the gross remaining reserves, after deduction of any crown, freehold and overriding royalties. Such royalties are subject to change by legislation or regulation and can also vary depending on production rates, selling prices and timing of initial production. | |||
2. | Reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas and related substances anticipated from geological and engineering data to be recoverable from known accumulations, from a given date forward, by known technology, under existing operating conditions and prices in effect at year end. | |||
3. | Proved oil and gas reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. |
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4. | Proved developed oil and gas reserves are reserves that can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods. Proved undeveloped reserves are reserves that are expected to be recovered from known accumulations where a significant expenditure is required. |
STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF DISCOUNTED FUTURE NET CASH FLOWS RELATING TO PROVED OIL AND GAS RESERVES
The following information has been developed utilizing procedures described by SFAS No. 69 and based on crude oil and natural gas reserve and production volumes estimated by the independent engineering consultants of the Trust.It may be useful for certain comparison purposes, but should not be solely relied upon in evaluating the Trust or its performance. Further, information contained in the following table should not be considered as representative of realistic assessments of future cash flows, nor should the Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows be viewed as representative of the current value of the Trust’s reserves.
The future cash flows presented below are based on sales prices, cost rates, and statutory income tax rates in existence as of the date of the projections. It is expected that material revisions to some estimates of crude oil and natural gas reserves may occur in the future, development and production of the reserves may occur in periods other than those assumed, and actual prices realized and costs incurred may vary significantly from those used.
Management does not rely upon the following information in making investment and operating decisions. Such decisions are based upon a wide range of factors, including estimates of probable as well as proved reserves, and varying price and cost assumptions considered more representative of a range of possible economic conditions that may be anticipated.
The computation of the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and gas reserves at December 31, 2004 was based on the following benchmark prices; crude oil price of $46.54/bbl and natural gas price of $6.79/mcf. The computation of the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and gas reserves at December 31, 2003 was based on the following benchmark prices; crude oil price of $40.81/bbl and natural gas price of $6.09 /mcf.
STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF DISCOUNTED FUTURE CASH FLOW RELATING TO PROVED OIL AND GAS RESERVES
The following table sets forth the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows from projected production of the Trust’s crude oil and natural gas reserves at December 31, for the years presented.
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
(millions of dollars) | ||||||||
Future cash inflows | $ | 5,869 | $ | 4,797 | ||||
Future costs | ||||||||
Future production and development costs | (2,494 | ) | (2,034 | ) | ||||
Future net cash flows | 3,375 | 2,763 | ||||||
Deduct: 10% annual discount factor | (1,383 | ) | (1,159 | ) | ||||
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows | $ | 1,992 | $ | 1,604 | ||||
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CHANGES IN STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF DISCOUNTED FUTURE CASH FLOW RELATING TO PROVED OIL AND GAS RESERVES
The following table sets forth the changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows at December 31, for the years presented.
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
(millions of dollars) | ||||||||
Future discounted net cash flows at beginning of year | $ | 1,604 | $ | 1,942 | ||||
Sales and transfer, net of production costs | (480 | ) | (395 | ) | ||||
Net change in sales and transfer prices, net of development and production costs | 176 | (115 | ) | |||||
Development costs during the year | 161 | 86 | ||||||
Extensions and discoveries, net of related costs | 5 | 7 | ||||||
Revisions of quantity estimates | 58 | (134 | ) | |||||
Accretion of discount | 160 | 194 | ||||||
Sales of reserves in place | — | (4 | ) | |||||
Purchase of reserves in place | 323 | 5 | ||||||
Changes in timing of future net cash flows and other | (15 | ) | 18 | |||||
End of Year | $ | 1,992 | $ | 1,604 | ||||
Note:
1. | The schedules above are calculated using year-end prices, costs, statutory tax rates and existing proved oil and gas reserves. The value of exploration properties and probable reserves, future exploration costs, future changes in oil and gas prices and in production and development costs are excluded. |