UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2009
or
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File No. 001-06198
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![LOGO](https://capedge.com/proxy/10-Q/0001193125-10-006443/g41876g40k53.jpg) | | UNITED REFINING COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Pennsylvania | | 25-1411751 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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15 Bradley Street | | |
Warren, Pennsylvania | | 16365 |
(Address of principal executive office) | | (Zip Code) |
814-723-1500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer ¨ | | Accelerated filer ¨ |
Non-accelerated filer x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | | Smaller reporting company ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
As of January 14, 2010, there were 100 shares of common stock, par value $.10 per share, of the Registrant outstanding.
TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS
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Name | | State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation | | IRS Employer Identification Number | | Commission File Number |
Kiantone Pipeline Corporation | | New York | | 25-1211902 | | 333-35083-01 |
Kiantone Pipeline Company | | Pennsylvania | | 25-1416278 | | 333-35083-03 |
United Refining Company of Pennsylvania | | Pennsylvania | | 25-0850960 | | 333-35083-02 |
United Jet Center, Inc. | | Delaware | | 52-1623169 | | 333-35083-06 |
Kwik-Fill Corporation | | Pennsylvania | | 25-1525543 | | 333-35083-05 |
Independent Gas and Oil Company of Rochester, Inc. | | New York | | 06-1217388 | | 333-35083-11 |
Bell Oil Corp. | | Michigan | | 38-1884781 | | 333-35083-07 |
PPC, Inc. | | Ohio | | 31-0821706 | | 333-35083-08 |
Super Test Petroleum, Inc. | | Michigan | | 38-1901439 | | 333-35083-09 |
Kwik-Fil, Inc. | | New York | | 25-1525615 | | 333-35083-04 |
Vulcan Asphalt Refining Corporation | | Delaware | | 23-2486891 | | 333-35083-10 |
Country Fair, Inc. | | Pennsylvania | | 25-1149799 | | 333-35083-12 |
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FORM 10-Q – CONTENTS
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PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share amounts)
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| | November 30, 2009 (Unaudited) | | | August 31, 2009 | |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Current: | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 21,276 | | | $ | 31,062 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | | 77,598 | | | | 85,382 | |
Inventories | | | 176,474 | | | | 237,541 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 46,499 | | | | 14,561 | |
Amounts due from affiliated companies, net | | | 4,864 | | | | 809 | |
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Total current assets | | | 326,711 | | | | 369,355 | |
Property, plant and equipment, net | | | 254,849 | | | | 252,048 | |
Deferred financing costs, net | | | 2,966 | | | | 3,254 | |
Goodwill | | | 1,349 | | | | 1,349 | |
Tradename | | | 10,500 | | | | 10,500 | |
Amortizable intangible assets, net | | | 1,456 | | | | 1,483 | |
Deferred turnaround costs and other assets, net | | | 6,217 | | | | 7,452 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 28,036 | | | | 25,413 | |
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| | $ | 632,084 | | | $ | 670,854 | |
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Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity | | | | | | | | |
Current: | | | | | | | | |
Revolving credit facility | | $ | 12,000 | | | $ | — | |
Current installments of long-term debt | | | 2,314 | | | | 2,327 | |
Accounts payable | | | 49,689 | | | | 83,497 | |
Accrued liabilities | | | 24,786 | | | | 17,017 | |
Income taxes payable | | | — | | | | 5,149 | |
Sales, use and fuel taxes payable | | | 18,787 | | | | 22,134 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 9,604 | | | | 9,604 | |
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Total current liabilities | | | 117,180 | | | | 139,728 | |
Long term debt: less current installments | | | 329,311 | | | | 329,249 | |
Deferred retirement benefits | | | 133,202 | | | | 131,059 | |
Other noncurrent liabilities | | | 1 | | | | 4 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 579,694 | | | | 600,040 | |
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Commitments and contingencies | | | | | | | | |
Stockholder’s equity: | | | | | | | | |
Common stock; $.10 par value per share – shares authorized 100; issued and outstanding 100 | | | — | | | | — | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 21,998 | | | | 21,998 | |
Retained earnings | | | 75,055 | | | | 94,365 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | | (44,663 | ) | | | (45,549 | ) |
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Total stockholder’s equity | | | 52,390 | | | | 70,814 | |
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| | $ | 632,084 | | | $ | 670,854 | |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS—(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
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| | Three Months Ended November 30, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
Net sales | | $ | 620,926 | | | $ | 770,471 | |
Costs of goods sold | | | 603,604 | | | | 715,087 | |
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Gross profit | | | 17,322 | | | | 55,384 | |
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Expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | 36,759 | | | | 36,234 | |
Depreciation and amortization expenses | | | 4,217 | | | | 4,119 | |
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Total operating expenses | | | 40,976 | | | | 40,353 | |
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Operating (loss) income | | | (23,654 | ) | | | 15,031 | |
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Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense, net | | | (8,467 | ) | | | (9,379 | ) |
Other, net | | | (606 | ) | | | (209 | ) |
Equity in net earnings of affiliate | | | — | | | | 34 | |
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| | | (9,073 | ) | | | (9,554 | ) |
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(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense | | | (32,727 | ) | | | 5,477 | |
Income tax (benefit) expense | | | (13,417 | ) | | | 2,342 | |
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Net (loss) income | | $ | (19,310 | ) | | $ | 3,135 | |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS—(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
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| | Three Months Ended | |
| | November 30, 2009 | | | November 30, 2008 | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Net (loss) income | | $ | (19,310 | ) | | $ | 3,135 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 5,565 | | | | 5,845 | |
Equity in net earnings of affiliate | | | — | | | | (34 | ) |
Deferred income taxes | | | (3,238 | ) | | | 327 | |
Loss on asset dispositions | | | 266 | | | | 87 | |
Cash used in working capital items | | | (1,677 | ) | | | (24,195 | ) |
Other, net | | | (1 | ) | | | (2 | ) |
Change in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Other assets | | | — | | | | (501 | ) |
Deferred retirement benefits | | | 3,645 | | | | 225 | |
Other noncurrent liabilities | | | (3 | ) | | | (4 | ) |
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Total adjustments | | | 4,557 | | | | (18,252 | ) |
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Net cash used in operating activities | | | (14,753 | ) | | | (15,117 | ) |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Additions to property, plant and equipment | | | (6,546 | ) | | | (10,005 | ) |
Additions to deferred turnaround costs | | | (29 | ) | | | (33 | ) |
Proceeds from asset dispositions | | | 5 | | | | 79 | |
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Net cash used in investing activities | | | (6,570 | ) | | | (9,959 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Net borrowings on revolving credit facility | | | 12,000 | | | | 10,000 | |
Proceeds from issuance of long term debt | | | — | | | | 318 | |
Principal reductions of long term debt | | | (463 | ) | | | (386 | ) |
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Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 11,537 | | | | 9,932 | |
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | | | (9,786 | ) | | | (15,144 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | | | 31,062 | | | | 32,447 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | | $ | 21,276 | | | $ | 17,303 | |
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Cash provided by (used in) working capital items: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable, net | | $ | 7,784 | | | $ | 43,640 | |
Inventories | | | 61,067 | | | | (66,731 | ) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | (31,938 | ) | | | (1,753 | ) |
Amounts due from affiliated companies, net | | | (4,055 | ) | | | 993 | |
Accounts payable | | | (33,808 | ) | | | (6,940 | ) |
Accrued liabilities | | | 7,769 | | | | 8,720 | |
Income taxes payable | | | (5,149 | ) | | | — | |
Sales, use and fuel taxes payable | | | (3,347 | ) | | | (2,124 | ) |
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Total change | | $ | (1,677 | ) | | $ | (24,195 | ) |
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Cash paid during the period for: | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 162 | | | $ | 508 | |
Income taxes | | $ | 3,538 | | | $ | — | |
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Non-cash investing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Property additions & capital leases | | $ | 715 | | | $ | 846 | |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. | Description of Business and Basis of Presentation |
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of United Refining Company and its subsidiaries, United Refining Company of Pennsylvania and its subsidiaries, and Kiantone Pipeline Corporation (collectively, the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Company is a petroleum refiner and marketer in its primary market area of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania. Operations are organized into two business segments: wholesale and retail.
The wholesale segment is responsible for the acquisition of crude oil, petroleum refining, supplying petroleum products to the retail segment and the marketing of petroleum products to wholesale and industrial customers. The retail segment sells petroleum products under the Kwik Fill®, Citgo® and Keystone® brand names at a network of Company-operated retail units and convenience and grocery items through Company-owned gasoline stations and convenience stores under the Red Apple Food Mart® and Country Fair® brand names.
The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Refining, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Acquisition Corp., which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Red Apple Group, Inc. (the “Parent”).
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended November 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending August 31, 2010. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.
In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued on January 14, 2010.
2. | Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification” or “ASC”) as the exclusive authoritative source for nongovernmental U.S. GAAP, except for SEC rules and interpretive releases. The Codification is a compilation of U.S. GAAP previously issued by several standard setters. Future FASB accounting standards will update the Codification and will be referred to as “Accounting Standards Updates”. The Codification became effective for the Company for the period ended November 30, 2009 and its adoption did not impact our financial position or results of operations.
On September 1, 2009, we adopted a standard that expanded the framework and disclosures for measuring fair value to nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, including impaired property, plant and equipment, goodwill and the initial recognition of asset retirement obligations. The adoption of this standard did not impact our financial position or results of operations.
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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
As of August 31, 2009, we adopted a standard that requires fair value disclosures of financial instruments in interim and annual financial statements. The adoption of this standard did not impact our financial position or results of operations.
In June 2009, the FASB issued a standard that amends previous guidance on variable interest entities. The standard modifies the criteria for determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity and requires ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity and an analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. This standard is effective as of September 1, 2010 and will not impact our financial position or results of operations.
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost being determined under the Last-in, First-out (LIFO) method for crude oil and petroleum product inventories and the First-in, First-out (FIFO) method for merchandise. Supply inventories are stated at either lower of cost or market or replacement cost and include various parts for the refinery operations.
Inventories consist of the following:
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| | November 30, 2009 | | | August 31, 2009 | |
| | (in thousands) | |
Crude Oil | | $ | 44,095 | | | $ | 92,972 | |
Petroleum Products | | | 95,746 | | | | 110,573 | |
Lower of cost of market reserve | | | (3,162 | ) | | | (6,104 | ) |
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Total @ LIFO | | | 136,679 | | | | 197,441 | |
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Merchandise | | | 19,204 | | | | 18,597 | |
Supplies | | | 20,591 | | | | 21,503 | |
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Total @ FIFO | | | 39,795 | | | | 40,100 | |
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Total Inventory | | $ | 176,474 | | | $ | 237,541 | |
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Inventories at the lower of last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) cost or market reflect a market valuation reserve of $3,162,000 and $6,104,000 at November 30, 2009 and August 31, 2009, respectively. As of November 30, 2009 and August 31, 2009, the replacement cost of LIFO inventories exceeded their LIFO carrying values by approximately $17,994,000 and $5,278,000, respectively.
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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Certain of United Refining Company’s (the “issuer”) subsidiaries function as guarantors under the terms of the $350,000,000 Senior Unsecured Note Indenture due August 15, 2012. Financial information for the issuer and its wholly owned subsidiary guarantors is as follows:
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
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| | November 30, 2009 | | | August 31, 2009 | |
| | Issuer | | | Guarantors | | | Eliminations | | | Consolidated | | | Issuer | | | Guarantors | | | Eliminations | | | Consolidated | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Current: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 8,262 | | | $ | 13,014 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 21,276 | | | $ | 21,265 | | | $ | 9,797 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 31,062 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | | 45,487 | | | | 32,111 | | | | — | | | | 77,598 | | | | 52,726 | | | | 32,656 | | | | — | | | | 85,382 | |
Inventories | | | 147,471 | | | | 29,003 | | | | — | | | | 176,474 | | | | 209,729 | | | | 27,812 | | | | — | | | | 237,541 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 41,293 | | | | 5,206 | | | | — | | | | 46,499 | | | | 8,733 | | | | 5,828 | | | | — | | | | 14,561 | |
Amounts due from affiliated companies | | | 5,259 | | | | (395 | ) | | | — | | | | 4,864 | | | | 1,728 | | | | (919 | ) | | | — | | | | 809 | |
Intercompany | | | 121,804 | | | | 16,656 | | | | (138,460 | ) | | | — | | | | 106,025 | | | | 15,527 | | | | (121,552 | ) | | | — | |
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Total current assets | | | 369,576 | | | | 95,595 | | | | (138,460 | ) | | | 326,711 | | | | 400,206 | | | | 90,701 | | | | (121,552 | ) | | | 369,355 | |
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Property, plant and equipment, net | | | 176,663 | | | | 78,186 | | | | — | | | | 254,849 | | | | 174,629 | | | | 77,419 | | | | — | | | | 252,048 | |
Deferred financing costs, net | | | 2,966 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,966 | | | | 3,254 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,254 | |
Goodwill and other non-amortizable assets | | | — | | | | 11,849 | | | | — | | | | 11,849 | | | | — | | | | 11,849 | | | | — | | | | 11,849 | |
Amortizable intangible assets, net | | | — | | | | 1,456 | | | | — | | | | 1,456 | | | | — | | | | 1,483 | | | | — | | | | 1,483 | |
Deferred turnaround costs & other assets | | | 5,399 | | | | 818 | | | | — | | | | 6,217 | | | | 6,577 | | | | 875 | | | | — | | | | 7,452 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 32,330 | | | | (4,294 | ) | | | — | | | | 28,036 | | | | 29,658 | | | | (4,245 | ) | | | — | | | | 25,413 | |
Investment in subsidiaries | | | 11,114 | | | | — | | | | (11,114 | ) | | | — | | | | 9,872 | | | | — | | | | (9,872 | ) | | | — | |
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| | $ | 598,048 | | | $ | 183,610 | | | $ | (149,574 | ) | | $ | 632,084 | | | $ | 624,196 | | | $ | 178,082 | | | $ | (131,424 | ) | | $ | 670,854 | |
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Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Current: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Revolving credit facility | | $ | 12,000 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 12,000 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Current installments of long-term debt | | | 1,425 | | | | 889 | | | | — | | | | 2,314 | | | | 1,350 | | | | 977 | | | | — | | | | 2,327 | |
Accounts payable | | | 30,889 | | | | 18,800 | | | | — | | | | 49,689 | | | | 62,789 | | | | 20,708 | | | | — | | | | 83,497 | |
Income taxes payable | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (4,861 | ) | | | 10,010 | | | | — | | | | 5,149 | |
Accrued liabilities | | | 18,525 | | | | 6,261 | | | | — | | | | 24,786 | | | | 10,864 | | | | 6,153 | | | | — | | | | 17,017 | |
Sales, use and fuel taxes payable | | | 15,012 | | | | 3,775 | | | | — | | | | 18,787 | | | | 17,703 | | | | 4,431 | | | | — | | | | 22,134 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 9,538 | | | | 66 | | | | — | | | | 9,604 | | | | 9,538 | | | | 66 | | | | — | | | | 9,604 | |
Intercompany | | | — | | | | 138,460 | | | | (138,460 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 121,552 | | | | (121,552 | ) | | | — | |
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Total current liabilities | | | 87,389 | | | | 168,251 | | | | (138,460 | ) | | | 117,180 | | | | 97,383 | | | | 163,897 | | | | (121,552 | ) | | | 139,728 | |
Long term debt: less current installments | | | 327,066 | | | | 2,245 | | | | — | | | | 329,311 | | | | 326,822 | | | | 2,427 | | | | — | | | | 329,249 | |
Deferred retirement benefits | | | 131,203 | | | | 1,999 | | | | — | | | | 133,202 | | | | 129,177 | | | | 1,882 | | | | — | | | | 131,059 | |
Other noncurrent liabilities | | | — | | | | 1 | | | | — | | | | 1 | | | | — | | | | 4 | | | | — | | | | 4 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 545,658 | | | | 172,496 | | | | (138,460 | ) | | | 579,694 | | | | 553,382 | | | | 168,210 | | | | (121,552 | ) | | | 600,040 | |
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Commitment and contingencies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stockholder’s equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common stock, $.10 par value per share – shares authorized 100; issued and outstanding 100 | | | — | | | | 18 | | | | (18 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 18 | | | | (18 | ) | | | — | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 21,998 | | | | 10,651 | | | | (10,651 | ) | | | 21,998 | | | | 21,998 | | | | 10,651 | | | | (10,651 | ) | | | 21,998 | |
Retained earnings | | | 75,055 | | | | 1,421 | | | | (1,421 | ) | | | 75,055 | | | | 94,365 | | | | 210 | | | | (210 | ) | | | 94,365 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | | (44,663 | ) | | | (976 | ) | | | 976 | | | | (44,663 | ) | | | (45,549 | ) | | | (1,007 | ) | | | 1,007 | | | | (45,549 | ) |
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Total stockholder’s equity | | | 52,390 | | | | 11,114 | | | | (11,114 | ) | | | 52,390 | | | | 70,814 | | | | 9,872 | | | | (9,872 | ) | | | 70,814 | |
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| | $ | 598,048 | | | $ | 183,610 | | | $ | (149,574 | ) | | $ | 632,084 | | | $ | 624,196 | | | $ | 178,082 | | | $ | (131,424 | ) | | $ | 670,854 | |
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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended November 30, 2009 | | | Three Months Ended November 30, 2008 | |
| | Issuer | | | Guarantors | | | Eliminations | | | Consolidated | | | Issuer | | | Guarantors | | | Eliminations | | | Consolidated | |
Net sales | | $ | 443,974 | | | $ | 324,695 | | | $ | (147,743 | ) | | $ | 620,926 | | | $ | 573,331 | | | $ | 362,450 | | | $ | (165,310 | ) | | $ | 770,471 | |
Costs of goods sold | | | 461,174 | | | | 290,173 | | | | (147,743 | ) | | | 603,604 | | | | 572,850 | | | | 307,547 | | | | (165,310 | ) | | | 715,087 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross profit (loss) | | | (17,200 | ) | | | 34,522 | | | | — | | | | 17,322 | | | | 481 | | | | 54,903 | | | | — | | | | 55,384 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | 5,841 | | | | 30,918 | | | | — | | | | 36,759 | | | | 5,687 | | | | 30,547 | | | | — | | | | 36,234 | |
Depreciation and amortization expenses | | | 2,779 | | | | 1,438 | | | | — | | | | 4,217 | | | | 2,678 | | | | 1,441 | | | | — | | | | 4,119 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total operating expenses | | | 8,620 | | | | 32,356 | | | | — | | | | 40,976 | | | | 8,365 | | | | 31,988 | | | | — | | | | 40,353 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating (loss) income | | | (25,820 | ) | | | 2,166 | | | | — | | | | (23,654 | ) | | | (7,884 | ) | | | 22,915 | | | | — | | | | 15,031 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | �� | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense, net | | | (8,132 | ) | | | (335 | ) | | | — | | | | (8,467 | ) | | | (8,465 | ) | | | (914 | ) | | | — | | | | (9,379 | ) |
Other, net | | | (816 | ) | | | 210 | | | | — | | | | (606 | ) | | | (523 | ) | | | 314 | | | | — | | | | (209 | ) |
Equity in net earnings of affiliate | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 34 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 34 | |
Equity in net income of subsidiaries | | | 1,210 | | | | — | | | | (1,210 | ) | | | — | | | | 13,405 | | | | — | | | | (13,405 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (7,738 | ) | | | (125 | ) | | | (1,210 | ) | | | (9,073 | ) | | | 4,451 | | | | (600 | ) | | | (13,405 | ) | | | (9,554 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Loss) Income before income tax (benefit) expense | | | (33,558 | ) | | | 2,041 | | | | (1,210 | ) | | | (32,727 | ) | | | (3,433 | ) | | | 22,315 | | | | (13,405 | ) | | | 5,477 | |
Income tax (benefit) expense | | | (14,248 | ) | | | 831 | | | | — | | | | (13,417 | ) | | | (6,568 | ) | | | 8,910 | | | | — | | | | 2,342 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net (loss) income | | $ | (19,310 | ) | | $ | 1,210 | | | $ | (1,210 | ) | | $ | (19,310 | ) | | $ | 3,135 | | | $ | 13,405 | | | $ | (13,405 | ) | | $ | 3,135 | |
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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended November 30, 2009 | | | Three Months Ended November 30, 2008 | |
| | Issuer | | | Guarantors | | | Eliminations | | Consolidated | | | Issuer | | | Guarantors | | | Eliminations | | Consolidated | |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | | $ | (20,574 | ) | | $ | 5,821 | | | $ | — | | $ | (14,753 | ) | | $ | (7,677 | ) | | $ | (7,440 | ) | | $ | — | | $ | (15,117 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Additions to property, plant and equipment | | | (4,225 | ) | | | (2,321 | ) | | | — | | | (6,546 | ) | | | (8,648 | ) | | | (1,357 | ) | | | — | | | (10,005 | ) |
Additions to deferred turnaround costs | | | (16 | ) | | | (13 | ) | | | — | | | (29 | ) | | | (33 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | (33 | ) |
Proceeds from asset dispositions | | | 5 | | | | — | | | | — | | | 5 | | | | — | | | | 79 | | | | — | | | 79 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (4,236 | ) | | | (2,334 | ) | | | | | | (6,570 | ) | | | (8,681 | ) | | | (1,278 | ) | | | — | | | (9,959 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net borrowings on revolving credit facility | | | 12,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | 12,000 | | | | 10,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | 10,000 | |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | | 318 | | | | — | | | 318 | |
Principal reductions of long-term debt | | | (193 | ) | | | (270 | ) | | | — | | | (463 | ) | | | (160 | ) | | | (226 | ) | | | — | | | (386 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 11,807 | | | | (270 | ) | | | — | | | 11,537 | | | | 9,840 | | | | 92 | | | | — | | | 9,932 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | (13,003 | ) | | | 3,217 | | | | — | | | (9,786 | ) | | | (6,518 | ) | | | (8,626 | ) | | | — | | | (15,144 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | | | 21,265 | | | | 9,797 | | | | — | | | 31,062 | | | | 11,358 | | | | 21,089 | | | | — | | | 32,447 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | | $ | 8,262 | | | $ | 13,014 | | | $ | — | | $ | 21,276 | | | $ | 4,840 | | | $ | 12,463 | | | $ | — | | $ | 17,303 | |
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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Intersegment revenues are calculated using market prices and are eliminated upon consolidation. Summarized financial information regarding the Company’s reportable segments is presented in the following tables (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended | |
| | November 30, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
Net Sales | | | | | | | | |
Retail | | $ | 323,629 | | | $ | 361,259 | |
Wholesale | | | 297,297 | | | | 409,212 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 620,926 | | | $ | 770,471 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Intersegment Sales | | | | | | | | |
Wholesale | | $ | 146,677 | | | $ | 163,939 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Operating (Loss) Income | | | | | | | | |
Retail | | $ | 1,929 | | | $ | 26,558 | |
Wholesale | | | (25,583 | ) | | | (11,527 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | (23,654 | ) | | $ | 15,031 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and Amortization | | | | | | | | |
Retail | | $ | 1,328 | | | $ | 1,345 | |
Wholesale | | | 2,889 | | | | 2,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 4,217 | | | $ | 4,119 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | November 30, 2009 | | | August 31, 2009 | |
Total Assets | | | | | | | | |
Retail | | $ | 154,012 | | | $ | 150,082 | |
Wholesale | | | 478,072 | | | | 520,772 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 632,084 | | | $ | 670,854 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Expenditures (including non-cash) | | | | | | | | |
Retail | | $ | 2,320 | | | $ | 5,161 | |
Wholesale | | | 4,941 | | | | 19,988 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 7,261 | | | $ | 25,149 | |
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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
For the periods ended November 30, 2009 and 2008, net pension and other postretirement benefit costs were comprised of the following:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pension Benefits | | | Other Post- Retirement Benefits |
| | Three Months Ended November 30, | | | Three Months Ended November 30, |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2009 | | 2008 |
| | (in thousands) |
Service cost | | $ | 888 | | | $ | 691 | | | $ | 841 | | $ | 670 |
Interest cost on benefit obligation | | | 1,434 | | | | 1,312 | | | | 1,187 | | | 1,116 |
Expected return on plan assets | | | (984 | ) | | | (1,094 | ) | | | — | | | — |
Amortization of transition obligation | | | — | | | | — | | | | 149 | | | 149 |
Amortization and deferral of net loss | | | 895 | | | | 263 | | | | 460 | | | 243 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net periodic benefit cost | | $ | 2,233 | | | $ | 1,172 | | | $ | 2,637 | | $ | 2,178 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
As of November 30, 2009, $161,000 of contributions have been made to the Company pension plans for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2010.
7. | Fair Value Measurements |
The FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820-10 delayed the effective date of fair value measurements and disclosures for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), until the beginning of our first quarter beginning September 1, 2009. These include goodwill and other non-amortizable intangible assets and long-lived assets. The effect of the September 1, 2009 end of the delay for any required fair value measurements of the Company’s non-financial assets and liabilities did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
The carrying values of all financial instruments classified as a current asset or current liability are deemed to approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. The difference between the fair value of long-term notes and their carrying value at both November 30, 2009 and August 31, 2009 was $29,680,000 and $63,950,000, respectively.
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ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. |
Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain statements that constitute “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements may include, among other things, United Refining Company and its subsidiaries current expectations with respect to future operating results, future performance of its refinery and retail operations, capital expenditures and other financial items. Words such as “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “projects”, “believes”, “estimates”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “shall”, “anticipates”, “predicts”, and similar expressions typically identify such forward looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
By their nature, all forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainties. All phases of the Company’s operations involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of the Company’s control, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially affect the Company’s results of operations and whether the forward looking statements ultimately prove to be correct. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward looking statements for a number of reasons.
Although we believe our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge, investors and prospective investors are cautioned that such statements are only projections and that actual events or results may differ materially depending on a variety of factors described in greater detail in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K, reports on Form 8-K, etc. In addition to the factors discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s actual consolidated quarterly or annual operating results have been affected in the past, or could be affected in the future, by additional factors, including, without limitation:
| • | | the demand for and supply of crude oil and refined products; |
| • | | the spread between market prices for refined products and market prices for crude oil; |
| • | | general economic, business and market conditions; |
| • | | risks and uncertainties with respect to the actions of actual or potential competitive suppliers of refined petroleum products in our markets; |
| • | | the possibility of inefficiencies or shutdowns in refinery operations or pipelines; |
| • | | the availability and cost of financing to us; |
| • | | environmental, tax and tobacco legislation or regulation; |
| • | | volatility of gasoline prices, margins and supplies; |
| • | | level of capital expenditures; |
| • | | acts of terrorism and war; |
| • | | expansion and growth of operations; |
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| • | | future projects and investments; |
| • | | future exposure to currency devaluations or exchange rate fluctuations; |
| • | | expected outcomes of legal and administrative proceedings and their expected effects on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows; |
| • | | future operating results and financial condition; and |
| • | | the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. |
All subsequent written and oral forward looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing. We undertake no obligation to update any information contained herein or to publicly release the results of any revisions to any such forward looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which we become aware of, after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Recent Developments
The Company continues to be impacted by the volatility of the petroleum market in fiscal year 2010. Crude prices in the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 have risen as compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. The average NYMEX crude price for the second quarter based on values published on December 31, 2009 was $77.37/bbl, a $5.23/bbl or 7.2% higher than the average price for the first fiscal quarter of 2010 which was $72.14/bbl.
The lagged 3-2-1 crackspread, as measured by the difference between the price of crude oil contracts traded on the NYMEX for the proceeding month to the prices of NYMEX gasoline and heating oil contracts in the current trading month, benefited from the rising crude market. The Company uses a lagged crackspread as a margin indicator as it reflects the time period between the purchase of crude oil and its delivery to the refinery for processing. The lagged crackspread for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 based on values as of December 31, 2009, was $8.27/bbl, a $1.20/bbl or a 14.1% improvement over the lagged crackspread for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 which was $7.24/bbl.
Results of Operations
The Company is a petroleum refiner and marketer in its primary market area of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania. Operations are organized into two business segments: wholesale and retail.
The wholesale segment is responsible for the acquisition of crude oil, petroleum refining, supplying petroleum products to the retail segment and the marketing of petroleum products to wholesale and industrial customers. The retail segment sells petroleum products under the Kwik Fill®, Citgo® and Keystone® brand names through a network of Company-operated retail units and convenience and grocery items through gasoline stations and convenience stores under the Red Apple Food Mart® and Country Fair® brand names.
A discussion and analysis of the factors contributing to the Company’s results of operations are presented below. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes, together with the following information, are intended to supply investors with a reasonable basis for evaluating the Company’s operations, but should not serve as the only criteria for predicting the Company’s future performance.
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Retail Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended November 30, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
| | (dollars in thousands) | |
Net Sales | | | | | | | | |
Petroleum | | $ | 261,343 | | | $ | 304,665 | |
Merchandise and other | | | 62,286 | | | | 56,594 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Net Sales | | | 323,629 | | | | 361,259 | |
Costs of Goods Sold | | | 289,636 | | | | 302,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gross Profit | | | 33,993 | | | | 58,309 | |
Operating Expenses | | | 32,064 | | | | 31,751 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Segment Operating Income | | $ | 1,929 | | | $ | 26,558 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Petroleum Sales (thousands of gallons) | | | 97,454 | | | | 97,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gross Profit | | | | | | | | |
Petroleum (a) | | $ | 18,032 | | | $ | 43,423 | |
Merchandise and other | | | 15,961 | | | | 14,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 33,993 | | | $ | 58,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Petroleum margin ($/gallon) (b) | | | .1850 | | | | .4462 | |
Merchandise margin (percent of sales) | | | 25.6 | % | | | 26.3 | % |
(a) | Includes the effect of intersegment purchases from the Company’s wholesale segment at prices which approximate market. |
(b) | Company management calculates petroleum margin per gallon by dividing petroleum gross margin by petroleum sales volumes. Management uses fuel margin per gallon calculations to compare profitability to other companies in the industry. Petroleum margin per gallon may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in the industry. |
Comparison of Fiscal Quarters Ended November 30 2009 and November 30, 2008
Net Sales
Retail sales decreased during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2009 by $37.6 million or 10.4% for the comparable period in fiscal 2009 from $361.2 million to $323.6 million. The decrease was primarily due to: $43.3 million in petroleum sales offset by a $5.7 million increase in merchandise sales. The petroleum sales decrease resulted from a 14.3% decrease in retail selling prices per gallon, offset by a .1 million gallon or .1% increase in retail petroleum volume. The decrease in prices generally reflects the decline in worldwide petroleum prices. The merchandise sales increase is primarily due to increased prepared food, beverages and cigarette sales due to promotional campaigns and increased selling prices.
Costs of Goods Sold
Retail costs of goods sold decreased during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2009 by $13.3 million or 4.4% for the comparable period in fiscal 2009 from $302.9 million to $289.6 million. The decrease was primarily due to $17.9 million in petroleum purchase prices, fuel tax of $.2 million and freight cost of $.2 million, offset by an increase in merchandise cost of $4.6 million and a $.4 million inventory valuation adjustment.
Gross Profit
Retail gross profit decreased during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2009 by $24.3 million or 41.7% for the comparable period in fiscal 2009. Petroleum margins decreased by $25.4 million or 58.5% offset by an increase in merchandise margin of $1.1 million or 7.2%.
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Operating Expenses
Retail operating expenses remained relatively constant during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2009 and the comparable period in fiscal 2009, due to the Company’s effort to keep overhead at the previous year’s level.
Wholesale Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended November 30, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
| | (dollars in thousands) | |
Net Sales (a) | | $ | 297,297 | | | $ | 409,212 | |
Costs of Goods Sold | | | 313,968 | | | | 412,137 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gross Loss | | $ | (16,671 | ) | | $ | (2,925 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Operating Expenses | | | 8,912 | | | | 8,602 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Segment Operating Loss | | $ | (25,583 | ) | | $ | (11,527 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Crude throughput (thousand barrels per day) | | | 56.5 | | | | 63.3 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Refinery Product Yield (thousands of barrels) | |
| |
| | Three Months Ended November 30, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
Gasoline and gasoline blendstock | | | 2,281 | | | | 2,335 | |
Distillates | | | 1,139 | | | | 1,396 | |
Asphalt | | | 1,556 | | | | 1,850 | |
Butane, propane, residual products, internally produced fuel and other | | | 527 | | | | 492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Product Yield | | | 5,503 | | | | 6,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
% Heavy Crude Oil of Total Refinery Throughput (b) | | | 61 | % | | | 63 | % |
|
Product Sales (dollars in thousands) (a) | |
| |
| | Three Months Ended November 30, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
Gasoline and gasoline blendstock | | $ | 102,529 | | | $ | 126,407 | |
Distillates | | | 70,313 | | | | 116,585 | |
Asphalt | | | 113,247 | | | | 154,912 | |
Other | | | 11,208 | | | | 11,308 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 297,297 | | | $ | 409,212 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Product Sales
(thousand of barrels) (a)
| | | | |
| | Three Months Ended November 30, |
| | 2009 | | 2008 |
Gasoline and gasoline blendstock | | 1,263 | | 1,412 |
Distillates | | 852 | | 1,066 |
Asphalt | | 1,940 | | 1,616 |
Other | | 251 | | 206 |
| | | | |
| | 4,306 | | 4,300 |
| | | | |
(a) | Sources of total product sales include products manufactured at the refinery located in Warren, Pennsylvania and products purchased from third parties. |
(b) | The Company defines “heavy” crude oil as crude oil with an American Petroleum Institute specific gravity of 26 or less. |
Comparison of Fiscal Quarters Ended November 30, 2009 and November 30, 2008
Net Sales
Wholesale sales decreased during the three months ended November 30, 2009 by $111.9 million or 27.3% for the comparable period in fiscal 2009 from $409.2 million to $297.3 million. The decrease was due to a 27.4% decrease in wholesale prices. The decrease in prices generally reflects the decline in worldwide petroleum prices.
Costs of Goods Sold
Wholesale costs of goods sold decreased during the three months ended November 30, 2009 by $98.2 million or 23.8% for the comparable period in fiscal 2009 from $412.1 million to $313.9 million. The decrease in wholesale costs of goods sold during this period was primarily due to a decrease in cost of raw materials.
Gross Profit
Wholesale gross profit decreased during the three months ended November 30, 2009 by $13.8 million or 469.9% from the comparable period in fiscal 2009 from $(2.9) million to $(16.7) million. The decrease was primarily due to the changing oil market pricing.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses remained relatively constant during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2009 and the comparable period in fiscal 2009, due to the Company’s effort to keep overhead at the previous year’s level. Operating expenses for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2009 were $8.9 million or 3.0% of net wholesale sales compared to $8.6 million or 2.1% of net wholesale sales for the comparable period in fiscal 2009.
Consolidated Expenses:
Interest Expense, net
Net interest expense (interest expense less interest income) for the three months ended November 30, 2009 decreased $.9 million or 9.5% to $8.5 million from $9.4 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2009. The decrease in interest expense was due in part to the Company acquiring $26.0 million of its 10 1/2% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2012 during fiscal 2009.
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Income Tax Expense / (Benefit)
The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended November 30, 2009 and 2008 remained relatively constant at approximately 41%.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We operate in an environment where our liquidity and capital resources are impacted by changes in the price of crude oil and refined petroleum products, availability of credit, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors beyond our control. Included in such factors are, among others, the level of customer product demand, weather conditions, governmental regulations, worldwide political conditions and overall market and economic conditions.
The following table summarizes selected measures of liquidity and capital sources (in thousands):
| | | |
| | November 30, 2009 |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 21,276 |
Working capital | | $ | 209,531 |
Current ratio | | | 2.8 |
Debt | | $ | 343,625 |
Primary sources of liquidity have been cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations and borrowing availability under a revolving line of credit. We believe available capital resources will be adequate to meet our working capital, debt service, and capital expenditure requirements for existing operations.
Our cash and cash equivalents consist of bank balances and investments in money market funds. These investments have staggered maturity dates, none of which exceed three months. They have a high degree of liquidity since the securities are traded in public markets.
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| | | | |
| | Three Months Ended November 30, 2009 | |
| | (in millions) | |
Significant uses of cash Investing activities: | | | | |
Additions to deferred turnaround costs | | | | |
Property, plant and equipment | | | | |
Renewable fuels – cost estimates | | $ | (1.4 | ) |
Properties purchased | | | (.8 | ) |
Retail maintenance (black top, roof, HVAC, rehab) | | | (.8 | ) |
Asbestos abatement | | | (.4 | ) |
Retail petroleum upgrade | | | (.4 | ) |
Biodiesel blending | | | (.3 | ) |
Computers and equipment upgrade | | | (.2 | ) |
#4 boiler upgrade | | | (.2 | ) |
Miscellaneous equipment replacement | | | (.1 | ) |
Reduction of benzene and gasoline | | | (.1 | ) |
Environmental instruments upgrade | | | (.1 | ) |
Other general capital items (tank repairs, refinery piping projects, etc.) | | | (1.8 | ) |
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Total property, plant and equipment | | | (6.6 | ) |
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Net cash used in investing activities | | $ | (6.6 | ) |
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Financing activities: | | | | |
Net borrowings on revolving credit facility | | $ | 12.0 | |
Principal reductions of long term debt | | | (.5 | ) |
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Net cash provided by financing activities | | $ | 11.5 | |
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Working capital items: | | | | |
Decrease in inventory | | $ | 61.0 | |
Accounts receivable decrease | | | 7.8 | |
Accrued liabilities increase | | | 7.8 | |
Accounts payable decrease | | | (33.8 | ) |
Prepaid expense increase | | | (31.9 | ) |
Income taxes payable decrease | | | (5.2 | ) |
Amounts due from affiliated companies, net increase | | | (4.1 | ) |
Sales, use and fuel taxes payable decrease | | | (3.3 | ) |
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Cash used in working capital items | | $ | (1.7 | ) |
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We require a substantial investment in working capital which is susceptible to large variations during the year resulting from purchases of inventory and seasonal demands. Inventory purchasing activity is a function of sales activity and turnaround cycles for the different refinery units.
Maintenance and non-discretionary capital expenditures have averaged approximately $6.0 million annually over the last three years for the refining and marketing operations. Management does not foresee any increase in these maintenance and non-discretionary capital expenditures during fiscal year 2010.
Future liquidity, both short and long-term, will continue to be primarily dependent on realizing a refinery margin sufficient to cover fixed and variable expenses, including planned capital expenditures. We expect to be able to meet our working capital, capital expenditure, contractual obligations, letter of credit and debt service requirements out of cash flow from operations, cash on hand and borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility with PNC Bank, N.A. as Agent Bank. Our revolving credit facility with PNC Bank, N.A., as Agent Bank (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) is $130,000,000. This provides the Company with flexibility relative to its cash flow requirements in light of market fluctuations particularly involving crude oil prices and seasonal business cycles and will assist the Company in meeting its working capital, ongoing capital expenditure needs and for general
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corporate purposes. The agreement expires on November 27, 2011. Under the Revolving Credit Facility, the applicable margin is calculated on the average unused availability as follows: (a) for base rate borrowing, at the greater of the Agent Bank’s prime rate plus an applicable margin of 0% to .5%; the Federal Funds Open Rate plus .5%; or the Daily LIBOR rate plus 1%; (b) for euro-rate based borrowings, at the LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin of 2.35% to 1.75%. The Agent Bank’s prime rate at November 30, 2009 was 3.25%.
The Revolving Credit Facility is secured primarily by certain cash accounts, accounts receivable and inventory. Until maturity, we may borrow on a borrowing base formula as set forth in the facility. We had standby letters of credit of $4.4 million as of November 30, 2009 and there were outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility in the amount of $12.0 million resulting in net availability of $113.6 million. As of January 14, 2009 there was $26.0 million outstanding on the $130 million Revolving Credit Facility and standby letters of credit in the amount of $4.4 million, resulting in a net availability of $99.6 million and the Company had full access to it. The Company’s working capital ratio was 2.8 as of November 30, 2009.
Although we are not aware of any pending circumstances which would change our expectation, changes in the tax laws, the imposition of and changes in federal and state clean air and clean fuel requirements and other changes in environmental laws and regulations may also increase future capital expenditure levels. Future capital expenditures are also subject to business conditions affecting the industry. We continue to investigate strategic acquisitions and capital improvements to our existing facilities.
Federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the environment affect nearly all of our operations. As is the case with all the companies engaged in similar industries, we face significant exposure from actual or potential claims and lawsuits involving environmental matters. Future expenditures related to environmental matters cannot be reasonably quantified in many circumstances due to the uncertainties as to required remediation methods and related clean-up cost estimates. We cannot predict what additional environmental legislation or regulations will be enacted or become effective in the future or how existing or future laws or regulations will be administered or interpreted with respect to products or activities to which they have not been previously applied.
Seasonal Factors
Seasonal factors affecting the Company’s business may cause variation in the prices and margins of some of the Company’s products. For example, demand for gasoline tends to be highest in spring and summer months, while demand for home heating oil and kerosene tends to be highest in winter months.
As a result, the margin on gasoline prices versus crude oil costs generally tends to increase in the spring and summer, while margins on home heating oil and kerosene tend to increase in winter.
Inflation
The effect of inflation on the Company has not been significant during the last five fiscal years.
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ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. |
The Company uses its revolving credit facility to finance a portion of its operations. As of January 14, 2010, there was $26.0 million outstanding under the revolving line of credit. These on-balance sheet financial instruments, to the extent they provide for variable rates, expose the Company to interest rate risk resulting from changes in the PNC Prime rate, the Federal Funds or LIBOR rate.
The Company has exposure to price fluctuations of crude oil and refined products. The Company does not manage the price risk related to all of its inventories of crude oil and refined products with a permanent formal hedging program, but does manage its risk exposures by managing inventory levels.The Company had no open future positions at November 30, 2009.
See also Recent Developments section of Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
ITEM 4T. CONTROLS | AND PROCEDURES. |
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of November 30, 2009. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of November 30, 2009, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
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ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. |
None.
There have been no material changes in our Risk Factors disclosed in the Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2009.
ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS. |
None.
ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES. |
None.
ITEM 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
None.
ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION. |
None.
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Exhibit 31.1 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Exhibit 31.2 | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Exhibit 32.1 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 14, 2010
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UNITED REFINING COMPANY (Registrant) |
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/s/ Myron L. Turfitt |
Myron L. Turfitt President |
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/s/ James E. Murphy |
James E. Murphy |
Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 14, 2010
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KIANTONE PIPELINE CORPORATION (Registrant) |
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/s/ Myron L. Turfitt |
Myron L. Turfitt President |
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/s/ James E. Murphy |
James E. Murphy Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 14, 2010
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UNITED REFINING COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Registrant) |
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/s/ Myron L. Turfitt |
Myron L. Turfitt President |
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/s/ James E. Murphy |
James E. Murphy Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 14, 2010
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KIANTONE PIPELINE COMPANY (Registrant) |
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/s/ Myron L. Turfitt |
Myron L. Turfitt President |
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/s/ James E. Murphy |
James E. Murphy |
Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 14, 2010
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UNITED JET CENTER, INC. (Registrant) |
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/s/ Myron L. Turfitt |
Myron L. Turfitt President |
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/s/ James E. Murphy |
James E. Murphy |
Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 14, 2010
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KWIK-FILL CORPORATION (Registrant) |
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/s/ Myron L. Turfitt |
Myron L. Turfitt President |
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/s/ James E. Murphy |
James E. Murphy Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 14, 2010
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INDEPENDENT GASOLINE AND OIL COMPANY OF ROCHESTER, INC. (Registrant) |
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/s/ Myron L. Turfitt |
Myron L. Turfitt President |
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/s/ James E. Murphy |
James E. Murphy Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 14, 2010
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BELL OIL CORP. (Registrant) |
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/s/ Myron L. Turfitt |
Myron L. Turfitt President |
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/s/ James E. Murphy |
James E. Murphy Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 14, 2010
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PPC, INC. (Registrant) |
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/s/ Myron L. Turfitt |
Myron L. Turfitt President |
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/s/ James E. Murphy |
James E. Murphy Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 14, 2010
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SUPER TEST PETROLEUM, INC. |
(Registrant) |
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/s/ Myron L. Turfitt |
Myron L. Turfitt |
President |
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/s/ James E. Murphy |
James E. Murphy |
Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 14, 2010
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KWIK-FIL, INC. |
(Registrant) |
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/s/ Myron L. Turfitt |
Myron L. Turfitt |
President |
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/s/ James E. Murphy |
James E. Murphy |
Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 14, 2010
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VULCAN ASPHALT REFINING CORPORATION |
(Registrant) |
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/s/ Myron L. Turfitt |
Myron L. Turfitt |
President |
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/s/ James E. Murphy |
James E. Murphy |
Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 14, 2010
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COUNTRY FAIR, INC. |
(Registrant) |
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/s/ Myron L. Turfitt |
Myron L. Turfitt |
President and Chief Operating Officer |
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/s/ James E. Murphy |
James E. Murphy Vice President – Finance |
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