10-Q 1 b311544_10q.txt QUARTERLY REPORT SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 --------------- FORM 10-Q [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2001 -------------- Commission file number 1-10243 BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST ------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 13-6943724 --------------------------------- ------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) The Bank of New York, 101 Barclay Street, New York, NY 10286 ------------------------------------------------------ ------------- (Address of Principal Executive Office of Trustee) (Zip Code) Trustee's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 815-5092 ------------------ 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 [ ] As of May 14, 2001, 21,400,000 Units of Beneficial Interest were outstanding PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Financial Statements. BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Trust Corpus (Prepared on a modified basis of cash receipts and disbursements) (In thousands, except unit data) March 31, December 31, 2001 2000 ----------- ------------ Assets (Unaudited) Royalty Interest, net (notes 1, 2 and 3) $19,583 20,085 Cash equivalents (cash reserve) 1,064 1,048 ------- ------- Total assets $20,647 21,133 ======= ======= Liabilities and Trust Corpus Accrued expenses $ 556 464 Trust Corpus (40,000,000 units of beneficial interest authorized, 21,400,000 units issued and outstanding) 20,091 20,669 ------- ------- Total liabilities and Trust Corpus $20,647 21,133 ======= ======= See accompanying notes to financial statements. BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST Statements of Cash Earnings and Distributions (Prepared on a modified basis of cash receipts and disbursements) (In thousands, except unit data) (Unaudited) Three months ended March 31, ------------------------------ 2001 2000 ------------ ------------ Royalty revenues $ 19,932 12,105 Interest income 19 -- Less: Trust administrative expenses (158) (164) Expense reserve -- (250) ------------ ------------ Cash earnings $ 19,793 11,691 ============ ============ Cash distributions $ 19,777 11,691 ============ ============ Cash distributions per unit $ 0.9242 0.5463 ============ ============ Units outstanding 21,400,000 21,400,000 ============ ============ See accompanying notes to financial statements. BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST Statements of Changes in Trust Corpus (Prepared on a modified basis of cash receipts and disbursements) (In thousands) (Unaudited) Three months ended March 31, ------------------------- 2001 2000 -------- -------- Trust Corpus at beginning of period $ 20,669 22,626 Change in cash reserve -- 250 Cash earnings 19,793 11,691 Increase in accrued expenses (92) (110) Cash distributions (19,777) (11,691) Amortization of Royalty Interest (502) (628) -------- -------- Trust Corpus at end of period $ 20,091 22,138 ======== ======== See accompanying notes to financial statements. BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST Notes to Financial Statements (Prepared on a modified basis of cash receipts and disbursements) March 31, 2001 (Unaudited) (1) Formation of the Trust and Organization BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (the "Trust"), a grantor trust, was created as a Delaware business trust pursuant to a Trust Agreement dated February 28, 1989 among The Standard Oil Company ("Standard Oil"), BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (the "Company"), The Bank of New York (The "Trustee") and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as co-trustee. Standard Oil and the Company are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of the British Petroleum Company p.l.c. ("BP"). In 2000, the Company and certain other Prudhoe Bay working interest owners cross-assigned interests in the Prudhoe Bay Field pursuant to the Prudhoe Bay Unit Alignment Agreement. The Company retained all rights, obligations and liabilities associated with the Trust. This transaction is not expected to have a material effect on the Trust's operation. On February 28, 1989, Standard Oil conveyed an overriding royalty interest (the "Royalty Interest") to the Trust. The Trust was formed for the sole purpose of owning and administering the Royalty Interest. The Royalty Interest represents the right to receive, effective February 28, 1989, a per barrel royalty (the "Per Barrel Royalty") of 16.4246% on the lesser of (a) the first 90,000 barrels of the average actual daily net production of oil and condensate per quarter or (b) the average actual daily net production of oil and condensate per quarter from the Company's working interest in the Prudhoe Bay Field (the "Field") as of February 28, 1989, located on the North Slope of Alaska. Trust Unit holders will remain subject at all times to the risk that production will be interrupted or discontinued or fall, on average, below 90,000 barrels per day in any quarter. BP has guaranteed the performance by the Company of its payment obligations with respect to the Royalty Interest. The trustees of the Trust are The Bank of New York, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business, and The Bank of New York (Delaware), a Delaware banking corporation. The Bank of New York (Delaware) serves as co-trustee in order to satisfy certain requirements of the Delaware Trust Act. The Bank of New York alone is able to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Trustee in the Trust Agreement. The Per Barrel Royalty in effect for any day is equal to the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil (the "WTI Price") for that day less scheduled Chargeable Costs (adjusted in certain situations for inflation) and Production Taxes (based on statutory rates then in existence). For years subsequent to 2006, Chargeable Costs will be reduced up to a maximum amount of $1.20 per barrel in each year if additions to the Field's proved reserves do not meet certain specific levels. The Trust is passive, with the Trustee having only such powers as are necessary for the collection and distribution of revenues, the payment of Trust liabilities and the protection of the Royalty Interest. The Trustee, subject to certain conditions, is obligated to establish cash reserves and borrow funds to pay liabilities of the Trust when they become due. The Trustee may sell Trust properties only (a) as authorized by a vote of the Trust Unit holders, (b) when necessary to provide for the payment of specific liabilities of the Trust then due (subject to certain conditions) or (c) upon termination of the Trust. Each Trust Unit issued and outstanding represents an equal undivided share of beneficial interest in the Trust. Royalty payments are received by the Trust and distributed to Trust Unit holders, net of Trust expenses, in the month succeeding the end of each calendar quarter. The Trust will terminate upon the first to occur of the following events: (a) On or prior to December 31, 2010: upon a vote of Trust Unit holders of not less than 70% of the outstanding Trust Units. BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) (Unaudited) (1) Formation of the Trust and Organization (Continued) (b) After December 31, 2010: (i) upon a vote of Trust Unit holders of not less than 60% of the outstanding Trust Units, or (ii) at such time the net revenues from the Royalty Interest for two successive years commencing after 2010 are less than $1,000,000 per year (unless the net revenues during such period are materially and adversely affected by certain events). In order to ensure the Trust has the ability to pay future expenses, the Trust established a cash reserve account which management believes is sufficient to pay approximately one year's current and expected liabilities and expenses of the Trust. The Trust Corpus includes $1,064,000 to cover the aforementioned future expenses. (2) Basis of Accounting The financial statements of the Trust are prepared on a modified cash basis and reflect the Trust's assets, liabilities, Corpus, earnings and distributions as follows: (a) Revenues are recorded when received (generally within 15 days of the end of the preceding quarter) and distributions to Trust Unit holders are recorded when paid. (b) Trust expenses (which include accounting, engineering, legal, and other professional fees, trustees' fees and out-of-pocket expenses) are recorded on an accrual basis. (c) Amortization of the Royalty Interest is calculated using the units of production method. Such amortization is charged directly to the Trust Corpus, and does not affect cash earnings. The daily rate for amortization per net equivalent barrel of oil for the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2000 was $0.3723 and $0.47 respectively. The change in the amortization rate is due to an increase in the estimated number of years that average daily production of oil and condensate from the proved reserves at Prudhoe Bay Field will exceed 90,000 barrels. The Trust evaluates impairment of the Royalty Interest by comparing the undiscounted cash flows expected to be realized from the Royalty Interest to the carrying value, pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121 ("SFAS 121") "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of". If the expected future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value, the Trust recognizes an impairment loss for the difference between the carrying value and the estimated fair value of the Royalty Interest. While these statements differ from financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the cash basis of reporting revenues and distributions is considered to be the most meaningful because quarterly distributions to the Unit holders are based on net cash receipts. The accompanying modified cash basis financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the assets, liabilities and Trust corpus of the Trust as of March 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000 and the modified cash earnings and distributions and changes in Trust corpus for the three month periods ended March 31, 2001 and 2000. The adjustments are of a normal recurring nature and are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the results of operations. As of March 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000, cash equivalents which represents the cash reserve consist of US treasury bills with an initial term of less than three months. All interest income earned on the treasury bills are reinvested. BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) (Prepared on a modified basis of cash receipts and disbursements) (Unaudited) (2) Basis of Accounting (Continued) Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in Trust Corpus resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes in the Trust's 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The cash earnings and distributions for the interim period presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. (3) Royalty Interest The Royalty Interest is comprised of the following at March 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000 (in thousands): March 31 December 31 2001 2000 --------- ----------- Royalty Interest $ 535,000 535,000 Less: Accumulated amortization (341,899) (341,397) Impairment write-down (173,518) (173,518) --------- --------- $ 19,583 20,085 ========= ========= (4) Income Taxes The Trust files its federal tax return as a grantor trust subject to the provisions of subpart E of Part I of Subchapter J of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, rather than as an association taxable as a corporation. The Unit holders are treated as the owners of Trust income and Corpus, and the entire taxable income of the Trust will be reported by the Unit holders on their respective tax returns. If the Trust were determined to be an association taxable as a corporation, it would be treated as an entity taxable as a corporation on the taxable income from the Royalty Interest, the Trust Unit holders would be treated as shareholders, and distributions to Trust Unit holders would not be deductible in computing the Trust's tax liability as an association. Item 2. Trustee's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Cautionary Statement The Trustee, its officers or its agents on behalf of the Trustee may, from time to time, make forward-looking statements (other than statements of historical fact). When used herein, the words "anticipates," "expects," "believes," "intends" or "projects" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. To the extent that any forward-looking statements are made, the Trustee is unable to predict future changes in oil prices, oil production levels, economic activity, legislation and regulation, and certain changes in expenses of the Trust. In addition, the Trust's future results of operations and other forward looking statements contained in this item and elsewhere in this report involve a number of risks and uncertainties. As a result of variations in such factors, actual results may differ materially from any forward looking statements. Some of these factors are described below. The Trustee disclaims any obligation to update forward looking statements and all such forward-looking statements in this document are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph. Liquidity and Capital Resources The Trust is a passive entity, and the Trustee's activities are limited to collecting and distributing the revenues from the Royalty Interest and paying liabilities and expenses of the Trust. Generally, the Trust has no source of liquidity and no capital resources other than the revenue attributable to the Royalty Interest that it receives from time to time. See the discussion under "THE ROYALTY INTEREST" for a description of the calculation of the Per Barrel Royalty, and the discussion under "THE PRUDHOE BAY UNIT - Reserve Estimates" and "INDEPENDENT OIL AND GAS CONSULTANTS' REPORT" in Part I, Item 1 of the Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 (the "Annual Report") for information concerning the estimated future net revenues of the Trust. However, the Trustee does have a limited power to borrow, establish a cash reserve, or dispose of all or part of the Trust Estate, under limited circumstances pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement. See the discussion under "THE TRUST" in Part I, Item 1 of the Annual Report. The depressed WTI Prices during the fourth quarter of 1998 and first quarter of 1999 resulted in the Trust not receiving distributions during the first and second quarters of 1999. The Trustee, therefore, determined to exercise certain of its limited powers under the Trust Agreement to obtain liquidity in order to meet the Trust's future liabilities and expenses. Given the unpredictability of WTI Prices and that the Trust only receives quarterly distributions, the Trustee determined that a cash reserve is necessary to cover any such future liabilities which may exceed those quarterly distributions received by drawing upon the cash reserve. The Trustee received an opinion of counsel relating to certain tax matters as they pertain to the establishment of the cash reserve. Upon the resumption of distributions in the third quarter of 1999, attributable to the increase in the WTI Price in the second quarter of 1999, the Trustee established a cash reserve to provide liquidity to the Trust during any future periods in which the Trust does not receive a distribution. The Trustee anticipates setting aside and adding to such cash reserve account, out of any quarterly distributions received by the Trust, an amount equal to approximately one year's expected liabilities and expenses of the Trust, which the Trustee estimates to be approximately $1,000,000. This amount is being set aside over the course of four quarters, with one quarter of such amount being set aside each quarter, assuming the availability of funds from quarterly distributions. The Trustee has set aside $250,000 from the July 15, 1999 distribution, $250,000 from the October 15, 1999 distribution, $250,000 from the January 15, 2000 distribution and $250,000 from the April 15, 2000 distribution for such cash reserve. The Trustee will draw funds from the cash reserve account during any quarter in which the quarterly distribution received by the Trust does not exceed the liabilities and expenses of the Trust, and will replenish the reserve from future quarterly distributions, if any. Amounts set aside for the cash reserve are being invested in U.S. government or agency securities secured by the full faith and credit of the United States. The Trustee has determined to distribute any interest received from the investment to the holders of Units upon maturity on that next Quarterly Record Date. The Trustee anticipates that it will keep this cash reserve program in place until termination of the Trust. As discussed under CERTAIN TAX CONSIDERATIONS in the Annual Report, amounts received by the Trust as quarterly distributions are income to the holders of the Units, (as will be any earning on investment of the cash reserve) and must be reported by the holders of the Units, even if such amounts are used to repay borrowings or establish a cash reserve and are not received by the holders of the Units. Results of Operations Royalty revenues are generally received on the Quarterly Record Date (generally the fifteenth day of the month) following the end of the calendar quarter in which the related Royalty Production occurred. The Trustee, to the extent possible, pays all expenses of the Trust for each quarter on the Quarterly Record Date on which the revenues for the quarter are received. For the statement of cash earnings and distributions, revenues and Trust expenses are recorded on a cash basis and, as a result, royalties paid to the Trust and distributions to Unit holders in the quarters ended March 31, 2001 and 2000 are attributable to the Company's operations during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The following table shows the factors employed to compute the Per Barrel Royalty received by the Trust during the quarters ended March 31, 2001 and 2000 (see Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1): Quarter Ended December 31 ------------------------------------------- 2000 1999 ------------------- -------------------- Average WTI Price $ 31.98 $ 24.60 Chargeable Costs 10.00 9.80 Cost Adjustment Factor x 1.341 x 1.296 -------- -------- Adjusted Chargeable Costs 13.41 12.70 Production Taxes + 3.92 + 2.84 -------- -------- 17.33 15.54 ------- ------- Per Barrel Royalty $ 14.65 $ 9.05 ======= ======= As long as the Company's average daily net production from the Prudhoe Bay Unit exceeds 90,000 barrels, which the Company currently projects will continue until the year 2009, the only factors affecting the Trust's revenues and distributions to Unit holders are changes in WTI Prices, scheduled annual increases in Chargeable Costs, changes in the Consumer Price Index, changes in Production Taxes and changes in the expenses of the Trust. During the third quarter of 2000, the Company and certain other Prudhoe Bay working interest owners cross-assigned interests in the Field pursuant to a Prudhoe Bay alignment agreement; the Company retained all rights, obligations and liabilities associated with the Trust. This transaction is not expected to have a material effect on the Trust's operation. Quarter Ended March 31, 2001 Compared to Quarter Ended March 31, 2000 The Trust's royalty revenues in the quarter ended March 31, 2001 were $19,932,000 as compared to the same period a year ago of $12,105,000. This was due to a significant increase in the Average WTI Price from $24.60 for the quarter ended December 31, 1999 to $31.98 for the quarter ended December 31, 2000. Total deductions from the Average WTI Price (consisting of Adjusted Chargeable Costs and Production Taxes) increased by $1.79 (approximately 12% percent) to $17.33 for the quarter ending December 31, 2000 from $15.54 for the quarter ending December 31, 1999. The 12% increase was due to an increase of $0.71 in the Adjusted Chargeable Costs over the same period a year ago, $0.20 of which is attributable to the scheduled increase in Chargeable Costs and $0.51 due to an increase in the cost adjustment factor, and an increase of $1.08 in production taxes over the same period a year ago. See the discussion under "THE ROYALTY INTEREST" for a description of the calculation of the Per Barrel Royalty in the Annual Report. The Trust's cash distribution in the quarter ended March 31, 2001 was $0.9242 as compared to $0.5463 per unit for the same period a year ago. The Trustee's fees and expenses paid during quarter ended March 31, 2001 were $158,000 as compared to $164,000 for same period a year ago. There was no expenses reserve charge in the quarter ended March 31, 2001 compared with a $250,000 charge in the quarter ended March 31, 2000. Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. Not applicable. PART II OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings. None. Item 2. Changes in 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. On April 16, 2001, the Trust received a cash distribution of $14,417,630 from the Company with respect to the quarter ended March 31, 2001 and, after adding interest income of $2,586 and deducting expenses of $253,079, distributed $14,167,137 or approximately $0.66 per Unit, to Unit holders of record on April 19, 2001. Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K. (a) Exhibits 4.1 BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust Agreement dated February 28, 1989 among The Standard Oil Company, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., The Bank of New York, Trustee, and F. James Hutchinson, Co-Trustee. 4.2 Overriding Royalty Conveyance dated February 27, 1989 between BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. and The Standard Oil Company. 4.3 Trust Conveyance dated February 28, 1989 between The Standard Oil Company and BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust. 4.4 Support Agreement dated as of February 28, 1989 among The British Petroleum Company p.l.c., BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., The Standard Oil Company and BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust. 27 Financial Data Schedule (b) Reports on Form 8-K No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended March 31, 2001. SIGNATURE 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. BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST By: THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee By: /s/ Marie E. Trimboli ------------------------------------ Marie E. Trimboli Assistant Treasurer Date: May 14, 2001 The registrant is a trust and has no officers or persons performing similar functions. No additional signatures are available and none have been provided. INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Exhibit No. Description ------- ----------- *4.1 BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust Agreement dated February 28, 1989 among The Standard Oil Company, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., The Bank of New York, Trustee, and F. James Hutchinson, Co-Trustee. *4.2 Overriding Royalty Conveyance dated February 27, 1989 between BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. and The Standard Oil Company. *4.3 Trust Conveyance dated February 28, 1989 between The Standard Oil Company and BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust. *4.4 Support Agreement dated as of February 28, 1989 among The British Petroleum Company p.l.c., BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., The standard Oil Company and BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust. **27. Financial Data Schedule. -------------------- * Incorporated by reference to the correspondingly numbered exhibit to the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 (Commission File No. 1-10243). ** Filed herewith.