Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
Commission file number 1-1398
UGI UTILITIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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100 Kachel Boulevard, Suite 400, Green Hills Corporate Center
Reading, PA 19607
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(610) 796-3400
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act. Yes þ No o.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ.
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 þ No o.
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is
not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K
or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer þ
Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act).
Yes o No þ.
At September 30, 2007, there were 26,781,785 shares of UGI Utilities Common Stock, par value $2.25
per share, outstanding, all of which were held, beneficially and of record, by UGI Corporation.
The Registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction I(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K
and is therefore filing this Form 10-K with the reduced disclosure format permitted by that General
Instruction.
PART I:
ITEMS 1. AND 2. BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES
GENERAL
UGI Utilities, Inc. (UGI Utilities or the Company) is a public utility company that owns
and operates two natural gas distribution utilities and an electric utility in Pennsylvania. We are
a wholly owned subsidiary of UGI Corporation (UGI).
On August 24, 2006, UGI Utilities acquired a Pennsylvania natural gas utility business from
Southern Union Company which significantly increased our natural gas distribution business. The
Gas Utility segment (Gas Utility) consists of the regulated natural gas distribution businesses
of UGI Utilities (UGI Gas) and UGI Utilities subsidiary, UGI Penn Natural Gas, Inc. (UGIPNG).
Gas Utility serves approximately 478,000 customers in eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania. The
Electric Utility segment (Electric Utility) consists of the regulated electric distribution
business of UGI Utilities, serving approximately 62,000 customers in northeastern Pennsylvania. Gas
Utility and Electric Utility are regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC).
UGI Utilities was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1925. We are subject to regulation by the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). Our executive offices are located at 100 Kachel
Boulevard, Suite 400, Green Hills Corporate Center, Reading, Pennsylvania 19607, and our telephone
number is (610) 796-3400. In this report, the terms Company and UGI Utilities, as well as the
terms, our, we, and its, are sometimes used to refer to UGI Utilities, Inc. or, collectively
UGI Utilities, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
GAS UTILITY
Service Area; Revenue Analysis
Gas Utility is authorized to distribute natural gas to approximately 478,000 customers in
portions of 28 eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania counties through its distribution system of
approximately 7,800 miles of gas mains. The service area includes the cities of Allentown,
Bethlehem, Easton, Harrisburg, Hazleton, Lancaster, Lebanon, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and the boroughs of Honesdale and Milford, Pennsylvania. Located in Gas
Utilitys service area are major production centers for basic industries such as specialty metals,
aluminum, glass and paper product manufacturing.
System throughput (the total volume of gas sold to or transported for customers within Gas
Utilitys distribution system) for the 2007 fiscal year was approximately 131.8 billion cubic feet
(bcf). System sales of gas accounted for approximately 43% of system throughput, while gas
transported for residential, commercial and industrial customers (who bought their gas from others)
accounted for approximately 57% of system throughput.
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Sources of Supply and Pipeline Capacity
Gas Utility meets its service requirements by utilizing a diverse mix of natural gas purchase
contracts with marketers and producers, along with storage and transportation service contracts.
These arrangements enable Gas Utility to purchase gas from Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, Appalachian
and Canadian sources. For the transportation and storage function, Gas Utility has agreements with
a number of pipeline companies, including Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, Columbia Gas
Transmission Corporation, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation and Tennessee Gas Pipeline.
Gas Supply Contracts
During fiscal year 2007, Gas Utility purchased approximately 79 bcf of natural gas for sale to
retail core market and off-system sales customers. Approximately 87% of the volumes purchased were
supplied under agreements with 10 suppliers. The remaining 13% of gas purchased by Gas Utility was
supplied by approximately 23 producers and marketers. Gas supply contracts for Gas Utility are
generally no longer than 1 year. Gas Utility also has long-term contracts with suppliers for
natural gas peaking supply during the months of November through March.
Seasonality
Because many of its customers use gas for heating purposes, Gas Utility sales are seasonal.
Approximately 55% to 60% of Gas Utilitys sales volume is supplied, and approximately 70% to 75% of
Gas Utilitys operating income is earned, during the five-month peak heating season from November
through March.
Competition
Natural gas is a fuel that competes with electricity and oil, and to a lesser extent, with
propane and coal. Competition among these fuels is primarily a function of their comparative price
and the relative cost and efficiency of fuel utilization equipment. Electric utilities in Gas
Utilitys service area are seeking new load, primarily in the new construction market. In parts of
Gas Utilitys service area electricity may have a competitive price advantage over natural gas due
to government regulated rate caps on electricity. Additionally, high efficiency electric heat
pumps have led to a decrease in the cost of electricity for heating. Fuel oil dealers compete for
customers in all categories, including industrial customers. Gas Utility responds to this
competition with marketing efforts designed to retain and grow its customer base.
In substantially all of its service territories, Gas Utility is the only regulated gas
distribution utility having the right, granted by the PUC or by law, to provide gas distribution
services. Since the 1980s, larger commercial and industrial customers have been able to purchase
gas supplies from entities other than natural gas distribution utility companies. As a result of
Pennsylvanias Natural Gas Choice and Competition Act (Gas Competition Act), effective July 1,
1999 all of Gas Utilitys customers, including residential and smaller commercial and industrial
customers (Core Market Customers), have been afforded this opportunity. As of September 30, 2007,
three marketers provide gas supplies to approximately 4,100 of Gas
Utilitys Core Market Customers. Gas Utility provides transportation services for its customers
who purchase natural gas from others.
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A number of Gas Utilitys commercial and industrial customers have the ability to switch to an
alternate fuel at any time and, therefore, are served on an interruptible basis under rates which
are competitively priced with respect to the alternate fuel. Margin from these customers,
therefore, is affected by the difference or spread between the customers delivered cost of gas
and the customers delivered cost of the alternate fuel, as well as the frequency and duration of
interruptions. See Gas Utility and Electric Utility Regulation and Rates Gas Utility Rates. In
recent years, Gas Utilitys margin for interruptible service has been higher than in past years due
to the higher cost of oil compared to natural gas. In accordance with the PUCs June 29, 2000 Gas
Restructuring Order applicable to UGI Gas, margin from certain of these customers (who use pipeline
capacity contracted by UGI Gas to serve retail customers) is used to reduce purchased gas cost
rates for retail customers. Approximately 29% of UGI Gas commercial and industrial customers,
including certain customers served under interruptible rates, have locations which afford them the
opportunity, although none have exercised it, of seeking transportation service directly from
interstate pipelines, thereby bypassing UGI Gas. The majority of customers in this group are served
under transportation contracts having 3 to 20 year terms. Included in these two customer groups are
UGI Gas 10 largest customers in terms of annual volumes. All of these customers have contracts, 9
of which extend beyond Fiscal 2008. No single customer represents, or is anticipated to represent,
more than 5% of Gas Utilitys total revenues.
Outlook for Gas Service and Supply
Gas Utility anticipates having adequate pipeline capacity and sources of supply available to
it to meet the full requirements of all firm customers on its system through fiscal year 2008.
Supply mix is diversified, market priced, and delivered pursuant to a number of long-term and
short-term firm transportation and storage arrangements, including transportation contracts held by
some of Gas Utilitys larger customers.
During fiscal year 2007, Gas Utility supplied transportation service to 2 major co-generation
installations and 5 electric generation facilities. Gas Utility continues to pursue opportunities
to supply natural gas to electric generation projects located in its service area. Gas Utility also
continues to seek new residential, commercial and industrial customers for both firm and
interruptible service. In the residential market sector, Gas Utility connected approximately 9,800
residential heating customers during fiscal year 2007. Despite the nationwide slowdown in the real
estate market, of those new customers, new home construction accounted for over 6,200 heating
customers. If the slowdown in new home construction continues in fiscal year 2008 in Gas
Utilitys service area, customer growth may be adversely affected. Customers converting from other
energy sources, primarily oil and electricity, and existing non-heating gas customers who have
added gas heating systems to replace other energy sources, accounted for the balance of the
additions. The number of new commercial and industrial Gas Utility customers was approximately
1,700.
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UGI Utilities continues to monitor and participate, where appropriate, in rulemaking and
individual rate and tariff proceedings before FERC affecting the rates and the terms and
conditions under which Gas Utility transports and stores natural gas. Among these proceedings are
those arising out of certain FERC orders and/or pipeline filings which relate to (i) the pricing of
pipeline services in a competitive energy marketplace; (ii) the flexibility of the terms and
conditions of pipeline service tariffs and contracts; and (iii) pipelines requests to increase
their base rates, or change the terms and conditions of their storage and transportation services.
UGI Utilities objective in negotiations with interstate pipeline and natural gas suppliers,
and in proceedings before regulatory agencies, is to assure availability of supply, transportation
and storage alternatives to serve market requirements at the lowest cost possible, taking into
account the need for security of supply. Consistent with that objective, UGI Utilities negotiates
the terms of firm transportation capacity on all pipelines serving it, arranges for appropriate
storage and peak-shaving resources, negotiates with producers for competitively priced gas
purchases and aggressively participates in regulatory proceedings related to transportation rights
and costs of service.
ELECTRIC UTILITY
Service Area; Sales Analysis
Electric Utility supplies electric service to approximately 62,000 customers in portions of
Luzerne and Wyoming counties in northeastern Pennsylvania through a system consisting of
approximately 2,150 miles of transmission and distribution lines and 13 transmission substations.
For fiscal year 2007, about 53% of sales volume came from residential
customers, 35% from commercial customers and 12% from industrial customers.
Sources of Supply
Electric Utility has third-party generation supply contracts in place for substantially all of
its expected energy requirements for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Electric Utility distributes
electricity that it purchases from others and electricity that customers purchase from other
suppliers, if any. As of September 30, 2007, none of Electric Utilitys customers have selected an
alternative electricity generation supplier. Electric Utility expects to continue to provide
energy to the great majority of its distribution customers for the foreseeable future. See
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Market
Risk Disclosures for a discussion of risks related to Electric Utilitys supply contracts.
Competition
As a result of the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act (ECC Act), all
Pennsylvania retail electric customers have the ability to choose their electric generation
supplier. Electric Utility remains the provider of last resort (POLR) for its customers who do
not choose an alternate electric generation supplier. The terms and conditions under which Electric
Utility provides POLR service, and rules governing the rates that may be charged for such service,
have been established in a series of PUC-approved settlements (collectively, the POLR
Settlement). Consistent with the terms of the POLR Settlement, Electric Utilitys POLR rates were
increased in January 2007. Electric Utility has announced its intent to increase POLR rates in
January 2008 and is permitted, but not required, to further increase its POLR rates in
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January 2009. Electric Utility is the only regulated electric utility having the right, granted by
the PUC or by law, to distribute electricity in its service territory. Sales of electricity for
residential heating purposes accounted for approximately 19% of total sales of electricity during
fiscal year 2007. Electricity competes with natural gas, oil, propane and other heating fuels for
this use. For current POLR rates see Gas Utility and Electric Utility Regulation and Rates -
Electric Utility Rates.
GAS UTILITY AND ELECTRIC UTILITY REGULATION AND RATES
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Jurisdiction
UGI Utilities gas and electric utility operations are subject to regulation by the PUC as to
rates, terms and conditions of service, accounting matters, issuance of securities, contracts and
other arrangements with affiliated entities, and various other matters.
Electric Transmission and Wholesale Power Sale Rates
FERC has jurisdiction over the rates and terms and conditions of service of electric
transmission facilities used for wholesale or retail choice transactions. Electric Utility owns
electric transmission facilities that are within the control area of the PJM Interconnection, LLC
(PJM) and are dispatched in accordance with a FERC-approved open access tariff and associated
agreements administered by PJM. Electric Utility receives certain revenues collected by PJM,
determined under a formulary rate schedule that is adjusted in June of each year to reflect annual
changes in Electric Utilitys electric transmission revenue requirements, when its transmission
facilities are used by third parties.
FERC has jurisdiction over the rates and terms and conditions of service of wholesale sales of
electric capacity and energy. Electric Utility has a tariff on file with FERC pursuant to which it
may make power sales to wholesale customers at market-based rates.
Gas Utility Rates
The most recent general base rate increase for UGI Gas became effective in 1995. In
accordance with a statutory mechanism, a rate increase for firm residential, commercial and
industrial customers (retail core-market) became effective October 1, 2000 along with a Purchased
Gas Cost (PGC) credit equal to a portion of the margin received from customers served under
interruptible rates to the extent such interruptible customers use capacity contracted for by UGI
Gas for retail core-market customers.
In an order entered on November 30, 2006, the PUC approved a settlement of the UGIPNG base
rate proceeding. The settlement authorized UGIPNG to increase natural gas distribution base rates
by $12.5 million of additional revenue annually, or approximately 4.0%, effective December 2, 2006.
In addition, the settlement provides UGIPNG the ability to recover up to $1.0 million of
additional corporate franchise tax through the state tax adjustment surcharge mechanism.
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UGI Gas and UGIPNGs gas service tariffs contain PGC rates applicable to firm retail rate
schedules. These PGC rates permit recovery of substantially all of the prudently incurred costs of
natural gas that UGI Gas and UGIPNG sells to its customers. PGC rates are reviewed and approved
annually by the PUC. UGI Gas and UGIPNG may request quarterly, or, under certain conditions,
monthly adjustments to reflect the actual cost of gas. Quarterly adjustments become effective on 1
days notice to the PUC and are subject to review during the next annual PGC filing. Each proposed
annual PGC rate is required to be filed with the PUC 6 months prior to its effective date. During
this period, the PUC holds hearings to determine whether the proposed rate reflects a least-cost
fuel procurement policy consistent with the obligation to provide safe, adequate and reliable
service. After completion of these hearings, the PUC issues an order permitting the collection of
gas costs at levels which meet that standard. The PGC mechanism also provides for an annual
reconciliation.
UGI Gas has two PGC rates. PGC (1) is applicable to small, firm, retail core-market customers
consisting of the residential and small commercial and industrial classes; PGC (2) is applicable to
firm, contractual, high-load factor customers served on three separate rates. In addition,
residential customers maintaining a high load factor may qualify for the PGC (2) rate. As described
above, UGI Gas PGC rates are adjusted to reflect margins, if any, from interruptible rate
customers who do not obtain their own pipeline capacity. UGIPNG has one PGC rate applicable to all
customers.
Electric Utility Rates
The most recent general base rate increase for Electric Utility became effective in 1996.
Electric Utilitys rates were unbundled into distribution, transmission and generation
(Provider-Of-Last-Resort or POLR or default service) components in 1998. In accordance with
the POLR Settlement, Electric Utility may increase its POLR rates up to certain limits through
December 31, 2009. Consistent with the terms of the POLR Settlement, Electric Utilitys POLR rates
increased annually from 2004 through 2007. Effective January 1, 2007, Electric Utilitys increase
in POLR rates increased the average cost to residential customers by approximately 35% over such
costs in effect during calendar year 2006. Effective January 1, 2008, total average residential
rates will increase by approximately 5.5%. Electric Utility is also permitted to and has entered
into multiple-year fixed-rate POLR contracts with certain of its customers. New PUC default
service regulations became effective on September 15, 2007, but do not disturb Electric Utilitys
POLR Settlement through 2009. Under the default service regulations, Electric Utility will be
required to file a default service plan with the PUC in 2008 that will establish the terms and
conditions under which it will offer POLR service commencing 2010.
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FERC Market Manipulation Rules and Other FERC Enforcement and Regulatory Powers
Both Gas Utility and Electric Utility are subject to FERC regulations governing the manner in
which certain jurisdictional sales or transportation are conducted. Section 4A of the Natural Gas
Act and Section 222 of the Federal Power Act prohibit the use or employment of any manipulative or
deceptive devices or contrivances in connection with the purchase or sale of
natural gas, electric energy, or natural gas transportation or electric transmission services
subject to the jurisdiction of FERC. FERC has adopted regulations to implement these statutory
provisions which apply to interstate transportation and sales by the Electric Utility, and to a
much more limited extent, to certain sales and transportation by the Gas Utility that are subject
to FERCs jurisdiction. Gas Utility and Electric Utility are subject to certain other regulations
and obligations for FERC-regulated activities. Under provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPACT 2005), Electric Utility is subject to certain electric reliability standards established by
FERC and administered by an Electric Reliability Organization (ERO). Electric Utility anticipates
that substantially all the costs of complying with the ERO standards will be recoverable through
its PJM formulary electric transmission rate schedule.
EPACT 2005 also granted FERC authority to impose substantial civil penalties for the violation
of any regulations, orders or provisions under the Federal Power Act and Natural Gas Act, and
clarified FERCs authority over certain utility or holding company mergers or acquisitions of
electric utilities or electric transmitting utility property valued at $10 million or more.
State Tax Surcharge Clauses
UGI Utilities gas and electric service tariffs contain state tax surcharge clauses. The
surcharges are recomputed whenever any of the tax rates included in their calculation are changed.
These clauses protect UGI Utilities from the effects of increases in most of the Pennsylvania taxes
to which it is subject.
Utility Franchises
UGI Utilities and UGIPNG each hold certificates of public convenience issued by the PUC and
certain grandfather rights predating the adoption of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Code and its
predecessor statutes, which each of them believes are adequate to authorize them to carry on their
business in substantially all of the territories to which they now render gas or electric service.
Under applicable Pennsylvania law, UGI Utilities and UGIPNG also have certain rights of eminent
domain as well as the right to maintain their facilities in streets and highways in their
territories.
Other Government Regulation
In addition to regulation by the PUC and FERC, the gas and electric utility operations of UGI
Utilities are subject to various federal, state and local laws governing environmental matters,
occupational health and safety, pipeline safety and other matters. UGI Utilities is subject to the
requirements of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, CERCLA and comparable state
statutes with respect to the release of hazardous substances on property owned or operated by UGI
Utilities. See ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Environmental Matters -Manufactured Gas Plants.
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Employees
At September 30, 2007, UGI Utilities had 1,238 employees, of which 1,149 employees are
dedicated to Gas Utility and 89 to Electric Utility. Union employees represent approximately 40%
of the total employees.
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
The table stating the amounts of revenues, operating income and identifiable assets
attributable to UGI Utilities operating segments for the 2007, 2006 and 2005 fiscal years appears
in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report and is incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Decreases in the demand for natural gas and electricity because of warmer-than-normal
heating season weather could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition
and cash flows because our rate structure does not contain weather normalization provisions.
Because many of our customers rely on natural gas or electricity to heat their homes, our
results of operations are adversely affected by warmer-than-normal heating season weather. Weather
conditions have a significant impact on the demand for natural gas and electricity for heating
purposes. Accordingly, demand for natural gas and electricity is generally at its highest during
the five-month peak heating season of November through March and is directly affected by the
severity of the winter weather. Our rate structure does not contain weather normalization
provisions to compensate for warmer-than-normal weather conditions, and we have historically sold
less natural gas and electricity when weather conditions are milder and, consequently, earned less
income. As a result, warmer-than-normal heating season weather could reduce our net income, harm
our financial condition and adversely affect our cash flows.
Energy efficiency and technology advances, as well as price induced customer conservation,
may result in reduced demand for our energy products and services.
The trend toward increased conservation and technological advances, including installation of
improved insulation and the development of more efficient furnaces and other heating devices, may
reduce the demand for energy products. Prices for natural gas are subject to volatile fluctuations
in response to changes in supply and other market conditions. During periods of high energy
commodity costs, our prices generally increase which may lead to customer conservation. A reduction
in demand could lower our revenues, and, therefore, lower our net income and adversely affect our
cash flows. We cannot predict the materiality of the effect of future conservation measures or the
effect that any technological advances in heating, conservation, energy generation or other devices
might have on our operations.
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Electricity supplier defaults may adversely affect our results of operations.
Generally, we purchase our power needs from electricity suppliers under fixed-price energy and
capacity contracts. Should any of the suppliers under these contracts fail to provide electric
power under the terms of these contracts, any increases in the cost of replacement power or
capacity could negatively impact our results and adversely affect our cash flows because of our
inability to recover these potential cost increases in our current rates.
Changes in commodity market prices may have a negative effect on our liquidity.
Depending on the terms of our contracts with suppliers as well as our use of financial
instruments including natural gas futures contracts to reduce volatility in the cost of natural gas
we purchase, a change in the market price of electricity or natural gas could create payment
obligations for the Company and expose us to an increased liquidity risk.
Our need to comply with comprehensive, complex, and sometimes unpredictable government
regulations may increase our costs and limit our revenue growth, which may result in reduced
earnings.
There are many governmental regulations that have an impact on our businesses. Existing
statutes and regulations may be revised or reinterpreted and new laws and regulations may be
adopted or become applicable to the Company which may affect our businesses in ways that we cannot
predict.
In our Gas Utility and Electric Utility segments, our operations are subject to regulation by
the PUC. The PUC, among other things, approves the rates that UGI Utilities and UGIPNG may charge
to its utility customers, thus impacting the returns that UGI Utilities and UGIPNG may earn on the
assets that are dedicated to those operations. If UGI Utilities or UGIPNG are required in a rate
proceeding to reduce the rates they charge their utility customers, or if UGI Utilities or UGIPNG
are unable to obtain approval for rate increases from the PUC, particularly when necessary to cover
increased costs, UGI Utilities and UGIPNGs revenue growth will be limited and their earnings may
decrease.
We are subject to operating and litigation risks that may not be covered by insurance.
Our business operations are subject to all of the operating hazards and risks normally
incidental to the handling, storage and distribution of combustible products, such as natural gas.
These risks could result in substantial losses due to personal injury and/or loss of life, severe
damage to and destruction of property and equipment. As a result, we are sometimes a defendant in
legal proceedings and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe that we are
adequately insured for claims in excess of our self-insurance; however, certain types of damages,
such as punitive damages and penalties, if any, may not be covered by insurance. There can be no
assurance that our insurance will be adequate to protect us from all material expenses related to
pending and future claims or that such levels of insurance will be available in the future at
economical prices.
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Remediation costs resulting from liability from contamination claims could reduce our net
income.
We are investigating and remediating contamination at a number of present and former operating
sites in the U.S., including former sites where we or our former subsidiaries operated manufactured
gas plants. We have also received claims from third parties that allege that we are responsible for
costs to clean up properties where we or our former subsidiaries operated a manufactured gas plant
or conducted other operations. Costs we incur to remediate sites outside of Pennsylvania cannot be
recovered in future UGI Utilities rate proceedings, and insurance may not cover all or even part
of these costs. Our actual costs to clean up these sites may exceed our current estimates due to
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In addition, if we discover additional contaminated sites, we could be required to incur
material costs, which would reduce our net income.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
With the exception of the matters set forth below, no material legal proceedings are pending
involving UGI Utilities, or any of its properties, and no such proceedings are known to be
contemplated by governmental authorities other than claims arising in the ordinary course of the
Companys business.
Environmental Matters Manufactured Gas Plants
From the late 1800s through the mid-1900s, UGI Utilities and its former subsidiaries owned and
operated a number of manufactured gas plants (MGPs) prior to the general availability of natural
gas. Some constituents of coal tars and other residues of the manufactured gas process are today
considered hazardous substances under the Superfund Law and may be present on the sites of former
MGPs. Between 1882 and 1953, UGI Utilities owned the stock of subsidiary gas companies in
Pennsylvania and elsewhere and also operated the businesses of some gas companies under agreement.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, UGI Utilities
divested all of its utility operations other than those which now constitute UGI Gas and Electric
Utility by the early 1950s.
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UGI Utilities does not expect its costs for investigation and remediation of hazardous
substances at Pennsylvania MGP sites to be material to its results of operations because UGI
Utilities (excluding UGIPNG) is currently permitted to include in rates, through future base rate
proceedings, prudently incurred remediation costs associated with such sites. In accordance with the terms of the UGIPNG base rate case order which
became effective December 2, 2006, site-specified environmental investigation and remediation costs associated with UGIPNG
incurred prior to December 2, 2006 are amortized as removal costs over five-year periods. Such
costs incurred after December 2, 2006 are expensed as incurred.
As a result of the acquisition of PG Energy by UGI Utilities wholly owned subsidiary, UGIPNG,
UGIPNG became party to a Multi-Site Remediation Consent Order and Agreement between PG Energy and
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection dated March 31, 2004 (Multi-Site
Agreement). The Multi-Site Agreement requires UGIPNG to perform annually a specified level of
activities associated with environmental investigation and remediation work at 11 currently owned
properties on which MGP-related facilities were operated (Properties). Under the Multi-Site
Agreement, environmental expenditures, including costs to perform work on the Properties, are
capped at $1.1 million in any calendar year. Costs related to investigation and remediation of one
property formerly owned by UGIPNG are also included in this cap. The Multi-Site Agreement
terminates in 2019 but may be terminated by either party at the end of any two-year
period beginning with the effective date.
UGI Utilities has been notified of several sites outside Pennsylvania on which private parties
allege MGPs were formerly owned or operated by UGI Utilities or owned or operated by its former
subsidiaries. Such parties are investigating the extent of environmental contamination or
performing environmental remediation. UGI Utilities is currently litigating four claims against it
relating to out-of-state sites.
City of Bangor, Maine v. Citizens Communications Co. In April 2003, Citizens
Communications Company (Citizens) served a complaint naming UGI Utilities as a third-party
defendant in a civil action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maine.
In that action, the plaintiff, City of Bangor, Maine (City), sued Citizens to recover
environmental response costs associated with MGP wastes generated at a plant allegedly operated by
Citizens predecessors at a site on the Penobscot River. Citizens subsequently joined UGI Utilities
and ten other third-party defendants alleging that the third-party defendants are responsible for
an equitable share of costs Citizens may be required to pay to the City for cleaning up tar
deposits in the Penobscot River. Citizens alleges that UGI Utilities and its predecessors owned and
operated the plant from 1901 to 1928. Studies conducted by the City and Citizens suggest that it
could cost up to $18 million to clean up the river. Citizens third-party claims have been stayed
pending a resolution of the Citys suit against Citizens, which was tried in September 2005.
Maines Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) informed UGI Utilities in March of 2005 that
it considers UGI Utilities to be a potentially responsible party for costs incurred by the State of
Maine related to gas plant contaminants at this site. On June 27, 2006, the court issued an order
finding Citizens responsible for 60% of the cleanup costs. Citizens and the City subsequently
entered into a settlement agreement pursuant to which Citizens agreed to pay $7.6 million in
exchange for a release of its and all predecessors liabilities. UGI Utilities is evaluating what
effect
the settlement agreement would have on any claims against it. UGI Utilities believes that it
has good defenses to any claim that the DEP may bring to recover its costs, and is defending the Citizens suit.
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Consolidated Edison Company of New York v. UGI Utilities, Inc. On September 20, 2001,
Consolidated Edison Company of New York (ConEd) filed suit against UGI Utilities in the United
States District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking contribution from UGI
Utilities for an allocated share of response costs associated with investigating and assessing gas
plant related contamination at former MGP sites in Westchester County, New York. The complaint
alleges that UGI Utilities owned and operated the MGPs prior to 1904. The complaint also seeks a
declaration that UGI Utilities is responsible for an allocated percentage of future investigative
and remedial costs at the sites.
The trial court granted UGI Utilities motion for summary judgment and dismissed ConEds
complaint. The grant of summary judgment was entered April 1, 2004. ConEd appealed and on
September 9, 2005 a panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in
part the decision of the trial court. The appellate panel affirmed the trial courts decision
dismissing claims that UGI Utilities was liable under CERCLA as an operator of MGPs owned and
operated by its former subsidiaries. The appellate panel reversed the trial courts decision that
UGI Utilities was released from liability at three sites where UGI Utilities operated MGPs under
lease. ConEd claims that the cost of remediation of the three sites would be approximately $14
million. On October 7, 2005, UGI Utilities filed for reconsideration of the panels order, which
was denied by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on January 17, 2006. On April 14, 2006, UGI
Utilities filed a petition requesting that the United States Supreme Court review the decision of
the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. On June 18, 2007, the United States Supreme Court denied UGI
Utilities petition. This case has been remanded back to the trial court. UGI Utilities is defending the suit.
Sag Harbor, New York Matter. By letter dated June 24, 2004, KeySpan Energy (KeySpan)
informed UGI Utilities that KeySpan has spent $2.3 million and expects to spend another $11 million
to clean up an MGP site it owns in Sag Harbor, New York. KeySpan believes that UGI Utilities is
responsible for approximately 50% of these costs as a result of UGI Utilities alleged direct
ownership and operation of the plant from 1885 to 1902. By letter dated June 6, 2006, KeySpan
reported that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation has approved a remedy for the
site that is estimated to cost approximately $10 million. KeySpan believes that the cost could be
as high as $20 million. UGI Utilities is in the process of reviewing the information provided by
KeySpan and is investigating this claim.
Yankee Gas Services Company and Connecticut Light and Power Company v. UGI Utilities,
Inc. On September 11, 2006, UGI Utilities received a complaint filed by Yankee Gas Services
Company and Connecticut Light and Power Company, subsidiaries of Northeast Utilities, (together the
Northeast Companies) in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut seeking
contribution from UGI Utilities for past and future remediation costs related to MGP operations on
thirteen sites owned by the Northeast Companies in nine cities in the State of Connecticut. The
Northeast Companies allege that UGI Utilities controlled operations of the plants from 1883 to
1941. The Northeast Companies estimate that remediation costs for all of the sites would total
approximately $215 million and assert that UGI Utilities is responsible for approximately $103
million of this amount. Based on information supplied by the Northeast
Companies and UGI Utilities own investigation, UGI Utilities believes that it may have
operated one of the sites, Waterbury North, under lease for a portion of its operating history. UGI
Utilities is reviewing the Northeast Companies estimate that remediation costs at Waterbury North
could total $23 million. UGI Utilities is defending the suit.
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South Carolina Electric & Gas Company v. UGI Utilities, Inc. On September 22, 2006,
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), a subsidiary of SCANA Corporation, filed a lawsuit
against UGI Utilities in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
seeking contribution from UGI Utilities for past and future remediation costs related to the
operations of a former MGP located in Charleston, South Carolina. SCE&G asserts that the plant
operated from 1855 to 1954 and alleges that UGI Utilities controlled operations of the plant from
1910 to 1926 and is liable for 47% of the costs associated with the site. SCE&G asserts that it has
spent approximately $22 million in remediation costs and $26 million in third-party claims relating
to the site and estimates that future remediation costs could be as high as $2.5 million. SCE&G
further asserts that it has received a demand from the United States Justice Department for natural
resource damages. UGI Utilities is defending the suit.
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MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF
EQUITY SECURITIES |
Market Information
All of the outstanding shares of the Companys Common Stock are owned by UGI and are not
publicly traded.
Dividends
Cash dividends declared on the Companys Common Stock totaled $40.0 million in fiscal year
2007, $37.6 million in fiscal year 2006 and $38.5 million in fiscal year 2005.
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
Business Overview
UGI Utilities, a wholly owned subsidiary of UGI Corporation, owns and operates two natural gas
distribution utilities located in eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania (UGI Gas and PNG Gas,
respectively) and an electric distribution utility located in northeastern Pennsylvania (Electric
Utility). UGI Gas and PNG Gas are referred to collectively as Gas Utility. UGI Gas, PNG Gas and
Electric Utility are regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). UGI Gas rate
of customer growth exceeds the national averages for local gas distribution companies (LDCs) and
its proximity to major population centers and its extensive transportation infrastructure makes its
service area a desired location for homes and businesses. Because many customers use natural gas
and electricity for space heating purposes, Gas Utilitys and to a lesser extent Electric Utilitys
results are seasonal with the peak-heating season comprising the months of November through March.
On August 24, 2006, UGI Utilities, through its subsidiary UGIPNG, acquired the natural gas
distribution business of Southern Union Companys (SUs) PG Energy Division (the PG Energy
Acquisition), a natural gas LDC located in northeastern Pennsylvania now referred to as PNG Gas.
The results of PNG Gas are included in our consolidated results beginning August 24, 2006 and
Fiscal 2007 represented the first full year of PNG Gas results. Management devoted considerable
effort during Fiscal 2007 toward the successful integration of the PNG Gas operations. We expect
to continue to obtain operating and financial synergies as we further integrate PNG Gas with our
existing operations over time.
In conducting our business operations, we focus our attention on those factors we believe have
a significant effect on the successful operation of our businesses including, among other things,
pursuing customer growth and new business opportunities in our service territories and controlling
operating costs in order to provide reliable natural gas and electric service to our customers at
competitive prices. As a regulated utility company, we also devote considerable effort to complying
with regulations to which we are subject and to monitoring and responding to our regulatory
environment. Year-to-year weather variations can have a significant impact on our results. To a
lesser extent, customer behavior in response to increases and volatility in energy costs can also
affect our results. Gas Utility is generally not subject to commodity price risk associated with
sales of gas to firm- residential, commercial and industrial (retail core-market) customers. Gas
Utilitys tariffs contain purchased gas cost (PGC) rates that permit recovery of substantially
all of the prudently incurred costs of natural gas it sells to its customers. These tariffs provide
for annual increases or decreases in rates that Gas Utility charges for natural gas sold by it to
reflect projected costs of purchased gas. These rates may also be adjusted quarterly, or under
certain conditions monthly, to reflect significant changes in the actual cost of gas. Because of
this ratemaking process, there is limited commodity price risk associated with Gas Utility. We
attempt to reduce natural gas product cost volatility through the use of derivative financial
instruments such
as natural gas futures contracts as well as fixed-price forward contracts and storage
services. Because a number of Gas Utilitys non-retail core-market customers have the ability to
switch to an alternate fuel at any time, they are served on an interruptible basis. Profitability
for these customers is generally affected by the difference between the delivered cost of gas and
the delivered cost of the alternate fuel and, to a lesser extent, the frequency and duration of
service interruptions. Electric Utility is subject to commodity price risk for electricity as its
rates for electric generation under Provider of Last Resort (POLR) settlements contain rate caps
which provide limited protection against electricity price increases. Management attempts to reduce
electric price volatility by entering into fixed-price forward contracts and price swap agreements.
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The comparison of our performance for the year ended September 30, 2007 (Fiscal 2007) with
the year ended September 30, 2006 (Fiscal 2006) is significantly affected by the full-year impact
of PNG Gas. Our financial results in Fiscal 2007 also reflect weather that, although warmer than
normal, was colder than in Fiscal 2006. The warmer than normal weather reduced the full earnings
benefits we expected from PNG Gas. Our Electric Utility Fiscal 2007 results improved in large part
from the implementation of new POLR rates which became effective January 1, 2007. Our interest
expense was significantly higher in Fiscal 2007 due to interest on acquisition-related debt
associated with the PG Energy Acquisition and higher bank loans outstanding to fund the working
capital requirements of PNG Gas.
The following Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations (MD&A) compares the results of our operations for the three-year period ended
September 30, 2007. The MD&A should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial
Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements including the business segment
information included in Note 11.
Fiscal 2007 Compared with Fiscal 2006
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Gas Utility: |
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Revenues |
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$ |
1,044.9 |
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$ |
724.0 |
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$ |
320.9 |
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44.3 |
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Total margin (a) |
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$ |
303.5 |
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$ |
201.2 |
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102.3 |
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50.8 |
% |
Operating income |
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$ |
136.6 |
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84.2 |
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52.4 |
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62.2 |
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Income before income taxes |
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96.7 |
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62.4 |
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34.3 |
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55.0 |
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System throughput bcf |
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131.8 |
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82.6 |
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49.2 |
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59.6 |
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Degree days % warmer
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4.7 |
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8.7 |
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Revenues |
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$ |
121.9 |
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$ |
98.0 |
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23.9 |
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24.4 |
% |
Total margin (a) |
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$ |
47.3 |
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41.7 |
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5.6 |
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13.4 |
% |
Operating income |
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$ |
26.0 |
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20.7 |
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5.3 |
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25.6 |
% |
Income before income taxes |
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$ |
23.6 |
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18.2 |
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5.4 |
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29.7 |
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Distribution sales gwh |
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1,010.6 |
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1,005.0 |
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5.6 |
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0.6 |
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Gas Utilitys total margin represents total revenues less cost of sales. Electric Utilitys
total margin represents total revenues less cost of sales and revenue-related taxes, i.e. Electric
Utility gross receipts taxes of $6.8 million in Fiscal 2007 and $5.3 million in Fiscal 2006. For
financial statement purposes, revenue-related taxes are included in Taxes other than income taxes
on the Consolidated Statements of Income. |
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Deviation from average heating degree days for the 30-year period 1975-2004 based upon weather
statistics provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for airports
located within Gas Utilitys service territory. |
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Gas Utility. Temperatures in Gas Utilitys service territory based upon heating degree days were
4.7% warmer than normal in Fiscal 2007 compared with temperatures that were 8.7% warmer than normal
in Fiscal 2006. Total distribution system throughput increased 49.2 bcf reflecting a 43.4 bcf
increase from the full-year results of PNG Gas and greater UGI Gas distribution system throughput.
The greater UGI Gas distribution system throughput primarily reflects (1) greater interruptible
delivery service throughput and (2) increased sales to retail core-market customers as a result of
the colder Fiscal 2007 weather and year-over-year growth in the number of UGI Gas customers.
Gas Utility revenues increased $320.9 million during Fiscal 2007 principally reflecting $308.9
million of incremental revenues attributable to the full year results of PNG Gas and a $37.5
million increase in UGI Gas revenues from greater low-margin off-system sales. These increases
were partially offset by a $30.7 million decrease in revenues from UGI Gas retail core-market
customers as a result of lower average PGC rates. Increases or decreases in retail core-market
customer revenues and cost of sales principally result from changes in retail core-market volumes
and the level of gas costs collected through the PGC recovery mechanism. Under the PGC recovery
mechanism, Gas Utility records the cost of gas associated with sales to retail core-market
customers at amounts included in PGC rates. The difference between actual gas costs and the amount
included in rates is deferred on the balance sheet as a regulatory asset or liability and
represents amounts to be collected from or refunded to customers in a future period. As a result of
this PGC recovery mechanism, increases or decreases in the cost of gas associated with retail
core-market customers have no direct effect on retail core-market margin. Gas Utilitys cost of gas
was $741.5 million in Fiscal 2007 compared to $522.9 million in Fiscal 2006 largely reflecting the
effects of the full-year results of PNG Gas and greater cost of gas associated with the higher UGI
Gas off-system sales partially offset by the effects of the previously mentioned lower average UGI
Gas PGC rates.
Gas Utility total margin in Fiscal 2007 increased $102.3 million primarily reflecting $93.0
million of incremental margin from the full-year results of PNG Gas and a $9.3 million increase in
UGI Gas total margin. The increase in UGI Gas total margin in Fiscal 2007 principally reflects
greater margin from retail core-market customers on higher volumes and higher average interruptible
delivery service unit margins reflecting higher natural gas versus oil price spreads.
Gas Utility operating income increased to $136.6 million in Fiscal 2007 from $84.2
million in Fiscal 2006 principally reflecting the previously mentioned increase in total
margin and slightly higher other income partially offset by a $39.5 million increase in operating
and administrative expenses and $14.1 million higher depreciation and amortization expense. The
increase in total operating and administrative expenses and depreciation and amortization expense
principally reflects the full-year results of PNG Gas.
The increase in Gas Utility income before income taxes reflects the higher operating income
partially offset by an increase of $18.1 million in interest expense. The increase in interest
expense is principally due to higher long- and short-term debt outstanding as a result of the PG
Energy Acquisition.
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Electric Utility. Electric Utilitys Fiscal 2007 kilowatt-hour sales were approximately equal to
those of Fiscal 2006. Electric Utility revenues increased $23.9 million in Fiscal 2007 largely
reflecting the effects of higher POLR rates. In accordance with the terms of our June 2006 POLR
settlement, Electric Utility increased its POLR rates effective January 1, 2007. This increase
raised the average cost to residential customers by approximately 35% over costs in effect during
calendar year 2006. Electric Utilitys cost of sales increased to $67.8 million in Fiscal 2007 from
$51.0 million in Fiscal 2006 principally reflecting higher per unit purchased power costs.
Electric Utility total margin increased $5.6 million during Fiscal 2007 principally reflecting
the effects of the higher POLR rates partially offset by the higher per unit purchased power costs.
The increase in Fiscal 2007 Electric Utility operating income and income before income taxes
principally reflects the increase in total margin partially offset by slightly higher operating and
administrative expenses.
Fiscal 2006 Compared with Fiscal 2005
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Revenues |
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$ |
724.0 |
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585.1 |
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138.9 |
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23.7 |
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Total margin (a) |
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$ |
201.2 |
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195.0 |
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6.2 |
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3.2 |
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Operating income |
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84.2 |
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81.6 |
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2.6 |
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3.2 |
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Income before income taxes |
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62.4 |
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65.0 |
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System throughput bcf |
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Degree days % warmer
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Revenues |
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$ |
98.0 |
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96.1 |
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1.9 |
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2.0 |
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Total margin (a) |
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41.7 |
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43.1 |
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(1.4 |
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(3.2 |
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Operating income |
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20.7 |
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21.6 |
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(0.9 |
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(4.2 |
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Income before income taxes |
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$ |
18.2 |
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$ |
19.9 |
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$ |
(1.7 |
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(8.5 |
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Distribution sales gwh |
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1,005.0 |
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1,021.8 |
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(1.6 |
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Gas Utilitys total margin represents total revenues less cost of sales. Electric
Utilitys total margin represents total revenues less total cost of sales and
revenue-related taxes, i.e. Electric Utility gross receipts taxes of $5.3 million in
Fiscal 2006 and $5.2 million in Fiscal 2005. |
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Deviation from average heating degree days for the 30-year period 1975-2004 based upon
weather statistics provided by NOAA for airports located within Gas Utilitys service territory. |
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Gas Utility. Temperatures in Gas Utilitys service territory based upon heating degree days were
8.7% warmer than normal in Fiscal 2006 compared with temperatures that were 2.0% warmer than normal
in Fiscal 2005. Total distribution system throughput declined 2.1 bcf in Fiscal 2006 despite 2.7
bcf of incremental throughput contributed by PNG Gas operations during the period from August 24,
2006, the date of the PG Energy Acquisition, through September 30, 2006. Notwithstanding
year-over-year growth in the number of UGI Gas retail core-market customers, its Fiscal 2006
system throughput was approximately 6% lower than in Fiscal 2005 primarily due to a reduction in
retail core-market customer usage largely resulting from the warmer weather and customer
conservation in response to the pass through of higher natural gas costs.
The increase in Gas Utility revenues during Fiscal 2006 is principally the result of (1) an
$86.6 million increase in UGI Gas retail core-market revenues reflecting higher average PGC rates,
(2) a $43.0 million increase in revenues from UGI Gas low-margin off-system sales and, to a much
lesser extent, (3) revenues from PNG Gas subsequent to the PG Energy Acquisition. Gas Utilitys
cost of gas was $522.9 million in Fiscal 2006 compared to $390.1 million in Fiscal 2005 largely
reflecting the effects of the higher PGC rates, the higher low-margin off-system sales and, to a
much lesser extent, cost of gas associated with PNG Gas operations subsequent to the PG Energy
Acquisition.
The $6.2 million increase in Gas Utility total margin in Fiscal 2006 principally reflects
greater margin generated from higher average interruptible delivery service unit margins and margin
from PNG Gas partially offset by lower UGI Gas retail core-market margin. The increase in average
interruptible delivery service unit margins reflects an increase in the spread between delivered
prices for natural gas and alternative fuels, principally oil. The lower gross margin from UGI Gas
retail core-market customers largely reflects the previously mentioned lower retail core-market
customer usage.
Gas Utility operating income increased $2.6 million in Fiscal 2006 as the $6.2 million
increase in total margin was partially offset by a $2.6 million increase in depreciation and
amortization expense, including depreciation expense associated with PNG Gas, and slightly higher
operating and administrative expenses. Fiscal 2006 operating and administrative expenses were
slightly higher than in Fiscal 2005 reflecting operating and administrative expenses from PNG Gas
and higher UGI Gas uncollectible accounts and customer assistance expenses, partially offset by
lower distribution system expenses resulting in large part from the mild heating-season weather and
lower stock-based compensation expense.
The decrease in Gas Utility income before income taxes in Fiscal 2006 reflects the increase in
operating income which was more than offset by higher interest expense. The higher interest
expense resulted from higher average short-term debt outstanding, higher short-term interest rates
and interest on long-term debt associated with the PG Energy Acquisition.
Electric Utility. Electric Utilitys Fiscal 2006 kilowatt-hour sales decreased 1.6%
principally reflecting the effects of warmer heating-season weather. Electric Utility revenues
increased 2.0% principally reflecting the effects of a 3.0% increase in its POLR electric
generation rates effective January 1, 2006 partially offset by the lower kilowatt-hour sales.
Electric Utilitys cost of sales increased to $51.0 million in Fiscal 2006 from $47.8 million in
Fiscal 2005 as a result of higher per-unit purchased power costs partially offset by the lower
kilowatt-hour sales. Electric Utility total margin in Fiscal 2006 decreased $1.4 million
principally as a result of the lower kilowatt-hour sales and the increase in per-unit purchased
power costs.
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Electric Utility operating income decreased $0.9 million reflecting the decrease in total
margin and slightly higher depreciation and amortization expense slightly offset by lower operating
and administrative expenses. The decrease in Electric Utility income before income taxes in Fiscal
2006 reflects the decrease in operating income and higher interest expense resulting from higher
average short-term debt outstanding and higher short-term interest rates.
PG Energy Acquisition
On August 24, 2006, UGI Utilities acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities
of SUs PG Energy Division, a natural gas distribution utility located in northeastern
Pennsylvania, and all of the issued and outstanding stock of SUs wholly-owned subsidiary, PG
Energy Services, Inc., pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement, as amended, between SU and
UGI dated January 26, 2006 (the Agreement). UGI subsequently assigned its rights under the
Agreement to UGI Utilities. The PG Energy Acquisition increased UGI Utilities presence in
northeastern Pennsylvania by adding approximately 158,000 natural gas customers. On August 24,
2006 and in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, UGI Utilities paid SU $580 million in
cash, subject to adjustment as further described below. The closing date cash payment of $580
million was funded with net proceeds from the issuance of $275 million of UGI Utilities bank
loans under a Credit Agreement dated as of August 18, 2006 (the Bridge Loan), cash capital
contributions from UGI of $265 million and borrowings under UGI Utilities revolving credit
agreement for working capital. In September 2006, UGI Utilities repaid the Bridge Loan with
proceeds from the issuance of $175 million of 5.753% Senior Notes due 2016 and $100 million of
6.206% Senior Notes due 2036. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the initial purchase
price was subject to a working capital adjustment equal to the difference between $68.1 million
and the actual working capital as of the closing date agreed to by both UGI Utilities and SU.
In March 2007, UGI Utilities and SU reached an agreement on the working capital adjustment
pursuant to which SU paid UGI Utilities approximately $23.7 million in cash.
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
Capitalization and Liquidity
UGI Utilities total debt outstanding was $702.0 million at September 30, 2007. Included in
this amount is $190.0 million of bank loans outstanding. In June 2007, UGI Utilities refinanced $20
million of its maturing 7.17% Medium-Term Notes with proceeds from the issuance of $20 million of
6.17% Medium-Term Notes due June 2017.
UGI Utilities has a $350 million Revolving Credit Agreement which expires in August 2011. At
September 30, 2007, there was $190.0 million outstanding under this Revolving Credit Agreement.
From time to time, UGI Utilities has entered into short-term borrowings under uncommitted
arrangements with major banks in order to meet liquidity needs. There were no such amounts
outstanding under uncommitted arrangements at September 30, 2007 and 2006. Amounts outstanding
under the Revolving Credit Agreement at September 30, 2007 and
2006 are classified as bank loans on
the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Revolving Credit Agreement requires UGI Utilities to maintain
a maximum ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Total Capital, as defined, of 0.65 to 1.00.
During Fiscal 2007 and 2006, peak bank loan borrowings totaled $259.0 million and $219.0 million,
respectively. Peak bank loan borrowings typically occur during the peak heating season months of
December and January when UGI Utilities investment in working capital is generally greatest.
Average daily bank loan borrowings were $163.7 million in Fiscal 2007 and $118.4 million in Fiscal
2006. The increase in average and peak bank loan borrowings during Fiscal 2007 reflects borrowings
to fund the working capital of PNG Gas.
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UGI Utilities has a shelf registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission under which it may issue up to an additional $55 million of Medium-Term Notes or other
debt securities subject to the financial ratio covenant in its Revolving Credit Agreement.
Based upon cash expected to be generated from our operations, borrowings under our Revolving
Credit Agreement and our ability to issue debt under our Medium-Term Note program, management
believes the Company will be able to meet its anticipated contractual and projected cash
commitments during Fiscal 2008. For additional discussion of UGI Utilities long-term debt and
Revolving Credit Agreement, see Note 4 to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Cash Flows
Operating activities. Due to the seasonal nature of UGI Utilities businesses, cash flows from our
operating activities are generally strongest during the second and third fiscal quarters when
customers pay for natural gas and electricity consumed during the peak heating season months.
Conversely, operating cash flows are generally at their lowest levels during the first and fourth
fiscal quarters when the Companys investment in working capital, principally accounts receivable
and inventories, is generally greatest. UGI Utilities uses short-term borrowings, primarily
borrowings under its Revolving Credit Agreement as well as borrowings under uncommitted
arrangements, to manage seasonal cash flow needs.
Cash flow provided by operating activities was $133.5 million in Fiscal 2007, $10.7 million in
Fiscal 2006 and $68.3 million in Fiscal 2005. Cash flow from operating activities before changes
in operating working capital was $150.6 million in Fiscal 2007, $93.8 million in Fiscal 2006 and
$86.3 million in Fiscal 2005. Changes in operating working capital used $17.1 million in Fiscal
2007, $83.1 million in Fiscal 2006, and $18.0 million in Fiscal 2005. The significant increase in
Fiscal 2007 operating cash flow before changes in working capital reflects the full-year effects of
PNG Gas. The significant increase in Fiscal 2006 cash used by changes in working capital
principally reflects greater cash required to fund natural gas storage inventories and changes in
accounts payable, lower cash flow from changes in deferred fuel costs, and $13.5 million of refunds
of collateral deposits principally received in Fiscal 2005.
Investing activities. Cash used by investing activities was $55.2 million in Fiscal 2007, $647.8
million in Fiscal 2006, and $47.5 million in Fiscal 2005. Expenditures for property, plant and
equipment increased $15.2 million in Fiscal 2007 reflecting higher Gas Utility capital expenditures
from the full-year effects of PNG Gas partially offset by lower information system and Electric
Utility capital expenditures. Cash used by investing activities in Fiscal 2006 includes $585.2
million associated with the PG Energy Acquisition. Cash flow from investing activities in Fiscal
2007 includes the payment of $23.7 million by SU to UGI Utilities associated with the PG Energy
Acquisition working capital adjustment.
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Financing activities. Cash used by financing activities was $65.1 million in Fiscal 2007 compared
with cash provided of $637.4 million in Fiscal 2006 and cash used of $18.2 million in Fiscal 2007.
Financing activities cash flows are primarily the result of issuances and repayments of long-term
debt, net short-term borrowings including borrowings under revolving credit agreements and other
uncommitted arrangements, cash dividends to UGI, and capital contributions from UGI. In June 2007,
UGI Utilities refinanced $20 million of maturing 7.17% Medium-Term Notes with proceeds from the
issuance of $20 million of 6.17% Medium-Term Notes. Long-term debt issued in Fiscal 2006 included
$275 million of Senior Notes in conjunction with the PG Energy Acquisition, the refinancing of $50
million of maturing Medium-Term Notes, and a $20 million borrowing under an uncommitted facility on
June 1, 2006 which was repaid in September 2006. Repayments of debt in Fiscal 2006 also includes
two $35 million borrowings with maturities greater than three months entered into during Fiscal
2005. Net bank loan (repayments) borrowings totaled $(26.0) million in Fiscal 2007, $204.8 million
in Fiscal 2006, and $(49.7) million in Fiscal 2005. The significantly higher borrowings in Fiscal
2006 reflect borrowings needed to finance higher working capital including working capital related
to PNG Gas.
UGI Utilities Pension Plans
UGI Utilities sponsors two defined benefit pension plans (Pension Plans) for employees of
UGI Utilities, UGIPNG, UGI, and certain of UGIs other subsidiaries. The fair value of the Pension
Plans assets totaled $290.1 million and $274.6 million at September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. At September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Pension Plans projected benefit obligations
(PBOs) exceeded the Pension Plans assets by $9.3 million and $31.7 million, respectively.
We believe we are in compliance with regulations governing defined benefit pension plans,
including Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) rules and regulations, and we
do not anticipate we will be required to make contributions to the Pension Plans in Fiscal 2008.
Pre-tax pension expense reflected in our Fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005 results was $2.3 million, $2.2
million and $2.5 million, respectively. Pension expense in Fiscal 2008 is not expected to be
material.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 158, Employers Accounting for
Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87,
88, 106 and 132(R) (SFAS 158), became effective for us as of September 30, 2007 and requires
recognition of an asset or liability in the statement of financial position reflecting the funded
status of pension as well as postretirement benefit plans such as retiree health and life, with
current year changes recognized in shareholders equity. SFAS 158 did not change the existing
criteria for measurement of periodic benefit costs, plan assets or benefit obligations. In
conjunction with our adoption of SFAS 158, we adjusted certain amounts on our September 30, 2007
Consolidated Balance Sheet relating to the Pension Plans as well as amounts associated with our
other postretirement benefit plans and recorded an after-tax reduction to Common Stockholders
Equity of $10.0 million. For a more detailed discussion of the effects of the adoption of SFAS
158, and details regarding the Pension Plans and other postretirement benefit plans, see Notes 1
and 6 to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Capital Expenditures
In the following table, we present capital expenditures by business segment for Fiscal 2007,
Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005. We also provide amounts we expect to spend in Fiscal 2008. We expect
to finance a substantial portion of Fiscal 2008 capital expenditures from cash generated by
operations and the remainder from borrowings under our Revolving Credit Agreement.
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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(estimate) |
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Gas Utility |
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$ |
60.6 |
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$ |
66.2 |
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$ |
49.2 |
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$ |
38.8 |
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Electric Utility |
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5.8 |
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7.2 |
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9.0 |
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7.5 |
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|
$ |
66.4 |
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$ |
73.4 |
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$ |
58.2 |
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$ |
46.3 |
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Contractual Cash Obligations and Commitments
UGI Utilities has contractual cash obligations that extend beyond Fiscal 2007 including
scheduled repayments of long-term debt and interest, operating lease obligations, unconditional
purchase obligations for pipeline transportation and natural gas storage services, and commitments
to purchase natural gas and electricity. The following table presents significant contractual cash
obligations under agreements existing as of September 30, 2007 (in millions of dollars).
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2008 |
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2009-2010 |
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Thereafter |
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Long-term debt and associated interest |
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$ |
952.0 |
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$ |
38.5 |
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$ |
61.0 |
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$ |
93.7 |
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$ |
758.8 |
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Operating leases |
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19.1 |
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4.9 |
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6.6 |
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4.2 |
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3.4 |
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Gas Utility and Electric Utility supply,
storage and transportation contracts |
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1,019.4 |
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478.9 |
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293.5 |
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125.4 |
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121.6 |
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$ |
1,990.5 |
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$ |
522.3 |
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$ |
361.1 |
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$ |
223.3 |
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$ |
883.8 |
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
UGI provides certain financial and administrative services to UGI Utilities. UGI bills UGI
Utilities monthly for all direct corporate expenses and for an allocated share of indirect
corporate expenses incurred or paid on behalf of UGI Utilities. These billed expenses totaled $11.6
million in Fiscal 2007, $10.7 million in Fiscal 2006 and $12.9 million in Fiscal 2005 and are
classified as operating and administrative expenses related parties in the Consolidated
Statements of Income. UGI Utilities provides limited administrative services to UGI and certain of
UGIs subsidiaries, principally payroll related services. Amounts billed to these entities by UGI
Utilities were not material.
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UGI Utilities has entered into a Storage Contract Administration Agreement (Storage
Agreement) extending through October 31, 2008 with UGI Energy Services, Inc. (Energy Services),
a second-tier wholly owned subsidiary of UGI. Under the Storage Agreement, UGI Utilities has, among
other things, and subject to recall for operational purposes, released certain storage and
transportation contracts to Energy Services for the term of the Storage Agreement. UGI Utilities
also transferred certain associated storage inventories upon the commencement of the Storage
Agreement, will receive a transfer of storage inventories at the end of the Storage Agreement, and
makes payments associated with refilling storage inventories during the term of the Storage
Agreement. Energy Services, in turn, provides a firm delivery service and makes certain payments to
UGI Utilities for its various obligations under the Storage Agreement. UGI Utilities incurred
costs associated with the Storage Agreement totaling $92.7 million in Fiscal 2007, $85.8 million in
Fiscal 2006 and $80.7 million in Fiscal 2005.
UGI Utilities reflects the historical cost of the gas storage inventories and any exchange
receivable from Energy Services (representing amounts of natural gas inventories used but not yet
replenished by Energy Services) on its balance sheet under the caption Inventories. The carrying
value of these gas storage inventories at September 30, 2007, comprising approximately 8.2 billion
cubic feet of natural gas, was $66.1 million. The carrying value of these gas storage inventories
at September 30, 2006, comprising approximately 8.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas, was $71.3
million.
UGI Utilities also has a Gas Supply and Delivery Service Agreement with Energy Services
pursuant to which Energy Services provides certain gas supply and related delivery service to UGI
Utilities during the peak heating-season months of November to March. In addition, from time to
time, UGI Utilities purchases natural gas or pipeline capacity from Energy Services. The aggregate
amount of these transactions during Fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005
(exclusive of Storage Agreement transactions described above) totaled $34.3 million, $15.1
million and $8.5 million, respectively.
From time to time, UGI Utilities sells natural gas or pipeline capacity to Energy Services.
During Fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, revenues associated with sales to Energy Services totaled $33.4
million, $14.1 million, and $4.2 million, respectively. These transactions did not have a material
effect on the Companys financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that are expected to have an effect on the
Companys financial condition, revenues and expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital
expenditures or capital resources.
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REGULATORY MATTERS
As a result of Pennsylvanias Natural Gas Choice and Competition Act (the Gas Competition
Act), since July 1, 1999, all natural gas consumers in Pennsylvania, including residential and
smaller commercial and industrial customers (core-market customers), have been able to purchase
gas supplies from entities other than natural gas distribution companies (NGDCs). Under the Gas
Competition Act, NGDCs, like UGI Gas and PNG Gas, continue to serve as the suppliers of last resort
for all core-market customers, and such sales of gas, as well as the distribution service provided
by NGDCs, continue to be subject to rate regulation by the PUC. As of September 30, 2007, fewer
than 2% of Gas Utilitys customers purchase their gas from alternate suppliers.
In an order entered on November 30, 2006, the PUC approved a settlement of a PNG Gas base rate
proceeding. The settlement authorized PNG Gas to increase base rates $12.5 million annually, or
approximately 4%, effective December 2, 2006.
As a result of the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act that became
effective January 1, 1997, all of Electric Utilitys customers have the ability to acquire their
electricity from entities other than Electric Utility. As of September 30, 2007, none of Electric
Utilitys customers have chosen an alternative electricity generation supplier and no alternate
suppliers of electricity are currently offering such service in Electric Utilitys service
territory. Electric Utility remains the provider of last resort, or default service provider, for
its customers that are not served by an alternate electric generation provider. The terms and
conditions under which Electric Utility provides POLR service, and rules governing the rates that
may be charged for such service, have been established in a series of PUC approved settlements, the
latest of which became effective in June 2006 (collectively, the POLR Settlement).
Electric Utilitys POLR service rules provide for annual shopping periods during which
customers may elect to remain on POLR service or choose an alternate supplier, if available.
Customers who do not select an alternate supplier are obligated to remain on POLR service until the
next shopping period. Residential customers who return to POLR service must remain on POLR service
until the date of the second open shopping period after returning. Commercial and industrial
customers who return to POLR service must remain on POLR service until the next
open shopping period, and may, in certain circumstances, be subject to generation rate
surcharges.
In accordance with the POLR Settlement, Electric Utility may increase its POLR rates up to
certain limits through December 31, 2009. Consistent with the terms of the POLR Settlement,
Electric Utilitys POLR rates increased 4.5% on January 1, 2005 and 3% on January 1, 2006. Electric
Utility also increased its POLR rates effective January 1, 2007, which increased the average cost
to residential customers by approximately 35% over such costs in effect during calendar year 2006.
Effective January 1, 2008, total average residential rates will increase approximately 5.5%.
Electric Utility is also permitted to and has entered into multiple-year fixed-rate POLR contracts
with certain of its customers. New PUC default service regulations became effective on September
15, 2007, but do not disturb Electric Utilitys POLR Settlement through 2009. Under the default
service regulations, Electric Utility will be required to file a default service plan with the PUC
in 2008 that will establish the terms and conditions under which it will offer POLR service
commencing 2010.
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We account for the operations of Gas Utility and Electric Utility in accordance with SFAS No.
71, Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation (SFAS 71). SFAS 71 requires us to
record the effects of rate regulation in the financial statements. SFAS 71 allows us to defer
expenses and revenues on the balance sheet as regulatory assets and liabilities when it is probable
that those expenses and income will be allowed in the ratemaking process in a period different from
the period in which they would have been reflected in the income statement of an unregulated
company. These deferred assets and liabilities are then flowed through the income statement in the
period in which the same amounts are included in rates and recovered from or refunded to customers.
As required by SFAS 71, we monitor our regulatory and competitive environments to determine whether
the recovery of our regulatory assets continues to be probable. If we were to determine that
recovery of these regulatory assets is no longer probable, such assets would be written off against
earnings. We believe that SFAS 71 continues to apply to our regulated operations and that the
recovery of our regulatory assets is probable.
MANUFACTURED GAS PLANTS
From the late 1800s through the mid-1900s, UGI Utilities and its former subsidiaries owned and
operated a number of manufactured gas plants (MGPs) prior to the general availability of natural
gas. Some constituents of coal tars and other residues of the manufactured gas process are today
considered hazardous substances under the Superfund Law and may be present on the sites of former
MGPs. Between 1882 and 1953, UGI Utilities owned the stock of subsidiary gas companies in
Pennsylvania and elsewhere and also operated the businesses of some gas companies under agreement.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, UGI Utilities
divested all of its utility operations other than those which now constitute UGI Gas and Electric
Utility by the early 1950s.
UGI Utilities does not expect its costs for investigation and remediation of hazardous
substances at Pennsylvania MGP sites to be material to its results of operations because UGI Gas is
currently permitted to include in rates, through future base rate proceedings, a five-year average
of such prudently incurred remediation costs. In accordance with the terms of the PNG Gas base rate case
order which became effective on December 2 , 2006, site-specified environmental investigation and remediation costs
associated with PNG Gas incurred prior to December 2, 2006 are amortized as removal costs over
five-year periods. Such costs incurred after December 2, 2006 are expensed as incurred.
As a result of the PG Energy Acquisition, UGIPNG became a party to a Multi-Site Remediation
Consent Order and Agreement between PG Energy and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection dated March 31, 2004 (Multi-Site Agreement). The Multi-Site Agreement requires UGIPNG
to perform a specified level of activities associated with environmental investigation and
remediation work at 11 currently owned properties on which MGP-related facilities were operated
(Properties). Under the Multi-Site Agreement, environmental expenditures, including costs
to perform work on the Properties, are capped at $1.1 million in any calendar year. Costs related to investigation and remediation of one property formerly owned by UGIPNG are also included in this
cap. The Multi-Site Agreement terminates in 2019 but may be terminated by either party effective
at the end of any two-year period beginning with the effective date.
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UGI Utilities has been notified of several sites outside Pennsylvania on which private parties
allege MGPs were formerly owned or operated by it or owned or operated by its former subsidiaries.
Such parties are investigating the extent of environmental contamination or performing
environmental remediation. UGI Utilities is currently litigating four claims against it relating
to out-of-state sites. We accrue environmental investigation and cleanup costs when it is probable
that a liability exists and the amount or range of amounts can be reasonably estimated.
Management believes that under applicable law, UGI Utilities should not be liable in those
instances in which a former subsidiary owned or operated an MGP. There could be, however,
significant future costs of an uncertain amount associated with environmental damage caused by MGPs
outside Pennsylvania that UGI Utilities directly operated, or that were owned or operated by former
subsidiaries of UGI Utilities if a court were to conclude that (1) the subsidiarys separate
corporate form should be disregarded or (2) UGI Utilities should be considered to have been an
operator because of its conduct with respect to its subsidiarys MGP.
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company v. UGI Utilities, Inc. On September 22, 2006, South
Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), a subsidiary of SCANA Corporation, filed a lawsuit
against UGI Utilities in the District Court of South Carolina seeking contribution from UGI
Utilities for past and future remediation costs related to the operations of a former MGP located
in Charleston, South Carolina. SCE&G asserts that the plant operated from 1855 to 1954 and alleges
that UGI Utilities controlled operations of the plant from 1910 to 1926 and is liable for 47% of
the costs associated with the site. SCE&G asserts that it has spent approximately $22 million in
remediation costs and $26 million in third-party claims relating to the site and estimates that
future remediation costs could be as high as $2.5 million. SCE&G further asserts that it has
received a demand from the United States Justice Department for natural resource damages. UGI
Utilities is defending the suit.
City of Bangor, Maine v. Citizens Communications Co. In April 2003, Citizens Communications
Company (Citizens) served a complaint naming UGI Utilities as a third-party defendant in a civil
action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maine. In that
action, the plaintiff, City of Bangor, Maine (City) sued Citizens to recover environmental
response costs associated with MGP wastes generated at a plant allegedly operated by Citizens
predecessors at a site on the Penobscot River. Citizens subsequently joined UGI Utilities and ten
other third-party defendants alleging that the third-party defendants are responsible for an
equitable share of costs Citizens may be required to pay to the City for cleaning up tar deposits
in the Penobscot River. Citizens alleges that UGI Utilities and its predecessors owned and
operated the plant from 1901 to 1928. Studies conducted by the City and Citizens suggest that it
could cost up to $18 million to clean up the river. Citizens third-party claims have been stayed
pending a resolution of the Citys suit against Citizens, which was tried in September 2005.
Maines Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) informed UGI Utilities in March 2005 that it
considers UGI Utilities to be a potentially responsible party for costs incurred by the State of
Maine related to gas plant contaminants at this site. On June 27, 2006, the court issued an order
finding Citizens responsible for 60% of the cleanup costs. On February 14, 2007, Citizens and the
City entered into a settlement agreement pursuant to which Citizens agreed to pay $7.6 million in
exchange for a release of its liabilities. UGI Utilities is evaluating what effect, if any, the
settlement agreement would have on claims against it. UGI Utilities believes that it has good
defenses to any claim that the DEP may bring to recover its costs, and is defending the Citizens
suit.
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Consolidated Edison Company of New York v. UGI Utilities, Inc. On September 20, 2001,
Consolidated Edison Company of New York (ConEd) filed suit against UGI Utilities in the United
States District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking contribution from UGI
Utilities for an allocated share of response costs associated with investigating and assessing gas
plant related contamination at former MGP sites in Westchester County, New York. The complaint
alleges that UGI Utilities owned and operated the MGPs prior to 1904. The complaint also seeks a
declaration that UGI Utilities is responsible for an allocated percentage of future investigative
and remedial costs at the sites.
The trial court granted UGI Utilities motion for summary judgment and dismissed ConEds
complaint. The grant of summary judgment was entered April 1, 2004. ConEd appealed and on September
9, 2005 a panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part the
decision of the trial court. The appellate panel affirmed the trial courts decision dismissing
claims that UGI Utilities was liable under CERCLA as an operator of MGPs owned and operated by its
former subsidiaries. The appellate panel reversed the trial courts decision that UGI Utilities was
released from liability at three sites where UGI Utilities operated MGPs under lease. ConEd claims
that the cost of remediation for the three sites would be approximately $14 million. On October 7,
2005, UGI Utilities filed for reconsideration of the panels order which was denied by the Second
Circuit Court of Appeals on January 17, 2006. On April 14, 2006, UGI Utilities filed a petition
requesting that the United States Supreme Court review the decision of the Second Circuit Court of
Appeals. On June 18, 2007, the United States Supreme Court denied UGI Utilities petition. The case has
now been remanded back to the trial court. UGI Utilities is defending the suit.
Sag Harbor, New York Matter. By letter dated June 24, 2004, KeySpan Energy (KeySpan)
informed UGI Utilities that KeySpan has spent $2.3 million and expects to spend another $11 million
to clean up an MGP site it owns in Sag Harbor, New York. KeySpan believes that UGI Utilities is
responsible for approximately 50% of these costs as a result of UGI
Utilities alleged direct ownership and operation of the plant from 1885 to 1902. By letter dated
June 6, 2006, KeySpan reported that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation has
approved a remedy for the site that is estimated to cost approximately $10 million. KeySpan
believes that the cost could be as high as $20 million. UGI Utilities is in the process of
reviewing the information provided by KeySpan and is investigating this claim.
Yankee Gas Services Company and Connecticut Light and Power Company v. UGI Utilities, Inc. On
September 11, 2006, UGI Utilities received a complaint filed by Yankee Gas Services Company and
Connecticut Light and Power Company, subsidiaries of Northeast Utilities, (together the Northeast
Companies) in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut seeking
contribution from UGI Utilities for past and future remediation costs related to MGP operations on
thirteen sites owned by the Northeast Companies in nine cities in the State of Connecticut. The
Northeast Companies allege that UGI Utilities controlled operations of the plants from 1883 to
1941. The Northeast Companies estimated that remediation costs for all of the sites would total
approximately $215 million and asserted that UGI Utilities is responsible for approximately $103
million of this amount. Based on information supplied by the Northeast Companies and UGI
Utilities own investigation, UGI Utilities believes that it may have operated one of the sites,
Waterbury North, under lease for a portion of its operating history. UGI Utilities is reviewing
the Northeast Companies estimate that remediation costs at Waterbury North could total $23
million. UGI Utilities is defending the suit.
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MARKET RISK DISCLOSURES
As previously mentioned, Gas Utilitys tariffs contain clauses that permit recovery of
substantially all of the prudently incurred costs of natural gas it sells to its customers. The
recovery clauses provide for periodic adjustments for the difference between the total amounts
actually collected from customers through PGC rates and the recoverable costs incurred. Because of
this ratemaking mechanism, there is limited commodity price risk associated with our Gas Utility
operations. Gas Utility uses derivative financial instruments including natural gas futures
contracts to reduce volatility in the cost of gas it purchases for its retail core-market
customers. The cost of these derivative financial instruments, net of any associated gains or
losses, is included in Gas Utilitys PGC recovery mechanism.
Electric Utility purchases its electric power needs from electricity suppliers under
fixed-price energy and capacity contracts and, to a much lesser extent, on the spot market.
Wholesale prices for electricity can be volatile especially during periods of high demand or tight
supply. As previously mentioned and in accordance with POLR settlements approved by the PUC,
Electric Utility may increase its POLR rates up to certain limits through December 31, 2009.
Electric Utilitys fixed-price contracts with electricity suppliers mitigate most risks associated
with the POLR service rate limits in effect through December 31, 2009. With respect to its existing
fixed-price power contracts, should any of the counterparties fail to provide electric power under
the terms of such contracts, any increases in the cost of replacement power could negatively impact
Electric Utility results. In order to reduce this nonperformance risk, Electric Utility has
diversified its purchases across several suppliers and entered into bilateral collateral
arrangements with certain of them. From time to time, Electric Utility enters into electric price
swap agreements to reduce the volatility in the cost of a portion of its anticipated
electricity requirements. At September 30, 2007, Electric Utility had an electric price swap
agreement associated with purchases of a portion of electricity anticipated to occur through
December 2007.
We have both fixed-rate and variable-rate debt. Changes in interest rates impact the cash
flows of variable-rate debt but generally do not impact its fair value. Conversely, changes in
interest rates impact the fair value of fixed-rate debt but do not impact their cash flows.
Our variable-rate debt includes our bank loan borrowings. These debt agreements provide for
interest rates on borrowings that are indexed to short-term market interest rates. Based upon the
average level of borrowings outstanding under these agreements in Fiscal 2007 and Fiscal 2006, an
increase in short-term interest rates of 100 basis points (1%) would have increased annual interest
expense by $1.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively.
The remainder of our debt outstanding is subject to fixed rates of interest. A 100 basis point
increase in market interest rates would result in decreases in the fair value of this fixed-rate
debt of $40.3 million and $43.8 million at September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. A 100 basis
point decrease in market interest rates would result in increases in the fair value of this
fixed-rate debt of $46.1 million and $50.6 million at September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
In order to reduce interest rate risk associated with near or medium term issuances of
fixed-rate debt, we may enter into interest rate protection agreements.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the selection and
application of appropriate accounting principles to the relevant facts and circumstances of the
Companys operations and the use of estimates made by management. The Company has identified the
following critical accounting policies and estimates that are most important to the portrayal of
the Companys financial condition and results of operations. Changes in these policies and
estimates could have a material effect on the financial statements. The application of these
accounting policies and estimates necessarily requires managements most subjective or complex
judgments regarding estimates and projected outcomes of future events which could have a material
impact on the financial statements. Management has reviewed these critical accounting policies, and
the estimates and assumptions associated with them, with the Companys Audit Committee. In
addition, management has reviewed the following disclosures regarding the application of these
critical accounting policies and estimates with the Audit Committee.
Purchase Price Allocations. In the event that the Company enters into a material business
combination, in accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations (SFAS 141), the purchase
price is allocated to the various assets and liabilities acquired at their estimated fair value.
Fair values of assets are based upon available information. Estimating fair values can be a
complex and judgmental area and most commonly impacts property, plant and equipment and intangible
assets, including those with indefinite lives. Generally, we have, if necessary, up to one year
from the acquisition date to finalize the purchase price allocations.
Impairment of Goodwill. Our allocation of the purchase price of the PG Energy Acquisition resulted
in the Company recording goodwill. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets (SFAS 142), a reporting unit with goodwill must perform impairment tests annually or
whenever events or circumstances indicate that the value of goodwill may be impaired. In
performing such impairment tests, management must determine the reporting units fair value using
quoted market prices or, in the absence of quoted market prices, valuation techniques which use
discounted estimates of future cash flows to be generated by the reporting unit. These cash flow
estimates involve management judgments based on a broad range of information and historical
results. To the extent estimated cash flows are revised downward, the reporting unit may be
required to write down all or a portion of its goodwill which would adversely impact our results of
operations. As of September 30, 2007, our goodwill totaled $162.3 million.
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Litigation Accruals and Environmental Remediation Liabilities. We are involved in litigation
regarding pending claims and legal actions that arise in the normal course of our businesses. In
addition, UGI Utilities and its former subsidiaries owned and operated a number of MGPs in
Pennsylvania and elsewhere, and UGIPNG owned and operated a number of MGP sites located in
Pennsylvania, at which hazardous substances may be present. In accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America, we establish reserves for pending
claims and legal actions or environmental remediation obligations when it is probable that a
liability exists and the amount or range of amounts can be reasonably estimated. Reasonable
estimates involve management judgments based on a broad range of information and prior experience.
These judgments are reviewed quarterly as more information is received and the amounts reserved are
updated as necessary. Such estimated reserves may differ materially from the actual liability, and
such reserves may change materially as more information becomes available and estimated reserves
are adjusted.
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment. We compute depreciation on UGI Utilities property,
plant and equipment on a straight-line basis over the average remaining lives of its various
classes of depreciable property. Changes in the estimated useful lives of property, plant and
equipment could have a material effect on our results of operations. As of September 30, 2007, UGI
Utilities net property, plant and equipment totaled $1,083.9 million and we recorded depreciation
expense of $39.2 million during Fiscal 2007.
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities. Gas Utility and Electric Utilitys distribution businesses are
subject to regulation by the PUC. In accordance with SFAS No. 71, Accounting for the Effects of
Certain Types of Regulation, we record the effects of rate regulation in our financial statements
as regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities. We continually assess whether the regulatory assets
are probable of future recovery by evaluating the regulatory environment, recent rate orders and
public statements issued by the PUC, and the status of any pending deregulation legislation. If
future recovery of regulatory assets ceases to be probable, the elimination of those regulatory
assets would adversely impact our results of operations and cash flows. As of September 30, 2007,
our regulatory assets totaled $103.8 million. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Pension Plan Assumptions. The costs of providing benefits under our Pension Plans is dependent on
historical information such as employee age, length of service, level of compensation and the
actual rate of return on plan assets. In addition, certain assumptions relating to the future are
used to determine pension expense including, the discount rate applied to benefit obligations, the
expected rate of return on plan assets and the rate of compensation increase, among others. Pension
Plan assets are held in trust and consist principally of equity and fixed income mutual funds.
Changes in plan assumptions as well as fluctuations in actual equity or bond market returns could
have a material impact on future pension costs. We believe the two most critical assumptions are
(1) the expected rate of return on plan assets and (2) the discount rate. An unfavorable change in
the expected rate of return on plan assets of 50 basis points to a rate of 8.0% would result in an increase in
pre-tax pension expense of approximately $1.8 million in Fiscal 2008. An unfavorable change in the
discount rate of 50 basis points to a rate of 5.9% would result in an increase in pre-tax pension
expense of approximately $1.7 million in Fiscal 2008.
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RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Below is a listing of recently issued accounting pronouncement by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of
these pronouncements.
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SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option
for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities Including an amendment of
FASB Statement No. 115
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February 2007
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SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measures
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FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Information contained above in this Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this Report on Form 10-K may contain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements use forward-looking words such
as believe, plan, anticipate, continue, estimate, expect, may, will, or other
similar words. These statements discuss plans, strategies, events or developments that we expect or
anticipate will or may occur in the future.
A forward-looking statement may include a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the
forward-looking statement. We believe that we have chosen these assumptions or bases in good faith
and that they are reasonable. However, we caution you that actual results almost always vary from
assumed facts or bases, and the differences between actual results and assumed facts or bases can
be material, depending on the circumstances. When considering
forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the following important factors which
could affect our future results and could cause those results to differ materially from those
expressed in our forward-looking statements: (1) adverse weather conditions resulting in reduced
demand; (2) price volatility and availability of oil, electricity and natural gas and the capacity
to transport them to market areas; (3) changes in laws and regulations, including safety, tax and
accounting matters; (4) the impact of pending and future legal proceedings; (5) competitive
pressures from the same and alternative energy sources; (6) liability for environmental claims; (7)
customer conservation measures due to high energy prices and improvements in energy efficiency and
technology resulting in reduced demand; (8) adverse labor relations; (9) large customer,
counterparty or supplier defaults; (10) increased uncollectible accounts expense; (11) liability
for personal injury and property damage arising from explosions and other catastrophic events,
including acts of terrorism, resulting from operating hazards and risks incidental to generating
and distributing electricity and transporting, storing and distributing natural gas, including
liability in excess of insurance coverage; (12) political, regulatory and economic conditions in
the United States; and (13) reduced access to capital markets and interest rate fluctuations.
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These factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Other unknown
or unpredictable factors could also have material adverse effects on future results. We undertake
no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new
information or future events except as required by the federal securities laws.
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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk are contained in Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations under the caption Market
Risk Disclosures and are incorporated here by reference.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA |
The financial statements and the financial statement schedule referred to in the Index
contained on page F-2 of this Report are incorporated herein by reference.
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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE |
None.
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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
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The Companys management, with the participation of the Companys Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the
Companys disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by
this Report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures as of September
30, 2007 were designed and functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that
the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms and (ii)
accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
disclosure. |
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Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting for the Company. In order to evaluate the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, management has conducted an assessment, including
testing, of the Companys internal control over financial reporting using the criteria
in Internal Control Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO Framework). |
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Internal control over financial reporting refers to the process designed by, and
under the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to
provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States and includes policies and procedures that, among other things, provide
reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded and that transactions are executed
in accordance with managements authorization and are properly recorded to permit
the preparation of reliable financial information. Because of its inherent
limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate due to changing
conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate. |
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Based on its assessment, management has concluded that the Company maintained
effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2007, based
on the COSO Framework. In our 2006 Managements Report on Internal Control over
Financial Reporting, we excluded the PG Energy business from our assessment of
internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006 because it was
acquired by UGI Penn Natural Gas, Inc. (UGIPNG), a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, on August 24, 2006. The
PG Energy business total assets represented 42% of total
consolidated assets and its total revenues represented less than 2% of total consolidated
revenues as of and for the year ended September 30, 2006. Such exclusion is
permitted based upon guidance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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No change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting occurred
during the Companys most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial
reporting. |
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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PART III:
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Companys independent registered
public accountants, in fiscal years 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
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2007 |
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2006 |
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Audit Fees |
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$ |
978,351 |
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$ |
1,086,178 |
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- 0 - |
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- 0 - |
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Tax Fees |
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- 0 - |
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- 0 - |
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All Other Fees |
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- 0 - |
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- 0 - |
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Total Fees for Services Provided |
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$ |
978,351 |
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$ |
1,086,178 |
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Consistent with SEC policies regarding auditor independence, the Audit Committee has
responsibility for appointing, setting compensation and overseeing the work of the Companys
independent accountants. In recognition of this responsibility, the Audit Committee has a policy of
pre-approving all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent accountants.
Prior to engagement of the Companys independent accountants for the next years audit,
management submits a list of services and related fees expected to be rendered during that year
within each of the four categories of services noted above to the Audit Committee for approval.
PART IV:
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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(a) |
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Documents filed as part of this report: |
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(1) |
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Financial Statements: |
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Included under Item 8 are the following financial statements and
supplementary data: |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007 and 2006
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Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal years ended
September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended
September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity for the fiscal years
ended September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Financial Statement Schedule: |
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For the years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005 |
II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
We have omitted all other financial statement schedules because the required
information is (1) not present; (2) not present in amounts sufficient to
require submission of the schedule; or (3) included elsewhere in the
financial statements or notes thereto contained in this Report.
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(3) |
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List of Exhibits: |
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The exhibits filed as part of this report are as follows (exhibits
incorporated by reference are set forth with the name of the registrant, the
type of report and registration number or last date of the period for which
it was filed, and the exhibit number in such filing): |
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| Incorporation by Reference |
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Registrant |
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Filing |
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Exhibit |
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3.1
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UGI Utilities Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation
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Utilities
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Registration
Statement No. 333-72540
(10/31/01)
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3 |
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3.2
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Bylaws of UGI Utilities as amended
through September 30, 2003
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Utilities
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Form 10-K (9/30/03)
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4
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Instruments defining the rights of
security holders, including
indentures. (The Company agrees to
furnish to the Commission upon
request a copy of any instrument
defining the rights of holders of
its long-term debt not required to
be filed pursuant to the description
of Exhibit 4 contained in Item 601
of Regulation S-K) |
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4.1
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UGI Utilities Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws referred to
in Exhibit Nos. 3.1 and 3.2 |
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4.2
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Indenture, dated as of August 1,
1993, by and between UGI Utilities,
Inc., as Issuer, and U.S. Bank
National Association, as successor
trustee, incorporated by reference
to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 filed on April 8, 1994
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Utilities
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Registration
Statement No.
33-77514 (4/8/94)
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(c) |
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4.3
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Form of Fixed Rate Medium-Term Note
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (8/26/94)
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4.4
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Form of Fixed Rate Series B
Medium-Term Note
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (8/1/96)
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4 |
(i) |
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4.5
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Form of Floating Rate Series B
Medium-Term Note
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (8/1/96)
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4(ii)
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4.6
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Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
September 15, 2006, by and between
UGI Utilities, Inc., as Issuer, and
U.S. Bank National Association,
successor trustee to Wachovia Bank,
National Association
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (9/12/06)
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4.2 |
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4.7
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Officers Certificate establishing
Medium-Term Notes series
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (8/26/94)
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4(iv)
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4.8
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[Intentionally Omitted] |
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4.9
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Form of Officers Certificate
establishing Series B Medium-Term
Notes under the Indenture
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (8/1/96)
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4(iv)
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4.10
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Forms of Floating Rate and Fixed
Rate Series C Medium-Term Notes
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (5/21/02)
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4.11
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Form of Officers Certificate
establishing Series C Medium-Term
Notes under the Indenture
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (5/21/02)
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| Incorporation by Reference |
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10.1
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Service Agreement (Rate FSS) dated
as of November 1, 1989 between UGI
Utilities and Columbia, as modified
pursuant to the orders of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
at Docket No. RS92-5-000 reported at
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., 64
FERC ¶61,060 (1993), order on
rehearing, 64 FERC ¶61,365 (1993)
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UGI
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Form 10-K (9/30/95)
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10.2**
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UGI Corporation 2004 Omnibus Equity
Compensation Plan Amended and
Restated as of December 5, 2006.
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UGI
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Form 8-K (3/27/07)
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10.3**
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UGI Corporation 2004 Omnibus Equity
Compensation Plan, as amended
December 7, 2004 Terms and
Conditions as amended December 6,
2005
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UGI
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Form 8-K (12/6/05)
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10.4
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Credit Agreement, dated as of August
11, 2006, among UGI Utilities, Inc.,
as borrower, and Citibank, N.A., as
agent, Wachovia Bank, National
Association, as syndication agent,
and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania,
Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands
Branch, Deutsche Bank AG New York
Branch, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
Mellon Bank, N.A., PNC Bank,
National Association, and the other
financial institutions from time to
time parties thereto
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Form 8-K (8/11/06)
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*10.5**
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UGI Utilities, Inc. Executive Annual
Bonus Plan effective as of October
1, 2006 |
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10.6
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10.7**
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UGI Corporation 2004 Omnibus Equity
Compensation Plan UGI Employees
Nonqualified Stock Option Grant
Letter dated as of January 1, 2006
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UGI
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Form 8-K (12/6/05)
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10.8**
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UGI Corporation Executive Annual
Bonus Plan effective as of October
1, 2006
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UGI
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Form 10-K (9/30/07)
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10.11**
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UGI Corporation Senior Executive
Employee Severance Pay Plan as
amended December 7, 2004
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UGI
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Form 10-K (9/30/04)
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10.12**
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Description of UGI Corporation
Senior Executive Employee Severance
Pay Plan, as amended July 25, 2006
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UGI
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Form 10-Q (6/30/06)
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10.14**
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UGI Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive
Plan Amended and Restated as of May
24, 2005
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UGI
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Form 10-K (9/30/06)
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10.15
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Service Agreement for comprehensive
delivery service (Rate CDS) dated
February 23, 1999 between UGI
Utilities, Inc. and Texas Eastern
Transmission Corporation
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UGI
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Form 10-K (9/30/00)
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10.16**
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UGI Corporation 1997 Stock Option
and Dividend Equivalent Plan Amended
and Restated as of May 24, 2005
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UGI
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Form 10-K (9/30/06)
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10.17**
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UGI Corporation Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan and
Supplemental Savings Plan, As
Amended and Restated on July 31,
2007
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UGI
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Form 10-K (9/30/07)
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10.18
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10.19**
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UGI Corporation 1992 Non-Qualified
Stock Option Plan Amended and
Restated as of May 24, 2005
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UGI
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Form 10-K (9/30/06)
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10.39 |
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10.20**
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Form of Change in Control Agreement
for Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh and
Knauss
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UGI
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Form 8-K (12/6/05)
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10.1 |
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10.21**
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UGI Corporation 2004 Omnibus Equity
Compensation Plan UGI Employees
Stock Unit Grant Letter
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UGI
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Form 8-K (12/6/05)
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10.9 |
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10.22**
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Form of Change in Control Agreement
for Messrs. Trego and Barney
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (12/6/05)
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10.2 |
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10.23**
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UGI Corporation 2004 Omnibus Equity
Compensation Plan UGI Employees
Performance Unit Grant Letter dated
as of January 1, 2006
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UGI
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Form 10-K (9/30/06)
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10.7 |
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| Incorporation by Reference |
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Filing |
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Exhibit |
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10.24**
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UGI Corporation 2004 Omnibus Equity
Compensation Plan Utilities
Employees Performance Unit Grant
Letter dated as of January 1, 2006
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UGI
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Form 10-K (9/30/06)
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10.4 |
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10.25
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Storage Transportation Service
Agreement (Rate Schedule SST)
between UGI Utilities and Columbia
dated November 1, 1993, as modified
pursuant to orders of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
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Utilities
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Form 10-K (9/30/02)
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10.25 |
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10.26
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Amendment No. 1 dated November 1,
2004, to the Service Agreement (Rate
FSS) dated as of November 1, 1989
between UGI Utilities and Columbia,
as modified pursuant to the orders
of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission at Docket No. RS92-5-000
reported at Columbia Gas
Transmission Corp., 64 FERC ¶61,060
(1993), order on rehearing, 64 FERC
¶61,365 (1993)
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Utilities
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Form 10-K (9/30/04)
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10.26 |
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10.27
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No-Notice Transportation Service
Agreement (Rate Schedule CDS)
between UGI Utilities and Texas
Eastern Transmission dated February
23, 1999, as modified pursuant to
various orders of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission
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Utilities
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Form 10-K (9/30/02)
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10.27 |
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10.28
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No-Notice Transportation Service
Agreement (Rate Schedule CDS)
between UGI Utilities and Texas
Eastern Transmission dated October
31, 2000, as modified pursuant to
various orders of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission
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Utilities
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Form 10-K (9/30/02)
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10.28 |
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10.29
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Firm Transportation Service
Agreement (Rate Schedule FT-1)
between UGI Utilities and Texas
Eastern Transmission dated June 15,
1999, as modified pursuant to
various orders of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission
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Utilities
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Form 10-K (9/30/02)
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10.29 |
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10.30
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Amendment No. 1 dated November 1,
2004, to the No-Notice
Transportation Service Agreement
(Rate Schedule CDS) between UGI
Utilities and Texas Eastern
Transmission dated February 23,
1999, as modified pursuant to
various orders of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission
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Utilities
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Form 10-K (9/30/04)
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10.30 |
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| Incorporation by Reference |
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Filing |
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Exhibit |
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10.31
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Firm Transportation Service
Agreement (Rate Schedule FT) between
UGI Utilities and Transcontinental
Gas Pipe Line dated October 1, 1996,
as modified pursuant to various
orders of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission
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Utilities
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Form 10-K (9/30/02)
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10.31 |
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10.31(a)
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Amendment dated March 20, 2007 to
the Firm Transportation Service
Agreement (Rate Schedule FT) dated
October 1, 1996 between UGI
Utilities and Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Corporation, as modified
pursuant to various orders of the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (3/20/07)
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10.1 |
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10.32
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Gas Service Delivery and Supply
Agreement between UGI Utilities and
UGI Energy Services, Inc. dated
August 1, 2004
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Utilities
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Form 10-K (9/30/04)
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10.32 |
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10.33
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Amendment No. 1 dated November 1,
2004, to the Firm Transportation
Service Agreement (Rate Schedule
FT-1) between UGI Utilities and
Texas Eastern Transmission dated
June 15, 1999, as modified pursuant
to various orders of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
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Utilities
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Form 10-K (9/30/04)
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10.33 |
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10.34
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Firm Transportation Service
Agreement (Rate Schedule FTS)
between UGI Utilities and Columbia
Gas Transmission dated November 1,
2004
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Utilities
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Form 10-K (9/30/04)
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10.34 |
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10.35**
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UGI Corporation 2004 Omnibus Equity
Compensation Plan UGI Utilities
Employees Nonqualified Stock Option
Grant Letter dated as of January 1,
2006
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UGI
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Form 8-K (12/6/05)
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10.5 |
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10.36**
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2002 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
Amended and Restated as of May 24,
2005
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UGI
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Form 10-K (9/30/06)
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10.38 |
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10.37**
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Description of oral employment
at-will arrangements for Messrs.
Trego, Barney and Knauss
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Utilities
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Form 10-K (9/30/05)
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10.37 |
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10.38**
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Description of oral employment
at-will arrangements for Messrs.
Greenberg and Walsh
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UGI Corporation
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Form 10-K (9/30/05)
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10.30 |
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| Incorporation by Reference |
| Exhibit No. |
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Exhibit |
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Registrant |
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Filing |
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Exhibit |
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10.39
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Purchase and Sale Agreement by and
between Southern Union Company, as
Seller, and UGI Corporation, as
Buyer, dated as of January 26, 2006
(See Exhibit No. 10.43)
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UGI
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Form 8-K (1/26/06)
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10.1 |
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10.40
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Employee Agreement by and between
Southern Union Company and UGI
Corporation dated as of January 26,
2006 (See Exhibit No. 10.43)
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UGI
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Form 8-K (1/26/06)
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10.2 |
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10.41
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[Intentionally Omitted]
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10.42
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Assignment and Assumption Agreement,
dated August 24, 2006, by and
between UGI Corporation, as
Assignor, and UGI Penn Natural Gas,
Inc., as Assignee
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (8/24/06)
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10.1 |
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10.43
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First Amendment Agreement, dated
August 24, 2006, by and between
Southern Union Company, as Seller,
and UGI Corporation, as Buyer
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (8/24/06)
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10.2 |
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10.44
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Assignment and Assumption Agreement,
dated August 24, 2006, by and
between UGI Corporation, as
Assignor, and UGI Utilities, Inc.,
as Assignee with respect to the
Southern Union Company Pension
|
|
Utilities
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Form 8-K (8/24/06)
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10.3 |
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10.45
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Service Agreement (Rate FSS) dated
August 16, 2004 between Columbia Gas
Transmission Corporation and PG
Energy
|
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (8/24/06)
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10.4 |
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10.46
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Service Agreement (Rate SST) dated
August 16, 2004 between Columbia Gas
Transmission Corporation and PG
Energy
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (8/24/06)
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10.5 |
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10.47
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Firm Transportation Service
Agreement (Rate FT) dated February
1, 1992 between Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Corporation and PG Energy
(as successor to Pennsylvania Gas
and Water Company).
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (8/24/06)
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10.6 |
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10.48
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Firm Transportation Service
Agreement (Rate FT) dated July 10,
1997 between Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Corporation and PG Energy
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Utilities
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Form 8-K (8/24/06)
|
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10.7 |
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| Incorporation by Reference |
| Exhibit No. |
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Exhibit |
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Filing |
|
Exhibit |
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10.49
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Firm Storage and Delivery Service
Agreement (Rate GSS) dated July 1,
1996 between Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Corporation and PG Energy
|
|
Utilities
|
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Form 8-K (8/24/06)
|
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10.8 |
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*12.1
|
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Computation of Ratio of Earnings to
Fixed Charges |
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14
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Code of Ethics for principal
executive, financial and accounting
officers
|
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Utilities
|
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Form 10-K (9/30/03)
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14 |
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*23
|
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
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*31.1
|
|
Certification by the Chief Executive
Officer relating to the Registrants
Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended September 30, 2007 pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 |
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*31.2
|
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Certification by the Chief Financial
Officer relating to the Registrants
Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended September 30, 2007 pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 |
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*32
|
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Certification by the Chief Executive
Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer relating to the Registrants
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2007 |
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Filed herewith. |
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As required by Item 14(a)(3), this exhibit is identified as a compensatory plan or arrangement. |
-43-
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
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UGI UTILITIES, INC.
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| Date: November 29, 2007 |
By: |
/s/ John C. Barney
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John C. Barney |
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Senior Vice President Finance and Chief
Financial Officer |
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| |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been
signed below on November 27, 2007 by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the
capacities indicated.
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| Signature |
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Title |
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| /s/ David W. Trego
David W. Trego |
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President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive
Officer) and Director |
| /s/ Lon R. Greenberg
Lon R. Greenberg |
|
Chairman and Director |
| /s/ John L. Walsh
John L. Walsh |
|
Vice Chairman
and Director |
| /s/ John C. Barney
John C. Barney |
|
Sr. Vice President Finance and
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
| /s/ Stephen D. Ban
Stephen D. Ban |
|
Director |
-44-
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been
signed below on November 27, 2007 by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the
capacities indicated.
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| Signature |
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Title |
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| /s/ Richard C. Gozon
Richard C. Gozon |
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Director |
| /s/ Ernest E. Jones
Ernest E. Jones |
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Director |
| /s/ Anne Pol
Anne Pol |
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Director |
| /s/ Marvin O. Schlanger
Marvin O. Schlanger |
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Director |
| /s/ James W. Stratton
James W. Stratton |
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Director |
| /s/ Roger B. Vincent
Roger B. Vincent |
|
Director |
-45-
Supplemental Information to be Furnished With Reports Filed Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act by
Registrants Which Have Not Registered Securities Pursuant to Section 12 of the Act:
No annual report or proxy material was sent to security holders in fiscal year 2007.
-46-
UGI UTILITIES, INC.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FOR INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
F-1
UGI UTILITIES, INC.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
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Financial Statements: |
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F-3 to F-4 |
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F-5 to F-6 |
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F-7 |
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F-8 |
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F-9 |
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F-10 to F-34 |
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Financial Statement Schedule: |
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For the years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005: |
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S-1 |
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We have omitted all other financial statement schedules because the required information is
either (1) not present; (2) not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the
schedule; or (3) included elsewhere in the financial statements or related notes.
F-2
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of UGI Utilities, Inc.:
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the index appearing under Item
15(a)(1), present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of UGI Utilities, Inc.
and its subsidiaries at September 30, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their operations and their
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2007 in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our
opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under item 15(a)(2)
presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in
conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. Also in our opinion, the Company
maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of
September 30, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Companys
management is responsible for these financial statements and financial statement schedule, for
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Managements Report on
Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these
financial statements, on the financial statement schedule, and on the Companys internal control
over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with
the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over
financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial
statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal
control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over
financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating
the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits
also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
As discussed in Notes 1 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the
manner in which it accounts for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans as of
September 30, 2007 and, as discussed in Note 1, the Company changed the manner in which it
accounts for share-based compensation as of October 1, 2005.
F-3
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A
companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i)
pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company
are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company;
and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the
financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or
detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are
subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that
the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In the 2006 Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, management excluded
the PG Energy business from its assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of
September 30, 2006 because it was acquired by a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company in a purchase business combination on
August 24, 2006. We had also excluded the PG Energy business from our audit of internal control
over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006. The PG Energy
business total assets represented approximately 42% of total
consolidated assets and its total
revenues represented less than 2% of total consolidated revenues as of and for the year ended
September 30, 2006.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
November 29, 2007
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F-4
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Thousands of dollars)
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September 30, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
|
ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
16,207 |
|
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$ |
2,942 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
6,642 |
|
|
|
2,697 |
|
Accounts receivable (less allowances for doubtful
accounts of $10,824 and $12,389, respectively) |
|
|
74,696 |
|
|
|
61,917 |
|
Accounts receivable related parties |
|
|
1,450 |
|
|
|
1,888 |
|
Accrued utility revenues |
|
|
17,889 |
|
|
|
16,649 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
162,259 |
|
|
|
162,610 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
6,673 |
|
|
|
12,869 |
|
Regulatory assets |
|
|
14,782 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes recoverable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,776 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
5,532 |
|
|
|
11,013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
306,130 |
|
|
|
275,361 |
|
|
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Property, plant and equipment |
|
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Gas Utility |
|
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1,467,454 |
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|
|
1,410,264 |
|
Electric Utility |
|
|
126,451 |
|
|
|
120,049 |
|
General |
|
|
26,124 |
|
|
|
23,557 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,620,029 |
|
|
|
1,553,870 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(536,132 |
) |
|
|
(503,046 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net property, plant and equipment |
|
|
1,083,897 |
|
|
|
1,050,824 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
|
|
162,309 |
|
|
|
182,851 |
|
Regulatory assets |
|
|
88,990 |
|
|
|
72,919 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
7,712 |
|
|
|
27,788 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
1,649,038 |
|
|
$ |
1,609,743 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Thousands of dollars, except per share)
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
September 30, |
|
| |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
20,000 |
|
Bank loans |
|
|
190,000 |
|
|
|
216,000 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
60,012 |
|
|
|
46,916 |
|
Accounts payable related parties |
|
|
15,871 |
|
|
|
14,768 |
|
Employee compensation and benefits accrued |
|
|
10,619 |
|
|
|
8,961 |
|
Dividends and interest accrued |
|
|
15,870 |
|
|
|
8,399 |
|
Customer deposits and refunds |
|
|
35,144 |
|
|
|
29,126 |
|
Accrued income taxes |
|
|
1,017 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred fuel costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,171 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
|
14,902 |
|
|
|
12,757 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
343,435 |
|
|
|
369,098 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
512,000 |
|
|
|
492,000 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
175,012 |
|
|
|
162,871 |
|
Deferred investment tax credits |
|
|
6,417 |
|
|
|
6,803 |
|
Other noncurrent liabilities |
|
|
41,460 |
|
|
|
31,872 |
|
Commitments and contingencies (note 9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
1,078,324 |
|
|
|
1,062,644 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stockholders equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock, $2.25 par value (authorized - 40,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding - 26,781,785 shares) |
|
|
60,259 |
|
|
|
60,259 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
346,758 |
|
|
|
345,801 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
179,014 |
|
|
|
144,833 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
(15,317 |
) |
|
|
(3,794 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total common stockholders equity |
|
|
570,714 |
|
|
|
547,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
|
$ |
1,649,038 |
|
|
$ |
1,609,743 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Thousands of dollars)
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Year Ended |
|
| |
|
September 30, |
|
| |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
1,183,247 |
|
|
$ |
822,069 |
|
|
$ |
681,152 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of sales gas, fuel and purchased power |
|
|
816,451 |
|
|
|
573,867 |
|
|
|
437,930 |
|
Operating and administrative expenses |
|
|
140,013 |
|
|
|
96,149 |
|
|
|
94,370 |
|
Operating and administrative expenses related
parties |
|
|
11,584 |
|
|
|
10,675 |
|
|
|
12,900 |
|
Taxes other than income taxes |
|
|
17,736 |
|
|
|
14,334 |
|
|
|
13,379 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
40,934 |
|
|
|
26,617 |
|
|
|
23,827 |
|
Other income, net |
|
|
(8,564 |
) |
|
|
(4,462 |
) |
|
|
(4,533 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,018,154 |
|
|
|
717,180 |
|
|
|
577,873 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
165,093 |
|
|
|
104,889 |
|
|
|
103,279 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
42,327 |
|
|
|
24,345 |
|
|
|
18,326 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
122,766 |
|
|
|
80,544 |
|
|
|
84,953 |
|
Income taxes |
|
|
48,579 |
|
|
|
31,903 |
|
|
|
34,132 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
74,187 |
|
|
$ |
48,641 |
|
|
$ |
50,821 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-7
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Thousands of dollars)
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Year Ended |
|
| |
|
September 30, |
|
| |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
74,187 |
|
|
$ |
48,641 |
|
|
$ |
50,821 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
40,934 |
|
|
|
26,617 |
|
|
|
23,827 |
|
Deferred income taxes, net |
|
|
16,281 |
|
|
|
9,240 |
|
|
|
(631 |
) |
Provision for uncollectible accounts |
|
|
14,353 |
|
|
|
10,382 |
|
|
|
8,210 |
|
Other, net |
|
|
4,833 |
|
|
|
(1,098 |
) |
|
|
4,064 |
|
Net change in: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable and accrued utility revenues |
|
|
(27,934 |
) |
|
|
(10,091 |
) |
|
|
(19,591 |
) |
Inventories |
|
|
351 |
|
|
|
(21,409 |
) |
|
|
(6,407 |
) |
Deferred fuel costs |
|
|
(26,953 |
) |
|
|
(17,850 |
) |
|
|
9,508 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
14,386 |
|
|
|
(22,393 |
) |
|
|
(9,906 |
) |
Electric supplier collateral deposits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,500 |
) |
|
|
11,000 |
|
Other current assets and liabilities |
|
|
23,054 |
|
|
|
2,187 |
|
|
|
(2,581 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
133,492 |
|
|
|
10,726 |
|
|
|
68,314 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment |
|
|
(73,411 |
) |
|
|
(58,220 |
) |
|
|
(46,305 |
) |
Net costs of property, plant and equipment disposals |
|
|
(1,492 |
) |
|
|
(1,744 |
) |
|
|
(1,176 |
) |
PG Energy Acquisition |
|
|
23,670 |
|
|
|
(585,170 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Increase in restricted cash |
|
|
(3,945 |
) |
|
|
(2,697 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used by investing activities |
|
|
(55,178 |
) |
|
|
(647,831 |
) |
|
|
(47,481 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment of dividends |
|
|
(40,006 |
) |
|
|
(37,615 |
) |
|
|
(38,468 |
) |
(Decrease) increase in bank loans with maturities of
three months or less |
|
|
(26,000 |
) |
|
|
204,800 |
|
|
|
(49,700 |
) |
Issuances of debt including bank loans with maturities
greater than three months |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
345,000 |
|
|
|
130,000 |
|
Repayments of debt including bank loans with maturities
greater than three months |
|
|
(20,000 |
) |
|
|
(140,000 |
) |
|
|
(40,000 |
) |
Redemption of preferred shares subject to mandatory
redemption |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20,000 |
) |
Capital contribution from UGI Corporation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
265,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Excess tax benefits from equity-based payment arrangements |
|
|
957 |
|
|
|
176 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities |
|
|
(65,049 |
) |
|
|
637,361 |
|
|
|
(18,168 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents increase |
|
$ |
13,265 |
|
|
$ |
256 |
|
|
$ |
2,665 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of year |
|
$ |
16,207 |
|
|
$ |
2,942 |
|
|
$ |
2,686 |
|
Beginning of year |
|
|
2,942 |
|
|
|
2,686 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase |
|
$ |
13,265 |
|
|
$ |
256 |
|
|
$ |
2,665 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-8
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(Thousands of dollars)
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Total |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Additional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
Common |
|
| |
|
Common |
|
|
Paid-in |
|
|
Retained |
|
|
Comprehensive |
|
|
Stockholder's |
|
| |
|
Stock |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
Earnings |
|
|
Income (Loss) |
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance September 30, 2004 |
|
$ |
60,259 |
|
|
$ |
79,773 |
|
|
$ |
121,454 |
|
|
$ |
(1,455 |
) |
|
$ |
260,031 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,821 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,821 |
|
Net change in fair value of derivative
instruments (net of tax of $1,027) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,448 |
|
|
|
1,448 |
|
Reclassifications of net losses on interest rate
protection agreements (net of tax of $177) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,821 |
|
|
|
1,698 |
|
|
|
52,519 |
|
Cash dividends Common Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(38,468 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(38,468 |
) |
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
849 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
849 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance September 30, 2005 |
|
|
60,259 |
|
|
|
80,622 |
|
|
|
133,807 |
|
|
|
243 |
|
|
|
274,931 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,641 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,641 |
|
Net change in fair value of derivative
instruments (net of tax of $3,130) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,413 |
) |
|
|
(4,413 |
) |
Reclassifications of net losses on interest rate
protection agreements (net of tax of $267) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
376 |
|
|
|
376 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,641 |
|
|
|
(4,037 |
) |
|
|
44,604 |
|
Cash dividends Common Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,615 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,615 |
) |
Capital contribution from UGI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
265,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
265,000 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance September 30, 2006 |
|
|
60,259 |
|
|
|
345,801 |
|
|
|
144,833 |
|
|
|
(3,794 |
) |
|
|
547,099 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74,187 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74,187 |
|
Net change in fair value of derivative
instruments (net of tax of $21) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
Reclassifications of net gains on derivative
instruments (net of tax of $1,068) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,506 |
) |
|
|
(1,506 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74,187 |
|
|
|
(1,536 |
) |
|
|
72,651 |
|
Adjustment to initially apply
SFAS 158 (net of tax of $7,082) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,987 |
) |
|
|
(9,987 |
) |
Cash dividends Common Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40,006 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40,006 |
) |
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance September 30, 2007 |
|
$ |
60,259 |
|
|
$ |
346,758 |
|
|
$ |
179,014 |
|
|
$ |
(15,317 |
) |
|
$ |
570,714 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-9
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Consolidation Principles
UGI Utilities, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UGI Corporation (UGI), and its wholly owned
subsidiary UGI Penn Natural Gas, Inc. (UGIPNG), own and operate (1) natural gas distribution
utilities in eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania (UGI Gas and PNG Gas, respectively) and (2)
an electric distribution utility in northeastern Pennsylvania (Electric Utility). On August 24,
2006, UGIPNG acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Southern Union Companys
(SUs) PG Energy Division and all of the issued and outstanding stock of SUs wholly owned
subsidiary PG Energy Services, Inc. (collectively, the PG Energy Acquisition), see Note 2.
Effective January 1, 2007, as previously approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
(PUC), UGI Gas contributed its heating, ventilation and air conditioning services business to its
wholly owned second-tier subsidiary, UGI HVAC Services, Inc. UGI HVAC Services, Inc. and the PG
Energy Services, Inc., now known as UGI Penn Natural Gas Services, Inc (collectively, the HVAC
Business) operate principally within the Gas Utility service territory.
UGI Gas and PNG Gas (collectively, Gas Utility) and Electric Utility are subject to regulation by
the PUC. The term UGI Utilities is used sometimes as an abbreviated reference to UGI Utilities,
Inc., or to UGI Utilities, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including UGIPNG. Our consolidated financial
statements include the accounts of UGI Utilities and its subsidiaries (collectively, we or the
Company). We eliminate all significant intercompany accounts when we consolidate.
Use of Estimates
We make estimates and assumptions when preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These estimates and assumptions
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Regulated Utility Operations
We account for the operations of Gas Utility and Electric Utility in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 71, Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of
Regulation (SFAS 71). SFAS 71 requires us to record the effects of rate regulation in the
financial statements. SFAS 71 allows us to defer expenses and revenues on the balance sheet as
regulatory assets and liabilities when it is probable that those expenses and income will be
allowed in the ratemaking process in a period different from the period in which they would have
been reflected in the income statement of an unregulated company. These deferred assets and
liabilities are then flowed through the income statement in the period in which the same amounts
are included in rates and recovered from or refunded to customers. As required by SFAS 71, we
monitor our regulatory and competitive environments to determine whether the recovery of our
regulatory assets continues to be probable. If we were to determine that recovery of these
regulatory assets is no longer probable, such assets would be written off against earnings. We
believe that SFAS 71 continues to apply to our regulated operations and that the recovery of our
regulatory assets is probable. See Note 3.
F-10
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
We define cash equivalents as all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less
when purchased. We record cash equivalents at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market
value. Restricted cash represents cash balances in our natural gas futures brokerage account which
are restricted from withdrawal.
We paid interest totaling $32,944 in fiscal 2007, $22,131 in fiscal 2006 and $17,509 in fiscal
2005. We paid income taxes totaling $27,547 in fiscal 2007, $24,939 in fiscal 2006 and $36,348 in
fiscal 2005.
Revenue Recognition
We record regulated revenues for distribution service and commodity charges provided to the end of
each month which includes an accrual for certain unbilled amounts based upon estimated usage. We
reflect the impact of Gas Utility and Electric Utility rate increases or decreases at the time they
become effective. Nonregulated revenues are recognized as services are performed or products are delivered.
We present revenue-related taxes collected from customers and remitted to taxing authorities,
principally sales and use taxes, on a net basis. Electric Utility gross receipts taxes are
included in total revenues in accordance with regulatory practice.
Inventories
Our inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Substantially all of our inventory is
determined on an average cost method.
Income Taxes
We record deferred income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Income resulting from the use of
accelerated depreciation methods based upon amounts recognized for ratemaking purposes. We also
record a deferred tax liability for tax benefits that are flowed through to ratepayers when
temporary differences originate and record a regulatory income tax asset for the probable increase
in future revenues that will result when the temporary differences reverse.
We are amortizing deferred investment tax credits related to the Companys plant additions over the
service lives of the related property. The Company reduces its deferred income tax liability for
the future tax benefits that will occur when the deferred investment tax credits, which are not
taxable, are amortized. We also reduce the regulatory income tax asset for the probable reduction
in future revenues that will result when such deferred investment tax credits amortize.
F-11
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
We join with UGI and its subsidiaries in filing a consolidated federal income tax return. We are
charged or credited for our share of current taxes resulting from the effects of our transactions
in the UGI consolidated federal income tax return including giving effect to intercompany
transactions. The result of this allocation is generally consistent with income taxes calculated
on a separate return basis.
Property, Plant and Equipment and Related Depreciation
We record property, plant and equipment at cost. When Gas Utility and Electric Utility retire
depreciable utility plant and equipment, we charge the original cost, net of removal costs and
salvage value, to accumulated depreciation for financial accounting purposes.
We record depreciation expense for plant and equipment on a straight-line method over the estimated
average remaining lives of the various classes of depreciable property. Depreciation expense as a
percentage of the related average depreciable base for Gas Utility was 2.7% in fiscal 2007, 2.5%
in fiscal 2006 and 2.4% in fiscal 2005. Depreciation expense as a percentage of the related
average depreciable base for Electric Utility was 2.7% in fiscal 2007, 2.8% in fiscal 2006 and 2.9%
in fiscal 2005. Depreciation expense was $39,176 in fiscal 2007, $25,501 in fiscal 2006 and
$23,046 in fiscal 2005. No depreciation expense is included in cost
of sales in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
We evaluate the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. We evaluate recoverability
based upon undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by such assets. During fiscal
2007, 2006 and 2005, no provisions for impairments were recorded.
Goodwill
The goodwill reflected on our Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2007 reflects the final
purchase price allocation of the PG Energy Acquisition. The goodwill recorded on our Consolidated
Balance Sheet at September 30, 2006 was based upon our preliminary purchase price allocation for
the PG Energy Acquisition. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets (SFAS 142), our goodwill is not amortized but is subject to tests for
impairment at least annually. SFAS 142 requires that we perform impairment tests more frequently
than annually if events or circumstances indicate that the value of goodwill might be impaired. We
use discounted estimates of forecasted future cash flows to perform our impairment tests. No
provisions for goodwill impairments were recorded during fiscal 2007 or fiscal 2006.
Computer Software Costs
We include in property, plant and equipment costs associated with computer software we develop or
obtain for use in our businesses. We amortize computer software costs on a straight-line basis
over expected periods of benefit not exceeding fifteen years once the installed software is ready
for its intended use.
F-12
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Deferred Fuel Costs
Gas Utilitys tariffs contain clauses which permit recovery of certain purchased gas costs through
the application of purchased gas cost (PGC) rates. The clauses provide for periodic adjustments
to PGC rates for the difference between the total amount of purchased gas costs collected from
customers and the recoverable costs incurred. In accordance with SFAS 71, we defer the difference
between amounts recognized in revenues and the applicable gas costs incurred until they are
subsequently billed or refunded to customers. Amounts related to this PGC recovery mechanism are
included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet captions Regulatory assets or Deferred fuel costs.
Employee Retirement Plans
We use a market-related value of plan assets and an expected long-term rate of return to
determine the expected return on our pension and other postretirement plans assets. The
market-related value of plan assets, other than equity investments, is based upon market
prices. The market-related value of equity investments is calculated by rolling forward the
prior-years market-related value with contributions, disbursements and the expected return on
plan assets. One third of the difference between the expected and the actual value is then
added to or subtracted from the expected value to determine the new market-related value. See
Note 6.
SFAS 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans
an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R) (SFAS 158), became effective for
us as of September 30, 2007 and requires recognition of an asset or liability in the statement
of financial position reflecting the funded status of pension and postretirement benefit plans
such as retiree health and life, with current year changes recognized in shareholders equity.
SFAS 158 did not change the existing criteria for measurement of periodic benefit costs, plan
assets or benefit obligations.
The following table summarizes the incremental effects of the initial adoption of SFAS 158 on
our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2007:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Before |
|
|
|
|
|
|
After |
|
| |
|
Application |
|
|
SFAS 158 |
|
|
Application |
|
| |
|
of SFAS 158 |
|
|
Adjustments |
|
|
of SFAS 158 |
|
Other assets |
|
$ |
24,229 |
|
|
$ |
(16,517 |
) |
|
$ |
7,712 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
1,665,555 |
|
|
|
(16,517 |
) |
|
|
1,649,038 |
|
Other noncurrent liabilities |
|
|
40,908 |
|
|
|
552 |
|
|
|
41,460 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
182,094 |
|
|
|
(7,082 |
) |
|
|
175,012 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
1,084,854 |
|
|
|
(6,530 |
) |
|
|
1,078,324 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
(5,330 |
) |
|
|
(9,987 |
) |
|
|
(15,317 |
) |
Total stockholders equity |
|
|
580,701 |
|
|
|
(9,987 |
) |
|
|
570,714 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
|
|
1,665,555 |
|
|
|
(16,517 |
) |
|
|
1,649,038 |
|
The
amount recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss at
September 30, 2007 includes $(10,098) associated with our
pension plans, principally comprising net actuarial losses, and $111
associated with our other postretirement benefit plans, principally
comprising net actuarial gains.
F-13
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Stock-Based Compensation
Under UGI Corporations 2004 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated on December
5, 2006 (the UGI OECP), certain key employees of UGI Utilities may be granted stock options to
acquire shares of UGI Common Stock, stock appreciation rights (SARS), UGI Units (comprising
Stock Units or Performance Units) and other equity-based amounts. The exercise price for
options may not be less than the fair market value on the grant date. Awards under the UGI OECP may
vest immediately or ratably over a period of years (generally three-year periods) . Stock options
for UGI Common Stock can be exercised no later than ten years from the grant date. In
addition, the UGI OECP provides that the awards of UGI Units may also provide for the crediting of
UGI Common Stock dividend equivalents to participants accounts. With respect to UGI Performance
Unit awards, the actual number of shares (or their cash equivalent) ultimately issued, and the
actual amount of dividend equivalents paid, is generally dependent upon the achievement of market
performance and service conditions. UGI Stock and UGI Performance Unit awards entitle the grantee
to shares of UGI Common Stock or cash once the service condition is met and, with respect to
Performance Unit awards, subject to UGI market performance conditions. UGI Performance Unit grant
recipients are awarded a target number of Performance Units. The number of Performance Units
ultimately paid at the end of the performance period (generally three years) may range from 0% to
200% of the target award based upon UGIs Total Shareholder return percentile rank relative to
companies in the Standard & Poors Utilities Index.
Effective October 1, 2005, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment
(SFAS 123R). Among other things, SFAS 123R requires expensing the fair value of stock options, a
previously optional accounting method. We chose the modified prospective approach which requires
that the new guidance be applied to the unvested portion of all outstanding option grants as of
October 1, 2005 and to new grants after that date. In accordance with SFAS 123R, all of our
equity-based compensation, principally comprising UGI stock options, grants of UGI stock, and
grants of UGI Stock Units or Performance Units are measured at fair value on the grant date, date
of modification, or end of the period, as applicable, and recognized in earnings over the requisite
service period. We use a Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair value of UGI stock
options. We use a Monte Carlo valuation approach to estimate the fair value of UGI Performance Unit
awards. Equity-based compensation costs associated with the portion of UGI Unit awards classified
as equity are measured based upon their estimated fair value on the date of grant or modification.
Equity-based compensation costs associated with the portion of UGI Unit awards classified as
liabilities are measured based upon their estimated fair value as of the end of each period.
During fiscal 2006, the Company modified the settlement terms of UGI Unit awards previously
granted to key employees on January 1, 2006. The modification did not affect the
number of UGI Units awarded to employees. We did not record any incremental equity-based
compensation expense as a result of this modification.
The adoption of SFAS 123R resulted in pre-tax equity-based compensation expense associated with UGI
stock options of $664 ($389 after-tax) during fiscal 2007 and $371 ($217 after-tax) during fiscal
2006. As of September 30, 2007, there was $592 of unrecognized compensation cost related to
non-vested UGI stock options that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of
1.9 years.
Prior to October 1, 2005, as permitted, we applied the provisions of Accounting Principles Board
(APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25), in recording
equity-based compensation. Under APB 25, the Company did not record any compensation expense for
stock options, but provided the required pro forma disclosures as if we had determined compensation
expense under the fair value method prescribed by the provisions of SFAS No. 123.
F-14
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
We recorded total net pre-tax equity-based compensation expense associated with both UGI Units and
UGI stock options of $1,006 ($588 after-tax) during fiscal 2007 and $367 ($215 after-tax) during
fiscal 2006. The following table illustrates the effects on net income for fiscal 2005 as if we
had applied the provisions of SFAS 123R:
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
2005 |
|
Net income, as reported |
|
$ |
50,821 |
|
Add: Equity-based employee compensation
expense included in reported net income, net
of related tax effects |
|
|
1,032 |
|
Deduct: Equity-based employee compensation
expense determined under the fair value method
for all awards, net of related tax effects |
|
|
(1,229 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income |
|
$ |
50,624 |
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2007, there was a total of $677 of unrecognized compensation expense
associated with 65,400 UGI Unit awards that are expected to be recognized over a weighted average
period of 1.9 years. At September 30, 2007 and 2006, total liabilities of $512 and $1,118,
respectively, associated with UGI Unit awards are reflected in Other current liabilities and
Other noncurrent liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following table illustrates the number of unvested UGI Unit awards:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-Average |
|
| |
|
Number of |
|
|
Grant Date Fair |
|
| |
|
UGI Units |
|
|
Value (per Unit) |
|
Non-vested awards September 30, 2006 |
|
|
52,500 |
|
|
$ |
19.59 |
|
Granted |
|
|
21,900 |
|
|
$ |
27.71 |
|
Vested |
|
|
(17,867 |
) |
|
$ |
18.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-vested awards September 30, 2007 |
|
|
56,533 |
|
|
$ |
23.12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Environmental and Other Legal Matters
We accrue environmental investigation and cleanup costs when it is probable that a liability exists
and the amount or range of amounts can be reasonably estimated. Amounts accrued generally reflect
our best estimate of costs expected to be incurred or the minimum liability associated with a range
of expected environmental response costs. Our estimated liability for environmental contamination
is reduced to reflect anticipated participation of other responsible parties but is not reduced for
possible recovery from insurance carriers. In those instances for which the amount and timing of
cash payments associated with environmental investigation and cleanup are reliably determinable, we
discount such liabilities to reflect the time value of money. We intend to pursue recovery of any
incurred costs through all appropriate means, including regulatory relief. UGI Gas is permitted to
amortize as removal costs site-specific environmental investigation and remediation costs, net of
related third-party payments, associated with Pennsylvania sites. UGI Gas is currently permitted to
include in rates, through future base rate proceedings, a five-year average of such prudently
incurred removal costs. In accordance with the terms of the PNG Gas base rate order which became
effective December 2, 2006, site-specific environmental investigation and remediation costs
associated with PNG Gas incurred prior to December 2, 2006 are amortized as removal costs over
five-year periods. Such costs incurred after December 1, 2006 are expensed as incurred. At
September 30, 2007 our accrued liability for environmental investigation and remediation costs
related to the Multi-Site Agreement was $8,255. At September 30, 2007 and 2006, neither the
Companys undiscounted amount nor its accrued liability for other environmental investigation and
cleanup costs was material.
F-15
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Similar to environmental issues, we also accrue for other pending claims and legal actions or
matters when it is probable that a liability exists and the amount or range of amounts can be
reasonably estimated (see Note 9).
Derivative Instruments
SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 133), as
amended, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments and for hedging
activities. It requires that all derivative instruments be recognized as either assets or
liabilities and measured at fair value. The accounting for changes in fair value depends upon the
purpose of the derivative instrument and whether it is designated and qualifies for hedge
accounting. For a detailed description of the derivative instruments we use, our objectives for
using them, and related supplemental information required by SFAS 133, see Note 10.
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income comprises net income and other comprehensive income (loss). Other
comprehensive (loss) income of $(1,536), $(4,037) and $1,698 for the years ended September 30,
2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, is the result of gains or losses on interest rate protection
agreements (IRPAs) and changes in the fair value of an electric price swap agreement qualifying
as cash flow hedges, net of reclassifications to net income. Accumulated other comprehensive loss
at September 30, 2007 also includes an after-tax charge of $9,987 associated with the initial
adoption of SFAS 158.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 159,
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an amendment
of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159), which permits entities to choose to measure certain
financial instruments at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair
value. Upon adoption of SFAS 159, a cumulative adjustment will be made to beginning retained
earnings for the initial fair value option remeasurement. Subsequent unrealized gains and
losses for remeasured assets and liabilities will be reported in earnings. SFAS 159 is
effective for our fiscal year beginning October 1, 2008 (fiscal 2009) and should not be applied
retrospectively, except as permitted by certain conditions for early adoption. We are
currently evaluating the impact of provisions of SFAS 159.
F-16
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, (SFAS 157). SFAS 157
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted
accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of
this standard apply to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value
measurements. The provisions of SFAS 157 are effective for our fiscal year beginning October 1,
2008 (fiscal 2009). We are currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of SFAS 157.
In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
an interpretation of FASB No. 109 (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in
income taxes. FIN 48 requires the impact of a tax position be recognized if that tax position is
more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position.
The tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of
being realized upon the effective settlement. The provisions of FIN
48 are effective for our
fiscal year beginning October 1, 2007 (fiscal 2008), with any cumulative effect of the change in
accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings. The Company has
determined that its expected charge to beginning retained earnings as of October 1, 2007 will not
be material.
2. ACQUISITION OF PG ENERGY
On August 24, 2006, UGI Utilities acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of
SUs PG Energy Division, a natural gas distribution utility located in northeastern
Pennsylvania, and all of the issued and outstanding stock of SUs wholly-owned subsidiary, PG
Energy Services, Inc., pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement, as amended, between SU and
UGI dated January 26, 2006 (the Agreement). UGI subsequently assigned its rights under the
Agreement to UGI Utilities. The PG Energy Acquisition increased UGI Utilities presence in
northeastern Pennsylvania by adding approximately 158,000 natural gas customers. On August 24,
2006 and in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, UGI Utilities paid SU $580,000 in cash.
The cash payment of $580,000 was funded with net proceeds from the issuance of $275,000 of UGI
Utilities bank loans under a Credit Agreement dated as of August 18, 2006 (the Bridge Loan),
cash capital contributions from UGI of $265,000 and borrowings under UGI Utilities Revolving
Credit Agreement for working capital. In September 2006, UGI Utilities repaid the Bridge Loan
with proceeds from the issuance of $175,000 of 5.753% Senior Notes due 2016 and $100,000 of
6.206% Senior Notes due 2036. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the initial purchase
price was subject to a working capital adjustment equal to the difference between $68,100 and
the actual working capital as of the closing date agreed to by both UGI Utilities and SU. In
March 2007, UGI Utilities and SU reached an agreement on the working capital adjustment
pursuant to which SU paid UGI Utilities approximately $23,700 in cash.
F-17
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
During fiscal 2007, UGI Utilities completed its review and determination of the fair value of the assets
acquired and liabilities assumed. The purchase price of the PG Energy Acquisition, including
transaction fees and expenses of approximately $11,000, has been allocated to the assets acquired
and liabilities assumed as follows:
| |
|
|
|
|
Working capital |
|
$ |
47,345 |
|
Property, plant and equipment |
|
|
362,304 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
162,309 |
|
Regulatory assets |
|
|
14,957 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
4,033 |
|
Noncurrent liabilities |
|
|
(23,619 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
567,329 |
|
|
|
|
|
Substantially all of the goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes over a fifteen-year
period.
The operating results of PNG Gas are included in our consolidated results beginning August 24,
2006. The following table presents unaudited pro forma income statement data for the years ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005 as if the PG Energy Acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of
those periods:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
| |
|
(pro forma) |
|
|
(pro forma) |
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
1,146,700 |
|
|
$ |
968,600 |
|
Net (loss) income |
|
|
(38,200 |
) |
|
|
62,800 |
|
The pro forma results of operations reflect PNG Gas historical operating results after
giving effect to adjustments directly attributable to the transaction that are expected to have a
continuing effect. The pro forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of the operating results
that would have occurred had the PG Energy Acquisition been completed as of the date indicated,
nor are they necessarily indicative of future operating results. The unaudited pro
forma net income for the year ended September 30, 2006 includes the effects of a writedown of
goodwill of $98,000 recorded by SU during the three months ended December 31, 2005.
F-18
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
3. REGULATORY ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND REGULATORY MATTERS
The following regulatory assets and liabilities are included in our accompanying balance sheets at
September 30:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Regulatory assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes recoverable |
|
$ |
72,040 |
|
|
$ |
64,304 |
|
Postretirement benefits |
|
|
4,868 |
|
|
|
5,410 |
|
Environmental costs |
|
|
8,255 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred fuel costs |
|
|
14,782 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
3,827 |
|
|
|
3,205 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total regulatory assets |
|
$ |
103,772 |
|
|
$ |
72,919 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Regulatory liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postretirement benefits |
|
$ |
7,502 |
|
|
$ |
3,811 |
|
Deferred fuel costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,171 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total regulatory liabilities |
|
$ |
7,502 |
|
|
$ |
15,982 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Companys regulatory liabilities relating to postretirement benefits are included in
other noncurrent liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company does not recover a
rate of return on its regulatory assets.
In an order entered on November 30, 2006, the PUC approved a settlement of a PNG Gas base rate
proceeding. The settlement authorized PNG Gas to increase base rates $12,500 annually, or
approximately 4%, effective December 2, 2006.
As a result of Pennsylvanias Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act that
became effective January 1, 1997, all of Electric Utilitys customers are permitted to acquire
their electricity from entities other than Electric Utility. As of September 30, 2007, none of
Electric Utilitys customers have chosen an alternative electricity generation supplier. Electric
Utility remains the provider of last resort (POLR) for its customers that are not served by an
alternate electric generation provider. The terms and conditions under which Electric Utility
provides POLR service, and rules governing the rates that may be charged for such service, have
been established in a series of PUC approved settlements, the latest of which became effective June
23, 2006 (collectively, the POLR Settlement).
In accordance with the POLR Settlement, Electric Utility may increase its POLR rates up to certain
limits through December 31, 2009. Consistent with the terms of the POLR Settlement, Electric
Utilitys POLR rates increased 4.5% on January 1, 2005 and 3% on January 1, 2006. Electric Utility
also increased its POLR rates effective January 1, 2007 which increased the average cost to a
residential heating customer by approximately 35% over such costs in effect during calendar 2006.
New PUC default service regulations became effective on September 15, 2007, but do not disturb
Electric Utilitys POLR Settlement through 2009. Under the default service regulations, Electric
Utility will be required to file a default service plan with the PUC in 2008 that will establish
the terms and conditions under which it will offer POLR service commencing 2010.
F-19
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4. DEBT
Long-term debt comprises the following at September 30:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.75% Notes due October 2016 |
|
$ |
175,000 |
|
|
$ |
175,000 |
|
6.21% Notes due October 2036 |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
Medium-Term Notes: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.17% Notes due June 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
5.53% Notes due September 2012 |
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
5.37% Notes due August 2013 |
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
5.16% Notes due May 2015 |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
7.37% Notes due October 2015 |
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
5.64% Notes due December 2015 |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
6.17% Notes due June 2017 |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
7.25% Notes due November 2017 |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
6.50% Notes due August 2033 |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
6.13% Notes due October 2034 |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt |
|
|
512,000 |
|
|
|
512,000 |
|
Less current maturities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt due after one year |
|
$ |
512,000 |
|
|
$ |
492,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There are no principal payments of long-term debt due through fiscal 2011, and $40,000 due in
September 2012.
UGI Utilities has a revolving credit agreement (Revolving Credit Agreement) with banks providing
for borrowings of up to $350,000. The Revolving Credit Agreement expires in August 2011. Under
The Revolving Credit Agreement, UGI Utilities may borrow at various prevailing interest rates,
including LIBOR and the banks prime rate. UGI Utilities had Revolving Credit Agreement borrowings
totaling $190,000 at September 30, 2007 and $216,000 at September 30, 2006 which we classify as
bank loans. UGI Utilities from time to time has entered into short-term borrowings under
uncommitted arrangements with major banks in order to meet liquidity needs. Such borrowings are
also classified as bank loans. There were no amounts outstanding under uncommitted arrangements at
September 30, 2007 and 2006. In February and March 2006, we repaid two $35,000 borrowings outstanding under such uncommitted arrangements. The weighted-average
interest rates on Revolving Credit Agreement borrowings at September 30, 2007 and 2006 was 5.24%
and 5.58%, respectively.
The Revolving Credit Agreement requires UGI Utilities to maintain a maximum ratio of Consolidated
Debt to Consolidated Total Capital, as defined, of 0.65 to 1.00.
F-20
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. INCOME TAXES
The provisions for income taxes consist of the following:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
$ |
24,727 |
|
|
$ |
17,613 |
|
|
$ |
26,387 |
|
State |
|
|
7,571 |
|
|
|
5,050 |
|
|
|
8,376 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current expense |
|
|
32,298 |
|
|
|
22,663 |
|
|
|
34,763 |
|
Deferred expense |
|
|
16,667 |
|
|
|
9,647 |
|
|
|
(235 |
) |
Investment tax credit amortization |
|
|
(386 |
) |
|
|
(407 |
) |
|
|
(396 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income tax expense |
|
$ |
48,579 |
|
|
$ |
31,903 |
|
|
$ |
34,132 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A reconciliation from the statutory federal tax rate to our effective tax rate is as follows:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statutory federal tax rate |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
Difference in tax rate due to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State income taxes, net of federal benefit |
|
|
4.8 |
|
|
|
5.4 |
|
|
|
5.6 |
|
Deferred investment tax credit amortization |
|
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
Other, net |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective tax rate |
|
|
39.6 |
% |
|
|
39.6 |
% |
|
|
40.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-21
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Deferred tax liabilities (assets) comprise the following at September 30:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excess book basis over tax basis of property, plant and
equipment |
|
$ |
152,110 |
|
|
$ |
138,562 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
4,849 |
|
|
|
521 |
|
Regulatory assets |
|
|
40,962 |
|
|
|
29,881 |
|
Pension plan assets and liabilities |
|
|
7,170 |
|
|
|
4,281 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
2,564 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred expenses |
|
|
1,074 |
|
|
|
7,221 |
|
Other |
|
|
1,416 |
|
|
|
1,073 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
210,145 |
|
|
|
181,539 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
|
(4,448 |
) |
|
|
(5,279 |
) |
Deferred investment tax credits |
|
|
(2,663 |
) |
|
|
(2,823 |
) |
Employee-related expenses |
|
|
(8,657 |
) |
|
|
(6,641 |
) |
Regulatory liabilities |
|
|
(3,113 |
) |
|
|
(9,143 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
(13,427 |
) |
|
|
(2,692 |
) |
Other |
|
|
(9,498 |
) |
|
|
(4,959 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross deferred tax assets |
|
|
(41,806 |
) |
|
|
(31,537 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax liabilities |
|
$ |
168,339 |
|
|
$ |
150,002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
Company had recorded deferred tax liabilities of approximately $42,141 as of September 30,
2007 and $40,445 as of September 30, 2006 pertaining to utility temporary differences, principally
a result of accelerated tax depreciation for state income tax purposes, the tax benefits of which
previously were or will be flowed through to ratepayers. These deferred tax liabilities have been
reduced by deferred tax assets of $2,663 at September 30, 2007 and $2,823 at September 30, 2006,
pertaining to utility deferred investment tax credits. We had recorded regulatory income tax assets
related to these net deferred taxes of $72,040 at September 30, 2007 and $64,304 at September 30,
2006. These regulatory income tax assets represent future revenues expected to be recovered
through the ratemaking process. We will recognize this regulatory income tax asset in deferred tax
expense as the corresponding temporary differences reverse and additional income taxes are
incurred.
6. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS
Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans
The Company sponsors two defined benefit pension plans (Pension Plans) for employees of UGI
Utilities, UGIPNG, UGI, and certain of UGIs other wholly owned subsidiaries. In addition, we
provide postretirement health care benefits to certain of our retirees and a limited number of
active employees, and postretirement life insurance benefits to nearly all active and retired
employees. As a result of the PG Energy Acquisition, we acquired the pension assets and assumed
the pension obligations related to the Employees Retirement Plan of Southern Union Company
Pennsylvania Division (the Division Plan).
F-22
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Effective September 30, 2007, we adopted SFAS 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit
Pension and Other Postretirement Plans. See Note 1 for the incremental effects of the initial
adoption of SFAS 158 on our September 30, 2007 Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The following table provides a reconciliation of the projected benefit obligations (PBOs) of the
Pension Plans, the accumulated benefit obligations (ABOs) of our other postretirement benefit
plans, plan assets and the funded status of the pension and other postretirement plans as of
September 30, 2007 and 2006. ABO is the present value of benefits earned to date with benefits
based upon current compensation levels. PBO is ABO increased to reflect future compensation.
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Pension |
|
|
Other Postretirement |
|
| |
|
Benefits |
|
|
Benefits |
|
| |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Change in benefit obligations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit obligations beginning of year |
|
$ |
306,312 |
|
|
$ |
237,421 |
|
|
$ |
17,000 |
|
|
$ |
15,159 |
|
Service cost |
|
|
6,119 |
|
|
|
5,716 |
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
158 |
|
Interest cost |
|
|
18,353 |
|
|
|
13,912 |
|
|
|
865 |
|
|
|
877 |
|
Actuarial gain |
|
|
(17,848 |
) |
|
|
(11,261 |
) |
|
|
(1,057 |
) |
|
|
(116 |
) |
PG Energy Acquisition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,283 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,367 |
|
Plan amendments |
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,323 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Benefits paid |
|
|
(13,847 |
) |
|
|
(10,759 |
) |
|
|
(954 |
) |
|
|
(1,445 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit obligations end of year |
|
$ |
299,441 |
|
|
$ |
306,312 |
|
|
$ |
13,822 |
|
|
$ |
17,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in plan assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year |
|
$ |
274,565 |
|
|
$ |
211,676 |
|
|
$ |
11,353 |
|
|
$ |
11,291 |
|
Actual return on plan assets |
|
|
29,394 |
|
|
|
11,396 |
|
|
|
1,150 |
|
|
|
861 |
|
Employer contributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
624 |
|
|
|
646 |
|
PG Energy Acquisition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,252 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits paid |
|
|
(13,847 |
) |
|
|
(10,759 |
) |
|
|
(954 |
) |
|
|
(1,445 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of plan assets end of year |
|
$ |
290,112 |
|
|
$ |
274,565 |
|
|
$ |
12,173 |
|
|
$ |
11,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funded status of the plans |
|
$ |
(9,329 |
) |
|
$ |
(31,747 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,649 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,647 |
) |
Unrecognized net actuarial loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,773 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,575 |
|
Unrecognized prior service cost (benefit) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
264 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,338 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Accrued) prepaid benefit cost end of year |
|
$ |
(9,329 |
) |
|
$ |
10,290 |
|
|
$ |
(1,649 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,410 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
(liabilities) recorded in the balance sheet: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
assets (included in Other assets) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
19,348 |
|
|
$ |
760 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Unfunded
liabilities (included in other noncurrent liabilities |
|
|
(9,329 |
) |
|
|
(9,058 |
) |
|
|
(2,409 |
) |
|
|
(4,410 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net amount
recognized |
|
$ |
(9,329 |
) |
|
$ |
10,290 |
|
|
$ |
(1,649 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,410 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actuarial assumptions are described in the table below. The discount rates at September 30
are used to measure the year-end benefit obligations and the expense for the subsequent year.
Expense associated with the Division Plan for Fiscal 2006 (subsequent to the date of the PG Energy
Acquisition) was based upon assumptions as of August 31, 2006. The expected rate of return on
assets assumption is based on the rates of return for certain asset classes and the allocation of
plan assets among those asset classes as well as actual historic long-term rates of return on our
plan assets.
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Pension Plans |
|
|
Other Postretirement Benefits |
|
| Weighted-average assumptions |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Discount rate |
|
|
6.4 |
% |
|
|
6.0 |
% |
|
|
5.7 |
% |
|
|
6.1 |
% |
|
|
6.4 |
% |
|
|
6.0 |
% |
|
|
5.7 |
% |
|
|
6.1 |
% |
Expected return on plan assets |
|
|
8.5 |
% |
|
|
8.5 |
% |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
|
5.5 |
% |
|
|
5.6 |
% |
|
|
5.8 |
% |
|
|
5.8 |
% |
Rate of increase in salary levels |
|
|
3.8 |
% |
|
|
3.8 |
% |
|
|
4.0 |
% |
|
|
4.0 |
% |
|
|
3.8 |
% |
|
|
3.8 |
% |
|
|
4.0 |
% |
|
|
4.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-23
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
The ABO for the Pension Plans was $264,502 and $268,639 as of September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
Included in the end of year Pension Plans PBO above are $25,830 at September 30, 2007 and $26,384
at September 30, 2006 relating to employees of UGI and certain of its other subsidiaries. Included
in the end of year other postretirement plans ABO above are $694 at September 30, 2007 and $763 at
September 30, 2006 relating to employees of UGI and certain of its other subsidiaries.
Net periodic pension expense and other postretirement benefit costs relating to the Companys
employees include the following components:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Pension |
|
|
Other Postretirement |
|
| |
|
Benefits |
|
|
Benefits |
|
| |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Service cost |
|
$ |
5,457 |
|
|
$ |
5,023 |
|
|
$ |
4,593 |
|
|
$ |
273 |
|
|
$ |
139 |
|
|
$ |
117 |
|
Interest cost |
|
|
17,144 |
|
|
|
12,795 |
|
|
|
12,402 |
|
|
|
842 |
|
|
|
850 |
|
|
|
1,235 |
|
Expected return on assets |
|
|
(21,838 |
) |
|
|
(17,614 |
) |
|
|
(16,439 |
) |
|
|
(596 |
) |
|
|
(609 |
) |
|
|
(526 |
) |
Amortization of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transition obligation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
510 |
|
Prior service cost (benefit) |
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
757 |
|
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
(350 |
) |
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
(55 |
) |
Actuarial loss |
|
|
866 |
|
|
|
1,650 |
|
|
|
1,274 |
|
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
238 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net benefit cost |
|
|
1,871 |
|
|
|
2,611 |
|
|
|
2,470 |
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
380 |
|
|
|
1,519 |
|
Change in regulatory liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,123 |
|
|
|
2,744 |
|
|
|
1,580 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit cost after change in regulatory
liabilities |
|
$ |
1,871 |
|
|
$ |
2,611 |
|
|
$ |
2,470 |
|
|
$ |
3,407 |
|
|
$ |
3,124 |
|
|
$ |
3,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plan assets associated with the Pension Plans are held in trust. The Company did not make any
contributions to the Pension Plans, including the Division Plan subsequent to the PG Energy
Acquisition, in fiscal 2007, 2006 or 2005 and does not believe that it will be required to make any
contributions during the year ending September 30, 2008 for ERISA funding purposes.
UGI Utilities has established a Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA) trust to fund
the UGI Utilities postretirement benefit obligations and to pay retiree health care and life
insurance benefits by depositing into the VEBA the annual amount of postretirement benefits costs
determined under SFAS No. 106, Employers Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other than
Pensions (SFAS 106). The difference between such amounts calculated under SFAS 106 and the
amounts included in UGI Gas and Electric Utilitys rates is deferred for future recovery from, or
refund to, ratepayers. Effective July 1, 2005, substantially all retirees and their beneficiaries
participating in the UGI Utilities postretirement benefit program were enrolled in insured
Medicare Advantage plans. As a result of this change, net benefit cost declined for periods
subsequent to July 1, 2005. The Companys estimated required contribution to the VEBA during the
year ending September 30, 2008 is not expected to be material.
F-24
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Expected payments for pension benefits and other postretirement welfare benefits are as follows:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
| |
|
Pension |
|
|
Postretirement |
|
| |
|
Benefits |
|
|
Benefits |
|
Fiscal 2008 |
|
$ |
14,682 |
|
|
$ |
1,066 |
|
Fiscal 2009 |
|
|
15,074 |
|
|
|
1,097 |
|
Fiscal 2010 |
|
|
15,554 |
|
|
|
1,135 |
|
Fiscal 2011 |
|
|
16,196 |
|
|
|
1,173 |
|
Fiscal 2012 |
|
|
17,063 |
|
|
|
1,201 |
|
Fiscal 2013-2017 |
|
|
101,012 |
|
|
|
6,974 |
|
In accordance with our investment strategy to obtain long-term growth, our target asset
allocations are to maintain a mix of 60% equities and the remainder in fixed income funds or cash
equivalents. The targets and actual allocations for the Pension Plans and the VEBA trust assets
at September 30 are as follows:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Target |
|
|
Pension Plan |
|
|
VEBA |
|
| |
|
Pension |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Plan |
|
|
VEBA |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Equities |
|
|
60 |
% |
|
|
60 |
% |
|
|
63 |
% |
|
|
60 |
% |
|
|
66 |
% |
|
|
63 |
% |
Fixed income funds |
|
|
40 |
% |
|
|
30 |
% |
|
|
37 |
% |
|
|
40 |
% |
|
|
29 |
% |
|
|
30 |
% |
Cash equivalents |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
7 |
% |
UGI Common Stock comprised approximately 7% of Pension Plans trust assets at September 30,
2007 and 2006.
The assumed health care cost trend rates are 10.0% for fiscal 2008, decreasing to 5.5% in fiscal
2012. A one percentage point change in the assumed health care cost trend rate would increase
(decrease) the fiscal 2007 postretirement benefit cost and obligation as follows:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
1% |
|
|
1% |
|
| |
|
Increase |
|
|
Decrease |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect on total service and interest costs |
|
$ |
95 |
|
|
$ |
(76 |
) |
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation |
|
|
850 |
|
|
|
(706 |
) |
We also sponsor an unfunded and non-qualified supplemental executive retirement income plan.
At September 30, 2007 and 2006, the projected benefit obligations of this plan were $2,509 and
$3,250, respectively. We recorded expense for this plan of $355 in fiscal 2007, $522 in fiscal 2006
and $439 in fiscal 2005.
Defined Contribution Plans
We sponsor a 401(k) savings plan for eligible employees (Utilities Savings Plan). Generally,
participants in the Utilities Savings Plan may contribute a portion of their compensation on a
before-tax and after-tax basis. We may, at our discretion, match a portion of participants
contributions. The cost of benefits under the savings plan totaled $1,069 in fiscal 2007, $918 in
fiscal 2006 and $931 in fiscal 2005.
F-25
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
7. INVENTORIES
Inventories comprise the following at September 30:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Utility fuel and gases |
|
$ |
156,921 |
|
|
$ |
157,020 |
|
Appliances for sale |
|
|
543 |
|
|
|
548 |
|
Materials, supplies and other |
|
|
4,795 |
|
|
|
5,042 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total inventories |
|
$ |
162,259 |
|
|
$ |
162,610 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Included in utility fuel and gases are amounts associated with the UGI Gas Storage Contract
Administration Agreement (Storage Agreement) with Energy Services, Inc. (Energy Services), a
wholly owned subsidiary of UGI. For a detailed description of the Storage Agreement and the
accounting for such inventories, see Note 13.
8. SERIES PREFERRED STOCK
We have 2,000,000 shares of Series Preferred Stock, including both series subject to and series not
subject to mandatory redemption, authorized for issuance. We had no shares of Series Preferred
Stock outstanding at September 30, 2007 or 2006.
On October 1, 2004, we redeemed all 200,000 shares of our $7.75 Series Preferred Stock at a price
of $100 per share together with full cumulative dividends. The redemption was funded with proceeds
from the October 2004 issuance of $20,000 of 6.13% Medium-Term Notes due October 2034.
9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
We lease various buildings and transportation, computer and office equipment and other facilities
under operating leases. Certain of our leases contain renewal and purchase options and also contain
escalation clauses. Our aggregate rental expense for such leases was $4,519 in fiscal 2007, $5,025
in fiscal 2006 and $4,703 in fiscal 2005.
Minimum future payments under operating leases that have initial or remaining noncancelable terms
in excess of one year for the fiscal years ending September 30 are as follows: 2008 $4,946; 2009 $3,875; 2010 $2,738; 2011 $2,212; 2012 $1,939; after 2012 $3,361.
Gas Utility has gas supply agreements with producers and marketers with terms not exceeding one
year. Gas Utility also has agreements for firm pipeline transportation, natural gas storage and
peaking service which Gas Utility may terminate at various dates through 2017. Gas Utilitys costs
associated with transportation and storage service agreements are included in its annual PGC filing
with the PUC and are recoverable through PGC rates. In addition, Gas Utility has short-term gas
supply agreements which permit it to purchase certain of its gas supply needs on a firm or
interruptible basis at spot-market prices.
F-26
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Electric Utility purchases its electric energy needs under contracts with various suppliers and on
the spot market. Contracts with producers for energy needs expire at various dates through fiscal
2010.
Future contractual cash obligations under Gas Utility and Electric Utility supply, storage and
service agreements existing at September 30, 2007 for fiscal years ending September 30 are as
follows: 2008 $478,869; 2009 $189,878; 2010 $103,632; 2011 $73,349; 2012 $52,047; after
2012 $121,626.
From the late 1800s through the mid-1900s, UGI Utilities and its former subsidiaries owned and
operated a number of manufactured gas plants (MGPs) prior to the general availability of natural
gas. Some constituents of coal tars and other residues of the manufactured gas process are today
considered hazardous substances under the Superfund Law and may be present on the sites of former
MGPs. Between 1882 and 1953, UGI Utilities owned the stock of subsidiary gas companies in
Pennsylvania and elsewhere and also operated the businesses of some gas companies under agreement.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, UGI Utilities
divested all of its utility operations other than those which now constitute UGI Gas and Electric
Utility by the early 1950s.
UGI Utilities does not expect its costs for investigation and remediation of
hazardous substances at Pennsylvania MGP sites to be material to its results of operations because
UGI Gas is currently permitted to include in rates, through future base rate proceedings, a
five-year average of such prudently incurred remediation costs. In accordance with the terms of the PNG Gas base rate case order
which became effective December 2, 2006, site-specific environmental investigation and remediation costs
associated with PNG Gas incurred prior to December 2, 2006 are amortized as removal costs over
five-year periods. Such costs incurred after December 1, 2006 are expensed as incurred.
As a result of the PG Energy Acquisition, UGIPNG became a party to a Multi-Site Remediation Consent
Order and Agreement between PG Energy and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
dated March 31, 2004 (Multi-Site Agreement). The Multi-Site Agreement requires UGIPNG to perform
a specified level of activities associated with
environmental investigation and remediation work at 11 currently owned properties on which
MGP-related facilities were operated (Properties). Under the Multi-Site Agreement,
environmental expenditures, including costs to perform work on the Properties, are capped at $1,100
in any calendar year. Costs related to investigation and remediation of one property formerly owned by
UGIPNG are also included in this cap. The Multi-Site Agreement terminates in 2019 but may be
terminated by either party effective at the end of any two-year period beginning with the original
effective date.
UGI Utilities has been notified of several sites outside Pennsylvania on which private parties
allege MGPs were formerly owned or operated by it or owned or operated by its former subsidiaries.
Such parties are investigating the extent of environmental contamination or performing
environmental remediation. UGI Utilities is currently litigating four claims against it relating
to out-of-state sites. We accrue environmental investigation and cleanup costs when it is probable
that a liability exists and the amount or range of amounts can be reasonably estimated .
Management believes that under applicable law UGI Utilities should not be liable in those instances
in which a former subsidiary owned or operated an MGP. There could be, however, significant future
costs of an uncertain amount associated with environmental damage caused by MGPs outside
Pennsylvania that UGI Utilities directly operated, or that were owned or operated by former
subsidiaries of UGI Utilities if a court were to conclude that (1) the subsidiarys separate
corporate form should be disregarded or (2) UGI Utilities should be considered to have been an
operator because of its conduct with respect to its subsidiarys MGP.
F-27
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company v. UGI Utilities, Inc. On September 22, 2006, South
Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), a subsidiary of SCANA Corporation, filed a lawsuit
against UGI Utilities in the District Court of South Carolina seeking contribution from UGI
Utilities for past and future remediation costs related to the operations of a former MGP located
in Charleston, South Carolina. SCE&G asserts that the plant operated from 1855 to 1954 and alleges
that UGI Utilities controlled operations of the plant from 1910 to 1926 and is liable for 47% of
the costs associated with the site. SCE&G asserts that it has spent approximately $22,000 in
remediation costs and $26,000 in third-party claims relating to the site and estimates that future
remediation costs could be as high as $2,500. SCE&G further asserts that it has received a demand
from the United States Justice Department for natural resource damages. UGI Utilities is defending
the suit.
City of Bangor, Maine v. Citizens Communications Co. In April 2003, Citizens Communications Company
(Citizens) served a complaint naming UGI Utilities as a third-party defendant in a civil action
pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maine. In that action, the plaintiff,
City of Bangor, Maine (City) sued Citizens to recover environmental response costs associated
with MGP wastes generated at a plant allegedly operated by Citizens predecessors at a site on the
Penobscot River. Citizens subsequently joined UGI Utilities and ten other third-party defendants
alleging that the third-party defendants are responsible for an equitable share of costs Citizens
may be required to pay to the City for cleaning up tar deposits in the Penobscot River. Citizens
alleges that UGI Utilities and its predecessors owned and operated the plant from 1901 to 1928.
Studies conducted by the City and Citizens suggest that it could cost up to $18,000 to clean up the
river. Citizens third-party claims have been stayed pending a resolution of the Citys suit
against Citizens, which was tried in September 2005. Maines Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) informed UGI Utilities in March 2005 that it
considers UGI Utilities to be a potentially responsible party for costs incurred by the State of
Maine related to gas plant contaminants at this site. On June 27, 2006, the court issued an order
finding Citizens responsible for 60% of the cleanup costs. On February 14, 2007, Citizens and the
City entered into a settlement agreement, pursuant to which Citizens agreed to pay $7,625 in
exchange for a release of its liabilities. UGI Utilities is evaluating what effect, if any, the
settlement agreement would have on claims against it. UGI Utilities believes that it has good
defenses to any claim that the DEP may bring to recover its costs, and is defending the Citizens
suit.
Consolidated Edison Company of New York v. UGI Utilities, Inc. On September 20, 2001, Consolidated
Edison Company of New York (ConEd) filed suit against UGI Utilities in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking contribution from UGI Utilities for an
allocated share of response costs associated with investigating and assessing gas plant related
contamination at former MGP sites in Westchester County, New York. The complaint alleges that UGI
Utilities owned and operated the MGPs prior to 1904. The complaint also seeks a declaration that
UGI Utilities is responsible for an allocated percentage of future investigative and remedial costs
at the sites.
F-28
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
The trial court granted UGI Utilities motion for summary judgment and dismissed ConEds complaint.
The grant of summary judgment was entered April 1, 2004. ConEd appealed and on September 9, 2005 a
panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part the decision of
the trial court. The appellate panel affirmed the trial courts decision dismissing claims that UGI
Utilities was liable under CERCLA as an operator of MGPs owned and operated by its former
subsidiaries. The appellate panel reversed the trial courts decision that UGI Utilities was
released from liability at three sites where UGI Utilities operated MGPs under lease. ConEd claims
that the cost of remediation for the three sites would be approximately $14,000. On October 7,
2005, UGI Utilities filed for reconsideration of the panels order which was denied by the Second
Circuit Court of Appeals on January 17, 2006. On April 14, 2006, UGI Utilities filed a petition
requesting that the United States Supreme Court review the decision of the Second Circuit Court of
Appeals. On June 18, 2007, the United States Supreme Court denied UGI Utilities petition.
The case has now been remanded back to the trial court. UGI Utilities is defending the suit.
Sag Harbor, New York Matter. By letter dated June 24, 2004, KeySpan Energy (KeySpan) informed UGI
Utilities that KeySpan has spent $2,300 and expects to spend another $11,000 to clean up an MGP
site it owns in Sag Harbor, New York. KeySpan believes that UGI Utilities is responsible for
approximately 50% of these costs as a result of UGI Utilities alleged direct ownership and
operation of the plant from 1885 to 1902. By letter dated June 6, 2006, KeySpan reported that the
New York Department of Environmental Conservation has approved a remedy for the site that is
estimated to cost approximately $10,000. KeySpan believes that the cost could be as high as
$20,000. UGI Utilities is in the process of reviewing the information provided by KeySpan and is
investigating this claim.
Yankee Gas Services Company and Connecticut Light and Power Company v. UGI Utilities, Inc. On
September 11, 2006, UGI Utilities received a complaint filed by Yankee Gas Services Company and
Connecticut Light and Power Company, subsidiaries of Northeast Utilities, (together the Northeast
Companies) in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut seeking
contribution from UGI Utilities for past and future remediation costs
related to MGP operations on thirteen sites owned by the Northeast Companies in nine cities in the
State of Connecticut. The Northeast Companies allege that UGI Utilities controlled operations of
the plants from 1883 to 1941. The Northeast Companies estimated that remediation costs for all of
the sites would total approximately $215,000 and asserted that UGI Utilities is responsible for
approximately $103,000 of this amount. Based on information supplied by the Northeast Companies
and UGI Utilities own investigation, UGI Utilities believes that it may have operated one of the
sites, Waterbury North, under lease for a portion of its operating history. UGI Utilities is
reviewing the Northeast Companies estimate that remediation costs at Waterbury North could total
$23,000. UGI Utilities is defending the suit.
In addition to these environmental matters, there are other pending claims and legal actions
arising in the normal course of our businesses. We cannot predict with certainty the final results
of environmental and other matters. However, it is reasonably possible that some of them could be
resolved unfavorably to us and result in losses in excess of recorded amounts. We are unable to
estimate any possible losses in excess of recorded amounts. Although we currently believe, after
consultation with counsel, that damages or settlements, if any, recovered by the plaintiffs in such
claims or actions will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, damages or
settlements could be material to our operating results or cash flows in future periods depending on
the nature and timing of future developments with respect to these matters and the amounts of
future operating results and cash flows.
F-29
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
10. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
In accordance with its commodity hedging policy, the Company has entered into (1) natural gas call
option and futures contracts to reduce volatility in the cost of gas it purchases for its firm-
residential, commercial and industrial (retail core-market) customers and (2) an electric price
swap agreement to reduce the volatility in the cost of anticipated electricity requirements.
Because costs of the natural gas call option and futures contracts and associated gains and losses
resulting from these contracts are included in our PGC recovery mechanism, as these contracts are
recorded at fair value in accordance with SFAS 133, any gains or losses are deferred for future
refund to or recovery from Gas Utilitys ratepayers through the PGC recovery mechanism. We have
designated the electric price swap as a cash flow hedge under SFAS 133.
We are a party to a number of contracts that have elements of a derivative instrument. These
contracts include, among others, binding purchase orders, contracts which provide for the purchase
and delivery of natural gas and electricity, and service contracts that require the counterparty to
provide commodity storage, transportation or capacity service to meet our normal sales commitments.
Although many of these contracts have the requisite elements of a derivative instrument, these
contracts are not subject to the accounting requirements of SFAS 133, as amended, because they
provide for the delivery of products or services in quantities that are expected to be used in the
normal course of operating our business or the value of the contract is directly associated with
the price or value of a service.
We enter into interest rate protection agreements (IRPAs) in order to manage interest rate risk
associated with planned issuances of fixed-rate long-term debt. We designate these IRPAs as cash
flow hedges. Gains or losses on IRPAs are included in other comprehensive income and are
reclassified to interest expense as the interest expense on the associated debt affects earnings.
During fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, there were no gains or losses recognized in earnings as a result
of hedge ineffectiveness or as a result of excluding a portion of a derivative instruments gain or
loss from the assessment of hedge effectiveness, and there were no gains or losses recognized in
earnings as a result of a hedged firm commitment no longer qualifying as a fair value hedge.
Gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at September 30, 2007
relating to cash flow hedges will be reclassified into (1) interest expense when interest on hedged
issuances of fixed-rate long-term debt is reflected in net income and (2) cost of sales when the
forecasted purchases of electricity subject to the electric price swap impact net income. Included
in accumulated other comprehensive income at September 30, 2007 are net after-tax losses of
approximately $5,800 associated with settled IRPAs. The amount of net after-tax losses on IRPAs
expected to be reclassified into net income during the next twelve months is approximately $770.
Also included in accumulated other comprehensive income at September 30, 2007 is an after-tax gain
of $470 associated with our unsettled electric price swap agreement for purchases of electricity
anticipated to occur through December 2007. The actual amount of gains or losses on unsettled
derivative instruments that ultimately is reclassified into net income will depend upon the value
of such derivative contracts when settled. The fair value of derivative instruments is included in
other current assets, other assets and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance
Sheets.
F-30
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
The carrying amounts of financial instruments included in current assets and current liabilities
(excluding unsettled derivatives and current maturities of long-term debt) approximate their fair
values because of their short-term nature.
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our remaining financial instruments (including
unsettled derivative instruments) at September 30 are as follows:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Carrying |
|
|
Estimated |
|
| |
|
Amount |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
2007: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electric price swap agreement |
|
$ |
805 |
|
|
$ |
805 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
512,000 |
|
|
|
506,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electric price swap agreement |
|
$ |
5,202 |
|
|
$ |
5,202 |
|
Interest rate protection agreement |
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
352 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
512,000 |
|
|
|
521,000 |
|
We estimate the fair value of long-term debt by using current market prices and by discounting
future cash flows using rates available for similar type debt.
We have financial instruments such as trade accounts receivable which could expose us to
concentrations of credit risk. The credit risk from trade accounts receivable is limited because we
have a large customer base which extends across many different markets. At September 30, 2007 and
2006, we had no significant concentrations of credit risk.
11. SEGMENT INFORMATION
We have determined that we have two reportable segments: (1) Gas Utility and (2) Electric Utility.
Gas Utility revenues are derived principally from the sale and distribution of natural gas to
customers in eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania. Electric Utility derives its revenues
principally from the sale and distribution of electricity in two northeastern Pennsylvania
counties. The HVAC business does not meet the quantitative thresholds for separate segment
reporting under the provisions of SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and
Related Information and has been included in Other for periods after January 1, 2007. Prior
periods have not been restated.
F-31
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
The accounting policies of our reportable segments are the same as those described in Note 1. We
evaluate the performance of our Gas Utility and Electric Utility segments principally based upon
their income before income taxes.
No single customer represents more than ten percent of our consolidated revenues and there are no
significant intersegment transactions. In addition, all of our reportable segments revenues are
derived from sources within the United States, and all of our reportable segments long-lived
assets are located in the United States.
Financial information by business segment follows:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Gas |
|
|
Electric |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Total |
|
|
Utility |
|
|
Utility |
|
|
Other |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
1,183,247 |
|
|
$ |
1,044,946 |
|
|
$ |
121,935 |
|
|
$ |
16,366 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
816,451 |
|
|
|
741,468 |
|
|
|
67,770 |
|
|
|
7,213 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
40,934 |
|
|
|
37,396 |
|
|
|
3,532 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Operating income |
|
|
165,093 |
|
|
|
136,586 |
|
|
|
25,995 |
|
|
|
2,512 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
42,327 |
|
|
|
39,891 |
|
|
|
2,436 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
122,766 |
|
|
|
96,695 |
|
|
|
23,559 |
|
|
|
2,512 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
1,649,038 |
|
|
|
1,530,399 |
|
|
|
110,076 |
|
|
|
8,563 |
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
73,411 |
|
|
|
66,164 |
|
|
|
7,212 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
822,069 |
|
|
$ |
724,040 |
|
|
$ |
98,029 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
573,867 |
|
|
|
522,863 |
|
|
|
51,004 |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
26,617 |
|
|
|
23,303 |
|
|
|
3,314 |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
104,889 |
|
|
|
84,218 |
|
|
|
20,671 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
24,345 |
|
|
|
21,836 |
|
|
|
2,509 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
80,544 |
|
|
|
62,382 |
|
|
|
18,162 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
|
1,609,743 |
|
|
|
1,504,476 |
|
|
|
105,267 |
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
58,220 |
|
|
|
49,239 |
|
|
|
8,981 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
681,152 |
|
|
$ |
585,078 |
|
|
$ |
96,074 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
437,930 |
|
|
|
390,099 |
|
|
|
47,831 |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
23,827 |
|
|
|
20,729 |
|
|
|
3,098 |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
103,279 |
|
|
|
81,646 |
|
|
|
21,633 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
18,326 |
|
|
|
16,624 |
|
|
|
1,702 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
84,953 |
|
|
|
65,022 |
|
|
|
19,931 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
|
903,673 |
|
|
|
803,848 |
|
|
|
99,825 |
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
46,305 |
|
|
|
38,846 |
|
|
|
7,459 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-32
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
12. OTHER INCOME, NET
Other income, net, comprises the following:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Non-tariff service income |
|
$ |
5,068 |
|
|
$ |
1,023 |
|
|
$ |
1,329 |
|
Interest income |
|
|
2,480 |
|
|
|
1,121 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
Non-utility sales and installation income |
|
|
838 |
|
|
|
2,584 |
|
|
|
2,608 |
|
Other |
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
(266 |
) |
|
|
564 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other income, net |
|
$ |
8,564 |
|
|
$ |
4,462 |
|
|
$ |
4,533 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
UGI provides certain financial and administrative services to UGI Utilities. UGI bills UGI
Utilities monthly for all direct corporate expenses and for an allocated share of indirect
corporate expenses incurred or paid on behalf of UGI Utilities. These billed expenses are
classified as operating and administrative expenses related parties in the Consolidated
Statements of Income. UGI Utilities provides limited administrative services to UGI and certain of
UGIs subsidiaries, principally payroll related services. Amounts billed to these entities by UGI
Utilities were not material.
UGI Utilities has entered into a Storage Contract Administration Agreement (Storage Agreement)
extending through October 31, 2008 with UGI Energy Services, Inc., a second-tier wholly owned
subsidiary of UGI (Energy Services). Under the Storage Agreement UGI Utilities has, among other
things, and subject to recall for operational purposes, released certain storage and transportation
contracts to Energy Services for the term of the Storage Agreement.
UGI Utilities also transferred certain associated storage inventories upon the commencement of the
Storage Agreement, will receive a transfer of storage inventories at the end of the Storage
Agreement, and makes payments associated with refilling storage inventories during the term of the
Storage Agreement. Energy Services, in turn, provides a firm delivery service and makes certain
payments to UGI Utilities for its various obligations under the Storage Agreement. UGI Utilities
incurred costs associated with the Storage Agreement totaling $92,683 in fiscal 2007, $85,839 in
fiscal 2006 and $80,745 in fiscal 2005.
UGI Utilities reflects the historical cost of the gas storage inventories and any exchange
receivable from Energy Services (representing amounts of natural gas inventories used but not yet
replenished by Energy Services) on its balance sheet under the caption Inventories. The carrying
value of these gas storage inventories at September 30, 2007, comprising approximately 8.2 billion
cubic feet of natural gas, was $66,113. The carrying value of these gas storage inventories at
September 30, 2006, comprising approximately 8.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas, was $71,290.
F-33
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
UGI Utilities also has a Gas Supply and Delivery Service Agreement with Energy Services pursuant to
which Energy Services provides certain gas supply and related delivery service to Gas Utility
during the peak heating-season months of November to March. In addition, from time to time, Gas
Utility purchases natural gas or pipeline capacity from Energy Services. The aggregate amount of
these transactions (exclusive of Storage Agreement transactions) during fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005
totaled $34,277, $15,114 and $8,491, respectively.
From time to time, the Company sells natural gas or pipeline capacity to Energy Services. During
fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, revenues associated with sales to Energy Services totaled $33,413,
$14,080 and $4,249, respectively. These transactions did not have a material effect on the
Companys financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
14. QUARTERLY DATA (unaudited)
The following quarterly information includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments) which we consider necessary for a fair presentation of such information. Quarterly
results fluctuate because of the seasonal nature of the Companys businesses. Quarterly results
include the operations of UGIPNG subsequent to August 24, 2006.
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
December 31, |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
| |
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
299,324 |
|
|
$ |
243,673 |
|
|
$ |
498,816 |
|
|
$ |
321,645 |
|
|
$ |
221,687 |
|
|
$ |
129,128 |
|
|
$ |
163,420 |
|
|
$ |
127,623 |
|
Operating income |
|
|
44,441 |
|
|
|
42,226 |
|
|
|
85,001 |
|
|
|
43,206 |
|
|
|
24,732 |
|
|
|
11,731 |
|
|
|
10,919 |
|
|
|
7,726 |
|
Net income |
|
|
19,759 |
|
|
|
21,925 |
|
|
|
44,708 |
|
|
|
23,029 |
|
|
|
9,085 |
|
|
|
3,459 |
|
|
|
635 |
|
|
|
228 |
|
F-34
UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(Thousands of dollars)
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Balance at |
|
|
Charged to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at |
|
| |
|
beginning |
|
|
costs and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
end of |
|
| |
|
of year |
|
|
expenses |
|
|
Other |
|
|
year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reserves deducted from assets in
the consolidated balance sheet: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for
doubtful accounts |
|
$ |
12,389 |
|
|
$ |
14,353 |
|
|
$ |
(16,341 |
) (1) |
|
$ |
10,824 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
423 |
(2) |
|
|
|
|
Other reserves (4) |
|
$ |
8,868 |
|
|
$ |
2,362 |
|
|
$ |
(922 |
) (3) |
|
$ |
18,562 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
8,254 |
(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reserves deducted from assets in
the consolidated balance sheet: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for
doubtful accounts |
|
$ |
4,562 |
|
|
$ |
10,382 |
|
|
$ |
(8,714 |
) (1) |
|
$ |
12,389 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,159 |
(2) |
|
|
|
|
Other reserves (4) |
|
$ |
6,168 |
|
|
$ |
2,719 |
|
|
$ |
924 |
(2) |
|
$ |
8,868 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(943 |
) (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reserves deducted from assets in
the consolidated balance sheet: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for
doubtful accounts |
|
$ |
3,374 |
|
|
$ |
8,210 |
|
|
$ |
(7,022 |
) (1) |
|
$ |
4,562 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other reserves (4) |
|
$ |
5,854 |
|
|
$ |
2,021 |
|
|
$ |
(1,707 |
) (3) |
|
$ |
6,168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (1) |
|
Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries. |
| |
| (2) |
|
Acquisition adjustments. |
| |
| (3) |
|
Payments, net. |
| |
| (4) |
|
Includes reserves for self-insured property and casualty liability, insured property and casualty liability,
environmental, litigation and other. |
S-1
EXHIBIT INDEX
| |
|
|
| Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
|
|
|
10.5
|
|
UGI Utilities, Inc. Executive Annual Bonus Plan effective as of October 1, 2006 |
|
|
|
12.1
|
|
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
|
|
|
23
|
|
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
|
|
|
31.1
|
|
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act |
|
|
|
31.2
|
|
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act |
|
|
|
32
|
|
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
Exhibit 10.5
UGI UTILITIES, INC.
EXECUTIVE
ANNUAL BONUS PLAN
(Effective as of October 1, 2006)
I. Purpose.
The purpose of the UGI Utilities, Inc. Executive Annual Bonus Plan (the
“Plan”) is to provide a means whereby UGI Utilities, Inc. (the
“Company”) may provide incentive compensation to its eligible
employees to serve as an incentive for employee performance and retention. The
Plan is intended to encourage eligible employees to contribute to the overall
success of the Company. The Plan is part of a total compensation structure
under which a meaningful portion of eligible employees’ total
compensation is based on achievement of performance goals relating to the
eligible employees’ business and/or area of responsibility. The Plan is
effective as of October 1, 2006.
II. Definitions. Whenever
used in this Plan, the following terms will have the respective meanings set
forth below:
2.1
“Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2.2
“Board” means the board of directors of the Company as
constituted from time to time.
2.3
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.4
“Committee” means (i) for Senior Management, the
Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board or its successor
and (ii) for eligible employees who are not members of Senior Management,
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or his designee.
2.5
“Company” means UGI Utilities, Inc., a Pennsylvania
corporation, or any successor thereto.
2.6
“Employer” means the Company and its Subsidiaries.
2.7
“Participant” means an eligible employee or other individual
who provides services to the Company or its Subsidiaries and who is described
in Section III as a participant in the Plan.
2.8
“Plan” means this UGI Utilities, Inc. Executive Annual Bonus
Plan, as in effect from time to time.
1
2.9 “Senior
Management” means those employees who are designated as executive
officers by the Board pursuant to Rule 3b-7 of the rules promulgated
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2.10
“Subsidiary” means any corporation or partnership, at least
20% of the outstanding voting stock, voting power or partnership interest of
which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.
III.
Participation. All salaried employees of the Company and its
Subsidiaries in grade level 34 or above shall be eligible to participate in the
Plan for each fiscal year. The Company’s fiscal year begins on October 1.
The Committee may also designate in writing that one or more senior level
employees of a Subsidiary shall be Participants in the Plan for a fiscal year,
in its sole discretion.
IV. Annual
Bonus.
4.1 Target Bonus.
At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Committee shall establish target
bonuses as a percentage of each Participant’s salary for the fiscal year.
Each Participant shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus for the fiscal
year based on the achievement of business/financial performance goals, and the
Participant’s individual performance goals, if applicable, during the
fiscal year. The amount actually paid to a Participant may be more or less than
the target bonus amount, depending on the extent to which the performance goals
are satisfied.
4.2 Performance
Goals.
(a) Business/Financial Goals. At the beginning of each
fiscal year, the Committee shall establish the business/financial performance
goals for the fiscal year and leverage tables that apply to the performance
goals.
(b) Individual
Goals. The Committee shall determine which Participants shall have
individual performance goals as part of their bonus calculation. At the
beginning of each fiscal year, the Committee shall establish each
Participant’s individual performance goals for the year, if applicable,
and shall set leverage tables that will apply to individual performance goals.
The portion of the target bonus attributable to individual performance will be
payable only if the business/financial performance goals are achieved at the
threshold level of performance.
(c) Weighting. At the time the Committee establishes
performance goals for each fiscal year, the Committee will determine the
weighting for each Participant with respect to the business/financial goals and
the individual goals. The weighting of the two types of goals need not be
uniform as to all Participants.
(d) Communication of Goals. The Committee shall
provide for the communication of the performance goals and corresponding
leverage tables to the Participants.
2
2
4.3 Determination
and Approval of Bonus Payments.
(a) At the end of
the fiscal year, the Committee shall determine the amount of each
Participant’s bonus, if any, based on the achievement of the
business/financial performance goals and, if applicable, the achievement of the
individual performance goals. The Committee shall have sole discretion to
determine whether and to what extent the performance goals have been met. The
Committee may adjust the performance results for extraordinary items or other
events, as the Committee deems appropriate.
(b) If the
threshold level of business/financial performance is not achieved, no bonuses
will be paid.
(c) With respect
to Participants whose annual bonus under the Plan is based solely on the
achievement of business/financial performance goals, the Committee shall have
discretion to increase or decrease the amount of the annual bonus by 50% more
or less than the amount otherwise determined, based on the Participant’s
contribution to the achievement of the business/financial performance goals,
other contributions that have a significant impact on Company performance, or
other factors.
4.4 Newly Hired
Employees, Promotions and Transfers. Employees who are newly hired or who
are promoted or transferred into a position eligible to participate in the Plan
during the fiscal year may be eligible to receive a prorated bonus award
calculated in whole months based on the relative time spent in the eligible
position during the fiscal year, as determined by the Committee. If a
Participant is transferred to an Affiliate of the Company (or into a position
with a different annual bonus target percentage) during the fiscal year, the
Participant’s performance goals may be adjusted to reflect the change in
Employer or position. If a Participant is transferred into a position that is
not eligible to participate in the Plan during the fiscal year, the Participant
may be eligible to receive a prorated award calculated in whole months based on
the relative time spent in the eligible position during the fiscal year, as
determined by the Committee.
4.5 Payment of
Annual Bonus. Each annual bonus for a fiscal year shall be paid in cash to
the Participant in a single lump sum payment between September 30 and
December 31 of the calendar year in which the fiscal year ends, except as
provided below.
4.6 Withholding
Tax. Each Employer shall withhold from each bonus payment an amount
sufficient to satisfy all federal, state and local tax withholding requirements
relating to the bonus.
V. Termination of
Employment. Except as provided below, a Participant must be employed by
the Employer or an Affiliate of the Company on the last day of the fiscal year
for which the bonus is earned in order to receive a bonus for the year. If a
Participant’s employment terminates on account of retirement, death or
disability, as determined by the Committee, the Committee may determine in its
sole discretion that a pro rata portion of the Participant’s target
annual award will be paid, calculated in whole months based on the relative
time spent in the eligible position during the fiscal year. The bonus, if any,
shall be paid within 90 days following the Participant’s termination
of employment on account of retirement, death or disability.
3
3
VI. Administration. The Committee
administers the Plan. The Committee shall have full power and discretionary
authority to interpret and administer the Plan, to make all determinations,
including all participation and bonus determinations, and to prescribe, amend
and rescind any rules, forms or procedures as the Committee deems necessary or
appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan and to make any other
determinations and take such other actions as the Committee deems necessary or
advisable in carrying out its duties under the Plan. Any action required of the
Committee under the Plan shall be made in the Committee’s sole discretion
and not in a fiduciary capacity. All decisions and determinations by the
Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Company, the
Participants, and any other persons having or claiming an interest hereunder.
All bonuses shall be awarded conditional upon the Participant’s
acknowledgement, by continuing in employment with the Employer, that all
decisions and determinations of the Committee shall be final and binding on the
Participant, his or her beneficiaries and any other person having or claiming
an interest in such bonus.
VII. General
Provisions.
7.1
Transferability. No bonus under this Plan shall be transferred,
assigned, pledged or encumbered by the Participant nor shall it be subject to
any claim of any creditor, and, in particular, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, all such payments, benefits and rights shall be free from attachment,
garnishment, trustee’s process, or any other legal or equitable process
available to any creditor of such Participant. In the event of a
Participant’s death, any amounts payable under this Plan, as determined
by the Committee, shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.
7.2 Unfunded
Arrangement. The Plan is an unfunded incentive compensation arrangement.
Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant to the Plan, shall
create or be construed to create a trust of any kind. Each Participant’s
right to receive a bonus shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured
general creditor of the Employer. All bonuses shall be paid from the general
funds of the Employer, and no special or separate fund shall be established and
no segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of bonuses.
7.3 No Rights to
Employment. Nothing in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant hereto, shall
confer upon a Participant the right to continue in the employ of the Employer,
or affect the right of the Employer to terminate a Participant’s
employment at any time for cause or for no cause whatsoever.
7.4
Section 409A. The Plan is intended to comply with the short-term
deferral rule set forth in the regulations under section 409A of the Code, in
order to avoid application of section 409A to the Plan. If and to the extent
that any payment under this Plan is deemed to be deferred compensation subject
to the requirements of section 409A, this Plan shall be administered so that
such payments are made in accordance with the requirements of section 409A.
7.5 Termination and
Amendment of the Plan. The Compensation and Management Development
Committee may amend or terminate the Plan at any time.
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7.6 Successors.
The Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its
successors and assigns, and each Participant and his or her heirs, executors,
administrators and legal representatives.
7.7 Applicable Law.
The Plan shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
UGI UTILITIES INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES EXHIBIT 12.1
(Thousands of dollars)
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Year Ended September 30, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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Earnings: |
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Earnings before income taxes |
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$ |
122,766 |
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$ |
80,544 |
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$ |
84,953 |
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$ |
83,098 |
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$ |
100,212 |
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Interest expense |
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42,327 |
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24,102 |
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18,079 |
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17,698 |
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17,412 |
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Amortization of debt discount and expense |
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462 |
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243 |
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247 |
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233 |
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244 |
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Estimated interest component of rental expense |
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1,506 |
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1,675 |
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1,568 |
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1,477 |
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1,434 |
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$ |
167,061 |
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$ |
106,564 |
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$ |
104,847 |
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$ |
102,506 |
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$ |
119,302 |
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Fixed Charges: |
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Interest expense |
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$ |
42,327 |
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$ |
24,102 |
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$ |
18,079 |
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$ |
17,698 |
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$ |
17,412 |
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Amortization of debt discount and expense |
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462 |
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243 |
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247 |
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233 |
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244 |
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Allowance for funds used during
construction (capitalized interest) |
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179 |
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85 |
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22 |
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11 |
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7 |
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Estimated interest component of rental expense |
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1,506 |
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1,675 |
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1,568 |
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1,477 |
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1,434 |
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$ |
44,474 |
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$ |
26,105 |
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$ |
19,916 |
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$ |
19,419 |
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$ |
19,097 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
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3.76 |
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4.08 |
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5.26 |
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5.28 |
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6.25 |
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Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-124474) of
UGI Utilities, Inc. of our report dated November 29, 2007 relating to the financial
statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 29, 2007
Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, David W. Trego, certify that:
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of UGI Utilities, Inc.; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this annual report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report; |
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The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles; |
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(c) |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
based on such evaluation; and |
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(d) |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrants fourth fiscal quarter that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants
internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the
audit committee of the registrants board of directors: |
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(a) |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and |
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(b) |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting. |
Date: November 29, 2007
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/s/ David W. Trego
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David W. Trego |
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President and Chief Executive Officer of
UGI Utilities, Inc. |
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Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, John C. Barney, certify that:
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of UGI Utilities, Inc.; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this annual report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report; |
| 4. |
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The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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(a) |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared; |
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(b) |
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles; |
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(c) |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrants fourth fiscal quarter that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants
internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the
audit committee of the registrants board of directors: |
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(a) |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and |
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(b) |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting. |
Date: November 29, 2007
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/s/ John C. Barney
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John C. Barney |
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Senior Vice President Finance and
Chief Financial Officer of
UGI Utilities, Inc. |
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Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
EXHIBIT 32
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Relating to a Periodic Report Containing Financial Statements
I, David W. Trego, Chief Executive Officer, and I, John C. Barney, Chief Financial Officer, of
UGI Utilities, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the Company), hereby certify that to our
knowledge:
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(1) |
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The Companys periodic report on Form 10-K for the period ended September 30,
2007 (the Form 10-K) containing the financial statements fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
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(2) |
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The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER |
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/s/ David W. Trego
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/s/ John C. Barney |
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David W. Trego
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John C. Barney |
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Date: November 29, 2007
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Date: November 29, 2007 |