10-Q 1 d10q.htm FORM 10-Q Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2008

 

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to             

 

Commission File No. 001-06198

 

LOGO  

UNITED REFINING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania   25-1411751

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

15 Bradley Street  
Warren, Pennsylvania   16365
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

814-723-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes x    No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨

    

Accelerated filer  ¨

Non-accelerated filer  x

 

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

   Smaller reporting company  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes ¨    No x

 

Number of shares outstanding of Registrant’s Common Stock as of January 20, 2009: 100.

 

 

 


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TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

Name

   State of Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number
   Commission
File Number

Kiantone Pipeline Corporation

   New York    25-1211902    333-35083-01

Kiantone Pipeline Company

   Pennsylvania    25-1416278    333-35083-03

United Refining Company of Pennsylvania

   Pennsylvania    25-0850960    333-35083-02

United Jet Center, Inc.

   Delaware    52-1623169    333-35083-06

Kwik-Fill Corporation

   Pennsylvania    25-1525543    333-35083-05

Independent Gas and Oil Company of Rochester, Inc.

   New York    06-1217388    333-35083-11

Bell Oil Corp.

   Michigan    38-1884781    333-35083-07

PPC, Inc.

   Ohio    31-0821706    333-35083-08

Super Test Petroleum, Inc.

   Michigan    38-1901439    333-35083-09

Kwik-Fil, Inc.

   New York    25-1525615    333-35083-04

Vulcan Asphalt Refining Corporation

   Delaware    23-2486891    333-35083-10

Country Fair, Inc.

   Pennsylvania    25-1149799    333-35083-12

 

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FORM 10-Q CONTENTS

 

          PAGE(S)

PART I.

   FINANCIAL INFORMATION    4

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements

   4
  

Consolidated Balance Sheets – November 30, 2008 (unaudited) and August 31, 2008

   4
  

Consolidated Statements of Operations – Three Months Ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

   5
  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Three Months Ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

   6
  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

   7

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   14

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   22

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

   22

PART II.

   OTHER INFORMATION    23

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

   23

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

   23

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   23

Item 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   23

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   23

Item 5.

  

Other Information

   23

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

   23

Signatures

   24

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

     November 30,
2008
(Unaudited)
    August 31,
2008
 

Assets

    

Current:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 17,303     $ 32,447  

Accounts receivable, net

     80,382       124,022  

Refundable income taxes

     35,913       35,913  

Inventories

     54,877       94,708  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     56,381       21,304  
                

Total current assets

     244,856       308,394  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     250,697       244,011  

Investment in affiliated company

     6,423       6,389  

Deferred financing costs, net

     4,251       4,544  

Goodwill

     1,349       1,349  

Tradename

     10,500       10,500  

Amortizable intangible assets, net

     1,593       1,713  

Deferred turnaround costs and other assets, net

     11,974       13,120  

Deferred income taxes

     21,637       11,773  
                

Total assets

   $ 553,280     $ 601,793  
                

Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

    

Current:

    

Revolving credit facility

   $ 19,000     $ 9,000  

Current installments of long-term debt

     2,402       2,184  

Accounts payable

     39,972       46,912  

Accrued liabilities

     25,097       16,377  

Sales, use and fuel taxes payable

     19,330       21,454  

Deferred income taxes

     2,891       2,891  

Amounts due to affiliated companies, net

     3,584       2,591  
                

Total current liabilities

     112,276       101,409  

Long term debt: less current installments

     356,474       356,107  

Deferred gain on settlement of pension plan obligations

     —         55  

Deferred retirement benefits

     85,701       86,146  

Other noncurrent liabilities

     14       18  
                

Total liabilities

     554,465       543,735  
                

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholder’s equity / (deficit):

    

Common stock; $.10 par value per share – shares authorized 100; issued and outstanding 100

     —         —    

Additional paid-in capital

     24,665       24,665  

Accumulated deficit

     (3,299 )     56,338  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (22,551 )     (22,945 )
                

Total stockholder’s equity / (deficit)

     (1,185 )     58,058  
                
   $ 553,280     $ 601,793  
                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS—(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     November 30,  
     2008     2007  

Net sales

   $ 770,471     $ 693,568  

Costs of goods sold

     821,649       625,023  
                

Gross (loss) profit

     (51,178 )     68,545  
                

Expenses:

    

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     36,234       35,431  

Depreciation and amortization expenses

     4,119       4,039  
                

Total operating expenses

     40,353       39,470  
                

Operating (loss) income

     (91,531 )     29,075  
                

Other income (expense):

    

Interest expense, net

     (9,379 )     (6,681 )

Other, net

     (209 )     (346 )

Equity in net earnings of affiliate

     34       686  
                
     (9,554 )     (6,341 )
                

(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense

     (101,085 )     22,734  

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (41,448 )     9,321  
                

Net (loss) income

   $ (59,637 )   $ 13,413  
                

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS—(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     November 30,
2008
    November 30,
2007
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net (loss) income

   $ (59,637 )   $ 13,413  

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     5,845       5,184  

Equity in net earnings of affiliate

     (34 )     (686 )

Deferred income taxes

     (10,139 )     (951 )

Gain on asset dispositions

     87       —    

Cash used in working capital items

     49,043       (45,930 )

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Other assets

     (501 )     (1,587 )

Deferred retirement benefits

     225       1  

Other noncurrent liabilities

     (4 )     (15 )

Other, net

     (2 )     —    
                

Total adjustments

     44,520       (43,984 )
                

Net cash used in operating activities

     (15,117 )     (30,571 )
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (10,005 )     (11,580 )

Additions to deferred turnaround costs

     (33 )     (3,336 )

Proceeds from asset dispositions

     79       —    
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (9,959 )     (14,916 )
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Net borrowings on revolving credit facility

     10,000       —    

Proceeds from sale of investment securities

     —         14,754  

Proceeds from issuance of long term debt

     318       178  

Principal reductions of long term debt

     (386 )     (262 )

Deferred financing costs

     —         (108 )
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     9,932       14,562  
                

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (15,144 )     (30,925 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

     32,447       135,441  
                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 17,303     $ 104,516  
                

Cash provided by (used in) working capital items:

    

Accounts receivable, net

   $ 43,640     $ (6,127 )

Inventories

     39,831       21,394  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (35,077 )     (32,887 )

Accounts payable

     (6,940 )     (17,230 )

Accrued liabilities

     8,720       9,168  

Income taxes payable

     —         (18,442 )

Sales, use and fuel taxes payable

     (2,124 )     (1,755 )

Amounts due from affiliated companies, net

     993       (51 )
                

Total change

   $ 49,043     $ (45,930 )
                

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 508     $ 109  

Income taxes

   $ —       $ 28,829  
                

Non-cash investing activities:

    

Property additions & capital leases

   $ 846     $ 25  
                

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of United Refining Company and its subsidiaries, United Refining Company of Pennsylvania and its subsidiaries, and Kiantone Pipeline Corporation (collectively, the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The Company is a petroleum refiner and marketer in its primary market area of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania. Operations are organized into two business segments: wholesale and retail.

 

The wholesale segment is responsible for the acquisition of crude oil, petroleum refining, supplying petroleum products to the retail segment and the marketing of petroleum products to wholesale and industrial customers. The retail segment sells petroleum products under the Kwik Fill® , Citgo® and Keystone® brand names through a network of Company-operated retail units and convenience and grocery items through gasoline stations and convenience stores under the Red Apple Food Mart® and Country Fair® brand names.

 

The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Refining, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Acquisition Corp., which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Red Apple Group, Inc. (the “Parent”).

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended November 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending August 31, 2009. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008.

 

2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“Statement 141R”), which replaces Statement 141. Statement 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any non controlling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. Statement 141R also establishes disclosure requirements which will enable users to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. Statement 141R is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of Statement 141R on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“Statement 157”). Statement 157 provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. This statement clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. Statement 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy, giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data. Statement 157 applies whenever other standards require assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. This statement is effective in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008, the FASB provided a one year deferral for the implementation of

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Statement 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on a non-recurring basis. The Company adopted Statement 157 for financial assets as of September 1, 2008 and it did not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, the Company believes that the adoption of Statement 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities will not have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an Amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51” (“Statement 160”), which establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest and the valuation of retained noncontrolling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. Statement 160 also establishes reporting requirements that provide sufficient disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the interest of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owner. Statement 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of Statement 160 on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161 “Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities-an amendment of FASB statements No. 133” ( “Statement 161”) which provides revised guidance for enhanced disclosures about how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Statement 133, and how derivative instruments and the related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. Statement 161 is effective for the Company’s fiscal and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company does not currently have any derivative instruments and is not involved in any hedging activities.

 

3. Inventories

 

Due to anticipated fluctuations in inventory levels and the many factors which enter into the LIFO calculation which are beyond management’s control, it is the policy of the Company to record the LIFO inventory adjustment only at fiscal year end. As of November 30, 2008 the replacement cost of LIFO inventories exceed their estimated LIFO values by approximately $45,173,000. This would have resulted in a decrease in the replacement cost of LIFO inventories of $108,174,000 from the August 31, 2008 replacement cost of LIFO inventories of $153,347,000. The November 30, 2008 LIFO calculation was computed using quantities and prices as of November 30, 2008 which are not necessarily indicative of the actual quantities and prices which will exist at fiscal year end. If the Company had recorded LIFO inventory adjustments on a quarterly basis, this would have lowered cost of goods sold for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2008 by $108,174,000 resulting in additional net income of approximately $63,800,000 and resulting in net income for the quarter of $4,200,000 versus a loss of $59,600,000 as currently reported.

 

As of August 31, 2008, the replacement cost of LIFO inventories exceeded their LIFO carrying values by approximately $153,347,000. As noted above, because the policy of the Company is to record the LIFO inventory adjustment only at fiscal year end, the Company recorded a non-cash charge to cost of goods sold of $90,138,000 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008.

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

4. Subsidiary Guarantors

 

Certain of United Refining Company’s (the “issuer”) subsidiaries function as guarantors under the terms of the issuer’s indenture for its $350,000,000 Senior Unsecured Notes due August 15, 2012. Financial information for the issuer and its wholly owned subsidiary guarantors is as follows:

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

    November 30, 2008     August 31, 2008  
    Issuer     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated     Issuer     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Assets

               

Current:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 4,840     $ 12,463     $ —       $ 17,303     $ 11,358     $ 21,089     $ —       $ 32,447  

Accounts receivable, net

    44,837       35,545       —         80,382       75,524       48,498       —         124,022  

Refundable income taxes

    35,503       410       —         35,913       34,530       1,383       —         35,913  

Inventories

    34,728       20,149       —         54,877       64,614       30,094       —         94,708  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    54,671       1,710       —         56,381       16,338       4,966       —         21,304  

Intercompany

    122,513       16,177       (138,690 )     —         163,202       17,001       (180,203 )     —    
                                                               

Total current assets

    297,092       86,454       (138,690 )     244,856       365,566       123,031       (180,203 )     308,394  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    173,082       77,615       —         250,697       166,266       77,745       —         244,011  

Investment in affiliated company

    6,423       —         —         6,423       6,389       —         —         6,389  

Deferred financing costs, net

    4,251       —         —         4,251       4,544       —         —         4,544  

Goodwill and other non-amortizable assets

    —         11,849       —         11,849       —         11,849       —         11,849  

Amortizable intangible assets, net

    —         1,593       —         1,593       —         1,713       —         1,713  

Deferred turnaround costs & other assets

    10,907       1,067       —         11,974       11,984       1,136       —         13,120  

Deferred income taxes

    26,494       (4,857 )     —         21,637       15,778       (4,005 )     —         11,773  

Investment in subsidiaries

    2,644       —         (2,644 )     —         (5,922 )     —         5,922       —    
                                                               
  $ 520,893     $ 173,721     $ (141,334 )   $ 553,280     $ 564,605     $ 211,469     $ (174,281 )   $ 601,793  
                                                               

Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

               

Current:

               

Revolving credit facility

  $ 19,000     $ —       $ —       $ 19,000     $ 9,000     $ —       $ —       $ 9,000  

Current installments of long-term debt

    1,449       953       —         2,402       1,315       869       —         2,184  

Accounts payable

    21,827       18,145       —         39,972       24,550       22,362       —         46,912  

Accrued liabilities

    19,423       5,674       —         25,097       10,615       5,762       —         16,377  

Sales, use and fuel taxes payable

    16,102       3,228       —         19,330       16,961       4,493       —         21,454  

Deferred income taxes

    3,590       (699 )     —         2,891       3,590       (699 )     —         2,891  

Amounts due affiliated companies, net

    1,713       1,871       —         3,584       1,297       1,294       —         2,591  

Intercompany

    —         138,690       (138,690 )     —         —         180,203       (180,203 )     —    
                                                               

Total current liabilities

    83,104       167,862       (138,690 )     112,276       67,328       214,284       (180,203 )     101,409  

Long term debt: less current installments

    353,457       3,017       —         356,474       353,098       3,009       —         356,107  

Deferred gain on settlement of pension plan obligations

    —         —         —         —         55       —         —         55  

Deferred retirement benefits

    85,517       184       —         85,701       86,066       80       —         86,146  

Other noncurrent liabilities

    —         14       —         14       —         18       —         18  
                                                               

Total liabilities

    522,078       171,077       (138,690 )     554,465       506,547       217,391       (180,203 )     543,735  
                                                               

Commitment and contingencies

               

Stockholder’s equity/(deficit)

               

Common stock, $.10 par value per share— shares authorized 100; issued and outstanding 100

    —         18       (18 )     —         —         18       (18 )     —    

Additional paid-in capital

    24,665       10,651       (10,651 )     24,665       24,665       10,651       (10,651 )     24,665  

Accumulated deficit

    (3,299 )     (7,901 )     7,901       (3,299 )     56,338       (16,464 )     16,464       56,338  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (22,551 )     (124 )     124       (22,551 )     (22,945 )     (127 )     127       (22,945 )
                                                               

Total stockholder’s equity/(deficit)

    (1,185 )     2,644       (2,644 )     (1,185 )     58,058       (5,922 )     5,922       58,058  
                                                               
  $ 520,893     $ 173,721     $ (141,334 )   $ 553,280     $ 564,605     $ 211,469     $ (174,281 )   $ 601,793  
                                                               

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended November 30, 2008     Three Months Ended November 30, 2007  
    Issuer     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated     Issuer     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net sales

  $ 573,331     $ 362,450     $ (165,310 )   $ 770,471     $ 528,579     $ 339,114     $ (174,125 )   $ 693,568  

Costs of goods sold

    671,553       315,406       (165,310 )     821,649       488,171       310,977       (174,125 )     625,023  
                                                               

Gross (loss) profit

    (98,222 )     47,044       —         (51,178 )     40,408       28,137       —         68,545  
                                                               

Expenses:

               

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    5,687       30,547       —         36,234       6,127       29,304       —         35,431  

Depreciation and amortization expenses

    2,678       1,441       —         4,119       2,632       1,407       —         4,039  
                                                               

Total operating expenses

    8,365       31,988       —         40,353       8,759       30,711       —         39,470  
                                                               

Operating (loss) income

    (106,587 )     15,056       —         (91,531 )     31,649       (2,574 )     —         29,075  
                                                               

Other income (expense):

               

Interest expense, net

    (8,465 )     (914 )     —         (9,379 )     (4,917 )     (1,764 )     —         (6,681 )

Other, net

    (523 )     314       —         (209 )     (626 )     280       —         (346 )

Equity in net earnings of affiliate

    34       —         —         34       686       —         —         686  

Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries

    8,565       —         (8,565 )     —         (2,549 )     —         2,549       —    
                                                               
    (389 )     (600 )     (8,565 )     (9,554 )     (7,406 )     (1,484 )     2,549       (6,341 )
                                                               

(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense

    (106,976 )     14,456       (8,565 )     (101,085 )     24,243       (4,058 )     2,549       22,734  

Income tax (benefit) expense

    (47,339 )     5,891       —         (41,448 )     10,830       (1,509 )     —         9,321  
                                                               

Net (loss) income

  $ (59,637 )   $ 8,565     $ (8,565 )   $ (59,637 )   $ 13,413     $ (2,549 )   $ 2,549     $ 13,413  
                                                               

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended November 30, 2008     Three Months Ended November 30, 2007  
    Issuer     Guarantors     Eliminations   Consolidated     Issuer     Guarantors     Eliminations   Consolidated  

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

  $ (7,677 )   $ (7,440 )   $ —     $ (15,117 )   $ (31,114 )   $ 543     $ —     $ (30,571 )
                                                           

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Additions to property, plant and equipment

    (8,648 )     (1,357 )     —       (10,005 )     (10,075 )     (1,505 )     —       (11,580 )

Additions to deferred turnaround costs

    (33 )     —         —       (33 )     (3,326 )     (10 )     —       (3,336 )

Proceeds from asset dispositions

    —         79       —       79       —         —         —       —    
                                                           

Net cash used in investing activities

    (8,681 )     (1,278 )     —       (9,959 )     (13,401 )     (1,515 )     —       (14,916 )
                                                           

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Net borrowings on revolving credit facility

    10,000       —         —       10,000       —         —         —       —    

Proceeds from sales of investment securities

    —         —         —       —         14,754       —         —       14,754  

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

    —         318       —       318       —         178       —       178  

Principal reductions of long-term debt

    (160 )     (226 )     —       (386 )     (58 )     (204 )     —       (262 )

Deferred financing costs

    —         —         —       —         (108 )     —         —       (108 )
                                                           

Net cash provided by financing activities

    9,840       92       —       9,932       14,588       (26 )     —       14,562  
                                                           

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

    (6,518 )     (8,626 )     —       (15,144 )     (29,927 )     (998 )     —       (30,925 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

    11,358       21,089       —       32,447       123,858       11,583       —       135,441  
                                                           

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 4,840     $ 12,463     $ —     $ 17,303     $ 93,931     $ 10,585     $ —     $ 104,516  
                                                           

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

5. Segments of Business

 

Intersegment revenues are calculated using estimated market prices and are eliminated upon consolidation. Summarized financial information regarding the Company’s reportable segments is presented in the following tables (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
 
     2008     2007  

Net Sales

    

Retail

   $ 361,259     $ 338,040  

Wholesale

     409,212       355,528  
                
   $ 770,471     $ 693,568  
                

Intersegment Sales

    

Wholesale

   $ 163,939     $ 173,051  
                

Operating Income

    

Retail

   $ 18,699     $ (2,660 )

Wholesale

     (110,230 )     31,735  
                
   $ (91,531 )   $ 29,075  
                

Depreciation and Amortization

    

Retail

   $ 1,345     $ 1,309  

Wholesale (1)

     2,774       2,730  
                
   $ 4,119     $ 4,039  
                

 

(1) Amount excludes $1,726 and $1,145 respectively of turnaround cost amortization that is recorded in cost of sales.

 

     November 30,
2008
   August 31,
2008

Total Assets

     

Retail

   $ 144,290    $ 179,119

Wholesale

     408,990      422,674
             
   $ 553,280    $ 601,793
             

Capital Expenditures (including non-cash)

     

Retail

   $ 1,349    $ 8,359

Wholesale

     9,502      35,029
             
   $ 10,851    $ 43,388
             

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

6. Employee Benefit Plans

 

For the periods ended November 30, 2008 and November 30, 2007, net pension and other postretirement benefit costs were comprised of the following:

 

     Pension Benefits     Other Post-Retirement Benefits
     Three Months Ended
November 30,
    Three Months Ended
November 30,
     2008     2007     2008    2007
     (in thousands)

Service cost

   $ 691     $ 615     $ 670    $ 632

Interest cost on benefit obligation

     1,312       1,049       1,116      1,027

Expected return on plan assets

     (1,094 )     (1,107 )     —        —  

Amortization of transition obligation

     —         35       149      149

Amortization and deferral of net loss

     263       81       243      316
                             

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 1,172     $ 673     $ 2,178    $ 2,124
                             

 

As of November 30, 2008, $2,485,000 of contributions have been made to the Company pension plans for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2009.

 

7. Credit Facility

 

In November 2008, the Company amended its Revolving Credit Facility to increase the maximum facility commitment from $100,000,000 to $130,000,000 on a permanent basis and amended certain terms and provisions thereof, including an increase in the interest rate and a modification to the Net Worth covenant. Under the amended Revolving Credit Facility, interest is calculated as follows: (a) for base rate borrowings, at the greater of the Agent Bank’s prime rate plus an applicable margin of .5% to 0% or, the Federal Funds Open Rate plus .5% or the Daily LIBOR rate plus 1%; and (b) for euro-rate based borrowings, at the LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin of 2.35% to 1.75%. The applicable margin will vary depending on a formula calculating our average unused availability under the facility.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain statements that constitute “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements may include, among other things, United Refining Company and its subsidiaries current expectations with respect to future operating results, future performance of its refinery and retail operations, capital expenditures and other financial items. Words such as “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “projects”, “believes”, “estimates”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “shall”, “anticipates”, “predicts”, and similar expressions typically identify such forward looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

By their nature, all forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainties. All phases of the Company’s operations involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of the Company’s control, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially affect the Company’s results of operations and whether the forward looking statements ultimately prove to be correct. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward looking statements for a number of reasons.

 

Although we believe our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge, investors and prospective investors are cautioned that such statements are only projections and that actual events or results may differ materially depending on a variety of factors described in greater detail in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K, reports on Form 8-K, etc. In addition to the factors discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s actual consolidated quarterly or annual operating results have been affected in the past, or could be affected in the future, by additional factors, including, without limitation:

 

   

the effect of the current banking and credit crisis on the Company and our customers and suppliers;

 

   

repayment of debt;

 

   

general economic, business and market conditions;

 

   

risks and uncertainties with respect to the actions of actual or potential competitive suppliers of refined petroleum products in our markets;

 

   

the demand for and supply of crude oil and refined products;

 

   

the spread between market prices for refined products and market prices for crude oil;

 

   

the possibility of inefficiencies or shutdowns in refinery operations or pipelines;

 

   

the availability and cost of financing to us;

 

   

environmental, tax and tobacco legislation or regulation;

 

   

volatility of gasoline prices, margins and supplies;

 

   

merchandising margins;

 

   

labor costs;

 

   

level of capital expenditures;

 

   

customer traffic;

 

   

weather conditions;

 

   

acts of terrorism and war;

 

   

business strategies;

 

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expansion and growth of operations;

 

   

future projects and investments;

 

   

expected outcomes of legal and administrative proceedings and their expected effects on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows;

 

   

future operating results and financial condition; and

 

   

the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.

 

All subsequent written and oral forward looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing. We undertake no obligation to update any information contained herein or to publicly release the results of any revisions to any such forward looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which we become aware of, after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Recent Developments

 

The Company continues to be impacted by the volatility of the petroleum market in fiscal year 2009. Crude prices in the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 have continued to fall as compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. The average NYMEX crude price for the second quarter based on values published on December 31, 2008 was $48.61/bbl, $50.45/bbl or 51% lower than the average price for the first fiscal quarter of 2009 which was $99.06/bbl.

 

The lagged 3-2-1 crackspread as measured by the difference between the price of crude oil contracts traded on the NYMEX for the proceeding month to the prices of NYMEX gasoline and heating oil contracts in the current trading month, have been severely affected by falling petroleum prices. The Company uses a lagged crackspread as a margin indicator as it reflects the time period between the purchase of crude oil and its delivery to the refinery for processing. The lagged crackspread for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 based on values as of December 31, 2008, is $2.10, a $15.62 or a 116% improvement over the lagged crackspread for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 which was $(13.52).

 

Historically, the Company has recorded LIFO (Last In First Out) inventory adjustments at fiscal year end. However, if the Company had recorded the LIFO adjustment for the first fiscal quarter of 2009, this would have reduced cost of goods sold by approximately $108.2 million resulting in additional net income of approximately $63.8 million and net income for the quarter of $4.2 million versus a loss of $59.6 million as currently reported.

 

The Company will conduct a scheduled shutdown for a distillate hydrotreater catalyst change and a reformer unit catalyst regeneration in March 2009 for approximately 15 days. During this time, the refinery will reduce crude runs to approximately 43,000 barrels per day.

 

Results of Operations

 

The Company is a petroleum refiner and marketer in its primary market area of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania. Operations are organized into two business segments: wholesale and retail.

 

The wholesale segment is responsible for the acquisition of crude oil, petroleum refining, supplying petroleum products to the retail segment and the marketing of petroleum products to wholesale and industrial customers. The retail segment sells petroleum products under the Kwik Fill® , Citgo® and Keystone® brand names through a network of Company-operated retail units and convenience and grocery items through gasoline stations and convenience stores under the Red Apple Food Mart® and Country Fair® brand names.

 

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A discussion and analysis of the factors contributing to the Company’s results of operations are presented below. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes, together with the following information, are intended to supply investors with a reasonable basis for evaluating the Company’s operations, but should not serve as the only criteria for predicting the Company’s future performance.

 

A discussion and analysis of the factors contributing to the Company’s results of operations are presented below. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes, together with the following information, are intended to supply investors with a reasonable basis for evaluating the Company’s operations, but should not serve as the only criteria for predicting the Company’s future performance.

 

Retail Operations:

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
 
     2008     2007  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Net Sales

    

Petroleum

   $ 304,665     $ 284,128  

Merchandise and other

     56,594       53,912  
                

Total Net Sales

     361,259       338,040  

Costs of Goods Sold

     310,809       310,239  
                

Gross Profit

     50,450       27,801  

Operating Expenses

     31,751       30,461  
                

Segment Operating Income

   $ 18,699     $ (2,660 )
                

Petroleum Sales (thousands of gallons)

     97,328       94,889  
                

Gross Profit

    

Petroleum (a)

   $ 35,564     $ 13,396  

Merchandise and other

     14,886       14,405  
                
   $ 50,450     $ 27,801  
                

Petroleum margin ($/gallon) (b)

     .3654       .1412  

Merchandise margin (percent of sales)

     26.3 %     26.7 %

 

(a) Includes the effect of intersegment purchases from the Company’s wholesale segment at prices which approximate market.
(b) Company management calculates petroleum margin per gallon by dividing petroleum gross margin by petroleum sales volumes. Management uses petroleum margin per gallon calculations to compare profitability to other companies in the industry. Petroleum margin per gallon may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in the industry.

 

Comparison of Fiscal Quarters Ended November 30, 2008 and November 30, 2007

 

Net Sales

 

Retail sales increased during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2008 by $23.2 million or 6.9% to $361.2 million from $338.0 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2008. The increase is due to the following: $20.5 million in petroleum sales and $2.7 million in merchandise sales. The petroleum sales increase resulted from a 4.5% increase in retail selling prices per gallon, and a 2.4 million gallon or 2.6% increase in retail petroleum volume. Merchandise sales increase is primarily due to increased prepared food, beverages and cigarette sales due to promotional campaigns and increased selling prices.

 

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Costs of Goods Sold

 

Retail costs of goods sold increased during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2008 by $.6 million or .2% to $310.8 million from $310.2 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2008. The contributing factors are as follows: petroleum purchases of $4.0 million due to a decrease in price offset by increases in fuel tax of $1.8 million, merchandise cost of $2.2 million and freight costs of $.6 million.

 

Gross Profit

 

Retail gross profit increased during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2008 by $22.6 million or 81.5% to $50.4 million from $27.8 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2008. The Company increased its petroleum margins by $22.2 million or 165.5% due primarily to increased selling prices and merchandise margin increased by $.4 million or 3.5%.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Retail operating expenses increased during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2008 by $1.3 million or 4.2% to $31.8 million from $30.5 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2008. The increase is due to the following: payroll and related payroll costs of $.4 million; credit/customer service costs of $.6 million, supply costs of $.2 million and advertising costs of $.1 million.

 

Wholesale Operations:

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
     2008     2007
     (dollars in thousands)

Net Sales (a)

   $ 409,212     $ 355,528

Costs of Goods Sold

     510,840       314,784
              

Gross Profit

     (101,628 )     40,744
              

Operating Expenses

     8,602       9,009
              

Segment Operating Income (Loss)

     (110,230 )     31,735
              

Crude throughput (thousand barrels per day)

     63.3       57.8
              

 

Refinery Product Yield

(thousands of barrels)

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
 
       2008         2007    

Gasoline and gasoline blendstock

   2,335     2,120  

Distillates

   1,396     1,279  

Asphalt

   1,850     1,686  

Butane, propane, residual products, internally produced fuel and other

   492     579  
            

Total Product Yield

   6,073     5,664  
            

% Heavy Crude Oil of Total Refinery Throughput (b)

   63 %   63 %
            

 

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Product Sales

(dollars in thousands) (a)

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
     2008    2007

Gasoline and gasoline blendstock

   $ 126,407    $ 136,154

Distillates

     116,585      113,211

Asphalt

     154,912      99,187

Other

     11,308      6,976
             
   $ 409,212    $ 355,528
             

 

Product Sales

(thousand of barrels) (a)

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
       2008        2007  

Gasoline and gasoline blendstock

   1,412    1,434

Distillates

   1,066    1,076

Asphalt

   1,616    2,413

Other

   206    135
         
   4,300    5,058
         

 

(a) Sources of total product sales include products manufactured at the refinery located in Warren, Pennsylvania and products purchased from third parties.
(b) The Company defines “heavy” crude oil as crude oil with an American Petroleum Institute specific gravity of 26 or less.

 

Comparison of Fiscal Quarters Ended November 30, 2008 and November 30, 2007

 

Net Sales

 

Wholesale sales increased during the three months ended November 30, 2008 by $53.7 million or 15.1% to $409.2 million from $355.5 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2008 The wholesale sales increase was due to a 35.4% increase in wholesale selling prices.

 

Costs of Goods Sold

 

Wholesale costs of goods sold increased during the three months ended November 30, 2008 by $196.0 million or 62.3% to $510.8 million from $314.8 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2008. The increase in wholesale costs of goods sold during this period was primarily a result of the changing crude oil market pricing.

 

Gross Profit

 

Wholesale gross profit decreased during the three months ended November 30, 2008 by $142.3 million or 349.4% to $(101.6) million from $40.7 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2008. This decrease was primarily the result of negative margins due to substantial increases in feedstock costs and lower increases in product sales prices.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses decreased during the three months ended November 30, 2008 by $.4 million or 4.5% to $8.6 million from $9.0 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2008.

 

Consolidated Expenses:

 

Interest Expense, net

 

Net interest expense (interest expense less interest income) for the three months ended November 30, 2008 increased $2.7 million or 40.4% to $9.4 million from $6.7 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2008, primarily due to the decrease of interest income by $2.4 million as a result of less cash available for investing.

 

Income Tax Expense / (Benefit)

 

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 was constant at approximately 41.0%.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We operate in an environment where our liquidity and capital resources are impacted by changes in the price of crude oil and refined petroleum products, availability of credit, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors beyond our control. Included in such factors are, among others, the level of customer product demand, weather conditions, governmental regulations, worldwide political conditions and overall market and economic conditions. The Company’s ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operating activities will continue to be primarily dependent on refining or purchasing and selling refined products and merchandise at margins to cover both fixed and variable costs.

 

The following table summarizes selected measures of liquidity and capital sources (in thousands):

 

     November 30,
2008

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 17,303

Working capital

   $ 132,580

Current ratio

     2.2

Debt

   $ 377,876

 

Primary sources of liquidity have been cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations and borrowing availability under a revolving line of credit. We believe available capital resources will be adequate to meet our working capital, debt service, and capital expenditure requirements for existing operations.

 

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Our cash and cash equivalents consist of bank balances and investments in money market funds. These investments have staggered maturity dates, none of which exceed three months. They have a high degree of liquidity since the securities are traded in public markets.

 

     Three Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
 
     (in millions)  

Significant uses of cash

  

Investing activities:

  

Property, plant and equipment

  

Residual upgrade

   $ 4.6  

Replace existing boiler - Springdale

     .9  

Waste water treatment plant upgrade

     .9  

Renewable fuels – cost estimates

     .5  

Miscellaneous equipment replacement

     .5  

Environmental upgrade

     .5  

Computers and equipment upgrade

     .4  

Retail petroleum upgrade

     .4  

Other general capital items

     1.3  

(tank repairs, refinery piping projects, etc.)

  
        

Total property, plant and equipment

   $ 10.0  
        

Net cash provided by investing activities

   $ 10.0  
        

Financing activities:

  

Net borrowings on revolving credit facility

     10.0  
        

Net cash provided by financing activities

   $ 10.0  
        

Working capital items:

  

Prepaid expense increase

   $ (35.1 )

Accounts payable decrease

     (6.9 )

Sales use and fuel taxes payable decrease

     (2.1 )

Accounts receivable decrease

     43.6  

Decrease in inventory

     39.8  

Accrued liabilities increase

     8.7  

Other

     1.0  
        

Cash provided by working capital items

   $ 49.0  
        

 

We require a substantial investment in working capital which is susceptible to large variations during the year resulting from purchases of inventory and seasonal demands. Inventory purchasing activity is a function of sales activity and turnaround cycles for the different refinery units.

 

Maintenance and non-discretionary capital expenditures have averaged approximately $6.0 million annually over the last three years for the refining and marketing operations. Management does not foresee any increase in these maintenance and non-discretionary capital expenditures during fiscal year 2009.

 

Future liquidity, both short and long-term, will continue to be primarily dependent on realizing a refinery margin sufficient to cover fixed and variable expenses, including planned capital expenditures. We expect to be able to meet our working capital, capital expenditure, contractual obligations, letter of credit and debt service requirements out of cash flow from operations, cash on hand and borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility with PNC Bank, N.A. as Agent Bank. In November 2008, we increased the limit of our revolving credit facility with PNC Bank, N.A., as Agent Bank (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) from $100,000,000 to $130,000,000.

 

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This amendment provides the Company greater flexibility relative to its cash flow requirements in light of market fluctuations, particularly involving crude oil prices and seasonal business cycles. The improved liquidity resulting from the expansion of the facility will assist the Company in meeting its working capital, ongoing capital expenditure needs and for general corporate purposes. The term of the agreement does not change. It will expire on November 27, 2011. The amendment to the Revolving Credit Facility affected certain terms and provisions thereof, including an increase in the interest rate and a modification to the Net Worth covenant. Under the new amendment to the Revolving Credit Facility effective November 21, 2008, the applicable margin will continue to be calculated on the average unused availability as follows: (a) for base rate borrowing, at the greater of the Agent Bank’s prime rate plus an applicable margin of .5% to 0%; the Federal Funds Open Rate plus .5%; or the Daily LIBOR rate plus 1%; (b) for euro-rate based borrowings, at the LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin of 2.35% to 1.75%. Prior to this amendment of the Revolving Credit Facility, commencing May 7, 2007, interest was calculated as follows: (a) for base rate borrowings, at the greater of the Agent Bank’s prime rate less an applicable margin of .5% to 0% or the federal funds rate plus 1%; (b) for euro-rate borrowings, at the LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 1.25% to 1.75%. For the period commencing November 2006 when the Revolving Credit Facility was amended and extended, until May 7, 2007, interest was calculated as follows: (a) for base rate borrowings, at the greater of the Agent Bank’s prime rate plus an applicable margin of .25% to .75% or federal funds rate plus 1%; (b) for euro-rate borrowings, at the LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 1.75% to 3%. The applicable margin varies with our facility leverage ratio calculation. The Agent Bank’s prime rate at November 30, 2008 was 4.00%.

 

The Revolving Credit Facility is secured primarily by certain cash accounts, accounts receivable and inventory. Until maturity, we may borrow on a borrowing base formula as set forth in the facility. We had outstanding letters of credit of $.4 million as of November 30, 2008 and there were outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility in the amount of $19.0 million resulting in net availability of $110.6 million. As of January 12, 2009 there were no borrowings on the $130 million Revolving Credit Facility resulting in net availability of $129.6 million. The Company’s working capital ratio was 2.2 as of November 30, 2008.

 

Although we are not aware of any pending circumstances which would change our expectation, changes in the tax laws, the imposition of and changes in federal and state clean air and clean fuel requirements and other changes in environmental laws and regulations may also increase future capital expenditure levels. Future capital expenditures are also subject to business conditions affecting the industry. We continue to investigate strategic acquisitions and capital improvements to our existing facilities.

 

Federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the environment affect nearly all of our operations. As is the case with all the companies engaged in similar industries, we face significant exposure from actual or potential claims and lawsuits involving environmental matters. Future expenditures related to environmental matters cannot be reasonably quantified in many circumstances due to the uncertainties as to required remediation methods and related clean-up cost estimates. We cannot predict what additional environmental legislation or regulations will be enacted or become effective in the future or how existing or future laws or regulations will be administered or interpreted with respect to products or activities to which they have not been previously applied.

 

Seasonal Factors

 

Seasonal factors affecting the Company's business may cause variation in the prices and margins of some of the Company's products. For example, demand for gasoline tends to be highest in spring and summer months, while demand for home heating oil and kerosene tends to be highest in winter months.

 

As a result, the margin on gasoline prices versus crude oil costs generally tends to increase in the spring and summer, while margins on home heating oil and kerosene tend to increase in winter.

 

Inflation

 

The effect of inflation on the Company has not been significant during the last five fiscal years.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

The Company uses its revolving credit facility to finance a portion of its operations. As of January 12, 2009, there were no borrowings outstanding under the revolving line of credit. These on-balance sheet financial instruments, to the extent they provide for variable rates, expose the Company to interest rate risk resulting from changes in the PNC Prime rate, the Federal Funds or LIBOR rate.

 

The Company has exposure to price fluctuations of crude oil and refined products. The Company does not manage the price risk related to all of its inventories of crude oil and refined products with a permanent formal hedging program, but does manage its risk exposures by managing inventory levels. The Company had no open future positions at November 30, 2008.

 

See also Recent Developments section of Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

Internal control over financial reporting is promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our CEO and CFO and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, 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 and includes those policies and procedures that:

 

   

Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

 

   

Provide reasonable assurance that transaction are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and

 

   

Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Readers are cautioned that internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even effective internal control over financial reporting can only provide reasonable assurance with respect to the financial statement preparation and presentation.

 

Based on an evaluation by management of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13(a) – 15(e) and 15(d) – 15(e) of the Exchange Act), as of the end of the Company’s fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2008, (the “Evaluation Date”) the Company’s CEO and CFO (its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively) have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective in providing reasonable assurance that information requiring disclosure is recorded, processed, summarized and reported with the timeframe specified by the SEC’s rules and forms.

 

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

There have been no material changes in our Risk Factors disclosed in the Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2008.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibit 31.1

   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 31.2

   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 32.1

   Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 20, 2009

 

UNITED REFINING COMPANY

(Registrant)

/s/  Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/  James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 20, 2009

 

KIANTONE PIPELINE CORPORATION

(Registrant)

/s/  Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/  James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 20, 2009

 

UNITED REFINING COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA

(Registrant)

/s/  Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/  James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 20, 2009

 

KIANTONE PIPELINE COMPANY

(Registrant)

/s/  Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/  James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 20, 2009

 

UNITED JET CENTER, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/  Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/  James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 20, 2009

 

KWIK-FILL CORPORATION

(Registrant)

/s/  Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/  James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 20, 2009

 

INDEPENDENT GASOLINE AND OIL COMPANY OF ROCHESTER, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/  Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/  James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 20, 2009

 

BELL OIL CORP.

(Registrant)

/s/  Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/  James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 20, 2009

 

PPC, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/  Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/  James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 20, 2009

 

SUPER TEST PETROLEUM, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/  Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/  James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 20, 2009

 

KWIK-FIL, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/  Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/  James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 20, 2009

 

VULCAN ASPHALT REFINING CORPORATION

(Registrant)

/s/  Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/  James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 20, 2009

 

COUNTRY FAIR, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/  Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President and Chief Operating Officer

/s/  James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Vice President – Finance

 

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