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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 February 28, 2011

 

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 office)    (Zip Code)

 

814-723-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨

  

Accelerated filer  ¨

Non-accelerated filer  x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  

Smaller reporting company  ¨

 

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

 

As of April 14, 2011, there were 100 shares of common stock, par value $.10 per share, of the Registrant outstanding.

 

 

 


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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 – February 28, 2011 (unaudited) and August 31, 2010

     4   
  

Consolidated Statements of Operations – Quarter and Six Months Ended February  28, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)

     5   
  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Six Months Ended February 28, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)

     6   
  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

     7   

Item 2.

  

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

     18   

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

     28   

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures.

     28   

PART II.

  

OTHER INFORMATION

     30   

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings.

     30   

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors.

     30   

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

     30   

Item 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

     30   

Item 4.

  

(Removed and Reserved).

     30   

Item 5.

  

Other Information.

     30   

Item 6.

  

Exhibits.

     31   

Signatures.

     32   

 

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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)

 

     February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)
    August 31,
2010
 

Assets

    

Current:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 24,587      $ 17,170   

Accounts receivable, net

     80,232        64,192   

Refundable income taxes

     —          36,390   

Inventories

     181,052        206,838   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     35,270        27,941   

Amounts due from affiliated companies, net

     3,614        2,972   
                

Total current assets

     324,755        355,503   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     270,920        261,775   

Deferred financing costs, net

     1,889        2,114   

Goodwill

     1,349        1,349   

Tradename

     10,500        10,500   

Amortizable intangible assets, net

     1,323        1,376   

Deferred turnaround costs and other assets, net

     7,767        3,894   

Deferred income taxes

     —          592   
                
   $ 618,503      $ 637,103   
                

Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

    

Current:

    

Revolving credit facility

   $ 75,300      $ 83,000   

Current installments of long-term debt

     1,756        1,888   

Accounts payable

     56,963        65,620   

Accrued liabilities

     14,277        15,569   

Income taxes payable

     64        552   

Sales, use and fuel taxes payable

     12,663        18,455   

Deferred income taxes

     5,997        5,997   
                

Total current liabilities

     167,020        191,081   

Long term debt: less current installments

     327,322        328,165   

Deferred income taxes

     875        —     

Deferred retirement benefits

     89,517        91,620   
                

Total liabilities

     584,734        610,866   
                

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholder’s equity:

    

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

     —          —     

Additional paid-in capital

     22,500        22,500   

Retained earnings

     10,403        18,231   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (14,227     (14,494
                

Controlling interest equity

     18,676        26,237   

Non-controlling interest

     15,093        —     
                

Total stockholder’s equity

     33,769        26,237   
                
   $ 618,503      $ 637,103   
                

 

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
February, 28
    Six Months Ended
February 28,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Net sales

   $ 692,279      $ 594,748      $ 1,311,426      $ 1,215,674   
                                

Costs and expenses:

        

Costs of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

     639,841        585,622        1,220,678        1,187,962   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     36,819        37,684        72,605        74,443   

Depreciation and amortization expenses

     5,351        5,487        10,987        10,968   
                                
     682,011        628,793        1,304,270        1,273,373   
                                

Operating income (loss)

     10,268        (34,045     7,156        (57,699
                                

Other income (expense):

        

Interest expense, net

     (8,895     (8,712     (17,809     (17,179

Other, net

     (810     (206     (1,391     (812
                                
     (9,705     (8,918     (19,200     (17,991
                                

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)

     563        (42,963     (12,044     (75,690

Income tax expense (benefit)

     209        (17,618     (4,309     (31,035
                                

Net income (loss)

     354        (25,345     (7,735     (44,655

Less net income attributable to non-controlling interest

     93        —          93        —     
                                

Net income (loss) attributable to United Refining Company’s Stockholder

   $ 261      $ (25,345   $ (7,828   $ (44,655
                                

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Six Months Ended
February 28,
 
     2011     2010  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (7,828   $ (44,655

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     11,227        11,135   

Deferred income taxes

     1,282        (7,303

Loss on asset dispositions

     238        265   

Cash provided by (used in) working capital items

     21,936        (61,547

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

     93        —     

Other, net

     (4     (1

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Deferred retirement benefits

     (1,649     6,721   

Other noncurrent liabilities

     —          (4
                

Total adjustments

     33,123        (50,734
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     25,295        (95,389
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (18,183     (13,026

Additions to deferred turnaround costs

     (6,029     (275

Proceeds from asset dispositions

     57        5   
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (24,155     (13,296
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Net (reductions) borrowings on revolving credit facilities

     (7,700     98,000   

Proceeds from issuance of common stock of non-controlling interest

     15,000        —     

Principal reductions of long term debt

     (599     (900

Deferred financing costs

     (424     —     
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     6,277        97,100   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     7,417        (11,585

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

     17,170        31,062   
                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 24,587      $ 19,477   
                

Cash provided by (used in) working capital items:

    

Accounts receivable, net

   $ (16,040   $ 12   

Refundable income taxes

     36,390        —     

Inventories

     25,786        38,516   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (7,329     (48,288

Amounts due from affiliated companies, net

     (642     964   

Accounts payable

     (8,657     (38,326

Accrued liabilities

     (1,292     (2,907

Income taxes payable

     (488     (5,149

Sales, use and fuel taxes payable

     (5,792     (6,369
                

Total change

   $ 21,936      $ (61,547
                

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 18,225      $ 17,488   

Income taxes

   $ 995      $ 5,531   
                

Non-cash investing activities:

    

Property additions & capital leases

   $ 34      $ 805   
                

 

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, Kiantone Pipeline Corporation (collectively, the “Company”), and United Refining Asphalt, Inc. (“URA”) a variable interest entity that was created in January 2011 for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

A variable interest entity (“VIE”) is defined as an entity that either has investor voting rights that are not proportional to their economic interests or has equity investors that do not provide sufficient financial resources for the entity to support its activities. A VIE is required to be consolidated by a company if that company is the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of the VIE is the company that controls the VIE’s activities and is subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the VIE’s activities or, if no company is subject to a majority of such risk, the company that is entitled to receive a majority of the VIE’s residual returns.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended February 28, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending August 31, 2011. 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, 2010.

 

Certain items have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

 

2.

Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost being determined under the Last-in, First-out (LIFO) method for crude oil and petroleum product inventories and the First-in, First-out (FIFO) method for merchandise. Supply inventories are stated at either lower of cost or market or replacement cost and include various parts for the refinery operations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

     February 28,
2011
    August 31,
2010
 
     (in thousands)  

Crude Oil

   $ 37,040      $ 78,165   

Petroleum Products

     76,135        86,993   

Lower of cost or market reserve

     (1,000     —     
                

Total @ LIFO

     112,175        165,158   
                

Asphalt - URA

     29,849        —     

Merchandise

     18,449        20,403   

Supplies

     20,579        21,277   
                

Total @ FIFO

     68,877        41,680   
                

Total Inventory

   $ 181,052      $ 206,838   
                

 

Inventories at the lower of last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) cost or market reflect a market valuation reserve of $1,000,000 and $0 at February 28, 2011 and August 31, 2010, respectively. As of February 28, 2011 and August 31, 2010, the replacement cost of LIFO inventories exceeded their LIFO carrying values by approximately $64,830,000 and $50,265,000, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

3.

Subsidiary Guarantors

 

All the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries fully and unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis, the Company’s $350,000,000 Senior Note Indenture due. There are no restrictions within the consolidated group on the ability of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to obtain loans from or pay dividends to other members of the consolidated group. See also Footnote 7, Subsequent Events, for information on the Company’s tender offer, consent solicitation and subsequent redemption of these Senior Notes due 2012. Financial information of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary guarantors is as follows:

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

    February 28, 2011  
    United
Refining
Company
    Guarantors     Eliminations     United Refining
Company &
Subsidiaries
    United
Refining
Asphalt, Inc
    Eliminations     United
Refining
Company
Consolidated
 

Assets

             

Current:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 13,350      $ 11,006      $ —        $ 24,356      $ 231      $ —        $ 24,587   

Accounts receivable, net

    44,302        35,930        —          80,232        —          —          80,232   

Inventories

    122,936        28,267        —          151,203        29,849        —          181,052   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    54,889        10,177        —          65,066        53        (29,849     35,270   

Amounts due from affiliated companies

    3,455        159        —          3,614        —          —          3,614   

Intercompany

    135,057        16,488        (151,545     —          —          —          —     
                                                       

Total current assets

    373,989        102,027        (151,545     324,471        30,133        (29,849     324,755   

Property, plant and equipment, net

    195,496        75,424        —          270,920        —          —          270,920   

Deferred financing costs, net

    1,548        —          —          1,548        341        —          1,889   

Goodwill and other non-amortizable assets

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

Amortizable intangible assets, net

    —          1,323        —          1,323        —          —          1,323   

Deferred turnaround costs & other assets

    7,229        538        —          7,767        —          —          7,767   

Investment in subsidiaries

    2,811        —          (2,811     —          —          —          —     
                                                       
  $ 581,073      $ 191,161      $ (154,356   $ 617,878      $ 30,474      $ (29,849   $ 618,503   
                                                       

Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

             

Current:

             

Revolving credit facility

  $ 60,000      $ —        $ —        $ 60,000      $ 15,300      $ —        $ 75,300   

Current installments of long-term debt

    1,360        396        —          1,756        —          —          1,756   

Accounts payable

    39,475        17,488        —          56,963        —          —          56,963   

Accrued liabilities

    8,801        5,459        —          14,260        17        —          14,277   

Income taxes payable

    —          —          —          —          64        —          64   

Sales, use and fuel taxes payable

    9,265        3,398        —          12,663        —          —          12,663   

Deferred income taxes

    7,049        (1,052     —          5,997        —          —          5,997   

Deferred revenue

    29,849        —          —          29,849        —          (29,849     —     

Intercompany

    —          151,545        (151,545     —          —          —          —     
                                                       

Total current liabilities

    155,799        177,234        (151,545     181,488        15,381        (29,849     167,020   

Long term debt: less current installments

    325,587        1,735        —          327,322        —          —          327,322   

Deferred retirement benefits

    86,930        2,587        —          89,517        —          —          89,517   

Deferred income taxes

    (5,919     6,794        —          875        —          —          875   
                                                       

Total liabilities

    562,397        188,350        (151,545     599,202        15,381        (29,849     584,734   
                                                       

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

    February 28, 2011  
    United
Refining
Company
    Guarantors     Eliminations     United Refining
Company &
Subsidiaries
    United
Refining
Asphalt, Inc
    Eliminations     United
Refining
Company
Consolidated
 

Commitment and contingencies

             

Stockholder’s equity

             

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

    —          18        (18     —          —          —          —     

Additional paid-in capital

    22,500        10,651        (10,651     22,500        15,000        (15,000     22,500   

Retained earnings

    10,403        (6,663     6,663        10,403        93        (93     10,403   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (14,227     (1,195     1,195        (14,227     —          —          (14,227
                                                       

Controlling interest equity

    18,676        2,811        (2,811     18,676        15,093        (15,093     18,676   

Non-controlling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          15,093        15,093   
                                                       

Total stockholder’s equity

    18,676        2,811        (2,811     18,676        15,093        —          33,769   
                                                       
  $ 581,073      $ 191,161      $ (154,356   $ 617,878      $ 30,474      $ (29,849   $ 618,503   
                                                       

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

    August 31, 2010  
    United
Refining
Company
    Guarantors     Eliminations     United Refining
Company &
Subsidiaries
    United
Refining
Asphalt, Inc
    Eliminations     United
Refining
Company
Consolidated
 

Assets

             

Current:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 7,765      $ 9,405      $ —        $ 17,170      $ —        $ —        $ 17,170   

Accounts receivable, net

    30,266        33,926        —          64,192        —          —          64,192   

Refundable income taxes

    37,921        (1,531     —          36,390        —          —          36,390   

Inventories

    176,748        30,090        —          206,838        —          —          206,838   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    22,461        5,480        —          27,941        —          —          27,941   

Amounts due from affiliated companies

    3,455        (483     —          2,972        —          —          2,972   

Intercompany

    111,228        16,374        (127,602     —          —          —          —     
                                                       

Total current assets

    389,844        93,261        (127,602     355,503        —          —          355,503   

Property, plant and equipment, net

    185,349        76,426        —          261,775        —          —          261,775   

Deferred financing costs, net

    2,114        —          —          2,114        —          —          2,114   

Goodwill and other non-amortizable assets

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

Amortizable intangible assets, net

    —          1,376        —          1,376        —          —          1,376   

Deferred turnaround costs & other assets

    3,233        661        —          3,894        —          —          3,894   

Deferred income taxes

    7,909        (7,317     —          592        —          —          592   

Investment in subsidiaries

    9,263        —          (9,263     —          —          —          —     
                                                       
  $ 597,712      $ 176,256      $ (136,865   $ 637,103      $ —        $ —        $ 637,103   
                                                       

Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

             

Current:

             

Revolving credit facility

  $ 83,000      $ —        $ —        $ 83,000      $ —        $ —        $ 83,000   

Current installments of long-term debt

    1,390        498        —          1,888        —          —          1,888   

Accounts payable

    40,689        24,931        —          65,620        —          —          65,620   

Accrued liabilities

    9,457        6,112        —          15,569        —          —          15,569   

Income taxes payable

    196        356        —          552        —          —          552   

Sales, use and fuel taxes payable

    14,461        3,994        —          18,455        —          —          18,455   

Deferred income taxes

    7,049        (1,052     —          5,997        —          —          5,997   

Intercompany

    —          127,602        (127,602     —          —          —          —     
                                                       

Total current liabilities

    156,242        162,441        (127,602     191,081        —          —          191,081   

Long term debt: less current installments

    326,239        1,926        —          328,165        —          —          328,165   

Deferred retirement benefits

    88,994        2,626        —          91,620        —          —          91,620   
                                                       

Total liabilities

    571,475        166,993        (127,602     610,866        —          —          610,866   
                                                       

Commitment and contingencies

             

Stockholder’s equity

             

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

    —          18        (18     —          —          —          —     

Additional paid-in capital

    22,500        10,651        (10,651     22,500        —          —          22,500   

Retained earnings

    18,231        (140     140        18,231        —          —          18,231   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (14,494     (1,266     1,266        (14,494     —          —          (14,494
                                                       

Controlling interest equity

    26,237        9,263        (9,263     26,237        —          —          26,237   

Non-controlling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
                                                       

Total stockholder’s equity

    26,237        9,263        (9,263     26,237        —          —          26,237   
                                                       
  $ 597,712      $ 176,256      $ (136,865   $ 637,103      $ —        $ —        $ 637,103   
                                                       

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

(in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended February 28, 2011  
    United
Refining
Company
    Guarantors     Eliminations     United
Refining
Company &
Subsidiaries
    United
Refining
Asphalt, Inc
    Eliminations     United
Refining
Company
Consolidated
 

Net sales

  $ 519,256      $ 365,825      $ (193,057   $ 692,024      $ 255      $ —        $ 692,279   
                                                       

Costs and expenses:

             

Costs of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

    492,399        340,499        (193,057     639,841        —          —          639,841   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    4,348        32,469        —          36,817        2        —          36,819   

Depreciation and amortization expenses

    3,764        1,587        —          5,351        —          —          5,351   
                                                       
    500,511        374,555        (193,057     682,009        2        —          682,011   
                                                       

Operating income (loss)

    18,745        (8,730     —          10,015        253        —          10,268   
                                                       

Other income (expense):

             

Interest expense, net

    (8,659     (214     —          (8,873     (22     —          (8,895

Other, net

    (913     177        —          (736     (74     —          (810

Equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries

    (5,528     —          5,528        —          —          —          —     
                                                       
    (15,100     (37     5,528        (9,609     (96     —          (9,705
                                                       

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)

    3,645        (8,767     5,528        406        157        —          563   

Income tax expense (benefit)

    3,384        (3,239     —          145        64        —          209   
                                                       

Net income (loss)

    261        (5,528     5,528        261        93        —          354   

Less net income attributable to non-controlling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          93        93   
                                                       

Net income (loss) attributable to United Refining Company’s Stockholder

  $ 261      $ (5,528   $ 5,528      $ 261      $ 93      $ (93   $ 261   
                                                       

 

    Three Months Ended February 28, 2010  
    United
Refining
Company
    Guarantors     Eliminations     United
Refining
Company &
Subsidiaries
    United
Refining
Asphalt, Inc
    Eliminations     United
Refining
Company
Consolidated
 

Net sales

  $ 426,301      $ 319,746      $ (151,299   $ 594,748      $ —        $ —        $ 594,748   
                                                       

Costs and expenses:

             

Costs of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

    446,158        290,763        (151,299     585,622        —          —          585,622   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    5,864        31,820        —          37,684        —          —          37,684   

Depreciation and amortization expenses

    3,972        1,515        —          5,487        —          —          5,487   
                                                       
    455,994        324,098        (151,299     628,793        —          —          628,793   
                                                       

Operating income (loss)

    (29,693     (4,352     —          (34,045     —          —          (34,045
                                                       

Other income (expense):

             

Interest expense, net

    (8,392     (320     —          (8,712     —          —          (8,712

Other, net

    (668     462        —          (206     —          —          (206

Equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries

    (2,510     —          2,510        —          —          —          —     
                                                       
    (11,570     142        2,510        (8,918     —          —          (8,918
                                                       

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)

    (41,263     (4,210     2,510        (42,963     —          —          (42,963

Income tax expense (benefit)

    (15,918     (1,700     —          (17,618     —          —          (17,618
                                                       

Net income (loss)

    (25,345     (2,510     2,510        (25,345     —          —          (25,345

Less net income attributable to non-controlling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
                                                       

Net income (loss) attributable to United Refining Company’s Stockholder

  $ (25,345   $ (2,510   $ 2,510      $ (25,345   $ —        $ —        $ (25,345
                                                       

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

(in thousands)

 

    Six Months Ended February 28, 2011  
    United
Refining
Company
    Guarantors     Eliminations     United
Refining
Company &
Subsidiaries
    United
Refining
Asphalt, Inc
    Eliminations     United
Refining
Company
Consolidated
 

Net sales

  $ 964,400      $ 717,806      $ (371,035   $ 1,311,171      $ 255      $ —        $ 1,311,426   
                                                       

Costs and expenses:

             

Costs of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

    930,882        660,831        (371,035     1,220,678        —          —          1,220,678   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    8,572        64,031        —          72,603        2        —          72,605   

Depreciation and amortization expenses

    7,815        3,172        —          10,987        —          —          10,987   
                                                       
    947,269        728,034        (371,035     1,304,268        2        —          1,304,270   
                                                       

Operating income (loss)

    17,131        (10,228     —          6,903        253        —          7,156   
                                                       

Other income (expense):

             

Interest expense, net

    (17,374     (413     —          (17,787     (22     —          (17,809

Other, net

    (1,720     403        —          (1,317     (74     —          (1,391

Equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries

    (6,524     —          6,524        —          —          —          —     
                                                       
    (25,618     (10     6,524        (19,104     (96     —          (19,200
                                                       

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)

    (8,487     (10,238     6,524        (12,201     157        —          (12,044

Income tax expense (benefit)

    (659     (3,714     —          (4,373     64        —          (4,309
                                                       

Net income (loss)

    (7,828     (6,524     6,524        (7,828     93        —          (7,735

Less net income attributable to non-controlling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          93        93   
                                                       

Net income (loss) attributable to United Refining Company’s Stockholder

  $ (7,828   $ (6,524   $ 6,524      $ (7,828   $ 93      $ (93   $ (7,828
                                                       

 

    Six Months Ended February 28, 2010  
    United
Refining
Company
    Guarantors     Eliminations     United
Refining
Company &
Subsidiaries
    United
Refining
Asphalt, Inc
    Eliminations     United
Refining
Company
Consolidated
 

Net sales

  $ 870,275      $ 644,441      $ (299,042   $ 1,215,674      $ —        $ —        $ 1,215,674   
                                                       

Costs and expenses:

             

Costs of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

    906,138        580,866        (299,042     1,187,962        —          —          1,187,962   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    11,705        62,738        —          74,443        —          —          74,443   

Depreciation and amortization expenses

    7,945        3,023        —          10,968        —          —          10,968   
                                                       
    925,788        646,627        (299,042     1,273,373        —          —          1,273,373   
                                                       

Operating income (loss)

    (55,513     (2,186     —          (57,699     —          —          (57,699
                                                       

Other income (expense):

             

Interest expense, net

    (16,524     (655     —          (17,179     —          —          (17,179

Other, net

    (1,484     672        —          (812     —          —          (812

Equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries

    (1,300     —          1,300        —          —          —          —     
                                                       
    (19,308     17        1,300        (17,991     —          —          (17,991
                                                       

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)

    (74,821     (2,169     1,300        (75,690     —          —          (75,690

Income tax expense (benefit)

    (30,166     (869     —          (31,035     —          —          (31,035
                                                       

Net income (loss)

    (44,655     (1,300     1,300        (44,655     —          —          (44,655

Less net income attributable to non-controlling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
                                                       

Net income (loss) attributable to United Refining Company’s Stockholder

  $ (44,655   $ (1,300   $ 1,300      $ (44,655   $ —        $ —        $ (44,655
                                                       

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

    Six Months Ended February 28, 2011  
    United
Refining
Company
    Guarantors     Eliminations     United
Refining
Company &
Subsidiaries
    United
Refining
Asphalt, Inc
    Eliminations     United
Refining
Company
Consolidated
 

Net cash provided by (used in) by operating activities

  $ 50,962      $ 3,987      $ —        $ 54,949      $ (29,654   $ —        $ 25,295   
                                                       

Cash flows from investing activities:

             

Additions to property, plant and equipment

    (16,089     (2,094     —          (18,183     —          —          (18,183

Additions to deferred turnaround costs

    (6,029     —          —          (6,029     —          —          (6,029

Proceeds from asset dispositions

    56        1        —          57        —          —          57   
                                                       

Net cash used in investing activities

    (22,062     (2,093     —          (24,155     —          —          (24,155
                                                       

Cash flows from financing activities:

             

Net (reductions) borrowings on revolving credit facilities

    (23,000     —          —          (23,000     15,300        —          (7,700

Proceeds from issuance of common stock of non-controlling interest

    —          —          —          —          15,000        —          15,000   

Principal reductions of long-term debt

    (306     (293     —          (599     —          —          (599

Deferred financing costs

    (9     —          —          (9     (415     —          (424
                                                       

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (23,315     (293     —          (23,608     29,885        —          6,277   
                                                       

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    5,585        1,601        —          7,186        231        —          7,417   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

    7,765        9,405        —          17,170        —          —          17,170   
                                                       

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 13,350      $ 11,006      $ —        $ 24,356      $ 231      $ —        $ 24,587   
                                                       

 

    Six Months Ended February 28, 2010  
    United
Refining
Company
    Guarantors     Eliminations     United
Refining
Company
&
Subsidiaries
    United
Refining
Asphalt, Inc
    Eliminations     United
Refining
Company
Consolidated
 

Net cash provided by (used in) by operating activities

  $ (103,660   $ 8,271      $ —        $ (95,389   $ —        $ —        $ (95,389
                                                       

Cash flows from investing activities:

             

Additions to property, plant and equipment

    (9,651     (3,375     —          (13,026     —          —          (13,026

Additions to deferred turnaround costs

    (224     (51     —          (275     —          —          (275

Proceeds from asset dispositions

    5        —          —          5        —          —          5   
                                                       

Net cash used in investing activities

    (9,870     (3,426     —          (13,296     —          —          (13,296
                                                       

Cash flows from financing activities:

             

Net (reductions) borrowings on revolving credit facility

    98,000        —          —          98,000        —          —          (98,000

Principal reductions of long-term debt

    (359     (541     —          (900     —          —          (900

Deferred financing costs

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
                                                       

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    97,641        (541     —          97,100        —          —          97,100   
                                                       

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    (15,889     4,304        —          (11,585     —          —          (11,585

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

    21,265        9,797        —          31,062        —          —          31,062   
                                                       

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 5,376      $ 14,101      $ —        $ 19,477      $ —        $ —        $ 19,477   
                                                       

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

4.

Segments of Business

 

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

 

     Three Months Ended
February 28,
    Six Months Ended
February 28,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Net Sales

        

Retail

   $ 364,781      $ 318,689      $ 716,000      $ 642,318   

Wholesale

     327,498        276,059        595,426        573,356   
                                
   $ 692,279      $ 594,748      $ 1,311,426      $ 1,215,674   
                                

Intersegment Sales

        

Wholesale

   $ 192,013      $ 150,242      $ 369,229      $ 296,919   
                                

Operating Income (Loss)

        

Retail

   $ (9,079   $ (4,250   $ (10,352   $ (2,321

Wholesale

     19,347        (29,795     17,508        (55,378
                                
   $ 10,268      $ (34,045   $ 7,156      $ (57,699
                                

Depreciation and Amortization

        

Retail

   $ 1,414      $ 1,334      $ 2,827      $ 2,662   

Wholesale

     3,937        4,153        8,160        8,306   
                                
   $ 5,351      $ 5,487      $ 10,987      $ 10,968   
                                

 

     February 28, 2011      August 31, 2010  

Total Assets

     

Retail

   $ 161,753       $ 146,932   

Wholesale

     456,750         490,171   
                 
   $ 618,503       $ 637,103   
                 

Capital Expenditures (including non-cash)

     

Retail

   $ 1,933       $ 5,180   

Wholesale

     16,284         22,233   
                 
   $ 18,217       $ 27,413   
                 

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

5.

Employee Benefit Plans

 

For the periods ended February 28, 2011 and 2010, net pension and other postretirement benefit costs were comprised of the following:

 

     Pension Benefits  
       Three Months Ended
February 28,  
    Six Months Ended
February 28,
 
         2011             2010         2011     2010  
     (in thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 448      $ 918      $ 895      $ 1,806   

Interest cost on benefit obligation

     1,245        1,482        2,489        2,916   

Expected return on plan assets

     (1,135     (1,016     (2,270     (2,000

Amortization and deferral of net loss

     506        849        1,015        1,744   
                                

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 1,064      $ 2,233      $ 2,129      $ 4,466   
                                

 

     Other Post-Retirement Benefits  
       Three Months Ended
February 28,  
     Six Months Ended
February 28,
 
         2011             2010          2011     2010  
     (in thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 377      $ 891       $ 754      $ 1,732   

Interest cost on benefit obligation

     629        1,258         1,259        2,445   

Amortization of transition obligation

     —          —           —          149   

Amortization and deferral of net loss

     (282     488         (564     948   
                                 

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 724      $ 2,637       $ 1,449      $ 5,274   
                                 

 

As of February 28, 2011, $3,414,000 of contributions have been made to the Company pension plans for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2011.

 

6.

Fair Value Measurements

 

The carrying values of all financial instruments classified as a current asset or current liability approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. The fair value of marketable securities is determined by available market prices. The carrying value (was less than) exceeded the fair value of the senior notes at February 28, 2011 and August 31, 2010 by $(1,081,000) and $29,846,000, respectively.

 

7.

Subsequent Events

 

a) Refinancing of Senior Notes

 

During March 2011, the Company sold $365,000,000 of 10.500% First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the “Senior Secured Notes due 2018”) for $352,020,600, resulting in original issue discount of $12,979,400, which will be amortized over the life of the Senior Secured Notes due 2018 using the interest method. The net proceeds of the offering of $344,249,000 were used to retire all of its outstanding 10 1/2% Senior Notes due 2012, pay accrued interest of $3,400,000 and a redemption premium related thereto and for general corporate purposes. A loss of $1,205,000 on the early extinguishment of debt was recorded consisting of a redemption premium of $915,000, a write-off of unamortized net debt premium of ($1,153,000) and a write-off of deferred financing costs of $1,443,000. Such Senior Secured Notes due 2018 are guaranteed by

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

all of our domestic subsidiaries existing at March 8, 2011. The notes will be secured on a first-priority basis by our assets comprising our refinery located in Warren, Pennsylvania and the capital stock of our pipeline subsidiary, subject to exception and permitted liens. The Senior Secured Notes due 2018 will rank equally with all of our existing and future senior indebtedness that is not subordinate in right of payment to the notes.

 

On February 22, 2011 the Company announced the launch of a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for any and all of its outstanding 10 1/2% Senior Notes due 2012 issued under an indenture dated as of August 6, 2004 (the “Indenture”) and consent solicitation (the “Solicitation”) for certain proposed amendments to the Indenture (the “Proposed Amendments”). Each holder who validly tendered its Senior Notes due 2012 and delivered consents to the proposed Amendments prior to 5:00 pm, New York City time, on March 7, 2011, (the “Consent Dates”), received the total consideration of $1,005.00, which included $975.00 as the tender offer consideration and $30.00 as a consent payment. In addition, accrued but unpaid interest up to, but not including, the applicable payment date of the Senior Notes due 2012 was paid in cash on all validly tendered and accepted Senior Notes due 2012. The Company paid a total of $188,607,725.92 on March 8, 2011 for $181,764,375 principal amount of Notes, $5,592,750 for consent payment, and $1,250,600.92 for accrued interest on those Senior Notes due 2012 tendered.

 

The Tender Offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on March 21, 2011. Holders who validly tendered their Senior Notes due 2012 after the Consent Date received only the tender offer consideration and were not entitled to receive a consent payment pursuant to the Tender Offer. The Company paid the total consideration or tender offer consideration, as the case may be, plus accrued but unpaid interest, for the Senior Notes due 2012 accepted for purchase promptly following the date of such acceptance (such date, the “Final Payment Date”). On March 22, 2011, the Company paid a total of $678,224.68 for $670,800.00 principal amount of Senior Notes due 2012 and $7,424.68 for accrued interest on those Senior Notes due 2012 tendered between the Consent Date (March 7, 2011) and the Final Payment Date (March 21, 2011).

 

On March 9, 2011, the Company issued a Notice of Redemption to all existing Noteholders of its 10 1/2% Senior Notes due 2012 redeeming these Senior Notes due 2012 at 100% par value plus accrued but unpaid interest on the redemption date of April 8, 2011. On April 8, 2011, $138,962,426.54 was paid in total of which $136,847,000 was for principal amount of Senior Notes due 2012 and $2,115,426.54 was for accrued interest.

 

b) Derivative Contracts

 

During March and April, the Company sold 3,375,000 barrels of heating oil crackspread swaps as part of its risk management strategy. The crackspread swaps expire sequentially beginning April 2011 through December 2012. These derivative instruments are being used by the Company to fix margins on future sales of heating oil. The accounting treatment for the fair value of these derivative instruments will be recorded as assets or liabilities in its Consolidated Balance Sheets, with the periodic change in fair value recognized in its Statements of Operations as the change occurs.

 

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Item 2.

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

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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 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;

 

 

 

expansion and growth of operations;

 

 

 

future projects and investments;

 

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future exposure to currency devaluations or exchange rate fluctuations;

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

future operating results and financial condition.

 

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 2011. Average crude prices for the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 have risen as compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. The average NYMEX price for crude oil for the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 averaged $100.22 per barrel as measured on April 1, 2011, a $12.51 increase over the second quarter average of $87.71 per barrel.

 

The lagged 3-2-1 crackspread for the third fiscal quarter of 2011, as measured by the difference between the price of crude oil contracts traded on the NYMEX for the proceeding month to the prices for NYMEX gasoline and heating oil contracts in the current trading month, is improving over the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. The lagged 3-2-1 crackspread for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 as measured on April 1, 2011, was $28.13 as compared to $17.66 for the second fiscal quarter of 2011, a $10.47 or 59% improvement.

 

On January 14, 2011, the Company entered into an Asphalt Purchase and Sale Agreement and Asphalt Product Throughput and Terminal Services Agreement (together, the “Asphalt Agreements”) with United Refining Asphalt, Inc. (“URA”), a special purpose entity formed by United Refining, Inc. (our “Parent”). See “Management’s Discussion and Analyses of Financial Condition and Results of Operation—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

 

During March 2011, the Company sold $365,000,000 of 10.500% First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2018. The net proceeds of the offering of $344,249,000 were used to retire all of its outstanding 10.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2012, pay accrued interest of $3,400,000 and a redemption premium related thereto and for general corporate purposes. See Footnote 7 Subsequent Event.

 

On February 22, 2011 the Company announced the launch of a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for any and all of its outstanding 10 ½ % Senior Notes due 2012 issued under an indenture dated as of August 6, 2004 (the “Indenture”) and consent solicitation (the “Solicitation”) for certain proposed amendments to the Indenture (the “Proposed Amendments”). Each holder who validly tendered its Senior Notes due 2012 and delivered consents to the proposed Amendments prior to 5:00 pm, New York City time, on March 7, 2011, (the “Consent Dates”), received the total consideration of $1,005.00, which included $975.00 as the tender offer consideration and $30.00 as a consent payment. In addition, accrued but unpaid interest up to, but not including, the applicable payment date of the Senior Notes due 2012 was paid in cash on all validly tendered and accepted the Senior Notes due 2012. The Company paid a total of $188,607,725.92 on March 8, 2011 for $181,764,375 principal amount of the Senior Notes due 2012, $5,592,750 for consent payment, and $1,250,600.92 for accrued interest on those Senior Notes due 2012 tendered.

 

The Tender Offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on March 21, 2011. Holders who validly tendered their Senior Notes due 2012 after the Consent Date received only the tender offer consideration and were not entitled to receive a consent payment pursuant to the Tender Offer. The Company paid the total

 

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consideration or tender offer consideration, as the case may be, plus accrued but unpaid interest, for the Senior Notes due 2012 accepted for purchase promptly following the date of such acceptance (such date, the “Final Payment Date”). On March 22, 2011, the Company paid a total of $678,224.68 for $670,800.00 principal amount of the Senior Notes due 2012 and $7,424.68 for accrued interest on those Senior Notes due 2012 tendered between the Consent Date (March 7, 2011) and the Final Payment Date (March 21, 2011).

 

On March 9, 2011, the Company issued a Notice of Redemption to all existing Noteholders of its 10 ½ % Senior Notes due 2012 redeeming these Senior Notes due 2012 at 100% par value plus accrued but unpaid interest on the redemption date of April 8, 2011. On April 8, 2011, $138,962,426.54 was paid in total of which $136,847,000 was for principal amount of Senior Notes due 2012 and $2,115,426.54 was for accrued interest.

 

In March 2011, the Company entered into a 21 month futures contracts for heating oil crackspreads. This is in response to the current margin environment and to manage our exposure to commodity price volatility. During March and April, the Company sold 2,475,000 barrels of heating oil crackspread swaps as part of its risk management strategy. The crackspread swaps expire sequentially beginning April 2011 through December 2012 and include approximately 165,000 barrels per month or approximately 37% of the Company’s annual projected diesel fuel production for fiscal 2011. These derivative instruments are being used by the Company to fix margins on future sales of ultra low sulphur diesel fuel. These derivatives will be recorded as assets or liabilities in its Consolidated Balance Sheets, with the periodic change in fair value recognized in its Statements of Operations as the change occurs.

 

The Company has received a written proposal from PNC Bank, N.A. for the syndication of an amended $175,000,000 revolving credit facility, which contemplates PNC Bank, N.A., underwriting up to $75,000,000 of such new facility subject to definitive documentation, due diligence, and other customary conditions.

 

On July 26, 2010, a rupture occurred in Line 6B pipeline on Enbridge’s Lakehead system in Michigan. The Company’s heavy crude oil purchases are shipped on Line 6B from western Canada. As a result, the Company was forced to reduce production in its crude processing unit until such time as the Enbridge Line 6B could be repaired and returned to normal service. As a result of the pipeline rupture, the Company filed a claim with its insurance carriers under its property insurance coverage which contains a provision for contingent business interruption in the maximum amount of $15 million plus up to $5 million towards expenses. The Company is currently in discussions with its insurance carriers to settle the claim. The Company intends to seek restitution from Enbridge for all of the losses that the Company incurred above any payments it receives from its insurance carriers.

 

Results of Operations

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Retail Operations:

 

     Three Months Ended
February 28,
    Six Months Ended
February 28,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Net Sales

        

Petroleum

   $ 305,221      $ 260,100      $ 591,702      $ 521,442   

Merchandise and other

     59,560        58,589        124,298        120,876   
                                

Total Net Sales

   $ 364,781      $ 318,689      $ 716,000      $ 642,318   

Costs of goods sold

   $ 340,102      $ 289,983      $ 659,727      $ 579,619   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     32,344        31,622        63,798        62,358   

Depreciation and amortization expenses

     1,414        1,334        2,827        2,662   
                                

Segment Operating (Loss) Income

   $ (9,079   $ (4,250   $ (10,352   $ (2,321
                                

Retail Operating Data:

        

Petroleum sales (thousands of gallons)

     94,390        93,972        193,502        191,426   

Petroleum margin (a)

   $ 9,670      $ 14,176      $ 24,775      $ 32,208   

Petroleum margin ($/gallon) (b)

     .1024        .1509        .1280        .1683   

Merchandise and other margins

   $ 15,009      $ 14,530      $ 31,498      $ 30,491   

Merchandise margin (percent of sales)

     25.2     24.8     25.3     25.2

 

(a)

Includes the effect of intersegment purchases from the Company’s wholesale segment at prices which approximate market.

(b)

Company management calculates petroleum margin per gallon by dividing petroleum gross margin by petroleum sales volumes. Management uses fuel margin per gallon calculations to compare profitability to other companies in the industry. Petroleum margin per gallon may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in the industry.

 

Comparison of Fiscal Quarters Ended February 28, 2011 and 2010

 

Net Sales

 

Retail sales increased during the fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2011 by $46.1 million or 14.5% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $318.7 million to $364.8 million. The increase was primarily due to $45.1 million in petroleum sales and $1.0 million in merchandise sales. The petroleum sales increase resulted from a 16.8% increase in retail selling prices per gallon, and a .4 million gallon or .4% increase in retail petroleum volume. The merchandise sales increase is primarily due to increased prepared food, beverages and cigarette sales due to promotional campaigns and increased selling prices.

 

Costs of Goods Sold

 

Retail costs of goods sold increased during the fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2011 by $50.1 million or 17.3% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $290.0 million to $340.1 million. The increase was primarily due to $47.5 million in petroleum purchase prices, fuel tax of $1.1 million, freight cost of $1.0 million and merchandise cost of $.5 million. This increase in petroleum purchase prices resulted in lower petroleum retail margins, which is typical in a rising market when retail pricing does not keep pace with the rising market.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Retail Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased during the fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2011 by $.7 million or 2.3% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $31.6 million to $32.3 million. The increase was primarily due to payroll costs of $.3 million, credit/customer service costs of $.5 million and legal/professional fees of $.3 million, offset by a reduction in pension/post retirement costs of $.4 million. The decrease was primarily due to changes made in pension/post retirement benefits. Effective September 1, 2010, postretirement medical benefits for new hires and active salaried employees retiring after

 

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September 1, 2010 were eliminated. Additionally, effective January 1, 2011, deductibles and co-payments were added to the medical benefits plan for all plan participants. For salaried employees meeting certain age and service requirements, the Company will contribute a defined dollar amount towards the cost of retiree healthcare based upon the employee’s length of service. Similarly, effective September 1, 2010, benefits under the Company’s defined benefit pension plan were frozen for all salaried employees, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Company will provide an enhanced contribution under its defined contribution 401(k) plan for all eligible employees as well as a transition contribution for older employees.

 

Comparison of Six Months Ended February 28, 2011 and 2010

 

Net Sales

 

Retail sales increased during the six months ended February 28, 2011 by $73.7 million or 11.5% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $642.3 million to $716.0 million. The increase was primarily due to $70.3 million in petroleum sales, and $3.4 million in merchandise sales. The petroleum sales increase resulted from a 12.3% increase in retail selling prices per gallon and a 2.1 million gallon or 1.1% increase in sales volume. The merchandise sales increase is primarily due to increased prepared food, beverages and cigarette sales due to promotional campaigns and increased selling prices.

 

Costs of Goods Sold

 

Retail costs of goods sold increased during the six months ended February 28, 2011 by $80.1 million or 13.8% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $579.6 million to $659.7 million. The increase was primarily due to $74.6 million in petroleum purchase prices, merchandise costs of $2.4 million, fuel taxes of $2.1 million and freight costs of $1.0 million. This increase in petroleum purchase prices resulted in lower petroleum retail margins, which is typical in a rising market when retail pricing does not keep pace with the rising market.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Retail SG&A expenses increased during the six months ended February 28, 2011 by $1.4 million or 2.3% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $62.4 million to $63.8 million. The increase was due to payroll costs of $.9 million, credit/customer service costs of $.8 million, insurance/utilities/taxes of $.3 million and maintenance costs of $.2 million offset by a reduction in pension/post retirement costs of $.8 million. The decrease was primarily due to changes made in pension/post retirement benefits. Effective September 1, 2010, postretirement medical benefits for new hires and active salaried employees retiring after September 1, 2010 were eliminated. Additionally, effective January 1, 2011, deductibles and co-payments were added to the medical benefits plan for all plan participants. For salaried employees meeting certain age and service requirements, the Company will contribute a defined dollar amount towards the cost of retiree healthcare based upon the employee’s length of service. Similarly, effective September 1, 2010, benefits under the Company’s defined benefit pension plan were frozen for all salaried employees, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Company will provide an enhanced contribution under its defined contribution 401(k) plan for all eligible employees as well as a transition contribution for older employees.

 

Wholesale Operations:

 

     Three Months Ended
February 28,
    Six Months Ended
February 28,
 
     2011      2010     2011      2010  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Net Sales (a)

   $ 327,498       $ 276,059      $ 595,426       $ 573,356   

Costs of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

     299,739         295,639        560,951         608,343   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     4,475         6,062        8,807         12,085   

Depreciation and amortization expenses

     3,937         4,153        8,160         8,306   
                                  

Segment Operating (Loss) Income

   $ 19,347       $ (29,795   $ 17,508       $ (55,378
                                  

 

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Key Wholesale Operating Statistics:

 

     Three Months Ended
February 28,
    Six Months Ended
February 28,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Refinery Product Yield (thousands of barrels)

        

Gasoline and gasoline blendstock

     2,321        2,228        3,950        4,509   

Distillates

     1,216        1,105        2,347        2,244   

Asphalt

     1,488        1,525        2,120        3,081   

Butane, propane, residual products, internally produced fuel and other (“Other”)

     538        554        1,307        1,080   
                                

Total Product Yield

     5,563        5,412        9,724        10,914   
                                

% Heavy Crude Oil of Total Refinery Throughout (b)

     60     60     44     61

Crude throughput (thousand barrels per day)

     55.9        56.5        48.2        56.5   
                                

Product Sales (thousand of barrels) (a)

        

Gasoline and gasoline blendstock

     1,342        1,269        2,434        2,532   

Distillates

     984        841        1,892        1,692   

Asphalt

     995        1,291        2,070        3,231   

Other

     193        294        317        545   
                                

Total Product Sales Volume

     3,514        3,695        6,713        8,000   
                                

Product Sales (dollars in thousands) (a)

        

Gasoline and gasoline blendstock

   $ 139,992      $ 107,782      $ 238,384      $ 210,311   

Distillates

     113,587        73,318        202,551        143,631   

Asphalt

     63,073        78,629        137,435        191,875   

Other

     10,846        16,330        17,056        27,539   
                                

Total Product Sales

   $ 327,498      $ 276,059      $ 595,426      $ 573,356   
                                

 

(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 February 28, 2011 and 2010

 

Net Sales

 

Wholesale sales increased during the three months ended February 28, 2011 by $51.4 million or 18.6% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $276.1 million to $327.5 million. The increase was due to a 24.7% increase in wholesale prices offset by a 4.9% decrease in wholesale volume.

 

Costs of Goods Sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

Wholesale costs of goods sold increased during the three months ended February 28, 2011 by $4.1 million or 1.4% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $295.6 million to $299.7 million. The increase in wholesale costs of goods sold during this period was primarily due to an increase in cost of raw materials.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Wholesale SG&A expenses decreased during the three months ended February 28, 2011 by $1.6 million or 2.2% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $6.1 million or 2.2% of net wholesale sales to $4.5 million or 1.4% of net wholesale sales. The decrease was primarily due to changes made in pension/post retirement benefits. Effective September 1, 2010, postretirement medical benefits for new hires and active salaried

 

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employees retiring after September 1, 2010 were eliminated. Additionally, effective January 1, 2011, deductibles and co-payments were added to the medical benefits plan for all plan participants. For salaried employees meeting certain age and service requirements, the Company will contribute a defined dollar amount towards the cost of retiree healthcare based upon the employee’s length of service. Similarly, effective September 1, 2010, benefits under the Company’s defined benefit pension plan were frozen for all salaried employees, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Company will provide an enhanced contribution under its defined contribution 401(k) plan for all eligible employees as well as a transition contribution for older employees.

 

Comparison of Six Months Ended February 28, 2011 and 2010

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2011, wholesale sales were negatively affected by the Enbridge Pipeline disruption and the 30-day scheduled refinery maintenance turnaround in October 2010. These two events resulted in the Company running an average crude throughput of 40,500 bbl per day for the first fiscal quarter 2011 versus 56,500 bbl per day for the comparable period in fiscal 2010. The Enbridge Pipeline disruption also resulted in the Company running 22% of heavy crude oil for the first fiscal quarter 2011 versus 61% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010.

 

Net Sales

 

Wholesale sales increased during the six months ended February 28, 2011 by $22.0 million or 3.8% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $573.4 million to $595.4 million. The increase was due to a 23.8% increase in wholesale prices offset by a 16.1% decrease in wholesale volume.

 

Costs of Goods Sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

Wholesale costs of goods sold decreased during the six months ended February 28, 2011 by $47.4 million or 7.8% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $608.3 million to $560.9 million. The decrease in wholesale costs of goods sold was primarily due to a decrease in the costs of product purchased and refinery expenses.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Wholesale SG&A expenses decreased during the six months ended February 28, 2011 by $3.3 million or 27.1% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $12.1 million or 2.1% of net wholesale sales to $8.8 million or 1.5% of net wholesale sales. The decrease was primarily due to changes made in pension/post retirement benefits. Effective September 1, 2010, postretirement medical benefits for new hires and active salaried employees retiring after September 1, 2010 were eliminated. Additionally, effective January 1, 2011, deductibles and co-payments were added to the medical benefits plan for all plan participants. For salaried employees meeting certain age and service requirements, the Company will contribute a defined dollar amount towards the cost of retiree healthcare based upon the employee’s length of service. Similarly, effective September 1, 2010, benefits under the Company’s defined benefit pension plan were frozen for all salaried employees, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Company will provide an enhanced contribution under its defined contribution 401(k) plan for all eligible employees as well as a transition contribution for older employees.

 

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Consolidated Expenses:

 

Interest Expense, net

 

Net interest expense (interest expense less interest income) for the three months ended February 28, 2011 increased $.2 million or 2.3% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $8.7 million to $8.9 million. The increase was principally due to increased Revolving Credit Facility usage.

 

Net interest expense (interest expense less interest income) for the six months ended February 28, 2011 increased $.4 million or 2.3% for the comparable period in fiscal 2010 from $17.2 million to $17.8 million. The increase was principally due to increased Revolving Credit Facility usage.

 

Income Tax Expense / (Benefit)

 

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended February 28, 2011 and 2010 was approximately 36% and 41% respectively. This reduction in the effective tax rate was due to the Company recording a valuation allowance for Pennsylvania Net Operating tax losses in the February 2011 period.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We operate in an environment where our liquidity and capital resources are impacted by changes in the price of crude oil and refined petroleum products, availability of credit, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors beyond our control. Included in such factors are, among others, the level of customer product demand, weather conditions, governmental regulations, worldwide political conditions and overall market and economic conditions.

 

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

 

     February 28, 2011  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 24,587   

Working capital

   $ 157,735   

Current ratio

     1.90   

Debt

   $ 404,378   

 

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

 

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

 

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On February 18, 2011, our Parent received a federal income tax refund for fiscal 2010 in the amount of $38.5 million, which was transferred to us and used to pay down our Revolving Credit Facility.

 

     Six Months Ended
February 28, 2011
 
     (in millions)  

Significant uses of cash

  

Investing activities:

  

Additions to deferred turnaround costs

     (6.0

Property, plant and equipment

  

Other general capital items (tank repairs, refinery piping, etc)

     (8.8

Environmental

     (1.4

Retail maintenance (blacktop, roof, HVAC, rehab)

     (1.2

Computers and equipment upgrade

     (.7

Retail petroleum upgrade

     (.1

State and federal mandates:

  

Renewable fuels

     (3.2

Reduction of benzene and gasoline

     (2.8
        

Total property, plant and equipment

     (18.2
        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (24.2
        

Financing activities:

  

Proceeds from issuance of common stock of non-controlling interest

     15.0   

Net (reductions) borrowings on revolving credit facility

     (7.7

Principal reductions of long term debt

     (.6

Deferred financing costs

     (.4
        

Net cash provided by financing activities

     6.3   
        

Working capital items:

  

Refundable income taxes

     36.4   

Decrease in inventory

     25.8   

Accounts receivable increase

     (16.1

Accounts payable decrease

     (8.7

Prepaid expense increase

     (7.3

Sales, use and fuel taxes payable decrease

     (5.8

Accrued liabilities decrease

     (1.3

Amounts due from affiliated companies, net increase

     (.6

Income taxes payable decrease

     (.5
        

Cash provided by working capital items

     21.9   
        

 

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 2011.

 

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

 

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with PNC Bank, N.A. as Agent Bank. Our revolving credit facility with PNC Bank, N.A., as Agent Bank (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) is $130,000,000. This provides the Company with flexibility relative to its cash flow requirements in light of market fluctuations, particularly involving crude oil prices and seasonal business cycles and will assist the Company in meeting its working capital, ongoing capital expenditure needs and for general corporate purposes. The agreement expires on November 27, 2011. Under the Revolving Credit Facility, the applicable margin is calculated on the average unused availability as follows: (a) for base rate borrowing, at the greater of the Agent Bank’s prime rate the Federal Funds Open Rate plus .5%; or the Daily LIBOR rate plus 1%; plus an applicable margin of 0% to .5%; (b) for euro-rate based borrowings, at the LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin of 1.75% to 2.25%. The Agent Bank’s prime rate at February 28, 2011 was 3.25%.

 

The Revolving Credit Facility is secured primarily by certain cash accounts, accounts receivable and inventory. Until maturity, we may borrow on a borrowing base formula as set forth in the facility. We had standby letters of credit of $4.4 million as of February 28, 2011 and there were outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility in the amount of $60.0 million resulting in net availability of $65.6 million. As of April 14, 2011 there was $29.0 million outstanding on the $130 million Revolving Credit Facility and standby letters of credit in the amount of $4.4 million, resulting in a net availability of $96.6 million and the Company had full access to it. The Company’s working capital ratio was 1.9 as of February 28, 2011.

 

The Company has received a written proposal from PNC Bank, N.A. for the syndication of an amended $175,000,000 revolving credit facility, which contemplates PNC Bank, N.A., underwriting up to $75,000,000 of such new facility subject to definitive documentation, due diligence, and other customary conditions.

 

On January 14, 2011, we entered into an Asphalt Purchase and Sale Agreement and Asphalt Product Throughput and Terminal Services Agreement (together, the “Asphalt Agreements”) with United Refining Asphalt, Inc. (“URA”), a special purpose entity formed by United Refining, Inc. (our “Parent”) in connection with the Asphalt Agreements, under the terms of which, we may sell asphalt to URA during the winter months at such times and in such amounts as may be mutually agreed by the parties, and are required to provide storage and related services until such asphalt is resold and delivered to third parties during the summer months. URA has received financing for up to $30 million in purchases under the agreements, and was capitalized with $15 million in cash by our Parent.

 

The winter months are typically a time of depressed asphalt pricing. This agreement provides us with incremental liquidity to allow us to continue to produce asphalt during the winter months in anticipation of an improved pricing environment during the summer months. Under the Asphalt Agreements’ terms, if we sell asphalt to URA during the winter and after URA has made all outstanding payments under a loan agreement to a third party lender, including interest, URA would pay us 90% of the profits from summertime asphalt sales to third parties, less an accommodation fee of $3.00 per ton of asphalt sold.

 

We have determined that URA meets the definition of a variable interest entity and, in connection with the Asphalt Agreements, the Company is the primary beneficiary. Therefore we are required to treat URA similar to a consolidated subsidiary for financial reporting purposes. As a result, we will consolidate the financial results of URA, including its entire balance sheet with the shareholder’s equity of URA displayed as a component of equity (noncontrolling interest) and its entire income statement (after intercompany eliminations). The net income (loss) of URA will not increase (or decrease) our net income, but rather will be included in our equity section as an increase (or decrease) to noncontrolling interest.

 

The URA credit facility is secured by URA’s cash accounts, accounts receivable and inventory. The applicable margin under this facility is; (a) for base rate borrowings the Agent Bank’s prime rate plus an applicable margin of 2.75%; (b) for euro-rate based borrowings, at the LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin of 3.75%. The Agent Bank’s prime rate at February 28, 2011 was 3.25%. The $30 million facility will expire September 30, 2011. As of February 28, 2011, URA had borrowed $15.3 million under this facility. As of April 14, 2011, URA had borrowings of $13.8 million under the facility.

 

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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.

 

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 April 14, 2011, there was $29.0 million outstanding under the revolving line of credit. These on-balance sheet financial instruments, to the extent they provide for variable rates, expose the Company to interest rate risk resulting from changes in the PNC Prime rate, the Federal Funds or LIBOR rate.

 

The Company has exposure to price fluctuations of crude oil and refined products. The Company does not manage the price risk related to all of its inventories of crude oil and refined products with a permanent formal hedging program, but does manage its risk exposures by managing inventory levels. The Company had no open future positions at February 28, 2011.

 

See also Recent Developments section of Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for a discussion of the Company’s hedging activities.

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.

 

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of February 28, 2011. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls

 

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and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of February 28, 2011, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2011 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.

 

The First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2018 are secured by certain assets of the Company and a foreclosure on such liens could adversely affect our business.

 

The First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2018 are secured by a pledge of the stock of our subsidiary Kiantone Pipeline Corporation and, subject to certain exceptions, by a mortgage lien on and a security interest in the assets comprising the refinery. In case of a continuing event of default by the Company, the collateral agent may exercise all rights of a mortgagee and/or secured party under applicable law, including, without limitation, transferring to itself or a nominee title to such collateral, which could adversely affect our business.

 

We may issue additional notes and enter into hedging activities that would be secured by the same collateral securing the First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2018.

 

Subject to the covenants and conditions contained in the indenture, we are permitted to issue additional notes and enter into hedging obligations secured by a lien that ranks equally with the First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2018. In addition, the estimated net book value of the collateral is substantially less than the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2018 and the mortgage on the refinery is limited to a stated maximum principal amount of $450 million. To the extent that the Senior Secured Notes due 2018, any obligations in respect of hedging arrangements and any other obligations secured by the mortgagee exceed $450 million, the principal amount of such obligations in excess of such capped amount is not secured by the mortgage. Moreover, by its nature, some or all of the collateral may be illiquid and may have no readily ascertainable market value. Any additional obligations, and the limited net book value and potential illiquidity of the collateral, may limit the recovery from the realization of the value of such collateral available to satisfy the holders of the First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2018.

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4.

(Removed and Reserved).

 

None.

 

Item 5.

Other Information.

 

None.

 

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Item 6.

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 10.1

  

Purchase Agreement, dated February 25, 2011, by and between United Refining Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC relating to the purchase of $365,000,000 of 10.500% First Priority Senior Secured Notes Due 2018

Exhibit 10.2

  

Amendment No. 9 to Credit Agreement, dated January 14, 2011, by and among URC, URCP, KPC, CFI, K-FC and the Banks party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent. RC, URCP, KPC, CFI, K-FC and the Banks party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent.

Exhibit 10.3

  

Amendment No. 10 to Credit Agreement, dated February 3, 2011, by and among URC, URCP, KPC, CFI, K-FC and the Banks party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent. RC, URCP, KPC, CFI, K-FC and the Banks party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent.

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: April 14, 2011

 

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: April 14, 2011

 

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: April 14, 2011

 

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: April 14, 2011

 

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: April 14, 2011

 

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: April 14, 2011

 

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: April 14, 2011

 

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: April 14, 2011

 

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: April 14, 2011

 

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: April 14, 2011

 

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: April 14, 2011

 

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: April 14, 2011

 

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: April 14, 2011

 

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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