exv99w2
Exhibit 99.2
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors of
The Williams Companies, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Wamsutter
Predecessor as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the
related statements of income, owner’s equity and cash flows
for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2006. These financial statements are the
responsibility of The Williams Companies, Inc.’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit
of Wamsutter Predecessor’s internal control over financial
reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control
over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
Wamsutter Predecessor’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit
also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
of Wamsutter Predecessor at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and
the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
As described in Note 5, effective December 31,
2005, Wamsutter Predecessor adopted Financial Accounting
Standards Board Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for
Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
November 29, 2007
1
WAMSUTTER
PREDECESSOR
BALANCE
SHEETS
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December 31,
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September 30,
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2005
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2006
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2007
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(Unaudited)
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(In thousands)
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Accounts receivable — trade
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$
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5,594
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$
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6,713
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$
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6,476
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Product imbalance
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886
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1,449
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896
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Reimbursable capital projects
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17
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1,679
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1,449
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Total current assets
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6,497
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9,841
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8,821
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Property, plant and equipment, net
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245,494
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265,519
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276,433
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Other noncurrent assets
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323
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257
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208
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Total assets
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$
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252,314
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$
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275,617
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$
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285,462
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LIABILITIES AND OWNER’S EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable — trade
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$
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6,408
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$
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5,842
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$
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6,082
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Product imbalance
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2,486
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3,041
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2,576
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Accrued liabilities
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1,057
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1,530
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1,083
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Total current liabilities
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9,951
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10,413
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9,741
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Deferred revenue
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747
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1,429
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2,147
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Other noncurrent liabilities
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460
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530
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515
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Owner’s equity
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241,156
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263,245
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273,059
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Total liabilities and owner’s equity
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$
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252,314
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$
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275,617
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$
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285,462
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
2
WAMSUTTER
PREDECESSOR
STATEMENTS
OF INCOME
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Nine Months Ended
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Year Ended December 31,
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September 30,
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2006
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2007
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(Unaudited)
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(In thousands)
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Revenues:
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Product sales — affiliate
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$
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104,955
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$
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121,909
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$
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113,484
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$
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89,492
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$
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63,765
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Gathering and processing services
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46,697
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50,420
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57,859
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42,123
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50,110
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Other revenues
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879
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4,761
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5,203
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3,684
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4,983
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Total revenues
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152,531
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177,090
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176,546
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135,299
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118,858
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Costs and expenses:
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Product cost:
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Affiliate
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71,609
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83,562
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55,206
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43,646
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24,290
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Third-party
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13,050
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16,831
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15,882
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12,981
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8,501
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Operating and maintenance expense:
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Affiliate
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(1,618
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)
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1,100
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3,969
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1,025
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(1,229
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)
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Third-party
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9,070
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11,405
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13,078
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9,659
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13,836
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Depreciation, amortization and accretion
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13,566
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14,321
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16,189
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11,909
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13,284
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General and administrative expense — affiliate
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7,102
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8,131
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8,866
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6,453
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8,453
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Taxes other than income
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831
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1,175
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1,411
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1,057
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1,242
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Other — net
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(95
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)
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10
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255
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8
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123
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Total costs and expenses
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113,515
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136,535
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114,856
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86,738
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68,500
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Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
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39,016
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40,555
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61,690
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48,561
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50,358
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Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
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—
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(48
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)
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—
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—
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—
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Net income
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$
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39,016
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$
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40,507
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$
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61,690
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$
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48,561
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$
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50,358
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
3
WAMSUTTER
PREDECESSOR
STATEMENT
OF OWNER’S EQUITY
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(In thousands)
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Balance, December 31, 2003
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$
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221,996
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Net income — 2004
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39,016
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Distributions to The Williams Companies, Inc. — net
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(38,652
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)
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Balance, December 31, 2004
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222,360
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Net income — 2005
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40,507
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Distributions to The Williams Companies, Inc. — net
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(21,711
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)
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Balance, December 31, 2005
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241,156
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Net income — 2006
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61,690
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Distributions to The Williams Companies, Inc. — net
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(39,601
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)
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Balance, December 31, 2006
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263,245
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Net income — nine months ended September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
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50,358
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Distributions to The Williams Companies, Inc. — net
(unaudited)
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(40,544
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)
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Balance, September 30, 2007 (unaudited)
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$
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273,059
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
4
WAMSUTTER
PREDECESSOR
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
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Nine Months Ended
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Year Ended December 31,
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September 30,
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2006
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2007
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(Unaudited)
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(In thousands)
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net income
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$
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39,016
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$
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40,507
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$
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61,690
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$
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48,561
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$
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50,358
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Adjustments to reconcile to cash provided by operations:
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Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
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—
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48
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—
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—
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|
|
—
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Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
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|
13,566
|
|
|
|
14,321
|
|
|
|
16,189
|
|
|
|
11,909
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|
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13,284
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|
Cash provided (used) by changes in current assets and
liabilities:
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Accounts receivable
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(350
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)
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(995
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)
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(1,118
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)
|
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|
376
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|
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|
237
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Reimbursable capital projects
|
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|
(790
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)
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|
797
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(1,662
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)
|
|
|
(126
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)
|
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230
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|
Accounts payable
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|
968
|
|
|
|
1,373
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|
|
(659
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)
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|
|
(622
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)
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|
|
2,336
|
|
Product imbalance
|
|
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1,986
|
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|
|
(546
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)
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|
|
(8
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)
|
|
|
(1,274
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)
|
|
|
88
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(630
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)
|
|
|
527
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|
|
|
473
|
|
|
|
625
|
|
|
|
(447
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)
|
Deferred revenue
|
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|
712
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
682
|
|
|
|
337
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|
|
|
718
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|
Other, including changes in other noncurrent assets and
liabilities
|
|
|
—
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|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
(9
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)
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|
33
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
54,478
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|
|
|
56,067
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|
|
75,641
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|
|
|
59,777
|
|
|
|
66,837
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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|
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|
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|
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|
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Property, plant and equipment:
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(16,973
|
)
|
|
|
(35,161
|
)
|
|
|
(36,133
|
)
|
|
|
(27,419
|
)
|
|
|
(24,197
|
)
|
Change in accounts payable — capital expenditures
|
|
|
1,147
|
|
|
|
805
|
|
|
|
93
|
|
|
|
257
|
|
|
|
(2,096
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used by investing activities
|
|
|
(15,826
|
)
|
|
|
(34,356
|
)
|
|
|
(36,040
|
)
|
|
|
(27,162
|
)
|
|
|
(26,293
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions to The Williams Companies, Inc. — net
|
|
|
(38,652
|
)
|
|
|
(21,711
|
)
|
|
|
(39,601
|
)
|
|
|
(32,615
|
)
|
|
|
(40,544
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used by financing activities
|
|
|
(38,652
|
)
|
|
|
(21,711
|
)
|
|
|
(39,601
|
)
|
|
|
(32,615
|
)
|
|
|
(40,544
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
5
WAMSUTTER
PREDECESSOR
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Information as of September 30, 2007 and
for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2007 is
unaudited)
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Note 1.
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Basis of
Presentation
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The accompanying financial statements and related notes present
the financial position, results of operations, cash flows and
owner’s equity of a natural gas gathering and processing
system in Wyoming held by Williams Field Services Company, LLC,
or WFSC. This system is collectively referred to as the
“Wamsutter” system. WFSC is a wholly owned subsidiary
of The Williams Companies, Inc., or Williams. These financial
statements were prepared in connection with the proposed
acquisition of certain ownership interests in Wamsutter LLC by
Williams Partners L.P., or the Partnership. In June 2007, WFSC
formed a new entity, Wamsutter LLC, and the Wamsutter assets are
expected to be conveyed by WFSC into Wamsutter LLC prior to the
proposed acquisition. Unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise, references in this report to “we,”
“our,” “us” or like terms refer to Wamsutter.
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Note 2.
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Description
of Business
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We operate a natural gas gathering and processing system in
Wyoming. This gathering and processing system includes natural
gas gathering pipelines and a processing plant. The system
includes approximately 1,700 miles of natural gas gathering
pipelines with typical operating capacity of approximately
500 million cubic feet per day, or MMcfd, at current
operating pressures. The system has total compression of
approximately 70,000 horsepower. The assets include the Echo
Springs natural gas processing plant, which has an inlet
capacity of 390 million cubic feet per day and can produce
approximately 30,000 barrels per day, or bpd, of natural
gas liquids, or NGLs.
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Note 3.
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Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
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Basis of Presentation. The financial
statements have been prepared based upon accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. Intercompany accounts
and transactions have been eliminated. The accompanying
unaudited interim financial statements include all normal
recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are
necessary to present fairly our financial position at
September 30, 2007, and the results of operations and cash
flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2007.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
Estimates and assumptions which, in the opinion of management,
are significant to the underlying amounts included in the
financial statements and for which it would be reasonably
possible that future events or information could change those
estimates include asset retirement obligations. These estimates
are discussed further throughout the accompanying notes.
Accounts Receivable. Accounts receivable are
carried on a gross basis, with no discounting, less an allowance
for doubtful accounts. No allowance for doubtful accounts is
recognized at the time the revenue which generates the accounts
receivable is recognized. We estimate the allowance for doubtful
accounts based on existing economic conditions, the financial
condition of our customers and the amount and age of past due
accounts. Receivables are considered past due if full payment is
not received by the contractual due date. Past due accounts are
generally written off against the allowance for doubtful
accounts only after all collection attempts have been
unsuccessful. There was no allowance for doubtful accounts as of
December 31, 2005 or 2006.
Product Imbalances. In the course of providing
gathering and processing services to our customers, we realize
over and under deliveries of our customers’ products, and
over and under purchases of shrink
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PREDECESSOR
NOTES TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
replacement gas when our purchases vary from operational
requirements. In addition, we realize gains and losses which we
believe are related to inaccuracies inherent in the gas
measurement process. These items are reflected as product
imbalance receivables and payables on the Balance Sheets.
Product imbalance receivables are valued based on the lower of
the current market prices or current cost of natural gas in the
system. Product imbalance payables are valued at current market
prices. The majority of our settlements are through in-kind
arrangements whereby incremental volumes are delivered to a
customer (in the case of an imbalance payable) or received from
a customer (in the case of an imbalance receivable). Such
in-kind deliveries are on-going and take place over several
periods. In some cases, settlements of imbalances built up over
a period of time are ultimately settled in cash and are
generally negotiated at values which approximate average market
prices over a period of time. These gains and losses impact our
results of operations and are included in operating and
maintenance expense in the Statements of Income.
Property, Plant and Equipment. Property, plant
and equipment is recorded at cost. We base the carrying value of
these assets on capitalized costs, useful lives and salvage
values. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is
provided on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives.
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as
incurred. Expenditures that extend the useful lives of the
assets or increase their functionality are capitalized. The cost
of property, plant and equipment sold or retired and the related
accumulated depreciation is removed from the accounts in the
period of sale or disposition. Gains and losses on the disposal
of property, plant and equipment are recorded in net income.
We record an asset and a liability equal to the present value of
each expected future asset retirement obligation, or ARO. The
ARO asset is depreciated in a manner consistent with the
depreciation of the underlying physical asset. We measure
changes in the liability due to passage of time by applying an
interest method of allocation. This amount is recognized as an
increase in the carrying amount of the liability and as a
corresponding accretion expense included in operating income.
Revenue Recognition. Revenue for sales of
products are recognized when the product has been delivered, and
revenues from the gathering and processing of gas are recognized
in the period the service is provided, based on contractual
terms and the related natural gas and liquid volumes. One
agreement provides incremental fee-based revenues upon the
completion of projects that lower system pressures. This revenue
is recognized on a units-of-production basis as gas is produced
under this agreement. Additionally, revenue from customers for
the installation and operation of electronic flow measurement
equipment is recognized evenly over the life of the underlying
agreements.
Income Taxes. Our operations are currently
included in the Williams consolidated federal income tax return.
However, prospectively for federal tax purposes, we will be
treated as a partnership with each member being separately taxed
on its ratable share of our taxable income. Therefore, we have
excluded income taxes from these financial statements.
Earnings Per Share. During the periods
presented, we were wholly owned by Williams. Accordingly, we
have not calculated earnings per share.
Recent Accounting Standards. In January 2006,
Williams adopted the fair value recognition provisions of
Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB Statement
No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment”, using the
modified-prospective method. Accordingly, payroll costs charged
to us by Williams reflect additional compensation costs related
to the adoption of this accounting standard. These costs relate
to Williams’ common stock equity awards made between
Williams and its employees. The cost is charged to us through
specific allocations of certain employees if they directly
support our operations, and through an allocation methodology
among all Williams affiliates if they provide indirect support.
These allocated costs are based on a three-factor formula, which
considers revenues; property, plant and equipment; and payroll.
Our and Williams’ adoption of this Statement did not have a
material impact on our financial statements.
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WAMSUTTER
PREDECESSOR
NOTES TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
In January 2006 we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards, or SFAS, No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary
Assets, an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29.” The
Statement amends Accounting Principles Board, or APB, Opinion
No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary
Transactions.” The guidance in APB Opinion No. 29 is
based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets
should be measured based on the fair value of the assets
exchanged but includes certain exceptions to that principle.
SFAS No. 153 amends APB Opinion No. 29 to
eliminate the exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar
productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for
exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial
substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if
the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change
significantly as a result of the exchange. The impact of this
Statement on our financial statements was not material.
In January 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 154,
“Accounting Changes and Error Corrections — a
replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement
No. 3.” The Statement changes the reporting of a
change in accounting principle to require retrospective
application to prior periods financial statements, except for
explicit transition provisions provided for in any existing
accounting pronouncements, including those in the transition
phase when SFAS No. 154 became effective. Our adoption
of this Statement did not have a material impact on our
financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,
“Fair Value Measurements.” This Statement establishes
a framework for fair value measurements in the financial
statements by providing a single definition of fair value,
provides guidance on the methods used to estimate fair value and
increases disclosures about estimates of fair value.
SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2007 and is generally applied
prospectively. We are assessing the impact of this Statement on
our financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159,
“The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities — Including an Amendment of FASB Statement
No. 115.” SFAS No. 159 establishes a fair
value option permitting entities to elect the option to measure
eligible financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value on specified election dates. Unrealized gains and losses
on items for which the fair value option has been elected will
be reported in earnings. The fair value option may be applied on
an
instrument-by-instrument
basis, with a few exceptions, is irrevocable and is applied only
to entire instruments and not to portions of instruments.
SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of the
first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007 and
should not be applied retrospectively to fiscal years beginning
prior to the effective date, except as permitted for early
adoption. We will not adopt SFAS No. 159 prior to
January 1, 2008. On the adoption date, an entity may elect
the fair value option for eligible items existing at that date
and the adjustment for the initial remeasurement of those items
to fair value should be reported as a cumulative effect
adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. We
continue to assess whether to apply the provisions of
SFAS No. 159 to eligible financial instruments in
place on the adoption date and the related impact on our
financial statements.
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Note 4.
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Related
Party Transactions
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The employees supporting our operations are employees of
Williams. Their payroll costs are directly charged to us by
Williams. Williams carries the accruals for most
employee-related liabilities in its financial statements,
including the liabilities related to the employee retirement and
medical plans and paid time off accruals. Our share of these
costs is charged to us through a benefit load factor with the
payroll costs and are reflected in Operating and Maintenance
Expense — Affiliate in the accompanying Statements of
Income.
We are charged for certain administrative expenses by Williams
and its Midstream segment of which we are a part. These charges
are either directly identifiable or allocated to our assets.
Direct charges are for goods and services provided by Williams
and Midstream at our request. Allocated charges are either
(1) charges allocated to the Midstream segment by Williams
and then reallocated from the Midstream segment to us or
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WAMSUTTER
PREDECESSOR
NOTES TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
(2) Midstream-level administrative costs that are allocated
to us. These expenses are allocated based on a three-factor
formula, which considers revenues, property, plant and equipment
and payroll. These costs are reflected in General and
Administrative Expenses — Affiliate in the
accompanying Statements of Income. In management’s
estimation, the allocation methodologies used are reasonable and
result in a reasonable allocation to us of our costs of doing
business incurred by Williams and its Midstream segment.
We purchase natural gas for fuel and shrink replacement from
Williams Power Company, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of
Williams. These purchases are made at market rates at the time
of purchase. These costs are reflected in Operating and
Maintenance Expense — Affiliate and Product
Cost — Affiliate in the accompanying Statements of
Income.
We sell the NGLs to which we take title to Williams Midstream
Marketing and Risk Management, LLC, or WMMRM, a wholly owned
indirect subsidiary of Williams. Revenues associated with these
activities are reflected as Product Sales — Affiliate
revenues on the Statements of Income. These sales are made at
market rates at the time of sale.
A summary of affiliate operating and maintenance expenses
directly charged to us for the periods stated is as follows:
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2004
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2005
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2006
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Operating and maintenance expenses:
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Other natural gas purchases, system gains
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$
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(5,038
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)
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$
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(2,649
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$
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(323
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)
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Salaries and benefits and other
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3,420
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3,749
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4,292
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$
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(1,618
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)
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$
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1,100
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$
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3,969
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We participate in Williams’ cash management program; hence,
we maintain no cash balances. As of December 31, 2005 and
December 31, 2006, our net advances to Williams under an
unsecured promissory note agreement which allows for both
advances to and from Williams have been classified as a
component of owner’s equity because, although the advances
are due on demand, Williams has not historically required
repayment or repaid amounts owed to us. Changes in the advances
to Williams are presented as distributions to Williams in the
Statement of Owner’s Equity and Statements of Cash Flows.
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Note 5.
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Property,
Plant and Equipment
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Property, plant and equipment, at cost, is as follows:
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Estimated
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December 31,
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Depreciable
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2005
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2006
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Lives
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(Thousands)
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Land, rights of way and other
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$
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14,480
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$
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15,304
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30 years
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Gathering pipelines and related equipment
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252,272
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287,028
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30 years
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Processing plants and related equipment
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43,018
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43,650
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30 years
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Buildings and related equipment
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11,130
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11,271
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3-30 years
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Construction work in progress
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14,306
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14,161
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Total property, plant and equipment
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335,206
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371,414
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Accumulated depreciation
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89,712
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105,895
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Net property, plant and equipment
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$
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245,494
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$
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265,519
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Effective December 31, 2005, we adopted FASB
Interpretation, or FIN, No. 47, “Accounting for
Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations.” This
Interpretation clarifies that an entity is required to recognize
a
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WAMSUTTER
PREDECESSOR
NOTES TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
liability for the fair value of a conditional ARO when incurred
if the liability’s fair value can be reasonably estimated.
The Interpretation clarifies when an entity would have
sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of
an ARO. As required by the new standard, we reassessed the
estimated remaining life of all our assets with a conditional
ARO. We recorded additional liabilities totaling approximately
$57,000 equal to the present value of expected future asset
retirement obligations at December 31, 2005. The
liabilities are slightly offset by a $9,000 increase in
property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation,
recorded as if the provisions of the Interpretation had been in
effect at the date the obligation was incurred. The net $48,000
reduction to earnings is reflected as a cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle for the year ended 2005. If the
Interpretation had been in effect at the beginning of 2004, the
impact to our income from continuing operations and net income
would have been immaterial.
The ARO at December 31, 2005 and 2006 is approximately
$0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The
increase in the obligation in 2006 is due primarily to obtaining
additional information that revised the inflation rate used to
estimate our asset retirement obligation. The obligations relate
to gas processing and compression facilities located on leased
land and wellhead connections on federal land. At the end of the
useful life of each respective asset, we are legally or
contractually obligated to remove certain surface equipment and
cap certain gathering pipelines at the wellhead connection.
The rollforward of our asset retirement obligations for 2005 and
2006 is presented below.
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2005
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2006
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(Thousands)
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Balance, January 1
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$
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80
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$
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137
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Accretion expense
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—
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5
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Estimate revisions
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—
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67
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FIN No. 47 revisions
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57
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—
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Balance, December 31
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$
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137
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$
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209
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Note 6.
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Accrued
Liabilities
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Accrued liabilities are as follows:
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December 31,
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2005
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2006
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(Thousands)
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Taxes other than income
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$
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601
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$
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820
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Construction retainage
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456
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689
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Other
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—
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21
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$
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1,057
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$
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1,530
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Note 7.
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Leasing
Activities
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We lease the land on which a significant portion of our pipeline
assets are located. The primary landowner is the Bureau of Land
Management, or BLM. The BLM leases are for thirty years with
renewal options. In 2005, we also began leasing two compression
units under a five-year agreement with Caterpillar Financial
Services Corporation. Under the terms of this lease agreement,
we have guaranteed the residual value of the compression units
in the event of a casualty loss. The guarantee has a maximum
potential exposure of $5.7 million. The recorded carrying
value of this guarantee was $0.3 million at
December 31, 2005 and 2006. We also lease vehicles under
non-cancelable leases, which are for lease terms of about
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WAMSUTTER
PREDECESSOR
NOTES TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
45 months. These leases are accounted for as operating
leases. The future minimum annual rentals under these
non-cancelable leases as of December 31, 2006 are payable
as follows:
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(Thousands)
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2007
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$
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1,300
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2008
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1,292
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2009
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1,256
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2010
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1,167
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2011
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52
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Thereafter
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450
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$
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5,517
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Total rent expense for the years ended 2004, 2005 and 2006 was
$0.7 million, $0.7 million and $1.7 million,
respectively.
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Note 8.
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Major
Customers and Concentrations of Credit Risk
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At December 31, 2005 and 2006, substantially all of our
accounts receivable result from product sales and gathering and
processing services provided to our five largest customers. This
concentration of customers may impact our overall credit risk
either positively or negatively, in that these entities may be
similarly affected by industry-wide changes in economic or other
conditions. As a general policy, collateral is not required for
receivables, but customers’ financial condition and credit
worthiness are evaluated regularly. Our credit policy and the
relatively short duration of receivables mitigate the risk of
uncollected receivables.
Our largest customer, on a percentage of revenues basis, is
WMMRM, which purchases and resells substantially all of the NGLs
to which we take title. WMMRM accounted for 69%, 72% and 66% of
revenues in 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively. The percentages
for the remaining two largest customers are as follows:
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2004
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2005
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2006
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Customer A
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13
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%
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14
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%
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16
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%
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Customer B
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8
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8
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10
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