EX-99 11 c48971exv99.htm EX-99 EX-99
Exhibit 99
POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
Financial Statements for the Years
Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
And Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

 


 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED  PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders of
 Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited:
We have audited the statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit 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 the Company’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, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche

Nassau, Bahamas
January 31, 2007

 


 

POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
                         
    Notes     2008     2007  
 
                       
Assets
                       
 
                       
CURRENT ASSETS:
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
          $ 14,691       9,805  
Accounts receivable — affiliates
    4/14       8,685       11,728  
Accounts receivable — other
            955       722  
Inventories
    5       14,510       13,936  
Other current assets
            1,970       1,605  
 
                   
Total current assets
            40,811       37,796  
 
                   
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
                       
Property, plant and equipment
    6       159,033       176,006  
Other long-term assets
    7       733       767  
 
                   
Total non-current assets
            159,766       176,773  
 
                   
TOTAL
            200,577       214,569  
 
                   
 
                       
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                       
 
                       
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
                       
Accounts payable
            8,828       7,026  
Taxation payable
            1,495       3,603  
Other current liabilities
            5,959       9,383  
 
                   
Total current liabilities
            16,282       20,012  
 
                       
DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITY
    8       19,379       10,910  
 
                       
ADVANCES FROM SHAREHOLDERS
    9/14             22,522  
 
                   
Total liabilities
            35,661       53,444  
 
                   
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
                       
Capital, of no par value
    10       9,854       9,854  
Retained earnings
            155,062       151,271  
 
                   
Total shareholders’ equity
            164,916       161,125  
 
                   
TOTAL
          $ 200,577       214,569  
 
                   
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME (1)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED

 DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
                                 
    Notes     2008     2007     2006  
 
                               
SALES:
                               
To affiliates
    14     $ 359,421       136,633       159,275  
 
                         
 
                               
COST AND EXPENSES:
                               
Cost of sales
    12/15       (170,652 )     (89,277 )     (97,552 )
General and administration
            (3,731 )     (2,638 )     (2,031 )
 
                         
Total cost and expenses
            (174,383 )     (91,915 )     (99,583 )
 
                         
Operating income
            185,038       44,718       59,692  
Other income
    11       767       987       1,266  
Gain/(loss) on disposal of fixed assets
            3,167       (2,537 )      
 
                         
Income before income taxes
            188,972       43,168       60,958  
 
                         
 
                               
Income taxes — current charge
            (57,711 )     (1,763 )     (4,256 )
— deferred income tax
            (8,470 )     (14,543)       (11,732 )
 
                         
Total income taxes
    8       (66,181 )     (16,306 )     (15,988 )
 
                         
 
                               
NET INCOME
          $ 122,791       26,862       44,970  
 
                         
 
(1)   Information for the year ended December 31, 2006 is audited. Information for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 is unaudited.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (1)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED

 DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
                                 
                    Retained        
    Notes     Capital     Earnings     Total  
 
 
                               
Balance at December 31, 2005
          $ 9,854       114,439       124,293  
Net income
                  44,970       44,970  
Less: dividends paid
    13             (35,000 )     (35,000 )
 
                         
Balance at December 31, 2006
            9,854       124,409       134,263  
Net income
                  26,862       26,862  
 
                         
Balance at December 31, 2007
            9,854       151,271       161,125  
Net income
                  122,791       122,791  
Less: dividends paid
    13             (119,000 )     (119,000 )
 
                         
Balance at December 31, 2008
          $ 9,854       155,062       164,916  
 
                         
 
(1)   Information for the year ended December 31, 2006 is audited. Information for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 is unaudited.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements (1)

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POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (1)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED

 DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
                                 
    Notes     2008     2007     2006  
 
                               
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                               
Net income
          $ 122,791       26,862       44,970  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:
                               
Depreciation and amortization
            18,962       18,231       17,390  
(Gain)/loss on disposal of fixed assets
            (3,167 )     2,537        
Amortization of deferred gain from capital spare parts pooling
            (166 )     (165 )     (165 )
Deferred income taxes
    8       8,470       14,543       11,732  
 
                         
 
            146,890       62,008       73,927  
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
                               
Accounts receivable — affiliates
            3,043       16,445       (14,188 )
Accounts receivable — other
            (233 )     168       (256 )
Inventories
            (574 )     (7,909 )     7,898  
Other current assets
            (365 )     330       (495 )
Accounts payable
            1,802       (109 )     (638 )
Taxation payable
            (2,108 )     (927 )     (7,676 )
Other current liabilities
            (3,424 )     2,568       (2,000 )
 
                         
Net cash from operating activities
            145,031       72,574       56,572  
 
                         
 
                               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                               
Capital expenditures
            (2,320 )     (22,831 )     (11,178 )
Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets
            3,697              
 
                         
Net cash from/(used in) investing activities
            1,377       (22,831 )     (11,178 )
 
                         
 
                               
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                               
Repayment of advances from shareholders
            (22,522 )     (53,000 )     (32,500 )
Dividend payments
            (119,000 )           (35,000 )
 
                         
Net cash used in financing activities
            (141,522 )     (53,000 )     (67,500 )
 
                         
 
                               
NET INCREASE / (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
            4,886       (3,257 )     (22,106 )
 
                               
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
                               
Beginning of year
            9,805       13,062       35,168  
 
                         
End of year
          $ 14,691       9,805       13,062  
 
                         
 
                               
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
                               
Income taxes paid
          $ 58,211     $ 3,223     $ 12,312  
 
                         
 
                               
Interest received
          $ 345     $ 713     $ 839  
 
                         
 
(1)   Information for the year ended December 31, 2006 is audited. Information for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 is unaudited
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements (1)

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POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED

 DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
1.   ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
    Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited (“the Company”) was incorporated in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in 1994 to own and operate an anhydrous ammonia plant in that country. Koch Mineral Services LLC (“Koch”) and Terra Industries Inc., corporations incorporated in the United States of America, are the ultimate parent companies each owning 50% of the Company.
 
    Koch Nitrogen International Sárl (as affiliate of Koch) and Terra Industries Inc. are contractually obligated to purchase 100% of the Company’s production for the period of 20 years ending September 2018.
 
    As discussed in Note 15 the Company’s primary raw material is natural gas, which is purchased from the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago under a 20-year “take or pay” contract dated October 18, 1996. Other principal components of cost of goods sold include water and power, which are currently available only from state monopolies in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and certain catalysts which are available from multiple sources, except one critical catalyst which is available only from one supplier.
2.   CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY
 
    Certain amounts included in or affecting the Company’s financial statements and related disclosure must be estimated, requiring management to make assumptions with respect to values or conditions which cannot be known with certainty at the time the financial statements are prepared. A “critical accounting estimate” is one which is both important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results and requires management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgment, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Management evaluates such estimates on an ongoing basis based upon historical results and experience, consultation with experts, trends and other methods considered reasonable in the particular circumstances, as well as the forecasts as to how these might change in the future.

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POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED

 DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
  a.   Impairment - The Company has made significant investments in property, plant and equipment. These assets are tested, from a plant perspective, for impairment when circumstances indicate that there may be a potential impairment. Estimating recoverable amounts of the property, plant and equipment must in part be based on management’s evaluations, including estimates of future performance, revenue generating capacity of the assets, and assumptions of the future market conditions. Changes in circumstances and in management’s evaluations and assumptions may give rise to impairment losses in the relevant periods. The Company has assessed no impairment loss for the year (2007: none; 2006: none).
 
  b.   Depreciation and amortization - Depreciation and amortization are based on management’s estimates of the future useful life of long-lived assets. Estimates may change due to technological developments, competition, changes in market conditions and other factors and may result in changes in the estimated useful life and in the amortization or depreciation charges. The Company reviews the future useful life of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets periodically taking into consideration the factors mentioned above and all other important factors. In case of significant changes in the estimated useful lives, depreciation and amortization charges are adjusted prospectively.
 
  c.   Income taxes - The Company is subject to taxes in accordance with the tax laws of Trinidad & Tobago. The laws do not include a provision specifically for the wear and tear of ammonia plants, however it allows a 25% wear and tear allowance for the type of equipment that forms an integral part of an ammonia plant. In this regard the Company’s management, for tax purposes, has taken a 25% allowance for the wear and tear of the plant. The issue of the rate of wear and tear of the plant has been brought to the attention of the Board of Inland Revenue, who has agreed that the allowance should be 25%.

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POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED

 DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
3.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
  a.   Reporting currency and basis of presentation - Substantially all costs incurred to build the Company’s operating facilities were incurred in United States (“US”) dollars. In addition, all sales are billed and collected in US dollars. On-going operating costs (except for labor and contract labor which is paid in Trinidad and Tobago (TT$) dollars) are incurred and paid in US dollars or are linked to the US dollar, and amounts due to and from shareholders are denominated in US dollars. Accordingly, the US dollar has been selected as the reporting and functional currency for the financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America. Substantially all items of property, plant and equipment and other long-term assets are located in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
 
  b.   Income taxes - Income tax expense is the sum of tax currently payable and deferred tax. The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year using the tax rates that have been enacted at the date of the balance sheets. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the difference between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets using enacted rates at the time the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax expense is the change during the year in the deferred tax assets and liabilities.
 
  c.   Property, plant and equipment - Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided for on the straight-line basis at varying rates sufficient to write off the cost of the assets over their estimated useful lives as follows:
     
Buildings and leasehold improvements
  20 years
Plant and equipment
  3 to 20 years
Other equipment
  3 to 15 years
      Interest costs attributable to major construction projects are capitalized in the appropriate asset account and amortized over the estimated useful life of the related asset.
 
      Capital work-in-progress is stated at cost. Depreciation charges are deferred on capital work-in-progress until project completion, at which time such assets are transferred to the specific property, plant and equipment account.
 
      Capital spares that belong to the spare parts pools are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided for on a straight-line basis to write off the cost of the assets over their estimated useful lives. The actual transfers into the pool were done at a fair value using an indexing procedure with reference to an industry authority. The surplus arising thereon is being deferred and recognized in the statement of income over the remaining useful life of the spares. The deferred gain recognized by the Company in 2008 was $166 (2007: $165; 2006: $165).

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POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED

 DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
  d.   Capital contributions and site lease premium - Capital contribution which is related to the utility supply is being amortized over twenty years (20), the approximate life of the plant. The site lease premium is amortized over the term of the thirty year (30) site lease.
 
  e.   Impairment of assets - At each balance sheet date, management reviews the carrying amount of its manufacturing plant to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). An impairment loss is recognized in the Company’s statement of income.
 
  f.   Inventories - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the following basis:
  i.   Items purchased from third parties are valued at cost on the weighted average basis;
 
  ii.   Finished goods using the first-in first-out method are valued at total production cost which includes all direct overheads.
  g.   Major maintenance costs (turnaround) - Major maintenance costs (turnaround) are expensed in the year in which the actual expenditure is incurred.
 
  h.   Revenue recognition - Sales revenue is recognized when title transfers to the customer upon completion of loading the shipping vessel as evidenced by the bill of lading.
 
  i.   Cash and cash equivalents - Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and in banks.
 
  j.   Translation of foreign currencies - These financial statements are expressed in United States dollars. Assets and liabilities in currencies other than United States dollars are converted at the exchange rates prevailing at year end. Income and expense items are translated at rates of exchange prevailing at the date of the translation.
4.   ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE — AFFILIATES
                 
    2008     2007  
 
               
Koch Nitrogen International Sarl
  $       3,660  
Terra Industries Inc.
    8,685       8,068  
 
           
 
  $ 8,685       11,728  
 
           

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POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED

 DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
5.   INVENTORIES
                 
    2008     2007  
 
               
Ruthenium
  $ 2,002        
Finished goods — ammonia
    5,439       7,947  
Chemicals
    723       278  
Spare parts
    6,346       5,711  
 
           
 
  $ 14,510       13,936  
 
           
6.   PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
                 
    2008     2007  
 
               
Plant and equipment
  $ 303,284       303,917  
Capital work in progress
    1,087        
Other equipment
    3,927       3,419  
Building and leasehold improvements
    1,841       1,758  
 
           
 
    310,139       309,094  
 
           
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (152,721 )     (133,996 )
 
           
 
    157,418       175,098  
Add: interest in capital spare parts pools
    2,418       2,614  
Less: deferred gains on spare parts pools
    (803 )     (1,706 )
 
           
 
  $ 159,033       176,006  
 
           
    In April 2004 and January 2005, the Company entered into an arrangement with three other companies which own substantially similar ammonia plants in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for the pooling of certain capital spares. Under this agreement, the Company acquired a proportionate interest in spares that these companies owned and transferred a proportionate interest in its own spares to these other companies.
 
7.   OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS
                 
    2008     2007  
 
               
Capital contribution
  $ 598       598  
Site lease premium
    406       406  
Lease option
    174       164  
Other
    34       34  
 
           
 
    1,212       1,202  
Less: accumulated amortization
    (479 )     (435 )
 
           
 
  $ 733       767  
 
           

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POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED

 DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
8.   INCOME TAXES
 
    The effective tax rates differ from the statutory tax rate of 35% for the following reasons:
                         
    2008     2007     2006  
 
                       
Expected income taxes
  $ 66,140       15,109       21,335  
Income exempt from tax
                (9,507 )
Utilization of depreciation tax benefit
                4,001  
Other
    41       1,197       159  
 
                 
Taxation expense
    66,181       16,306       15,988  
 
                 
 
                       
Tax payable on current year income
    57,352       1,615       4,097  
Deferred income tax
    8,470       14,543       11,732  
Green fund levy
    359       141       159  
Other
          7        
 
                 
Taxation expense
  $ 66,181       16,306       15,988  
 
                 
                 
    2008     2007  
 
               
Deferred income tax liability:
               
Property, plant and equipment
  $ 19,379       10,910  
 
           
 
  $ 19,379       10,910  
 
           
    In accordance with the laws of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Company was granted exemptions from taxes on income from anhydrous ammonia and customs duties for the seven years commencing April 1, 1998. The Company elected not to record tax depreciation during the exemption period. Legislation passed in July 2005 and January 2006 made it mandatory for depreciation to be recorded for tax purposes effective January 1, 2005. These accounts reflect the impact of the legislation on the Company’s income tax liability and its deferred tax asset.

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POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED

 DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
9.   ADVANCES FROM SHAREHOLDERS
                 
    2008     2007  
 
               
KNC Trinidad Limited
  $       11,261  
Terra Nitrogen Trinidad Limited
          11,261  
 
           
 
  $       22,522  
 
           
    Advances from shareholders were unsecured, interest free, and repayable as and when funds are available. These amounts were repaid in full during the current year.
 
10.   SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                 
    2008     2007  
 
               
Capital:
               
Authorized:
               
Unlimited shares of no par value
               
Issued and fully paid:
               
60,000,002 ordinary shares of no par value
  $ 9,854       9,854  
 
           
11.   OTHER INCOME
 
    Other income includes interest income received on the commercial bank accounts.
 
12.   PENSION BENEFITS
 
    The Company maintains a defined contribution pension plan for all permanent employees where the Company contributes 8% of an employee’s base pay to a deferred annuity naming each employee as the beneficiary. Contributions for the year which amounted to $204 (2007: $165; 2006: $164) are included in cost of sales.
 
13.   DIVIDENDS
 
    During the year dividends declared and paid amounted to $119,000 (2007: Nil, 2006: $35,000).

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POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED

 DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
14.   RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS
 
    The Company has entered into contracts for the sale of all of the Company’s production of anhydrous ammonia to Koch Nitrogen International Sárl (an affiliate of Koch Mineral Services LLC) and Terra Industries Inc. until September 29, 2018. Thereafter, the contract is automatically renewed for consecutive one year periods unless otherwise terminated by either party.
                         
    2008     2007     2006  
 
                       
Sales:
                       
Terra Industries Inc.
  $ 183,042       75,630       71,318  
Koch Nitrogen International Sarl
    176,379       61,003       87,957  
 
                 
 
  $ 359,421       136,633       159,275  
 
                 
 
                       
Accounts receivable — affiliates
  $ 8,685       11,728       -  
 
                 
 
                       
Advances from shareholders
  $ -       22,522       -  
 
                 
15.   COMMITMENTS
  a.   Natural gas supply
 
      Under the terms of a 20-year “take or pay” contract the Company is required to purchase a maximum of 80% of the Annual Contract Quantity (“ACQ”) of gas in a 365 day year. The gas price is linked to an “Ammonia Reference Price” which escalates annually by 4% compounded in each subsequent twelve month period after the sixtieth month. The shortfall of natural gas below the ACQ must be purchased by the Company at the average annual price for the contract year. The payment for gas not taken can be recovered over the following five years by not paying for gas received in excess of 80% of the ACQ. Minimum commitments under this contract are as follows:
         
2009
  $ 20,304  
2010
    21,116  
2011
    21,961  
2012
    22,839  
2013
    23,752  
2014-2018
    126,297  
 
     
 
  $ 236,269  
 
     
      Expenditure for the year amounted to $128,584 (2007: $45,218; 2006: $48,486).

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POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED

 DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
  b.   Pipeline equipment
 
      The Company has entered into an equipment lease agreement with the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited for the lease of certain pipeline equipment used to transport ammonia production to a port facility. This lease is for a period of twenty (20) years commencing July 22, 1998. The annual lease payments are based on a calculation linked to the price of ammonia, and are only required if the market price exceeds the average of $170.00 (one hundred and seventy dollars) per metric ton for the twelve month period commencing each July 22. Annual lease payments are not to exceed $2,300 per annum. Expenditure for the year amounted to $2,300 (2007: $2,300; 2006: $2,300).
 
  c.   Plant site
 
      The Company has entered into lease agreements for its plant site and right of way for the common corridor to a port facility. These leases are for a period of thirty (30) years which commenced October, 1996 and January, 1997 and carry an option to renew for a further thirty (30) years.
 
      Under the terms of the agreements, annual lease payments are estimated to be as follows:
         
2009
  $ 515  
2010
    515  
2011
    515  
2012
    575  
2013
    575  
2014 - 2025
    8,201  
 
     
 
  $ 10,896  
 
     
      Expenditure for the year amounted to $462 (2007: $462; 2006: $462).
 
      From 2006, the lease commitments may increase or decrease based on the Consumer Price Index in the United States of America and the Index of Prices in The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

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POINT LISAS NITROGEN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED

 DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
 
16.   CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
                 
    2008     2007  
 
               
Custom bonds
  $ 163       163  
 
           
17.   FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
    Short-term financial assets and liabilities
 
    The carrying amount of short-term financial assets and liabilities comprising cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair market values.
 
18.   RISK MANAGEMENT
 
    Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows due to adverse changes in commodity market prices.
 
    The Company’s policy is to avoid unnecessary risk and to limit, to the extent practical, risks associated with operating activities. The Company’s management does not engage in activities that expose the Company to speculative or non-operating risks.
 
    The Company’s natural gas requirements are supplied under contract with the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited. The cost of natural gas to the Company fluctuates based on changes in the market price of ammonia.
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