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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(MARK ONE)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2001
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 Number 1-11748
EASTERN AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 36-7034603
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
BANK OF NEW YORK
CARE OF BNY MIDWEST TRUST COMPANY
2 NORTH LASALLE STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(312) 827-8560
(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 [ ]
As of May 8, 2001, 5,900,000 Units of Beneficial Interest in Eastern American
Natural Gas Trust were outstanding.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EASTERN AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TRUST
STATEMENTS OF DISTRIBUTABLE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended
March 31
2001 2000
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Royalty Income $ 4,307,387 $ 2,216,319
Operating Expenses:
Taxes on production and property 291,733 151,537
Operating cost charges 128,277 122,168
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Total Operating Expenses 420,010 273,705
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Net Proceeds to the Trust 3,887,377 1,942,614
General and Administrative Expenses (162,937) (181,944)
Interest Income 1,507 2,005
Cash Proceeds on Sale of Net Profits Interests 0 0
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Distributable Income $ 3,725,947 $ 1,762,675
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Distributable Income Per Unit (5,900,000
units authorized and outstanding) $ 0.6315 $ 0.2988
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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EASTERN AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TRUST
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS
March 31, 2001 December 31, 2000
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(UNAUDITED)
Assets:
Cash $ 1,507 $ 270
Net Proceeds Receivable 3,887,377 3,313,449
Net Profits Interests in Gas Properties 93,162,180 93,162,180
Accumulated Amortization (46,644,953) (45,511,230)
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Total Assets $ 50,406,111 $ 50,964,669
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Liabilities and Trust Corpus:
Trust General and Administrative
Expenses Payable $ 162,937 $ 128,885
Distributions Payable 3,725,947 3,184,834
Trust Corpus (5,900,000 Trust Units
authorized and outstanding) 46,517,227 47,650,950
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Total Liabilities and Trust Corpus $ 50,406,111 $ 50,964,669
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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EASTERN AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TRUST CORPUS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Three Months
Ended Ended
March 31, 2001 March 31, 2000
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Trust Corpus, Beginning of Period $ 47,650,950 $ 53,087,803
Distributable Income 3,725,947 1,762,675
Distributions Payable to Unitholders (3,725,947) (1,762,675)
Amortization of Net Profits Interests in
Gas Properties (1,133,723) (1,416,298)
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Trust Corpus, End of Period $ 46,517,227 $ 51,671,505
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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EASTERN AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TRUST
NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. Organization of the Trust
The Eastern American Natural Gas Trust (the "Trust") was formed under the
Delaware Business Trust Act pursuant to a Trust Agreement (the "Trust
Agreement") among Eastern American Energy Corporation ("Eastern American"), as
grantor, Bank of Montreal Trust Company, as Trustee ("Trustee"), and Wilmington
Trust Company, as Delaware Trustee (the "Delaware Trustee"). The Trust was
formed to acquire and hold net profits interests (the "Net Profits Interests")
created from the working interests owned by Eastern American in 650 producing
gas wells and 65 proved development well locations in West Virginia and
Pennsylvania (the "Underlying Properties"). The Net Profits Interests consisted
of a royalty interest in 322 wells and a term interest in the remaining wells
and locations. Prior to or on May 15, 2013, the Trustee is required to sell the
royalty interests and liquidate the Trust.
On March 15, 1993, 5,900,000 Depositary Units were issued in a public
offering at an initial public offering price of $20.50 per Depositary Unit. Each
Depositary Unit consists of beneficial ownership of one unit of beneficial
interest ("Trust Unit") in the Trust and a $20 face amount beneficial ownership
interest in a $1,000 face amount zero coupon United States Treasury Obligation
("Treasury Obligation") maturing on May 15, 2013.
Effective May 8, 2000, The Bank of New York acquired the corporate trust
business of the Bank of Montreal Trust Company / Harris Trust. Consequently, the
Bank of New York serves as Trustee.
The Net Profits Interests are passive in nature, and neither the Trustee nor
the Delaware Trustee has management control or authority over, nor any
responsibility relating to, the operation of the properties subject to the Net
Profits Interests. The Trust Agreement provides, among other things, that the
Trust shall not engage in any business or commercial activity or acquire any
asset other than the Net Profits Interests initially conveyed to the Trust; the
Trustee may establish a reserve for payment of any liability which is
contingent, uncertain in amount or that is not currently due and payable; the
Trustee is authorized to borrow funds required to pay liabilities of the Trust,
provided that such borrowings are repaid in full prior to further distributions
to Unitholders; and the Trustee will make quarterly cash distributions to
Unitholders from funds of the Trust.
NOTE 2. Basis of Presentation
The information furnished is based upon certain estimates of production for
the periods presented and is therefore subject to adjustment in future periods
to reflect actual production for the periods presented. The
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EASTERN AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TRUST
NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
accompanying financial statements are unaudited interim financial statements,
and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and
notes thereto included in the Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000.
NOTE 3. Trust Accounting Policies
The Trust serves as a pass-through entity, with items of depletion, interest
income and expense, and income tax attributes being based upon the status and
elections of Unitholders. Thus, the Statements of Distributable Income show
Distributable Income, defined as Trust income available for distribution to
Unitholders before application of those Unitholders' additional expenses, if
any, for depletion, interest expense, and income taxes. The Trust uses the
accrual basis to recognize revenue, with Royalty Income recognized as reserves
are extracted from properties and sold. Expenses are also presented on an
accrual basis. Actual cash receipts will vary from the accrual of revenues due
to, among other reasons, the payment provisions of the gas purchase contract
between the Trust and Eastern Marketing Corporation (a subsidiary of Eastern
American), which requires payment with respect to gas production for a calendar
quarter to be made to the Trust on or before the tenth day of the third month
following such quarter.
Net Profits Interests in Gas Properties are periodically assessed to
determine whether their net capitalized cost is impaired. The Trust will
determine if a writedown is necessary to its investment in the Net Profits
Interests in gas properties to the extent that total capitalized costs, less
accumulated amortization, exceed undiscounted future net revenues attributable
to proved gas reserves of the Underlying Properties. The Trust will then provide
a writedown to the extent that the net capitalized costs exceed the discounted
future net revenues attributable to proved gas reserves of the Underlying
Properties. Any such writedown would not reduce distributable income, although
it would reduce Trust Corpus.
Amortization of the Net Profits Interests in Gas Properties is calculated on
a units-of-production basis, whereby the Trust's cost basis in the properties is
divided by total Trust proved reserves to derive an amortization rate per
reserve unit. Such amortization does not reduce distributable income, rather it
is charged directly to Trust Corpus.
NOTE 4. Income Taxes
The Trust is a grantor trust and is not required to pay federal or state
income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal or state income taxes has
been made. All income is taxed to the Unitholders of the Trust.
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ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
Cautionary Statement
The Trustee and Eastern American, its officers or its agents on behalf of the
Trust may, from time to time, make forward-looking statements (other than
statements of historical fact). When used herein, the words "anticipates,"
"expects," "believes," "intends" or "projects" and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. To the extent that any
forward-looking statements are made, the Trust is unable to predict future
changes in gas prices, gas production levels, economic activity, legislation and
regulation, and certain changes in expenses of the Trust. In addition, the
Trust's future results of operations and other forward looking statements
contained in this item and elsewhere in this report involve a number of risks
and uncertainties. As a result of variations in such factors, actual results may
differ materially from any forward-looking statements. Some of these factors are
described below. The Trustee and Eastern American, disclaims any obligations to
update forward looking statements and all such forward-looking statements in
this document are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary
statements in this paragraph and by the statements in the Annual Report on Form
10-K.
General
The Trust does not conduct any operations or activities. The Trust's purpose
is, in general, to hold the Net Profits Interests, to distribute the cash
proceeds to Unitholders which the Trust receives in respect of the Net Profits
Interests (net of Trust expenses), and to perform certain administrative
functions in respect of the Net Profits Interests and the Depositary Units.
Accordingly, the Trust derives substantially all of its income and cash flows
from the Net Profits Interests. The Trust has no source of liquidity or capital
resources other than the cash flows from the Net Profits Interests.
The Net Profits Interests were created pursuant to conveyances (the
"Conveyances") from Eastern American to the Trust. In connection therewith,
Eastern American assigned its rights under a gas purchase contract (the "Gas
Purchase Contract") which obligates Eastern Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary
of Eastern American, to purchase all of the natural gas produced from the
Underlying Properties which is attributable to the Net Profits Interests.
The Conveyances and the Gas Purchase Contract entitle the Trust to receive an
amount of cash for each calendar quarter equal to the Net Proceeds for such
quarter. "Net Proceeds" for any calendar quarter generally means an amount of
cash equal to (a) 90% of a volume of gas equal to (i) the volume of gas produced
during such quarter attributable to the Underlying Properties less (ii) a volume
of gas equal to "Chargeable Costs" for such quarter, multiplied by (b) the
applicable price for such quarter under the Gas Purchase Contract. "Chargeable
Costs" is that volume of gas which equates in value, determined by reference to
the relevant sales price under the Gas Purchase Contract or the Conveyances, as
applicable, to the sum of the "Operating Cost Charge", "Capital Costs" and
"Taxes". The "Operating Cost Charge" for 2001 is based on an annual rate of
$513,106, and for 2000 was an annual rate of $488,672. In subsequent years, the
Operating Cost Charge will escalate, based on
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increases in the index of average weekly earnings of Crude Petroleum and Gas
Production Workers (published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau
of Labor Statistics), but not more than 5% per year. The Operating Cost Charge
was not increased as Development Wells were completed but will be reduced for
each well that is sold (free of the Net Profits Interests) or plugged and
abandoned. "Capital Costs" means Eastern American's working interest share of
capital costs for operations on the Underlying Properties, but only for items
having a useful life of at least three years, and not including any capital
costs incurred in drilling the Development Wells. "Taxes" means ad valorem
taxes, production and severance taxes, and other taxes imposed on the Trust's
interest in the Underlying Properties, or production therefrom.
Pursuant to the Gas Purchase Contract, Eastern Marketing is obligated to
purchase such gas production at a purchase price per Mcf equal to the Index
Price. The Index Price for any quarter is determined solely by reference to the
Variable Price component. The Variable Price for any quarter is equal to the
Henry Hub Average Spot Price (as defined) per MMBtu plus $0.30 per MMBtu,
multiplied by 110% to effect a fixed adjustment for Btu content. The Henry Hub
Average Spot Price is defined as the price per MMBtu determined for any calendar
quarter equal to the price obtained with respect to each of the three months in
such quarter, in the manner specified below, and then taking the average of the
prices determined for each of such three months. The price determined for any
month of such quarter is equal to the average of (i) the final settlement price
per MMBtu for Henry Hub Gas Futures Contracts (as defined), as reported in THE
WALL STREET JOURNAL, for such contracts which expired in each of the five months
prior to such month, (ii) the final settlement price per MMBtu for Henry Hub Gas
Futures Contracts, as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, for such contracts
which expire during such month and (iii) the closing settlement price per MMBtu
of Henry Hub Gas Futures Contracts determined as of the contract settlement date
for such month, as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, for such contracts which
expire in each of the six months following such month. A Henry Hub Gas Futures
Contracts is defined as a gas futures contract for gas to be delivered to the
Henry Hub which is traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Accordingly, the Index Price payable to the Trust for production may be
higher or lower based on the fluctuations in natural gas futures prices during
the relevant calculation period. The price payable to the Trust will have a
direct impact, positively or negatively, on the quarterly distributions payable
by the Trust to its unit holders.
Eastern American had a disagreement with the Trust over Eastern American's
obligation to drill certain Development Wells that were closely offset by third
parties. The Trust agreed that in lieu of drilling these closely offset
Development Wells that Eastern American could provide the Trust, on an annual
basis commencing on April 1, 1997, and over the remaining life of the Trust, a
volume of gas which is equal to the projected volumes of the wells as if they
had been drilled. These volumes have been estimated by Ryder Scott Company,
independent petroleum engineers. During the quarter ended March 31, 2001, an
additional volume of 6,625 Mcf was delivered to the Trust, as compared to 7,820
Mcf for the quarter ended March 31, 2000. These additional volumes fulfill
Eastern American's obligation to provide volumes for Development Wells that had
been closely offset by third parties.
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Eastern American has fulfilled its obligation with respect to the drilling
of the Development Wells. Since the inception of the Trust, Eastern has drilled
a total of 59 Development Wells, which are online and producing. (See the
Trust's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 for a more
complete description of the Development Wells.)
COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2001 AND
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2000
The Trust's distributable income was $3,725,947 for the three months ended
March 31, 2001 as compared to $1,762,675 for the three months ended March 31,
2000. This increase was due to an increase in the price payable to the Trust
under the Gas Purchase Contract as discussed below ($6.816 per Mcf for the three
months ended March 31, 2001; $3.134 per Mcf for the three months ended March 31,
2000). This increase was partially offset by a decrease in production of gas
attributable to the Net Profits Interests for the three months ended March 31,
2001 (630 Mmcf) as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2000 (708 Mmcf).
The decline in production is primarily attributable to natural production
declines. Taxes on production and property were $291,733 for the three months
ended March 31, 2001 as compared to $151,537 for the three months ended March
31, 2000. This increase was due to the increase in Royalty Income for the three
months ended March 31, 2001 ($4,307,387) as compared to the three months ended
March 31, 2000 ($2,216,319).
The price payable to the Trust for gas production attributable to the Net
Profits Interests was $6.816 per Mcf for the three months ended March 31, 2001
and $3.134 per Mcf for the three months ended March 31, 2000. The price per Mcf
was higher for the three months ended March 31, 2001 than for the corresponding
three month period ended March 31, 2000 due to an increase in the average spot
market price for gas delivered at the Henry Hub near Henry, Louisiana ($5.896
per Dth for the three months ended March 31, 2001; $2.549 per Dth for the three
months ended March 31, 2000).
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings.
None.
ITEM 2. Changes in Securities.
None.
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
ITEM 5. Other Information.
For the calendar quarter ended March 31, 2001, the high and low closing
prices of the Treasury Obligations (which have $1,000 face principal amount), as
quoted in the over-the-counter market for United States Treasury obligations,
were $532.30 and $501.20 respectively. On March 31, 2001 the closing price of
the Treasury Obligations, as quoted on such market, was $522.50.
The Trust provides Unitholders with the option to separate the related Treasury
Obligation from the Trust Units. Upon exercising this option, the Trustee
transfers such Trust Units from the name of the Depositary to the name of the
withdrawing Unitholder. As of March 31, 2001, this option was exercised on
37,000 Trust Units. (See the Trust's 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2000 for a more complete description of the Withdrawal of Trust Units and
Restriction on Transfer.)
ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) Exhibits
None
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the fiscal quarter
ended March 31, 2001.
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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.
EASTERN AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TRUST
By: Bank of New York, Trustee
/s/ ROBERT FOLTZ
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Name: Robert Foltz
Title: Agent
Date: May 11, 2001
The Registrant, Eastern American Natural Gas Trust, has no principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, board of directors or persons
performing similar functions. Accordingly no additional signatures are available
and none have been provided.
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