UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
______________________________
FORM
10-K
[√]
ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004
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OR—
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
Commission
File Number 1-12833
TXU
Corp.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Texas |
75-2669310 |
(State of
Incorporation) |
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.) |
1601 Bryan Street Dallas, TX
75201-3411 |
(214) 812-4600 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code) |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number) |
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name
of Each Exchange on |
Registrant |
Title
of Each Class |
Which
Registered |
TXU
Corp. |
Common
Stock, without par value, and |
New
York Stock Exchange |
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Preference
Stock Purchase Rights |
The
Chicago Stock Exchange |
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The
Pacific Exchange |
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Corporate
Units |
New
York Stock Exchange |
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Income
Prides |
New
York Stock Exchange |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
____________________________
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 Ö No
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Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [
]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act).
Yes
Ö No
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Aggregate
market value of TXU Corp. Common Stock held by non-affiliates, based on the last
reported sale price on the NYSE composite tape on June 30, 2004, the last
trading date of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter:
$11,935,601,667
Common
Stock outstanding at March 14, 2005: 239,755,380 shares, without par
value
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DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions
of the definitive proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A, to be filed with
the Commission on or about April 6, 2005, are incorporated by reference into
Part III of this report.
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
Glossary |
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PART
I |
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Items
1. and 2. BUSINESS and PROPERTIES |
1 |
TXU
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
1 |
TEXAS
ELECTRIC INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING |
2 |
OPERATING
SEGMENTS |
3 |
TXU
Energy Holdings |
4 |
TXU
Electric Delivery |
8 |
ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS |
10 |
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Item
3. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS |
12 |
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Item
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
16 |
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EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS OF TXU CORP. |
16 |
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PART
II |
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Item
5. MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY,
RELATED STOCKHOLDER
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MATTERS
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES |
18 |
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Item
6. SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA |
19 |
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Item
7. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND |
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS |
19 |
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Item
7A. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
19 |
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Item
8. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA |
19 |
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Item
9. CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING |
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AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE |
19 |
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Item
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
19 |
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Item
9B. OTHER INFORMATION |
20 |
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PART
III |
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Item
10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE
REGISTRANT |
20 |
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Item
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |
20 |
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Item
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT |
20 |
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Item
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS |
20 |
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Item
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES |
20 |
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PART
IV |
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Item
15. EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES |
21 |
APPENDIX
A - Financial Information of TXU Corp. and
Subsidiaries |
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APPENDIX
B - Exhibits to 2004 Form 10-K |
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APPENDIX
C - Audited Financial Statements of Pinnacle One Partners, L.P. and
Subsidiaries |
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as
of December 31, 2002 |
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Note
for Annual Report to Shareholders - This Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004, except for Appendix B and Appendix C, is being included
in its entirety in TXU Corp.’s 2004 annual report to shareholders in accordance
with Regulation 14A of the proxy rules. Copies of Appendix B and Appendix C will
be provided upon written request.
Appendix
C contains the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002
of Pinnacle, a telecommunications joint venture in which, prior to May 2003, TXU
Corp. had a 50% voting interest. In May 2003, TXU Corp. acquired the interests
it did not previously own from the joint venture partner under a put/call
agreement, which had been executed in late February 2003, and finalized a formal
plan to dispose of the telecommunications business by sale. (See Note 4 to
Financial Statements.) For the year ended December 31, 2002, Pinnacle was an
unconsolidated entity, the financial statements of which are required to be
filed pursuant to the provisions of Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X because of the
significance of financial results related to Pinnacle as compared to TXU Corp.’s
consolidated financial results for the 2002 period.
Periodic
reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that contain
financial information of TXU Corp. are made available to the public, free of
charge, on the TXU Corp. website at http://www.txucorp.com, shortly after they
have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. TXU Corp. will
provide copies of current reports not posted on the website upon request. The
information on TXU Corp.’s website shall not be deemed a part of, or
incorporated by reference into, this report on Form 10-K. In addition, in
accordance with corporate governance rules of the New York Stock Exchange, TXU
Corp. has provided, on the TXU Corp. website, (a) its corporate governance
guidelines, (b) its code of conduct for employees, officers and directors, and
(c) charters of the Committees of the board of directors including the Audit,
Nominating and Governance and Organization and Compensation Committees. Printed
copies of corporate governance documents which are posted on the TXU Corp.
website are also available to any shareholder upon request to the Secretary of
TXU Corp., 1601 Bryan Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-3411.
GLOSSARY
When the
following terms and abbreviations appear in the text of this report, they have
the meanings indicated below.
1999
Restructuring Legislation
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legislation
that restructured the electric utility industry in Texas to provide for
retail competition
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2002
Form 10-K
|
TXU
Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2002
|
2003
Form 10-K
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TXU
Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2003
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2002
Form 8-K
|
the
Form 8-K of TXU Corp. filed September 23, 2003, reflecting the impact of
adopting SFAS 145 on the financial information reported in the 2002 Form
10-K
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2003
Form 8-K
|
the
Form 8-K of TXU Corp. filed November 22, 2004, reflecting the impact of
the reclassification of discontinued operations on the financial
information reported in the 2003 Form 10-K
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401(h)
|
Section
401(h) Retiree Medical Benefits of the Internal Revenue Code
|
APB
25
|
Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees”
|
APB
30
|
Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 30, “Reporting the Results of Operations -
Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and
Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions”
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Bcf
|
billion
cubic feet
|
Bloomberg
|
Bloomberg
L. P., a financial information network
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Capgemini
|
Capgemini
Energy LP, a new company providing business process support services to
TXU Corp. and a subsidiary of Cap Gemini North America Inc.
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Commission
|
Public
Utility Commission of Texas
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EITF
|
Emerging
Issues Task Force
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EITF
98-10
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EITF
Issue No. 98-10, “Accounting for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and
Risk Management Activities”
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EITF
02-3
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EITF
Issue No. 02-3, “Issues Involved in Accounting for Derivative Contracts
Held for Trading Purposes and Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and
Risk Management Activities”
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EPA
|
Environmental
Protection Agency
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ERCOT
|
Electric
Reliability Council of Texas, the Independent System Operator and the
regional reliability coordinator of the various electricity systems within
Texas
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ERISA
|
Employee
Retirement Income Security Act
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FASB
|
Financial
Accounting Standards Board, the designated organization in the private
sector for establishing standards for financial accounting and
reporting
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FERC
|
Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
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FIN
|
Financial
Accounting Standards Board Interpretation
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FIN
46
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FIN
No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities”
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FIN
46R
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FIN
No. 46 (Revised 2003), “Consolidation of Variable Interest
Entities”
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Fitch
|
Fitch
Ratings, Ltd.
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FSP
|
FASB
Staff Position (interpretations of standards issued by the staff of the
FASB)
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FSP
106-1
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FSP
106-1, “Accounting and Disclosure Requirements Related to the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003
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FSP
106-2
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FSP
106-2, “Accounting and Disclosure Requirements Related to the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003
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GW
|
Gigawatts
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GWh
|
gigawatt-hours
|
historical
service territory
|
the
territory, largely in north Texas, being served by TXU Corp. as a
regulated utility at the time of entering retail competition on January 1,
2002
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IRS
|
Internal
Revenue Service
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kV
|
kilovolts
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kWh
|
kilowatt-hours
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Moody’s
|
Moody’s
Investors Services, Inc.
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MW
|
megawatts
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MWh
|
megawatt-hours
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NRC
|
United
States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Pinnacle
|
Pinnacle
One Partners, L.P., formerly the holding company for the
telecommunications business and formerly a joint venture
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POLR
|
provider
of last resort of electricity to certain customers under the Commission
rules interpreting the 1999 Restructuring Legislation
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price-to-beat
rate
|
residential
and small business customer electricity rates established by the
Commission that (i) were required to be charged in a REP’s historical
service territories until the earlier of January 1, 2005 or the date when
40% of the electricity consumed by such customer classes is supplied by
competing REPs, adjusted periodically for changes in fuel costs, and (ii)
are required to be made available to those customers until January 1,
2007
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REP
|
retail
electric provider
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S&P
|
Standard
& Poor’s, a division of the McGraw Hill Companies
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Sarbanes-Oxley
|
Sarbanes
- Oxley Act of 2002
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SEC
|
United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
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Settlement
Plan
|
regulatory
settlement plan that received final approval by the Commission in January
2003
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SFAS
|
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards issued by the FASB
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SFAS
4
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SFAS
No. 4, “Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of
Debt”
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SFAS
34
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SFAS
No. 34, “Capitalization of Interest Cost”
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SFAS
71
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SFAS
No. 71, “Accounting for the Effect of Certain Types of
Regulation”
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SFAS
87
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SFAS
No. 87, “Employers’ Accounting for Pensions”
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SFAS
106
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SFAS
No. 106, “Employers'
Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions”
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SFAS
109
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SFAS
No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”
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SFAS
123
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SFAS
No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”
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SFAS
123R
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SFAS
No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment”
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SFAS
133
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SFAS
No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities”
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SFAS
140
|
SFAS
No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and
Extinguishments of Liabilities, a replacement of FASB Statement
125”
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SFAS
142
|
SFAS
No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”
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SFAS
143
|
SFAS
No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”
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SFAS
144
|
SFAS
No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets”
|
SFAS
145
|
SFAS
No. 145, “Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of
FASB Statement 13, and Technical Corrections”
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SG&A
|
selling,
general and administrative
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TCEQ
|
Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality
|
TXU
Australia
|
refers
to TXU Australia Group Pty Ltd, a former subsidiary of TXU Corp., and/or
its consolidated subsidiaries, depending on context
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TXU
Communications |
TXU
Communications Ventures Company, a former subsidiary of
Pinnacle |
TXU
Corp.
|
refers
to TXU Corp., a holding company, and/or its consolidated subsidiaries,
depending on context
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TXU
Electric Delivery
|
refers
to TXU Electric Delivery Company (formerly Oncor Electric Delivery
Company), a subsidiary of US Holdings, and/or its consolidated bankruptcy
remote financing subsidiary, TXU Electric Delivery Transition Bond Company
LLC (formerly Oncor Electric Delivery Transition Bond Company LLC),
depending on context
|
TXU
Energy Holdings
|
refers
to TXU Energy Company LLC, a subsidiary of US Holdings, and/or its
consolidated subsidiaries, depending on context
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TXU
Europe
|
TXU
Europe Limited, a former subsidiary of TXU Corp.
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TXU
Fuel
|
TXU
Fuel Company, a former subsidiary of TXU Energy Holdings
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TXU
Gas
|
TXU
Gas Company, a former subsidiary of TXU Corp.
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TXU
Mining
|
TXU
Mining Company LP, a subsidiary of TXU Energy Holdings
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TXU
Portfolio Management
|
TXU
Portfolio Management Company LP, a subsidiary of TXU Energy
Holdings
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UK
|
United
Kingdom
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US
|
United
States of America
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US
GAAP
|
accounting
principles generally accepted in the US
|
US
Holdings
|
TXU
US Holdings Company, a subsidiary of TXU Corp. and parent of the TXU
Energy Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery businesses
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VEBA
|
refers
to voluntary employees’ beneficiary association
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PART
I
Items
1. and 2. BUSINESS and PROPERTIES
TXU
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TXU
Corp., a Dallas-based energy company, manages a portfolio of competitive and
regulated energy businesses in North America, primarily in Texas. TXU Corp.’s
revenues totaled $9.3 billion in 2004. TXU Corp. is a holding company conducting
its operations principally through its TXU Energy Company LLC (TXU Energy
Holdings) and TXU Electric Delivery Company (TXU Electric Delivery)
subsidiaries. TXU Energy Holdings is engaged in electricity generation and
retail and wholesale energy sales. TXU Electric Delivery engages in regulated
electricity transmission and distribution operations. TXU US Holdings Company
(US Holdings) is the parent of TXU Energy Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery and
is a subsidiary of TXU Corp.
TXU
Energy Holdings provides electricity and related services to more than 2.5
million retail electricity customers in Texas, more customers than any other
retail electric provider (REP) in the state. TXU Energy Holdings owns or leases
over 18,300 MW of generation in Texas including 2,300 MW of nuclear and 5,837 MW
of lignite/coal-fired generation capacity. TXU Electric Delivery complements the
competitive operations, using asset management skills developed over more than
one hundred years, to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. TXU
Electric Delivery operates the largest distribution and transmission system in
Texas, providing power to approximately 3 million electric delivery points over
99,638 miles of distribution lines and 14,191 miles of transmission lines. At
December 31, 2004, TXU Corp. had approximately 7,900 full-time employees.
TXU Corp.
operates primarily within the ERCOT system. ERCOT is an intrastate network of
investor-owned entities, cooperatives, public entities, non-utility generators
and power marketers. ERCOT is the regional reliability coordinating organization
for member electricity systems in Texas, the Independent System Operator of the
interconnected transmission system of those systems, and is responsible for
ensuring equal access to transmission service by all wholesale market
participants in the ERCOT region.
BUSINESS
RESTRUCTURING
During
2004, management reviewed TXU Corp.’s operations to identify and implement
strategic initiatives designed to improve operational and financial performance.
Among a number of actions, management completed the following:
Divestitures —
· |
In
October 2004, Atmos Energy Corporation and TXU Gas completed a merger by
division, which resulted in TXU Corp.’s disposition of the operations of
TXU Gas for $1.9 billion in cash. TXU Gas was a largely regulated business
engaged in the purchase, transmission, distribution and retail sale of
natural gas with 2003 revenues of approximately $1.3 billion.
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· |
In
July 2004, TXU Corp. completed the sale of TXU Australia to Singapore
Power Ltd. for $1.9 billion in cash and $1.7 billion in assumed debt. TXU
Australia’s operations consisted of a portfolio of competitive and
regulated energy businesses, principally in Victoria and South Australia,
with 2003 revenues of approximately $1.1
billion. |
· |
In
June 2004, TXU Corp. completed the sale of the assets of TXU Fuel,
formerly the intrastate gas transportation subsidiary of TXU Energy
Holdings, to Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. for $500 million in cash. TXU
Fuel had 2003 revenues of approximately $65 million, the majority of which
represented gas transportation fees from TXU Energy Holdings. As part of
the transaction, TXU Energy Holdings entered into a market-price based
transportation agreement with the new owner to transport gas to TXU Energy
Holdings’ gas-fired generation plants. |
· |
In
April 2004, TXU Corp. sold its telecommunications business for $527
million, essentially all in cash. The business, consisting principally of
regulated telephone operations in Texas with approximately $215 million in
2003 revenues, was formerly a joint venture and had been consolidated
since March 2003. |
Other
Business Changes — In May
2004, TXU Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries entered into services agreements
with a subsidiary of Cap Gemini North America Inc., Capgemini Energy LP
(Capgemini), a new company initially providing business process support services
to TXU Corp., but immediately implementing a plan to offer similar services to
other utility companies. Under the ten-year agreement, over 2,500 employees
transferred from subsidiaries of TXU Corp. to Capgemini effective July 1, 2004.
Outsourced base support services performed by Capgemini for a fixed fee, subject
to adjustment for volumes or other factors, include information technology,
customer call center, billing, human resources, supply chain and certain
accounting activities.
TEXAS
ELECTRIC INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING
RESTRUCTURING
LEGISLATION
As a
result of the 1999 Restructuring Legislation, on January 1, 2002, TXU Corp.
disaggregated (unbundled) its Texas electric utility business into a power
generation company, a retail electric provider and an electricity transmission
and distribution (delivery) utility. Unbundled electricity delivery utilities
within ERCOT, such as TXU Electric Delivery, remain regulated by the Public
Utility Commission of Texas (the Commission).
Effective
January 1, 2002, REPs affiliated with electricity delivery utilities were
required to charge price-to-beat rates, established by the Commission, to
residential and small business customers located in their historical service
territories. TXU Energy Holdings, whose REP is affiliated with an electricity
delivery utility, was required to charge the price-to-beat rate, adjusted for
fuel factor changes, to such classes of customers until the earlier of January
1, 2005 or the date on which 40% of the electricity consumed by customers in
that class is supplied by competing REPs. Currently, TXU Energy Holdings may
offer rates different from the price-to-beat rate to customers in that class,
but it must also continue to make the price-to-beat rate available for
residential and small business customers until January 1, 2007. In December
2003, the Commission found that TXU Energy Holdings had met the 40% requirement
to be allowed to offer alternatives to the price-to-beat rate for small business
customers in its historical service territory.
Under
amended Commission rules, effective in April 2003, affiliated REPs of utilities
are allowed to petition the Commission twice a year for a change in the fuel
factor component of their price-to-beat rates if the average price of natural
gas futures increases or decreases more than 5% (10% if the petition is filed
after November 15 of any year) from the level used to set the existing
price-to-beat fuel factor rate. The fuel
factor adjustment mechanism is intended to encourage full and fair competition
among providers of electricity. With fuel factor adjustments, the price-to-beat
is not expected to be below the market rate, and this mechanism allows for new
competitors to enter the marketplace and effectively compete for retail
customers.
— |
TXU
Energy Holdings implemented two price-to-beat increases in 2003. The
first, requested in January and approved by the Commission and implemented
in March, raised the average monthly residential bill of a customer using
1,000 kilowatt hours by 12%. The second increase, requested in July and
approved and implemented in August, raised the average monthly residential
bill by 4%. |
— |
TXU
Energy Holdings also implemented two price-to-beat increases in 2004. The
first, requested in March and approved and implemented in May, raised the
average monthly residential bill by 3%. The second increase, requested in
June, approved in July and implemented in August, raised the average
monthly residential bill by 6%. |
Also,
effective January 1, 2002, power generation companies affiliated with
electricity delivery utilities may charge unregulated prices in connection with
ERCOT wholesale power transactions. Estimated costs associated with TXU Energy
Holdings’ nuclear power plant decommissioning obligations continue to be
recovered by TXU Electric Delivery as an electricity distribution fee surcharge
over the life of the plant.
REGULATORY
SETTLEMENT PLAN
On
December 31, 2001, US Holdings filed a Settlement Plan with the Commission. It
resolved all major pending issues related to US Holdings’ transition to
competition pursuant to the 1999 Restructuring Legislation. The Settlement Plan
does not remove regulatory oversight of TXU Electric Delivery’s business nor
does it eliminate TXU Energy Holdings’ price-to-beat rates and related fuel
adjustments. The Settlement Plan became final and non-appealable in January
2003.
The major
elements of the Settlement Plan are:
Excess
Mitigation Credit — Over
the two-year period ended December 31, 2003, TXU Electric Delivery implemented a
stranded cost excess mitigation credit in the amount of $389 million (originally
estimated to be $350 million), plus $26 million in interest, applied as a
reduction to distribution fees charged to all REPs, including TXU Energy
Holdings. The credit was funded through payments on a note receivable from TXU
Energy Holdings.
Regulatory
Asset Securitization — US
Holdings received a financing order authorizing the issuance of securitization
(transition) bonds in the aggregate principal amount of up to $1.3 billion to
recover regulatory asset stranded costs and other qualified costs. Accordingly,
TXU Electric Delivery Transition Bond Company LLC, a bankruptcy remote financing
subsidiary of TXU Electric Delivery, issued an initial $500 million of
securitization bonds in 2003 and the remaining $790 million in the first half of
2004. The principal and interest on the bonds are recoverable through revenues
as a transition charge to all REPs, including TXU Energy Holdings. There is no
remaining issuance authorization under the financing order.
Retail
Clawback Credit —A
retail clawback credit related to residential customers was implemented in
January 2004. In 2004, the Commission determined that the clawback would be
applied at a rate of $2.73 per customer each month, ending in December 2005.
This credit is being applied to distribution fees charged by TXU Electric
Delivery to all REPs, including TXU Energy Holdings, over the period. TXU Energy
Holdings funds the credit provided by TXU Electric Delivery.
Stranded
Costs and Fuel Cost Recovery — TXU
Energy Holdings’ stranded costs, not including regulatory assets, are fixed at
zero. US Holdings will not seek to recover its unrecovered fuel costs which
existed at December 31, 2001. Also, it will not conduct a final fuel cost
reconciliation, which would have covered the period from July 1998 until the
beginning of competition in January 2002.
PROVIDER OF
LAST RESORT (POLR)
The POLR
provides electric service only to customers who request POLR service, whose
selected REP goes out of business, or who are transferred to the POLR by other
REPs for reasons other than non-payment. Through a competitive bid process, the
Commission selected a POLR to serve for a two-year term beginning January 1,
2003, for several areas within Texas. In areas for which no bids were submitted,
the Commission selected the POLR by lottery. TXU Energy Holdings did not bid to
be the POLR, but was designated POLR through lottery for residential and small
business customers in certain West Texas service areas and for small business
customers in the Houston service area. TXU Energy Holdings’ obligation to serve
as POLR in those areas ceased on December 31, 2004. However, the REPs selected
by the Commission to assume the POLR obligation in those areas on January 1,
2005 initially objected to that selection. To ensure continuity of POLR service,
TXU Energy Holdings voluntarily agreed to continue providing POLR service in
those areas until March 31, 2005, at which time TXU Energy Holdings’ POLR
obligations will cease. Under the current rule, the Commission will use a
competitive bid process in late 2006 to determine POLR providers for 2007 and
2008.
OPERATING
SEGMENTS
TXU Corp.
has two reportable segments: TXU Energy Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery. (See
Note 19 to Financial Statements for further information concerning reportable
business segments.)
TXU
Energy Holdings —
consists of operations, principally in the competitive Texas market, involving
power production (electricity generation), and retail and wholesale energy
sales.
TXU
Electric Delivery — consists
of regulated operations involving the transmission and distribution of
electricity in Texas.
Corporate
and Other —
Remaining non-segment operations consisting primarily of discontinued
operations, general corporate expenses, equity earnings or losses of
unconsolidated affiliates and interest on debt at the TXU Corp. level.
TXU
ENERGY HOLDINGS SEGMENT
The TXU
Energy Holdings segment’s operations are conducted principally through TXU
Energy Holdings and its following subsidiaries: TXU Generation Company LP; TXU
Portfolio Management Company LP; TXU Energy Retail Company LP; and two coal
mining subsidiaries.
TXU
Energy Holdings serves more than 2.5 million retail electric customers, of which
2.3 million are in its historical service territory. This territory, which is
located in the north-central, eastern and western parts of Texas, has an
estimated population in excess of 7 million, about one-third of the population
of Texas, and comprises 92 counties and 370 incorporated municipalities,
including Dallas/Fort Worth and surrounding suburbs, as well as Waco, Wichita
Falls, Odessa, Midland, Tyler and Killeen. The Dallas/Fort Worth area is a
diversified commercial and industrial center with substantial banking,
insurance, telecommunications, electronics, aerospace, petrochemical and
specialized steel manufacturing, and automotive and aircraft assembly
operations. TXU Energy Holdings also provides retail electric service in other
areas of ERCOT now open to competition, including the Houston, Corpus Christi,
and lower Rio Grande Valley areas of Texas.
Texas is
one of the fastest growing states in the nation and has attracted a number of
competitors into a deregulated energy market. As a result, competition is
expected to continue to be robust.
The power
fleet in Texas consists of 19 owned or leased plants with generating capacity
fueled as follows: 2,300 MW
nuclear
(1 plant); 5,837 MW
coal/lignite (4 plants); and 10,228 MW gas/oil (14 plants). Of the total gas/oil
plant capacity, 1,028 MW represent units mothballed or no longer run for TXU
Energy Holdings’ benefit, 375 MW represent units under a reliability contract
with ERCOT and 2,516 MW represent units pending mothballing. TXU Energy Holdings
supplies its retail customer base from its power fleet as well as through
long-term power supply agreements and purchases in the wholesale markets. The
power generating plants and other important properties of TXU Energy Holdings
are located primarily on land owned in fee simple. TXU Energy Holdings has sold
and may from time to time sell generation assets to reduce its position in the
Texas market and provide funds for other investments or to reduce debt.
TXU
Energy Holdings is one of the largest purchasers of wind-generated energy in
Texas and the US. TXU Energy Holdings currently purchases energy from wind
projects with approximately 579 MW of capacity located in West Texas. TXU Energy
Holdings expects to continue to add additional wind generation to its portfolio
as commercial opportunities become available.
Business
Organization — Although
the TXU Energy Holdings segment is managed as an integrated business, for
purposes of operational accountability and performance management, the segment
has been divided into the TXU Power business and the TXU Energy business.
TXU Power
consists of the nuclear-powered and lignite/coal-fired production operations
(referred to in the aggregate as baseload production). TXU Energy consists of
the consumer, business and wholesale sales operations. The wholesale markets
operation is responsible for hedging and risk management activities designed to
mitigate commodity price risk for the segment as a whole.
TXU
Power
Nuclear-Powered
Production Assets — TXU
Power operates two baseload nuclear-fueled electricity generation units at the
Comanche Peak plant, each of which is designed for a capacity of 1,150 MW.
TXU
Power has on
hand, or has contracted for, enrichment services through mid-2006 and
fabrication services through 2011 for its nuclear units. TXU Power is finalizing
supply contracts for the purchase of uranium and conversion to meet its needs
through mid-2008 and does not anticipate any problems in completing the
contracts. TXU Power does not anticipate any difficulties procuring raw
materials and services beyond these dates.
TXU
Power’s onsite spent nuclear fuel storage capability is sufficient to
accommodate the operation of Comanche Peak through the year 2017, while
maintaining the capability to off-load the core of one of the nuclear-fueled
generating units.
Under
current regulatory licenses, nuclear decommissioning activities are projected to
begin in 2030 for Comanche Peak Unit 1 and 2033 for Unit 2 and common
facilities. Since January 1, 2002, projected decommissioning costs are being
recovered from TXU Electric Delivery’s customers through a delivery charge based
upon a 1997 site-specific study, adjusted for changes in the value of trust fund
assets, through rates placed into effect under the 2001 Unbundled Cost of
Service filing.
The
Comanche Peak nuclear-powered generation units were originally estimated to have
a useful life of 40 years, based on the life of the operating licenses granted
by the NRC. Over the last several years, the NRC has granted 20-year extensions
to the initial 40-year terms for several commercial power reactors. Based on
these extensions and current expectations of industry practice, the useful life
of the Comanche Peak nuclear-powered generation units is now estimated to be 60
years. TXU Power expects to file a license extension request in accordance with
timing and other provisions established by the NRC. (See Note 2 to Financial
Statements under Property,
Plant and Equipment, for a
discussion of the change in depreciable lives for accounting purposes).
Lignite/Coal-Fired
Production Assets —
Approximately 70% of the fuel used at TXU Power’s baseload lignite/coal-fired
generation plants in 2004 was supplied from owned in fee simple or leased proven
surface-minable lignite reserves dedicated to the Big Brown, Monticello and
Martin Lake generating plants, which were constructed adjacent to the reserves.
TXU Power utilizes owned and/or leased equipment to remove the overburden and
recover the lignite.
TXU Power
supplements its lignite fuel at Big Brown, Monticello and Martin Lake with
western coal from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. The coal is purchased from
multiple suppliers under contracts of various lengths and is transported from
the Powder River Basin to TXU Power’s generating plants by railcar. Based on its
current usage, TXU Power believes that it has sufficient lignite reserves and
access to western coal resources for its generating needs in the foreseeable
future. During 2004, TXU Power secured a supply of western coal to satisfy the
majority of its purchased coal needs for the next five years.
One of
TXU Power’s key competitive strengths is its ability to produce electricity at
low variable costs in a market in which power prices are set by gas-fired
generation. New gas-fired capacity, while generally more efficient to operate
than existing gas/oil-fired capacity due to technological advances,
is subject
to the volatile and increasing cost of natural gas fuel. On the other hand,
baseload nuclear and lignite/coal-fired plants have lower variable production
costs than new gas-fired plants at current average market gas prices.
TXU
Energy
Competitive
Markets - Regulatory
restructuring in Texas has resulted in competitive markets within the state,
thus presenting additional opportunities for growth accompanied by the
introduction of competitive pressures. Texas is one of the fastest growing
states in the nation with a diverse and resilient economy and, as a result, has
attracted a number of competitors into the retail electricity market. TXU
Energy, as an active participant in this competitive market, is marketing its
services in Texas to add new customers and to retain its existing customers.
Based on
the latest data provided by ERCOT (November 2004), approximately 20% of all
customers in ERCOT areas open to customer choice had elected to switch
providers. At the present time, 67 REPs are certified to compete within the
state of Texas.
TXU
Energy believes that the scale derived from a large retail portfolio provides
the platform for a profitable operation by, among other things, reducing the
costs of service and billing per customer. TXU Energy emphasizes its
identification with the TXU brand and reputation and focuses on excellent
customer service as a way to continue to strengthen its reputation. TXU Energy
uses a value pricing approach by customizing its products to each customer
segment with service enhancements that are known to be valued by customers in
those segments. With its approach, TXU Energy intends to achieve substantially
higher customer loyalty and enhanced profit margins, while reducing the costs
associated with customers frequently switching suppliers.
TXU
Energy has invested in customer-related infrastructure and capabilities.
Together with its business support services vendor, Capgemini, TXU Energy uses
its customer relationships, customer service operations, technology operating
platforms, commercial operations, marketing, and customer loyalty to actively
compete to retain its customer base and to add customers.
Wholesale
Markets Operations - TXU
Energy optimizes the value of the TXU Energy Holdings portfolio by balancing
customer demand for energy with the supply of energy in an economically
efficient and effective manner. This effort includes hedging
and risk management as well as other value creation activities. Retail and
wholesale demand has generally been greater than volumes that can be
supplied by the baseload (nuclear and lignite/coal-fired) production; however,
the supply demand relationship will evolve over time as market fundamentals and
the retail competitive landscape change. The wholesale markets
operations act to provide additional supply balancing through the gas/oil-fired
generation assets or purchases of power. These operations manage the
commodity volume and price risks inherent in TXU Energy Holdings’ generation and
sales operations through supply structuring, pricing and hedging activities,
including hedging both future power sales and purchases of fuel supplies for the
generation plants. These operations are also responsible for the efficient
dispatch of power from the generation plants.
TXU
Energy manages fifteen gas/oil-fired plants, including a 122 MW plant located in
Pedricktown, New Jersey that is held for sale. Significant portions of the
gas/oil generating plants have the ability to switch between gas and fuel oil.
Gas/oil fuel requirements for 2004 were provided through a mix of contracts with
producers at the wellhead and contracts with commercial suppliers. Fuel oil can
be stored at 13 of the principally gas-fueled generating plants. At December 31,
2004, TXU Energy had fuel oil storage capacity sufficient to accommodate
approximately 5.5 million barrels of oil and had approximately 830,000
barrels of oil in inventory. TXU Energy may sell, lease, toll or mothball
additional capacity as economic conditions warrant. Mothballed plants can be
restored to operation if economic conditions warrant it. TXU Energy ceased use
of nine leased combustion turbines (585 MW) in December 2004 and has no
intention to use the units for its own benefit for the remaining terms of the
leases.
In its
risk management activities, TXU Energy enters into physical delivery contracts,
exchange traded and “over-the-counter” financial contracts as well as bilateral
contracts with customers. Physical delivery contracts relate to the purchase and
sale of electricity and gas primarily in the wholesale markets in Texas. TXU
Energy’s risk management activities also incorporate some speculative trading
activity.
TXU
Energy manages exposure to price risk within established transactional policies
and limits. TXU Energy targets best practices in risk management and risk
control by employing proven principles used by financial institutions. These
controls have been structured so that they are practical in application and
consistent with stated business objectives. These operations revalue exposures
daily using integrated energy systems to capture value and mitigate risks. A
risk management forum meets regularly to ensure that transactional practices
comply with its prior approval of commodities, instruments, exchanges and
markets. Transactional risks are monitored and limits are enforced to comply
with the established risk policy. TXU Energy has a strict disciplinary program
to address any violations of its risk management policy requirements and
periodically reviews these policies to ensure they are responsive to changing
market and business conditions. These policies are designed to protect earnings,
cash flows and credit ratings.
TXU
Energy’s natural gas operations in Texas include well-head production contracts,
transportation agreements and storage leases. Natural gas is purchased for
internal use in the generation of power, as well as for sale in wholesale
markets and to large business customers. Because of the correlation of natural
gas and power prices, TXU Energy’s natural gas operations provide opportunities
to hedge its margins on power sales.
Competitive
Strategy - TXU
Energy’s strategy is to defend and build its customer base in the competitive
Texas market through superior management of its asset portfolio. Achieving
market leadership, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction are all
critical elements for executing on that strategy.
Retail
competition has remained steady in Texas with several large participants broadly
extending their marketing across all customer segments and all geographic areas
of competition. TXU Energy has successfully executed similar marketing programs
while retaining the majority of its incumbent residential customer base. TXU
Energy’s residential customer focus is to control costs and reduce customer
churn through improvements in the customer experience.
In 2004,
TXU Energy believes that it made a significant step toward achieving superior
customer service and operational excellence through the establishment of a
business relationship with Capgemini. Further discussion of TXU Corp.’s services
agreement with Capgemini is included in Note 1 to Financial Statements.
TXU
Energy will continue to focus on sustaining its leading position in the Texas
market by providing superior customer service, innovative new products and
effective commodity risk management. TXU Energy is in a position to move quickly
toward capturing new opportunities outside of Texas as they arise.
ERCOT
Market — TXU
Energy Holdings believes that the ERCOT region presents an attractive
competitive electric service market due to the following factors:
· |
ERCOT’s
market rules support fair and robust competition, while providing
opportunities for TXU Energy Holdings to optimize its generation fleet
operations and purchased power
requirements; |
· |
peak
demand is expected to grow at an average rate of approximately 2.4% per
year; and |
· |
it
is a sizeable market with approximately 62 GW of peak demand and
approximately 33 GW of average demand. |
Reserve
margins calculated by ERCOT for the ERCOT market, based upon existing
operational capacity, planned new capacity with interconnection agreements, and
excluding capacity currently in, or planned for a mothballed state, are expected
to be 14.8% in 2005, 11.2% in 2006, 8.6% in 2007, 6.0% in 2008 and 3.4% in 2009.
ERCOT desires to maintain a reserve margin of 12.5% or higher. Accordingly,
these projected reserve margins may subsequently be adjusted by ERCOT to reflect
its pending decisions regarding whether to enter into Reliability Must Run
agreements (an agreement to run a unit that would not otherwise be operated
except as necessary to provide voltage support, stability or management of
transmission constraints) with units currently planned for mothballing.
To
encourage competition in the ERCOT region, each incumbent power generation
company owning 400 MW or more of installed generating capacity must annually
offer to sell at auction entitlements to 15% of the output of its installed
generating capacity. Such auction sales cannot be to an affiliated REP. The
obligation of TXU Energy Holdings to sell capacity entitlements at auction
continues until the earlier of January 1, 2007 or the date the Commission
determines that 40% or more of the electric power consumed by residential and
small business customers within the affiliated delivery utility certificated
service area before the onset of customer choice is provided by non-affiliated
REPs. In 2004, TXU Energy Holdings held capacity auctions in March and July for
2004 capacity, and in September and November for 2005 capacity. TXU Energy
Holdings met its capacity auction obligations for 2004. The next auctions for
the remaining 2005 capacity obligations are scheduled for March and July 2005.
Outside
Texas
— Energy
industry restructuring, although proceeding well in Texas, has not had similar
success in most other parts of the US. As early as 2000, optimism for national
legislation and increased opening of competitive markets began to alter the
strategy of many industry participants. The establishment of Regional
Transmission Organizations and open access for both wholesale and retail
customers was on the horizon. Together with increasing customer demand for lower
priced electricity and other energy services, these measures were expected to
have accelerated the industry’s movement toward a more competitive pricing and
cost structure.
Many
states, faced with this increasing pressure from legislative bodies (federal and
state) to become more competitive while adhering to certain continued regulatory
requirements, along with changing economic conditions and rapid technological
changes, put forth deregulation plans that have since been deferred or changed.
The result is delayed restructuring. New entry by retailers as well as by
merchant generators in states other than Texas has been slowed. The continued
uncertainty regarding many state and federal regulatory policies has delayed the
opening of new retail markets.
Customers — There
are no individually significant customers upon which TXU Energy Holdings’
business or results of operations are highly dependent.
REGULATION
AND RATES
See
Texas Electric
Industry Restructuring above
for a description of the significant regulatory provisions relating to the
deregulation of the Texas electric industry.
TXU Corp.
is a holding company as defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935. However, TXU Corp. and all of its subsidiary companies are exempt from the
provisions of such Act, except Section 9(a)(2) which relates to the acquisition
of securities of public utility companies and Section 33 which relates to the
acquisition of foreign (non-US) utility companies.
TXU
Energy Holdings is an exempt wholesale generator under the Federal Power Act and
is subject to the jurisdiction of the NRC with respect to its nuclear power
plant. NRC regulations govern the granting of licenses for the construction and
operation of nuclear power plants and subject such plants to continuing review
and regulation. TXU Energy Holdings also holds a power marketer license from
FERC.
See
Environmental
Matters
discussion below for environmental regulations and related matters.
TXU
ELECTRIC DELIVERY SEGMENT
The TXU
Electric Delivery segment consists of regulated electricity transmission and
distribution operations within Texas. TXU Electric Delivery provides the
essential service of delivering electricity safely, reliably and economically to
end-use consumers through its distribution systems. Operating assets of the
segment are located principally in the north-central, eastern and western parts
of Texas.
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION
TXU
Electric Delivery’s electricity transmission business is responsible for the
safe and reliable operations of its transmission network and substations. These
responsibilities consist of the construction and maintenance of transmission
facilities and substations and the monitoring, controlling and dispatching of
high-voltage electricity over TXU Electric Delivery’s transmission facilities in
coordination with ERCOT.
TXU
Electric Delivery is a member of ERCOT, and the transmission business actively
supports the operations of ERCOT and market participants. The transmission
business participates with ERCOT and other member utilities to plan, design,
construct and operate new transmission lines, with regulatory approval,
necessary to maintain reliability, increase bulk power transfer capability and
to minimize limitations and constraints on the ERCOT transmission grid.
Transmission
revenues are provided under tariffs approved by either the Commission and, to a
small degree, the FERC. Network transmission revenues compensate TXU Electric
Delivery for delivery of power over transmission facilities operating at 60 kV
and above. Transformation service revenues compensate TXU Electric Delivery for
substation facilities that transform power from high-voltage transmission to
distribution voltages below 60 kV. Other services offered by the transmission
business include, but are not limited to: system impact studies, facilities
studies and maintenance of transformer equipment, substations and transmission
lines owned by other non-retail parties.
TXU
Electric Delivery’s transmission facilities include 4,511 circuit miles of
345-kV transmission lines and 9,680 circuit miles of 138- and 69-kV transmission
lines. Forty generating plants totaling 32,699 megawatts are directly connected
to TXU Electric Delivery’s transmission system, and 697 distribution substations
are served from TXU Electric Delivery’s transmission system.
TXU
Electric Delivery is connected by eight 345-kV lines to CenterPoint Energy Inc.;
by four 345-kV lines (one of which is an asynchronous high voltage direct
current interconnection) with the Southwest Power Pool; by eight 138-kV and
twelve 69-kV lines to American Electric Power Company Inc.; by six 345-kV,
eighteen 138-kV and three 69-kV lines to the Lower Colorado River Authority; by
seven 345-kV and nine 138-kV lines to the Texas Municipal Power Agency; by nine
138 kV and eleven 69 kV lines with Texas New Mexico Power; by four 345-kV,
eighty-five 138-kV and twenty 69 kV lines with Brazos Electric Power
Cooperative; by twenty-five 138 kV and six 69 kV lines with Rayburn Country
Electric Cooperative; and at thirteen points with smaller systems operating
wholly within Texas.
ELECTRICITY
DISTRIBUTION
TXU
Electric Delivery’s electricity distribution business is responsible for the
overall safe and efficient operation of distribution facilities, including power
delivery, power quality and system reliability. The TXU Electric Delivery
distribution system supplies electricity to approximately 3 million points of
delivery. The electricity distribution business consists of the ownership,
management, construction, maintenance and operation of the distribution system
within TXU Electric Delivery’s certificated service area. Over the past five
years, the number of TXU Electric Delivery’s distribution system points of
delivery served has been growing an average of 2% per year.
TXU
Electric Delivery’s distribution system receives electricity from the
transmission system through substations and distributes electricity to end-users
and wholesale customers through 2,943 distribution feeders.
The TXU
Electric Delivery distribution system consists of 55,718 miles of overhead
primary conductors, 22,114 miles of overhead secondary and street light
conductors, 13,527 miles of underground primary conductors and 8,279 miles of
underground secondary and street light conductors. The majority of the
distribution system operates at 25-kV and 12.5-kV.
Most of
TXU Electric Delivery’s power lines have been constructed over lands of others
pursuant to easements or along public highways, streets and rights-of-way as
permitted by law.
CUSTOMERS
TXU
Electric Delivery’s transmission customers consist of municipalities, electric
cooperatives and other distribution companies. TXU Electric Delivery’s
distribution customers consist of 47 REPs in TXU Electric Delivery’s certified
service area, including affiliated REPs. For the year ended December 31, 2004,
distribution revenues from TXU Energy Holdings represented approximately 71% of
TXU Electric Delivery’s total distribution revenues and 64% of TXU Electric
Delivery’s total revenues. There are no individually significant unaffiliated
consumers upon which TXU Electric Delivery’s business or results are highly
dependent.
Since
January 1, 2002, the retail customers who purchase and consume electricity and
are connected to TXU Electric Delivery’s system have been free to choose their
electricity supplier from REPs who compete for their business. The changed
character of electric service, however, does not mean that the safe and reliable
delivery of dependable power is any less critical to TXU Electric Delivery’s
success. Service quality, safety and reliability are of paramount importance to
REPs, electricity consumers and TXU Electric Delivery. TXU Electric Delivery
intends to continue to build on its inherited tradition of low cost and high
performance.
STRATEGY
TXU
Electric Delivery’s primary mission is to deliver electricity safely, reliably
and economically to end-use consumers with a focus on operational excellence and
performance management that is critical for success.
TXU
Electric Delivery will continue to focus on providing top decile reliability,
world-class strategic sourcing and a lean administrative cost structure to
achieve operational excellence. TXU Electric Delivery has developed and
implemented a multiyear Comprehensive Maintenance Program in order to improve
reliability of its poorer performing facilities. This program is a proactive
strategy that includes both heavy maintenance activities and selective
replacement of aging infrastructure to avoid or minimize outages. This program
is expected to continue through 2006. TXU Electric Delivery has also implemented
a Transmission Grid Enhancement Program to invest in major electricity
transmission projects to further improve reliability and reduce congestion.
In 2004,
TXU Electric Delivery achieved top quartile performance levels of SAIDI and
CAIDI, two of the three key reliability indicators. This top quartile measure is
based on performance averages of a broad group of electric transmission and
distribution companies in North America. SAIDI performance, the average number
of total electric service outage minutes per customer in the past year, was
75.54 minutes and CAIDI performance, the average number of electric service
outage minutes per interruption in the past year, was 68.67 minutes. In
addition, the year-end 2004 SAIFI performance level, the average number of
electric service interruptions per customer per year, improved to 1.10
interruptions and is moving towards first-quartile levels.
TXU
Electric Delivery intends to focus on performance management in the future by
creating a high performance culture that aligns individual performance with
business objectives.
REGULATION
AND RATES
See
Texas
Electric Industry Restructuring above
for a description of the significant regulatory provisions relating to the
deregulation of the Texas electric industry.
As its
operations are wholly within Texas, TXU Electric Delivery believes that it is
not a public utility as defined in the Federal Power Act and has been advised by
its counsel that it is not subject to general regulation under such act.
The
Commission has original jurisdiction over transmission rates and services and
over distribution rates and services in unincorporated areas and in those
municipalities that have ceded original jurisdiction to the Commission and has
exclusive appellate jurisdiction to review the rate and service orders and
ordinances of municipalities. Generally, the Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act
(PURA) prohibits the collection of any rates or charges by a public utility (as
defined by PURA) that does not have the prior approval of the Commission.
At the
state level, PURA, as amended, requires owners or operators of transmission
facilities to provide open access wholesale transmission services to third
parties at rates and terms that are nondiscriminatory and comparable to the
rates and terms of the utility's own use of its system. The Commission has
adopted rules implementing the state open access requirements for utilities that
are subject to the Commission's jurisdiction over transmission services, such as
TXU Electric Delivery.
Provisions
of the 1999 Restructuring Legislation allow TXU Electric Delivery to annually
update its transmission rates to reflect changes in invested capital. These
provisions encourage investment in the transmission system to help ensure
reliability and efficiency by allowing for timely recovery of and return on new
transmission investments.
ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS
Air
— The
federal Clean Air Act includes provisions which, among other things, place
limits on the sulfur dioxide (SO2) and
nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions produced by certain generation plants. In
addition to the new source performance standards applicable to SO2 and NOx,
the Clean Air Act requires that fossil-fueled plants have sufficient
SO2 emission
allowances and meet certain NOx emission standards. TXU Energy Holdings’
generation plants meet the SO2
allowance requirements and NOx emission
rates.
Recently,
the EPA issued a final rule to further reduce NOx and SO2 emissions
from power plants. The SO2 and NOx
reductions required under the Clean Air Implementation Rule (CAIR) are based on
a cap and trade approach (market-based) in which a cap is put on the total
quantity of emissions allowed in 28 eastern states (including Texas), emitters
are required to have allowances for each ton emitted, and emitters are allowed
to trade emissions under the cap. The CAIR reductions are proposed to be phased
in between 2010 and 2015.
On March
16, 2005, the EPA published a final rule requiring reductions of mercury from
coal-fired power plants. Based on a preliminary announcement from the EPA, the
rule will use a cap and trade approach on a nationwide basis. The mercury
reductions are proposed to be phased in between 2010 and 2018. TXU Corp. is in
the process of reviewing the final rules and is unable to determine what impact,
if any, the implementation of these rules will have on TXU Corp.’s results of
operations or financial position.
SO2
reductions required under the proposed regional haze/visibility rule (or
so-called BART rule) only apply to units built between 1962 and 1977. The
reductions would be required on a unit-by-unit basis. EPA has suggested that
CAIR may satisfy the BART reductions.
In
January 2004, the EPA issued a proposed rule to regulate mercury emissions from
power plants. It is expected that a final rule will be issued in March 2005 with
an implementation date in 2010. Two different regulatory approaches are
considered in the announcement and the final form of the rule is unknown as are
the final forms of the CAIR and BART rules. Compliance plans for all of these
rules will be coordinated. The least cost approach to compliance will be
developed. To comply with these rules, it is likely that some costs, which could
be material, will be incurred for installation of additional control equipment
and for facility operations and maintenance.
The
federal Clean Air Act requires each state to monitor air quality for compliance
with federal health standards. The standards for ozone (both the one-hour and
eight-hour) are not being achieved in several areas of Texas. The TCEQ has
adopted revisions to its State Implementation Plan (SIP) rules that require an
88% reduction in NOx emissions from electricity generation plants in the
Dallas-Fort Worth ozone non-attainment area and a 51% reduction in
NOx emissions
from electricity generation plants in East and Central Texas. Full compliance is
required by May 1, 2005. TXU Energy Holdings has installed all the pollution
control technology necessary to achieve the reductions in NOx required in 2005.
Additionally, the TCEQ is expected to propose new SIP rules by 2007 to deal with
8-hour ozone standards. These NOx reductions are expected to be less significant
in Texas than elsewhere because the most current data (for 2003) show that the
Texas NOx rate is 0.14 lb./mmBtu, which is approximately 50% below the national
average. These rules could require further NOx emission reductions from certain
TXU Energy Holdings facilities.
Major air
pollution control provisions of the 1999 Texas Restructuring Legislation
required a 50% reduction in NOx emissions and a 25% reduction in SO2
emissions from “grandfathered” electric utility generation plants. The first
compliance period was for the year beginning May 1, 2003 through April 30, 2004.
TXU Energy Holdings has obtained all permits required for the “grandfathered”
plants by the 1999 Restructuring Legislation and has completed all construction
programs to install control equipment to achieve the required reductions. TXU
Energy Holdings is in compliance with the requirements at the end of the first
compliance period.
The Bush
Administration is addressing greenhouse gas emissions through its greenhouse gas
emissions intensity reduction Climate VISION program. The Bush Administration
and EPA have proposed the Clear Skies legislative initiative calling for
reductions of SO2, NOx,
and mercury emissions from electricity generation facilities over a 15-year
period. Some legislative proposals for additional regulation of SO2, NOx,
mercury and carbon dioxide have been considered at the federal level and it is
expected that additional similar proposals will be made in the future. TXU Corp.
continues to participate in a voluntary greenhouse gas emission reduction
program and since 1995 has reported the results of its program annually to the
U.S. Department of Energy. TXU Corp. is also participating in a new voluntary
electric utility industry sector climate change initiative in partnership with
the Department of Energy. In October
2004, TXU Corp. released an independent study by NERA Economic Consulting in
collaboration with Marc Goldsmith & Associates. The study evaluated TXU
Corp.’s processes for following and evaluating air emissions and climate
policies and reviewed TXU Corp.'s actions regarding previous major air emissions
policies and compliance. Additionally, the study considered the financial
consequences and related risks to TXU Corp. of prospective air emissions and
climate change policies, including an assessment of the financial effects of
reducing emissions now in anticipation of future requirements. The study
concluded that TXU Corp. has the appropriate processes and procedures in place
and uses appropriate economic methodologies to evaluate financial consequences
of environmental regulatory policy changes and scenarios. The study also
concluded that absent certain specific circumstances, TXU Corp.’s shareholders
would not benefit if the company devoted major financial resources now to reduce
its carbon dioxide emissions in advance of uncertain future emission
regulations. In addition, the study concluded that TXU Corp.’s efforts have
consistently resulted in compliance with air emission limits. The study is
available on TXU Corp.'s website at http://www.txucorp.com/responsibility/environment/reports/Env_Study100104.pdf.
TXU Corp.
continues to assess the financial and operational risks posed by future
regulatory or policy changes pertaining to greenhouse gas emissions and multiple
emissions, but because these proposals are in the formative stages, TXU Corp. is
unable to predict their future impacts on the financial condition and operations
of TXU Corp.
Water
— The TCEQ
and/or the EPA have jurisdiction over water discharges (including storm water)
from all domestic facilities. Facilities of TXU Energy Holdings and TXU Electric
Delivery are presently in compliance with applicable state and federal
requirements relating to discharge of pollutants into the water. TXU Energy
Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery hold all required waste water discharge
permits from the TCEQ for facilities in operation and have applied for or
obtained necessary permits for facilities under construction. TXU Energy
Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery believe they can satisfy the requirements
necessary to obtain any required permits or renewals. Recent changes to federal
rules pertaining to Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plans for
oil-filled electrical equipment and bulk storage facilities for oil will require
updating of certain plans and facilities. TXU Electric Delivery is unable to
predict at this time the impact of these changes. Clean Water Act Section 316(b)
regulations pertaining to existing water intake structures were published by the
EPA in July 2004. As prescribed in the new regulations, TXU Energy Holdings is
implementing a monitoring program to determine the future actions that might
need to be taken to comply with these regulations. The results of this program
will determine the impact on TXU Energy Holdings.
Other
— Diversion,
impoundment and withdrawal of water for cooling and other purposes are subject
to the jurisdiction of the TCEQ. TXU
Energy Holdings possesses all necessary permits for these activities from the
TCEQ for its present operations.
Treatment,
storage and disposal of solid and hazardous waste are regulated at the state
level under the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act and at the federal level under
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and the Toxic
Substances Control Act. The EPA has issued regulations under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and the Toxic Substances Control Act, and
the TCEQ has issued regulations under the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act
applicable to facilities of TXU Energy Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery. TXU
Energy Holdings has registered solid waste disposal sites and has obtained or
applied for such permits as are required by such regulations.
Under the
federal Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980, as amended, the State of
Texas is required to provide, either on its own or jointly with other states in
a compact, for the disposal of all low-level radioactive waste generated within
the state. The State of Texas has agreed to a compact for a disposal facility
that would be located in Texas. That compact was ratified by Congress and signed
by the President in 1998. In 2003, the State of Texas enacted legislation
allowing a private entity to be licensed to accept low-level radioactive waste
for disposal. In August 2004, the State received a license application from
Waste Control Specialists LLC for review. TXU Energy Holdings intends to
continue to ship low-level waste material off-site for as long as an alternative
disposal site is available. Should existing off-site disposal become
unavailable, the low-level waste material will be stored on-site. TXU Energy
Holdings’ on-site storage capacity is expected to be adequate until other
off-site facilities become available. (See Power Production - Nuclear-Powered
Production Assets above.)
Environmental
Capital Expenditures - Capital
expenditures for TXU Energy Holdings’ environmental projects were $15.7 million
in 2004 and are expected to be about $7.9 million in 2005. TXU Electric
Delivery’s capital expenditures for environmental matters were $4 million in
2004 and are expected to be about $4 million in 2005.
Item
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Legal
Proceedings — On
February 18, 2005, a lawsuit was filed by Utility Choice, L.P. and Cirro Group,
Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas,
Houston Division, against TXU Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries, as well as
various other wholesale market participants doing business in ERCOT, claiming
generally that defendants engaged in a variety of anticompetitive conduct,
including market manipulation in violation of antitrust and other laws. TXU
Corp. believes that claims against it and its subsidiary companies are without
merit, and TXU Corp. and its subsidiaries intend to vigorously defend the
lawsuit. TXU Corp. is, however, unable to estimate any possible loss or predict
the outcome of this action.
Between
October 19 and December 30, 2004, ten lawsuits were filed by purported customers
in various California superior courts against TXU Corp., TXU Energy Trading Co.
and TXU Energy Services and other marketers, traders, transporters and sellers
of natural gas. Plaintiffs allege that beginning at least by the summer of 2000,
defendants manipulated and fixed at artificially high levels natural gas prices
in California in violation of the Cartwright Act and other California state
laws. These lawsuits have been coordinated in the San Diego Superior Court with
numerous other natural gas actions as "In re Natural Gas Anti-Trust Cases I, II,
III, IV and V." TXU Corp. believes the claims against TXU Corp. and its
subsidiaries are without merit, and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuits.
TXU Corp. is, however, unable to estimate any possible loss or predict the
outcome of these actions.
On July
7, 2003, a lawsuit was filed by Texas Commercial Energy (TCE) in the United
States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi
Division, against TXU Energy Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries, as well
as various other wholesale market participants doing business in ERCOT, claiming
generally that defendants engaged in market manipulation, in violation of
antitrust and other laws, primarily during the period of extreme weather
conditions in late February 2003. An amended complaint was filed in February
2004 that joined additional, unaffiliated defendants. Three retail electric
providers filed motions for leave to intervene in the action alleging claims
substantially identical to TCE’s. In addition, approximately 25 purported former
customers of TCE filed a motion to intervene in the action alleging claims
substantially identical to TCE’s, both on their own behalf and on behalf of a
putative class of all former customers of TCE. An order granting TXU Energy
Holdings’ Motion to Dismiss based on the filed rate doctrine was entered on June
24, 2004. TCE has appealed the dismissal; however, TXU Corp. believes the
dismissal of the antitrust claims was proper and that it has not committed any
violation of the antitrust laws. The appeal remains pending before the Fifth
Circuit Court of Appeals. Further, the Commission’s investigation of the market
conditions in late February 2003 has not resulted in any finding adverse to TXU
Corp. Accordingly, TXU Corp. believes that TCE’s and the intervenors’ claims are
without merit, and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit on appeal. TXU Corp.
is, however, unable to estimate any possible loss or predict the outcome of this
action.
On April
28, 2003, a lawsuit was filed by a former employee of TXU Portfolio Management
in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas
Division, against TXU Corp., TXU Energy Holdings and TXU Portfolio Management.
The case is set for trial on June 6, 2005 and discovery in the case is
substantially complete. In the case, the plaintiff asserts claims under Section
806 of Sarbanes-Oxley arising from the termination of plaintiff’s employment and
claims for breach of contract relating to payment of certain bonuses. Plaintiff
seeks back pay, payment of bonuses and alternatively, reinstatement or future
compensation, including bonuses. TXU Corp. believes the plaintiff’s claims are
without merit. The plaintiff was terminated as the result of a reduction in
force, not as a reaction to any concerns the plaintiff had expressed, and
plaintiff was not in a position to evaluate TXU Corp.’s financial statements or
assess the adequacy of TXU Corp.’s financial disclosures. Thus, TXU Corp. does
not believe that there is any merit to the plaintiff’s claims under
Sarbanes-Oxley. TXU Corp. disputes the plaintiff’s claims and intends to
vigorously defend the litigation. TXU Corp. is, however, unable to estimate any
possible loss or predict the outcome of this action.
On March
10, 2003, a lawsuit was filed by Kimberly P. Killebrew in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin Division, against TXU
Corp. and TXU Portfolio Management, asserting generally that defendants engaged
in manipulation of the wholesale electric market, in violation of antitrust and
other laws. This case was transferred to the Beaumont Division of the Eastern
District of Texas and on March 24, 2004 was transferred to the Northern District
of Texas, Dallas Division. This action is brought by an individual, alleging to
be a retail consumer of electricity, on behalf of herself and as a proposed
representative of a putative class of retail purchasers of electricity that are
similarly situated. Defendants have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit which
is pending before the court; however, as a result of the dismissal of the
antitrust claims in the litigation described above brought by TCE, the parties
have agreed to stay this litigation until the appeal in the TCE case has been
decided. TXU Corp. believes that the plaintiff lacks standing to assert any
antitrust claims and that defendants have not violated antitrust laws or other
laws as claimed by plaintiff. Therefore, TXU Corp. believes that plaintiff’s
claims are without merit and plans to vigorously defend the lawsuit. TXU Corp.
is however, unable to estimate any possible loss or predict the outcome of this
action.
In
November 2002 and February and March 2003, three lawsuits were filed in the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas asserting claims
under ERISA on behalf of a putative class of participants in and beneficiaries
of various employee benefit plans of TXU Corp. These ERISA lawsuits have been
consolidated, and a consolidated complaint was filed in February 2004 against
TXU Corp., the directors of TXU Corp., Erle Nye, Peter B. Tinkam, Kirk R.
Oliver, Biggs C. Porter, Diane J. Kubin, Barbara B. Curry and Richard Wistrand.
On February 10, 2004, the plaintiffs filed their motion for and memorandum in
support of class certification. After class certification discovery was
completed, the Court denied Plaintiffs’ initial class certification motion
without prejudice and granted plaintiffs’ leave to amend their complaint.
Plaintiff’s second class certification motion remains pending and TXU Corp. and
the individual defendants oppose class certification. The plaintiffs seek to
represent a class of participants in such employee benefit plans during period
between April 26, 2001 and October 11, 2002. TXU Corp. believes the claims are
without merit and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit. TXU Corp. is,
however, unable to estimate any possible loss or predict the outcome of this
action.
On
October 23, 2002, a derivative lawsuit was filed by a purported shareholder on
behalf of TXU Corp. in the 116th Judicial
District Court of Dallas County, Texas, against TXU Corp., Erle Nye, Michael J.
McNally, David W. Biegler, J.S. Farrington, William M. Griffin, Kerney Laday,
Jack E. Little, Margaret M. Maxey, J.E. Oesterreicher, Charles R. Perry and
Herbert H. Richardson. The plaintiff alleges breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of
control, mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, and breach of duties of
loyalty and good faith. The named individual defendants are current or former
officers and/or directors of TXU Corp. No amount of damages has been specified.
The plaintiffs in such suit have failed to make a demand upon the directors as
is required by law, and the case is currently stayed. The plaintiff has filed a
motion seeking to lift the stay which is set for hearing on March 25, 2005. The
defendants have filed pleadings seeking to have the case dismissed if the stay
is lifted due to plaintiffs failure to make the required presuit demand.
In
October, November, and December 2002 and January 2003, a number of lawsuits were
filed in, removed to or transferred to the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Texas against TXU Corp. and certain of its officers. These
lawsuits have been consolidated and lead plaintiffs have been appointed by the
Court. The complaint alleged violations of the provisions of Sections 10(b) and
20(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5
promulgated thereunder, and Section 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, relating to alleged materially false and misleading statements,
including statements in prospectuses related to the offering by TXU Corp. of its
equity-linked debt securities and common stock in May and June 2002. On July 21,
2003, the lead plaintiffs filed an amended consolidated complaint against Erle
Nye, Michael J. McNally, V.J. Horgan, and Brian N. Dickie and directors Derek C.
Bonham, J.S. Farrington, William M. Griffin, Kerney Laday, Jack E. Little,
Margaret M. Maxey, J.E. Oesterreicher, Herbert H. Richardson and Charles R.
Perry, as defendants. On January 20, 2005, TXU Corp. executed a memorandum of
understanding pursuant to which TXU Corp. would (i) make a one-time payment of
$150 million, of which $66 million has been pledged by insurance carriers,
resulting in a net disbursement of $84 million ($55 million after-tax), (ii)
make certain corporate governance changes, including heightened independence
standards for directors, (iii) deny any liability in connection with the
lawsuits, (iv) and be released from any claims or liabilities thereafter. TXU
Corp. may receive additional amounts from insurance carriers, which would reduce
the financial impact of the settlement to TXU Corp. TXU Corp. expects to execute
a final agreement containing the terms of the settlement, which will be subject
to various conditions, including court approval and notice to members of the
plaintiff class. The payment is expected to be made in the second quarter of
2005 and sourced from insurance proceeds and working capital, including cash on
hand, and credit facility capacity.
Other
Contingencies — In
October 2003, the former directors and officers of TXU Europe Limited and
subsidiaries that are now in administration (collectively TXU Europe), who
include current and former officers of TXU Corp. and subsidiary companies,
received notices from certain creditors and the administrators of TXU Europe of
various claims or potential claims related to losses incurred by creditors,
including claims for alleged omissions from a securities offering document and
alleged breaches by directors of their English law duties as directors of these
companies in failing to minimize the potential losses to the creditors of TXU
Europe. On January 27, 2005, TXU Corp. executed a comprehensive agreement
resolving potential claims against TXU Corp. relating to TXU Europe. Pursuant to
the agreement, TXU Corp. will make a $220 million one-time payment ($143 million
after-tax), a substantial portion of which may be recovered from insurance
carriers, denies any liability, and is released from any such claims. The
agreement is contingent upon creditor approval and receipt by TXU Corp. of
formal releases. The payment is expected to be made in the second quarter of
2005 and sourced from working capital, credit facility capacity and insurance
proceeds should agreements be reached with carriers.
General
— In
addition to the above, TXU Corp. is involved in various other legal and
administrative proceedings in the normal course of business the ultimate
resolution of which, in the opinion of management, should not have a material
effect upon its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Item
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS OF TXU CORP.
Name
of Officer |
|
Age |
|
Positions
and Offices Presently Held (Current Term Expires
on
May 20, 2005) |
|
Date
First Elected to Present Offices
(Current
Term Expires
on
May 20, 2005) |
|
Business
Experience
(Preceding
Five Years) |
C.
John Wilder |
|
46 |
|
President
and Chief Executive |
|
February
23, 2004 |
|
President
and Chief Executive of TXU Corp.; prior thereto, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Entergy Corporation. |
T.
L. Baker |
|
59 |
|
Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive of TXU Electric Delivery |
|
July
26, 2004 |
|
Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive of TXU Electric Delivery; prior thereto,
Executive Vice President of TXU Corp. and President and Chief Executive of
TXU Energy Holdings; prior thereto, Executive Vice President of TXU Energy
Holdings; prior thereto, Vice Chairman of TXU Electric Delivery; prior
thereto, President of TXU Electric Delivery; prior thereto, President of
TXU Electric Company; prior thereto, President, Electric Service Division
of TXU Electric Company. |
David
A. Campbell |
|
36 |
|
Executive
Vice President |
|
May
21, 2004 |
|
Executive
Vice President of TXU Corp.; prior thereto, Principal of McKinsey &
Company, Inc.; prior thereto, Associate of McKinsey & Company,
Inc. |
M.
S. Greene |
|
59 |
|
Chairman
of the Board, President and Chief Executive of TXU Generation Management
Company LLC |
|
July
26, 2004 |
|
Chairman
of the Board, President and Chief Executive of TXU Generation Management
Company LLC and Executive Vice President of TXU Energy Holdings; prior
thereto, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of TXU Electric Delivery; prior
thereto, Vice Chairman of TXU Electric Delivery; prior thereto, President
of TXU Electric Delivery; prior thereto, President, Transmission Division
of TXU Electric; prior thereto, Executive Vice President of TXU
Fuel. |
Paul
O’Malley |
|
40 |
|
Chairman
of the Board, President and Chief Executive of TXU Energy
Holdings |
|
July
26, 2004 |
|
Chairman
of the Board, President and Chief Executive of TXU Energy Holdings; prior
thereto, Senior Vice President and Principal Financial Officer of TXU
Energy Holdings; prior thereto, Chief Financial Officer of TXU Australia;
prior thereto, Director - Corporate Finance of Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu. |
Kirk
R. Oliver |
|
47 |
|
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
|
July
1, 2004 |
|
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TXU Corp., TXU Electric
Delivery; TXU Energy Holdings and US Holdings; prior thereto, Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of TXU Corp. and
Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of TXU Electric Delivery, TXU Energy
Holdings and US Holdings; prior thereto, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
of TXU Corp., TXU Electric Delivery, TXU Energy Holdings and US
Holdings.. |
Eric
H. Peterson |
|
44 |
|
Executive
Vice President and General Counsel |
|
May
9, 2002 |
|
Executive
Vice President and General Counsel of TXU Corp.; prior thereto, Senior
Vice-President and General Counsel for DTE Energy; prior thereto, partner
in the law firm of Worsham, Forsythe & Wooldridge.
|
There is
no family relationship between any of the above-named Executive
Officers.
PART
II
Item
5. MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
TXU
Corp.’s common stock is listed on the New York, Chicago and Pacific stock
exchanges (symbol: TXU). The price range of the common stock of TXU Corp., as
reported by Bloomberg, and the dividends paid during each of the calendar
quarters of 2004 and 2003 were as follows:
|
|
Price
Range |
|
Dividends
Paid |
|
Quarter
Ended |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
High |
|
Low |
|
High |
|
Low |
|
|
|
|
|
March
31 |
|
$ |
30.13 |
|
$ |
23.35 |
|
$ |
20.37 |
|
$ |
15.00 |
|
$ |
0.125 |
|
$ |
0.125 |
|
June
30 |
|
|
40.72 |
|
|
27.15 |
|
|
22.87 |
|
|
17.54 |
|
|
0.125 |
|
|
0.125 |
|
September
30 |
|
|
48.25 |
|
|
38.34 |
|
|
23.70 |
|
|
19.85 |
|
|
0.125 |
|
|
0.125 |
|
December
31 |
|
|
67.00 |
|
|
48.05 |
|
|
23.96 |
|
|
20.87 |
|
|
0.125 |
|
|
0.125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
TXU Corp.
or its predecessor, has declared common stock dividends payable in cash in each
year since incorporation in 1945. In October 2004, TXU Corp.’s Board of
Directors adopted a revised dividend and cash distribution policy. The new
policy set the annual dividend at $2.25, with an expectation of 5% annual
dividend growth. Consistent with the new policy, TXU Corp.’s Board of Directors,
at its February 2005 meeting, declared a quarterly dividend of 56.25 cents a
share, payable April 1, 2005 to shareholders of record on March 4, 2005. The
dividend rate will be subject to the regular review of TXU Corp.’s Board of
Directors and may be changed based upon a number of factors including earnings
and cash flow levels and capital requirements as well as financial and other
business conditions existing at the time. In addition, under Texas law, TXU
Corp. may only declare dividends out of its surplus, which is statutorily
defined as a company’s net assets (i.e. total assets minus total debts) less its
stated capital.
The
number of record holders of the common stock of TXU Corp. as of March 14, 2005
was 57,352.
See Note
11 to Financial Statements for a discussion of certain financing arrangements of
TXU Corp. and its subsidiaries that could potentially restrict the payment of
dividends.
ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period |
|
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased(a) |
|
Average Price
Paid per
Share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October
1, 2004 - October 31, 2004(b) |
|
|
521,818 |
|
$ |
49.79 |
|
November
1, 2004 - November 30, 2004(c) |
|
|
53,161,900 |
|
$ |
64.58 |
|
December
1, 2004 - December 31, 2004 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Total(d) |
|
|
53,683,718 |
|
$ |
64.44 |
|
___________________
(a) All of
the repurchases were funded through cash on hand, bank borrowings, and proceeds
from the sale of Senior Notes.
(b) All
shares were repurchased by Mellon Trust as Trustee of the TXU Thrift
Plan.
(c) Includes
52,500,000 shares repurchased through the accelerated share repurchase agreement
at an initial price of $64.57 per share.
(d) Substantially
all of these repurchases were conducted through publicly announced
programs.
In
November 2004, TXU Corp. entered into an agreement with a broker-dealer under
which TXU Corp. repurchased 52.5 million shares of its outstanding common stock
at an initial price of $64.57 per share for a total of $3.4 billion. The
counterparty immediately borrows shares that are sold to and canceled by TXU
Corp. and in turn purchases shares in the open market over a subsequent time
period; the agreement is subject to a future contingent purchase price
adjustment based on the actual costs of the shares purchased by the
counterparty. The price adjustment can be settled, at TXU Corp.’s option, in
cash or in shares of its common stock. As of March 8, 2005, the counterparty had
repurchased 55% of the shares under the agreement at an average price per share
of $68.07. Assuming the counterparty repurchased the remaining shares at a price
per share equal to $78.41, which was the closing price of TXU Corp.’s common
stock on March 8, 2005, then TXU Corp. would be required to pay up to
approximately $464 million (including related settlement fees and expenses) in
cash and/or issue up to approximately 5.9 million shares of TXU Corp. common
stock to the counterparty in settlement of the transaction. The settlement
amount can increase or decrease depending upon the actual price paid for the
shares repurchased by the counterparty under the program. The settlement is
expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2005, but may occur earlier or later
depending upon the timing and pace of the counterparty’s
purchases. The settlement is expected to occur between the
second and fourth quarter of 2005, depending upon the timing and pace of
the counterparty’s purchases.
Item
6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The
information required hereunder is set forth under Selected Financial Data
included in Appendix A to this report.
Item
7. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The
information required hereunder is set forth in Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Appendix A
to this report.
Item
7A. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The
information required hereunder is set forth under Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures about Market Risk under Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Appendix A to this
report.
Item
8. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The
information required hereunder is set forth under Management’s Annual Report on
Internal Controls over Financial Reporting, Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm, Statements of Consolidated Income, Statements of
Consolidated Comprehensive Income, Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows,
Consolidated Balance Sheets, Statements of Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity and
Notes to Financial Statements included in Appendix A to this
report.
Item
9. CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
None.
Item
9A. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
An
evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of TXU
Corp.’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal
financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the
disclosure controls and procedures in effect as of December 31, 2004. Based on
the evaluation performed, TXU Corp.’s management, including the principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that the disclosure
controls and procedures were effective.
A change
in TXU Corp.’s internal controls over financial reporting was implemented in the
fourth quarter of 2004. The internal controls related to the preparation of the
consolidated cash flow statement were strengthened through reemphasis of
appropriate review process and methods as well as changes in the timing of
reconciliation procedures.
Item
9B OTHER
INFORMATION
None.
PART
III
Item
10.
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Information
with respect to this item is found under the headings Election of Directors,
Independence of Directors, Meetings of the Board and Its Committees, Corporate
Governance Documents and Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
in the definitive proxy statement to be filed by TXU Corp. with the SEC on or
about April 6, 2005. Additional information with respect to Executive Officers
of TXU Corp. is found at the end of Part I.
Item
11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information
with respect to this item is found under the headings Election of Directors,
Compensation of Directors and Executive Compensation in the definitive proxy
statement to be filed by TXU Corp. with the SEC on or about April 6,
2005.
Item
12. SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table presents information concerning stock-based compensation plans
as of December 31, 2004. (See Note 12 to Financial Statements.)
(c)
|
(a)
Number
of shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights |
(b)
Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options,
warrants
and rights |
Number
of shares remaining available for future issuance under equity
compensation plans, excluding securities reflected in
column
(a) |
|
|
|
|
Stock
compensation plans approved by shareholders |
3,139,917
(1) |
$24.50
(2) |
6,394,151
(3) |
__________________
|
(1) |
Amount
includes 2,636 of shares related to outstanding stock options assumed by
TXU Corp. in connection with its 1997 merger with ENSERCH Corporation
(subsequently TXU Gas) that were exchanged for options for TXU Corp.
common stock (TXU Gas Option Plan) and 3,157,281 shares representing
outstanding target awards under the Long-Term Incentive Compensation
Plan. Such target awards can pay out at 0 to 200%,up to a total of
6,247,646 shares. |
|
(2) |
Excludes Long-Term
Incentive Compensation Plan awards. |
|
(3) |
Represents shares
under the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan. Shares may be newly
issued or purchased on the open market. (See Note 12 to Financial
Statements for further descriptions.) |
TXU
Gas Option Plan — As part
of the acquisition of ENSERCH Corporation (subsequently TXU Gas) by TXU Corp.,
options to purchase shares of ENSERCH Corporation common stock that were granted
under the ENSERCH Corporation 1991 Stock Incentive Plan were converted into
options to purchase shares of TXU Corp. common stock. All options were granted
on or before August 5, 1997, and expire on the tenth anniversary of their grant
date. No further options may be granted under this plan. TXU Corp. has reserved
for issuance under this plan a sufficient number of shares of common stock for
delivery upon exercise of the outstanding options.
Summary
— Other
information with respect to this item is found under the heading Beneficial
Ownership of Common Stock of the Company in the definitive proxy statement to be
filed by TXU Corp. with the SEC on or about April 6, 2005.
Item
13. CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
None.
Item
14. PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Information
with respect to this item is found under the heading Selection of Auditors in
the definitive proxy statement to be filed by TXU Corp. with the SEC on or about
April 6, 2005.
PART
IV
Item
15.
EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Page
(a) Documents
filed as part of this Report:
Financial
Statements (included in Appendix A to this report):
Selected
Financial Data |
A-2 |
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition |
|
and
Results of Operations |
A-4 |
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting |
A-63 |
Reports
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
A-64 |
Statements
of Consolidated Income for each of the three years in the |
|
period
ended December 31, 2004 |
A-66 |
Statements
of Consolidated Comprehensive Income for each of the |
|
three
years in the period ended December 31, 2004 |
A-67 |
Statements
of Consolidated Cash Flows for each of the three years in |
|
the
period ended December 31, 2004 |
A-68 |
Consolidated
Balance Sheets, December 31, 2004 and 2003 |
A-69 |
Statements
of Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity for each of the three years in
|
|
the
period ended December 31, 2004 |
A-70 |
Notes
to Financial Statements |
A-72 |
The
consolidated financial statement schedules are omitted because of the absence of
the conditions under which they are required or because the required information
is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
(b)
Exhibits:
Included in Appendix B to this report.
(c) Financial
Statements of Significant Unconsolidated 50% or Less Owned
Entity
The
information required hereunder for Pinnacle for the year ended December 31,
2002, is included in Appendix C to this report. For the year ended December 31,
2002, Pinnacle was an unconsolidated entity, the financial statements of which
are required to be filed pursuant to the provisions of Rule 3-09 of Regulation
S-X, such requirement arising because of the significance of financial results
related to Pinnacle as compared to TXU Corp.’s consolidated financial results
for the 2002 period. For the period from March 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003,
Pinnacle’s financial results are included in TXU Corp.’s consolidated financial
results as discontinued operations beginning March 1, 2003. Pinnacle’s financial
results after December 31, 2002 have been omitted consistent with a waiver
granted by the SEC.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, TXU Corp. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
|
TXU
CORP. |
|
|
Date: March
15, 2005 |
|
|
By /s/ C.
JOHN WILDER |
|
(C.
John Wilder, President and Chief
Executive) |
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of TXU Corp. and in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
|
Signature |
Title |
Date |
|
|
|
|
/s/ |
C.
JOHN WILDER |
Principal
Executive |
|
|
(C.
John Wilder, President and Chief Executive) |
Officer
and Director |
March
15, 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ |
KIRK
R. OLIVER |
Principal
Financial Officer |
March
15, 2005 |
|
(Kirk
R. Oliver, Executive Vice President and Chief |
|
|
|
Financial
Officer) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ |
STAN
SZLAUDERBACH |
Principal
Accounting Officer |
March
15, 2005 |
|
(Stan
Szlauderbach, Senior Vice President and |
|
|
|
Controller) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ |
ERLE
NYE |
Director |
March
15, 2005 |
|
(Erle
Nye, Chairman of the Board) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ |
DEREK
C. BONHAM |
Director |
March
15, 2005 |
|
(Derek
C. Bonham) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ |
E.
GAIL DE PLANQUE |
Director |
March
15, 2005 |
|
(E.
Gail de Planque) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ |
WILLIAM
M. GRIFFIN |
Director |
March
15, 2005 |
|
(William
M. Griffin) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ |
KERNEY
LADAY |
Director |
March
15, 2005 |
|
(Kerney
Laday) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ |
JACK
E. LITTLE |
Director |
March
15, 2005 |
|
(Jack
E. Little) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ |
J.
E. OESTERREICHER |
Director |
March
15, 2005 |
|
(J.
E. Oesterreicher) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ |
MICHAEL
W. RANGER |
Director |
March
15, 2005 |
|
(Michael
W. Ranger) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ |
HERBERT
H. RICHARDSON |
Director |
March
15, 2005 |
|
(Herbert
H. Richardson) |
|
|
Appendix
A
TXU
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL INFORMATION
December
31, 2004
|
Page |
|
|
Selected
Financial Data - Consolidated Financial Statistics |
A-2 |
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations |
A-4 |
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting |
A-62 |
Reports
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
A-63 |
Financial
Statements: |
|
Statements
of Consolidated Income |
A-65 |
Statements
of Consolidated Comprehensive Income |
A-66 |
Statements
of Consolidated Cash Flows |
A-67 |
Consolidated
Balance Sheets |
A-68 |
Statements
of Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity |
A-69 |
Notes
to Financial Statements |
A-71 |
TXU
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
2000 |
|
|
|
(millions
of dollars, except ratios) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
9,308 |
|
$ |
8,600 |
|
$ |
8,094 |
|
$ |
7,962 |
|
$ |
7,680 |
|
Income
from continuing operations before extraordinary gain (loss) and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles |
|
$ |
81 |
|
$ |
566 |
|
$ |
105 |
|
$ |
533 |
|
$ |
560 |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
378 |
|
$ |
74 |
|
$ |
(4,181 |
) |
$ |
201 |
|
$ |
356 |
|
Extraordinary
gain (loss), net of tax effect (a) |
|
$ |
16 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
(134 |
) |
$ |
(57 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
Cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
tax effect (a) |
|
$ |
10 |
|
$ |
(58 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Exchangeable
preferred membership interest buyback premium |
|
$ |
849 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Preference
stock dividends |
|
$ |
22 |
|
$ |
22 |
|
$ |
22 |
|
$ |
22 |
|
$ |
12 |
|
Net
income (loss) available for common stock |
|
$ |
(386 |
) |
$ |
560 |
|
$ |
(4,232 |
) |
$ |
655 |
|
$ |
904 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock data (millions): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
shares outstanding - average |
|
|
300 |
|
|
322 |
|
|
278 |
|
|
259 |
|
|
264 |
|
Diluted
shares outstanding - average |
|
|
300 |
|
|
379 |
|
|
278 |
|
|
259 |
|
|
264 |
|
Shares
outstanding - end of year |
|
|
240 |
|
|
324 |
|
|
322 |
|
|
265 |
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before extraordinary gain (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles (a) |
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
$ |
1.76 |
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
$ |
2.05 |
|
$ |
2.12 |
|
Exchangeable
preferred membership interest buyback premium |
|
$ |
(2.83 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Preference
stock dividends |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
Net
income (loss) available to common stock from |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
continuing
operations |
|
$ |
(2.63 |
) |
$ |
1.69 |
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
$ |
1.97 |
|
$ |
2.08 |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
1.26 |
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
$ |
(15.04 |
) |
$ |
0.77 |
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
Extraordinary
gain (loss), net of tax effect (a) |
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
(0.48 |
) |
$ |
(0.22 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
Cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
tax effect (a) |
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
$ |
(0.18 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Net
income (loss) available for common stock |
|
$ |
(1.29 |
) |
$ |
1.74 |
|
$ |
(15.23 |
) |
$ |
2.52 |
|
$ |
3.43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before extraordinary gain
(loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles (a) |
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
$ |
1.63 |
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
$ |
2.05 |
|
$ |
2.12 |
|
Exchangeable
preferred membership interest buyback premium |
|
$ |
(2.83 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Preference
stock dividends |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
Net
income (loss) available to common stock from |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
continuing
operations |
|
$ |
(2.63 |
) |
$ |
1.57 |
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
$ |
1.97 |
|
$ |
2.08 |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
1.26 |
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
$ |
(15.04 |
) |
$ |
0.77 |
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
Extraordinary
gain (loss), net of tax effect (a) |
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
(0.48 |
) |
$ |
(0.22 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
Cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
tax effect (a) |
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
$ |
(0.15 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Net
income (loss) available for common stock |
|
$ |
(1.29 |
) |
$ |
1.62 |
|
$ |
(15.23 |
) |
$ |
2.52 |
|
$ |
3.43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends
declared per share |
|
$ |
0.938 |
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
$ |
1.925 |
|
$ |
2.400 |
|
$ |
2.400 |
|
Book
value per share - end of year |
|
$ |
1.26 |
|
$ |
17.34 |
|
$ |
14.80 |
|
$ |
28.88 |
|
$ |
28.97 |
|
Return
on average common stock equity (a) (b) |
|
|
2.0 |
% |
|
10.5 |
% |
|
1.3 |
% |
|
6.8 |
% |
|
6.9 |
% |
Ratio
of earnings to fixed charges |
|
|
1.16 |
|
|
1.94 |
|
|
1.22 |
|
|
1.87 |
|
|
1.91 |
|
Ratio
of earnings to combined fixed charges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
preference dividends |
|
|
1.11 |
|
|
1.87 |
|
|
1.17 |
|
|
1.81 |
|
|
1.87 |
|
|
|
See
notes on page A-3.
TXU
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA (CONT.)
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
2000 |
|
|
|
(millions
of dollars, except ratios) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets - end of year |
|
$ |
23,241 |
|
$ |
31,284 |
|
$ |
31,384 |
|
$ |
42,598 |
|
$ |
45,377 |
|
Property,
plant & equipment - net - end of year |
|
|
16,676 |
|
|
16,803 |
|
|
16,526 |
|
|
16,579 |
|
|
16,281 |
|
Capital
expenditures |
|
|
912 |
|
|
721 |
|
|
813 |
|
|
988 |
|
|
827 |
|
Capitalization
- end of year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity-linked
debt securities |
|
$ |
285 |
|
$ |
1,440 |
|
$ |
1,440 |
|
$ |
1,350 |
|
$ |
700 |
|
Exchangeable
subordinated notes (c) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
639 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Long-term
debt held by subsidiary trusts |
|
|
— |
|
|
546 |
|
|
546 |
|
|
547 |
|
|
1,423 |
|
All
other long-term debt, less amounts due currently |
|
|
12,127 |
|
|
9,168 |
|
|
8,003 |
|
|
8,098 |
|
|
6,868 |
|
Exchangeable
preferred membership interests (c) |
|
|
— |
|
|
646 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Preferred
stock of subsidiaries: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Not
subject to mandatory redemption |
|
|
38 |
|
|
113 |
|
|
190 |
|
|
190 |
|
|
190 |
|
Subject
to mandatory redemption |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
21 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
21 |
|
Common
stock repurchasable under equity forward contracts |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
190 |
|
Preference
stock |
|
|
300 |
|
|
300 |
|
|
300 |
|
|
300 |
|
|
300 |
|
Common
stock equity |
|
|
339 |
|
|
5,619 |
|
|
4,766 |
|
|
7,656 |
|
|
7,476 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
13,089 |
|
$ |
17,832 |
|
$ |
15,905 |
|
$ |
18,162 |
|
$ |
17,168 |
|
Capitalization
ratios - end of year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity-linked
debt securities |
|
|
2.2 |
% |
|
8.1 |
% |
|
9.1 |
% |
|
7.4 |
% |
|
4.1 |
% |
Exchangeable
subordinated notes |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Long-term
debt held by subsidiary trusts |
|
|
— |
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
3.4 |
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
8.3 |
|
All
other long-term debt, less amounts due currently |
|
|
92.6 |
|
|
51.4 |
|
|
50.3 |
|
|
44.6 |
|
|
40.0 |
|
Exchangeable
preferred membership interests |
|
|
— |
|
|
3.6 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Preferred
stock of subsidiaries |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
.6 |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
1.2 |
|
Common
stock repurchasable under equity forward contracts |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1.1 |
|
Preference
stock |
|
|
2.3 |
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
1.9 |
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
1.8 |
|
Common
stock equity |
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
31.5 |
|
|
30.0 |
|
|
42.2 |
|
|
43.5 |
|
Total |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes
payable |
|
$ |
210 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
2,306 |
|
$ |
1,671 |
|
$ |
1,834 |
|
Long-term
debt due currently |
|
|
229 |
|
|
678 |
|
|
941 |
|
|
866 |
|
|
1,602 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Embedded
interest cost on long-term debt - end of year (d) |
|
|
6.0 |
% |
|
6.3 |
% |
|
6.8 |
% |
|
5.9 |
% |
|
7.2 |
% |
Embedded
interest cost on long-term debt held by subsidiary trusts |
|
|
─ |
% |
|
6.4 |
% |
|
7.8 |
% |
|
7.8 |
% |
|
9.8 |
% |
Embedded
dividend cost on preferred stock of subsidiaries - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
end
of year (e) |
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
9.7 |
% |
|
6.5 |
% |
|
6.5 |
% |
|
7.0 |
% |
Note:
Results for 2004 are significantly impacted by charges related to the
comprehensive restructuring plan as described in Management’s Discussion and
Analysis.
|
(a) |
See
Results of Operations in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations. |
|
(b) |
Based on results from continuing
operations. |
|
(c) |
Amount is net of discount. |
|
(d) |
Represents the annual interest using year-end rates
for variable rate debt and reflecting effects of interest rate swaps and
amortization of |
|
|
any
discounts, premiums, issuance costs and any deferred gains/losses on
reacquisitions divided by the carrying value of the debt plus
|
|
|
or
minus the unamortized balance of any discounts, premiums, issuance costs
and gains/losses on reacquisitions at the end of the year.
|
|
(e) |
Includes the unamortized balance of the loss on
reacquired preferred stock and associated amortization. The embedded
dividend cost |
|
|
excluding
the effects of the loss on reacquired preferred stock is 6.0% for 2002,
6.0% for 2001 and 6.2% for 2000. |
Prior
year periods have been reclassified to reflect certain operations as
discontinued operations. (See Note 4 to Financial Statements.)
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
BUSINESS
TXU Corp.
is a holding company conducting its operations principally through its TXU
Energy Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery subsidiaries. TXU Energy Holdings is
engaged in electricity generation and retail and wholesale energy sales largely
in Texas. TXU Electric Delivery engages in regulated electricity transmission
and distribution operations in Texas.
BUSINESS
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER ACTIONS
Mr. C.
John Wilder, who was named president and chief executive of TXU Corp. in
February 2004, and senior management reviewed TXU Corp.’s operations during 2004
and implemented a three-phase restructuring and operational improvement program
to restore financial strength, drive performance improvement with a competitive
industrial company perspective and allocate capital in a disciplined and
efficient manner.
|
— |
Phase
one of the restructuring and operational improvement program involved
divesting of value-disadvantaged businesses and using the sales proceeds,
operating cash flows and cash on hand to simplify the debt portfolio and
capital structure. This phase also included identifying contracts and
business processes requiring immediate action to improve profitability.
Phase one was completed during 2004. |
|
— |
Phase
two includes implementation of initiatives to achieve operational
excellence in the core businesses and market leadership in providing
service and value to customers, as well as implementing programs to drive
and reward high performance from employees. TXU Corp. began implementation
of Phase two during 2004. |
|
— |
Phase
three includes refining the capital allocation philosophy, rebasing the
dividend and establishing a framework for future growth investments.
Refining growth strategies, pursuing value-creating opportunities and
returning capital to investors are priorities in
2005. |
Management
believes that its actions in 2004 have resulted in sustainable profitability
improvements, principally through streamlining of the organization, optimization
of energy supply costs and improved customer retention. In addition, increased
focus on income tax, litigation and other contingencies has resulted in
significant progress in resolving these matters. These activities have resulted
in unusual charges and credits impacting 2004 income from continuing operations,
summarized as follows and discussed below in more detail:
|
|
Income
Statement |
|
Charge/(Credit)
to Earnings |
|
|
|
Classification |
|
Pretax |
|
After-tax |
|
TXU
Energy Holdings segment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charges
related to leased equipment |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
$ |
180 |
|
$ |
117 |
|
Software
write-off |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
107 |
|
|
70 |
|
Employee
severance costs |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
107 |
|
|
69 |
|
Power
purchase contract termination |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
101 |
|
|
66 |
|
Spare
parts inventory write-down |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
79 |
|
|
51 |
|
Outsourcing
transition costs |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
10 |
|
|
6 |
|
Other
asset impairments |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
6 |
|
|
4 |
|
Other
charges |
|
|
Operating
costs/SG&A |
|
|
8 |
|
|
6 |
|
Recognition
of deferred gain on plant sales |
|
|
Other
income |
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
(38 |
) |
Gain
on sale of undeveloped properties |
|
|
Other
income |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
(12 |
) |
TXU
Electric Delivery segment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee
severance costs |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
20 |
|
|
13 |
|
Rate
case settlement reserve |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
21 |
|
|
14 |
|
Outsourcing
transition costs |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
4 |
|
|
3 |
|
Software
write-off and asset impairment |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
4 |
|
|
2 |
|
Other
charges |
|
|
Operating
costs/SG&A |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
Corporate
and other: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt
extinguishment losses |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
416 |
|
|
382
|
|
Litigation
accrual |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
86 |
|
|
56
|
|
Executive
compensation |
|
|
SG&A |
|
|
52 |
|
|
52 |
|
Consulting
and professional fees |
|
|
SG&A |
|
|
54 |
|
|
35 |
|
Employee
severance costs |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
5 |
|
|
3 |
|
Other
charges |
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
5 |
|
|
3 |
|
Recognition
of TXU Europe income tax benefit |
|
|
Income
taxes |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,190 |
|
$ |
828 |
|
In
addition, income from discontinued operations totaled $378 million in 2004,
reflecting the recognition of additional tax benefits related to the write-off
of the investment in TXU Europe, the dispositions of TXU Australia and TXU Gas
and a charge related to the settlement of potential claims related to TXU
Europe. (See Note 4 to Financial Statements.)
The
review of TXU Corp.’s operations and formulation of strategic initiatives is
ongoing, though the phases of the plan expected to result in restructuring
charges are largely completed. Certain of the strategic initiatives described
below could result in additional charges that TXU Corp. is currently unable to
predict. In addition, other new strategic initiatives that could also materially
affect TXU Corp.’s financial results are likely to be undertaken.
Following
is a discussion of the major activities associated with the restructuring plan:
Sale
of TXU Australia
In July
2004, TXU Corp. completed the sale of TXU Australia to Singapore Power Ltd. for
$1.9 billion in cash and $1.7 billion in assumed debt, and recorded a gain on
sale of $371 million ($241 million after-tax). TXU Australia’s operations
consisted of a portfolio of competitive and regulated energy businesses,
principally in Victoria and South Australia, with 2003 revenues of approximately
$1.1 billion. The results of TXU Australia and the gain on sale are reported as
discontinued operations as discussed in Note 4 to Financial Statements.
Sale
of TXU Fuel
In June
2004, TXU Corp. completed the sale of the assets of TXU Fuel, the former
intrastate gas transportation subsidiary of TXU Energy Holdings, to Energy
Transfer Partners, L.P. for $500 million in cash. TXU Fuel had 2003 revenues of
approximately $65 million, the majority of which represented gas transportation
fees from TXU Energy Holdings. As part of the transaction, TXU Energy Holdings
entered into a transportation agreement, intended to be market-price based, with
the new owner to transport gas to TXU Energy Holdings’ generation plants.
Because of the continuing involvement in the business through the transportation
agreement, the pretax gain related to the sale of $375 million will be
recognized over the eight-year life of the transportation agreement, and the
business has not been accounted for as a discontinued operation. The pretax gain
is net of $16 million of TXU Energy Holdings goodwill allocated to TXU Fuel.
TXU
Gas Transaction
In
October 2004, Atmos Energy Corporation and TXU Gas completed a merger by
division, which resulted in TXU Corp.’s disposition of the operations of TXU Gas
for $1.9 billion in cash. TXU Gas was largely a regulated business engaged in
the purchase, transmission, distribution and retail sale of natural gas with
2003 revenues of approximately $1.3 billion. The results of TXU Gas, as well as
charges related to the sale of $108 million ($193 million after-tax), are
reported as discontinued operations as discussed in Note 4 to Financial
Statements.
In
October 2004, TXU Corp. redeemed or legally defeased $429 million principal
amount of TXU Gas debt. In addition, all of the outstanding shares of TXU Gas’
preferred stock with a liquidation value of $75 million were redeemed in
November 2004.
Capgemini
Outsourcing Agreement
In May
2004, TXU Corp. entered into a services agreement with Capgemini Energy LP
(Capgemini), a new company initially providing business process support services
to TXU Corp. only, but immediately implementing a plan to offer similar services
to other utility companies. Under the ten-year agreement, over 2,500 employees
transferred from subsidiaries of TXU Corp. to Capgemini effective July 1, 2004.
Outsourced base support services performed by Capgemini for a fixed fee, subject
to adjustment for volumes or other factors, include information technology,
customer call center, billing, human resources, supply chain and certain
accounting activities. TXU Corp. expects that the Capgemini arrangement will
result in lower costs and improved service levels.
As part
of the agreement, Capgemini was provided a royalty-free right, under an asset
license arrangement, to use TXU Corp.’s information technology assets,
consisting primarily of capitalized software. A portion of the software was in
development and had not yet been placed in service. As a result of outsourcing
its information technology activities, TXU Corp. no longer intends to develop
the majority of these projects and from TXU Corp.’s perspective the software is
abandoned. The agreements with Capgemini do not require that any software in
development be completed and placed in service. Consequently, the carrying value
of these software projects was written off, resulting in a charge of $109
million ($71 million after-tax). TXU Corp. expects to rely on Capgemini for
future enhancements and modifications to the software in use at the time of the
transaction.
TXU Corp.
obtained a 2.9% limited partnership interest in Capgemini in exchange for the
asset license described above. TXU Corp. has the right to sell (the “put
option”) its interest and the licensed software to Cap Gemini North America Inc.
for $200 million, plus its share of Capgemini’s undistributed earnings, upon
expiration of the services agreement or earlier upon the occurrence of certain
unexpected events. Cap Gemini North America Inc. has the right to purchase these
interests under the same terms and conditions. The partnership interest has been
recorded at an initial value of $2.9 million and is being accounted for on the
cost method.
TXU Corp.
has recorded the fair value of the put option, estimated at $177 million, as a
noncurrent asset. Of this amount, $169 million was recorded as a reduction to
the carrying value of the licensed software. This accounting is in accordance
with guidance related to sales and licensing of internally developed software
described in AICPA Statement of Position 98-1, “Accounting for the Costs of
Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use.” The difference of $8
million, which represented the fair value of the assumed cash distributions and
gains while holding the partnership interest for the period prior to exercise of
the put, was recorded as a noncurrent deferred credit. The remaining balance of
the software is being amortized over the estimated remaining useful lives.
Also as
part of the agreement, TXU Corp. agreed to indemnify Capgemini for severance
costs incurred by Capgemini for former TXU Corp. employees terminated within 18
months of their transfer to Capgemini. Accordingly, TXU Corp. recorded a $40
million ($26 million after-tax) charge for severance expense in the second
quarter of 2004. In addition, TXU Corp. committed to pay up to $25 million for
costs associated with transitioning the outsourced activities to Capgemini.
Transition expenses of $14 million ($9 million after-tax) were recorded by TXU
Corp. during 2004, and the remainder are expected to be expensed as incurred in
2005.
Subject
to certain terms and conditions, Cap Gemini North America, Inc. and its parent,
Cap Gemini S.A., have guaranteed the performance and payment obligations of
Capgemini under the services agreement, as well as the payment of $200 million
in connection with the put option.
In July
2004, TXU Corp. loaned Capgemini $25 million for working capital purposes
pursuant to a promissory note that bears interest at a then market-based annual
rate of 4% and matures in July 2019.
Generation
Facility Closures and Sales
In
December 2004, TXU Corp. committed to immediately cease operating for its own
benefit nine leased gas-fired combustion turbines, and recorded a charge of $157
million ($102 million after-tax). The charge represents the present value of the
future lease payments related to the turbines, net of estimated sublease
proceeds. The leases expire in 2017 and 2018. TXU Corp. is currently evaluating
opportunities with respect to the turbines, including subleasing the turbines to
third parties or decommissioning the turbines. During this evaluation period,
the turbines will be available to ERCOT only for system reliability
purposes.
In
November 2004, TXU Corp. announced plans to deactivate, or mothball, eight
gas-fired operating units due to electric industry market conditions in Texas.
The units were more than 30 years old and had operated only sparingly during the
last two years. The facility closures resulted in employee severance costs of $7
million ($5 million after-tax).
In the
second quarter of 2004, TXU Corp. initiated a plan to sell the Pedricktown, New
Jersey 122 MW power production facility and exit the related power supply and
gas transportation agreements. Accordingly, TXU Corp. recorded an impairment
charge of $26 million ($17 million after-tax) to write down the facility to
estimated fair market value. The results of the business and the impairment
charge are reported in discontinued operations, as discussed in Note 4 to
Financial Statements.
In March
2004, TXU Corp. announced the planned permanent retirement, completed in the
second quarter of 2004, of eight gas-fired operating units. TXU Corp. also
temporarily closed four other gas-fired units and placed them under evaluation
for retirement. A majority of the 12 units were designated as “peaking units”
and operated only during the summer for many years and had operated only
sparingly during the last two years. TXU Corp. also closed its Winfield North
Monticello lignite mine in Texas, as it was no longer economical to operate when
compared to the cost of purchasing coal to fuel the adjacent generation
facility. A total charge of $8 million ($5 million after-tax) was recorded for
employee severance costs and impairments related to the various facility
closures.
As a
result of the various actions in 2004, TXU Corp. will permanently or temporarily
deactivate over 40% of its gas-fired generating capacity in Texas, representing
4,572 MW of capacity.
Other
Actions Related to Generation Operations
In
December 2004, TXU Corp. executed an agreement to terminate, for a payment of
$172 million, an existing power purchase and tolling agreement that would have
expired in 2006. The agreement was entered into in connection with the sale of
two generation plants to the counterparty in 2001. As a result of the
transaction, TXU Corp. recorded a charge of $101 million ($66 million
after-tax). The charge represents the payment amount less the remaining
out-of-the-money liability related to the agreement originally recorded at its
inception. TXU Corp. also recorded a gain of $58 million ($38 million
after-tax), representing the remaining deferred gains from the sale of the two
plants.
In
October 2004, TXU Corp. entered into an agreement to terminate the operating
lease for certain mining equipment for approximately $28 million in cash,
effective November 1, 2004. The lease termination resulted in a charge of $21
million ($14 million after-tax). TXU Corp. entered into a short-term lease with
an unrelated third party for the equipment, which is expected to be taken out of
service at the expiration of the lease.
As part
of a review of its generation asset portfolio in the second quarter of 2004, TXU
Corp. completed a review of its spare parts and equipment inventory to determine
the appropriate level of such inventory. The review included nuclear, coal and
gas-fired generation-related facilities. As a result of this review, TXU Corp.
recorded a charge of $79 million ($51 million after-tax), to reflect excess
inventory on hand and to write down carrying values to scrap values.
Organizational
Realignment and Headcount Reductions
During
2004, management completed a comprehensive organizational review, including an
analysis of staffing requirements. As a result, TXU Corp. completed a
self-nomination severance program and other involuntary severance actions, and
recorded severance charges totaling $77 million ($49 million after-tax).
Liability
and Capital Management
TXU Corp.
utilized cash proceeds from the sale of TXU Australia, TXU Gas and TXU Fuel and
other assets sales as well as cash provided from operations and lower-cost debt
issuances to increase value and reduce risks through an ongoing liability
management initiative. Largely under this initiative, in 2004 TXU Corp.
repurchased or legally defeased $3.6 billion of debt securities (including
equity-linked debt securities and debt held by subsidiary trusts). In addition,
TXU Corp. repurchased $6.7 billion of common equity and other
securities.
The
following debt securities were repurchased or legally defeased in
2004:
|
|
Principal |
|
Debt |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Extinguishment |
|
|
|
Repurchased |
|
Losses
(pretax) |
|
TXU
Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
Floating
Convertible Senior Notes due July 15, 2033 |
|
$ |
500 |
|
$ |
315 |
|
4.446%
Fixed Senior Notes Series K (equity-linked) due |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November
16, 2006 |
|
|
450 |
|
|
23 |
|
5.450%
Fixed Senior Notes Series L (equity-linked) due |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November
16, 2007 |
|
|
399 |
|
|
22 |
|
5.800%
Fixed Senior Notes Series M (equity-linked) due May 16, 2008 |
|
|
256 |
|
|
23 |
|
7.250%
Long-term debt held by subsidiary trust (Capital I Trust) |
|
|
237 |
|
|
7 |
|
8.700%
Long-term debt held by subsidiary trust (Capital II Trust) |
|
|
155 |
|
|
4 |
|
6.375%
Fixed Senior Notes Series J due June 15, 2006 |
|
|
117 |
|
|
7 |
|
Other,
including unamortized debt expenses and retirement fees |
|
|
─ |
|
|
14 |
|
TXU
Gas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Floating
Rate long-term debt held by subsidiary trust (Capital I Trust) |
|
|
154 |
|
|
─ |
|
7.125%
Fixed Notes due June 15, 2005 |
|
|
150 |
|
|
─ |
|
6.564%
Fixed Remarketed Reset Notes due January 1, 2008 |
|
|
125 |
|
|
─ |
|
TXU
Electric Delivery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.625%
Fixed First Mortgage Bonds due July 1, 2025(a) |
|
|
215 |
|
|
─ |
|
7.375%
Fixed First Mortgage Bonds due October 1, 2025(a) |
|
|
178 |
|
|
─ |
|
TXU
Energy Holdings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.838%
Floating Rate Senior Notes due January 17, 2006 |
|
|
400 |
|
|
─ |
|
Brazos
River Authority Pollution Control Revenue Bonds - 4.950%
Fixed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
2001A due October 1, 2030, remarketing date April 1,
2004(b) |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
|
Brazos
River Authority Pollution Control Revenue Bonds - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
portions
of Series 2003C, 2002A, 2001C, 2001D, and 1995B |
|
|
100 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
3,557 |
|
$ |
416 |
|
_________________
|
(a) |
Repurchased
with the proceeds from the securitization (transition) bonds issuance in
June 2004. |
|
(b) |
Purchased
upon mandatory tender. |
TXU Corp.
also repurchased the following securities during 2004:
|
|
Purchase
Price |
|
Common
Shares
Repurchased
(in
millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
equity - accelerated share repurchase programs (including
fees) |
|
|
|
|
|
and
open market repurchases |
|
$ |
4,737 |
|
|
84.3 |
|
Exchangeable
preferred membership interests of TXU Energy Holdings |
|
|
1,852 |
|
|
― |
|
Preferred
stock of TXU Gas |
|
|
75 |
|
|
― |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
6,664 |
|
|
84.3 |
|
See Notes
8, 9, 10 and 11 to Financial Statements for further detail of debt issuances and
retirements, financing arrangements, repurchase of exchangeable preferred
membership interests, debt held by unconsolidated subsidiary trusts and
capitalization.
Consolidation
of Real Estate
Currently,
TXU Corp. owns or leases more than 1.3 million square feet in various management
and support office locations, which exceeds its anticipated needs. TXU Corp. has
evaluated alternatives to reduce current office space and intends to consolidate
into its existing headquarters building in Dallas, Texas, enhancing the facility
to enable better employee communication and collaboration and cost
effectiveness. TXU Corp. recorded $2 million ($1 million after-tax) in exit fees
related to existing leased facilities in 2004. Implementation of this initiative
is expected to result in additional charges in 2005, but the amounts are not yet
estimable.
Contingencies
Update
See Note
18 to Financial Statements for more detailed discussion of contingencies.
Following is a description of the progress and status of certain matters related
to income taxes, litigation and other potential claims:
Recognition
of Income Tax Benefits
On its US
federal income tax return for calendar year 2002, TXU Corp. claimed an ordinary
loss deduction related to the worthlessness of TXU Corp.'s investment in TXU
Europe, the tax benefit of which was estimated to be $983 million (assuming the
deduction is sustained on audit). Due to a number of uncertainties regarding the
proper tax treatment of the worthlessness loss, no portion of the tax benefit
related to TXU Corp.’s 2002 write-off of its investment in TXU Europe was
recognized in income prior to 2004.
In June
2004, the IRS issued a preliminary notice of proposed adjustment proposing to
disallow the 2002 worthlessness deduction and treat the worthlessness as a
capital loss (deductible only against capital gains). In addition, in 2004 TXU
Corp. revised the estimates of capital losses and ordinary deductions expected
from the worthlessness deduction utilization. Accordingly, in 2004 TXU Corp.
recorded a tax benefit of $755 million related to the TXU Europe worthlessness
deduction, which reflects expected utilization of the capital loss deduction
against capital gains realized in 2004 and prior periods. The benefit recognized
also included $220 million for deductions related to the write-off of the
investment in TXU Europe expected to be sustained as ordinary as a result of the
preliminary notice.
Benefits
arising from the resolution of uncertainty regarding utilization of deductions
in the year the TXU Europe investment was written-off or in a prior year have
been reported in discontinued operations. Additional such benefits arising from
subsequent sales of businesses classified as discontinued operations have also
been reported in discontinued operations. Accordingly, of the total $755 million
benefit recognized in 2004, $680 million was reported in discontinued
operations. The remaining $75 million reported in continuing operations relates
to the capital gain arising from the sale of the assets of TXU Fuel, the
historical operations of which have been classified as continuing
operations. Additional
tax benefits may be recognized in the future upon final resolution with the IRS
of all matters related to the TXU Europe worthlessness deduction or
identification of applicable tax planning strategies.
See Note
18 to Financial Statements for discussion of income tax contingencies related to
TXU Europe and other matters.
Litigation
During
the second quarter of 2004, management assessed the progress and status of
matters in litigation, and in anticipation of resolution, an accrual of $100
million ($65 million after-tax) was recorded. In January 2005, TXU Corp. reached
a comprehensive settlement regarding the consolidated amended securities class
action lawsuit initially filed in October 2002. The agreement included a
one-time payment to the class members of $150 million, of which $66 million in
reimbursement from insurance carriers has been agreed upon. As a result, the
previously recorded expense accrual was reduced by $16 million ($10 million
after-tax) in the fourth quarter of 2004. The payment is expected to be made in
the second quarter of 2005, and the amount ultimately paid by TXU Corp. is
expected to be reduced by additional insurance reimbursements. The
settlement is contingent upon final court approval.
Potential
Claims Related to TXU Europe
In
January 2005, TXU Corp. executed a comprehensive agreement resolving potential
claims relating to TXU Europe. Results from discontinued operations in 2004
include an accrual of $220 million ($143 million after-tax) for an expected
payment of that amount under the terms of the agreement. The payment is expected
to be made in the second quarter of 2005. A substantial portion of the payment
may be recovered from insurance carriers. The agreement is contingent upon
creditor approval and the receipt of formal releases.
Rate
Case Settlement
In the
fourth quarter of 2004, TXU Electric Delivery recorded a $21 million ($14
million after-tax) charge for estimated settlement payments. The settlement,
which was finalized February 22, 2005, is the result of a number of
municipalities initiating an inquiry regarding distribution rates. The agreement
avoids any immediate rate actions, but would require TXU Electric Delivery to
file a rate case in 2006, based on a 2005 test year, unless the municipalities
and TXU Electric Delivery mutually agree that such a filing is unnecessary. The
final settlement amounts are being determined; however, TXU Electric Delivery
believes the total will closely approximate the amount accrued.
KEY
CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES
Following
is a discussion of the key challenges facing management and the initiatives
currently underway to manage such challenges:
Competitive
Markets and Customer Retention
In the
Texas market, 2004 was the third full year of retail competitive activity, and
that activity has impacted customer counts and sales volumes. The area
representing TXU Corp.’s historical service territory prior to deregulation,
largely in north Texas, consisted of approximately 3 million electricity
consumers (measured by meter counts) as of year-end 2004. TXU Energy Holdings
currently has approximately 2.3 million customers in that territory and has
acquired approximately 200,000 customers in other competitive areas in Texas.
Total customer counts declined 2.3% in 2004, 4.3% in 2003 and 0.5% in 2002.
Retail sales volumes declined 12% in both 2004 and 2003 and 9% in 2002,
reflecting competitive activity in the business market segment and to a lesser
extent in the residential market, as well as milder summer weather in 2004.
While wholesale sales volumes have increased significantly, gross margins have
been compressed by the loss of higher-margin retail sales volumes. In responding
to the competitive landscape, TXU Corp. is focusing on the following key
initiatives:
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TXU
Corp.’s customer retention strategy remains focused on delivering
world-class customer service and improving the overall customer
experience. In line with this strategy, TXU Corp. continues to implement
several call center and other major initiatives to improve customer
service, including a simplified interactive voice response process, an
enhanced service level program and an upgraded online presence to interact
with customers over the internet. |
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TXU
Corp. has improved out-of-territory margins by reducing both its cost to
serve and cost to acquire customers. Cost-to-serve improvements were
achieved through the Capgemini arrangement, while cost-to-acquire
reductions were achieved by suspending mass-media spending and
prioritizing remaining marketing expenditures to focus on shorter-term
return requirements. TXU Corp. is now focusing on rebalancing the customer
mix towards high-value customers and reducing bad debt expenses.
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Business
initiatives in the small and medium-business segment are focused largely
on more targeted programs to protect the existing highest-value customers
and to recapture customers who have switched. Tactical programs being put
into place include improved customer service, the development of new
product offerings and the establishment of a new direct-sales force for
customers with demand of 200 kilowatts and above.
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While
TXU Energy Holdings is evaluating strategic alternatives for the
large-business segment, it remains focused on driving profitability by
targeting customers with the highest economic potential and delivering
with a low-cost model. Initiatives include a more disciplined contracting
and pricing approach, a comprehensive hedging strategy to better protect
against pricing volatility, improved economic segmentation of the
large-business market to provide for more targeted sales and marketing
efforts and more effective deployment of the direct-sales
force. |
Natural
Gas Price & Market Heat-Rate Exposure
Wholesale
electricity prices in the Texas market generally move with the price of natural
gas because marginal demand is generally met with gas-fired generation plants.
Wholesale electricity prices also move with market heat rates, which are a
measure of the efficiency of the marginal supplier (generally gas plants) in
generating electricity. Market heat rates are currently near historical lows
following the substantial increase in more efficient gas-fired generation
capacity in Texas in the early 2000’s. In contrast, natural gas prices increased
significantly in recent years, but historically the price has fluctuated due to
the effects of weather, changes in industrial demand and supply availability,
and other economic factors.
Consequently,
sales price management and hedging activities are critical to the profitability
of the business. TXU Corp. continues to have price flexibility in the large
business market and in all markets outside of its historical service territory.
With respect to residential and small and medium business customers in the
historical service territory, TXU Corp. must offer regulated price-to-beat rates
until January 1, 2007, but such rates can be adjusted up or down twice a year at
TXU Corp.’s option, subject to approval by the Commission, based on changes in
natural gas prices. Effective January 1, 2004 for the small and medium business
market and January 1, 2005 for the residential market in the historical service
territory, TXU Corp. has had flexibility to offer prices other than the
regulated price-to-beat rate, so long as it continues to also offer the
price-to-beat rate. The challenge in adjusting these rates is determining the
appropriate timing, considering past and projected movements in natural gas
prices, such that margin levels can be sustained while remaining competitive
with other retailers who have price flexibility. In response to rising natural
gas prices, TXU Corp. increased the price-to-beat rates twice in both 2004 and
2003.
One of
TXU Corp.'s cost advantages, particularly in a time of historically high natural
gas prices, is its nuclear-powered and coal/lignite-fired generation assets.
Variable costs of this baseload generation, which provided approximately 50% of
supply volumes in 2004, have in recent history been, and are expected to be,
less than the costs of gas-fired generation. Consequently, maintaining the
efficiency and reliability of the baseload assets is of critical importance in
managing gross margin risk. Completing scheduled maintenance outages at the
nuclear-powered facility on a timely basis, for example, is a critical
management process.
TXU Corp.
is both a producer and a buyer of wholesale electricity. The generation
operations supply power to the wholesale market and the retail business, which
also purchases power in the wholesale market. The combination of these two
businesses provides a partial natural hedge against near-term price volatility
in wholesale electricity and natural gas markets. With this natural hedge and
TXU Corp.’s wholesale market positions, for 2005 TXU Corp.’s portfolio position
is substantially balanced with respect to changes in natural gas prices, given
TXU Corp.’s projections of baseload unit availability and customer churn and
assuming no changes in the price-to-beat rates. The primary sensitivity to
natural gas prices over the near term derives from the price-to-beat structure
for residential and small business customers; higher gas prices could trigger
higher price-to-beat rates and potentially increased profitability, and vice
versa. In the near term, TXU Corp. has more significant exposure to changes in
market heat rates than natural gas prices, in part due to TXU Corp.’s 8,825 MW
of active gas-fired generation capacity in Texas that TXU Corp. currently
dispatches for its own use. TXU Corp. expects that increases in heat rates would
increase the profitability of its overall market position and its gas-fired
generation fleet, and vice versa.
Over the
longer term, TXU Corp.’s exposure to changes in natural gas prices and market
heat rates is expected to increase. The magnitude of this exposure is determined
by several key assumptions including, but not limited to, baseload generation
capacity factors, gas plant availability, the size of the retail business (both
large business and residential), and the levels and stability of margins in the
retail business. In the unlikely case that TXU Corp.’s retail price changes
exactly and immediately mirrored changes in wholesale electricity markets, TXU
Corp. could experience an approximate $245 million reduction in annual pretax
earnings for every $0.50 per million British thermal units reduction in natural
gas prices (approximate 8% change in current price) sustained over a full year.
In the same scenario of retail price linkage to wholesale markets, if natural
gas prices and other nonprice conditions remained unchanged, but ERCOT
electricity prices declined by $5/MWh (approximate 10% change in current price)
for a full year because of declining market heat rates, TXU Corp. could
experience an approximate $320 million reduction in annual pretax
earnings.
TXU
Corp.’s longer term approach to managing this risk focuses on:
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Improving
customer service to increase customer retention;
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Refining
retail pricing strategy to more appropriately reflect the magnitude and
costs of natural gas price risk; |
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Reducing
fixed costs to better withstand gross margin volatility;
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Employing
disciplined hedging and risk management strategies, through physical and
financial energy-related (power and natural gas) contracts to partially
hedge gross margins. |
See
additional discussion of risk measures under “Commodity Price
Risk”.
Cost
Exposure Related to Nuclear Asset Outages
TXU Corp.
is currently undertaking a strategic review of its nuclear assets, comprised of
two electricity generating units at Comanche Peak, each with a capacity of 1,150
MW. The objectives of this strategic review are to evaluate potential means to
reduce the cost exposure associated with outages of these facilities and improve
the long-term availability and certainty of electricity supply for customers.
The nuclear generation facilities represent TXU Corp.’s lowest marginal cost
source of electricity. Assuming both nuclear generating units experienced an
outage, the negative impact to gross margin is estimated to be $2 million per
day. TXU Corp. continues to identify and evaluate various potential initiatives
as part of this review. The review is expected to be completed in 2005, and no
determination has been made as to the likelihood of implementing any of the
initiatives. Also see discussion of nuclear insurance in Note 18 to Financial
Statements.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
TXU
Corp.’s significant accounting policies are detailed in Note 2 to Financial
Statements. TXU Corp. follows accounting principles generally accepted in the
US. In applying these accounting policies in the preparation of TXU Corp.’s
consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and
assumptions about future events that affect the reporting of assets and
liabilities at the balance sheet dates and revenue and expense during the
periods covered. The
following is a summary of certain critical accounting policies of TXU Corp. that
are impacted by judgments and uncertainties and under which different amounts
might be reported using different assumptions or estimation methodologies.
Financial
Instruments and Mark-to-Market Accounting — TXU Corp.
enters into financial instruments, including options, swaps, futures, forwards
and other contractual commitments primarily to manage commodity price and
interest rate risks. In accordance with SFAS 133, the fair values of derivatives
are recognized on the balance sheet and changes in the fair values are
recognized in earnings. This recognition is referred to as “mark-to-market”
accounting. However, if certain criteria are met, TXU Corp. may elect the normal
purchase and sale exception or may designate the derivative as a cash flow or
fair value hedge. As these elections can reduce the volatility in earnings
resulting from fluctuations in fair value, results of operations could be
materially affected by such elections. A cash flow hedge mitigates the risk
associated with variable future cash flows (e.g., a future sale at market
prices), while a fair value hedge mitigates risk associated with fixed future
cash flows (e.g., debt with fixed interest rate payments).
In
accounting for cash flow hedges, derivative assets and liabilities are recorded
on the balance sheet at fair value with an offset in other comprehensive income.
Amounts remain in other comprehensive income, provided the underlying
transactions remain probable of occurring, and are reclassified into earnings as
the underlying transactions occur. Fair value hedges are recorded as derivative
assets or liabilities with an offset to the carrying value of the related asset
or liability. Any ineffectiveness associated with the hedges is recorded in
earnings.
Mark-to-market
accounting recognizes changes in the value of financial instruments as reflected
by market price fluctuations. In the energy market, the availability of quoted
market prices is dependent on the type of commodity (e.g., natural gas,
electricity, etc.), time period specified and location of delivery. In computing
the mark-to-market valuations, each market segment is split into liquid and
illiquid periods. The liquid period varies by region and commodity. Generally,
the liquid period is supported by broker quotes and frequent trading activity.
In illiquid periods, little or no market information may exist, and the fair
value is estimated through market modeling techniques.
For those
periods where quoted market prices are not available, forward price curves are
developed based on the available information or through the use of industry
accepted modeling techniques and practices based on market fundamentals (e.g.,
supply/demand, replacement cost, etc.). TXU Corp. does not recognize net gains
in illiquid periods.
Prior to
October 2002, TXU Corp. accounted for energy-related contracts, whether or not
derivatives under SFAS 133, that were deemed to be entered into for trading
purposes under the guidance from EITF 98-10. See Note 3 to Financial Statements
for discussion of the rescission of EITF 98-10 and the cumulative effect of
changes in accounting principles.
In the
fourth quarter of 2004, TXU Corp. reviewed its approach to evaluating the
economic performance of its large business customer sales operations. TXU Corp.
decided to no longer elect the normal sale exception for fixed price sales
contracts entered into after December 1, 2004, and as part of its risk
management activities, will use hedging transactions to mitigate the risk of
gross margin exposure. Both the sales contracts and the hedging instruments are
now marked-to-market. The day-one gains on the marked sales contracts are
amortized over the lives of the contracts, which average between twelve and
eighteen months. The
effect of marking-to-market the sales contracts in 2004 was a pretax loss of $3
million.
The net
effect of unrealized losses arising from mark-to-market accounting under SFAS
133, including hedge ineffectiveness, totaled $109 million, $100 million
and $113 million of unrealized losses in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The
2003 amount excludes the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles
discussed in Note 3 to Financial Statements.
Revenue
Recognition — TXU
Corp. records revenue from electricity sales and delivery service under the
accrual method. Revenues
are recognized when power or delivery is provided to customers on the basis of
periodic cycle meter readings and include an estimated accrual for the value
provided from the meter reading date to the end of the period. The unbilled
revenue is calculated at the end of the period based on estimated daily
consumption after the meter read date to the end of the period. For retail
electric sales, estimated daily consumption is derived using historical customer
profiles adjusted for weather and other measurable factors affecting
consumption. Calculations of unbilled revenues during certain interim periods
are generally subject to more estimation variability than at year-end because of
seasonal changes in demand. Accrued
unbilled revenues totaled $422 million, $411 million and $441 million at
December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
Realized
and unrealized gains and losses from transacting in energy-related contracts,
principally for the purpose of hedging margins on sales of energy, are reported
as a component of revenues. As discussed above under "Financial Instruments and
Mark-to-Market Accounting" recognition of unrealized gains and losses involves
elections, assumptions and estimates that could have a significant effect on
reported revenues and earnings.
Accounting
for Contingencies —
The
financial results of TXU Corp. may be affected by judgments and estimates
related to loss contingencies. Accruals for loss contingencies are recorded when
management determines that it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a
liability has been incurred and that such economic loss can be reasonably
estimated. Such determinations are subject to interpretations of current facts
and circumstances, forecasts of future events and estimates of the financial
impacts of such events.
A
significant contingency that TXU Corp. accounts for is the loss associated with
uncollectible trade accounts receivable. The determination of such bad debt
expense is based on factors such as historical write-off experience, aging of
accounts receivable balances, changes in operating practices, regulatory
rulings, general economic conditions and customers' behaviors. With the opening
of the Texas electricity market to competition, many historical measures used to
estimate bad debts may be less reliable. The changing environment, including
recent regulatory changes that allow REPs to disconnect nonpaying customers, and
customer churn due to competitor actions has added a level of complexity to the
estimation process. Bad debt expense totaled $90 million, $119 million and $160
million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
In
connection with the opening of the Texas market to competition, the Texas
Legislature established a retail clawback provision intended to incent
affiliated REPs of utilities to actively compete for customers outside their
historical service territories. A retail clawback liability arises unless 40% of
the electricity consumed by residential and small business customers in the
affiliated REP’s historical service territory is supplied by competing REPs
after the first two years of competition. This threshold was reached for small
business customers in 2003, but not for residential customers. The amount of the
liability is equal to the number of such customers retained by TXU Energy
Holdings as of January 1, 2004, less the number of new customers from outside
the historical service territory, multiplied by $90. The credit, which is funded
by TXU Energy Holdings, is applied to delivery fees charged by TXU Electric
Delivery to REPs, including TXU Energy Holdings, over a two-year period
beginning January 1, 2004. In 2002, TXU Energy Holdings recorded a charge to
cost of energy sold and delivery fees of $185 million ($120 million after-tax)
to accrue an estimated retail clawback liability. In 2003, TXU Energy Holdings
reduced the accrual by $12 million ($8 million after-tax), to reflect the
calculation of the estimated liability applicable only to residential customers
in accordance with the Settlement Plan. In 2004, TXU Energy Holdings further
reduced the estimated liability by $12 million ($8 million after-tax) to reflect
revised estimates of customer counts. The balance of the liability at December
31, 2004 was $82 million.
In 2002,
TXU Corp.’s former telecommunications business, then an unconsolidated joint
venture, recorded impairments of long-lived assets and goodwill, which increased
TXU Corp.’s equity in losses of the business by $37 million. Consequently, TXU
Corp. evaluated its potential obligations related to the partnership
arrangement. TXU Corp. determined that it was probable, in light of the decline
in value of the business, that an economic loss had occurred, and accordingly
recorded a charge of $150 million (without tax benefit) in 2002, reported in
other deductions.
Accounting
for Income Taxes - TXU
Corp.’s income tax expense and related balance sheet amounts involve significant
management estimates and judgments. Amounts of deferred income tax assets and
liabilities, as well as current and noncurrent accruals, involve judgments and
estimates of the timing and probability of recognition of income and deductions
by taxing authorities. In assessing the likelihood of realization of deferred
tax assets, management considers estimates of the amount and character of future
taxable income. Actual income taxes could vary from estimated amounts due to the
future impacts of various items, including changes in income tax laws, TXU
Corp.’s financial condition and results of operations in future periods, as well
as final review of filed tax returns by taxing authorities. TXU Corp.’s income
tax returns are regularly subject to examination by applicable tax authorities.
In management’s opinion, an adequate provision has been made for any future
taxes that may be owed as a result of any examination. See Notes 12 and 17 to
Financial Statements for discussion of income tax matters.
ERCOT
Settlements - ERCOT’s
responsibilities include the balancing and settlement of electricity volumes and
related ancillary services among the various participants in the deregulated
Texas market. ERCOT settles balancing energy with market participants through a
load and resource imbalance charge or credit for any differences between actual
and scheduled volumes. Ancillary services and various fees are allocated to
market participants based on each participant’s load.
Initial
settlement information is due from ERCOT within 17 days after the operating day,
final settlement is due from ERCOT within two months and true-up settlements are
due from ERCOT within six months after the operating day. All periods continue
to be subject to a dispute resolution process. During 2003, the ERCOT settlement
process was delayed several times to address operational data management
problems among ERCOT, the transmission and distribution service providers and
the REPs, which arose as a result of new processes and systems associated with
the opening of the market to competition. These operational data management
issues were resolved during 2004.
As a
result of time lags in ERCOT settlements, TXU Energy Holdings’ operating
revenues and costs of energy sold contain estimates for load and resource
imbalance charges or credits with ERCOT and for ancillary services and related
fees that are subject to change and may result in charges or credits impacting
future reported results of operations. The amounts recorded represent the best
estimate of these settlements based on available information. During 2004, TXU
Energy Holdings recorded a net expense of $4 million to adjust amounts
previously recorded for 2003, 2002, and 2001 ERCOT settlements. During 2003, TXU
Energy Holdings recorded a net expense of $20 million to adjust amounts
previously recorded for 2002 and 2001 ERCOT settlements.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets — TXU
Corp. evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever indications of
impairment exist, in accordance with the requirement of SFAS 144. One of those
indications is a current expectation that “more likely than not” a long-lived
asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its
previously estimated useful life. In this circumstance, impairment would be
evaluated based on the current market price of the asset. For TXU Corp.’s
baseload generation assets, another indication would be a significant drop in
natural gas prices. In this circumstance, the impairment test would be based on
future undiscounted cash flow associated with the asset, in accordance with SFAS
144. The determination of the existence of these and other indications of
impairment involves judgments that are subjective in nature and may require the
use of estimates in forecasting future results and cash flows related to an
asset or group of assets. Further, the unique nature of TXU Corp.’s property,
plant and equipment, which includes a fleet of generation assets using different
fuels and individual plants that have varying utilization rates, requires the
use of significant judgments in determining the existence of impairment
indications and grouping assets for impairment testing.
TXU
Corp.’s most significant long-lived asset in terms of carrying value is its
Comanche Peak nuclear generation facility. The net book value of the facility
was $7.5 billion at December 31, 2004. TXU Corp. believes that the net book
value of the facility significantly exceeds the estimated current market value.
However, TXU Corp. estimates that future undiscounted cash flows from the
facility significantly exceed net book value. Significant assumptions used in
this analysis are forward price curves for natural gas and power, market heat
rates (the amount of natural gas required to produce a given amount of power)
and production estimates. A
significant decline in forward price curves for natural gas and/or heat rates
could trigger an evaluation of impairment of the facility. TXU Corp. has
conservatively estimated that a sustained structural decline in natural gas
prices of at least 40% would need to occur before any risk of impairment would
arise, assuming market heat rates remain unchanged.
In 2002,
TXU Corp. recorded an impairment charge of $237 million ($154 million
after-tax), reported in other deductions, for the writedown of two generation
plant construction projects as a result of weaker wholesale electricity market
conditions and reduced planned developmental capital spending. Fair value was
determined based on appraisals of property and equipment.
Depreciation — The
depreciable lives of plant and equipment are based on management’s
estimates/determinations of the assets’ economically useful lives. To the extent
that the actual lives differ from these estimates there would be an impact on
the amount of depreciation charged to the financial statements. As is common in
the industry, TXU Corp. records depreciation expense using composite
depreciation rates that reflect blended estimates of the lives of major asset
components, as compared to depreciation expense calculated on an
asset-by-asset-basis.
Effective
January 1, 2004, the estimates of depreciable lives of lignite-fired generation
facilities were extended an average of nine years to better reflect the useful
lives of the assets, and depreciation rates for the Comanche Peak nuclear
generating plant were decreased as a result of an increase in the estimated
lives of boiler and turbine generator components of the plant by an average of
five years. The net impact of these changes was a reduction in depreciation
expense of $44 million ($29 million after-tax) in 2004.
Effective
April 1, 2003, the estimates of the depreciable lives of the Comanche Peak
nuclear generating plant and several gas generation plants were extended to
better reflect the useful lives of the assets. At the same time, depreciation
rates were increased on lignite and gas generation facilities to reflect
investments in emissions control equipment. The net impact of these changes was
a reduction in depreciation expense of an additional $12 million ($8 million
after-tax) in 2004 and $37 million ($24 million after-tax) in 2003.
The
Comanche Peak nuclear-powered generation units were originally estimated to have
a useful life of 40 years, based on the life of the operating licenses granted
by the NRC. Over the last several years, the NRC has granted 20-year extensions
to the initial 40-year terms for several commercial power reactors. Based on
these extensions and current expectations of industry practice, the useful life
of the Comanche Peak nuclear-powered generation units is now estimated to be 60
years. TXU Energy Holdings expects to file a license extension request in
accordance with timing and other provisions established by the NRC.
TXU Corp.
continues to review estimates of depreciable lives and in 2005 expects to adjust
composite depreciation rates related to the lignite-fired facilities, resulting
in lower future depreciation expense.
Regulatory
Assets and Liabilities — The
financial statements of TXU Electric Delivery reflect regulatory assets and
liabilities under cost-based rate regulation in accordance with SFAS 71. The
assumptions and judgments used by regulatory authorities continue to have an
impact on the recovery of costs, the rate earned on invested capital and the
timing and amount of assets to be recovered by rates. (See discussion in Note 20
to Financial Statements under “Regulatory Assets and Liabilities.”)
Approximately
$1.8 billion in regulatory asset stranded costs arising prior to the 1999
Restructuring Legislation became subject to recovery through issuance of
transition (securitization) bonds in accordance with the Settlement Plan with
the Commission as described in Note 17 to Financial Statements. As a result of
the final approval of the Settlement Plan in January 2003, TXU Corp. recorded an
extraordinary loss of $134 million (net of income tax benefit of $72 million) in
the fourth quarter of 2002 principally to write down this regulatory asset. The
carrying value of the regulatory asset after the write down represented the
projected future cash flows to be recovered from REPs through revenues as a
transition charge to service the principal and estimated interest of the bonds.
An extraordinary gain of $16 million (net of tax of $9 million) was recorded in
2004, representing an increase in the carrying value of TXU Electric Delivery’s
regulatory asset subject to securitization, due to the issuance of the second
and final tranche of the securitization bonds in June 2004. The increase in the
related regulatory asset was due to the effect of higher than estimated interest
rates on the bonds and therefore increased amounts to be recovered from REPs
through revenues as a transition charge to service the bonds. The balance of the
regulatory asset was $1.6 billion at December 31, 2004.
Retirement
Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
— TXU
Corp. offers pension benefits through either a defined benefit pension plan or a
cash balance plan and also offers certain health care and life insurance
benefits to eligible employees and their eligible dependents upon the retirement
of such employees from TXU Corp. Reported costs of providing noncontributory
defined pension benefits and other postretirement benefits are dependent upon
numerous factors, assumptions and estimates.
These
costs are impacted by actual employee demographics (including age, compensation
levels and employment periods), the level of contributions made to retiree plans
and earnings on plan assets. TXU Corp.’s retiree plan assets are primarily made
up of equity and fixed income investments. Changes made to the provisions of the
plans may also impact current and future benefit costs. Fluctuations in actual
equity market returns as well as changes in general interest rates may result in
increased or decreased benefit costs in future periods. Benefit costs may also
be significantly affected by changes in key actuarial assumptions, including
anticipated rates of return on plan assets and the discount rates used in
determining the projected benefit obligation.
In
accordance with accounting rules, changes in benefit obligations associated with
these factors may not be immediately recognized as costs on the income
statement, but are recognized in future years over the remaining average service
period of plan participants. As such, significant portions of benefit costs
recorded in any period may not reflect the actual level of cash benefits
provided to plan participants. TXU Corp. recorded pension costs and other
postretirement benefit costs as summarized in the following table:
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
Pension
costs under SFAS 87 (a) |
|
$ |
58 |
|
$ |
45 |
|
$ |
6 |
|
Other
postretirement benefit costs under SFAS 106 (a) |
|
|
80 |
|
|
100 |
|
|
84 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
138 |
|
$ |
145 |
|
$ |
90 |
|
________________
(a) Includes
amounts capitalized as part of construction projects.
Additional
data regarding pension and other postretirement benefit plans:
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During
2004, the discount rate assumption for the pension and other
postretirement benefit plans was revised as a result of remeasurements
required by the Capgemini and TXU Gas transactions and changing interest
rates. For the first half of 2004, the discount rate was 6.25%. The rate
used for the third quarter was 6.5%, and the rate used in the fourth
quarter was 6.0%. The discount rate for 2005 is expected to be 6.0%.
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During
2004, the expected rate of return remained at 8.5% for the pension plan
assets and 8.01% for the other postretirement benefit plan. The rate of
return for 2005 is expected to be 8.75% for the pension plan and 8.66% for
the other postretirement benefit plan. |
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The
decline in other postretirement benefit costs of $20 million to $80
million in 2004 was due primarily to the effect of the Medicare
Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 enacted in
December 2003. |
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Pension
and other postretirement benefit costs are expected to decrease $23
million to $115 million in 2005 due primarily to fewer active employees
following the 2004 Capgemini and divesture
transactions. |
|
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Funding
of pension and other postretirement benefit plans is expected to decrease
by $28 million to $75 million in 2005. |
|
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A
total curtailment charge of $5 million is included in pension and other
postretirement benefit costs in 2004 due to the effects of the Capgemini
outsourcing and TXU Gas transactions. |
Sensitivity
of total pension and other postretirement benefit costs to changes in key
assumptions:
Assumption |
|
Increase/(Decrease)
in Costs |
|
Discount
rate - 1% increase |
|
$ |
(24 |
) |
Discount
rate - 1% decrease |
|
$ |
36 |
|
Expected
return on assets - 1% increase |
|
$ |
(14 |
) |
Expected
return on assets - 1% decrease |
|
$ |
14 |
|
See Note
14 to Financial Statements for additional information on pension and other
postretirement benefit plans.
Stock-based
compensation - TXU Corp.
grants awards of restricted stock and performance units paid in stock under its
Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan (LTIP). The awards ultimately distributed
are based on the performance of TXU Corp. stock versus peer company stock
performance over a future period (generally three years) and the number of
shares ultimately awarded varies depending upon that relative performance. TXU
Corp. early adopted SFAS 123R in the fourth quarter of 2004, which provides for
the recognition of expense related to LTIP awards based on the grant-date fair
value of those awards. Under the previous accounting rule (APB 25), expense
recognition was based on the current estimate of shares expected to be awarded
and the current market value of shares; consequently, recorded LTIP expense was
subject to significant volatility. LTIP expense recorded in 2004 under SFAS 123R
and reported in SG&A expenses totaled $56 million. See Note 12 to Financial
Statements for additional information.
The
determination of fair value of LTIP awards at grant date is based on valuation
techniques involving a number of assumptions. The more significant assumptions
and the related sensitivities are as follows:
|
Range |
Increase/(Decrease)
in
LTIP expense |
Assumption |
Low |
Base |
High |
Low |
High |
Expected
number of shares distributable per award |
.7
shares |
.8
shares |
.9
shares |
$2 |
$(3) |
Discount
for risk during vesting period |
13% |
15% |
17% |
$1 |
$(1) |
Discount
for liquidation restrictions |
24% |
30% |
36% |
$5 |
$(5) |
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The
results of operations and the related management’s discussion of those results
for all periods presented reflect the discontinuance of certain operations (see
Note 4 to Financial Statements regarding discontinued operations).
Accounting
Changes
─ TXU Corp.
grants awards of restricted stock and performance units payable in stock to
management employees. During 2004, TXU Corp. reviewed a number of alternatives
with respect to its management incentive compensation programs, including
potential changes to levels and criteria of awards under the stock-based
program. The review is ongoing and changes are likely for the 2005 awards. In
December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 123R, which addresses accounting for
stock-based compensation. TXU Corp. elected to early adopt this new standard
because its application better reflects the underlying economic cost of the
awards. TXU Corp. adopted the standard effective with results for the fourth
quarter of 2004 in accordance with the “modified retrospective” transition rules
of the standard. The adoption resulted in the recognition of a cumulative effect
of change in accounting principle of a $10 million after-tax credit. See Note 12
to Financial Statements for additional discussion. Assuming TXU Corp. had taken
no other actions to reduce the expense for the 2004 year, TXU Corp. would have
recorded an additional $102 million ($66 million after-tax) of expense under the
previous accounting rules (APB 25) as compared to the expense under SFAS 123R.
In
October 2002, the EITF, through EITF 02-3, rescinded EITF 98-10, which required
mark-to-market accounting for all trading activities. Pursuant to this
rescission, only financial instruments that are derivatives under SFAS 133 are
subject to mark-to-market accounting. Effective January 1, 2003, non-derivative
energy contracts were required to be accounted for on a settlement basis. SFAS
143, regarding asset retirement obligations, became effective on January 1,
2003. As a result of the implementation of these two accounting standards, in
2003 TXU Corp. recorded a cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles
of a net $58 million after-tax charge. See Note 3 to Financial Statements for
additional discussion.
Also see
Note 2 to Financial Statements for discussion of other changes in accounting
standards.
TXU
Corp. Consolidated
2004
compared to 2003
Reference
is made to comparisons of results by business segment following the discussion
of consolidated results. The business segment comparisons provide additional
detail and quantification of items affecting financial results.
TXU
Corp.’s operating revenues increased $708 million, or 8%, to $9.3 billion in
2004. Operating revenues in the TXU Energy Holdings segment rose $509 million,
or 6%, to $8.5 billion reflecting higher retail and wholesale pricing, partially
offset by the effect of a mix shift to lower-price wholesale sales. Retail
volumes declined 12% due to competitive activity and milder weather primarily in
the summer. Operating revenues in the TXU Electric Delivery segment increased
$139 million, or 7%, to $2.2 billion reflecting $87 million in transition
charges associated with securitization bonds issued in August 2003 and June 2004
as well as higher transmission and distribution fees (tariffs). Consolidated
revenue growth also reflected a $60 million reduction in the intercompany sales
elimination, primarily reflecting lower sales by TXU Electric Delivery to TXU
Energy Holdings as sales to nonaffiliated REPs increased.
Gross
Margin
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
%
of Revenue |
|
2003 |
|
%
of Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
9,308 |
|
|
100 |
% |
$ |
8,600 |
|
|
100 |
% |
Costs
and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of energy sold, including delivery fees |
|
|
3,847 |
|
|
41 |
% |
|
3,640 |
|
|
42 |
% |
Operating costs |
|
|
1,429 |
|
|
15 |
% |
|
1,389 |
|
|
16 |
% |
Depreciation
and amortization |
|
|
709 |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
654 |
|
|
8 |
% |
Gross
margin |
|
$ |
3,323 |
|
|
36 |
% |
$ |
2,917 |
|
|
34 |
% |
Gross
margin is considered a key operating metric as it measures the effect of changes
in sales volumes and pricing versus the variable and fixed costs of energy sold,
whether generated or purchased, as well as the variable and fixed costs to
deliver energy.
Gross
margin increased $406 million, or 14%, to $3.3 billion in 2004. The TXU Energy
Holdings segment’s gross margin increased $383 million, or 21%, to $2.2 billion.
Higher gross margin reflected initiatives taken to respond to higher natural gas
prices, including retail pricing actions and more cost effective sourcing of
power. The gross margin increase reflected higher retail and wholesale prices
partially offset by the effect of lower retail volumes and lower results from
hedging and risk management activities. The average cost per MWh of power
produced and purchased was about even with 2003 as higher purchased power costs
due to rising natural gas prices were largely offset by lower cost of power
produced due to reduced utilization of high heat rate gas-fired generation and
higher lignite and nuclear facility output. The TXU Electric Delivery segment’s
gross margin increased $17 million, or 2%, to $1.1 billion reflecting an
increase in transmission-related tariffs, partially offset by the effect of
milder weather primarily in the summer and an increase in operating
costs.
Operating
costs increased $40 million, or 3%, to $1.4 billion in 2004, driven by $25
million in incremental costs primarily associated with a planned outage for
refueling at the nuclear generation facility and a $12 million increase in
third-party transmission costs.
Depreciation
and amortization (including amounts shown in the gross margin table above) rose
$36 million, or 5%, to $760 million in 2004. This increase reflected $87 million
in higher regulatory asset amortization arising from issuances of TXU Electric
Delivery securitization bonds in August 2003 and June 2004, normal additions and
replacements of equipment and the effect of higher asset retirement obligations
due to new mining activity. These increases were partially offset by a $56
million impact of lower depreciation related to TXU Energy Holdings’ generation
fleet, due primarily to extensions of estimated depreciable lives to better
reflect useful lives (see Note 2 to Financial Statements) and a decrease in
amortization due to a reduction in the carrying values of software assets in
connection with the Capgemini outsourcing transaction.
SG&A
expense increased $184 million, or 20%, to $1.1 billion in 2004. The increase
reflected $112 million in higher incentive compensation expense due to the
improved performance of the business and achievement of certain targets related
to trading activities, $54 million in consulting and professional fees incurred
in the formulation and execution of strategic initiatives and $52 million in
compensation expense under Mr. Wilder’s employment agreement, due largely to the
increase in TXU Corp.’s stock price, partially offset by $29 million in lower
bad debt expense and $4 million in reduced marketing expenses.
Other
income increased $90 million to $148 million in 2004. Other income in 2004
included the remaining $58 million of previously deferred gain on the 2002 sale
of two generation plants recognized as the result of the termination late in the
fourth quarter of 2004 of an existing power purchase and tolling agreement
discussed above under “Business Restructuring and Other Actions”, a $19 million
gain on sale of undeveloped land and $16 million of amortization of a gain on
the June 2004 sale of TXU Fuel. Other income in both 2004 and 2003 included $30
million in amortization of the gain on the 2002 sale of two generation plants.
The 2003 period also included a $9 million gain on the sale of contracts related
to retail gas activities outside of Texas.
Other
deductions totaled $1.172 billion in 2004 and $42 million in 2003. The 2004
amount reflected the initiatives discussed above under “Business Restructuring
and Other Actions” and included $416 million in debt extinguishment losses, $180
million in lease-related charges primarily related to generation and mining
assets taken, or to be taken, out of service, $132 million in employee severance
charges, $109 million in software write-offs, $101 million in termination costs
for an existing power purchase and tolling agreement, $84 million in accruals
for the resolution of outstanding litigation, and $79 million in spare parts
inventory writedowns. The 2003 period includes $17 million of equity losses of
Pinnacle prior to its consolidation in March 2003 and several individually
insignificant items.
Interest
expense and related charges decreased $89 million, or 11%, to $695 million in
2004, primarily reflecting an $82 million decrease due to lower average interest
rates and a $7 million decrease due to lower average borrowings.
The
effective income tax rate on income from continuing operations before
extraordinary gain and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles was
34.1% in 2004 and 30.8% in 2003. The increase was driven by several factors,
including the non-deductibility of certain executive compensation and the
limited deductibility of expenses recorded in connection with the repurchase of
convertible and equity-linked debt securities, partially offset by the $75
million tax benefit arising from the recognition of tax benefits related to the
2002 write-off of the investment in TXU Europe and the ongoing benefits of
lignite depletion and investment tax credit amortization on a lower income base.
Income
from continuing operations before extraordinary gain and cumulative effect of
changes in accounting principles (an after-tax measure) decreased $485 million
to $81 million in 2004. This performance reflected a decrease of $89 million in
the TXU Energy Holdings segment. Results in the TXU Energy Holdings segment
reflected several unusual charges reported in other deductions and discussed
above, partially offset by higher gross margin. Earnings in the TXU Electric
Delivery segment declined $3 million reflecting $13 million after-tax of
severance costs and $14 million after-tax for a rate case settlement, partially
offset by higher transmission-related revenues. Corporate and other expenses
increased $393 million, primarily reflecting (all amounts after-tax):
· debt
extinguishment losses of $382 million
· litigation
accrual of $56 million
· nonrecurring
executive compensation expenses of $52 million
· consulting
fees of $35 million
· other
items totaling $25 million (primarily stock-based compensation and severance
costs)
partially
offset by:
· recognition
of a $75 million tax benefit associated with TXU Europe as a result of a capital
gain generated by the sale of TXU Fuel
· the
effect of $11 million in equity losses in 2003 related to the telecommunications
business, then a joint venture, and
· lower net
external and affiliate interest expense (net of interest income) of $64 million
due to financing-related activity, including interest income of $29 million on
TXU Energy Holdings’ exchangeable preferred membership interests acquired by TXU
Corp.
Net
pension and postretirement benefit costs reduced income from continuing
operations by $67 million after-tax in 2004 and $69 million after-tax in 2003.
Income
from discontinued operations (an after-tax measure) totaled $378 million in 2004
and $74 million in 2003 and included the following:
· Income
from the TXU Australia business, which was sold in July 2004, totaled $177
million in 2004 and $121 million in 2003. TXU Australia’s results in 2004
included an after-tax gain on sale of $241 million and a deferred tax charge of
$112 million to recognize a deferred tax liability for the excess of TXU Corp.’s
carrying value of the TXU Australia investment over the related tax
basis.
· Results
of the TXU Gas business totaled a loss of $282 million in 2004 and income of $54
million in 2003. TXU Gas’ results in 2004 included charges related to the sale
of the business of $193 million after-tax. Results in 2004 included a loss of
$99 million after-tax related to regulatory disallowances arising from a
system-wide distribution rate case ruling, an income tax charge of $17 million
due to an IRS ruling related to a prior year disputed deduction.
· In
January of 2005, TXU Corp. executed a comprehensive agreement resolving
potential claims relating to TXU Europe. Results from discontinued operations in
2004 include an after-tax charge of $143 million for an expected payment of that
amount under the terms of the agreement. A substantial portion of the payment
may be recovered from insurance carriers. The agreement is contingent upon
creditor approval and the receipt of formal releases.
· Discontinued
operations results in 2004 also reflected the recognition of $680 million in tax
benefits associated with the 2002 write-off of the investment in TXU Europe. The
tax benefit was based on a preliminary notice received from the IRS in June 2004
and primarily reflected the utilization of the worthlessness deduction against
capital gains arising from the TXU Gas transaction and the sales of TXU
Australia and TXU Communications as well as transactions completed in prior
years.
· Finally,
discontinued operations results in 2004 included a $17 million after-tax
impairment charge arising from a June 2004 decision to sell the Pedricktown, New
Jersey generation facility and discontinue related operations, and a $6 million
after-tax charge to settle a contract dispute related to the strategic retail
services business discontinued in 2003.
Additional
discussion of the above items and a detailed analysis of discontinued operations
results are presented in Note 4 to Financial Statements.
An
extraordinary gain of $16 million (net of tax of $9 million) in 2004 represents
an increase in the carrying value of TXU Electric Delivery’s regulatory asset
subject to securitization. The second and final tranche of the securitization
bonds was issued in June 2004. The increase in the related regulatory asset is
due to the effect of higher interest rates than previously estimated on the
bonds and therefore increased amounts to be recovered from REPs through revenues
as a transition charge to service the bonds.
Cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles, representing after-tax income of $10
million in 2004 and an after-tax charge of $58 million in 2003, reflect the
adoption of SFAS 123R in 2004 and the impact on commodity contract
mark-to-market accounting from rescission of EITF 98-10 and the recording of
asset retirement obligations under SFAS 143 in 2003. (See Note 3 to Financial
Statements.)
Diluted
results per share of common stock were a net loss of $1.29 in 2004 compared to
net income of $1.62 in 2003. Basic average common shares outstanding decreased
by 7% to 300 million shares reflecting the repurchase of 20 million shares in an
accelerated repurchase plan in June 2004 and the repurchase of 52.5 million
shares in an accelerated repurchase plan in November 2004. Diluted average
common shares decreased by 21% to 300 million shares reflecting the accelerated
repurchase plan transactions mentioned above and the exclusion of the dilutive
impacts of 57 million shares issuable under the exchangeable preferred
membership interests. For 2004, results per diluted share of common stock
equaled results per basic share because of antidilution accounting rules.
Results in 2004 were unfavorably impacted by a $2.83 per share effect from TXU
Corp.’s repurchase of TXU Energy Holdings’ exchangeable preferred membership
interests in April 2004. The amounts paid in excess of the carrying value of
these instruments, net of an associated income tax benefit, totaled $849
million. This premium was charged to additional paid-in capital and treated in a
manner similar to preference share dividends in computing earnings per share.
TXU
Corp. Consolidated
2003
compared to 2002
TXU
Corp.’s operating revenues increased $506 million, or 6%, to $8.6 billion in
2003. Revenues in the TXU Electric Delivery segment rose by $93 million, or 5%,
to $2.1 billion driven by increased electricity transmission and distribution
tariffs and higher transition charges related to the issuance of securitization
bonds. Operating revenues rose $308 million, or 4%, to $8.0 billion in the TXU
Energy Holdings segment reflecting higher retail and wholesale pricing,
partially offset by the effect of a mix shift to lower-price wholesale sales and
lower sales volumes. Consolidated revenue growth also reflected a $105 million
reduction in the intercompany sales elimination, primarily reflecting lower
sales by TXU Electric Delivery to TXU Energy Holdings as sales to nonaffiliated
REPs increased.
Gross
Margin
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2003 |
|
%
of Revenue |
|
2002 |
|
%
of
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
8,600 |
|
|
100 |
% |
$ |
8,094 |
|
|
100 |
% |
Costs
and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of energy sold and delivery fees |
|
|
3,640 |
|
|
42 |
% |
|
3,199 |
|
|
39 |
% |
Operating costs |
|
|
1,389 |
|
|
16 |
% |
|
1,354 |
|
|
17 |
% |
Depreciation
and amortization |
|
|
654 |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
663 |
|
|
8 |
% |
Gross
margin |
|
$ |
2,917 |
|
|
34 |
% |
$ |
2,878 |
|
|
36 |
% |
The
depreciation and amortization expense included in gross margin excludes $70
million of such expense for each of the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002
related to assets that are not directly used in the generation and delivery of
energy.
Gross
margin increased $39 million, or 1%, to $2.9 billion in 2003. The TXU Electric
Delivery segment’s gross margin increased $29 million, or 3%, to $1.1 billion
reflecting higher electricity delivery rates. The TXU Energy Holdings segment’s
gross margin increased $15 million, or 1%, to $1.8 billion. The gross margin
comparison was favorably impacted by $197 million due to regulatory-related
retail clawback accrual adjustments (a $185 million charge in 2002 and a $12
million credit in 2003). The balance of the TXU Energy Holdings segment’s gross
margin change reflected a 12% decline in retail sales volumes, partially offset
by lower depreciation expense as described immediately below.
Depreciation
and amortization (including amounts shown in the gross margin table above)
decreased $9 million, or 1%, to $724 million in 2003, reflecting a $37 million
impact of lower depreciation related to TXU Energy Holdings’ generation fleet
due primarily to an extension of the estimated depreciable life of the nuclear
generation facility to better reflect its useful life, largely off set by
investments in delivery facilities to support growth and normal replacements of
equipment and the start of amortization of regulatory assets associated with
securitization bonds issued in 2003.
SG&A
expense decreased $139 million, or 13%, to $907 million in 2003. This decrease
was driven by the TXU Energy Holdings segment and reflected lower staffing and
related administrative expenses arising from cost reduction and productivity
enhancing initiatives and a focus on activities in the Texas market.
Franchise
and revenue-based taxes decreased $38 million, or 9%, to $390 million in 2003,
due primarily to lower retail revenues on which gross receipts taxes are based.
Other
income increased $17 million to $58 million in 2003. Net gains on sales of
businesses and properties totaled $46 million in 2003 and $32 million in 2002.
See Note 20 to Financial Statements under Other
Income and Deductions for
additional detail.
Other
deductions decreased $491 million to $42 million in 2003. The 2002 period
includes a $237 million ($154 million after-tax) writedown of an investment in
generation plant construction projects and $187 million ($174 million after-tax)
in charges related to the telecommunications business, then an unconsolidated
joint venture (Pinnacle). The charges related to Pinnacle include $37 million
($24 million after-tax) for TXU Corp.’s share of the joint venture’s impairments
of long-lived assets and goodwill and a $150 million charge (without tax
benefit) to record TXU Corp.’s obligations under the partnership agreement
arising from the decline in value of the business. Ongoing equity losses
(excluding impairment charges in 2002) related to Pinnacle, also reported in
other deductions, were $17 million in 2003 and $67 million in 2002. The decline
primarily reflected the consolidation of the business effective March 2003. (See
Notes 4 and 20 to Financial Statements.) Other deductions in 2002 included $27
million ($18 million after-tax) in losses on retirement of debt. See Note 20 to
Financial Statements under Other
Income and Deductions for
additional detail.
Interest
income rose $3 million, or 9%, to $36 million in 2003. The increase primarily
reflected interest income on higher cash balances due to actions taken in late
2002 to ensure ample liquidity, as well as interest received on restricted cash
balances held as collateral for a credit facility.
Interest
expense and related charges increased $91 million, or 13%, to $784 million in
2003, reflecting an $81 million increase due to higher average interest rates
resulting in part from the replacement of short-term borrowings with higher rate
long-term debt, a $4 million increase due to higher average borrowings and a $8
million increase due to the full-year effect of the amortization of the discount
on the TXU Energy Holdings exchangeable subordinated notes issued in 2002. (The
notes were subsequently exchanged by TXU Energy Holdings for exchangeable
preferred membership interests.)
The
effective income tax rate on income from continuing operations before
extraordinary loss and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles was
30.8% in 2003 and 42.3% in 2002. The decrease reflected the absence of tax
benefit on a portion of the 2002 charge related to the Pinnacle joint venture,
partially offset by the effect of comparable tax benefit amounts of depletion
allowances and amortization of investment tax credits on a higher income base in
2003. (See Note 13 to Financial Statements for an analysis of the effective tax
rate.)
Income
from continuing operations before extraordinary loss and cumulative effect of
changes in accounting principles (an after-tax measure) increased $461 million
to $566 million in 2003. This performance reflected an increase of $175 million,
or 54%, to $497 million in the TXU Energy Holdings segment, reflecting
impairment charges in 2002 related to generation plant construction projects
($154 million) and accrual of the retail clawback credit ($120 million). Lower
gross margin and higher interest expense was partially offset by reduced
SG&A expenses. Earnings in the TXU Electric Delivery segment increased $13
million, or 5%, to $258 million driven by higher revenues, partially offset by
higher operating expenses and interest expense. Corporate and other expenses
declined $282 million, reflecting a charge in 2002 of $174 million related to
the Pinnacle joint venture and $50 million in lower ongoing equity losses
related to Pinnacle; the balance of the decrease reflected lower interest
expense on lower debt levels and the effect of an $18 million loss on retirement
of debt in 2002. Net pension and postretirement benefit costs reduced income
from continuing operations by $69 million in 2003 and $42 million in 2002.
Results
from discontinued operations totaled income of $74 million in 2003, primarily
reflecting operating results of the TXU Australia, TXU Gas, telecommunications
and strategic retail services businesses, and a loss of $4.2 billion in 2002,
primarily reflecting the write-off of the investment in the TXU Europe business.
(See Note 4 to Financial Statements.)
An
extraordinary loss of $134 million (net of income tax benefit of $72 million) in
2002 principally represents the writedown of the regulatory assets subject to
recovery through the issuance of securitization bonds. (See Note 5 to Financial
Statements.)
A
cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, representing an after-tax
charge of $58 million in 2003, reflects the impact on commodity contract
mark-to-market accounting from rescission of EITF 98-10 and the recording of
asset retirement obligations under SFAS 143. (See Note 3 to Financial
Statements.)
Diluted
earnings per share available to common shareholders from continuing operations
before extraordinary loss and cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles increased $1.26 to $1.63 per share in 2003. Basic average common
shares outstanding increased 16% to 322 million reflecting new issuances of 35
million shares in December 2002 and 11.8 million shares in June 2002. An
additional 8.4 million shares were issued in August 2002 related to
equity-linked debt securities originally issued in 1998. A total of 57 million
dilutive shares relate to the $750 million exchangeable preferred membership
interests originally issued as subordinated notes in November 2002. For the
diluted earnings per share calculation, $53 million in after-tax distributions
and discount amortization related to these securities is added back to net
income.
Energy-Related
Commodity Contracts and Mark-to-Market Activities
The table
below summarizes the changes in commodity
contract assets and liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and
2002. The net changes in these assets and liabilities, excluding “cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle” and “other activity” as described
below, represent the net effect of recording unrealized gains/(losses) under
mark-to-market accounting for positions in the commodity contract portfolio.
These positions consist largely of economic hedge transactions, with speculative
trading representing a small fraction of the activity.
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
of net commodity contract assets at beginning of year |
|
$ |
108 |
|
$ |
316 |
|
$ |
371 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle (1) |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlements
of positions included in the opening balance (2) |
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
(145 |
) |
|
(225 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
mark-to-market valuations of positions held at end of period (3)
|
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
9 |
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
activity (4) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
of net commodity contract assets at end of year |
|
$ |
23 |
|
$ |
108 |
|
$ |
316 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
__________________________
|
(1) |
Represents a portion of the pre-tax cumulative
effect of the rescission of EITF 98-10 (see Note 3 to Financial
Statements). |
|
(2) |
Represents unrealized mark-to-market valuations of
these positions recognized in earnings as of the beginning of the
period. |
|
(3) |
There were no significant changes in fair value
attributable to changes in valuation techniques. Includes $14 million in
|
|
|
origination gains recognized in 2002 related to nonderivative
wholesale contracts. |
|
(4) |
Includes
initial values of positions involving the receipt or payment of cash or
other consideration, such as option |
|
|
premiums, the amortization of such values and
reflects the exit of certain retail gas activities in 2003. Also reflects
$71 |
|
|
million
of contract-related liabilities to Enron Corporation reclassified to other
current liabilities in 2002. These
activities |
|
|
have
no effect on unrealized mark-to-market
valuations. |
The
decline in net commodity contract assets over the last three years reflects an
accounting rule change issued in 2003 that limited mark-to-market accounting to
agreements that met the definition of a derivative. Certain energy contracts
previously marked-to-market were not derivatives (see Note 3 to Financial
Statements). The decline also reflected reduced trading activities following the
sale of retail gas operations outside of Texas in 2003 and the appropriate use
of normal and cash flow hedge designations in the remaining contract portfolio.
In
addition to the net effect of recording unrealized mark-to-market gains and
losses that are reflected in changes in commodity contract assets and
liabilities, similar effects arise in the recording of unrealized
ineffectiveness mark-to-market gains and losses associated with
commodity-related cash flow hedges. These effects are reflected in the balance
sheet as changes in cash flow hedge and other derivative assets and liabilities.
The total net effect of recording unrealized gains and losses under
mark-to-market accounting is summarized as follows (excludes cumulative effect
of change in accounting principle):
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
gains/(losses) in mark-to-market commodity contract portfolio |
|
$ |
(90 |
) |
$ |
(136 |
) |
$ |
(72 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ineffectiveness
gains/(losses) related to cash flow hedges |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
36 |
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
unrealized gains/(losses) associated with energy-related |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
commodity
contracts |
|
$ |
(109 |
) |
$ |
(100 |
) |
$ |
(113 |
) |
These
amounts are included in the “hedging and risk management activities” component
of revenues as presented in the TXU Energy Holdings segment data.
As a
result of guidance provided in EITF 02-3, TXU Corp. has not recognized
origination gains on energy contracts in 2003 or 2004. TXU Corp. recognized
origination gains on retail sales contracts of $40 million in 2002. Because of
the short-term nature of these contracts, a portion of these gains would have
been recognized on a settlement basis in the year the origination gain was
recorded.
Maturity
Table — Of the
net commodity contract asset balance above at December 31, 2004, the amount
representing unrealized mark-to-market net gains that have been recognized in
current and prior years’ earnings is $31 million. The offsetting net liability
of $8 million included in the December 31, 2004 balance sheet is comprised
principally of amounts representing current and prior years’ net receipts of
cash or other consideration, including option premiums, associated with contract
positions, net of any amortization. The following table presents the unrealized
mark-to-market balance at December 31, 2004, scheduled by contractual settlement
dates of the underlying positions.
|
|
Maturity
dates of unrealized net mark-to-market balances at December 31,
2004 |
|
Source
of fair value |
|
Maturity
less
than
1
year |
|
Maturity
of
1-3
years |
|
Maturity
of
4-5
years |
|
Maturity
in
Excess
of
5
years |
|
Total |
|
Prices
actively quoted |
|
$ |
59 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
59 |
|
Prices
provided by other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
external
sources |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
8 |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
(33 |
) |
Prices
based on models |
|
|
5 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
5 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
64 |
|
$ |
(38 |
) |
$ |
8 |
|
$ |
(3 |
) |
$ |
31 |
|
Percentage
of total fair value |
|
|
207 |
% |
|
(123 |
)% |
|
26 |
% |
|
(10 |
)% |
|
100 |
% |
As the
above table indicates, 84% of the unrealized mark-to-market valuations at
December 31, 2004 mature within three years. This is reflective of the terms of
the positions and the methodologies employed in valuing positions for periods
where there is less market liquidity and visibility. The “prices actively
quoted” category reflects only exchange traded contracts with active quotes
available. The “prices provided by other external sources” category represents
forward commodity positions at locations for which over-the-counter broker
quotes are available. Over-the-counter quotes for power and natural gas
generally extend through 2005 and 2010, respectively. The “prices based on
models” category contains the value of all non-exchange traded options, valued
using industry accepted option pricing models. In addition, this category
contains other contractual arrangements which may have both forward and option
components. In many instances, these contracts can be broken down into their
component parts and modeled as simple forwards and options based on prices
actively quoted. As the modeled value is ultimately the result of a combination
of prices from two or more different instruments, it has been included in this
category.
TXU
Energy Holdings
Financial
Results
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
8,495 |
|
$ |
7,986 |
|
$ |
7,678 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of energy sold and delivery fees |
|
|
5,265 |
|
|
5,117 |
|
|
4,771 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
costs |
|
|
704 |
|
|
685 |
|
|
698 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization |
|
|
350 |
|
|
407 |
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling,
general and administrative expenses |
|
|
667 |
|
|
636 |
|
|
774 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Franchise
and revenue-based taxes |
|
|
117 |
|
|
124 |
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income |
|
|
(110 |
) |
|
(48 |
) |
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
610 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
254 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
(8 |
) |
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense and other charges |
|
|
353 |
|
|
323 |
|
|
215 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
costs and expenses |
|
|
7,925 |
|
|
7,258 |
|
|
7,239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before income taxes and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles |
|
|
570 |
|
|
728 |
|
|
439 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax expense |
|
|
162 |
|
|
231 |
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before cumulative effect |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
changes in accounting principles |
|
$ |
408 |
|
$ |
497 |
|
$ |
322 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TXU
Energy Holdings
Sales
Volume and Customer Count Data
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
volumes: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail
electricity sales volumes (GWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
service territory (a): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential |
|
|
30,897 |
|
|
34,082 |
|
|
36,967 |
|
Small
business (b) |
|
|
10,476 |
|
|
12,673 |
|
|
15,480 |
|
Total
historical service territory |
|
|
41,373 |
|
|
46,755 |
|
|
52,447 |
|
Other
territories (a): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential |
|
|
3,089 |
|
|
1,899 |
|
|
725 |
|
Small
business (b) |
|
|
363 |
|
|
313 |
|
|
427 |
|
Total
other territories |
|
|
3,452 |
|
|
2,212 |
|
|
1,152 |
|
Large
business and other customers |
|
|
25,466 |
|
|
30,955 |
|
|
36,982 |
|
Total
retail electricity |
|
|
70,291 |
|
|
79,922 |
|
|
90,581 |
|
Wholesale
electricity sales volumes |
|
|
48,309 |
|
|
36,809 |
|
|
29,353 |
|
Total
retail and wholesale electricity sales volumes |
|
|
118,600 |
|
|
116,731 |
|
|
119,934 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
volume (kWh) per retail customer (c): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential |
|
|
15,619 |
|
|
15,959 |
|
|
16,272 |
|
Small
business |
|
|
34,095 |
|
|
39,728 |
|
|
47,235 |
|
Large
business and other customers |
|
|
351,542 |
|
|
421,203 |
|
|
450,674 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weather
(service territory average) - percent of normal
(d): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent
of normal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cooling
degree days |
|
|
89.9 |
% |
|
95.7 |
% |
|
99.8 |
% |
Heating
degree days |
|
|
89.2 |
% |
|
98.1 |
% |
|
102.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer
counts: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail
electricity customers (end of period and in thousands)
(e): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
service territory (a): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential |
|
|
1,951 |
|
|
2,059 |
|
|
2,204 |
|
Small
business (b) |
|
|
309 |
|
|
316 |
|
|
328 |
|
Total
historical service territory |
|
|
2,260 |
|
|
2,375 |
|
|
2,532 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
territories (a): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential |
|
|
194 |
|
|
148 |
|
|
98 |
|
Small
business (b) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
5 |
|
Total
other territories |
|
|
200 |
|
|
153 |
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Large
business and other customers |
|
|
76 |
|
|
69 |
|
|
78 |
|
Total
retail electricity customers |
|
|
2,536 |
|
|
2,597 |
|
|
2,713 |
|
|
(a) |
Historical
service and other territory data for 2003 and 2002 are best estimates.
|
|
(b) |
Customers
with demand of less than 1 MW annually. |
|
(c) |
Calculated
using average number of customers for period.
|
|
(d) |
Weather
data is obtained from Weatherbank, Inc., an independent company that
collects and archives weather data from reporting stations of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (a federal agency under the US
Department of Commerce). |
|
(e) |
Based
on number of meters. |
TXU
Energy Holdings
Revenue
and Market Share Data
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues (millions of dollars): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail
electricity revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
service territory (a): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential |
|
$ |
3,164 |
|
$ |
3,152 |
|
$ |
3,044 |
|
Small
business (b) |
|
|
1,103 |
|
|
1,213 |
|
|
1,312 |
|
Total
historical service territory |
|
|
4,267 |
|
|
4,365 |
|
|
4,356 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
territories (a): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential |
|
|
298 |
|
|
159 |
|
|
64 |
|
Small
business (b) |
|
|
34 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
18 |
|
Total
other territories |
|
|
332 |
|
|
184 |
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Large
business and other customers |
|
|
1,771 |
|
|
1,935 |
|
|
2,085 |
|
Total
retail electricity revenues |
|
|
6,370 |
|
|
6,484 |
|
|
6,523 |
|
Wholesale
electricity revenues |
|
|
1,886 |
|
|
1,258 |
|
|
841 |
|
Hedging
and risk management activities |
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
30 |
|
|
147 |
|
Other
revenues |
|
|
342 |
|
|
214 |
|
|
167 |
|
Total
operating revenues |
|
$ |
8,495 |
|
$ |
7,986 |
|
$ |
7,678 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hedging
and risk management activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
unrealized mark-to-market losses |
|
$ |
(109 |
) |
$ |
(100 |
) |
$ |
(113 |
) |
Realized
gains |
|
|
6 |
|
|
130 |
|
|
260 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
(103 |
) |
$ |
30 |
|
$ |
147 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
revenues per MWh: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential |
|
$ |
101.88 |
|
$ |
92.02 |
|
$ |
82.44 |
|
Small
business |
|
$ |
104.87 |
|
$ |
95.38 |
|
$ |
81.75 |
|
Large
business and other customers |
|
$ |
69.54 |
|
$ |
62.51 |
|
$ |
56.93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated
share of ERCOT retail markets (c): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
service territory (a): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
(d) |
|
|
81 |
% |
|
86 |
% |
|
95 |
% |
Small
business (d) |
|
|
78 |
% |
|
82 |
% |
|
89 |
% |
Total
ERCOT: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential |
|
|
44 |
% |
|
46 |
% |
|
49 |
% |
Small
business |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
32 |
% |
|
35 |
% |
Large
business and other customers |
|
|
33 |
% |
|
37 |
% |
|
43 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
__________________________
(a) Historical
service and other territory data for 2003 and 2002 are best
estimates.
(b) Customers
with demand of less than 1 MW annually.
(c) Based on
number of meters, except large business which is based upon annualized
consumption.
(d) Estimated
market share is based on the number of customers that have choice.
TXU
Energy Holdings
Cost
of Energy Sold Data
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fuel
and purchased power costs (cost of energy sold) per
MWh: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear
generation |
|
$ |
4.31 |
|
$ |
4.49 |
|
$ |
4.61 |
|
Lignite/coal
generation |
|
$ |
12.96 |
|
$ |
12.53 |
|
$ |
12.65 |
|
Gas/oil
generation and purchased power |
|
$ |
47.95 |
|
$ |
46.12 |
|
$ |
34.06 |
|
Average
total electricity supply |
|
$ |
29.02 |
|
$ |
28.73 |
|
$ |
23.61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Delivery
fees per MWh |
|
$ |
21.75 |
|
$ |
18.93 |
|
$ |
19.45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production
and purchased power volumes (GWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear
(baseload) |
|
|
18,979 |
|
|
17,717 |
|
|
16,557 |
|
Lignite/coal
(baseload) |
|
|
42,339 |
|
|
41,311 |
|
|
38,181 |
|
Gas/oil |
|
|
4,726 |
|
|
13,250 |
|
|
19,572 |
|
Purchased
power |
|
|
56,007 |
|
|
49,915 |
|
|
50,546 |
|
Total
energy supply |
|
|
122,051 |
|
|
122,193 |
|
|
124,856 |
|
Less
line loss and other |
|
|
3,451 |
|
|
5,462 |
|
|
4,922 |
|
Net
energy supply volumes |
|
|
118,600 |
|
|
116,731 |
|
|
119,934 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Baseload
capacity factors (%): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear |
|
|
94.3 |
% |
|
88.1 |
% |
|
82.2 |
% |
Lignite/coal |
|
|
86.2 |
% |
|
84.7 |
% |
|
78.0 |
% |
TXU
Energy Holdings
2004
compared to 2003
Operating
revenues increased $509 million, or 6%, to $8.5 billion in 2004. Retail
electricity revenues decreased $114 million, or 2%, to $6.4 billion. This
decline reflected a $781 million decrease attributable to a 12% drop in sales
volumes, driven by the effect of competitive activity and milder weather
primarily in the summer, partially offset by a $667 million increase due to
higher average pricing. Lower business market volumes also reflected a strategy
to target higher margin customer segments. Higher pricing reflected increased
price-to-beat rates, reflecting regulatory-approved fuel factor increases and
higher pricing in the competitive business market, both resulting from higher
natural gas prices. Retail electricity customer counts at December 31, 2004
declined 2.3% from December 31, 2003. Wholesale electricity revenues grew $628
million, or 50%, to $1.9 billion reflecting a $393 million increase attributable
to a 31% rise in sales volumes and a $235 million increase due to the effect of
increased natural gas prices on wholesale prices. Higher wholesale electricity
sales volumes reflected, principally during the first half of the year, the
establishment of the new northeast zone in ERCOT. Because TXU Energy Holdings
has a generation plant and a relatively small retail customer base in the new
zone, wholesale sales volumes increased, and wholesale power purchases also
increased to meet retail sales demand in other zones and minimize congestion
costs. Completion of transmission projects later in the year reduced congestion
costs, resulting in normalized sales and purchase volumes. The increase in
wholesale sales volumes also reflected a partial shift in TXU Energy Holdings’
customer base from retail to wholesale services, particularly in the business
market.
Net
results from hedging and risk management activities, which are reported in
revenues and include both realized and unrealized gains and losses, declined
$133 million from a net gain of $30 million in 2003 to a net loss of $103
million in 2004. Results from these activities included the net effect of
recording unrealized gains and losses under mark-to-market accounting, versus
settlement accounting, of $109 million in net losses in 2004 and $100 million in
net losses in 2003. Because the hedging activities are intended to mitigate the
risk of commodity price movements on revenues and cost of energy sold, the
changes in such results should not be viewed in isolation, but rather taken
together with the effects of pricing and cost changes on gross margin. The
decline included $22 million in mark-to-market losses associated with required
2004 capacity auctions, $19 million in increased reserves, primarily reflecting
the release in 2003 of liquidity reserves related to retail contracts settled
and $26 million of increased cash flow accounting hedge ineffectiveness. The
comparison also reflected $34 million of gas storage and retail gas business
margin in 2003, primarily related to businesses sold in late 2003, and $18
million due to a favorable settlement with a counterparty in 2003. The majority
of TXU Energy Holdings’ natural gas physical sales and purchases are in the
wholesale markets and essentially represent hedging activities. These activities
are accounted for on a net basis with the exception of retail sales to business
customers, which effective October 1, 2003 are reported gross in accordance with
new accounting rules and totaled $126 million in revenues for the first nine
months of 2004. The increase in other revenues of $128 million to $342 million
in 2004 was primarily driven by this change.
Gross
Margin
|
|
Year
Ended |
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
%
of Revenue |
|
2003 |
|
%
of Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
8,495 |
|
|
100 |
% |
$ |
7,986 |
|
|
100 |
% |
Costs
and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of energy sold and delivery fees |
|
|
5,265 |
|
|
62 |
% |
|
5,117 |
|
|
64 |
% |
Operating
costs |
|
|
704 |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
685 |
|
|
8 |
% |
Depreciation
and amortization |
|
|
327 |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
368 |
|
|
5 |
% |
Gross
margin |
|
$ |
2,199 |
|
|
26 |
% |
$ |
1,816 |
|
|
23 |
% |
Gross
margin increased $383 million, or 21%, to $2.2 billion in 2004. Higher gross
margin reflected initiatives taken to respond to higher natural gas prices,
including retail pricing actions and more cost effective sourcing of power. The
gross margin increase reflected higher retail and wholesale prices partially
offset by the effect of lower retail volumes, lower results from hedging and
risk management activities and increased delivery fees. The average cost per MWh
of power produced and purchased was about even with 2003, as higher purchased
power costs due to rising natural gas prices were largely offset by lower cost
of power produced due to reduced utilization of high heat rate gas-fired
generation and higher lignite and nuclear facility output. Delivery fees
increased on a per MWh basis due to a lower retail clawback credit applied to
delivery fees in 2004 compared to the excess mitigation credit applied in 2003,
as well as increased transition charges related to the issuance of regulatory
asset securitization bonds by TXU Electric Delivery.
Operating
costs increased $19 million, or 3%, to $704 million in 2004. The increase
reflected $30 million in incremental testing, inspection and component repair
costs associated with the planned outage for refueling at the nuclear facility
and planned lignite/coal plant outages, $11 million in higher incentive
compensation expense, an increase of $4 million in ad valorem taxes due to
higher gas prices and a $4 million increase in property insurance premiums.
Operating costs reflected a decline of $16 million related to customer care
support services previously provided to TXU Gas (largely offset by lower related
revenues), and $14 million due to the absence of the gas transportation
subsidiary sold in June 2004 (largely offset by higher costs of energy sold
related to gas-fired production).
Depreciation
and amortization (including amounts shown in the gross margin table above)
decreased $57 million, or 14%, to $350 million. The decrease was driven by
extensions of estimated average depreciable lives of lignite and nuclear
generation facilities’ assets to better reflect their useful lives, partially
offset by the effect of mining activity and the related asset retirement
obligation and the effect of the transfer of information technology assets,
principally capitalized software, to a TXU Corp. affiliate in connection with
the Capgemini transaction. Depreciation and amortization included in gross
margin represents depreciation of assets directly used in the generation of
electricity.
SG&A
expenses increased by $31 million, or 5%, to $667 million reflecting $72 million
in higher incentive compensation expense due to improved performance of the
business and achievement of certain targets related to trading activities,
partially offset by $24 million in lower bad debt expense reflecting stricter
disconnect policies, more focused collection activities, targeted customer
marketing and lower accounts receivable balances, $8 million from various cost
reduction initiatives and $4 million in reduced marketing costs outside the
historical service territory.
Other
income increased by $62 million to $110 million in 2004. Other income in 2004
included $58 million of the remaining unamortized gain on the 2002 sale of two
generation plants recognized as a result of the termination of an existing power
purchase and tolling agreement discussed above under “Business Restructuring and
Other Actions” and a $19 million gain on the sale of undeveloped land. Other
income in both 2004 and 2003 reflected $30 million in amortization of the gain
on the 2002 sale of two generation plants. The 2003 period also included a $9
million gain on the sale of contracts related to retail gas activities outside
of Texas.
Other
deductions increased $588 million to $610 million in 2004. Other deductions in
2004 consist largely of $180 million in lease-related charges primarily related
to generation and mining assets taken, or to be taken, out of service, $107
million in software write-offs, $107 million for employee severance, $101
million in termination costs for an existing power purchase and tolling
agreement and $79 million for spare parts inventory writedowns, all discussed
above under “Business Restructuring and Other Actions.”
Interest
income increased by $23 million to $31 million in 2004 primarily due to higher
average advances to affiliates.
Interest
expense and related charges increased by $30 million, or 9%, to $353 million in
2004. The increase reflected $40 million due to higher average debt levels and
$12 million representing higher interest reimbursement to TXU Electric Delivery
for carrying costs related to securitized regulatory assets, partially offset by
$21 million due to lower average interest rates.
The
effective income tax rate decreased to 28.4% in 2004 from 31.7% in 2003 driven
by the effects of ongoing tax benefits of depletion allowances and amortization
of investment tax credits on a lower income base in 2004.
Income
from continuing operations before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles decreased $89 million to $408 million in 2004, reflecting the net
restructuring related charges reported in other deductions and other income and
higher SG&A expenses, partially offset by the higher gross margin. Net
pension and postretirement benefit costs reduced net income by $36 million in
both 2004 and 2003.
TXU
Energy Holdings
2003
compared to 2002
Effective
with reporting for 2003, results for the TXU Energy Holdings segment exclude
expenses incurred by the US Holdings parent company in order to present the
segment on the same basis as the results of the business are evaluated by
management. Prior year amounts are presented on this revised basis.
Operating
revenues increased $308 million, or 4%, to $8.0 billion in 2003. Total retail
and wholesale electricity revenues rose $378 million, or 5%, to $7.7 billion.
This growth reflected higher retail and wholesale pricing, partially offset by
the effects of a mix shift to lower-price wholesale sales and a 3% decline in
total sales volumes. Retail electricity revenues decreased $39 million, or 1%,
to $6.5 billion reflecting a $768 million decline attributable to a 12% drop in
sales volumes, driven by the effect of competitive activity in the business
market, largely offset by a $730 million increase due to higher pricing. Higher
prices reflected increased price-to-beat rates, due to approved fuel factor
increases, and higher contract pricing in the competitive large business market,
both resulting from higher natural gas prices. Retail electricity customer
counts declined 4.3% from year-end 2002. Wholesale electricity revenues grew
$417 million, or 50%, to $1.3 billion reflecting a $223 million increase
attributable to a 25% rise in sales volumes and a $194 million increase due to
the effect of increased natural gas prices on wholesale prices. Higher wholesale
electricity sales volumes reflected a partial shift in the customer base from
retail to wholesale services, particularly in the business market.
Net gains
from hedging and risk management activities, which are reported in revenues and
include both realized and unrealized gains and losses, declined $117 million to
$30 million in 2003. Changes in these results reflect market price movements on
commodity contracts entered into to hedge gross margin; the comparison to 2002
also reflects a decline in activities in markets outside of Texas. Because the
hedging activities are intended to mitigate the risk of commodity price
movements on revenues and cost of energy sold, the changes in such results
should not be viewed in isolation, but rather taken together with the effects of
pricing and cost changes on gross margin. Results from these activities include
net unrealized losses arising from mark-to-market accounting of $100 million in
2003 and $113 million in 2002. The majority of TXU Energy Holdings’ natural gas
physical sales and purchases are in the wholesale markets and essentially
represent hedging activities. These activities are accounted for on a net basis
with the exception of retail sales to business customers, which effective
October 1, 2003 are reported gross in accordance with new accounting rules and
totaled $39 million in revenues since that date. The increase in other revenues
of $47 million to $214 million in 2003 was driven by this change.
Gross
Margin
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2003 |
|
%
of Revenue |
|
2002 |
|
%
of Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
7,986 |
|
|
100 |
% |
$ |
7,678 |
|
|
100 |
% |
Costs
and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of energy sold and delivery fees |
|
|
5,117 |
|
|
64 |
% |
|
4,771 |
|
|
62 |
% |
Operating
costs |
|
|
685 |
|
|
9 |
% |
|
698 |
|
|
9 |
% |
Depreciation
and amortization |
|
|
368 |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
408 |
|
|
5 |
% |
Gross
margin |
|
$ |
1,816 |
|
|
23 |
% |
$ |
1,801 |
|
|
24 |
% |
The
depreciation and amortization expense reported in the gross margin amounts above
excluded $39 million and $42 million of such expense for the years ended
December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, related to assets that are not
directly used in the generation of electricity.
Gross
margin increased $15 million, or 1%, to $1.8 billion in 2003. The gross margin
comparison was favorably impacted by $197 million due to regulatory-related
retail clawback accrual adjustments (a $185 million charge in 2002 and a $12
million credit in 2003), as described in Note 17 to Financial Statements, and
$53 million in lower operating costs and depreciation and amortization.
Adjusting for these effects, margin declined $235 million, driven by the effect
of lower retail sales volumes. The combined effect of higher costs of energy
sold and lower results from hedging and risk management activities was
essentially offset by higher sales prices. Higher costs of energy sold were
driven by higher natural gas prices, but were mitigated by increased sourcing of
retail and wholesale sales demand from TXU Energy Holdings’ baseload
(nuclear-powered and coal-fired) generation plants. Baseload supply of sales
demand increased by five percentage points to 51% in 2003. The balance of sales
demand in 2003 was met with gas-fired generation and purchased power.
Operating
costs decreased $13 million, or 2%, to $685 million in 2003. The decline
reflected $20 million due to one scheduled outage for nuclear generation unit
refueling and maintenance in 2003 compared to two in 2002 and $15 million from
various cost reduction initiatives, partially offset by $27 million in higher
employee benefits and insurance costs.
Depreciation
and amortization (including amounts shown in the gross margin table above)
decreased $43 million, or 10%, to $407 million largely due to the effect of
adjusted depreciation rates related to the generation fleet effective April
2003. The adjusted rates reflect an extension in the estimated average
depreciable life of the nuclear generation facility’s assets of approximately 11
years (to 2041) to better reflect its useful life, partially offset by higher
depreciation rates for lignite and gas facilities to reflect investments in
emissions equipment made in recent years.
SG&A
expenses declined $138 million, or 18%, to $636 million in 2003. Lower staffing
and related administrative expenses contributed approximately $95 million to the
decrease, reflecting cost reduction and productivity enhancing initiatives and a
focus on activities in the Texas market. Lower SG&A expenses also reflected
a $40 million decline in bad debt expense. In the retail electricity business,
the effect of enhanced credit and collection activities was largely offset by
increased write-offs arising from disconnections now allowed under new
regulatory rules and increased churn of non-paying customers. The decrease in
bad debt expense primarily reflected the wind down of retail gas (business
customer supply) activities outside of Texas and the recording of related
reserves in 2002.
Other
income increased $15 million to $48 million in 2003. Other income in both
periods included approximately $30 million of amortization of a gain on the sale
of two generation plants in 2002. The 2003 period also included a $9 million
gain on the sale of contracts related to retail gas activities outside of Texas.
Other
deductions decreased $232 million to $22 million in 2003, reflecting a $237
million ($154 million after-tax) writedown in 2002 of an investment in two
generation plant construction projects. In addition, both periods include
several individually immaterial items.
Interest
expense and related charges increased $108 million, or 50%, to $323 million in
2003. The increase reflected $108 million due to higher average interest rates
as short-term borrowings were replaced with higher-rate long-term financing. An
$11 million full-year effect of the amortization of the discount on the
exchangeable subordinated notes issued in 2002 (subsequently exchanged by TXU
Energy Holdings for exchangeable preferred membership interests), was largely
offset by the effect of lower average short-term debt levels.
The
effective income tax rate increased to 31.7% in 2003 from 26.7% in 2002. The
increase was driven by the effect of comparable (to 2002) tax benefit amounts of
depletion allowances and amortization of investment tax credits on a higher
income base in 2003. (See Note 13 for analysis of the effective tax rate.)
Income
from continuing operations before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles increased $175 million, or 54%, to $497 million in 2003. Results in
2002 included impairment charges related to generation plant construction
projects and an accrual for retail clawback of $154 million after-tax and $120
million after-tax, respectively. Excluding these items, earnings declined on
gross margin compression due to lower retail sales volumes as well as higher
interest expense, partially offset by lower SG&A expenses. Net pension and
postretirement benefit costs reduced net income by $36 million in 2003 and by
$21 million in 2002.
TXU
Electric Delivery
Financial
Results
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
2,226 |
|
$ |
2,087 |
|
$ |
1,994 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
costs |
|
|
730 |
|
|
709 |
|
|
676 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization |
|
|
389 |
|
|
297 |
|
|
264 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling,
general and administrative expenses |
|
|
219 |
|
|
207 |
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Franchise
and revenue-based taxes |
|
|
248 |
|
|
250 |
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
(8 |
) |
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
52 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income |
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
(52 |
) |
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense and related charges |
|
|
280 |
|
|
300 |
|
|
265 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
costs and expenses |
|
|
1,855 |
|
|
1,703 |
|
|
1,632 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before income taxes,
extraordinary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
items
and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle |
|
|
371 |
|
|
384 |
|
|
362 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax expense |
|
|
116 |
|
|
126 |
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before extraordinary items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
cumulative effect of change in accounting principle |
|
$ |
255 |
|
$ |
258 |
|
$ |
245 |
|
________________________
TXU
Electric Delivery
Operating
Data
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Volumes: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electric
energy delivered (GWh) |
|
|
101,928 |
|
|
101,810 |
|
|
102,481 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reliability
statistics: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
System
Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) (non-storm) (a) |
|
|
75.54 |
|
|
74.15 |
|
|
90.36 |
|
System
Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI) (non-storm) (a) |
|
|
1.10 |
|
|
1.17 |
|
|
1.39 |
|
Customer
Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI) (non-storm) (a) |
|
|
68.67 |
|
|
63.30 |
|
|
64.81 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electricity
points of delivery (end of period and in
thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electricity
distribution points of delivery - based on number of meters
(b) |
|
|
2,971 |
|
|
2,932 |
|
|
2,909 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues (millions of dollars): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electricity
distribution revenues (c): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Affiliated
(TXU Energy Holdings) |
|
$ |
1,418 |
|
$ |
1,485 |
|
$ |
1,581 |
|
Nonaffiliated |
|
|
590 |
|
|
410 |
|
|
239 |
|
Total
distribution revenues |
|
|
2,008 |
|
|
1,895 |
|
|
1,820 |
|
Third-party
transmission revenues |
|
|
192 |
|
|
167 |
|
|
151 |
|
Other
miscellaneous revenues and eliminations |
|
|
26 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
23 |
|
Total
operating revenues |
|
$ |
2,226 |
|
$ |
2,087 |
|
$ |
1,994 |
|
__________________________
|
(a) |
SAIDI
is the average number of total electric service outage minutes per
customer in the past year. SAIFI is the average
|
|
|
number
of electric service interruptions per customer in the past year. CAIDI is
the average number of electric service
|
|
|
outage
minutes per interruption in the past
year. |
|
|
Includes
lighting sites, principally guard lights, for which TXU Energy Holdings is
the REP but are not included in TXU |
|
|
Energy
Holdings’ customer count. Such sites totaled 95,252 in 2004, 100,901 in
2003 and 105,987 in 2002. |
|
(c) |
Includes disconnect/reconnect fees.
|
TXU
Electric Delivery
2004
compared to 2003
Operating
revenues increased $139 million, or 7%, to $2.2 billion in 2004. Higher tariffs
drove the growth, reflecting $87 million in transition charges associated with
the issuance of securitization bonds in August 2003 and June 2004, $26 million
in increased distribution tariffs to recover higher transmission costs, $23
million in transmission rate increases approved in 2003 and 2004 and $9 million
from implementation of power factor billing. Power factor billing is a tariff on
nonresidential end-use consumers that utilize inefficient equipment. Revenue
growth also included $7 million in increased disconnect/reconnect fees,
reflecting activities initiated by REPs. Milder weather, primarily in the
summer, and consumer usage efficiencies, partially offset by growth in
points of delivery resulted in an estimated net $16 million decrease in revenue.
The increase in the nonaffiliated component of TXU Electric Delivery’s revenues,
as well as the decrease in the affiliated component, reflects competitive
activity in the historical service territory. Delivered electricity volumes were
about even with 2003.
Gross
Margin
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
%
of Revenue |
|
2003 |
|
%
of Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
2,226 |
|
|
100 |
% |
$ |
2,087 |
|
|
100 |
% |
Costs
and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
costs |
|
|
730 |
|
|
33 |
% |
|
709 |
|
|
34 |
% |
Depreciation
and amortization |
|
|
386 |
|
|
17 |
% |
|
285 |
|
|
14 |
% |
Gross
margin |
|
$ |
1,110 |
|
|
50 |
% |
$ |
1,093 |
|
|
52 |
% |
Gross
margin increased $17 million, or 2%, to $1.1 billion in 2004, driven by an
increase in transmission-related tariffs, partially offset by the effect of
milder weather primarily in the summer and an increase in operating costs. The
increase in operating costs of $21 million, or 3%, to $730 million, reflected a
$12 million increase in third-party transmission costs, an $8 million increase
in property taxes due to property additions and increased value, a $6 million
increase in metering-related costs associated with the increased
disconnect/reconnect activity, and a $5 million increase in vegetation
management to improve system reliability, partially offset by $4 million
decrease in benefits and labor as a result of 2004 storm activity (recorded to a
regulatory asset or billed to companies affected by the hurricane season) and $6
million of various other costs that were individually insignificant.
Depreciation and amortization included in gross margin represents depreciation
of assets directly used in the transmission and distribution of electricity and
amortization of regulatory assets. The increase in depreciation and amortization
of $101 million, or 35%, to $386 million reflected $87 million in higher
amortization of regulatory assets associated with the issuance of securitization
bonds (offsetting the same amount of revenue increase) and $13 million in higher
depreciation due to normal additions and replacements of property, plant and
equipment.
Depreciation
and amortization not included in gross margin totaled $3 million and $12 million
for 2004 and 2003, respectively. This decline reflected a transfer of
information technology assets, principally capitalized software, to a TXU Corp.
affiliate in connection with the Capgemini outsourcing transaction (see Note 1
to Financial Statements).
SG&A
expenses increased $12 million, or 6%, to $219 million in 2004. The increase
primarily reflected an $8 million increase in incentive compensation expense due
to the improved performance of the business. Increases in various costs that
were individually insignificant were largely offset by lower bad debt expense
reflecting a $4 million write-off in 2003.
Other
deductions totaled $52 million in 2004. This line item includes a charge of $21
for estimated settlement payments arising from the resolution of a distribution
rate inquiry initiated by a number of Texas cities. Other deductions also
includes $20 million of severance-related charges in connection with the
Capgemini outsourcing transaction and other cost reduction initiatives, $4
million for costs associated with transitioning the outsourced activities to
Capgemini, $2 million related to TXU Electric Delivery’s portion of the equity
losses (representing depreciation expense) in the TXU Corp. entity holding the
capitalized software licensed to Capgemini, and $4 million in asset write-downs
and other unusual charges. See the discussion above under “Business
Restructuring and Other Actions” for additional information.
Interest
income increased by $4 million, or 8%, to $56 million in 2004 driven by an $11
million increase in interest income from TXU Energy Holdings related to
securitized regulatory assets, partially offset by a $6 million decrease in
interest income from TXU Energy Holdings related to the excess mitigation credit
that ceased at the end of 2003.
Interest
expense and related charges decreased $20 million, or 7%, to $280 million in
2004. The decrease reflected a $23 million impact of lower average interest
rates and $6 million in interest paid to REPs in 2003 related to the excess
mitigation credit that ceased at the end of 2003, partially offset by a $9
million impact of higher average borrowings.
The
effective income tax rate decreased to 31.3% in 2004 from 32.8% in 2003. The
decrease was due primarily to the effects of the Medicare Prescription and Drug,
Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, the nontaxable prescription drug
subsidy.
Income
before extraordinary gain and cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle (an after-tax measure) decreased $3 million, or 1%, to $255 million in
2004, as unusual charges reported in other deductions were partially offset by
lower interest expense and higher gross margin. Net pension and postretirement
benefit costs reduced net income by $19 million for both 2004 and 2003.
TXU
Electric Delivery
2003
compared to 2002
TXU
Electric Delivery’s operating revenues increased $93 million, or 5%, to $2.1
billion in 2003. Higher tariffs drove the growth, reflecting $19 million in
transition charges associated with the issuance of securitization bonds in
August 2003, $19 million in increased distribution tariffs to recover higher
transmission costs and $18 million in transmission rate increases approved.
Revenue growth also included $26 million in increased disconnect/reconnect fees,
reflecting disconnections initiated by REPs under new regulatory rules, and $10
million from increased pricing to certain business consumers due to higher peak
demands in 2003. The increase in the nonaffiliated component of TXU Electric
Delivery’s revenues, as well as the decrease in the affiliated component,
reflected competitive activity in the historical service territory. Delivered
electricity volumes were about even with 2002.
Gross
Margin
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2003 |
|
%
of Revenue |
|
2002 |
|
%
of Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
2,087 |
|
|
100 |
% |
$ |
1,994 |
|
|
100 |
% |
Costs
and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
costs |
|
|
709 |
|
|
34 |
% |
|
676 |
|
|
34 |
% |
Depreciation
and amortization |
|
|
285 |
|
|
14 |
% |
|
254 |
|
|
13 |
% |
Gross
margin |
|
$ |
1,093 |
|
|
52 |
% |
$ |
1,064 |
|
|
53 |
% |
Gross
margin increased $29 million, or 3%, to $1.1 billion in 2003, driven by the
benefit of higher transmission-related tariffs, partially offset by increased
operating costs. The increase in operating costs of $33 million, or 5%, to $709
million reflects $22 million in third-party transmission costs and $8 million in
higher pension and other postretirement benefit costs. The increase in
depreciation and amortization of $31 million, or 12%, to $285 million reflects
$11 million in higher depreciation due to investments in delivery facilities to
support growth and normal replacements of equipment and $19 million in
amortization of regulatory assets associated with the issuance of securitization
bonds in August 2003 (offsetting the same amount of revenue increase).
Depreciation
and amortization not included in gross margin rose $2 million to $12 million in
2003.
SG&A
expenses decreased $6 million, or 3%, to $207 million in 2003 due primarily to
lower outside services and consulting expenses arising from cost reduction
initiatives implemented in late 2002.
Franchise
and revenue-based taxes declined $22 million, or 8%, to $250 million in 2003 due
to the full implementation of a regulatory change in the basis for the
calculation of local gross receipts taxes from revenue dollars to kWh.
Interest
income increased $3 million, or 6%, to $52 million in 2003 reflecting a $15
million increase in the reimbursement from TXU Energy Holdings for higher
carrying costs on regulatory assets (see discussion of higher average interest
rates below) and a $3 million increase in investment income, partially offset by
$15 million less interest on the excess mitigation credit note receivable from
TXU Energy Holdings due to principal payments.
Interest
expense and related charges rose by $35 million, or 13%, to $300 million in
2003. The increase reflected a $48 million impact of higher average interest
rates and a $2 million impact of higher average borrowings, partially offset by
$15 million less interest credited to REPs related to the excess mitigation
credit. The change in average interest rates reflected the refinancing of
affiliate borrowings with higher rate long-term debt issuances.
The
effective income tax rate was 32.8% in 2003 compared to 32.3% in 2002. There
were no significant unusual items impacting the effective rates.
Income
from continuing operations before extraordinary loss increased $13
million, or 5%, to $258 million in 2003, reflecting higher transmission-related
revenues, partially offset by higher operating expenses and higher interest
expense. Net pension and postretirement benefit costs reduced net income by $19
million in 2003 and $11 million in 2002.
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME - Continuing Operations
Cash flow
hedge activity reported in other comprehensive income from continuing operations
included:
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flow hedge activity (net of tax): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
change in fair value of hedges - gains/(losses): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodities |
|
$ |
(86 |
) |
$ |
(138 |
) |
$ |
(96 |
) |
Financing
- interest rate swaps |
|
|
12 |
|
|
(63 |
) |
|
(124 |
) |
|
|
|
(74 |
) |
|
(201 |
) |
|
(220 |
) |
Losses
realized in earnings (net of tax): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodities |
|
|
32 |
|
|
162 |
|
|
15 |
|
Financing
- interest rate swaps |
|
|
11 |
|
|
76 |
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
238 |
|
|
56 |
|
Effect
of cash flow hedges reported in comprehensive results |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
related
to continuing operations |
|
$ |
(31 |
) |
$ |
37 |
|
$ |
(164 |
) |
TXU Corp.
has historically used, and expects to continue to use, derivative financial
instruments that are highly effective in offsetting future cash flow volatility
in interest rates and energy commodity prices. The amounts included in
accumulated other comprehensive income are expected to offset the impact of rate
or price changes on forecasted transactions. Amounts in accumulated other
comprehensive income include (i) the value of the cash flow hedges (for the
effective portion), based on current market conditions, and (ii) the value of
dedesignated and terminated cash flow hedges at the time of such dedesignation,
less amortization, providing the transaction that was hedged is still probable.
The effects of the hedge will be recorded in the statement of income as the
hedged transactions are actually settled.
Other
comprehensive income also included adjustments related to minimum pension
liabilities.
Minimum
pension liability adjustments were a gain of $21 million ($14 million after-tax)
in 2004, a gain of $71 million ($46 million after-tax) in 2003 and a loss of
$100 million ($65 million after-tax) in 2002. The
minimum pension liability represents the excess of the accumulated benefit
obligation over the plans’ assets and the liability recorded under SFAS 87. The
recording of the minimum pension liability did not affect TXU Corp.’s financial
covenants in any of its credit agreements. Changes in minimum pension liability
adjustments reflect fluctuating returns on the plans’ investment assets.
See also
Note 14 to Financial Statements.
FINANCIAL
CONDITION
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash
flows provided by operating activities decreased $655 million, or 27%, to $1.8
billion in 2004. The decline was driven by the effect of an income tax refund
received in 2003 of approximately $600 million. An unfavorable change in working
capital (accounts receivable, accounts payable and inventory) of $322 million,
which reflected improvements in 2003 due to higher collections following billing
delays experienced during the transition to competition, was largely offset by
improved operating results after adjusting for noncash unusual charges.
Cash
flows from operating activities in 2003 increased $1.4 billion over 2002. The
principal drivers of the increase were improved working capital changes of $790
million, which primarily reflects the effect of billing and collection delays in
2002 associated with the transition to competition and includes $115 million in
increased funding under the accounts receivable sale program, as well as the
receipt of an income tax refund of approximately $600 million.
Cash
flows used in financing activities were $6.5 billion in 2004 compared to $1.7
billion in 2003. Financing activities provided cash flows of $1.8 billion in
2002. The drivers of the $4.8 billion increase in cash used in financing
activities from 2003 to 2004 and the $3.5 billion change from 2002 to 2003 are
summarized in the table below:
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
provided by (used in) financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
issuances and (repayments) of borrowings, including
premiums |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
discounts |
|
$ |
155 |
|
$ |
(1,474 |
) |
$ |
1,182 |
|
Net
issuances and (repurchases) of common stock |
|
|
(4,575 |
) |
|
23 |
|
|
1,274 |
|
Repurchase
of exchangeable preferred membership interests |
|
|
(1,852 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Payment
of common stock dividends |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
(160 |
) |
|
(652 |
) |
Other |
|
|
(97 |
) |
|
(120 |
) |
|
(22 |
) |
Total |
|
$ |
(6,519 |
) |
$ |
(1,731 |
) |
$ |
1,782 |
|
Net
issuances and repayments of borrowings in 2004 included the repayment of $576
million of debt of the telecommunications holding company (classified separately
in the balance sheet).
Cash
flows provided by investing activities totaled $4.3 billion in 2004. Cash flows
used in investing activities totaled $1.4 billion and $603 million in 2003 and
2002, respectively. The drivers of the $5.7 billion change in cash flows related
to investing activities from 2003 to 2004 and the $797 million increase in cash
used in investing activities from 2002 to 2003 are summarized in the table
below:
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
provided by (used in) investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
expenditures, including nuclear fuel |
|
$ |
(999 |
) |
$ |
(765 |
) |
$ |
(864 |
) |
Sale
of TXU Australia |
|
|
1,885 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Merger
by division of TXU Gas |
|
|
1,905 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Sale
of TXU Fuel |
|
|
500 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Sale
of telecommunications business |
|
|
524 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Sale
of retail gas business |
|
|
─ |
|
|
14 |
|
|
─ |
|
Acquisition
of partners’ interest in telecommunications joint venture |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
─ |
|
Sale
of two generation plants |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
443 |
|
Proceeds
from sale of other assets |
|
|
27 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
4 |
|
Return
of investment (investment) in trust to support a credit
facility |
|
|
525 |
|
|
(525 |
) |
|
─ |
|
Termination
of out-of-the-money cash flow hedges |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(147 |
) |
Capgemini
working capital loan (see Note 1) |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Other,
including transaction costs |
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
16 |
|
|
(39 |
) |
Total |
|
$ |
4,280 |
|
$ |
(1,400 |
) |
$ |
(603 |
) |
The $234
million increase in capital expenditures, including nuclear fuel, in 2004 was
driven by a $161 million increase at TXU Energy Holdings. This increase
primarily reflected increased spending on generation projects, including costs
to replace the four steam generators at the Comanche Peak nuclear plant and
improve security. The balance of the growth reflected increased spending in the
TXU Electric Delivery operations to improve system reliability and performance
and support growth.
Capital
expenditures are expected to total $1.1 billion for 2005, substantially all of
which is for maintenance and organic growth of existing operations, and is
expected to be funded by cash flows from operations. Of this amount,
approximately 63% is planned for the TXU Electric Delivery segment and 37% for
the TXU Energy Holdings segment.
Depreciation
and amortization expense reported in the statement of cash flows exceeds the
amount reported in the statement of income by $66 million for 2004. This
difference represents amortization of nuclear fuel, which is reported as cost of
energy sold in the statement of income consistent with industry practice.
Capital
Resources — Over the
next twelve months, TXU Corp. and its subsidiaries will need to fund ongoing
working capital requirements and maturities of debt. TXU Corp. and its
subsidiaries have funded or intend to fund these requirements through cash on
hand, cash flows from operations, short-term credit facilities and the issuance
of long-term debt or other securities.
Long-term
Debt Activity — During
the year ended December 31, 2004, TXU Corp. and its subsidiaries issued,
reacquired, or made scheduled principal payments on long-term debt as follows
(all amounts presented are principal):
|
|
Issuances |
|
Retirements |
|
TXU
Corp.: |
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible
senior notes |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
500 |
|
Equity-linked |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,105 |
|
Senior
notes |
|
|
3,500 |
|
|
295 |
|
Notes
payable included in liabilities of telecommunications holding
company |
|
|
— |
|
|
576 |
|
Long-term
debt held by unconsolidated subsidiary trusts |
|
|
— |
|
|
392 |
|
Other
long-term debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TXU
Energy Holdings: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pollution
control revenue bonds |
|
|
— |
|
|
222 |
|
Senior
notes |
|
|
800 |
|
|
400 |
|
Other
long-term debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TXU
Electric Delivery: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transition
bonds |
|
|
790 |
|
|
32 |
|
First
mortgage bonds |
|
|
— |
|
|
613 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TXU
Gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior
notes |
|
|
— |
|
|
425 |
|
Long-term
debt held by unconsolidated subsidiary trusts |
|
|
— |
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
Holdings: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
5,090 |
|
$ |
4,739 |
|
See Notes
7, 8, 9 and 10 to Financial Statements for further detail of debt issuances and
retirements, repurchase of exchangeable preferred membership interests,
financing arrangements and debt held by unconsolidated subsidiary trusts.
Regulatory
Asset Securitization— The
Settlement Plan approved by the Commission provided TXU Electric Delivery with a
financing order authorizing the issuance of securitization bonds in the
aggregate principal amount of up to $1.3 billion to recover regulatory asset
stranded costs. TXU Electric Delivery’s bankruptcy remote subsidiary issued $790
million of the bonds in June of 2004 and $500 million of the bonds in August of
2003. The proceeds were used to retire debt. Because the bond principal and
interest payments are secured by the collection of transition charges by
TXU Electric Delivery, the $1.3 billion in debt is excluded from TXU Corp.’s and
TXU Electric Delivery’s capitalization by credit rating agencies. There is no
further issuance authority under the financing order.
In March
2005, as part of its ongoing liability management initiative, TXU Corp.
repurchased $25 million principal amount of its outstanding Series L
equity-linked debt securities for $36 million. The $11 premium primarily
reflects the in-the-money value (to holders) of the associated equity purchase
contracts, which was charged to additional paid-in-capital. See Note 8 to
Financial Statements for a detailed discussion of equity-linked debt securities.
Credit
Facilities — At March
7, 2005, TXU Corp. had access to credit facilities totaling $3.0 billion of
which $2.2 billion was unused. These credit facilities are used for working
capital and general corporate purposes and to support issuances of letters of
credit. In January 2005, TXU Corp.’s $425 million credit facility was terminated
and $419 of related outstanding letters of credit were effectively transferred
to other facilities of TXU Energy Holdings. See Note 7 to Financial Statements
for details of the arrangements.
Registered
Financing Arrangements —
Additional
debt and equity securities may be issued and sold as needed, including: (i)
issuances by TXU Corp. of up to approximately $2.0 billion of equity securities,
equity-linked debt securities, debt securities and/or preferred securities of
subsidiary trusts and (ii) issuances by US Holdings of up to $25 million of
cumulative preferred stock and up to an aggregate of $924 million of additional
cumulative preferred stock, debt securities and/or preferred securities of
subsidiary trusts, all of which are currently registered with the SEC for
offering pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act.
Share
Repurchases — See Note
11 to Financial Statements for detail of common stock repurchases during
2004.
Dividends - TXU
Corp. or its predecessor TEI, has declared common stock dividends payable in
cash in each year since TEI’s incorporation in 1945. In October 2004, TXU
Corp.’s Board of Directors adopted a revised dividend and cash distribution
policy. The new policy set the annual dividend at $2.25, with an expectation of
5% annual dividend growth. Consistent with the new policy, TXU Corp.’s Board of
Directors, at its February 2005 meeting, declared a quarterly dividend of 56.25
cents a share, payable April 1, 2005 to shareholders of record on March 4, 2005.
The dividend rate will be subject to the regular review of TXU Corp.’s Board of
Directors and may be changed based upon a number of factors including earnings
and cash flow levels and capital requirements as well as financial and other
business conditions existing at the time. In addition, under Texas law, TXU
Corp. may only declare dividends out of its surplus, which is statutorily
defined as a company’s net assets (i.e. total assets minus total debts) less its
stated capital. The write-off of TXU Corp.’s investment in TXU Europe in 2002
resulted in negative surplus. In February 2003, TXU Corp. received shareholder
approval as permitted under Texas law to reclassify approximately $8 billion of
its stated capital to its surplus. In addition, the policy provides that, in any
year, the Board of Directors may authorize cash distributions to TXU Corp.’s
shareholders in the form of share repurchases or special dividends, subject to a
cap of 75% of TXU Corp.’s income from continuing operations excluding unusual
charges or credits, and net of preference share dividends, in that year.
Other
Capital Transactions — See
Note 11 to Financial Statements for share activity related to certain savings
and investment plans.
Capitalization — The
capitalization ratios of TXU Corp. at December 31, 2004, consisted of 2.2%
equity-linked debt securities, 92.6% other long-term debt, less amounts due
currently, 2.3% preference stock, 0.3% preferred stock of subsidiaries and 2.6%
common stock equity. Total debt to capitalization, including short-term debt,
was 95% and 64% at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Short-term
borrowings — At
December 31, 2004, TXU Corp. had outstanding short-term borrowings consisting of
bank borrowings of $210 million at a weighted average interest rate of
5.25%. At
December 31, 2003, TXU Corp. had no outstanding short-term borrowings.
Sale
of Receivables — TXU
Corp. has established an accounts receivable securitization program. The
activity under this program is accounted for as a sale of accounts receivable in
accordance with SFAS 140. Under the program, subsidiaries of TXU Corp.
(originators) sell trade accounts receivable to TXU Receivables Company, a
consolidated wholly-owned bankruptcy remote direct subsidiary of TXU Corp.,
which sells undivided interests in the purchased accounts receivable for cash to
special purpose entities established by financial institutions. All new trade
receivables under the program generated by the originators are continuously
purchased by TXU Receivables Company with the proceeds from collections of
receivables previously purchased. Funding under the program at December 31, 2004
and 2003 totaled $474 million and $600 million, respectively. Funding under the
program at December 31, 2003 included $53 million related to TXU Gas, which is
reflected in cash flows from discontinued operations. See Note 7 to Financial
Statements for a more complete description of the program including the
financial impact on earnings and cash flows for the periods presented and the
contingencies that could result in termination of the program.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents — Cash on
hand totaled $106 million and $829 million at December 31, 2004 and 2003,
respectively. The decline reflects net repayments of borrowings and the
repurchase of common stock.
Credit
Ratings — Current
credit ratings for TXU Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries are presented
below:
|
|
|
|
|
TXU
Energy |
|
TXU
Corp. |
US
Holdings |
TXU
Electric Delivery |
TXU
Electric Delivery |
Holdings |
|
(Senior
Unsecured) |
(Senior
Unsecured) |
(Secured) |
(Senior
Unsecured) |
(Senior
Unsecured) |
S&P |
BBB- |
BBB- |
BBB |
BBB- |
BBB |
Moody’s |
Ba1 |
Baa3 |
Baa1 |
Baa2 |
Baa2 |
Fitch |
BBB- |
BBB- |
A-/BBB+ |
BBB+ |
BBB |
TXU
Electric Delivery’s first mortgage bonds are rated A- and its senior secured
notes are rated BBB+ by Fitch. Moody’s and Fitch currently maintain a stable
outlook for TXU Corp., US Holdings, TXU Energy Holdings and TXU Electric
Delivery. S&P currently maintains a negative outlook for each such entity.
These
ratings are investment grade, except for Moody’s rating of TXU Corp.’s senior
unsecured debt, which is one notch below investment grade.
A rating
reflects only the view of a rating agency, and is not a recommendation to buy,
sell or hold securities. Any rating can be revised upward or downward at any
time by a rating agency if such rating agency decides that circumstances warrant
such a change.
Financial
Covenants, Credit Rating Provisions and Cross Default
Provisions — The
terms of certain financing arrangements of subsidiaries of TXU Corp. contain
financial covenants that require maintenance of specified fixed charge coverage
ratios and leverage ratios and/or contain minimum net worth covenants. As of
December 31, 2004, all such applicable covenants were complied with.
Material
Credit Rating Covenants
TXU
Energy Holdings has provided a guarantee of the obligations under TXU Corp.’s
lease of its headquarters building (approximately $120 million at December 31,
2004). In the event of a downgrade of TXU Energy Holdings’ credit rating to
below investment grade, a letter of credit would need to be provided within 30
days of any such rating decline.
TXU
Energy Holdings has entered into certain commodity contracts and lease
arrangements that in some instances give the other party the right, but not the
obligation, to request TXU Energy Holdings to post collateral in the event that
its credit rating falls below investment grade. Based on its current commodity
contract positions, if TXU Energy Holdings were downgraded to below investment
grade by specified rating agencies, counterparties would have the option to
request TXU Energy Holdings to post additional collateral of up to approximately
$181 million at December 31, 2004. The amount TXU Energy Holdings could be
required to post under these transactions depends in part on the value of the
contracts at that time.
Under the
terms of leases aggregating $154 million in remaining lease payments, if TXU
Energy Holdings’ credit rating were downgraded to below investment grade by any
specified rating agency, TXU Energy Holdings could be required to sell the
assets, assign the leases to a new obligor that is investment grade, post a
letter of credit or defease the leases.
ERCOT
also has rules in place to assure adequate credit worthiness for parties that
schedule power on the ERCOT System. Under those rules, if TXU Energy Holdings’
credit rating were downgraded to below investment grade by any specified rating
agency, TXU Energy Holdings could be required to post collateral of
approximately $46 million.
Other
arrangements of TXU Corp., including credit facilities, contain terms pursuant
to which the interest rates charged under the agreements may be adjusted
depending on the credit ratings of TXU Corp. or its subsidiaries.
Material
Cross Default Provisions
Certain
financing arrangements contain provisions that would result in an event of
default if there were a failure under other financing arrangements to meet
payment terms or to observe other covenants that would result in an acceleration
of payments due. Such provisions are referred to as “cross default” provisions.
A default
by TXU Energy Holdings or TXU Electric Delivery or any subsidiary thereof in
respect of indebtedness in a principal amount in excess of $50 million would
result in a cross default under the $2.5 billion joint credit facilities
expiring in June 2005, 2007 and 2009. Under these credit facilities, a default
by TXU Energy Holdings or any subsidiary thereof would cause the maturity of
outstanding balances under such facility to be accelerated as to TXU Energy
Holdings but not as to TXU Electric Delivery. Also, under this credit facility,
a default by TXU Electric Delivery or any subsidiary thereof would cause the
maturity of outstanding balances under such facility to be accelerated as to TXU
Electric Delivery but not as to TXU Energy Holdings.
A default
by US Holdings or any subsidiary thereof on financing arrangements of $50
million or more would result in a cross default under the TXU Mining (a
subsidiary of TXU Energy Holdings) $30 million senior notes agreement, which has
a $1 million cross default threshold.
TXU
Energy Holdings has entered into certain mining and related equipment leasing
arrangements aggregating $68 million that would terminate upon the default of
any other obligations of TXU Energy Holdings owed to the lessor.
The
accounts receivable securitization program also contains a cross default
provision with a threshold of $50 million applicable to each of the originators
under the program. TXU Receivables Company and TXU Business Services Company
each have a cross default threshold of $50 thousand. If either an originator,
TXU Business Services or TXU Receivables Company defaults on indebtedness of the
applicable threshold, the facility could terminate.
TXU Corp.
and TXU Energy Holdings enter into energy-related and financial contracts, the
master forms of which contain provisions whereby an event of default or
acceleration of settlement would occur if TXU Energy Holdings were to default
under an obligation in respect of borrowings in excess of thresholds, which
vary, stated in the contracts. The accelerated share repurchase program may also
be required to settle early in the event of a similar default.
Other
arrangements, including leases, have cross default provisions, the triggering of
which would not result in a significant effect on liquidity.
Long-term Contractual
Obligations and Commitments — The
following table summarizes TXU Corp.’s contractual cash obligations as of
December 31, 2004 (see Notes 8 and 17 to Financial Statements for additional
disclosures regarding these obligations).
Contractual
Cash Obligations |
|
Less
Than
One Year |
|
One
to Three
Years |
|
Three
to Five
Years |
|
More
Than Five
Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt - principal |
|
$ |
229 |
|
$ |
1,667 |
|
$ |
1,866 |
|
$ |
8,885 |
|
Long-term
debt - interest(a) |
|
|
717 |
|
|
1,315 |
|
|
1,167 |
|
|
6,546 |
|
Operating
leases and capital lease obligations (b) |
|
|
80 |
|
|
170 |
|
|
160 |
|
|
429 |
|
Obligations
under commodity purchase and services agreements (c) |
|
|
2,722 |
|
|
2,428 |
|
|
1,204 |
|
|
1,667 |
|
Total
contractual cash obligations |
|
$ |
3,748 |
|
$ |
5,580 |
|
$ |
4,397 |
|
$ |
17,527 |
|
________________________
(a) Includes
net amounts payable under interest rate swaps. Variable interest payments and
net amounts payable under
interest
rate swaps are calculated based on interest rates in effect at December 31,
2004.
(b) Includes
short-term noncancelable leases.
(c) |
Includes
capacity payments, gas take-or-pay contracts, coal contracts, business
services outsourcing and other purchase commitments. Amounts presented for
variable priced contracts assumed the year-end 2004 price remained in
effect for all periods except where contractual price adjustment or
index-based prices were specified. |
The
following contractual obligations were excluded from the table above:
· contracts
between affiliated entities and intercompany debt;
· individual
contracts that have an annual cash requirement of less than $1 million (however,
multiple contracts with one counterparty that are more than $1 million on an
aggregated basis have been included);
· contracts
that are cancelable without payment of a substantial cancellation
penalty;
· employment
contracts with management; and
· projected
funding for TXU Corp.’s pension plan and other postretirement benefit
plans.
Guarantees — See
Note 18 to Financial Statements for details of guarantees.
OFF
BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
TXU Corp.
has established an accounts receivable securitization program. See discussion
above under “Sale of Receivables” and in Note 7 to Financial Statements.
TXU Corp.
has an ownership interest in the Capgemini outsourcing business as described in
Note 1 to Financial Statements.
Also see
Note 11 to Financial Statements regarding the Accelerated Share Repurchase
agreement and Note 18 to Financial Statements regarding guarantees.
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
Consistent
with industry practices, TXU Energy Holdings has decided to replace the four
steam generators in one of the two generation units of the Comanche Peak nuclear
plant in order to maintain the operating efficiency of the unit. An agreement
for the manufacture and delivery of the equipment was completed in October 2003
and delivery is scheduled for late 2006. Estimated project capital requirements,
including purchase and installation, are $175 million to $225 million, of which
$9 million was paid in 2004. Cash outflows of approximately $80 million are
expected to occur in 2005 and the remaining spending is expected to occur in
2006 and 2007.
See Note
18 to Financial Statements for additional discussion of commitments and
contingencies.
REGULATION
AND RATES
Price-to-Beat
Rates ─ Under the
1999 Restructuring Legislation, TXU Energy Holdings was required to charge a
price-to-beat rate established by the Commission to residential customers in the
historical service territory through December 31, 2004. As of January 1, 2005,
TXU Energy Holdings can offer rates other than the price-to-beat to residential
customers, but must make service at the price-to-beat price available until
January 1, 2007. TXU Energy Holdings must continue to make price-to-beat rates
available to small business customers; however, it may continue to offer rates
other than price-to-beat, since it met the requirements of the 40% threshold
target calculation in December 2003. The fuel factor component of the
price-to-beat rate can be adjusted upward or downward twice a year, subject to
approval by the Commission, for changes in the market price of natural gas.
TXU
Energy Holdings implemented two price-to-beat increases in 2003. The first,
requested in January and approved by the Commission and implemented in March,
raised the average monthly residential bill of a customer using 1,000 kilowatt
hours by 12%. The second increase, requested in July and approved and
implemented in August, raised the average monthly residential bill by
4%.
TXU
Energy Holdings also implemented two price-to-beat increases in 2004. The first,
requested in March and approved and implemented in May, raised the average
monthly residential bill of a customer by 3%. The second increase, requested in
June and approved in July and implemented in August, raised the average monthly
residential bill by 6%.
Transmission
Rates
—
Provisions of the 1999 Restructuring Legislation allow TXU Electric Delivery to
annually update its wholesale transmission rates to reflect changes in invested
capital. These provisions encourage investment in the transmission system to
help ensure reliability and efficiency by allowing for timely recovery of and
return on new transmission investments. In April 2004, the Commission approved
an increase in TXU Electric Delivery’s wholesale transmission rate, resulting in
an annualized revenue increase of $14 million. Approximately $8.5 million of
this increase is recoverable through transmission rates charged to wholesale
customers, and the remaining $5.5 million is recoverable from REPs through the
retail transmission cost recovery factor (TCRF) component of TXU Electric
Delivery’s distribution rates charged to REPs.
In order
to recover increased affiliate and third-party transmission rates, TXU Electric
Delivery is also allowed to request an update to the TCRF component of its
distribution rates twice a year. In March
2004, the Commission approved an estimated annualized increase of $9 million in
the TCRF component of TXU Electric Delivery’s distribution rates. In September
2004, TXU Electric Delivery implemented a second increase in the TCRF component
of its distribution rates. The new rate will increase annual revenues by an
estimated $29.5 million. The effect of the wholesale transmission rate increase
described in the preceding paragraph is included in the September 2004 TCRF
update. Consolidated results are not benefited by higher distribution rates to
the extent that such higher rates are absorbed by TXU Energy Holdings (as a
REP).
Other
Commission Matters — On May
27, 2004, the Commission opened an investigation to gather information regarding
TXU Electric Delivery’s and its affiliates’ compliance with the Commission’s
affiliate code of conduct rules. Conversations with the Commission indicate that
this investigation was prompted in large part by TXU Electric Delivery’s change
in its legal corporate name from Oncor Electric Delivery Company back to TXU
Electric Delivery Company. Those discussions indicate a reasonable expectation
that the Commission would focus its investigation on TXU Energy Holdings’
implementation of a disclaimer rule that requires TXU Energy Holdings to place a
disclaimer in certain advertisements and on business cards to explain the
distinction between TXU Energy Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery. TXU Energy
Holdings has received no formal or informal request for information in this
investigation.
TXU
Electric Delivery filed formal notice of its name change at the Commission on
June 1, 2004, by filing for approval of reissued tariffs that display the new
company name, but are in all other respects identical to the preexisting
tariffs. On August 9, 2004, the Commission Policy Development Division approved
the reissued tariffs and ordered TXU Electric Delivery to implement use of a
disclaimer regarding the difference between TXU Electric Delivery and its
competitive affiliates.
Certain
cities within TXU Corp.’s historical service territory, acting in their role as
a regulatory authority (with original jurisdiction), have initiated inquiries to
determine if the rates of TXU Electric Delivery, which have been established by
the Commission, are just and reasonable. Twenty-three cities have passed
such resolutions (and eleven have passed resolutions supporting the other
cities). TXU Electric Delivery has the right to appeal any city action to the
Commission. In the fourth quarter of 2004, TXU Electric Delivery recorded a $21
million charge, reported in other deductions, for estimated settlement payments
arising from the resolution of these inquiries. The settlement agreement, which
was finalized February 22, 2005, avoids any immediate rate actions, but requires
TXU Electric Delivery to file a rate case in 2006, based on a 2005 test year,
unless the cities and TXU Electric Delivery mutually agree that such a filing is
unnecessary. The final settlement amount is undetermined; however, TXU Electric
Delivery believes it will approximate the amount accrued.
TXU
Energy Holdings, along with several ERCOT wholesale market participants, has
filed an appeal at the Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas (Austin)
contesting certain aspects of a recently adopted Commission rule regarding
enforcement standards applicable to the wholesale power market. TXU Energy
Holdings believes that certain portions of the rule as adopted are
unconstitutionally vague and other portions may exact an unconstitutional taking
of private property without just compensation. The Court of Appeals heard oral
arguments in the case on December 15, 2004. There is no statutory deadline by
which the court must act on the appeal.
In August
2004, TXU Energy Holdings proposed a tiered pricing program for out-of-territory
customers (i.e., those customers outside of the historical service territory)
that would provide the lowest prices to customers that TXU Energy Holdings has
determined will pose the lowest risk of poor payment behavior, and higher prices
to customers who will pose a higher risk of poor payment behavior. TXU Energy
Holdings’ proposed tiered pricing program would have made use of credit
information obtained from a credit reporting agency to make the payment risk
determination. On September 8, 2004, the Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel
(OPC) filed a complaint at the Commission alleging generally that the use of
credit information is unlawfully discriminatory. Subsequently, on September 14,
2004, TXU Energy Holdings filed its response to the OPC complaint and in that
response, in addition to asserting that the proposed pricing plan is lawful,
notified the Commission that, pursuant to the Commission Staff’s request, TXU
Energy Holdings would suspend implementation of the proposed tiered pricing
program for at least 45 days, so that TXU Energy Holdings could engage in
discussions with Commission Staff, OPC, and others regarding other tools to
address the pressing issue of bad debt write-offs. OPC requested, and the
Commission granted, the dismissal of the complaint without prejudice to
refiling. Discussions began shortly thereafter and are continuing. TXU Energy
Holdings has not yet implemented the proposed tiered pricing program.
ERCOT
Market Issues - The
Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) and the Commission are subject to
“sunset review” by the Texas Legislature in the 2005 legislative session. Sunset
review entails, generally, a comprehensive review of the need for and efficacy
of an administrative agency (e.g., the Commission), along with an evaluation of
the advisability of any changes to that agency’s authorizing legislation (e.g.,
PURA). As part of the sunset review process, the legislative Sunset Advisory
Commission has recommended that the Legislature reauthorize the Commission for
at least six years, and has recommended other changes to PURA that are not
expected to have a material impact upon TXU Corp.’s operations. The Legislature
could consider and enact other changes to PURA, but TXU Corp. cannot predict
whether any such changes might have a material impact on its operations.
In
addition to sunset review, the Texas Legislature and other Texas governmental
entities have initiated investigations into alleged improprieties regarding some
contracting practices of ERCOT, the nongovernmental entity that has operational
control of the electric grid for much of Texas. To date, these activities have
not resulted in actions that are expected to have a material impact on TXU
Corp.’s operations, but TXU Corp. cannot predict whether the culmination of
these or other governmental activities that may affect the ERCOT market may
result in any such material adverse effect.
Wholesale
market design - In August
2003, the Commission adopted a rule that, if fully implemented, would alter the
wholesale market design in ERCOT. The rule requires ERCOT:
|
· |
to
use a stakeholder process to develop a new wholesale market
model; |
|
· |
to
operate a voluntary day-ahead energy
market; |
|
· |
to
directly assign all congestion rents to the resources that caused the
congestion; |
|
· |
to
use nodal energy prices for resources; |
|
· |
to
provide information for energy trading hubs by aggregating
nodes; |
|
· |
to
use zonal prices for loads; and |
|
· |
to
provide congestion revenue rights (but not physical rights).
|
Under the
rule, the proposed market design and associated cost-benefit analysis was to be
filed with the Commission by November 1, 2004 and is to be implemented by
October 1, 2006. On October 28, 2004 the Commission adopted a rule change that
would delay the filing date for the proposed market design from November 1, 2004
to March 18, 2005. Additionally, the Commission approved an extension until
December 31, 2004 for the filing of the cost-benefit analysis. The third-party
consultant produced its cost-benefit analysis at the end of November 2004 and it
was filed by ERCOT with the Commission in December. TXU Energy Holdings is
currently unable to predict the cost or impact of implementing any proposed
change to the current wholesale market design.
On
December 8, 2004 the Commission Staff opened a project (PUC Project No. 30513)
to facilitate an ongoing informal fact-finding review of the electric wholesale
market activities of TXU Energy Holdings and its affiliates. Commission Staff
indicated that it “created this project because of substantial concerns publicly
expressed by the Commission and market participants about TXU’s recent
activities.” TXU Corp.’s discussions with Commission staff and the requests for
information indicate that the informal review is focused on TXU Corp.’s offers
to sell balancing energy services in ERCOT. Balancing energy constitutes only
about five to ten percent of the energy sold at wholesale in ERCOT. TXU Corp.
has been fully cooperating with the Commission Staff in its investigation and
has fully responded to Commission Staff’s requests for information. As indicated
in those responses, TXU Corp. believes that its activities in the electric
wholesale market are both reasonable and lawful.
Summary —
Although TXU Corp. cannot predict future regulatory or legislative actions or
any changes in economic and securities market conditions, no changes are
expected in trends or commitments, other than those discussed in this report,
which might significantly alter its basic financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market
risk is the risk that TXU Corp. may experience a loss in value as a result of
changes in market conditions affecting commodity prices and interest rates,
which TXU Corp.
is exposed to in the ordinary course of business. TXU
Corp.’s exposure to market risk is affected by a number of factors, including
the size, duration and composition of its energy and financial portfolio, as
well as volatility and liquidity of markets. TXU Corp.
enters into financial instruments such as interest rate swaps to manage interest
rate risks related to its indebtedness, as well as exchange traded,
over-the-counter contracts and other contractual commitments to manage commodity
price risk as part of its wholesale markets management activities.
RISK
OVERSIGHT
TXU
Corp.’s wholesale markets management operation manages the market, credit and
operational risk related to commodity prices of the unregulated energy business
within limitations established by senior management and in accordance with TXU
Corp.’s overall risk management policies. Interest rate risks are managed
centrally by the corporate treasury function. Market risks are monitored daily
by risk management groups that operate and report independently of the wholesale
markets management operations, utilizing industry accepted practices and
analytical methodologies. These techniques measure the risk of change in value
of the portfolio of contracts and the hypothetical effect on this value from
changes in market conditions and include, but are not limited to, Value at Risk
(VaR) methodologies.
TXU Corp.
has a corporate risk management organization that is headed by a Chief Risk
Officer. The Chief Risk Officer, through his designees, enforces all applicable
risk limits, including the respective policies and procedures to ensure
compliance with such limits and evaluates the risks inherent in the various
businesses of TXU Corp. and their associated transactions. Key risk control
activities include, but are not limited to, credit review and approval,
operational and market risk measurement, validation of transaction capture,
portfolio valuation and daily portfolio reporting, including mark-to-market
valuation, VaR and other risk measurement metrics.
COMMODITY
PRICE RISK
TXU Corp.
is subject to the inherent risks of market fluctuations in the price of
electricity, natural gas and other energy-related products marketed and
purchased. TXU Corp. actively manages its portfolio of owned generation assets,
fuel supply and retail sales load to mitigate the near-term impacts of these
risks on its results of operations. TXU Corp., as well as any participant in the
market, cannot fully manage the long-term value impact of structural declines or
increases in natural gas, power and oil prices and spark spreads (differences
between the market price of electricity and its cost of production).
Also see
discussion of Natural
Gas Price & Market Heat-Rate Exposure under
“Key Challenges and Initiatives” above.
In
managing energy price risk, TXU Corp. enters into short- and long-term physical
contracts, exchange traded and over-the-counter financial contracts as well as
bilateral contracts with customers. TXU Corp.’s risk management activities also
incorporate some speculative trading activity. The
operation continuously monitors the valuation of identified risks and adjusts
the portfolio based on current market conditions. Valuation adjustments or
reserves are established in recognition that certain risks exist until full
delivery of energy has occurred, counterparties have fulfilled their financial
commitments and related financial instruments have either matured or are closed
out.
TXU Corp.
strives to use consistent assumptions regarding forward market price curves in
evaluating and recording the effects of commodity price risk.
TXU Corp.
continuously reviews its disclosed risk analysis metrics. In the course of this
review, it was determined that the Portfolio VaR metric would no longer be
disclosed as it is not a meaningful measure of actionable commodity price risk.
Portfolio VaR represented the estimated potential loss in value, due to changes
in market conditions, of the entire energy portfolio, including owned generation
assets, estimates of retail sales load and all contractual positions. Other
metrics that measure the effect of such risk on earnings, cash flows and the
value of its mark-to-market contract portfolio continue to be disclosed. TXU
Corp. may in the future add or eliminate other metrics in its disclosures of
risks.
VaR
Methodology — A VaR
methodology is used to measure the amount of market risk that exists within the
portfolio under a variety of market conditions. The resultant VaR produces an
estimate of a portfolio’s potential for loss given a specified confidence level
and considers among other things, market movements utilizing standard
statistical techniques given historical and projected market prices and
volatilities. Stress testing of market variables is also conducted to simulate
and address abnormal market conditions.
The use
of this method requires a number of key assumptions, such as use of (i) an
assumed confidence level; (ii) an assumed holding period (i.e. the time
necessary for management action, such as to liquidate positions); and (iii)
historical estimates of volatility and correlation data.
VaR
for Energy Contracts Subject to Mark-to-Market
Accounting — This
measurement estimates the potential loss in value, due to changes in market
conditions, of all energy-related contracts subject to mark-to-market
accounting, based on a specific confidence level and an assumed holding period.
Assumptions in determining this VaR include using a 95% confidence level and a
five-day holding period. A probabilistic simulation methodology is used to
calculate VaR, and is considered by management to be the most effective way to
estimate changes in a portfolio’s value based on assumed market conditions for
liquid markets.
|
|
December
31, |
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
Period-end
MtM VaR: |
|
$ |
20 |
|
$ |
15 |
|
Average
Month-end MtM VaR: |
|
$ |
20 |
|
$ |
25 |
|
Earnings
at Risk (EaR) — EaR
measures the estimated potential loss of expected pretax earnings for the year
presented due to changes in market conditions. EaR metrics include the owned
generation assets, estimates of retail load and all contractual positions except
for accrual positions expected to be settled beyond the fiscal year. Assumptions
include using a 95% confidence level over a five-day holding period under normal
market conditions.
Cash
Flow at Risk (CFaR) — CFaR
measures the estimated potential loss of expected cash flow over the next six
months, due to changes in market conditions. CFaR metrics include all owned
generation assets, estimates of retail load and all contractual positions that
impact cash flow during the next six months. Assumptions include using a 99%
confidence level over a six-month holding period under normal market conditions.
|
|
December
31, |
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
EaR |
|
$ |
24 |
|
$ |
15 |
|
CFaR |
|
$ |
116 |
|
$ |
67 |
|
INTEREST
RATE RISK
The table
below provides information concerning TXU Corp.’s financial instruments as of
December 31, 2004 and 2003, that are sensitive to changes in interest rates,
which include debt obligations and interest rate swaps. TXU Corp. has entered
into interest rate swaps under which it has agreed to exchange the difference
between fixed-rate and variable-rate interest amounts calculated with reference
to specified notional principal amounts at dates that generally coincide with
interest payments. The weighted average rate is based on the rate in effect at
the reporting date. Capital leases and the effects of unamortized premiums and
discounts and fair value hedges are excluded from the table. See Notes 8 and 10
to Financial Statements for a discussion of changes in debt obligations.
|
|
Expected
Maturity Date |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
|
|
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There- |
|
2004 |
|
Fair |
|
2003 |
|
Fair |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2009 |
|
After |
|
Total |
|
Value |
|
Total |
|
Value |
|
Equity-linked
debt: securities ssecuritiessecurities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
rate |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
$ |
101 |
|
$ |
184 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
$ |
285 |
|
$ |
339 |
|
$ |
1,440 |
|
$ |
990 |
|
Average
interest rate |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
5.45 |
% |
|
5.80 |
% |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
5.68 |
% |
|
— |
|
|
5.31 |
% |
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt held by subsidiary trusts: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
subsidiary
trusts: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
rate |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
$ |
391 |
|
$ |
399 |
|
Average
interest rate |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
7.82 |
% |
|
— |
|
Variable
rate |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
$ |
155 |
|
$ |
155 |
|
Average
interest rate |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2.51 |
% |
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
other long-term debt:
(including
current maturities) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
rate (a) |
|
$ |
229 |
|
$ |
842 |
|
$ |
324 |
|
$ |
565 |
|
$ |
1,117 |
|
$ |
8,483 |
|
$ |
11,560 |
|
$ |
12,227 |
|
$ |
8,901 |
|
$ |
9,626 |
|
Average
interest rate |
|
|
5.43 |
% |
|
5.94 |
% |
|
4.20 |
% |
|
5.87 |
% |
|
4.68 |
% |
|
6.24 |
% |
|
5.98 |
% |
|
— |
|
|
6.41 |
% |
|
— |
|
Variable
rate |
|
|
— |
|
$ |
400 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
$ |
402 |
|
$ |
802 |
|
$ |
764 |
|
$ |
922 |
|
$ |
955 |
|
Average
interest rate |
|
|
— |
|
|
2.84 |
% |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1.90 |
% |
|
2.37 |
% |
|
— |
|
|
2.04 |
% |
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchangeable
preferred membership |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
interest: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
rate |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
$ |
750 |
|
$ |
1,580 |
|
Average
interest rate |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
9.00 |
% |
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
to variable swaps: |
|
|
— |
|
$ |
600 |
|
$ |
200 |
|
$ |
450 |
|
$ |
250 |
|
$ |
800 |
|
$ |
2,300 |
|
$ |
(24 |
) |
$ |
500 |
|
$ |
10 |
|
Average
pay rate |
|
|
— |
|
|
7.11 |
% |
|
4.33 |
% |
|
5.74 |
% |
|
3.57 |
% |
|
4.12 |
% |
|
5.18 |
% |
|
— |
|
|
3.31 |
% |
|
— |
|
Average
receive rate |
|
|
— |
|
|
6.38 |
% |
|
5.00 |
% |
|
6.24 |
% |
|
4.80 |
% |
|
6.42 |
% |
|
6.07 |
% |
|
— |
|
|
7.00 |
% |
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
_________________________
(a) Reflects
the maturity date and not the remarketing date for certain debt which is subject
to mandatory tender for remarketing prior to maturity. See Note
8 to Financial Statements for details concerning long-term debt subject to
mandatory tender for remarketing.
CREDIT
RISK
Credit
Risk — Credit
risk relates to the risk of loss associated with non-performance by
counterparties. TXU Corp. maintains credit risk policies with regard to its
counterparties to minimize overall credit risk. These policies require an
evaluation of a potential counterparty’s financial condition, credit rating, and
other quantitative and qualitative credit criteria and specify authorized risk
mitigation tools, including but not limited to use of standardized agreements
that allow for netting of positive and negative exposures associated with a
single counterparty. TXU Corp. has standardized documented processes for
monitoring and managing its credit exposure, including methodologies to analyze
counterparties’ financial strength, measurement of current and potential future
credit exposures and standardized contract language that provides rights for
netting and set-off. Credit enhancements such as parental guarantees, letters of
credit, surety bonds and margin deposits are also utilized. Additionally,
individual counterparties and credit portfolios are managed to preset limits and
stress tested to assess potential credit exposure. This evaluation results in
establishing credit limits or collateral requirements prior to entering into an
agreement with a counterparty that creates credit exposure to TXU Corp.
Additionally, TXU Corp. has established controls to determine and monitor the
appropriateness of these limits on an ongoing basis. Any prospective material
adverse change in the payment history or financial condition of a counterparty
or downgrade of its credit quality will result in the reassessment of the credit
limit with that counterparty. This process can result in the subsequent
reduction of the credit limit or a request for additional financial assurances.
Credit
Exposure — TXU
Corp.’s gross exposure to credit risk related to trade accounts receivable as
well as commodity contract assets and other derivative assets that arise
primarily from hedging activities totaled $2.141 billion at December 31, 2004.
A large
share of gross assets subject to credit risk represents accounts receivable from
the retail sale of electricity to residential and small business customers. The
risk of material loss (after consideration of allowances) from nonperformance by
these customers is unlikely based upon historical experience. Allowances for
uncollectible accounts receivable are established for the potential loss from
nonpayment by these customers based on historical experience and market or
operational conditions. In addition, TXU Electric Delivery has exposure to
credit risk as a result of nonperformance by nonaffiliated REPs.
Most of
the remaining trade accounts receivable are with large business customers and
hedging counterparties. These counterparties include major energy companies,
financial institutions, electric utilities, independent power producers, oil and
gas producers and energy trading companies. The exposure to credit risk from
these customers and counterparties, excluding credit collateral, as of December
31, 2004, is $983 million net of standardized master netting contracts and
agreements that provide the right of offset of positive and negative credit
exposures with individual customers and counterparties. When considering
collateral currently held by TXU Corp. (cash, letters of credit and other
security interests), the net credit exposure is $784 million. Of this amount,
approximately 80% of the associated exposure is with investment grade customers
and counterparties, as determined using publicly available information including
major rating agencies’ published ratings and TXU Corp.’s internal credit
evaluation process. Those customers and counterparties without an S&P rating
of at least BBB- or similar rating from another major rating agency are rated
using internal credit methodologies and credit scoring models to estimate an
S&P equivalent rating. TXU Corp. routinely monitors and manages its credit
exposure to these customers and counterparties on this basis.
TXU Corp.
is also exposed to credit risk related to the Capgemini put option with a
carrying value of $177 million as discussed in Note 1 to Financial Statements.
The
following table presents the distribution of credit exposure as of December 31,
2004, for trade accounts receivable from large business customers, commodity
contract assets and other derivative assets that arise primarily from hedging
activities, by investment grade and noninvestment grade, credit quality and
maturity.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exposure
by Maturity |
|
|
|
Exposure
before Credit Collateral |
|
Credit
Collateral |
|
Net
Exposure |
|
2
years or less |
|
Between
2-5
years |
|
Greater
than 5 years |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
grade |
|
$ |
780 |
|
$ |
149 |
|
$ |
631 |
|
$ |
465 |
|
$ |
89 |
|
$ |
77 |
|
$ |
631 |
|
Noninvestment
grade |
|
|
203 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
153 |
|
|
112 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
19 |
|
|
153 |
|
Totals |
|
$ |
983 |
|
$ |
199 |
|
$ |
784 |
|
$ |
577 |
|
$ |
111 |
|
$ |
96 |
|
$ |
784 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
grade |
|
|
79 |
% |
|
75 |
% |
|
80 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noninvestment
grade |
|
|
21 |
% |
|
25 |
% |
|
20 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TXU Corp.
had no exposure to any customer or counterparty greater than 10% of the net
exposure of $784 million at December 31, 2004. Additionally, approximately 74%
of the credit exposure, net of collateral held, has a maturity date of two years
or less. TXU Corp. does not anticipate any material adverse effect on its
financial position or results of operations as a result of nonperformance by any
customer or counterparty.
RISK
FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
Some
important factors, in addition to others specifically addressed in this
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, that could have a material impact on TXU Corp.’s operations,
financial results and financial condition, and could cause TXU Corp.’s actual
results or outcomes to differ materially from any projected outcome contained in
any forward-looking statement in this report, include:
The
implementation of performance improvement initiatives identified by management
may not produce the desired results and may result in disruptions arising from
employee displacements and the rapid pace of changes to organizational structure
and operating practices and processes. Most notably, TXU Corp. is subject to the
risk that the joint venture outsourcing arrangement with Capgemini may not
produce the desired cost savings as well as potential transition costs, which
would likely be significant, in the event TXU Corp. needed to switch to another
vendor if Capgemini failed to perform its obligations to TXU Corp.
ERCOT is
the independent system operator that is responsible for maintaining reliable
operation of the bulk electric power supply system in the ERCOT region. Its
responsibilities include the clearing and settlement of electricity volumes and
related ancillary services among the various participants in the deregulated
Texas market. Because of new processes and systems associated with the opening
of the market to competition, which continue to be improved, there have been
delays in finalizing these settlements. As a result, TXU Corp. is subject to
settlement adjustments from ERCOT related to prior periods, which may result in
charges or credits impacting future reported results of operations.
TXU
Corp.’s businesses operate in changing market environments influenced by various
legislative and regulatory initiatives regarding deregulation, regulation or
restructuring of the energy industry, including deregulation of the production
and sale of electricity. TXU Corp. will need to adapt to these changes and may
face increasing competitive pressure.
TXU
Corp.’s businesses are subject to changes in laws (including PURA, the Federal
Power Act, as amended, the Atomic Energy Act, as amended, the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as amended, the Clean Air Act, as amended, and
the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended) and changing
governmental policy and regulatory actions (including those of the Commission,
the FERC, the EPA and the NRC) with respect to matters including, but not
limited to, market structure and design, operation of nuclear power facilities,
construction and operation of other power generation facilities, construction
and operation of transmission facilities, acquisition, disposal, depreciation,
and amortization of regulated assets and facilities, recovery of purchased gas
costs, decommissioning costs, and return on invested capital for TXU Corp.’s
regulated businesses, and present or prospective wholesale and retail
competition. In particular, PURA and the Commission will be subject to sunset
review by the Texas Legislature during this 2005 legislative session. See “ERCOT
Market Issues” and “Wholesale Market Design” above.
TXU
Energy Holdings, along with other market participants, is subject to oversight
by the Commission. In that connection, TXU Energy Holdings and other market
participants may be subject to various competition-related rules and
regulations, including but not limited to possible price-mitigation rules, as
well as rules related to market behavior.
TXU Corp.
is not guaranteed any rate of return on its capital investments in unregulated
businesses. TXU Corp. markets and trades power, including power from its own
production facilities, as part of its wholesale markets management operation.
TXU Corp.’s results of operations are likely to depend, in large part, upon
prevailing retail rates, which are set, in part, by regulatory authorities, and
market prices for electricity, gas and coal in its regional market and other
competitive markets. Market prices may fluctuate substantially over relatively
short periods of time. Demand for electricity can fluctuate dramatically,
creating periods of substantial under- or over-supply. During periods of
over-supply, prices might be depressed. Also, at times there may be political
pressure, or pressure from regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over
wholesale and retail energy commodity and transportation rates, to impose price
limitations, bidding rules and other mechanisms to address volatility and other
issues in these markets.
TXU
Corp.’s regulated businesses are subject to cost-of-service regulation and
annual earnings oversight. This regulatory treatment does not provide any
assurance as to achievement of earnings levels. TXU Electric Delivery’s rates
are regulated by the Commission based on an analysis of TXU Electric Delivery’s
costs, as reviewed and approved in a regulatory proceeding. While rate
regulation is premised on the full recovery of prudently incurred costs and a
reasonable rate of return on invested capital, there can be no assurance that
the Commission will judge all of TXU Electric Delivery’s costs to have been
prudently incurred or that the regulatory process in which rates are determined
will always result in rates that will produce full recovery of TXU Electric
Delivery’s costs and the return on invested capital allowed by the Commission.
Some of
the fuel for TXU Corp.’s power production facilities is purchased under
short-term contracts or on the spot market. Prices of fuel, including natural
gas, may also be volatile, and the price TXU Corp. can obtain for power sales
may not change at the same rate as changes in fuel costs. In addition, TXU Corp.
purchases and sells natural gas and other energy related commodities, and
volatility in these markets may affect TXU Corp.’s costs incurred in meeting its
obligations.
Volatility
in market prices for fuel and electricity may result from:
· severe or
unexpected weather conditions,
· seasonality,
· changes
in electricity usage,
· illiquidity
in the wholesale power or other markets,
· transmission
or transportation constraints, inoperability or inefficiencies,
· availability
of competitively priced alternative energy sources,
· changes
in supply and demand for energy commodities,
· changes
in power production capacity,
· outages
at TXU Corp.’s power production facilities or those of its competitors,
· changes
in production and storage levels of natural gas, lignite, coal and crude oil and
refined products,
· natural
disasters, wars, sabotage, terrorist acts, embargoes and other catastrophic
events, and
· federal,
state, local and foreign energy, environmental and other regulation and
legislation.
All but
one of TXU Corp.’s facilities for power production are located in the ERCOT
region, a market with limited interconnections to other markets. Electricity
prices in the ERCOT region are correlated to gas prices because gas-fired plant
is the marginal cost unit during the majority of the year in the ERCOT region.
Accordingly, the contribution to earnings and the value of TXU Corp.’s baseload
power production is dependent in significant part upon the price of gas. TXU
Corp. cannot fully hedge the risk associated with dependency on gas because of
the expected useful life of TXU Corp.’s power production assets and the size of
its position relative to market liquidity.
To manage
its near-term financial exposure related to commodity price fluctuations, TXU
Corp. routinely enters into contracts to hedge portions of its purchase and sale
commitments, weather positions, fuel requirements and inventories of natural
gas, lignite, coal, refined products, and other commodities, within established
risk management guidelines. As part of this strategy, TXU Corp. routinely
utilizes fixed-price forward physical purchase and sales contracts, futures,
financial swaps and option contracts traded in the over-the-counter markets or
on exchanges. However, TXU Corp. can normally cover only a small portion of the
exposure of its assets and positions to market price volatility, and the
coverage will vary over time. To the extent TXU Corp. has unhedged positions,
fluctuating commodity prices can materially impact TXU Corp.’s results of
operations and financial position, either favorably or unfavorably.
Although
TXU Corp. devotes a considerable amount of management time and effort to the
establishment of risk management procedures as well as the ongoing review of the
implementation of these procedures, the procedures it has in place may not
always be followed or may not always function as planned and cannot eliminate
all the risks associated with these activities. As a result of these and other
factors, TXU Corp. cannot predict with precision the impact that risk management
decisions may have on its business, results of operations or financial position.
TXU Corp.
or one of its subsidiaries has guaranteed or indemnified the performance of a
portion of the obligations of certain subsidiaries, including those involved in
hedging and risk management activities. TXU Corp. or its subsidiary, as the case
may be, might not be able to satisfy all of these guarantees and indemnification
obligations if they were to come due at the same time.
TXU
Corp.’s hedging and risk management activities are exposed to the risk that
counterparties that owe TXU Corp. money, energy or other commodities as a result
of market transactions will not perform their obligations. The likelihood that
certain counterparties may fail to perform their obligations has increased due
to financial difficulties, brought on by various factors including improper or
illegal accounting and business practices, affecting some participants in the
industry. Some of these financial difficulties have been so severe that certain
industry participants have filed for bankruptcy protection or are facing the
possibility of doing so. Should the counterparties to these arrangements fail to
perform, TXU Corp. might be forced to acquire alternative hedging arrangements
or honor the underlying commitment at then-current market prices. In such event,
TXU Corp. might incur losses in addition to amounts, if any, already paid to the
counterparties. ERCOT market participants are also exposed to risks that another
ERCOT market participant may default in its obligations to pay ERCOT for power
taken in the ancillary services market, in which case such costs, to the extent
not offset by posted security and other protections available to ERCOT, may be
allocated to various nondefaulting ERCOT market participants.
The
current credit ratings for TXU Corp.’s and its subsidiaries’ long-term debt are
investment grade, except for Moody’s credit rating for long-term debt of TXU
Corp. (the holding company), which is one notch below investment grade. A rating
reflects only the view of a rating agency, and it is not a recommendation to
buy, sell or hold securities. Any rating can be revised upward or downward at
any time by a rating agency if such rating agency decides that circumstances
warrant such a change. If S&P, Moody’s or Fitch were to downgrade TXU
Corp.’s and/or its subsidiaries’ long-term ratings, particularly below
investment grade, borrowing costs would increase and the potential pool of
investors and funding sources would likely decrease. If the downgrade were below
investment grade, liquidity demands would be triggered by the terms of a number
of commodity contracts, leases and other agreements.
Most of
TXU Corp.’s large customers, suppliers and counterparties require sufficient
creditworthiness in order to enter into transactions. If TXU Corp. subsidiaries’
ratings were to decline to below investment grade, costs to operate the power
business would increase because counterparties may require the posting of
collateral in the form of cash-related instruments, or counterparties may
decline to do business with TXU Corp.’s subsidiaries.
In
addition, as discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the terms of certain
of TXU Corp.’s financing and other arrangements contain provisions that are
specifically affected by changes in credit ratings and could require the posting
of collateral, the repayment of indebtedness or the payment of other amounts.
The
operation of power production and energy transportation facilities involves many
risks, including start up risks, breakdown or failure of facilities, lack of
sufficient capital to maintain the facilities, the dependence on a specific fuel
source or the impact of unusual or adverse weather conditions or other natural
events, as well as the risk of performance below expected levels of output or
efficiency, the occurrence of any of which could result in lost revenues and/or
increased expenses. A significant portion of TXU Corp.’s facilities was
constructed many years ago. In particular, older generating equipment, even if
maintained in accordance with good engineering practices, may require
significant capital expenditures to keep it operating at peak efficiency. The
risk of increased maintenance and capital expenditures arises from (a) increased
starting and stopping of generation equipment due to the volatility of the
competitive market, (b) any unexpected failure to produce power, including
failure caused by breakdown or forced outage, and (c) repairing damage to
facilities due to storms, natural disasters, wars, terrorist acts and other
catastrophic events. Further, TXU Corp.’s ability to successfully and timely
complete capital improvements to existing facilities or other capital projects
is contingent upon many variables and subject to substantial risks. Should any
such efforts be unsuccessful, TXU Corp. could be subject to additional costs
and/or the write-off of its investment in the project or improvement.
Insurance,
warranties or performance guarantees may not cover all or any of the lost
revenues or increased expenses, including the cost of replacement power.
Likewise, TXU Corp.’s ability to obtain insurance, and the cost of and coverage
provided by such insurance, could be affected by events outside its control.
The
ownership and operation of nuclear facilities, including TXU Corp.’s ownership
and operation of the Comanche Peak generation plant, involve certain risks.
These risks include: mechanical or structural problems; inadequacy or lapses in
maintenance protocols; the impairment of reactor operation and safety systems
due to human error; the costs of storage, handling and disposal of nuclear
materials; limitations on the amounts and types of insurance coverage
commercially available; and uncertainties with respect to the technological and
financial aspects of decommissioning nuclear facilities at the end of their
useful lives. The following are among the more significant of these
risks:
|
· |
Operational
Risk -
Operations at any nuclear power production plant could degrade to the
point where the plant would have to be shut down. Over the next three
years, certain equipment at Comanche Peak is expected to be replaced. The
cost of these actions is currently expected to be material and could
result in extended outages. If this were to happen, the process of
identifying and correcting the causes of the operational downgrade to
return the plant to operation could require significant time and expense,
resulting in both lost revenue and increased fuel and purchased power
expense to meet supply commitments. Rather than incurring substantial
costs to restart the plant, the plant may be shut down. Furthermore, a
shut-down or failure at any other nuclear plant could cause regulators to
require a shut-down or reduced availability at Comanche Peak.
|
|
· |
Regulatory
Risk -
The NRC may modify, suspend or revoke licenses and impose civil penalties
for failure to comply with the Atomic Energy Act, the regulations under it
or the terms of the licenses of nuclear facilities. Unless extended, the
NRC operating licenses for Comanche Peak Unit 1 and Unit 2 will expire in
2030 and 2033, respectively. Changes in regulations by the NRC could
require a substantial increase in capital expenditures or result in
increased operating or decommissioning costs.
|
|
· |
Nuclear
Accident Risk -
Although the safety record of Comanche Peak and other nuclear reactors
generally has been very good, accidents and other unforeseen problems have
occurred both in the US and elsewhere. The consequences of an accident can
be severe and include loss of life and property damage. Any resulting
liability from a nuclear accident could exceed TXU Corp.’s resources,
including insurance coverage. |
TXU Corp.
is subject to extensive environmental regulation by governmental authorities. In
operating its facilities, TXU Corp. is required to comply with numerous
environmental laws and regulations, and to obtain numerous governmental permits.
TXU Corp. may incur significant additional costs to comply with these
requirements. If TXU Corp. fails to comply with these requirements, it could be
subject to civil or criminal liability and fines. Existing environmental
regulations could be revised or reinterpreted, new laws and regulations could be
adopted or become applicable to TXU Corp. or its facilities, and future changes
in environmental laws and regulations could occur, including potential
regulatory and enforcement developments related to air emissions.
TXU Corp.
may not be able to obtain or maintain all required environmental regulatory
approvals. If there is a delay in obtaining any required environmental
regulatory approvals or if TXU Corp. fails to obtain, maintain or comply with
any such approval, the operation of its facilities could be stopped or become
subject to additional costs. Further, at some of TXU Corp.’s older facilities,
including baseload lignite and coal plants, it may be uneconomical for TXU Corp.
to install the necessary equipment, which may cause TXU Corp. to shut down those
facilities.
In
addition, TXU Corp. may be responsible for any on-site liabilities associated
with the environmental condition of facilities that it has acquired or
developed, regardless of when the liabilities arose and whether they are known
or unknown. In connection with certain acquisitions and sales of assets, TXU
Corp. may obtain, or be required to provide, indemnification against certain
environmental liabilities. Another party could fail to meet its indemnification
obligations to TXU Corp.
The Texas
electricity market was deregulated as of January 1, 2002. Competition has
resulted, and may continue to result in, declines in customer counts and sales
volumes.
While TXU
Corp. may now offer prices other than the price-to-beat, it is obligated to
offer the price to beat to its residential and small business customers in the
historical service territory through January 1, 2007. The results of TXU Corp.’s
retail electric operations in its historical service territory are largely
dependent upon the amount of headroom available to TXU Corp. in its
price-to-beat rate. The margin or “headroom” available in the price-to-beat rate
for any REP equals the difference between the price-to-beat rate and the sum of
delivery charges and the price that REP pays for power. Headroom may be a
positive or a negative number. Since headroom is dependent, in part, on power
production and purchase costs, TXU Corp. does not know nor can it estimate the
amount of headroom that it will have in its price-to-beat rate. There is no
assurance that future adjustments to TXU Corp.’s price-to-beat rate will be
adequate to cover future increases in its costs of electricity to serve its
price-to-beat rate customers or that TXU Corp.'s price-to-beat rate will not
result in negative headroom in the future.
In most
retail electric markets outside the historical service territory, TXU Corp.’s
principal competitor may be the retail affiliate of the local incumbent utility
company. The incumbent retail affiliates have the advantage of long-standing
relationships with their customers. In addition to competition from the
incumbent utilities and their affiliates, TXU Corp. may face competition from a
number of other energy service providers, or other energy industry participants,
who may develop businesses that will compete with TXU Corp. and nationally
branded providers of consumer products and services. Some of these competitors
or potential competitors may be larger and better capitalized than TXU Corp. If
there is inadequate margin in these retail electric markets, it may not be
profitable for TXU Corp. to enter these markets.
TXU Corp.
depends on transmission and distribution facilities owned and operated by other
utilities, as well as its own such facilities, to deliver the electricity it
produces and sells to consumers, as well as to other REPs. If transmission
capacity is inadequate, TXU Corp.’s ability to sell and deliver electricity may
be hindered, it may have to forgo sales or it may have to buy more expensive
wholesale electricity that is available in the capacity-constrained area. In
particular, during some periods transmission access is constrained to some areas
of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. TXU Corp. expects to have a significant
number of customers inside these constrained areas. The cost to provide service
to these customers may exceed the cost to provide service to other customers,
resulting in lower headroom. In addition, any infrastructure failure that
interrupts or impairs delivery of electricity to TXU Corp.’s customers could
negatively impact the satisfaction of its customers with its service.
TXU Corp.
offers its customers a bundle of services that include, at a minimum, the
electric commodity itself plus transmission, distribution and related services.
The prices TXU Corp. charges for this bundle of services or for the various
components of the bundle, either of which may be fixed by contract with the
customer for a period of time, could fall below TXU Corp.’s underlying cost to
obtain the commodities or services.
Research
and development activities are ongoing to improve existing and alternative
technologies to produce electricity, including gas turbines, fuel cells,
microturbines and photovoltaic (solar) cells. It is possible that advances in
these or other alternative technologies will reduce the costs of electricity
production from these technologies to a level that will enable these
technologies to compete effectively with electricity production from traditional
power plants like TXU Corp.’s. While demand for electric energy services is
generally increasing throughout the US, the rate of construction and development
of new, more efficient power production facilities may exceed increases in
demand in some regional electric markets. Consequently, where TXU Corp. has
facilities, the market value of TXU Corp.’s power production and/or energy
transportation facilities could be significantly reduced. Also, electricity
demand could be reduced by increased conservation efforts and advances in
technology, which could likewise significantly reduce the value of TXU Corp.’s
facilities. Changes in technology could also alter the channels through which
retail electric customers buy electricity.
TXU
Corp. is a
holding company and conducts its operations primarily through wholly-owned
subsidiaries. Substantially all of TXU Corp.’s consolidated assets are held by
these subsidiaries. Accordingly, TXU Corp.’s cash flows and ability to meet its
obligations and to pay dividends are largely dependent upon the earnings of its
subsidiaries and the distribution or other payment of such earnings to TXU Corp.
in the form of distributions, loans or advances, and repayment of loans or
advances from TXU Corp. The subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal
entities and have no obligation to provide TXU Corp. with funds for its payment
obligations, whether by dividends, distributions, loans or otherwise.
Because
TXU Corp. is a holding company, its obligations to its creditors are
structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities and existing
and future preferred stock of its subsidiaries. Therefore, TXU Corp.’s rights
and the rights of its creditors to participate in the assets of any subsidiary
in the event that such a subsidiary is liquidated or reorganized are subject to
the prior claims of such subsidiary’s creditors and holders of its preferred
stock. To the extent that TXU Corp. may be a creditor with recognized claims
against any such subsidiary, its claims would still be subject to the prior
claims of such subsidiary’s creditors to the extent that they are secured or
senior to those held by TXU Corp. Subject to restrictions contained in TXU
Corp.’s other financing arrangements, TXU Corp.’s subsidiaries may incur
additional indebtedness and other liabilities.
The
inability to raise capital on favorable terms, particularly during times of
uncertainty in the financial markets, could impact TXU Corp.’s ability to
sustain and grow its businesses, which are capital intensive, and would increase
its capital costs. TXU Corp. relies on access to financial markets as a
significant source of liquidity for capital requirements not satisfied by cash
on hand or operating cash flows. TXU Corp.’s access to the financial markets
could be adversely impacted by various factors, such as:
|
· |
changes
in credit markets that reduce available credit or the ability to renew
existing liquidity facilities on acceptable terms;
|
|
· |
inability
to access commercial paper markets; |
|
· |
a
deterioration of TXU Corp.’s credit or the credit of its subsidiaries or a
reduction in TXU Corp.’s credit ratings or the credit ratings of its
subsidiaries; |
|
· |
extreme
volatility in TXU Corp.’s markets that increases margin or credit
requirements; |
|
· |
a
material breakdown in TXU Corp.’s risk management procedures;
|
|
· |
prolonged
delays in billing and payment resulting from delays in switching customers
from one REP to another; and |
|
· |
the
occurrence of material adverse changes in TXU Corp.’s businesses that
restrict TXU Corp.’s ability to access its liquidity facilities.
|
A lack of
necessary capital and cash reserves could adversely impact the evaluation of TXU
Corp.’s credit worthiness by counterparties and rating agencies, and would
likely increase its capital costs. Further, concerns on the part of
counterparties regarding TXU Corp.’s liquidity and credit could limit its
wholesale markets management activities.
As a
result of the energy crisis in California during 2001, the recent volatility of
natural gas prices in North America, the bankruptcy filing by Enron Corporation,
accounting irregularities of public companies, and investigations by
governmental authorities into energy trading activities, companies in the
regulated and nonregulated utility businesses have been under a generally
increased amount of public and regulatory scrutiny. Accounting irregularities at
certain companies in the industry have caused regulators and legislators to
review current accounting practices and financial disclosures. The capital
markets and ratings agencies also have increased their level of scrutiny.
Additionally, allegations against various energy trading companies of “round
trip” or “wash” transactions, which involve the simultaneous buying and selling
of the same amount of power at the same price and delivery location and provide
no true economic benefit, power market manipulation and inaccurate power and
commodity price reporting have had a negative effect on the industry. TXU Corp.
believes that it is complying with all applicable laws, but it is difficult or
impossible to predict or control what effect events and investigations in the
energy industry may have on TXU Corp.’s financial condition or access to the
capital markets. Additionally, it is unclear what laws and regulations may
develop, and TXU Corp. cannot predict the ultimate impact of any future changes
in accounting regulations or practices in general with respect to public
companies, the energy industry or its operations specifically. Any such new
accounting standards could negatively impact reported financial results.
TXU Corp.
is subject to costs and other effects of legal and administrative proceedings,
settlements, investigations and claims. Since October 2002, a number of lawsuits
have been filed in federal and state courts in Texas against TXU Corp. and
various of its officers, directors and underwriters. Such current and potential
legal proceedings could result in payments of judgment or settlement amounts. If
the settlement agreement between TXU Corp. and the creditors of TXU Europe does
not become final and binding, potential claims by such creditors could be
material.
The
market price of TXU Corp.’s common stock has been volatile in the past, and a
variety of factors could cause the price to fluctuate in the future. In addition
to the matters discussed above and in TXU Corp.’s other filings under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the following could impact the
market price for TXU Corp.’s common stock:
|
· |
developments
related to TXU Corp.’s businesses; |
|
· |
fluctuations
in TXU Corp.’s results of operations; |
|
· |
the
level of dividends and share repurchases; |
|
· |
TXU
Corp.’s debt to equity ratios and other credit metrics;
|
|
· |
effect
of significant events relating to the energy sector in general;
|
|
· |
sales
of TXU Corp. securities into the marketplace;
|
|
· |
general
conditions in the industry and the energy markets in which TXU Corp. is a
participant; |
|
· |
an
outbreak of war or hostilities; |
|
· |
a
shortfall in revenues or earnings compared to securities analysts’
expectations; |
|
· |
changes
in analysts’ recommendations or projections; and
|
|
· |
actions
by credit rating agencies. |
Fluctuations
in the market price of TXU Corp.’s common stock may be unrelated to TXU Corp.’s
performance. General market declines or market volatility could adversely affect
the price of TXU Corp.’s common stock and the current market price may not be
indicative of future market prices.
The
issues and associated risks and uncertainties described above are not the only
ones TXU Corp. may face. Additional issues may arise or become material as the
energy industry evolves.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
report and other presentations made by TXU Corp. contain “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts,
that are included in this report, or made in presentations, in response to
questions or otherwise, that address activities, events or developments that TXU
Corp. expects or anticipates to occur in the future, including such matters as
projections, capital allocation and cash distribution policy, future capital
expenditures, business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, future
acquisitions or dispositions, development or operation of power production
assets, market and industry developments and the growth of TXU Corp.’s business
and operations (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases such
as “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,”
“estimated,” “projection,” “target,” “outlook”), are forward-looking statements.
Although TXU Corp. believes that in making any such forward-looking statement
its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, any such forward-looking
statement involves uncertainties and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the discussion of risk factors discussed above under “RISK FACTORS THAT MAY
AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS” and the following important factors, among others, that
could cause the actual results of TXU Corp. to differ materially from those
projected in such forward-looking statements:
|
· |
prevailing
governmental policies and regulatory actions, including those of the FERC,
the Commission, the RRC and the NRC, with respect to:
|
· allowed
rates of return;
· industry,
market and rate structure;
· purchased
power and recovery of investments;
· operations
of nuclear generating facilities;
· acquisitions
and disposal of assets and facilities;
· operation
and construction of plant facilities;
· decommissioning
costs;
· present
or prospective wholesale and retail competition;
· changes
in tax laws and policies; and
· changes
in and compliance with environmental and safety laws and policies;
|
· |
continued
implementation of, and “sunset” provisions regarding, the 1999
Restructuring Legislation; |
|
· |
legal
and administrative proceedings and settlements;
|
|
· |
general
industry trends; |
|
· |
power
generation costs (including repair costs) and availability;
|
|
· |
weather
conditions and other natural phenomena, and acts of sabotage, wars or
terrorist activities; |
|
· |
unanticipated
population growth or decline, and changes in market demand and demographic
patterns; |
|
· |
changes
in business strategy, development plans or vendor relationships;
|
|
· |
TXU
Corp.’s ability to implement the initiatives that are part of its
restructuring, operational improvement and cost reduction program, and the
terms upon which those initiatives are executed;
|
|
· |
competition
for retail and wholesale customers; |
|
· |
access
to adequate transmission facilities to meet changing demands;
|
|
· |
pricing
and transportation of crude oil, natural gas and other commodities;
|
|
· |
unanticipated
changes in interest rates, commodity prices, rates of inflation or foreign
exchange rates; |
|
· |
unanticipated
changes in operating expenses, liquidity needs and capital expenditures;
|
|
· |
commercial
bank market and capital market conditions; |
|
· |
competition
for new energy development and other business opportunities;
|
|
· |
inability
of various counterparties to meet their obligations with respect to TXU
Corp.’s financial instruments; |
|
· |
changes
in technology used by and services offered by TXU Corp.;
|
|
· |
significant
changes in TXU Corp.’s relationship with its employees, including the
availability of qualified personnel, and the potential adverse effects if
labor disputes or grievances were to occur;
|
|
· |
significant
changes in critical accounting policies material to TXU Corp.; and
|
|
· |
actions
by credit rating agencies. |
Any
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and
TXU Corp. undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to
reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time,
and it is not possible for TXU Corp. to predict all of them; nor can TXU Corp.
assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or
combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statement.
TXU
CORP.
MANAGEMENT’S
ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL
REPORTING
The
management of TXU Corp. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) for the company. TXU
Corp.’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations,
internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of
changes in condition or the deterioration of compliance with procedures or
policies.
The
management of TXU Corp. performed an evaluation as of December 31, 2004 of the
effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting based
on the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission’s
(COSO’s) Internal
Control - Integrated Framework. Based
on the review performed, management believes that as of December 31, 2004 TXU
Corp.'s internal control over financial reporting was effective.
The
independent registered public accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
auditors of the consolidated financial statements of TXU Corp. has issued an
attestation report on management’s assessment of TXU Corp.’s internal control
over financial reporting.
/s/
C. JOHN WILDER |
/s/
KIRK R. OLIVER |
C.
John Wilder, President |
Kirk
R. Oliver, Executive Vice President |
and
Chief Executive |
and
Chief Financial Officer |
March 16,
2005
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and Shareholders of
TXU
Corp.:
We have
audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Managements’
Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting that TXU Corp. (the
“Company”) maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2004, based on the criteria established in Internal
Control - Integrated Framework issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The
Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control
over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit 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 effective
internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material
respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over
financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating
the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such
other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
A
company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or
under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal
financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the
company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to
the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of
the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s
assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because
of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting,
including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of
controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or
detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the
effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods
are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures may deteriorate.
In our
opinion, management’s assessment that the Company maintained effective internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, is fairly stated, in
all material respects, based on the criteria established in Internal
Control—Integrated Framework issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Also in
our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on the
criteria established in Internal
Control—Integrated Framework issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We have
also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements as of and
for the year ended December 31, 2004 of TXU Corp. and subsidiaries and our
report dated March 16, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial
statements and included explanatory paragraphs regarding the Company’s adoption
of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004).
Dallas,
Texas
March 16,
2005
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and Shareholders of
TXU
Corp.:
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of TXU Corp. and
subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related
statements of consolidated income, comprehensive income, cash flows, and
shareholders’ equity for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 2004. 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 audits.
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. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of TXU Corp. and subsidiaries at December 31,
2004 and 2003, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have
also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on the criteria
established in Internal
Control—Integrated Framework issued by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our
report dated March 16, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion on management’s
assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting and an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
As
discussed in Note 3 to the Notes to Financial Statements, the Company changed
its method of accounting for stock based compensation with the election to early
adopt Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004)
Share-Based
Payment.
As
discussed in Note 3 to the Notes to Financial Statements, the Company changed
its method of accounting for certain contracts with the rescission of Emerging
Issues Task Force Issue No. 98-10, Accounting
for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk Management
Activities.
Dallas,
Texas
March 16,
2005
TXU
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS
OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
(millions
of dollars, except per share amounts) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
9,308 |
|
$ |
8,600 |
|
$ |
8,094 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of energy sold and delivery fees |
|
|
3,847 |
|
|
3,640 |
|
|
3,199 |
|
Operating
costs |
|
|
1,429 |
|
|
1,389 |
|
|
1,354 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization |
|
|
760 |
|
|
724 |
|
|
733 |
|
Selling,
general and administrative expenses |
|
|
1,091 |
|
|
907 |
|
|
1,046 |
|
Franchise
and revenue-based taxes |
|
|
367 |
|
|
390 |
|
|
428 |
|
Other
income |
|
|
(148 |
) |
|
(58 |
) |
|
(41 |
) |
Other
deductions |
|
|
1,172 |
|
|
42 |
|
|
533 |
|
Interest
income |
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
(36 |
) |
|
(33 |
) |
Interest
expense and related charges |
|
|
695 |
|
|
784 |
|
|
693 |
|
Total
costs and expenses |
|
|
9,185 |
|
|
7,782 |
|
|
7,912 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
gain
(loss) and cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles |
|
|
123 |
|
|
818 |
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax expense |
|
|
42 |
|
|
252 |
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before extraordinary gain (loss)
and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles |
|
|
81 |
|
|
566 |
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
|
378 |
|
|
74 |
|
|
(4,181 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Extraordinary
gain (loss), net of tax effect |
|
|
16 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(134 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax effect |
|
|
10 |
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) |
|
$ |
485 |
|
$ |
582 |
|
$ |
(4,210 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchangeable
preferred membership interest buyback premium (Note 9) |
|
|
849 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preference
stock dividends |
|
|
22 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) available for common stock |
|
$ |
(386 |
) |
$ |
560 |
|
$ |
(4,232 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
shares of common stock outstanding (millions): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
300 |
|
|
322 |
|
|
278 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
300 |
|
|
379 |
|
|
278 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per
share of common stock─ Basic: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before extraordinary gain (loss) and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles |
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
$ |
1.76 |
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
Exchangeable
preferred membership interest buyback premium |
|
|
(2.83 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Preference
stock dividends |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
(0.08 |
) |
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations available for common
stock |
|
|
(2.63 |
) |
|
1.69 |
|
|
0.29 |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
|
1.26 |
|
|
0.23 |
|
|
(15.04 |
) |
Extraordinary
gain (loss), net of tax effect |
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(0.48 |
) |
Cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax effect |
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
(0.18 |
) |
|
─ |
|
Net
income (loss) available for common stock |
|
|
(1.29 |
) |
|
1.74 |
|
|
(15.23 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per
share of common stock─ Diluted: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before extraordinary gain (loss) and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles |
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
$ |
1.63 |
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
Exchangeable
preferred membership interest buyback premium |
|
|
(2.83 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Preference
stock dividends |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
(0.08 |
) |
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations available for common
stock |
|
|
(2.63 |
) |
|
1.57 |
|
|
0.29 |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
|
1.26 |
|
|
0.20 |
|
|
(15.04 |
) |
Extraordinary
gain (loss), net of tax effect |
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(0.48 |
) |
Cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax effect |
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
(0.15 |
) |
|
─ |
|
Net
income (loss) available for common stock |
|
$ |
(1.29 |
) |
$ |
1.62 |
|
$ |
(15.23 |
) |
Dividends
declared |
|
|
0.938 |
|
|
0.50 |
|
|
1.925 |
|
See Notes
to Financial Statements.
TXU
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS
OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
(millions
of dollars) |
|
|
|
Components
related to continuing operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before extraordinary gain (loss)
and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles |
|
$ |
81 |
|
$ |
566 |
|
$ |
105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effects: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum
pension liability adjustments (net of tax (expense) benefit of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($7),
($25) and $35) |
|
|
14 |
|
|
46 |
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flow hedges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
change in fair value of derivatives (net of tax benefit of
$40, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$108
and $118) |
|
|
(74 |
) |
|
(201 |
) |
|
(220 |
) |
Amounts
realized in earnings during the year (net of tax expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
$23, $128 and $30) |
|
|
43 |
|
|
238 |
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
83 |
|
|
(229 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
income (loss) from continuing operations |
|
|
64 |
|
|
649 |
|
|
(124 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components
related to discontinued operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
|
378 |
|
|
74 |
|
|
(4,181 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum
pension liability adjustments (net of tax (expense)
benefit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
($5), ($4) and $10) |
|
|
10 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative
foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
|
(145 |
) |
|
302 |
|
|
329 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flow hedges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
change in fair value of derivatives (net of tax benefit of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$─,
$29 and $36) |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(67 |
) |
|
(81 |
) |
Amounts
realized in earnings during the year (net of tax (expense) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
benefit
of $3,($37) and ($62)) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
86 |
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
(141 |
) |
|
329 |
|
|
373 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
income (loss) from discontinued operations |
|
|
237 |
|
|
403 |
|
|
(3,808 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Extraordinary
gain (loss), net of tax effect |
|
|
16 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(134 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax effect |
|
|
10 |
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
income (loss) |
|
$ |
327 |
|
$ |
994 |
|
$ |
(4,066 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes
to Financial Statements.
TXU
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS
OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
(millions
of dollars) |
|
Cash
flows — operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before extraordinary gain (loss) and
cumulative |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
effect
of changes in accounting principles |
|
$ |
81 |
|
$ |
566 |
|
$ |
105 |
|
Adjustments
to reconcile income from continuing operations before extraordinary
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
gain
(loss) and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles to cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
provided
by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization |
|
|
826 |
|
|
791 |
|
|
804 |
|
Deferred
income taxes and investment tax credits — net |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
(40 |
) |
|
21 |
|
Losses
on early extinguishment of debt |
|
|
416 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
40 |
|
Asset
writedowns and lease-related charges |
|
|
376 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
237 |
|
Net
gain from sales of assets |
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
(45 |
) |
|
(30 |
) |
Net
effect of unrealized mark-to-market valuations of commodity
contracts |
|
|
109 |
|
|
100 |
|
|
113 |
|
Litigation
settlement charge |
|
|
84 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Bad
debt expense |
|
|
90 |
|
|
119 |
|
|
160 |
|
Stock-based
compensation expense |
|
|
56 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
1 |
|
Net
equity (income) loss from unconsolidated affiliates and joint
ventures |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
17 |
|
|
255 |
|
Change
in regulatory-related liabilities |
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
(144 |
) |
|
34 |
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable - trade |
|
|
(246 |
) |
|
173 |
|
|
(632 |
) |
Impact
of accounts receivable sales program |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
100 |
|
|
(15 |
) |
Inventories |
|
|
15 |
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
(48 |
) |
Accounts
payable - trade |
|
|
185 |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
108 |
|
Commodity
contract assets and liabilities |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
24 |
|
|
(45 |
) |
Margin
deposits - net |
|
|
34 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
─ |
|
Other
- net assets |
|
|
(133 |
) |
|
290 |
|
|
(97 |
) |
Other
- net liabilities |
|
|
160 |
|
|
482 |
|
|
41 |
|
Cash
provided by operating activities |
|
|
1,758 |
|
|
2,413 |
|
|
1,052 |
|
Cash
flows — financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuances
of securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt |
|
|
5,090 |
|
|
2,846 |
|
|
4,446 |
|
Common
stock |
|
|
112 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
1,274 |
|
Retirements/repurchases
of securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt held by subsidiary trusts |
|
|
(546 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Equity-linked
debt securities |
|
|
(1,105 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Other
long-term debt |
|
|
(3,088 |
) |
|
(2,187 |
) |
|
(3,407 |
) |
Exchangeable
preferred membership interests |
|
|
(750 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Preferred
securities of subsidiaries |
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
(98 |
) |
|
─ |
|
Common
stock |
|
|
(4,687 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Change
in notes payable: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
paper |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(854 |
) |
Banks |
|
|
210 |
|
|
(2,305 |
) |
|
1,490 |
|
Cash
dividends paid: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
(160 |
) |
|
(652 |
) |
Preference
stock |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
(22 |
) |
|
(22 |
) |
Premium
paid for redemption of exchangeable preferred membership
interests |
|
|
(1,102 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Redemption
deposits applied to debt retirements |
|
|
─ |
|
|
210 |
|
|
(210 |
) |
Debt
premium, discount, financing and reacquisition expenses |
|
|
(406 |
) |
|
(38 |
) |
|
(283 |
) |
Cash
provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
(6,519 |
) |
|
(1,731 |
) |
|
1,782 |
|
Cash
flows — investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
expenditures |
|
|
(912 |
) |
|
(721 |
) |
|
(813 |
) |
Dispositions
of businesses |
|
|
4,814 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
─ |
|
Acquisition
of telecommunications partner’s interest |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
─ |
|
Proceeds
from sales of assets |
|
|
27 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
447 |
|
Change
in collateral trust |
|
|
525 |
|
|
(525 |
) |
|
─ |
|
Nuclear
fuel |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
(44 |
) |
|
(51 |
) |
Other,
including transaction costs |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
16 |
|
|
(186 |
) |
Cash
provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
|
4,280 |
|
|
(1,400 |
) |
|
(603 |
) |
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
6 |
|
Cash
provided (used by) discontinued operations |
|
|
(242 |
) |
|
34 |
|
|
(919 |
) |
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(723 |
) |
|
(684 |
) |
|
1,318 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents ─ beginning balance |
|
|
829 |
|
|
1,513 |
|
|
195 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents ─ ending balance |
|
$ |
106 |
|
$ |
829 |
|
$ |
1,513 |
|
See Notes
to Financial Statements.
TXU
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
ASSETS |
|
(millions
of dollars) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
106 |
|
$ |
829 |
|
Restricted
cash |
|
|
49 |
|
|
12 |
|
Accounts
receivable — trade |
|
|
1,274 |
|
|
1,016 |
|
Income
taxes receivable |
|
|
25 |
|
|
─ |
|
Inventories
|
|
|
320 |
|
|
419 |
|
Commodity
contract assets |
|
|
546 |
|
|
548 |
|
Accumulated
deferred income taxes |
|
|
224 |
|
|
94 |
|
Assets
of telecommunications holding company |
|
|
─ |
|
|
110 |
|
Other
current assets |
|
|
249 |
|
|
196 |
|
Total
current assets |
|
|
2,793 |
|
|
3,224 |
|
Investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted
cash |
|
|
47 |
|
|
582 |
|
Other
investments |
|
|
664 |
|
|
632 |
|
Property,
plant and equipment — net |
|
|
16,676 |
|
|
16,803 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
542 |
|
|
558 |
|
Regulatory
assets — net |
|
|
1,891 |
|
|
1,872 |
|
Commodity
contract assets |
|
|
315 |
|
|
109 |
|
Cash
flow hedge and other derivative assets |
|
|
6 |
|
|
88 |
|
Other
noncurrent assets |
|
|
283 |
|
|
214 |
|
Assets
held for sale (Note 4) |
|
|
24 |
|
|
7,202 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets |
|
$ |
23,241 |
|
$ |
31,284 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES,
PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes
payable - banks |
|
$ |
210 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Long-term
debt due currently |
|
|
229 |
|
|
678 |
|
Accounts
payable — trade |
|
|
950 |
|
|
790 |
|
Commodity
contract liabilities |
|
|
491 |
|
|
502 |
|
Litigation
and other settlement accruals |
|
|
391 |
|
|
─ |
|
Liabilities
of telecommunications holding company |
|
|
─ |
|
|
603 |
|
Other
current liabilities |
|
|
1,445 |
|
|
1,322 |
|
Total
current liabilities |
|
|
3,716 |
|
|
3,895 |
|
Accumulated
deferred income taxes |
|
|
2,721 |
|
|
3,599 |
|
Investment
tax credits |
|
|
405 |
|
|
430 |
|
Commodity
contract liabilities |
|
|
347 |
|
|
47 |
|
Cash
flow hedge and other derivative liabilities |
|
|
195 |
|
|
240 |
|
Long-term
debt held by subsidiary trusts (Note 10) |
|
|
─ |
|
|
546 |
|
All
other long-term debt, less amounts due currently |
|
|
12,412 |
|
|
10,608 |
|
Other
noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits |
|
|
2,762 |
|
|
2,289 |
|
Liabilities
held for sale (Note 4) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
2,952 |
|
Total
liabilities |
|
|
22,564 |
|
|
24,606 |
|
Preferred
securities of subsidiaries (Note 9) |
|
|
38 |
|
|
759 |
|
Contingencies
(Note 18) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’
equity (Note 11) |
|
|
639 |
|
|
5,919 |
|
Total
liabilities, preferred securities of subsidiaries and shareholders’
equity |
|
$ |
23,241 |
|
$ |
31,284 |
|
See Notes
to Financial Statements.
TXU
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS
OF CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
(millions
of dollars) |
|
Preference
stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at end of year |
|
$ |
300 |
|
$ |
300 |
|
$ |
300 |
|
Common
stock without par value — authorized shares —
1,000,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at beginning of year |
|
|
48 |
|
|
7,995 |
|
|
6,560 |
|
Issuance
of 46,800,000 shares in public offering |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
1,084 |
|
Issuances
under Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment
Plan: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2004
— 110,014 shares; 2003 — 508,379 shares; |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
2002 — 1,069,264 shares) |
|
|
4 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
40 |
|
Recording
of contract adjustment payment liability related to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
equity-linked
debt securities |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(48 |
) |
Effects
of awards under Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan |
|
|
5 |
|
|
19 |
|
|
(3 |
) |
Issuance
of shares under equity-linked debt securities (2004 -
1,817,371; |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002
- 8,365,133) |
|
|
101 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
349 |
|
Special
allocation to Thrift Plan by LESOP trustee |
|
|
3 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
8 |
|
Reclassification
of stated capital to additional paid in capital |
|
|
|
|
|
(7,986 |
) |
|
─ |
|
Cancellation
of common stock repurchased |
|
|
(161 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Other |
|
|
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
5 |
|
Balance
at end of year ( 2004 — 239,852,880 shares; 2003 — 323,883,092
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
shares;
and 2002 — 321,974,000 shares) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
48 |
|
|
7,995 |
|
Additional
paid in capital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at beginning of year |
|
|
8,097 |
|
|
111 |
|
|
─ |
|
Common
stock repurchases (2004 — 84,257,444 shares) |
|
|
(4,737 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Net
premium on repurchase of exchangeable preferred membership
interests |
|
|
(849 |
) |
|
– |
|
|
– |
|
Discount
on repurchase of equity-linked debt securities (related to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
equity
component) and reversal of contract adjustment payment
liability |
|
|
96 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Effects
of awards under Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan |
|
|
38 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Reclassification
of stated capital to additional paid in capital |
|
|
|
|
|
7,986 |
|
|
─ |
|
Cancellation
of common stock repurchased |
|
|
161 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Discount
on 9% exchangeable subordinated notes of Energy |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
111 |
|
Balance
at end of year |
|
|
2,806 |
|
|
8,097 |
|
|
111 |
|
Retained
earnings: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at beginning of year |
|
|
(2,498 |
) |
|
(2,900 |
) |
|
1,863 |
|
Net
income (loss) |
|
|
485 |
|
|
582 |
|
|
(4,210 |
) |
Dividends
declared on common stock ($0.938, $0.50 and $1.925 per share) |
|
|
(251 |
) |
|
(160 |
) |
|
(533 |
) |
Dividends
on preference stock ($7,240, $7,240 and $7,240 per share) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
(22 |
) |
|
(22 |
) |
LESOP
dividend deduction tax benefit and other |
|
|
3 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
Balance
at end of year |
|
|
(2,283 |
) |
|
(2,498 |
) |
|
(2,900 |
) |
TXU
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS
OF CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONT.)
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
(millions
of dollars) |
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss, net of tax effects: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at beginning of year |
|
|
145 |
|
|
(157 |
) |
|
(654 |
) |
Change
during the year |
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
302 |
|
|
329 |
|
Amounts
related to disposed businesses |
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
168 |
|
Balance
at end of year |
|
|
─ |
|
|
145 |
|
|
(157 |
) |
Minimum
pension liability adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at beginning of year |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
(92 |
) |
|
(9 |
) |
Change
during the year |
|
|
23 |
|
|
54 |
|
|
(83 |
) |
Amounts
related to disposed businesses |
|
|
1 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Balance
at end of year |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
(38 |
) |
|
(92 |
) |
Cash
flow hedges (SFAS 133): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at beginning of year |
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
(191 |
) |
|
(104 |
) |
Change
during the year |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
56 |
|
|
(102 |
) |
Amounts
related to disposed businesses |
|
|
1 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
15 |
|
Balance
at end of year |
|
|
(172 |
) |
|
(135 |
) |
|
(191 |
) |
Total
accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
(186 |
) |
|
(28 |
) |
|
(440 |
) |
Total
common stock equity |
|
|
339 |
|
|
5,619 |
|
|
4,766 |
|
Shareholders’
equity |
|
$ |
639 |
|
$ |
5,919 |
|
$ |
5,066 |
|
See Notes
to Financial Statements.
TXU
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. |
BUSINESS
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER ACTIONS |
TXU Corp.
is a holding company conducting its operations principally through its TXU
Energy Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery subsidiaries. TXU Energy Holdings is
engaged in electricity generation and retail and wholesale energy sales. TXU
Electric Delivery engages in regulated electricity transmission and distribution
operations.
TXU Corp.
has two reportable segments: TXU Energy Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery. (See
Note 19 for further information concerning reportable business segments.)
Mr. C.
John Wilder, who was named president and chief executive of TXU Corp. in
February 2004, and senior management reviewed TXU Corp.’s operations during 2004
to identify and implement strategic initiatives designed to improve operational
and financial performance. Areas reviewed included:
|
· |
Noncore
business activities; |
|
· |
Cost
effectiveness of generation operations; |
|
· |
Administrative
cost structure, including organizational alignments and
headcount; |
|
· |
Debt
portfolio and capital structure; and |
|
· |
Opportunities
to improve retail customer service. |
Management
believes that its actions in 2004 have resulted in sustainable profitability
improvements, principally through streamlining of the organization, optimization
of energy supply costs and improved customer retention. In addition, increased
focus on income tax, litigation and other contingencies has resulted in
significant progress in resolving these matters. These activities have resulted
in unusual charges and credits impacting 2004 income from continuing operations,
summarized as follows and discussed below in more detail:
|
|
|
|
Income
Statement |
|
Charge/(Credit)
to Earnings |
|
|
|
|
|
Classification |
|
Pretax |
|
After-tax |
|
TXU
Energy Holdings segment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charges
related to leased equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
$ |
180 |
|
$ |
117 |
|
Software
write-off |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
107 |
|
|
70 |
|
Employee
severance costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
107 |
|
|
69 |
|
Power
purchase contract termination |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
101 |
|
|
66 |
|
Spare
parts inventory write-down |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
79 |
|
|
51 |
|
Outsourcing
transition costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
10 |
|
|
6 |
|
Other
asset impairments |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
6 |
|
|
4 |
|
Other
charges |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
costs/SG&A |
|
|
8 |
|
|
6 |
|
Recognition
of deferred gain on plant sales |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income |
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
(38 |
) |
Gain
on sale of undeveloped properties |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
(12 |
) |
TXU
Electric Delivery segment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee
severance costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
20 |
|
|
13 |
|
Rate
case settlement reserve |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
21 |
|
|
14 |
|
Outsourcing
transition costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
4 |
|
|
3 |
|
Software
write-off and asset impairment |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
4 |
|
|
2 |
|
Other
charges |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
costs/SG&A |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
Corporate
and other: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt
extinguishment losses |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
416 |
|
|
382
|
|
Litigation
accrual |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
86 |
|
|
56
|
|
Executive
compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
SG&A |
|
|
52 |
|
|
52 |
|
Consulting
and professional fees |
|
|
|
|
|
SG&A |
|
|
54 |
|
|
35 |
|
Employee
severance costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
5 |
|
|
3 |
|
Other
charges |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
5 |
|
|
3 |
|
Recognition
of TXU Europe income tax benefit |
|
|
|
|
|
Income
taxes |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,190 |
|
$ |
828 |
|
In
addition, income from discontinued operations totaled $378 million in 2004,
reflecting the recognition of additional tax benefits related to the write-off
of the investment in TXU Europe, the dispositions of TXU Australia and TXU Gas
and a charge related to the settlement of potential claims related to TXU
Europe. (See Note 4 to Financial Statements.)
Following
is a discussion of the major activities associated with the restructuring plan:
Sale
of TXU Australia
In July
2004, TXU Corp. completed the sale of TXU Australia to Singapore Power Ltd. for
$1.9 billion in cash and $1.7 billion in assumed debt, and recorded a gain on
sale of $371 million ($241 million after-tax). TXU Australia’s operations
consisted of a portfolio of competitive and regulated energy businesses,
principally in Victoria and South Australia, with 2003 revenues of approximately
$1.1 billion. The results of TXU Australia and the gain on sale are reported as
discontinued operations as discussed in Note 4 to Financial Statements.
Sale
of TXU Fuel
In June
2004, TXU Corp. completed the sale of the assets of TXU Fuel, the former
intrastate gas transportation subsidiary of TXU Energy Holdings, to Energy
Transfer Partners, L.P. for $500 million in cash. TXU Fuel had 2003 revenues of
approximately $65 million, the majority of which represented gas transportation
fees from TXU Energy Holdings. As part of the transaction, TXU Energy Holdings
entered into a transportation agreement, intended to be market-price based, with
the new owner to transport gas to TXU Energy Holdings’ generation plants.
Because of the continuing involvement in the business through the transportation
agreement, the pretax gain related to the sale of $375 million will be
recognized over the eight-year life of the transportation agreement, and the
business has not been accounted for as a discontinued operation. The pretax gain
is net of $16 million of TXU Energy Holdings goodwill allocated to TXU Fuel.
TXU
Gas Transaction
In
October 2004, Atmos Energy Corporation and TXU Gas completed a merger by
division, which resulted in TXU Corp.’s disposition of the operations of TXU Gas
for $1.9 billion in cash. TXU Gas was largely a regulated business engaged in
the purchase, transmission, distribution and retail sale of natural gas with
2003 revenues of approximately $1.3 billion. The results of TXU Gas, as well as
charges related to the sale of $108 million ($193 million after-tax), are
reported as discontinued operations as discussed in Note 4 to Financial
Statements.
In
October 2004, TXU Corp. redeemed or legally defeased $429 million principal
amount of TXU Gas debt. In addition, all of the outstanding shares of TXU Gas’
preferred stock with a liquidation value of $75 million were redeemed in
November 2004.
Capgemini
Outsourcing Agreement
In May
2004, TXU Corp. entered into a services agreement with Capgemini Energy LP
(Capgemini), a new company initially providing business process support services
to TXU Corp. only, but immediately implementing a plan to offer similar services
to other utility companies. Under the ten-year agreement, over 2,500 employees
transferred from subsidiaries of TXU Corp. to Capgemini effective July 1, 2004.
Outsourced base support services performed by Capgemini for a fixed fee, subject
to adjustment for volumes or other factors, include information technology,
customer call center, billing, human resources, supply chain and certain
accounting activities. TXU Corp. expects that the Capgemini arrangement will
result in lower costs and improved service levels.
As part
of the agreement, Capgemini was provided a royalty-free right, under an asset
license arrangement, to use TXU Corp.’s information technology assets,
consisting primarily of capitalized software. A portion of the software was in
development and had not yet been placed in service. As a result of outsourcing
its information technology activities, TXU Corp. no longer intends to develop
the majority of these projects and from TXU Corp.’s perspective the software is
abandoned. The agreements with Capgemini do not require that any software in
development be completed and placed in service. Consequently, the carrying value
of these software projects was written off, resulting in a charge of $109
million ($71 million after-tax). TXU Corp. expects to rely on Capgemini for
future enhancements and modifications to the software in use at the time of the
transaction.
TXU Corp.
obtained a 2.9% limited partnership interest in Capgemini in exchange for the
asset license described above. TXU Corp. has the right to sell (the “put
option”) its interest and the licensed software to Cap Gemini North America Inc.
for $200 million, plus its share of Capgemini’s undistributed earnings, upon
expiration of the services agreement or earlier upon the occurrence of certain
unexpected events. Cap Gemini North America Inc. has the right to purchase these
interests under the same terms and conditions. The partnership interest has been
recorded at an initial value of $2.9 million and is being accounted for on the
cost method.
TXU Corp.
has recorded the fair value of the put option, estimated at $177 million, as a
noncurrent asset. Of this amount, $169 million was recorded as a reduction to
the carrying value of the licensed software. This accounting is in accordance
with guidance related to sales and licensing of internally developed software
described in AICPA Statement of Position 98-1, “Accounting for the Costs of
Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use.” The difference of $8
million, which represented the fair value of the assumed cash distributions and
gains while holding the partnership interest for the period prior to exercise of
the put, was recorded as a noncurrent deferred credit. The remaining balance of
the software is being amortized over the estimated remaining useful lives.
Also as
part of the agreement, TXU Corp. agreed to indemnify Capgemini for severance
costs incurred by Capgemini for former TXU Corp. employees terminated within 18
months of their transfer to Capgemini. Accordingly, TXU Corp. recorded a $40
million ($26 million after-tax) charge for severance expense in the second
quarter of 2004. In addition, TXU Corp. committed to pay up to $25 million for
costs associated with transitioning the outsourced activities to Capgemini.
Transition expenses of $14 million ($9 million after-tax) were recorded by TXU
Corp. during 2004, and the remainder are expected to be expensed as incurred in
2005.
Subject
to certain terms and conditions, Cap Gemini North America, Inc. and its parent,
Cap Gemini S.A., have guaranteed the performance and payment obligations of
Capgemini under the services agreement, as well as the payment of $200 million
in connection with the put option.
In July
2004, TXU Corp. loaned Capgemini $25 million for working capital purposes
pursuant to a promissory note that bears interest at a then market-based annual
rate of 4% and matures in July 2019.
Generation
Facility Closures and Sales
In
December 2004, TXU Corp. committed to immediately cease operating for its own
benefit nine leased gas-fired combustion turbines, and recorded a charge of $157
million ($102 million after-tax). The charge represents the present value of the
future lease payments related to the turbines, net of estimated sublease
proceeds. The leases expire in 2017 and 2018. TXU Corp. is currently evaluating
opportunities with respect to the turbines, including subleasing the turbines to
third parties or decommissioning the turbines. During this evaluation period,
the turbines will be available to ERCOT only for system reliability
purposes.
In
November 2004, TXU Corp. announced plans to deactivate, or mothball, eight
gas-fired operating units due to electric industry market conditions in Texas.
The units were more than 30 years old and had operated only sparingly during the
last two years. The facility closures resulted in employee severance costs of $7
million ($5 million after-tax).
In the
second quarter of 2004, TXU Corp. initiated a plan to sell the Pedricktown, New
Jersey 122 MW power production facility and exit the related power supply and
gas transportation agreements. Accordingly, TXU Corp. recorded an impairment
charge of $26 million ($17 million after-tax) to write down the facility to
estimated fair market value. The results of the business and the impairment
charge are reported in discontinued operations, as discussed in Note 4 to
Financial Statements.
In March
2004, TXU Corp. announced the planned permanent retirement, completed in the
second quarter of 2004, of eight gas-fired operating units. TXU Corp. also
temporarily closed four other gas-fired units and placed them under evaluation
for retirement. A majority of the 12 units were designated as “peaking units”
and operated only during the summer for many years and had operated only
sparingly during the last two years. TXU Corp. also closed its Winfield North
Monticello lignite mine in Texas, as it was no longer economical to operate when
compared to the cost of purchasing coal to fuel the adjacent generation
facility. A total charge of $8 million ($5 million after-tax) was recorded for
employee severance costs and impairments related to the various facility
closures.
As a
result of the various actions in 2004, TXU Corp. will permanently or temporarily
deactivate over 40% of its gas-fired generating capacity in Texas, representing
4,572 MW of capacity.
Other
Actions Related to Generation Operations
In
December 2004, TXU Corp. executed an agreement to terminate, for a payment of
$172 million, an existing power purchase and tolling agreement that would have
expired in 2006. The agreement was entered into in connection with the sale of
two generation plants to the counterparty in 2001. As a result of the
transaction, TXU Corp. recorded a charge of $101 million ($66 million
after-tax). The charge represents the payment amount less the remaining
out-of-the-money liability related to the agreement originally recorded at its
inception. TXU Corp. also recorded a gain of $58 million ($38 million
after-tax), representing the remaining deferred gains from the sale of the two
plants.
In
October 2004, TXU Corp. entered into an agreement to terminate the operating
lease for certain mining equipment for approximately $28 million in cash,
effective November 1, 2004. The lease termination resulted in a charge of $21
million ($14 million after-tax). TXU Corp. entered into a short-term lease with
an unrelated third party for the equipment, which is expected to be taken out of
service at the expiration of the lease.
As part
of a review of its generation asset portfolio in the second quarter of 2004, TXU
Corp. completed a review of its spare parts and equipment inventory to determine
the appropriate level of such inventory. The review included nuclear, coal and
gas-fired generation-related facilities. As a result of this review, TXU Corp.
recorded a charge of $79 million ($51 million after-tax), to reflect excess
inventory on hand and to write down carrying values to scrap values.
Organizational
Realignment and Headcount Reductions
During
2004, management completed a comprehensive organizational review, including an
analysis of staffing requirements. As a result, TXU Corp. completed a
self-nomination severance program and other involuntary severance actions, and
recorded severance charges totaling $77 million ($49 million after-tax).
Liability
and Capital Management
TXU Corp.
utilized cash proceeds from the sale of TXU Australia, TXU Gas and TXU Fuel and
other assets sales as well as cash provided from operations and lower-cost debt
issuances to increase value and reduce risks through an ongoing liability
management initiative. Largely under this initiative, in 2004 TXU Corp.
repurchased or legally defeased $3.6 billion of debt securities (including
equity-linked debt securities and debt held by subsidiary trusts). In addition,
TXU Corp. repurchased $6.7 billion of common equity and other
securities.
The
following debt securities were repurchased or legally defeased in
2004:
|
|
Principal |
|
Debt |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Extinguishment |
|
|
|
Repurchased |
|
Losses
(pretax) |
|
TXU
Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
Floating
Convertible Senior Notes due July 15, 2033 |
|
$ |
500 |
|
$ |
315 |
|
4.446%
Fixed Senior Notes Series K (equity-linked) due |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November
16, 2006 |
|
|
450 |
|
|
23 |
|
5.450%
Fixed Senior Notes Series L (equity-linked) due |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November
16, 2007 |
|
|
399 |
|
|
22 |
|
5.800%
Fixed Senior Notes Series M (equity-linked) due May 16, 2008 |
|
|
256 |
|
|
23 |
|
7.250%
Long-term debt held by subsidiary trust (Capital I Trust) |
|
|
237 |
|
|
7 |
|
8.700%
Long-term debt held by subsidiary trust (Capital II Trust) |
|
|
155 |
|
|
4 |
|
6.375%
Fixed Senior Notes Series J due June 15, 2006 |
|
|
117 |
|
|
7 |
|
Other,
including unamortized debt expenses and retirement fees |
|
|
─ |
|
|
14 |
|
TXU
Gas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Floating
Rate long-term debt held by subsidiary trust (Capital I Trust) |
|
|
154 |
|
|
─ |
|
7.125%
Fixed Notes due June 15, 2005 |
|
|
150 |
|
|
─ |
|
6.564%
Fixed Remarketed Reset Notes due January 1, 2008 |
|
|
125 |
|
|
─ |
|
TXU
Electric Delivery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.625%
Fixed First Mortgage Bonds due July 1, 2025(a) |
|
|
215 |
|
|
─ |
|
7.375%
Fixed First Mortgage Bonds due October 1, 2025(a) |
|
|
178 |
|
|
─ |
|
TXU
Energy Holdings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.838%
Floating Rate Senior Notes due January 17, 2006 |
|
|
400 |
|
|
─ |
|
Brazos
River Authority Pollution Control Revenue Bonds - 4.950%
Fixed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
2001A due October 1, 2030, remarketing date April 1,
2004(b) |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
|
Brazos
River Authority Pollution Control Revenue Bonds - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
portions
of Series 2003C, 2002A, 2001C, 2001D, and 1995B |
|
|
100 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
3,557 |
|
$ |
416 |
|
_________________
|
(c) |
Repurchased
with the proceeds from the securitization (transition) bonds issuance in
June 2004. |
|
(d) |
Purchased
upon mandatory tender. |
TXU Corp.
also repurchased the following securities during 2004:
|
|
Purchase
Price |
|
Common
Shares
Repurchased
(in
millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
equity - accelerated share repurchase programs (including
fees) |
|
|
|
|
|
and
open market repurchases |
|
$ |
4,737 |
|
|
84.3 |
|
Exchangeable
preferred membership interests of TXU Energy Holdings |
|
|
1,852 |
|
|
― |
|
Preferred
stock of TXU Gas |
|
|
75 |
|
|
― |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
6,664 |
|
|
84.3 |
|
See Notes
7, 8, 10 and 11 for further detail of debt issuances and retirements, financing
arrangements, repurchase of exchangeable preferred membership interests, debt
held by unconsolidated subsidiary trusts and capitalization.
Contingencies
Update
See Note
18 to Financial Statements for more detailed discussion of contingencies.
Following is a description of the progress and status of certain matters related
to income taxes, litigation and other potential claims:
Recognition
of Income Tax Benefits
On its US
federal income tax return for calendar year 2002, TXU Corp. claimed an ordinary
loss deduction related to the worthlessness of TXU Corp.'s investment in TXU
Europe, the tax benefit of which was estimated to be $983 million (assuming the
deduction is sustained on audit). Due to a number of uncertainties regarding the
proper tax treatment of the worthlessness loss, no portion of the tax benefit
related to TXU Corp.’s 2002 write-off of its investment in TXU Europe was
recognized in income prior to 2004.
In June
2004, the IRS issued a preliminary notice of proposed adjustment proposing to
disallow the 2002 worthlessness deduction and treat the worthlessness as a
capital loss (deductible only against capital gains). In addition, in 2004 TXU
Corp. revised the estimates of capital losses and ordinary deductions expected
from the worthlessness deduction utilization. Accordingly, in 2004 TXU Corp.
recorded a tax benefit of $755 million related to the TXU Europe worthlessness
deduction, which reflects expected utilization of the capital loss deduction
against capital gains realized in 2004 and prior periods. The benefit recognized
also included $220 million for deductions related to the write-off of the
investment in TXU Europe expected to be sustained as ordinary as a result of the
preliminary notice.
Benefits
arising from the resolution of uncertainty regarding utilization of deductions
in the year the TXU Europe investment was written-off or in a prior year have
been reported in discontinued operations. Additional such benefits arising from
subsequent sales of businesses classified as discontinued operations have also
been reported in discontinued operations. Accordingly, of the total $755 million
benefit recognized in 2004, $680 million was reported in discontinued
operations. The remaining $75 million reported in continuing operations relates
to the capital gain arising from the sale of the assets of TXU Fuel, the
historical operations of which have been classified as continuing
operations. Additional
tax benefits may be recognized in the future upon final resolution with the IRS
of all matters related to the TXU Europe worthlessness deduction or
identification of applicable tax planning strategies.
See
Note18 for discussion of income tax contingencies related to TXU Europe and
other matters.
Litigation
During
the second quarter of 2004, management assessed the progress and status of
matters in litigation, and in anticipation of resolution, an accrual of $100
million ($65 million after-tax) was recorded. In January 2005, TXU Corp. reached
a comprehensive settlement regarding the consolidated amended securities class
action lawsuit initially filed in October 2002. The agreement included a
one-time payment to the class members of $150 million, of which $66 million in
reimbursement from insurance carriers has been agreed upon. As a result, the
previously recorded expense accrual was reduced by $16 million ($10 million
after-tax) in the fourth quarter of 2004. The settlement is contingent upon
final court approval.
Potential
Claims Related to TXU Europe
In
January 2005, TXU Corp. executed a comprehensive agreement resolving potential
claims relating to TXU Europe. Results from discontinued operations in 2004
include an accrual of $220 million ($143 million after-tax) for an expected
payment of that amount under the terms of the agreement. A substantial portion
of the payment may be recovered from insurance carriers. The agreement is
contingent upon creditor approval and the receipt of formal
releases.
Rate
Case Settlement
In the
fourth quarter of 2004, TXU Electric Delivery recorded a $21 million ($14
million after-tax) charge for estimated settlement payments. The settlement,
which was finalized February 22, 2005, is the result of a number of
municipalities initiating an inquiry regarding distribution rates. The agreement
avoids any immediate rate actions, but would require TXU Electric Delivery to
file a rate case in 2006, based on a 2005 test year, unless the municipalities
and TXU Electric Delivery mutually agree that such a filing is unnecessary. The
final settlement amounts are being determined; however, TXU Electric Delivery
believes the total will closely approximate the amount accrued.
2. |
SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING
STANDARDS |
Basis
of Presentation — The
consolidated financial statements of TXU Corp. have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the US and on the same basis as
the audited financial statements included in its 2003 Form 8-K, except for
changes in estimates of depreciable lives of assets and the early adoption of
SFAS 123R as discussed below. In the opinion of management, all other
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair
presentation of the results of operations and financial position have been
included therein. The financial statements reflect reclassification of prior
period amounts to conform to the current period presentation. All intercompany
items and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All dollar amounts
in the financial statements and tables in the notes are stated in millions of US
dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Use
of Estimates — The
preparation of TXU Corp.’s financial statements requires management to make
estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the reporting of
assets and liabilities at the balance sheet dates and the reported amounts of
revenue and expense, including mark-to-market valuation adjustments. In the
event estimates and/or assumptions prove to be different from actual amounts,
adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current information.
No material adjustments, other than those disclosed elsewhere herein, were made
to previous estimates or assumptions during the current year.
Earnings
Per Share — Basic
earnings per share available to common shareholders are based on the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings
per share include the effect of all potential issuances of common shares under
terms of certain debt and other securities and share compensation arrangements.
In 2004, results from continuing operations before extraordinary items and
cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of the exchangeable
preferred membership buyback premium ($849 million) and preference stock
dividends, represented a loss. Consequently, consideration of potential common
share issuances results in antidilution, and basic earnings per share is equal
to diluted earnings per share.
The
exchangeable preferred membership interests, which were repurchased in April
2004, were convertible to 57 million shares of common stock based on an exercise
price of $13.1242 per share. For 2003, the securities were dilutive resulting in
addition of 57 million shares to diluted average shares, and earnings available
for common stock were increased by $53 million for purposes of computing diluted
earnings per share. For 2002, these securities were antidilutive.
Financial
Instruments and Mark-to-Market Accounting — TXU Corp.
enters into financial instruments, including options, swaps, futures, forwards
and other contractual commitments primarily to manage commodity prices and
interest rate risks. In accordance with SFAS 133, the fair value of each
derivative is recognized on the balance sheet and changes in the fair value
recognized in earnings. This recognition is referred to as “mark-to-market”
accounting. However, if certain criteria are met, TXU Corp. may elect the normal
purchase and sale exception or may designate the derivative as a cash flow or
fair value hedge. As these elections can reduce the volatility in earnings
resulting from fluctuations in fair value, results of operations could be
materially affected by such elections. A cash flow hedge mitigates the risk
associated with variable future cash flows (e.g., a future sale at market
prices), while a fair value hedge mitigates risk associated with fixed future
cash flows (e.g., debt with fixed interest rate payments).
In
accounting for cash flow hedges, derivative assets and liabilities are recorded
on the balance sheet at fair value with an offset in other comprehensive income.
Amounts remain in other comprehensive income, provided the underlying
transactions remain probable of occurring, and are reclassified into earnings as
the underlying transactions occur. Fair value hedges are recorded as derivative
assets or liabilities with an offset to the carrying value of the related asset
or liability. Any ineffectiveness associated with the hedges is recorded in
earnings. TXU Corp. did not recognize any ineffectiveness related to fair value
hedges in 2004.
Revenue
Recognition — TXU
Corp. records revenue from electricity sales and delivery service under the
accrual method. Revenues
are recognized when power or delivery is provided to customers on the basis of
periodic cycle meter readings and include an estimated accrual for the value
provided from the meter reading date to the end of the period. The unbilled
revenue is calculated at the end of the period based on estimated daily
consumption after the meter read date to the end of the period. For retail
electric sales, estimated daily consumption is derived using historical customer
profiles adjusted for weather and other measurable factors affecting
consumption.
Realized
and unrealized gains and losses from transacting in energy-related contracts,
principally for the purpose of hedging margins on sales of energy, are reported
as a component of revenues.
Accounting
for Contingencies —
The
financial results of TXU Corp. may be affected by judgments and estimates
related to loss contingencies. Accruals for loss contingencies are recorded when
management determines that it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a
liability has been incurred and that such economic loss can be reasonably
estimated. Such determinations are subject to interpretations of current facts
and circumstances, forecasts of future events and estimates of the financial
impacts of such events.
Regulatory
Assets and Liabilities — The
financial statements of TXU Corp.’s regulated electricity delivery operations
reflect regulatory assets and liabilities under cost-based rate regulation in
accordance with SFAS 71. The assumptions and judgments used by regulatory
authorities continue to have an impact on the recovery of costs, the rate earned
on invested capital and the timing and amount of assets to be recovered by
rates. (See discussion in Note 17).
See Note
5 for a discussion of the extraordinary gain recorded in 2004 and the
extraordinary loss recorded in 2002 related to the adjustments in the carrying
value of TXU Corp.’s regulatory asset subject to securitization.
Investments
— Deposits
in a nuclear decommissioning trust fund are accounted for as trading securities
and are therefore carried at fair value in the balance sheet. Investments in
unconsolidated business entities over which TXU Corp. has significant influence
but does not maintain effective control, generally representing ownership of at
least 20% and not more than 50% of common equity, are accounted for under the
equity method. Assets related to employee benefit plans are held to satisfy
deferred compensation liabilities and are recorded at market value. (See Note 6
- - Investments).
Property,
Plant and Equipment —
Properties are stated at original cost. The cost of property additions includes
direct labor and materials and applicable overhead, including payroll-related
costs.
Depreciation
of TXU Corp.’s property, plant and equipment is calculated on a straight-line
basis over the estimated service lives of the properties. Depreciation includes
the effect of asset retirement obligations as prescribed by SFAS 143 (see Note
3). As is common in the industry, TXU Corp. records depreciation expense using
composite depreciation rates that reflect blended estimates of the lives of
major asset components as compared to depreciation expense calculated on an
asset-by-asset basis. Consolidated depreciation expense as a percent of average
depreciable property approximated 2.3% for 2004, 2.5% for 2003 and 2.7% for
2002.
Effective
January 1, 2004, the estimates of depreciable lives of lignite-fired generation
facilities were extended an average of nine years to better reflect the useful
lives of the assets, and depreciation rates for the Comanche Peak nuclear
generating plant were decreased as a result of an increase in the estimated
lives of boiler and turbine generator components of the plant by an average of
five years. The net impact of these changes was a reduction in depreciation
expense of $44 million ($29 million after-tax, or $0.10 per share) in 2004.
Effective
April 1, 2003, the estimates of the depreciable lives of the Comanche Peak
nuclear generating plant and several gas generation plants were extended to
better reflect the useful lives of the assets. At the same time, depreciation
rates were increased on lignite and gas generation facilities to reflect
investments in emissions control equipment. The net impact of these changes was
a reduction in depreciation expense of an additional $12 million ($8 million
after-tax, or $0.03 per share) in 2004 and $37 million ($24 million after-tax,
or $0.06 per share) in 2003.
Allowance
For Funds Used During Construction (AFUDC) and Interest Capitalized
— AFUDC is
a cost accounting procedure whereby amounts based upon interest charges on
borrowed funds and a return on equity capital used to finance construction are
added to utility plant and equipment being constructed. As a result of the 1999
Restructuring Legislation, only interest has been capitalized related to
generation construction since 1999. AFUDC for the regulated business is
capitalized as a component of projects under construction. Interest on
qualifying projects for businesses that are not regulated is capitalized in
accordance with SFAS 34. The equity portion of capitalized AFUDC is accounted
for as other income. See Note 20 for details of amounts.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets — TXU
Corp. evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever indications of
impairment exist, in accordance with the requirement of SFAS 144. The
determination of the existence of indications of impairment involves judgments
that are subjective in nature and may require the use of estimates in
forecasting future results and cash flows related to an asset or group of
assets.
In 2002,
TXU Corp. recorded an impairment charge of $237 million ($154 million
after-tax), reported in other deductions, for the writedown of two generation
plant construction projects as a result of weaker wholesale electricity market
conditions and reduced planned developmental capital spending. Fair value was
determined based on appraisals of property and equipment.
Major
Maintenance — Major
maintenance outage costs related to nuclear fuel reloads, as well as the costs
of other major maintenance programs, are charged to expense as incurred.
Amortization
of Nuclear Fuel — The
amortization of nuclear fuel in the reactors is calculated on the
units-of-production method and is included in cost of energy sold.
Defined
Benefit Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
— TXU
Corp. offers pension benefits through either a defined benefit pension plan or a
cash balance plan and also offers certain health care and life insurance
benefits to eligible employees and their eligible dependents upon the retirement
of such employees from TXU Corp. Reported costs of providing noncontributory
defined pension benefits and other postretirement benefits are dependent upon
numerous factors, assumptions and estimates. (See Note 14 for information
regarding retirement plans and other postretirement benefits).
Franchise
and Revenue-Based Taxes —
Franchise and revenue-based taxes such as gross receipt taxes are not a “pass
through” item such as sales and excise taxes. Gross receipts taxes are assessed
to TXU Corp. by state and local governmental bodies, primarily based on
revenues, as a cost of doing business. TXU Corp. records gross receipts tax as
an expense. Rates charged to customers by TXU Corp. are intended to recover the
taxes, but TXU Corp. is not acting as an agent to collect the taxes from
customers.
Income
Taxes —-
TXU Corp.
files a consolidated federal income tax return, and federal income taxes are
allocated to subsidiaries based on their respective taxable income or loss.
Investment tax credits are amortized to income over the estimated lives of the
properties. Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between
the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Certain provisions of SFAS 109
provide that regulated enterprises are permitted to recognize deferred taxes as
regulatory tax assets or tax liabilities if it is probable that such amounts
will be recovered from, or returned to, customers in future rates.
Cash
Equivalents — For
purposes of reporting cash and cash equivalents, temporary cash investments
purchased with a remaining maturity of three months or less are considered to be
cash equivalents.
Changes
in Accounting Standards — SFAS 123R
was issued in December 2004. SFAS 123R is a revision of SFAS 123 and supersedes
APB 25. TXU Corp. grants awards of restricted stock and performance units paid
in stock and early adopted SFAS 123R in determining reported expenses for these
awards in 2004. See Note 12 for additional discussion.
FIN 46R
was issued in December 2003 and was effective January 1, 2004, and replaced FIN
46, which was issued in January 2003. FIN 46R expands and clarifies the guidance
originally contained in FIN 46, regarding consolidation of variable interest
entities. FIN 46R did not impact results of operations or financial position for
2004.
In
October 2002, the EITF, through EITF 02-3, rescinded EITF 98-10, which required
mark-to-market accounting for all trading activities. SFAS 143, regarding asset
retirement obligations, became effective on January 1, 2003. As a result of the
implementation of these two accounting standards, TXU Corp. recorded a
cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles as of January 1, 2003. See
Note 3 for additional discussion.
As a
result of guidance provided in EITF 02-3, in 2003 TXU Corp. discontinued
recognizing origination gains on energy contracts. For 2002, TXU Corp.
recognized $40 million in origination gains on retail sales contracts. Because
of the short-term nature of these contracts, a portion of these gains would have
been recognized on a settlement basis in 2002.
3. CUMULATIVE
EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
SFAS 123R
was issued in December 2004. TXU Corp. early adopted SFAS 123R effective October
1, 2004 and recorded a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of
$10 million after-tax. See Note 12 for additional discussion.
The
following summarizes the effect on results for 2003 for changes in accounting
principles effective January 1, 2003:
Charge
from rescission of EITF 98-10, net of tax effect of $34
million |
|
$ |
(63 |
) |
Credit
from adoption of SFAS 143, net of tax effect of $3 million |
|
|
5 |
|
Total
net charge |
|
$ |
(58 |
) |
On
October 25, 2002, the EITF, through EITF 02-3, rescinded EITF 98-10, which
required mark-to-market accounting for all trading activities. Pursuant to this
rescission, only financial instruments that are derivatives under SFAS 133 are
subject to mark-to-market accounting. Financial instruments that may not be
derivatives under SFAS 133, but were marked-to-market under EITF 98-10, consist
primarily of gas transportation and storage agreements, power tolling, full
requirements and capacity contracts. This new accounting rule was effective for
new contracts entered into after October 25, 2002. Nonderivative contracts
entered into prior to October 26, 2002, continued to be accounted for at fair
value through December 31, 2002; however, effective January 1, 2003, such
contracts were required to be accounted for on a settlement basis. Accordingly,
a charge of $97 million ($63 million after-tax) was reported as a cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principles in the first quarter of 2003. Of the
total, $75 million reduced net commodity contract assets and liabilities and $22
million reduced inventory that had previously been marked-to-market as a trading
position. The cumulative effect adjustment represents the net gains previously
recognized for these contracts under mark-to-market accounting.
SFAS 143
became effective on January 1, 2003. SFAS 143 requires entities to record the
fair value of a legal liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period
of its inception. For TXU Corp., such liabilities primarily relate to nuclear
generation plant decommissioning, land reclamation related to lignite mining and
removal of lignite plant ash treatment facilities. The liability is recorded at
its net present value with a corresponding increase in the carrying value of the
related long-lived asset. The liability is accreted each period, representing
the time value of money, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the
remaining useful life of the related asset.
As the
new accounting rule required retrospective application to the inception of the
liability, the effects of the adoption reflect the accretion and depreciation
from the liability inception date through December 31, 2002. Further, the
effects of adoption take into consideration liabilities of $215 million
(previously reflected in accumulated depreciation) TXU Corp. had previously
recorded as depreciation expense and $26 million (reflected in other noncurrent
liabilities) of unrealized net gains associated with the decommissioning trusts.
The
following table summarizes the impact as of January 1, 2003 of adopting SFAS
143:
Increase
in property, plant and equipment - net |
|
$ |
488 |
|
Increase
in other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits |
|
|
(528 |
) |
Increase
in accumulated deferred income taxes |
|
|
(3 |
) |
Increase
in regulatory assets - net |
|
|
48 |
|
Cumulative
effect of change in accounting principles |
|
$ |
5 |
|
The asset
retirement liability at December 31, 2004 was $631 million, comprised of a $599
million liability as of December 31, 2003, $39 million of accretion during the
twelve months of 2004, reduced by $26 million in reclamation payments. The asset
retirement obligations were adjusted upward by $19 million due to revisions in
estimated cash flows.
With
respect to nuclear decommissioning costs, TXU Corp. believes that the adoption
of SFAS 143 results primarily in timing differences in the recognition of asset
retirement costs that TXU Corp. is currently recovering through the regulatory
process.
On a pro
forma basis, assuming SFAS 143 had been adopted at the beginning of the year,
earnings for 2002 would have increased by $6.5 million after-tax, and the
liability for asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2002 would have
been $554 million.
4. DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS
The
following summarizes the financial information of the various businesses
reported as discontinued operations:
|
|
TXU
Gas |
|
TXU
Australia |
|
Strategic
Retail Services |
|
Pedrick-
town |
|
Telecom
|
|
Mexico |
|
Europe
|
|
Total |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
911 |
|
$ |
835 |
|
$ |
17 |
|
$ |
32 |
|
$ |
54 |
|
$ |
4 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
1,853 |
|
Operating
costs and expenses |
|
|
898 |
|
|
666 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
37 |
|
|
49 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
1,674 |
|
Other
deductions (income) — net |
|
|
101 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
16 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
5 |
|
|
134 |
|
Interest
income |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(17 |
) |
Interest
expense and related charges |
|
|
37 |
|
|
96 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
19 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
152 |
|
Operating
income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
(116 |
) |
|
73 |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
(5 |
) |
|
(25 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
(90 |
) |
Income
tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
25 |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(8 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(19 |
) |
Credits
(charges) related to exit (after-tax) |
|
|
(193 |
) |
|
129 |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
(17 |
) |
|
1 |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
(143 |
) |
|
(231 |
) |
Recognition
of tax benefits |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
680 |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations |
|
$ |
(282 |
) |
$ |
177 |
|
$ |
(14 |
) |
$ |
(20 |
) |
$ |
(16 |
) |
$ |
(1 |
) |
$ |
(146 |
) |
$ |
378 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
1,344 |
|
$ |
1,103 |
|
$ |
60 |
|
$ |
22 |
|
$ |
162 |
|
$ |
95 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
2,786 |
|
Operating
costs and expenses |
|
|
1,227 |
|
|
819 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
146 |
|
|
97 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
2,377 |
|
Other
deductions (income) — net |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
(19 |
) |
|
11 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
15 |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
5 |
|
|
8 |
|
Interest
income |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(15 |
) |
Interest
expense and related charges |
|
|
40 |
|
|
150 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
61 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
253 |
|
Operating
income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
80 |
|
|
159 |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(54 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
163 |
|
Income
tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
26 |
|
|
38 |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(11 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
46 |
|
Charges
related to exit (after-tax) |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(43 |
) |
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations |
|
$ |
54 |
|
$ |
121 |
|
$ |
(16 |
) |
$ |
(4 |
) |
$ |
(77 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
(4 |
) |
$ |
74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002
(a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
980 |
|
$ |
860 |
|
$ |
47 |
|
$ |
18 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
91 |
|
$ |
4,052 |
|
$ |
6,048 |
|
Operating
costs and expenses |
|
|
886 |
|
|
634 |
|
|
122 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
96 |
|
|
3,852 |
|
|
5,611 |
|
Other
deductions (income) — net |
|
|
29 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
6 |
|
|
30 |
|
Interest
income |
|
|
2 |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
(15 |
) |
|
(15 |
) |
Interest
expense and related charges |
|
|
61 |
|
|
128 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
1 |
|
|
255 |
|
|
446 |
|
Operating
income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
2 |
|
|
99 |
|
|
(76 |
) |
|
(3 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
(24 |
) |
Income
tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
(38 |
) |
|
(45 |
) |
Charges
related to exit (after-tax) |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
(4,187 |
) |
|
(4,202 |
) |
Income
(loss) from discontinued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
operations |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
78 |
|
$ |
(49 |
) |
$ |
(2 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
(14 |
) |
$ |
(4,195 |
) |
$ |
(4,181 |
) |
(a) TXU
Europe operations are through September 30, 2002.
The TXU
Europe business and the TXU Australia business were previously reported in the
International segment and the TXU Australia business was subsequently reported
in its own segment. The TXU Gas business was previously reported in the Energy
Delivery (now TXU Electric Delivery) segment. The Pedricktown business and the
strategic retail services operations were previously reported in the TXU Energy
Holdings segment. The telecommunications and Mexico operations were previously
reported in corporate and other activities.
Recognition
of Tax Benefits - As
discussed in Note 1, in connection with an IRS preliminary notice of proposed
adjustment issued in June 2004, TXU Corp. has recognized income tax benefits
arising from the utilization of the previously unrecognized 2002 worthlessness
deduction related to the write-off of the investment in TXU Europe. The $680
million of tax benefits recognized in discontinued operations relate primarily
to capital gains generated in prior years as well as the capital gains arising
from the sales of TXU Communications, TXU Australia, and TXU Gas, which can be
offset by the 2002 worthlessness deduction.
TXU
Europe - In
January 2005, TXU Corp. completed a comprehensive settlement agreement resolving
potential claims relating to TXU Europe and its affiliates and major creditor
groups. The settlement agreement, under which TXU Corp. denies any liability,
consists of a one-time payment to TXU Europe of $220 million ($143 million
after-tax), which will be distributed to creditors. The settlement agreement is
contingent upon creditor approval and the formal delivery to TXU Corp. of
releases from existing or potential claims. A majority of creditors have already
confirmed their approval. The process is expected to be completed in the second
quarter of 2005.
TXU
Australia - In July
2004, TXU Corp. completed the sale of TXU Australia to Singapore Power Ltd. for
$1.9 billion in cash and $1.7 billion in assumed debt, and recorded a gain on
sale of $371 million ($241 million after-tax). TXU Australia’s operations
consisted of a portfolio of competitive and regulated businesses, principally in
Victoria and South Australia.
Results
of TXU Australia for 2004 include an income tax charge of $112 million to
establish a deferred tax liability for the excess of TXU Corp.’s carrying value
of the investment in the business over the related tax basis, in accordance with
accounting rules, as a result of the decision to sell the business.
TXU
Gas - In October
2004, Atmos Energy Corporation and TXU Gas completed a merger by division, which
resulted in the disposition of the operations of TXU Gas for $1.9 billion in
cash. TXU Gas was largely a regulated business engaged in the purchase,
transmission, distribution and retail sale of natural gas. Charges related to
the sale, recorded as a reduction of goodwill, totaled $108 million ($193
million after-tax). This amount includes the effect of $19 million in
discontinued depreciation expense in accordance with accounting rules for assets
held for sale, as well as $30 million associated with an income tax matter as
discussed in the following paragraph.
In June
2004, the IRS Appeals Office rejected TXU Gas’ appeal of proposed adjustments to
1993 income tax returns of ENSERCH Corporation, the acquired predecessor of TXU
Gas. Additional reserves deemed required by TXU Gas for this matter totaled $47
million, and in accordance with acquisition accounting rules, $17 million was
recorded as income tax expense in the second quarter of 2004 and $30 million was
recorded as additional goodwill.
Results
of TXU Gas for 2004 reflect an after-tax charge of $99 million in the second
quarter to reserve for disallowed regulatory and other assets pursuant to a May
2004 regulatory ruling in connection with a system-wide distribution rate case.
Pedricktown
- - In the
second quarter of 2004, TXU Energy Holdings initiated a plan to sell the
Pedricktown, New Jersey 122 MW power production facility and exit the related
power supply and gas transportation agreements. Accordingly, results for the
second quarter of 2004 included a $17 million after-tax charge to write down the
facility to estimated fair market value.
Telecommunications
— In April
2004, TXU Corp. sold its telecommunications business for $524 million in cash
and $3 million of assumed debt. The business was formerly a joint venture and
was consolidated from March 1, 2003 through the sale date. In 2004, TXU Corp.
redeemed $576 million of debt reported in liabilities of telecommunications
holding company at December 31, 2003, and also redeemed $91 million of its debt
held in a trust reported in assets of telecommunications holding company at
December 31, 2003.
Strategic
Retail Services — In
December 2003, TXU Energy Holdings finalized a formal plan to sell its strategic
retail services business, which was engaged principally in providing energy
management services. Results in 2004 reflect a $9 million ($6 million after-tax)
charge recorded in the second quarter to settle a contract dispute.
Substantially all disposition activities have been completed.
Mexico — In
January 2004, TXU Corp. completed the sale of its majority-owned gas
distribution operations in Mexico for $11 million in notes receivable and
recorded an after-tax loss of $2 million.
Balance
sheet ─ The
following details the assets and liabilities held for sale as of December 31,
2004:
|
|
December
31, 2004 |
|
|
|
Pedrick-town |
|
Other |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets |
|
$ |
2 |
|
$ |
7 |
|
$ |
9 |
|
Property,
plant and equipment |
|
|
15 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
15 |
|
Assets
held for sale |
|
$ |
17 |
|
$ |
7 |
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities |
|
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
3 |
|
Noncurrent
liabilities |
|
|
3 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
3 |
|
Liabilities
held for sale |
|
$ |
6 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
6 |
|
5. EXTRAORDINARY
ITEMS
The
Settlement Plan addressed the issuance of securitization bonds to recover
regulatory asset stranded costs and other qualified costs. A financing order
finalized in January 2003 authorized the issuance of securitization bonds by TXU
Electric Delivery with a principal amount of $1.3 billion. An extraordinary gain
of $16 million (net of tax of $9 million) recorded by TXU Electric Delivery in
the second quarter of 2004 represents an increase in the carrying value of the
regulatory asset subject to securitization. The second and final tranche of the
securitization bonds was issued in June 2004. The increase in the related
regulatory asset is due to the effect of higher interest rates than previously
estimated on the bonds and therefore increased amounts to be recovered from REPs
through revenues as a transition charge to service the principal and interest of
the bonds. In the fourth quarter of 2002, TXU Electric Delivery recorded an
extraordinary loss of $134 million (net of income tax benefit of $72 million)
principally to write down the regulatory asset to reflect lower interest rates
than originally assumed. The balance of the regulatory asset was $1.6 billion at
December 31, 2004.
6. INVESTMENTS
The
following information is a summary of the investment balance as of December 31,
2004 and 2003:
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear
decommissioning trust |
|
$ |
361 |
|
$ |
323 |
|
Land |
|
|
84 |
|
|
89 |
|
Assets
related to deferred compensation plans |
|
|
155 |
|
|
150 |
|
Note
receivable from Capgemini |
|
|
25 |
|
|
─ |
|
Investment
in Capgemini |
|
|
3 |
|
|
─ |
|
Various
equity method investments |
|
|
─ |
|
|
2 |
|
Common
equity investments in subsidiary trusts (see Note 10) |
|
|
─ |
|
|
30 |
|
Other
notes receivable |
|
|
11 |
|
|
3 |
|
Miscellaneous
other |
|
|
25 |
|
|
35 |
|
Total
investments |
|
$ |
664 |
|
$ |
632 |
|
Nuclear
Decommissioning Trust —
Deposits in a trust fund for costs to decommission the Comanche Peak
nuclear-powered generation plant are carried at fair value. Decommissioning
costs are being recovered from TXU Electric Delivery’s customers as a
transmission and distribution charge over the life of the plant and deposited in
the trust fund. Gains and losses on investments in the trust fund are offset by
corresponding adjustments to regulatory assets and liabilities. A summary of
investments in the fund as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 follows:
|
|
December
31, 2004 |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
Unrealized
gain |
|
Unrealized
(loss) |
|
Fair
market value |
|
Debt
securities |
|
$ |
142 |
|
$ |
7 |
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
$ |
148 |
|
Equity
securities |
|
|
143 |
|
|
82 |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
213 |
|
|
|
$ |
285 |
|
$ |
89 |
|
$ |
(13 |
) |
$ |
361 |
|
|
|
December
31, 2003 |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
Unrealized
gain |
|
Unrealized
(loss) |
|
Fair
market value |
|
Debt
securities |
|
$ |
139 |
|
$ |
6 |
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
$ |
143 |
|
Equity
securities |
|
|
126 |
|
|
66 |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
180 |
|
|
|
$ |
265 |
|
$ |
72 |
|
$ |
(14 |
) |
$ |
323 |
|
Debt
securities held at December 31, 2004 mature as follows: $62 million in one to
five years, $52 million in five to ten years and $34 million after ten years.
Assets
Related to Deferred Compensation Plans — The
majority of these assets represent cash surrender values of life insurance
policies that are purchased to fund liabilities under deferred compensation
plans. TXU Corp. pays the premiums and is the beneficiary of these life
insurance policies. As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, the face amount of these
policies was $504 million and $533 million, and the net cash surrender values
were $134 million and $116 million, respectively. Changes in cash surrender
value are netted against premiums paid. Other investment assets held to satisfy
deferred compensation liabilities are recorded at market value.
7. SHORT-TERM
FINANCING
Short-term
Borrowings — At
December 31, 2004, TXU Corp. had outstanding short-term borrowings consisting of
bank borrowings of $210 million at a weighted average interest rate of
5.25%. At
December 31, 2003, TXU Corp. had no outstanding short-term borrowings.
Credit
Facilities — At
December 31, 2004, TXU Corp. had access to credit facilities (some of which
provide for long-term borrowings) as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
At
December 31, 2004 |
|
|
|
Maturity |
|
Authorized |
|
Facility |
|
Letters
of |
|
Cash |
|
|
|
Facility |
|
Date |
|
Borrowers |
|
Limit |
|
Credit |
|
Borrowings |
|
Availability |
|
364-day
Credit Facility |
|
|
June
2005 |
|
|
TXU
Energy Holdings, TXU Electric Delivery |
|
$ |
600 |
|
$ |
75 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
525 |
|
Three-Year
Revolving Credit Facility |
|
|
June
2007 |
|
|
TXU
Energy Holdings, TXU Electric Delivery |
|
|
1,400 |
|
|
18 |
|
|
210 |
|
|
1,172 |
|
Five-Year
Revolving Credit Facility |
|
|
December
2005 |
|
|
TXU
Corp. |
|
|
425 |
|
|
419 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
6 |
|
Five-Year
Revolving Credit Facility |
|
|
June
2009 |
|
|
TXU
Energy Holdings, TXU Electric Delivery |
|
|
500 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
500 |
|
Five-Year
Revolving Credit Facility |
|
|
December
2009 |
|
|
TXU
Energy Holdings |
|
|
500 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
500 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,425 |
|
$ |
512 |
|
$ |
210 |
|
$ |
2,703 |
|
In
December 2004, TXU Corp. amended its $500 million five-year revolving credit
facility with LOC 2003 Trust, a special purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary of TXU
Corp. (LOC Trust). The amendment reduced the facility limit to $425 million. LOC
Trust, in turn, amended its $500 million five-year revolving credit facility
with the group of lenders, reducing the credit facility to $425 million and
terminating the LOC Trust capitalization requirement. Amounts repaid under the
Facility cannot be reborrowed and the amount and maturity of any outstanding
letter of credit cannot be increased or extended. The maturity of the Facility
was modified from July 15, 2008 to December 31, 2005. These amendments resulted
in the return of the $525 million cash collateral to TXU Corp. that was
previously reflected on TXU Corp.’s balance sheet as restricted cash. LOC Trust
is included in the consolidated financial statements of TXU Corp. to comply with
US GAAP.
In
November 2004, TXU Energy Holdings entered into a five-year revolving credit
facility that allows for revolving loans and letters of credit. Letters of
credit may total up to $500 million. Revolving loans may total up to $250
million. The aggregate amount of borrowings outstanding at any one time may not
exceed $500 million. TXU Energy Holdings intends to use this facility for
general and corporate purposes, including, in the case of letters of credit,
support for pollution control revenue bonds.
In June
2004, US Holdings, TXU Energy Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery replaced $2.25
billion of credit facilities scheduled to mature in 2005 with $2.5 billion of
credit facilities for TXU Energy Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery maturing in
June 2005, 2007 and 2009. These facilities are used for working capital and
general corporate purposes and provide back-up for any future issuances of
commercial paper by TXU Energy Holdings or TXU Electric Delivery. At December
31, 2004, there was no such commercial paper outstanding.
Sale
of Receivables — TXU
Corp. has established an accounts receivable securitization program. The
activity under this program is accounted for as a sale of accounts receivable in
accordance with SFAS 140. Under the program, subsidiaries of TXU Corp.
(originators) sell trade accounts receivable to TXU Receivables Company, a
consolidated wholly-owned bankruptcy remote direct subsidiary of TXU Corp.,
which sells undivided interests in the purchased accounts receivable for cash to
special purpose entities established by financial institutions (the funding
entities). Funding under the program as of December 31, 2004 was $474 million.
Effective
June 30, 2004, the program was extended through June 28, 2005. As part of the
extension, the maximum amount available under the program was increased from
$600 million to $700 million in recognition of seasonal power sales.
Additionally, the extension allows for increased availability of funding through
a credit ratings-based reduction (based on each originator’s credit rating) of
customer deposits previously used to reduce the amount of undivided interests
that could be sold. Undivided interests will now be reduced by 100% of the
customer deposits for a Baa3/BBB- rating; 50% for a Baa2/BBB rating; and zero %
for a Baa1/BBB+ and above rating. Effective as of August 31, 2004, TXU Corp.
amended the program in order to consummate the TXU Gas transaction. As a result,
TXU Receivables Company repurchased from the funding entities the receivables
related to TXU Gas, as an originator, and subsequently assigned those
receivables back to TXU Gas, terminating TXU Gas’ participation in the
receivables program.
All new
trade receivables under the program generated by the originators are
continuously purchased by TXU Receivables Company with the proceeds from
collections of receivables previously purchased. Changes in the amount of
funding under the program, through changes in the amount of undivided interests
sold by TXU Receivables Company, are generally due to seasonal variations in the
level of accounts receivable and changes in collection trends. TXU Receivables
Company has issued subordinated notes payable to the originators for the
difference between the face amount of the uncollected accounts receivable
purchased, less a discount, and cash paid to the originators that was funded by
the sale of the undivided interests. The balance of the subordinated notes
payable was $337 million at December 31, 2004 and $511 million at December 31,
2003.
The
discount from face amount on the purchase of receivables principally funds
program fees paid by TXU Receivables Company to the funding entities, as well as
a servicing fee paid by TXU Receivables Company to TXU Business Services, a
direct subsidiary of TXU Corp. The program fees (losses on sale), which consist
primarily of interest costs on the underlying financing, were approximately $12
million in both 2004 and 2003 and $22 million in 2002 and approximated 2.1%,
2.4% and 3.7% in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively, of the average funding under
the program on an annualized basis; these fees represent the net incremental
costs of the program to the originators and are reported in SG&A expenses.
The servicing fee, which totaled approximately $7 million in both 2004 and 2003
and $9 million in 2002, compensates TXU Business Services for its services as
collection agent, including maintaining the detailed accounts receivable
collection records.
The
December 31, 2004 balance sheet reflects $811 million face amount of trade
accounts receivable of TXU Energy Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery, reduced by
$474 million of undivided interests sold by TXU Receivables Company. Funding
under the program related to continuing operations decreased $73 million in
2004, increased $100 million in 2003 and decreased $15 million in 2002. Funding
increases or decreases under the program are reflected as operating cash flow
activity in the statement of cash flows. The carrying amount of the retained
interests in the accounts receivable approximated fair value due to the
short-term nature of the collection period.
Activities
of TXU Receivables Company for 2004, 2003 and 2002 were as follows:
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
collections on accounts receivable |
|
$ |
8,449 |
|
$ |
8,538 |
|
$ |
6,778 |
|
Face
amount of new receivables purchased |
|
|
(8,149 |
) |
|
(8,143 |
) |
|
(7,491 |
) |
Discount
from face amount of purchased receivables |
|
|
19 |
|
|
19 |
|
|
31 |
|
Program
fees paid |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
(12 |
) |
|
(22 |
) |
Servicing
fees paid |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
(7 |
) |
|
(9 |
) |
Increase
(decrease) in subordinated notes payable |
|
|
(174 |
) |
|
(524 |
) |
|
742 |
|
Operating
cash flows used by (provided to) TXU Corp. under the program |
|
|
126 |
|
|
(129 |
) |
|
29 |
|
Cash
flows related to disposed TXU Gas business |
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
29 |
|
|
(14 |
) |
Cash
flows used by (provided to) continuing operations |
|
$ |
73 |
|
$ |
(100 |
) |
$ |
15 |
|
Upon
termination of the program, cash flows to TXU Corp. would be delayed as
collections of sold receivables would be used by TXU Receivables Company to
repurchase the undivided interests sold instead of purchasing new receivables.
The level of cash flows would normalize in approximately 16 to 31 days.
Contingencies
Related to Sale of Receivables Program —
Although TXU Receivables Company expects to be able to pay its subordinated
notes from the collections of purchased receivables, these notes are
subordinated to the undivided interests of the financial institutions in those
receivables, and collections might not be sufficient to pay the subordinated
notes. The program may be terminated if either of the following events occurs:
1) all of
the originators cease to maintain their required fixed charge coverage ratio and
debt to capital (leverage) ratio;
2) the
delinquency ratio (delinquent for 31 days) for the sold receivables, the default
ratio (delinquent for 91 days or deemed uncollectible), the dilution ratio
(reductions for discounts, disputes and other allowances) or the days collection
outstanding ratio exceed stated thresholds and the financial institutions do not
waive such event of termination. The thresholds apply to the entire portfolio of
sold receivables, not separately to the receivables of each originator.
The
delinquency and dilution ratios exceeded the relevant thresholds during the
first four months of 2003, but waivers were granted. These ratios were affected
by issues related to the transition to competition. Certain billing and
collection delays arose due to implementation of new systems and processes
within TXU Corp. and ERCOT for clearing customers’ switching and billing data.
Also, strengthened credit and collection policies and practices have brought the
ratios into consistent compliance with the program requirements.
Under
terms of the receivables sale program, all the originators are required to
maintain specified fixed charge coverage and leverage ratios (or supply a parent
guarantor that meets the ratio requirements). The failure, by an originator or
its parent guarantor, if any, to maintain the specified financial ratios would
prevent that originator from selling its accounts receivable under the program.
If all the originators and the parent guarantor, if any, fail to maintain the
specified financial ratios so that there are no eligible originators, the
facility would terminate.
8. LONG-TERM
DEBT
Long-term
Debt — At
December 31, 2004 and 2003, the long-term debt of TXU Corp. consisted of the
following:
|
|
December
31, |
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
TXU
Energy Holdings |
|
|
|
|
|
Pollution
Control Revenue Bonds: |
|
|
|
|
|
Brazos
River Authority: |
|
|
|
|
|
3.000%
Fixed Series 1994A due May 1, 2029, remarketing date May 1,
2005(a) |
|
$ |
39 |
|
$ |
39 |
|
5.400%
Fixed Series 1994B due May 1, 2029, remarketing date May 1,
2006(a) |
|
|
39 |
|
|
39 |
|
5.400%
Fixed Series 1995A due April 1, 2030, remarketing date May 1,
2006(a) |
|
|
50 |
|
|
50 |
|
5.050%
Fixed Series 1995B due June 1, 2030, remarketing date June 19,
2006(a) |
|
|
114 |
|
|
118 |
|
7.700%
Fixed Series 1999A due April 1, 2033 |
|
|
111 |
|
|
111 |
|
6.750%
Fixed Series 1999B due September 1, 2034, remarketing date April 1,
2013(a) |
|
|
16 |
|
|
16 |
|
7.700%
Fixed Series 1999C due March 1, 2032 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
50 |
|
4.950%
Fixed Series 2001A due October 1, 2030, remarketing date April 1,
2004(a) |
|
|
— |
|
|
121 |
|
4.750%
Fixed Series 2001B due May 1, 2029, remarketing date November 1,
2006(a) |
|
|
19 |
|
|
19 |
|
5.750%
Fixed Series 2001C due May 1, 2036, remarketing date November 1,
2011(a) |
|
|
217 |
|
|
274 |
|
2.030%
Floating Series 2001D due May 1, 2033 (b) |
|
|
268 |
|
|
271 |
|
2.450%
Floating Taxable Series 2001I due December 1, 2036(b) |
|
|
62 |
|
|
63 |
|
2.030%
Floating Series 2002A due May 1, 2037(b) |
|
|
45 |
|
|
61 |
|
6.750%
Fixed Series 2003A due April 1, 2038, remarketing date April 1,
2013(a) |
|
|
44 |
|
|
44 |
|
6.300%
Fixed Series 2003B due July 1, 2032 |
|
|
39 |
|
|
39 |
|
6.750%
Fixed Series 2003C due October 1, 2038 |
|
|
52 |
|
|
72 |
|
5.400%
Fixed Series 2003D due October 1, 2029, remarketing date October 1,
2014(a) |
|
|
31 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sabine
River Authority of Texas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.450%
Fixed Series 2000A due June 1, 2021 |
|
|
51 |
|
|
51 |
|
5.500%
Fixed Series 2001A due May 1, 2022, remarketing date November 1,
2011(a) |
|
|
91 |
|
|
91 |
|
5.750%
Fixed Series 2001B due May 1, 2030, remarketing date November 1,
2011(a) |
|
|
107 |
|
|
107 |
|
5.800%
Fixed Series 2003A due July 1, 2022 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
12 |
|
6.150%
Fixed Series 2003B due August 1, 2022 |
|
|
45 |
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trinity
River Authority of Texas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.250%
Fixed Series 2000A due May 1, 2028 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
14 |
|
5.000%
Fixed Series 2001A due May 1, 2027, remarketing date November 1,
2006(a) |
|
|
37 |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.875%
TXU Mining Fixed Senior Notes due August 1, 2005 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
30 |
|
6.125%
Fixed Senior Notes due March 15, 2008(c) |
|
|
250 |
|
|
250 |
|
7.000%
Fixed Senior Notes due March 15, 2013 |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
1,000 |
|
2.838%
Floating Rate Senior Notes due January 17, 2006(d) |
|
|
400 |
|
|
— |
|
Capital
lease obligations |
|
|
9 |
|
|
13 |
|
Other |
|
|
— |
|
|
8 |
|
Fair
value adjustments related to interest rate swaps |
|
|
15 |
|
|
11 |
|
Unamortized
discount |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2 |
) |
Total
TXU Energy Holdings |
|
|
3,257 |
|
|
3,085 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TXU
Electric Delivery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.250%
Fixed First Mortgage Bonds due April 1, 2004 |
|
|
— |
|
|
100 |
|
6.250%
Fixed First Mortgage Bonds due October 1, 2004 |
|
|
— |
|
|
121 |
|
6.750%
Fixed First Mortgage Bonds due July 1, 2005 |
|
|
92 |
|
|
92 |
|
7.625%
Fixed First Mortgage Bonds due July 1, 2025 |
|
|
— |
|
|
215 |
|
7.375%
Fixed First Mortgage Bonds due October 1, 2025 |
|
|
— |
|
|
178 |
|
6.375%
Fixed Senior Secured Notes due May 1, 2012 |
|
|
700 |
|
|
700 |
|
7.000%
Fixed Senior Secured Notes due May 1, 2032 |
|
|
500 |
|
|
500 |
|
6.375%
Fixed Senior Secured Notes due January 15, 2015(c) |
|
|
500 |
|
|
500 |
|
7.250%
Fixed Senior Secured Notes due January 15, 2033 |
|
|
350 |
|
|
350 |
|
5.000%
Fixed Debentures due September 1, 2007(c) |
|
|
200 |
|
|
200 |
|
7.000%
Fixed Debentures due September 1, 2022 |
|
|
800 |
|
|
800 |
|
Unamortized
discount |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
(30 |
) |
Sub-total
|
|
|
3,123 |
|
|
3,726 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TXU
Electric Delivery Transition Bond Company LLC(e) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.260%
Fixed Series 2003 Bonds due in semiannual installments through February
15, 2007 |
|
|
80 |
|
|
103 |
|
4.030%
Fixed Series 2003 Bonds due in semiannual installments through February
15, 2010 |
|
|
122 |
|
|
122 |
|
4.950%
Fixed Series 2003 Bonds due in semiannual installments through February
15, 2013 |
|
|
130 |
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
5.420%
Fixed Series 2003 Bonds due in semiannual installments through August 15,
2015 |
|
|
145 |
|
|
145 |
|
3.520%
Fixed Series 2004 Bonds due in semiannual installments through November
15, 2009 |
|
|
270 |
|
|
— |
|
4.810%
Fixed Series 2004 Bonds due in semiannual installments through November
15, 2012 |
|
|
221 |
|
|
— |
|
5.290%
Fixed Series 2004 Bonds due in semiannual installments through May 15,
2016 |
|
|
290 |
|
|
— |
|
Total
TXU Electric Delivery Transition Bond Company LLC |
|
|
1,258 |
|
|
500 |
|
Total
TXU Electric Delivery |
|
|
4,381 |
|
|
4,226 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
Holdings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.170%
Fixed Senior Debentures due August 1, 2007 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
10 |
|
9.580%
Fixed Notes due in semiannual installments through December 4,
2019 |
|
|
68 |
|
|
70 |
|
8.254%
Fixed Notes due in quarterly installments through December 31,
2021 |
|
|
64 |
|
|
67 |
|
2.494%
Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series D due January 30,
2037(d) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
8.175%
Fixed Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series E due January 30,
2037 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
8 |
|
Total
US Holdings |
|
|
151 |
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TXU
Gas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.375%
Fixed Notes due February 1, 2004 |
|
|
— |
|
|
150 |
|
7.125%
Fixed Notes due June 15, 2005 |
|
|
— |
|
|
150 |
|
6.564%
Fixed Remarketed Reset Notes due January 1, 2008, remarketing date July 1,
2005 |
|
|
— |
|
|
125 |
|
Unamortized
valuation adjustment |
|
|
— |
|
|
1 |
|
Total
TXU Gas |
|
|
— |
|
|
426 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TXU
Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.375%
Fixed Senior Notes Series B due October 1, 2004 |
|
|
— |
|
|
175 |
|
6.375%
Fixed Senior Notes Series C due January 1, 2008(c) |
|
|
200 |
|
|
200 |
|
4.050%
Fixed Senior Notes Series E due August 16, 2004 |
|
|
— |
|
|
2 |
|
6.375%
Fixed Senior Notes Series J due June 15, 2006(c) |
|
|
683 |
|
|
800 |
|
4.446%
Fixed Senior Notes Series K due November 16, 2006 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
500 |
|
5.450%
Fixed Senior Notes Series L due November 16, 2007 remarketing date August
16, 2005(f) |
|
|
101 |
|
|
500 |
|
5.800%
Fixed Senior Notes Series M due May 16, 2008 remarketing date February 16,
2006(f) |
|
|
184 |
|
|
440 |
|
4.800%
Fixed Senior Notes Series O due November 15, 2009(c) |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
— |
|
5.550%
Fixed Senior Notes Series P due November 15, 2014 |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
— |
|
6.500%
Fixed Senior Notes Series Q due November 15, 2024(c) |
|
|
750 |
|
|
— |
|
6.550%
Fixed Senior Notes Series R due November 15, 2034 |
|
|
750 |
|
|
— |
|
6.000%
Fixed Pinnacle Overfund Trust Debt due semiannually through August 15,
2004(g) |
|
|
— |
|
|
91 |
|
8.820%
Building Financing due semiannually through February 11,
2022 |
|
|
120 |
|
|
130 |
|
3.570%
Floating Convertible Senior Notes due July 15, 2033(d) |
|
|
25 |
|
|
525 |
|
Fair
value adjustments related to interest rate swaps |
|
|
— |
|
|
32 |
|
Unamortized
discount |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
Total
TXU Corp. |
|
|
4,852 |
|
|
3,393 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
TXU Corp. consolidated |
|
|
12,641 |
|
|
11,286 |
|
Less
amount due currently |
|
|
(229 |
) |
|
(678 |
) |
Total
long-term debt |
|
$ |
12,412 |
|
$ |
10,608 |
|
|
(a) These
series are in the multiannual mode and are subject to mandatory tender
prior to maturity on the mandatory remarketing date. On such date, the
interest rate and interest rate period will be reset for the
bonds. |
(b) Interest
rates in effect at December 31, 2004. These series are in a weekly rate
mode and are classified as long-term as they are supported by long-term
irrevocable letters of credit. |
(c) Interest
rates swapped to floating on an aggregate $2.3 billion principal
amount. |
(d) Interest
rates in effect at December 31, 2004. |
(e) These
bonds are nonrecourse to TXU Electric Delivery. |
(f) Equity-linked. |
(g) Offset
by trust fund in the same amount reported in assets of telecommunications
holding company at December 31, 2003. |
Debt
Issuances and Retirements in 2004
TXU Corp.
has utilized cash proceeds from the sale of TXU Australia, TXU Gas, and TXU Fuel
and other asset sales as well as cash provided from operations and lower-cost
debt issuances to increase value and reduce risks through an ongoing liability
management initiative. The following table summarizes the 2004 issuances:
|
|
Principal
Amount |
|
Issuances: |
|
|
|
TXU
Corp. |
|
|
|
4.800%
Fixed Senior Notes Series O due November 15, 2009 |
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
5.550%
Fixed Senior Notes Series P due November 15, 2014 |
|
|
1,000 |
|
6.500%
Fixed Senior Notes Series Q due November 15, 2024 |
|
|
750 |
|
6.550%
Fixed Senior Notes Series R due November 15, 2034 |
|
|
750 |
|
TXU
Energy Holdings |
|
|
|
|
2.838%
Floating Rate Senior Notes due January 17, 2006 (a) (b) |
|
|
800 |
|
TXU
Electric Delivery |
|
|
|
|
Securitization
bonds |
|
|
790 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
5,090 |
|
_________________
|
(e) |
Interest
rates in effect at December 31, 2004. |
|
(f) |
In
December 2004, TXU Energy Holdings repurchased $400 million of its
Floating Rate Senior Notes |
at
par. See Note 1.
During
2004, TXU Electric Delivery issued three classes of securitization (transition)
bonds with fixed annual interest rates ranging from 3.52% to 5.29% that require
semiannual interest and principal installment payments beginning in November
2004 through specified dates in 2009 through 2016. TXU Electric Delivery used
the proceeds to retire two series of mortgage bonds with an aggregate principal
amount of $393 million due in 2025 and repurchase shares of common stock from US
Holdings for $375 million. US Holdings used the proceeds it received to repay
short-term borrowings. As a result of the retirement of the two series of
mortgage bonds, TXU Electric Delivery has the ability to release the liens on
its outstanding senior secured notes, making them rank equally with TXU Electric
Delivery’s other senior unsecured debt. No decision has been made regarding the
release of liens.
During
the year ended December 31, 2004, in addition to the amounts repurchased or
legally defeased discussed in Note 1, TXU Corp. made scheduled principal
payments on long-term debt as follows:
|
|
Principal
Amount |
|
TXU
Corp. |
|
$ |
187 |
|
TXU
Gas |
|
|
150 |
|
US
Holdings |
|
|
5 |
|
TXU
Energy Holdings |
|
|
13 |
|
TXU
Electric Delivery |
|
|
253 |
|
Total
(a) |
|
$ |
608 |
|
________________
|
(a) |
Excludes
$576 million of debt retired in 2004, reported in liabilities of
telecommunications holding company at December 31,
2003. |
Fair
Value Hedges — TXU Corp.
uses fair value hedging strategies to manage its exposure to fixed interest
rates on long-term debt. At December 31, 2004, $2.3 billion of fixed rate debt
had been effectively converted to variable rates through interest rate swap
transactions, expiring through 2024. These swaps qualified for and have been
designated as fair value hedges using the short-cut method of hedge accounting
provided by SFAS 133. As such, TXU Corp. assumes that changes in the value of
the derivative are exactly offset by changes in the value of the debt;
therefore, there is no hedge ineffectiveness recognized.
In 2004,
fixed-to-variable swaps related to $1.7 billion of debt were settled for a gain
of $30 million, which will be amortized to offset interest expense over the
remaining life of the related debt.
Leases
—
In
February 2002, TXU Corp. sold its interest in its headquarters building in
Dallas, Texas for $145 million. Simultaneously with the sale of the property,
TXU Corp. entered into a twenty-year lease obligation for the property. At the
end of the initial twenty-year term of the lease, TXU Corp. has the right, but
not the obligation, to renew the lease for three ten-year renewal terms under
which rents will be based on then-existing market conditions. The sale was
accounted for as a financing and the obligation is reported in long-term
debt.
Convertible
Senior Notes — At
December 31, 2004, TXU Corp. had $25 million principal amount outstanding of its
Floating Rate Convertible Senior Notes due 2033. TXU Corp. originally issued
$525 million of the convertible senior notes in July 2003. During 2004, $500
million principal amount of the notes were repurchased for $803 million,
resulting in debt extinguishment losses of $315 million ($309 million
after-tax), which includes $12 million in unamortized debt expenses, reported in
other deductions.
The notes
bear regular interest at an annual floating rate equal to 3-month LIBOR,
determined quarterly, plus 150 basis points, and are payable in arrears
quarterly commencing October 15, 2003. The notes will bear additional contingent
interest during periods after July 15, 2008 if the average trading price of the
notes for a specified period exceeds 120% of the principal amount of the notes.
The conversion rate is subject to adjustments in certain circumstances, and was
adjusted in January 2005 as a result of the increase in the dividend payment on
January 3, 2005, which reflected the increased annual dividend rate of $2.25 per
share. The notes conversion rate, as adjusted, is 29.1256 shares of TXU Corp.
common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which equates to 742,004
shares at $34.3341 per share. Should the holders elect to convert the notes, TXU
Corp. has the option to settle the conversion in cash, common stock or a
combination of both. TXU Corp. intends to settle any future conversion of the
remaining $25 million principal amount of outstanding notes in common stock. The
notes are included in diluted earnings per share when the effect of conversion
is dilutive.
Equity-Linked
Debt Securities —At
December 31, 2004, TXU Corp. had outstanding equity-linked debt securities
consisting of the following:
Senior Notes |
Stock
Purchase Contract |
Security |
Principal
Amount |
Interest
Rate (1) |
Contract
Adjustment Payment Rate (1) |
Price
per Share |
Number
of Shares |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued
2001: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
L due 2007 |
101 |
5.450%(2) |
3.300%(3) |
$45.64 |
$55.68 |
1,817,414 |
2,217,326 |
Issued
2002: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
M due 2008 |
184 |
5.800%(4) |
2.325%(5) |
$51.15 |
$62.91 |
2,926,116 |
3,599,192 |
Total |
$285 |
|
|
|
|
4,743,530 |
5,816,518 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Rates are
annual, payments are quarterly.
(2) Payable
until August 16, 2005, after which the annual interest rate is expected to be
reset in a remarketing.
(3) Applied
to the par value of $25 and payable from November 16, 2004 until November 16,
2005.
(4) Expected
to be remarketed between November 16, 2005 and February 16, 2006, at which time
the rate may change.
(5) Payable
until the stock purchase contract settlement date of May 16, 2006.
As a
result of its ongoing liability management initiative (see Note 1), TXU Corp.
repurchased the following equity-linked debt securities for $1.116 billion in
cash:
|
|
Principal
Amount |
|
Debt
Extinguishment Losses (Pre-tax) |
|
Credit
to Additional Paid-in-Capital (b) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.446%
Fixed Senior Notes Series K due November 16, 2006 (a) |
|
$ |
450 |
|
$ |
23 |
|
$ |
38 |
|
5.450%
Fixed Senior Notes Series L due November 16, 2007 |
|
|
399 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
38 |
|
5.800%
Fixed Senior Notes Series M due May 16, 2008 |
|
|
256 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,105 |
|
$ |
68 |
|
$ |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Includes
$238 million repurchased by TXU Corp. in connection with the remarketing of such
notes in August 2004.
(b) |
Includes
out-of-the-money value (to holders) of the equity purchase contracts of
$59 million and reversals of previously established contract adjustment
payment liabilities of $37 million. |
With the
settlement in November 2004 of the stock purchase contracts associated with the
Series K, TXU Corp. issued 1,817,371 shares of common stock. The contracts were
settled with $101 million in proceeds from the August 2004 remarketing of the
debt.
In August
2002, TXU Corp. issued 8,365,133 shares with the settlement of the stock
purchase contracts associated with the Series E securities. The contracts were
settled with $101 million in cash.
Equity-linked
debt securities consist of (i) senior notes and (ii) a stock purchase contract
that obligates the holder to purchase TXU Corp. common stock on a future
settlement date. The number of shares issuable upon settlement of stock purchase
contracts represents the stated value of the notes divided by an average of the
market price of TXU Corp. common stock immediately preceding the settlement
date. The calculation of shares issuable is subject to a minimum price, which is
typically the market price of common stock at the time of initial issuance of
the equity-linked debt securities, and a maximum price, which includes a premium
over the minimum price that was negotiated in connection with the pricing of the
offering.
To the
extent the market price of TXU Corp. common stock is below the minimum price on
the applicable settlement date, holders of equity-linked debt securities would
be required to purchase TXU Corp. common stock at a price higher than the market
price at that time. To the extent the market price is above the maximum price on
the applicable settlement date, holders of equity-linked securities would be
allowed to purchase TXU Corp. common stock at a price lower than the market
price at that time. The market price of TXU Corp.’s common stock is currently
above the maximum price for each series of equity-linked debt securities
currently outstanding.
In
addition to interest, holders receive contract adjustment payments through the
contract settlement dates, which are generally two years prior to maturity of
the debt securities. On the contract settlement date, the holder must purchase
the common stock at the calculated price, and may elect to participate in a
remarketing of the senior notes to fund such purchase, or settle the purchase
contract in cash and continue to hold the senior notes. If the remarketing of
the senior notes is not successful, the holders have the right to put the notes
to TXU Corp. for the calculated number of shares of common stock.
TXU Corp.
has the right to defer the contract adjustment payments on these equity-linked
debt securities, but any such election would subject TXU Corp. to restriction on
the payment of dividends on and redemption of outstanding shares of its common
stock. TXU Corp. currently has no plan to defer these contract adjustment
payments.
At the
time of issuance of the securities, TXU Corp. recorded a liability for the
present value of the contract adjustment payments with an offsetting reduction
to common stock equity. The total maximum number of shares of TXU Corp. common
stock issuable in connection with the stock purchase contracts have been
reserved.
Debt
Issuances and Retirements in 2003:
In 2003,
TXU Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries (excluding TXU Australia, which is
classified as discontinued operations) issued $2.8 billion of long-term debt
including $1.3 billion of fixed rate senior notes, $568 million of pollution
control revenue bonds, $525 million of convertible senior notes, and $500
million of securitization (transition) bonds. TXU Corp. and its consolidated
subsidiaries (excluding TXU Australia) retired $2.2 billion of long-term debt
during 2003, including $770 million of senior notes, $663 million of first
mortgage bonds, $638 million of pollution control revenue bonds, and $116
million of other long-term debt.
Maturities
— Sinking
fund and maturity requirements for
long-term debt instruments at December 31, 2004, were as follows:
Year |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
$ |
229 |
|
2006 |
|
|
1,242 |
|
2007 |
|
|
425 |
|
2008 |
|
|
749 |
|
2009 |
|
|
1,117 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
8,885 |
|
Unamortized
premium and discount and fair value adjustments |
|
|
(15 |
) |
Capital
lease obligations |
|
|
9 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
12,641 |
|
9. PREFERRED
SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARIES
|
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December
31, |
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|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
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|
|
Exchangeable
preferred membership interests of TXU Energy Holdings, |
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|
|
|
|
net
of $104 unamortized discount |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
646 |
|
Preferred
stock of TXU Gas |
|
|
— |
|
|
75 |
|
Preferred
stock of US Holdings |
|
|
38 |
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
38 |
|
$ |
759 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchangeable
Preferred Membership Interests of TXU Energy Holdings — In April
2004, TXU Corp. repurchased TXU Energy Holdings’ exchangeable preferred
membership interests with a liquidation amount of $750 million for $1.85 billion
(including transaction costs). The excess of the purchase price over the
carrying value of the securities, net of $384 million in income tax benefits
recorded as a deferred tax asset, was recorded as a charge to additional paid-in
capital in the amount of $849 million. The carrying value of the securities was
$617 million, which is the liquidation amount of $750 million net of $102
million in unamortized discount and $31 million in unamortized debt issuance
costs, both recorded at the time of issuance of the securities in November 2002.
The charge to additional paid-in capital is accounted for in a manner similar to
TXU Corp.’s preference share dividends, resulting in a reduction in net income
available to common shareholders.
Preferred
Stock of TXU Gas — All of
TXU Gas’ preferred stock was redeemed in November 2004 in connection with the
TXU Gas transaction. See Note 1 for further discussion.
Preferred
Stock of US Holdings — At
December 31, 2004 and 2003, US Holdings had 379,231 shares of cumulative,
preferred stock without par value outstanding with a total stated value of $38
million. Dividend rates range from $4.00 to $5.08 per share. The preferred stock
can be redeemed at prices ranging from $101.79 per share to $112.00 per share.
The
holders of preferred stock of US Holdings have no voting rights except for
changes to the articles of incorporation that would change the rights or
preferences of such stock, authorize additional shares of stock or create an
equal or superior class of stock. They have the right to vote for the election
of directors only if certain dividend arrearages exist.
10. LONG-TERM
DEBT HELD BY SUBSIDIARY TRUSTS
Statutory
business trusts were established as wholly-owned financing subsidiaries of TXU
Corp. and TXU Gas. The assets of the trusts consisted solely of Junior
Subordinated Debentures issued by TXU Corp. or TXU Gas, and the trusts issued
preferred interests, as presented below:
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|
|
|
|
Trust
Assets (Long-Term Debt of |
|
|
|
Preferred
Interests |
|
TXU
Corp. or TXU Gas) |
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
December
31, |
|
December
31, |
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
TXU
Corp. |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
I Trust |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9.2
million units of 7.25% Series due 2029) |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
223 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
237 |
|
Capital
II Trust |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6.0
million units of 8.70% Series due 2034) |
|
|
─ |
|
|
145 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
155 |
|
Total |
|
|
─ |
|
|
368 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
392 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TXU
Gas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
I Trust |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(150
thousand units of Floating Rate Series
due
2028) |
|
|
─ |
|
|
147 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
515 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
546 |
|
TXU Corp.
and TXU Gas, as the parent companies, owned the subsidiary trusts’ common
interests, which are reported in investments in the balance sheet, and each had
effectively issued a full and unconditional guarantee of its trusts’ preferred
interests.
During
2004, TXU Corp. redeemed the 7.25% and 8.70% Series debt securities at par. The
trusts used the proceeds to redeem the preferred interests held by investors and
the common interests held by TXU Corp.
In
October 2004, TXU Gas legally defeased all of the $154 million principal amount
TXU Gas Floating Rate Series debt securities at par, which resulted in the
defeasance of the preferred and common interests. See Note 1 regarding the
TXU Gas transaction.
11. SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Common
Stock Equity — Under
Texas law, TXU Corp. may only declare dividends out of its surplus, which is
statutorily defined as a company’s net assets (i.e. total assets minus total
debts) less its stated capital. The write-off in 2002 of TXU Corp.’s investment
in TXU Europe in 2002 resulted in negative surplus. In February 2003, TXU Corp.
received shareholder approval as permitted under Texas law to reclassify
approximately $8 billion of its stated capital to surplus.
In
October 2004, the Board of Directors adopted a revised dividend and cash
distribution policy. The new policy sets the dividend on TXU Corp.’s common
stock at an annual rate of $2.25 per share. The Board of Directors declared a
regular quarterly dividend of 56.25 cents per share, payable on January 3, 2005
to shareholders of record as of December 3, 2004.
In April
2004, TXU Corp. repurchased TXU Energy Holdings’ exchangeable preferred
membership interests, as described in Note 9, which resulted in a charge of $849
million to additional paid-in capital. Additional paid-in capital at December
31, 2003 and 2002 included $111 million related to the discount at issuance of
the securities. The securities were originally issued as exchangeable
subordinated notes and were exchanged for preferred membership interests by TXU
Energy Holdings in July 2003.
In
November 2004, TXU Corp. repurchased 52.5 million shares of its outstanding
common stock through an accelerated share repurchase agreement at an initial
price of $64.57 per share for a total of $3.4 billion. Under the agreement, the
broker-dealer counterparty immediately borrows shares that are sold to and
canceled by TXU Corp. The counterparty subseqently purchases an equal amount of
shares in the open market. TXU Corp.’s purchase price is subject to a future
contingent adjustment based on the actual costs of the shares purchased by
the counterparty. See Note18 for further discussion of the contingent purchase
price adjustment.
In June
2004, TXU Corp. repurchased and canceled 20 million shares of its outstanding
common stock through an accelerated share repurchase agreement at an initial
price of $39.86 per share. In the third quarter of 2004, the broker-dealer that
executed the repurchase transaction completed the process of purchasing an equal
amount of shares in the open market, and TXU Corp. paid a purchase price
adjustment of $7 million based upon the actual cost of the shares repurchased by
such broker-dealer. Including this adjustment, the total purchase price was $804
million.
During
2004, TXU Corp. repurchased in the open market and canceled 11.8 million shares
of its common equity securities for $489 million. Additional share purchases
included 500,000
shares that were deposited in a trust and 1.0 million shares that were
distributed to Mr. Wilder, both under terms of his employment agreement. These
purchases totaled $52 million.
Under
Texas law, a corporation shall, upon the repurchase and cancellation of
its outstanding shares, reduce its stated capital by an amount equal to the
amount in stated capital represented by those shares so repurchased and
canceled. As such, TXU Corp. reduced its common stock equity balance by an
amount equal to $161 million with the residual amount related to these share
repurchases being applied as a reduction to the additional paid-in capital
balance in the same amount. The stated amount per share established in February
2005 for future share issuances is $0.01.
The
Thrift Plan is an employee savings plan under which TXU Corp. matches employees’
contributions of their earnings with common shares. Also see Note 14 for
additional discussion. At December 31, 2004, the Thrift Plan had an obligation
of $229 million outstanding in the form of a note that TXU Corp. had purchased
from a third-party lender in 1990 and recorded as a reduction to common equity.
The note had been issued in connection with purchases of TXU Corp. common stock
on the open market by the Thrift Plan trustee to satisfy future matching
requirements. At December 31, 2004, the Thrift Plan trustee held 3,590,204
shares of TXU Corp. common stock. These shares (LESOP shares) are held by the
trustee under the leveraged employee stock ownership provision of the Thrift
Plan until allocated to Thrift Plan participants when required to meet TXU
Corp.’s matching obligations. The Thrift Plan uses dividends on the LESOP shares
held and contributions from TXU Corp., if required, to repay interest and
principal on the note. TXU Corp. contributed $26 million in 2004 and $25 million
in 2003, recorded as a charge to earnings, to service the note. Allocations of
LESOP shares to participants' accounts increased common stock equity by $3
million in 2004, $4 million in 2003 and $8 million in 2002.
TXU Corp.
has a Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) for
investors. Issuances of new shares to satisfy purchases by DRIP
participants (including reinvestment of dividends) increased common stock by $4
million in 2004, $10 million in 2003 and $40 million in 2002. Since April
2004, share purchases by DRIP participants have been satisfied by purchases in
the open market.
At
December 31, 2004, authorized but unissued common shares of TXU Corp. were
registered with the SEC for new issuance pursuant to the following:
DRIP
Plan |
|
|
2,460,878 |
|
Thrift
Plan |
|
|
6,960,428 |
|
Long-Term
Incentive Compensation Plan |
|
|
5,166,725 |
|
Equity-linked
debt securities |
|
|
6,553,511 |
|
Other |
|
|
717,272 |
|
Total |
|
|
21,858,814 |
|
Preference
Stock — TXU
Corp. has 3,000 shares of Series B preference stock outstanding. The preference
stock has a dividend rate of 7.24% until June 15, 2005. The dividend rate for
subsequent periods will be determined according to periodic auctions. The Series
B preference stock has a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share. TXU Corp.
may not redeem the shares before June 15, 2005. TXU Corp. is authorized to issue
up to 50 million shares of preference stock in one or more series.
Shareholders
Rights Plan — In
February 1999, the Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan pursuant
to which shareholders were granted rights to purchase one one-hundredth of a
share of Series A Preference Stock (Rights) for each share of TXU Corp.’s common
stock held.
In the
event that any person acquires more than 15% of TXU Corp.’s outstanding common
stock in a transaction not approved by the Board of Directors, the Rights become
exercisable, entitling each holder (other than the acquiring person or group) to
purchase that number of shares of securities or other property of TXU Corp.
having a market value equal to two times the exercise price of the Rights. If
TXU Corp. were acquired in a merger or other business combination, each Right
would entitle its holder to purchase a number of the acquiring company’s common
shares having a market value of two times the exercise price of the Right. In
either case, TXU Corp.’s Board of Directors may choose to redeem the Rights
before they become exercisable. TXU Corp.’s Board declared a dividend of one
Right for each outstanding share of common stock. Rights were distributed to
shareholders of record on March 1, 1999.
Dividend
Restrictions — Terms
of TXU Corp.’s Series B preference stock restrict TXU Corp.’s payment of common
stock dividends while any preference share payment default exists.
TXU Corp.
is required to make contract adjustment payments to the holders of equity-linked
debt securities. TXU Corp. has the right to defer the contract adjustment
payments, but any such election would subject TXU Corp. to restrictions on the
payment of dividends on and redemption of outstanding shares of common stock.
TXU Corp. has no plans to defer these contract adjustment payments.
As a
holding company, TXU Corp. depends, in part, on the dividends it receives from
its subsidiaries. US Holdings’ outstanding preferred stock limits its ability to
pay dividends on its common stock unless immediately after such dividend, US
Holdings’ earned surplus is greater than one and one-half times the full annual
dividend on the preferred stock. The mortgage of TXU Electric Delivery restricts
TXU Electric Delivery’s payment of dividends to the amount of its retained
earnings.
At
December 31, 2004, there were no restrictions on the payment or redemption of
common stock dividends by TXU Corp. under the above agreements.
The table
below reflects the changes in TXU Corp. common stock outstanding for each of the
years ending December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002:
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at beginning of year |
|
|
323,883,092 |
|
|
321,974,000 |
|
|
265,140,087 |
|
Issuances
in public offerings |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
46,800,000 |
|
Issuances
under equity-linked debt securities |
|
|
1,817,371 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
8,365,133 |
|
Issuances
under Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reinvestment
Plan |
|
|
110,014 |
|
|
508,379 |
|
|
1,069,264 |
|
Issuances
under Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (a) |
|
|
593,514 |
|
|
1,920,600 |
|
|
971,600 |
|
Repurchases |
|
|
(84,257,444 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Forfeitures
and cancellations under Long-Term Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
Plan (b) |
|
|
(2,293,667 |
) |
|
(519,887 |
) |
|
(372,084 |
) |
Balance
at end of year |
|
|
239,852,880 |
|
|
323,883,092 |
|
|
321,974,000 |
|
(a) |
Includes distributions of restricted stock as well as
additional shares issued as a result of exceeding share price performance
targets. |
(b) |
Reflects
forfeitures and cancellations of restricted stock awards granted plus
additional shares resulting from reinvestment of dividends on restricted
stock. |
12. STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION PLANS
The
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (LTIP) is a stock-based compensation plan
providing discretionary awards (LTIP awards) of restricted stock and performance
units payable in common stock for qualified management employees. The maximum
number of shares of common stock for which LTIP awards may be granted under the
plan is 10,000,000, of which 6,394,151 shares remain authorized and available
(including 1,227,426 forfeited shares). During 2004, 2003, and 2002,
the Board of Directors granted LTIP awards that were issued subject to share
price performance and vesting requirements over two and three year periods. The
number of common shares to be ultimately distributed varies from 0% to 200% of
the initial number of LTIP awards, based on TXU Corp.’s total return to
shareholders over the applicable period compared to the total returns provided
by the companies comprising the Standard & Poor’s 500 Electric Utilities
Index. TXU Corp. has established restrictions that limit employees’
opportunities to liquidate vested stock awards. For both restricted stock and
performance unit awards, dividends over the vesting period are converted to
equivalent shares of TXU Corp. common stock to be distributed upon vesting.
Effective
with the 1997 merger of ENSERCH Corporation (subsequently TXU Gas) and TXU
Corp., outstanding options for ENSERCH Corporation common stock were exchanged
for options for 532,913 shares of TXU Corp.’s common stock (TXU Gas Stock Option
Plan). The weighted average exercise price for outstanding options at the
beginning and end of 2004 was $24.55 and $22.50, respectively, and the weighted
average exercise price for forfeited/expired options was $28.83. No further
options have been, or will be, granted under this plan.
The
following table presents information about these stock-based compensation
plans:
|
|
LTIP
Awards |
|
TXU
Gas
Stock
Option
Plan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
— December 31, 2001 |
|
|
1,169,358 |
|
|
79,450 |
|
Granted |
|
|
1,002,650 |
|
|
─ |
|
Forfeited/expired |
|
|
(277,950 |
) |
|
(52,105 |
) |
Vested/Exercised |
|
|
(361,067 |
) |
|
(1,139 |
) |
Balance
— December 31, 2002 |
|
|
1,532,991 |
|
|
26,206 |
|
Granted |
|
|
1,900,600 |
|
|
─ |
|
Forfeited/expired |
|
|
(515,591 |
) |
|
(2,532 |
) |
Vested |
|
|
(37,167 |
) |
|
─ |
|
Balance
— December 31, 2003 |
|
|
2,880,833 |
|
|
23,674 |
|
Granted |
|
|
1,970,265 |
|
|
─ |
|
Forfeited/expired |
|
|
(1,710,150 |
) |
|
(4,305 |
) |
Vested/Exercised |
|
|
(3,667 |
) |
|
(16,733 |
) |
Balance
— December 31, 2004 |
|
|
3,137,281 |
|
|
2,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
To
vest/exercisable in — 2005 |
|
|
874,566 |
|
|
1,243 |
|
To
vest/exercisable in — 2006 |
|
|
867,500 |
|
|
1,393 |
|
To
vest/exercisable in — 2007 |
|
|
1,395,215 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average fair-value — 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
— Beginning of year |
|
$ |
9.65 |
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
$ |
6.98 |
|
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
$ |
8.65 |
|
|
|
|
Vested |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
— End of year |
|
$ |
37.51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average fair value of awards |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
granted
in: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
|
$ |
17.93 |
|
|
|
|
2003 |
|
$ |
5.46 |
|
|
|
|
2004 |
|
$ |
6.98 |
|
|
|
|
Historically,
TXU Corp. has accounted for stock-based compensation plans using the intrinsic
value method under APB 25. Compensation expense over the vesting period was
remeasured each reporting period based on the market price of the stock and the
assumed number of shares distributable given the share price performance to
date. Reported compensation expense related to LTIP awards totaled $25 million
in 2003 and $1 million in 2002.
For the
2004 reporting period, TXU Corp. early adopted SFAS 123R, which eliminates the
alternative of applying the intrinsic value measurement provisions of APB 25 to
stock compensation awards and requires the measurement of the cost of such
awards over the vesting period based on the grant-date fair value of the award.
TXU Corp. adopted SFAS 123R using the modified retrospective method, which
allows for application to only prior interim periods in the year of initial
adoption and resulted in the recognition of a $15 million ($10 million
after-tax) cumulative change in accounting principle. For a portion of the 2004
period, the performance unit awards were payable in cash, but the awards were
modified in December of 2004 and will be payable in stock.
TXU Corp.
determined the fair value of its LTIP awards utilizing a valuation model that
takes into account three principal factors: the probability weighted expected
number of shares to be distributed upon vesting, the risk of uncertainty during
the vesting period, and the restrictions limiting liquidation of vested stock
awards. Based on the fair values determined under this model, reported expense
in 2004 related to LTIP awards totaled $56 million ($36 million after-tax, or
$0.19 per share). As of December 31, 2004, unrecognized expense related to
nonvested LTIP awards totaled $48 million, which is expected to be recognized
over a weighted average period of two years.
Had
compensation expense for LTIP awards and previously existing awards under the
TXU Gas Stock Option Plan been determined based upon the fair value methodology
prescribed under SFAS 123, TXU Corp.’s net income would not have been materially
different for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002.
13. INCOME
TAXES
The
components of TXU Corp.’s provisions for income taxes for continuing operations
are as follows:
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
Federal |
|
$ |
25 |
|
$ |
279 |
|
$ |
67 |
|
State |
|
|
26 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
7 |
|
Non-US |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
Total |
|
|
53 |
|
|
291 |
|
|
76 |
|
Deferred: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
Federal |
|
|
31 |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
26 |
|
State |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
1 |
|
Non-US |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Total |
|
|
12 |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
27 |
|
Investment
tax credits |
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
(22 |
) |
|
(26 |
) |
Total |
|
$ |
42 |
|
$ |
252 |
|
$ |
77 |
|
Reconciliation
of income taxes computed at the US federal statutory rate to provision for
income taxes:
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
Income
from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary loss and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic |
|
$ |
123 |
|
$ |
821 |
|
$ |
184 |
|
Non-US |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
Total |
|
|
123 |
|
|
818 |
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
taxes (benefit) at the US federal statutory rate of 35% |
|
|
43 |
|
|
286 |
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
107 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Depletion
allowance |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
(25 |
) |
|
(25 |
) |
Release
of TXU Europe reserves |
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Amortization
of investment tax credits |
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
(22 |
) |
|
(26 |
) |
Investment
tax credits - deferred tax |
|
|
6 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
7 |
|
Amortization
(under regulatory accounting) of statutory rate changes |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
(8 |
) |
|
(8 |
) |
Compensation
expense |
|
|
18 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
State
income taxes, net of federal tax benefit |
|
|
5 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
5 |
|
Nondeductible
losses |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
53 |
|
Other |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
9 |
|
|
7 |
|
Income
tax expense |
|
$ |
42 |
|
$ |
252 |
|
$ |
77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective
tax rate |
|
|
34.1 |
% |
|
30.8 |
% |
|
42.3 |
% |
TXU Corp.
had net tax benefits from dividend deductions related to LESOP Shares (see Note
11) of $0.5 million, $0.5 million and $2.7 million in 2004, 2003 and 2002 which
were credited directly to retained earnings.
Deferred
income taxes provided for temporary differences based on tax laws in effect at
December 31, 2004 and 2003, balance sheet dates are as follows:
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
Current |
|
Noncurrent |
|
Total |
|
Current |
|
Noncurrent |
|
Deferred
Tax Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Litigation
liabilities |
|
$ |
30 |
|
$ |
30 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
TXU
Europe settlement |
|
|
60 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Unamortized
investment tax credits |
|
|
154 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
154 |
|
|
164 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
164 |
|
Impairment
of assets |
|
|
70 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
70 |
|
|
183 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
183 |
|
Alternative
minimum tax |
|
|
638 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
638 |
|
|
613 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
613 |
|
Retail
clawback liability |
|
|
33 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
33 |
|
|
61 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
61 |
|
Employee
benefit liabilities |
|
|
297 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
297 |
|
|
259 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
259 |
|
Net
operating loss (NOL) carryforwards |
|
|
684 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
684 |
|
|
1,537 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
1,522 |
|
NOL
valuation allowance |
|
|
(167 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
(167 |
) |
|
(1,283 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
(1,283 |
) |
Nuclear
asset retirement obligation |
|
|
151 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
151 |
|
|
150 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
150 |
|
State
income taxes |
|
|
11 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
11 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
7 |
|
Other |
|
|
427 |
|
|
137 |
|
|
290 |
|
|
272 |
|
|
94 |
|
|
178 |
|
Total |
|
|
2,388 |
|
|
227 |
|
|
2,161 |
|
|
1,963 |
|
|
109 |
|
|
1,854 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
Tax Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
differences and capitalized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
construction
costs |
|
|
3,512 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
3,512 |
|
|
4,129 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
4,129 |
|
Deductions
related to TXU Europe |
|
|
592 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
592 |
|
|
409 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
409 |
|
Regulatory
assets |
|
|
595 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
595 |
|
|
616 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
616 |
|
State
income taxes |
|
|
46 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
46
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
42 |
|
Other |
|
|
140
466950 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
137 |
|
|
272
466950 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
257 |
|
Total |
|
|
4,885 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
4,882
|
|
|
5,468 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
5,453 |
|
Net
Deferred Tax (Asset) Liability |
|
$ |
2,497 |
|
$ |
(224 |
) |
$ |
2,721 |
|
$ |
3,505 |
|
$ |
(94 |
) |
$ |
3,599 |
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
Net |
|
Net |
|
Net |
|
Net |
|
Net |
|
Net |
|
|
|
Current |
|
Current |
|
Noncurrent |
|
Current |
|
Current |
|
Noncurrent |
|
|
|
Asset |
|
Liability |
|
Liability |
|
Asset |
|
Liability |
|
Liability |
|
Summary
of Deferred Income Taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
Federal |
|
$ |
224 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
2,686 |
|
$ |
94 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
3,564 |
|
State |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
35 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
35 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
224 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
2,721 |
|
$ |
94 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
3,599 |
|
At
December 31, 2004, TXU Corp. had $638 million of alternative minimum tax credit
carryforwards (AMT) available to offset future tax payments. The AMT credit
carryforwards have no expiration date. At December 31, 2004, TXU Corp. had net
operating loss (NOL) carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $1.955
billion that expire as follows: $1.896 billion in 2022, $50 million in 2023 and
$9 million in 2024. The NOL carryforwards can be used to offset future taxable
income. TXU Corp. fully expects to utilize all of its NOL carryforwards prior to
their expiration date. TXU Corp. utilized $716 million of NOL carryforwards in
2004. The NOL valuation allowance which was established in 2002 for the
deduction related to the worthlessness of TXU Corp.’s investment in TXU Europe
was adjusted downward in 2004 to $167 million as a result of the filing of the
2003 tax return and receipt of an IRS notice of proposed adjustment.
The tax
effects of the components included in accumulated other comprehensive income for
the year ended December 31, 2004, was a net benefit of $8 million.
TXU
Corp.’s income tax returns are subject to examination by applicable tax
authorities. The Internal Revenue Service is currently examining the tax years
ended 1993 through 2002. In management’s opinion, an adequate provision has been
made for any future taxes that may be owed as a result of any examination.
See Note
18 under “Income Tax Contingencies” for discussion of the TXU Europe tax benefit
recognized and the status of IRS audits.
14. RETIREMENT
PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
TXU Corp.
is the plan sponsor of, and a participating employer in, the TXU Retirement
Plan, which provides benefits to most employees based on years of service and
average earnings. The TXU Retirement Plan (Retirement Plan), is a defined
benefit pension plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code) and is subject to the provisions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). Employees
are eligible to participate in the Retirement Plan upon their completion of one
year of service and the attainment of age 21. All benefits are funded by the
participating employers. The Retirement Plan provides benefits to participants
under one of two formulas: (i) a cash balance formula under which participants
earn monthly contribution credits based on their compensation and a combination
of their age and years of service, plus monthly interest credits, or (ii) a
traditional defined benefit formula based on years of service and the average
earnings of the three years of highest earnings. The cash balance interest
component of the cash balance plan is variable and is determined using the yield
on 30-year Treasury bonds.
All
eligible employees hired after January 1, 2001 participate under the cash
balance formula. Certain employees who, prior to January 1, 2002, participated
under the traditional defined benefit formula, continue their participation
under that formula. Under the cash balance formula, future increases in earnings
will not apply to prior service costs. It is TXU Corp.’s policy to fund the
plans on a current basis to the extent deductible under existing federal tax
regulations. Such contributions, when made, are intended to provide not only for
benefits attributed to service to date, but also those expected to be earned in
the future.
TXU Corp.
also has supplemental retirement plans for management employees, the information
for which is included in the data below.
In
addition, eligible employees of TXU Corp. may participate in a qualified savings
plan, the Thrift Plan. This plan is a participant-directed defined contribution
profit sharing plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, and is
subject to the provisions of ERISA. The Thrift Plan includes an employee stock
ownership component. Under the terms of the Thrift Plan, as amended effective in
2002, employees who do not earn more than the IRS threshold compensation limit
used to determine highly compensated employees may contribute, through pre-tax
salary deferrals and/or after-tax payroll deductions, the maximum amount of
their regular salary or wages permitted under law. Employees who earn more than
such threshold may contribute from 1% to 16% of their regular salary or wages.
Employer matching contributions are also made in an amount equal to 100% of the
first 6% of employee contributions for employees who are covered under the cash
balance formula of the Retirement Plan, and 75% of the first 6% of employee
contributions for employees who are covered under the traditional defined
benefit formula of the Retirement Plan. Employer matching contributions are
invested in TXU Corp. common stock. TXU Corp.’s contributions to the Thrift
Plan, including cash and TXU Corp. common stock, aggregated $25 million for
2004, $29 million for 2003 and $30 million for 2002.
Minimum
Pension Liability — The
minimum pension liability represents the excess of the accumulated benefit
obligation over the plans’ assets and the liability already recorded under SFAS
87. This additional liability is recorded as an adjustment to shareholders’
equity, as a component of accumulated comprehensive income. Based on the
actuarial information at year-end 2004 and 2003, minimum pension liability gains
were $24 million and $54 million, respectively, net of tax. The recording of the
liability did not affect TXU Corp.’s financial covenants in any of its credit
agreements.
Changes
in Assumed Discount Rate — During
2004, the discount rate assumption for the pension and other postretirement
benefit plans was revised as a result of remeasurements required by the
Capgemini and TXU Gas transactions and changing interest rates. For the first
half of 2004, the discount rate was 6.25%. The rate used for the third quarter
was 6.5%, and the rate used in the fourth quarter was 6.0%. In selecting the
assumed discount rate, TXU Corp. considered fixed income security yields for a
AA rated portfolio of bonds as reported by Moody’s.
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
Assumptions
used to determine net periodic benefit cost: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount
rate |
|
|
6.00%
- 6.50 |
% |
|
6.25 |
% |
|
6.75 |
% |
Expected
return on pension plan assets |
|
|
8.50 |
% |
|
8.50 |
% |
|
8.50 |
% |
Rate
of compensation increase |
|
|
3.57 |
% |
|
3.95 |
% |
|
3.95 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assumptions
used to determine benefit obligations at December 31: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount
rate |
|
|
6.00 |
% |
|
6.25 |
% |
|
6.75 |
% |
Rate
of compensation increase |
|
|
3.57 |
% |
|
3.95 |
% |
|
3.95 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Defined
Benefit Plans —Information
regarding defined benefit pension plans, based on December 31 measurement dates,
follows:
|
|
Year
Ended December 31 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components
of Net Pension Costs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
cost |
|
$ |
46 |
|
$ |
48 |
|
$ |
42 |
|
Interest
cost |
|
|
130 |
|
|
126 |
|
|
124 |
|
Expected
return on assets |
|
|
(142 |
) |
|
(142 |
) |
|
(157 |
) |
Amortization
of unrecognized net transition asset |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
Amortization
of unrecognized prior service cost |
|
|
4 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
5 |
|
Amortization
of net (gain) loss |
|
|
13 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
(7 |
) |
Recognized
settlement loss |
|
|
─ |
|
|
2 |
|
|
─ |
|
Recognized
curtailment loss |
|
|
7 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Net
periodic pension cost |
|
$ |
58 |
|
$ |
45 |
|
$ |
6 |
|
Change
in Pension Obligation: |
|
|
|
|
|
Projected
benefit obligation at beginning of year |
|
$ |
2,173 |
|
$ |
1,935 |
|
Service
cost |
|
|
46 |
|
|
48 |
|
Interest
cost |
|
|
130 |
|
|
126 |
|
Actuarial
(gain) loss |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
157 |
|
Benefits
paid |
|
|
(108 |
) |
|
(93 |
) |
Curtailments |
|
|
7 |
|
|
─ |
|
Projected
benefit obligation at end of year |
|
$ |
2,218 |
|
$ |
2,173 |
|
Accumulated
benefit obligation at end of year |
|
$ |
2,079 |
|
$ |
1,943 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in Plan Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value of assets at beginning of year |
|
$ |
1,819 |
|
$ |
1,529 |
|
Actual
return on assets |
|
|
231 |
|
|
341 |
|
Employer
contributions |
|
|
51 |
|
|
37 |
|
Benefits
paid |
|
|
(106 |
) |
|
(88 |
) |
Fair
value of assets at end of year |
|
$ |
1,995 |
|
$ |
1,819 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funded
Status: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Projected
pension benefit obligation |
|
$ |
(2,218 |
) |
$ |
(2,173 |
) |
Fair
value of assets |
|
|
1,995 |
|
|
1,819 |
|
Unrecognized
net transition asset |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(1 |
) |
Unrecognized
prior service cost |
|
|
15 |
|
|
29 |
|
Unrecognized
net loss |
|
|
158 |
|
|
280 |
|
Accrued
pension cost |
|
$ |
(50 |
) |
$ |
(46 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts
Recognized in the Balance Sheet Consist of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
benefit cost |
|
$ |
8 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Accrued
benefit liability |
|
|
(92 |
) |
|
(124 |
) |
Intangible
asset |
|
|
12 |
|
|
29 |
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss |
|
|
14 |
|
|
32 |
|
Accumulated
deferred income taxes |
|
|
8 |
|
|
17 |
|
Net
amount recognized |
|
$ |
(50 |
) |
$ |
(46 |
) |
At
December 31, 2004, those pension plans that had a projected benefit obligation
(PBO) that exceeded the fair value of plan assets had a total PBO of $2.201
billion and total plan assets of $1.971 billion. At December 31, 2003, the PBO
for all pension plans exceeded the fair value of plan assets.
At
December 31, 2004, those pension plans that had an accumulated benefit
obligation (ABO) that exceeded the fair value of plan assets had a total ABO of
$2.062 billion and total plan assets of $1.971 billion. At December 31, 2003,
those pension plans that had an ABO that exceeded the fair value of plan assets
had a total ABO of $881 million and total plan assets of $717 million.
Asset
Allocations - The
weighted-average asset allocations of pension plans at December 31, 2004 and
2003, by asset category are as follows:
|
|
Allocation
of Plan Assets |
|
Target
Allocation |
|
Expected
Long-term |
|
Asset
Type |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
Ranges |
|
Returns |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
equity |
|
|
52.1 |
% |
|
52.3 |
% |
|
40%-75 |
% |
|
9.5 |
% |
International
equity |
|
|
14.5 |
% |
|
13.1 |
% |
|
5%-20 |
% |
|
10.0 |
% |
Fixed
income |
|
|
29.1 |
% |
|
31.2 |
% |
|
15%-50 |
% |
|
6.8 |
% |
Real
estate |
|
|
4.3 |
% |
|
3.4 |
% |
|
0%-10 |
% |
|
8.0 |
% |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
8.75 |
% |
Expected
Long-term Rate of Return on Assets Assumption ─ TXU
Corp. considered both historical returns and future expectations for returns of
various asset classes in its determination of the expected long-term rate of
return assumption. A key expectation is that current interest rates will move
towards an equilibrium interest rate that produces a 6% yield on intermediate
government bonds. Expected returns for other asset classes are based on
incremental returns over such expected government bond yield. The expected
return for each asset class is then weighted based on the target asset
allocation to develop the expected long-term rate of return assumption for the
portfolio.
Investment
Strategy ─ The
investment objective is to provide a competitive return on the assets in each
plan, while at the same time preserving the value of those assets. The strategy
is to invest a third of the assets in fixed income and two thirds in equity,
while maintaining sufficient cash to pay benefits and expenses.
The fixed
income assets are diversified by sector and security, are intermediate in
duration, and maintain an average quality rating of at least “A” (as determined
by a major ratings agency such as Moody’s). The allocation to fixed income
assets also includes an allocation to core, income producing real estate through
private, unlevered real estate investment trusts. The equity assets are
diversified by size, style and location with a conservative bias toward value
securities.
Contributions
in 2005 —
Estimated funding in 2005 is $22 million for the pension plan and $53 million
for the other postretirement benefits plan.
Postretirement
Benefits Other Than Pensions — In
addition to the Retirement Plan and the Thrift Plan, TXU Corp. offers health
care and life insurance benefits to eligible employees and their eligible
dependents upon the retirement of such employees. For employees retiring on or
after January 1, 2002, the retiree contributions required for such coverage vary
based on a formula depending on the retiree’s age and years of service.
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
Assumptions
used to determine net periodic benefit cost: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount
rate |
|
|
6.00%
- 6.50 |
% |
|
6.25 |
% |
|
6.75 |
% |
Expected
return on plan assets |
|
|
8.01 |
% |
|
8.01 |
% |
|
8.26 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components
of Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Costs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
cost |
|
$ |
15 |
|
$ |
18 |
|
$ |
12 |
|
Interest
cost |
|
|
60 |
|
|
63 |
|
|
63 |
|
Expected
return on assets |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
(15 |
) |
|
(16 |
) |
Amortization
of unrecognized net transition obligation |
|
|
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
8 |
|
Amortization
of unrecognized prior service cost/(credit) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
1 |
|
|
6 |
|
Amortization
of net loss |
|
|
25 |
|
|
29 |
|
|
11 |
|
Recognized
curtailment gain |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Net
postretirement benefit cost |
|
$ |
80 |
|
$ |
100 |
|
$ |
84 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assumptions
used to determine benefit obligations at December 31: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount
rate |
|
|
6.00%
- 6.50 |
% |
|
6.25 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in Postretirement Benefit Obligation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit
obligation at beginning of year |
|
$ |
1,002 |
|
$ |
1,156 |
|
|
|
|
Service
cost |
|
|
15 |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
Interest
cost |
|
|
60 |
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
|
Participant
contributions |
|
|
11 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
Plan
amendments |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(270 |
) |
|
|
|
Actuarial
loss |
|
|
31 |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
|
Benefits
paid |
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
|
Curtailments |
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
|
|
Benefit
obligation at end of year |
|
$ |
987 |
|
$ |
1,002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in Plan Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value of assets at beginning of year |
|
$ |
206 |
|
$ |
174 |
|
|
|
|
Actual
return on assets |
|
|
27 |
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
Employer
contributions |
|
|
52 |
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
|
Participant
contributions |
|
|
9 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
Benefits
paid |
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
|
Fair
value of assets at end of year |
|
$ |
229 |
|
$ |
206 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funded
Status: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit
obligation |
|
$ |
(987 |
) |
$ |
(1,002 |
) |
|
|
|
Fair
value of assets |
|
|
229 |
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
|
Unrecognized
net transition obligation |
|
|
11 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
Unrecognized
prior service credit |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
(166 |
) |
|
|
|
Unrecognized
net loss |
|
|
342 |
|
|
549 |
|
|
|
|
Accrued
postretirement benefit cost |
|
$ |
(421 |
) |
$ |
(396 |
) |
|
|
|
The
expected increase in costs of future benefits covered by the postretirement
benefit plan is projected using a health care cost trend rate for pre-65
liabilities of 10% for 2005, decreasing by 1% each year until the ultimate rate
of 5% is reached in 2010. For post-65 liabilities, the rate is 11% for 2005,
decreasing by 1% each year until the ultimate rate of 5% is reached in 2011. A
one percentage point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rate in each
future year would increase the accumulated other postretirement benefit
obligation at December 31, 2004, by approximately $117 million and other
postretirement benefits cost for 2004 by approximately $11 million. A one
percentage point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate would
decrease the accumulated other postretirement benefit obligation at December 31,
2004, by approximately $97 million and other postretirement benefits cost for
2004 by approximately $10 million.
TXU
Corp.’s other postretirement benefit plan weighted average asset allocations at
December 31, 2004 and 2003, by asset category are as follows:
|
|
Allocation
of Plan Assets |
|
Asset
Type |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
equity |
|
|
58.0 |
% |
|
57.9 |
% |
International
equity |
|
|
6.6 |
% |
|
5.5 |
% |
Fixed
income |
|
|
33.5 |
% |
|
35.2 |
% |
Real
estate |
|
|
1.9 |
% |
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
Expected
Long-term |
|
Plan
Type |
|
Returns |
|
401(h)
accounts |
|
|
8.75 |
% |
Life
Insurance VEBA |
|
|
8.75 |
% |
Union
VEBA |
|
|
8.75 |
% |
Non-Union
VEBA |
|
|
5.75 |
% |
Insurance
Continuation Reserve |
|
|
6.25 |
% |
|
|
|
8.66 |
% |
Investment
strategy and the basis used to determine the expected long-term return on assets
for postretirement benefit plans is similar to that discussed above for the
pension plans.
Future
Benefit Payments—
Estimated
future benefit payments to beneficiaries are as follows:
|
|
2005 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2009 |
|
2010-14 |
|
Pension
benefits |
|
$ |
100 |
|
$ |
102 |
|
$ |
106 |
|
$ |
111 |
|
$ |
115 |
|
$ |
675 |
|
Other
postretirement benefits |
|
$ |
60 |
|
$ |
62 |
|
$ |
65 |
|
$ |
67 |
|
$ |
70 |
|
$ |
401 |
|
Medicare
Act —The
Medicare Prescription and Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the
Medicare Act) was enacted in December 2003. TXU Corp. is accounting for the
effects of the Medicare Act in accordance with FASB Staff Position 106-2. For
2004, the effect of the adoption of the Medicare Act was a reduction of
approximately $28 million in TXU Corp.’s other postretirement benefit costs. TXU
Corp. elected to immediately reflect the financial impact of the recently
enacted Medicare reform legislation in the accounting for other postretirement
benefit costs, resulting in a $1.9 million reduction in expense in 2003 and a
reduction in the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation of $142 million
in accordance with FSP 106-1, subsequently superseded by FSP 106-2.
15. FAIR
VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The
carrying amounts and related estimated fair values of TXU Corp.’s significant
financial instruments were as follows:
|
|
December
31, 2004 |
|
December
31, 2003 |
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
Fair |
|
Carrying |
|
Fair |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Value |
|
Amount |
|
Value |
|
On
balance sheet assets (liabilities): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt (including current maturities) (a) (b) |
|
$ |
(12,632 |
) |
$ |
(13,330 |
) |
$ |
(11,273 |
) |
$ |
(11,571 |
) |
Long-term
debt held by subsidiary trusts |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
(546 |
) |
$ |
(554 |
) |
LESOP
note receivable (see Note 11) |
|
$ |
229 |
|
$ |
286 |
|
$ |
235 |
|
$ |
280 |
|
Financial
guarantees |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
$ |
(1 |
) |
Exchangeable
preferred membership interests (c) |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
(646 |
) |
$ |
(1,580 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off
balance sheet assets (liabilities): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial
guarantees |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
(7 |
) |
$ |
— |
|
$ |
(9 |
) |
Accelerated
share repurchase agreement (See Note 18) |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
13 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
(a) Excludes
capital leases.
|
(b) |
Includes
stock purchase contracts related to equity-linked
debt. |
|
(c) |
Reported
in 2003 as preferred securities of
subsidiaries. |
In
accordance with SFAS 133, financial instruments that are derivatives are
recorded on the balance sheet at fair value.
The fair
values of on balance sheet instruments are estimated at the lesser of either the
call price or the market value as determined by quoted market prices, where
available, or, where not available, at the present value of future cash flows
discounted at rates consistent with comparable maturities with similar credit
risk.
The fair
value of each financial guarantee is based on the difference between the credit
spread of the entity responsible for the underlying obligation and a financial
counterparty applied, on a net present value basis, to the notional amount of
the guarantee.
The
carrying amounts for financial assets classified as current assets and the
carrying amounts for financial liabilities classified as current liabilities
approximate fair value due to the short maturity of such instruments. The fair
values of other financial instruments, including the Capgemini put option, for
which carrying amounts and fair values have not been presented are not
materially different than their related carrying amounts.
16. DERIVATIVE
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
For
derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, TXU Corp.
recognized a net unrealized ineffectiveness loss of $21 million ($14 million
after-tax) in 2004, a net gain of $6 million ($4 million after-tax) in 2003 and
a net loss of $41 million ($27 million after-tax) in 2002. The ineffectiveness
gains and losses related to commodity hedges and were reported as a component of
revenues.
The net
effect of unrealized mark-to-market ineffectiveness accounting, which includes
the above amounts as well as the effect of reversing unrealized gains and losses
recorded in previous periods to offset realized gains and losses in the current
period, totaled $19 million in net losses in 2004, $36 million in net gains in
2003 and $41 million in net losses in 2002.
The
maximum length of time TXU Corp. hedges its exposure to the variability of
future cash flows for forecasted energy-related transactions is approximately
four years.
In 2002,
TXU Corp. entered into certain cash flow hedges related to future forecasted
interest payments. These hedges were terminated later in 2002, and $133 million
($86 million after-tax) was recorded as a charge to other comprehensive income.
These losses are being amortized to earnings over a period of up to thirty
years, as the forecasted transactions remain probable of occurring.
Cash flow
hedge amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income will be
recognized in earnings as the related forecasted transactions are settled or are
deemed to be no longer probable of occurring. No amounts were reclassified into
earnings in 2004, 2003 or 2002 as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow
hedges because of the probability a hedged forecasted transaction would not
occur.
As of
December 31, 2004, TXU Corp. expects that $118 million ($77 million after-tax)
in accumulated other comprehensive loss will be recognized in earnings over the
next twelve months. This amount represents the projected value of the hedges
over the next twelve months relative to what would be recorded if the hedge
transactions had not been entered into. The amount expected to be reclassified
is not a forecasted loss incremental to normal operations, but rather it
demonstrates the extent to which volatility in earnings (which would otherwise
exist) is mitigated through the use of cash flow hedges. The following table
summarizes balances currently recognized in accumulated other comprehensive
loss:
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
Other
Comprehensive Loss |
|
|
|
at
December 31, 2004 |
|
|
|
Commodity- |
|
Interest- |
|
|
|
|
|
related |
|
related |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dedesignated
hedges (amounts fixed) |
|
$ |
90 |
|
$ |
78 |
|
$ |
168 |
|
Hedges
subject to market price fluctuations |
|
|
4 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
4 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
94 |
|
$ |
78 |
|
$ |
172 |
|
17. TEXAS
ELECTRIC INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING
Restructuring
Legislation
As a
result of the 1999 Restructuring Legislation, on January 1, 2002, TXU Corp.
disaggregated (unbundled) its Texas electric utility business into a power
generation company, a retail electric provider and an electricity transmission
and distribution (delivery) utility. Unbundled electricity delivery utilities
within ERCOT, such as TXU Electric Delivery, remain regulated by the Public
Utility Commission of Texas (the Commission).
Effective
January 1, 2002, REPs affiliated with electricity delivery utilities were
required to charge price-to-beat rates, established by the Commission, to
residential and small business customers located in their historical service
territories. TXU Energy Holdings, whose REP is affiliated with an electricity
delivery utility, was required to charge the price-to-beat rate, adjusted for
fuel factor changes, to such classes of customers until the earlier of January
1, 2005 or the date on which 40% of the electricity consumed by customers in
that class is supplied by competing REPs. Currently, TXU Energy Holdings may
offer rates different from the price-to-beat rate to customers in that class,
but it must also continue to make the price-to-beat rate available for
residential and small business customers until January 1, 2007. In December
2003, the Commission found that TXU Energy Holdings had met the 40% requirement
to be allowed to offer alternatives to the price-to-beat rate for small business
customers in its historical service territory.
Under
amended Commission rules, effective in April 2003, affiliated REPs of utilities
are allowed to petition the Commission twice a year for a change in the fuel
factor component of their price-to-beat rates if the average price of natural
gas futures increases or decreases more than 5% (10% if the petition is filed
after November 15 of any year) from the level used to set the existing
price-to-beat fuel factor rate. TXU Energy Holdings implemented two
price-to-beat increases in both 2003 and 2004.
Also,
effective January 1, 2002, power generation companies affiliated with
electricity delivery utilities may charge unregulated prices in connection with
ERCOT wholesale power transactions. Estimated costs associated with TXU Energy
Holdings’ nuclear power plant decommissioning obligations continue to be
recovered by TXU Electric Delivery as an electricity distribution fee surcharge
over the life of the plant.
Regulatory
Settlement Plan
On
December 31, 2001, US Holdings filed a Settlement Plan with the Commission. It
resolved all major pending issues related to US Holdings’ transition to
competition pursuant to the 1999 Restructuring Legislation. The Settlement Plan
does not remove regulatory oversight of TXU Electric Delivery’s business nor
does it eliminate TXU Energy Holdings’ price-to-beat rates and related fuel
adjustments. The Settlement Plan became final and non-appealable in January
2003.
The major
elements of the Settlement Plan are:
Excess
Mitigation Credit — Over
the two-year period ended December 31, 2003, TXU Electric Delivery implemented a
stranded cost excess mitigation credit in the amount of $389 million (originally
estimated to be $350 million), plus $26 million in interest, applied as a
reduction to distribution fees charged to all REPs, including TXU Energy
Holdings. The credit was funded through payments on a note receivable from TXU
Energy Holdings.
Regulatory
Asset Securitization — US
Holdings received a financing order authorizing the issuance of securitization
(transition) bonds in the aggregate principal amount of up to $1.3 billion to
recover regulatory asset stranded costs and other qualified costs. Accordingly,
TXU Electric Delivery Transition Bond Company LLC, a bankruptcy remote financing
subsidiary of TXU Electric Delivery, issued an initial $500 million of
securitization bonds in 2003 and the remaining $790 million in the first half of
2004. The principal and interest on the bonds are recoverable through revenues
as a transition charge to all REPs, including TXU Energy Holdings. There is no
remaining issuance authorization under the financing order.
Retail
Clawback Credit — The
Settlement Plan provides that a retail clawback credit will be implemented
unless 40% of the electricity consumed by residential and small business
customers in a REP’s historical service territory is supplied by competing REPs
after the first two years of competition. This threshold was reached for small
business customers, as discussed above, but not for residential customers. The
amount of the credit is equal to the number of residential customers retained by
TXU Energy Holdings in the historical service territory as of January 1, 2004,
less the number of new customers TXU Energy Holdings had added outside of the
historical service territory as of January 1, 2004, multiplied by $90. The
credit, which is being funded by TXU Energy Holdings, is being applied to
delivery fees charged by TXU Electric Delivery to REPs, including TXU Energy
Holdings, over a two-year period beginning January 1, 2004. In 2002, TXU Energy
Holdings recorded a charge to cost of energy sold of $185 million ($120 million
after-tax) to accrue an estimated retail clawback liability. In 2003, TXU Energy
Holdings reduced the liability to $173 million, with an offsetting credit to
earnings of $12 million ($8 million after-tax) to reflect the calculation of the
estimated liability applicable only to residential customers in accordance with
the Settlement Plan. In 2004, TXU Energy Holdings further reduced the estimated
liability by $12 million ($8 million after-tax) to reflect revised estimates of
customer counts, with an offsetting credit to earnings. As of December 31, 2004,
the balance of the retail clawback liability accrual was $82 million. As the
amount of the credit is based on numbers of customers over the related two-year
period, the liability is subject to further adjustments.
Stranded
Costs and Fuel Cost Recovery — TXU
Energy Holdings’ stranded costs, not including regulatory assets, are fixed at
zero. US Holdings will not seek to recover its unrecovered fuel costs which
existed at December 31, 2001. Also, it will not conduct a final fuel cost
reconciliation, which would have covered the period from July 1998 until the
beginning of competition in January 2002.
18. COMMITMENTS
AND OTHER CONTINGENCIES
Clean
Air Act — The
federal Clean Air Act, as amended (Clean Air Act) includes provisions which,
among other things, place limits on SO2 and
NOx
emissions produced by electricity generation plants. TXU Energy Holdings’
capital requirements have not been significantly affected by the requirements of
the Clean Air Act. In addition, all permits required for the air pollution
control provisions of the 1999 Restructuring Legislation have been applied for
and TXU Energy Holdings has initiated a construction program to install control
equipment to achieve the required reductions.
Power
Purchase Contracts — Certain
contracts to purchase electricity provide for capacity payments to ensure
availability and provide for adjustments based on the actual power taken under
the contracts. Capacity payments under these contracts totaled $230 million in
both 2004 and 2003 and $296 million in 2002.
Expected
future capacity payments under existing agreements are estimated as follows:
|
|
|
|
2005 |
|
$ |
108 |
|
2006 |
|
|
56 |
|
2007 |
|
|
18 |
|
2008 |
|
|
─ |
|
2009 |
|
|
─ |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
─ |
|
Total
capacity payments |
|
$ |
182 |
|
At
December 31, 2004, TXU Corp. had commitments for pipeline transportation and
storage reservation fees as follows:
2005 |
|
$ |
74 |
|
2006 |
|
|
45 |
|
2007 |
|
|
44 |
|
2008 |
|
|
41 |
|
2009 |
|
|
43 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
107 |
|
Total
pipeline transportation and storage reservation fees |
|
$ |
354 |
|
On the
basis of TXU Corp.’s current expectations of demand from its electricity
customers as compared with its capacity and take-or-pay payments, management
does not consider it likely that any material payments will become due for
electricity not taken beyond capacity payments.
Coal
Contracts — TXU
Corp. has commitments under coal purchase agreements and coal transportation
agreements as follows:
2005 |
|
$ |
96 |
|
2006 |
|
|
109 |
|
2007 |
|
|
95 |
|
2008 |
|
|
98 |
|
2009 |
|
|
102 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
─ |
|
Total |
|
$ |
500 |
|
Leases — TXU
Corp. has entered into operating leases covering various facilities and
properties including generation plant facilities, combustion turbines,
transportation equipment, mining equipment, data processing equipment and office
space. Certain of these leases contain renewal and purchase options and residual
value guarantees. Lease costs charged to operating expense totaled $190 million,
$215 million and $222 million in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
As of
December 31, 2004, future minimum lease payments under both capital leases and
operating leases (with initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess
of one year) were as follows:
|
|
Capital |
|
Operating |
|
Year |
|
Leases |
|
Leases |
|
2005 |
|
$ |
2 |
|
$ |
78 |
|
2006 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
82 |
|
2007 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
84 |
|
2008 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
80 |
|
2009 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
77 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
2 |
|
|
427 |
|
Total
future minimum lease payments |
|
|
11 |
|
$ |
828 |
|
Less
amounts representing interest |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
Present
value of future minimum lease payments |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
Less
current portion |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Long-term
capital lease obligation |
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
|
|
Accelerated
Share Repurchase — In
November 2004, TXU Corp. entered into an agreement with a broker-dealer
counterparty under which TXU Corp. repurchased 52.5 million shares of its
outstanding common stock at an initial price of $64.57 per share for a total of
$3.4 billion. Under the agreement, the counterparty immediately borrows shares
that are sold to and canceled by TXU Corp. and in turn purchases shares in the
open market over a subsequent time period; the agreement is subject to a future
contingent purchase price adjustment based on the actual costs of the shares
purchased by the counterparty. The price adjustment can be settled, at TXU
Corp.’s option, in cash or in shares of its common stock. As of March 8, 2005,
the counterparty had repurchased 55% of the shares under the agreement at an
average price per share of $68.07. Assuming the counterparty repurchased the
remaining shares at a price per share equal to $78.41, which was the closing
price of TXU Corp.’s common stock on March 8, 2005, then TXU Corp. would be
required to pay up to approximately $464 million (including related settlement
fees and expenses) in cash and/or issue up to approximately 5.9 million shares
of TXU Corp. common stock to the counterparty in settlement of the transaction.
The settlement amount can increase or decrease depending upon the actual price
paid for the shares repurchased by the counterparty under the program. The
settlement is expected to occur between the second and fourth quarter of
2005, depending upon the timing and pace of the counterparty’s
purchases.
Guarantees — TXU
Corp. has entered into contracts that contain guarantees to outside parties that
could require performance or payment under certain conditions. These guarantees
have been grouped based on similar characteristics and are described in detail
below.
Project
development guarantees — In 1990,
US Holdings repurchased an electric co-op’s minority ownership interest in the
Comanche Peak nuclear generation plant and assumed the co-op’s indebtedness to
the US government for the facilities. US Holdings is making principal and
interest payments to the co-op in an amount sufficient for the co-op to make
payments on its indebtedness. US Holdings guaranteed the co-op’s payments, and
in the event that the co-op fails to make its payments on the indebtedness, the
US government would assume the co-op’s rights under the agreement, and such
payments would then be owed directly by US Holdings. At December 31, 2004, the
balance of the indebtedness was $131 million with maturities of principal and
interest extending to December 2021. The indebtedness is secured by a lien on
the purchased facilities.
Residual
value guarantees in operating leases — TXU Corp.
is the lessee under various operating leases that obligate it to guarantee the
residual values of the leased facilities. Accounting rules require the recording
of a liability for all guarantees entered into subsequent to December 31, 2002.
At December 31, 2004, the aggregate maximum amount of residual values guaranteed
was approximately $204 million with an estimated residual recovery of
approximately $135 million. The substantial majority of the maximum guarantee
amount relates to leases entered into prior to December 31, 2002. The average
life of the lease portfolio is approximately seven years.
Letters
of credit — TXU
Energy Holdings has entered into various agreements that require letters of
credit for financial assurance purposes. Approximately $383 million of letters
of credit were outstanding at December 31, 2004 to support existing floating
rate pollution control revenue bond debt of approximately $375 million. The
letters of credit are available to fund the payment of such debt obligations.
These letters of credit have expiration dates in 2008.
TXU
Energy Holdings has outstanding letters of credit in the amount of $9 million
for miscellaneous credit support requirements. Although the average life of the
letters of credit is approximately one year, the obligation to provide
guarantees is ongoing.
TXU
Energy Holdings has outstanding letters of credit in the amount of $99 million
to support hedging and risk management margin requirements in the normal course
of business. As of December 31, 2004, approximately 27% of the obligations
supported by these letters of credit mature within one year, and substantially
all of the remainder mature in the next three years.
Surety
bonds — TXU Corp.
has outstanding surety bonds of approximately $30 million to support performance
under various subsidiary contracts and legal obligations in the normal course of
business. The term of the surety bond obligations is approximately one year.
Other
— US
Holdings has entered into contracts with public agencies to purchase cooling
water for use in the generation of electric energy and has agreed, in effect, to
guarantee the principal, $6 million at December 31, 2004, and interest on bonds
issued by the agencies to finance the reservoirs from which the water is
supplied. The bonds mature in 2011 and have an interest rate of 5.50%. US
Holdings is required to make periodic payments equal to such principal and
interest, including amounts assumed by a third party and reimbursed to US
Holdings. In addition, US Holdings is obligated to pay certain variable costs of
operating and maintaining the reservoirs. US Holdings has assigned to a
municipality all its contract rights and obligations in connection with $1
million remaining principal amount of bonds at December 31, 2004, issued for
similar purposes, which had previously been guaranteed by US Holdings. US
Holdings is, however, contingently liable in the event of default by the
municipality.
In
connection with the TXU Gas transaction, on October 1, 2004, TXU Corp. agreed,
for a period of three years, to indemnify Atmos Energy Corporation for certain
qualified environmental claims that may arise in relation to the assets acquired
by Atmos Energy Corporation. TXU Corp. is not required to indemnify Atmos Energy
Corporation until the aggregate of all such qualified claims exceeds $10
million, and TXU Corp. is only required to indemnify Atmos Energy Corporation
for 50% of qualified claims between $10 million and $20 million. The maximum
amount that TXU Corp. would be required to pay Atmos Energy Corporation pursuant
to this environmental indemnity is $192.5 million. In addition, TXU Corp. agreed
to indemnify Atmos Energy Corporation for up to $500 million for any liability
related to assets retained by TXU Corp., including certain inactive gas plant
sites not acquired by Atomos Energy Corporation and up to $1.4 billion for
contingent liabilities associated with pre-closing tax and employee related
matters. In each case, TXU Corp.’s indemnification is limited to 10 years. The
maximum aggregate amount that TXU Corp. may be required to pay is $1.925
billion. The estimated fair value of the indemnification recorded upon
completion of the TXU Gas transaction was $2.5 million.
In 1992,
a discontinued engineering and construction business of TXU Gas completed
construction of a plant, the performance of which is warranted by TXU Gas
through 2008. The maximum contingent liability under the guarantee is
approximately $112 million. No claims have been asserted under the guarantee and
none are anticipated. TXU Corp. retains this contingent liability under the
terms of the TXU Gas transaction agreement.
Income
Tax Contingencies —
TXU Corp.
and certain of its subsidiaries are currently under audit by the IRS with
respect to tax returns for various tax periods subsequent to 1992 and prior to
2003, and are subject to audit by other taxing authorities and by the IRS for
subsequent tax periods. The amount and timing of any tax assessments resulting
from these audits are uncertain, and could have a material effect on the
company’s liquidity and results of operations. Certain audit matters as to which
management believes there is a reasonable possibility of a material future tax
assessment are discussed below. Other
than as discussed below under “TXU
Europe” and
“TXU
Gas 1993 Audit”, there
have been no material adjustments to tax reserves.
TXU
Corp. 1994-1996 Audit — The IRS
audit of TXU Corp.’s 1994 -1996 federal tax return has been completed, and all
material issues have been agreed upon.
TXU
Corp. 1997-2002 Audit —
The IRS
is currently examining TXU Corp.’s federal income tax returns for 1997-2002. In
addition to proposed adjustments with respect to the worthlessness of TXU
Corp.’s investment in TXU Europe (discussed separately below), the IRS has
issued notices of proposed adjustment with respect to several other items. The
IRS will likely issue additional proposed adjustments during the spring of 2005,
and is expected to complete its examination by the third quarter of 2005. TXU
Corp. expects to protest a number of adjustments, and expects that the protested
issues will not be resolved until after 2005. Management believes that reserves
recorded for potential adjustments to TXU Corp.’s 1997-2002 tax returns are
adequate to provide for the expected outcome of the IRS’s proposed adjustments.
TXU
Europe — On its US
federal income tax return for calendar year 2002, TXU Corp. claimed an ordinary
loss deduction related to the worthlessness of TXU Corp.’s investment in TXU
Europe, the tax benefit of which is estimated to be $983 million (assuming the
deduction is sustained on audit). Due to a number of uncertainties regarding the
proper tax treatment of the worthlessness loss, no portion of the tax benefit
related to TXU Corp.’s 2002 write-off of its investment in TXU Europe was
recognized in income prior to the second quarter of 2004.
As
discussed in Note 1, $755 million of the tax benefit was recognized during 2004.
The tax benefits recognized by TXU Corp. during 2004 were based on the capital
loss and ordinary deductions allowed by the IRS in a notice of proposed
adjustment originally issued in June 2004 (and subsequently amended in September
2004), adjusted to exclude the effects of elements of the IRS notice that TXU
Corp. believes are without merit and unlikely to be sustained. While the notice
of proposed adjustment is not binding on the IRS and therefore it is uncertain
what positions the IRS might ultimately assert or what, if any, tax liability
might result, TXU Corp. believes that the possibility of the IRS adopting a more
adverse position is remote.
If TXU
Corp.’s ordinary loss deduction claimed on the 2002 tax return is not sustained,
TXU Corp. would be required to repay approximately $452 million in tax refunds
previously received (including interest through December 31, 2004) based on
the assumptions used to determine the tax benefits recognized during 2004, and
before taking into account other potential IRS adjustments to TXU’s 1997-2002
tax returns. In addition, TXU Corp. would owe additional tax of $108 million
related to 2004. These amounts are reported as other noncurrent liabilities in
the December 31, 2004 balance sheet. No material earnings charge is expected
with respect to any such repayment. TXU Corp. is unable to predict the timing of
any such repayment, but currently expects that it would not be made prior to
2006.
TXU Corp.
believes that its original tax reporting of the worthlessness of its investment
in TXU Europe as an ordinary deduction was proper and intends to protest the
IRS’s proposed adjustments. If TXU Corp.’s position is sustained, approximately
$217 million would be recognized in earnings.
TXU
Corp. 2003-2005 Audit —
TXU Corp.
expects that the IRS will commence an examination of its 2003 through 2005 tax
returns during 2006. Consistent with its experience in prior audits, TXU Corp.
expects that the IRS will propose adjustments to the tax returns and that TXU
Corp. will incur some liability to resolve those proposed adjustments with the
IRS. The nature and amount of any such proposed adjustments is uncertain and
will likely not be known for several years. TXU Corp. has recorded reserves
related to potential audit adjustments to its 2003 - 2004 tax returns,
representing the estimated tax expense to be incurred as a result of such
audit adjustments.
TXU
Gas 1993 Audit — In April
2003, the IRS proposed to TXU Gas certain adjustments to the U.S. federal income
tax returns of ENSERCH Corporation (the acquired predecessor of TXU Gas) for the
1993 calendar year. TXU Gas appealed the proposed adjustments to the IRS Appeals
Office and in June 2004, the IRS Appeals Office rejected the substance of TXU
Gas’ appeal of the IRS proposed adjustments, refused to consider a settlement of
the disputed issues, and returned the case to the Examination Division to
address loss carryback claims from subsequent years. Based on the unsuccessful
settlement negotiations, additional tax reserves of $47 million were recorded
during the second quarter of 2004 to account for the excess of the tax, penalty
and interest asserted by the IRS over the amount of tax reserves previously
recorded (see Note 4). During the fourth quarter of 2004, TXU Gas paid all tax,
interest and penalty due for the 1993 tax year, and reduced its tax reserves and
deferred tax assets, all in accordance with the IRS proposed adjustments. TXU
Gas expects to file a claim for refund protesting certain of the IRS
adjustments.
The
results of TXU Gas are presented as discontinued operations as discussed in Note
4. Under the definitive transaction agreement, the buyer of the TXU Gas
operations will not assume liabilities, among others, related to ENSERCH tax
returns contested by the IRS.
TXU
Gas 1994-1997 Audit — The IRS
is currently examining the ENSERCH Corporation 1994-1997 federal income tax
returns. To date, the IRS has proposed only minor adjustments. However, the IRS
is expected to issue a statutory notice of deficiency on or before March 13,
2005, and TXU Gas expects that the notice of deficiency will challenge certain
tax effects of the December 1994 incorporation of Enserch Exploration Partners,
L.P. (the “1994 Transaction”). TXU Gas estimates that the IRS will propose
adjustments which, if sustained in full, would result in a charge to income from
discontinued operations, before applicable tax reserves, of $181 million
(including interest through December 31, 2004). Management believes that the
reported tax treatment of the 1994 Transaction was proper, and intends to
challenge any IRS proposed adjustments. Management believes that reserves
recorded for potential adjustments to ENSERCH’s 1994-1997 tax returns are
adequate to provide for the expected outcome of the anticipated IRS proposed
adjustments.
Labor
Contracts —
Approximately
1,750 TXU Energy Holdings employees and 175 TXU Electric Delivery employees are
represented by labor unions and covered by collective bargaining agreements with
varying expiration dates. These agreements generally cover two to three year
periods; however, as is normal practice in the industry, wages and benefits are
established annually. Negotiations are currently underway with respect to the
collective bargaining agreement covering employees at the Comanche Peak plant
and discussions are expected to begin in the fall of 2005 regarding the
agreements with employees in TXU Energy Holdings’ other power production and
mining operations. The TXU Electric Delivery bargaining agreement will expire in
2007 and wages and benefits will be negotiated in the fall of 2005. Management
does not anticipate that any changes in collective bargaining agreements will
have a material affect on TXU Corp.’s financial position, results of operations
or cash flows; however, TXU Corp. is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of
these labor negotiations.
Nuclear
Insurance — With
regard to liability coverage, the Price-Anderson Act (Act) provides financial
protection for the public in the event of a significant nuclear power plant
incident. The Act sets the statutory limit of public liability for a single
nuclear incident at $10.8 billion currently and requires nuclear power plant
operators to provide financial protection for this amount. The Act is being
considered by the United States Congress for modification and extension. The
terms of a modification, if any, are not presently known and therefore TXU Corp.
is unable, at this time, to determine any impact it may have on nuclear
liability coverage. As required, TXU Corp. provides this financial protection
for a nuclear incident at Comanche Peak resulting in public bodily injury and
property damage through a combination of private insurance and industry-wide
retrospective payment plans. As the first layer of financial protection, TXU
Corp. has $300 million of liability insurance from American Nuclear Insurers
(ANI), which provides such insurance on behalf of a major stock insurance
company pool, Nuclear Energy Liability Insurance Association. The second layer
of financial protection is provided under an industry-wide retrospective payment
program called Secondary Financial Protection (SFP).
Under the
SFP, each operating licensed reactor in the US is subject to an assessment of up
to $100.6 million, subject to increases for inflation every five years, in the
event of a nuclear incident at any nuclear plant in the US. Assessments are
limited to $10 million per operating licensed reactor per year per incident. All
assessments under the SFP are subject to a 3% insurance premium tax, which is
not included in the above amounts.
With
respect to nuclear decontamination and property damage insurance, NRC
regulations require that nuclear plant license-holders maintain not less than
$1.1 billion of such insurance and require the proceeds thereof to be used to
place a plant in a safe and stable condition, to decontaminate it pursuant to a
plan submitted to and approved by the NRC before the proceeds can be used for
plant repair or restoration or to provide for premature decommissioning. TXU
Corp. maintains nuclear decontamination and property damage insurance for
Comanche Peak in the amount of $3.4 billion, above which TXU Corp. is
self-insured. The primary layer of coverage of $500 million is provided by
Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (NEIL), a nuclear electric utility industry
mutual insurance company. The remaining coverage includes premature
decommissioning coverage provided by NEIL in the amount of $2.25 billion and
$661 million from other insurance markets and foreign nuclear insurance pools.
TXU Corp. is subject to a maximum annual assessment from NEIL of $31.5 million.
TXU Corp.
maintains Accidental Outage Insurance through NEIL to cover the additional costs
of obtaining replacement power from another source if one or both of the units
at Comanche Peak are out of service for more than twelve weeks as a result of
covered direct physical damage. The coverage provides for weekly payments of
$3.5 million for the first fifty-two weeks and $2.8 million for the next 110
weeks for each outage, respectively, after the initial twelve-week period. The
total maximum coverage is $490 million per unit. The coverage amounts applicable
to each unit will be reduced to 80% if both units are out of service at the same
time as a result of the same accident. Under this coverage, TXU Corp. is subject
to a maximum annual assessment of $8.8 million.
There
have been some revisions made to the nuclear property and nuclear liability
insurance policies regarding the maximum recoveries available for multiple
terrorism occurrences. Under the NEIL policies, if there were multiple terrorism
losses occurring within a one-year time frame, NEIL would make available one
industry aggregate limit of $3.24 billion plus any amounts it recovers from
other sources up to the limits for each claimant. If terrorism losses occurred
beyond the one-year period, a new set of limits and resources would apply. Under
the ANI liability policy, the liability arising out of terrorist acts will be
subject to one industry aggregate limit of $300 million that could be reinstated
at ANI’s option depending on prevailing risk circumstances and the balance in
the Industry Credit Rating Plan reserve fund. Under the US Terrorism Risk
Insurance Act of 2002, the US government provides reinsurance with respect to
acts of terrorism in the US for losses caused by an individual or individuals
acting on behalf of foreign parties. In such circumstances, the NEIL and ANI
terrorism aggregates would not apply.
Nuclear
Decommissioning —
Through
December 31, 2001, decommissioning costs were recovered from consumers based
upon a 1992 site-specific study through rates placed in effect under TXU Corp.’s
January 1993 rate increase request. Effective January 1, 2002, decommissioning
costs are recovered through a tariff charged to REPs by TXU Electric Delivery
based upon a 1997 site-specific study, adjusted for trust fund assets, as a
component of delivery fees effective under TXU Corp.’s 2001 Unbundled Cost of
Service filing. Amounts recovered through regulated rates are deposited in
external trust funds (see Note 6 under Investments). An
updated decommissioning study is in the process of being completed. It is
anticipated that no material change in the decommissioning funding will be
required.
See Note
3 for a discussion of the impact of SFAS 143 on accounting for nuclear
decommissioning costs.
Legal
Proceedings — On
February 18, 2005, a lawsuit was filed by Utility Choice, L.P. and Cirro Group,
Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas,
Houston Division, against TXU Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries, as well as
various other wholesale market participants doing business in ERCOT, claiming
generally that defendants engaged in a variety of anticompetitive conduct,
including market manipulation in violation of antitrust and other laws. TXU
Corp. believes that claims against it and its subsidiary companies are without
merit, and TXU Corp. and its subsidiaries intend to vigorously defend the
lawsuit. TXU Corp. is, however, unable to estimate any possible loss or predict
the outcome of this action.
Between
October 19 and December 30, 2004, ten lawsuits were filed by purported customers
in various California superior courts against TXU Corp., TXU Energy Trading Co.
and TXU Energy Services and other marketers, traders, transporters and sellers
of natural gas. Plaintiffs allege that beginning at least by the summer of 2000,
defendants manipulated and fixed at artificially high levels natural gas prices
in California in violation of the Cartwright Act and other California state
laws. These lawsuits have been coordinated in the San Diego Superior Court with
numerous other natural gas actions as "In re Natural Gas Anti-Trust Cases I, II,
III, IV and V." TXU Corp. believes the claims against TXU Corp. and its
subsidiaries are without merit, and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuits.
TXU Corp. is, however, unable to estimate any possible loss or predict the
outcome of these actions.
On July
7, 2003, a lawsuit was filed by Texas Commercial Energy (TCE) in the United
States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi
Division, against TXU Energy Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries, as well
as various other wholesale market participants doing business in ERCOT, claiming
generally that defendants engaged in market manipulation, in violation of
antitrust and other laws, primarily during the period of extreme weather
conditions in late February 2003. An amended complaint was filed in February
2004 that joined additional, unaffiliated defendants. Three retail electric
providers filed motions for leave to intervene in the action alleging claims
substantially identical to TCE’s. In addition, approximately 25 purported former
customers of TCE filed a motion to intervene in the action alleging claims
substantially identical to TCE’s, both on their own behalf and on behalf of a
putative class of all former customers of TCE. An order granting TXU Energy
Holdings’ Motion to Dismiss based on the filed rate doctrine was entered on June
24, 2004. TCE has appealed the dismissal; however, TXU Corp. believes the
dismissal of the antitrust claims was proper and that it has not committed any
violation of the antitrust laws. The appeal remains pending before the Fifth
Circuit Court of Appeals. Further, the Commission’s investigation of the market
conditions in late February 2003 has not resulted in any finding adverse to TXU
Corp. Accordingly, TXU Corp. believes that TCE’s and the intervenors’ claims are
without merit, and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit on appeal. TXU Corp.
is, however, unable to estimate any possible loss or predict the outcome of this
action.
On April
28, 2003, a lawsuit was filed by a former employee of TXU Portfolio Management
in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas
Division, against TXU Corp., TXU Energy Holdings and TXU Portfolio Management.
The case is set for trial on June 6, 2005 and discovery in the case is
substantially complete. In the case, the plaintiff asserts claims under Section
806 of Sarbanes-Oxley arising from the termination of plaintiff’s employment and
claims for breach of contract relating to payment of certain bonuses. Plaintiff
seeks back pay, payment of bonuses and alternatively, reinstatement or future
compensation, including bonuses. TXU Corp. believes the plaintiff’s claims are
without merit. The plaintiff was terminated as the result of a reduction in
force, not as a reaction to any concerns the plaintiff had expressed, and
plaintiff was not in a position to evaluate TXU Corp.’s financial statements or
assess the adequacy of TXU Corp.’s financial disclosures. Thus, TXU Corp. does
not believe that there is any merit to the plaintiff’s claims under
Sarbanes-Oxley. TXU Corp. disputes the plaintiff’s claims and intends to
vigorously defend the litigation. TXU Corp. is, however, unable to estimate any
possible loss or predict the outcome of this action.
On March
10, 2003, a lawsuit was filed by Kimberly P. Killebrew in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin Division, against TXU
Corp. and TXU Portfolio Management, asserting generally that defendants engaged
in manipulation of the wholesale electric market, in violation of antitrust and
other laws. This case was transferred to the Beaumont Division of the Eastern
District of Texas and on March 24, 2004 was transferred to the Northern District
of Texas, Dallas Division. This action is brought by an individual, alleging to
be a retail consumer of electricity, on behalf of herself and as a proposed
representative of a putative class of retail purchasers of electricity that are
similarly situated. Defendants have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit which
is pending before the court; however, as a result of the dismissal of the
antitrust claims in the litigation described above brought by TCE, the parties
have agreed to stay this litigation until the appeal in the TCE case has been
decided. TXU Corp. believes that the plaintiff lacks standing to assert any
antitrust claims and that defendants have not violated antitrust laws or other
laws as claimed by plaintiff. Therefore, TXU Corp. believes that plaintiff’s
claims are without merit and plans to vigorously defend the lawsuit. TXU Corp.
is however, unable to estimate any possible loss or predict the outcome of this
action.
In
November 2002 and February and March 2003, three lawsuits were filed in the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas asserting claims
under ERISA on behalf of a putative class of participants in and beneficiaries
of various employee benefit plans of TXU Corp. These ERISA lawsuits have been
consolidated, and a consolidated complaint was filed in February 2004 against
TXU Corp., the directors of TXU Corp., Erle Nye, Peter B. Tinkam, Kirk R.
Oliver, Biggs C. Porter, Diane J. Kubin, Barbara B. Curry and Richard Wistrand.
On February 10, 2004, the plaintiffs filed their motion for and memorandum in
support of class certification. After class certification discovery was
completed, the Court denied Plaintiffs’ initial class certification motion
without prejudice and granted plaintiffs’ leave to amend their complaint.
Plaintiff’s second class certification motion remains pending and TXU Corp. and
the individual defendants oppose class certification. The plaintiffs seek to
represent a class of participants in such employee benefit plans during period
between April 26, 2001 and October 11, 2002. TXU Corp. believes the claims are
without merit and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit. TXU Corp. is,
however, unable to estimate any possible loss or predict the outcome of this
action.
On
October 23, 2002, a derivative lawsuit was filed by a purported shareholder on
behalf of TXU Corp. in the 116th Judicial
District Court of Dallas County, Texas, against TXU Corp., Erle Nye, Michael J.
McNally, David W. Biegler, J.S. Farrington, William M. Griffin, Kerney Laday,
Jack E. Little, Margaret M. Maxey, J.E. Oesterreicher, Charles R. Perry and
Herbert H. Richardson. The plaintiff alleges breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of
control, mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, and breach of duties of
loyalty and good faith. The named individual defendants are current or former
officers and/or directors of TXU Corp. No amount of damages has been specified.
The plaintiffs in such suit have failed to make a demand upon the directors as
is required by law, and the case is currently stayed. The plaintiff has filed a
motion seeking to lift the stay which is set for hearing on March 25, 2005. The
defendants have filed pleadings seeking to have the case dismissed if the stay
is lifted due to plaintiffs failure to make the required presuit demand.
In
October, November, and December 2002 and January 2003, a number of lawsuits were
filed in, removed to or transferred to the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Texas against TXU Corp. and certain of its officers. These
lawsuits have been consolidated and lead plaintiffs have been appointed by the
Court. The complaint alleged violations of the provisions of Sections 10(b) and
20(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5
promulgated thereunder, and Section 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, relating to alleged materially false and misleading statements,
including statements in prospectuses related to the offering by TXU Corp. of its
equity-linked debt securities and common stock in May and June 2002. On July 21,
2003, the lead plaintiffs filed an amended consolidated complaint against Erle
Nye, Michael J. McNally, V.J. Horgan, and Brian N. Dickie and directors Derek C.
Bonham, J.S. Farrington, William M. Griffin, Kerney Laday, Jack E. Little,
Margaret M. Maxey, J.E. Oesterreicher, Herbert H. Richardson and Charles R.
Perry, as defendants. On January 20, 2005, TXU Corp. executed a memorandum of
understanding pursuant to which TXU Corp. would (i) make a one-time payment of
$150 million, of which $66 million has been pledged by insurance carriers,
resulting in a net disbursement of $84 million ($55 million after-tax), (ii)
make certain corporate governance changes, including heightened independence
standards for directors, (iii) deny any liability in connection with the
lawsuits, (iv) and be released from any claims or liabilities thereafter. TXU
Corp. may receive additional amounts from insurance carriers, which would reduce
the financial impact of the settlement to TXU Corp. TXU Corp. expects to execute
a final agreement containing the terms of the settlement, which will be subject
to various conditions, including court approval and notice to members of the
plaintiff class. The payment is expected to be made in the second quarter of
2005 and sourced from insurance proceeds and working capital, including cash on
hand, and credit facility capacity.
Other
Contingencies — In
October 2003, the former directors and officers of TXU Europe Limited and
subsidiaries that are now in administration (collectively TXU Europe), who
include current and former officers of TXU Corp. and subsidiary companies,
received notices from certain creditors and the administrators of TXU Europe of
various claims or potential claims related to losses incurred by creditors,
including claims for alleged omissions from a securities offering document and
alleged breaches by directors of their English law duties as directors of these
companies in failing to minimize the potential losses to the creditors of TXU
Europe. On January 27, 2005, TXU Corp. executed a comprehensive agreement
resolving potential claims against TXU Corp. relating to TXU Europe. Pursuant to
the agreement, TXU Corp. will make a $220 million one-time payment ($143 million
after-tax), a substantial portion of which may be recovered from insurance
carriers, denies any liability, and is released from any such claims. The
agreement is contingent upon creditor approval and receipt by TXU Corp. of
formal releases. The payment is expected to be made in the second quarter of
2005 and sourced from working capital, credit facility capacity and insurance
proceeds should agreements be reached with carriers.
General
— In
addition to the above, TXU Corp. is involved in various other legal and
administrative proceedings in the normal course of business the ultimate
resolution of which, in the opinion of management, should not have a material
effect upon its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
19. SEGMENT
INFORMATION
TXU
Corp.’s operations are aligned into two reportable segments: TXU Energy Holdings
and TXU Electric Delivery. The segments are managed separately because they are
strategic business units that offer different products or services and involve
different risks.
TXU
Energy Holdings -
consists of operations,
principally in the competitive Texas market, involving power production
(electricity generation), and retail and wholesale energy sales. The chief
executive officer manages these operations as an integrated business,
principally because of natural gas price and other risks associated with
balancing owned generation supply with sales demand.
TXU
Electric Delivery -
consists of regulated operations involving the transmission and distribution of
electricity in Texas.
Corporate
and Other -
remaining non-segment operations consisting primarily of discontinued
operations, general corporate expenses, equity earnings or losses of
unconsolidated affiliates and interest on debt at the TXU Corp. level.
The
accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the
summary of significant accounting policies. TXU Corp. evaluates performance
based on income from continuing operations before extraordinary items and
cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles. TXU Corp. accounts for
intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third
parties, that is, at current market prices.
No
customer provided more than 10% of consolidated revenues.
|
TXU
Energy Holdings |
Electric
Delivery
|
Corp.
and Other |
Eliminations |
Consolidated |
Operating
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
8,495 |
2,226 |
31 |
(1,444) |
9,308 |
2003 |
7,986 |
2,087 |
16 |
(1,489) |
8,600 |
2002 |
7,678 |
1,994 |
17 |
(1,595) |
8,094 |
Regulated
Revenues - Included in Operating
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
— |
2,226 |
— |
(1,420) |
806 |
2003 |
— |
2,087 |
— |
(1,488) |
599 |
2002 |
— |
1,994 |
— |
(1,582) |
412 |
Affiliated
Revenues - Included in Operating Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
3 |
1,420 |
21 |
(1,444) |
— |
2003 |
(4) |
1,488 |
5 |
(1,489) |
— |
2002 |
13 |
1,582 |
— |
(1,595) |
— |
Depreciation
and Amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
350 |
389 |
21 |
— |
760 |
2003 |
407 |
297 |
20 |
— |
724 |
2002 |
450 |
264 |
19 |
— |
733 |
Equity
in Earnings (Losses) of
Unconsolidated
Subsidiaries |
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
(5) |
(2) |
1 |
7 |
1 |
2003 |
(1) |
— |
(16) |
— |
(17) |
2002 |
(2) |
— |
(105) |
— |
(107) |
Interest
Income |
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
31 |
56 |
77 |
(136) |
28 |
2003 |
8 |
52 |
38 |
(62) |
36 |
2002 |
10 |
49 |
72 |
(98) |
33 |
Interest
Expense and Other Charges |
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
353 |
280 |
198 |
(136) |
695 |
2003 |
323 |
300 |
223 |
(62) |
784 |
2002 |
215 |
265 |
311 |
(98) |
693 |
Income
Tax Expense (Benefit) |
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
162 |
116 |
(236) |
— |
42 |
2003 |
231 |
126 |
(105) |
— |
252 |
2002 |
117 |
117 |
(157) |
— |
77 |
Income
from Continuing Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Before
Extraordinary Items and Cumulative Effect |
|
|
|
|
|
of
Changes in Accounting Principles |
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
408 |
255 |
(582) |
— |
81 |
2003 |
497 |
258 |
(189) |
— |
566 |
2002 |
322 |
245 |
(462) |
— |
105 |
Investment
in Equity Investees |
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
─ |
─ |
1 |
─ |
1 |
2003 |
1 |
─ |
1 |
─ |
2 |
2002 |
3 |
─ |
(391) |
─ |
(388) |
Total
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
14,515 |
9,493 |
726 |
(1,493) |
23,241 |
2003 |
14,148 |
9,316 |
9,508 |
(1,688) |
31,284 |
2002 |
15,789 |
9,015 |
9,004 |
(2,424) |
31,384 |
|
|
TXU
Energy Holdings |
|
Electric
Delivery
|
|
Corp.
and Other |
|
Eliminations |
|
Consolidated |
|
Capital
Expenditures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
|
|
281 |
|
|
600 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
912 |
|
2003 |
|
|
163 |
|
|
543 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
721 |
|
2002 |
|
|
285 |
|
|
513 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
813 |
|
*Assets
by segment exclude investments in affiliates.
20. SUPPLEMENTARY
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Regulated
Versus Unregulated Operations —
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
Operating
revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Regulated |
|
$ |
2,226 |
|
$ |
2,087 |
|
$ |
1,994 |
|
Unregulated |
|
|
8,526 |
|
|
8,002 |
|
|
7,695 |
|
Intercompany
sales eliminations - regulated |
|
|
(1,420 |
) |
|
(1,488 |
) |
|
(1,582 |
) |
Intercompany
sales eliminations - unregulated |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
(13 |
) |
Total
operating revenues |
|
|
9,308 |
|
|
8,600 |
|
|
8,094 |
|
Costs
and operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of energy sold and delivery fees - unregulated* |
|
|
3,847 |
|
|
3,640 |
|
|
3,199 |
|
Operating
costs - regulated |
|
|
730 |
|
|
709 |
|
|
676 |
|
Operating
costs - unregulated |
|
|
699 |
|
|
680 |
|
|
678 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization - regulated |
|
|
389 |
|
|
297 |
|
|
264 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization - unregulated |
|
|
371 |
|
|
427 |
|
|
469 |
|
Selling,
general and administrative expenses - regulated |
|
|
219 |
|
|
207 |
|
|
213 |
|
Selling,
general and administrative expenses - unregulated |
|
|
872 |
|
|
700 |
|
|
833 |
|
Franchise
and revenue-based taxes - regulated |
|
|
248 |
|
|
250 |
|
|
272 |
|
Franchise
and revenue-based taxes - unregulated |
|
|
119 |
|
|
140 |
|
|
156 |
|
Other
income |
|
|
(148 |
) |
|
(58 |
) |
|
(41 |
) |
Other
deductions |
|
|
1,172 |
|
|
42 |
|
|
533 |
|
Interest
income |
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
(36 |
) |
|
(33 |
) |
Interest
expense and other charges |
|
|
695 |
|
|
784 |
|
|
693 |
|
Total
costs and expenses |
|
|
9,185 |
|
|
7,782 |
|
|
7,912 |
|
Income
from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary
(gain)/ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
loss
and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles |
|
$ |
123 |
|
$ |
818 |
|
$ |
182 |
|
*Includes
unregulated cost of fuel consumed of $971 million in 2004, $1,465 million in
2003 and $1,325 in 2002, respectively. The balance represents energy purchased
for resale and delivery fees.
The
operations of the TXU Energy Holdings segment are included above as unregulated,
as the Texas market is now open to competition. However, retail pricing to
residential customers in the historical service territory continues to be
subject to certain price controls as discussed in Note 17.
Other
Income and Deductions
—
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
Other
income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
gain on sale of properties and businesses |
|
$ |
135 |
|
$ |
45 |
|
$ |
32 |
|
Equity
portion of allowance for funds used during construction |
|
|
4 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
3 |
|
Other |
|
|
9 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
6 |
|
Total
other income |
|
$ |
148 |
|
$ |
58 |
|
$ |
41 |
|
Other
deductions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
on sale of properties |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
2 |
|
Asset
writedown and lease termination charges |
|
|
376 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
237 |
|
Equity
(income) losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries (a) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
17 |
|
|
107 |
|
Loss
related to telecommunications partnership |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
150 |
|
Debt
extinguishment losses (b) |
|
|
416 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
27 |
|
Litigation
charge |
|
|
84 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Employee
severance charges |
|
|
132 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Termination
of power purchase contract |
|
|
101 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Rate
case settlement |
|
|
21 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Outsourcing
transition costs |
|
|
14 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Transaction-related
fees |
|
|
5 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Expenses
related to cancelled construction projects |
|
|
6 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
7 |
|
Premium
on redemption of preferred stock |
|
|
─ |
|
|
3 |
|
|
─ |
|
Other |
|
|
17 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,172 |
|
$ |
42 |
|
$ |
533 |
|
|
(a) |
Of
the 2002 amount of $107 million, $104 million represents equity in losses
of the telecommunications joint venture, which includes
$37 million in impairments of long-lived assets and goodwill.
|
(b)
Of the
2004 amount of $416 million, $8 million represents cost associated with the
settlement of equity-linked securities litigation.
Severance
Liability Related to Restructuring Activities—
|
|
TXU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy |
|
Electric |
|
Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings |
|
Delivery |
|
&
Other |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability
for severance costs as of January 1, 2004 |
|
$ |
2 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
2 |
|
Additions
to liability |
|
|
81 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
39 |
|
|
134 |
|
Payments
charged against liability |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(33 |
) |
|
(72 |
) |
Other
adjustments to the liability |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
(9 |
) |
Liability
for severance costs as of December 31, 2004 |
|
$ |
42 |
|
$ |
12 |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
55 |
|
The above
table excludes severance capitalized as a regulatory asset or included in
discontinued operations.
Interest
Expense and Related Charges —
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
(a) |
|
$ |
637 |
|
$ |
694 |
|
$ |
637 |
|
Distributions
on exchangeable preferred membership interests of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TXU
Energy Holdings (a) |
|
|
22 |
|
|
34 |
|
|
─ |
|
Interest
on long-term debt held by subsidiary trust |
|
|
19 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
30 |
|
Preferred
stock dividends of subsidiaries |
|
|
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
9 |
|
Amortization
of debt discounts, premiums and issuance cost |
|
|
27 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
29 |
|
Capitalized
interest including debt portion of allowance for borrowed
funds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
used
during construction |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
(12 |
) |
|
(12 |
) |
Total
interest expense and related charges |
|
$ |
695 |
|
$ |
784 |
|
$ |
693 |
|
(a) Included
in interest for the period ended December 31, 2003 is $34 million related to the
exchangeable subordinated notes
that were
exchanged for preferred membership interests in July 2003. Distributions on
preferred membership interests in the
2004
period includes amounts through April 2004, when these securities were purchased
by TXU Corp.
Regulatory
Assets and Liabilities —
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
Regulatory
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
Generation-related
regulatory assets securitized by transition bonds |
|
$ |
1,607 |
|
$ |
1,654 |
|
Securities
reacquisition costs |
|
|
125 |
|
|
121 |
|
Recoverable
deferred income taxes — net |
|
|
109 |
|
|
96 |
|
Other
regulatory assets |
|
|
153 |
|
|
95 |
|
Total
regulatory assets |
|
|
1,994 |
|
|
1,966 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Regulatory
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
tax credit and protected excess deferred taxes |
|
|
79 |
|
|
88 |
|
Over-collection
of securitization (transition) bond revenues |
|
|
23 |
|
|
6 |
|
Other
regulatory liabilities |
|
|
1 |
|
|
─ |
|
Total
regulatory liabilities |
|
|
103 |
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
regulatory assets |
|
$ |
1,891 |
|
$ |
1,872 |
|
Included
in net regulatory assets are assets of $121 million at both December 31, 2004
and 2003 that are earning a return. The regulatory assets, other than those
subject to securitization, have a remaining recovery period of 15 to 46 years.
Included
in other regulatory assets as of December 31, 2004 was $30 million related to
nuclear decommissioning liabilities.
Restricted
Cash —
|
|
Balance
Sheet Classification |
|
|
|
At
December 31, 2004 |
|
|
|
Current
Assets |
|
Investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer
collections related to securitization bonds used only to |
|
|
|
|
|
service
debt and pay expenses |
|
$ |
43 |
|
$ |
— |
|
Payment
of fees associated with securitization bonds |
|
|
— |
|
|
10 |
|
Reserve
for shortfalls of transition charges |
|
|
— |
|
|
3 |
|
Collateral
for letters of credit |
|
|
— |
|
|
19 |
|
Demolition
and relocation work to be performed by TXU Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
related
to the sale of land |
|
|
6 |
|
|
15 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
49 |
|
$ |
47 |
|
Accounts
Receivable — At
December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, accounts receivable of $1.3 billion and
$1.0 billion are stated net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $16
million and $54 million, respectively. During
2004, bad debt expense was $90 million, account write-offs were $121million and
other activity decreased the allowance for uncollectible accounts by $7 million.
During 2003, bad debt expense was $119 million, account write-offs were $126
million and other activity increased the allowance for uncollectible accounts by
$13 million. Allowances related to receivables sold are reported in current
liabilities and totaled $47 million and $42 million at December 31, 2004 and
2003, respectively.
Accounts
receivable included $422 million and $411 million of unbilled revenues at
December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Commodity
Contracts — At
December 31, 2004 and 2003, current and noncurrent commodity contract assets
totaling $861 million and $657 million, respectively, are stated net of
applicable credit (collection) and performance reserves totaling $15 million and
$18 million, respectively. Performance reserves are provided for direct,
incremental costs to settle the contracts.
Inventories
by Major Category
—
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
Materials
and supplies |
|
$ |
169 |
|
$ |
258 |
|
Fuel
stock |
|
|
79 |
|
|
78 |
|
Gas
stored underground |
|
|
72 |
|
|
83 |
|
Total
inventories |
|
$ |
320 |
|
$ |
419 |
|
Inventories
are carried at average costs and reflect a $22 million reduction as a result of
the rescission of EITF 98-10 as discussed in Note 3.
Property,
Plant and Equipment
—
|
|
December
31 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
TXU
Energy Holdings: |
|
|
|
|
|
Generation |
|
$ |
15,590 |
|
$ |
15,861 |
|
Nuclear
fuel (net of accumulated amortization of $998 and $934) |
|
|
118 |
|
|
131 |
|
Other
assets |
|
|
492 |
|
|
739 |
|
TXU
Electric Delivery: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transmission
|
|
|
2,544 |
|
|
2,349 |
|
Distribution
|
|
|
6,945 |
|
|
6,676 |
|
Other
assets |
|
|
371 |
|
|
480 |
|
Corporate
and Other |
|
|
406 |
|
|
202 |
|
Total |
|
|
26,466 |
|
|
26,438 |
|
Less
accumulated depreciation |
|
|
10,228 |
|
|
10,025 |
|
Net
of accumulated depreciation |
|
|
16,238 |
|
|
16,413 |
|
Construction
work in progress |
|
|
438 |
|
|
390 |
|
Net
property, plant and equipment |
|
$ |
16,676 |
|
$ |
16,803 |
|
Assets
related to capitalized leases included above totaled $8 million at December 31,
2004 and $9 million at December 31, 2003, net of accumulated
depreciation.
As of
December 31, 2004, substantially all of TXU Electric Delivery’s electric utility
property, plant and equipment (with a net book value of $6.6 billion) is pledged
as collateral on TXU Electric Delivery’s first mortgage bonds and senior secured
notes.
Intangible
Assets — SFAS 142
became effective for TXU Corp. on January 1, 2002. SFAS 142 requires, among
other things, the allocation of goodwill to reporting units based upon the
current fair value of the reporting units, and the discontinuance of goodwill
amortization. SFAS 142
also requires the following additional disclosures regarding intangible assets
(other than goodwill) that are amortized or not amortized:
|
|
As
of December 31, 2004 |
|
As
of December 31, 2003 |
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Amortization |
|
Net |
|
Amount |
|
Amortization |
|
Net |
|
Intangible
assets subject to amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
included
in property, plant and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capitalized
software |
|
$ |
364 |
|
$ |
294 |
|
$ |
70 |
|
$ |
512 |
|
$ |
248 |
|
|
264 |
|
Land
easements |
|
|
173 |
|
|
61 |
|
|
112 |
|
|
176 |
|
|
66 |
|
|
110 |
|
Mineral
rights and other |
|
|
31 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
10 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
568 |
|
$ |
378 |
|
$ |
190 |
|
$ |
719 |
|
$ |
335 |
|
$ |
384 |
|
Aggregate
amortization expense for intangible assets for the years ended December 31,
2004, 2003 and 2002 totaled $46 million, $69 million and $68 million,
respectively. At December 31, 2004, the weighted average useful lives of
capitalized software, land easements, and mineral rights and other assets were 5
years, 69 years and 40 years, respectively. Estimated amounts of amortization
expense for the next five years are as follows:
Year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
|
$ |
19 |
|
2006 |
|
|
18 |
|
2007 |
|
|
15 |
|
2008 |
|
|
13 |
|
2009 |
|
|
6 |
|
Changes
in the carrying amount of goodwill (net of accumulated amortization) for the
year ended December 31, 2004, are as follows:
|
|
TXU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy |
|
TXU
Electric |
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings |
|
Delivery |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at December 31, 2003 |
|
$ |
533 |
|
$ |
25 |
|
$ |
558 |
|
Disposal
of TXU Fuel |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
(16 |
) |
Balance
at December 31, 2004 |
|
$ |
517 |
|
$ |
25 |
|
$ |
542 |
|
TXU Corp.
evaluates goodwill for impairment at least annually (as of October 1) in
accordance with SFAS 142. The impairment tests performed are based on discounted
cash flow analyses. No goodwill impairment has been recognized for consolidated
reporting units reflected in results from continuing operations.
Supplemental
Cash Flow Information —
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
Cash
payments (receipts) related to continuing operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
(net of amounts capitalized) |
|
$ |
695 |
|
$ |
720 |
|
$ |
635 |
|
Income
taxes |
|
$ |
29 |
|
$ |
(579 |
) |
$ |
3 |
|
Cash
payments (receipts) related to discontinued operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
(net of amounts capitalized) |
|
$ |
106 |
|
$ |
164 |
|
$ |
178 |
|
Income
taxes |
|
$ |
47 |
|
$ |
(18 |
) |
$ |
(20 |
) |
Noncash
investing and financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity-linked
securities surrendered to meet obligations under related |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
common
stock purchase contracts |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
238 |
|
Discount
related to exchangeable preferred membership interests
recorded |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to
paid-in-capital |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
111 |
|
The
consolidation of Pinnacle was a noncash activity.
See Note
3 for the effects of adopting SFAS 143, which were noncash in nature.
Quarterly
Information (unaudited) — The
results of operations by quarter are summarized below.
In the
opinion of TXU Corp., all other adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
accruals) necessary for a fair statement of such amounts have been made.
Quarterly results are not necessarily indicative of a full year’s operations
because of seasonal and other factors.
|
|
Quarter
Ended |
|
|
|
March
31 |
|
June
30 |
|
Sept.
30 |
|
Dec.
31 |
|
2004: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
2,132 |
|
$ |
2,303 |
|
$ |
2,743 |
|
$ |
2,130 |
|
Income
(loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary gain
and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle |
|
$ |
128 |
|
$ |
(91 |
) |
$ |
383 |
|
$ |
(342 |
) |
Exchangeable
preferred membership interest buyback premium |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
849 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Preference
stock dividends |
|
$ |
5 |
|
$ |
5 |
|
$ |
5 |
|
$ |
6 |
|
Net
income (loss) available to common stock from continuing
operations |
|
$ |
123 |
|
$ |
(945 |
) |
$ |
378 |
|
$ |
(348 |
) |
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
50 |
|
$ |
330 |
|
$ |
287 |
|
$ |
(288 |
) |
Extraordinary
gain, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
16 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
10 |
|
Net
income (loss) available for common stock |
|
$ |
173 |
|
$ |
(599 |
) |
$ |
665 |
|
$ |
(626 |
) |
Basic
per share of common stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary gain
and
cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle |
|
$ |
.40 |
|
$ |
(.28 |
) |
$ |
1.31 |
|
$ |
(1.27 |
) |
Exchangeable
preferred membership interest buyback premium |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
(2.66 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Preference
stock dividends |
|
$ |
(.02 |
) |
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
$ |
(.02 |
) |
$ |
(.02 |
) |
Net
income (loss) available to common stock from continuing
operations |
|
$ |
.38 |
|
$ |
(2.96 |
) |
$ |
1.29 |
|
$ |
(1.29 |
) |
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
.16 |
|
$ |
1.03 |
|
$ |
.98 |
|
$ |
(1.07 |
) |
Extraordinary
gain, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
.05 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
.04 |
|
Net
income (loss) available for common stock |
|
$ |
.54 |
|
$ |
(1.88 |
) |
$ |
2.27 |
|
$ |
(2.32 |
) |
Diluted
per share of common stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary gain
and
cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle |
|
$ |
.37 |
|
$ |
(.28 |
) |
$ |
.39 |
|
$ |
(1.27 |
) |
Exchangeable
preferred membership interest buyback premium |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
(2.66 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Preference
stock dividends |
|
$ |
(.01 |
) |
$ |
(.02 |
) |
$ |
(.02 |
) |
$ |
(.02 |
) |
Net
income (loss) available to common stock from continuing
operations |
|
$ |
.36 |
|
$ |
(2.96 |
) |
$ |
.37 |
|
$ |
(1.29 |
) |
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
.13 |
|
$ |
1.03 |
|
$ |
.97 |
|
$ |
(1.07 |
) |
Extraordinary
gain, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
.05 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
.04 |
|
Net
income (loss) available for common stock |
|
$ |
.49 |
|
$ |
(1.88 |
) |
$ |
1.34 |
|
$ |
(2.32 |
) |
Included
in fourth quarter 2004 income from continuing operations were losses on
retirement of debt of $352 million ($334 million after-tax), lease termination
costs of $180 million ($117 million after-tax) and charges related to the
termination of a power purchase contract of $43 million ($28 million after-tax).
Included in fourth quarter 2004 income from discontinued operations was a
settlement charge of $220 million ($143 million after-tax) related to potential
TXU Europe claims. (See Note 4.)
|
|
Quarter
Ended |
|
|
|
March
31 |
|
June
30 |
|
Sept.
30 |
|
Dec.
31 |
|
2003: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
1,922 |
|
$ |
2,157 |
|
$ |
2,615 |
|
$ |
1,907 |
|
Income
from continuing operations before cumulative effect of
changes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in
accounting principles |
|
$ |
34 |
|
$ |
160 |
|
$ |
333 |
|
$ |
39 |
|
Preference
stock dividends |
|
$ |
5 |
|
$ |
6 |
|
$ |
5 |
|
$ |
6 |
|
Net
income (loss) available to common stock from continuing
operations |
|
$ |
29 |
|
$ |
154 |
|
$ |
328 |
|
$ |
33 |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
69 |
|
$ |
(49 |
) |
$ |
64 |
|
$ |
(10 |
) |
Cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
(58 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Net
income available for common stock |
|
$ |
40 |
|
$ |
105 |
|
$ |
392 |
|
$ |
23 |
|
Basic
per share of common stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before cumulative effect of
changes
in accounting principles |
|
$ |
.11 |
|
$ |
.50 |
|
$ |
1.04 |
|
$ |
.12 |
|
Preference
stock dividends |
|
$ |
(.02 |
) |
$ |
(.02 |
) |
$ |
(.02 |
) |
$ |
(.02 |
) |
Net
income (loss) available to common stock from continuing
operations |
|
$ |
.09 |
|
$ |
.48 |
|
$ |
1.02 |
|
$ |
.10 |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
.22 |
|
$ |
(.15 |
) |
$ |
.20 |
|
$ |
(.03 |
) |
Cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax benefit |
|
$ |
(.18 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Net
income available for common stock |
|
$ |
.13 |
|
$ |
.33 |
|
$ |
1.22 |
|
$ |
.07 |
|
Diluted
per share of common stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from continuing operations before cumulative effect
of
changes in accounting principles |
|
$ |
.11 |
|
$ |
.45 |
|
$ |
.91 |
|
$ |
.12 |
|
Preference
stock dividends |
|
$ |
(.01 |
) |
$ |
(.01 |
) |
$ |
(.01 |
) |
$ |
(.01 |
) |
Net
income (loss) available to common stock from continuing
operations |
|
$ |
.10 |
|
$ |
.44 |
|
$ |
.90 |
|
$ |
.11 |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
.18 |
|
$ |
(.13 |
) |
$ |
.17 |
|
$ |
(.04 |
) |
Cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax benefit |
|
$ |
(.15 |
) |
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Net
income available for common stock |
|
$ |
.13 |
|
$ |
.31 |
|
$ |
1.07 |
|
$ |
.07 |
|
Included
in fourth quarter 2003 income from discontinued operations were a goodwill
impairment charge of $17 million ($11 million after-tax) to reflect the fair
value of TXU Communications as determined by a sales agreement entered into in
January 2004 and a charge of $13 million ($9 million after-tax) to impair
long-lived assets and accrue liabilities under operating leases from which there
will be no future benefit as a result of the decision to exit the business. (See
Note 4.)
Reconciliation
of Previously Reported Quarterly Information — The
following table presents the changes to previously reported quarterly amounts to
reflect discontinued operations and the
adoption of SFAS 123R.
|
|
Quarter
Ended |
|
|
|
March
31 |
|
June
30 |
|
Sept.
30 |
|
Dec.
31 |
|
|
|
Increase
(Decrease) from Previously Reported |
|
2004: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
7 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Income
(loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary gain and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle |
|
$ |
(4 |
) |
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax effect |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Net
income (loss) |
|
$ |
(4 |
) |
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Net
income (loss) available for common stock |
|
$ |
(4 |
) |
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
TXU
CORP. Exhibits to 2003 Form 10-K
APPENDIX
B
Exhibits
|
Previously
Filed*
With
File
Number
|
Exhibit
|
|
|
(2)
|
Plans
of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement, Liquidation or
Succession.
|
2(a)
|
1-12833
Form
8-K
(filed
January 16, 2002)
|
2
|
—
|
Master
Separation Agreement by and among TXU Electric Delivery Company, TXU
Generation Holdings Company LLC, TXU Merger Energy Trading Company LP, TXU
SESCO Company, TXU SESCO Energy Services Company, TXU Energy Retail
Company LP and TXU US Holdings Company, dated as of December 14,
2001.
|
3(i)
|
Articles
of Incorporation.
|
3(a)
|
333-37652
Form
S-3 (filed May 23, 2000)
|
4(a)
|
—
|
Restated
Articles of Incorporation, dated May 25, 1999, as amended on June 14,
1999, and May 15, 2000.
|
3(b)
|
1-12833
Form
8-A
(filed
February 26, 1999)
|
1
|
—
|
Rights
Agreement, dated as of February 19, 1999, between TXU Corp. and The Bank
of New York, which includes as Exhibit A thereto the form of Statement of
Resolution Establishing the Series A Preference Stock, Exhibit B thereto
the form of a Right Certificate and Exhibit C thereto the Summary of
Rights to Purchase Series A Preference Stock.
|
3(c)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(Quarter
ended
June
30, 2000) (filed August 10, 2000)
|
3(b)
|
—
|
Statement
of Resolution establishing Flexible Money Market Cumulative Preference
Stock, Series B of TXU Corp. dated as of June 16, 2000.
|
3(ii)
|
By-laws.
|
3(d)
|
333-115159
(filed
May 4, 2004)
|
4(b)
|
—
|
Restated
Bylaws.
|
(4)
|
Instruments
Defining the Rights of Security Holders, Including
Indentures.**
|
|
TXU
Corp.
|
4(a)
|
0-12833
Form
10-K (1997)
(filed
March 27, 1998)
|
4(ff)
|
—
|
Indenture,
dated as of January 1, 1998, relating to TXU Corp.’s 6.375% Series C
Exchange Notes.
|
4(b)
|
0-12833
Form
10-K (1997)
(filed
March 27, 1998)
|
4(hh)
|
—
|
Officer’s
Certificate establishing the terms of TXU Corp.’s Series C Exchange
Notes.
|
4(c)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q (Quarter ended June 30, 2001) (filed August 10, 2001)
|
4(b)
|
—
|
Indenture
(For Unsecured Debt Securities Series J), dated as of June 1, 2001 between
TXU Corp. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee.
|
4(d)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q (Quarter ended June 30, 2001) (filed August 10, 2001)
|
4(c)
|
—
|
Officer’s
Certificate dated June 15, 2001 establishing the terms of TXU Corp.’s
6.375% Series J Senior Notes due June 15, 2006.
|
Exhibits |
Previoulsy
Filed*
With
File
Number |
As
Exhibit |
|
|
4(e)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q (Quarter ended September 30, 2001) (filed November 13,
2001)
|
4(b)
|
—
|
Indenture
(For Unsecured Debt Securities Series K and L), dated as of October 1,
2001, between TXU Corp. and The Bank of New York.
|
4(f)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q (Quarter ended September 30, 2001) (filed November 13,
2001)
|
4(c)
|
—
|
Officer’s
Certificate, dated October 16, 2001, establishing the terms of TXU Corp.’s
Series K Senior Notes and Series L Senior Notes.
|
4(g)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q (Quarter ended September 30, 2001) (filed November 13,
2001)
|
4(d)
|
—
|
Purchase
Contract Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2001, between TXU Corp. and The
Bank of New York with respect to TXU’s issuance of Equity
Units.
|
4(h)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q (Quarter ended September 30, 2001) (filed November 13,
2001)
|
4(e)
|
—
|
Pledge
Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2001, among TXU Corp., The Chase
Manhattan Bank and The Bank of New York with respect to the Equity
Units.
|
4(i)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(Quarter
ended June 30, 2002) (filed August 14, 2002)
|
4(a)
|
—
|
Indenture
(For Unsecured Debt Securities Series M), dated as of June 1, 2002,
between TXU Corp. and The Bank of New York.
|
4(j)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(Quarter
ended June 30, 2002) (filed August 14, 2002)
|
4(b)
|
—
|
Officers’
Certificate, dated June 5, 2002, establishing the terms of TXU Corp.’s
Series M Senior Notes.
|
4(k)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(Quarter
ended June 30, 2002) (filed August 14, 2002)
|
4(c)
|
—
|
Purchase
Contract Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002, between TXU Corp. and The
Bank of New York, as Purchase Contract Agent and Trustee with respect to
TXU Corp.’s issuance of Equity Units.
|
4(l)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(Quarter
ended June 30, 2002) (filed August 14, 2002)
|
4(d)
|
—
|
Pledge
Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002, among TXU Corp., JPMorgan Chase Bank,
as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary, and The
Bank of New York, as Purchase Contract Agent, with respect to Equity
Units.
|
4(m)
|
333-110125
Form
S-3 (filed October 31, 2003)
|
4(g)
|
—
|
Indenture
(For Unsecured Debt Securities Series N), dated as of July 1, 2003,
between TXU Corp. and The Bank of New York, as trustee.
|
4(n)
|
333-110125
Form
S-3 (filed October 31, 2003)
|
4(h)
|
—
|
Officer’s
Certificate, dated July 15, 2003 establishing the terms of the Floating
Rate Convertible Senior Notes due 2033. |
4(o)
|
|
|
—
|
Indenture
(For Unsecured Debt Securities Series O), dated as of November 1, 2004,
between TXU Corp. and The Bank of New York. TXU Corp.’s Indentures for its
Series P, Q and R Senior Notes are not being filed as they are
substantially similar to this Indenture. |
Exhibits |
Previously
Filed*
With
File
Number |
As
Exhibit |
|
|
4(p)
|
|
|
—
|
Officers’
Certificate, dated November 26, 2004, establishing the terms of TXU
Corp.’s 4.80% Series O Senior Notes due November 15,
2009. |
4(q)
|
|
|
—
|
Officers’
Certificate, dated November 26, 2004, establishing the terms of TXU
Corp.’s 5.55% Series P Senior Notes due November 15,
2014. |
4(r)
|
|
|
—
|
Officers’
Certificate, dated November 26, 2004, establishing the terms of TXU
Corp.’s 6.50% Series Q Senior Notes due November 15,
2024. |
4(s)
|
|
|
—
|
Officers’
Certificate, dated November 26, 2004, establishing the terms of TXU
Corp.’s 6.55% Series R Senior Notes due November 15,
2034. |
4(t)
|
|
|
—
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated November 21, 2004, related to TXU Corp.’s Series
O, P, Q and R Senior Notes. |
|
TXU
Electric Delivery Company
|
4(u)
|
2-90185
Form
S-3 (filed March 27, 1984)
|
4(a)
|
—
|
Mortgage
and Deed of Trust, dated as of December 1, 1983, between TXU Electric
Delivery Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee.
|
4(v)
|
|
|
—
|
Supplemental
Indentures to Mortgage and Deed of Trust:
|
|
|
|
|
Number
|
Dated
as of
|
|
2-90185
Form
S-3 (filed March 27, 1984)
|
4(b)
|
|
First
|
April
1, 1984
|
|
33-24089
Form
S-3 (filed August 30, 1988)
|
4(a)-1
|
|
Fifteenth
|
July
1, 1987
|
|
33-30141
Form
S-3 (filed July 26, 1989)
|
4(a)-3
|
|
Twenty-second
|
January
1, 1989
|
|
33-39493
Form
S-3 (filed March 19, 1991)
|
4(a)-2
|
|
Twenty-eighth
|
October
1, 1990
|
|
33-57576
Form
S-3 (filed January 29, 1993)
|
4(a)-3
|
|
Fortieth
|
November
1, 1992
|
|
33-60528
Form
S-3 (filed April 2, 1993)
|
4(a)-1
|
|
Forty-second
|
March
1, 1993
|
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2001)
(filed March 14, 2002)
|
4(2)(1)
|
|
Sixty-third
|
January
1, 2002
|
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(Quarter
ended March 31, 2002) (filed May 15, 2002)
|
4
|
|
Sixty-fourth
|
May
1, 2002
|
Exhibits |
Previously
Filed*
With
File
Number |
As
Exhibit |
|
|
|
|
333-100240
Form
S-4 (filed January 6, 2003)
|
4(f)(2)
|
|
Sixty-fifth
|
December
1, 2002
|
4(w)
|
333-100240
Form
S-4
(filed
October 2, 2002)
|
4(a)
|
—
|
Indenture
and Deed of Trust, dated as of May 1, 2002, between TXU Electric Delivery
Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee.
|
4(x)
|
333-100240
Form
S-4
(filed
October 2, 2002)
|
4(b)
|
—
|
Officer’s
Certificate, dated May 6, 2002, establishing the terms of TXU Electric
Delivery Company’s 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2012 and 7.000% Senior
Secured Notes due 2032.
|
4(y)
|
333-106894
Form
S-4
(filed
July 9, 2003)
|
4(c)
|
—
|
Officer’s
Certificate, dated December 20, 2002, establishing the terms of TXU
Electric Delivery Company’s 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 and
7.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2033.
|
4(z)
|
333-100242
Form
S-4
(filed
October 2, 2002)
|
4(a)
|
—
|
Indenture
(for Unsecured Debt Securities), dated as of August 1, 2002, between TXU
Electric Delivery Company and The Bank of New York, as
Trustee.
|
4(aa)
|
333-100242
Form
S-4
(filed
October 2, 2002)
|
4(b)
|
—
|
Officer’s
Certificate, dated August 30, 2002, establishing the terms of TXU Electric
Delivery Company’s 5% Debentures due 2007 and 7% Debentures due
2022.
|
|
TXU
Energy Company LLC.
|
|
|
4(bb)
|
333-108876
Form
S-4
(filed
September 17, 2003) |
4(a)
|
—
|
Indenture
(For Unsecured Debt Securities), dated as of March 1, 2003, between TXU
Energy Company LLC and The Bank of New York.
|
4(cc)
|
333-108876
Form
S-4
(filed
September 17, 2003) |
4(b)
|
—
|
Officer’s
Certificate, dated March 11, 2003, establishing the terms of TXU Energy
Company’s 6.125% Senior Notes due 2008 and 7.000% Senior Notes due
2013.
|
4(dd)
|
333-122980
Form
S-4
(filed
February 24, 2004) |
4(a)
|
—
|
Officer’s
Certificate, dated July 14, 2004, establishing the terms of TXU Energy
Company’s Floating Rate Senior Notes.
|
(10)
|
Material
Contracts.
|
|
Management
Contracts.
|
10(a)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2003)
(filed on March 15, 2004)
|
10(j)
|
—
|
Employment
Agreement, dated February 21, 2004, by and between C. John Wilder and TXU
Corp.
|
10(b)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2002)
(filed on March 12, 2003)
|
10(j)
|
—
|
Employment
Agreement, dated June 1, 2002, by and between Erle Nye and TXU Corp.
|
10(c)
|
|
|
—
|
Employment
Agreement dated July 1, 2000, by and between Tom Baker and TXU
Corp.
|
Exhibits |
Previously
Filed*
With
File
Number |
As
Exhibit |
|
|
10(d)
|
|
|
—
|
Amendment
to Employment Agreement dated May 11, 2001, by and between Tom Baker and
TXU Corp.
|
10(e)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2003)
(filed on March 15, 2004)
|
10(i)
|
—
|
Amendment
to Employment Agreement, dated February 28, 2003, by and between Tom Baker
and TXU Corp.
|
10(f)
|
|
|
—
|
Employment
Agreement dated July 1, 2000, by and between Mike Greene and TXU
Corp.
|
10(g)
|
|
|
—
|
Amendment
to Employment Agreement dated May 11, 2001, by and between Mike Greene and
TXU Corp.
|
10(h)
|
|
|
—
|
Amendment
to Employment Agreement dated February 28, 2003, by and between Mike
Greene and TXU Corp.
|
10(i)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2002)
(filed on March 12, 2003)
|
10(m)
|
—
|
Employment
Agreement, dated March 13, 2002, by and between Eric H. Peterson and TXU
Corp.
|
10(j)
|
|
|
—
|
Employment
Agreement dated September 1, 1998, by and between Kirk Oliver and TXU
Business Services Company (as successor in interest to Texas Utilities
Services Inc.).
|
10(k)
|
|
|
—
|
Amendment
to Employment Agreement dated March 28, 2003, by and between Kirk Oliver
and TXU Business Services Company
|
10
(l)
|
|
|
—
|
Employment
Agreement, dated May 14, 2004, by and between David Campbell and TXU
Corp.
|
10(m)
|
|
|
—
|
Employment
Arrangement between Paul O’Malley and TXU Corp.
|
|
Benefit
Plans.
|
10(n)
|
|
|
—
|
TXU
Corp. Director Compensation Arrangements
|
10(o)
|
|
|
—
|
TXU
Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors, as amended and restated,
effective February 18, 2005.
|
10(p)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2001)
(filed March 14, 2002)
|
10(a)
|
—
|
TXU
Deferred and Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated,
effective August 17, 2001.
|
10(q)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2001)
(filed March 14, 2002)
|
10(f)
|
—
|
TXU
Annual Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, effective as of August 17,
2001.
|
10(r)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2001)
(filed March 14, 2002)
|
10(b)
|
—
|
TXU
Salary Deferral Program, as amended and restated, effective August 17,
2001.
|
10(s)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2002)
(filed March 12, 2003)
|
10(e)
|
—
|
TXU
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated, effective
May 10, 2002 (“LTICP”).
|
Exhibits |
Previously
Filed*
With
File
Number |
As
Exhibit |
|
|
10(t)
|
1-12833
Form
8-K (filed January 6, 2005)
|
10.1.1
|
—
|
Form
of Performance Unit Award Agreement, by and between TXU Corp. and LTICP
Participant (“Unit Award Agreement”).
|
10(u)
|
1-12833
Form
8-K (filed January 6, 2005)
|
10.1.2
|
—
|
Form
of Amendment to Unit Award Agreement, dated December 31, 2004, by and
between TXU Corp. and LTICP Participant.
|
10(v)
|
1-12833
Form
8-K (filed January 6, 2005)
|
10.1.3
|
—
|
Form
of Addendum to Unit Award Agreement, by and between TXU Corp. and LTICP
Participant.
|
10(w)
|
1-12833
Form
8-K (filed January 6, 2005)
|
10.2
|
—
|
Form
of Restricted Stock Award Agreement, by and between TXU Corp. and LTICP
Participant (Performance-Based).
|
10(x)
|
1-12833
Form
8-K (filed January 6, 2005)
|
10.3
|
—
|
Form
of Restricted Stock Award Agreement, by and between TXU Corp. and LTICP
Participant (Chairman Agreement).
|
10(y)
|
1-12833
Form
8-K (filed January 6, 2005)
|
10.4
|
—
|
Form
of Restricted Stock Award Agreement, by and between TXU Corp. and LTICP
Participant (Time-Based).
|
10(z)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2003)
(filed on March 15, 2004)
|
10(q)
|
—
|
TXU
Split Dollar Life Insurance Program, as amended and restated, effective as
of December 31, 2003.
|
10(aa)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2001)
(filed March 14, 2002)
|
10(c)
|
—
|
TXU
Second Supplemental Retirement Plan, as amended and restated, effective
August 17, 2001.
|
10(bb)
|
|
|
—
|
TXU
Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Subsidiaries, as amended and
restated, effective February 19, 2005.
|
|
Credit
Agreements.
|
10(cc)
|
1-12833
Form
8-K
(filed
July 1, 2004)
|
10(a)
|
—
|
$2,500,000,000
Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2004, among TXU Energy
Company LLC and TXU Electric Delivery Company, the lenders listed in
Schedule 2.01 thereto, JP Morgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, and
the other parties named therein.
|
10(dd)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(filed
November 5, 2004)
|
10(c)
|
—
|
Credit
Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2005, between TXU Energy Company LLC
and Wachovia Bank, National Association.
|
|
Other
Material Contracts.
|
10(ee)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(filed
August 6, 2004)
|
10(e)
|
—
|
Purchase
Agreement dated April 23, 2004 between the entities listed on Schedule A
to the agreement and TXU Corp. (related to the purchase of TXU Energy
Company’s Class B Preferred Membership Interests).
|
10(ff)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(filed
August 6, 2004)
|
10(f)
|
—
|
Purchase
Agreement dated April 26, 2004 between the entities listed on Schedule A
to the agreement and TXU Corp. (related to the purchase of TXU Energy
Company’s Class B Preferred Membership Interests).
|
Exhibits |
Previously
Filed*
With
File
Number |
As
Exhibit |
|
|
10(gg)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(filed
August 6, 2004)
|
10(g)
|
—
|
Purchase
Agreement dated as of May 7, 2004 by and among each of the entities listed
on the Schedule to the Agreement and TXU Corp. (related to the purchase of
certain TXU Corp. Equity Units and the settlement of related
litigation).
|
10(hh)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(filed
August 6, 2004)
|
10(i)
|
—
|
Share
Sale Agreement dated April 23, 2004 by and among TXU Corp., SP Energy Pty.
Ltd. and Singapore Power.
|
10(ii)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(filed
August 6, 2004)
|
10(j)
|
—
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement between TXU Fuel Company and Energy Transfer Partners,
L.P. dated April 25, 2004.
|
10(jj)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(filed
August 6, 2004)
|
10(k)
|
—
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger by and between TXU Gas Company and Atmos Energy
Corporation dated June 17, 2004.
|
10(kk)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(filed
November 5, 2004)
|
10(a)
|
—
|
Guaranty
dated October 1, 2004 from TXU Corp. to Atmos Energy
Corporation.
|
10(ll)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(filed
August 6, 2004)
|
10(l)
|
—
|
Master
Framework Agreement dated May 17, 2004 by and between Oncor Electric
Delivery Company (now TXU Electric Delivery Company) and CapGemini Energy
LP.
|
10(mm)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(filed
August 6, 2004)
|
10(m)
|
—
|
Master
Framework Agreement dated May 17, 2004 by and between TXU Energy Company
LLC and CapGemini Energy LP.
|
10(nn)
|
|
|
—
|
Accelerated
Share Repurchase Agreement dated November 22, 2004 between TXU Corp. and
Citibank N.A. (related to the purchase of 52.5 million shares of TXU Corp.
common stock).
|
10(oo)
|
1-12833
Form
10-Q
(filed
August 6, 2004)
|
10(h)
|
—
|
Purchase
Agreement dated as of June 29, 2004 between TXU Corp. and Merrill Lynch
International (related to the purchase of 20 million shares of TXU Corp.
common stock).
|
10(pp)
|
333-100240
Form
S-4
(filed
October 2, 2002)
|
10(c)
|
—
|
Generation
Interconnection Agreement, dated December 14, 2001, between Electric
Delivery and TXU Generation Company LP.
|
Exhibits |
Previously
Filed*
With
File
Number |
As
Exhibit |
|
|
10(qq)
|
333-100240
Form
S-4
(filed
October 2, 2002)
|
10(d)
|
—
|
Generation
Interconnection Agreement, dated December 14, 2001, between Electric
Delivery and TXU Generation Company LP, for itself and as Agent for TXU
Big Brown Company LP, TXU Mountain Creek Company LP, TXU Handley Company
LP, TXU Tradinghouse Company LP and TXU DeCordova Company LP
(Interconnection Agreement).
|
10(rr)
|
333-100240
Form
S-4
(filed
October 2, 2002)
|
10(e)
|
—
|
Amendment
No. 1 to Interconnection Agreement, dated May 31, 2002.
|
10(ss)
|
333-100240
Form
S-4
(filed
October 2, 2002)
|
10(f)
|
—
|
Standard
Form Agreement between Electric Delivery and Competitive Retailer
Regarding Terms and Conditions of Delivery of Electric Power and
Energy.
|
10(tt)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K (2002)
(filed
March 12, 2003)
|
10(w)
|
—
|
Stipulation
and Joint Application for Approval of Settlement as approved by the PUC in
Docket Nos. 21527 and 24892.
|
10(uu)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2003)
(filed on March 15, 2004)
|
10(qq)
|
—
|
Lease
Agreement dated as of February 14, 2002 between State Street Bank and
Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as owner trustee of
ZSF/Dallas Tower Trust, a Delaware grantor trust, as Lessor and TXU
Properties Company, a Texas corporation, as Lessee (Energy Plaza
Property).
|
10(vv)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2003)
(filed on March 15, 2004)
|
10(rr)
|
—
|
Guaranty
Agreement dated February 14, 2002 by TXU Corp. in favor of State Street
Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as owner
trustee of ZSF/Dallas Tower Trust, a Delaware grantor trust, as
Lessor.
|
10(ww)
|
1-12833
Form
10-K
(2003)
(filed on March 15, 2004)
|
10(ss)
|
—
|
Additional
Guaranty Agreement dated November 19, 2002 by TXU Energy Company LLC in
favor of State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National
Association, as owner trustee of ZSF/Dallas Tower Trust, a Delaware
grantor trust, as Lessor.
|
10(xx)
|
|
|
—
|
Settlement
Agreement, dated January 27, 2005, between TXU Corp. and certain other
parties thereto regarding the settlement of certain claims related to TXU
Europe.
|
10(yy)
|
|
|
—
|
Memorandum
of Understanding, dated January 20, 2005, regarding the settlement of
certain shareholder claims made against TXU Corp.
|
(12)
|
Statement
Regarding Computation of Ratios.
|
12
|
|
|
—
|
Computation
of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges, and Ratio of Earnings to Combined
Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends.
|
(21)
|
Subsidiaries
of the Registrant.
|
21
|
|
|
—
|
Subsidiaries
of TXU Corp.
|
(23)
|
Consents
of Experts.
|
23(a)
|
|
|
—
|
Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors for TXU
Corp.
|
Exhibits |
Previously
Filed*
With
File
Number |
As
Exhibit |
|
|
23(b)
|
|
|
—
|
Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors for Pinnacle One
Partners, L.P.
|
(31)
|
Rule
13a - 14(a)/15d - 14(a) Certifications.
|
31(a)
|
|
|
—
|
Certification
of C. John Wilder, principal executive officer of TXU Corp., pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
31(b)
|
|
|
—
|
Certification
of Kirk R. Oliver, principal financial officer of TXU Corp., pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
(32)
|
Section
1350 Certifications.
|
32(a)
|
|
|
—
|
Certification
of C. John Wilder, principal executive officer of TXU Corp., pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
32(b)
|
|
|
—
|
Certification
of Kirk R. Oliver, principal financial officer of TXU Corp., pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
(99)
|
Additional
Exhibits.
|
99(a)
|
33-55408
|
99(a)
|
—
|
Agreement,
dated as of January 30, 1990, between TXU US Holdings Company and Tex-La
Electric Cooperative of Texas, Inc.
|
* |
Incorporated
herein by reference. |
** |
Certain
instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the
registrant’s subsidiaries included in the financial statements filed
herewith have been omitted because the total amount of securities
authorized thereunder does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of
the registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Registrant
hereby agrees, upon request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to
furnish a copy of any such omitted
instrument. |
Appendix
C
TABLE
OF CONTENTS |
|
|
|
Item
15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM
8-K |
|
(a) Documents
filed as part of this Report - |
|
|
|
Audited
financial statements of Pinnacle One Partners, L.P. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2002 |
|
|
Page |
|
|
Independent
Auditors’ Report |
C-2 |
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss |
C-3 |
Consolidated
Balance Sheets |
C-4 |
Consolidated
Statements of Partners’ Capital (Deficit) |
C-6 |
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows |
C-7 |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements |
C-8 |
INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS' REPORT
To the
Partners of
Pinnacle
One Partners, L.P.
Irving,
Texas
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Pinnacle One Partners,
L.P. and subsidiaries (“Pinnacle”) as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the
related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, partners’
capital (deficit), and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2002 and
2001. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of
Pinnacle’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in
the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Pinnacle One Partners, L.P. and subsidiaries
at December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
As
discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, effective
January 1, 2002, Pinnacle changed its method of accounting for goodwill and
other intangible assets to conform to Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”.
DELOITTE
& TOUCHE LLP
Dallas,
Texas
March 21,
2003 (March 11, 2004 as to note 14)
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
Operating
revenues |
|
$ |
214,709 |
|
$ |
207,451 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
costs and expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Network
operating costs |
|
|
76,891 |
|
|
95,663 |
|
Selling,
general and administrative expenses |
|
|
109,956 |
|
|
89,330 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization |
|
|
40,990 |
|
|
50,177 |
|
Goodwill
impairment charge |
|
|
18,000 |
|
|
─ |
|
Asset
impairment and restructuring charges |
|
|
101,390 |
|
|
─ |
|
Total
operating costs and expenses |
|
|
347,227 |
|
|
235,170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss 4, |
|
|
(132,518 |
) |
|
(27,719 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income |
|
|
12,702 |
|
|
17,722 |
|
Interest
expense |
|
|
(79,397 |
) |
|
(83,593 |
) |
Preferred
return to Zenith |
|
|
(24,000 |
) |
|
(24,000 |
) |
Amortization
of debt discount |
|
|
(5,302 |
) |
|
(5,406 |
) |
Allowance
for funds used during construction |
|
|
179 |
|
|
572 |
|
Gain
on sale of property and investments |
|
|
558 |
|
|
6,158 |
|
Partnership
income |
|
|
2,332 |
|
|
3,151 |
|
Minority
interest |
|
|
8,048 |
|
|
507 |
|
Other
income (expense) - net |
|
|
489 |
|
|
103 |
|
Total
other expense |
|
|
(84,391 |
) |
|
(84,786 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before income taxes |
|
|
(216,909 |
) |
|
(112,505 |
) |
Income
tax (benefit) expense |
|
|
(38,261 |
) |
|
(6,304 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss |
|
|
(178,648 |
) |
|
(106,201 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum
pension liability adjustment |
|
|
(6,028 |
) |
|
─ |
|
Unrealized
(loss) gain on marketable equity securities |
|
|
(136 |
) |
|
169 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
loss |
|
$ |
(184,812 |
) |
$ |
(106,032 |
) |
See Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements.
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
12,427 |
|
$ |
3,416 |
|
Accounts
receivable - net of allowance of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$4,817
in 2002 and $2,759 in 2001 |
|
|
18,825 |
|
|
30,374 |
|
Short-term
investments |
|
|
125 |
|
|
105 |
|
Prepaid
federal income taxes |
|
|
6,615 |
|
|
1,951 |
|
Accounts
receivable - affiliates |
|
|
3,995 |
|
|
5,821 |
|
Materials
and supplies |
|
|
2,379 |
|
|
4,899 |
|
Deferred
income taxes |
|
|
34,145 |
|
|
1,709 |
|
Assets
held for sale |
|
|
8,030 |
|
|
─ |
|
Other
current assets |
|
|
3,116 |
|
|
1,811 |
|
Total
current assets |
|
|
89,657 |
|
|
50,086 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncurrent
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments |
|
|
212,982 |
|
|
292,806 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
317,536 |
|
|
335,536 |
|
Unamortized
debt expense |
|
|
8,837 |
|
|
14,139 |
|
Prepaid
pension cost |
|
|
3,669 |
|
|
7,448 |
|
Deferred
income tax assets |
|
|
15,709 |
|
|
15,672 |
|
Other
noncurrent assets |
|
|
771 |
|
|
─ |
|
Total
noncurrent assets |
|
|
559,504 |
|
|
665,601 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property,
plant & equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plant
in service |
|
|
326,243 |
|
|
414,364 |
|
Plant
under construction |
|
|
5,249 |
|
|
34,851 |
|
Total
property, plant and equipment |
|
|
331,492 |
|
|
449,215 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less:
accumulated depreciation |
|
|
90,700 |
|
|
85,816 |
|
Total
property, plant and equipment - net |
|
|
240,792 |
|
|
363,399 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets |
|
$ |
889,953 |
|
$ |
1,079,086 |
|
See Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements.
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL (DEFICIT) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable |
|
$ |
14,043 |
|
$ |
24,914 |
|
Accounts
payable-affiliates |
|
|
352 |
|
|
4,484 |
|
Advance
billings |
|
|
3,438 |
|
|
4,154 |
|
Customer
deposits |
|
|
788 |
|
|
843 |
|
Current
maturities of long-term debt |
|
|
2,999 |
|
|
3,041 |
|
Accrued
expenses |
|
|
18,259 |
|
|
11,845 |
|
Accrued
interest |
|
|
39,201 |
|
|
35,821 |
|
Liabilities
related to assets held for sale |
|
|
2,661 |
|
|
─ |
|
Other
current liabilities |
|
|
─
|
|
|
2,015 |
|
Total
current liabilities |
|
|
81,741 |
|
|
87,117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt |
|
|
973,203 |
|
|
979,804 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
liabilities & deferred credits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued
pension and postretirement benefits |
|
|
28,072 |
|
|
16,663 |
|
Deferred
federal income tax |
|
|
39,458 |
|
|
41,521 |
|
Deferred
franchise tax - net |
|
|
- |
|
|
3,611 |
|
Other
deferred credits and liabilities |
|
|
5,145 |
|
|
2,178 |
|
Regulatory
liabilities |
|
|
8,807 |
|
|
9,567 |
|
Total
other liabilities & deferred credits |
|
|
81,482 |
|
|
73,540 |
|
Total
liabilities |
|
|
1,136,426 |
|
|
1,140,461 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
interest |
|
|
1,224 |
|
|
9,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Partners’
capital (deficit) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class
A LP |
|
|
- |
|
|
75,768 |
|
Class
B LP |
|
|
(241,606 |
) |
|
(147,381 |
) |
GP |
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
761 |
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive (loss) income |
|
|
(5,959 |
) |
|
205 |
|
Total
partners’ capital (deficit) |
|
|
(247,697 |
) |
|
(70,647 |
) |
Total
liabilities and partners’ capital (deficit) |
|
$ |
889,953 |
|
$ |
1,079,086 |
|
See Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements.
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL (DEFICIT)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Comprehensive Income |
|
|
|
|
|
Limited
Partners |
|
General
Partner |
|
Unrealized |
|
Unrealized |
|
Total |
|
|
|
Class
A LP |
|
Class
B LP |
|
Pinnacle
One |
|
Holding |
|
Pension |
|
Partners’
Capital |
|
|
|
Zenith
Trust |
|
TXU
Investment |
|
GP |
|
Gain
(Loss) |
|
Loss |
|
(Deficit) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at January 1, 2001 |
|
$ |
128,603 |
|
$ |
(123,391 |
) |
$ |
1,292 |
|
$ |
36 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
6,540 |
|
Capital
contributions from partners |
|
|
─ |
|
|
28,845 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
28,845 |
|
Net
loss |
|
|
(52,835 |
) |
|
(52,835 |
) |
|
(531 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(106,201 |
) |
Unrealized
gain on investments |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
169 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
169 |
|
Balance
at December 31, 2001 |
|
|
75,768 |
|
|
(147,381 |
) |
|
761 |
|
|
205 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(70,647 |
) |
Net
loss |
|
|
(75,768 |
) |
|
(101,987 |
) |
|
(893 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(178,648 |
) |
Capital
contributions |
|
|
─ |
|
|
7,762 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
7,762 |
|
Minimum
pension liability adjustment |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(6,028 |
) |
|
(6,028 |
) |
Unrealized
loss on investments |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(136 |
) |
|
─ |
|
|
(136 |
) |
Balance
at December 31, 2002 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
(241,606 |
) |
$ |
(132 |
) |
$ |
69 |
|
$ |
(6,028 |
) |
$ |
(247,697 |
) |
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
Net
loss |
|
$ |
(178,648 |
) |
$ |
(106,201 |
) |
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to cash (used in) provided by
operating
activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
income tax |
|
|
(38,908 |
) |
|
(9,368 |
) |
Depreciation
and amortization |
|
|
46,292 |
|
|
55,583 |
|
Gain
on disposition of property |
|
|
(558 |
) |
|
(6,158 |
) |
Realized
gain on marketable equity securities |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Provision
for postretirement benefit |
|
|
9,160 |
|
|
838 |
|
Long-lived
asset impairments |
|
|
99,321 |
|
|
─ |
|
Restructuring
charges |
|
|
2,069 |
|
|
─ |
|
Goodwill
impairment |
|
|
18,000 |
|
|
─ |
|
Partnership
income |
|
|
(2,332 |
) |
|
(3,151 |
) |
Allowance
for funds used during construction |
|
|
(179 |
) |
|
(572 |
) |
Minority
interest in net loss of subsidiary |
|
|
(8,048 |
) |
|
(507 |
) |
Provision
for bad debt losses |
|
|
10,200 |
|
|
3,981 |
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable |
|
|
3,175 |
|
|
(5,323 |
) |
Inventories |
|
|
2,520 |
|
|
3,048 |
|
Prepaid
federal income tax |
|
|
(4,664 |
) |
|
12,299 |
|
Other
assets |
|
|
(2,075 |
) |
|
2,688 |
|
Accounts
payable |
|
|
(15,003 |
) |
|
(14,543 |
) |
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities |
|
|
12,637 |
|
|
(1,383 |
) |
Other
- net |
|
|
(232 |
) |
|
(2,839 |
) |
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
|
|
(47,273 |
) |
|
(71,608 |
) |
Investing
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
expenditures |
|
|
(27,374 |
) |
|
(66,976 |
) |
Cash
and business assets purchased |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(2,467 |
) |
Capital
contribution to Fibernet |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Proceeds
from sale-leaseback transaction |
|
|
4,814 |
|
|
─ |
|
Proceeds
from sale of investments |
|
|
998 |
|
|
188 |
|
Proceeds
from securities |
|
|
81,199 |
|
|
77,351 |
|
Proceeds
from sale of assets |
|
|
290 |
|
|
9,309 |
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
|
59,927 |
|
|
17,405 |
|
Financing
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
contributions |
|
|
7,762 |
|
|
28,845 |
|
Contributions
from minority interest members |
|
|
─ |
|
|
2,479 |
|
Distributions
to partners |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Net
borrowings (repayments) under credit facility |
|
|
23,319 |
|
|
40,620 |
|
Debt
finance and transaction fees |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Proceeds
from notes |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Repayment
of notes |
|
|
(34,724 |
) |
|
(24,619 |
) |
Net
cash (used in) provided by financial activities |
|
|
(3,643 |
) |
|
47,325 |
|
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
9,011
|
|
|
(6,878 |
) |
Cash
and cash equivalents - beginning |
|
|
3,416 |
|
|
10,294 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents - ending |
|
$ |
12,427 |
|
$ |
3,416 |
|
Supplemental
cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
paid |
|
$ |
79,023 |
|
$ |
113,445 |
|
Taxes
paid |
|
$ |
(153 |
) |
$ |
(1,333 |
) |
Noncash
capital leases |
|
$ |
4,761 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Noncash
- Book value of assets contributed - net |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
─ |
|
See Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements.
1.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Pinnacle
One Partners, L.P. (“Pinnacle”) is a partnership formed in May 2000 (date of
inception) that owns 100% of TXU Communications Ventures Company (“TXU Com”).
TXU Corp. (“TXU Corp.”) and Zenith Telecom Trust (“Zenith”) each own, directly
or indirectly, a 49.75% limited partnership interest in Pinnacle. Pinnacle One
GP, LLC, the general partner, in which both TXU Corp. and Zenith own a 50%
interest, holds a 0.5% general partnership interest in Pinnacle. In May 2000,
TXU Corp. acquired all of the outstanding stock of Fort Bend Communication
Companies, Inc. (“FBCC”) for approximately $161 million in cash and accounted
for the acquisition as a purchase business combination. Subsequently, TXU Corp.
contributed the stock of FBCC and each of the subsidiaries of TXU Communications
Company at their carrying value to Pinnacle, for $600 million in cash and a 50%
voting interest in Pinnacle. Zenith contributed $150 million in cash for the
remaining 50% voting interest. The Pinnacle agreement provides for a preferred
return to Zenith through August of 2004. The agreement provides that this
preferred return represents a return on invested capital to be borne by
Pinnacle. (See Note 8.)
Principles
of Consolidation - The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Pinnacle and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, Pinnacle One Overfund Trust (“Overfund Trust”), TXU
Com, TXU Communications Services Company (“Services”), TXU Communications
Telephone Company (“Telephone”), TXU Communications Telecom Services Company
(“Telecom”), TXU Communications Transport Company (“Transport”), Fort Bend
Telephone Company (“FB Telephone”), Fort Bend Long Distance Company (“FBLD”),
Fort Bend Wireless Company (“FB Wireless”), Telcon, Inc. (“Telcon”), and FBCIP,
Inc. (“FBCIP”). Transport includes East Texas Fiber Line, Inc. (“ETFL”), a 63%
owned affiliate. Also included is Fort Bend Cellular, Inc. (“FB Cellular”), a
wholly owned subsidiary of FB Telephone. All material intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Description
of Business - TXU Com
is the parent company to Services, Telephone, Telecom, Transport, FB Telephone,
FBLD, FB Wireless, Telcon and FBCIP. Pinnacle has no employees.
Telephone
is an incumbent local exchange carrier providing regulated telephone services to
its customers in East Texas. It has 16 exchanges, which serve approximately
123,000 access lines in Conroe and Lufkin. Telephone also provides access
services to a number of interexchange carriers who provide long distance
services. During 2002, approximately 51% of its revenues were derived from local
and long distance services and other end-user customer charges. During 2002,
approximately 18% of Telephone revenues were derived from access charges to
interexchange carriers. The remaining revenues consist primarily of subsidies,
directory advertising and billing and collections.
FB
Telephone is an incumbent local exchange carrier providing regulated telephone
services to its customers in Southeast Texas. FB Telephone has five exchanges,
which serve more than 46,000 access lines in the Houston area. It also provides
access services to a number of interexchange carriers who provide long distance
services. During 2002, approximately 51% of its revenues were derived from local
and long distance services and other end-user customer charges. During 2002,
approximately 19% of FB Telephone revenues were derived from access charges to
interexchange carriers. The remaining revenues consist primarily of subsidies,
directory advertising and billing and collections.
Telecom
and FB LD provide competitive local exchange service to more than 26,000 access
lines in Texas with a primary focus on business customers. Other services
provided include interexchange long distance service, Internet access, web
hosting service and communication equipment sales and service. Subsequent to
year end 2002, the majority of the assets of these companies were sold (see Note
14 - Subsequent Events).
Transport
operates fiber cable systems in Texas, which offer communications access and
transport services to interexchange carriers, wireless telephone companies, and
other major communications customers.
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ETFL is a
communications transport facility provider, owning and operating approximately
1,200 miles of fiber optic cable.
Telcon
and Services provide information management, human resources, accounting,
executive, and other administrative services to TXU Com affiliate companies.
FB
Cellular, FB Wireless, and FBCIP had no significant activity during the year
ended December 31, 2002 and 2001.
Use
of Estimates - The
preparation of Pinnacle’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements. Due to the
prospective nature of estimates, actual results could differ.
Accounting
and Regulatory Guidelines - Telephone
and FB Telephone are FCC Class B companies; however, their account structure
currently meets the more detailed requirements of a Class A company, as
prescribed in Part 32-Uniform System of Accounts for Class A Telephone companies
as promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) with additional
guidance and interpretations from the Public Utility Commission of Texas
(“Commission”). This regulated telephone operation is subject to the provisions
of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 71, “Accounting for
the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation.” SFAS No. 71 establishes GAAP for
enterprises whose regulators have the power to approve and/or regulate the rates
that companies may charge for services or products. SFAS No. 71 also establishes
GAAP for a regulated enterprise, including the establishment of GAAP for the
capitalization of allowable costs. Costs that are not allowable under the
regulatory process are generally expensed as incurred. Telephone and FB
Telephone are subject to regulation by the Commission for intrastate ratemaking
purposes, which includes rates for basic local services, intraLATA toll services
and access services for the origination and termination of in-state
long-distance calls. Telephone and FB Telephone initially filed for Chapter 59
alternative regulation on August 18, 1997 and May 12, 2000, respectively. This
differs from traditional rate of return regulation in that prices are capped for
the initial period of election, which is six years. Both companies have the
option to renew this alternative regulation election every two years after the
initial election period has expired. For interstate services, access charges,
and other matters, both companies are subject to the jurisdiction of the FCC.
Telephone and FB Telephone have both elected to remain under rate base rate of
return regulation for interstate services. To this end, they participate in the
Carrier Common Line (“CCL”) Pool administered by the National Exchange Carrier
Association (“NECA”) and file annual tariffs for traffic-sensitive services.
Both companies also receive various federal and state Universal Service Fund
(“USF”) monies to subsidize cost of service.
Property,
Plant, Equipment and Depreciation - Property,
plant and equipment are stated at historical cost. Allowance for funds used
during construction (“AFUDC”) is a regulatory cost accounting procedure whereby
amounts based upon interest charges on borrowed funds and a return on equity
capital used to finance construction are added to telecommunications plant cost.
Depreciation is computed generally on the straight-line method (see Note 2 for
the average asset lives).
Cash
Equivalents - Cash
equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments readily convertible to
known amounts of cash and which are so near maturity, generally 30 days, that
there is no significant risk of changes in value resulting from changes in
market interest rates.
Investments
- - Investments
in equity securities that have readily determinable fair values are categorized
as available-for-sale securities and are carried at fair value. The unrealized
gains or losses on securities classified as available-for-sale are included as a
separate component of partners’ capital. Pinnacle uses the equity method of
accounting for investments where the ability to exercise significant influence
over such entities exists. Other investments that do not have readily
determinable fair market values are carried at cost.
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Goodwill
- - Amounts
paid for assets of other companies in excess of fair value are charged to
goodwill. Goodwill was amortized over its useful life, normally 15 to 40 years.
SFAS No.
142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, became
effective for Pinnacle on January 1, 2002. SFAS No. 142 requires, among other
things, the allocation of goodwill to reporting units based upon the current
fair value of the reporting units, and the discontinuance of goodwill
amortization. The amortization of Pinnacle’s goodwill ($13.6 million in 2001)
ceased effective January 1, 2002.
In
addition, SFAS No. 142 required completion of a transitional goodwill impairment
test within six months from the date of adoption. It established a new method of
testing goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, or on an interim basis if an
event occurs or circumstances change that would reduce the fair value of a
reporting unit below its carrying value. Pinnacle
completed the transitional impairment test in the second quarter of 2002, the
results of which indicated no impairment of goodwill at that time. An impairment
resulted from the additional evaluation performed using a discounted cash flow
methodology in 2002
as of October 1, which has been selected as the annual impairment test date. In
the fourth quarter of 2002, TXU Com recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $18
million.
Changes
in the carrying amount of goodwill for the period December 31, 2001 to December
31, 2002 is summarized as follows (in thousands):
Balance,
December 31, 2001 |
|
$ |
335,536 |
|
Less
impairment |
|
|
18,000 |
|
Balance,
December 31, 2002 |
|
$ |
317,536 |
|
At
December 31, 2002 and 2001, goodwill was stated net of accumulated amortization
of $24.3 million.
The table
below reflects what reported net income would have been in the 2001 period,
exclusive of goodwill amortization expense recognized for consolidated entities
in that period compared to the 2002 period (in thousands):
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported
net loss |
|
$ |
(178,648 |
) |
$ |
(106,201 |
) |
Add
back goodwill amortization |
|
|
─ |
|
|
13,580 |
|
Adjusted
net loss |
|
$ |
(178,648 |
) |
$ |
(92,621 |
) |
Materials
and Supplies - Inventories
of materials and supplies are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is
determined by a moving weighted average method.
Indefeasible
Rights of Use (“IRU”) - Both
ETFL and Transport have entered into several agreements that entitle Pinnacle to
a long-term lease or an IRU of local and long-haul dark fiber of another party.
Generally each agreement requires each company to pay an aggregate price
consisting of an initial payment, followed by installments during the
construction period based upon achieving certain milestones (e.g., commencement
of construction, conduit installation and fiber installation). The final payment
for each segment will be made at the time of acceptance.
Additionally,
ETFL and Transport have entered into several agreements that entitle another
party to a long-term lease or an IRU of certain local and long-haul dark fiber
of Pinnacle. If the agreement is classified as a service agreement, revenues are
recognized ratably over the life of the lease. If an exchange of similar fiber
has occurred with another transport provider with similar fiber, no gain or loss
is recognized on the like-kind exchange.
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Pension
and Postretirement Benefits - Pension
benefits are provided for substantially all employees of TXU Com. TXU Com
generally funds the pension plan to the extent that contributions are deductible
for federal income tax purposes. TXU Com also has deferred compensation
agreements with the former board of directors and certain key employees.
Postretirement benefits expense is accrued on a current basis using actuarially
determined cost estimates. In addition, employees may become eligible for
certain health care and life insurance benefits after retirement.
Federal
Income Taxes and Deferred Credits - Pinnacle
is a non-taxable entity for which applicable income taxes are the responsibility
of the partners. TXU Com is subject to both federal and state income taxes.
Subsequent to August 11, 2000, TXU Com and its subsidiaries file a separate
consolidated federal income tax return from TXU Corp. Prior to August 11, 2000,
TXU Com and its subsidiaries were included in the consolidated federal income
tax return of TXU Corp. ETFL files a separate federal income tax return. Federal
income tax expense or benefit is allocated to each subsidiary based on
separately determined taxable income or loss.
Income
taxes are provided based on taxable income or loss as reported for financial
statement purposes. The provision for income taxes differs from the amounts
currently payable because of temporary differences in the recognition of certain
income and expense items for financial reporting and tax reporting purposes.
Investment tax credits (“ITC”) used to offset income tax for tax reporting
purposes are deferred and amortized over the lives of the related assets for
financial reporting.
Deferred
federal income taxes are provided for the temporary differences between assets
and liabilities recognized for financial reporting purposes and such amounts
recognized for tax purposes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are
measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or
settled. TXU Com would record a valuation allowance related to its deferred
income tax assets when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not
that deferred tax assets would not be realized.
TXU Com
has recorded a regulatory liability to recognize the cumulative effects of
anticipated rate making activities. For financial statement purposes, deferred
ITC and excess deferred federal income taxes related to depreciation of
regulated assets are being amortized as a reduction of the provision for income
taxes over the estimated useful or remaining lives of the related property,
plant and equipment.
ETFL had
no current or deferred federal income taxes at December 31, 2002 and
2001.
Revenue
Recognition - Revenues
are generally recognized and earned when evidence of an arrangement exists,
service has been rendered and collectibility is reasonably assured. Local
telephone service revenue is recorded based on tariffed rates. Telephone network
access and long-distance service revenues are derived from access and toll
charges and settlement arrangements. Revenues on billings to customers for
services in advance of providing such services are deferred and recognized when
earned.
Reclassification
- - Certain
reclassifications have been made in the prior year financial statements to
conform to the 2002 presentation.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements - SFAS No.
143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” became effective on January
1, 2003. SFAS No. 143 requires entities to record the fair value of a legal
liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is
incurred. When a new liability is recorded beginning in 2003, the entity will
capitalize the net present value of the liability by increasing the carrying
amount of the related long-lived asset. The liability is accreted each period,
and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related
asset. Pinnacle does not believe there will be any material impact on its
consolidated financial statements from the adoption of this
standard.
SFAS No.
144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” became
effective on January 1, 2002. SFAS No. 144 addresses financial accounting and
reporting for the impairment of long-lived assets and for long-lived assets to
be disposed of. Pinnacle recognized impairment charges of $90.9 million for the
year ended December 31, 2002 (see Note 13 - Impairment and Restructuring
Charges).
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ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SFAS No.
146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities,” was
issued in June 2002 and became effective on January 1, 2003. SFAS No. 146
requires that a liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity
be recognized only when the liability is incurred and measured initially at fair
value.
Financial
Accounting Standards Board Interpretation (FIN) No. 45, “Guarantor's Accounting
and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of
Indebtedness of Others - an Interpretation of FASB Statements No. 5, 57, and 107
and Rescission of FIN No. 34” was issued in November 2002 and became effective
for disclosures made in December 31, 2002, financial statements. The
interpretation requires expanded disclosures of guarantees. In addition, the
interpretation requires recording the fair value of guarantees upon issuance or
modification after January 1, 2003. While
Pinnacle has various guarantees included in contracts in the normal course of
business, primarily in the form of indemnities, these guarantees do not
represent significant commitments or contingent liabilities related to the
indebtedness of others.
FIN No.
46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” was issued in January 2003.
FIN No. 46 provides guidance related to identifying variable interest entities
and determining whether such entities should be consolidated. This guidance will
be effective for the quarter ending September 30, 2003.
For
accounting standards not yet adopted or implemented, Pinnacle is evaluating the
potential impact on its financial position and results of
operations.
2.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property,
plant and equipment is summarized as follows:
|
|
December
31, |
|
Estimated |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
Useful
Life |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land |
|
$ |
4,433 |
|
$ |
4,611 |
|
|
|
|
Buildings |
|
|
24,938 |
|
|
22,372 |
|
|
15-35
years |
|
Telephone
plant |
|
|
242,934 |
|
|
333,250 |
|
|
5-30
years |
|
Furniture
and office equipment |
|
|
45,420 |
|
|
44,058 |
|
|
5-17
years |
|
Automotive
and other equipment |
|
|
8,518 |
|
|
10,073 |
|
|
3-7
years |
|
Construction
in progress |
|
|
5,249 |
|
|
34,851 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
331,492 |
|
|
449,215 |
|
|
|
|
Less:
accumulated depreciation |
|
|
90,700 |
|
|
85,816 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
240,792 |
|
$ |
363,399 |
|
|
|
|
Substantially
all of FB Telephone’s property, plant and equipment totaling $57.1 million is
pledged as security for the long-term debt to CoBank ACB
(“CoBank”).
Depreciation
expense was $40.8 million and $36.5 million
for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
3.
LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term
debt consisted of the following:
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior
secured notes (8.83% interest paid semi-annually, due
2004) |
|
$ |
810,000 |
|
$ |
810,000 |
|
TXU
Corp. revolving credit facility |
|
|
144,066 |
|
|
151,678 |
|
CoBank
mortgage notes (8.15% interest paid monthly) |
|
|
─ |
|
|
1,250 |
|
CoBank
mortgage notes (7.27% to 8.75% paid monthly, due 2013) |
|
|
18,071 |
|
|
19,715 |
|
GE
capital leases |
|
|
4,009 |
|
|
─ |
|
Debentures
payable (8.5% due in annual installments of $148) |
|
|
56 |
|
|
202 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
976,202 |
|
|
982,845 |
|
Less
current maturities |
|
|
2,999 |
|
|
3,041 |
|
Total
long-term debt |
|
$ |
973,203 |
|
$ |
979,804 |
|
In August
2000, in connection with its formation, Pinnacle issued $810 million of 8.83%
senior secured notes due August 15, 2004. The notes are secured by all of
Pinnacle’s assets, including its shares of TXU Com. Total proceeds (net of
transaction costs), including $150 million received from Zenith, were used by
Pinnacle to make a $600 million cash distribution to TXU Corp., in exchange for
TXU Corp.’s contribution of the stock of its telecommunications subsidiaries to
Pinnacle, and fund the Overfund Trust in the amount of $336 million. The
Overfund Trust used the cash to invest in TXU Corp. debt securities. These trust
assets, including principal and related interest earned, are being used to pay
interest on the senior secured notes and the investment yield amounts to Zenith.
(See Note 8.)
TXU Corp.
provides a $200 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) to TXU Com
that expires in 2004. Interest is payable by TXU Com at a rate equal to the
London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.5%, in effect as of the
beginning of each credit facility advance. The interest rate of each advance is
calculated for one-, two-, three-, or six-month periods, as elected by TXU Com,
at the end of which the interest rate is reset to the current LIBOR rate plus
1.5%. The weighted average rate on the December 31, 2002 balance outstanding was
2.92%. Principal is payable at the end of the Revolver’s four-year term and may
be prepaid at any time without penalty. At December 31, 2002, $55.9 million was
available for borrowing. TXU Com may borrow under the Revolver only to the
extent its projected cash requirements for any month exceed its projected cash
flows for such month.
Capital
contributions to TXU Com came from TXU Investment Company, a subsidiary of TXU
Corp., in the amount of 35% of TXU Com’s budgeted capital spending. The
contributions, usually due on the first day of each month, were used to pay down
the Revolver. For the year ended December 31, 2002, TXU Investment Company made
capital contributions to TXU COM in the amount of $7.8 million. In light of TXU
COM’s significant capital expenditure reductions from planned amounts, TXU
Investment Company has notified TXU COM that it is re-evaluating the need to
continue these capital contributions.
In
October 2002, the 8.15% CoBank mortgage notes were retired. The long-term debt
agreements on the remaining CoBank mortgage notes contain restrictions on the
payment of dividends. The restrictions are related, in general, to FB
Telephone’s adjusted net worth and assets as defined in the loan agreements and
the restrictions on investment in affiliates. In addition, the mortgage notes
contain a principal pre-payment penalty. As of December 31, 2002, FB Telephone
was in compliance with the mortgage loan covenants with CoBank.
The GE
Capital Lease obligation amount results from the two Master Lease Agreements
with General Electric Capital Corporation (“GE”) which are described below (see
Note 7 - Capital Leases).
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Scheduled
principal maturities on long-term debt subsequent to December 31, 2002 are as
follows:
2003 |
|
$ |
2,999 |
|
2004 |
|
|
956,281 |
|
2005 |
|
|
2,595 |
|
2006 |
|
|
2,653 |
|
2007 |
|
|
1,817 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
9,857 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
976,202 |
|
4.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The
income tax (benefit) expense consists of the following:
|
|
Year
Ended |
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current: |
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
federal |
|
$ |
(3,018 |
) |
$ |
(1,951 |
) |
State |
|
|
(214 |
) |
|
83 |
|
Deferred: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
federal |
|
|
(31,819 |
) |
|
(3,611 |
) |
State |
|
|
(2,766 |
) |
|
(310 |
) |
Amortization
of investment tax credit |
|
|
(231 |
) |
|
(301 |
) |
Amortization
of excess deferred taxes |
|
|
(213 |
) |
|
(214 |
) |
Income
tax (benefit) expense |
|
$ |
(38,261 |
) |
$ |
(6,304 |
) |
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ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
income tax (benefit) expense differs from amounts computed at statutory rates
primarily because of amortization of nondeductible goodwill and the amortization
of excess deferred federal income taxes and investment tax credits. The
following is a reconciliation of the income tax (benefit) expense reported on
the consolidated statements of operations:
|
|
Year
Ended |
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax benefit at US federal statutory rate |
|
$ |
(44,809 |
) |
$ |
(10,101 |
) |
State
income tax (benefit) expense |
|
|
(3,841 |
) |
|
(355 |
) |
State
income tax refunds |
|
|
(866 |
) |
|
─ |
|
Goodwill
amortization |
|
|
─ |
|
|
4,752 |
|
Goodwill
impairment |
|
|
6,300 |
|
|
─ |
|
Minority
interest |
|
|
(2,817 |
) |
|
(177 |
) |
Amortization
of investment tax credit |
|
|
(231 |
) |
|
(301 |
) |
Amortization
of excess deferred taxes |
|
|
(214 |
) |
|
(214 |
) |
Increase
(decrease) in valuation
allowance |
|
|
9,080 |
|
|
(270 |
) |
Other |
|
|
(863 |
) |
|
362 |
|
Income
tax (benefit) expense |
|
$ |
(38,261 |
) |
$ |
(6,304 |
) |
Deferred
income taxes reflect the net tax effects of deductible temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The tax effects of
significant items comprising Pinnacle’s net deferred income taxes consist of the
following:
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
Deferred
tax assets |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating losses |
|
$ |
19,437 |
|
$ |
6,450 |
|
Allowance
for uncollectible accounts receivable |
|
|
1,831 |
|
|
1,049 |
|
Accrued
vacations |
|
|
939 |
|
|
660 |
|
Postretirement
benefits |
|
|
12,496 |
|
|
7,255 |
|
Long-lived
asset impairment |
|
|
31,375 |
|
|
─ |
|
Deferred
franchise tax |
|
|
1,666 |
|
|
1,680 |
|
Regulatory
assets |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
1,102 |
|
Other
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
106 |
|
Total
deferred assets |
|
$ |
67,873 |
|
$ |
18,302 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The net
deferred tax liability is classified on the balance sheet as
follows:
Deferred
tax liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
Franchise
tax |
|
$ |
(3,600 |
) |
$ |
(3,434 |
) |
Partnership
investment |
|
|
(1,151 |
) |
|
(1,481 |
) |
Basis
in investment |
|
|
(1,632 |
) |
|
(1,632 |
) |
Depreciation
|
|
|
(42,004 |
) |
|
(39,496 |
) |
Total
deferred liabilities |
|
$ |
(48,387 |
) |
$ |
(46,043 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation
allowance |
|
|
(9,090 |
) |
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
deferred tax asset (liability) |
|
$ |
10,396 |
|
$ |
(27,751 |
) |
Due to an
amended federal income tax return that was filed for the year ended December 31,
2000, TXU Com was able to carry-back net operating losses (“NOL”) originating in
2000 to request a refund of taxes previously paid. Anticipated refunds from the
amended return and the NOL carry-back are approximately $1.3
million.
On March
9, 2002, new tax legislation was enacted which extends the carry-back period for
NOL from two to five years for NOL originating in tax years ending in either
2002 or 2001. As a result of this change, TXU Com anticipates that it will be
able to utilize NOL originating in 2002 and 2001 to request a refund of taxes
previously paid in the amount of approximately $5.3 million.
ETFL, a
non-consolidated subsidiary for federal income tax return purposes, has NOL
carry-forwards of approximately $7.2 million to offset against future taxable
income. The NOLs expire from 2007 to 2022.
TXU Com
and its subsidiaries, which file a consolidated federal income tax return, have
NOL carry-forwards of approximately $43 million to offset against future taxable
income. The NOL may be carried forward for 20 years and will expire from 2020 to
2022, if not utilized.
5.
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
Pension
Plan
TXU Com
provides pension benefits through the TXU Communications Retirement Plan
(“Retirement Plan”), the TXU Communications Supplemental Retirement Plan
(“Supplemental Plan”) and the TXU Communications Deferred Compensation Plan for
Emerging Businesses (“Deferred Compensation Plan”).
The
Retirement Plan is a noncontributory defined benefit plan that provides benefits
to substantially all employees. Benefit provisions are subject to collective
bargaining. TXU Com’s funding policy for this plan is to contribute amounts
sufficient to meet minimum funding requirements as set forth in employee benefit
and tax laws. Employees who became participants prior to January 1, 2002 earn
benefits based on their length of service and final average pay. Employees who
become participants on or after January 1, 2002 earn cumulative benefits based
on their age and a percentage of their monthly pay.
Telcon,
FB Telephone, and FB LD adopted participation in the Retirement Plan effective
January 1, 2002. Employees who became participants on or after January 1, 2002
earn cumulative benefits based on their age and a percentage of their monthly
pay.
The
Supplemental Plan is a non-contributory pay-as-you-go plan providing
supplementary retirement benefits primarily to higher-level
employees.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
Deferred Compensation Plan is a contributory salary deferral plan offered on a
voluntary participation basis primarily to higher-level employees.
Changes
to the projected benefit obligation, the fair value of assets, and the
underlying actuarial assumptions for the pension and other retirement plans are
shown below.
Health
Care and Life Insurance Benefits: Services, Telephone, Telecom, and
Transport
TXU Com
provides certain postretirement health care and life insurance benefits for
employees who retire from TXU Com after reaching age 55 and accruing at least 15
years of service. Retirees share in the cost of health care benefits. Benefit
provisions are subject to collective bargaining. Funding policy for retiree
health benefits is generally to pay covered expenses as they are incurred.
Post-retirement life insurance benefits are fully insured.
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ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
effect on operations of principal retiree benefit plans is shown in the
following table.
|
|
Pension
Benefits |
|
Other
Benefits |
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit
obligation at December 31 |
|
$ |
51,533 |
|
$ |
45,256 |
|
$ |
18,701 |
|
$ |
14,240 |
|
Fair
value of plan assets at December 31 |
|
|
35,468 |
|
|
41,397 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Funded
status |
|
|
(16,065 |
) |
|
(3,859 |
) |
|
(18,701 |
) |
|
(14,240 |
) |
Unrecognized
net actuarial loss |
|
|
19,291 |
|
|
11,005 |
|
|
4,153 |
|
|
704 |
|
Unrecognized
prior service costs |
|
|
443 |
|
|
302 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Prepaid
(accrued) benefit cost |
|
$ |
3,669 |
|
$ |
7,448 |
|
$ |
(14,548 |
) |
$ |
(13,536 |
) |
SFAS No.
87, “Employers’ Accounting for Pensions,” required TXU Com to record an
additional minimum pension liability of $10.2 million at December 31, 2002. This
liability represents the amount by which the accumulated benefit obligation
exceeded the sum of the fair market value of plan assets and accrued amounts
previously recorded. The additional minimum pension liability was offset by a
$0.5 million intangible asset and resulted in a $6.0 million charge to
comprehensive income, net of related tax benefits of $3.7 million. The
intangible asset is included in other noncurrent assets in Pinnacle’s
consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2002.
|
|
Pension
Benefits |
|
Other
Benefits |
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assumptions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount
rate |
|
|
6.75 |
% |
|
7.25 |
% |
|
6.75 |
% |
|
7.25 |
% |
Expected
long-term return on assets |
|
|
8.50 |
% |
|
9.25 |
% |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
Compensation
increase rate |
|
|
4.30 |
% |
|
4.30 |
% |
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
For
measurement purposes, a 5% annual rate of increase in the cost of health care
benefits was assumed for 2002. This rate was assumed to increase to 12% in 2003
and gradually decrease to 5% by 2009, then remain at that level
thereafter.
|
|
Pension
Benefits |
|
Other
Benefits |
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
periodic benefit cost (credit) |
|
$ |
3,404 |
|
$ |
1,434 |
|
$ |
2,132 |
|
$ |
1,350 |
|
Employer
contribution |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
625 |
|
|
544 |
|
Plan
participants’ contributions |
|
|
─ |
|
|
─ |
|
|
96 |
|
|
21 |
|
Benefits
paid |
|
|
2,191 |
|
|
1,295 |
|
|
722 |
|
|
565 |
|
Curtailment
loss (gain) |
|
|
251 |
|
|
─ |
|
|
(494 |
) |
|
─ |
|
In 2002,
TXU Com recorded a credit to earnings of $243 thousand for pension and
postretirement termination benefits due to a large reduction in workforce. The
credit was the net of a $494 thousand curtailment gain recognized for
postretirement healthcare and life insurance benefits offset by a $251 thousand
curtailment loss due to the recognition of prior service costs related to
pension benefits.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Deferred
Compensation Agreements: Services, Telephone, Telecom and
Transport
TXU Com
has deferred compensation agreements with the former board of directors of TXU
Com’s predecessor company, Lufkin-Conroe Communications, and certain former
employees. The benefits are payable for up to 15 years and may begin as early as
age 65 or upon the death of the participant.
TXU Com
has purchased life insurance policies on certain former directors and key
employees. The excess of the cash surrender value of life insurance policies
over the notes payable balances related to these policies is reflected in
Pinnacle’s financial statements. These plans do not qualify under the Internal
Revenue Code (“IRC”), and therefore, federal income tax deductions are allowed
only when benefits are paid.
Payments
relating to deferred compensation agreements were $0.4 million for 2002 and
2001. Accrued costs were $0.5 million for 2002 and $0.1 million for 2001.
Accrued liability amounted to $3.3 million at December 31, 2002 and $3.4 million
at December 31, 2001.
401(k)
Plans
Nonbargaining:
Services, Telephone, Telecom, Transport, Telcon, FB Telephone and
FBLD
TXU Com
sponsors a 401(k) plan for all nonbargaining employees (“Nonbargaining TXU Com
Plan”) who have completed 90 days of full-time service (or at least 1,000 hours
of service in any year) and are age 21 or older. On December 31, 2001 the
Nonbargaining 401(k) plan covering Telcon, FB Telephone and FBLD was merged into
this plan. The plan allows participants to contribute up to 15% of their
eligible annual compensation to the plan, up to the maximum permitted by the
IRC. TXU Com matches 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions. TXU Com’s
matching contributions to the plan amounted to $0.6 million for 2002 and
2001.
Bargaining:
Services, Telephone, Telecom and Transport
TXU Com
sponsors a 401(k) plan for all bargaining employees (“Bargaining TXU Com Plan”)
who have completed one year of full-time service (or at least 1,000 hours of
service in any year) and are age 21 or older. The plan allows participants to
contribute up to 15% of their eligible annual compensation to the plan, up to
the maximum permitted by the IRC. For 2001, TXU Com matched 40% of the first 3%
of employee contributions. For 2002, TXU Com’s matching contribution increased
to 50% of the first 3% of employee contributions, in accordance with the terms
of the collective bargaining agreement. TXU Com’s matching contributions to the
plan amounted to $0.1 million for 2002 and 2001.
Non-Bargaining:
Telcon, FB Telephone and FBLD
TXU Com
sponsored a 401(k) plan for all non-bargaining employees of Telcon, FB Telephone
and FBLD who had completed at least one month of full-time service and who were
at least 21 years of age. Effective December 31, 2001, the plan was merged into
the 401(k) savings plan for non-bargaining employees of TXU Com. Participants’
accounts and participation eligibility were transferred to the TXU Com plan
effective January 1, 2002. Employees who became eligible on or after January 1,
2002 participated in the TXU Com plan. The plan allowed participants to
contribute up to 8% of their eligible annual compensation to the plan, up to the
maximum permitted by the IRC. TXU Com matched 50% of the first 8% of eligible
employee contributions. TXU Com’s matching contributions to the plan amounted to
$0.7 million for 2001.
The plan
provided for discretionary company-paid profit sharing contributions of up to
15% of each eligible employee’s total compensation. Discretionary profit sharing
contributions to the plan, which were accrued during the year and paid following
the close of the year, amounted to $0.2 million for 2001.
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
6.
OPERATING LEASES
Lessor
Pinnacle
is the lessor of fiber optic systems, agreements to lease capacity to customers
over fiber optic lines, and until their expiration in early fiscal 2002,
microwave towers. The leases, accounted for as operating leases, provide for
minimum future rentals to be received for the remainder of the lease period and
in the aggregate as follows:
Year
Ended |
|
Fiber
Optic |
|
December
31, |
|
Systems |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
2003 |
|
$ |
1,038 |
|
2004 |
|
|
990 |
|
2005 |
|
|
851 |
|
2006 |
|
|
752 |
|
2007 |
|
|
726 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
3,439 |
|
Total
minimum future rental income |
|
$ |
7,796 |
|
Following
is a summary of property on lease:
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Microwave
tower |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
382 |
|
Fiber
optic system |
|
|
747 |
|
|
7,472 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,854 |
|
Less
accumulated depreciation |
|
|
502 |
|
|
5,320 |
|
|
|
$ |
245 |
|
$ |
2,534 |
|
As
discussed in Note 13 - Impairment and Restructuring Charges, Pinnacle recorded
impairment charges in 2002 related to its transport assets, significantly
reducing the carrying value of the related assets.
Lessee
TXU Com
has executed various building space leases, with terms ranging from 36 to 84
months and monthly payments ranging from $0.1 million to $0.3 million. All but
one of the leases contain provisions for escalation of the monthly payments.
Pinnacle’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2002 includes a $0.3 million charge representing obligations on leased
facilities that were sublet to unrelated parties in 2002 for amounts less than
the related obligations. TXU Com also has executed several equipment leases with
varying terms up to 36 months and monthly payments totaling approximately $0.1
million.
The
future minimum rental payments required by capital and operating leases are as
follows (in thousands):
2003 |
|
$ |
4,871 |
|
2004 |
|
|
3,862 |
|
2005 |
|
|
3,333 |
|
2006 |
|
|
2,657 |
|
2007 |
|
|
1,635 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
5,127 |
|
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Rent
expense on operating leases was $3.6 million for 2002 and $2.3 million for
2001.
7.
CAPITAL LEASES
On
February 25, 2002 and effective April 1, 2002, TXU Com entered into a 30-month
basic term Master Lease Agreement with GE. The agreement covered the financing
of certain specific furniture, fixtures, equipment and leasehold improvements at
TXU Com’s corporate headquarters. This agreement was accounted for as a capital
lease arrangement with capitalized costs totaling $2.2 million. GE will invoice
TXU Com monthly for a variable amount, which has both a fixed and an
interest-sensitive component. At the end of the 30-month basic lease term, TXU
Com may elect to purchase the equipment at its fair value by financing a
contractually specified option payment.
Also on
February 25, 2002 and effective April 1, 2002, Pinnacle entered into a second
Master Lease Agreement with GE totaling $2.7 million. This 30-month basic term
agreement has two separate lease schedules covering the sale and leaseback of
certain specific additional leasehold improvements. The leases covered by these
two schedules were accounted for as capital leases. Under the terms of the
agreement, GE will invoice Pinnacle monthly for the rental expense.
8.
INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED AND NONAFFILIATED
COMPANIES
Investments
at December 31, 2002 and 2001 consist of the following (in
thousands):
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
Short-term
investments - marketable equity securities |
|
$ |
125 |
|
$ |
105 |
|
Noncurrent
investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Overfund
Trust - TXU Corp. debt securities |
|
$ |
177,564 |
|
$ |
258,733 |
|
Equity
method investments in entities |
|
|
26,864 |
|
|
24,843 |
|
Investments
in securities - at cost |
|
|
7,151 |
|
|
6,986 |
|
Other
|
|
|
1,403 |
|
|
2,244 |
|
Total
noncurrent investments |
|
$ |
212,982 |
|
$ |
292,806 |
|
Marketable
equity securities have been categorized as available for sale and, as a result,
are stated at fair value. Such securities are classified as either current
(short-term) or noncurrent assets on the balance sheet depending upon the
purpose for which they are held. Unrealized gains and losses are included as a
component of accumulated other comprehensive income until realized.
For the
purpose of determining gross unrealized gains and losses, marketable securities
include the following at December 31, 2002 and 2001:
|
|
Cost |
|
Fair
Value |
|
Unrealized
Gains |
|
Realized
Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
Other
marketable equity securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FB
Telephone - (short-term) |
|
$ |
11 |
|
$ |
11 |
|
$ |
125 |
|
$ |
105 |
|
$ |
114 |
|
$ |
94 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
(14 |
) |
TXU
Com - (noncurrent) |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
768 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
939 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
171 |
|
$ |
230 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
Upon the
formation of Pinnacle in August 2000 as described in Note 3, the Overfund Trust
invested $336 million in TXU Corp. 6.0% fixed rate debt securities due
biannually through August 2004. The trust assets, including principal and
interest earned, are being used to pay interest on the senior secured notes and
the investment yield amounts to Zenith.
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
All
investments in securities are held for noncurrent uses and are classified as
noncurrent assets on the balance sheet.
In May
2002, Pinnacle sold its investment in International Paper Company stock,
resulting in a realized gain of $0.2 million.
The
following investments are accounted for using the equity method:
|
|
Percentage
Owned |
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
GTE
Mobilnet of South Texas Limited Partnership |
|
|
2.34 |
% |
|
2.34 |
% |
GTE
Mobilnet of Texas RSA #17 Limited Partnership |
|
|
17.02 |
% |
|
17.02 |
% |
Fort
Bend Fibernet Partnership |
|
|
39.00 |
% |
|
39.00 |
% |
In
December 2001, Pinnacle sold all of its 18% investment in ALLTEL Communications
Texas RSA#11B Limited Partnership, resulting in a gain of $6.2
million.
The
investments in securities accounted for using the cost method include the
following:
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rural
Telephone Bank stock |
|
$ |
5,921 |
|
$ |
5,921 |
|
CoBank,
ACB stock |
|
|
1,230 |
|
|
1,065 |
|
The
CoBank stock represents purchases of CoBank stock as required by the CoBank loan
agreement and patronage distributions from CoBank in the form of stock. FB
Telephone will begin receiving annual refunds of a portion of this stock once
its stock balance reaches 11.5% of the five-year moving average of its CoBank
loan balance.
Pinnacle
owns 5,921 shares of $1,000 par value Class C Rural Telephone Bank, which is
stated at original cost plus a gain recognized at conversion of Class B to Class
C stock.
9.
MINORITY INTEREST
During
1990, Transport, in a joint venture with Eastex Celco (“ETC”), formed ETFL.
Transport and ETC own 63% and 37%, respectively, of the outstanding stock of
ETFL. Minority owners’ interest in the losses of ETFL was $8.0 million in 2002
and $507 thousand in 2001.
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10.
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Following
is a summary of transactions and balances with related parties:
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable - TXU Corp. |
|
$ |
3,951 |
|
$ |
5,821 |
|
Accounts
receivable - Fort Bend Fibernet 39% Limited |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Partnership |
|
|
44 |
|
|
─ |
|
Accounts
payable - TXU Corp. |
|
|
(352 |
) |
|
(4,484 |
) |
Long-term
debt payable - TXU Corp. |
|
|
(144,066 |
) |
|
(151,678 |
) |
Accrued
interest - TXU Corp. |
|
|
(3,995 |
) |
|
(149 |
) |
Investment
in TXU Corp. debt securities |
|
|
177,564 |
|
|
258,733 |
|
Interest
expense paid to TXU Corp. |
|
|
5,059 |
|
|
8,501 |
|
Billings
from TXU Corp. for management fees |
|
|
3,331 |
|
|
5,594 |
|
Billings
from TXU Corp. for services |
|
|
2,427 |
|
|
1,885 |
|
11.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Pinnacle
and its subsidiaries are subject to various claims and lawsuits, including
property damage claims, which arise from time to time in the normal course of
business. It is the opinion of management and counsel that the disposition or
ultimate determination of such claims and lawsuits will not have a material
effect on the financial position of Pinnacle, since Pinnacle has insurance to
cover such claims.
12.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The
following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each
of the material financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate
the value:
Cash,
Cash Equivalents, and Short-Term Investments - Cash,
cash equivalents and short-term investments are valued at their carrying
amounts, which are reasonable estimates of their fair value because of the short
maturity of those instruments.
Accounts
Receivable/Payables - Due to
their near-term maturities, the carrying amounts of accounts receivable and
accounts payable are considered equivalent to fair value.
Long-Term
Investments - The fair
value of investments is estimated based on the quoted market price for that
investment. Other investments for which there are no quoted market prices
because the stocks are not publicly traded are carried at cost since reasonable
estimates of fair value could not be made without incurring excessive
costs.
Long-Term
Debt - The fair
value of Pinnacle’s long-term debt, including current maturities, is estimated
based on the current rates offered to Pinnacle for debt of the same remaining
maturities.
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
carrying amounts and estimated fair values of Pinnacle’s material financial
instruments are as follows:
|
|
Carrying
Amount |
|
Fair
Value |
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
|
|
Long-term
investments for which it is: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Practicable
to estimate fair value |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
1,044 |
|
$ |
─ |
|
$ |
1,044 |
|
Not
practicable to estimate fair value |
|
|
35,418 |
|
|
33,107 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
|
Investments
in TXU Corp. debt securities |
|
|
177,564 |
|
|
258,733 |
|
|
177,564 |
|
|
258,733 |
|
Long-term
debt |
|
|
976,202 |
|
|
982,845 |
|
|
976,202 |
|
|
982,845 |
|
13.
IMPAIRMENT AND RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
In
December 2002, Pinnacle revised its business strategy to focus primarily on its
ILEC business and related activities. At that point Pinnacle made a decision to
hold its CLEC and Transport assets for sale. Pinnacle determined the value of
the assets held for sale based on third party sale negotiations and similar
recent sales transactions and recorded an impairment charge of $90.9 million
($56.6 million after taxes and minority interest) in the fourth quarter of 2002.
In addition, Pinnacle recorded restructuring charges of $2.1
million.
Impairment
Charges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLEC |
|
Transport |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
Thousands
of Dollars |
|
Property,
plant and equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
book value |
|
$ |
27,512 |
|
$ |
70,831 |
|
$ |
98,343 |
|
Estimated
cost of sale |
|
|
232 |
|
|
360 |
|
|
592 |
|
|
|
|
27,744 |
|
|
71,191 |
|
|
98,935 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
estimated fair market value |
|
|
947 |
|
|
7,083 |
|
|
8,030 |
|
Assets
held for sale impairment charges |
|
$ |
26,797 |
|
$ |
64,108 |
|
$ |
90,905 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restructuring
Charges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(thousands
of dollars) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee
separations |
|
$ |
736 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facility
closure costs |
|
|
916 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
contractual commitments |
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
2,069 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee
separation restructuring charges relate to 55 affected employees. It is
anticipated that the majority of employee separation costs will be paid by the
end of the second quarter 2003. At December 31, 2002, none of the restructuring
costs had been paid.
Earlier
in 2002, Pinnacle recorded impairment charges of $8.4 million related to certain
CLEC information technology and collocation assets. The evaluation occurred in
conjunction with exiting certain unprofitable activities and decommissioning
non-strategic collocation sites. The information technology assets were fully
written-off and taken out of service. The collocation assets were valued at fair
market value based on third party pricing. This impairment occurred prior to the
decision to hold those assets for sale.
PINNACLE
ONE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
14.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Assets
Held For Sale
In 2002,
Pinnacle refocused its operations on the core ILEC operations. As a result,
Pinnacle began exploring alternatives for its CLEC and Transport operations. On
January 15, 2003, Pinnacle entered into an agreement to sell substantially all
of the assets related to its CLEC operations conducted by Telecom and FB LD for
a total purchase price of $1.2 million. Pinnacle completed the sale of its CLEC
operations on March 15, 2003. Pinnacle also anticipates selling its Transport
operations in the near term. As a result, the assets and liabilities related to
the operations held for sale have been presented separately in the assets and
liabilities sections of the consolidated balance sheets. The assets held for
sale consist of $8.0 million of property, plant and equipment recorded at fair
market value based on the estimated sales price. The liabilities represent
estimated costs to sell of $0.6 million and restructuring charges of $2.1
million.
Sale
of Pinnacle by TXU Corp.
In May
2003, TXU Corp. acquired, for $150 million in cash, its joint venture partner’s
interest in Pinnacle. The acquisition of the interest was under a put/call
agreement that had been executed in late February 2003. Also in May 2003, TXU
Corp. finalized a formal plan to dispose of TXU Communications by sale.
In
January 2004, TXU Corp. entered into an agreement to sell its telecommunications
business for $527 million which represented all of the operating assets of
Pinnacle.
In the
fourth quarter of 2003, Pinnacle recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $13.2
million ($8.5 million after-tax), to reflect the fair value of the business as
determined by a sales agreement entered into in January 2004. Under the
agreement, the stock of the business will be sold for $524 million in cash
(before transaction costs and other adjustments) and $3 million in assumed debt.
The sale is expected to be completed in the first half of 2004, pending approval
by the Federal Communications Commission and Hart-Scott-Rodino Act review.
Estimated net cash proceeds from the sale of approximately $520 million will be
applied to the repayment of $560 million of Pinnacle’s notes
payable.