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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-31374
BIW LIMITED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CONNECTICUT 04-3617838
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(State of Incorporation (I.R.S Employer I.D. No.)
or Organization)
230 BEAVER STREET, ANSONIA, CT 06401
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 735-1888
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES X NO
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES NO X
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class Outstanding at July 30, 2004
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COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 1,642,542
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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BIW Limited
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
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(UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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2004 2003 2004 2003
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Operating revenue $ 2,426,300 $ 1,295,983 $ 4,537,757 $ 2,412,175
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Operating expenses:
Operating expenses 1,579,483 733,569 2,915,644 1,463,538
Maintenance expenses 117,118 86,562 251,843 160,722
Depreciation 190,000 145,000 370,000 290,000
Taxes other than income taxes 134,490 100,939 271,259 206,528
Taxes on income 80,583 35,119 133,850 36,031
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Total operating expenses 2,101,674 1,101,189 3,942,596 2,156,819
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Utility operating income 324,626 194,794 595,161 255,356
Amortization of prior years' deferred
income on land dispositions (net of
income taxes) 2,836 44,793 5,671 89,586
Other income, net (including allowance
for funds used during construction of
$94,185 in 2004 and $46,451 in 2003) 53,178 5,320 110,522 60,694
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Income before interest expense 380,640 244,907 711,354 405,636
Interest and amortization of debt discount 141,898 103,738 270,727 207,479
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Net income 238,742 141,169 440,627 198,157
Retained earnings, beginning 9,744,850 9,795,495 9,822,197 9,984,068
Dividends 279,232 245,561 558,464 491,122
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Retained earnings, ending $ 9,704,360 $ 9,691,103 $ 9,704,360 $ 9,691,103
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Earnings per share - basic $ .15 $ .09 $ .27 $ .12
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Earnings per share - diluted $ .14 $ .09 $ .26 $ .12
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Dividends per share $ .17 $ .15 $ .34 $ .30
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The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these consolidated financial statements.
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BIW Limited
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(Unaudited)
June 30, Dec. 31,
2004 2003
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ASSETS:
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Utility plant $ 34,275,300 $ 33,213,665
Accumulated depreciation (8,922,207) (8,578,855)
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Net utility plant 25,353,093 24,634,810
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Other property 410,919 388,678
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 386,972 148,618
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
for doubtful accounts 1,125,016 916,985
Accrued utility revenue 656,879 561,560
Materials & supplies 287,447 280,319
Prepayments 258,934 302,482
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Total current assets 2,715,248 2,209,964
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Deferred charges 243,644 226,034
Unamortized debt expense 372,818 89,242
Regulatory asset - income taxes recoverable 439,050 439,050
Other assets 458,632 411,691
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1,514,144 1,166,017
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$ 29,993,404 $ 28,399,469
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES:
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Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, no par value, authorized
5,000,000 shares; issued and
outstanding 6/30/04 - 1,642,542
shares; 12/31/03 - 1,637,076 shares $ 2,900,942 $ 2,900,913
Retained earnings 9,704,360 9,822,197
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12,605,302 12,723,110
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Long-term debt 9,000,000 3,948,000
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Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt -- 94,000
Note payable 1,755,000 4,705,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 1,053,501 1,411,227
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Total current liabilities 2,808,501 6,210,227
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Customers' advances for construction 547,336 503,897
Contributions in aid of construction 2,485,353 2,454,304
Regulatory liability-income taxes refundable 134,486 134,486
Deferred income taxes 2,393,694 2,397,034
Deferred income on disposition of land 18,732 28,411
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5,579,601 5,518,132
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$ 29,993,404 $ 28,399,469
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The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these consolidated financial statements.
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BIW Limited
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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Cash flows from operating activities 2004 2003
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Net income $ 440,627 $ 198,157
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 426,984 311,490
Amortization of deferred income, net of tax (5,671) (89,586)
Deferred income taxes (7,350) (7,350)
Increases and decreases in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and accrued utility revenue (303,350) (25,052)
Materials and supplies (7,128) (25,972)
Prepayments 43,548 (104,700)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (357,726) 58,613
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Total adjustments (210,693) 117,443
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Net cash flows provided by operating activities 229,934 315,600
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Net construction expenditures (1,009,388) (669,782)
Sale of investments -- 737,141
Other assets and deferred charges, net (431,728) (233,936)
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Net cash flows used in investing activities (1,441,116) (166,577)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends paid - net (558,464) (491,122)
Increase in long-term debt 9,000,000 --
Repayment of long-term debt (4,042,000) --
Advances (repayments) on line of credit, net (2,950,000) --
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Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing
activities: 1,449,536 (491,122)
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Net change in cash & cash equivalents 238,354 (342,099)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning 148,618 663,060
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Cash and cash equivalents, ending $ 386,972 $ 320,961
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for
Interest $ 303,037 $ 199,355
Income taxes 10,000 9,000
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing
activities:
Birmingham Utilities receives contributions of
plant from builders and developers. These
contributions of plant are reported in utility
plant and in customers' advances for construction
The contributions are deducted from construction
expenditures by BUI.
Gross plant, additions 1,083,876 691,707
Customers' advances for construction (74,488) (21,925)
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Capital expenditures, net $ 1,009,388 $ 669,782
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these consolidated financial statements.
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BIW Limited
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
BIW Limited (BIW or the Company) is the parent company of Birmingham
Utilities, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Eastern Connecticut Regional
Water Company, Inc. (Eastern Division), (collectively BUI or Birmingham
Utilities), a regulated public water service company that provides water service
to customers in various cities and towns in Connecticut and Birmingham H2O
Services, Inc. (BHS or H2O Services), which provides water related services to
other water utilities, municipalities, contractors and individuals throughout
Connecticut.
Birmingham Utilities is subject to the jurisdiction of the Connecticut
Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) as to accounting, financing,
ratemaking, disposal of property, the issuance of long-term securities and other
matters affecting its operations. The Connecticut Department of Public Health
(the Health Department or DPH) has regulatory powers over BUI under state law
with respect to water quality, sources of supply, and the use of watershed land.
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is authorized to
regulate BUI's operations with regard to water pollution abatement, diversion of
water from streams and rivers, safety of dams and the location, construction and
alteration of certain water facilities. BUI's activities are also subject to
regulation with regard to environmental and other operational matters by
federal, state and local authorities, including, without limitation, zoning
authorities.
In addition, Birmingham Utilities is subject to regulation of its water
quality under the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The United States
Environmental Protection Agency has granted to the Health Department the primary
enforcement responsibility in Connecticut under the SDWA. The Health Department
has established regulations containing maximum limits on contaminants, which
have or may have an adverse effect on health.
NOTE 1 - QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
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The accompanying consolidated financial statements of BIW Limited have
been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America, without audit, except for the Balance Sheet for the
year ended December 31, 2003, which has been audited. The interim financial
information conforms to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of
Regulation S-X and, as applied in the case of rate-regulated public utilities,
complies with the Uniform System of Accounts and ratemaking practices prescribed
by the DPUC. In management's opinion, these consolidated financial statements
include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments)
necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim
periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures required by
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have
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been omitted, pursuant to such rules and regulations; although the Company
believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not
misleading.
The Company applies Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
123, "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation" (SFAS 123) to account for its
stock option plans. As permitted by SFAS 123, the Company has chosen to continue
to apply Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees" (APB 25) and, accordingly, no compensation cost has been
recognized for stock options in the financial statements.
For further information, refer to the financial statements and
accompanying footnotes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2003.
Birmingham Utilities' business of selling water is to a certain extent
seasonal because water consumption normally increases during the warmer summer
months. Another factor affecting the comparability of various accounting periods
includes the timing of rate increases. In addition, H2O Services' business
activities will slow in the winter months. Accordingly, annualization of the
results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 would
not necessarily accurately forecast the annual results of each year.
NOTE 2 - PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
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The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of BIW
Limited and its subsidiaries Birmingham Utilities and Birmingham H2O Services,
Inc. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated
in consolidation.
NOTE 3 - ACQUISITION
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On October 31, 2003, Birmingham Utilities purchased from Aqua America,
formerly the Philadelphia Suburban Corporation (PSC) for $4,651,000 all of the
issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Eastern Connecticut Regional
Water Company, Inc., and H2O Services purchased certain non-regulated assets
consisting largely of operating maintenance agreements with various unregulated
water supply systems located in eastern Connecticut and Rhodes Pump Service,
Inc. located in Guilford, Connecticut. The purchase price was funded through the
issuance of long-term debt. See Note 5.
The acquisition has been accounted for in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, "Business Combinations." Accordingly,
the cost of the acquisition was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed based on estimates of their respective fair values at the date of
acquisition.
In 2003, Birmingham Utilities entered into a Purchase Agreement with
PSC to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of five
small regulated
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water companies located in eastern New York. The purchase price for the New York
operations is $1,000,000 subject to certain adjustments based on changes in rate
base and working capital. These adjustments may not increase the purchase price
by more than $450,000. The closing of this transaction is subject to regulatory
approval. Applications for regulatory approval were filed with the New York
State Public Service Commission in July 2003. A decision is expected in 2004.
See Note 5.
NOTE 4 - WATER SERVICE RATE INCREASE
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On August 7, 2003, the DPUC granted Birmingham Utilities a 27.74
percent water service rate increase designed to provide a $1,264,178 annual
increase in revenues and a 10.5 percent return on common equity. This rate
increase does not apply to the newly acquired Eastern Division.
NOTE 5 - FIRST MORTGAGE ISSUANCE
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On April 30, 2004, the Company issued First Mortgage Bonds in the
principal amount of $9,000,000. The bonds carry an interest rate of 5.21%. The
proceeds from the bond issue were used to repay the $4,042,000 outstanding
principal of the existing Mortgage Bonds, which carried an interest rate of
9.64%, repay $4,280,000 of short-term debt used to fund the purchase of the
Connecticut regulated and non-regulated operations from PSC, and may be used to
fund the purchase of the New York operations from PSC.
NOTE 6 - CALCULATION OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DILUTED
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The following table summarizes the number of common shares used in the
calculation of earnings per share.
SIX MONTHS ENDED THREE MONTHS ENDED
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6/30/04 6/30/03 6/30/04 6/30/03
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Weighted average shares outstanding
For earnings per share, basic 1,639,092 1,637,076 1,642,542 1,637,076
Incremental shares form assumed
Conversion of stock options 32,479 31,805 30,333 31,044
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Weighted average shares outstanding
For earnings per share, diluted 1,671,571 1,668,881 1,672,875 1,668,120
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NOTE 7 - PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
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Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs include the
following components:
Pension Benefits Postretirement Benefits
For the six months For the six months
ended June 30, ended June 30,
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2004 2003 2004 2003
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Components of Net Periodic Benefit
Cost:
Service cost 29,016 29,759 13,707 13,909
Interest cost 48,573 46,315 18,758 17,974
Expected return on plan assets (34,094) (31,645) (18,485) (14,548)
Amortization of unrecognized
transition obligation 2,936 2,936 12,689 12,689
Amortization of unrecognized prior
service cost 2,585 2,585 -- --
Recognized net actuarial loss (gain) 2,561 2,621 (1,377) --
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Net periodic benefit cost 51,577 52,571 25,292 30,024
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10K for the year
ended December 31, 2003 should be read in conjunction with the information
below.
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
Completion of Birmingham Utilities' Long Term Capital Improvement
Program will be funded from the internal generation of funds, including rate
relief, as well as the Company's ability to raise capital from external sources.
For the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, BUI's additions to utility
plant, net of customer advances, were $1,009,388 and $669,782, respectively (See
Statement of Cash Flows).
Birmingham Utilities has outstanding a series of first mortgage bonds
in the amount of $9,000,000 due on April 15, 2011, issued under its Mortgage
Indenture. The terms of the indenture provide, among other things, limitations
on (a) payment of cash dividends; and (b) incurrence of additional bonded
indebtedness. Interest is payable semi-annually on the 15th day of April and
October.
Note Payable consists of a $7,000,000 1-year, unsecured line of credit
expiring in December 2004. This note replaced the $5,000,000 1-year unsecured
line of credit which expired in October 2003. During the revolving period,
Birmingham Utilities can choose between variable rate options of 30, 60, 90 or
180-day LIBOR plus 100 basis points or prime. BUI is required to pay only
interest during the revolving period. The principal is
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payable in full at maturity. The line of credit requires the maintenance of
certain financial ratios and net worth of $7,500,000.
Results of Operations for the six months ended and three months ended June 30,
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2004 and 2003
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Net Income
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Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was $440,627 compared
with $198,157 for the same 2003 period. Additional income as result of the water
service rate increase granted Birmingham Utilities in August 2003, along with
increased activity in H2O Services accounts for the change. Net income for the
three months ended June 30, 2004 was $238,742 compared with $141,169 for the
comparable 2003 period. This increase is due primarily to the same reasons noted
above for the six month period.
Operating Revenues
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Operating revenues for the first six months of 2004 of $4,537,757 are
$2,125,582 above the comparable 2003 period. Increased revenues from Birmingham
Utilities of $1,168,711 includes additional revenue of $531,043 from the newly
acquired Eastern Division, and $637,668 is due to the rate increase. Increased
revenues of $956,871 from H2O Services accounts for the balance of the total
increase. Operating revenues for the three month period ended June 30, 2004 are
$1,130,317 above the comparable 2003 quarter. Birmingham Utilities accounts for
$573,977, which is due to the addition of revenues from the newly acquired
Eastern Division of $269,252 and $304,725 due to the rate increase. Increased
revenues of $556,340 from Birmingham H2O accounts for the remaining balance of
the increase in revenues for the three month period ending June 30, 2004.
Operating and Maintenance Expenses
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Operating and Maintenance expenses for the first six months of 2004 of
$3,167,487 are $1,543,227 higher than operating and maintenance expenses of
$1,624,260 recorded in the first six months of 2003. Increased H2O Services
costs of $825,744, additional cost relating to the acquired operations of the
Eastern Division of $530,642 and increased Birmingham Utilities costs relating
to shareholder matters, additional amortization of regulatory costs, and higher
personnel costs accounts for this increase. The operating and maintenance
expenses for the three month period ended June 30, 2004 exceeded the comparable
2003 period for the same reasons.
Depreciation
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Depreciation for the first six months of 2004 and for the three month
period ended June 30, 2004 were $80,000 and $45,000, higher than the comparable
2003 period. Depreciation relating to plant additions for Birmingham Utilities
along with depreciation of assets acquired with the Eastern Division account for
the increase.
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Taxes Other Than Income Taxes
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Taxes other than income taxes for the six month period ended June 30,
2004 were $64,731 higher than the comparable 2003 period. Increased payroll
taxes as a result of higher wages as well as additional property taxes as a
result of plant additions, including the newly acquired Eastern Division,
account for this increase. Taxes other than income taxes for the three month
period ended June 30, 2004 were $33,551 higher than the comparable 2003 period.
Increased payroll taxes and property taxes also account for this variance.
Other Income
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Other income for the first six months of 2004 was $49,828 higher than
the comparable period in 2003. Increased AFUDC relating to Eastern Division is
partially offset by lower investment income from cash and investments. Other
income for the three month period ended June 30, 2004 was $47,858 higher than
the second quarter of 2004. Increased AFUDC primarily due to the newly acquired
Eastern Division accounts for the increase.
Interest Expense
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Interest Expense of $270,727 recorded in the six month period ended
June 30, 2004 is $63,248 higher than the comparable 2003 period. The increase is
related to borrowings for the acquisition of the Eastern Division, which
includes borrowing on the line of credit as well as amortization of closing
costs and expenses related to the issuance of the new long term debt. The
interest expense for the three month period ended June 30, 2004 is $38,159
higher than same period in 2003 also due to increased borrowings as explained
above related to the Eastern Division acquisition.
Land Dispositions
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When Birmingham Utilities disposes of land, any gain recognized, net of
tax, is shared between ratepayers and stockholders based upon a formula approved
by the DPUC.
The portion of land disposition income applicable to stockholders is
recognized in the year of disposition. There were no land sales in the second
quarter of 2004 and 2003.
Land disposition income applicable to ratepayers is recognized in the
financial statements as a component of operating income on the line entitled
"Amortization of Deferred Income on Dispositions of Land". These amounts
represent the recognition of income deferred on land dispositions, which
occurred in prior years. The amortization of deferred income on land
dispositions, net of tax, was $5,671 and $89,586 for the six
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months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, and $2,836 and $44,793 for the three months
ended June 30, 2004 and 2003.
Recognition of deferred income will continue over time periods ranging
from three to fifteen years, depending upon the amortization period ordered by
the DPUC for each particular disposition except for the 2002 land sale in which
the deferred portion will remain as an offset to rate base for a period of 40
years.
ITEM 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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The Company has certain exposures to market risk related to changes in
interest rates. There have been no material changes in market risk since the
filing of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2003.
ITEM 4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company's
Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the
time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information
is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure based on the definition of "disclosure
controls and procedures" in Rule 13a-15(e). In designing and evaluating the
disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and
procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only
reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management
necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit
relationship of possible controls and procedures.
The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with
the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief
Executive Officer and the Company's Chief Financial Officer, of the
effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls
and procedures as of June 30, 2004. Based on the foregoing, the Company's Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
There have been no changes in the Company's internal controls that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the internal
controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2004.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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During the quarter ended June 30, 2004, the only matters submitted to a
vote of the holders of the Company's common stock, its only class of voting
stock, were submitted at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on
May 11, 2004, as set forth below. There were no broker non-votes on the listed
matters.
(a) Election of Directors - All nominees for Director were elected, as follows:
Total Outstanding Shares: 1,642,542
Total Shares Voted: 1,477,975
Total Percentage Voted: 89.90
Votes % O/S Votes
Director For Shares Against
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Michael J. Adanti 1,465,684 89 12,290
Mary Jane Burt 1,471,049 89 6,926
James E. Cohen 1,470,669 89 7,305
Alvaro da Silva 1,468,373 89 9,601
Betsy Henley-Cohn 1,470,475 89 7,499
Juri Henley-Cohn 1,359,067 82 118,905
Themis Klarides 1,470,899 89 7,076
B. Lance Sauerteig 1,468,489 89 9,486
Kenneth E. Schaible 1,465,749 89 12,226
John S. Tomac 1,468,425 89 9,550
Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala, P.C. were approved as independent
auditors for the Company for 2004. Total votes cast in favor were 1,468,844
representing 89% of all outstanding shares and 6,094 were cast against and 3,036
abstained from voting, representing less than 1% of all outstanding shares.
ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
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(a) Exhibits
4.1 Bond Purchase Agreement dated as of April 15, 2004 between
Birmingham Utilities, Inc, and General Electric Capital
Assurance Company
4.2 Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 15, 2004
between Birmingham Utilities, Inc. and US Bank National
Association
31.1 Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes
Oxley Act.
31.2 Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes
Oxley Act.
32.1 Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to Section 906 of
Sarbanes Oxley Act
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
None
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BIW Limited
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Registrant
Date: August 13, 2004
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By: /s/ John S. Tomac
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John S. Tomac, President
(Duly authorized officer,
and chief financial and
accounting officer)
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