UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-K/A

 

Amendment No. 2

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

 

Commission File Number 333-68630

 


 

Edison Mission Energy

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

95-4031807

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

18101 Von Karman Avenue
Irvine, California

 

92612

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 752-5588

 

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

None

 

 

 

Not Applicable

 

(Title of Class)

 

(Name of each exchange on which registered)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: 

 

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

 

(Title of Class)

 

 


 

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 ý NO o

 

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 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. Yes ý

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o NO ý

 

Aggregate market value of the registrant’s Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2004: $0. Number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock as of March 10, 2005: 100 shares (all shares held by an affiliate of the registrant).

 

 



 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

The annual report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 is being filed to include in Part IV, Item 15, financial statements with respect to ISAB Energy S.r.l., which were omitted from the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 filed on March 16, 2005.

 

This Amendment No. 2 does not update any other disclosures to reflect developments since the original date of filing.

 

The following item of the original filing is amended by this Amendment No. 2:

 

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

Unaffected items have not been repeated in this Amendment No. 2.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15.                      EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

(a)

 

(1)

List of Financial Statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

List of Financial Statement Schedules

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following item is filed as a part of this report pursuant to Item 15(c) of Form 10-K:

 

 

 

Page

 

Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates Financial Statements:

 

 

ISAB Energy S.r.l. Financial Statements as of December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

4

 

(b)

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

The following documents are filed as part of this Form 10-K/A:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

 

 

32

 

Statement Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

(c)

 

Financial Statement Schedules

 

The financial statements with respect to ISAB Energy S.r.l., which meets the definition of a foreign business as defined in Rule 1-02(1) of Regulation S-X, are being filed in this report pursuant to Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X. These statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Italy which differ from generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. See Note 10 to the financial statements on page 59.

 

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ISAB Energy S.r.l.

Annual report for the year ended December 31st 2004

Directors’ Report on Operations

 

Board of Directors

 

Jonathan Gibson

 

Chairman

Roberto del Bravo

 

Deputy Chairman

Filippo Bifulco

 

Director

Pier Francesco Pinelli

 

Director

Makoto Ichikawa

 

Director

 

Board of Statutory Auditors

 

Maria Sarno

 

Chairman

Antonio Ippoliti

 

Standing Auditor

Mario Pacciani

 

Standing Auditor

 

External Auditors

 

Reconta Ernst & Young S.p.A.

 

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ISAB Energy Structure

 

ISAB Energy, of which 51% is held by ERG Power & Gas S.r.l. and 49% by MEC Priolo B.V. - Holland, is owner of the Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle plant in Priolo Gargallo (Syracuse), built near the refinery of ERG Raffinerie Mediterranee (ERG Med).

 

The plant is capable of generating 507 MW guaranteed net power and during the year generated 4,452 GWh.

 

Main economic and financial data

 

The currency in which the figures of this annual report are expressed is Euro. In the tables where the figures are indicated in millions the total amounts may differ from the total amounts which they comprise.

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(millions of
Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

478

 

423

 

442

 

EBITDA

 

224

 

179

 

208

 

EBIT

 

177

 

132

 

162

 

Profit or loss from ordinary activities

 

148

 

93

 

115

 

Extraordinary net income (charges)

 

 

 

 

Net profit or loss for the financial period

 

90

 

81

 

107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from activities

 

184

 

174

 

124

 

Cash flow related to investments

 

(8

)

(13

)

(12

)

Cash flow from capital and reserves

 

(39

)

(18

)

(34

)

Net variation of financial debt

 

137

 

142

 

79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total capital and reserves

 

257

 

206

 

144

 

Net financial debt

 

412

 

550

 

692

 

Net capital invested

 

670

 

756

 

836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees (units at end of period)

 

11

 

20

 

19

 

Electricity production in GWh

 

4,452

 

4,000

 

4,197

 

 

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Report on Operations

 

The construction of the plant was financed through Non-Recourse Project Financing amounting to 971 million Euro.

 

ISAB Energy generates electricity using gas produced from the gasification of heavy residues from the crude oil refining process at the ERG Med refinery nearby. The electricity generated is sold to the National Grid (Gestore della Rete di Trasmissione Nazionale)) at the CIP 6 tariff. To that regards it should be noted that in application of the Bersani Decree (Legislative Decree of 16 March 1999), the Ministry of Industry resolved to transfer all rights and obligations relative to Italian third party purchase of energy from ENEL S.p.A. to the National Grid effective as of January 1 2001.

 

Comment on the results for the year

 

The 2004 financial statements – expressed in Euro – show a profit of Euro 89.7 million (compared to a profit of Euro 80.5 million in 2003) after depreciation amounting to Euro 47.6 million (Euro 46.6 million in 2003).

 

The results reflect the plant’s high reliability during the year whose utilisation level reached 92%.

 

These financial statements have been audited by Reconta Ernst & Young S.p.A..

 

Events which took place during the financial period

 

The most significant events which took place in 2004 are outlined below:

 

                  on 16 December, Edison Mission Energy Ltd. sold its share of Mec Priolo B.V. to IPM Eagle LLP which as a result changes the controlling shareholder of the company which holds 49% of ISAB Energy.

 

                  net generation by year-end reached 4,452 GWh and 92% was obtained from syngas. Compared to the previous year this reflects the plant’s increased reliability. Lower down time due to maintenance and minor accidents allowed electricity generation to increase by over 10% compared to the previous year;

 

                  the electricity was sold at a provisional rate of Euro 102.7 per MWh (CIP 6/92 rate) except for a minor amount sold (2.2%) at the surplus tariff. Based on methane price trends, which are presumed to rise (2004 over 2003) by +5.9%, the final price for 2004 is estimated at Euro 105.2 per MWh (+2.4% compared to the provisional price). In any case, it should be noted that the final value will be published by the Rate Adjustment Body for the Electricity Sector at the end of April;

 

                  the National Grid requested the plant not to despatch power for the equivalent of 283.7 hours. It should be noted that the Operator’s yearly limit to exercise this right is equal to 320 hours for a total of 2,400 hours maximum over the first eight years the plant is in operation.

 

                  the plant’s increased efficiency during the year allowed ISAB Energy to purchase a higher quantity of raw materials than the minimum quota therefore there were no Purchaser Shortfall costs;

 

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                  as a result of declarations issued by our company and the adequate documentation provided to the National Grid, based on production in 2003 the plant was granted “cogeneration” status for the year 2004 pursuant to resolution 42/02 of the Electricity and Gas Authority. Therefore, our company is not compelled to buy green certificates as required by the Bersani Decree;

 

                  concerning insurance claims, on 19 February 2004, the last instalment of 1.5 million was paid to the company for accidents which occurred after take over.

 

                  after specific authorisation from the banks and in consideration of the minutes of the meeting of the board of directors held on 14 June 2004, the general shareholders’ meeting of 19 July 2004 resolved to distribute dividends amounting to Euro 39 million from retained earnings. Euro 4.6 million was paid to the group company ISAB Energy Services relative to price components in accordance with the Operation & Maintenance Agreement. As a result of an amendment to the PCFA, the company adjusted the Insurance Reserve to Euro 22.4 million and made Euro 6.8 million of advance repayments to the banks of tranches B and C;

 

                  in March 2004, after defining the Maintenance Programme for the current cycle of 2004 — 2007, the Maintenance Reserve amounting to Euro 6.3 million was set up. This provision should guarantee coverage for any major maintenance costs not covered by regular financial resources;

 

                  interest accrued up to 31/12/2003 totalling Euro 6.1 million was paid to the financing companies in accordance with the “Subordinated Loan Agreements”:

 

1) Erg Power & Gas Spa

:

Euro 3.1 million

2) Edison Mission Energy

:

Euro 2.6 million

3) MEC Priolo B.V.

:

Euro 0.4 million

 

                  effective December 2004, the interest rate swap relating to tranche B, already underwritten with Barclay’s Capital was partly renewed with the entrance of Banca Intesa, Unicredit and M.C.C.

 

                  after Edison Mission Energy’s sale of its holdings in ISAB Energy Srl, Ponama Holdings Limited took over its obligations under the Subordinated Loan Agreement effective 16 December 2004 with the assumption of debt amounting to Euro 18.2 million. This transfer required the updating of several financing agreements in particular the Deed of Undertaking dated 16 December 2004, IPM Eagle LLP undertook obligations as per the Sponsor Agreement; with the Deed of Assignment, International Power PLC entered in the O&M Direct Agreement and as a result in the O&M Guarantee. Lastly, Ponama Holdings Limited, International Power PLC and IPM Eagle LLP became New Subordinated Creditors of the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

                  on 21 December the board of directors of ERG S.p.A. resolved to take part in the national tax consolidation act for the three-year period of 2004-2006 as consolidator with most of its subsidiary companies including ISAB Energy. This was communicated to the tax authorities on 27 December.

 

Relations with the tax authorities

 

In consideration of the “report on findings” after the audit by the tax authorities for the year 1999 a risk provision amounting to Euro 0.2 million was created as of 31.12.2002 which is still adequate to face any such tax burdens.

 

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Relations with the banks

 

As already mentioned, in the month of April the insurance policies covering the plants were renewed as provided for by the Project Credit Facility Agreement (PCFA). The on-going crisis in the insurance sector and in particular in the energy sector, as mentioned, prevented the company from obtaining the cover required by the banks.

 

Consequentially, the company and the banks reached an agreement whereby ISAB Energy obtained exemption from the block on dividends and subordinate debt repayments totalling Euro 50.0 million, agreeing in exchange to maintain Euro 22.4 million in the Insurance Reserve. This provision guarantees the banks against the higher risk of having a higher number of deductible days of business interruption over what is set forth in the Project Credit Facility Agreement. The company has also made a partial advance repayment of debt for a total of Euro 6.8 million which has improved prospective cash indices in the financial model. Lastly, the debt amortisation plan was updated in line with prospective cash flow.

 

Contract Management

 

In 2004 there were no significant developments in contracts signed by ISAB Energy with the parent company ERG Power & Gas for services relative to administration, plant management, sales and programming. All other on-going contracts carried on normally and the contract with ERG S.p.A. was renewed relative to IT systems linked to the use of SAP.

 

IT and telecommunications systems

 

For what concerns infrastructure, the local network was upgraded to 1 gigabit/s and security related to Internet access was increased using the best technology and services available on the market. A project is ready to cover the entire plant with a WiFi network.

 

The MIS system was completely upgraded to make it Web enabled and accessible from any PC connected to the Internet.

 

A business intelligence system was implemented to generate company reports on purchasing, maintenance and investments.

 

The Gepad and Sigef (ex GeFer) projects were completed thereby improving company investment processes and the planning of extraordinary maintenance shutdowns.

 

The program that enables electronic archiving of both incoming and outgoing documents, faxes and emails as well as internal correspondence, had a significant impact. This way all documents with significant importance to the company are available over the Internet.

 

Management and coordination

 

Our company is under the management and coordination of ERG S.p.A.

 

In particular, these activities are carried out through the definition of business strategies, indication of strategic guidelines relative to overall organisation and policies concerning employees, management of tax issues above-all concerning planning, management of communications policies, management of environmental issues, health and safety.

 

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Staff

 

In 2004, in line with the process to decentralise specific ERG centrally managed activities and the consequential transfer of related shareholdings to the operating companies, 9 employees belonging to Administration, Finance and IT Systems, Sales and Production Planning and Performance, Quality, Environment and Safety, were transferred from ISAB Energy to the sub holding ERG Power & Gas with a service agreement being signed between the two companies.

 

Summary financial statements

 

Profit and Loss Account

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(thousands of Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

477,035

 

417,487

 

420,912

 

Other revenues and income

 

534

 

5,579

 

21,400

 

Total revenues

 

477,569

 

423,066

 

442,312

 

Purchase costs

 

(182,502

)

(170,620

)

(164,117

)

Inventory variations

 

(927

)

(843

)

1,075

 

Costs for services and other operational costs

 

(69,188

)

(71,569

)

(70,229

)

Labour costs

 

(803

)

(1,250

)

(1,320

)

EBITDA

 

224,149

 

178,784

 

207,721

 

Depreciation

 

(47,566

)

(46,575

)

(45,776

)

EBIT

 

176,583

 

132,209

 

161,945

 

Net financial income (charges)

 

(28,719

)

(39,636

)

(47,232

)

Net income (charges) from equity investments

 

 

 

 

Profit from ordinary activities

 

147,864

 

92,573

 

114,713

 

Net extraordinary income (charges)

 

 

(332

)

(391

)

Profit before taxes

 

147,864

 

92,242

 

114,321

 

Income tax

 

(58,122

)

(11,694

)

(7,362

)

Net profit (loss) for the year

 

89,742

 

80,548

 

106,959

 

 

Revenues

 

The revenues consist of the sale of electricity to the National Grid amounting to Euro 463 million and approximately Euro14 million from the sale of minor products and utilities.

 

Other revenues and income

 

Other revenues and income are from leasing contracts and various revenues for services to group companies. In 2003 there was an insurance indemnity for Euro 4.5 million and in 2002 there was a penalty paid by the Snamprogetti Foster Wheeler Energy consortium for a claim of Euro 21 million.

 

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Purchase Costs

 

Purchase Costs mainly refer to the supply of feedstock, other fuel oils, oxygen and vanadium.

 

Costs for services and other operating costs

 

Services received include maintenance, insurance, commercial services and technical and general consulting.

 

Depreciation and write-downs

 

This item includes economic-technical depreciation of tangible fixed assets amounting to Euro 38.7 million and intangible assets amounting to Euro 8.9 million.

 

The average plant life has been estimated at 23.4 years from 18 April 2000, when the IGCC plant went into production.

 

Net financial income (charges)

 

The financial charges in 2004 are mainly relative to interest on the financing totalling Euro 16.7 million and accessory bank charges and intermediation margins totalling Euro 4.0 million.

 

Financial income is relative to cash in the current accounts which earn approximately 1.055% interest on average. The difference in rates paid as a result of the Swap contract in 2004 amounts to Euro 7.1 million.

 

Income tax

 

Current IRES amounts to Euro 41.8 million.

 

Current IRAP has been calculated as Euro 6.5 million.

 

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Balance Sheet

 

Below are the figures of the balance sheet compared to the figures of the previous financial period.

 

 

 

31.12.04

 

31.12.03

 

31.12.02

 

 

 

(thousands of Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets

 

691,763

 

731,627

 

766,565

 

Working capital

 

23,065

 

15,461

 

50,361

 

Employee severance indemnity

 

(105

)

(168

)

(161

)

Other assets

 

24,307

 

20,835

 

37,154

 

Other liabilities

 

(69,461

)

(11,727

)

(17,897

)

NET CAPITAL INVESTED

 

669,570

 

756,029

 

836,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ funds

 

(257,113

)

(206,371

)

(144,083

)

Medium-long term financial debt

 

(478,906

)

(567,403

)

(657,618

)

Short-term financial debt

 

66,449

 

17,745

 

(34,322

)

SHAREHOLDERS’ FUNDS AND FINANCIAL DEBTS

 

(669,570

)

(756,029

)

(836,022

)

 

As at 31 December 2004 net invested capital amounted to approximately Euro 670 million with a decrease of about Euro 86 million.

 

Below is an analysis of the most significant variations between 31 December 2003 and 31 December 2004.

 

Fixed assets

 

 

 

31.12.04

 

31.12.03

 

31.12.02

 

 

 

(thousands of Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible fixed assets

 

39,799

 

48,063

 

56,331

 

Tangible fixed assets

 

651,959

 

683,555

 

710,225

 

Financial investments

 

5

 

9

 

9

 

Total

 

691,763

 

731,627

 

766,565

 

 

Net operating capital

 

 

 

12/31/04

 

12/31/03

 

12/31/02

 

 

 

(Euro in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

13,811

 

14,698

 

15,615

 

Trade receivables

 

53,832

 

43,534

 

76,528

 

Trade payables

 

(44,578

)

(42,771

)

(41,783

)

Total

 

23,065

 

15,461

 

50,361

 

 

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The inventory includes the write-down of spare parts amounting to Euro 0.9 million.

 

The increase of trade receivables is mainly due to the increased production obtained in the last month of the year and to the adjustment on electricity generation.

 

The short-term trade payables increased due to the higher value of the services and supplies received.

 

Other assets

 

 

 

31.12.04

 

31.12.03

 

31.12.02

 

 

 

(thousands of Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short term tax receivables

 

8,091

 

1,511

 

5,950

 

Other short-term receivables

 

3,908

 

4,189

 

17,955

 

Short-term prepayments and accrued income

 

3,099

 

4,274

 

3,989

 

Medium-long term amounts tax receivables

 

4,053

 

5,156

 

3,231

 

Other medium-long term receivables

 

5,156

 

5,705

 

6,030

 

Total

 

24,307

 

20,835

 

37,154

 

 

Short-term tax receivables mainly increased as a result of the tax on reserves.

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

31.12.04

 

31.12.03

 

31.12.02

 

 

 

(thousands of Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term tax payables

 

(40,416

)

(2,477

)

(2,497

)

Other short-term payables

 

(205

)

(1,294

)

(4,790

)

Short-term accruals and deferred income

 

(292

)

(369

)

(543

)

Other provisions for risks and charges

 

(28,549

)

(7,587

)

(10,068

)

Total

 

(69,461

)

(11,727

)

(17,897

)

 

The item short-term tax payables includes the expected tax charges IRES/IRAP of the period net of amounts paid and tax credits.

 

Other provisions include:

 

                  the provision for cyclical maintenance which during the year registered an allocation of Euro 7.5 million and shows a total balance of Euro 14.8 million;

 

                  the provision for deferred taxes amounting to Euro 13.0 million.

 

Net financial debt

 

Below is a table containing figures on medium-long term financial debt for ISAB Energy S.r.l.

 

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31.12.04

 

31.12.03

 

31.12.02

 

 

 

(thousands of Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medium-long term amounts owed to banks

 

510,307

 

593,811

 

700,142

 

Other medium-long term amounts owed

 

53,017

 

57,654

 

81,425

 

Current amount of loans and financing

 

(84,418

)

(84,063

)

(123,949

)

Total

 

478,906

 

567,403

 

657,618

 

 

Short-term financial debt is as follows:

 

 

 

31.12.04

 

31.12.03

 

31.12.02

 

 

 

(thousands of Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term amounts owed to banks

 

79,760

 

77,011

 

97,598

 

Other short-term amounts owed

 

4,657

 

7,051

 

26,351

 

Short-term financial liabilities

 

84,418

 

84,063

 

123,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash on hand

 

(150,867

)

(101,761

)

(85,101

)

Other short-term financial amounts

 

0

 

(47

)

(4,526

)

Short term financial amounts

 

(150,867

)

(101,808

)

(89,627

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

(66,449

)

(17,745

)

34,322

 

 

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An analysis of the net financial debt variation during the periods in question shows the following:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(thousands of Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from current operations

 

155,356

 

130,710

 

159,391

 

Charges in assets and liabilities for the period

 

28,885

 

43,112

 

(35,284

)

Total

 

184,241

 

173,822

 

124,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

(8,045

)

(13,378

)

(12,059

)

Disposal

 

5

 

97

 

 

Total

 

(8,040

)

(13,280

)

(12,059

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOW FROM CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital increase

 

 

 

 

Contributions to capital account

 

 

 

 

Dividends distributed

 

(39,000

)

(18,260

)

(25,000

)

Other changes to assets

 

 

 

(8,534

)

Total

 

(39,000

)

(18,260

)

(33,534

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANGE IN NET FINANCIAL

 

137,201

 

142,281

 

78,514

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INITIAL NET FINANCIAL DEBT

 

549,658

 

691,939

 

770,454

 

Change for the period

 

(137,201

)

(142,281

)

(78,514

)

FINAL NET FINANCIAL DEBT

 

412,457

 

549,658

 

691,939

 

 

Equity investments in other companies

 

ISAB Energy S.r.l. does not hold shares in its holding companies nor in the group company ISAB Energy Services S.r.l. It holds a share of 5% of the share capital of Industria Acqua Siracusana S.p.A. a consortium for handling industrial waste water.

 

Relations with holding companies, group companies and other correlated parties

 

ISAB Energy S.r.l. buys the main raw material needed for production from ERG Raffinerie Mediterranee. At the same time it sells certain raw materials and auxiliary services to the same company. The relation between the two companies also includes some contracts relative to providing industrial and general services, such as:

 

                  Health assistance;

                  Employee administration;

                  Internal post;

                  Fire fighting services.

 

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ISAB Energy also receives other general services from ERG S.p.A. such as public relations and IT services and employee performance services from ERG Power & Gas S.p.A..

 

Payment for such services is detailed in the explanatory notes.

 

The company also has a service contract in place with ERG Power & Gas and MEC Priolo B.V., within the Sponsor Support Agreements.

 

The relationship that ties ISAB Energy and ISAB Energy Services is regulated by the Operation and Maintenance contract which assigns ISAB Energy Services the role of plant operator and maintenance provider.

 

For what concerns other relations with correlated parties as defined by CONSOB on 20 February 1997, and again on 27 February 1998, there are no current relations in place falling under such definition involving significant operations.

 

Significant issues taking place after the end of the financial period

 

There are no particularly significant issues after the end of the financial period. The company continues its positive performance and also in the first quarter of 2005 it has reached production results in line with the same period of 2004.

 

In relation to the next general shutdown scheduled for May 2005, all the necessary activities are being completed such as procuring spare parts and carrying out necessary services to ensure timeframes are adhered to and activities are conducted with respect to worker safety conditions.

 

In line with the spin-off process undertaken by the ERG Group, on 1 January 2005, 5 more employees from the administration and legal departments of the company were transferred to ERG Power and Gas. Consequentially the staff amount to 4. At the same time the company implemented service contracts with ERG Power & Gas to cover professional needs.

 

Expectations on operations

 

For 2005 the company expects similar performance to that of 2004. The company expects investments of about Euro 7.8 million, of which Euro 1.6 million is intended for Health, Safety and Environment. During 2005, the packing plant for vanadium concentrate, an activity that is currently outsourced, will be completed.

 

A general maintenance shutdown is planned for May which is expected to last for an equivalent of about 34 days and which represents the longest shutdown the plant will have experienced since its opening.

 

15



 

Privacy – Programme document on safety

 

In 2005, the ERG Group updated the “Programme Document on Safety” following the latest indications provided by the Authority on privacy and the new technical and organisation provisions introduced by the group IT system. A “Privacy” site has also been created on the company Intranet containing procedures, company forms, information and presentations on IT Privacy and Safety, these latter two are also used for internal training on the subject.

 

Proposal from the board of directors

 

Dear shareholders,

 

We end the management report by asking that you:

 

approve your company’s financial statements for the financial period ending 31 December 2004;

 

resolve on how to allocate the period profits of Euro 89,741,666, bearing in mind that there are certain limits which are set forth above in “Relations with financial institutions”.

 

Rome, 23 March 2005

 

For the board of directors

The Chairman

Jonathan Gibson

 

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ISAB Energy S.r.l.

Annual report for the year ended December 31st 2004

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

17



 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders of

Isab Energy S.r.l.

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Isab Energy S.r.l. as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related statements of income 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. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purposes of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. 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, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Isab Energy S.r.l. as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the results of its operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in Italy.

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in Italy vary in certain significant respects from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The application of the latter would have affected the determination of net income for each of the three years ended December 31, 2004 and the determination of shareholder’s equity as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 to the extent summarized in Note 10.

 

Reconta Ernst & Young S.p.A.

 

Genoa, Italy

May 18, 2005

 

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ISAB Energy S.r.l.

Annual report for the year ended December 31st 2004

Financial statements

 

19



 

Balance Sheet

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/2004

 

 

 

12/31/2003

 

 

 

 

 

(Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A)

 

Unpaid subscribed capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B)

 

Fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I.

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)

Start-up and expansion costs

 

 

1,550,473

 

 

 

6,783,680

 

 

 

2)

Research, development and advertising costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)

Patents and right to use the intellectual

property of others

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)

Concessions, licenses, trademarks and similar rights

 

 

4,653,391

 

 

 

4,989,853

 

 

 

5)

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6)

Pending acquisitions of Intangible assets and payments on account

 

 

46,363

 

 

 

158,560

 

 

 

7)

Other

 

 

33,548,668

 

 

 

36,131,218

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

39,798,895

 

 

 

48,063,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II.

Tangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)

Land and buildings

 

 

15,734,759

 

 

 

15,768,242

 

 

 

2)

Plants and machinery

 

 

631,374,648

 

 

 

661,256,779

 

 

 

3)

Industrial and commercial equipment

 

 

184,952

 

 

 

202,589

 

 

 

4)

Other

 

 

594,027

 

 

 

769,944

 

 

 

5)

Pending acquisitions of tangible assets and payments on account

 

 

4,070,913

 

 

 

5,557,642

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

651,959,299

 

 

 

683,555,196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

III

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)

Equity investments in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) subsidiary companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b) affiliated companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c) parent companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

e) other companies

 

 

5,165

 

 

 

5,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,165

 

 

 

5,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

within

 

 

 

within

 

 

 

 

 

2)

Amounts receivable

12 months:

 

 

 

12 months:

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) from subsidiary companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b) from affiliated companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c) from parent companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d) other receivables

 

 

 

3,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)

Other securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)

Own shares, with indication of their aggregate nominal value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

5,165

 

 

 

8,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FIXED ASSETS (B)

 

 

691,763,359

 

 

 

731,627,197

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C)

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I.

Inventories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)

raw materials, ancillary materials and consumer goods

 

 

13,273,663

 

 

 

14,345,821

 

 

 

2)

work in progress and semi-finished goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)

work in progress on commission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)

finished goods and goods for sale

 

 

439,346

 

 

 

294,094

 

 

 

5)

advances

 

 

97,773

 

 

 

58,416

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

13,810,782

 

 

 

14,698,331

 

 

20



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/2004

 

 

 

12/31/2003

 

 

 

 

 

(Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

beyond

 

 

 

beyond

 

 

 

 

II.

Receivables

12 months:

 

 

 

12 months:

 

 

 

 

 

1)

trade receivables

 

50,596,842

 

 

39,766,025

 

 

 

2)

amounts owed by subsidiary companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)

amounts owed by affiliated companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)

amounts owed by associated companies

 

3,202,275

 

 

3,814,525

 

 

 

5)

amounts owed by parent companies

 

3,393,383

 

 

 

 

 

5bis

)

tax credits

 

 

 

 

 

1,603,187

 

 

 

5ter

)

deffered tax assets

4,053,074

 

8,783,677

 

5,156,328

 

5,612,259

 

 

 

6)

other receivables

5,156,326

 

9,063,832

 

5,704,797

 

9,345,216

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

75,040,009

 

 

 

60,141,212

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

III.

Financial assets that are not fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)

shareholding in subsidiary companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)

shareholding in affiliated companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)

shareholding in parent companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)

other shareholdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5)

own shares, with indication of their aggregate nominal value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6)

other securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV.

Cash and equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)

Bank and post-office deposits

 

 

150,855,553

 

 

 

101,756,200

 

 

 

2)

Bank checks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)

Cash and valuables on hand

 

 

11,370

 

 

 

4,686

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

150,866,923

 

 

 

101,760,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS (C)

 

 

239,717,714

 

 

 

176,600,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D)

 

Accrued income and prepayments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

prepayments

 

 

3,098,930

 

 

 

4,273,861

 

TOTAL ACCRUED INCOME AND PREPAYMENTS (D)

 

 

3,098,930

 

 

 

4,273,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

 

934,580,003

 

 

 

912,501,487

 

 

21



 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/2004

 

 

 

12/31/2003

 

 

 

 

 

(Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A)

 

Capital and reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I.

 

Share capital

 

 

5,165,000

 

 

 

5,165,000

 

 

II.

 

Share premium reserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

III.

 

Revaluation reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV.

 

Legal reserve

 

 

1,033,000

 

 

 

1,033,000

 

 

V.

 

Reserve for own shares in portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI.

 

Reserve provided in the by-laws

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII.

 

Other reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIII.

 

Profits (losses) carried forward

 

 

161,172,925

 

 

 

119,624,793

 

 

IX.

 

Profits (losses) for the financial period

 

 

89,741,666

 

 

 

80,548,132

 

TOTAL CAPITAL AND RESERVES (A)

 

 

257,112,591

 

 

 

206,370,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B)

 

Provisions for risks and charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)

Provision for retirement benefits and similar obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)

Provision for taxes, including deferred taxes

 

 

13,230,770

 

 

 

202,944

 

 

 

3)

Other

 

 

15,318,047

 

 

 

7,384,510

 

TOTAL PROVISIONS FOR RISKS AND CHARGES (B)

 

 

28,548,817

 

 

 

7,587,454

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C)

 

Employee severance indemnity

 

 

104,662

 

 

 

167,638

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

beyond

 

 

 

beyond

 

 

 

D)

 

Payables

12 months:

 

 

 

12 months:

 

 

 

 

 

1)

Debenture loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)

Convertible debenture loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)

Due to shareholders for financing

44,305,500

 

48,062,087

 

45,648,090

 

51,758,685

 

 

 

4)

Due to banks

430,546,925

 

510,307,046

 

516,799,746

 

593,811,204

 

 

 

5)

Due to other financing sources

 

 

 

 

 

 

6)

Amounts received on account

 

 

 

 

 

 

7)

Due to suppliers

 

23,740,004

 

 

21,395,127

 

 

 

8)

Debts represented by negotiable instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

9)

Due to subsidiary companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

10)

Due to affiliated companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

10bis)

Due to associated companies

4,053,912

 

25,359,054

 

4,954,785

 

26,924,982

 

 

 

11)

Due to parent companies

 

39,830,721

 

 

 

1,234,583

 

 

 

12)

Due to the tax authority

 

1,018,626

 

 

2,476,602

 

 

 

13)

Due to social security and insurance institution

 

44,825

 

 

79,230

 

 

 

14)

Other debts

 

159,863

 

 

326,503

 

TOTAL DEBTS (D)

 

 

648,522,226

 

 

 

698,006,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E)

 

Accrued expenses and deferred income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

Accrued expenses

 

 

291,707

 

 

 

368,554

 

 

 

-

Deferred income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ACCRUED EXPENSES AND DEFERRED INCOME (E)

 

 

291,707

 

 

 

368,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

677,467,412

 

 

 

706,130,562

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CAPITAL AND RESERVES AND LIABILITIES

 

 

934,580,003

 

 

 

912,501,487

 

 

22



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/2004

 

 

 

12/31/2003

 

 

 

 

 

(Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memorandum accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Guarantees given:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)

Suretyships

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in favor of affiliated companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in favor of others

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b)

Endorsements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c)

Other personal guarantees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d)

Other real security

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Other memorandum accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)

Guarantees received

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b)

Our commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c)

Risks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d)

Other

 

 

4,198,198

 

 

 

3,137,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,198,198

 

 

 

3,137,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL MEMORANDUM ACCOUNTS

 

 

4,198,198

 

 

 

3,137,378

 

 

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Income Statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

(Euro)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A)

VALUE OF PRODUCTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)

Revenues from sales and services

 

 

477,035,042

 

417,487,546

 

420,912,077

 

 

 

2)

Changes in inventories of finished goods, semi-finished goods and works in progress

 

 

145,252

 

181,001

 

(137,317

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)

Changes in work in progress on commission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)

Capitalized internal work

 

 

1,629,811

 

1,421,152

 

823,962

 

 

 

5)

Other revenues and incomes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other

 

 

534,346

 

5,579,269

 

21,400,135

 

 

 

 

contributions for operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

534,346

 

5,579,269

 

21,400,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTION (A)

 

 

479,344,451

 

424,668,968

 

442,998,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B)

COST OF PRODUCTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6)

For raw materials, ancillary materials, consumer goods, and goods for sale

 

 

(184,131,787

)

(172,040,656

)

(164,941,851

)

 

 

7)

For services

 

 

(55,435,550

)

(59,260,621

)

(58,114,760

)

 

 

8)

For leases and rentals

 

 

(1,730,325

)

(1,595,681

)

(1,856,230

)

 

 

9)

For personnel costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) wages and salaries

 

 

(562,837

)

(886,917

)

(951,889

)

 

 

 

b) social security costs

 

 

(196,738

)

(285,029

)

(284,266

)

 

 

 

c) provision for severance indemnity

 

 

(39,871

)

(61,972

)

(65,045

)

 

 

 

d) pension costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

e) other costs

 

 

(3,252

)

(16,161

)

(18,599

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(802,698

)

(1,250,079

)

(1,319,799

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10)

Value adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

(8,855,502

)

(8,740,658

)

(8,795,294

)

 

 

 

b) Depreciation of tangible assets

 

 

(38,710,855

)

(37,834,415

)

(36,980,636

)

 

 

 

c) Other devaluation of fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d) devaluation of claims included in current assets and of cash and equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(47,566,357

)

(46,575,073

)

(45,775,930

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11)

Changes in inventories of raw materials, ancillary materials, consumer goods and goods for sale

 

 

(1,072,158

)

(1,024,378

)

1,212,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12)

Provisions for risks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13)

Other provisions

 

 

(7,966,174

)

(5,478,818

)

(6,458,753

)

 

 

14)

Sundry operating charges

 

 

(4,056,339

)

(5,234,282

)

(3,799,371

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COSTS OF PRODUCTION (B)

 

 

(302,761,388

)

(292,459,588

)