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IMPERIAL OIL LTD - Quarter Report: 2003 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

x   Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003

OR

o   Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                           to                          

Commission file number 0-12014

Imperial Oil Limited


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Canada
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  98-0017682
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
111 St. Clair Avenue West,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

(Address of principal executive offices)
   
M5W 1K3
(Postal Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-567-3776

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   þ   NO   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

     
YES   þ   NO   o

The number of common shares outstanding, as of September 30, 2003, was 367,920,688.



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INDEX

             
        PAGE
       
PART I — Financial Information        
         
  Financial Statements:        
         
    Consolidated Statement of Earnings —
Three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
Nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
    3  
         
    Consolidated Statement of Retained Earnings —
Three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
Nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
    3  
         
    Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows —
Three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
Nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
    4  
         
    Consolidated Balance Sheet —
As at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002
    5  
         
    Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements     6  
         
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     14  
         
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk     17  
         
  Controls and Procedures     17  
         
PART II — Other Information     18  
         
SIGNATURES     18  

In this report all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars. This report should be read in conjunction with the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2003 and June 30, 2003.

Statements in this report regarding future events or conditions are forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially due to the impact of market conditions, changes in law or governmental policy, changes in operating conditions and costs, changes in project schedules, operating performance, demand for oil and gas, commercial negotiations or other technical and economic factors.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Financial Statements

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
(unaudited)

                                   
                      Nine months
      Third quarter   to September 30
     
 
millions of dollars   2003   2002   2003   2002

 
 
 
 
REVENUES
                               
 
Operating revenues
    4,602       4,456       14,526       12,112  
 
Investment and other income
    24       76       88       100  
 
   
     
     
     
 
TOTAL REVENUES (2)
    4,626       4,532       14,614       12,212  
 
   
     
     
     
 
EXPENSES
                               
 
Exploration
    33       5       44       20  
 
Purchases of crude oil and products
    2,714       2,659       8,791       7,276  
 
Operating
    483       447       1,508       1,409  
 
Selling and general
    308       291       921       912  
 
Federal excise tax
    328       327       942       924  
 
Depreciation and depletion
    185       185       542       528  
 
Financing costs (4)
    15       56       (99 )     28  
 
   
     
     
     
 
TOTAL EXPENSES
    4,066       3,970       12,649       11,097  
 
   
     
     
     
 
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    560       562       1,965       1,115  
INCOME TAXES
    185       215       538       348  
 
   
     
     
     
 
NET EARNINGS (2)
    375       347       1,427       767  
 
   
     
     
     
 
PER-SHARE INFORMATION — dollars
                               
 
Net earnings — basic and diluted (8)
    1.01       0.91       3.81       2.02  
 
Dividends
    0.22       0.21       0.65       0.63  

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF RETAINED EARNINGS
(unaudited)

                                   
                      Nine months
      Third quarter   to September 30
     
 
millions of dollars   2003   2002   2003   2002

 
 
 
 
RETAINED EARNINGS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    3,890       2,632       3,277       2,382  
 
Net earnings for the period
    375       347       1,427       767  
 
Share purchases (8)
    (187 )           (464 )     (11 )
 
Dividends
    (81 )     (79 )     (243 )     (238 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
RETAINED EARNINGS AT END OF PERIOD
    3,997       2,900       3,997       2,900  
 
   
     
     
     
 

The notes to the financial statements are part of these financial statements.

Certain figures for the prior year have been reclassified in the financial statements to conform with the current year’s presentation.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)

                                   
                      Nine months
      Third quarter   to September 30
inflow/(outflow)  
 
millions of dollars   2003   2002   2003   2002

 
 
 
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                               
 
Net earnings
    375       347       1,427       767  
 
Depreciation and depletion
    185       185       542       528  
 
(Gain)/loss on asset sales, after tax
                1       (3 )
 
Future income taxes and other
    (5 )     (32 )     (247 )     (237 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Cash flow from earnings
    555       500       1,723       1,055  
 
Accounts receivable
    55       (59 )     75       (229 )
 
Inventories and prepaids
    62       (24 )     (199 )     (201 )
 
Income taxes payable
    67       184       188       (255 )
 
Accounts payable and other
    (254 )     (264 )     70       368  
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Change in operating assets and liabilities
    (70 )     (163 )     134       (317 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    485       337       1,857       738  
 
   
     
     
     
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                               
 
Additions to property, plant and equipment
    (324 )     (386 )     (1,049 )     (995 )
 
Proceeds from asset sales
    16       6       38       50  
 
   
     
     
     
 
CASH FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    (308 )     (380 )     (1,011 )     (945 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
CASH FLOW BEFORE FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    177       (43 )     846       (207 )
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                               
 
Short-term debt — net
                      (460 )
 
Long-term debt issued (7)
    272             818       500  
 
Repayment of long-term debt (7)
    (272 )           (818 )      
 
Common shares purchased (8)
    (207 )           (519 )     (13 )
 
Dividends paid
    (82 )     (79 )     (241 )     (239 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
CASH FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    (289 )     (79 )     (760 )     (212 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
    (112 )     (122 )     86       (419 )
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    964       575       766       872  
 
   
     
     
     
 
CASH AT END OF PERIOD
    852       453       852       453  
 
   
     
     
     
 

The notes to the financial statements are part of these financial statements.

Certain figures for the prior year have been reclassified in the financial statements to conform with the current year’s presentation.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(unaudited)

                   
      As at   As at
    Sept. 30   Dec. 31
millions of dollars   2003   2002

 
 
ASSETS
               
Current assets
               
 
Cash
    852       766  
 
Accounts receivable
    1,273       1,348  
 
Inventories of crude oil and products
    602       433  
 
Materials, supplies and prepaid expenses
    140       110  
 
Future income tax assets
    313       323  
 
   
     
 
Total current assets
    3,180       2,980  
Investments and other long-term assets
    93       134  
Property, plant and equipment at cost
    19,049       18,105  
 
less accumulated depreciation and depletion
    (9,998 )     (9,553 )
 
   
     
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
    9,051       8,552  
Goodwill
    204       204  
Other intangible assets
    21       24  
 
   
     
 
TOTAL ASSETS
    12,549       11,894  
 
   
     
 
LIABILITIES
               
Current liabilities
               
 
Short-term debt
    72       72  
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    2,167       2,114  
 
Income taxes payable
    745       557  
 
Current portion of long-term debt
    501        
 
   
     
 
Total current liabilities
    3,485       2,743  
Long-term debt (7)
    849       1,466  
Other long-term obligations (5)
    1,195       1,207  
Future income tax liabilities
    1,139       1,262  
 
   
     
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    6,668       6,678  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
Common shares (8)
    1,884       1,939  
 
Earnings retained and used in the business
    3,997       3,277  
 
   
     
 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    5,881       5,216  
 
   
     
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    12,549       11,894  
 
   
     
 

The notes to the financial statements are part of these financial statements.

Certain figures for the prior year have been reclassified in the financial statements to conform with the current year’s presentation.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

In the opinion of the management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all known accruals and adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position of the company as at September 30, 2003, and December 31, 2002, and the results of operations and changes in cash flows for the nine months ending September 30, 2003, and 2002. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

The results for the nine months ending September 30, 2003, are not necessarily indicative of the operations to be expected for the full year.

All figures are in millions of Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

1.   Adjustments under United States GAAP

The financial statements of the company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in Canada. These principles conform in all material respects to those in the United States except for the following.

                                   
                      Nine months
      Third quarter   to September 30
     
 
millions of dollars   2003   2002   2003   2002

 
 
 
 
Earnings as shown in financial statements (2)(a)
    375       347       1,427       767  
Impact of U.S. accounting principles (b)
                               
 
Capitalized interest
    5             12       (2 )
 
Enacted tax rate difference
          (2 )     (59 )     (22 )
 
Restatement to reflect accounting change (c)
          (3 )           (11 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net earnings under U.S. GAAP before cumulative effect of accounting change (a)
    380       342       1,380       732  
Cumulative effect of accounting change (a)(c)
                4        
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net earnings under U.S. GAAP (a)
    380       342       1,384       732  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax (b):
                               
 
Minimum pension liability adjustment
                       
 
   
     
     
     
 
Comprehensive income under U.S. GAAP
    380       342       1,384       732  
 
   
     
     
     
 

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

1.   Adjustments under United States GAAP (continued)

The adjustments, on the previous page, under United States GAAP result in changes to the Consolidated Balance Sheet of the company as follows.

                                   
      As at   As at
      September 30, 2003   December 31, 2002
     
 
      As   U.S.   As   U.S.
millions of dollars   Reported   GAAP   Reported   GAAP

 
 
 
 
Current assets
    2,867       2,867       2,657       2,657  
Future income tax assets
    313       519       323       530  
Investments and other long-term assets
    93       93       134       134  
Property, plant and equipment — cost
    19,049       19,183       18,105       18,157  
Property, plant and equipment — accumulated depreciation and depletion
    (9,998 )     (10,093 )     (9,553 )     (9,610 )
Goodwill
    204       204       204       204  
Other intangible assets — cost
    53       167       54       168  
Other intangible assets — accumulated depreciation and depletion
    (32 )     (32 )     (30 )     (30 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
TOTAL ASSETS
    12,549       12,908       11,894       12,210  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Current liabilities
    3,485       3,487       2,743       2,743  
Long-term debt
    849       849       1,466       1,466  
Other long-term obligations
    1,195       1,830       1,207       1,823  
Future income tax liabilities
    1,139       1,209       1,262       1,267  
Shareholders’ equity
    5,881       5,533       5,216       4,911  
 
   
     
     
     
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    12,549       12,908       11,894       12,210  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Shareholders’ Equity:
                               
Common shares at stated value
                               
 
At beginning
    1,939       1,939       1,941       1,941  
 
Share purchases at stated value
    (55 )     (55 )     (2 )     (2 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
At end
    1,884       1,884       1,939       1,939  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Retained earnings
                               
 
At beginning
    3,277       3,287       2,396       2,402  
 
Net earnings for the period
    1,427       1,384       1,210       1,214  
 
Share purchases in excess of stated value
    (464 )     (464 )     (11 )     (11 )
 
Dividends
    (243 )     (243 )     (318 )     (318 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
At end
    3,997       3,964       3,277       3,287  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
                               
 
At beginning
          (315 )           (77 )
 
Other comprehensive income for the period
                      (238 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
At end
          (315 )           (315 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    5,881       5,533       5,216       4,911  
 
   
     
     
     
 

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

1.   Adjustments under United States GAAP (continued)

(a)     Earnings per share — basic and diluted (dollars)

                                   
                      Nine months
      Third quarter   to September 30
     
 
      2003   2002   2003   2002
     
 
 
 
Under accounting principles of
                               
Canada
    1.01       0.91       3.81       2.02  
United States
                               
 
Earnings before cumulative effect of accounting change
    1.03       0.90       3.69       1.93  
 
Cumulative effect of accounting change
                0.01        
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Net earnings
    1.03       0.90       3.70       1.93  
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (thousands of shares)
    370,459       378,863       374,168       378,880  

(b)     Impact of accounting principles

An explanation of these items is found on pages 17 to 20 of the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

(c)     Accounting change

As of January 1, 2003, the company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143 (SFAS No. 143), “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”. The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) adopted a similar standard that harmonizes Canadian GAAP with U.S. GAAP. Disclosures required by the new U.S. and Canadian accounting standards are described in note 3.

In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123”. The standard provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock based employee compensation. It also requires more prominent disclosures in the financial statements about the method of accounting for stock based employee compensation and the effect of the method used in reported results. Effective January 1, 2003, the company adopted for all stock based compensation granted after that date the fair value based recognition provisions as prescribed by SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation” and complied with the disclosure requirements under SFAS No. 148. The company has not issued any new stock based employee compensation to its employees in the first nine months of 2003.

(d)     The company makes limited use of derivatives. There were no significant derivatives outstanding at January 1 or September 30, 2003, nor were any significant derivatives undertaken during the first nine months of 2003.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

2.   Business segments
                                                   
      Resources   Products   Chemicals
Third quarter  
 
 
millions of dollars   2003   2002   2003   2002   2003   2002

 
 
 
 
 
 
REVENUES
                                               
 
Operating revenues (a)
    796       648       3,576       3,556       230       252  
 
Intersegment sales (b)
    552       647       288       273       55       54  
 
Investment and other income
    3       68       14       6              
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
TOTAL REVENUES
    1,351       1,363       3,878       3,835       285       306  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
EXPENSES
                                               
 
Exploration (c)
    33       5                          
 
Purchases (b)
    525       438       2,874       2,986       207       209  
 
Operating (b)
    269       237       185       182       32       28  
 
Selling and general
    7       2       272       260       29       28  
 
Federal excise tax
                328       327              
 
Depreciation and depletion
    129       131       51       48       5       6  
 
Financing costs
                1                    
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
TOTAL EXPENSES
    963       813       3,711       3,803       273       271  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    388       550       167       32       12       35  
INCOME TAXES
    131       204       52       11       4       13  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
NET EARNINGS
    257       346       115       21       8       22  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
EXPORT SALES TO THE UNITED STATES
    337       246       185       152       134       137  
CASH FLOW FROM EARNINGS
    364       442       186       38       13       25  
CAPEX (c)
    250       242       102       136       9       13  
                                   
      Corporate   Consolidated
Third quarter  
 
millions of dollars   2003   2002   2003   2002

 
 
 
 
REVENUES
                               
 
Operating revenues (a)
                4,602       4,456  
 
Intersegment sales (b)
                       
 
Investment and other income
    7       2       24       76  
 
   
     
     
     
 
TOTAL REVENUES
    7       2       4,626       4,532  
 
   
     
     
     
 
EXPENSES
                               
 
Exploration (c)
                33       5  
 
Purchases (b)
                2,714       2,659  
 
Operating (b)
                483       447  
 
Selling and general
          1       308       291  
 
Federal excise tax
                328       327  
 
Depreciation and depletion
                185       185  
 
Financing costs
    14       56       15       56  
 
   
     
     
     
 
TOTAL EXPENSES
    14       57       4,066       3,970  
 
   
     
     
     
 
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    (7 )     (55 )     560       562  
INCOME TAXES
    (2 )     (13 )     185       215  
 
   
     
     
     
 
NET EARNINGS
    (5 )     (42 )     375       347  
 
   
     
     
     
 
EXPORT SALES TO THE UNITED STATES
                656       535  
CASH FLOW FROM EARNINGS
    (8 )     (5 )     555       500  
CAPEX (c)
                361       391  


(a)   Includes crude sales made by Products in order to optimize refining operations.
 
(b)   Consolidated amounts exclude intersegment transactions, as follows:
                 
    2003   2002
   
 
Purchases
    892       974  
Operating expense
    3        
 
 
     
 
Total intersegment sales
    895       974  
 
 
     
 

(c)   Capital and exploration expenditures (CAPEX) include exploration expenses, additions to property, plant and equipment and additions to capital leases.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

2.   Business segments (continued)
                                                   
      Resources   Products   Chemicals
Nine months to September 30  
 
 
millions of dollars   2003   2002   2003   2002   2003   2002

 
 
 
 
 
 
REVENUES
                                               
 
Operating revenues (a)
    2,592       1,788       11,177       9,608       757       716  
 
Intersegment sales (b)
    1,760       1,626       993       744       182       152  
 
Investment and other income
    34       73       33       18              
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
TOTAL REVENUES
    4,386       3,487       12,203       10,370       939       868  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
EXPENSES
                                               
 
Exploration (c)
    44       20                          
 
Purchases (b)
    1,838       1,254       9,170       7,929       708       614  
 
Operating (b)
    831       765       592       559       95       86  
 
Selling and general
    16       9       818       810       87       85  
 
Federal excise tax
                942       924              
 
Depreciation and depletion
    370       358       154       153       18       17  
 
Financing costs
    1       1       1       1              
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
TOTAL EXPENSES
    3,100       2,407       11,677       10,376       908       802  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    1,286       1,080       526       (6 )     31       66  
INCOME TAXES
    339       339       170       (5 )     10       24  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
NET EARNINGS
    947       741       356       (1 )     21       42  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
EXPORT SALES TO THE UNITED STATES
    994       651       591       470       429       386  
CASH FLOW FROM EARNINGS
    1,175       985       541       35       30       54  
CAPEX (c)
    709       649       366       349       30       17  
TOTAL ASSETS AS AT Sept. 30 (b)
    6,212       5,788       5,361       5,039       415       396  
CAPITAL EMPLOYED AS AT Sept. 30
    3,562       3,230       2,707       2,472       193       178  
                                   
      Corporate   Consolidated
Nine months to September 30  
 
millions of dollars   2003   2002   2003   2002

 
 
 
 
REVENUES
                               
 
Operating revenues (a)
                14,526       12,112  
 
Intersegment sales (b)
                       
 
Investment and other income
    21       9       88       100  
 
   
     
     
     
 
TOTAL REVENUES
    21       9       14,614       12,212  
 
   
     
     
     
 
EXPENSES
                               
 
Exploration (c)
                44       20  
 
Purchases (b)
                8,791       7,276  
 
Operating (b)
                1,508       1,409  
 
Selling and general
          8       921       912  
 
Federal excise tax
                942       924  
 
Depreciation and depletion
                542       528  
 
Financing costs
    (101 )     26       (99 )     28  
 
   
     
     
     
 
TOTAL EXPENSES
    (101 )     34       12,649       11,097  
 
   
     
     
     
 
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    122       (25 )     1,965       1,115  
INCOME TAXES
    19       (10 )     538       348  
 
   
     
     
     
 
NET EARNINGS
    103       (15 )     1,427       767  
 
   
     
     
     
 
EXPORT SALES TO THE UNITED STATES
                2,014       1,507  
CASH FLOW FROM EARNINGS
    (23 )     (19 )     1,723       1,055  
CAPEX (c)
                1,105       1,015  
TOTAL ASSETS AS AT Sept. 30 (b)
    852       453       12,549       11,341  
CAPITAL EMPLOYED AS AT Sept. 30
    899       500       7,361       6,380  


(a)   Includes crude sales made by Products in order to optimize refining operations.
 
(b)   Consolidated amounts exclude intersegment transactions, as follows:
                 
    2003   2002
   
 
Purchases
    2,925       2,521  
Operating expense
    10       1  
 
 
     
 
Total intersegment sales
    2,935       2,522  
 
 
     
 
Intersegment receivables and payables
    291       335  
 
 
     
 

(c)   Capital and exploration expenditures (CAPEX) include exploration expenses, additions to property, plant and equipment and additions to capital leases.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

3.   Reporting change

The new CICA standard dealing with accounting for asset retirement obligations changes the method of accruing for certain site-restoration costs. Under the new standard, the fair values of asset retirement obligations are recorded as liabilities on a discounted basis when they are incurred, which is typically at the time the related assets are installed. Amounts recorded for the related assets are increased by the amount of these obligations. Over time the liabilities will be accreted for the change in their present value and the initial capitalized costs will be depreciated over the useful lives of the related assets. There are no asset retirement liabilities set up for those assets which have an indeterminate useful life.

Estimated cash flows have been discounted at six percent. Implementation of the new standard has reduced site-restoration liabilities by $16 million to $488 million as of September 30, 2003. The total undiscounted amount of the estimated cash flows required to settle the obligations is $895 million. Payments to settle the obligations occur on an ongoing basis and will continue over the lives of the operating assets, which can exceed more than 25 years. This change in accounting standard has no impact on the cash flow profile of the company. The new standard has been applied retroactively, and the financial statements of prior periods have been restated.

The impact of adopting the new accounting for asset retirement obligations standard on the consolidated balance sheet and statement of earnings is:

Change in consolidated balance sheet

                 
    As at Sept. 30
   
millions of dollars - increase/(decrease)   2003   2002

 
 
Property, plant and equipment
    24       18  
 
   
     
 
Total assets
    24       18  
 
   
     
 
Other long-term obligations
    (16 )     16  
Future income tax liabilities
    13       1  
Retained earnings
    27       1  
 
   
     
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    24       18  
 
   
     
 

Change in consolidated statement of earnings

                                 
                    Nine months
    Third quarter   to September 30
   
 
millions of dollars - increase/(decrease)   2003   2002   2003   2002

 
 
 
 
Operating expense
    (12 )     (6 )     (36 )     (19 )
Depreciation and depletion expense
    1       1       2       2  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Total expenses
    (11 )     (5 )     (34 )     (17 )
Income taxes
    4       2       11       6  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net earnings
    7       3       23       11  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Earnings per share — basic and diluted (dollars)
    0.02       0.01       0.06       0.03  

4.   Financing costs
                                 
                    Nine months
    Third quarter   to September 30
   
 
millions of dollars   2003   2002   2003   2002

 
 
 
 
Debt related interest
    11       10       27       29  
Other interest
    1             3       2  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Total interest expense
    12       10       30       31  
Foreign exchange expense (gain) on long-term debt
    3       46       (129 )     (3 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Total financing costs
    15       56       (99 )     28  
 
   
     
     
     
 

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

5.   Other long-term obligations
                 
    As at   As at
    Sept. 30   Dec. 31
millions of dollars   2003   2002

 
 
Employee retirement benefits
    683       671  
Site restoration (a)
    438       454  
Other obligations
    74       82  
 
   
     
 
Total other long-term obligations
    1,195       1,207  
 
   
     
 


(a)   Total site restoration also includes $50 million in current liabilities ($71 million at December 31, 2002).

6.   Incentive compensation programs

The company accounts for its incentive compensation programs, except for the incentive stock option plan issued prior to January 1, 2003, by using the fair-value-based method. Under this method, compensation expense related to the units of these programs is recorded in the consolidated statement of earnings over the vesting period. The company accounts for its incentive stock option plan by using the intrinsic-value-based method and does not recognize compensation expense on the issuance of stock options because the exercise price is equal to the market value at the date of grant. If the fair-value-based method of accounting had been adopted to account for the incentive stock option plan, the impact on net earnings and earnings per share would have been negligible.

The company purchased shares on the market to fully offset the dilutive effects from the exercise of incentive stock options. The company does not plan to issue stock options in the future.

7.   Long-term debt
                     
            As at   As at
        Interest   Sept. 30   Dec. 31
Issued   Maturity date   rate   2003   2002

 
 
 
 
1989   September 1, 2004 (2002 — $600 million (U.S.)) (a)   Variable       946  
2002   May 7, 2004 (b)   Variable       500  
2003   $250 million due May 26, 2005 and $250 million due August 26, 2005   Variable   500      
2003   January 19, 2006 (a)   Variable   318      
           
   
 
Long-term debt (at period-end exchange rate)       818     1,446  
Capital leases       31     20  
           
   
 
Total long-term debt       849     1,466  
           
   
 


(a)   In July this year, the company redeemed the remaining $200 million (U.S.) of its variable-rate U.S.-dollar debt for $272 million (Cdn). To replace the debt repaid in the third quarter, the company borrowed $272 million (Cdn) variable-rate loans from Exxon Overseas Corporation at interest equivalent to Canadian market rates.
 
(b)   Medium-term notes ($500 million) have been reclassified to the current portion of long-term debt in the balance sheet. The company intends to refinance these notes beyond the initial maturity date under the existing Medium Term Notes Program.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

8.   Common shares
                 
    As at   As at
    Sept. 30   Dec. 31
thousands of shares   2003   2002

 
 
Authorized
    450,000       450,000  
Common shares outstanding
    367,921       378,863  

In 1995 through 2002, the company purchased shares under eight 12-month normal course share purchase programs, as well as an auction tender. On June 23, 2003, another 12-month normal course program was implemented with an allowable purchase up to 18.6 million shares (five percent of the total on June 19, 2003), less any shares purchased by the employee savings plan and company pension fund. The results of these activities are as shown below:

                 
    millions of
   
        Year   Shares   Dollars

 
 
     1995 - 2001
    202.4       5,156  
     2002 - Third quarter
           
                  Full year
    0.3       13  
     2003 - Third quarter
    4.2       207  
                  Year-to-date
    11.0       519  
Cumulative purchases to date
    213.7       5,688  

Exxon Mobil Corporation’s participation in the above maintained its ownership interest in Imperial at 69.6 percent.

The excess of the purchase cost over the stated value of shares purchased has been recorded as a distribution of retained earnings.

There is no significant dilutive effect on basic net earnings per share from the outstanding incentive stock options described in note 6.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

OPERATING RESULTS

The company’s net earnings for the third quarter of 2003 were $375 million or $1.01 a share, compared with $347 million or $ 0.91 a share for the same quarter last year. Net earnings for the first nine months of 2003 were $1,427 million or $3.81 a share, the highest nine-month earnings on record, versus $767 million or $2.02 a share in the same period of 2002. Third quarter earnings increased primarily as a result of higher industry margins for petroleum products and higher prices for natural gas, partly offset by lower prices for Cold Lake bitumen and higher exploration and planned maintenance expenses. Earnings for the first nine months increased mainly because of higher prices for natural gas and crude oil and higher industry margins for petroleum products.

The negative impact of the higher Canadian dollar on resource and product prices was only partly offset by the favourable foreign exchange effects on the company’s U.S.-dollar-denominated debt. This has resulted in a net negative impact of about $70 million on earnings in the third quarter versus the same period of last year and about $140 million for the first nine months of this year compared with that of 2002.

Total revenues were $4,626 million in the third quarter and $14,614 million in the first nine months of 2003, versus $4,532 million and $12,212 million in the same periods last year.

Natural resources

During the third quarter of 2003, net earnings from natural resources were $257 million compared with $346 million in the same period last year. Earnings decreased mainly due to lower Cold Lake bitumen and crude oil prices, lower Syncrude production, and higher exploration and planned maintenance expenses, partly offset by higher prices for natural gas and higher Cold Lake bitumen volumes. Year-to-date net earnings were a record $947 million versus $741 million during the same period last year. Higher prices for natural gas and crude oil and higher production volumes of Cold Lake bitumen were the main reasons for the increased earnings in the first nine months of 2003 compared with last year.

Prices for natural gas averaged $6.12 a thousand cubic feet in the third quarter and $6.98 a thousand cubic feet in the first nine months of 2003, compared with $3.36 a thousand cubic feet and $3.61 a thousand cubic feet during the corresponding periods last year. Prices for conventional crude oil averaged $36.68 a barrel in the third quarter and $41.32 a barrel in the first nine months this year, compared with $40.06 a barrel and $35.76 a barrel, respectively, in the third quarter and first nine months of 2002. Average prices for Cold Lake bitumen in the third quarter of 2003 were about 20 percent lower than the average third quarter prices of 2002, and prices for the first nine months of 2003 were essentially unchanged from the previous year.

Gross production of natural gas during the third quarter of 2003 was 520 million cubic feet a day, compared with 527 million cubic feet a day during the same period last year. During the first nine months of the year, gross production was 499 million cubic feet a day, versus 538 million cubic feet a day in the first nine months of 2002. Lower production as a result of reservoir decline was partly offset by higher production from the recently completed facilities at Wizard Lake.

Total production of crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) increased to 271 thousand barrels a day in the third quarter and 259 thousand barrels a day in the first nine months of 2003 from 258 thousand barrels a day and 244 thousand barrels a day in the corresponding periods of 2002.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued .....)

Gross production of conventional crude oil averaged 45 thousand barrels a day and 46 thousand barrels a day in the third quarter and first nine months of this year, compared with 49 thousand barrels a day and 51 thousand barrels a day during the corresponding periods in 2002. Natural reservoir decline in the Western Canadian Basin was the main reason for the reduced production. Production of NGLs available for sale was 28 thousand barrels a day in the third quarter and 27 thousand barrels a day during the first nine months of 2003, essentially unchanged from the corresponding periods of 2002.

Gross production of Cold Lake bitumen averaged 137 thousand barrels a day during the third quarter and 132 thousand barrels a day in the first nine months of 2003, versus 117 thousand barrels a day and 110 thousand barrels a day in the corresponding periods of 2002. Higher production was a result of increased volume from newly completed phases 11 to 13 offset in part by lower production from existing operations due to the cyclic nature of production at Cold Lake.

The company’s share of Syncrude’s gross production was 61 thousand barrels a day in the third quarter compared with 65 thousand barrels a day during the same period a year ago. Higher planned maintenance activity was the main reason for lower production in the third quarter of 2003. During the first nine months of 2003, the company’s share of Syncrude production was 54 thousand barrels a day, compared with 56 thousand barrels a day in the first nine months of last year.

In early October, a primary upgrading unit at Syncrude was taken down for an unscheduled maintenance turnaround. This is expected to reduce Syncrude’s fourth quarter production.

In September 2003, the company concluded drilling operations on a deepwater well on the Scotian Slope without encountering hydrocarbons in commercial quantities. Drilling began on the prospect called Balvenie, located about 300 kilometers southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, in approximately 1,800 meters of water in early July 2003. Exploration costs related to the Balvenie well were reflected in the third quarter earnings.

The company continues to work toward a regulatory application for the Mackenzie Gas Project. In September, it met with energy companies interested in shipping gas through the proposed pipeline to discuss nomination commitments.

Petroleum products

Net earnings from petroleum products were $115 million in the third quarter and a record $356 million in the first nine months of 2003, compared with net earnings of $21 million and a net loss of $1 million during the corresponding periods last year. Third quarter earnings increased mainly due to higher industry petroleum product margins. The effective response to external events such as the August power outage in Ontario contained the negative impact of these events on earnings. Year-to-date earnings improved as a result of the strengthening of industry petroleum product margins and higher sales of petroleum products. The increased petroleum product volumes were principally due to higher demand for diesel, gasoline and heating oil.

The company opened low-sulphur gasoline production units at its Strathcona and Dartmouth refineries, reducing the sulphur content of gasoline produced by over 90 per cent. All of the company’s operations are expected to be producing gasoline averaging less than 30 part per million of sulphur by the fourth quarter of this year, more than a year in advance of the legislated requirement.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued .....)

Chemicals

Net earnings from chemical operations were $8 million in the third quarter and $21 million in the first nine months of 2003, compared with $22 million and $42 million during the corresponding periods of 2002. Reduced industry margins on sales of polyethylene as a result of higher feedstock costs was the main reason for the decrease in earnings.

Corporate and other

Net earnings from corporate and other operations were negative $5 million in the third quarter and positive $103 million in the first nine months of 2003, versus negative $42 million and negative $15 million in the corresponding periods last year. Favourable foreign exchange effects on the company’s U.S.-dollar-denominated debt contributed to the year-to-date performance.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash flow from operating activities increased to $485 million during the third quarter of 2003 from $337 million in the same period last year. Changes in working capital as a result of seasonal inventory draws and the effects of commodity prices on receivable balances, and higher earnings contributed to the increase. Cash flow from operating activities was $1,857 million for the nine months of 2003, versus $738 million in the corresponding period of 2002. The increased cash inflow was mainly due to higher earnings and the timing of scheduled income tax payments. Total investing activities used $308 million of cash in the third quarter and $1,011 million in the first nine months of 2003, compared with $380 million and $945 million during the corresponding periods last year.

Capital and exploration expenditures were $357 million in the third quarter and $1,093 million in the first nine months of 2003, versus $391 million and $1,015 million in the corresponding periods a year ago. For the resources segment, the additional capital and exploration expenditures were used mainly on projects at Syncrude to maintain and expand oil production capacity. Petroleum products increased its capital expenditures mainly in projects to reduce the sulphur content of gasoline and to improve operating efficiency.

In the third quarter, the company redeemed $200 million (U.S.), the remaining balance of its variable-rate U.S.-dollar debt for $272 million (Cdn), and replaced it with a similar variable-rate Canadian-dollar loan from Exxon Overseas Corporation.

During the third quarter and first nine months of 2003, the company repurchased about 4 million shares for $207 million and 11 million shares for $519 million, respectively.

Following an independent actuarial evaluation of the registered pension plan that will be completed in the fourth quarter, the company plans to meet any additional funding requirements from operating cash flows. Current or future funding requirements are not expected to affect the company’s existing capital investment plans or its ability to pursue new investment opportunities.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued .....)

Cash dividends of $241 million were paid in the first nine months of 2003, compared with dividends of $239 million in the comparable period of 2002. An increase in the per share dividend payment since the second quarter was partly offset by the lower number of outstanding shares resulting from the company’s share repurchase program. The dividend increase represented the ninth consecutive year of dividend growth. On August 13, 2003, the company declared a quarterly dividend of 22 cents a share, payable on October 1, 2003.

The above factors led to an increase in the company’s balance of cash and marketable securities to $852 million at September 30, 2003, from $453 million at the same time last year.

Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Information about market risks for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 does not differ materially from that discussed in Item 7A on page 25 in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

Item 4.   Controls and Procedures

The company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, these officers have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, the company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective for the purpose of ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

There has not been any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)     Certifications by each of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-4(a) are Exhibits (31.1) and (31.2).

Certifications by each of the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 are Exhibits (32.1) and (32.2).

(b)     Reports on Form 8-K

Except for reports on Form 8-K dated July 28, 2003, no other reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the quarter for which this report is filed.

By the report on Form 8-K dated July 28, 2003, the company submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a press release dated July 23, 2003 which disclosed information relating to the company’s financial condition and results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2003.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

     
    IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
(Registrant)
     
     
Date:   November 12, 2003   /s/ Paul A. Smith
    (Signature)
    Paul A. Smith
    Controller and Senior Vice-President,
    Finance and Administration
    (Principal Accounting Officer)
     
     
Date:   November 12, 2003   /s/ John Zych
    (Signature)
    John Zych
    Corporate Secretary

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
(31.1)   Certification by principal executive officer of Periodic Financial Report pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
     
(31.2)   Certification by principal financial officer of Periodic Financial Report pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
     
(32.1)   Certification by chief executive officer of Periodic Financial Report pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
     
(32.2)   Certification by chief financial officer of Periodic Financial Report pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

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