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IMPERIAL OIL LTD - Quarter Report: 2004 June (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004

OR

[   ] Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from -— to —

Commission file number 0-12014

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
CANADA   98-0017682
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     
111 St. Clair Avenue West,    
Toronto, Ontario, Canada   M5W 1K3
(Address of principal executive offices)   (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 [ü] NO [  ]

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

The number of common shares outstanding, as of June 30, 2004, was 356,802,447.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

INDEX

         
    PAGE
PART I - Financial Information
       
Item 1 - Financial Statements:
       
Consolidated Statement of Earnings - Three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
Six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
    3  
Consolidated Statement of Retained Earnings - Three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
Six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
    3  
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - Three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
Six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
    4  
Consolidated Balance Sheet - As at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003
    5  
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
    6  
Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    14  
Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
    17  
Item 4 - Controls and Procedures
    17  
 
PART II - Other Information
       
Item 2 - Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Securities
    18  
Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
    18  
 
SIGNATURES
    19  

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, 2003, and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.

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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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

(unaudited)
                                 
                    Six months
    Second quarter   to June 30
millions of dollars
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
REVENUES
                               
Operating revenues
    5,439       4,472       10,495       9,924  
Investment and other income (4)
    27       38       38       64  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
TOTAL REVENUES (2)
    5,466       4,510       10,533       9,988  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EXPENSES
                               
Exploration
    15       4       31       11  
Purchases of crude oil and products (3)
    3,174       2,464       6,007       5,660  
Operating (3) (5)
    738       703       1,421       1,442  
Selling and general (5)
    304       292       597       613  
Federal excise tax
    314       312       618       614  
Depreciation and depletion
    217       177       432       357  
Financing costs (7)
    9       (57 )     19       (114 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
TOTAL EXPENSES
    4,771       3,895       9,125       8,583  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    695       615       1,408       1,405  
INCOME TAXES
    241       101       445       353  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
NET EARNINGS (2)
    454       514       963       1,052  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
PER-SHARE INFORMATION - dollars
                               
Net earnings - basic (8)
    1.26       1.38       2.67       2.80  
Net earnings - diluted (8)
    1.26       1.38       2.66       2.80  
Dividends
    0.22       0.22       0.44       0.43  

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF RETAINED EARNINGS

(unaudited)
                                 
                    Six months
    Second quarter   to June 30
millions of dollars
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
RETAINED EARNINGS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    4,214       3,610       3,919       3,277  
Net earnings for the period
    454       514       963       1,052  
Share purchases (8)
    (198 )     (151 )     (332 )     (277 )
Dividends
    (78 )     (83 )     (158 )     (162 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
RETAINED EARNINGS AT END OF PERIOD
    4,392       3,890       4,392       3,890  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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)
                                 
                    Six months
inflow/(outflow)   Second quarter   to June 30
millions of dollars
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                               
Net earnings
    454       514       963       1,052  
Depreciation and depletion
    217       177       432       357  
(Gain)/loss on asset sales, after tax
    (13 )     1       (14 )     1  
Future income taxes and other
    (69 )     (84 )     (158 )     (242 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cash flow from earnings
    589       608       1,223       1,168  
Accounts receivable
    (4 )     294       (183 )     20  
Inventories and prepaids
    93       (146 )     (202 )     (261 )
Income taxes payable
    104       (22 )     143       121  
Accounts payable and other
    (130 )     (62 )     61       324  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Change in operating assets and liabilities
    63       64       (181 )     204  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    652       672       1,042       1,372  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                               
Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangibles
    (283 )     (380 )     (602 )     (725 )
Proceeds from asset sales
    53       17       66       22  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
CASH FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    (230 )     (363 )     (536 )     (703 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                               
Short-term debt - net
    9             9        
Long-term debt issued
          546             546  
Repayment of long-term debt
    (8 )     (546 )     (8 )     (546 )
Issuance of common shares under stock option plan
    1             7        
Common shares purchased (8)
    (216 )     (171 )     (363 )     (312 )
Dividends paid
    (80 )     (80 )     (160 )     (159 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
CASH FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    (294 )     (251 )     (515 )     (471 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
    128       58       (9 )     198  
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    311       906       448       766  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
CASH AT END OF PERIOD
    439       964       439       964  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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
    June 30   Dec. 31
millions of dollars
  2004
  2003
ASSETS
               
Current assets
               
Cash
    439       448  
Accounts receivable
    1,498       1,315  
Inventories of crude oil and products
    569       407  
Materials, supplies and prepaid expenses
    145       105  
Future income tax assets
    448       353  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current assets
    3,099       2,628  
Investments and other long-term assets
    232       259  
Property, plant and equipment at cost
    19,774       19,288  
less accumulated depreciation and depletion
    (10,399 )     (10,070 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, net (9)
    9,375       9,218  
Goodwill
    204       204  
Other intangible assets
    51       52  
 
   
 
     
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
    12,961       12,361  
 
   
 
     
 
 
LIABILITIES
               
Current liabilities
               
Short-term debt
    81       72  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    2,239       2,222  
Income taxes payable
    738       595  
Current portion of long-term debt
    743       501  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current liabilities
    3,801       3,390  
Long-term debt (10)
    625       859  
Other long-term obligations (11)
    1,003       972  
Future income tax liabilities
    1,305       1,362  
 
   
 
     
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    6,734       6,583  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Common shares (8)
    1,835       1,859  
Earnings retained and used in the business
    4,392       3,919  
 
   
 
     
 
 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    6,227       5,778  
 
   
 
     
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    12,961       12,361  
 
   
 
     
 
 

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 June 30, 2003, and December 31, 2003, and the results of operations and changes in cash flows for the six months ending June 30, 2004, and 2003. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

The results for the six months ending June 30, 2004, 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.

                                 
                    Six months
    Second quarter   to June 30
millions of dollars
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Earnings as shown in financial statements (2)(a)
    454       514       963       1,052  
Impact of U.S. accounting principles (b)
                               
Capitalized interest
    3       5       7       7  
Enacted tax rate difference
    47       (59 )           (59 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net earnings under U.S. GAAP before cumulative effect of accounting change (a)
    504       460       970       1,000  
Cumulative effect of accounting change (a)
                      4  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net earnings under U.S. GAAP (a)
    504       460       970       1,004  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax (b):
                               
Minimum pension liability adjustment
                       
 
           
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Comprehensive income under U.S. GAAP
    504       460       970       1,004  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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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
    June 30, 2004   December 31, 2003
    As   U. S.   As   U. S.
millions of dollars
  Reported
  GAAP
  Reported
  GAAP
Current assets
    2,651       2,651       2,275       2,275  
Future income tax assets
    448       598       353       502  
Investments and other long-term assets
    232       131       259       97  
Property, plant and equipment - cost
    19,774       19,932       19,288       19,433  
Property, plant and equipment - accumulated depreciation and depletion
    (10,399 )     (10,498 )     (10,070 )     (10,166 )
Goodwill
    204       204       204       204  
Other intangible assets - cost
    90       179       87       176  
Other intangible assets - accumulated depreciation and depletion
    (39 )     (39 )     (35 )     (35 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
    12,961       13,158       12,361       12,486  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Current liabilities
    3,058       3,058       2,889       2,889  
Current portion of long-term debt
    743       743       501       501  
Long-term debt
    625       625       859       859  
Other long-term obligations
    1,003       1,406       972       1,314  
Future income tax liabilities
    1,305       1,325       1,362       1,378  
Shareholders’ equity
    6,227       6,001       5,778       5,545  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    12,961       13,158       12,361       12,486  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ Equity:
                               
Common shares at stated value
                               
At beginning
    1,859       1,859       1,939       1,939  
Issuance of common shares under stock option plan
    7       7                
Share purchases at stated value
    (31 )     (31 )     (80 )     (80 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
At end
    1,835       1,835       1,859       1,859  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Retained earnings
                               
At beginning
    3,919       3,952       3,277       3,287  
Net earnings for the period
    963       970       1,682       1,705  
Issuance of common shares under stock option plan
    (332 )     (332 )     (717 )     (717 )
Dividends
    (158 )     (158 )     (323 )     (323 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
At end
    4,392       4,432       3,919       3,952  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
                               
At beginning
          (266 )           (315 )
Other comprehensive income for the period
                      49  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
At end
          (266 )           (266 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    6,227       6,001       5,778       5,545  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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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)

                                 
                    Six months
    Second quarter   to June 30
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Under accounting principles of
                               
Canada - basic
    1.26       1.38       2.67       2.80  
United States
                               
Earnings before cumulative effect of accounting change - basic
    1.40       1.23       2.69       2.66  
Cumulative effect of accounting change - basic
                      0.01  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net earnings per share - basic
    1.40       1.23       2.69       2.67  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Canada - diluted
    1.26       1.38       2.66       2.80  
United States
                               
Earnings before cumulative effect of accounting change - diluted
    1.40       1.23       2.69       2.66  
Cumulative effect of accounting change - diluted
                      0.01  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net earnings per share - diluted
    1.40       1.23       2.69       2.67  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (thousands of shares)
    358,772       374,194       360,236       376,022  

(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, 2003.

(c) The company makes limited use of derivatives. There were no significant derivatives outstanding at January 1 or June 30, 2004, nor were any significant derivatives undertaken during the first six months of 2004.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

2.   Business segments
                                                 
Second quarter   Resources   Products   Chemicals
millions of dollars
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
REVENUES
                                               
Operating revenues (a)
    855       792       4,265       3,433       319       247  
Intersegment sales (b)
    692       573       407       327       73       62  
Investment and other income
    18       19       7       11              
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
TOTAL REVENUES
    1,565       1,384       4,679       3,771       392       309  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EXPENSES
                                               
Exploration (c)
    15       4                          
Purchases (b)
    490       457       3,585       2,735       271       227  
Operating (b)
    404       410       286       262       48       38  
Selling and general
    6       3       272       261       26       28  
Federal excise tax
                314       312              
Depreciation and depletion
    156       122       58       49       3       6  
Financing costs
                1                    
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
TOTAL EXPENSES
    1,071       996       4,516       3,619       348       299  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    494       388       163       152       44       10  
INCOME TAXES
    173       37       55       50       15       3  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
NET EARNINGS
    321       351       108       102       29       7  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EXPORT SALES TO THE UNITED STATES
    335       305       221       158       185       147  
CASH FLOW FROM EARNINGS
    439       386       123       222       30       13  
CAPEX (c)
    249       232       54       144       2       13  
                                 
Second quarter   Corporate
  Consolidated
millions of dollars
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
REVENUES
                               
Operating revenues (a)
                5,439       4,472  
Intersegment sales (b)
                       
Investment and other income
    2       8       27       38  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
TOTAL REVENUES
    2       8       5,466       4,510  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EXPENSES
                               
Exploration (c)
                15       4  
Purchases (b)
                3,174       2,464  
Operating (b)
                738       703  
Selling and general
                304       292  
Federal excise tax
                314       312  
Depreciation and depletion
                217       177  
Financing costs
    8       (57 )     9       (57 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
TOTAL EXPENSES
    8       (57 )     4,771       3,895  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    (6 )     65       695       615  
INCOME TAXES
    (2 )     11       241       101  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
NET EARNINGS
    (4 )     54       454       514  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EXPORT SALES TO THE UNITED STATES
                741       610  
CASH FLOW FROM EARNINGS
    (3 )     (13 )     589       608  
CAPEX (c)
                305       389  

(a)   Includes crude sales made by Products in order to optimize refining operations.
 
(b)   Consolidated amounts exclude intersegment transactions, as follows:
                 
    2004
  2003
Purchases
    1,172       955  
Operating expenses
          7  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total intersegment sales
    1,172       962  
 
   
 
     
 
 

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

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

2.   Business segments (continued)
                                                 
Six months to June 30   Resources
  Products
  Chemicals
millions of dollars
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
REVENUES
                                               
Operating revenues (a)
    1,745       1,796       8,188       7,601       562       527  
Intersegment sales (b)
    1,331       1,208       776       705       138       127  
Investment and other income
    18       31       15       19              
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
TOTAL REVENUES
    3,094       3,035       8,979       8,325       700       654  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EXPENSES
                                               
Exploration (c)
    31       11                          
Purchases (b)
    968       1,042       6,791       6,165       493       486  
Operating (b)
    785       833       544       538       92       78  
Selling and general
    10       9       541       546       46       58  
Federal excise tax
                618       614              
Depreciation and depletion
    309       241       117       103       6       13  
Financing costs
          1       1                    
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
TOTAL EXPENSES
    2,103       2,137       8,612       7,966       637       635  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    991       898       367       359       63       19  
INCOME TAXES
    304       208       124       118       22       6  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
NET EARNINGS
    687       690       243       241       41       13  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EXPORT SALES TO THE UNITED STATES
    667       657       475       406       323       295  
CASH FLOW FROM EARNINGS
    933       811       254       355       43       17  
CAPEX (c)
    524       459       118       264       8       21  
TOTAL ASSETS AS AT June 30 (b)
    6,666       6,172       5,721       5,455       495       390  
                                 
Six months to June 30   Corporate
  Consolidated
millions of dollars
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
REVENUES
                               
Operating revenues (a)
                10,495       9,924  
Intersegment sales (b)
                       
Investment and other income
    5       14       38       64  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
TOTAL REVENUES
    5       14       10,533       9,988  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EXPENSES
                               
Exploration (c)
                31       11  
Purchases (b)
                6,007       5,660  
Operating (b)
                1,421       1,442  
Selling and general
                597       613  
Federal excise tax
                618       614  
Depreciation and depletion
                432       357  
Financing costs
    18       (115 )     19       (114 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
TOTAL EXPENSES
    18       (115 )     9,125       8,583  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    (13 )     129       1,408       1,405  
INCOME TAXES
    (5 )     21       445       353  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
NET EARNINGS
    (8 )     108       963       1,052  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
EXPORT SALES TO THE UNITED STATES
                1,465       1,358  
CASH FLOW FROM EARNINGS
    (7 )     (15 )     1,223       1,168  
CAPEX (c)
                650       744  
TOTAL ASSETS AS AT June 30 (b)
    439       964       12,961       12,664  

(a)   Includes crude sales made by Products in order to optimize refining operations.
 
(b)   Consolidated amounts exclude intersegment transactions, as follows:
                 
    2004
  2003
Purchases
    2,245       2,033  
Operating expenses
          7  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total intersegment sales
    2,245       2,040  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Intersegment receivables and payables
    360       317  
 
   
 
     
 
 

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

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

3.   Reporting of fuel consumed in operations

Beginning in 2004, fuel consumed in operations, previously included in purchases of crude oil and products, is reclassified as operating expenses in the consolidated statement of earnings. Prior period amounts have been reclassified for comparative purposes. This reclassification has no impact on total expenses and net earnings or on the cash flow profile of the company.

4.   Divestments

Investment and other income includes gains and losses on asset sales as follows:

                                 
                    Six months
    Second quarter   to June 30
millions of dollars
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Proceeds from asset sales
    53       17       66       22  
Book value of assets sold (a)
    35       18       47       23  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Gain/(loss) on asset sales, before tax (b)
    18       (1 )     19       (1 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Gain/(loss) on asset sales, after tax (b)
    13       (1 )     14       (1 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

(a) Assets sold did not include cash.

(b) Second quarter 2004 included a gain of $16 million ($12 million after income taxes) from the sale of the company’s Mid Alberta Pipeline.

5.   Employee retirement benefits

The components of net benefit cost included in total expenses in the consolidated statement of earnings are as follows:

                                 
                    Six months
    Second quarter   to June 30
millions of dollars
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Pension benefits:
                               
Current service cost
    19       18       39       36  
Interest cost
    59       55       118       110  
Expected return on plan assets
    (56 )     (45 )     (112 )     (90 )
Amortization of prior service cost
    7       6       14       13  
Recognized actuarial loss
    17       17       34       34  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net benefit cost
    46       51       93       103  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Other post-retirement benefits:
                               
Current service cost
    1       2       3       3  
Interest cost
    6       5       12       11  
Recognized actuarial loss
    1             2       1  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net benefit cost
    8       7       17       15  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

7.   Financing costs
                                 
                    Six months
    Second quarter   to June 30
millions of dollars
  2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Debt related interest
    7       8       17       16  
Other interest
    2       1       2       2  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest expense
    9       9       19       18  
Foreign exchange expense (gain) on long-term debt
          (66 )           (132 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total financing costs
    9       (57 )     19       (114 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

8.   Common shares
                 
    As at   As at
    June 30   Dec. 31
thousands of shares
  2004
  2003
Authorized
    450,000       450,000  
Common shares outstanding
    356,802       362,653  

In 1995 through 2003, the company purchased shares under nine 12-month normal course share purchase programs, as well as an auction tender. On June 23, 2004, another 12-month normal course program was implemented with an allowable purchase up to 17.9 million shares (five percent of the total on June 21, 2004), 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 - 2002
    202.7       5,169  
2003 - Second quarter
    3.8       171  
Full year
    16.3       799  
2004 - Second quarter
    3.5       216  
Full year
    6.0       363  
Cumulative purchases to date
    225.0       6,331  

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.

The following table provides the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

                                 
                    Six months
    Second quarter   to June 30
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Net earnings (millions of dollars)
    454       514       963       1,052  
(thousands of shares)
                               
Average number of common shares outstanding, weighted monthly
    358,772       374,194       360,236       376,022  
Plus: average number of shares issued on assumed exercise of stock options
    718             705        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Weighted average number of diluted common shares
    359,490       374,194       360,941       376,022  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Earnings per share - basic (dollars)
    1.26       1.38       2.67       2.80  
Earnings per share - diluted (dollars)
    1.26       1.38       2.66       2.80  

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

9.   Investment in oil, gas and mineral leases

The company’s net investment in oil, gas and mineral leases reported in property, plant and equipment as of June 30, 2004 was $819 million, and as of December 31, 2003 was $935 million.

10.   Long-term debt
                             
                As at   As at
        Interest   June 30   Dec. 31
Issued
  Maturity date
  rate
  2004
  2003
2003  
$250 million due May 26, 2005 and
                       
   
$250 million due August 26, 2005 (a)
  Variable     250       500  
2003  
January 19, 2006
  Variable     318       318  


Long-term debt             568       818  
Capital leases             57       41  
   
 
           
 
     
 
 
Total long-term debt             625       859  
   
 
           
 
     
 
 

(a) The portion of variable-rate loan from Exxon Overseas Corporation of $250 million due on May 26, 2005 has been reclassified to the current portion of long-term debt in the balance sheet.

11.   Other long-term obligations
                 
    As at   As at
    June 30   Dec. 31
millions of dollars
  2004
  2003
Employee retirement benefits
    523       505  
Asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities (a)
    396       393  
Other obligations
    84       74  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total other long-term obligations
    1,003       972  
 
   
 
     
 
 

(a) Total asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities also include $69 million in current liabilities ($69 million at December 31, 2003).

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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 second quarter were $454 million or $1.26 a share on a diluted basis, compared with $514 million or $1.38 a share for the same quarter of 2003. Net earnings for the first six months of 2004 were $963 million or $2.66 a share on a diluted basis, versus $1,052 million or $2.80 a share for the first half of 2003.

Earnings in the second quarter were positively impacted by higher realizations for crude oil and stronger refining and petrochemical margins partly offset by lower marketing margins. Operating and volume performance was strong despite lower production at Cold Lake due to the cyclic nature of the operation. However, those factors were more than offset by the negative earnings impact from the absence of tax rate reductions and settlement of tax matters totalling about $110 million and favourable foreign exchange effects on the company’s U.S.-dollar denominated debt of about $55 million, all reported in the second quarter of 2003. The higher Canadian dollar continued to have a negative earnings impact of about $25 million versus the same quarter last year.

For the first six months, higher realizations for crude oil, higher volumes of crude oil and natural gas, and stronger refining and petrochemical margins contributed positively to earnings, partly offset by lower marketing margins. However, when compared to the first six months of 2003, more than offsetting these factors were the combined negative effects of a higher Canadian dollar on resource and product prices of about $130 million, the absence of favourable foreign exchange effects on the company’s U.S.-dollar denominated debt of about $110 million, and lower benefits from tax matters of about $80 million.

Total revenues were $5,466 million in the second quarter and $10,533 million in the first half of 2004, versus $4,510 million and $9,988 million in the same periods last year.

Natural resources

During the second quarter of 2004, net earnings from natural resources were $321 million compared with $351 million in the same period last year. Net earnings for the first six months were $687 million versus $690 million during the same period last year. For both these periods, the positive earnings effects of higher realizations for crude oil and higher Syncrude, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and natural gas volumes in 2004 were partly offset by lower Cold Lake bitumen production and higher expenses from stock-related compensation programs. However, those factors were more than offset by lower benefits from tax matters and the negative effects of a higher Canadian dollar.

While U.S.-dollar world oil prices in both the second quarter and first six months of 2004 were sharply higher than the same periods of 2003, increases in the company’s Canadian dollar realizations for conventional crude oil and Cold Lake bitumen were dampened by the effects of a higher Canadian dollar. Brent crude oil prices in U.S. dollars averaged 36 percent higher in the second quarter and 17 percent higher for the first six months, compared with the same periods last year. Realizations for the company’s conventional crude oil in the second quarter averaged 23 percent higher, and for the first half of the year four percent higher than the realizations of the same periods last year. Cold Lake bitumen realizations in the second quarter averaged about 15 percent higher, and for the first six months about three percent lower than the realizations of the same periods in 2003.

Realizations for natural gas averaged $6.87 a thousand cubic feet in the second quarter, compared with $6.80 a thousand cubic feet in the same quarter last year. For the first six-month period, realizations for natural gas averaged $6.72 a thousand cubic feet in 2004, down from $7.45 a thousand cubic feet in the same period of 2003.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

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

Total gross production of crude oil and NGLs was 251 thousand barrels a day, down from 262 thousand barrels a day in the second quarter of 2003. For the first six months of the year, total gross production of crude oil and NGLs averaged 256 thousand barrels a day, compared with 252 thousand barrels a day in the same period of 2003.

Gross production of Cold Lake bitumen averaged 118 thousand barrels a day during the second quarter, down from 137 thousand barrels a day in the same quarter last year. For the first six-month period, gross production was 119 thousand barrels a day this year, versus 129 thousand barrels a day in the same period of 2003. Lower production was due to the cyclic nature of production at Cold Lake.

The company’s share of Syncrude’s gross production was 57 thousand barrels a day in the second quarter compared with 53 thousand barrels a day during the same period a year ago. During the first six-month period, the company’s share of gross production from Syncrude averaged 60 thousand barrels a day in 2004, up from 50 thousand barrels a day in the same period of 2003.

In the second quarter and first six months of this year, gross production of conventional crude oil averaged 44 thousand barrels a day, compared with 47 thousand barrels a day during the corresponding periods in 2003.

Gross production of NGLs available for sale was 32 thousand barrels a day in the second quarter, up from 25 thousand barrels a day in the same quarter last year. During the first half of 2004, gross production of NGLs available for sale averaged 33 thousand barrels a day, compared with 26 thousand barrels a day in the same period of 2003.

Gross production of natural gas during the second quarter of 2004 increased to 535 million cubic feet a day from 489 million cubic feet a day in the same period last year. In the first half of the year, gross production was 558 million cubic feet a day, up from 488 million cubic feet a day in the first six months of 2003.

The increased natural gas and NGLs volumes were mainly due to higher production from the new facilities at Wizard Lake in Alberta, which were completed in the third quarter of 2003.

In April this year, the company, on behalf of the Mackenzie Gas Project participants, completed geotechnical fieldwork planned for the past winter session. During the same month, regulatory agencies responsible for the review of northern natural gas development issued a news release indicating they will be ready to receive applications on the Mackenzie Gas Project this summer. In June this year, the Inuvialuit Game Council, the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency issued a draft agreement for an environmental impact review of the Mackenzie Gas Project and the draft terms of reference for the environmental impact statement for the Mackenzie Gas Project, for public comment.

On the East Coast, nine of 13 Nova Scotia exploration licenses expired on June 30, 2004, and $7 million was charged to second quarter earnings.

In June this year, the company sold its Mid Alberta Pipeline for a gain of $12 million.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

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

Petroleum products

Net earnings from petroleum products were $108 million in the second quarter, up from $102 million in the same quarter of 2003. Earnings increased primarily because of improved international refining margins, and were partly offset by lower marketing margins, higher scheduled refinery turnaround impact of about $30 million and higher expenses from stock-related compensation programs. Six-month net earnings were $243 million, up from $241 million in the same period of 2003. Higher earnings were primarily due to improved international refining margins for petroleum products partly offset by lower marketing margins. Sales volumes of petroleum products were higher both in the second quarter and the first six months.

The planned maintenance activities at the company’s refineries were completed in the second quarter on schedule and without a safety incident.

Chemicals

Net earnings from chemical operations were $29 million in the second quarter, up from $7 million in the same quarter last year because of improved polyethylene and other chemical product margins and increased sales. Six-month net earnings were $41 million, compared with $13 million for the same period in 2003. Improved margins on sales of polyethylene and other chemical products contributed primarily to the increase.

Corporate and other

Net earnings from corporate and other operations were negative $4 million in the second quarter compared with positive $54 million in the same period of 2003. Six-month net earnings were negative $8 million versus positive $108 million last year. Lower earnings were due to the absence of the favourable foreign exchange effects on the company’s U.S.-dollar-denominated debt, which was replaced with Canadian-dollar denominated debt in June and July of 2003.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash flow from operating activities was $652 million during the second quarter of 2004, down slightly from $672 million in the same period last year. Year-to-date cash flow from operating activities was $1,042 million, versus $1,372 million during the first half of 2003. The decreased cash inflow was mainly due to the impact of higher commodity prices on working capital.

Capital and exploration expenditures were $305 million in the second quarter, down from $389 million during the same quarter of 2003, and $650 million in the first half of 2004, versus $744 million in the same period a year ago. For the resources segment, capital and exploration expenditures were used to invest in long-term growth opportunities in the oil sands and Mackenzie gas. The petroleum products segment spent its capital expenditures mainly on projects to reduce the sulphur content of diesel fuel and to improve operating efficiency.

On June 21, 2004, the company announced that it had received final acceptance from the Toronto Stock Exchange for a new normal course issuer bid to continue its existing share-purchase program that expired on June 22, 2004. The new share-purchase program enables the company to repurchase up to 17.9 million shares during the period from June 23, 2004, to June 22, 2005. During the first half of 2004, the company repurchased about six million shares for $363 million.

Cash dividends of $160 million were paid in the first six months of 2004, compared with dividends of $159 million paid in the same period of 2003. Per-share dividends have been increased since the second quarter of 2003, resulting in higher dividends paid. This was partly offset by the effects of the company’s share-purchase program.

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

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

The above factors led to a slight decrease in the company’s balance of cash and marketable securities to $439 million at June 30, 2004, from $448 million at the end of 2003.

On May 6, 2004, the company filed a final short form shelf prospectus in Canada in connection with the issuance of Medium Term Notes over the 25-month period that the shelf prospectus remains valid. The unsecured notes will be issued from time to time at the discretion of the company in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1 billion. There have been no notes issued under this shelf prospectus.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

Information about market risks for the six months ended June 30, 2004 does not differ materially from that discussed on page 29 in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, except for the following sensitivity:

Earnings sensitivity (a)
millions of dollars after tax
Eight cents decrease (increase) in the value of the
Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar                                                                                                                                                  +(-)  380

The sensitivity to changes in the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar increased from 2003 year-end and the first quarter of 2004 by about $5 million (after tax) for each one U.S.-cent difference due primarily to higher refining margins at the end of the second quarter.

(a) The amount quoted to illustrate the impact of the sensitivity represents a change of about 10 percent in the value of the commodity at the end of the second quarter 2004. The sensitivity calculation shows the impact on annual earnings that results from a change in one factor, after tax and royalties and holding all other factors constant. While the sensitivity is applicable under current conditions, it may not apply proportionately to larger fluctuations.

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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Item 2. Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

During the period April 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004, the company issued 31,600 common shares for $46.50 per share as a result of the exercise of stock options by the holders of the stock options, who are all employees or former employees of the company. The sales of 30,250 of those common shares were outside the U.S.A. and were not registered under the Securities Act in reliance on Regulation S thereunder.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (1)

                                 
                    (c) Total   (d) Maximum
                    Number of   Number (or
                    Shares (or   Approximate
                    Units)   Dollar Value) of
    (a) Total           Purchased as   Shares (or Units)
    Number of   (b) Average   Part of Publicly   that may yet be
    Shares (or   Price Paid   Announced   Purchased
    Units)   per Share   Plans or   under the Plans
Period
  Purchased
  (or Unit)
  Programs
  or Programs
April 1 to April 30, 2004
    763,158     $ 60.46       763,158       5,325,958  
May 1 to May 31, 2004
    1,341,251     $ 61.49       1,341,251       3,944,622  
June 1 to June 30, 2004
    1,421,434     $ 61.30       1,421,434       17,495,591  
Total
    3,525,843               3,525,843          

(1) On June 19, 2003, the company announced by press release that it had received final approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for another normal course issuer bid to continue its share repurchase program. That enabled the company to repurchase up to a maximum of 18,632,218 common shares, including common shares purchased for the company’s employee savings plan and employee retirement plan, during the period June 23, 2003 to June 22, 2004. That program ended on June 22, 2004.

On June 21, 2004, the company announced by press release that it had received final approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for a new normal course issuer bid to continue its share repurchase program. The new program enables the company to repurchase up to a maximum of 17,864,398 common shares, including common shares purchased for the company’s employee savings plan and employee retirement plan during the period June 23, 2004 to June 22, 2005. If not previously terminated, the program will end on June 22, 2005.

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-14(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).

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(b) Reports on Form 8-K.

Except for a report on Form 8-K dated April 26, 2004, 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 April 26, 2004, the company submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a press release and a speech by the company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer at the company’s annual meeting of shareholders, which disclosed information relating to the company’s financial condition and results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004.

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: August 4, 2004 /s/ Paul A. Smith    
  (Signature)   
  Paul A. Smith
Controller and Senior Vice-President,
Finance and Administration
(Principal Accounting Officer) 
 
 
         
     
Date: August 4, 2004 /s/ Brian W. Livingston    
  (Signature)   
  Brian W. Livingston
Vice-President, General Counsel and 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