EXHIBIT A
NATIONAL FUEL EXPLORATION CORP.
INCOME STATEMENT
PERIOD ENDING SEPT 30, 2000
(Unaudited)
Operating Revenue:
Gas Sales $ 0
Other Operating Revenue 24,575,309
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Operating Revenue 24,575,309
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Operating Expenses:
Purchased Gas Sold 0
Fuel For Generation 0
Operation Expenses 6,183,818
Maintenance Expenses 0
Property, Franchise & Other Taxes 2,676,933
Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization 3,677,695
Impairment of O&G 0
Federal Income Taxes 282,658
State Income Taxes (155,784)
Deferred Inc Tax-Net 3,740,450
Invest Tax Cr Adjust 0
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Operating Expenses 16,405,769
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Operating Income / (Loss) 8,169,540
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Other Income:
Unremitted earnings of Subsidiaries 0
Dividends from Subsidiaries 0
Intercompany Interest Income 0
Appliance & Jobbing 0
Miscellaneous Income 0
Investment Tax Credit 0
AFUDC 0
Other Interest Income 65,370
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Other Income/ (Loss) 65,370
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Income Before Interest Charges 8,234,911
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Interest Charges:
Interest Charges on L/T Debt 0
Intercompany Interest Expense 2,666,943
Other Interest Expenses 44,622
ABFUDC 0
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Interest Charges 2,711,565
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Minority Interest in Foreign Subs 0
Income Before Cumulative Effect 5,523,346
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Cumulative Effect of Change in Acctg 0
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Net Income / (Loss) $ 5,523,346
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of National
Fuel Gas Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000.