BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST
10-Q, 1995-08-14
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                                   FORM 10-Q


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


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


        For the quarterly period ended         June 30, 1995


        Commission File Number        1-10243

                          BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                                                13-6943724
(State or other jurisdiction                                (I.R.S. Employer
 of incorporation or                                         Identification No.)
 organization)


                             THE BANK OF NEW YORK
                             101 Barclay Street
                             New York, New York
                             Attention:  Walter N. Gitlin       10286
                 (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)


                                 (212) 815-5084
              (Registrants telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X . No    .
                                      ---     ---  

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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

As of August 7, 1995 -- 21,400,000 Units of Beneficial Interest in the BP
Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust were outstanding.


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. Financial Statements
        (See pages 3 - 8  below)


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                          BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST

                              Financial Statements

                                 June 30, 1995


                                  (Unaudited)
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                          BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST

               Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Trust Corpus

                                 June 30, 1995

                        (In thousands, except unit data)

                                  (Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    June 30,     December 31,
                  Assets                              1995           1994
                  ------                            --------       --------  
                                                                                                   
<S>                                                <C>             <C>
Royalty Interest (notes 1 and 2)                   $ 535,000        535,000
       Less: accumulated amortization               (212,363)      (194,689)
                                                    --------       --------

                        Total assets               $ 322,637        340,311
                                                    ========       ========


       Liabilities and Trust Corpus
       ----------------------------                            

Accrued expenses                                         155            118

Trust corpus (40,000,000 units of beneficial
       interest authorized, 21,400,000 units
       issued and outstanding)                       322,482        340,193

Contingencies (note 3)
                                                    --------       --------
                        Total liabilities and
                           Trust corpus            $ 322,637        340,311
                                                    ========       ========
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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                          BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST

                  Statement of Cash Earnings and Distributions

                        (In thousands, except unit data)

                                  (Unaudited)





<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Three months ended                   Six months ended
                                                     June 30,                            June 30,
                                             -------------------------           -------------------------
                                             1995              1994              1995               1994
                                             ----              ----              ----               ----
<S>                                       <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>
Royalty revenues                          $     8,584            5,164            17,062            14,336
Trust administrative expenses                     267              284               408               384
                                             --------         --------            ------            ------

Cash earnings                             $     8,317            4,880            16,654            13,952
                                             ========         ========            ======            ======


Cash distributions                        $     8,317            4,880            16,654           13,952
                                             ========         ========            ======           ======

Cash distributions per unit               $      .389             .228              .778              .652
                                             ========         ========            ======            ======

Units outstanding                          21,400,000       21,400,000        21,400,000        21,400,000
                                           ==========       ==========        ==========        ==========
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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                          BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST

                      Statement of Changes in Trust Corpus

                                 (In thousands)

                                  (Unaudited)





<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Three months ended                  Six months ended
                                                         June 30,                           June 30,
                                                -------------------------          ------------------------
                                                 1995               1994             1995            1994
                                                 ----               ----             ----            ----
<S>                                          <C>                  <C>              <C>              <C>
Trust corpus at beginning of period          $  331,300           390,427          340,193          407,057
Cash Earnings                                     8,317             4,880           16,654           13,952
Decrease (increase) in
       accrued Trust expenses                        68                93              (37)             (59)
Cash distributions                               (8,317)           (4,880)         (16,654)         (13,952)
Amortization of Royalty Interest                 (8,886)          (16,662)         (17,674)         (33,140)
                                                --------          --------         --------         --------

Trust corpus at end of period                $  322,482           373,858          322,482          373,858
                                                =======           =======          =======          =======
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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                          BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST

                         Notes to Financial Statements

                                 June 30, 1995

                                  (Unaudited)



(1)      Formation of the Trust and Organization

         BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (the "Trust") was formed pursuant to a
         Trust Agreement, dated February 28, 1989 among The Standard Oil Company
         ("Standard Oil"), BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (the "Company"), The
         Bank of New York and a co-trustee (collectively, the "Trustee").
         Standard Oil and the Company are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of
         The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. ("BP").

         On February 28, 1989, Standard Oil conveyed a royalty interest (the
         "Royalty Interest") to the Trust. The Trust was formed for the sole
         purpose of owning and administering the Royalty Interest. The Royalty
         Interest represents the right to receive, effective February 28, 1989,
         a per barrel royalty (the "Per Barrel Royalty") on 16.4246% of the
         lesser of (a) the first 90,000 barrels of the average actual daily net
         production of oil and condensate per quarter or (b) the average actual
         daily net production of oil and condensate per quarter from the
         Company's working interest in the Prudhoe Bay Field (the "Field")
         located on the North Slope of Alaska.

         The co-trustees of the Trust are The Bank of New York, a New York
         corporation authorized to do a banking business, and The Bank of New
         York (Delaware), a Delaware banking corporation. The Bank of New York
         (Delaware) serves as co-trustee in order to satisfy certain
         requirements of the Delaware Trust Act. The Bank of New York alone is
         able to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Trustee in the
         Trust Agreement.

         The Trust is passive, with the Trustee having only such powers as are
         necessary for the collection and distribution of revenues, the payment
         of Trust liabilities and the protection of the Royalty Interest.

(2)      Basis of Accounting

         The financial statements of the Trust are prepared on a modified cash
         basis and reflect the Trust's assets, liabilities and results of
         operations as follows:

         (a)   Revenues are recorded when received (generally within 15 days of
               the end of the preceding quarter) and distributions to Trust Unit
               holders are recorded when paid.

         (b)   Trust expenses (which include accounting, engineering, legal, and
               other professional fees, trustees' fees and out-of- pocket
               expenses) are recorded when incurred.


                                                                     (Continued)
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                                       2

                          BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST

                         Notes to Financial Statements

                                  (Unaudited)


(2), Continued

         (c)   Amortization of the Royalty Interest is calculated based on the
               units-of-production attributable to the Trust over the
               production of estimated proved reserves attributable to the
               Trust (approximately 81,000,000 barrels at December 31, 1994),
               is charged directly to the Trust corpus, and does not affect
               cash earnings.  The rate for amortization per net equivalent
               barrel of oil and condensate was $6.61 for the three and six
               months ended June 30, 1995 and $12.39 for the three and six
               months ended June 30, 1994.  The remaining unamortized balance
               of the net overriding Royalty Interest at June 30, 1995 is not
               necessarily indicative of the fair market value of the interest
               held by the Trust.

         While these statements differ from financial statements prepared in
         accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the cash
         basis of reporting revenues and distributions is considered to be the
         most meaningful because quarterly distributions to the Unit holders are
         based on net cash receipts. The accompanying modified cash basis
         financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present
         fairly the assets, liabilities and Trust corpus of the Trust as of June
         30, 1995 and December 31, 1994 and the modified cash earnings and
         distributions and changes in Trust corpus for the three and six
         months ended June 30, 1995 and 1994.

(3)      Income Taxes

         The Trust files its federal tax return as a grantor trust subject to
         the provisions of subpart E of Part I of Subchapter J of the Internal
         Revenue Code of 1986, as amended rather than an association taxable as
         a corporation. The Unit holders are treated as the owners of Trust
         income and corpus, and the entire taxable income of the Trust will be
         reported by the Unit Holders on their respective tax returns.

         If the Trust were determined to be an association taxable as a
         corporation, it would be treated as an entity taxable as a corporation
         on the taxable income from the Royalty Interest, the Trust Unit holders
         would be treated as shareholders, and distributions to Trust Unit
         holders would not be deductible in computing the Trust's tax liability
         as an association.
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        Item 2. Management's Discussion And Analysis
                of Financial Condition and Results
                of Operations.

                Financial Condition.

                     The Trust is a passive entity with the Trustee having only
        such powers as are necessary for the collection and distribution of
        revenues from the Royalty Interest, the payment of Trust liabilities and
        expenses and the protection of the Royalty Interest. All royalty
        payments received by the Trustee are distributed, net of Trust expenses,
        to Trust Unit Holders. Accordingly, a discussion of liquidity or capital
        resources is not applicable.

                Results of Operations.

                     The BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (the "Trust") was formed
        pursuant to the BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust Agreement dated February
        28, 1989 (the "Trust Agreement") and holds a royalty interest generally
        entitling the Trust to a per barrel royalty on 16.4246% of the first
        90,000 barrels of the average actual daily net production of oil and
        condensate per calendar quarter from the BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.
        working interest in the Prudhoe Bay Unit.

                     Payments to the Trust with respect to the Royalty Interest
        are payable on the fifteenth day after the end of the calendar quarter
        (or the next succeeding business day if such fifteenth day is not a
        business day) in an amount equal to the per barrel WTI Price for each
        day during the calendar quarter less the sum of (i) the product of the
        per barrel Chargeable Costs and the Cost Adjustments Factor (such
        product hereinafter referred to as "Adjusted Chargeable Costs") and (ii)
        the per barrel Production Taxes.

                     On April 17, 1995 the Trust received its payment with
        respect to the Royalty Interest for the period January 1, 1995 through
        March 31, 1995 (the "First Quarter"). Such payment was in the amount,
        after rounding, of $6.45 per barrel. During the First Quarter the
        average WTI Price was $18.35. The Adjusted Chargeable Costs per barrel
        were $9.90, based on Chargeable Costs of $8.25 and a Cost Adjustment
        Factor of 1.1996, and per barrel Production Taxes were $2.00. After
        payment of Trust administrative expenses, the Trust distributed $.389
        per Unit. The payment received by the Trust with respect to the Royalty
        Interest for the period January 1, 1994 through March 31, 1994 was in
        the amount, after rounding, of $3.88 per barrel. During such period the
        average WTI price was $14.80, the Adjusted Chargeable Costs per barrel
        were $9.44 and per barrel Production Taxes were $1.48. After payment of
        Trust administrative expenses, the Trust distributed $.228 per Unit for
        such period.


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                     The per barrel royalty payable to the Trust for the period
        April 1, 1995 through June 30, 1995 (the "Second Quarter") is, after
        rounding, $7.21. During the Second Quarter the average WTI price was
        $19.32. The Adjusted Chargeable Costs per barrel were $10.00, based on
        Chargeable Costs of $8.25 and a Cost Adjustment Factor of 1.2116, and
        per barrel Production Taxes were $2.11. The payment received by the
        Trust with respect to the Royalty Interest for the period April 1, 1994
        through June 30, 1994 was in the amount, after rounding, of $6.42 per
        barrel. During such period the average WTI price was $17.79, the
        Adjusted Chargeable Costs per barrel were $9.44 and per barrel
        Production Taxes were $1.93.





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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings - None

Item 2. Changes in Securities - None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities - None

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - None

Item 5. Other Information - None

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on 8-K

        a.    Exhibits

              4. - Form of Trust Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
              6 to the Form 8-A Registration Statement of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty
              Trust, Commission File No. 1-10243)

              27. - Financial Data Schedule - (see Exhibit 27.1 attached
              hereto).

        b.    Reports on Form 8-K - No reports on Form 8-K have been filed 
              during the quarter for which this form is filed.


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                                   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.


                                              BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST

                                                   THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
                                                    as Trustee


                                              By:    Walter N. Gitlin
                                                 -----------------------------  
                                              Name: Walter N. Gitlin
                                              Title: Vice President


Date:  August 11, 1995


         The Registrant, BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust, has no principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, board of directors or persons
performing similar functions. Accordingly, no additional signatures are
available and none have been provided.


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                                EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                     Description                      Page No.
----------                      -----------                      -------
EX-27                           Financial Data Schedule

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS AND THE STATEMENTS OF CHANGES
IN TRUST CORPUS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1995
<CASH>                                               0
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                        0
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0
<PP&E>                                               0
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             322,637,000
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          155,000
<BONDS>                                              0
<COMMON>                                             0
                                0
                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                 322,482,000
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>               322,637,000
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                            17,062,000
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                        0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                             16,654,000
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                  0
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                16,654,000
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                    0.778
<EPS-DILUTED>                                    0.778
        

</TABLE>


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