ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORP
10-Q, 1999-08-13
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

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

                       For the quarter ended June 30, 1999

                         Commission File Number 1-11154

                      ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION

              Incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware
                  I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 13-3663331

                            6000 North Loop 1604 West
                          San Antonio, Texas 78249-1112
                        Telephone number: (210) 592-2000

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
                                      ----     ----

As of July 30, 1999,  86,619,000  shares of Common Stock,  $0.01 par value, were
outstanding and the aggregate market value of such stock as of July 30, 1999 was
$2,046,376,000.

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                      ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION
                                    FORM 10-Q
                                  JUNE 30, 1999

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                            Page

                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

        Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 1999 and
          December 31, 1998.............................................       3

        Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and
          Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 and 1998.......................       4

        Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months
          Ended June 30, 1999 and 1998..................................       5

        Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
          for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 and 1998.....       6

        Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements......................       7

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
          Results of Operations.........................................      12

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk......      25

                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings...............................................      27

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K................................      27

                 SIGNATURE..............................................      28
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

                      ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                        (In millions, except share data)

                                                    June 30,        December 31,
                                                      1999             1998
                                                      ----             ----
                                                   (Unaudited)

                      Assets
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                        $  144.9            $  176.1
  Accounts and notes receivable, net                  340.3               562.7
  Inventories                                         563.9               635.6
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets            28.9                33.0
  Deferred income taxes                                98.4                98.4
                                                   --------            --------
    Total current assets                            1,176.4             1,505.8
                                                   --------            --------

Property, plant and equipment                       4,504.7             4,423.2
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization     (1,252.6)           (1,162.0)
                                                    --------            -------
  Property, plant and equipment, net                3,252.1             3,261.2
Other assets, net                                     578.8               548.0
                                                   --------            --------
  Total assets                                     $5,007.3            $5,315.0
                                                   ========            ========

       Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
  Notes payable and current portion of
    long-term debt                                 $    4.9            $    5.8
  Accounts payable                                    331.0               366.0
  Accrued liabilities                                 384.4               402.4
  Taxes other than income taxes                       306.0               343.0
  Income taxes payable                                 26.6                28.9
                                                   --------            --------
    Total current liabilities                       1,052.9             1,146.1
                                                   --------            --------

Long-term debt, less current portion                1,653.4             1,926.2
Other long-term liabilities                           439.1               453.7
Deferred income taxes                                 241.4               205.0
Commitments and contingencies

Company obligated preferred stock of subsidiary       200.0               200.0

Stockholders' equity:
  Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share:
    250,000,000 shares authorized, 86,613,000
    and 86,558,000 shares issued and outstanding
    as of June 30, 1999  and December 31, 1998          0.9                 0.9
  Additional paid-in capital                        1,514.3             1,512.7
  Treasury stock                                     (100.6)             (100.1)
  Retained earnings                                    99.2                82.5
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss                (93.3)             (112.0)
                                                   --------            --------
    Total stockholders' equity                      1,420.5             1,384.0
                                                    --------           --------
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity     $5,007.3            $5,315.0
                                                   ========            ========

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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<CAPTION>
                      ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
            (Unaudited, in millions, except share and per share data)


                                                                          Three Months Ended                  Six Months Ended
                                                                                June 30,                           June 30,
                                                                                --------                           --------
                                                                         1999             1998               1999         1998
                                                                         ----             ----               ----         ----
<S>                                                                   <C>               <C>               <C>           <C>
Sales and other revenues (including excise taxes)                     $ 3,385.8         $ 3,041.0         $ 6,111.5     $ 5,830.6
                                                                       ----------       -----------       -----------   ----------

Operating costs and expenses:
   Cost of products sold                                                2,112.1           1,726.4           3,659.3       3,347.7
   Operating expenses                                                     258.0             288.0             513.7         575.9
   Selling, general and administrative expenses                            73.5              83.2             149.9         161.8
   Taxes other than income taxes                                          768.2             758.0           1,481.0       1,436.3
   Depreciation and amortization                                           59.4              58.1             116.5         123.5
   Restructuring and other charges                                           --             142.8              11.0         142.8
                                                                       ----------       -----------       -----------   -----------
      Total operating costs and expenses                                3,271.2           3,056.5           5,931.4       5,788.0
                                                                       ----------       -----------       -----------   -----------

Operating income (loss)                                                   114.6             (15.5)            180.1          42.6
  Interest income                                                           2.9               2.2               5.8           4.3
  Interest expense                                                        (37.4)            (36.0)            (76.0)        (72.1)
  Equity income from Diamond-Koch                                           5.7                --               7.2            --
  Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment                              --                --                --           7.0
                                                                       ----------       -----------       -----------   -----------

Income (loss) before income taxes and
  dividends of subsidiary                                                  85.8             (49.3)            117.1         (18.2)
  Provision for income taxes                                              (34.9)             (0.7)            (47.6)        (12.8)
  Dividends on preferred stock of subsidiary                               (2.5)             (2.6)             (5.1)         (5.2)
                                                                       ----------       -----------       -----------   -----------
Net income (loss)                                                     $    48.4         $   (52.6)             64.4     $   (36.2)
                                                                       ==========       ===========       ===========   ===========


Net income (loss) per share:
  Basic                                                               $     0.56        $    (0.58)       $     0.74    $    (0.42)
  Diluted                                                             $     0.56        $    (0.58)       $     0.74    $    (0.42)

Weighted average number of shares (in thousands):
  Basic                                                                86,593            90,220            86,575        88,760
  Diluted                                                              86,703            90,220            86,673        88,760

Dividends per share:
  Common Shares                                                       $     0.275       $     0.275       $     0.550   $     0.550
  5% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares                          $      --         $        --       $      --     $     0.625

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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<CAPTION>
                      ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (Unaudited, in millions)

                                                                             Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                                              1999              1998
                                                                              ----              ----
<S>                                                                          <C>              <C>
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)..................................................          $  64.4          $ (36.2)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
  net cash provided by operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization...................................            116.5            123.5
   Provision for losses on receivables.............................              3.6              6.9
   Restructuring charges - write-down of property, plant
     and equipment and goodwill....................................                -             82.1
   Equity income from Diamond-Koch.................................             (7.2)               -
   Loss (gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment............              1.8             (8.4)
   Deferred income tax provision...................................             33.7              4.5
   Other, net......................................................              1.5              1.6
   Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
     Decrease in accounts and notes receivable.....................            216.2             80.5
     Decrease in inventories.......................................             79.6            114.7
     Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets.........              4.3             10.7
     Increase in other assets......................................             (3.3)            (3.4)
     Decrease in accounts payable and other current liabilities....           (120.6)          (274.1)
     Decrease in other long-term liabilities.......................            (17.7)            (3.9)
                                                                             -------          -------
       Net cash provided by operating activities...................            372.8             98.5
                                                                             -------          -------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
 Capital expenditures..............................................            (73.8)           (64.9)
 Deferred refinery maintenance turnaround costs....................            (24.1)           (21.1)
 Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment..............             10.7             48.2
                                                                             -------          -------
   Net cash used in investing activities...........................            (87.2)           (37.8)
                                                                             -------          -------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
 Net change in commercial paper and short-term borrowings..........           (238.6)            37.2
 Repayment of long-term debt.......................................            (35.7)           (34.0)
 Payment of cash dividends.........................................            (47.6)           (49.7)
 Other, net........................................................              1.5              6.6
                                                                             -------          -------
   Net cash used in financing activities...........................           (320.4)           (39.9)
                                                                             -------          -------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash............................              3.6             (0.3)
                                                                             -------          -------
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents...............            (31.2)            20.5
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period...................            176.1             92.0
                                                                             -------          -------
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period.........................          $ 144.9          $ 112.5
                                                                             =======          =======

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
                      ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION
             CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
                            (Unaudited, in millions)

                                                                    Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                                                                        June 30,                  June 30,
                                                                        --------                  --------
                                                                   1999         1998         1999          1998
                                                                   ----         ----         ----          ----
<S>                                                                <C>         <C>           <C>          <C>
Net income (loss)...............................................   $48.4       $(52.6)       $64.4        $(36.2)

Other comprehensive income (loss):
   Foreign currency translation adjustment......................    12.6        (16.8)        19.8         (13.1)
   Minimum pension liability adjustment,
     net of income taxes........................................       -            -         (1.1)            -
                                                                   -----       ------        -----        ------
Comprehensive income (loss).....................................   $61.0       $(69.4)       $83.1        $(49.3)
                                                                   =====       ======        =====        ======

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>
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                      ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  June 30, 1999
                                   (Unaudited)

NOTE 1:  Basis of Presentation

The accompanying  unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
by Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Corporation  (the Company),  in accordance  with
generally  accepted  accounting  principles for interim financial  reporting and
with Securities and Exchange  Commission rules and regulations for Form 10-Q. In
the opinion of  management,  all  adjustments  (consisting  of normal  recurring
accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These
unaudited  consolidated  financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the audited consolidated  financial statements and notes thereto included in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.

Operating  results  for the three and six  months  ended  June 30,  1999 are not
necessarily  indicative  of the results that may be expected for the year ending
December  31,  1999.  The  results of  operations  may be  affected  by seasonal
factors,  such  as  the  demand  for  petroleum  products  and  working  capital
requirements  in the Northeast  System,  which vary during the year; or industry
factors  that may be specific to a particular  period,  such as movements in and
the  general  level of crude oil  prices,  the  demand for and prices of refined
products, industry supply capacity and maintenance turnarounds.

Certain  previously  reported  amounts have been  reclassified to conform to the
1999 presentation.

NOTE 2:  Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

                                                    June 30,       December 31,
                                                     1999             1998
                                                     ----             ----
                                                          (In millions)

  Crude oil and other feedstocks................     $224.1          $283.9
  Refined and other finished products and
    convenience store items.....................      285.0           296.9
  Materials and supplies........................       54.8            54.8
                                                     ------          ------
         Total inventories......................     $563.9          $635.6
                                                     ======          ======
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                      ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)


NOTE 3:  Computation of Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic net  income  (loss) per share is  calculated  as net  income  (loss)  less
preferred  stock  dividends  divided by the  weighted  average  number of Common
Shares outstanding.  Diluted net income (loss) per share assumes, when dilutive,
issuance of the net incremental  shares from stock options and restricted stock,
and, in 1998, the conversion of the 5% Cumulative  Convertible Preferred Shares.
The following  table  reconciles the net income (loss) amounts and share numbers
used in the  computation  of net income  (loss) per share (in  millions,  except
share and per share data).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                                                                        June 30,                  June 30,
                                                                        --------                  --------
                                                                   1999         1998         1999          1998
                                                                   ----         ----         ----          ----
<S>                                                               <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Basic Net Income (Loss) Per Share:
Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding
    (in thousands)...............................................  86,593       90,220       86,575      $88,760
                                                                  ========     ========     ========     ========

Net income (loss)................................................ $  48.4      $ (52.6)     $  64.4      $ (36.2)
Dividends on 5% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock...........       -            -            -          1.1
                                                                  --------     --------     --------     --------
Net income (loss) applicable to Common Shares.................... $  48.4      $ (52.6)     $  64.4      $  37.3)
                                                                  ========     ========     ========     ========

Basic net income (loss) per share................................ $   0.56     $  (0.58)    $   0.74     $  (0.42)
                                                                  ========     ========     ========     ========

Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share:
Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding
    (in thousands)...............................................  86,593       90,220       86,575       88,760

Net effect of dilutive stock options based on the treasury
stock method using the average market price......................     110            -           98            -
                                                                  --------     --------     --------     --------

Weighted average common equivalent shares........................  86,703       90,220       86,673       88,760
                                                                  ========     ========     ========     ========

Net income (loss)................................................  $ 48.4      $ (52.6)     $  64.4      $ (37.3)  (1)
                                                                  ========     ========     ========     ========

Diluted net income (loss) per share..............................  $  0.56     $  (0.58)    $   0.74     $  (0.42)
                                                                  ========     ========     ========     ========

(1) Includes dividends on 5% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares.
</TABLE>


NOTE 4:  Restructuring and Other Charges

In June 1998, the Company adopted a three-year  restructuring plan to reduce its
retail  cost  structure  by  eliminating  341  positions  to  improve  operating
efficiencies and to close and sell 316  under-performing  convenience stores. In
addition,  the Company restructured certain pipeline and terminal operations and
support infrastructure resulting in the elimination of 125 positions. As of June
30, 1999,  122  convenience  stores were sold or closed and 281  employees  were
terminated under the retail and pipeline and terminal restructuring plans.

In December 1998, the Company  finalized  plans to eliminate  approximately  300
non-essential  jobs,  programs and expenses  and to  implement  new  initiatives
designed to further reduce capital employed and improve earnings. As of June 30,
1999, 127 employees were terminated under the profit improvement program.

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                     ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

Changes in accrued  restructuring  costs for the six months  ended June 30, 1999
were as follows (in millions):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Balance at                                              Balance at
                                          December 31, 1998        Payments       Reductions        June 30, 1999
<S>                                             <C>                  <C>             <C>               <C>
Severance and related costs                     $19.0                $13.2           $0.3              $ 5.5
Lease buyout costs                               14.0                  0.1            0.8               13.1
Fuel system removal costs                        16.1                  1.8            2.8               11.5
                                                -----                -----           ----              -----
                                                $49.1                $15.1           $3.9              $30.1
                                                =====                =====           ====              =====
</TABLE>
NOTE 5:  Commitments and Contingencies

The  Company's  operations  are subject to  environmental  laws and  regulations
adopted by various governmental authorities.  Site restoration and environmental
remediation  and  clean-up  obligations  are  accrued  either when known or when
considered probable and reasonably  estimable.  Total future environmental costs
are  difficult  to  assess  and  estimate  due to  unknown  factors  such as the
magnitude of possible contamination,  the timing and extent of remediation,  the
determination  of the  Company's  liability  in  proportion  to  other  parties,
improvements in cleanup  technologies and the extent to which environmental laws
and regulations may change in the future.  Although environmental costs may have
a significant  impact on results of operations  for any single year, the Company
believes  that  such  costs  will  not have a  material  adverse  effect  on the
Company's financial position.

There are various legal  proceedings and claims pending against the Company that
arise in the ordinary course of business. It is management's opinion, based upon
advice of legal counsel,  that these matters,  individually or in the aggregate,
will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's  financial  position or
results of operations.

NOTE 6:  Accounts Receivable Securitization

In March  1999,  the  Company  arranged  a  $250.0  million  revolving  accounts
receivable  securitization  facility.  On an ongoing  basis,  the Company  sells
certain   accounts   receivable   to  Coyote   Funding,   L.L.C.   (Coyote),   a
non-consolidated,   wholly-owned  subsidiary,  which  then  sells  a  percentage
ownership in such receivables,  without  recourse,  to a third party cooperative
corporation.  The gross  proceeds  resulting  from the  sales of the  percentage
ownership  interest in the  receivables  totaled  $237.6  million as of June 30,
1999. The Company's  retained interest in receivables sold to Coyote is included
in accounts and notes receivable,  net in the accompanying  consolidated balance
sheet.  Discounts  and net  expenses  associated  with the sales of  receivables
totaled $4.5 million and are  included in interest  expense in the  consolidated
statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 1999.

NOTE 7:  Business Segments

The   Company   has   three   reportable   segments:    Refining,   Retail   and
Petrochemical/NGL.  The Refining segment includes refinery,  wholesale,  product
supply and  distribution,  and  transportation  operations.  The Retail  segment
includes  Company-operated  convenience  stores,  dealers/jobbers  and truckstop
facilities,  cardlock and home  heating oil  operations.  The  Petrochemical/NGL
segment includes earnings from Nitromite  fertilizer,  NGL marketing and certain
NGL pipeline operations.  Equity income from Diamond-Koch, a 50-50 joint venture
primarily  related to the Mont Belvieu  petrochemical  assets of the Company and
Koch Industries, Inc., is not included in operating income.

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                     ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

The  Company's  reportable  segments  are  strategic  business  units that offer
different  products and services.  They are managed  separately as each business
requires  unique  technology  and marketing  strategies.  The Company  evaluates
performance  based on  earnings  before  interest,  taxes and  depreciation  and
amortization   (EBITDA).   Intersegment   sales  are   generally   derived  from
transactions made at prevailing market rates.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Petrochemical/
                                              Refining      Retail            NGL          Corporate        Total
                                              --------      ------            ---          ---------        -----
                                                                         (In millions)
<S>                                           <C>           <C>               <C>            <C>            <C>>
Six months ended June 30, 1999:
   Sales and other revenues from
      external customers...............       $3,319.0      $2,733.7          $ 58.8         $    -         $6,111.5
   Intersegment sales..................        1,137.0           4.4             -                -          1,141.4
   EBITDA..............................          248.3         111.2             3.0          (65.9)           296.6
   Depreciation and amortization.......           81.2          32.9             0.7            1.7            116.5
   Operating income (loss).............          167.1          78.3             2.3          (67.6)           180.1
   Total assets........................        3,144.3       1,270.7           155.4          436.9          5,007.3

Six months ended June 30, 1998:
   Sales and other revenues from
      external customers...............       $2,776.0      $2,890.6          $164.0         $    -         $5,830.6
   Intersegment sales..................        1,105.9           2.2            10.0              -          1,118.1
   EBITDA..............................          208.4           6.1            25.6          (74.0)           166.1
   Depreciation and amortization.......           76.2          39.7             4.9            2.7            123.5
   Operating income (loss).............          132.2         (33.6)           20.7          (76.7)            42.6
   Total assets........................        3,251.7       1,298.4           231.0          440.1          5,221.2

Three months ended June 30, 1999:
   Sales and other revenues from
      external customers...............       $1,883.8      $1,467.7          $ 34.3         $   -          $3,385.8
   Intersegment sales..................          648.8           2.3               -             -             651.1
   EBITDA..............................          138.0          58.3             2.0          (24.3)           174.0
   Depreciation and amortization.......           41.4          16.7             0.4            0.9             59.4
   Operating income (loss).............           96.6          41.6             1.6          (25.2)           114.6

Three months ended June 30, 1998:
   Sales and other revenues from
      external customers...............       $1,496.0      $1,462.3          $ 82.7         $    -         $3,041.0
   Intersegment sales..................          584.8           1.2             3.9              -            589.9
   EBITDA..............................          138.3         (61.2)           10.1          (44.6)            42.6
   Depreciation and amortization.......           38.5          16.6             2.5            0.5             58.1
   Operating income (loss).............           99.8         (77.8)            7.6          (45.1)           (15.5)
</TABLE>
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                      ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
The following  summarizes the  reconciliation  of reportable  segment  operating
income to consolidated operating income (in millions):

                                                          Three Months Ended June 30,         Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                             1999              1998             1999              1998
<S>                                                        <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
Operating income:
  Total operating income for reportable segments...         $139.8            $ 29.6           $247.7            $119.3
  Other operating income (loss)....................          (25.2)            (45.1)           (67.6)            (76.7)
                                                            ------           -- ----           ------            ------
     Consolidated operating income.................         $114.6            $(15.5)          $180.1            $ 42.6
                                                            ======           =======           ======            ======
</TABLE>

NOTE 8:  Diamond 66

On March 19,  1999,  the  Company  and  Phillips  Petroleum  Company  terminated
discussions  related to the formation of a proposed  joint venture  (Diamond 66)
between  the two  companies.  During  the first  quarter  of 1999,  the  Company
expensed $11.0 million of transaction costs incurred related to the formation of
Diamond 66, which costs are included in restructuring and other charges.

NOTE 9:  Proposed Sale of the Michigan System

In December  1998,  the  Company  announced  plans to  consider  the sale of the
Michigan  operations,  which  consists of the Alma  Refinery,  product and crude
pipelines,  four terminals and 183 convenience  stores. In May 1999, the Company
signed an agreement  with  Marathon  Ashland  Petroleum LLC to sell its Michigan
retail stores, terminals and pipelines. The Company expects to complete the sale
in the fourth quarter of 1999,  subject to various  approvals and negotiation of
final terms.

Upon  completion  of the  sale of the  Michigan  retail  stores,  terminals  and
pipelines,  the Company plans to close the Alma  Refinery.  In the interim,  the
Company plans to suspend operations at the refinery on October 1, 1999.

NOTE 10:  Subsequent Events

On August 4, 1999,  the Board of  Directors  declared a  quarterly  dividend  of
$0.275 per Common  Share  payable on  September  2, 1999 to holders of record on
August 19, 1999.

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

The Company

Ultramar  Diamond Shamrock  Corporation  (the Company) is a leading  independent
refiner and retailer of  high-quality  refined  products and  convenience  store
merchandise  in the central and  southwest  regions of the United States (the US
System),  and the  northeast  United  States and eastern  Canada (the  Northeast
System).  Its operations  consist of seven  refineries,  over 5,900  convenience
stores,  pipelines,  a home  heating oil  business,  and  related  petrochemical
operations.

The  Company's  operating  results  are  affected by  Company-specific  factors,
primarily its refinery utilization rates and maintenance  turnarounds;  seasonal
factors,  such  as  the  demand  for  petroleum  products  and  working  capital
requirements;  and industry factors, such as movements in and the level of crude
oil prices,  the demand for and prices of refined  products and industry  supply
capacity.  The  effect of crude oil price  changes  on the  Company's  operating
results is  determined,  in part,  by the rate at which refined  product  prices
adjust to reflect such changes.  As a result,  the Company's  earnings have been
volatile in the past and may be volatile in the future.


Seasonality

In the Northeast System,  demand for petroleum  products varies during the year.
Distillate demand during the first and fourth quarters can range from 30% to 40%
above the average demand during the second and third  quarters.  The substantial
increase in demand for home heating oil during the winter months  results in the
Company's  Northeast  System having  higher  accounts  receivable  and inventory
levels  during the first and fourth  quarters  of each year.  The  Company's  US
System is less affected by seasonal  fluctuations  in demand than its operations
in the Northeast  System.  The working  capital  requirements  of the US System,
though substantial, show little fluctuation throughout the year. Both the US and
Northeast  Systems are impacted by the increased  demand for gasoline during the
summer driving season.

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 1999 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 1998

Financial and operating data by geographic  area for the three months ended June
30, 1999 and 1998 are as follows:

Financial Data:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Three Months Ended June 30,
                                             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          1999                                 1998
                                             ----------------------------------      -----------------------------------
                                                US         Northeast    Total           US         Northeast    Total
                                                --         ---------    -----           --         ---------    -----
                                                                           (In millions)
<S>                                          <C>            <C>        <C>           <C>            <C>        <C>
Sales and other revenues...............      $2,725.2       $660.6     $3,385.8      $2,442.4       $598.6     $3,041.0
Cost of products sold (1)..............       1,728.4        383.7      2,112.1       1,405.2        321.2      1,726.4
Operating expenses.....................         231.3         26.7        258.0         259.5         28.5        288.0
Selling, general and
  administrative expenses..............          33.6         39.9         73.5          44.6         38.6         83.2
Taxes other than income taxes..........         581.4        186.8        768.2         574.8        183.2        758.0
Depreciation and amortization..........          49.5          9.9         59.4          48.9          9.2         58.1
Restructuring and other charges (2)....             -            -            -         133.2          9.6        142.8
                                             --------       ------     --------      --------       ------     --------
Operating income (loss)................      $  101.0       $ 13.6        114.6      $  (23.8)      $  8.3        (15.5)
                                             ========       ======                   ========       ======
Interest income........................                                     2.9                                     2.2
Interest expense.......................                                   (37.4)                                  (36.0)
Equity income from Diamond-Koch (3)....                                     5.7                                       -
                                                                       --------                                --------
Income (loss) before income taxes
  and dividends of subsidiary..........                                    85.8                                   (49.3)
Provision for income taxes.............                                   (34.9)                                   (0.7)
Dividends on subsidiary stock..........                                    (2.5)                                   (2.6)
                                                                       --------                                --------
Net income (loss)......................                                $    48.4                               $  (52.6)
                                                                       =========                               ========
</TABLE>
(1) For the quarter  ended June 30, 1998,  the Company  recorded a $12.5 million
non-cash  reduction in the carrying value of inventories  due to the significant
market drop in crude oil and refined product prices during the second quarter of
1998.

(2) In June 1998,  the Company  recorded a $131.6 million  restructuring  charge
related to the retail,  refining and pipeline  operations and support  services,
which  included asset  write-downs  of $82.1  million,  severance and relocation
costs of $15.5  million,  and lease buyout,  fuel system removal and other costs
totaling  $34.0  million.  Also,  during the second quarter of 1998, the Company
incurred $11.2 million of costs associated with the canceled  Petro-Canada joint
venture,  including  $2.5  million to  write-off  costs for a coker  development
project that will not be pursued.

(3) In September  1998,  the Company  contributed  certain of its  petrochemical
assets to the  Diamond-Koch  joint  venture,  which is  accounted  for using the
equity accounting method. Operating income in the second quarter of 1998 for the
petrochemical assets contributed was $4.9 million, excluding overhead.

<PAGE>

Operating Data:
- ---------------

                                                    Three Months Ended June 30,
                                                      1999            1998
                                                      ----            ----
US System

   Mid-Continent Refineries (1)
        Throughput (barrels per day).................. 416,300        411,400
        Margin (dollars per barrel) (2)...............  $3.04          $4.18
        Operating cost (dollars per barrel)...........  $1.77          $1.99

   Wilmington Refinery
        Throughput (barrels per day).................. 127,600        121,500
        Margin (dollars per barrel) (2)...............  $5.81          $5.30
        Operating cost (dollars per barrel)...........  $1.78          $2.19

   Retail
        Fuel volume (barrels per day)................. 180,900        176,400
        Fuel margin (cents per gallon)................  12.3           12.5
        Merchandise sales ($1,000/day) (3)............ $3,677         $3,397
        Merchandise margin (%) (3)....................  26.6%          31.4%

Northeast System

   Quebec Refinery
        Throughput (barrels per day).................. 153,400        150,100
        Margin (dollars per barrel)(2)................  $1.71          $2.56
        Operating cost (dollars per barrel)...........  $0.92          $1.00

   Retail
        Fuel volume (barrels per day)................. 63,300         60,300
        Overall margins (cents per gallon) (4)........  24.6           23.7

(1) The Mid-Continent  Refineries include the Alma, Ardmore,  Denver,  McKee and
Three Rivers Refineries.

(2) Refinery  margins for 1998 exclude the non-cash  charge for the reduction in
the  carrying  value  of  inventories.   In  addition,  the  1998  Mid-Continent
Refineries'  margin has been restated  ($0.85 per barrel) to reflect a change in
the policy for pricing  refined  products  transferred  from its McKee and Three
Rivers Refineries to its Mid-Continent  marketing  operations.  Had the non-cash
charge for the reduction of  inventories  been  included in the refinery  margin
computation,   the  1998  refinery   margins  would  have  been  $4.15  for  the
Mid-Continent  Refineries,  $4.61 for the Wilmington Refinery, and $2.28 for the
Quebec Refinery.
(3) The  merchandise  sales per day and  merchandise  margin  for 1998 have been
restated to include certain deli and food service operations previously included
in other retail income.  The merchandise  sales per day and  merchandise  margin
originally  reported  for the quarter  ended June 30, 1998 was $3,258 and 30.7%,
respectively.

(4) Retail marketing overall margin reported for the Northeast System represents
a blend of gross  margin for  Company  and  dealer-operated  retail  outlets and
convenience stores, home heating oil sales and cardlock operations.

<PAGE>
General

Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 totaled $48.4 million as compared
to a net loss of $52.6 million for the quarter  ended June 30, 1998.  There were
no special  charges or credits in the second quarter of 1999.  During the second
quarter of 1998, the Company  recognized  the following  unusual items:

     -    $131.6  million  charge  related  to  the restructuring of the retail,
          refining and pipeline operations and support services;

     -    $12.5  million  non-cash  charge  to  reduce  inventories  due  to the
          continued drop in crude oil and refined product prices; and

     -    $11.2 million of costs associated with the canceled joint venture with
          Petro-Canada.

For the quarter ended June 30, 1999,  basic and diluted net income per share was
$0.56 as  compared  to a net loss of $0.58 per basic and  diluted  share for the
quarter ended June 30, 1998.

US System

The US System had operating  income of $101.0  million for the second quarter of
1999, as compared to a net loss of $23.8 million for the second quarter of 1998.
The unusual items  discussed  above  significantly  impacted  operations for the
second quarter of 1998.

Overall, US refining operating income of $96.3 million for the second quarter of
1999 was 10.2% below the second  quarter of 1998 despite lower  operating  costs
and an improved  Wilmington  Refinery  margin.  The Wilmington  Refinery  margin
improved  9.6% from  $5.30 per barrel in 1998 to $5.81 per barrel in 1999 as the
Company continued to benefit from the supply imbalance in the California market,
which was caused by unplanned  shutdowns at several  West Coast  refineries.  In
addition,  throughput  at the  Wilmington  Refinery  increased  5.0% to  127,600
barrels per day due to the  debottlenecking of the fluid catalytic cracking unit
(FCCU) in December 1998.

The lower refining margin for the Mid-Continent  Refineries  resulted during the
second  quarter of 1999 as crude oil prices rose faster than  wholesale  refined
product  selling  prices.  Partially  offsetting  the lower  margin  were higher
refined  product sales volumes and lower operating  costs.  Operating costs were
$0.22 per barrel lower in the second  quarter of 1999 as compared to 1998 due to
lower utility and maintenance expenses and higher throughput volumes.

The US retail operations were negatively  impacted by lower fuel and merchandise
margins resulting in a 26.7% decline in US retail operating income in the second
quarter of 1999 as compared  to 1998.  The decline in the retail fuel margin was
caused by the increase in wholesale gasoline prices, which outpaced the increase
in retail pump prices.  The merchandise  margin declined to 26.6% in 1999 due to
the  increase  in  cigarette  prices,  which  could  not be fully  passed  on to
customers.  However, the Company realized a 2.6% increase in retail fuel volumes
in 1999 as compared to 1998 despite  closing or selling 122  convenience  stores
since the retail restructuring program was initiated in 1998. In addition, daily
merchandise  sales  increased  8.2% for the quarter due to aggressive  promotion
programs initiated to increase store volumes.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 1999 were
$9.7 million lower than in the second quarter of 1998 due to the  cost-reduction
programs initiated in 1998 and early 1999.

Northeast System

Sales and other revenues in the Northeast  System  increased  $62.0 million from
the  second  quarter of 1998 to $660.6  million  in the second  quarter of 1999.
Increased  refinery  sales volumes and motorist fuel volumes  contributed to the
increased sales.

Throughput at the Quebec Refinery for the second quarter of 1999 increased 3,300
barrels  per day over  the  second  quarter  of 1998.  Unusually  high  industry
distillate  inventory  levels caused the  reduction of  throughput in 1998.  The
refinery  margin  decreased  $0.85 per barrel from the second quarter of 1998 to
$1.71 per barrel in the second quarter of 1999,  reflecting  continued  industry
refinery  margin  weakness in the  Atlantic  Basin since the  beginning of 1999.

<PAGE>
Partially  offsetting the reduced  refinery  margin were lower  operating  costs
which  declined to $0.92 per barrel in the second quarter of 1999 from $1.00 per
barrel in the  second  quarter  of 1998 due to  higher  throughput  volumes  and
continued cost-reduction programs started at the beginning of 1999.

Retail  operations  benefited  from a 5.0%  increase in fuel  volumes due to the
successful  implementation  of promotions  programs.  The overall  retail margin
increased 0.9 cents per gallon to 24.6 cents per gallon in the second quarter of
1999 as  additional  sales were  generated  from the motorist  and  delivered-in
businesses.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 1999 were
comparable to the second quarter of 1998.


Corporate

Interest expense of $37.4 million in the second quarter of 1999 was $1.4 million
higher  than  in  the  corresponding  quarter  of  1998  due to  costs  incurred
associated with a newly implemented accounts receivable securitization facility.

The  consolidated  income tax provisions for the second quarter of 1999 and 1998
were based upon the Company's estimated effective income tax rates for the years
ending  December  31,  1999  and 1998 of 41.0%  and 40%  (exclusive  of the 1998
restructuring charge), respectively. The consolidated effective income tax rates
exceed the U.S. Federal  statutory income tax rate primarily due to state income
taxes,  the effects of foreign  operations and the amortization of nondeductible
goodwill.

<PAGE>

Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 1998

Financial  and operating  data by geographic  area for the six months ended June
30, 1999 and 1998 are as follows:

Financial Data:
- ---------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Six Months Ended June 30,
                                             --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          1999                                    1998
                                             ----------------------------------      ----------------------------------
                                               US         Northeast     Total           US        Northeast     Total
                                               --         ---------     -----           --        ---------     -----
                                                                           (In millions)
<S>                                          <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>
Sales and other revenues...............      $4,871.8     $1,239.7     $6,111.5      $4,575.2     $1,255.4     $5,830.6
Cost of products sold (1)..............       2,970.2        689.1      3,659.3       2,661.2        686.5      3,347.7
Operating expenses.....................         458.8         54.9        513.7         516.5         59.4        575.9
Selling, general and
  administrative expenses..............          70.6         79.3        149.9          82.9         78.9        161.8
Taxes other than income taxes..........       1,124.8        356.2      1,481.0       1,074.6        361.7      1,436.3
Depreciation and amortization..........          97.4         19.1        116.5         105.4         18.1        123.5
Restructuring and other charges (2)....          11.0            -         11.0         133.2          9.6        142.8
                                             --------     --------     ---------     --------     --------     --------
Operating income.......................      $  139.0     $   41.1        180.1      $            $   41.2         42.6
                                             ========     ========                   ========     ========
                                                                                          1.4
Interest income........................                                     5.8                                     4.3
Interest expense.......................                                   (76.0)                                  (72.1)
Equity income from Diamond-Koch (3)....                                     7.2                                      -
Gain on sale of assets (4).............                                       -                                     7.0
                                                                       ---------                               --------
Income (loss) before income taxes and
  dividends of subsidiary..............                                   117.1                                   (18.2)
Provision for income taxes.............                                   (47.6)
                                                                                                                  (12.8)
Dividends on subsidiary stock..........                                    (5.1)                                   (5.2)
                                                                       ---------                               --------
Net income (loss)......................                                $    64.4                               $  (36.2)
                                                                       =========                               ========
</TABLE>
(1) During the six months  ended June 30,  1998,  the  Company  recorded a $26.1
million  non-cash  reduction in the  carrying  value of  inventories  due to the
significant market drop in crude oil and refined product prices during the first
six months of 1998.

(2) In March 1999,  the Company  expensed  $11.0  million of  transaction  costs
associated  with the  termination of the proposed  Diamond 66 joint venture.  In
June 1998, the Company recorded a $131.6 million restructuring charge related to
the  retail,  refining  and  pipeline  operations  and support  services,  which
included asset  write-downs of $82.1 million,  severance and relocation costs of
$15.5  million,  and lease buyout,  fuel system removal and other costs totaling
$34.0 million.  Also,  during the second  quarter of 1998, the Company  incurred
$11.2 million of costs associated with the canceled  Petro-Canada joint venture,
including $2.5 million to write-off costs for a coker  development  project that
will not be pursued.

(3) In September  1998,  the Company  contributed  certain of its  petrochemical
assets to the Diamond-Koch joint venture, which is being accounted for using the
equity accounting method.  Operating income during the six months ended June 30,
1998  for the  petrochemical  assets  contributed  was $9.8  million,  excluding
overhead.

(4) In March 1998,  the Company  recognized a $7.0 million gain on the sale of a
25% interest in a pipeline and terminal facility.

<PAGE>

Operating Data:
- ---------------
                                                      Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                      1999               1998
                                                      ----               ----
US System

  Mid-Continent Refineries (1)
    Throughput (barrels per day)...................   403,500            406,800
    Margin (dollars per barrel) (2)................    $3.15              $3.76
    Operating cost (dollars per barrel)............    $1.82              $2.01

  Wilmington Refinery
    Throughput (barrels per day)...................   129,700            122,700
    Margin (dollars per barrel) (2)................    $5.67              $5.06
    Operating cost (dollars per barrel)............    $1.74              $2.24

  Retail
    Fuel volume (barrels per day)..................   175,900            171,800
    Fuel margin (cents per gallon).................    11.6               13.1
    Merchandise sales ($1,000/day) (3).............   $3,493             $3,191
    Merchandise margin (%) (3).....................    26.6%              31.1%

Northeast System

  Quebec Refinery
    Throughput (barrels per day)...................   155,800            153,300
    Margin (dollars per barrel)(2).................    $1.69              $2.39
    Operating cost (dollars per barrel)............    $0.89              $1.01

  Retail
    Fuel volume (barrels per day)..................   68,400             65,100
    Overall margins (cents per gallon) (4).........    25.3               26.6

(1) The Mid-Continent  Refineries include the Alma, Ardmore,  Denver,  McKee and
Three Rivers Refineries.

(2) Refinery  margins for 1998 exclude the non-cash  charge for the reduction in
the  carrying  value  of  inventories.   In  addition,  the  1998  Mid-Continent
Refineries'  margin has been restated  ($0.54 per barrel) to reflect a change in
the policy for pricing  refined  products  transferred  from its McKee and Three
Rivers Refineries to its Mid-Continent  marketing  operations.  Had the non-cash
charge for the reduction of  inventories  been  included in the refinery  margin
computation,   the  1998  refinery   margins  would  have  been  $3.65  for  the
Mid-Continent  Refineries,  $4.72 for the Wilmington Refinery, and $2.01 for the
Quebec Refinery.

(3) The  merchandise  sales per day and  merchandise  margin  for 1998 have been
restated to include certain deli and food service operations previously included
in other retail income.  The merchandise  sales per day and  merchandise  margin
originally reported for the six months ended June 30, 1998 was $3,090 and 30.7%,
respectively.

(4) Retail marketing overall margin reported for the Northeast System represents
a blend of gross  margin for  Company  and  dealer-operated  retail  outlets and
convenience stores, home heating oil sales and cardlock operations.

<PAGE>

General

Net income  for the six months  ended June 30,  1999  totaled  $64.4  million as
compared to a net loss of $36.2  million for the six months ended June 30, 1998.
The first six months of 1999 included an $11.0 million charge to record expenses
associated  with the termination of the proposed  Diamond 66 joint venture.  The
first six months of 1998 included the following  unusual items:

     -    $131.6  million  charge  related  to  the restructuring of the retail,
          refining and pipeline operations and support services;

     -    $26.1  million  non-cash  charge  to  reduce  inventories  due  to the
          continued drop in crude oil and refined product prices;

     -    $11.2 million of costs associated with the canceled joint venture with
          Petro-Canada; and

     -    $7.0  million  gain  on  the  sale of a 25% interest in a pipeline and
          terminal facility.

For the six months ended June 30,  1999,  basic and diluted net income per share
was $0.74 as compared to a net loss of $0.42 per basic and diluted share for the
six months ended June 30, 1998.

US System

The US System had operating income of $139.0 million for the first six months of
1999, as compared to $1.4 million for the first six months of 1998.  The unusual
items discussed above significantly impacted the 1998 operating results.

The US refining operating income of $158.8 million for the six months ended June
30,  1999  increased  19.6%  over  the  comparable  period  in 1998 due to lower
operating  costs and a higher refining  margin at the Wilmington  Refinery.  The
Wilmington Refinery margin improved 12.1% from $5.06 per barrel in 1998 to $5.67
per barrel in 1999 as the Company  benefited  from the supply  imbalance  in the
California market, which was caused by unplanned shutdowns at several West Coast
refineries. In addition, throughput at the Wilmington Refinery increased 5.7% to
129,700 barrels per day due to the debottlenecking of the FCCU in December 1998.

The Mid-Continent Refineries' margin decreased 16.2% in 1999 as compared to 1998
as crude oil prices increased significantly during the six months ended June 30,
1999, while wholesale  gasoline prices increased at a much lower rate.  However,
the Mid-Continent Refineries' system sales increased over 1998 by 17,700 barrels
per day. In addition,  operating costs were lower in 1999 by $0.19 per barrel as
compared  to 1998 due  generally  to lower  utility  expenses.  The  decrease in
refining throughput for the Mid-Continent  Refineries,  from 406,800 barrels per
day in 1998 to 403,500  barrels per day in 1999,  was due to production  cuts in
January and February  1999  implemented  to counter the effect of weak  industry
margins.

The US retail  operations were negatively  impacted by the increase in wholesale
gasoline prices, which increased faster than retail pump prices. The retail fuel
margin declined 11.5% from 1998 to 11.6 cents per gallon in 1999.  However,  the
Company  realized a 2.4%  increase  in the retail fuel volume and 9.5% growth in
merchandise sales per day in 1999 as compared to 1998 despite closing or selling
122 stores since the retail  restructuring  program was  initiated in 1998.  The
merchandise  margin,  however,  declined to 26.6% in 1999 due to the increase in
cigarette prices, which could not be fully passed on to customers.

Selling,  general and  administrative  expenses for the first six months of 1999
were  $12.3  million  lower  than in the  first  six  months  of 1998 due to the
continued efforts to reduce costs.

Northeast System

Sales and other  revenues in the  Northeast  System were $15.7 million lower for
the six months  ended June 30, 1999 as compared  to 1998.  This  decrease is the
combination  of the  decline in sales  during  the first  quarter of 1999 due to
reduced  selling  prices of refined  products  caused by lower  crude oil prices
which were partially  offset by increased  refinery and motorist fuel volumes in
the second quarter of 1999.
<PAGE>

The  refinery  margin  decreased  $0.70 per barrel  from $2.39 per barrel in the
first  half  of  1998 to  $1.69  per  barrel  in the  first  half of 1999 as the
Northeast  market  continues  to be  negatively  impacted  by very low  industry
margins.  Partially  offsetting the reduced refinery margin were lower operating
costs  which  declined to $0.89 per barrel in 1999 from $1.01 per barrel in 1998
due to higher throughput volumes and the cost-reduction  programs implemented at
the beginning of 1999.

Retail  operations  benefited  from a  5.1%  increase  in  fuel  volumes  due to
successful  promotions  programs.  The overall retail margin dropped slightly to
25.3 cents per gallon in 1999 as the  increased  sales were  generated  from the
motorist and  delivered-in  businesses,  which have  slightly  lower  margins as
compared to the home heating oil business.

Selling,  general and administrative  expenses for the six months ended June 30,
1999 were comparable to 1998 as a result of continued efforts to control costs.

Corporate

Interest  expense of $76.0  million  for the six months  ended June 30, 1999 was
$3.9 million higher than in 1998 due primarily to costs incurred associated with
a newly implemented accounts receivable securitization facility.

The consolidated income tax provisions for the first six months of 1999 and 1998
were based upon the Company's estimated effective income tax rates for the years
ending  December  31,  1999 and 1998 of 41.0% and 40.0%  (exclusive  of the 1998
restructuring charge), respectively. The consolidated effective income tax rates
exceed the U.S. Federal  statutory income tax rate primarily due to state income
taxes,  the effects of foreign  operations and the amortization of nondeductible
goodwill.

Outlook

The  Company's  earnings  depend  largely on refining  and retail  margins.  The
petroleum  refining and marketing industry has been and continues to be volatile
and highly  competitive.  The cost of crude oil purchased by the Company as well
as the price of refined  products sold by the Company have fluctuated  widely in
the past. As a result of the historic  volatility of refining and retail margins
and the  fact  that  they  are  affected  by  numerous  diverse  factors,  it is
impossible to predict future margin levels.

Refining  margins in the second quarter of 1999 increased from the first quarter
and have been still higher in the first month of the third quarter. Contributing
to this increase are the following:

     -    OPEC members have  maintained a high rate of compliance with crude oil
          output cuts, helping to increase the price of crude oil and reduce the
          overall crude oil inventory level;

     -    Asian  demand for both crude oil and  refined  products  has increased
          steadily  throughout  1999 as those countries  begin to  recover  from
          economic recession;

     -    US demand for refined products has increased  steadily  throughout the
          summer driving season, reducing inventory levels below the record high
          levels seen in 1998 and the early months of 1999; and

     -    Continued operating problems at several West Coast refineries.

The West Coast region has been a driving force for industry  margins  nationwide
as  unplanned  downtime  and  outages  in the very tight  California  market has
shifted  production from other regions,  primarily the Gulf Coast. The resulting
ripple effect moving east is causing  improving  margins across the country.  In
addition, refinery outages in various other regions of the country have resulted
in lower inventories.  Average refinery margins for all of the third quarter may
exceed last year's third quarter if these trends continue.

Of course,  this  relative  strength in refining  margins may mean weaker retail
fuel  margins if retail  pump  prices lag the  increase  in  wholesale  gasoline
prices.  Already,  third quarter 1999 retail fuel margins are down slightly from
second quarter and year-ago  levels.  Merchandise  margins have stabilized after
the drop caused by the cigarette price increases, and store traffic continues to
increase as consumers combine fuel purchases with fast food purchases.

<PAGE>

Petrochemical  prices,  which have been well below  historic  levels for several
quarters,  appear to be  strengthening  as demand is increasing due to the Asian
recovery.  However,  the  consolidation  currently  going  on in  the  chemicals
industry  will play a big part in what happens to  petrochemical  prices in both
the near and long-term.

See "Certain Forward-Looking Statements."

Capital Expenditures

The petroleum refining and marketing industry is a  capital-intensive  business.
Significant  capital  requirements  include  expenditures  to upgrade or enhance
refinery operations to meet environmental regulations and maintain the Company's
competitive  position,  as well as to acquire,  build and  maintain  broad-based
retail networks.  The capital  requirements of the Company's  operations consist
primarily of:

     -    maintenance expenditures, such as those required to maintain equipment
          reliability and safety and to address environmental regulations; and

     -    growth opportunity  expenditures,  such as those planned to expand and
          upgrade  its  retail  business,  to  increase  the capacity of certain
          refinery  processing  units and pipelines and to construct  additional
          petrochemical processing units.

A recent  Environmental  Protection  Agency  proposal and a similar  standard in
Canada  calls for a reduction  in the sulfur  content in gasoline  beginning  in
2004. If these requirements along with the proposed ban in California on the use
of methyl  tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in gasoline become law, they are expected
to increase the Company's capital expenditure requirements over the next several
years.

The  Company's  1999  capital  expenditures  budget  has been  reduced to $195.0
million from an original budget of $295.0 million as several  projects have been
canceled or  rescheduled  to future years.  During the six months ended June 30,
1999, capital  expenditures totaled $73.8 million of which $37.7 million related
to  maintenance  expenditures  and $36.1 million  related to growth  opportunity
projects.  Approximately  $21.0  million  and $9.6  million  of costs  have been
incurred at the  refineries and at the retail level,  respectively,  for various
maintenance expenditures. During the six months ended June 30, 1999, the Company
also incurred $24.1 million in refinery  maintenance  turnaround costs primarily
at the Wilmington Refinery.

Growth opportunity expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 1999 included:

     -    $19.2 million associated with the implementation of the  Company's new
          information technology system, and

     -    $8.2 million to revamp the McKee Refinery's FCCU power train.

The  Company  is  continually  investigating  strategic  acquisitions  and other
business opportunities,  some of which may be material, that will complement its
current business activities.

The  Company  expects to fund its  capital  expenditures  from cash  provided by
operations and, to the extent  necessary,  from the proceeds of borrowings under
its bank credit  facilities and its commercial paper program discussed below. In
addition,  depending  upon its  future  needs and the cost and  availability  of
various  financing  alternatives,  the  Company  may,  from  time to time,  seek
additional  debt or equity  financing in the public or private markets under its
universal shelf registration.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30,  1999,  the  Company  had cash and  cash  equivalents  of  $144.9
million.  The Company  currently has two committed,  unsecured  bank  facilities
which  provide a maximum of $700.0  million  U.S.  and $200.0  million  Cdn.  of
available credit, and a $700.0 million commercial paper program supported by the
committed, unsecured U.S. bank facility.

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As of June 30, 1999, the Company had borrowing capacity of approximately  $692.9
million  remaining  under its committed bank  facilities  and  commercial  paper
program  and had  approximately  $614.8  million  under  uncommitted,  unsecured
short-term lines of credit with various financial institutions.

In  addition  to its bank  credit  facilities,  the  Company  has  $1.0  billion
available  under  universal  shelf  registrations   previously  filed  with  the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission.  The net proceeds  from any debt or equity
offering  under the  universal  shelf  registrations  would add to the Company's
working capital and would be available for general corporate purposes.

The  Company  also has $67.2  million  available  pursuant  to  committed  lease
facilities  aggregating $355.0 million under which the lessors will construct or
acquire and lease to the Company primarily convenience stores.

The bank  facilities  and other debt  agreements,  as amended,  require that the
Company maintain certain financial ratios and other restrictive  covenants.  The
Company is in compliance  with such  covenants and believes that such  covenants
will not have a significant impact on the Company's  liquidity or its ability to
pay  dividends.  The  Company  believes  its  current  sources  of funds will be
sufficient to satisfy its capital expenditure, working capital, debt service and
dividend requirements for at least the next twelve months.

Effective  March  29,  1999,  the  Company   established  a  revolving  accounts
receivable  securitization facility (Securitization Facility) which provides the
Company with the ability to sell up to $250.0 million of accounts  receivable on
an ongoing basis. In connection with the  Securitization  Facility,  the Company
sells, on a revolving  basis, an undivided  interest in certain of its trade and
credit card  receivables.  The  proceeds  from the sale of accounts  receivable,
which totaled $237.6 million at June 30, 1999, were used to reduce the Company's
outstanding  indebtedness,  including  indebtedness  under its commercial  paper
program.  The remaining  availability under the Securitization  Facility will be
used, among other purposes, to further reduce debt.

On August 4, 1999,  the Board of  Directors  declared a  quarterly  dividend  of
$0.275 per Common  Share  payable on  September  2, 1999 to holders of record on
August 19, 1999.

Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1999

During the six months ended June 30, 1999, the Company's cash position decreased
$31.2 million to $144.9 million.  Net cash provided by operating  activities was
$372.8  million  including the receipt of $237.6  million from the sale of trade
and credit card receivables under the Company's Securitization Facility.

Net cash used in investing  activities during the six months ended June 30, 1999
totaled $87.2 million  including $73.8 million for capital  expenditures,  $24.1
million  for  refinery  maintenance  turnaround  costs  and $10.7  million  from
proceeds from asset sales.

Net cash used in financing  activities during the six months ended June 30, 1999
totaled $320.4 million,  including payments to reduce short-term  borrowings and
long-term debt of $274.3 million and for cash dividends totaling $47.6 million.

Exchange Rates

The value of the  Canadian  dollar  relative  to the U.S.  dollar  has  weakened
substantially  since the acquisition of the Canadian  operations in 1992. As the
Company's Canadian  operations are in a net asset position,  the weaker Canadian
dollar has reduced,  in U.S. dollars,  the Company's net equity at June 30, 1999
by $92.2  million.  Although the Company  expects the exchange rate to fluctuate
during 1999, it cannot reasonably predict its future movement.

With the exception of its crude oil costs,  which are U.S.  dollar  denominated,
fluctuations  in the Canadian  dollar  exchange rate will affect the U.S. dollar
amount of  revenues  and related  costs and  expenses  reported by the  Canadian
<PAGE>

operations.  The potential impact on the refining margin of fluctuating exchange
rates together with U.S. dollar  denominated crude oil costs is mitigated by the
Company's pricing policies in the Northeast System,  which generally pass on any
change in the cost of crude oil.  Retail  margins,  on the other hand, have been
adversely affected by exchange rate fluctuations as competitive  pressures have,
from  time to time,  limited  the  Company's  ability  to  promptly  pass on the
increased  costs to the ultimate  consumer.  The Company has considered  various
strategies to manage  currency  risk,  and it hedges the Canadian  currency risk
when such hedging is considered economically appropriate.

Year 2000 Issue

State of Readiness

In 1997,  the  Company  commenced  efforts  to  address  Year  2000  issues  and
subsequently  formalized  an  enterprise-wide  effort to assess and  mitigate or
eliminate the business  risk  associated  with Year 2000 issues,  focusing on:

     -    information  technology  (IT) computer  hardware and software systems,

     -    internal  process control equipment outside of the IT area used in the
          refining or retail operations, and

     -    interfaces  and  support  services  from  key  suppliers,  vendors and
          customers.

A Company-wide  process is in place to inventory,  assess,  test,  remediate and
develop  contingency  plans for addressing the Year 2000 issues described above.
The process is ongoing and is periodically reassessed as new information becomes
known,  and the process is revised  accordingly.  The  Company has also  engaged
outside  consultants  to assist in  addressing  its Year 2000 issues and provide
quality assurance reviews.

The Company's Northeast IT systems are not Year 2000 compliant. As a result, the
Company is implementing a new stand-alone  enterprise-wide  IT system which will
bring the  Northeast  into  compliance  by the third  quarter of 1999.  This new
enterprise-wide  IT system will also be implemented in the US operations  during
the fourth quarter of 1999 because it offers superior technological enhancements
and operating  efficiencies not available in the existing US IT system. The cost
of the new  enterprise-wide IT system for the Northeast and US is expected to be
approximately  $48.0 million,  with most of the costs being  capitalized.  As of
June 30, 1999,  the Company has incurred  $19.2  million of costs related to the
new IT system.

The Company  believes it has identified most of the  significant  exposure items
associated with internal  process  control  equipment used at the refineries and
throughout  the  retail  operations,  and has  implemented  a plan to bring such
equipment into Year 2000 compliance.  The Company has also corresponded with its
key  suppliers,  vendors  and  customers  and has  developed  a plan to mitigate
potential  exposure areas. The estimated cost to be incurred on the verification
and testing of the IT systems implemented in 1995 and the non-IT and third-party
corrective action plans range from $28.2 million to $44.0 million,  with most of
the costs  being  capitalized.  The actual  costs  incurred  will  depend on the
alternative  chosen for each  corrective  action.  Management  anticipates  that
corrective  actions will be  completed  by December  31, 1999 to ensure  minimal
disruption to operations as the new millennium  begins. As of June 30, 1999, the
Company  has  incurred  approximately  $22.1  million  of costs  related  to the
verification and testing of the IT systems and corrective  action plans of which
$18.2 million has been capitalized and $3.9 million has been expensed.

Risks
Certain Year 2000 risk factors which could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's results of operations, liquidity, and financial condition include, but
are not limited to, failure to identify  critical systems which could experience
failures, errors in efforts to correct problems, unexpected or extended failures
by key suppliers,  vendors and customers, and failures in global banking systems
and commodity exchanges.

As a matter of operating policy, the Company routinely  analyzes  production and
automation systems for potential  failures,  such as interruptions in the supply
of raw materials or  utilities.  It is not  anticipated  that a problem in these
areas will have a significant impact on the Company's ability to continue normal
business activities.  In addition,  it is not expected that these failures would
impact  safety or the  environment  nor have a material  impact on production or
sales. Any problems in these systems can be dealt with using existing  operating
procedures.

The worst case scenario  would be that the  Company's  failure or the failure of
key suppliers,  vendors and customers to correct material Year 2000 issues could

<PAGE>

result in serious disruptions in normal business activities and operations. Such
disruptions  could  prevent the Company from refining  crude oil and  delivering
refined  products to  customers.  While the Company does not expect a worst case
scenario,  if it were to occur and could not be  corrected  on a timely basis or
otherwise  mitigated  by  contingency  plans,  it could have a material  adverse
impact on the Company's results of operations, liquidity and financial position.

Contingency Plans
Based on the  current  assessments  and  analysis  of the  Company's  Year  2000
readiness and that of key suppliers,  vendors and customers,  Year 2000 specific
contingency  plans are being  developed for critical  business  operations.  The
Company's US IT systems were initially assessed as being fundamentally Year 2000
compliant  resulting  from the 1995  implementation  of a new IT system  and the
migration  in early 1998 of certain  operations  to such new system at a cost of
$4.3 million. As a result of recent declarations by the vendor who developed the
system  implemented  in  1995,  the  Company  has  decided,  as a  part  of  its
contingency planning, to verify and test certain aspects of these systems during
1999 to mitigate as much as possible any material adverse impact which may arise
from  possible  Year 2000 issues.  Those  systems  would only be used in the new
millenium as a contingency in the event the new  enterprise-wide  IT systems are
not yet operating.

For the remainder of 1999, the Year 2000  contingency  plans will be adjusted or
new plans developed as circumstances  warrant. The Company's current and planned
activities  with  respect to the Year 2000 issue are  expected to  significantly
reduce the Company's level of uncertainty  about the magnitude of the risk posed
by the Year 2000 issue and, in  particular,  about the Year 2000  compliance and
readiness of its key suppliers,  vendors,  and customers.  The Company  believes
that,  with the  implementation  of new IT systems and completion of the planned
activities as scheduled, the possibility of significant  interruptions of normal
operations should be reduced.

See "Certain Forward-Looking Statements."

New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 1998, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement
of Financial  Accounting  Standards  (SFAS) No. 133,  "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments  and  Hedging  Activities"  which  establishes  new  accounting  and
reporting  standards for derivative  instruments.  In June 1999, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 137,  "Accounting for Derivative  Instruments and Hedging  Activities -
Deferral of the  Effective  Date of FASB  Statement  No.  133" which  defers the
effective  date of SFAS No.  133 for one  year to be  effective  for all  fiscal
quarters of all fiscal years  beginning after June 15, 2000. The Company expects
to adopt SFAS No. 133 as of January 1, 2001.  The Company has not yet  completed
its evaluation of the impact of the adoption of this new standard.

Certain Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains certain "forward-looking" statements
as such term is defined in the U. S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries that are based
on the beliefs of  management  as well as  assumptions  made by and  information
currently  available  to  management.  When  used  in  this  report,  the  words
"anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," and "intend" and words or phrases
of similar  expressions,  as they relate to the Company or its  subsidiaries  or
management,  identify  forward-looking  statements.  Such statements reflect the
current  views of  management  with respect to future  events and are subject to
certain  risks,  uncertainties  and  assumptions  relating to the operations and
results of operations,  including as a result of competitive factors and pricing
pressures,  shifts in market demand and general  economic  conditions  and other
factors.

Should one or more of these risks or  uncertainties  materialize,  or should any
underlying  assumptions  prove  incorrect,  actual  results or outcomes may vary
materially from those  described  herein as  anticipated,  believed,  estimated,
expected or intended.

<PAGE>

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is exposed to various  market risks,  including  changes in interest
rates, foreign currency rates and commodity prices related to crude oil, refined
products and natural gas. To manage or reduce  these market  risks,  the Company
uses interest rate swaps, foreign exchange contracts,  and commodity futures and
price swap  contracts.  The Company's  policy  governing the use of  derivatives
requires that every  derivative  relate to an underlying,  offsetting  position,
anticipated  transaction  or firm  commitment  and  prohibits  the use of highly
complex or leveraged  derivatives.  Beginning in 1999,  the Company  revised its
feedstock  procurement  program  to  allow  for  limited  discretionary  hedging
activities based on expectations of future market  conditions.  A summary of the
Company's  primary  market risk  exposures and its use of  derivative  financial
instruments is presented below.

See "Certain Forward-Looking Statements."

Interest Rate Risk

The Company is subject to interest  rate risk on its  long-term  fixed  interest
rate debt.  Commercial  paper  borrowings and borrowings  under revolving credit
facilities  do not give rise to  significant  interest  rate risk because  these
borrowings have maturities of less than three months. The carrying amount of the
Company's  floating interest rate debt approximates fair value.  Generally,  the
fair market value of debt with a fixed  interest  rate will increase as interest
rates fall, and the fair market value will decrease as interest rates rise. This
exposure to interest rate risk is managed by obtaining  debt that has a floating
interest rate or using interest rate swaps to change fixed interest rate debt to
floating interest rate debt. Generally,  the Company maintains floating interest
rate debt of between 40% and 50% of total  debt.  Interest  rates have  remained
relatively  stable over the past year and the Company  anticipates such rates to
remain relatively stable over the next year.

The following table provides  information about the Company's long-term debt and
interest rate swaps,  both of which are sensitive to changes in interest  rates.
For long-term debt,  principal cash flows and related  weighted average interest
rates by expected  maturity  dates,  after  consideration  of  refinancing,  are
presented.  For interest rate swaps,  the table  presents  notional  amounts and
weighted  average  interest  rates by  expected  (contractual)  maturity  dates.
Notional amounts are used to calculate the contractual  payments to be exchanged
under the contract. Weighted average floating rates are based on implied forward
rates in the yield curve at June 30, 1999.

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<CAPTION>
                                             Expected Maturity - Year Ending December 31,
                                ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 There-                   Fair Value
                                1999      2000      2001      2002      2003      after      Total       June 30,1999
                                ----      ----      ----      ----      ----      -----      -----       ------------
                                                                    (In millions)
<S>                             <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>         <C>         <C>
Long-term Debt:
  Fixed rate.................   $2.4      $14.6     $86.0     $461.6    $34.6    $913.9      $1,513.1    $1,504.2
    Average interest rate ...    9.1%       9.0%      9.6%       8.6%     8.9%      7.6%          8.0%      N/A
  Floating rate..............   $ --      $  --     $  --     $145.2    $  --    $   --      $  145.2    $  145.2
    Average interest rate         --%        --%       --%       5.3%      --%       --%          5.3%      N/A

Interest Rate Swaps:
  Fixed to floating..........   $ --      $  --     $  --     $200.0    $  --    $250.0      $  450.0    $  450.0
    Average pay rate........... 4.95%      5.31%     5.93%      6.30%    6.46%     6.81%         6.30%      N/A
    Average receive rate....... 6.43%      6.43%     6.43%      6.43%    6.59%     6.85%         6.66%      N/A
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Foreign Currency Risk

The Company  periodically  enters into short-term  foreign exchange contracts to
manage its exposure to exchange rate  fluctuations  on the trade payables of its
Canadian  operations  that are  denominated  in U.S.  dollars.  These  contracts

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involve the exchange of Canadian and U.S.  currency at future  dates.  Gains and
losses on these contracts  generally  offset losses and gains on the U.S. dollar
denominated  trade  payables.  At June 30,  1999,  the  Company did not have any
short-term foreign exchange contracts.

The Company  generally  does not hedge for the effects of foreign  exchange rate
fluctuations  on the  translation  of  its  foreign  results  of  operations  or
financial position.

Commodity Price Risk

The  Company is subject to the market  risk  associated  with  changes in market
prices of its underlying crude oil,  refined products and natural gas;  however,
such changes in values are generally offset by changes in the sales price of the
Company's  refined  products.  Price swaps are price  hedges for which gains and
losses are recognized when the hedged  transactions occur;  however,  losses are
recognized when future prices are not expected to recover.

As of June 30, 1999,  the Company had  outstanding  commodity  futures and price
swap  contracts to buy $541.2  million and sell $339.7  million of crude oil and
refined products or to settle differences between a fixed price and market price
on aggregate notional quantities of 6.4 million barrels of crude oil and refined
products  which mature on various  dates  through  June 2002.  The fair value of
commodity futures contracts is based on quoted market prices.  The fair value of
price swap  contracts is determined by comparing the contract price with current
published  quotes for  futures  contracts  corresponding  to the period that the
anticipated transactions are expected to occur.

The information  below reflects the Company's price swaps and futures  contracts
that are sensitive to changes in crude oil or refined product  commodity prices.
The table  presents the notional  amounts in barrels for crude oil, the weighted
average  contract  prices and the total  contract  amount by  expected  maturity
dates.  Contract  amounts are used to  calculate  the  contractual  payments and
quantity of barrels of crude oil to be exchanged under the futures contract.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                               Weighted
                                               Carrying       Fair Value                      Contract         Average
                                                Amount          Amount       Contract         Volumes          Price
Year Ending December 31,                      Gain (Loss)    Gain (Loss)      Amount          In Barrels       Per Barrel
- ------------------------                      -----------    -----------     --------         ----------       ----------
                                                           (In millions, except weighted average price)
<S>                                            <C>            <C>             <C>               <C>             <C>
Crude Procurement:
Futures contracts - long:
  1999.......................................  $   -          $   7.7         $315.5            17.7            $17.82
  2000.......................................      -             11.5           51.0             3.2             16.04

Futures contracts - short:
  1999.......................................      -             (6.4)         314.4            18.9             16.60

Price swaps:
  2002.......................................   (9.1)            (6.0)         140.0             6.4             22.00

Discretionary:
Futures contracts - long:
  1999.......................................    3.0              3.0           34.7             1.6             22.02

Futures contracts - short:
  1999.......................................   (2.3)            (2.3)          25.3             1.4             17.51
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         None.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)  Exhibits
     27.1   Financial Data Schedule

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

         None.

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                                    SIGNATURE

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

ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION


By:  /s/ H. Pete Smith
         H. PETE SMITH
         EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
         AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
         August 13, 1999

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