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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U-13-60
ANNUAL REPORT
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
6 Liberty Lane West, Hampton, New Hampshire 03842-1720
| Date of Incorporation: | October 9, 1984 | |
| State of Incorporation: |
New Hampshire |
Name, Title and address of officer to whom correspondence concerning this report should be addressed:
Laurence M. Brock, Vice President & Controller
6 Liberty Lane West
Hampton, New Hampshire 03842-1720
Name of Principal Holding Company:
UNITIL Corporation
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
LISTING OF SCHEDULES AND ANALYSIS OF ACCOUNTS
| Description of Schedules and Accounts |
Schedule or Account |
Page Number | ||
| Schedule I | 4-5 | |||
| Schedule II | 6-7 | |||
| ACCUMULATED PROVISION FOR DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION OF SERVICE COMPANY PROPERTY |
Schedule III | 8 | ||
| Schedule IV | 9 | |||
| Schedule V | 10 | |||
| Schedule VI | 12 | |||
| Schedule VII | 13 | |||
| Schedule VIII | 14 | |||
| Schedule IX | 15 | |||
| Schedule X | 16 | |||
| Schedule XI | 17 | |||
| Schedule XII | 18 | |||
| Schedule XIII | 19 | |||
| Schedule XIV | 20 | |||
| Schedule XV | 21 | |||
| Account 457 | 22 | |||
| Account 458 | 23 | |||
| ANALYSIS OF CHARGES FOR SERVICE - ASSOCIATE AND NONASSOCIATE COMPANIES |
Schedule XVI | 24 | ||
| Schedule XVII | 25 | |||
| Account 920 | 26 | |||
| Account 923 | 27 | |||
| Account 926 | 28 | |||
| Account 930.1 | 29 | |||
| Account 930.2 | 30 | |||
| Account 931 | 31 | |||
| Account 408 | 32 | |||
| Account 426.1 | 33 | |||
| Account 426.5 | 34 | |||
| Schedule XVIII | 35 | |||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
LISTING OF INSTRUCTIONAL FILING REQUIREMENTS
| Description of Reports or Statements |
Page Number | |
| 36 | ||
| 37 | ||
| 38 |
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE I - COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET
Give balance sheet of the Company as of December 31 of the current and prior year.
| AS OF DECEMBER 31 |
||||||||||
| ACCOUNT |
ASSETS AND OTHER DEBITS |
CURRENT |
PRIOR |
|||||||
| SERVICE COMPANY PROPERTY |
||||||||||
| 101 | Service company property (Schedule II) |
$ | 10,829,085 | $ | 10,403,598 | |||||
| 107 | Construction work in progress (Schedule II) |
— | — | |||||||
| Total Property |
10,829,085 | 10,403,598 | ||||||||
| 108 | Less accumulated provision for depreciation and amortization of service company property (Schedule III) |
7,998,839 | 6,663,986 | |||||||
| Net Service Company Property |
2,830,246 | 3,739,612 | ||||||||
| INVESTMENTS |
||||||||||
| 123 | Investments in associate companies (Schedule IV) |
— | — | |||||||
| 124 | Other investments (Schedule IV) |
— | — | |||||||
| Total investments |
— | — | ||||||||
| CURRENT AND ACCRUED ASSETS |
||||||||||
| 131 | Cash |
9,026 | 25,015 | |||||||
| 134 | Special deposits |
— | — | |||||||
| 135 | Working funds |
5,995 | 6,000 | |||||||
| 136 | Temporary cash investments (Schedule IV) |
— | — | |||||||
| 141 | Notes receivable |
— | — | |||||||
| 143 | Accounts receivable |
85,058 | 67,846 | |||||||
| 144 | Accumulated provision for uncollectable accounts |
— | — | |||||||
| 146 | Accounts receivable from associate companies (Schedule V) |
2,203,698 | 2,040,574 | |||||||
| 152 | Fuel stock expense undistributed (Schedule VI) |
— | — | |||||||
| 154 | Materials and supplies |
— | — | |||||||
| 163 | Stores expense undistributed (Schedule VII) |
— | — | |||||||
| 165 | Prepayments |
204,753 | 178,683 | |||||||
| 174 | Miscellaneous current and accrued assets (Schedule VIII) |
— | — | |||||||
| Total Current and Accrued Assets |
2,508,530 | 2,318,118 | ||||||||
| DEFERRED DEBITS |
||||||||||
| 181 | Unamortized debt expense |
— | — | |||||||
| 182 | Regulatory Assets |
— | (608,890 | ) | ||||||
| 184 | Clearing accounts |
137,053 | 148,462 | |||||||
| 186 | Miscellaneous deferred debits (Schedule IX) |
(570,521 | ) | 333,810 | ||||||
| 188 | Research, development, or demonstration expenditures (Schedule X) |
— | — | |||||||
| 190 | Accumulated deferred income tax |
— | — | |||||||
| Total Deferred Debits |
(433,468 | ) | (126,618 | ) | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS AND OTHER DEBITS | $4,905,308 | $5,931,112 | ||||||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE I - COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET
| AS OF DECEMBER 31 |
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| ACCOUNT |
LIABILITIES AND PROPRIETARY CAPITAL |
CURRENT |
PRIOR |
|||||||
| PROPRIETARY CAPITAL |
||||||||||
| 201 | Common stock issued (Schedule XI) |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,000 | |||||
| 211 | Miscellaneous paid-in-capital (Schedule XI) |
— | — | |||||||
| 215 | Appropriated retained earnings (Schedule XI) |
— | — | |||||||
| 216 | Unappropriated retained earnings (Schedule XI) |
1,688 | 1,688 | |||||||
| Total Proprietary Capital |
2,688 | 2,688 | ||||||||
| LONG-TERM DEBT |
||||||||||
| 223 | Advances from associate companies (Schedule XII) |
— | — | |||||||
| 224 | Other long-term debt (Schedule XII) |
— | — | |||||||
| 225 | Unamortized premium on long - term debt |
— | — | |||||||
| 226 | Unamortized discount on long-term debt-debit |
— | — | |||||||
| Total Long-Term Debt |
— | — | ||||||||
| 227 | Obligations under capital leases - non-current |
183,038 | 403,455 | |||||||
| CURRENT AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES |
||||||||||
| 231 | Notes payable |
— | — | |||||||
| 232 | Accounts payable |
293,048 | 65,742 | |||||||
| 233 | Notes payable to associate companies (Schedule XIII) |
4,491,075 | 3,807,632 | |||||||
| 234 | Accounts payable to associate companies (Schedule XIII) |
(2,141,781 | ) | (669,716 | ) | |||||
| 236 | Taxes accrued |
293,470 | (149,318 | ) | ||||||
| 237 | Interest accrued |
— | — | |||||||
| 238 | Dividends declared |
— | — | |||||||
| 241 | Tax collections payable |
— | — | |||||||
| 242 | Miscellaneous current and accrued liabilities (Schedule XIII) |
4,385,782 | 4,036,796 | |||||||
| 243 | Obligations under capital leases - current |
412,619 | 566,714 | |||||||
| Total Current and Accrued Liabilities |
7,734,213 | 7,657,850 | ||||||||
| DEFERRED CREDITS |
||||||||||
| 253 | Other deferred credits |
(983,290 | ) | (608,890 | ) | |||||
| 255 | Accumulated deferred investment tax credits |
— | — | |||||||
| Total Deferred Credits |
(983,290 | ) | (608,890 | ) | ||||||
| 282 | ACCUMULATED DEFERRED INCOME TAXES |
(2,031,341 | ) | (1,523,991 | ) | |||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PROPRIETARY CAPITAL | $ | 4,905,308 | $ | 5,931,112 | ||||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE II - SERVICE COMPANY PROPERTY
| DESCRIPTION |
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |
ADDITIONS |
RETIREMENTS OR SALES |
OTHER CHANGES/1 |
BALANCE AT CLOSE OF YEAR | ||||||||||||||
| Company Property | |||||||||||||||||||
| 301 | ORGANIZATION |
||||||||||||||||||
| 303 | MISC INTANGIBLE PLANT |
$ | 4,578,556 | $ | 306,202 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,884,758 | ||||||||
| 304 | LAND AND LAND RIGHTS |
||||||||||||||||||
| 305 | STRUCTURES AND IMPROVEMENTS |
||||||||||||||||||
| 306 | LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS |
||||||||||||||||||
| 307 | EQUIPMENT 2/ |
4,626,260 | 201,987 | — | — | 4,828,247 | |||||||||||||
| 308 | OFFICE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT |
1,072,345 | 18,001 | — | — | 1,090,346 | |||||||||||||
| 309 | AUTOMOBILES, OTHER VEHICLES AND RELATED GARAGE EQUIPMENT |
22,394 | 25,734 | (22,394 | ) | — | 25,734 | ||||||||||||
| 310 | AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT EQUIPMENT |
||||||||||||||||||
| 311 | OTHER SERVICE COMPANY PROPERTY 3/ |
||||||||||||||||||
| SUB-TOTAL |
10,299,555 | 551,924 | (22,394 | ) | — | 10,829,085 | |||||||||||||
| 107 | CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS |
104,043 | — | — | (104,043 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL |
$ | 10,403,598 | $ | 551,924 | $ | (22,394 | ) | $ | (104,043 | ) | $ | 10,829,085 | |||||||
| 1/ | PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION OF THOSE CHANGES CONSIDERED MATERIAL: |
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE II - CONTINUED
| 2/ | SUBACCOUNTS ARE REQUIRED FOR EACH CLASS OF EQUIPMENT OWNED. THE SERVICE COMPANY SHALL PROVIDE A LISTING BY SUBACCOUNT OF THE EQUIPMENT ADDITION DURING THE YEAR AND THE BALANCE AT THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR: |
| SUBACCOUNT DESCRIPTION |
ADDITIONS |
BALANCE AT CLOSE OF YEAR | ||||
| Computer Systems |
$ | 201,987 | $ | 4,044,364 | ||
| Phone System |
— | 755,249 | ||||
| Other Equipment |
— | 28,634 | ||||
| TOTAL |
$ | 201,987 | $ | 4,828,247 | ||
| 3/ | DESCRIBE OTHER SERVICE COMPANY PROPERTY: |
NONE
| 4/ | DESCRIBE CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS: |
NONE
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE III
ACCUMULATED PROVISION FOR DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION OF SERVICE COMPANY PROPERTY
| DESCRIPTION |
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |
ADDITIONS CHARGED TO ACCOUNT 403 |
RETIREMENTS |
OTHER CHANGES ADD (DEDUCT)1/ |
BALANCE AT CLOSE OF YEAR | |||||||||||||
| 301 |
ORGANIZATION | |||||||||||||||||
| 303 |
MISCELLANEOUS INTANGIBLE PLANT | $ | 1,906,086 | $ | 747,748 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,653,834 | |||||||
| 304 |
LAND AND LAND RIGHTS | |||||||||||||||||
| 305 |
STRUCTURES AND IMPROVEMENTS | |||||||||||||||||
| 306 |
LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS | |||||||||||||||||
| 307 |
EQUIPMENT | 3,773,960 | 506,509 | — | — | $ | 4,280,469 | |||||||||||
| 308 |
OFFICE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT | 961,985 | 75,235 | — | — | $ | 1,037,220 | |||||||||||
| 309 |
AUTOMOBILES, OTHER VEHICLES AND RELATED GARAGE EQUIPMENT | 21,955 | 27,755 | (22,394 | ) | — | $ | 27,316 | ||||||||||
| 310 |
AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT EQUIPMENT | |||||||||||||||||
| 311 |
OTHER SERVICE COMPANY PROPERTY | |||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL |
$ | 6,663,986 | $ | 1,357,247 | $ | (22,394 | ) | $ | — | $ | 7,998,839 | |||||||
| 1/ | PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION OF THOSE CHANGES CONSIDERED MATERIAL: |
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE IV - INVESTMENTS
| INSTRUCTIONS: | Complete the following schedule concerning investments. Under Account 124 “Other Investments” state each investment separately, with description, including the name of issuing company, number of shares or principal amount. | |
| Under Account 136, “Temporay Cash Investments” list each investment separately. | ||
| ACCOUNT |
DESCRIPTION |
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |
BALANCE AT CLOSE OF YEAR | |||||
| 123 |
INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATE COMPANIES |
$ | — | $ | — | |||
| 124 |
OTHER INVESTMENTS |
— | — | |||||
| 136 |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS |
— | — | |||||
| TOTAL |
$ | — | $ | — | ||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE V - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
| INSTRUCTIONS: | Complete the following schedule listing accounts receivable from each associate company. Where the service company has provided accomodation or convenience payments for associate companies, a separate listing of total payments for each associate company by subaccount should be provided. |
| DESCRIPTION |
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |
BALANCE AT CLOSE OF YEAR | ||||
| ACCOUNT 146 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM ASSOCIATE COMPANIES |
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| Unitil Energy Systems |
$ | 992,005 | $ | 1,074,047 | ||
| Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company |
861,912 | 978,901 | ||||
| UNITIL Power Corp. |
— | — | ||||
| UNITIL Realty Corp. |
962 | 12,452 | ||||
| UNITIL Corporation |
62,601 | 617 | ||||
| UNITIL Resources, Inc. |
123,094 | 137,681 | ||||
| TOTAL |
$ | 2,040,574 | $ | 2,203,698 | ||
| ANALYSIS OF CONVENIENCE OR ACCOMMODATION PAYMENTS: |
||||||
| Unitil Energy Systems |
$ | 5,858,634 | ||||
| Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company |
4,316,652 | |||||
| UNITIL Power Corp. |
295,246 | |||||
| UNITIL Realty Corp. |
50,489 | |||||
| UNITIL Resources, Inc. |
11,158 | |||||
| Usource Inc. |
39,939 | |||||
| UNITIL Corp. |
26,160 | |||||
| For detail of convenience payments by type and company, paid by UNITIL Service Corp. see page 10A. |
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| TOTAL PAYMENTS |
$ | 10,598,278 | ||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
CONVENIENCE PAYMENTS BY TYPE AND COMPANY
| UES |
FGE |
UPC |
URC |
URI |
Usource |
UC |
Total | |||||||||||||||||
| Insurance |
$ | 3,412,883 | $ | 2,854,170 | $ | 39,630 | $ | 2,402 | $ | 6,309,085 | ||||||||||||||
| Legal |
234,069 | 281,753 | 279,955 | 6,460 | 13,565 | 815,802 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone Service |
47,286 | 39,876 | 18,955 | 106,117 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Audit Fees |
103,080 | 90,318 | 5,070 | 2,296 | 2,333 | 9,480 | 212,577 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other |
2,061,316 | 1,050,535 | 15,291 | 5,789 | 18,651 | 3,115 | 3,154,697 | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | 5,858,634 | $ | 4,316,652 | $ | 295,246 | $ | 50,489 | $ | 11,158 | $ | 39,939 | $ | 26,160 | $ | 10,598,278 | |||||||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE VI - FUEL STOCK EXPENSES UNDISTRIBUTED
| INSTRUCTIONS: | Report the amount of labor and expenses incurred with respect to fuel stock expense during the year and indicate amount attributable to each associate company. Under the section headed “Summary” listed below give an overall report of the fuel functions performed by the service company. |
| ACCOUNT |
LABOR |
EXPENSE |
TOTAL | ||||||||
| 152 |
FUEL STOCK EXPENSE UNDISTRIBUTED |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| TOTAL |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
SUMMARY:
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE VII - STORES EXPENSE UNDISTRIBUTED
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Report the amount of labor and expenses incurred with respect to stores expense during the year and indicate amount attributable to each associate company. |
| ACCOUNT |
DESCRIPTION |
LABOR |
EXPENSE |
TOTAL | |||||||
| 163 | STORES EXPENSE UNDISTRIBUTED |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| TOTAL |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE VIII - MISCELLANEOUS CURRENT & ACCRUED ASSETS
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Provide detail of items in this account. Items less than $10,000 may be grouped, showing the number of items in each group. |
| ACCOUNT |
DESCRIPTION |
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |
BALANCE AT CLOSE OF YEAR | |||||
| 174 | MISCELLANEOUS CURRENT & ACCRUED ASSETS |
$ | — | $ | — | |||
| TOTAL |
$ | — | $ | — | ||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE IX - MISCELLANEOUS DEFERRED DEBITS
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Provide detail of items in this account. Items less than $10,000 may be grouped by class showing the number of items in each class. |
| ACCOUNT |
DESCRIPTION |
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |
BALANCE AT CLOSE OF YEAR |
|||||||
| 186 | MISCELLANEOUS DEFERRED DEBITS |
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| Deferred Asset- APBO |
$ | — | $ | (983,290 | ) | |||||
| Under/(over) collected administrative expenses |
(1,820 | ) | (101,500 | ) | ||||||
| Software |
93,429 | 229,697 | ||||||||
| Postage |
37,201 | 50,540 | ||||||||
| Deferred Charges |
205,000 | 234,032 | ||||||||
| TOTAL |
$ | 333,810 | $ | (570,521 | ) | |||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE X - RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION EXPENDITURES
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Provide a description of each material research, development, or demonstration project which incurred costs by the service corporation during the year. |
| DESCRIPTION |
BALANCE AT CLOSE OF YEAR | ||||
| 188 | RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION EXPENDITURES |
$ | — | ||
| TOTAL |
$ | — | |||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE XI - PROPRIETARY CAPITAL
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Classify amounts in each account with brief explanations, disclosing the general nature of transactions which gave rise to the reported amounts. |
| ACCOUNT |
CLASS OF STOCK |
NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED |
PAR OR STATED VALUE PER SHARE |
OUTSTANDING CLOSE OF PERIOD | ||||||||
| NO. OF SHARES |
TOTAL AMOUNT | |||||||||||
| 201 | COMMON STOCK ISSUED |
300 | $ | 10.00 | 100 | $ | 1,000.00 | |||||
| ACCOUNT |
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT | ||||||||||
| 211 |
MISCELLANEOUS PAID-IN CAPITAL |
$ | — | |||||||||
| 215 |
APPROPRIATED RETAINED EARNINGS |
— | ||||||||||
| TOTAL |
$ | — | ||||||||||
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Give particulars concerning net income or (loss) during the year, distinguishing between compensation for the use of capital owned or net loss remaining from servicing nonassociates per the General Instructions of the Uniform System of Accounts. For dividends paid during the year in cash or otherwise, provide rate percentage, amount of dividend, rate declared and date paid. |
| DESCRIPTION |
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |
NET INCOME OR (LOSS) |
DIVIDENDS PAID |
BALANCE AT CLOSE OF YEAR | ||||||||||
| 216 | UNAPPROPRIATED RETAINED EARNINGS |
$ | 1,688 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,688 | |||||
| TOTAL |
$ | 1,688 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,688 | ||||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE XII - LONG-TERM DEBT
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Advances from associate companies should be reported separately for advances on notes, and advances on open account. Names of associate companies from which advances are received shall be shown under the class and series obligation column. For account 224 - Other Long-Term Debt provide the name of creditor company or organization, terms of the obligation, date of maturity, interest rate, and the amount authorized and outstanding. |
| ACCOUNT |
DESCRIPTION |
NAME OF CREDITOR |
TERMS OF OBLIG CLASS & SERIES OF OBLIGATION |
DATE OF MATURITY |
INTEREST RATE |
AMOUNT AUTHORIZED |
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |
ADDITIONS |
DEDUCTIONS |
1/ BALANCE AT CLOSE OF YEAR | ||||||||||||||
| 223 | ADVANCES FROM ASSOCIATE COMPANIES: |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||
| 224 | OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT: |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1/ | GIVE AN EXPLANATION OF DEDUCTIONS: |
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE XIII - CURRENT AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Provide balance of notes and accounts payable to each associate company. Give description and amount of miscellaneous current and accrued liabilities. Items less than $10,000 may be grouped, showing the number of items in each group. |
| ACCOUNT |
DESCRIPTION |
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |
BALANCE AT CLOSE OF YEAR |
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| 233 | NOTES PAYABLE TO ASSOCIATE COMPANIES | |||||||||
| Cash Pool | $ | 3,807,632 | $ | 4,491,075 | ||||||
| TOTAL |
$ | 3,807,632 | $ | 4,491,075 | ||||||
| 234 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO ASSOCIATE COMPANIES | |||||||||
| Unitil Energy Systems | $ | (872,238 | ) | $ | (1,294,797 | ) | ||||
| Fitchburg Gas and Electric Company | (273,749 | ) | (723,479 | ) | ||||||
| UNITIL Corporation | 550,870 | 11,518 | ||||||||
| UNITIL Power Corporation | (67,455 | ) | (164,742 | ) | ||||||
| UNITIL Realty Corporation | (1,078 | ) | 6,682 | |||||||
| UNITIL Resources Inc. | (458 | ) | ||||||||
| Usource LLC | (5,608 | ) | 23,037 | |||||||
| TOTAL |
$ | (669,716 | ) | $ | (2,141,781 | ) | ||||
| 242 | MISCELLANEOUS CURRENT AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES | |||||||||
| Accrued Pension Costs | $ | 1,358,195 | $ | 1,351,123 | ||||||
| Accrued SERP | 904,151 | 1,025,384 | ||||||||
| Accrued PBOP Costs | 481,878 | 1,120,541 | ||||||||
| Accrued Vacation | 240,000 | 234,031 | ||||||||
| Accrued Compensation | 929,100 | 564,413 | ||||||||
| Accrued Other | 123,472 | 90,290 | ||||||||
| TOTAL |
$ | 4,036,796 | $ | 4,385,782 | ||||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE XIV - NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| INSTRUCTIONS: | The space below is provided for important notes regarding the financial statements or any account thereof. Furnish particulars as to any significant contingent asset or liabilities existing at the end of the year. Notes relating to financial statements shown elsewhere in the report may be indicated here by reference. |
Selected Notes to the Financial Statements:
UNITIL Service Corp. (USC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UNITIL Corporation, a public utility holding company, provides centralized support services to the parent company and its subsidiaries. USC is subject to the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. Accordingly, USC maintains its books of account as prescribed by the “Uniform System of Accounts for Mutual Service Companies and Subsidiary Service Companies” as Amended February 2, 1979 to be effective January 1, 1980. USC prepares its financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Please refer to the 2004 UNITIL Corporation Form 10-K for additional disclosures.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE XV - STATEMENT OF INCOME
| ACCOUNT |
DESCRIPTION |
CURRENT YEAR |
PRIOR YEAR |
|||||||
| INCOME | ||||||||||
| 457 | Services rendered to associate companies |
$ | 21,841,189 | $ | 19,367,031 | |||||
| 458 | Services rendered to nonassociate companies |
— | 30,000 | |||||||
| 419 | Interest Income |
|||||||||
| 421 | Miscellaneous income or (loss) |
— | 8,297 | |||||||
| Total Income |
21,841,189 | 19,405,328 | ||||||||
| EXPENSE | ||||||||||
| 920 | Salaries and wages |
10,736,961 | 9,896,462 | |||||||
| 921 | Office supplies and expenses |
903,121 | 868,672 | |||||||
| 922 | Other |
505,679 | 42,861 | |||||||
| 923 | Outside services employed |
646,238 | 475,512 | |||||||
| 924 | Property insurance |
7,821 | 7,955 | |||||||
| 925 | Injuries and damages |
105,495 | 82,861 | |||||||
| 926 | Employee pensions and benefits |
4,095,582 | 2,607,570 | |||||||
| 930.1 | Advertising expense |
14,706 | 3,553 | |||||||
| 930.2 | Miscellaneous general expense |
481,050 | 559,669 | |||||||
| 931 | Rents |
1,535,159 | 1,467,487 | |||||||
| 932 | Maintenance |
581,389 | 592,902 | |||||||
| 403 | Depreciation and amortization expense |
1,361,776 | 1,672,692 | |||||||
| 408 | Taxes other than income taxes |
849,668 | 825,889 | |||||||
| 409 | Income taxes |
229,749 | (31,061 | ) | ||||||
| 410 | Provision for deferred income taxes |
(338,154 | ) | 124,985 | ||||||
| 426.1 | Donations |
28,398 | 50,324 | |||||||
| 426.5 | Penalties |
— | 1,983 | |||||||
| 430 | Interest on debt to associate companies |
16,855 | 6,684 | |||||||
| 431 | Other interest expense |
79,696 | 148,328 | |||||||
| Total Expense |
21,841,189 | 19,405,328 | ||||||||
| Net Income or (Loss) |
$ | — | $ | — | ||||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
ANALYSIS OF BILLING - ASSOCIATE COMPANIES ACCOUNT 457
| NAME OF ASSOCIATE COMPANY |
DIRECT COSTS CHARGED 457-1 |
INDIRECT COSTS CHARGED 457-2 |
COMPENSATION OF CAPITAL 457-3 |
TOTAL AMOUNT BILLED | ||||||||
| Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. |
$ | 5,540,578 | $ | 5,146,304 | $ | — | $ | 10,686,882 | ||||
| Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company |
5,004,504 | 4,674,070 | — | 9,678,574 | ||||||||
| UNITIL Realty Corp. |
45,730 | 48,759 | — | 94,489 | ||||||||
| UNITIL Resources, Inc. |
692,527 | 683,207 | — | 1,375,734 | ||||||||
| UNITIL Corp. |
2,655 | 2,855 | — | 5,510 | ||||||||
| TOTAL |
$ | 11,285,994 | $ | 10,555,195 | $ | — | $ | 21,841,189 | ||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
ANALYSIS OF BILLING - NON-ASSOCIATE COMPANIES ACCOUNT 458
| NAME OF NONASSOCIATE COMPANY |
DIRECT COSTS CHARGED 457-1 |
INDIRECT COSTS CHARGED 457-2 |
COMPENSATION OF CAPITAL 457-3 |
TOTAL COST |
EXCESS OR DEFICIENCY 458-4 |
TOTAL AMOUNT BILLED | ||||||||||||
| None |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
| TOTAL |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
INSTRUCTION: Provide a brief description of the services rendered to each nonassociate company.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE XVI - ANALYSIS OF CHARGES FOR SERVICE ASSOCIATE AND NON-ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
| INSTRUCTION: | Total cost of service will equal for associate and non associate companies the total amount billed under their separate analysis of billing schedules. |
| ACCOUNT |
DESCRIPTION OF |
ASSOCIATE COMPANY CHARGES |
NONASSOCIATE COMPANY CHARGES |
TOTAL CHARGES FOR SERVICE |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DIRECT COST |
INDIRECT COST |
TOTAL |
DIRECT COST |
INDIRECT COST |
TOTAL |
DIRECT COST |
INDIRECT COST |
TOTAL |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 920 |
SALARIES AND WAGES |
$ | 9,746,418 | $ | 990,543 | $ | 10,736,961 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,746,418 | $ | 990,543 | $ | 10,736,961 | ||||||||||||||||
| 921 |
OFFICE SUPPLES AND EXPENSES |
245 | 902,876 | 903,121 | — | 245 | 902,876 | 903,121 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 922 |
ADMIN EXPENSE TRANS-CREDIT |
505,679 | 505,679 | — | — | 505,679 | 505,679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 923 |
OUTSIDE SERVICES EMPLOYED |
90,691 | 555,547 | 646,238 | — | 90,691 | 555,547 | 646,238 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 924 |
PROPERTY INSURANCE |
7,821 | 7,821 | — | — | 7,821 | 7,821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 925 |
INJURIES AND DAMAGES |
105,495 | 105,495 | — | — | 105,495 | 105,495 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 926 |
EMPLOYEE PENSIONS AND BENEFITS |
4,095,582 | 4,095,582 | — | — | 4,095,582 | 4,095,582 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 928 |
REGULATORY COMMISSION EXPENSE |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 930.1 |
GENERAL ADVERTISING EXPENSE |
14,706 | 14,706 | — | — | 14,706 | 14,706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 930.2 |
MISC. GENERAL EXPENSE |
481,050 | 481,050 | — | — | 481,050 | 481,050 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 931 |
RENTS |
1,535,159 | 1,535,159 | — | — | 1,535,159 | 1,535,159 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 932 |
MAINT. OF STRUCT. & EQUIP. |
1,448,640 | (867,251 | ) | 581,389 | — | 1,448,640 | (867,251 | ) | 581,389 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 403 |
DEPR. AND AMORT. EXPENSE |
1,361,776 | 1,361,776 | — | — | 1,361,776 | 1,361,776 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 408 |
TAXES OTHER THAN INCOME |
849,668 | 849,668 | — | — | 849,668 | 849,668 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 409 |
INCOME TAXES |
229,749 | 229,749 | — | — | 229,749 | 229,749 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 410 |
PROV FOR DEF INC TAXES |
(338,154 | ) | (338,154 | ) | — | — | (338,154 | ) | (338,154 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 411 |
PROV FOR DEF INC TAX CREDIT |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 411.5 |
INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 419 |
INTEREST INCOME |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 426.1 |
DONATIONS |
28,398 | 28,398 | — | — | 28,398 | 28,398 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 426.5 |
PENALTIES |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 427 |
INTEREST ON LONG-TERM DEBT |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 431 |
OTHER INTEREST EXPENSE |
79,696 | 79,696 | — | — | 79,696 | 79,696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUBTOTAL EXPENSES |
11,285,994 | 10,538,340 | 21,824,334 | — | — | — | 11,285,994 | 10,538,340 | 21,824,334 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPENSATION FOR USE OF EQUITY CAPITAL |
— | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 430 |
INTEREST ON DEBT TO ASSOCIATE COMPANIES |
— | 16,855 | 16,855 | — | — | — | — | 16,855 | 16,855 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL EXPENSES |
11,285,994 | 10,555,195 | 21,841,189 | — | — | — | 11,285,994 | 10,555,195 | 21,841,189 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 421 |
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL COST OF SERVICE |
$ | 11,285,994 | $ | 10,555,195 | $ | 21,841,189 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 11,285,994 | $ | 10,555,195 | $ | 21,841,189 | |||||||||||||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE XVII - SCHEDULE OF EXPENSE DISTRIBUTION BY DEPARTMENT OR SERVICE FUNCTION
| INSTRUCTION: | Indicate each department or service function. (See instruction 01-3 General Structure of Accounting System Uniform System Account) |
| ACCOUNT |
DESCRIPTION |
TOTAL AMOUNT |
DEPARTMENT OR SERVICE FUNCTION |
DEPARTMENT OR SERVICE FUNCTION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| REGULATORY & COMMUN. |
ADMIN. |
ACCOUNTING |
ENERGY MARKETS |
DISTRIBUTION |
FINANCE |
CUSTOMER SERVICES |
ENGINEERING |
TECHNOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 920 |
SALARIES AND WAGES |
$ | 10,736,961 | $ | 1,091,828 | $ | 2,509,340 | $ | 1,065,685 | $ | 1,070,011 | $ | 620,807 | $ | 699,427 | $ | 1,735,080 | $ | 1,085,272 | $ | 859,511 | |||||||||||||
| 921 |
OFFICE SUPPLES AND EXPENSES |
903,121 | 96,402 | 414,011 | 17,722 | 14,159 | 15,693 | 41,005 | 96,065 | 64,452 | 143,612 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 922 |
ADMIN. EXPENSE TRANS-CREDIT |
505,679 | 505,679 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 923 |
OUTSIDE SERVICES EMPLOYED |
646,238 | 10,712 | 385,789 | 72,139 | 5,120 | 9,112 | 77,015 | 231 | 86,120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 924 |
PROPERTY INSURANCE |
7,821 | 7,821 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 925 |
INJURIES AND DAMAGES |
105,495 | 105,495 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 926 |
EMPLOYEE PENSIONS AND BENEFITS |
4,095,582 | 13,619 | 3,973,502 | 3,778 | 15,000 | 7,467 | 189 | 29,103 | 48,436 | 4,488 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 928 |
REGULATORY COMMISSION EXPENSE |
— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 930.1 |
GENERAL ADVERTISING EXPENSE |
14,706 | 14,706 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 930.2 |
MISC. GENERAL EXPENSE |
481,050 | 7,559 | 7,009 | 14,807 | 451,675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 931 |
RENTS |
1,535,159 | 84,151 | (659,007 | ) | 12,950 | 1,583,697 | 52,962 | 14,278 | 446,128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 932 |
MAINT. OF STRUCT. & EQUIP. |
581,389 | 343,780 | 41,042 | 94,862 | 101,705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 403 |
DEPR. AND AMORT. EXPENSE |
1,361,776 | 1,361,776 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 408 |
TAXES OTHER THAN INCOME |
849,668 | 849,668 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 409 |
INCOME TAXES |
229,749 | 229,749 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 410 |
PROV. FOR DEF. INC. TAXES |
(338,154 | ) | (338,154 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 411 |
PROV. FOR DEF. INC. TAX CREDIT |
— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 411.5 |
INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT |
— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 426.1 |
DONATIONS |
28,398 | 28,398 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 426.5 |
PENALTIES |
— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 427 |
INTEREST ON LONG-TERM DEBT |
— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 430 |
INTEREST ON DEBT TO ASSOCIATE COMPANIES |
16,855 | 16,855 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 431 |
OTHER INTEREST EXPENSE |
79,696 | 79,696 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL EXPENSES - |
$ | 21,841,189 | $ | 1,220,120 | $ | 7,760,686 | $ | 3,164,884 | $ | 1,117,240 | $ | 643,967 | $ | 2,994,972 | $ | 2,085,087 | $ | 1,212,669 | $ | 1,641,564 | ||||||||||||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
DEPARTMENTAL ANALYSIS OF SALARIES - ACCOUNT 920
| NAME OF DEPARTMENT |
TOTAL AMOUNT |
DEPARTMENTAL SALARY EXPENSE INCLUDED IN AMOUNTS BILLED TO |
NUMBER END OF YEAR | |||||||||||
| PARENT COMPANY |
OTHER ASSOCIATES |
NON ASSOCIATES |
||||||||||||
| Regulatory and Communications |
$ | 1,091,828 | $ | — | $ | 1,091,828 | $ | — | 16 | |||||
| Technology Services |
859,511 | — | 859,511 | — | 13 | |||||||||
| Accounting |
1,065,685 | — | 1,065,685 | — | 18 | |||||||||
| Finance |
699,427 | — | 699,427 | — | 9 | |||||||||
| Administrative |
2,509,340 | — | 2,509,340 | — | 20 | |||||||||
| Energy Markets |
1,070,011 | — | 1,070,011 | — | 13 | |||||||||
| Engineering |
1,085,272 | — | 1,085,272 | — | 18 | |||||||||
| Distribution |
620,807 | — | 620,807 | — | 6 | |||||||||
| Customer Services |
1,735,080 | — | 1,735,080 | — | 43 | |||||||||
| TOTAL |
$ | 10,736,961 | $ | — | $ | 10,736,961 | $ | — | 156 | |||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
OUTSIDE SERVICES EMPLOYED - ACCOUNT 923
| INSTRUCTIONS: | Provide a breakdown by subaccount of outside services employed. If the aggregate amounts paid to any one payee and included within one subaccount is less than $25,000 only the aggregate number and amount of all such payments included within the subaccount need to be shown. Provide a subtotal for each type of service. |
| FROM WHOM PURCHASED |
ADDRESS |
RELATIONSHIP “A”= ASSOCIATE “NA”=NON ASSOCIATE |
AMOUNT | ||||
| Outside Services - Legal |
|||||||
| Various |
NA | $ | 1,043 | ||||
| Brickly Sears |
NA | 2,252 | |||||
| Leboeuf Lamb & Greene |
NA | 102,319 | |||||
| Skapars & Associates |
NA | 19,870 | |||||
| Sulloway & Hollis |
NA | 17,544 | |||||
| Outside Services - Accounting |
|||||||
| Grant Thornton |
NA | 9,148 | |||||
| Outside Services - Other |
|||||||
| Various |
NA | 4,068 | |||||
| Account Temps |
NA | 8,644 | |||||
| Allegiant Management |
NA | 18,360 | |||||
| Carousel Industries |
NA | 4,500 | |||||
| Ceridian |
NA | 154,707 | |||||
| Diversified Actuarials |
NA | 20,585 | |||||
| Douglas Andrews |
NA | 19,005 | |||||
| Energy Council |
NA | 4,590 | |||||
| Energy Strategies |
NA | 4,235 | |||||
| Equilar Inc. |
NA | 7,495 | |||||
| Equifax Credit Information |
NA | 8,472 | |||||
| Factors Funding Co. |
NA | 28,537 | |||||
| Galley Hatch |
NA | 2,035 | |||||
| Group Dynamic |
NA | 6,082 | |||||
| IBM |
NA | 1,096 | |||||
| MessagePro |
NA | 1,705 | |||||
| Peter Wilkins |
NA | 7,950 | |||||
| Pomerantz Staffing |
NA | 6,288 | |||||
| Putnam Fiduciary Trust |
NA | 13,516 | |||||
| R R Donnelley |
NA | 4,968 | |||||
| Salomon Smith Barney |
NA | 16,616 | |||||
| San Diego Commercial |
NA | 9,439 | |||||
| The Hay Group |
NA | 39,177 | |||||
| The Tetrion Group |
NA | 32,020 | |||||
| Towers Perrin |
NA | 5,200 | |||||
| Venture Profiles |
NA | 23,130 | |||||
| Woodland Group |
NA | 25,810 | |||||
| Outside Services - Corp Sponsorships |
|||||||
| Various |
NA | 5,120 | |||||
| Outside Services - Visibility |
|||||||
| Various |
NA | 10,712 | |||||
| TOTAL |
$ | 646,238 | |||||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
EMPLOYEE PENSIONS AND BENEFITS - ACCOUNT 926
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Provide a listing of each pension plan and benefit program provided by the service company. Such listing should be limited to $25,000. |
| DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT | ||
| Health Insurance |
$ | 1,379,065 | |
| 401 K |
236,644 | ||
| Pension Cost |
742,274 | ||
| SERP |
193,644 | ||
| Life Insurance |
49,571 | ||
| Education |
141,744 | ||
| Postretirement Benefit Cost |
1,138,663 | ||
| Other |
213,977 | ||
| TOTAL |
$ | 4,095,582 | |
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
GENERAL ADVERTISING EXPENSES - ACCOUNT 930.1
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Provide a listing of the amounts included in Account 930.1 “General Advertising Expenses” classifying the items according to the nature of the advertising and as defined in the account definition. If a particular class includes an amount in excess of $3,000 applicable to a single payee, show separately the name of the payee and the aggregate amount applicable thereto. |
| DESCRIPTION |
NAME OF PAYEE |
AMOUNT | |||
| Advertising: |
|||||
| Advance Notice, Inc. | $ | 10,277 | |||
| Other | 2,649 | ||||
| Monster.Com | 1,780 | ||||
| TOTAL |
$ | 14,706 | |||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL EXPENSES - ACCOUNT 930.2
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Provide a listing of the amount included in Account 930.2 ”Miscellaneous General Expense” classifying such expenses according to their nature. Payments and expenses permitted by Section 321(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act, as amended by Public Law 94-283 in 1976 (2 U.S.C 441 (b) (2) shall be separately classified. |
| DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT | |
| Printing and Distribution of Quarterly and Annual Reports |
122,870 | |
| Director’s Fees and Expenses |
328,735 | |
| Systems Development Costs |
19,445 | |
| Professional Fees |
10,000 | |
| TOTAL |
481,050 | |
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
RENTS - ACCOUNT 931
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Provide a listing of the amount included in Account 931, “Rents” classifying such expenses by major groupings of property, as defined in the account definition of the Uniform System of Accounts. |
| TYPE OF PROPERTY |
AMOUNT | ||
| Office, Equipment & Other |
$ | 1,535,159 | |
| — | |||
| — | |||
| TOTAL |
$ | 1,535,159 | |
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
TAXES OTHER THAN INCOME TAXES - ACCOUNT 408
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Provide an analysis of Account 408, “Taxes Other Than Income Taxes.” Separate the analysis into two groups: (1) other than U.S. Government and (2) U.S. Government taxes. Specify each of the various kinds of taxes and show the amounts there of. Provide a subtotal for each class of tax. |
| KIND OF TAX |
AMOUNT | ||
| Other than U.S. Government Tax: |
|||
| State Unemployment Tax - NH |
$ | 28,771 | |
| Business Enterprise Tax |
72,000 | ||
| 100,771 | |||
| U.S. Government Tax: |
|||
| Federal Insurance Contribution Act |
739,190 | ||
| Federal Unemployment Tax |
9,707 | ||
| 748,897 | |||
| TOTAL |
$ | 849,668 | |
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
DONATIONS - ACCOUNT 426.1
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Provide a listing of the amount included in Account 426.2, “Donations” classifying such expenses by its purpose. The aggregate number and amount of all items of less than $3,000 may be shown in liew of details |
| NAME OF RECIPIENT |
PURPOSE OF DONATION |
AMOUNT | |||
| UNH Foundation |
$ | 5,000 | |||
| United Way |
4,000 | ||||
| Scleroderma Foundation |
1,220 | ||||
| American Cancer Society |
1,219 | ||||
| Various |
16,959 | ||||
| TOTAL |
$ | 28,398 | |||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
OTHER DEDUCTIONS - ACCOUNT 426.5
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Provide a listing of the amount included in Account 426.5, “Other Deductions,” classifying such expenses according to their nature. |
| DESCRIPTION |
NAME OF PAYEE |
AMOUNT | |||
| $ | — | ||||
| TOTAL |
$ | — | |||
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SCHEDULE XVIII -NOTES TO STATEMENT OF INCOME
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
The space below is provided for important notes regarding the statement of income or any account thereof. Furnish particulars as to any significant increases in services rendered or expenses incurred during the year. Notes relating to financial statements shown elsewhere in this report may be indicated here by reference. |
See page 19.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
ORGANIZATION CHART
Organization Chart as of December 31, 2004
| President & Treasurer | Mark H. Collin | |
| Senior Vice President | George R. Gantz | |
| Senior Vice President | Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. | |
| Vice President | Todd R. Black | |
| Vice President & Controller | Laurence M. Brock | |
| Vice President | David K. Foote | |
| Vice President | George E. Long | |
| Vice President | Raymond J. Morrissey | |
| Asst. Treasurer | Charles J. Kershaw, Jr. | |
| Secretary | Sandra L. Whitney |
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORPORATION
METHODS OF ALLOCATION
The cost of services rendered by UNITIL Service are allocated and billed based on direct time charges and to a lesser extent, direct cost assigned to individual projects or jobs performed on behalf of associated companies in accordance with the general guidelines set forth below.
A. Direct Labor Cost – Gross Wages. Direct Labor Cost – Gross Wages are based on the actual gross wage rates of assigned employees multiplied by the actual number of hours worked and directly charged to specific projects or jobs.
B. Direct Labor Cost – Other. Direct Labor Cost – Other includes the costs of paid absences, such as vacations, sick pay and holidays, and are allocated by employee based on the direct time charged to associated companies. In the event there are not direct time charges available for this allocation, the direct time charges for all UNITIL Service employees are used to make this allocation.
C. General Overhead Costs, including Indirect Labor – General Overhead Costs represent UNITIL Service Indirect Labor Costs and Administrative and General Expenses, and are allocated based on a monthly overhead rate applied against direct time charges. Indirect Labor Costs include pension costs, insurance, payroll taxes, employee savings plan, and similar payroll and benefit items. Administrative and General Expenses are those administrative and operating expenses incurred by UNITIL Service in providing services to associated companies which cannot be identified with or directly charged to a specific project or job.
D. Direct Charges – Direct Charges are costs that are directly assignable based on the individual projects or jobs performed on behalf of associated companies, and are excluded from General Overheads. Direct Charges are billed at actual cost and include: Employee Travel, Meals, Lodging, and Other Related Expenses, Data Management Hardware Leases and Maintenance Costs, Telephone Lease, and other miscellaneous expenses.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORPORATION
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF COMPENSATION FOR USE OF CAPITAL BILLED
Non applicable
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ANNUAL REPORT OF UNITIL SERVICE CORP.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
SIGNATURE CLAUSE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued thereunder, the undersigned company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned officer thereunto duly authorized,
| UNITIL Service Corp. | ||
| (Name of Reporting Company) | ||
| By: | /s/ LAURENCE M. BROCK | |
| Laurence M. Brock | ||
| Vice President & Controller | ||
Date: April 26, 2005
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