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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 quarterly period ended September 30, 2002

 

Commission File Number:  000-26091

 

TC PipeLines, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

 

52-2135448

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)

 

 

 

110 Turnpike Road, Suite 203
Westborough, Massachusetts

 

01581

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

 

 

508-871-7046

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  ý   No  o

 

As of November 8, 2002 there were 15,627,129 of the registrant’s common units outstanding.

 

 



 

TC PipeLines, LP

 

Table of Contents

 

PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Income – Three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001

 

 

Statement of Comprehensive Income – Three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001

 

 

Balance Sheet – September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001

 

 

Statement of Cash Flows – Nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001

 

 

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations of TC PipeLines, LP

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources of TC PipeLines, LP

 

 

Results of Operations of Northern Border Pipeline Company

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources of Northern Border Pipeline Company

 

 

Results of Operations of Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources of Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

TC PipeLines, LP

 

Statement of Income

 

(unaudited)
(thousands of dollars, except per unit amounts)

 

Three months
ended
September 30

 

Nine months
ended
September 30

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

2002

 

2001

 

Equity Income from Investment in Northern Border Pipeline Company

 

11,759

 

10,662

 

34,612

 

30,918

 

Equity Income from Investment in Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company

 

1,192

 

841

 

3,305

 

2,620

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

(403

)

(326

)

(1,084

)

(982

)

Financial Charges

 

(100

)

(205

)

(249

)

(828

)

Net Income

 

12,448

 

10,972

 

36,584

 

31,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Allocation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common units

 

10,445

 

8,891

 

29,938

 

25,773

 

Subordinated units

 

1,494

 

1,700

 

5,222

 

4,928

 

General partner

 

509

 

381

 

1,424

 

1,027

 

 

 

12,448

 

10,972

 

36,584

 

31,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income per Unit

 

$

0.68

 

$

0.60

 

$

2.01

 

$

1.75

 

Units Outstanding (thousands)

 

17,500

 

17,500

 

17,500

 

17,500

 

 

Statement of Comprehensive Income

 

(unaudited)
(thousands of dollars)

 

Three months
ended
September 30

 

Nine months
ended
September 30

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

2002

 

2001

 

Net Income

 

12,448

 

10,972

 

36,584

 

31,728

 

Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transition adjustment from adoption of SFAS No. 133

 

 

 

 

3,104

 

Change associated with current period hedging transactions

 

(118

)

(3,614

)

(816

)

(1,332

)

Total Comprehensive Income

 

12,330

 

7,358

 

35,768

 

33,500

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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Balance Sheet

 

(thousands of dollars)

 

September 30,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

5,499

 

9,194

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Northern Border Pipeline Company

 

247,408

 

250,078

 

Investment in Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company

 

33,656

 

29,297

 

Deferred Amounts

 

188

 

119

 

 

 

286,751

 

288,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Partners’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

496

 

426

 

Accrued interest

 

28

 

58

 

 

 

524

 

484

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt

 

11,500

 

21,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common units

 

226,435

 

218,935

 

Subordinated units

 

40,166

 

39,229

 

General partner

 

5,934

 

5,532

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

2,192

 

3,008

 

 

 

274,727

 

266,704