United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U-9C-3
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO RULE 58
For the Quarterly Period Ending September 30, 2003
National Fuel Gas Company
(Name of Registered Holding Company)
6363 Main Street
Williamsville, New York 14221
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Inquiries concerning this Form U-9C-3 may be directed to:
James R. Peterson
Assistant Secretary
National Fuel Gas Company
6363 Main Street
Williamsville, New York 14221
(716) 857-7702
ITEM 1 - ORGANIZATION CHART
Name of Reporting Co. Energy or Gas Related Date of Organization State of Organization Percentage of Voting Securities Nature of Business Held Omitted for the fourth fiscal quarter pursuant to Instructions for Item 1.
ITEM 2 - ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Principal Person to Consideration
Amount of Whom Security Was Collateral Given Received for
Company Issuing Stock Type of Security Issued Security Issue or Renewal Cost of Capital Issued With Security Each Security
SIP No transactions this quarter
DirectLink No transactions this quarter
Niagara No transactions this quarter
Upstate Note* $ 100,000 National Fuel Gas
Note* $ 100,000 Company
Roystone No transactions this quarter
Seneca Energy No transactions this quarter
Model City No transactions this quarter
Empire No transactions this quarter
Toro Partner LLC No transactions this quarter
Kane Gas No transactions this quarter
Processing Plant
* Represents an increase in the principal balance of borrowings from the National Fuel Gas Company System Money Pool as
compared with the balance from the preceding day.
Company Contributing Capital Company Receiving Capital Amount of Capital Contribution
ITEM 3 - ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS
PART 1 - TRANSACTIONS PERFORMED BY REPORTING COMPANY ON BEHALF OF ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
Reporting Co. Rendering Associate Co. Types of Services Direct Costs Indirect Costs Cost of
Services Receiving Services Rendered Charged Charged Capital Total Amount Billed
Roystone Seneca Resources Natural gas processing $ 0 $ 0 $0 $ 0
Kane Gas Processing Seneca Resources Natural gas processing $ 6,036 $ 0 $0 $ 6,036
Plant
Empire provided regulated natural gas transportation services to its associate companies, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (“Distribution”) and National Fuel Resources, Inc., pursuant to Empire’ NYPSC tariff, but such services are “exempted transactions” pursuant to Rule 81 under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (17 CFR Sec. 250.81).
PART 2 - TRANSACTIONS PERFORMED BY ASSOCIATE COMPANIES ON BEHALF OF REPORTING COMPANY
Associate Co. Reporting Co. Types of Services Direct Costs Indirect Cost of Capital Total Amount Billed
Rendering Services Receiving Services Rendered Charged Costs
Charged
Supply Empire Managerial, $4,050 $0 $0 $4,050
financial, legal
and other similar
services.
Power Seneca Energy Accounting $0 $0 $0 $0
services.
Power Model City Accounting $0 $0 $0 $0
services.
Power Model City Sales brokerage $0 $0 $0 $0
and
administrative
services.
Supply Empire Operational, $119,051 $0 $0 $119,051
maintenance,
administrative
and similar
services.
Distribution Empire Operational, $239,786 $0 $0 $239,786
administrative
and similar
services.
ITEM 4 - SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT
| Investments in Energy-Related Companies: |
| Confidential Treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) |
| Investments in Gas-Related Companies: |
| Confidential Treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) |
ITEM 5 - OTHER INVESTMENTS
| Major Line of Energy-Related Business | Other Investment in last U-9C-3 Report | Other Investment in This U-9C-3 Report | Reason For Difference in Other Investment |
| NONE |
ITEM 6 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
A. Financial Statements:
| Balance Sheet for SIP | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Income Statement for SIP | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Balance Sheet for Niagara | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Income Statement of Niagara | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Balance Sheet for DirectLink | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Income Statement for DirectLink | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Balance Sheet for Upstate | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Income Statement for Upstate | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Balance Sheet for Roystone | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Income Statement for Roystone | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Balance Sheet for Seneca Energy | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Income Statement for Seneca Energy | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Balance Sheet for Model City | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Income Statement for Model City | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Balance Sheet for Empire | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Income Statement for Empire | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Balance Sheet for Kane | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) | ||
| Income Statement for Kane | Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b) |
B. Exhibits:
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Certificate stating that a copy of the report for the previous quarter has been filed with interested state commissions: EXHIBIT A |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, National Fuel Gas Company has duly caused this report to be signed and authorized on its behalf by the undersigned.
Dated: December 18, 2003| NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY | |
| By: /s/ James R. Peterson | |
| James R. Peterson | |
| Assistant Secretary | |
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
CERTIFICATE
The undersigned certifies that he is the duly designated and acting Assistant Secretary of National Fuel Gas Company, a New Jersey Corporation, and that the report on Form U-9C-3 for the previous quarter was filed with National Fuel Gas Company's interested State Commissions whose names and addresses are listed below:
State of New York Public Service Commission
3 Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12223-1350
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P.O. Box 3265
North Office Building
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of the 18th day of December, 2003.
| /s/ James R. Peterson | |
| James R. Peterson | |
| Assistant Secretary | |