BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust 10-K/A
 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

Amendment No. 2

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

For the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2003

OR

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

Commission File Number 1-10243

BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
DELAWARE   13-6943724
State or other jurisdiction   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)    
     
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, TRUSTEE    
101 BARCLAY STREET    
NEW YORK, NEW YORK   10286
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 815-2492

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

     
Title of Each Class
   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
UNITS OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
  NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE

     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 (   ) No (X)

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. (X)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes (X) No (   )

     The aggregate market value of Units held by nonaffiliates (computed by reference to the closing sale price in New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions on June 30, 2003 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $404,246,000.

     As of March 24, 2004, 21,400,000 Units of Beneficial Interest were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

     This amendment to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 is being filed solely for the purpose of re-filing an amended Rule 13a-14(a) certification as Exhibit 31 hereto.

PART III

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     The following financial statements of the Trust are included in Part II, Item 8:

    Independent Auditors’ Report
Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Trust Corpus as of December 31, 2003 and 2002
Statements of Cash Earnings and Distributions for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
Statements of Changes in Trust Corpus for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
Notes to Financial Statements

(b) FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

     All financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are either not applicable, not required or the information is set forth in the financial statements or notes thereto.

(c) EXHIBITS

4.1   BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust Agreement dated February 28, 1989 among The Standard Oil Company, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., The Bank of New York, Trustee, and F. James Hutchinson, Co-Trustee.

4.2   Overriding Royalty Conveyance dated February 27, 1989 between BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. and The Standard Oil Company.

4.3   Trust Conveyance dated February 28, 1989 between The Standard Oil Company and BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust.

4.4   Support Agreement dated as of February 28, 1989 among The British Petroleum Company p.l.c., BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., The Standard Oil Company and BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust.

31   Rule 13a-14(a) certification.

32   Section 1350 certification.

(d) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     No reports on Form 8-K were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Trust during the quarter ended December 31, 2003.

 

SIGNATURES

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

         
    BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY TRUST
 
        
    By: THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
 
        
  By:        /s/ Remo J. Reale                            
 
      
           Remo J. Reale
           Vice President

May 20, 2004

     The Registrant is a trust and has no officers, directors, or persons performing similar functions. No additional signatures are available and none have been provided.

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     
Exhibit No.
   Description
4.1*
  BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust Agreement dated February 28, 1989 among The Standard Oil Company, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., The Bank of New York, Trustee, and F. James Hutchinson, Co-Trustee.
 
    
4.2*
  Overriding Royalty Conveyance dated February 27, 1989 between BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. and The Standard Oil Company.
 
    
4.3*
  Trust Conveyance dated February 28, 1989 between The Standard Oil Company and BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust.
 
    
4.4*
  Support Agreement dated as of February 28, 1989 among The British Petroleum Company p.l.c., BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., The Standard Oil Company and BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust.
 
    
31
  Rule 13a-14(a) certification. Filed herewith
 
    
32
  Section 1350 certification.

     * Incorporated by reference to the correspondingly numbered exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 (File No. 1-10243).