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Pakistan Refinery Limited
Annual Report 2000
Contents
Company Information
Notice of Meeting 
Chairman's Review 
Directors' Report 
Pattern of Holding of Shares 
Graphs
Ten Years at a Glance 
Auditors' Report
Balance Sheet 
Profit and Loss Account 
Statement of Changes in Equity 
Cash Flow Statement 
Notes to the Accounts 
Company Information
Board of Directors Mr. Salahuddin Qureshi Chairman
Mr. Shaukat Mirza
Mr. T.J. Coombs (Alternate: Mr. Arshad Nasar)
Mr. Ardeshir Cowasjee
Mr. Ahmed Dawood
Mr. Farooq Rahmatullah
Mr. G.A. Sabri
Mr. DM. Sadler
Mr.  S. Ali Raza
Mr. David Weston
General Manager & Chief Executive  Mr. S Viqar Salahuddin
Company Secretary Mr. Feroze J. Cawasji
Auditors A.F. Ferguson & Co.
Registered Office Korangi Creek Road, Karachi,
Registrar and
Share Registration
Office Ferguson Associates (Pvt)  Ltd.
P.O. Box 4716,
State Life Building I A,
Off I.I. Chundrigar Road,
Karachi-74000.
Notice
Notice is hereby given that the Fortieth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held on Friday,
November 17, 2000 at 10.00 a.m. at Karachi Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Club Road, Karachi to transact
the following business:
ORDINARY BUSINESS
1. To receive and consider the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account together with the
Directors' Report for the year ended June 30, 2000.
2. To approve the payment of final dividend.
3. To appoint Auditors for the next accounting period and to fix their remuneration.
The Share Transfer Books of the Company will remain closed from November 4, 2000 to November 17,
2000 (both days inclusive) when no transfer of shares will be accepted for registration.
By Order of the Board
FEROZE J. CAWASJI
Karachi: October 5, 2000. Secretary
Notes
1. A member of the Company entitled to attend and vote may appoint another member as his/her
proxy to attend and vote instead of him/her. Proxies must be received at the Registered Office of
the Company not less than 48 hours before the time of holding the meeting.
CDC Account Holders will further have to follow the undermentioned guidelines as laid down by
the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan;
A. For Attending the Meeting:
i) In case of individuals, the account holder or sub-account holder and/or the person whose
securities are in group account and their registration details are uploaded as per the
Regulations, shall authenticate his identity by showing his original National Identity Card
(NIC) or original passport at the time of attending the meeting.
ii) In case of corporate entity, the Board of Directors' resolution/power of attorney with
specimen signature of the nominee shall be produced (unless it has been provided earlier) at
the time of the meeting.
B. For Appointing Proxies:
i) In case of individuals, the account holder or sub-account holder ,and/or the person whose 
securities are in group account and their registration details are uploaded as per the
Regulations, shall submit the proxy form as per the above requirement.
ii) The proxy form shall be witnessed by two persons whose names, addresses and NIC
numbers shall be mentioned on the form.
iii) Attested copies of NIC or the passport of the beneficial owners and the proxy shall be
furnished with the proxy form.
iv) The proxy shall produce his original NIC or original passport at the time of the meeting.
v) In case of corporate entity, the Board of Directors' resolution/power of attorney with
specimen signature shall be submitted (unless it has been provided earlier) alongwith proxy
form to the Company.
2.  The minutes of the previous meeting arc available at the Registered Office of the Company.
Chairman's Review
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I welcome you to the 40th. Annual General Meeting of the company
to present the annual accounts for the year ended June 30, 2000 and the Auditors' report thereon.
The year under review has seen a tremendous increase in the prices of crude oil and petroleum products.
Prices of crude oil increased from around $ 16.00 per barrel in June 1999 to over $ 28.00 per barrel in
June 2000. This unprecedented increase has occurred due to strict adherence of production quotas by
OPEC member states, as well as high economic growth of United States and European economies
thereby increasing demand. This has further been accentuated by the low product inventories in USA
and Europe as most refineries were operating at low throughputs earlier in the year due to low refinery
margins. These refineries have now started operating at peak levels in order to build heating oil stocks
in advance of the winter season. Prices of the imported crude oil purchased by us during the year ranged
from $18 to $ 28 per barrel, with an average of $ 23.50 per barrel. Compared to this, the average .in the
preceding year was $ 12.52 per barrel. The increase in crude oil prices was followed by an increase in
the prices of products, but as in the recent past, margin of refined products failed to improve and
generally the product prices trailed behind crude oil prices.
The increase in the prices of crude oil resulted in a heavy outflow of funds for the company.
Unfortunately, the ex-refinery prices of our products, which are fixed by the Government, were not
increased to appropriate levels to counter this increase in the cost of crude oil. This resulted in substantial
increase in our borrowings required to meet our operating needs thereby increasing our financial
charges. This coupled with weak margins mentioned earlier resulted in a loss from refinery operations
of Rs. 1,035 million (1998-99: Rs. 663.5 million). As a result, the Government had to reimburse a sum
of Rs. 1,079.6 million (1998-99: Rs. 695.9 million) in terms of the applicable Import Parity Formula to
enable the company to make a profit after tax from refinery operations of 10% on its paid-up capital.
With effect from August 16, 1999 the Government introduced Sales Tax on petroleum products. With
the increase in the crude oil prices and low ex-refinery prices the sales tax on our raw materials was
substantially higher than the sales tax on the sale of our products. This further deteriorated our cash flow
position and at year-end, an amount of Rs. 342.5 million is shown as recoverable from the Sales Tax
Authorities (Note 19).
The crude throughput achieved during the year was 2.378 million tons compared to 2.288 million tons
in the previous year. Throughput during the year included 16.4% of local crude oil. During the year, the
refinery was shut down for planned maintenance for a duration of 16 days.
In my last year's review, I had mentioned about the excellent safety record of the refinery. After
achieving 7.3 million man-hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI), the company suffered an injury to one
of its contractor's staff. Efforts continue on the part of the company to inculcate the concept of safe
working practices in employees as well as contractors and their staff who work at the refinery. Periodic
safety training is also provided to staff at all levels. As a result, the company has once again achieved
1.7 million man-hours without any LTI since the last injury mentioned above.
The relations of the Management with the workers and their union remained peace fill and cordial. The
last agreement with the employees union, which expired on June 30, 1999, was renegotiated and an
agreement for a further period of two years has been reached. In order to improve quality of staff,
continuous training is provided both on job and outside.
With the recent commencement of production by the PARCO mid-country refinery, the demand / supply
scenario in the country will undergo a drastic change. While diesel and furnace oil will continue to
remain in deficit, motor gasoline and kerosene will become surplus to the requirements of the country.
Under these circumstances, the two southern refineries have been asked by the Government to cut their
refinery runs in order to meet the least cost option for the Government. This however should not have
any negative impact on the profit from refinery operations. Another change that has taken place is that
with effect from July 2000, your company has again been assigned the Iranian crude oil contract, due to
which the crude slate of the refinery will undergo a change in the coming year.
In view of weak product margins, your company is continuously looking towards ways of improving its
income from its non-refinery operations. With this objective, a filling gantry has recently been
commissioned which will enable the refinery to load fuel oil into tank lorries directly at the refinery
premises on behalf of oil marketing companies, instead of pumping it to Keamari. This will not only help
in reducing congestion at Keamari but will also supplement the non-refinery income for the company.
Efforts are also continuing in having the present Import Parity Pricing Formula revised by the
Government, as the present formula has various shortcomings.
Finally, on behalf of the Board I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Management Team and
all other employees of the company for their efforts in running and maintaining the refinery efficiently.
SALAHUDDIN QURESHI
Dated: October 5, 2000 CHAIRMAN
Directors' Report
The Directors of your company are pleased to present their Report along with the Accounts and
Auditors' Report for the year ended June 30, 2000.
2000 1999
Rupees Rupees
('000) ('000)
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS
These are summarized below:
Profit after tax from refinery operations 20,000 20,000
Income net of tax from non-refinery operations 27,459 29,967
Unappropriated profit brought forward 181 214
Transfer from General Reserves 2,500 --
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50,140 50,181
---------- ----------
APPROPRIATIONS
Proposed Final Dividend of 25 %
(equivalent to Rs. 2.50 Per Share) 50,000 50,000
Leaving a carry over to next year ---------- ----------
an unappropriated profit of 140 181
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The earnings per share for the year amounted to Rs. 2.37 (1999: Rs. 2.50)
As in the previous years, the company continued to operate under the import parity pricing formula.
According to the parameters of this formula, the rate of return from refinery operations is fixed in the
range of 10% to 40% of the paid-up capital. During the year oil prices registered a phenomenal increase.
The financial year started with crude oil prices at around $ 16 per barrel and ended at $ 28.50 per barrel
in June 2000. The product prices applicable to the company, which are based on Arab Gulf Mean, also
followed suit but m most cases trailed behind the crude oil prices. This resulted in the refinery suffering
a loss after tax of Rs. 1,035 million from its refinery operations. To enable the refinery to make the
minimum profit of 10% on its paid-up capital, the Government has to reimburse a sum of Rs. 1,079.6
million to the company.
2. RECEIVABLE FROM GOVERNMENT
The selling prices of our products fixed by the Government did not keep pace with the tremendous
increase in the oil prices as mentioned earlier. This resulted in cash flow problems for the
company, and the company had to borrow large sums to manage its operations. At year-end an
amount of Rs. 3,358.5 million was receivable from the Government, which includes Rs. 3,249.1
million for the year under review.
The receivable from the Government is partly offset by an amount of Rs. 1,351 million, which the
company owes to the government in respect of local crude. Efforts continue to recover the balance
amount from the Government through the ex-refinery pricing mechanism.
3. DIRECTORS
Mr. Shaukat Mirza was co-opted as director on the Board in place of Mr. Iftikhar Alam. The Board
places on record its appreciation for the valuable services rendered by Mr. Alam during his tenure
as director.
4. AUDITORS
The present auditors, Messrs. A. F. Ferguson & Co., retire and being eligible, offer themselves for
reappointment.
5. PATTERN OF SHAREHOLDING
The pattern of shareholding in the company as at June 30, 2000 is shown on page 9 of the Annual
Report.
By Order of the Board of Directors
FAROOQ RAHMATULLAH
Karachi: October 5, 2000 DIRECTOR
Pattern of Holding of Shares held by
Shareholders as at June 30, 2000
NO. OF SHAREHOLDERS SHAREHOLDING TOTAL SHARES HELD
576 FROM 1 TO 100 SHARES 20,957
685 FROM 101 TO 500 SHARES 198,564
300 FROM 501 TO 1000 SHARES 228,017
453 FROM 1001 TO 5000 SHARES 956,136
33 FROM 5001 TO 10000 SHARES 230,702
14 FROM 10001 TO 15000 SHARES 161,612
4 FROM 15001 TO 20000 SHARES 71,113
4 FROM 20001 TO 25000 SHARES 85,727
1 FROM 25001 TO 30000 SHARES 29,766
4 FROM 30001 TO 35000 SHARES 127,663
1 FROM 35001 TO 40000 SHARES 37,866
4 FROM 40001 TO 45000 SHARES 165,097
2 FROM 45001 TO 50000 SHARES 951
1 FROM 50001 TO 55000 SHARES 53,748
1 FROM 55001 TO 60000 SHARES 57,400
-- FROM 60001 TO 80000 SHARES --
1 FROM 80001 TO 85000 SHARES 84,933
-- FROM 85001 TO 90000 SHARES --
1 FROM 90001 TO 95000 SHARES 90,733
-- FROM 95001 TO 125000 SHARES --
1 FROM 125001 TO 130000 SHARES 127,400
-- FROM 130001 TO 165001 SHARES --
1 FROM 165001 TO 170000 SHARES 165,200
-- FROM 170001 TO 195000 SHARES --
1 FROM 195001 TO 200000 SHARES 200,000
-- FROM 200001 TO 205000 SHARES --
1 FROM 205001 TO 210000 SHARES 206,600
-- FROM 210001 TO 280000 SHARES --
1 FROM 280001 TO 285000 SHARES 283,501
-- FROM 285001 TO 295000 SHARES --
2 FROM 295001 TO 300000 SHARES 596,810
-- FROM 300001 TO 1850000 SHARES --
1 FROM 1850001 TO 1855000 SHARES 1,852,401
-- FROM 1855001 TO 1870000 SHARES --
1 FROM 1870001 TO 1875000 SHARES 1,872,954
-- FROM 1875001 TO 2395000 SHARES --
1 FROM 2395001 TO 2400000 SHARES 2,400,000
-- FROM 2400001 TO 3595000 SHARES --
1 FROM 3595001 TO 3600000 SHARES 3,600,000
-- FROM 3600001 TO 5995000 SHARES --
1 FROM 5995001 TO 6000000 SHARES 6,000,000
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
2097 20,000,000
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SHAREHOLDERS CATEGORY NO. OF  NO. OF SHARES PERCENTAGE OF
SHAREHOLDERS ISSUED CAPITAL
Individuals 2,044 2,621,024 1,311
investment Companies 4 301.88 1.51
Insurance Companies 10 2,798,511 13.99
Financial Institutions 14 1,982,219 9.91
Joint Stock Companies - Local 14 3,825,448 19.13
Joint Stock Companies - Foreign 2 8,400,000 42.00
Foreign Investors 2 426 0.00
Others 7 70,489 0.35
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Total 2,097 20,000,000 100.00
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Ten Years at a Glance
2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Share Capital  Rs/mn 200.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 15.000 15.000 15.000 15.000 15.000 120.00
Reserves Rs/mn 61.09 6,363 6,366 6,253 108.48 8,668 71.64 76.58 84.08 112.40
Shareholders'
equity Rs/mn 26.109 263.63 263.66 262.53 25.848 236.68 221.64 226.58 234.08 232.40
Break up value  Rs. 13.05 13.18 13.18 13.13 1,723 1,578 1,478 1,511 1,561 1,937
Dividend per
share Rs. 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.0 4.00 2.0 4.00 4.50 3.50 3.00
Bonus shares -- -- -- -- 1:3 -- -- -- -- 1:4
Earnings per
share Rs. 2.37 2.50 2.36 2.20 5.45 3.00 3.67 4.00 3.61 5.92
Sales Rs/mn  23,573.51 12,039.70 15,294.82 15,937.16 12,276.98 12,233.61 10,733.15 10,488.67 9,558.53 10,856.32
Cost of sales  Rs/mn  23,115.46 11,778.01 15,038.71 15,693.73 12,041.20 11,986.84 10,532.51 10,322.87 9,329.96 10,673.71
Profit after tax and
extraordinary
items           Rs/mn 47.64 50.18 47.13 44.04 81.81 45.03 55.06 60.00 54.19 71.02
Cost of sales as %
of sales 98.06 97.83 98.33 98.47 98.08 97.98 98.13 98.42 97.61 98.32
Profit after tax
as % of sales 0.20 0.42 {).31 0.28 0.67 0.37 0.51 0.57 0.57 0.65
Profit after tax
as % of average
shareholders
equity 18.16 19.03 17.91 16.91 33.04 19.65 24.57 26.05 23.23 33.05
AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS
We have audited the annexed balance sheet of Pakistan Refinery Limited as at June 30, 2000 and the
related profit and loss account, cash flow statement and statement of changes in equity together with
the notes forming part thereof, for the year then ended and we state that we have obtained all the
information and explanations which, to the best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the
purposes of our audit.
It is the responsibility of the company's management to establish and maintain a system of internal
control, and prepare and present the above said statements in conformity with the approved accounting
standards and the requirements of the Companies Ordinance, 1984. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards as applicable in Pakistan. These
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
above said statements are free of any material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the above said statements. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting policies and significant estimates made by management, as well as,
evaluating the overall presentation of the above said statements. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion and, after due verification, we report that:
(a) in our opinion, proper books of accounts have been kept by the Company as required by the
Companies Ordinance, 1984;
(b) in our opinion:
(i) the balance sheet and profit and loss account together with the notes thereon have
been drawn up in conformity with the Companies Ordinance, 1984, and are in
agreement with the books of account and are further in accordance with accounting
policies consistently applied;
(ii) the expenditure incurred during the year was for the purpose of the Company's
business; and
(iii) the business conducted, investments made and the expenditure incurred during the
year were in accordance with the objects of the Company;
(c) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us,
the balance sheet, profit and loss account, cash flow statement and statement of changes in
equity together with the notes forming part thereof conform with approved accounting
standards as applicable in Pakistan, and, give the information required by the Companies
Ordinance, 1984, in the manner so required and respectively give a true and fair view of the
state of the Company's affairs as at June 30, 2000 and of the profit, its cash flows and changes
in equity for the year then ended; and
(d) in our opinion Zakat deductible at source under the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance, 1980 (XVIII
of 1980), was deducted by the Company and deposited in the Central Zakat Fund established
under section 7 of that Ordinance.
Chartered Accountants
October 6, 2000
Balance Sheet as at June 30, 2000
Note 2000 1999
Rupees Rupees
('000) ('000)
SHARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Share Capital
Authorised 2 1,000,000 1,000,000
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Issued, subscribed and. paid-up 2 200,000 200,000
Reserves 3 60,947 63,447