Shell Pakistan Ltd - 2010
Balance Sheet as at December 31, 2010
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment                              4      6,502,773      7,024,787
Intangible assets                                          5      1,679,707        289,573
Long-term investments                                      6      2,547,853      2,312,806
Long-term loans and advances                               7         81,960        101,058
Long-term deposits and prepayments                         8        190,666        206,542
Long-term debtors                                          9         11,442         20,919
Deferred taxation                                         10      1,993,350      2,334,798
                                                                 13,007,751     12,290,483
Current assets
Stores and spares                                         11         14,502         15,719
Stock-in-trade                                            12     12,348,438     13,076,718
Trade debts                                               13      2,013,358      1,239,213
Loans and advances                                        14         76,187         60,283
Trade deposits and short-term prepayments                 15        305,384        250,050
Other receivables                                         16      9,686,866      5,851,644
Cash and bank balances                                    17      1,045,025        869,623
                                                                 25,489,760     21,363,250
Total assets                                                     38,497,511     33,653,733
Equity and liabilities
Equity
Share capital                                             18        684,880        684,880
                                                                  2,096,050      2,096,050
Reserves
Unappropriated profit                                             5,119,105      5,489,673
                                                                  7,900,035      8,270,603
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Liabilities against assets subject to finance lease       19          2,662          1,790
Asset retirement obligation                               20        187,104        212,038
                                                                    189,766        213,828
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables                                  21     19,936,550     15,970,996
Accrued mark-up                                                      86,350        200,038
Current maturity of liabilities against
 assets subject to finance lease                          19         15,550         38,808
Short-term running finances utilised under
 mark-up arrangements - secured                           23      1,586,438      2,453,001
Short-term loans - secured                                24      8,400,000      6,000,000
Taxation                                                            382,822        506,459
                                                                 30,407,710     25,169,302
                                                                 30,597,476     25,383,130
Total Equity and Liabilities                                     38,497,511     33,653,733
Contingencies and commitments                             25
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Profit and Loss Account for the year ended December 31, 2010
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Sales                                                     26    223,813,592    177,110,208
Non-fuel retail
- Sales                                                                   -          5,356
- Others                                                              1,255         16,975
Other revenue                                             27        406,520        486,980
                                                                224,221,367    177,619,519
Sales tax                                                       (26,690,456)  (21,619,421)
Net revenue                                                     197,530,911    156,000,098
Cost of products sold                                     28   (185,403,153) (143,097,916)
Gross profit                                                     12,127,758     12,902,182
Distribution and marketing expenses                       29     (4,524,058)   (3,376,353)
                                                          30     (3,679,805)   (3,846,205)
Administrative expenses
                                                                  3,923,895      5,679,624
Other operating income                                    31        527,448        492,001
                                                                  4,451,343      6,171,625
Other operating expenses                                  32       (738,589)   (1,284,990)
Operating profit                                                  3,712,754      4,886,635
Finance cost                                              33     (1,264,677)   (1,401,211)
                                                                  2,448,077      3,485,424
Share of profit of associate - net of tax                  6        596,008        424,585
Profit before taxation                                            3,044,085      3,910,009
Taxation                                                  34     (1,428,503)   (1,347,061)
Profit after taxation                                             1,615,582      2,562,948
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income for the year                           1,615,582      2,562,948
                                                                                  (Rupees)
Earnings per share                                        35          23.59          37.42
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Cash Flow Statement for the year ended December 31, 2010
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash generated from operations                            40      4,514,858      5,656,154
Finance costs paid                                               (1,179,132)   (1,612,944)
Taxes paid                                                       (1,210,692)     (363,543)
Long-term loans and advances                                         19,098         20,624
Long-term deposits and prepayments                                   15,876         62,482
Mark-up received on short-term deposits                              50,380         74,215
Long-term debtors                                                    28,117         96,587
Net cash generated from operating activities                      2,238,505      3,933,575
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Fixed capital expenditure                                        (2,019,278)   (1,324,547)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment             100,007         69,074
Dividend received from associate                                    360,961        129,977
Net cash used in investing activities                            (1,558,310)   (1,125,496)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends paid                                                   (1,970,324)     (543,923)
Repayment of liability under finance lease                          (67,906)      (63,955)
Repayment of current portion of long-term loan                    2,500,000)             -
Net cash used in financing activities                            (4,538,230)     (607,878)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents             (3,858,035)     2,200,201
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year           (5,083,378)   (7,283,579)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year           41    (8,941,413)   (5,083,378)
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Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended December 31, 2010
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                                             Issued,      Capital     General  Unappropriated         Total
                                          subscribed   reserves -     revenue          profit
                                         and paid-up        share    reserves
                                             capital      premium
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                                                                   (Rupees 000)
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Balance as at January 1, 2009                684,880    1,889,048     207,002       3,474,628     6,255,558
Interim dividend for the year ended
December 31, 2009 at Rs. 8 per share               -            -           -       (547,903)     (547,903)
Total comprehensive income for the year            -            -           -       2,562,948     2,562,948
Balance as at December 31, 2009              684,880    1,889,048     207,002       5,489,673     8,270,603
Final dividend for the year ended
December 31, 2009 at Rs. 25 per share              -            -           -     (1,712,198)   (1,712,198)
Interim dividend for the year ended
December 31, 2010 at Rs. 4 per share               -            -           -       (273,952)     (273,952)
Total comprehensive income for the year            -            -           -       1,615,582     1,615,582
Balance as at December 31, 2010              684,880    1,889,048     207,002       5,119,105     7,900,035
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Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2010

1. THE COMPANY AND ITS OPERATIONS

The Company is a limited liability Company incorporated in Pakistan and is listed on the Karachi and Lahore Stock Exchanges. The registered office of the Company is located at Shell House, 6, Ch. Khaliquzzaman Road, Karachi-75530, Pakistan.

The Company markets petroleum products and compressed natural gas. It also blends and markets various kinds of lubricating oils.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
2.1. Basis of preparation

2.1.1. These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by remeasurement of certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value and recognition of certain staff retirement and other service benefits at present value.
2.1.2. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (the Ordinance), directives issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and the approved accounting standards as applicable in Pakistan. Approved accounting standards comprise of such International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) as are notified under the provisions of the Ordinance. Wherever, the requirements of the Ordinance or directives issued by the SECP differ with the requirements of these standards, the requirements of the Ordinance or the requirements of the said directives have been followed.
2.1.3. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with the above requirements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying the Company's accounting policies. The areas involving high degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in note 3.
2.1.4. Initial application of a Standard, Amendment or Interpretation to an existing Standard

a).Standards, amendments to published standards and interpretations effective in 2010 and relevant

The following amendments to published standards are mandatory for the financial year beginning January 1, 2010:

- IAS 17 (Amendment) 'Classification of leases of land and buildings'. The amendment deletes the specific guidance regarding classification of leases of land, so as to eliminate inconsistency with the general guidance on lease classification. As a result, leases of land should be classified as either finance or operating, using the general principles of IAS 17. There is no effect of this amendment on the Company's financial statements.
b).Standards, amendments to published standards and interpretations effective in 2010 but not relevant

The other new standards, amendments and interpretations that are mandatory for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2010 are considered not to be currently relevant as these do not have any significant effect on the Company's current financial reporting and operations though these may affect the accounting for future transactions and events.
c).Standards, amendments to published standards and interpretations that are not yet effective and have not been early adopted by the Company

Following new standards, amendments and interpretations to existing standards have been issued but are not effective for the financial year beginning January 1, 2010 and have not been early adopted by the Company:

- IAS 24 (Revised), 'Related party disclosures' (effective from January 1, 2011). The revised standard supersedes IAS 24, 'Related party disclosures', issued in 2003. The revised standard clarifies and simplifies the definition of a related party. Application of the revised standard will only impact the format and extent of disclosures presented in the Company's financial statements.

- IFRIC 14 (Amendment) 'Prepayments of a minimum funding requirement' (effective for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2011). The amendments correct an unintended consequence of IFRIC 14, 'IAS 19 - The limit on a defined benefit asset, minimum funding requirements and their interaction'. Without the amendments entities are not permitted to recognize as an asset some voluntary prepayments for minimum funding contributions. This was not intended when IFRIC 14 was issued, and the amendment corrects this. The Company's retirement benefit funds are not subject to any minimum funding requirement, hence, these amendments will have no impact on the Company's financial statements.

- Amendments to following standards as a result of improvements to International Financial Reporting Standards 2010, issued by IASB in May 2010:

� IFRS 7 (Amendment), 'Financial January 1, 2011). The amendment emphasizes the interaction between quantitative and qualitative disclosures about the nature and extent of risks associated with financial instrument. The amendment will only affect the disclosures in the Company's financial statements.

� IAS 1 (Amendment) 'Presentation January 1, 2011). The amendment clarifies that an entity will present an analysis of other comprehensive income for each component of equity, either in the statement of changes in equity or in the notes to the financial statements. The amendment will only affect the disclosures in the Company's financial statements.

� IAS 34 (Amendment) 'Interim 1, 2011). This amendment provides guidance to illustrate how to apply disclosure principles in IAS 34 and add disclosure requirements around the circumstances likely to affect fair values of financial instruments and their classification, transfers of financial instruments between different levels of the fair value hierarchy, changes in classification of financial assets, changes in contingent liabilities and assets.

There are a number of other minor amendments and interpretations to other published standards that are not yet effective, and are also not relevant to the Company and therefore have not been presented here.
2.2. Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are initially stated at cost and subsequently carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any, except freehold land and capital work-in-progress which are stated at cost less impairment losses, if any. All expenditure connected with specific assets incurred during installation and construction period are carried under capital work-in-progress. These are transferred to specific assets as and when these are available for use.

Subsequent costs are included in the asset's carrying amounts or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to the profit and loss account as and when incurred.

Depreciation is charged to income applying the straight-line method, whereby the depreciable amount of an asset is written off over its estimated useful economic life at the rates given in note 4.1. The residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed and adjusted, if appropriate, at each balance sheet date.

Depreciation on additions is charged from the month in which an asset is available for use while no depreciation is charged for the month in which an asset is disposed of.

Gains / losses arising on disposal of property, plant and equipment are included in profit and loss account in the period of disposal.

An asset's carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset's carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount.
2.3. Intangible assets - Computer software

Intangible assets are initially stated at cost and subsequently carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses, if any.

Costs associated with maintaining computer software programmes are recognised as an expense as incurred. Costs directly associated with acquiring software that have probable economic benefits exceeding one year, are recognised as an intangible asset. Direct costs include the purchase cost of software and related overhead cost. Subsequent directly attributable costs are included in the asset's carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably.

Computer software costs are amortised from the month when such assets are available for use on a straight-line basis over the asset's useful economic life, at the rate given in note 5.1.

The assets carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount.
2.4. Investments in associates

Associates are all entities over which the Company has significant influence but no control, generally represented by a shareholding of 20% to 50% of the voting rights. Investment in associates are accounted for using the equity method of accounting and are initially recognised at cost in accordance with the requirements of IAS 28, 'Investments in Associates'.

The Company's share of an associate's post acquisition profits or losses is recognised in the profit and loss account and its share in the post acquisition movement of reserves is recognised in reserves. The cumulative post acquisition movements are adjusted against the carrying value of the investment. When the Company's share of losses in an associate equals or exceeds its interest in the associate, including any other unsecured receivables, the Company does not recognize future losses, unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of the associate.

Unrealized gains on transactions between the Company and its associate are eliminated to the extent of the Company's interest in the associate.
2.5. Financial instruments

2.5.1. Financial assets

The Company classifies its financial assets in the following categories: at fair value through profit or loss, loans and receivables, available for sale and held to maturity. The classification depends on the purpose for which the financial assets were acquired. The management determines the classification of its financial assets at the time of initial recognition.
a).Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are financial assets held for trading and financial assets designated upon initial recognition as at fair value through profit or loss. A financial asset is classified as held for trading if acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the short term. Assets in this category are classified as current assets.
b).Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. They are included in current assets, except for maturities greater than twelve months after the balance sheet date, which are classified as non-current assets. The Company's loans and receivables comprise 'trade debts', 'loans, deposits and other receivables' and 'bank balances' in the balance sheet.
c).Available-for-sale financial assets

Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivatives that are either designated in this category or not classified in any of the other categories. They are included in non-current assets unless the investment matures or management intends to dispose of the investments within twelve months of the balance sheet date.
d).Held to maturity financial assets

Financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity, where management has the intention and ability to hold till maturity are classified as held to maturity.

Regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are recognized on the trade date - the date on which the Company commits to purchase or sell the asset. Financial assets are initially recognized at fair value plus transaction costs for all financial assets not carried at fair value through profit or loss. Financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss are initially recognized at fair value and transaction costs are expensed in the profit and loss account. Financial assets are derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the investments have expired or have been transferred and the Company has transferred substantially all risks and rewards of ownership. Available-for-sale financial assets and financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are subsequently carried at fair value. Loans and receivables and held to maturity financial assets are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of the 'financial assets at fair value through profit or loss' category are presented in the profit or loss account within 'other operating income/expenses' in the period in which they arise. Dividend income from financial assets at 'fair value through profit or loss' is recognized in the profit and loss account as part of 'other operating income' when the Company's right to receive payments is established. Gain or loss on sale of investments at 'fair value through profit or loss' are recognized in the profit and loss account as 'gains and losses from investment securities'.

When securities classified as available for sale are sold or impaired, the accumulated fair value adjustments recognized in equity are included in the profit or loss account as 'gains and losses from investment securities'. Interest on available-for-sale securities calculated using the effective interest method is recognized in the profit and loss account as part of 'other operating income'. Dividends on available-for-sale equity instruments are recognized in the profit and loss account as part of 'other operating income' when the Company's right to receive payments is established.

The fair values of quoted investments are based on current bid prices. If the market for a financial asset is not active (and for unlisted securities), the Company measures the investments at cost less impairment in value, if any.

The Company assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or a Group of financial assets is impaired. In the case of equity securities classified as available-for-sale, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its cost is considered as an indicator that the securities are impaired. If any such evidence exists for available-for-sale financial assets, the cumulative loss - measured as the difference between the acquisition cost and the current fair value, less any impairment loss on that financial asset previously recognized in profit or loss - is removed from equity and recognized in the profit and loss account. Impairment losses recognized in profit and loss on equity instruments are not reversed through profit and loss. Impairment testing of trade debts and other receivables are described in note 2.8.
2.5.2. Financial liabilities

All financial liabilities are recognised at the time when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expired. Where an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different terms, or the terms of an existing liability are substantially modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as a derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability, and the difference in respective carrying amounts is recognised in the profit and loss account.
2.5.3. Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities

A financial asset and a financial liability are offset and the net amount is reported in the balance sheet if the Company has a legally enforceable right to set-off the recognised amounts and intends either to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
2.6. Stock-in-trade

Stock-in-trade is valued at the lower of cost, calculated on a first-in first-out basis, and net realizable value. Cost comprises invoice value, charges like customs duties and similar levies and other direct costs but excludes borrowing cost. Cost for bonded stock, of finished goods comprises invoice value and costs incurred to date.

Net realizable value signifies the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less costs necessary to make the sale.

Stock-in-transit is valued at cost comprising invoice value plus other charges incurred thereon. Provision is made for obsolete and slow moving stock-in-trade based on management's best estimate and is recognized in the profit and loss account.
2.7. Impairment of non-financial assets

The carrying amounts of the Company's assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the asset's recoverable amount is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss, if any. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the assets carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less cost to sell and value in use. Impairment losses are charged to the profit and loss account.
2.8. Trade debts and other receivables

Trade debts and other receivables are recognised initially at invoice value, which approximates fair value, and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for impairment of trade debts and other receivables is established when there is objective evidence that the Company will not be able to collect all the amount due according to the original terms of the receivable. Significant financial difficulties of the debtors, probability that the debtor will enter bankruptcy and default or delinquency in payments are considered indicators that the trade debt is impaired. The amount of provision is charged to income. Trade debts and other receivables considered irrecoverable are written-off.
Exchange gains and losses arising on translation in respect of trade debts and other receivables in foreign currency are added to the carrying amount of the respective receivables.
2.9. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are carried in the balance sheet at cost. For the purposes of the cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, balances with banks, short-term loans and short-term running finances utilised under mark-up arrangements.
2.10. Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, and it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of obligation. Provisions are reviewed at each balance sheet date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate.

Provision for asset retirement obligation is based on current requirements, technology and price levels and the present value is calculated using amounts discounted over useful economic life of the assets. The liability is recognized (together with a corresponding amount as part of the related property, plant and equipment) once an obligation crystallizes in the period when a reasonable estimate can be made. The effects of changes resulting from revisions to the timing or the amount of the original estimate of the provision are incorporated on a prospective basis.
2.11. Leases

2.11.1. Finance leases

Liabilities against assets subject to finance lease are accounted for at the lower of present value of minimum lease payments and fair value of the assets acquired on lease. Outstanding obligations under the lease less finance costs allocated to future periods are shown under liability.

Finance costs are allocated to the periods of the lease term so as to produce a constant periodic rate of financial cost on the remaining balance of principal liability for each period.
2.11.2. Operating leases

Leases in which a significant portion of the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
2.12. Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest method. Exchange gains and losses arising on translation in respect of liabilities in foreign currency are added to the carrying amount of the respective liabilities.
2.13. Borrowings

Borrowings are recognised initially at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently stated at amortised cost, any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognised in the profit and loss account over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the Company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the balance sheet date.

Borrowing costs incurred for the construction of any qualifying asset are capitalised during the period of time that is required to complete and prepare the asset for its intended use. Other borrowing costs are charged in the profit and loss account in the period in which they arise.
2.14. Retirement and other service benefits

2.14.1. Retirement benefits

Except for certain expatriates for whom benefits are provided by membership of their respective Shell retirement benefit funds, staff retirement benefits include:
i).Approved funded gratuity and pension schemes

Approved funded gratuity schemes for management and unionized staff and contributory pension scheme for management and non-contributory pension scheme for unionized staff. Contributions are made to these schemes on the basis of actuarial recommendations. The actuarial valuations are carried out using the Projected Unit Credit Method. Actuarial gains and losses are accounted for using the corridor method. Under this method, to the extent that any cumulative unrecognized actuarial gain or loss exceeds 10% of the greater of the present value of the defined benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets, that portion is recognised in income over the expected average remaining working lives of the employees participating in the plan;
ii).Approved contributory provident fund

Approved contributory provident funds for all employees. Equal monthly contributions are made both by the Company and the employee at the rate of 4.5% of basic salary; and
iii).Un-funded post retirement medical benefits

Un-funded post retirement medical benefits for all management staff. Annual provision is made in the financial statements for this scheme on the basis of actuarial recommendations. The actuarial valuation is carried out annually using the Projected Unit Credit Method. Actuarial gains and losses are accounted for using the corridor method. Under this method, to the extent that any cumulative unrecognized actuarial gain or loss exceeds 10% of the greater of the present value of the defined benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets, that portion is recognised in income over the expected average remaining working lives of the employees participating in the plan.

Retirement benefits are payable to staff on completion of prescribed qualifying periods of service under these schemes.
2.14.2. Employees' compensated absences

The Company accounts for the liability in respect of employees' compensated absences in the year in which these are earned. Provision to cover the obligation under the scheme is made based on the current leave entitlements of employees and by using the current salary levels of employees.
2.15. Taxation

2.15.1. Current

Provision for current taxation is based on the taxable income for the year, determined in accordance with the prevailing law for taxation on income, using prevailing tax rates. The charge for current tax also includes tax credits and adjustments, where considered necessary, for prior years determined during the year or otherwise considered necessary for such years.
2.15.2. Deferred

Deferred income tax is recognized using the liability method on all temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for the financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes.

Deferred tax asset is recognized for all the deductible temporary differences only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses and tax credits can be utilized. Deferred tax asset is reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized. Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all the taxable temporary differences.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on the tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account.
2.16. Foreign currencies

Transactions in foreign currencies are accounted for in Pakistani Rupees at the rates prevailing on the date of transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into Rupees at the rates of exchange which approximate those prevailing at the balance sheet date. Exchange differences are taken to the profit and loss account.
2.17. Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be measured reliably. Revenue is measured at the fair value of consideration received or receivable on the following basis:

-.Sales are recorded when significant risks and rewards of ownership of goods have passed to customers which coincides with dispatch of goods to customers.

-.Non-fuel retail income and other revenue (including license fee) is recognised on an accrual basis.

-.Dividend income is recognised when the Company's right to receive the dividend is established.
2.18. Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates. The financial statements are presented in Pakistani Rupees, which is the Company's functional and presentation currency.
2.19. Dividend distribution and appropriation to reserves

Dividend distribution and appropriation to reserves are recognized in the financial statements in the period in which these are approved.
3. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS

Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are as follows:
3.1. Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

The Company reviews appropriateness of the useful life and residual value used in the calculation of depreciation / amortization. Further, where applicable, an estimate of recoverable amount of assets is made for possible impairment on an annual basis.
Change in estimates

Effective from current year, the Company has revised the annual rates of depreciation for certain operating assets as it would result in a more accurate reflection of depreciation charge over the useful lives of the related assets. Such revision is summarized as follows:
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Asset category                                                                   Rates - %
                                                                    Revised       Previous
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Tanks and pipelines                                                     3-4              4
                                                                          5           6.67
Lifts Dispensing pumps                                          6.67 and 20           6.67
Computers auxiliaries                                                 20-25           33.3
Plant and machinery                                                    3-10              5
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The aforementioned change has been accounted for as a change in accounting estimate in accordance with the provisions of IAS-8 'Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors' by adjusting the depreciation charge for current and future periods. Had there been no change in the accounting estimates, the profit after tax for the year would have been higher by Rs. 77,350 thousand.
3.2. Stock-in-trade

The Company reviews the net realizable value of stock-in-trade to assess any diminution in the respective carrying values. Net realizable value is determined with reference to estimated selling price less estimated expenditures to make the sales.
3.3. Income taxes

In making the estimates for income taxes payable by the Company, the management looks at the applicable law and the decisions of appellate authorities on certain issues in the past. Further, the Company uses financial projections, which are prepared using assumptions for key economic and business drivers, to assess realisability of deferred tax assets.
3.4. Provision for retirement and other service benefit obligations

The present value of these obligations depends on a number of factors that are determined on actuarial basis using a number of assumptions. Any changes in these assumptions will impact the carrying amount of these obligations. The present values of these obligations and the underlying assumptions are disclosed in notes 36.1.1 and 36.2.1 respectively.
3.5. Provision for impairment of trade debts and other receivables

The Company assesses the recoverability of its trade debts and other receivables if there is objective evidence that the Company will not be able to collect all the amount due according to the original terms. Significant financial difficulties of the debtors, probability that the debtor will enter bankruptcy and default or delinquency in payments are considered indicators that the trade debt is impaired.
3.6. Asset retirement obligation

The Company reviews the timing and amount of future expenditures annually together with the interest rate to be used to discount the future cash flows. The estimated future expenditure is determined in accordance with local conditions and requirements and on the basis of estimates provided by the Parent Company's technical staff.
4. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Operating assets, at net book value                      4.1      6,202,640      6,372,690
Capital work-in-progress                                 4.7        344,304        740,908
                                                                  6,546,944      7,113,598
Provision for impairment                                            (44,171)      (88,811)
                                                                  6,502,773      7,024,787
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4.1. The following is a statement of operating tangible and intangible fixed assets:
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                                                                                                                            Year ended December 31, 2010
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                                                                              Owned assets                                                                                                                      Leased assets
                                 Freehold   Leasehold   Buildings   Buildings   Tanks and   Plant and         Air            Dispensing     Rolling Electrical,   Furniture   Computers        Main   Plant and   Vehicles;       Total
                                     land        land          on          on   pipelines   machinery conditioning    Lifts       pumps   stock and  mechanical      office auxiliaries       frame   machinery
                                                         freehold   leasehold                               plant                          vehicles    and fire   equipment
                                                             land        land                                                                          fighting   and other
                                                                                                                                                      equipment      assets
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                                                                                                                            (Rupees'000)
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At January 01, 2010
Cost                               97,009      69,556      97,528   3,607,494   1,576,629    1 40,772      28,053     4,333   1,067,816     370,695   2,519,531   1,010,314     135,359      38,393     116,197     255,019  11,134,698
Accumulated depreciation                -      49,604      51,330   1,257,009     796,966      92,646      21,806     1,569     566,488     170,044     804,034    632,1 27    1 02,663      35,488      60,732    1 19,502   4,762,008
Net book value                     97,009     1 9,952      46,198   2,350,485     779,663      48,126       6,247     2,764     501,328     200,651   1,715,497    378,1 87      32,696       2,905      55,465     135,517   6,372,690
Year ended December 31, 2010
Opening net book value             97,009     1 9,952     46,1 98   2,350,485     779,663     48,1 26       6,247     2,764     501,328     200,651   1,715,497     378,187      32,696       2,905      55,465    1 35,517   6,372,690
Additions                               -       3,967       7,597     209,605      71,989     162,969       1,534         -      22,095      19,535      92,217     227,787      16,658           -           -      40,794     876,747
Transfers in / (out)                    -           -           -           -           -      55,465           -         -           -           -           -           -           -           -    (55,465)           -           -
Disposals / write offs (Note 4.6)
Cost                                    -           -           -      38,614      76,934      23,997           -         -      67,395      44,500     141,930      25,390           -           -           -      53,312     472,072
Accumulated depreciation                -           -           -    (10,946)    (34,266)     (8,853)           -         -    (37,740)   (1 2,578)    (57,220)   (1 8,070)           -           -           -    (44,778)   (224,451)
                                        -           -           -      27,668      42,668      15,144           -         -      29,655      31,922      84,710       7,320           -           -           -       8,534     247,621
Transfers out                           -
Depreciation charge
 for the year - (Note 4.2)              -       4,473       2,487    1 79,277      55,847      22,008       3,672      1 93     156,162      61,443     142,544     107,605       9,264         396           -      53,805     799,176
Closing net book value             97,009      19,446      51,308   2,353,145     753,137     229,408      4,1 09     2,571     337,606     126,821   1,580,460     491,049      40,090       2,509           -   1 1 3,972   6,202,640
At December 31, 2010
Cost                               97,009      73,523   1 05,1 25   3,778,485   1,571,684     395,941      29,587     4,333  1,022,51 6     345,730  2,469,81 8 1,21 2,71 1   1 52,01 7      38,393           -     242,501 1 1,539,373
Accumulated depreciation                -      54,077     53,81 7   1,425,340     818,547    1 66,533      25,478     1,762     684,910    21 8,909     889,358     721,662     111,927      35,884           -     128,529   5,336,733
Net book value                     97,009     1 9,446      51,308  2,353,1 45     753,137     229,408      4,1 09     2,571     337,606    1 26,821   1,580,460     491,049      40,090       2,509           -     113,972   6,202,640
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Year ended December 31, 2009
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                                                                              Owned assets                                  year ended December 31, 2009                                                        Leased assets
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                                 Freehold   Leasehold   Buildings   Buildings   Tanks and   Plant and         Air            Dispensing     Rolling Electrical,   Furniture   Computers        Main   Plant and    Vehicle;       Total
                                     land        land          on          on   pipelines   machinery conditioning    Lifts       pumps   stock and  mechanical      office auxiliaries       frame   machinery
                                                         freehold   leasehold                               plant                          vehicles    and fire   equipment
                                                             land        land                                                                          fighting   and other
                                                                                                                                                      equipment      assets
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                                                                                                                            (Rupees'000)
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At January 01, 2009
Cost                               97,078      69,556    1 04,604   3,541,242   1,675,152     225,839      40,854     8,256   1,304,039     401,602   2,422,066   1,337,851     354,726      91,034    1 53,823     339,242  12,166,964
Accumulated depreciation                -      40,989      56,670   1,276,100     856,346     191,784      33,231    5,1 21     753,537   1 95,1 44     922,831   1,043,581     325,228      83,963      84,841   1 71,61 6   6,040,982
Net book value                     97,078      28,567      47,934   2,265,142    81 8,806      34,055       7,623    3,1 35     550,502     206,458   1,499,235     294.270      29,498       7,071      68,982    1 67,626   6,125,982
Year ended December 31, 2009
Opening net book value             97,078      28,567      47,934   2,265,142    81 8,806      34,055       7,623    3,1 35     550,502     206,458   1,499,235     294,270      29,498       7,071      68,982    1 67,626   6,125,982
Additions                               -           -           -    41 5,766      68,964     1 8,378           -         -      42,418      55,809    490,1 05     203,770     1 6,656           -       4,096      37,237   1,353,199
Disposals I write offs (Note 4.6)
Cost                                   69           -       7,076    349,51 4    1 67,487    1 03,445      12,801     3,923     278,641     86,71 6     392,640     531,307     236,023      52,641      41,722     121,460   2,385,465
Accumulated depreciation                -           -     (6,989)  (21 8,631)   (112,157)   (101,662)   (1 2,627)   (3,837)  (242,1 84)   (81,1 67)   (296,286)   (504,679)   (235,649)   (52,641 )    (38,345)  (115,551 ) (2,022,405)
                                       69           -          87    1 30,883      55,330       1,783        1 74        86      36,457       5,549      96,354      26,628         374           -       3,377       5,909     363,060
Depreciation charge for
the year - (Note 4.2)                   -       8,615       1,649    1 99,540      52,777       2,524       1,202       285     55,1 35      56,067    1 77,489      93,225     1 3,084      4,1 66     1 4,236      63,437     743,431
Closing net book value             97,009     1 9,952     46,1 98   2,350,485     779,663     48,1 26       6,247     2,764     501,328     200,651  1,71 5,497    378,1 87      32,696       2,905      55,465   1 35,51 7   6,372,690
At December 31, 2009
Cost                               97,009      69,556      97,528   3,607,494   1,576,629    1 40,772      28,053     4,333  1,067,81 6     370,695  2,51 9,531   1,01 0,31  4 1 35,359      38,393    116,1 97     255,019 1 1,134,698
Accumulated depreciation                -      49,604      51,330   1,257,009     796,966      92,646      21,806     1,569     566,488    1 70,044     804,034    632,1 27    1 02,663      35,488      60,732     119,502   4,762,008
Net book value                     97,009     1 9,952     46,1 98   2,350,485     779,663     48,1 26       6,247     2,764     501,328     200,651  1,71 5,497    378,1 87      32,696       2,905      55,465   1 35,51 7   6,372,690
Depreciation rate % per annum           -           5        2.50           5      3 to 4    3 to 1 0        6.67         5   6.67 & 20     5 to 20    5 to 1 0     5 to 20    20 to 25          25           5          20
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4.2. The depreciation charge for the year has been allocated as follows:
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Cost of products sold                                                21,759         18,543
Administrative and marketing expenses                     30        777,417        724,888
                                                                    799,176        743,431
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4.3. Company assets include tanks, dispensing pumps and electrical equipment having a cost of Rs. 722,633 thousand (2009: Rs. 822,591 thousand) which have been installed at dealer sites. Due to the significant number of dealers involved, the particulars of the assets not in the possession of the Company as required by the Fourth Schedule to the Companies Ordinance, 1984 have not been disclosed here.
4.4. The following assets with a net book value exceeding Rs 50,000 were disposed off during the year:
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                                        Accumulated      Net      Sales   Mode of Disposal   Particulars of Buyers
                                Cost   Depreciation     Book   Proceeds
                                              Value
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                                       (Rupees `000)
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Buildings on leasehold land      369            212      157        260      Negotiation     Tariq Saeed Filling Station
                              22,844          2,973   19,871      9,365      Negotiation     Note 4.5
Tanks and pipelines              137             44       93        181      Negotiation     Badin Petroleum Service
                                 287             28      259        150      Negotiation     Rewaz Filling Station
                                 393              -      393        208      Negotiation     Note 4.5
Dispensing pumps                 335             34      301        386      Negotiation     Badin Petroleum Service
                               1,180            814      366        317      Negotiation     Rewaz Filling Station
Assets held under finance      1,002            805      197        388    Company Policy    Rasheed Ahmad ( Executive)
lease - vehicles               1,005            523      482        691    Company Policy    Ejaz Alam ( Executive)
                                 835            685      150        334    Company Policy    Tariq Hameed ( Executive)
                                 925            366      559        717    Company Policy    Badiuzzaman ( Executive)
                               1,568            577      991      1,398    Company Policy    Amjad Shahabuddin (Executive)
                                 879            678      201        472    Company Policy    Sajid Ayub (Executive)
                                 879            759      120        429    Company Policy    Sadqain Khoja (Executive)
                               1,506          1,130      376        847    Company Policy    Salman Pervez ( Executive)
                               1,269            555      714      1,198    Insurance Claim   EFU General Insurance
                                 873            813       60        338    Company Policy    Kashif Khan (Executive)
                                 873            813       60        338    Company Policy    Hassan Bokhari ( Executive)
                                 879            696      183        483    Company Policy    Khurram Baghpatti ( Executive)
                               1,564            921      643      1,011    Company Policy    Ms. Gulzar Khoja ( Executive)
                                 915            539      376        580    Company Policy    Fareed Khatri ( Executive)
                                 969            868      101      1,052      Negotiation     Munir Ahmed (Vendor)
                                 969            848      121        545    Company Policy    Imran Alim Mufti (Executive)
                                 879            769      110        440    Company Policy    Syed Arif Abbas Naqvi (Executive)
                               2,750          2,148      602      1,705    Company Policy    Yousuf Ali (Executive)
                                 925            677      248      1,148    Company Policy    EFU General Insurance
                                 879            625      254        538    Company Policy    Mian Mehmood Ahmed Khan (Executive)
                                 915            651      264        560    Company Policy    Asfandyar Ali Khan (Executive)
                                 925            658      267        543    Company Policy    Muhammad Farooq Ayyub (Executive)
                                 881            473      408        873    Company Policy    EFU General Insurance
                               1,809            780    1,029      1,357    Company Policy    Saleem Paracha (Executive)
Rolling stock and vehicles     1,239            173    1,066      1,115    Company Policy    Kashif Arshad (Executive)
                               1,354            284    1,070      1,252    Company Policy    Imdad Afzal (Executive)
                               1,354            284    1,070      1,194    Company Policy    Mukhtar A. Khan (Executive)
Electrical, mechanical and     6,763          5,460    1,303         50      Negotiation     Polwel Faisalabad
fire fighting equipment          322            159      163        338      Negotiation     Badin Petroleum Service
                                 490             44      446        580      Negotiation     Badin Petroleum Service
                                 291            178      113         63      Negotiation     Rewaz Filling Station
                              73,155         19,566   53,589     28,333      Negotiation     Note 4.5
Furniture, office equipment
and other assets               1,597            705      892         50      Negotiation     Asif Iqbal (Vendor)
Plant and machinery           20,503          6,255   14,248      7,533      Negotiation     Note 4.5
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4.5. These represent disposals to various retail site dealers. Due to the significant number of dealers involved, particulars of the disposal above Rs 50,000 as required by the Fourth Schedule of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 have not been disclosed here.
4.6. Disposal / write offs of fixed assets include assets written off having a cost of Rs. 285,163 thousand (2009: Rs. 2,362,289 thousand) and a net book value of Rs. 143,447 thousand (2009: Rs. 282,487 thousand). Due to the significant number of line items involved, particulars of the write offs, above Rs. 50,000 as required by the Fourth Schedule of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 have not been disclosed here.
4.7. Capital work-in-progress
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Buildings on leasehold land                                          50,252        253,671
Tanks and pipelines                                                 126,333         41,637
Plant and machinery                                                   7,545          1,620
Air-conditioning plant                                                    -          1,028
Dispensing pumps                                                      2,091          6,650
Rolling stock and vehicles                                           17,975         37,238
Electrical, mechanical and fire fighting equipment                  136,883        219,233
 Furniture, office equipment and other assets                         1,221        163,915
Computer auxiliaries                                                      -         11,630
Capital stores and spares                                             2,004          4,286
                                                                    344,304        740,908
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5. INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Computer software
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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As at January 1
Cost                                                                353,568        288,010
Accumulated amortization                                            (63,995)     (275,139)
Net book value                                                      289,573         12,871
Year ended December 31
Opening net book value                                              289,573         12,871
Additions at cost                                        5.2      1,579,929        283,295
Disposals:
Cost                                                                      -        217,737
Accumulated amortization                                                  -      (217,430)
                                                                          -          (307)
Amortization charge                                       30       (189,795)       (6,286)
Closing net book value                                            1,679,707        289,573
As at December 31
Cost                                                              1,933,497        353,568
Accumulated amortization                                           (253,790)      (63,995)
Net book value                                                    1,679,707        289,573
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5.1. The cost is being amortised over a period of 5 years.
5.2. This represents amounts incurred by the Company in respect of implementation and deployment of its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system as part of its business process transformation and streamline project.
6. LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
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                                                                  2010                        2009
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                                              Percentage        Amount   Percentage         Amount
                                                 Holding  (Rupees '000)     Holding  (Rupees '000)
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Investment in associate - unquoted
Pak-Arab Pipeline Company Limited (PAPCO)
18,720,000 (2009: 18,720,000)
ordinary shares of Rs 100 each - note 6.1             26     2,542,853           26      2,307,806
Others - held as available-for-sale - at cost
Arabian Sea Country Club Limited 500,000               -         5,000            -          5,000
(2009: 500,000) ordinary
shares of Rs 10 each                                         2,547,853                   2,312,806
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6.1. Movement of investment in associate
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Balance at the beginning of the year                              2,307,806      2,013,198
Share of profit                                                     916,887        655,621
Share of taxation                                                  (320,879)     (231,036)
                                                                    596,008        424,585
Dividend received                                                  (360,961)     (129,977)
Balance at the end of the year                                    2,542,853      2,307,806
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Pak-Arab Pipeline Company Limited (PAPCO) commenced its commercial operations in Pakistan in March 2005 as a joint venture between PARCO and oil marketing companies to provide transportation services of petroleum products through the white oil pipeline.

The financial year end for PAPCO is June 30. Summarised financial information of PAPCO based on the latest unaudited financial statements for the six months ended December 31, 2010 and the six months ended December 31, 2009, is as follows:
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Total assets                                                     22,405,025     23,267,999
Total liabilities                                                12,624,824     14,391,825
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Share of the contingent liabilities based on the latest financial statements of PAPCO for the six months ended December 31, 2010 amounts to Rs. 10,061 thousand (December 31, 2009: Rs. 22,875 thousand).
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                                                                 Six months     Six months
                                                                      ended          ended
                                                               December 31,   December 31,
                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Revenues                                                          3,192,712      3,156,128
Total comprehensive income for the period                         1,198,071        889,034
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7. LONG TERM LOANS AND ADVANCES - Considered good
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Due from Directors - notes                       7.1 and 7.2              -            465
Less: Receivable within one year - note 14                                -          (372)
                                                                          -             93
Due from Executives - notes                      7.1 and 7.2        126,005        135,222
Less: Receivable within one year - note 14                          (48,759)      (52,975)
                                                                     77,246         82,247
Due from Employees - note 7.2                                         4,067            617
Less: Receivable within one year - note 14                           (3,928)         (247)
                                                                        139            370
Advances to contractors                                               4,575         18,348
                                                                     81,960        101,058
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7.1. Reconciliation of the carrying amount of loans and advances to executives and directors
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                                                        2010                    2009
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                                       Directors  Executives   Directors  Executives
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                                                       (Rupees `000)
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Balance at the beginning of the year         465     135,222       1,120     116,633
Disbursements                                              -     195,360      92,565
Repayments                                  (465)   (204,577)       (655)   (73,976)
Balance at the end of the year                 -     126,005         465     135,222
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7.2. Loans to staff are unsecured and are given for housing, purchase of motor cars / motorcycles and for other general purpose in accordance with the Company's policy and are repayable over a period of two to five years. Interest is charged on loans given for housing and purchase of motor cars at 1% per annum.

The maximum aggregate amounts due from Chief Executive, Directors and Executives at the end of any month during the year were Nil (2009: Nil), Rs. 465 thousand (2009: Rs. 1,033 thousand) and Rs. 126,005 thousand (2009: Rs. 138,874 thousand) respectively. The loans to Directors represent key management personnel loans outstanding at year end.
8. LONG-TERM DEPOSITS AND PREPAYMENTS
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Deposits                                                             75,564         72,278
Prepayments                                                         115,102        134,264
                                                                    190,666        206,542
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9. LONG-TERM DEBTORS
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                                                     Note              2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Long-term debtors                                   9.1 & 13         11,442         20,919
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9.1. These represent amounts due from customers in respect of which the Company has entered into agreements for recovery of outstanding balances over a period of 1 to 6 years.
10. DEFERRED TAXATION � NET
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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This is composed of the following:
Taxable temporary difference arising in respect of
- accelerated tax depreciation                                     (748,048)     (823,643)
- investment in associate                                           (66,605)      (43,581)
- assets subject to finance lease                                   (45,872)      (66,844)
Deductible temporary difference arising in respect of
- short-term provisions                                             410,416        481,365
- carry forward tax losses                              10.1      2,438,707      2,773,292
- liabilities against assets subject to finance lease                 4,752         14,209
                                                                  1,993,350      2,334,798
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10.1. Deferred income tax asset is recognized for tax losses available for carry-forward to the extent that the realization of the related tax benefit through future taxable profits is probable. The aggregate unutilized tax losses as at December 31, 2010 amount to Rs. 7,296,481 thousand (2009: Rs. 7,923,691 thousand), out of which deferred income tax asset has been recognized on tax losses amounting to Rs. 6,967,734 (2009: Rs. 7,923,691) thousand, based on projections of future taxable profits of the Company.
11. STORES AND SPARES
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Stores                                                               20,328         20,971
Spares                                                                   52            626
                                                                     20,380         21,597
Less: Provision for obsolete stores                                  (5,878)       (5,878)
                                                                     14,502         15,719
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12. STOCK-IN-TRADE
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Raw and packing materials                               12.1      1,000,955        818,939
Finished products
In hand and in pipeline system                          12.1      5,813,090      7,618,435
In White Oil Pipeline                            12.2 & 12.3      5,542,310      4,651,123
                                                                 11,355,400     12,269,558
Less: Provision for impairment                          12.5         (7,917)      (11,779)
                                                                 11,347,483     12,257,779
                                                                 12,348,438     13,076,718
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12.1. Includes, Rs. 797,375 thousand (2009: Rs. 143,019 thousand) in respect of stock-in-transit as at December 31, 2010.
12.2. Stock in White Oil Pipeline includes 43,750 MT (2009: 55,750 MT) of High Speed Diesel which has been maintained as line fill necessary for the pipeline to operate.
12.3. Finished goods include depended inventory amounting to Rs. 4,892,863 thousand (2009: Rs. 3,743,318 thousand).
12.4. The above balance includes items costing Rs. 1,441,913 thousand (2009: Rs. 577,441 thousand) which have been valued at their net realizable value amounting to Rs. 1,426,142 thousand (2009: Rs. 564,386 thousand).
12.5. The movement in the provision for expired/obsolete stock is as follows:
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Balance at beginning of the year                                     11,779         12,368
Add: Recognized during the year                                       7,917          9,547
Less: Reversed during the year                                      (11,779)             -
Less: Written-off during the year                                         -       (10,136)
Balance at end of the year                                            7,917         11,779
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13. TRADE DEBTS
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                                                        Note           2010           2010
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Considered good
- Secured                                               13.1        255,269         65,980
- Unsecured                                             13.2      1,769,531      1,194,152
                                                                  2,024,800      1,260,132
Considered doubtful                                                 671,389        655,172
Trade debts - gross                                               2,696,189      1,915,304
Less: Provision for impairment                          13.3       (671,389)     (655,172)
Trade debts - net                                                 2,024,800      1,260,132
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The above trade debts are classified as follows:
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                                                                                         2010
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                                                 Note    Long-term    Short-term        Total
                                                          (note 9)
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                                                                   (Rupees `000)
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Trade debts - gross                                         27,917     2,668,272    2,696,189
Less: Provision for impairment of trade debts    13.3      (16,475)     (654,914)   (671,389)
                                                            11,442     2,013,358    2,024,800
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                                                                                         2009
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                                                 Note    Long-term    Short-term        Total
                                                          (note 9)
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                                                                   (Rupees `000)
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Trade debts - gross                                         56,034     1,859,270    1,915,304
Less: Provision for impairment of trade debts    13.3      (35,115)     (620,057)   (655,172)
                                                            20,919     1,239,213    1,260,132
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13.1. These debts are secured by way of letters of credit, bank guarantees and security deposits.
13.2. Amounts due from related parties, included in trade debts, are as follows:
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Shell Aviation                                                      101,235        185,338
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13.3. Provision for impairment
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Balance at the beginning of the year                                655,172        816,100
Provision made during the year                            32        173,712        124,907
Amounts reversed during the year                          31        (79,571)     (161,595)
Amounts written off during the year                                 (77,924)     (124,240)
Balance at the end of the year                                      671,389        655,172
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13.4. As at December 31, 2010, trade receivables aggregating to Rs. 525,770 thousand (2009: Rs. 904,135 thousand) were past due but not impaired. These relate to a number of independent customers for whom there is no recent history of default. The ageing analysis of these trade receivables is as follows:
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Upto 1 month                                                        386,394        508,314
1 to 6 months                                                        69,409        265,643
More than 6 months                                                   69,967        130,178
Balance at the end of the year                                      525,770        904,135
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13.5. As at December 31, 2010, trade receivables of Rs. 671,389 thousand (2009: Rs. 655,172 thousand) were impaired and provided for. The ageing of these receivables is as follows:

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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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1 to 6 months                                                        17,832         99,252
6 months and over                                                   653,557        555,920
                                                                    671,389        655,172
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14. LOANS AND ADVANCES - Considered good
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Current portion of long term loans
Due from
-Directors                                                                -            372
- Executives                                                         48,759         52,975
- Employees                                                           3,928            247
                                                                     52,687         53,594
Advances to employees                                                23,500          6,689
                                                                     76,187         60,283
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15. TRADE DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM PREPAYMENTS
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Balances with statutory authorities
- Customs duty                                                            -         65,239
- Excise duty                                                             -          3,133
                                                                          -         68,372
Short-term prepayments                                              305,384        181,678
                                                                    305,384        250,050
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16. OTHER RECEIVABLES
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Due from Government of Pakistan (GoP) on account of:
Petroleum development levy and other duties             16.1      2,143,552      1,392,797
Price differential claims
- on imported purchases                                 16.2        295,733        295,733
- on certain POL products                               16.3        747,490        910,958
- on imported motor gasoline                            16.4      1,991,916        878,128
Sales tax                                                         3,823,001      1,993,702
Inland freight equalisation mechanism                                98,796         98,796
                                                                  9,100,488      5,570,114
Service cost receivable from related parties            16.5        129,604         80,890
Service cost receivable from associate company-PAPCO                  3,495          3,263
Inland freight equalisation mechanism                               383,104        287,530
Staff retirement benefit schemes                     36.1.10        192,658         52,862
Mark-up receivable on short term deposits                             2,955            864
Others                                                               80,568         62,127
                                                                  9,892,872      6,057,650
Less: Provision for impairment                                     (206,006)     (206,006)
                                                                  9,686,866      5,851,644
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16.1. This includes Petroleum development levy recoverable amounting to Rs. 2,070,888 thousand (2009: Rs. 1,332,207 thousand) from the Federal Board of Revenue on account of export sales. The Company has not received any settlement against this receivable during the period and is actively pursuing the matter with the Federal Board of Revenue.
16.2. This represents amount receivable on account of price differential on imports and the ex-refinery price on direct and retail sales during the period 1990-2002.
16.3. This represents price differential claims receivable from the Government of Pakistan (GoP). From time to time the GoP agrees to subsidise the petroleum prices by restricting the increase in prices of various petroleum products in order to reduce the burden of rising oil prices on the end consumers.
16.4. This represents price differential claims on account of import of motor gasoline by the Company, being the difference between their landed cost and ex-refinery prices announced by Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA). In 2007, the Company as well as other oil marketing companies were asked in a meeting chaired by Director General Oil to import motor gasoline to meet the increasing local demand.

Accordingly, oil marketing companies approached the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources (MoPNR) with a proposal for pricing mechanism whereby end consumer price of motor gasoline was proposed to be fixed at weighted average of ex-refinery (import parity) price and landed cost of imported product. Although no response was received from the MoPNR, the Company along with another oil marketing company continued to import motor gasoline on behalf of the industry being confident that price differential on motor gasoline, will be settled as per previous practice i.e. based on the differential between ex-refinery and import cost at the time of filing of cargo with Customs, as imports were being made on MoPNR instructions.

During 2009, oil marketing companies approached the MoPNR requesting an expeditious settlement of these claims. Further, the Company along with other affected oil marketing companies also approached MoPNR through letter dated July 23, 2009 requesting for an early settlement of these claims. On October 2, 2009, MoPNR requested that an audited claim be submitted to allow further consideration and resolution of the matter. In December 2009 and March 2010, audits covering the claims for the period October 2007 to September 2009 and October 2009 to December 2009 respectively were completed and the audit reports were forwarded to MoPNR as per their request. Further, on November 24, 2010 audit reports for the period upto July 31, 2010 were submitted by the Company to MoPNR as per their request.

Subsequent to balance sheet date, the Company has received an amount of Rs. 454,000 thousand from GoP in respect of these claims. The Company along with other oil marketing companies and Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) continues to follow up this matter with MoPNR and is confident of recovering this amount in full. The receivable represents the Company's share of differential claim on shared import cargoes of motor gasoline.
16.5. Amounts due from related parties, included in other receivables, are as follows:
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Shell International Petroleum Company Limited                        14,037         31,144
Shell International Limited                                          17,054          4,994
Shell Netherlands BV                                                 31,208          2,982
Shell Development & Offshore Pakistan                                 7,216          2,436
Shell Markets (Middle East) Limited                                   3,235          2,135
Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Limited                                16,024          2,132
Shell People Services UK                                                  -          1,071
Shell Marketing (Oman)                                                3,976              -
Shell Gas and Power International BV                                  7,108            756
Shell Polska Limited                                                  4,239              -
Shell & Turcas Petrol A. S.                                           4,987              -
Others                                                               20,520         33,240
                                                                    129,604         80,890
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17. CASH AND BANK BALANCES
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Balances with banks
- current account                                                   985,847        149,210
- savings account                                       17.1         43,903        695,109
                                                                  1,029,750        844,319
Cash in hand                                                         15,275         25,304
                                                                  1,045,025        869,623
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17.1. Balances with banks carry interest at the rate of 5.5% (2009: 4.65% to 6.0%) per annum.
18. SHARE CAPITAL

18.1. Authorised capital
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        2010         2009                                                 2010          2009
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      (Number of shares)                                                       (Rupees `000)
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 100,000,000  100,000,000    Ordinary shares of Rs. 10 each        100,000,000   100,000,000
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18.2. Issued, subscribed and paid-up capital
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                   2010                                    2009
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              Issued as         Total                 Issued as        Total
Issued for        bonus                 Issued for        bonus
      cash        share                       cash        share                                          2010      2009
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                           (Number of shares)                                                             (Rupees `000)
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23,481,000            -    23,481,000   23,481,000            -   23,481,000    Fully paid in cash    234,810   234,810
                                                                                Issued as fully
         -   45,006,913    45,006,913            -   45,006,913   45,006,913    paid bonus shares     450,070   450,070
23,481,000   45,006,913    68,487,913   23,481,000   45,006,913   68,487,913    Closing balance       684,880   684,880
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18.3. The Shell Petroleum Company Limited, United Kingdom (immediate parent), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell Plc. (ultimate parent), held 52,123,970 (2009: 52,123,970) ordinary shares of Rs. 10 each at December 31, 2010.
19. LIABILITIES AGAINST ASSETS SUBJECT TO FINANCE LEASE

19.1. The Company has entered into lease agreements with various leasing companies for lease of motor vehicles including transport vans. The liability under these agreements are payable by the year 2012 and is subject to finance charge at rates ranging from 12.75% to 19.84% (2009: 14.80% to 19.84%) per annum. An additional charge of 20% is also leviable on overdue rentals.
19.2. The Company intends to exercise its options to purchase the leased assets for Rs. 2,238 thousand (2009: Rs. 2,840 thousand) upon completion of the lease period.
19.3. The amount of future payments for the finance lease and the period in which these payments will become due are as follows:
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                                                                       2010           2009
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Year                                                                         (Rupees `000)
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2010                                                                      -         40,146
2011                                                                 17,219          1,393
2012                                                                  1,266            696
2013                                                                    994              -
                                                                     19,479         42,235
Less: Finance charge not due                                         (1,267)       (1,637)
Present value of minimum lease payments                              18,212         40,598
Less: Current maturity shown under current liabilities              (15,550)      (38,808)
                                                                      2,662          1,790
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20. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Balance at the beginning of the year                                212,038        181,544
Liabilities settled                                                       -        (2,419)
Reversal of liability                                     31        (32,651)             -
Accretion expense                                         33          7,717         32,913
                                                                    (24,934)        32,913
Balance at the end of the year                                      187,104        212,038
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21. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Creditors                                               21.1     14,031,120     10,820,007
Oil marketing companies                                               7,607          2,105
Accrued liabilities                                               2,247,815      2,294,878
Excise and customs duties and development surcharge                 106,586         23,341
Dealers' and cartage contractors' security deposits     21.2        407,129        331,481
Security deposits from customers                                    244,011        310,908
Provision for post retirement
Medical benefits                                      36.2.2         36,873         31,107
Workers' welfare fund                                               201,025        151,168
Workers' profit participation fund                      21.3          4,193          9,909
Unclaimed dividends                                                 112,639         96,813
Payable to the Earthquake Relief Fund                                   948            872
Advances received from customers                                  2,340,451      1,617,458
Other liabilities                                       21.4        196,153        280,949
                                                                 19,936,550     15,970,996
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21.1. Amounts due to related parties at the year end aggregated to Rs. 7,792,990 thousand (2009: Rs. 3,538,649 thousand). Particulars of the amounts due to related parties are as follows:
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Pak-Arab Pipeline Company
Limited (Associated Company)                                         35,490         29,526
Shell International Petroleum Company Limited                     3,772,932      1,679,684
Shell International Trading Middle East                           2,345,283        861,930
Shell Lubricants Supply Company                                     946,061        190,568
Shell Brands International AG                                       292,086        453,493
Shell International BV                                              139,445         73,165
Shell Information Technology                                        111,242         86,476
Shell Business Service Centre                                        45,264              -
Shell International Ltd - SRES                                       39,809         72,808
Shell Shared Services (Asia) BV                                      15,150          2,233
Shell & Turks Petrol A. S.                                           12,141          4,446
Shell People Services Asia SDN BHD                                    9,475          8,727
Other related parties                                                28,612         75,593
                                                                  7,792,990      3,538,649
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21.2. The security deposits are non-interest bearing and are refundable on termination of contracts.
21.3. Workers' profit participation fund
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Balance at the beginning of the year                                  9,909        (7,269)
Allocation for the year                                   32        131,476        209,906
                                                                    141,385        202,637
Add: Amount received                                                      -          7,272
Less: Amount paid                                                  (137,192)     (200,000)
Balance at the end of the year                                        4,193          9,909
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21.4. Other liabilities include Rs. 130,421 thousand (2009: Rs. 191,730 thousand) in respect.of termination benefits payable to employees under a staff redundancy.plan finalized during 2009. Termination benefits to be paid through post retirement benefit funds have.been accounted for in the funds valuation as disclosed in note 36 to the financial statements.
22. ACCRUED MARK-UP
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Mark-up accrued on:
- short term running finances utilised under
mark-up arrangements                                                 54,576         62,057
- short term loans                                                   31,774        137,981
                                                                     86,350        200,038
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23. SHORT TERM RUNNING FINANCES UTILISED UNDER MARK-UP ARRANGEMENTS � Secured

23.1. The facilities for short term running finances available from various banks aggregate to Rs. 19,890,000 thousand (2009: Rs 19,650,000 thousand). The rates of mark-up range from Re 0.3937 to Re 0.4485 per Rs 1,000 per day (2009: Re 0.3789 to Re 0.4383 per Rs 1,000 per day). The purchase prices are payable on various dates by October 31, 2011. These arrangements are secured by hypothecation of the Company's stock-in-trade, trade debts and other receivables.
24. SHORT TERM LOANS � Secured
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Short term loans                                        24.1      8,400,000      3,500,000
Current maturity of long term loans                                       -      2,500,000
                                                                  8,400,000      6,000,000
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24.1. The above loans have been obtained from various banks and carry mark-up at rates ranging from 13.70% to 14.00% (2009: 13.04% to 15.70%) per annum. The loans are repayable by January 31, 2011. These loans are secured by hypothecation of the Company's stock-in-trade, trade debts and other receivables.
25. CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS

25.1. Contingencies

25.1.1. Infrastructure fee

The Sindh Finance Act 1994, prescribed the imposition of an infrastructure fee at the rate of 0.5% of the C&F value of all goods entering or leaving the province of Sindh via sea or air. The Company and several others challenged the levy in constitutional petitions before the High Court of Sindh. These petitions were dismissed as, during their tendency, the nature of the levy was changed by the Government of Sindh through an Ordinance. The Company and others therefore filed civil suits in the High Court of Sindh challenging the amending Ordinance.

However, these suits were also dismissed in October 2003. All the plaintiffs preferred intra-court appeals against the dismissal. The intra-court appeals were decided by the High Court in September 2008 wherein it was held that the levy is valid and collectable only from December 12, 2006 onwards and not prior to this date. Being aggrieved by the said judgment, both the Company and the Government of Sindh filed separate appeals before the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
The accumulated levy upto December 12, 2006 (held to be invalid by the High Court) amounts to Rs. 603,000 thousand and from then onwards upto December 31, 2010 amounts to Rs. 1,117,842 thousand (Total Rs. 1,720,842 thousand) (2009: Rs. 1,432,721 thousand). However, based on the legal advice obtained, no provision has been made in these financial statements against the levy as the Company's management expects a favourable outcome.
25.1.2. PARCO pipeline fill

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources (MoPNR) has made a claim relating to the loan arranged by the Government of Pakistan (GoP) to the Company to finance the initial fill of the Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) Pipeline. MoPNR has calculated the Company's liability by applying the price prevailing on August 11, 2000 to the quantity of fuel supplied at the time of initial fill. The Company maintains that its liability is limited only to the extent of Rs. 78,164 thousand (2009: Rs. 78,164 thousand) which is based on the price prevailing at the time of the initial fill and has been fully paid in March 2007.

The claim, if calculated on the August 11, 2000 price as indicated by MoPNR, would amount to Rs.294,000 thousand. Based on legal advice obtained, the management is confident that its exposure in this respect amounted to Rs. 78,164 thousand and consequently no provision has been made for the additional demand raised by MoPNR.
25.1.3. Others

The aggregate amount of other claims against the Company not acknowledged as debt as at December 31, 2010 amounted to approximately Rs. 1,921,096 thousand (2009: Rs. 1,777,315 thousand).This includes claims by refineries, amounting to Rs. 996,554 thousand (2009: Rs 991,566 thousand) in respect of delayed payment charges. The Company does not acknowledge the claim including for late payment charges as the delayed payment to refineries arose due to the liquidity crisis faced by oil marketing companies over the past few years caused by non-settlement of price differential claims by the Government of Pakistan.
25.2. Commitments

a).Capital expenditure contracted for but not incurred as at December 31, 2010 amounted to approximately Rs.196,710 thousand (2009: Rs. 2,372,504 thousand).

b).Commitments for rentals of assets under operating lease agreements as at December 31, 2010 amounted to Rs. 2,361,356 thousand (2009: Rs. 2,500,559 thousand) payable as follows:
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Not later than one year                                             147,548        151,042
Later than one year and not later than five years                   584,816        581,997
Later than five years                                             1,628,992      1,767,520
                                                                  2,361,356      2,500,559
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c).Post-dated cheques have been deposited with the Collector of Customs Port Qasim and Karachi Port Trust in accordance with the Customs' Act 1969 as an indemnity to adequately discharge the liability for the duties and taxes leviable on imports, as required under the Finance Bill 2005. As at December 31, 2010 the value of these cheques amounts to Rs. 6,657,745 thousand (2009: Rs. 9,718,828 thousand). The maturity dates of these cheques extend to June 27, 2011 (2009: June 19, 2010).

d).Letters of credit and bank guarantees outstanding as at December 31, 2010 amounts to Rs. 4,220,825 thousand (2009: Rs. 2,851,360 thousand).
26. SALES
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Local sales                                                     197,597,008    163,727,802
Export sales                                                     27,313,827     14,652,914
Gross sales                                                     224,910,835    178,380,716
Less: Trade discounts and rebates                                 1,097,243      1,270,508
                                                                223,813,592    177,110,208
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27. OTHER REVENUE
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Licence fee charged to dealers                                      406,520        486,980
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28. COST OF PRODUCTS SOLD
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Opening stock of raw and packing materials                          818,939        881,871
Raw and packing materials purchased                               6,117,414      4,819,071
Less: Closing stock of raw and packing materials          12     (1,000,955)     (818,939)
Raw and packing materials consumed                                5,935,398      4,882,003
Add: Manufacturing expenses                                         201,654        176,433
Cost of products manufactured                                     6,137,052      5,058,436
Non-fuel retail purchases                                                 -          5,943
Opening stock of finished products                               12,257,779      8,122,434
Finished products purchased                                     153,358,681    107,202,694
Duties and levies                                       28.1     24,997,124     34,966,188
Less: Closing stock of finished products                  12    (11,347,483)  (12,257,779)
                                                                185,403,153    143,097,916
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28.1. Duties and levies
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Petroleum development levy                                       17,744,710     25,248,981
Carbon duty                                                               -        301,524
Customs and excise duty                                           1,886,442      4,903,360
Inland freight equalisation margin                                5,321,917      4,346,010
Others                                                               44,055        166,313
                                                                 24,997,124     34,966,188
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29. DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING EXPENSES
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Salaries, wages and benefits                            29.1      1,160,149        902,672
Staff training                                                        9,802         15,380
Stores and materials                                                 44,271         44,988
Fuel and power                                                       63,218         70,177
Rent, taxes and utilities                                           291,192        291,107
Repairs and maintenance                                             293,193        365,369
Insurance                                                            91,791         79,660
Travelling                                                          182,578        128,656
Advertising and publicity                                           185,485        401,551
Legal and professional charges                                      107,303         53,209
Communication and stationery                                         24,929         17,681
Computer expenses                                                    21,050         18,806
Storage and other charges                                            98,529         29,364
Others                                                               41,174         54,533
                                                                  2,614,664      2,473,153
Less: Handling and storage charges recovered                        (30,968)      (40,995)
Secondary transportation expenses                                 1,940,362        944,195
                                                                  4,524,058      3,376,353
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29.1. Salaries, wages and benefits include Rs. 66,439 thousand (2009: Rs. 113,818 thousand) in respect of staff retirement benefits.
30. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Salaries, wages and benefits                            30.1        556,974        708,272
Staff training                                                        3,978          8,986
Stores and materials                                                 19,088            189
Fuel and power                                                       33,584         27,319
Rent, taxes and utilities                                            18,592         54,617
Repairs and maintenance                                              33,014         21,155
Insurance                                                             5,278          4,781
Travelling                                                           41,228         57,896
Advertising and publicity                                             2,419         22,311
Technical service fee                                             1,032,223      1,501,114
Trade marks and manifestations licence fee                          183,880        157,969
Legal and professional charges                                      232,214        212,806
Communication and stationery                                        378,314        224,164
Computer expenses                                                   187,717        121,968
Depreciation - tangible assets                           4.2        777,417        724,888
Amortisation - intangible assets                           5        189,795          6,286
                                                                  3,695,715      3,854,721
Level Agreement Less: Costs recovered under
Service Level Agreement from related parties                        (15,910)       (8,516)
                                                                  3,679,805      3,846,205
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30.1. Salaries, wages and benefits include Rs. 29,898 thousand (2009: Rs. 125,372 thousand) in respect of staff retirement benefits and Rs. 105,276 thousand (2009: Rs. 191,730 thousand) in respect of termination benefits payable to employees under a staff redundancy plan finalized during the year.
31. OTHER OPERATING INCOME
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Income from financial assets / liabilities
Reversal of provision for impairment
of trade debts                                          13.3         79,571        161,595
Reversal of asset retirement obligation                   20         32,651              -
Liabilities no longer payable written back              31.1        213,355        241,834
Mark-up on short-term deposits                                       52,471         30,380
Mark-up on delayed payments                                               -          4,126
Income from non-financial assets
Sundries                                                            149,400         54,066
                                                                    527,448        492,001
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31.1. During the year, management conducted a detailed review of old outstanding liabilities. After due verification, liabilities not deemed as payable were written back in the profit and loss account.
32. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Workers' profit participation fund                      21.3        131,476        209,906
Workers' welfare fund                                                49,961         78,200
Exchange loss                                                       245,078        418,327
Provision for impairment of trade debts                 13.3        173,712        124,907
Other receivables written off                                             -         15,104
Provision for impairment of operating assets                              -         88,811
Auditors' remuneration                                  32.1          4,693          3,479
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment                     4,052         11,814
Write off of operating assets                                        98,922        282,487
Donations                                               32.2         30,695         27,055
Others                                                                    -         24,900
                                                                    738,589      1,284,990
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32.1. Auditors remuneration
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Audit fee                                                             2,700          2,300
Fee for substantiating Inland Freight Equalisation Margin               540            313
Audit of Provident, Pension, Gratuity
and Workers' profit participation funds                                 190            255
Special certifications and sundry advisory services                     903            350
Out of pocket expenses                                                  360            261
                                                                      4,693          3,479
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32.2. Interest of the Directors or their spouses in the donations made.during the year is as follows:
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                                                                                 2010       2009
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Name of Donee and address          Names of interested Directors and               (Rupees `000)
                                   nature of interest
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Shell LiveWIRE Trust               Mr. Zaiviji Ismail bin Abdullah -            2,000      2,000
(Shell House, 6 Ch.                Chairman Board of Trustees
Khaliquzzaman Road,                Mr. Yousuf Ali - Trustee
Karachi)                           Mr. Gary Fisher Trustee
Mr. Rafi H. Basheer - Trustee
The Layton Rahmatulla                                                           3,000      3,000
Benevolent Trust                   Mr. Zaiviji Ismail bin Abdullah - Trustee
(37-C, Phase II, Sunset            Mr. Farrokh K. Captain - Trustee
Lane No. 4, DHA, Karachi)
The Kidney Centre Post                                                          6,000      1,000
Graduate Training Institute        Mr. Zaiviji Ismail bin Abdullah
(172/R, Rafiqui Shaheed            - Member, Board of Governors
Road, Karachi)
The Aga Khan University                                                             -        100
Hospital and Medical               Mr. Zaiviji Ismail bin Abdullah - Member,
College                            Resource Development Committee
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33. FINANCE COSTS
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Bank charges                                                        186,790        118,341
Accretion expense                                         20          7,717         32,913
Mark-up on short-term running finances,
 short-term loans and long-term loans                             1,065,444      1,243,998
Finance charge on liabilities against assets
 subject to finance lease                                             4,726          5,959
                                                                  1,264,677      1,401,211
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34. TAXATION
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Current
- for the period                                                  1,087,055        778,934
- for prior periods                                                       -      (187,173)
Deferred                                                            341,448        755,300
                                                                  1,428,503      1,347,061
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34.1. Relationship between tax expense and accounting profit
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Accounting profit before taxation                                 3,044,085      3,910,009
Tax rate                                                                 35%           35%
Tax on accounting profit                                          1,065,430      1,368,503
Tax effect of lower tax on certain income of the Company           (353,998)     (510,892)
Tax impact on account of lower tax rate on
 share of profit of associate                                      (149,002)     (106,146)
Current tax reversal in respect of prior years                            -      (187,173)
Deferred tax charge in respect of prior years                             -        213,298
Minimum tax                                                         751,011        568,179
Write-off of carry forward losses                                   115,062              -
Others                                                                    -          1,292
Tax expense for the year                                          1,428,503      1,347,061
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35. EARNINGS PER SHARE

35.1. Basic
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                                                                       2010           2009
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Profit after taxation attributable to ordinary shareholders       1,615,582      2,562,948
No. of Shares
Weighted average number of ordinary
 shares in issue during the year                                 68,487,913     68,487,913
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                                                                                    Rupees
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Earnings per share                                                    23.59          37.42
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35.2. Diluted

There were no convertible potential ordinary shares in issue as at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
36. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

36.1. Pension & Gratuity

As mentioned in note 2.14, the Company operates funded gratuity and pension schemes for all its employees. Contributions are made to these schemes on the basis of actuarial recommendations. The latest actuarial valuation was carried out as at December 31, 2010.
36.1.1. Actuarial assumptions

The following significant assumptions were used in the valuation of these schemes:
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                               % per annum
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- Expected per annum rate of increase in future salaries              12.00          10.60
- Discount rate                                                       14.25          12.75
- Expected per annum rate of return on plan assets                    14.25          12.75
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36.1.2. Balance.sheet reconciliation
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                                                                        2010                                                         2009
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                                    Note
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                                          Management             Non-Management                 Total              Management             Non-Manageme      Total
                                             Pension    Gratuity     Pension    Gratuity                  Pension    Gratuity     Pension    Gratuity
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                                                                 (Rupees 000)                                                 (Rupees 000)
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Fair value of plan assets         36.1.3   1,805,018    (22,202)      10,036      85,266    1,878,118   1,611,406      73,814       8,700      83,741   1,777,661
Less: Present value of
defined benefit obligation        36.1.4 (1,639,691)   (312,376)         (4)    (61,081)  (2,013,152) (1,504,137)   (347,424)         (4)    (52,298) (1,903,863)
Surplus / (deficit)                          165,327   (334,578)      10,032      24,185    (135,034)     107,269   (273,610)       8,696      31,443   (126,202)
Actuarial losses / (gains) to be
recognised in future periods
in accordance with the
Company's accounting policy                   74,012      37,719       (285)     (3,250)      108,196     102,808      67,778           -    (10,794)     159,792
Asset / (liability) in respect of
staff retirement benefit schemes             239,339   (296,859)       9,747      20,935     (26,838)     210,077   (205,832)       8,696      20,649      33,590
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36.1.3. Movement in the fair value of plan assets
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                                                                 2010                                             2009
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                                   Management             Non-Management                Total   Management             Non-Management                Total
                                      Pension    Gratuity     Pension    Gratuity                  Pension    Gratuity     Pension    Gratuity
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                                                          (Rupees 000)                                     (Rupees 000)
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Fair value of plan assets at the
beginning of the year               1,611,406      73,814       8,700      83,741   1,777,661    1,334,453      59,856       6,620      59,551   1,460,480
Expected return on plan assets        176,140       1,900       1,051       9,747     188,838      199,363       5,695       1,008      10,319     216,385
Contribution by the Company            98,018      22,467           -          69     120,554       77,685              21,875-784                 100,344
Contribution by the employees          11,772           -           -           -      11,772 11,319-11,319
Benefits paid during the year       (115,583)   (146,231)         (3)     (2,406)   (264,223)     (69,393)               (36,356)-     (2,406)   (108,155)
Actuarial gains / (losses)
on plan assets                         23,265      25,848         288     (5,885)      43,516       57,979      22,744       1,072      15,493      97,288
Fair value of plan assets at the
end of the year                     1,805,018    (22,202)      10,036      85,266   1,878,118    1,611,406      73,814       8,700      83,741   1,777,661
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36.1.4. Movement in the present value of defined benefit obligation
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                                                                 2010                                             2009
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                                   Management             Non-Management                Total   Management             Non-Management                Total
                                      Pension    Gratuity     Pension    Gratuity                  Pension    Gratuity     Pension    Gratuity
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                                                          (Rupees 000)                                     (Rupees 000)
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Present value of obligation at the
beginning of the year               1,504,137     347,424           4      52,298   1,903,863    1,301,260     169,793           -      47,507   1,518,560
Current service cost                   88,787      17,250           -       2,177     108,214       82,743      17,716           -       2,108     102,567
Interest cost                         193,138      21,270           -       6,519     220,927      202,856      24,366           -       7,416     234,638
Benefits paid during the year       (115,583)   (146,231)         (3)     (2,406)   (264,223)     (69,393)    (36,356)           -     (2,406)   (108,155)
Past service cost                           -           -           -       1,970       1,970            -           -           -           -           -
Actuarial losses / (gains) on obli      8,045       7,633           3         523      16,204       99,893         663           4     (2,327)      98,233
Settlements                                 -           -           -           -           -      (9,606)      11,685           -           -       2,079
Curtailments                         (38,833)      65,030           -           -      26,197    (103,616)     159,557           -           -      55,941
Present value of obligation
at the end of the year              1,639,691     312,376           4      61,081   2,013,152    1,504,137     347,424           4      52,298   1,903,863
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36.1.5. Amount recognized in the profit and loss account
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                                                                 2010                                             2009
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                                   Management             Non-Management                Total   Management             Non-Management                Total
                                      Pension    Gratuity     Pension    Gratuity                  Pension    Gratuity     Pension    Gratuity
==========================================================================================================================================================
                                                          (Rupees 000)                                     (Rupees 000)
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Current service cost                   88,787      17,250           -       2,177     108,214       82,743      17,716           -       2,108     102,567
Interest cost                         193,138      21,270           -       6,519     220,927      202,856      24,366           -       7,416     234,638
Expected return on plan assets      (176,140)     (1,900)     (1,051)     (9,747)   (188,838)    (199,363)     (5,695)     (1,008)    (10,319)   (216,385)
Past service cost                           -           -           -       1,970       1,970            -           -           -           -           -
Settlement (loss)/gain                      -           -           -           -           -      (9,606)      11,685           -           -       2,079
Curtailment (loss)/gain              (38,833)      65,030           -           -      26,197    (103,616)     159,557           -           -      55,941
Net actuarial gain/(loss)
recognised during the year             13,576      11,844           -     (1,136)      24,284       10,775      24,767          41         764      36,347
Employee contributions               (11,772)           -           -           -    (11,772)     (11,319)           -           -           -    (11,319)
Expense/(reversal) for the
year                                   68,756     113,494     (1,051)       (217)     180,982     (27,530)     232,396       (967)        (31)     203,868
Actual return on plan assets          199,405      27,748       1,339       3,862     232,354      257,342      28,439       2,080      25,812     313,673
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36.1.6. Movement in the asset / (liability) recognized in the balance sheet
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                                                                 2010                                             2009
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                                   Management             Non-Management                Total   Management             Non-Management                Total
                                      Pension    Gratuity     Pension    Gratuity                  Pension    Gratuity     Pension    Gratuity
==========================================================================================================================================================
                                                          (Rupees 000)                                     (Rupees 000)
==========================================================================================================================================================
Balance at the beginning of year      210,077   (205,832)       8,696      20,649      33,590      104,862       4,689       7,729      19,834     137,114
Net (charge)/reversal for the year   (68,756)   (113,494)       1,051         217   (180,982)       27,530   (232,396)         967          31   (203,868)
Contributions by the Company           98,018      22,467           -          69     120,554       77,685  21,875-784     100,344
Asset/(liability) in respect of staff
retirement benefit schemes            239,339   (296,859)       9,747      20,935    (26,838)      210,077   (205,832)       8,696      20,649      33,590
Current account balance with funds     37,181     104,946           -           -     142,127         (25)      18,402           -           -      18,377
                                      276,520   (191,913)       9,747      20,935     115,289      210,052   (187,430)       8,696      20,649      51,967
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36.1.7. Plan assets comprised of the following
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                                                                 2010                                             2009
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                                   Management             Non-Management                Total   Management             Non-Management                Total
                                      Pension    Gratuity     Pension    Gratuity                  Pension    Gratuity     Pension    Gratuity
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                                                          (Rupees 000)                                     (Rupees 000)
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PIB's, TFC's etc                      970,792      38,898       5,958      40,344   1,055,992      982,672      47,572       7,746      67,410   1,105,400
Mutual Fund Units                     141,346      43,033         697      11,413     196,489      132,576      40,091         681      11,930     185,278
Cash                                  730,061         813       3,381      33,509     767,764      496,158       4,556         273       4,401     505,388
Receivable and (payable) balances    (37,181)   (104,946)           -           -   (142,127)            -    (18,405)           -           -    (18,405)
                                    1,805,018    (22,202)      10,036      85,266   1,878,118    1,611,406      73,814       8,700      83,741   1,777,661
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36.1.8. Expected contributions to the above schemes for the year ending December 31, 2011 is Rs. 133,000 thousand.
36.1.9. The balances due from / payable to the funds are interest free and repayable on demand.
36.1.10 The break-up of balance receivable from staff retirement benefit schemes is:
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Total balance receivable in respect of defined benefit schemes      115,289         51,967
Total balance receivable in respect
 of defined contribution schemes                                     77,369            895
                                                                    192,658         52,862
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36.2. Post retirement medical benefits

The Company also provides post retirement medical benefits to its management staff. Actuarial valuation of the scheme is carried out annually. The amount recognized in the balance sheet is based on a valuation carried out as at the balance sheet date and is as follows:
36.2.1. Actuarial assumptions
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                                 (Peramum)
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The following significant assumptions were used in the Valuation of this scheme:
- Discount rate                                                       14.25          12.75
- Expected long-term rate of increase in medical cost                  8.75           7.38
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36.2.2. Amount recognised in the balance sheet
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Present value of defined benefit obligation                          58,302         53,814
Less: Fair value of plan assets                                           -              -
                                                                     58,302         53,814
Actuarial losses to be recognised in future periods in accordance
 with the Company's accounting policy                               (21,429)      (22,707)
Liability recognised at the end of the year                          36,873         31,107
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36.2.3. Movement in the liability recognised in the balance sheet
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Balance at the beginning of the year                                 31,107         29,287
Add: Charge for the year                                             10,387          6,003
Less: Payments during the year                                       (4,621)       (4,183)
Balance at the end of the year                                       36,873         31,107
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36.2.4. Amount recognised in the profit and loss account
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Current service cost                                                  1,315          1,172
Interest cost                                                         6,576          6,279
Settlement gain                                                           -          (238)
Curtailment gain                                                          -        (3,168)
Actuarial loss recognised during the year                             2,496          1,958
                                                                     10,387          6,003
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36.2.5. The effect of a 1% movement in the assumed medical cost trend rate is as follows:
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                                                                   Increase       Decrease
                                                                      of 1%          of 1%
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Additional expense                                                           (Rupees `000)
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- Effect on the aggregate of the current
 service cost and interest cost for the year                          1,306          1,033
- Effect on the defined benefit obligation at the end of the year     5,927          7,204
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36.3. Five year data on surplus / deficit of the plans and experience adjustments

The Company amortizes gains and losses over the expected remaining service of current plan members. The following table shows the total pension, gratuity and post retirement medical benefit obligation at the end of each year and the proportion thereof resulting from experience loss during the year, similarly, it shows the total pension and gratuity plan assets at the end of each year and the proportion thereof resulting from experience gain during the year.
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                                 December 31,   December 31,   December 31,       June 30,       June 30,
                                         2010           2009           2008           2008           2007
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                                                              (Rupees `000)
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Present value of defined
benefit obligation                  2,071,454      1,957,677      1,559,628      1,481,487      1,325,527
Fair value of plan assets           1,878,118      1,777,661      1,460,480      1,500,515      1,371,199
(Deficit) / surplus                  (193,336)      (180,016)       (99,148)         19,028        45,672
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                                                                                             (Percentage)
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Experience adjustments:
(Gain) / loss on obligation                 1             (3)             -              1              -
Gain / (loss) on plan assets               (2)             5             (9)            (2)             1
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36.4. The value of investments made by the staff retirement funds operated by the Company as per their last audited financial statements are as follows:
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                                                                       2009           2008
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Shell Pakistan Management Staff Provident Fund                      499,357        384,818
Shell Pakistan Staff Provident Fund                                   3,691          3,300
Shell Pakistan Labour Provident Fund                                 90,981         80,913
Shell Pakistan Management Staff Gratuity Fund                        76,386         60,521
Shell Pakistan Labour and Clerical Staff Gratuity Fund               82,029         69,753
Shell Pakistan Management Staff Pension Fund                      1,570,307      1,279,781
Shell Pakistan Staff Pension Fund                                     8,197          5,867
                                                                  2,330,948      1,884,953
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36.5. Aggregate amount charged in these financial statements in respect of the staff retirement benefit schemes are as follows:
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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- in respect of pension and gratuity schemes                        180,982        203,868
- in respect of provident funds                                      32,224         29,319
- in respect of post retirement medical benefit scheme               10,387          6,003
                                                                    223,593        239,190
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37. REMUNERATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE, DIRECTORS AND.EXECUTIVES
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                                                 2010                                 2009
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                                    Chief   Directors   Executives      Chief    Directors   Executives
                                Executive                           Executive
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                                           (Rupees 000)                    (Rupees 000)
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Short-term employee benefits
Managerial remuneration
(including bonus)                  30,802      29,293      934,421     22,493       27,515      870,221
Housing:
- Rent                              4,650           -            -      4,200            -            -
- Utilities                         1,123         498       23,511      1,225          578       32,461
- Other items                          72         144        6,900      1,928          175        6,265
Medical expenses                       54         421       26,593         62          510       27,835
                                   36,701      30,356      991,425     29,908       28,778      936,782
Post-employment benefits
Company's contribution to
pension, gratuity and                   -       4,210      119,037          -        3,497      106,436
provident fund
                                        -           -            -          -            -      191,157
Termination benefits               36,701      34,566    1,110,462     29,908       32,275    1,234,375
Number of persons at year end           1           4          467          1            3          504
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37.1. Aggregate amount charged in the financial statements for the year for fee to 5 Non-Executive Directors was Rs 1,080 thousand (2009: 7 Non-Executive Directors Rs 650 thousand).
37.2. In addition, the Chief Executive, Executive Directors and some of the Executives were also provided with free use of Company maintained cars and the Chief Executive was also provided with company furnished accommodation.
38. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Significant transactions entered by the Company with related.parties are as follows:
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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Nature of relationship      Nature of transactions                           (Rupees `000)
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Associate
Pak Arab Pipeline
Company Ltd.                Pipeline charges                        813,495      1,145,556
Contribution to staff
retirement benefit /        Pension Fund                             98,018         77,685
 contribution fund          Gratuity Fund                            22,536         22,659
                            Provident Fund                           30,353         29,469
Other related parties       Purchases                            88,527,179     62,306,713
                            Sales                       38.1      1,113,071      1,954,661
                            Technical service
                            fee charged                 38.2      1,032,223      1,501,114
                            Trade marks and manifestations
                            license fee charged         38.2        183,880        157,969
                            Computer expenses charged
                           (Global Infrastruture
                            Desktop charges)            38.3        146,482         76,668
                            ERP implementation charges            1,270,668              -
                            Expenses recovered from
                            related parties                         352,075        202,463
                            Other expenses charged
                            by related parties                      244,407         50,697
                            Legal charges                                38          1,024
                            Gain on disposal of fixed
                            assets to key management personnel        1,705          1,768
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38.1. Technical services include advice and assistance to the Company in its operations. The fee for these services have been determined on the basis of an agreement between the Company and a related Shell Group Company based on an agreed methodology.
38.2. Trade marks and manifestations licence fee and Global Infrastructure Desktop charges are based on the agreements entered into by the Company with Shell Group companies.
38.3. These represent charges in respect of implementation of Company's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system as mentioned in note 5.2 to these financial statements.
38.4. Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company directly or indirectly. The Company considers its Chief Executive and Executive Directors to be key management personnel.

Particulars of transactions entered into with key management personnel are as per their terms of employment as are disclosed in note 4.4, 7 and 37 to these financial statements.
38.5. Transactions and outstanding balance in respect of the workers' profit participation fund are disclosed in note 21.3 to these financial statements.
38.6. Expenses recovered from / charged by related parties are based on actuals.

The related outstanding balances have been disclosed in notes 13, 16 and 21 to these financial statements.
39. INFORMATION ABOUT PRODUCTS

As described in note 1 to these financial statements the Company markets petroleum products and compressed natural gas. It also blends and markets various kinds of lubricating oils. Revenues from external customers for products of the Company are as follows:
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                                                                       2010           2009
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Product                                                                      (Rupees `000)
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Motor Gasoline                                                   44,716,399     34,221,863
High Speed Diesel                                               107,341,188    100,348,518
Jet Fuels                                                        37,662,539     23,030,065
Lubricants                                                       11,837,802     12,412,929
Others                                                           22,255,664      7,096,833
                                                                223,813,592    177,110,208
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40. CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS
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                                                          Note         2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Profit before taxation                                            3,044,085      3,910,009
Adjustment for non-cash charges and other items:
Depreciation and amortization charge                                988,971        749,717
Accretion expense in respect
 of asset retirement obligation                           33          7,717         32,913
Reversal of liability in respect
 of asset retirement obligation                           31        (32,651)             -
Provision for impairment of trade debts                   32        173,712        124,907
Reversal of provision for impairment of trade debts       31        (79,571)     (161,595)
Provision for impairment of operating assets              32              -         88,811
Write off of operating assets                             32         98,922        282,487
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment         32          4,052         11,814
Share of profit of associate                                       (596,008)     (424,585)
Mark-up on short term deposits                            31        (52,471)      (30,380)
Mark-up on short term running finances and loans          33      1,065,444      1,243,998
Finance charge on liabilities against
 assets subject to finance lease                          33          4,726          5,959
Working capital changes                                 40.1       (112,070)     (177,901)
                                                                  4,514,858      5,656,154
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40.1. Working capital changes
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Decrease / (increase) in current assets
Stores and spares                                                     1,217          2,273
Stock-in-trade                                                      728,280    (4,072,413)
Trade debts                                                        (886,926)     1,679,311
Loans and advances                                                  (15,904)       (8,861)
Trade deposits and short term prepayments                           (55,334)        22,754
Other receivables                                                (3,833,131)     1,829,114
                                                                 (4,061,798)     (547,822)
Increase in current liabilities
Trade and other payables                                          3,949,728        369,921
                                                                   (112,070)     (177,901)
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41. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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                                                        Note           2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Cash and bank balances                                    17      1,045,025        869,623
Short term running finances utilized under mark-up
Arrangements                                                     (1,586,438)   (2,453,001)
Short term loans                                          24     (8,400,000)   (3,500,000)
                                                                 (8,941,413)   (5,083,378)
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42. FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

42.1. The Company's exposure to interest rate risk on its financial assets and liabilities as the balance sheet date are summarized as follows:
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                                                                                                      2010
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                                                              Interest / Mark-up bearing                   Non Interest / Mark-up bearing
                                                     Maturity       Maturity                      Maturity       Maturity
                                                     upto one      after one      Sub total       upto one      after one      Sub total          Total
                                                         year           year           year           year
Financial                                              assets
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                                                                                                 (Rupees '000)
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Available-for-sale
Investments                                                 -              -              -              -          5,000          5,000          5,000
Loans and receivables
Loans                                                  51,664         76,359        128,023          1,023          1,026          2,049        130,072
                                                            -              -              -              -         75,564         75,564         75,564
Deposits Trade debts                                        -              -              -      2,013,358         11,442      2,024,800      2,024,800
Other receivables                                           -              -              -      3,637,526              -      3,637,526      3,637,526
Cash and bank balances                                 43,903              -         43,903      1,001,122              -      1,001,122      1,045,025
                                                       95,567         76,359        171,926      6,653,029         93,032      6,746,061      6,917,987
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities at amortised cost
Trade and other payables                                    -              -              -     17,247,421              -     17,247,421     17,247,421
Accrued mark-up                                             -              -              -         86,350              -         86,350         86,350
Liabilities against assets subjectto finance leases     2,662         15,550         18,212              -              -              -         18,212
Short term running finance utilised
Under mark-up arrangements                          1,586,438              -      1,586,438              -              -              -      1,586,438
Short term loans                                    8,400,000              -      8,400,000              -              -              -      8,400,000
                                                    9,989,100         15,550     10,004,650     17,333,771              -     17,333,771     27,338,421
On balance sheet gap                              (9,893,533)         60,809    (9,832,724)   (10,680,742)         93,032   (10,587,710)   (20,420,434)
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                                                                                                      2009
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                                                              Interest / Mark-up bearing                   Non Interest / Mark-up bearing
                                                     Maturity       Maturity                      Maturity       Maturity
                                                     upto one      after one      Sub total       upto one      after one      Sub total          Total
                                                         year           year           year           year
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                                                                                             (Rupees '000)
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Financial assets
Available-for-sale
Investments                                                 -              -              -              -          5,000          5,000          5,000
Loans and receivables
Loans                                                  52,654         81,620        134,274            940          1,090          2,030        136,304
Deposits                                                    -              -              -              -         72,278         72,278         72,278
Trade debts                                                 -              -              -      1,239,213         20,919      1,260,132      1,260,132
Other receivables                                           -              -              -      2,522,154              -      2,522,154      2,522,154
Cash and bank balances                                695,109                       695,109        174,514              -        174,514        869,623
                                                      747,763         81,620        829,383      3,936,821         99,287      4,036,108      4,865,491
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities at amortised cost
Trade and of the repayable                                  -              -              -     14,138,013              -     14,138,013     14,138,013
Accrued mark-up                                             -              -              -        200,038              -        200,038        200,038
Liabilities against assets subject
to finance lease                                       38,808          1,790         40,598              -              -              -         40,598
Short term running finance utilised
under mark-up arrangements                          2,453,001              -      2,453,001              -              -              -      2,453,001
Short term loans                                    6,000,000              -      6,000,000              -              -              -      6,000,000
                                                    8,491,809          1,790      8,493,599     14,338,051              -     14,338,051     22,831,650
On balance sheet gap                              (7,744,046)         79,830    (7,664,216)   (10,401,230)         99,287   (10,301,943)   (17,966,159)
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The on balance sheet gap represents the net amounts of on-balance sheet items.

The effective interest / mark-up rates for the monetary financial assets and liabilities are mentioned in the respective notes to the financial statements.
42.2. Financial risk management objectives and policies

The Company's activities are exposed to a variety of financial risks namely credit risk, foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. The Company finances its operations through equity, borrowings and management of working capital with a view to maintaining an appropriate mix between various sources of finance to minimise risk and provide maximum return to shareholders.
42.2.1. Credit risk

Credit risk represents the accounting loss that would be recognised at the reporting date if counter parties failed completely to perform as contracted.

Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents and deposits with banks and financial institutions, as well as credit exposures to customers, including trade receivables and committed transactions. The maximum credit risk is equal to the carrying amount of financial assets. Out of the financial assets aggregating Rs. 6,917,987 thousand (2009: Rs. 4,865,491 thousand) the financial assets subject to credit risk amount to Rs. 6,902,712 thousand (2009: Rs. 4,840,187 thousand). For banks and financial institutions, only independently rated parties with a minimum rating of A are accepted. For trade receivables, internal risk assessment process determines the credit quality of the customer, taking into account its financial position, past experience and other factors. Individual risk limits are set based on internal or external ratings in accordance with limits set by the management. The utilization of credit limits is regularly monitored.

Concentrations of credit risk arise when a number of counterparties are engaged in similar business activities or have similar economic features that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic, political or other conditions. Concentrations of credit risk indicate the relative sensitivity of the Company's performance to developments affecting a particular industry. The most significant financial asset exposed to credit risk is the trade debts and other receivables of the Company. The utilization of credit limits is regularly monitored.

The carrying values of financial assets which are neither past due nor impaired are as under:
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Loans Deposits                                                      130,072        136,304
                                                                     75,564         72,278
Trade debts                                                       1,499,030        355,997
Other receivables                                                 3,637,526      2,522,154
Cash and bank balances                                            1,045,025        869,623
                                                                  6,387,217      3,956,356
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The credit quality of receivables can be assessed with reference to their historical performance with no or some defaults in recent history, however, no losses. The credit quality of Company's bank balances can be assessed with reference to external credit ratings as follows:
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Bank                                                        Rating agency           Rating
                                                               Short term        Long term
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National Bank of Pakistan                      JCR-VIS                A1+              AAA
Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited       PACRA                A1+              AAA
United Bank Limited                            JCR-VIS                A1+              AA+
Habib Bank Limited                             JCR-VIS                A1+              AA+
Allied Bank Limited                              PACRA                A1+               AA
Askari Bank Limited                              PACRA                A1+               AA
Faysal Bank Limited                              PACRA                A1+               AA
MCB Bank Limited                                 PACRA                A1+              AA+
Citibank N.A.                                    PACRA                A1+              AA+
Deutsche Bank                                      S&P                A-1               A+
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ                       S&P                A-1             A+A+
Limited Pakistan                                   S&P                A-1               A+
The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited                    Moody's                P-1              Aa3
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42.2.2. Market risk

Market risk is the risk that the value of the financial instruments may fluctuate as a result of changes in market interest rates, foreign exchange rate or the equity prices due to a change in credit rating of the issuer or the instrument, change in market sentiments, speculative activities, supply and demand of securities and liquidity in the market.
i).Currency risk

Currency risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. Foreign currency risk arises mainly where payables exist due to imports of goods and transactions with foreign related parties as well as trade receivables from foreign related parties. The Company obtains forward exchange cover, where necessary and permissible, to hedge foreign currency exposure. The Company primarily has foreign currency exposures in US Dollar (USD), Pounds (GBP) and EURO (EUR).

As at December 31, 2010, had the exchange rates of USD, GBP and EUR appreciated or depreciated against the currency with all other variables held constant, the change in post-tax profit would have been as follows:
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                                                2010                                  2009
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Currency                   Profit
                                %            Rs. 000                %              Rs. 000
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USD    lower/higher           10%            424,607              10%              279,356
GBP    lower/higher           10%             82,785              10%               14,382
EUR    lower/higher           10%              8,848              10%                    -
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ii).Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. As the Company has no significant interest-bearing assets, the Company's income and operating cash flows are substantially independent of changes in market interest rates.

The Company's interest rate risk arises from short-term loans and running finance facilities. Loans and running finance obtained at variable rates expose the Company to cash flow interest rate risk. The Company analyses its interest rate exposure on a regular basis by monitoring existing facilities against prevailing market interest rates and taking into account various other financing options available. At December 31, 2010, if interest rates on Company's borrowings had been 1% higher/lower with all other variables held constant, post tax profit for the year would have been lower/higher by Rs. 64,912 thousand (2009: Rs. 54,945 thousand) mainly as a result of higher/lower interest exposure on variable rate borrowings.
iii).Price risk

Price risk represents the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of financial instruments will fluctuate because of changes in market prices (other then those arising from currency risk or interest rate risk), whether those changes are caused by factors specific to the individual financial instruments or its issuer or factors affecting all similar financial instruments traded in the market. The Company is not exposed to equity securities price risk as currently the Company has no investments in listed securities.
42.2.3. Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that an enterprise will encounter difficulties in raising funds to meet commitments associated with financial instruments.

Through its treasury function, the Company continually monitors its liquidity position and ensures availability of funds by maintaining flexibility in funding by keeping committed credit lines available.

The maturity profile of the Company's liabilities based on contractual maturities is disclosed in note 42.1 to these financial statements.
42.3. Capital Risk Management

The Company's prime objective when managing capital is to safeguard its ability to contin.ue as a going concern in order to provide adequate returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital.

In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt.

Consistent with others in the industry, the Company monitors capital on the basis of the gearing ratio. This ratio is calculated as net debt divided by total capital. Net debt is calculated as total borrowings less cash and bank balances. Total capital is calculated as equity as shown in the balance sheet plus net debt.
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                                                                       2010           2009
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                                                                             (Rupees `000)
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Total borrowings                                                 10,004,650      8,493,599
Less: Cash and bank balances                                     (1,045,025)     (869,623)
Net Debt                                                          8,959,625      7,623,976
Total Equity                                                      7,372,035      8,270,603
Total Capital                                                    16,331,660     15,894,579
Gearing Ratio                                                         54.86%        47.97%
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42.4. Fair value of financial instruments

The carrying value of financial instruments reflected in the financial statements approximate their fair values.
43. NON-ADJUSTING EVENT AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE

Subsequent to the year end, the Board of Directors of the Company in their meeting held on March 3, 2011have proposed a final cash dividend of Rs. 8.00 per share (80%) (2009 Rs. 25 per share). This is in addition to the interim cash dividend of Rs. 4.00 per share (40%) (2009 Rs 8 per share) resulting in a total cash dividend for the year of Rs.12 per share (2009 Rs. 33 per share) amounting to Rs. 821,856 thousand (2009 Rs. 2,260,101 thousand). The approval of the members for final cash dividend will be obtained in the Annual General Meeting to be held on April 4, 2011. The financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010 do not include the effect of these appropriations which will be accounted for in the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2011.
44. CORRESPONDING FIGURES

Corresponding figures have been rearranged and reclassified, wherever necessary, for the purpose of comparison. For better presentation following significant reclassification changes have been made during the year:
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Description                  Head of account of the    Head of account of the         Rupees '000
                             financial statements      for financial statements for
                             the year ended            the year ended
                             December 31, 2009         December 31, 2010
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Operating fixed assets       Fixed assets              Property, plant & equipment      6,283,879
Capital work-in-progress     Fixed assets              Property, plant & equipment
Intangible assets            Fixed assets              Intangible assets                  740,908
                                                                                          289,573
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45. GENERAL

Figures have been rounded off to the nearest thousand.
46. DATE OF AUTHORISATION

These financial statements were authorised for issue on March 3, 2011 by the Board of Directors of the Company.

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