This is a non GAAP presentation of the financial statements. For a copy of our fully audited financial statements, please refer to our public filings at
www.sedar.com, emailing our IR department at
investor_relations@vermilionenergy.com, or by viewing our
Financial Reports.
Vermilion's reserves are evaluated by one of Canada's largest independent evaluation engineering firms, GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd. For a complete listing of the Trust's reserves, please see our
Annual Information Forms.
| Financial Summary ($mm CDN except per unit amounts) 1 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| |
|
| Revenue |
314.1 |
354.5 |
529.9 |
618.1 |
707.3 |
1,001.9 |
| Royalties |
(74.7) |
(63.6) |
(88.0) |
(92.2) |
(97.5) |
(130.8) |
| Expenses |
(211.3) |
(243.9) |
(245.7) |
(337.6) |
(403.3) |
(532.0) |
| Earnings before income taxes, other items and discontinued operations |
28.2 |
47.1 |
196.2 |
188.3 |
206.6 |
339.1 |
| Income taxes (recovery) |
(18.9) |
(3.9) |
24.8 |
26.5 |
24.7 |
87.8 |
| Other items |
4.3 |
3.6 |
13.0 |
14.9 |
17.6 |
22.1 |
| Net earnings from continuing operations |
42.7 |
47.4 |
158.5 |
146.9 |
164.3 |
229.2 |
| Net earnings from continuing operations /unit, basic ($) 2 |
$0.80 |
$0.79 |
$2.57 |
$2.30 |
$2.48 |
$3.30 |
| |
|
| Fund flows from operations |
144.8 |
169.8 |
277.2 |
342.5 |
385.9 |
574.0 |
| Fund flows from operations /unit, basic ($) 2 |
$2.47 |
$2.57 |
$4.07 |
$4.86 |
$5.28 |
$7.49 |
| |
|
| Capital expenditures |
66.9 |
50.7 |
102.6 |
136.9 |
175.6 |
186.8 |
| Acquisitions, including acquired working capital deficiency |
5.8 |
94.0 |
186.6 |
195.9 |
129.6 |
48.2 |
| |
|
| Cash distributions |
98.9 |
122.6 |
126.2 |
130.6 |
136.4 |
158.7 |
| Cash distributions /unit, basic ($) |
$1.87 |
$2.04 |
$2.04 |
$2.04 |
$2.06 |
$2.28 |
| |
|
Nominal Payout Ratio
(cash distributions / fund flows from operations) |
68% |
72% |
46% |
38% |
35% |
28% |
|
Total Payout Ratio
(net distribution, capital expenditures, reclamation fund
contributions and asset retirement costs incurred)
|
114% |
117% |
86% |
77% |
73% |
61% |
| |
|
| Long-term debt (net of working capital) |
141.2 |
88.0 |
244.9 |
354.8 |
416.9 |
207.8 |
| Unitholders' equity |
361.3 |
389.6 |
458.2 |
536.6 |
627.4 |
755.0 |
| |
|
| Units Outstanding |
64,694 |
66,629 |
68,875 |
71,251 |
74,271 |
77,003 |
| Weighted average units outstanding 2 |
58,600 |
66,087 |
68,123 |
70,520 |
73,058 |
76,656 |
| |
|
| Closing unit price ($) |
$15.34 |
$20.12 |
$29.74 |
$35.00 |
$34.23 |
$25.19 |
| |
|
| Yield at beginning of the year (January 1) |
17.4% |
13.3% |
10.1% |
6.9% |
5.9% |
6.7% |
| Total Return to December 31 |
46.5% |
44.5% |
58.0% |
24.5% |
3.7% |
-19.8% |
| |
| 1 Results do not include consolidation of Aventura Energy Inc. (2003-2004) or Verenex Energy Inc. (2005) |
| 2 Includes trust units issuable for outstanding exchangeable shares based on year-end exchange ratio |

|
| Operating Netbacks, $/boe (Gas converted at 6:1) | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| |
|
| Price |
$39.90 |
$43.21 |
$57.94 |
$61.80 |
$61.86 |
$83.61 |
| Realized hedging gain (loss) |
-2.38 |
-3.73 |
-4.46 |
-0.02 |
-0.25 |
-0.89 |
| Royalites (net) |
-8.92 |
-7.54 |
-9.54 |
-9.22 |
-8.53 |
-10.92 |
| Transportation |
-1.24 |
-1.17 |
-0.99 |
-1.05 |
-2.01 |
-1.96 |
| Lifting cost |
-6.11 |
-6.63 |
-7.89 |
-9.65 |
-10.45 |
-11.98 |
| Operating netback |
$21.25 |
$24.14 |
$35.06 |
$41.86 |
$40.62 |
$57.86 |
| General and administration |
-1.24 |
-1.59 |
-1.43 |
-1.58 |
-1.64 |
-2.07 |
| Reorganization costs |
-1.05 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Interest |
-1.05 |
-0.37 |
-0.69 |
-1.68 |
-1.95 |
-1.36 |
| Foreign exchange |
-0.03 |
0.04 |
-0.08 |
-0.06 |
-0.41 |
0.46 |
| Current and capital taxes |
-0.59 |
-2.03 |
-2.71 |
-4.29 |
-2.98 |
-6.99 |
| Proceeds on sale of investments |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.11 |
0.01 |
| After-tax cash flow netback |
$17.29 |
$20.19 |
$30.15 |
$34.25 |
$33.75 |
$47.91 |
| |
|
| Unitholders (number) |
|
| Canada |
10,096 |
14,504 |
15,873 |
19,726 |
24,721 |
28,840 |
| Non-Resident |
1,957 |
9,326 |
11,183 |
9,250 |
9,352 |
9,280 |
| Total |
12,053 |
23,830 |
27,056 |
28,976 |
34,073 |
38,120 |
| % units held by non-resident unitholders |
33.0% |
26.7% |
28.9% |
30.8% |
25.2% |
35.0% |

|
| Average Daily Production | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| |
|
| Oil and NGL's, b/d |
|
| Canada |
6,678 |
5,723 |
4,870 |
4,011 |
4,081 |
4,172 |
| France |
6,018 |
5,763 |
5,478 |
7,576 |
8,621 |
8,514 |
| Netherlands |
- |
13 |
28 |
31 |
40 |
24 |
| Australia |
- |
- |
3,391 |
3,815 |
6,065 |
6,773 |
| Total |
12,696 |
11,499 |
13,767 |
15,433 |
18,807 |
19,483 |
| |
|
| Natural Gas, mmcf/d |
|
| Canada |
60.0 |
46.4 |
38.4 |
41.0 |
47.7 |
51.2 |
| France |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
| Netherlands |
0.0 |
21.0 |
28.7 |
29.5 |
26.2 |
27.2 |
| Australia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
61.5 |
68.9 |
68.4 |
71.8 |
75.1 |
79.6 |
| |
|
| Oil equivalent production (boe/d) (natural gas converted at 6:1) |
|
| Canada |
16,671 |
13,453 |
11,268 |
10,843 |
12,038 |
12,696 |
| France |
6,271 |
6,018 |
5,695 |
7,800 |
8,809 |
8,710 |
| Netherlands |
-
|
3,519 |
4,812 |
4,943 |
4,413 |
4,562 |
| Australia |
-
|
-
|
3,391 |
3,815 |
6,065 |
6,773 |
| Total |
22,942 |
22,990 |
25,166 |
27,401 |
31,325 |
32,741 |

|
| Reserves | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| |
|
| Proved plus probable oil equivalent (mmboe) Gas at 6:1 |
|
| Canada |
46.2 |
42.0 |
45.1 |
45.3 |
42.4 |
44.7 |
| France |
38.3 |
35.7 |
35.4 |
50.0 |
49.7 |
46.0 |
| Netherlands |
0.0 |
15.3 |
14.1 |
12.9 |
12.4 |
10.9 |
| Australia |
0.0 |
0.0 |
16.2 |
15.1 |
23.1 |
22.6 |
| Total |
84.6 |
93.0 |
110.8 |
123.3 |
127.6 |
124.1 |
| |
|
| Reserve life index - (proved plus probable, based on Q4 production) |
11.3 |
10.6 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
10.6 |
10.6 |

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