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2015 ANNUAL REPORT
KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| Year Ending September 30 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 | |||
| Natural Gas Deliveries (DTH’s) |
9,875,007 |
10,087,651 |
9,408,894 | |||
| Net Income |
$ 5,094,415 |
$ 4,708,440 |
$ 4,262,052 | |||
| Earnings Per Share |
$ 1.08 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 0.91 | |||
| Natural Gas Customers |
59,080 |
58,553 |
58,238 | |||
| Additions to Plan |
$ 13,780,356 |
$ 14,715,428 |
$ 9,977,433 |
Regular Annualized Dividends Per Share
Earnings Per Share
Stock Price, September 30
$19.29
$19.90
$20.20
$0.91
$1.00
$1.08
$0.72
$0.74
$0.77
2013
2014
2015
PRESIDENT’S LETTER
John S. D’Orazio,
President and Chief Executive Officer
To Our Shareholders
I am very pleased to report earnings of $5.1 million or $1.08 per share outstanding compared to $1.00 per share last year or an 8% improvement. I am also pleased to report that our Board of Directors approved an annualized dividend increase from $0.77 per share to $0.81 per share, effective with the February 1, 2016, quarterly dividend payments. The February dividend will reflect 71 years of continuous quarterly dividend payments and 19 annual dividend increases in the past 20 years.
We announced on October 1, 2015 that RGC Resources, through its newly formed subsidiary RGC Midstream, LLC, acquired a 1% ownership interest in Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC, which is a joint venture between EQT Midstream Partners LP, affiliates of NextEra Energy Inc., WGL Holdings Inc. and Vega Energy Partners Ltd. The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) will be a 301 mile,
42-inch diameter pipeline with an approximate total cost of $3.5 billion. It will transport natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica production areas through West Virginia and Southwest Virginia to the growing natural gas markets in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic region. This pipeline is subject to approval and regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The MVP is expected to be in service during the fourth quarter of 2018. The MVP will address the growing demand for natural gas in our region and enhance the reliability of the Roanoke Gas distribution system. It will also improve our ability to expand our natural gas system into areas that currently do not have access and promote economic growth and new investments in these areas. Our investment in this project is projected to be $35 million over the next three years. We believe this strategic investment will complement our core business and enhance shareholder value.
Special points of interest:
Earnings of $5.1 million or $1.08 per share outstanding compared to $1.00 per share last year or an 8% improvement.
Dividend increase from $0.77 per share to $0.81 per share, effective February 1, 2016.
Mountain Valley Pipeline 1% ownership interest.
1% increase in new customer additions.
KUBOTA
PRESIDENT’S LETTER (continued)
The economy in the Roanoke area continues to grow at a steady pace and, as a result, Roanoke Gas experienced a 1% increase in new customer additions. Approximately 71% of the new customer additions were conversions, with the remainder from new construction. Conversions occur when existing homes or businesses convert to natural gas from other fuel sources. Industrial demand was soft in 2015. Future industrial demand will depend upon the state of the economy and market conditions. During the past year, we provided gas service to a new manufacturing customer, who quickly became one of our top customers based on gas usage. We are also excited to provide natural gas service to the first compressed natural gas station in the Roanoke Valley. The station will be owned and operated by a major fleet operator and is projected to be operational in the first quarter of fiscal 2016.
We experienced another strong year in the operations side of the business. Weather was 6% colder than the 30-year average. In February, we experienced two days where natural gas deliveries ranked in the top five days in the Company’s history. As a result of the efforts to modernize our system, the distribution system operated as designed without any issues during those extremely cold periods.
We continue to invest in capital improvements for Roanoke Gas Company. In fiscal 2015, we invested $13.8 million with the primary focus on the modernization of our distribution system. We replaced approximately 10 miles of cast iron and bare steel pipe with polyethylene pipe. When we began our renewal program in 1991, bare steel and cast iron mains represented 25% of our distribution system. Cast iron and bare steel pipe now represent less than 2% of our distribution system. We anticipate replacing the remaining bare steel and cast iron pipe by 2017. We will maintain our focus of further enhancing the safety and reliability of our system with a fiscal 2016 capital budget of $15.2 million. This will include the replacement and upgrade of two natural gas transfer stations.
On a national level, the natural gas industry continues to increase production in the various shale formations through improved drilling and fracking technologies. There are numerous interstate pipeline projects, either under construction or in the process of filing for FERC approval, to transport supply from the shale formations to areas of the country where the demand for natural gas is increasing. Natural gas prices are forecasted to remain low and stable on both a near and intermediate term basis due to production and infrastructure improvements.
On behalf of our employees and Board of Directors, I thank you for your continuing decision to invest in RGC Resources. We are pleased to be part of an exciting era for the natural gas industry and I look forward to reporting to you at the end of 2016 on what I anticipate to be another year of solid performance.
John S. D’Orazio
President and Chief Executive Officer
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nancy Howell Agee
President and Chief Executive Officer
Carilion Clinic
Abney S. Boxley, III
President and Chief Executive Officer
Boxley Materials Company
John S. D’Orazio
President and Chief Executive Officer
RGC Resources, Inc.
Maryellen F. Goodlatte
Attorney and Principal
Glenn Feldmann Darby & Goodlatte
J. Allen Layman
Private Investor
George Logan
Principal
Pine Street Partners, LLC
Faculty, University of VA Darden Graduate School of Business
S. Frank Smith
Consultant
Alpha Coal Sales Co., LLC
Raymond D. Smoot, Jr.
Senior Fellow
Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.
John B. Williamson, III
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
OFFICERS
John S. D’Orazio
President and Chief Executive Officer
Howard T. Lyon
Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Paul W. Nester
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Robert L. Wells, II
Vice President,
Information Technology
Carl J. Shockley, Jr.
Vice President,
Operations—Roanoke Gas Company
INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWALS
Miles Remaining
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Cast Iron
Bare Steel
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
“In fiscal 2015… We replaced approximately 10 miles of cast iron and bare steel pipe… we anticipate replacing the remaining bare steel and cast iron pipe by 2017.”
CORPORATE INFORMATION
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN SHAREHOLDER INQUIRIES
Through the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, shareholders of record are offered a convenient way to acquire and reinvest cash dividends in additional shares of the Company’s common stock and avoid commissions or other charges. Additionally, shareholders are given on-line access to make transfers, consolidate accounts, replace stock certificates or dividend checks, establish direct deposit, update personal information and much more. American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC administers the plan and is the agent for participants. For more information, inquiries may be directed to RGC Resources, Inc., Shareholder Information Services, P.O. Box 13007, Roanoke, VA 24030, (540) 777-3853.
STOCK PLAN ADMINISTRATOR AND AGENT
American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, LLC
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
(800) 937-5449
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Brown Edwards & Company, L.L.P.
1715 Pratt Drive, Suite 2700
Blacksburg, VA 24060
ANNUAL REPORT AND 10-K
This annual report, 10-K and the financial statements contained herein are submitted to the shareholders of the Company for their general information and not in connection with any sale or offer to sell, or solicitation of any offer to buy, any securities.
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of shareholders of the Company will be held at The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, 110 Shenandoah Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia, 24016 on Monday, February 1, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. Proxies for the annual meeting will be requested from shareholders when notice of meeting, proxy statement and form of proxy are mailed on or about December 16, 2015.
FINANCIAL INQUIRIES
All financial analysts and professional investment managers should direct their questions and requests for information to:
RGC Resources, Inc.
VP, Treasurer, Secretary & CFO
P.O. Box 13007
Roanoke, VA 24030
(540) 777-3853
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RGC Resources TM
519 Kimball Avenue, N.E.
P.O. Box 13007
Roanoke, Virginia, 24030
www.rgcresources.com