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LONG-TERM DEBT
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
LONG-TERM DEBT  
LONG-TERM DEBT

6.                                    LONG-TERM DEBT

 

A summary of Barnwell’s long-term debt is as follows:

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian revolving credit facility

 

 

$

7,000,000

 

 

 

$

12,000,000

 

Real estate loan

 

 

4,235,000

 

 

 

4,640,000

 

Land investment loan

 

 

4,799,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,034,000

 

 

 

16,640,000

 

Less: current portion

 

 

(5,635,000

)

 

 

(5,240,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

 

 

$

10,399,000

 

 

 

$

11,400,000

 

 

Canadian revolving credit facility

 

On April 29, 2014, Barnwell’s credit facility at Royal Bank of Canada was amended and renewed. The amendment, among other things, provides for a decrease in the aggregate principal amount of the revolving credit facility to $11,800,000 Canadian dollars, or US$11,053,000 at the June 30, 2014 exchange rate, from $20,000,000 Canadian dollars. A portion of the decrease in the facility contemplates the decrease in security resulting from the sales of oil and natural gas properties discussed in Note 14. The other material terms of the credit facility remain unchanged.

 

Borrowings under this facility were $7,000,000 at June 30, 2014 and unused credit available was $3,924,000 after consideration of issued letters of credit totaling $129,000. The interest rate on the facility at June 30, 2014 was 2.65%.

 

The renewed facility is available in U.S. dollars at the London Interbank Offer Rate plus 2.50%, at Royal Bank of Canada’s U.S. base rate plus 1.50%, or in Canadian dollars at Royal Bank of Canada’s prime rate plus 1.50%. A standby fee of 0.625% per annum is charged on the unused facility balance. Under the financing agreement with Royal Bank of Canada, the facility is reviewed annually, with the next review planned for April 2015. Subject to that review, the facility may be renewed for one year with no required debt repayments or converted to a two-year term loan by the bank. If the facility is converted to a two-year term loan, Barnwell has agreed to the following repayment schedule of the then outstanding loan balance: first year of the term period – 20% (5% per quarter), and in the second year of the term period – 80% (5% per quarter for the first three quarters and 65% in the final quarter). Based on the terms of this agreement, if Royal Bank of Canada were to convert the facility to a two-year term loan upon its next review in April 2015, Barnwell would be obligated to make quarterly principal and interest repayments beginning in July 2015. As no debt repayments will be required on or before June 30, 2015, the entire outstanding loan balance at June 30, 2014 is classified as long-term debt.

 

During the nine months ended June 30, 2014, Barnwell realized a foreign currency transaction gain of $271,000, which was due to the repayment of $5,000,000 of the U.S. dollar denominated credit facility using Canadian dollars.

 

Real estate loan

 

Barnwell, together with its real estate joint venture, Kaupulehu 2007, has a non-revolving real estate loan with a Hawaii bank. Principal and interest are paid monthly and are determined based on a loan amortization schedule. The monthly payment will change as a result of an annual change in the interest rate, the sale of the house or the sale of a residential parcel. The interest rate adjusts each April for the remaining term of the loan to the lender’s then prevailing interest rate for similarly priced commercial mortgage loans or a floating rate equal to the lender’s base rate. The interest rate at June 30, 2014 was 3.41%. Any unpaid principal balance and accrued interest will be due and payable on April 1, 2018.

 

The loan is collateralized by, among other things, a first mortgage on Kaupulehu 2007’s lots together with all improvements thereon. Kaupulehu 2007 will be required to make a principal payment upon the sale of the house or a residential parcel in the amount of the net sales proceeds of the house or residential parcel; the loan agreement defines net sales proceeds as the gross sales proceeds for the house or residential parcel, less reasonable commissions and normal closing costs.

 

The loan agreement contains provisions requiring us to maintain compliance with certain covenants including a consolidated debt service coverage ratio and a consolidated total liabilities to tangible net worth ratio.

 

The home collateralizing the loan is currently available for sale; therefore, the entire balance outstanding at June 30, 2014 under the term loan has been classified as a current liability.

 

Land investment loan

 

On November 27, 2013, Barnwell, through affiliated entities, entered into a non-revolving loan with a Hawaii bank for $5,000,000 to fund the acquisition of interests in the land development partnerships and certain acquisition costs.

 

The bank loan matures in December 2015, with an option to extend one year, accrues interest for the first year at 4.50% and resets annually thereafter to the lender’s then prevailing interest rate for similarly priced commercial mortgage loans or to the lender’s base rate plus 0.50%. The interest rate at June 30, 2014 was 4.50%. Principal payments are due upon the receipt of percentage of sales payments from the sale of lots within Kaupulehu Lot 4A Increments I and II, the sale of Kaupulehu 2007’s residential parcels and the receipt of cash distributions from the land development partnerships. Additionally, Barnwell will be required to make a principal payment of $1,400,000 upon the sale of the house currently available for sale; therefore, $1,400,000 has been classified as a current liability.

 

The loan is collateralized by Kaupulehu Developments’ rights to percentage of sales payments from the sale of lots within Kaupulehu Lot 4A Increments I and II, a second mortgage on Kaupulehu 2007’s lots together with all improvements thereon, the interest in the land development partnerships and any distributions from the partnerships, an $892,000 interest reserve account and a $1,000,000 pledged deposit account. Barnwell is a guarantor of the loan.

 

The loan agreement contains provisions requiring us to maintain compliance with certain covenants including a consolidated debt service coverage ratio and a consolidated total liabilities to tangible net worth ratio.