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Debt Obligations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Obligations  
Debt Obligations

8.              Debt Obligations

 

The following discussion of our debt obligations should be read in conjunction with Notes 12 and 21 to the audited consolidated financial statements in our registration statement on Form S-4 (Amendment No. 2) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2014.

 

Senior Notes.  During August 2013, the Company completed the issuance of its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $200.0 million.  The 2021 Notes were offered and sold in a private transaction either to “qualified institutional buyers” pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or to persons outside the U.S. under Regulation S of the Securities Act.  One of the Company’s largest shareholders and one of such shareholder’s affiliates collectively purchased $10.0 million of the 2021 Notes when they were originally issued by us and those entities sold their notes during March 2014.  The net proceeds from the offering of the 2021 Notes (the “Notes Offering”) were $195.5 million after deducting fees and expenses payable by us.  The Company used $127.0 million of the net proceeds from the Notes Offering to voluntarily prepay the entire outstanding principal amount of its Senior Secured Term Notes due 2017, of which $125.0 million in aggregate principal amount was outstanding, at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.  We intend to use the remainder of the net proceeds from the Notes Offering for general corporate purposes, including the acquisition and development of land and home construction.

 

The 2021 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of WCI Communities, Inc. (“WCI”) that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and severable and senior unsecured basis by certain of WCI’s subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”).  Each of the Guarantors is directly or indirectly owned 100% by WCI.  There are no significant restrictions on the ability of any of the Guarantors to pay dividends, provide loans or otherwise make payments to WCI.  Each of the Guarantors will be released and relieved of its guarantee obligations pertaining to the 2021 Notes: (i) in the event of a sale or other disposition of all of the assets of one or more of the Guarantors, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise; (ii) upon designation of a Guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the 2021 Notes (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Indenture”); (iii) in connection with the dissolution of a Guarantor under applicable law in accordance with the Indenture; (iv) upon release or discharge of the guarantee that resulted in the creation of such guarantee of the 2021 Notes; (v) if WCI exercises its legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option; or (vi) if its obligations under the Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.  Separate condensed consolidating financial statements of the Company are not provided herein because: (i) WCI has no independent assets or operations; (ii) the guarantees provided by the Guarantors are full and unconditional and joint and several; and (iii) the total assets, equity and operations of WCI’s non-guarantor subsidiaries are individually and in the aggregate minor.

 

In connection with the issuance of the 2021 Notes, the Company, the Guarantors and the initial purchasers of the 2021 Notes entered into an Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).  The Registration Rights Agreement requires the Company to: (a) file an exchange offer registration statement with respect to an offer to exchange the unregistered 2021 Notes for new notes of the Company registered under the Securities Act having terms substantially identical, in all material respects, to those of the 2021 Notes (except for provisions relating to transfer restrictions and payments of additional interest); (b) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective; (c) as soon as reasonably practicable after the effectiveness of the exchange offer registration statement, offer the exchange notes for surrender of the 2021 Notes; and (d) keep the registered exchange offer open for not less than 30 days (or longer if required by applicable law) after the date notice of the registered exchange offer is sent to holders of the 2021 Notes.  In the event that we cannot effect the exchange offer within the prescribed time period and in certain other circumstances described in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will file a “shelf registration statement” that would allow some or all of the 2021 Notes to be offered to the public in the U.S.  If the Company does not comply with the foregoing obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, it will be required to pay special interest to the holders of the 2021 Notes.

 

In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, we filed a registration statement on Form S-4 on March 27, 2014 (as amended on March 31, 2014 and April 28, 2014), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2014.  On May 5, 2014, we sent a notice of the registered exchange offer to the holders of the 2021 Notes offering them publicly registered notes in exchange for the surrender of their existing notes.  We intend to keep the registered exchange offer open until at least June 4, 2014.  In connection with the filing of the registration statement and its amendments, we incurred $0.2 million of debt issuance costs through March 31, 2014.

 

Revolving Credit Arrangements.  During August 2013, the Company entered into a four-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), providing for a revolving line of credit of up to $75.0 million.  The commitment under the Revolving Credit Facility is limited by a borrowing base calculation based on certain asset values as set forth in the underlying loan agreement.  In addition, a portion of the Revolving Credit Facility is available for the issuance of letters of credit.  The Company has never borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility.  As of May 6, 2014, there were no limitations on the Company’s borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility, leaving the full amount of the line of credit available to us on such date.

 

During February 2013, WCI and WCI Communities, LLC (collectively, the “WCI Parties”) entered into a $10.0 million loan with a bank secured by a first mortgage on a parcel of land and related amenity facilities comprising the Pelican Preserve Town Center (the “Town Center”) in Fort Myers, Florida.  During its initial 36 months, the loan is structured as a revolving credit facility whereby the WCI Parties may borrow and repay advances up to $10.0 million and have the right to issue standby letters of credit up to an aggregate amount of $5.0 million at any time.  The WCI Parties have never borrowed under this credit facility; however, $2.0 million of outstanding letters of credit as of May 6, 2014 limited the borrowing capacity thereunder on such date to $8.0 million.

 

Other.  As of March 31, 2014, we were in compliance with all of the covenants contained in our debt agreements.