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SERIES A BONDS PAYABLE
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
SERIES A BONDS PAYABLE

NOTE 6. SERIES A BONDS PAYABLE

 

On February 13, 2017, Southern Properties Capital LTD, a British Virgin Islands corporation (“Southern”), filed a final prospectus with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange LTD (the “TASE”) for an offering and sale of nonconvertible Series A Bonds (the “Debentures”), to be issued by Southern, which is an indirect subsidiary of TCI. Southern, in turn, wholly owns interest in other entities, which, in turn, are the principal owners of various residential and commercial properties located in the south and southwestern portions of the United States. The Debentures are unsecured obligations of Southern. On February 14, 2017, Southern commenced the institutional tender of the Debentures and accepted application for 276 million Israeli, new Shekels (approximately $73,651,065 USD, based on the exchange rate of 3.7474 Shekels to the U.S. Dollar effective February 14, 2017) in both institutional and public tenders, at an annual interest rate averaging approximately 7.38%. The Series A Bonds payable have a stated interest rate of 7.3% and an effective yield of 9.25%.

 

On May 16, 2017, Southern issued nonconvertible Series A Bonds for 100.2 million Israelis, new Shekels (approximately $27,769,615 USD, based on the exchange rate of 3.607 Shekels to the U.S. Dollar) at an annual interest rate of 7.3%.

 

On July 12, 2017, Southern sold nonconvertible Series A Bonds for 23.8 million Israeli, new Shekels (approximately $6,668,998 USD, based on the exchange rate of 3.574 Shekels to the U.S. Dollar) in both institutional and public tenders, at an annual interest rate averaging approximately 7.3%.

 

Foreign Currency Gain or Loss

 

Principal and interest will be paid in Israeli Shekels as the bonds mature. Interest payments are due semiannually beginning in July 2017 through July 2023 with ten semiannual principal payments due beginning July 2019 through July 2023. Until such actual principal payments are made, there will not be any significant need to convert US dollars to Israeli shekels.

 

The Company records unrealized gains or losses each quarter based upon the relative exchange values of the US dollar and the Israeli shekel; however, no gain or loss will be realized until a conversion from US dollars to Israeli shekels actually occurs in the future. The recorded unrealized gain or loss is reflected as a separate line item to highlight the fact that it is a non-cash transaction until such time as actual payment of principal and interest on the bonds is made.

 

The Company recorded a foreign currency transaction gain of $1.9 million and a foreign currency transaction loss of $1.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.