june 9, 2011. overview of gas authority debt - attached results of bond pricing board action –...
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Special Called Board Meeting
Authorization of new Portfolio III Bonds
June 9, 2011
Overview of Gas Authority debt - attached
Results of bond pricing
Board action – Authorize staff to accept
proposed pricing and finalize issuance on bonds
Agenda
June 9, 2011Special Called Board Meeting - 2 -
Components of Gas Authority Liabilities
Total Liabilities – Audited Balance Sheet at 12/31/10 $ 3,219,000,000
Less: Main Street Prepayments – Limited-recourse debt - $ 2,481,000,000
FV of Derivatives, A/P and Due to Members - $ 446,000,000
Net Portfolio III debt and other obligations $ 292,000,000
All ownership interests in oil and gas reserves including interests owned through participation in Public Gas Partners
Storage inventory and seasonal working capital
Other miscellaneous gas supplies (e.g. landfill prepayment, etc.)
June 9, 2011Special Called Board Meeting - 3 -
Rationale for Issuance of new Bonds
Portfolio III debt is comprised of 2 commercial bank lines of credit for MGAG and 3 lines for PGP Pool 3
2 series of short-term Notes with one maturing every 6 months, and
2 issues of 10-year amortizing bonds, 1 each by MGAG and PGP
Issuance of new Gas Authority Bonds
Reduces reliance on bank lines of credit and market access for additional Short-term Notes Reduces total line of credit borrowings by $40 million and ST Notes by $10 million
Takes advantage of current historically low interest rate environment Converts variable rate obligations to fixed rates over 5-year term
Maintains reasonable cash-flow flexibility over estimated lives of gas reserves Intermediate term allows for repayment or refinancing as required by future project
development and net cash flows
Utilizes Gas Authority’s higher credit rating minimizing project interest costs
June 9, 2011Special Called Board Meeting - 4 -
MGAG/PGP Debt Summary
Current Balance
Balance with 5-Yr Bonds
Change
Gas Authority:
Series F 10-yr bonds
88,885,000 88,885,000 0
Series J 1-yr notes 67,000,000 57,000,000 -10,000,000
Series K 1-yr notes 60,000,000 60,000,000 0
Series L/M/N 5-yr bonds 0 50,000,000 50,000,000
Lines of Credit * 20,000,000 5,000,000 -15,000,000
Total 235,885,000 260,885,000 25,000,000
Public Gas Partners:
Series A ** 10-yr bonds
122,000,000 122,000,000 0
Lines of Credit 42,000,000 17,000,000 -25,000,000
Total 164,000,000 139,000,000 -25,000,000
Total – All debt * 399,885,000 399,885,000 0* Available working capital may be utilized in lieu of lines of credit in order to minimize project interest costs** Balance outstanding includes unamortized premium
June 9, 2011Special Called Board Meeting - 5 -
(In $ millions) MGAG Total Current Comments Fixed /Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Total rates Variable ?
Available capacity 0.25% Current 7-day LiborLines of credit - unfunded Liquidity for ST Notes 19 19 37 13 50 0.40% Reducing Wells Fargo commitment to $50 M F Liquidity for Ops & Capex 10 10 20 25 45 0.42% JPM - renewed $50 M commitment F PGP LOCs - liquidity 58 58 58 0.60% Increased capacity after $25 M repaid FTotal available 29 29 58 115 38 153
Short-term debtMGAG LOC - Wells Fargo 0 0 0 1.75% Reduced by $20 M w/ cash and bond proceeds VMGAG LOC - JPM 0 5 5 1.25% New 2 1/2 yr commitment through Dec 13 VAdvance Payment to PGP 22 1 23 -23 0 1.35% Reduced by $15 M, Funded w/ excess cash VPGP LOCs - Wells/JP/Scotia 17 17 17 1.75% Funded amounts reduced by $25 M VMGAG ST Notes - Advance Refunding -10 -10 -10 -0.60% $10 M will be retired in Nov 11MGAG Short-Term tax-exempt notes 47 47 94 33 127 1.00% VTotal short-term debt 69 38 17 124 15 139
Long Term Debt:New MGAG 5-yr bonds - tax-exempt 20 20 40 40 2.00% Expected all-in interest cost FNew MGAG 5-yr bonds - taxable 5 5 10 10 2.50% Expected all-in interest cost FMGAG Taxable 10-yr bonds 45 9 54 35 89 5.30% FPGP Tax-Exempt Bonds 122 122 122 3.20% FTotal long-term debt 167 34 25 226 35 261
0Total Debt - MGAG 114 72 25 178 50 228Total Debt - PGP 122 0 17 139 0 139Total Debt - MGAG and PGP 236 72 42 350 50 400
Percent tax-exempt 72% 79% 48% 73% 66% 72%Long-term as % of total funded debt 71% 47% 60% 65% 70% 65% Much higher % long-term, committed fundingWtd avg interest rate 3.04% 2.31% 2.79% 2.86% 4.19% 3.02% for Pools 2 and 3MGAG Participation Share 142 50 29 221 50 271 3.09%
Public Gas Partners
June 9, 2011Special Called Board Meeting - 6 -
Changes to Portfolio III Debt