Annual Report 2010 - Christchurch City Council
Annual Report 2010 - Christchurch City Council
Annual Report 2010 - Christchurch City Council
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Borrowings (continued) Financial statements <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
<strong>Christchurch</strong> Otautahi<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
p205.<br />
Notes to financial statements<br />
28. Borrowings (continued)<br />
Parent<br />
Secured loans<br />
<strong>Christchurch</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Council</strong>’s secured debt of $302.3 million (2009:<br />
$209.0 million) is issued at both fixed and floating rate of interest.<br />
For floating rate debt, the interest rate is reset quarterly based on<br />
the 90-day bank bill rate plus a margin for credit risk. As at 30 June<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, this rate averaged 5.48% (2009: 4.45%). <strong>Christchurch</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong> has entered into derivative contracts to hedge its exposure<br />
to interest rate fluctuations. As at 30 June <strong>2010</strong> the average effective<br />
interest rate for the fixed rate debt is 6.93% (2009: 6.85%).<br />
Security<br />
<strong>Christchurch</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Council</strong>’s loans are secured over either separate<br />
or general rates of the district.<br />
Fair Value<br />
The fair value of loans is $317.9 million (2009: $223 million). The fair<br />
values are based on cash flows discounted using a rate based on the<br />
borrowing rates ranging from 2.89-5.38% (2009: 2.80-5.96%).<br />
The carrying amounts of borrowings repayable within one year<br />
approximate their fair value, as the impact of discounting is not<br />
significant.<br />
Group<br />
Details of the material borrowings are as follows:<br />
CCHL<br />
CCHL’s borrowings at 30 June <strong>2010</strong> comprised:<br />
• Bonds and floating rate notes totalling $175 million (2009: $150<br />
million) in five tranches ranging from $5 million to $70 million.<br />
These borrowings mature at various intervals until November<br />
2018. Bond coupon rates are between 6.21% and 6.87%.<br />
• A loan facility of $30 million (2009: $30 million). The facility<br />
matured in July <strong>2010</strong>, and was replaced by a $30 million floating<br />
rate note issue.<br />
• Commercial paper of $76 million (2009: $23 million). This is short<br />
term debt on a 90 day rollover period.<br />
• The company also has an undrawn $20 million standby facility.<br />
The borrowings were put in place under a $350 million debt<br />
issuance programme. The borrowings are unsecured, but the loan<br />
documentation imposes certain covenants and restrictions on<br />
CCHL. The company has entered into derivative contracts to hedge<br />
its exposure to interest rate fluctuations.<br />
Orion New Zealand Ltd<br />
The company’s bank debt of $37.2 million (2009: $46.8 million)<br />
is unsecured against the company; however a deed of negative<br />
pledge and guarantee requires the company to comply with certain<br />
covenants. This facility matures 30 September <strong>2010</strong> (2009: 30<br />
September <strong>2010</strong>). Subsequent to balance date the facilities were<br />
extended to mature on 31 December <strong>2010</strong> and the company elected<br />
to reduce its facility limit to $90 million.<br />
Interest rates for all borrowings are floating rate based on bank bill<br />
rates plus a margin. As at 31 March <strong>2010</strong> this rate averaged 3.06%<br />
(2009: 3.83%). The company has entered into derivative contracts to<br />
hedge its exposure to interest rate fluctuations.<br />
<strong>Christchurch</strong> International Airport Ltd<br />
The company has a $250 million funding facility with four<br />
banks to fund the ongoing business and the proposed terminal<br />
development. In addition, the company has a fully drawn<br />
subordinated $50 million facility with CCHL and an overdraft<br />
facility of $1 million (2009: $250 million funding facility, $50<br />
million subordinated facility with CCHL and $1 million overdraft<br />
facility).<br />
All borrowings under the bank facility and overdraft facility are<br />
unsecured and supported by a negative pledge deed. Interest<br />
rates paid during the year, including offsetting interest rate swaps,<br />
ranged from 6.99-8.80% (2009: 7.08-8.55%).<br />
Lyttelton Port Company Ltd<br />
Current and term advances of $57.9 million (2009: $57.1 million)<br />
have been raised pursuant to a multi-currency facility agreement<br />
with Westpac Banking Corporation. Those funds have been lent<br />
against a negative pledge deed where Westpac ranks equally with<br />
other creditors. The facility is in two tranches of $95 million and $55<br />
million respectively with renewal dates of 1 July 2011 and 1 July 2012<br />
respectively. There was no difference between the face value and<br />
carrying amount of these loans and borrowings as at 30 June <strong>2010</strong><br />
or 30 June 2009.