9.     Debt



Notes Payable and Other Borrowings



The table below sets forth information regarding the notes payable and other borrowings (other than receivable-backed notes payable) of the Company as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):











See Note 13 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2017 Annual Report for additional information regarding the above listed notes payable and other borrowings.



New debt issuances and significant changes related to notes payable and other borrowings during the three months ended March 31, 2018 are detailed below.  See Note 17 – Subsequent Events for information regarding the acquisition loan Bluegreen entered into in connection with its purchase of the Éilan Hotel & Spa during April 2018.



Iberia $50 million Revolving Line of Credit.  In March 2018, BBX Capital, BBX Sweet Holdings, Food for Thought Restaurant Group-Florida, LLC, BCC and Woodbridge, entered into a Loan and Security Agreement and related agreements with IberiaBank, as administrative agent and lender, and City National Bank of Florida, as lender, which provide for a $50.0 million revolving line of credit. Amounts borrowed under the facility will accrue interest at a floating rate of 30-day LIBOR plus a margin of 3.0% to 3.75% or the Prime Rate plus a margin of 1.50% to 2.25%. The applicable margin is based on BBX Capital’s debt to EBITDA ratio. Payments of interest only will be payable monthly. The facility matures, and all outstanding principal and interest will be payable, on March 6, 2020, with twelve month renewal options at BBX Capital’s request, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. The facility is secured by a pledge of a percentage of BBX Capital’s membership interests in Woodbridge having a value of not less than $100.0 million. Borrowings under the facility may be used for business acquisitions, real estate investments, stock repurchases, letters of credit and general corporate purposes. Under the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement, we are required to comply with certain financial covenants, including maintaining minimum unencumbered liquidity and complying with financial ratios related to fixed charge coverage and debt to EBITDA. The Loan and Security Agreement also contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including those that, among other things, limit the ability of BBX Capital and the other borrowers to incur additional indebtedness and to make certain loans and investments. In April 2018, the Company borrowed $30.0 million under the IberiaBank $50 million revolving line-of-credit.



Receivable-Backed Notes Payable 



The table below sets forth information regarding Bluegreen’s receivable-backed notes payable facilities (dollars in thousands):







Except as described below, there were no new debt issuances or significant changes related to the above listed facilities during 2018.



Liberty Bank Facility - Since 2008, Bluegreen has maintained a revolving VOI notes receivable hypothecation facility (the “Liberty Bank Facility”) with Liberty Bank which provides for advances on eligible receivables pledged under the Liberty Bank Facility, subject to specified terms and conditions, during a revolving credit period.  On March 12, 2018, Bluegreen amended and restated the Liberty Bank Facility to extend the revolving credit period from March 2018 to March 2020, extend the maturity date from November 2020 until March 2023, and amend the interest rate on borrowings as described below.  Subject to its terms and conditions, the Liberty Bank Facility provides for advances of (i) 85% of the unpaid principal balance of Qualified Timeshare Loans assigned to agent, and (ii) 60% of the unpaid principal balance of Non-Conforming Timeshare Loans assigned to agent, during the revolving credit period of the facility.  Maximum permitted outstanding borrowings under the Liberty Bank Facility are $50.0 million, subject to the terms of the facility. Through March 31, 2018, borrowings under the Liberty Bank Facility bore interest at the Wall Street Journal (“WSJ”) Prime Rate plus 0.50% per annum, subject to a 4.00% floor. Pursuant to the March 2018 amendment to the Liberty Bank Facility, effective April 1, 2018, all borrowings outstanding under the facility bear interest at an annual rate equal to the WSJ Prime Rate, subject to a 4.00% floor. Principal and interest due under the Liberty Bank Facility are paid as cash is collected on the pledged receivables, with the remaining balance being due upon maturity.  



Quorum Purchase Facility - Bluegreen and Bluegreen/Big Cedar Vacations have a VOI notes receivable purchase facility (the “Quorum Purchase Facility”) with Quorum Federal Credit Union (“Quorum”), pursuant to which Quorum has agreed to purchase eligible VOI notes receivable in an amount of up to an aggregate $50.0 million purchase price, subject to certain conditions precedent and other terms of the facility. On April 6, 2018, the Quorum Purchase Facility was amended to extend the revolving purchase period from June 2018 to June 2020, and agreed to a fixed interest rate of 4.95% per annum on advances made through September 30, 2018.  The interest rate on advances made after September 30, 2018 will be set at the time of funding based on rates mutually agreed upon by all parties.  The amendment also reduced the loan purchase fee applicable to future advances from 0.50% to 0.25% and extended the maturity of the Quorum Purchase Facility from December 2030 to December 2032.  Of the amounts outstanding under the Quorum Purchase Facility at March 31, 2018, $2.9 million accrues interest at a rate per annum of 6.9%,  $2.7 million accrues interest at a rate per annum of 5.5%,  $6.9 million accrues interest at a rate per annum of 4.95%,  $3.2 million accrues interest at a rate per annum of 5.0%, and $6.0 million accrues interest at a rate per annum of 4.75%.  The Quorum Purchase Facility provides for an 85% advance rate on eligible receivables sold under the facility; however, Quorum can modify this advance rate on future purchases subject to the terms and conditions of the Quorum Purchase Facility. Eligibility requirements for VOI notes receivable sold include, among others, that the obligors under the VOI notes receivable sold be members of Quorum at the time of the note sale. Subject to performance of the collateral, Bluegreen or Bluegreen/Big Cedar Vacations, as applicable, will receive any excess cash flows generated by the receivables transferred to Quorum under the facility (excess meaning after payments of customary fees, interest and principal under the facility) on a pro-rata basis as borrowers make payments on their VOI notes receivable. While ownership of the VOI notes receivable included in the Quorum Purchase Facility is transferred and sold for legal purposes, the transfer of these VOI notes receivable is accounted for as a secured borrowing for financial reporting purposes. The facility is nonrecourse.



See Note 13 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2017 Annual Report for additional information regarding Bluegreen’s other receivable-backed notes payable facilities listed above.



Junior Subordinated Debentures 



Junior subordinated debentures outstanding at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows (in thousands):











Woodbridge and Bluegreen have each formed statutory business trusts (collectively, the “Trusts”) each of which issued trust preferred securities and invested the proceeds thereof in junior subordinated debentures of Woodbridge and Bluegreen, respectively. The Trusts are variable interest entities in which Woodbridge and Bluegreen, as applicable, are not the primary beneficiaries as defined by the accounting guidance for the consolidation of variable interest entities. Accordingly, the Company and its subsidiaries do not consolidate the operations of these Trusts; instead, the beneficial interests in the Trusts are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Interest on the junior subordinated debentures and distributions on the trust preferred securities are payable quarterly in arrears at the same interest rate.



During January 2017, Woodbridge purchased approximately $11.1 million of LCTII trust preferred securities for $6.7 million and purchased approximately $7.7 million of LCTIII trust preferred securities for $4.7 million, and in February 2017, Woodbridge delivered the purchased securities to the respective trusts in exchange for the cancellation of $11.1 million of Woodbridge’s junior subordinated debentures held by LCTII and $7.7 million of Woodbridge’s junior subordinated debentures held by LCTIII.  As a result, in February 2017, Woodbridge recognized a $6.9 million gain associated with the cancellation of the notes, which is included in “Net gains on cancellation of junior subordinated debentures” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017.



See Note 13 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2017 Annual Report for additional information regarding the Company’s junior subordinated debentures.



As of March 31, 2018, BBX Capital and its subsidiaries were in compliance with all financial debt covenants under its debt instruments. As of March 31, 2018, Bluegreen had availability of approximately $221.9 million under its receivable-backed purchase and credit facilities, inventory lines of credit and corporate credit line, subject to eligible collateral and the terms of the facilities, as applicable. As of March 31, 2018, availability under other BBX Capital revolving lines of credit was approximately $52.9 million.