EX-15.2 8 c14999exv15w2.htm EXHIBIT 15.2 Exhibit 15.2
Exhibit 15.2
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors of
TEEKAY NAKILAT (III) CORPORATION
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation (or the Company) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
     
Vancouver, Canada
April 1, 2011
  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chartered Accountants

 

 


 

Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Years ended December 31
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
    $     $     $  
 
                       
Voyage revenues (note 3)
    98,314       99,593       47,016  
 
                       
Operating expenses
                       
Voyage expenses
    49       136       427  
Vessel operating expenses (notes 4d and 4e)
    16,358       16,411       13,658  
Depreciation
    17              
General and administrative
    242       304       381  
Corporate service fees (note 4b)
    311       287       287  
Ship management fees (note 4c)
    1,544       1,504       1,158  
 
                 
Total operating expenses
    18,521       18,642       15,911  
 
                 
Income from vessel operations
    79,793       80,951       31,105  
 
                 
 
                       
Other items
                       
Interest expense
    (27,211 )     (31,968 )     (21,834 )
Interest income
    257       251       672  
Realized and unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments (note 7)
    (35,173 )     10,692        
Foreign exchange (loss) gain
          (8 )     51  
 
                 
Total other items
    (62,127 )     (21,033 )     (21,111 )
 
                 
Net income
    17,666       59,918       9,994  
 
                 
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
As at December 31
                 
    2010     2009  
    $     $  
 
               
ASSETS
               
Current
               
Cash
    49,245       40,765  
Restricted cash (note 6)
    4,426       4,517  
Accounts receivable
    586       733  
Prepaid expenses and advances
    852       2,218  
Due from affiliates (note 4i)
    30       32  
Current portion of net investments in direct financing leases (note 3)
    11,970       11,134  
 
           
Total current assets
    67,109       59,399  
 
               
Long-term
               
Vessel equipment
    1,097       192  
Net investments in direct financing leases (note 3)
    1,022,539       1,035,734  
Deferred debt issuance costs
    8,140       9,242  
 
           
Total assets
    1,098,885       1,104,567  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (includes $1,201 and $1,258 for 2010 and 2009, respectively, owing to affiliates) (notes 4e and 7)
    11,141       11,816  
Due to affiliates (note 4i)
    1,933       8,746  
Current portion of long-term debt (note 6)
    36,631       36,631  
Current portion of derivative instruments (note 7)
    14,306       14,044  
Due to shareholders (note 8)
          2,936  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    64,011       74,173  
 
               
Long-term liabilities
               
Long-term debt (note 6)
    774,202       803,260  
Derivative instruments (note 7)
    42,895       27,023  
 
           
Total liabilities
    881,108       904,456  
 
           
 
               
Shareholders’ equity
               
Share capital (note 5)
    1       1  
Contributed capital
    200,329       200,329  
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
    17,447       (219 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    217,777       200,111  
 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    1,098,885       1,104,567  
 
           
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Years ended December 31
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
    $     $     $  
Cash provided by (used for):
                       
 
                       
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                       
Net income
    17,666       59,918       9,994  
Non-cash items:
                       
Depreciation
    17              
Amortization of deferred debt issuance cost included in interest expense
    1,102       1,241        
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments (note 7)
    16,134       (27,341 )      
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Prepaid expenses and advances
    1,366       (298 )     (1,919 )
Due from and to affiliates
    (6,812 )     (1,059 )     (154 )
Accounts receivable
    147       (610 )     (100 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (541 )     (220 )     4,112  
Accrued interest and other
    (134 )     4,015       (833 )
 
                 
Net operating cash flow
    28,945       35,646       11,100  
 
                 
 
                       
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                       
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash
    91       (4,517 )      
Proceeds from long-term debt
    7,572       9,031        
Repayments of long-term debt
    (36,630 )     (36,630 )      
Advances from QGTC Nakilat (1653-6) Holdings Corporation
          3,480       45,178  
Advances from Teekay Nakilat (III) Holdings Corporation
          2,321       30,119  
Repayments to from QGTC Nakilat (1653-6) Holdings Corporation
    (1,825 )           (36,556 )
Repayments to from Teekay Nakilat (III) Holdings Corporation
    (1,111 )           (22,517 )
 
                 
Net financing cash flow
    (31,903 )     (26,315 )     16,224  
 
                 
 
                       
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                       
Receipts from direct financing leases
    12,359       11,422       5,457  
Expenditures for vessels and equipment
    (921 )     (517 )     (12,252 )
 
                 
Net investing cash flow
    11,438       10,905       (6,795 )
 
                 
 
                       
Increase in cash
    8,480       20,236       20,529  
Cash, beginning of year
    40,765       20,529        
 
                 
Cash, end of year
    49,245       40,765       20,529  
 
                 
 
                       
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
                       
Cash paid for interest on long-term debt including realized loss on interest rate swaps
    45,282       43,200        
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized, on advances from shareholders
                10,900  
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Year ended December 31
                                         
    Number                     Retained Earnings     Total  
    of     Common     Contributed     (Accumulated     Shareholders’  
    Common     Shares     Capital     Deficit)     Equity  
    Shares     $     $     $     $  
Balance, December 31, 2007
    500       1       200,329       (890 )     199,440  
Net income and comprehensive income
                      9,994       9,994  
Loss on acquisition of interest rate swaps (note 4g)
                      (69,241 )     (69,241 )
 
                             
Balance, December 31, 2008
    500       1       200,329       (60,137 )     140,193  
Net income and comprehensive income
                      59,918       59,918  
 
                             
Balance, December 31, 2009
    500       1       200,329       (219 )     200,111  
Net income and comprehensive income
                      17,666       17,666  
 
                             
Balance, December 31, 2010
    500       1       200,329       17,447       217,777  
 
                             
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31, 2010
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of presentation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (or US GAAP). They include the accounts of Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation (or Nakilat), which is incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the Company).
The following is a list of Nakilat’s subsidiaries:
                 
            Proportion of  
    Jurisdiction of   Ownership  
Name of Significant Subsidiaries   Incorporation   Interest  
Al Huwaila Inc.
  Marshall Islands     100 %
Al Kharsaah Inc.
  Marshall Islands     100 %
Al Shamal Inc.
  Marshall Islands     100 %
Al Khuwair Inc.
  Marshall Islands     100 %
Significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Company evaluated events and transactions occurring after the balance sheet date and through the day the financial statements were available to be issued which was April 1, 2011.
Foreign currency
The consolidated financial statements are stated in U.S. dollars and the functional currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. Transactions involving other currencies during the year are converted into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates in effect at the time of the transactions. At the balance sheet date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated to reflect the year end exchange rates. Resulting gains and losses are reflected separately in the consolidated statements of income.
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2010, the Company adopted an amendment to Financial Accounting Standards Board (or FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (or ASC) 810, Consolidations, that eliminates certain exceptions to consolidating qualifying special-purpose entities, contains new criteria for determining the primary beneficiary, and increases the frequency of required reassessments to determine whether a company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. This amendment also contains a new requirement that any term, transaction, or arrangement that does not have a substantive effect on an entity’s status as a variable interest entity, a company’s power over a variable interest entity, or a company’s obligation to absorb losses or its right to receive benefits of an entity must be disregarded. The elimination of the qualifying special-purpose entity concept and its consolidation exceptions means more entities will be subject to consolidation assessments and reassessments. During February 2010, the scope of the revised standard was modified to indefinitely exclude certain entities from the requirement to be assessed for consolidation. The adoption of this amendment did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31, 2010
In July 2010, the FASB issued an amendment to FASB ASC 310, Receivables, that requires companies to provide more information in their disclosures about the credit quality of their financing receivables and the credit reserves held against them. The adoption of this amendment is included as part of this note.
Operating revenues and expenses
All of the Company’s voyage revenues in 2010, 2009 and 2008 were generated from a single customer. The lease element of the Company’s time-charter contracts are accounted for as direct financing leases. The lease element of time-charter contracts that are accounted for as direct financing leases are reflected on the balance sheets as net investments in direct financing leases. The lease revenue is recognized on an effective interest rate method over the lease term and is included in voyage revenues. The Company recognizes revenues from the non-lease element of time-charter contracts daily as the services are performed. The Partnership does not recognize revenues during days that the vessel is off-hire.
Voyage expenses are all expenses unique to a particular voyage, including bunker fuel expenses, port fees, cargo loading and unloading expenses, canal tolls, agency fees and commissions. Vessel operating expenses include crewing, repairs and maintenance, insurance, stores, lube oils and communication expenses. Voyage expenses and vessel operating expenses are recognized when incurred.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Company classifies all highly-liquid investments with a maturity date of three months or less when purchased as cash and cash equivalents.
Accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts
Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in existing accounts receivable. The Company determines the allowance based on historical write-off experience and customer economic data. The Company reviews the allowance for doubtful accounts regularly and past due balances are reviewed for collectability. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when the Company believes that the receivable will not be recovered.
Direct financing leases
The Company employs four vessels on long-term time charters which are accounted for as direct financing leases, with lease payments received by the Company being allocated between the net investment in the lease and voyage revenues using the effective interest method so as to produce a constant periodic rate of return over the lease term.
The Company monitors the credit quality of its financing receivables on a quarterly basis by reviewing the payment activity.

 

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Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31, 2010
Vessel equipment
Vessel equipment includes the cost of capital modification equipments which are depreciated on straight-line basis over the estimated 35 year life of the related vessels. Depreciation of vessel equipment for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was either a nominal amount or nil.
Debt issuance costs
Deferred debt issuance costs, including fees, commissions and legal expenses, are deferred and amortized using the effective interest rate method over the term of the loan. Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 of $1.1 million, $1.2 million and nil, respectively, is included in interest expense.
Derivative instruments
All derivative instruments are initially recorded at cost as either assets or liabilities and subsequently remeasured to fair value, regardless of the purpose or intent for holding the derivative. The method of recognizing the resulting gain or loss is dependent on whether the derivative contract is designed to hedge a specific risk and also qualifies for hedge accounting. The Company currently does not apply hedge accounting to its derivative instruments.
For derivative financial instruments that are not designated or that do not qualify as hedges under FASB ASC 815, the changes in the fair value of the derivative financial instruments are recognized in earnings. Gains and losses from the Company’s non-designated interest rate swaps related to long-term debt are recorded in realized and unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments in the consolidated statements of income.
The fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments is the estimated amount that the Company would receive or pay to terminate the agreements at the reporting date, taking into account current interest rates and the current credit worthiness of the swap counter parties. The estimated amount is the present value of future cash flows. Given the current volatility in the credit markets, it is reasonably possible that the amount recorded as derivative assets and liabilities could vary by a material amount in the near-term.
The Company transacts all of its derivative instruments through investment-grade-rated financial institutions at the time of the transaction and requires no collateral from these institutions. See note 7 for fair value disclosures of derivative instruments.
Comprehensive income
During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 the Company’s comprehensive income and net income were the same.
2. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:

 

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Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31, 2010
Cash and restricted cash — The fair value of the Company’s cash and restricted cash approximates its carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets.
Long-term debt — The fair values of the Company’s fixed-rate and variable-rate long-term debt are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based on rates currently available for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.
Due to and from affiliates and shareholders — The fair value of the Company’s due to and from affiliates and shareholders approximates their carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets due to their current nature.
Derivative instruments — The fair value of the Company’s interest rate swaps is the estimated amount that the Company would receive or pay to terminate the agreements at the reporting date, taking into account current interest rates and the current credit worthiness of both the Company and the swap counterparties.
The Company categorizes the fair value estimates by a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy has three levels based on the reliability of the inputs used to determine fair value as follows:
     
Level 1.
  Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
Level 2.
  Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3.
  Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments and categorization using the fair value hierarchy for those financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as at December 31 is as follows:
                                         
            2010     2009  
            Carrying     Fair     Carrying     Fair  
            Amount     Value     Amount     Value  
    Fair Value     Asset     Asset     Asset     Asset  
    Hierarchy     (Liability)     (Liability)     (Liability)     (Liability)  
    Level(1)     $     $     $     $  
 
Cash and restricted cash
            53,671       53,671       45,282       45,282  
Long-term debt (note 6)
            (810,833 )     (733,353 )     (839,891 )     (710,514 )
Due to and from affiliates
            (1,903 )     (1,903 )     (8,714 )     (8,714 )
Due to shareholders
                        (2,936 )     (2,936 )
Derivative instruments (note 7) (2)
  Level 2     (61,814 )     (61,814 )     (45,660 )     (45,660 )
 
     
(1)  
The fair value hierarchy level is only applicable to each financial instrument on the consolidated balance sheets that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
(2)  
The Company’s interest rate swap agreements as at December 31, 2010 and 2009 include $4.6 million and $4.6 million, respectively, of accrued interest which is recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

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Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31, 2010
No non-financial assets or non-financial liabilities were carried at fair value at December 31, 2010 and 2009.
3. NET INVESTMENTS IN DIRECT FINANCING LEASES
The Company’s four time-charters are accounted for as direct financing leases. The following lists the components of the net investments in direct financing leases as at December 31:
                 
    2010     2009  
    $     $  
 
               
Total minimum lease payments to be received
    2,041,247       2,131,857  
Estimated unguaranteed residual value of leased properties
    344,479       344,479  
Less unearned income
    (1,351,217 )     (1,429,468 )
 
           
Net investments in direct financing leases
    1,034,509       1,046,868  
Less current portion
    11,970       11,134  
 
           
 
    1,022,539       1,035,734  
 
           
The lease revenue recognized in voyage revenues for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was $79.5 million, $80.4 million and $38.3 million, respectively.
As at December 31, 2010, minimum lease payments expected to be received by the Company in each of the next five succeeding fiscal years is approximately $90.6 million per year for 2011 through 2015. The leases are schedule to end in 2033.
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
a.  
Teekay LNG Partners L.P. is the ultimate parent company of Teekay Nakilat (III) Holdings Corporation. Teekay Corporation is the ultimate parent company of Teekay LNG Partners L.P. Teekay Shipping Ltd. and Teekay Chartering Ltd. are subsidiaries of Teekay Corporation.
b.  
During the year, corporate services were provided to the Company by Teekay Shipping Ltd. of $0.3 million (2009 — $0.3 million, 2008 — $0.3 million). The corporate services are measured at the exchange amount between parties.
c.  
During the year, ship management services were provided to the Company by Teekay Shipping Ltd. of $1.5 million (2009 — $1.5 million, 2008 — $1.2 million). The ship management services are measured at the exchange amount between parties.
d.  
During the year, crew training services were provided to the Company by Teekay Corporation of $1.0 million (2009 — $0.4 million, 2008 — $4.8 million). The crew training services are measured at the exchange amount between the parties and are included as part of vessel operating expenses in the consolidated statements of income.

 

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Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31, 2010
e.  
During the year, crewing and manning services were provided to the Company by Teekay Corporation of $8.5 million (2009 — $9.2 million, 2008 — $4.6 million) of which $1.2 million is payable to Teekay Corporation as at December 31, 2010 and is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the consolidated balances sheets. The crewing and manning services are measured at the exchange amount between the parties and are included as part of vessel operating expenses in the consolidated statements of income.
f.  
From time to time, other payments are made by affiliates on behalf of the Company that are not specific to any agreements described above.
g.  
On December 31, 2008, Teekay Nakilat (III) Holdings Corporation and QGTC Nakilat (1643-6) Holdings Corporation novated their interest rate swap agreements to the Company for no consideration. The transaction was concluded between entities under common control and thus the interest rate swaps were recorded at their carrying values. The excess of the liabilities assumed over the consideration received, amounting to $69.2 million, has been charged to accumulated deficit. This transaction was treated as a non-cash transaction in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.
h.  
On December 31, 2008, Teekay Nakilat (III) Holdings Corporation and QGTC Nakilat (1643-6) Holdings Corporation novated their external long-term debt and related interest payable of $871.3 million and deferred debt issuance costs of $10.5 million to the Company. As a result of this transaction at December 31, 2008, the Company’s long-term debt and accrued liabilities have increased by $871.3 million and deferred debt issuance costs has increased by $10.5 million. This transaction is offset by a decrease in the Company’s obligations to its shareholders, Teekay Nakilat (III) Holdings Corporation and QGTC Nakilat (1643-6) Holdings Corporation. The Company incurred $21.8 million of interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2008 relating to the Company’s obligations to its shareholders, that was offset on the novation of its external long-term debt.
i.  
As at December 31, 2010, the net amounts due to affiliates totaled $1.9 million (2009 — $8.7 million). These amounts are in the normal course of operations, unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no fixed repayment terms. The Company expects these amounts will be repaid within 2011.
Balances as at December 31 with affiliates are as follows:
                 
    2010     2009  
    $     $  
Due from affiliates
               
Due from Teekay Nakilat (II) Limited
    30       24  
Due from other affiliates
          8  
 
           
Total
    30       32  
 
           
 
               
Due to affiliates
               
Due to Teekay Corporation
    1,444       5,758  
Due to Teekay Shipping Limited
    300       620  
Due to Teekay Chartering Ltd.
    86       1,784  
Due to Teekay Nakilat (II) Limited
          535  
Due to other affiliates
    103       49  
 
           
Total
    1,933       8,746  
 
           

 

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Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31, 2010
5. SHARE CAPITAL
                 
    2010     2009  
    $     $  
 
               
Authorized
               
500 Common shares, with a par value of $1 each
               
 
               
Issued and outstanding
               
500 Common shares
    1       1  
 
           
6. LONG-TERM DEBT
                 
    2010     2009  
    $     $  
 
               
U.S. dollar denominated term loan due through 2020
    810,833       839,891  
Less current portion
    36,631       36,631  
 
           
 
    774,202       803,260  
 
           
As at December 31, 2010 the Company has a U.S. Dollar-denominated term loan outstanding which totaled $810.8 million (2009 — $839.9 million), of which $350.3 million bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.36% and requires quarterly payments and the remaining $460.5 million bears interest based on LIBOR plus a margin. There will be bullet repayments of approximately $110 million for each of four vessels due at maturity in 2020. An additional tranche of approximately $35 million for all four vessels will be advanced under the loan facility in quarterly installments until 2014 and will then be repaid in quarterly payments until maturity in 2020. On a monthly basis, the Company funds one third of the quarterly interest and principal payments relating to each vessel tranche into a restricted cash account, of which the cumulative amounts adjusted for interest earned during the quarter will be remitted to the lender on the payment due date. The term loan is collateralized by first-priority mortgages on the vessels, together with certain other related security and certain undertakings from the Company.
The weighted average effective interest rate on the Company’s long-term debt as at December 31, 2010 and 2009 was 2.99% and 3.11%, respectively. This rate does not reflect the effect of the Company’s interest rate swaps (see note 7).
The aggregate annual long-term debt principal repayments required to be made for the five fiscal years subsequent to December 31, 2010 are $36.6 million (2011), $36.6 million (2012), $36.6 million (2013), $36.6 million (2014), $37.8 million (2015) and $626.6 million (thereafter).

 

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Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31, 2010
7. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Company uses derivative instruments in accordance with its overall risk management policy. The Company has not designated these derivative instruments as hedges for accounting purposes.
The Company enters into interest rate swaps, which exchange a receipt of floating interest for a payment of fixed interest, to reduce the Company’s exposure to interest rate variability on its outstanding floating-rate debt.
As at December 31, 2010, the Company was committed to the following interest rate swap agreements:
                                         
                    Fair Value /     Weighted-        
                    Carrying     Average     Fixed  
    Interest     Principal     Amount of     Remaining     Interest  
    Rate     Amount     Liability(1)     Term     Rate  
    Index     $     $     (Years)     %(2)  
 
                                       
LIBOR-Based Debt:
                                       
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps
  LIBOR     400,000       (61,814 )     5.1       5.04  
 
                             
 
     
(1)  
Fair value includes $4.6 million of accrued interest, which is recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
 
(2)  
Excludes the margin the Company pays on its variable-rate debt (see note 6).
The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to the interest rate swap agreements. In order to minimize counterparty risk, the Company only enters into derivative transactions with counterparties that are rated A- or better by Standard & Poor’s or A3 by Moody’s at the time of the transactions. In addition, to the extent practical, interest rate swaps are entered into with different counterparties to reduce concentration risk.
The following table presents the location, type of contract and fair value amounts of derivative instruments on the Company’s balance sheets.
                                                 
    As at December 31,  
    2010     2009  
            Current                     Current        
            Portion of                     Portion of        
    Accrued     Derivative     Derivative     Accrued     Derivative     Derivative  
    Liabilities     Liabilities     Liabilities     Liabilities     Liabilities     Liabilities  
Interest rate swap agreements
    (4,613 )     (14,306 )     (42,895 )     (4,593 )     (14,044 )     (27,023 )
 
                                   
The following table presents the gains (losses) for those derivative instruments not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments. All gains (losses) are presented as realized and unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

 

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Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
December 31, 2010
                                                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
    Realized     Unrealized             Realized     Unrealized             Realized     Unrealized        
    gains     gains             gains     gains             gains     gains        
    (losses)     (losses)     Total     (losses)     (losses)     Total     (losses)     (losses)     Total  
Interest rate swap agreements
    (19,039 )     (16,134 )     (35,173 )     (16,649 )     27,341       10,692                    
8. DUE TO SHAREHOLDERS
                 
    2010     2009  
    $     $  
Due to shareholders
               
QGTC Nakilat (1643-6) Holdings Corporation
          (1,825 )
Teekay Nakilat (III) Holdings Corporation
          (1,111 )
 
           
Total
          (2,936 )
 
           
The Company has repaid its advances from its shareholders during 2010. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company incurred interest expense that was either capitalized or recorded on the consolidated statements of income of $13.9 million and $9.2 million to QGTC Nakilat (1643-6) Holdings Corporation and to Teekay Nakilat (III) Holdings Corporation, respectively.
9. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED
In September 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to FASB ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, that provides for a new methodology for establishing the fair value for a deliverable in a multiple-element arrangement. When vendor specific objective or third-party evidence for deliverables in a multiple-element arrangement cannot be determined, the Company will be required to develop a best estimate of the selling price of separate deliverables and to allocate the arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. This amendment will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2011. It is expected that this amendment will not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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