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Note 23 - Subsequent Events
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Subsequent Events [Text Block]
23.
Subsequent Events
 
On September 8, 2016, the Company and K. Hovnanian completed the Financings with the Investor (see Note 11) pursuant to which K. Hovnanian (i) borrowed the $75.0 million Term Loan Facility under the Term Loan Credit Agreement (defined below), (ii) issued $75.0 million of New Second Lien Notes and (iii) exchanged $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of its Existing Second Lien Notes for $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of newly issued Exchange Notes for aggregate cash proceeds of approximately $146.3 million, before expenses. In addition, on September 8, 2016, K. Hovnanian used a portion of the proceeds (approximately $126.1 million) of the Term Loan Facility and the New Second Lien Notes to fund the redemption of all of its January 2017 Notes and the satisfaction and discharge of the January 2017 Notes Indenture. As a condition to the closing of the Financings, K. Hovnanian was required to deposit the proceeds from the Financings in excess of the aggregate amount of funds needed for the redemption of the January 2017 Notes and the satisfaction and discharge of the January 2017 Notes Indenture into a segregated account under which K. Hovnanian and the Company may only use the funds deposited therein to repurchase or otherwise retire, discharge or defease K. Hovnanian’s debt securities with maturities in 2017 or, as agreed between the Investor and K. Hovnanian, its other indebtedness.
 
The Term Loan Facility has a maturity of August 1, 2019 (provided that if any of K. Hovnanian’s 7.0% Notes remain outstanding on October 15, 2018, the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility will be October 15, 2018, or if any refinancing indebtedness with respect to the 7.0% Notes has a maturity date prior to January 15, 2021, the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility will be October 15, 2018) and bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 7.0% or, at K. Hovnanian’s option, a base rate plus an applicable margin of 6.0%, payable monthly. The New Second Lien Notes have a maturity of October 15, 2018, and bear interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum, payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2017, to holders of record at the close of business on February 1 and August 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding such interest payment dates. The Exchange Notes have a maturity of November 15, 2020, and bear interest at a rate of 9.50% per annum, payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2017, to holders of record at the close of business on February 1 and August 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding such interest payment dates.
 
All of K. Hovnanian’s obligations under the Term Loan Facility and the New Second Lien Notes are guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors. The Term Loan Facility and the guarantees thereof are secured on a first lien super priority basis relative to K. Hovnanian’s First Lien Notes, the Existing Second Lien Notes and the New Second Lien Notes, and the New Second Lien Notes and the guarantees thereof are secured on a pari passu second lien basis with K. Hovnanian’s Existing Second Lien Notes, by substantially all of the assets owned by K. Hovnanian and the Notes Guarantors, in each case subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions. The Exchange Notes are guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors and the members of the Secured Group. The Exchange Notes are secured on a pari passu first lien basis with K. Hovnanian’s 2021 Notes, by substantially all of the assets of the members of the Secured Group, subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions.
 
In connection with borrowing the Term Loan Facility and the issuance of the New Second Lien Notes and the Exchange Notes, K. Hovnanian and the applicable guarantors entered into security and pledge agreements pursuant to which K. Hovnanian, the Company and the applicable guarantors pledged substantially all of their assets to secure their obligations under the Term Loan Facility, the New Second Lien Notes and the Exchange Notes, subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions as set forth in such agreements. K. Hovnanian, the Company and the applicable guarantors also entered into applicable intercreditor and collateral agency agreements which set forth agreements with respect to the relative priority of their various secured obligations.
 
 The Term Loan Facility was incurred pursuant to a Credit Agreement dated July 29, 2016 (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”) entered into among K. Hovnanian, the Notes Guarantors, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and the Investor. The Term Loan Credit Agreement contains representations and warranties and affirmative and restrictive covenants that limit among other things, and in each case subject to certain exceptions, the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, including K. Hovnanian, to incur additional indebtedness (including a requirement that any new or refinancing indebtedness is scheduled to mature no earlier than January 15, 2021), pay dividends and make distributions on common and preferred stock, repurchase subordinated indebtedness and common and preferred stock, make other restricted payments, including investments, sell certain assets (including in certain land banking transactions), incur liens, consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The Term Loan Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default which would permit the Administrative Agent to exercise remedies with respect to the collateral and declare loans made under the Term Loan Facility (the “Term Loans”) to be immediately due and payable if not cured within applicable grace periods, including the failure to make timely payments on the Term Loans or other material indebtedness, the failure to satisfy covenants, the material inaccuracy of representations or warranties, cross default to other material indebtedness, a change of control, the failure of the documents granting security for the Term Loans to be in full force and effect, the failure of the liens on any material portion of the collateral securing the Term Loans to be valid and perfected and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency.
 
The Indenture governing the New Second Lien Notes (the “New Second Lien Notes Indenture”), which was entered into on September 8, 2016 among K. Hovnanian, the Notes Guarantors and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent, contains restrictive covenants that limit among other things, and in each case subject to certain exceptions, the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, including K. Hovnanian, to incur additional indebtedness (including a requirement that any new or refinancing indebtedness is scheduled to mature no earlier than January 15, 2021), pay dividends and make distributions on common and preferred stock, repurchase subordinated indebtedness and common and preferred stock, make other restricted payments, including investments, sell certain assets (including in certain land banking transactions), incur liens, consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The New Second Lien Notes Indenture also contains customary events of default which would permit the holders of the New Second Lien Notes to declare those New Second Lien Notes to be immediately due and payable if not cured within applicable grace periods, including the failure to make timely payments on the New Second Lien Notes or other material indebtedness, the failure to satisfy covenants, the failure of the documents granting security for the New Second Lien Notes to be in full force and effect, the failure of the liens on any material portion of the collateral securing the New Second Lien Notes to be valid and perfected and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency.
 
The Indenture governing the Exchange Notes (the “Exchange Notes Indenture”), which was entered into on September 8, 2016 among K. Hovnanian, the Notes Guarantors, the members of the Secured Group and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent contains restrictive covenants that limit among other things, the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, including K. Hovnanian, to incur additional indebtedness (including a requirement that any new or refinancing indebtedness is scheduled to mature no earlier than January 15, 2021, to the extent no member of the Secured Group is an obligor thereon, or February 15, 2021, if otherwise), pay dividends and make distributions on common and preferred stock, repurchase common and preferred stock, make other restricted payments, including investments, sell certain assets, incur liens, consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The Exchange Notes Indenture also contains customary events of default which would permit the holders of the Exchange Notes to declare those Exchange Notes to be immediately due and payable if not cured within applicable grace periods, including the failure to make timely payments on the Exchange Notes or other material indebtedness, the failure to satisfy covenants, the failure of the documents granting security for the Exchange Notes to be in full force and effect, the failure of the liens on any material portion of the collateral securing the Exchange Notes to be valid and perfected and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency.
 
 
On September 8, 2016, K. Hovnanian called for redemption on October 8, 2016, all outstanding January 2017 Notes for an aggregate redemption price of approximately $126.1 million, including accrued and unpaid interest, and deposited with the trustee for the January 2017 Notes sufficient funds for such redemption and to satisfy and discharge its obligations under the January 2017 Notes Indenture. The January 2017 Notes redemption and the satisfaction and discharge of the 2017 Notes Indenture was funded with portion of the proceeds from the Term Loan Facility and New Second Lien Notes. Upon satisfaction and discharge of the January 2017 Notes Indenture, the restrictive covenants and events of default contained therein ceased to have effect.