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Note 11 - Senior Notes and Credit Facilities
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
11.
Senior Notes and Credit Facilities
 
Senior notes and credit facilities balances as of
January 31, 2018
and
October
 
31,
2017,
were as follows:
 
 
(In thousands)
 
January 31,
2018(1)(2)
   
October 31,
2017(1)(2)
 
Senior Secured Term Loan due 2019, net of debt issuance costs
  $
73,275
    $
72,987
 
Senior Secured Notes:
               
9.5% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2020
  $
74,403
    $
74,350
 
2.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of
discount)
   
53,067
     
53,058
 
5.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of discount)
   
134,185
     
133,732
 
10.0% Senior Secured Notes due July 15, 2022
   
434,620
     
434,543
 
10.5% Senior Secured Notes due July 15, 2024
   
394,111
     
394,953
 
Total Senior Secured Notes, net of debt issuance costs
  $
1,090,386
    $
1,090,636
 
Senior Notes:
               
7.0% Senior Notes due January 15, 2019
  $
132,074
    $
131,957
 
8.0% Senior Notes due November 1, 2019
   
234,501
     
234,293
 
Total Senior Notes, net of debt issuance costs
  $
366,575
    $
366,250
 
11.0% Senior Amortizing Notes due December 1, 2017, net of debt issuance costs
  $
-
    $
2,045
 
Senior Exchangeable Notes due December 1, 2017, net of debt issuance costs
  $
-
    $
53,919
 
    Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility   $
52,000
    $
52,000
 
 
(
1
) “
Notes payable and term loan” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
January 31, 2018
and
October 31, 2017
consists of the total senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes and senior secured term loan shown above, as well as accrued interest of
$15.1
million and
$41.8
million, respectively.
 
(
2
) Debt issuance costs at both
January 31, 2018
and
October 31, 2017
were
$16.1
million.
 
General
 
Except for K. Hovnanian, the issuer of the notes, our home mortgage subsidiaries, joint ventures and subsidiaries holding interests in our joint ventures and certain of our title insurance subsidiaries, we and each of our subsidiaries are guarantors of th
e Existing Term Loan Facility (as defined below), the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below) and senior secured notes and senior notes outstanding at
January 31, 2018 (
collectively, the “Notes Guarantors”). In addition to the Notes Guarantors, the
5.0%
Senior Secured Notes due
2021
(the
“5.0%
2021
Notes”), the
2.0%
Senior Secured Notes due
2021
(the
“2.0%
2021
Notes” and together with the
5.0%
2021
Notes, the
“2021
Notes”) and the
9.5%
2020
Notes (defined below) collectively with the
2021
Notes, the “JV Holdings Secured Group Notes”) are guaranteed by K. Hovnanian JV Holdings, L.L.C. and its subsidiaries, except for certain joint ventures and joint venture holding companies (collectively, the “JV Holdings Secured Group”). Members of the JV Holdings Secured Group do
not
guarantee K. Hovnanian's other indebtedness.
 
The credit
agreement governing the Existing Term Loan Facility, the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and the indentures governing the notes outstanding at
January 31, 2018
do
not
contain any financial maintenance covenants, but do contain restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, the Company’s ability and that of certain of its subsidiaries, including K. Hovnanian, to incur additional indebtedness (other than nonrecourse indebtedness, certain permitted indebtedness and refinancing indebtedness (under the Existing Term Loans (as defined below) and the
9.5%
2020
Notes, any new or refinancing indebtedness
may
not
be scheduled to mature earlier than
January 15, 2021 (
so long as
no
member of the JV Holdings Secured Group is an obligor thereon), or
February 15, 2021 (
if otherwise), and under the
10.0%
Senior Secured Notes due
2022
(the
“10.0%
2022
Notes”), any refinancing indebtedness of the
7.0%
Senior Notes due
2019
(the
“7.0%
Notes”) and
8.0%
Senior Notes due
2019
(the
“8.0%
Notes” and together with the
7.0%
Notes, the
“2019
Notes”)
may
not
be scheduled to mature earlier than
July 16, 2024 (such restrictive covenant in respect of the 10.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the “10.5% 2024 Notes”) was eliminated pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture (as defined below) to the indenture governing the 10.0% 2022 Notes and 10.5% 2024 Notes as described below under “—Fiscal 2018”)),
pay dividends and make distributions on common and preferred stock, repurchase subordinated indebtedness (with respect to the Existing Term Loans, the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and certain of the senior secured and senior notes) 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 assets, enter into certain transactions with affiliates and make cash repayments of the
2019
Notes and refinancing indebtedness in respect thereof  (with respect to the
10.0%
2022
Notes). The credit agreements governing the Existing Term Loan Facility and the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and the indentures also contain events of default which would permit the lenders/holders thereof to exercise remedies with respect to the collateral (as applicable), declare the loans made under the Existing Term Loan Facility (the “Existing Term Loans") and loans made under the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (the Unsecured Loans”)/notes to be immediately due and payable if
not
cured within applicable grace periods, including the failure to make timely payments on the Existing Term Loans or Unsecured Loans/notes or other material indebtedness, cross default to other material indebtedness, the failure to comply with agreements and covenants and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency, with respect to the Existing Term Loans and the Unsecured Loans, material inaccuracy of representations and warranties and with respect to the Existing Term Loans, a change of control, and, with respect to the Existing Term Loans and senior secured notes, the failure of the documents granting security for the Existing Term Loans and senior secured notes to be in full force and effect, and the failure of the liens on any material portion of the collateral securing the Existing Term Loans and senior secured notes to be valid and perfected. As of
January 31, 2018,
we believe we were in compliance with the covenants of the Existing Term Loan Facility, the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and the indentures governing our outstanding notes.
 
If our consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the agreements governing our debt instruments
, is less than
2.0
to
1.0,
we are restricted from making certain payments, including dividends, and from incurring indebtedness other than certain permitted indebtedness, refinancing indebtedness and nonrecourse indebtedness. As a result of this ratio restriction, we are currently restricted from paying dividends, which are
not
cumulative, on our
7.625%
Series A Preferred Stock. We anticipate that we will continue to be restricted from paying dividends for the foreseeable future. Our inability to pay dividends is in accordance with covenant restrictions and will
not
result in a default under our debt instruments or otherwise affect compliance with any of the covenants contained in our debt instruments.
 
Under the term
s of our debt agreements, we have the right to make certain redemptions and prepayments and, depending on market conditions and covenant restrictions,
may
do so from time to time. We also continue to evaluate our capital structure and
may
also continue to make debt purchases and/or exchanges for debt or equity from time to time through tender offers, open market purchases, private transactions, or otherwise, or seek to raise additional debt or equity capital, depending on market conditions and covenant restrictions.
 
Any liquidity-enhancing transaction will depend on identifying counterparties, negotiation of documentation and applicable closing conditions and any required approvals. Due to covenant restrictions in our debt instruments, we are currently li
mited in the amount of debt we can incur that does
not
qualify as refinancing indebtedness with certain maturity requirements as discussed above (a limitation that we expect to continue for the foreseeable future), even if market conditions would otherwise be favorable, which could also impact our ability to grow our business.
 
Fiscal
2018
 
On
December 1, 2017, our 6.0% Senior Exchangeable Note Units were paid in full, which units consisted of 
$53.9
million principal amount of our Senior Exchangeable Notes that matured and the final installment payment of 
$2.1
million on our
11.0%
Senior A
mortizing Notes.
 
On
December 28, 2017
,
the Company and K. Hovnanian announced that they had entered into a commitment letter (the “Commitment Letter”) in respect of certain financing transactions with GSO Capital Partners LP on its own behalf and on behalf of
one
or more funds managed, advised or sub-advised by GSO (collectively, the “GSO Entities”), and had commenced a private offer to exchange with respect to 
the
8.0%
Notes (the “Exchange Offer”).
 
Pursuant to the Commitment Letter, the GSO Entities agreed to, among other things, provide the principal amount of the following:
(i) a senior unsecured term loan credit facility (the “New Term Loan Credit Facility”) to be borrowed by K. Hovnanian and guaranteed by the Company and the Notes Guarantors, pursuant to which the GSO Entities committed to lend K. Hovnanian
$132.5
million of initial term loans (the “Initial Term Loans”) on the settlement date of the Exchange Offer for purposes of refinancing K. Hovnanian’s
7.0%
Notes, and up to
$80.0
million of delayed draw term loans (the “Delayed Draw Term Loans” and together with the Initial Term Loans, the “New Term Loans”) for purposes of refinancing certain of K. Hovnanian’s
8.0%
Notes, in each case, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, and (ii) a senior secured
first
lien credit facility (the “New Secured Credit Facility” and together with the New Term Loan Credit Facility, the “New Credit Facilities”) to be borrowed by K. Hovnanian and guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors, pursuant to which the GSO Entities have committed to lend to K. Hovnanian up to
$125.0
million of senior secured
first
priority loans (the “New Secured Loans”) to fund the repayment of K. Hovnanian’s Existing Term Loans and for general corporate purposes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. In addition, pursuant to the Commitment Letter, the GSO Entities have committed to purchase, and K. Hovnanian has agreed to issue and sell, on
January 15, 2019 (
or such later date within
five
business days as mutually agreed by the parties working in good faith),
$25.0
million in aggregate principal amount of additional
10.5%
2024
Notes (the “Additional
10.5%
2024
Notes”) at a purchase price, for each
$1,000
principal amount of Additional
10.5%
2024
Notes, that would imply a yield equal to (a) the volume weighted average yield to maturity (calculated based on the yield to maturity during the
30
calendar day period ending on
one
business day prior to
January 15, 2019)
for the
10.5%
2024
Notes, minus (b)
0.50%,
upon the terms and subject to conditions set forth therein.
 
On
January 29, 2018,
K. Hovnanian, the Company, the Notes Gu
arantors, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent (the “New Term Loan Administrative Agent”), and the GSO Entities entered into the New Term Loan Credit Facility. As discussed in Note
21,
K. Hovnanian borrowed the Initial Term Loans on
February 1, 2018
to fund, together with cash on hand, the redemption on
February 1, 2018
of all
$132.5
million aggregate principal amount of
7.0%
Notes. The New Term Loans bear interest at a rate equal to
5.0%
per annum and interest will be payable in arrears, on the last business day of each fiscal quarter. The New Term Loans will mature on
February 1, 2027,
which is the
ninth
anniversary of the
first
closing date of the New Term Loan Credit Facility.
 
The New Term Loan Credit Facility contains representations
and warranties, with the accuracy of certain specified representations and warranties being a condition to the funding of the New Term Loans on each date of funding, 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, 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, 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 Term Loan Credit Facility also contains customary events of default which would permit the New Term Loan Administrative Agent thereunder to declare New Term Loans made thereunder to be immediately due and payable if
not
cured within applicable grace periods, including the failure to make timely payments on the New Term Loans, including any interest and fees due in connection therewith, or other material indebtedness, the failure to satisfy covenants, the material inaccuracy of representations or warranties made, cross acceleration of other material indebtedness, and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency.
 
On
January 29, 2018,
K. Hovnanian, the Company, the Notes Guarantors, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent
(the “Secured Administrative Agent”), and the GSO Entities entered into the New Secured Credit Facility. Availability under the New Secured Credit Facility will terminate on
December 28, 2019
and any outstanding New Secured Loans on such date shall convert to secured term loans maturing on
December 28, 2022.
When available to be drawn, the New Secured Loans and the guarantees thereof will be secured by substantially all of the assets owned by K. Hovnanian and the Notes Guarantors, subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions, on a
first
lien basis relative to the liens securing K. Hovnanian’s
10.0%
2022
Notes and
10.5%
2024
Notes pursuant to an existing intercreditor agreement to which the collateral agent for the New Secured Credit Facility shall become a party.
 
 
The Secured Loans will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (a)
10.0%
per annum and (b) (i) the volume weighted average yield (calculated based on the yield to maturity during the
30
calendar day period ending on the business day before the closing date of the
first
borrowings under the New Secured Credit Facility (the “Applicable Period”)) of the
10.5%
2024
Notes, if available, or if such rate is
not
available for the
10.5%
2024
Notes, such rate in respect of K. Hovnanian’s secured debt securities having the largest traded volume during the Applicable Period (the “VWAY Rate”), minus (ii)
0.50%,
and interest will be payable in arrears, on the last business day of each fiscal quarter. If adequate and reasonable means do
not
exist for ascertaining the VWAY Rate as set forth in the preceding sentence, it shall instead be the rate calculated using the average of
three
quotations for the
10.5%
2024
Notes provided by
three
brokers of recognized standing.
 
The New Secured Credit
Facility contains representations and warranties, with the accuracy of certain specified representations and warranties being a condition to the funding of the New Secured Loans on each date of funding, 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, 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, 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 Secured Credit Facility also contains customary events of default which would permit the Secured Administrative Agent thereunder to exercise remedies with respect to the collateral securing the New Secured Loans and declare New Secured Loans to be immediately due and payable if
not
cured within applicable grace periods, including the failure to make timely payments on the New Secured Loans, including any interest and fees due in connection therewith, or other material indebtedness, the failure to satisfy covenants, the material inaccuracy of representations or warranties made, cross acceleration to other material indebtedness, and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency.
 
The terms and covenants of the
New Secured Credit Facility are effective as of
January 29, 2018,
the date of execution of the New Secured Credit Facility. However, the obligations of the lenders thereunder to make New Secured Loans under the New Secured Credit Facility on the applicable borrowing dates are subject to the satisfaction of certain terms and conditions precedent set forth therein, including requiring K. Hovnanian to use the net cash proceeds therefrom to repay K. Hovnanian’s Existing Term Loan Facility.
 
As discussed in Note
21
, on
February 1, 2018,
K. Hovnanian closed the Exchange Offer and issued
$90.6
million aggregate principal amount of its
13.5%
Senior Notes due
2026
(the “New
2026
Notes”) and
$90.1
million aggregate principal amount of its 
5.0%
Senior Notes due
2040
(the “New
2040
Notes” and together with the New
2026
Notes, the “New Notes”) under a new indenture. See Note
21
 for a discussion of the New
2026
Notes and the New
2040.
 Also as further discussed in Note
21,
as part of the Exchange Offer, on
February 1, 2018,
K. Hovnanian at Sunrise Trail III, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Subsidiary Purchaser”), purchased for
$26.5
million in cash an aggregate of
$26.0
million in principal amount of the
8.0%
Notes (the “Purchased
8.0%
Notes”).
 
On
January 16, 2018,
K. Hovnanian, the Company,
Notes Guarantors and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent, executed the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
January 16, 2018 (
the “Supplemental Indenture”), to the indenture governing the
10.0%
2022
Notes and
10.5%
2024
Notes, dated as of
July 27, 2017 (
as supplemented, amended or otherwise modified), among K. Hovnanian, the Company, as guarantor, the other guarantors party thereto and the trustee and collateral agent thereto, giving effect to the proposed amendments to such indenture solely with respect to the
10.5%
2024
Notes, which were obtained in a consent solicitation of the holders of the
10.5%
2024
Notes, and which eliminated the restrictions on K. Hovnanian’s ability to purchase, repurchase, redeem, acquire or retire for value the
2019
 Notes and refinancing or replacement indebtedness in respect thereof.
 
Secured Obligations
 
Our
$75
.0
million senior secured term loan facility (the “Existing Term Loan Facility”) has a maturity of
August 1, 2019
 
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. At any time from and after
September 8, 2018,
K. Hovnanian
may
voluntarily repay outstanding Existing Term Loans, provided that voluntary prepayments of Eurodollar loans made on a date other than the last day of an interest period applicable thereto are subject to customary breakage costs and voluntary prepayments made prior to
February 1, 2019
are subject to a premium equal to
1.0%
of the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Term Loans so prepaid (any prepayment of the Existing Term Loans made on or after
February 1, 2019
are without any prepayment premium).
 
The 
10.0%
2022
Notes have a maturity of
July 15, 2022
and bear interest at a rate of
10.0%
per annum payable semi-annually on
January 15
and
July 15
of each year, to holder
s of record at the close of business on
January 1
and
July 1,
as the case
may
be, immediately preceding such interest payment dates. The
10.0%
2022
Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time prior to
July 15, 2019
at
100.0%
of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make-Whole Amount.” K. Hovnanian
may
also redeem some or all of the
10.0%
2022
Notes at
105.0%
of principal commencing
July 15, 2019,
at
102.50%
of principal commencing
July 15, 2020
and at
100.0%
of principal commencing
July 15, 2021.
In addition, K. Hovnanian
may
also redeem up to
35.0%
of the aggregate principal amount of the
10.0%
2022
Notes prior to
July 15, 2019
with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at
110.0%
of principal.
 
The 
10.5%
2024
Notes
have a maturity of
July 15, 2024
and bear interest at a rate of
10.5%
per annum payable semi-annually on
January 15
and
July 15
of each year,
 
to holders of record at the close of business on
January 1
and
July 1,
as the case
may
be, immediately preceding such interest payment dates. The
10.5%
2024
Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time prior to
July 15, 2020
at
100.0%
of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make-Whole Amount.” K. Hovnanian
may
also redeem some or all of the
10.5%
2024
Notes at
105.25%
of principal commencing
July 15, 2020,
at
102.625%
of principal commencing
July 15, 2021
and at
100.0%
of principal commencing
July 15, 2022.
In addition, K. Hovnanian
may
also redeem up to
35.0%
of the aggregate principal amount of the
10.5%
2024
Notes prior to
July 15, 2020
with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at
110.50%
of principal.
 
All of K. Hovnanian
’s obligations under the Existing Term Loan Facility are guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors. The Existing Term Loan Facility and the guarantees thereof are secured, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions, on a
first
lien priority basis relative to the
10.0%
2022
Notes and the
10.5%
2024
Notes (and on a
first
lien super priority basis relative to future
first
lien indebtedness). 
At
January 31, 2018,
the aggregate book value of the real property that constituted collateral securing the Existing Term Loans was
$454.8
 million, which does
not
include the impact of inventory investme
nts, home deliveries or impairments thereafter and which
may
differ from the value if it were appraised. Cash and cash equivalents collateral that secured the Existing Term Loans was
$198.1
million as of
January 31, 2018,
which included
$1.7
million of restricted cash collateralizing certain letters of credit. Subsequent to such date, fluctuations as a result of cash uses include general business operations and real estate and other investments along with cash inflow primarily from deliveries. In addition, collateral securing the Existing Term Loans includes equity interest in K Hovnanian and the subsidiary Notes Guarantors.
 
All of K. Hovnanian
’s obligations under the
10.0%
2022
Notes and the
10.5%
2024
Notes are guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors. In addition to pledges of the equity interests in K. Hovnanian and the subsidiary Notes Guarantors which secure the
10.0%
2022
Notes and the
10.5%
2024
Notes, the
10.0%
2022
Notes and the
10.5%
2024
Notes and the guarantees thereof will also be secured in accordance with the terms of the indenture and security documents governing such Notes by pari passu liens on substantially all of the assets owned by K. Hovnanian and the Notes Guarantors, in each case subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions (the collateral securing the
10.0%
2022
Notes and the
10.5%
2024
Notes will be the same as that securing the Existing Term Loans). The liens securing the
10.0%
2022
Notes and the
10.5%
2024
Notes rank junior to the liens securing the Existing Term Loans and any other future secured obligations that are senior in priority with respect to the assets securing the
10.0%
2022
Notes and the
10.5%
2024
Notes.
 
Our
9.5%
Senior Secured Notes (the “
9.5%
2020
Notes”) have a maturity of
November 15, 2020,
and bear interest at a rate of
9.5%
per annum, payable semi-annually on 
February 15
and 
August 15
of each year,
 
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
9.5%
2020
Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time prior to
November 15, 2018
at
100%
of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make-Whole Amount.” At any time and from time to time on or after
November 15, 2018,
K. Hovnanian
may
also redeem some or all of the
9.5%
2020
Notes at a redemption price equal to
100%
of their principal amount. In addition, we
may
also redeem up to
35%
of the aggregate principal amount of the
9.5%
2020
Notes prior to
November 15, 2018
with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at
109.5%
of principal.
 
The
5.0%
2021
Notes and the
2.0%
2021
Notes were issued as separate series under an indenture, but have substantially the same terms o
ther than with respect to interest rate and related redemption provisions, and vote together as a single class. 
The
5.0%
2021
Notes bear interest at a rate of
5.0%
per annum and mature on
November 1, 2021
and the
2.0%
2021
Notes bear interest at a rate of
2.0%
per annum and mature on
November 1, 2021.
Interest on the
2021
Notes is payable semi-annually on
May 1
and
November 1
of each year, to holders of record at the close of business on
April 15
and
October 15,
as the case
may
be, immediately preceding such interest payment dates. 
The
2021
Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time, at
100.0%
of the principal amount plus the greater of
1%
of the principal amount and an applicable “Make-Whole Amount.”
 
The
9.5%
2020
Notes and the
2021
Notes are guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors and the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group. The guarantees of the JV Holdings Secured Group with respect to the
2021
Notes and the
9.50%
2020
Notes are secured, subject to permitted liens and othe
r exceptions, by a
first
-priority lien on substantially all of the assets of the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group. As of
January 31, 2018,
the collateral securing the guarantees included (
1
)
$82.8
million of cash and cash equivalents, which included
$1.0
million of restricted cash collateralizing certain letters of credit (subsequent to such date, fluctuations as a result of cash uses include general business operations and real estate and other investments along with cash inflow primarily from deliveries); (
2
)
$140.3
 million aggregate book value of real property of the JV Holdings Secured Group, which does
not
include the impact of inventory investments, home deliveries or impairments thereafter and which
may
differ from the value if it were appraised; and (
3
) equity interests owned by guarantors that are members of the JV Holdings Secured Group. Members of the JV Holdings Secured Group also own equity in joint ventures, either directly or indirectly through ownership of joint venture holding companies, with a book value of
$65.4
million as of
January 31, 2018;
this equity is
not
pledged to secure, and is
not
collateral for, the
2021
Notes. Members of the JV Holdings Secured Group are “unrestricted subsidiaries” under K. Hovnanian's other senior secured notes and senior notes, the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and the Existing Term Loan Facility, and thus have
not
guaranteed such indebtedness. 
 
Senior Notes
 
As discussed in Note
21,
on
February 1, 2018,
K. Hovnanian redeemed all of its outstanding
$132.5
million aggregate principal amount of
7.0%
Notes.
 
K. Hovnanian
’s
8.0%
Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at K. Hovnanian’s option at any time prior to
August 1, 2019
at a redemption price equal to
100.0%
of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make-Whole Amount.” At any time and from time to time on or after
August 1, 2019,
K. Hovnanian
may
also redeem some or all of the notes at a redemption price equal to
100.0%
of their principal amount. 
As discussed in Note
21,
on
February 1, 2018,
K. Hovnanian
accepted all of the
$170.2
million aggregate principal amount of
8%
Notes validly tendered and
not
validly withdrawn in the Exchange Offer, (representing
72.14%
of the aggregate principal amount of
8%
Notes outstanding prior to the Exchange Offer), issued the New Notes and as part of the Exchange Offer, the Subsidiary Purchaser purchased for
$26.5
million in cash the Purchased
8.0%
Notes, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions described in the Exchange Offer Documents.
 
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
 
In
June 2013,
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (“
K. Hovnanian”), as borrower, and we and certain of our subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a
five
-year,
$75.0
million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility”) with Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent and issuing bank, and Citibank, N.A., as a lender. The Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility is available for both letters of credit and general corporate purposes. Outstanding borrowings under the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility accrue interest at an annual rate equal to either, as selected by K. Hovnanian, (i) the alternate base rate plus the applicable spread determined on the date of such borrowing or (ii) an adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate plus the applicable spread determined as of the date
two
business days prior to the
first
day of the interest period for such borrowing. As of
January 31, 2018
there were
$52.0
million of borrowings and
$11.9
million of letters of credit outstanding under the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility. As of
October 31, 2017,
there were
$52.0
million of borrowings and
$14.6
million of letters of credit outstanding under the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility. As of
January 31, 2018,
we believe we were in compliance with the covenants under the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility.
 
In addition to the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility, we have certain stand
–alone cash collateralized letter of credit agreements and facilities under which there was a total of
$2.7
million and
$1.7
million letters of credit outstanding at
January 31, 2018
and
October 31, 2017, respectively.
These agreements and facilities require us to maintain specified amounts of cash as collateral in segregated accounts to support the letters of credit issued thereunder, which will affect the amount of cash we have available for other uses. At
January 31, 2018
and
October 31, 2017,
the amount of cash collateral in these segregated accounts was
$2.7
million and
$1.7
million, respectively, which is reflected in “Restricted cash and cash equivalents” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.