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Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters  
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters

2.                                      Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters

 

Pinnacle West and APS maintain committed revolving credit facilities in order to enhance liquidity and provide credit support for their commercial paper programs.

 

Pinnacle West

 

On May 9, 2014, Pinnacle West replaced its $200 million revolving credit facility that would have matured in November 2016, with a new $200 million facility that matures in May 2019.  At June 30, 2014, the facility was available to refinance indebtedness of the Company and for other general corporate purposes, including credit support for its $200 million commercial paper program.  Pinnacle West has the option to increase the amount of the facility up to a maximum of $300 million upon the satisfaction of certain conditions and with the consent of the lenders.  At June 30, 2014, Pinnacle West had commercial paper borrowings of $4 million, no outstanding borrowings under its credit facility and no letters of credit outstanding.

 

APS

 

On July 12, 2013, APS purchased all $33 million of the Coconino County, Arizona Pollution Control Corporation Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1994 Series A, due 2029.  On October 11, 2013, APS purchased all $32 million of the City of Farmington, New Mexico Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, 1994 Series C, due 2024.  On January 15, 2014, both of these series of bonds were canceled and refinanced as described below.

 

On January 10, 2014, APS issued $250 million of 4.70% unsecured senior notes that mature on January 15, 2044.  The proceeds from the sale were used to repay commercial paper which was used to fund the acquisition of Southern California Edison’s (“SCE”) 48% ownership interest in each of Units 4 and 5 of the Four Corners Power Plant (“Four Corners”) and to replenish cash used in 2013 to re-acquire the two series of tax-exempt indebtedness listed above.

 

On May 1, 2014, APS purchased a total of $100 million of the Maricopa County, Arizona, Pollution Control Corporation Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2009 Series A, D and E, due 2029 in connection with the mandatory tender provisions for this indebtedness.  On May 14, 2014, APS remarketed all $36 million of the 2009 Series A Bonds, which are classified as long-term debt on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2014.  We expect to remarket or refinance all $64 million of the 2009 Series D Bonds and 2009 Series E Bonds within the next twelve months, which were classified as current maturities of long-term debt at December 31, 2013.

 

On May 9, 2014, APS replaced its $500 million revolving credit facility that would have matured in November 2016, with a new $500 million facility that matures in May 2019.

 

On May 30, 2014, APS purchased all $38 million of the Navajo County, Arizona, Pollution Control Corporation Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2009 Series A, due 2034, and on June 1, 2014, APS purchased a total of $64 million of the Navajo 2009 Series B Bonds and 2009 Series C Bonds, in each case, in connection with the mandatory tender provisions for this indebtedness.  We expect to remarket or refinance these bonds within the next twelve months.  These bonds were classified as current maturities of long-term debt on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2013.

 

On June 1, 2014, APS remarketed all $13 million of the Coconino County, Arizona Pollution Control Corporation Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2009 Series A, due 2034.  These bonds are classified as long-term debt on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2014.

 

On June 18, 2014, APS issued $250 million of 3.35% unsecured senior notes that mature on June 15, 2024.  The net proceeds from the sale were used along with other funds to repay at maturity APS’s $300 million aggregate principal amount of 5.80% senior notes due June 30, 2014.

 

At June 30, 2014, APS had two credit facilities totaling $1 billion, including a $500 million credit facility that matures in April 2018 and the $500 million facility that matures in May 2019 (see above).  APS may increase the amount of each facility up to a maximum of $700 million upon the satisfaction of certain conditions and with the consent of the lenders.  APS will use these facilities to refinance indebtedness and for other general corporate purposes.  Interest rates are based on APS’s senior unsecured debt credit ratings.

 

The facilities described above are available to support APS’s $250 million commercial paper program, for bank borrowings or for issuances of letters of credit.  At June 30, 2014, APS had $173 million of commercial paper borrowings and no outstanding borrowings or outstanding letters of credit under these credit facilities.

 

See “Financial Assurances” in Note 9 for a discussion of APS’s separate outstanding letters of credit.

 

Debt Fair Value

 

Our long-term debt fair value estimates are based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issues, and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.  Certain of our debt instruments contain third-party credit enhancements and, in accordance with GAAP, we do not consider the effect of these credit enhancements when determining fair value.  The following table represents the estimated fair value of our long-term debt, including current maturities (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

As of
June 30, 2014

 

As of
December 31, 2013

 

 

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Fair Value

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pinnacle West

 

$

125

 

$

125

 

$

125

 

$

125

 

APS

 

3,243

 

3,628

 

3,212

 

3,454

 

Total

 

$

3,368

 

$

3,753

 

$

3,337

 

$

3,579

 

 

Debt Provisions

 

An existing ACC order requires APS to maintain a common equity ratio of at least 40%.  As defined in the ACC order, the common equity ratio is total shareholder equity divided by the sum of total shareholder equity and long-term debt, including current maturities of long-term debt.  At June 30, 2014, APS was in compliance with this common equity ratio requirement.  Its total shareholder equity was approximately $4.3 billion, and total capitalization was approximately $7.5 billion.  APS would be prohibited from paying dividends if the payment would reduce its total shareholder equity below approximately $3.0 billion, assuming APS’s total capitalization remains the same.