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Credit Facilities
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Credit Facilities [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
Credit Facilities
As of June 30, 2012, the Company had four committed credit facilities under which the Company may borrow up to $335 million, subject to certain conditions. Additionally, the Company had an uncommitted forward contract for commodities agreement under which the Company may borrow up to $50 million to fund forward contract commodity transactions. The amounts outstanding under these credit facilities are short term borrowings and carry variable rates of interest, thus approximating fair value.
A summary of the Company’s credit facilities in place as of June 30, 2012 is as follows:
A one-year revolving syndicated committed loan facility established on September 22, 2010 and renewed by amendment on September 21, 2011, under which the Company’s subsidiary, INTL Commodities, Inc. ("INTL Commodities") is entitled to borrow up to $140 million, subject to certain conditions. The loan proceeds are used to finance the activities of INTL Commodities and are secured by its assets. The facility is guaranteed by the Company, and the Company is currently in discussions with the lender and expects to amend the facility during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 to extend the expiration date, and renew the facility in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.
A three-year syndicated committed loan facility established on October 29, 2010 and amended on May 22, 2012 to increase the amount under which the Company is entitled to borrow up to $95 million, subject to certain conditions. The loan proceeds are used to finance working capital needs of the Company and certain subsidiaries. The line of credit is secured by a pledge of shares held in certain of the Company’s subsidiaries.
An unsecured syndicated committed line of credit, established on June 21, 2010 and renewed by amendment on April 12, 2012, under which FCStone, LLC may borrow up to $75 million. This line of credit is intended to provide short term funding of margin to commodity exchanges as necessary. This line of credit is subject to annual review, and the continued availability of this line of credit is subject to FCStone, LLC’s financial condition and operating results continuing to be satisfactory as set forth in the agreement. The facility is guaranteed by the Company.
A one-year syndicated committed borrowing facility established on December 2, 2010, and renewed by amendment on October 11, 2011, under which the Company’s subsidiary, FCStone Financial, Inc. ("FCStone Financial"), is entitled to borrow up to $25 million, subject to certain conditions. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company elected to reduce the committed amount under the borrowing facility from $75 million to $25 million. Subsequent to June 30, 2012, the Company amended the facility to temporarily increase the commitment amount to $50 million through August 10, 2012. The loan proceeds are used to finance traditional commodity financing arrangements or the purchase of eligible commodities from sellers who have agreed to sell and later repurchase such commodities from FCStone Financial, and are secured by its assets. The facility is guaranteed by the Company.
An uncommitted forward contract for commodities agreement established on June 23, 2011, under which the Company’s subsidiary, FCStone Merchant Services, LLC ("FCStone Merchant Services") is entitled to borrow up to $50 million to fund forward contracts on specified commodities. The forward contract commodity transactions include a simultaneous agreement from the lender to purchase specified commodities from FCStone Merchant Services and to sell the same specified commodities to FCStone Merchant Services, on a forward sale basis. The price at which FCStone Merchant Services will be obligated to repurchase the specified commodities from the lender is calculated as the purchase price plus accrued interest on the purchase price at the cost of funds rate determined by the lender. The facility is guaranteed by the Company.
Credit facilities and outstanding borrowings as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 were as follows:
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
Amounts Outstanding
Security
Renewal / Expiration Date
 
Total
Commitment
 
June 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2011
 Certain pledged shares
October 1, 2013
 
$
95.0

 
$
70.0

 
$

 Certain commodities assets
September 20, 2012
 
140.0

 
97.0

 
60.0

 None
April 11, 2013
 
75.0

 

 

 Certain commodities assets
October 9, 2012
 
25.0

 
8.4

 
15.5

 Certain forward commodity contracts
n/a
 

 

 
1.9

 
 
 
$
335.0

 
$
175.4

 
$
77.4


During the remainder of fiscal 2012, $140 million of the Company’s committed credit facilities are scheduled to expire. While there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to renew or replace current agreements when they expire, based on its liquidity position and capital structure the Company believes it will be able to do so.
The Company’s facility agreements contain certain financial covenants relating to financial measures on a consolidated basis, as well as on a certain stand-alone subsidiary basis, including minimum net worth, minimum working capital, minimum regulatory capital, minimum net unencumbered liquid assets, minimum equity, minimum interest coverage and leverage ratios and maximum net loss. Failure to comply with any such covenants could result in the debt becoming payable on demand. As of June 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants under its credit facilities.