Legislation Details

File #: 23-560   
Type: Discussion Status: Presented
In control: Board of Trustees
On agenda: 12/20/2023 Final action: 12/20/2023
Title: Outcomes for the Tender Offer for a Portion of the Authority's Outstanding Bonds
Attachments: 1. _presentation_Outcomes for Tender Offer of Authoritys Bonds

TO:                

Board of Trustees

THROUGH:  

Jay Fox, Executive Director

FROM:          

Viola Miller, Chief Financial Officer

PRESENTER(S):

Viola Miller, Chief Financial Officer

 

Brian Baker, Vice President Zion Public Finance

 

TITLE:                                                                                                                                                                         

title

Outcomes for the Tender Offer for a Portion of the Authority’s Outstanding Bonds

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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:                                                                                                                        

Discussion

RECOMMENDATION:                                                                                                                       

Informational report for discussion on the final outcome of UTA’s bond tendering.                     

BACKGROUND:                                                                                                                                 

A bond tender was offered by UTA to purchase bonds from investors that were either low coupon in nature, not callable, and/or worth less than other higher interest rate investments. Tendered bonds from the 2019B, 2020B, 2015 and 2016 series were purchased with the proceeds of a 2023 tax-exempt bond issue.  UTA invited existing bondholders to “tender” their bonds at specified prices determined by UTA, its Municipal Advisor, and its Dealer-Manager (see below).

  Series

CUSIP  Base 917567

Maturity Date

Interest Rate

Outstanding Par Amount

Maximum Principal Amount to be Accepted

Purchase Price (% of Par Amount)

2020B

FR5

12/15/2033

2.375%

$2,835,000

$2,835,000

79.178%

2020B

FS3

12/15/2034

2.475

2,905,000

2,905,000

78.201

2020B

FT1

12/15/2035

2.575

2,965,000

2,965,000

77.322

2020B

FU8

12/15/2036

2.675

4,365,000

4,365,000

76.581

2020B

FV6

12/15/2039

2.970

61,680,000

61,680,000

75.649

2019B

EX3

12/15/2042

3.443

188,810,000

100,445,000

77.236

Series

CUSIP Base 9175671

Maturity Date

Interest Rate

Outstanding Par Amount

  Maximum Principal Amount to be Accepted for Purchase

Purchase Price as a Percentage of Par2

2016

CH0

12/15/2029

4.000%

$18,865,000

$18,865,000

101.882

2016

CF4

12/15/2030

4.000

29,915,000

29,915,000

101.229

2016

CG2

12/15/2031

4.000

31,110,000

31,110,000

100.748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015A

BD0

6/15/2024

5.000

33,255,000

33,255,000

101.256

2015A

BE8

6/15/2025

5.000

34,385,000

34,385,000

103.127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015A

BK4

6/15/2024

5.000

7,100,000

7,100,000

101.146

2015A

BL2

6/15/2025

5.000

13,315,000

13,315,000

102.919

 

DISCUSSION:                                                                                                                                      

Parameters set by the Board in July 2023:

•                     Net Savings % need to exceed 5%

•                     Net Present Value Savings should exceed $6M

•                     Tendering offers should only be to 2015A and 2016 tax exempt, and 2020, 2019B and 2020B taxable bondholders maturing debt prior to December 15, 2042

•                     Refunding bonds should not exceed the original tendered bond

•                     Time to perform the tendering should be a year

Outcome of the Bond Tendering in October 2023

•                     Net Savings % was 6.2%

•                     Net Present Value Savings $6,290,481

•                     Tendering offers were only accepted on the 2015A tax exempt, 2019B and 2020B taxable bonds.  No 2016 bonds were accepted due to higher tax-exempt rates, but that $80 million will be eligible for potential refunding in 2026.

•                     Tendering participation was overall 35.7% (based on total outstanding bonds) and 45% (based on maximum principal amount eligible for acceptance)

•                     UTA accepted $101,175,000 in tendered bonds (out of $155,110,000 that were submitted for tendering), but due to the meaningful discount at which taxable bonds were purchased, UTA only had to borrow $77,600,000 in tax-exempt refunding bonds to satisfy the tender.

ALTERNATIVES:                                                                                                                                    

N/A

FISCAL IMPACT:                                                                                                                                

UTA reduced principal debt by $23,575,000 and saved overall interest of $11,481,261.64 over the next 20 years.  The cost for this tendering was $826,815.61, which is included in the calculation of all savings numbers.

ATTACHMENTS:                                                                                                                                

N/A