2021-06-17
NEEDHAM’S POINT HOLDINGS LTD. (EXCHANGE AND ISSUE OF BONDS) ACT, 2021
OBJECTS AND REASONS
This Bill would make provision for the exchange of bonds issued by Needham’s Point Holdings Ltd. and the issuance of Series B Bonds by the Government of Barbados to those bondholders.
NEEDHAM’S POINT HOLDINGS LTD. (EXCHANGE AND ISSUE OF BONDS) ACT, 2021
Arrangement of Sections
Short title
Interpretation
Purpose
Exchange and Issuance of Series B Bonds
Amount of bond issue
SCHEDULE
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BARBADOS
A Bill entitled
An Act to make provision for the exchange of bonds issued by Needham’s Point Holdings Ltd. and the issuance of Series B Bonds by the Government of Barbados to those bondholders.
ENACTED by the Parliament of Barbados as follows:
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Needham’s Point Holdings Ltd. (Exchange and Issue of Bonds) Act, 2021.
Interpretation
In this Act,
“bondholder” means a person who has been issued a bond;
“bonds” mean the fixed rate bonds issued by Needham’s Point Holdings Ltd. under the Trust Deed dated the 7th day of January, 2011 (as amended from time to time) between Needham’s Point Holdings Ltd. and Royal Fidelity Merchant Bank & Trust (Barbados) Limited to raise $80 million for the purpose of financing the Hilton (Barbados) Hotel;
“Natural Disaster Clause” has the meaning assigned to it in the Schedule;
“Needham’s Point Holdings Ltd.” means a company incorporated under the Companies Act, Cap. 308;
“Series B Bonds” means the bonds described in the Schedule issued by the Government of Barbados.
Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to provide for
the exchange of bonds for Series B Bonds;
the issue of Series B Bonds to a bondholder; and
the cancellation of the full outstanding amount of the bonds.
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Exchange and Issuance of Series B Bonds
The Government of Barbados shall
exchange the bonds issued by Needham’s Point Holdings Ltd. for Series B Bonds; and
issue Series B Bonds to those bondholders,
in the amount set out in section 5 and on the terms and conditions set out in the Schedule.
The Government of Barbados shall cancel the full outstanding amount of the bonds referred to in subsection (1)(a).
Amount of bond issue
The aggregate amount of the issue of Series B Bonds shall be in the sum of $83.75 million Barbados dollars.
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SCHEDULE
(Sections 2 and 4)
Series B Bonds
Structure:
Interest Rate:
Interest Payments:
Principal Repayment:
Allocation of Aggregate Principal Amount Amongst Strips:
Natural Disaster Clause:
11 Series B amortising strips issued by the Government of Barbados with maturities of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 years.
1.0% per annum for fi rst 3 years 2.5% per annum for year 4 3.75% year 5 to maturity
Quarterly with fi rst payment on 30th June, 2021. Interest accrued from 1st April, 2021.
The principal of each strip will be repaid in four equal quar ter ly pr inc ipal ins ta lments commencing one year prior to the maturity date of that strip.
5-Year: 7.49% 11-Year: 9.37% 6-Year: 7.78% 12-Year: 9.72% 7-Year: 8.07% 13-Year: 10.10% 8-Year: 8.38% 14-Year: 10.48% 9-Year: 8.70% 15-Year: 10.88% 10-Year: 9.03%
Yes
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Natural Disaster Clause
(a) Th is natural disaster clause applies following the occurrence of any Caribbean Earthquake Event, Caribbean Tropical Cyclone Event or Covered Area Rainfall Event covered in the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) Policy, in respect of which a Policy Payment has been made to Barbados, and subject to paragraph (d) below, Barbados may elect to defer payment of the Deferred Payment Amount on a Deferral Date. Any such Deferred Payment Amount shall remain outstanding and shall continue to accrue interest in accordance with paragraph (c) below.
(b) Beginning with the next Payment Date following a Deferral Date, each remaining principal amortization of the Aff ected Series will be increased by an amount equal to a pro rata portion of principal that is being deferred on the Deferral Date, taking into account the number of remaining principal amortization payments of that Aff ected Series.
(c) The portion of a Deferred Payment Amount that is comprised of interest will be capitalized and added to principal as each such interest payment falls due under the terms
of the Aff ected Series after the relevant Deferral Date. As such interest is converted into principal, the principal amount of the Aff ected Series shall be increased in the amount of such deferred interest.
(d) Barbados shall be entitled to defer the Deferred Payment Amount following the occurrence of an Event only if all of the following conditions are satisfi ed:
(i) the CCRIF Policy is in full force and eff ect and CCRIF has issued a written report confi rming that the Event is an Insured Event in respect of which a Policy Payment has been made to Barbados;
(ii) since the 22nd day of April, 2021, neither of the Coverage Limit or the Exhaustion Point applicable to earthquakes, tropical cyclone or excess rainfall has been reduced, unless it has been reduced by CCRIF and CCRIF has declined a request submitted by Barbados to CCRIF to maintain such Coverage Limit or Exhaustion Point, as the case may be; and
Schedule - (Cont'd)
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Natural Disaster Clause - (Cont'd)
(iii) the Modelled Loss (as defi ned below), in the case of a Caribbean Earthquake Event or Caribbean Tropical Cyclone Event, or the Rainfall Index Loss, in the case of a Covered
Area Rainfall Event, to Barbados from the Event is greater than U.S.$5 million.
Upon electing to defer the Deferred Payment Amount, Barbados shall at its own expense provide notice thereof (a "Deferral Claim") to the Holders as provided in the Notices provision of the relevant Aff ected Series, describing in reasonable detail the particulars of the Event giving rise to the right to make such Deferral Claim. Barbados shall be entitled to make no more than three Deferral Claims under each Aff ected Series.
(e) For purposes of this clause:
"Caribbean Earthquake Event", "Caribbean Tropical Cyclone Event", "Covered Area Rainfall Event", "Coverage Limit", "Exhaustion Point", "Insured Event", "Policy
Payment" and "Rainfall Index Loss" have the meanings given to those terms in the CCRIF Policy.
"Aff ected Series" means any series of Government of Barbados BBD-denominated debt securities that incorporates by reference this Natural Disaster Clause.
"CCRIF" means CCRIF SPC (formerly, the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility), or any successor thereof, with whom the Government of Barbados has entered into the CCRIF Policy.
"CCRIF Policy" means the Parametric Insurance Contract dated 1st June, 2020 which the Government of Barbados has entered into with CCRIF to insure against risks of earthquake, tropical cyclone and excess rainfall, including any documents incorporated by reference therein and any attachments, annexes, appendices or supplements thereto (including but not limited to the applicable coverage summary and associated loss curve data spreadsheet), as such CCRIF Policy may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
Schedule - (Cont'd)
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Natural Disaster Clause - (Concl'd)
"Deferral Claim", in respect of an Event, has the meaning given to that term in paragraph (d) of this clause.
"Deferral Date" means the Payment Date under the relevant series next following submission of a Deferral Claim.
"Deferred Payment Amount" means all principal amortizations and interest payments falling due on an Aff ected Series for the consecutive two-year period immediately following the Deferral Date.
"Modelled Loss" has the meaning given to that term in the CCRIF Policy, provided that if the Modelled Loss from an Event is more than 10.0% higher than the Reference Modelled Loss, "Modelled Loss" for purposes of subclause (d)(iii) and
the defi nition of "Deferral Date" in this clause will be the Reference Modelled Loss.
"Payment Date", for any Aff ected Series, means the dates specifi ed for the payments of interest and/or principal thereunder.
"Reference Modelled Loss" means the Modelled Loss in respect of an Event, calculated under the CCRIF Policy as in eff ect on the Closing Date, using the relevant Return Period (years) applicable to the Event. When calculating the Reference Modelled Loss, the Return Period (years) applicable to the Event, if not divisible by 5, shall be rounded down to the nearest number that is divisible by 5.
"Return Period", in relation to years, means the return period applicable to the Event as that term is used in the model and formulae detailed in the CCRIF Policy.
Schedule - (Concl'd)
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Read three times and passed the House of Assembly this day of , 2021.
Speaker
Read three times and passed the Senate this day of , 2021.
President
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