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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt as of December 31 was as follows:
Description
Due Date
 
2014
 
2013
Senior notes, San Jose Water Company:
 
 

 

   Series A 8.58%
2022
 
$
20,000

 
20,000

   Series B 7.37%
2024
 
30,000

 
30,000

   Series C 9.45%
2020
 
10,000

 
10,000

   Series D 7.15%
2026
 
15,000

 
15,000

   Series E 6.81%
2028
 
15,000

 
15,000

   Series F 7.20%
2031
 
20,000

 
20,000

   Series G 5.93%
2033
 
20,000

 
20,000

   Series H 5.71%
2037
 
20,000

 
20,000

   Series I 5.93%
2037
 
20,000

 
20,000

   Series J 6.54%
2024
 
10,000

 
10,000

   Series K 6.75%
2039
 
20,000

 
20,000

   Series L 5.14%
2044
 
50,000

 

SJWTX, Inc. Series A 6.27%
2036
 
15,000

 
15,000

SJW Corp. Series A 4.35%
2021
 
50,000

 
50,000

Total senior notes
 
 
$
315,000

 
265,000

Mortgage loans 5.61% - 6.09%
2016
 
3,109

 
3,215

 
2017
 
11,896

 
12,142

444 West Santa Clara Street, L.P. 5.68% (non-recourse to SJW Land Company)
2021
 
2,947

 
3,053

California Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue Bonds 5.10%, San Jose Water Company
2040
 
50,000

 
50,000

SDWSRF loans 2.39% and 2.60%, San Jose Water Company
2027
 
1,997

 
2,141

Total debt
 
 
$
384,949

 
335,551

Less: current portion
 
 
584

 
554

Total long-term debt, less current portion
 
 
$
384,365

 
334,997



Senior notes held by institutional investors are unsecured obligations of SJW Corp., San Jose Water Company and SJWTX, Inc. and require interest-only payments until maturity. To minimize issuance costs, all of the companies' debt has historically been placed privately.
On January 24, 2014, San Jose Water Company entered into a note agreement with John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) and its affiliate (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which San Jose Water Company sold an aggregate principal amount of $50,000 of its 5.14% senior note, Series L to the Purchaser. The senior note is an unsecured obligation of San Jose Water Company, due on the date that is the 30th anniversary of the issuance of the senior note. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing March 1, 2015. The transaction closed on August 7, 2014.
The senior note agreements of San Jose Water Company generally have terms and conditions that restrict the Company from issuing additional funded debt if: (1) the funded debt would exceed 66-2/3% of total capitalization, and (2) net income available for interest charges for the trailing 12-calendar-month period would be less than 175% of interest charges. As of December 31, 2014, San Jose Water Company was not restricted from issuing future indebtedness as a result of these terms and conditions.
The senior note agreement of SJWTX, Inc. has terms and conditions that restrict SJWTX, Inc. from issuing additional funded debt if: (1) the funded debt would exceed 66-2/3% of total capitalization, and (2) net income available for interest charges for the trailing 12-calendar-month period would be less than 175% of interest charges. In addition, SJW Corp. is a guarantor of SJWTX, Inc.'s senior note which has terms and conditions that restrict SJW Corp. from issuing additional funded debt if: (1) the funded consolidated debt would exceed 66-2/3% of total capitalization, and (2) the minimum net worth of SJW Corp. becomes less than $125,000 plus 30% of Water Utility Services cumulative net income, since December 31, 2005. As of December 31, 2014, SJWTX, Inc. and SJW Corp. were not restricted from issuing future indebtedness as a result of these terms and conditions.
The senior note agreement of SJW Corp. has terms and conditions that restrict SJW Corp. from issuing additional funded debt if: (1) the funded consolidated debt would exceed 66-2/3% of total capitalization, and (2) the minimum net worth of SJW Corp. becomes less than $175,000 plus 30% of Water Utility Services cumulative net income, since June 30, 2011. As of December 31, 2014, SJW Corp. was not restricted from issuing future indebtedness as a result of these terms and conditions.
The mortgage loans, which are the obligations of SJW Land Company, are due in 2016 and 2017. These loans amortize over 25 years, are secured by two leased properties and carry a fixed interest rate with 120 monthly principal and interest payments. The loan agreements generally restrict the Company from prepayment in the first three years and require submission of periodic financial reports as part of the loan covenants. An amortization schedule of the mortgage loans is as follows:
 
Amortization Schedule
Year
Total Payment
 
Interest
 
Principal
2015
1,229

 
856

 
373

2016
4,034

 
762

 
3,272

2017
11,470

 
110

 
11,360


444 West Santa Clara Street, L.P., in which SJW Land Company owns a 70% limited partnership interest, has a mortgage loan in the outstanding amount of $2,947 as of December 31, 2014. The mortgage loan is due in 2021 and is amortized over 20 years with an interest rate of 5.68%. The mortgage loan is secured by the partnership's real property and is non-recourse to SJW Land Company. An amortization schedule of the mortgage loan with 444 West Santa Clara Street, L.P. is as follows:
 
Amortization Schedule
Year
Total Payment
 
Interest
 
Principal
2015
276

 
164

 
112

2016
276

 
157

 
119

2017
276

 
150

 
126

2018
276

 
143

 
133

2019
276

 
135

 
141

Thereafter
2,485

 
169

 
2,316


San Jose Water Company has outstanding $50,000 in California Pollution Control Financing Authority revenue bonds as of December 31, 2014. The loan agreement for the revenue bonds contains affirmative and negative covenants customary for a loan agreement relating to revenue bonds, including, among other things, complying with certain disclosure obligations and covenants relating to the tax exempt status of the interest on the bonds and limitations and prohibitions relating to the transfer of the projects funded by the loan proceeds and the assignment of the loan agreement. As of December 31, 2014, San Jose Water Company was in compliance with all such covenants.
San Jose Water Company has two loans from the SDWSRF at a rate of 2.39% and 2.60%. The outstanding loan balances as of December 31, 2014 is $1,997. San Jose Water Company issued standby letters of credit with a commercial bank in the amount of $3,000 in support of these loans. The letters of credit automatically renew for one year each December unless the issuing bank elects not to renew it. The amount of coverage can be reduced as the principal balances decrease. An amortization schedule of the SDWSRF loans is as follows:
 
Amortization Schedule
Year
Total Payment
 
Interest
 
Principal
2015
132

 
34

 
98

2016
195

 
45

 
150

2017
196

 
42

 
154

2018
196

 
38

 
158

2019
196

 
34

 
162

Thereafter
1,397

 
122

 
1,275



The fair value of long-term debt as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 was approximately $460,171 and $395,684, respectively, and was determined using a discounted cash flow analysis, based on the current rates for similar financial instruments of the same duration and creditworthiness of the Company. The fair value of long-term debt would be categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.