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Bond Financing Informationrn u u E INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND FINANCING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA i rlL • INDEX Introduction ® Advantages of Industrial Development Revenue Bond Financing to a City or County Advantages of Industrial Development Revenue Bond Financing to a Company • Issuance Procedures Income Tax Regulations Example Time Schedule ® Chapter 159 / Part II and III Florida Industrial Develoment Financing Act ............................... Chapter 80-287, Florida Statutes 40 1980 Legislation Expanding Use of Industrial Development Revenue Bonds ............................... Internal Revenue Service Regulations Relating to Industrial Development Revenue Bonds ® Memorandum Interpreting the Revenue Act of 1978 as it pertains to changes in the Industrial Development Revenue Bond Regulations ............................... • Memorandum Interpreting the Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980 as it pertains to changes in Industrial Development Revenue Bond Regulations ............................... Sample Industrial Development Revenue Bond Application Form ............................... :7 :7 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E App odix F L n INTRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND FINANCING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA Industrial development and pollution control revenue bonds are tax-free securi- ties issued by municipalities or municipal agencies (e.g. Industrial Development Authorities) for the purpose of providing funds for the purchase of land, and the constructing and equipping of manufacturing and pollution control facilities for private firms desirous of relocating to a community or expanding present facili- ties. The city, county or agency acts as a conduit for the financing by issuing tax-free bonds for development or expansion of the facility and entering into a Loan Agreement with the private firm. It is important to note that the bonds are secured solely by revenues derived from the Loan Agreement and do not constitute a '® debt of the city, county, or state, and neither the city, county nor any political subdivision thereof, shall be liable thereon, nor in any event shall such bonds or obligations be payable out of any funds or properties other than the revenues derived from the Loan Agreement. • In 1980 the Florida Legislature passed House Bill 1572 (see Appendix B herein) which substantially expanded the scope of Industrial Development Revenue Bond Financing in Florida. In addition to the traditional manufacturing facilities, commercial and Health Care Facilities are now eligible for this advantageous form of financing. 0 ADVANTAGES OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND FINANCING TO A CITY OR COUNTY 1. Ability to attract new industry to community by offering attractive lower cost tax-exempt financing for the development and construction of new industrial plants. ® 2. Ability to assist existing industrial firms in their expansion plans by offer- ing low -interest cost financing. • 3. Expand employment opportunities through No. 1 and No. 2 listed above. 4. Broaden tax base by encouraging expansion of existing plants and atti,-cting new industry to the community. 5. Ability to compete in attracting industry with other communities offering tax-exempt financing. ADVANTAGES OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND FINANCING TO A COMPANY 1. 100% Financing: The ability to obtain "100% financing" including the cost of site acquisition, construction of buildings, purchase and installation of machinery and equipment, interest during construction and the expenses of the bond issuance. ® 2. Lower Monthly Payments: Since the monthly Loan payments are used to pay debt service on a tax-exempt financing, the payments 'will be substantially less than similar payments on conventional financing. 0 • 3. Attractive Tax Credit and Depreciation Deductions: Investment tax credit and deductions for interest and depreciation accrue to the company using the facility just as if it had obtained financing through a conventional taxable • financing. 4. Availability of Funds: With active markets for tax-exempt bonds within the banking community, institutional investors and the public sector, industrial revenue financing offers new and substantially larger sources of funds. 5. No Need for Interim Financings: this form of financing, which is generally • closed prior to the start of construction, requires no subsequent conversion to permanent financing. ISSUANCE PROCEDURES A number of steps are required to implement and complete an industrial devel- opment revenue bond financing. The following is a brief listing and elaboration of the steps required to undertake this type of financing: 1. Retaining the bond underwriter and bond counsel. it is an important first step to retain you bond underwriter andTom counsel in an industrial • development revenue bond financing. These professionals will advise you on the proper procedures required to effect the issuance of the tax free bonds. Generally, both the bond underwriter and bond counsel will work on a contingency basis, being paid only upon the sale and actual delivery of the bonds. • 2. Execution of a letter of inducement by the issuing municipality or agency. Prior to entering into any binding commitments with respect to t e proposed project a letter of inducement should first be obtained from the issuing body. This letter simply states that the issuing body is willing to issue its industrial development revenue bonds in order to induce the company to locate or expand within its geographical area. • 3. Drafting of the basic financing documents by bond counsel. a. Loan Agreement. This agreement provides that the company will acquire, construct and equip the project to its specifications. It provides for the obligation by the Company to make loan p—ments • sufficient to retire the bonds. This document also contai- s the business covenants to which the company would agree to with respect to the bonds. The duration of the Loan Agreement would be equal to the period required to pay off the bond issue. b. Trust Indenture. Under the Trust Indenture which is entered into • between the issuing body and a corporate trustee such as a commercial bank the issuing body assigns its interest in the Loan Agreement to the Trustee to secure the bond issue. The Trust Indenture sets forth the basic structure of the bond issue and provides for the creation of a construction fund where bond proceeds would be deposited. The Trustee would then pay out construction draw downs as required. The • interest earnings on the construction fund would accrue to the com- pany. The Trustee normally serves as paying agent for the bonds and the company would make its payments of principal and interest directly to the -trustee rather than to the issuing body. An initial acceptance 0 • fee in addition to an annual fee will normally be required by the trustee to function under the Indenture. c. Bond Resolution. The bond resolution of the City or County basically • provides for the issuance of the bonds and for the adoption of the Loan Agreement and Trust Indenture. d. Parent Company Guarantee. In cases where a subsidiary would undertake the financing and operation of the project, a parent company guarantee may be required in order to secure the bonds. This guarantee would be • assigned by the issuing body to the Trustee and would provide that the Trustee could look to the parent company in the event of a short fall of funds required to pay off the bonds. Several drafting sessions will be required in order to reach agreement on the • basic documents and the structure of the financing. The normal participants in these sessions would be the underwriter, a representative of the company and its counsel and bond counsel. 4. Validation proceedings_ inCircuitCourt. Florida law provides that bond issues may be validated by judgment of the Circuit Court. This procedure • is optional but is normally undertaken. Bond Counsel or counsel for the issuing body would file for validation once all the basic documents have been approved by the issuing body. There is a 21 day period prior to the validation hearing during which notice of the hearing must be published. Once the bonds have been validated there is a 30 day appeal period subsequent to which marketing of the bonds would normally begin. • 5. Sale of the Bonds. Once the bonds have been validated and the offering statement prepared the underwriter would proceed to market the bonds. If the bonds will be offered publicly, there is normally a week's period required to sell the bonds. If there is a private placement then the underwriter would negotiate the placement of bonds with a small number of • institutional purchasers. The underwriter would then submit a purchase proposal to the company outlining the bond discount and interest rate to be paid on the bonds. 6. Closing and Delivery of the Bonds. At the closing of the bond issue the underwriter willpay ay the ne and proceeds plus accrued interest to the • Trustee who will then authenticate the bonds and deliver them to the underwriter. INCOME TAX EXEMPTION REGULATIONS The Internal Revenue Service regulations regarding the issuance of industrial • development revenue bonds provide for two basic options for a company to finance an industrial project. These are the $1,000,000 exemption and the $10,000,000 exemption. $1,000,000 Exemption: The $1,000,000 exemption provides that the total bonds outstanding in any one issuing body's jurisdiction shall not exceed • $1,000,000. Under this option, the company may incur capital expenditures within the same issuing body's jurisdiction with no limitation and chance of losing the tax-exempt feature of these bonds. $10,000,000 Exemption: Under this option, a company may issue up to 1 of Sonds in one or more issues, however, in computing the $10,000,000, all expenditures of a capital nature for or by the principal user within the same issuer's jurisdiction (in the case of a county outside the incorporated area) for a period of three years prior to the issuance of the bonds and three years after the issuance of the bonds together with the par amount of bonds outstanding must not exceed $10,000,000. A violation of this rule would remove the tax-free treatment of the interest income on these bonds. The regulations under either option remove the tax-free nature of the interest income on the bonds to substantial users and related persons as long as they are owners of the bonds. Exempt from computation of the $1,000,000 and $10,000,000 options are certain classes of public facilities such as sports facilities, conven- tion or trade show facilities, airports, docks, wharves, sewage disposal and solid waste facilities and water supply systems if the water is available on reasonable demand to the public. Also exempt are air and water pollution control facilities and under certain circumstances leased facilities where the principal user has no interest or purchase option on the leased portion. Additionally, a hotel that is an integral part of an airport or port facility could be financed using industrial development revenue bonds. In computing capital expenditures under option two above, capital expenditures from any feeder plant, even though it is in a different jurisdiction, must be included. Additionally, research and development expenditures, no matter where conducted, for the product to be manufactured must be included as a capital expen- diture. r� u • • • :� i n 0 EXAMPLE TIME SCHEDULE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS DAY DESCRIPTION 1 Retain Bond Underwriter and Bond Counsel 10 Decision to use Industrial Development Bond Financing 20 Inducement Resolution to be passed by Issuing Body 25 First Draft of Loan Agreement and Trust Indenture to all members of the financing team for Review 30 First financing team meeting to Review Documents and financing structure 38 Second Draft of Loan Agreement and Trust Indenture and first draft of Offering Memorandum (or Official Statement if publicly offered) to all members of the financing team for Review 55 Financing Documents and Offering Memorandum approved by Company, Underwriter and Bond Counsel 57 File for Validation Hearing 78 Validation Hearing 108 Expiration of Appeal Period 108-113 Marketing of the Bonds and presentation of Purchase Proposal by Underwriter to the Company 114 Sale Resolution passed by Issuing Body 120 Closing and Delivery of the Bonds