UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 3, 2014
CENTERPOINT ENERGY TRANSITION BOND COMPANY II, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 333-121505 | 59-3790472 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1111 Louisiana, Suite 4655B Houston, Texas |
77002 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 207-5222
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
In connection with the February 3, 2014 payment date for its Senior Secured Transition Bonds, Series A (the “Bonds”), CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Company II, LLC (the “Company”) paid all interest then due on the Bonds and the scheduled principal payment of $76,210,864 on the Bonds in Tranche A-3 and $5,750,951 on the Bonds in Tranche A-4.
After giving effect to all payments made in connection with the February 3, 2014 payment date, the Capital Subaccount had a balance of approximately $9.3 million, which is the targeted level of the Capital Subaccount, and the Excess Funds Subaccount had a balance of approximately $11.7 million.
After giving effect to the principal payment set forth above, the outstanding principal balance and the interest rate for each outstanding tranche of the Bonds are as follows:
| Tranche |
Outstanding Principal Balance |
Interest Rate | ||
| A-4 | $513,249,049 | 5.170% | ||
| A-5 | $462,000,000 | 5.302% |
On January 30, 2014, Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the senior unsecured rating of CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, the servicer of the Bonds, to A3 from Baa1. Securities ratings are not recommendations to buy, sell or hold a security and are subject to change or withdrawal at any time by the rating agency.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The Company has included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K the Semiannual Servicer’s Certificate, dated January 30, 2014, transmitted by CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, the servicer of the Bonds, to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the Paying Agent for the Bonds, in connection with the February 3, 2014 payment date for the Bonds. The information on this Exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| CENTERPOINT ENERGY TRANSITION BOND COMPANY II, LLC | ||||||
| Date: February 3, 2014 | By: | /s/ Walter L. Fitzgerald | ||||
| Walter L. Fitzgerald | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Manager | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 |
Semiannual Servicer’s Certificate dated as of January 30, 2014, as to the transition bond balances, the balances of the collection account and its sub-accounts, and setting forth transfers and payments to be made on the February 3, 2014 payment date. | |
Exhibit 99.1
Semiannual Servicer’s Certificate
CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Company II, LLC
$1,851,000,000 Series A Transition Bonds
Pursuant to Section 6 of Annex 1 to the Transition Property Servicing Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of December 16, 2005, between CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, as Servicer, and CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Company II, LLC, as Issuer, the Servicer does hereby certify as follows:
Capitalized terms used in this Semiannual Servicer’s Certificate have their respective meanings as
set forth in the Agreement. References herein to certain sections and subsections are references
to the respective sections and subsections of the Agreement.
Collection Periods: July 31, 2013 through January 30, 2014
Payment Date: February 3, 2014
Today’s Date: January 30, 2014
| 1. Collections Allocable and Aggregate Amounts Available for Current Payment Date: |
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| i. Remittances for the July 31, 2013 Collection Period |
1,439,763.56 |
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| ii. Remittances for the August 1 through 31, 2013 Collection Period |
20,726,181.97 | |||||
| iii. Remittances for the September 1 through 30, 2013 Collection Period |
19,090,679.20 | |||||
| iv. Remittances for the October 1 through 31, 2013 Collection Period |
22,980,945.86 | |||||
| v. Remittances for the November 1 through 30, 2013 Collection Period |
16,285,571.65 | |||||
| vi. Remittances for the December 1 through 31, 2013 Collection Period |
15,755,146.06 | |||||
| vii. Remittances for the January 1 through 30, 2014 Collection Period |
13,968,352.93 | |||||
| viii. Net Earnings on Collection Account |
[through 12/31/13] | |||||
| General Subaccount |
4,684.42 | |||||
| Capital Subaccount |
15,014.08 | |||||
| Excess Funds Subaccount |
1,003.70 | |||||
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| ix. General Subaccount Balance (sum of i through viii above) |
110,267,343.43 | |||||
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| x. Excess Funds Subaccount Balance as of Prior Payment Date |
11,594,333.80 | |||||
| xi. Capital Subaccount Balance as of Prior Payment Date (1) |
9,255,000.00 | |||||
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| xii. Collection Account Balance (sum of ix through xi above) |
131,116,677.23 | |||||
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| (1) Net of unreleased earnings moved into General Subaccount |
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| 2. Outstanding Amounts as of Prior Payment Date: |
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| i. Tranche A-1 Principal Balance |
0.00 | |||||
| ii. Tranche A-2 Principal Balance |
0.00 | |||||
| iii. Tranche A-3 Principal Balance |
76,210,864.00 | |||||
| iv. Tranche A-4 Principal Balance |
519,000,000.00 | |||||
| v. Tranche A-5 Principal Balance |
462,000,000.00 | |||||
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| vi. Aggregate Principal Balance of all Series A Transition Bonds |
1,057,210,864.00 | |||||
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| 3. Required Funding/Payments as of Current Payment Date: |
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| Series A Principal |
Projected Principal Balance |
Semiannual Principal Due | ||||
| i. Tranche A-1 |
0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| ii. Tranche A-2 |
0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| iii. Tranche A-3 |
0.00 | 76,210,864.00 | ||||
| iv. Tranche A-4 |
513,249,049.00 | 5,750,951.00 | ||||
| v. Tranche A-5 |
462,000,000.00 | 0.00 | ||||
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| vi. For all Series A Transition Bonds |
975,249,049.00 | 81,961,815.00 | ||||
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| Transition Bond Interest Rate |
Days in Interest Period (1) |
Interest Due | ||||
| vii. Required Tranche A-1 Interest |
4.840% | 180 | 0.00 | |||
| viii. Required Tranche A-2 Interest |
4.970% | 180 | 0.00 | |||
| ix. Required Tranche A-3 Interest |
5.090% | 180 | 1,939,566.49 | |||
| x. Required Tranche A-4 Interest |
5.170% | 180 | 13,416,150.00 | |||
| xi. Required Tranche A-5 Interest |
5.302% | 180 | 12,247,620.00 | |||
| (1) On 30/360 Day basis. |
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| Required Level |
Funding | |||||
| xii. Capital Subaccount |
9,255,000.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 4. Allocation of Remittances as of Current Payment Date Pursuant to Section 8.02(d) of Indenture: |
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| i. Trustee Fees and Expenses |
0.00 | |||||||||
| ii. Servicing Fee |
462,750.00 | (1) | ||||||||
| iii. Administration Fee and Independent Managers Fee |
50,000.00 | (2) | ||||||||
| iv. Operating Expenses |
47,563.58 | (3) | ||||||||
| v. Semiannual Interest (including any past-due Semiannual Interest for prior periods) |
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| Series A |
Aggregate |
Per 1,000 |
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| 1. Tranche A-1 Interest Payment |
0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| 2. Tranche A-2 Interest Payment |
0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| 3. Tranche A-3 Interest Payment |
1,939,566.49 | 7.70 | ||||||||
| 4. Tranche A-4 Interest Payment |
13,416,150.00 | 25.85 | ||||||||
| 5. Tranche A-5 Interest Payment |
12,247,620.00 | 26.51 | ||||||||
| vi. Principal Due and Payable as a result of (A) Event of Default or (B) on Final Maturity Date |
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| Series A |
Aggregate |
Per 1,000 |
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| 1. Tranche A-1 Principal Payment |
0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| 2. Tranche A-2 Principal Payment |
0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| 3. Tranche A-3 Principal Payment |
0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| 4. Tranche A-4 Principal Payment |
0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| 5. Tranche A-5 Principal Payment |
0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| (C) Principal Scheduled to be Paid on Current Payment Date |
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| Series A |
Aggregate |
Per 1,000 |
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| 1. Tranche A-1 Principal Payment |
0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| 2. Tranche A-2 Principal Payment |
0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| 3. Tranche A-3 Principal Payment |
76,210,864.00 | 302.42 | ||||||||
| 4. Tranche A-4 Principal Payment |
5,750,951.00 | 11.08 | ||||||||
| 5. Tranche A-5 Principal Payment |
0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| vii. Amounts Payable to Credit Enhancement Providers (if applicable) |
N/A | |||||||||
| viii. Operating Expenses not Paid under Clause (iv) above |
0.00 | |||||||||
| ix. Funding of Capital Subaccount |
0.00 | |||||||||
| x. Net Earnings in Capital Subaccount Released to Issuer |
17,014.08 | |||||||||
| xi. Deposit to Excess Funds Subaccount |
124,864.28 | |||||||||
| xii. Released to Issuer upon Series Retirement: Collection Account |
0.00 | |||||||||
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| xiii. Aggregate Remittances as of Current Payment Date |
110,267,343.43 | |||||||||
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| (1) | Servicing fee: $1,851,000,000 x .05% x 180/360 = $462,750.00 |
| (2) | Administration fee: $100,000 x 180/360 = $50,000.00; Independent Managers fee: $0.00 |
| (3) | Reimbursement to Administrator for fees/expenses paid to outside legal counsel ($4,780.00), independent public accountant ($16,800.00), printer ($400.00) and L/C issuing bank ($25,583.58) |
| 5. Subaccount Withdrawals as of Current Payment Date |
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| (if applicable, pursuant to Section 8.02(d) of Indenture): |
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| i. Excess Funds Subaccount (available for 4.i. through 4.ix.) |
0.00 | |||||
| ii. Capital Subaccount (available for 4.i. through 4.viii.) |
0.00 | |||||
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| iii. Total Withdrawals |
0.00 | |||||
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| 6. Outstanding Amounts and Collection Account Balance as of Current Payment Date |
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| (after giving effect to payments to be made on such Payment Date): |
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| Series A | ||||||
| i. Tranche A-1 Principal Balance |
0.00 | |||||
| ii. Tranche A-2 Principal Balance |
0.00 | |||||
| iii. Tranche A-3 Principal Balance |
0.00 | |||||
| iv. Tranche A-4 Principal Balance |
513,249,049.00 | |||||
| v. Tranche A-5 Principal Balance |
462,000,000.00 | |||||
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| vi. Aggregate Principal Balance for all Series A Transition Bonds |
975,249,049.00 | |||||
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| vii. Excess Funds Subaccount Balance |
11,719,198.08 | |||||
| viii. Capital Subaccount Balance |
9,255,000.00 | |||||
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| ix. Aggregate Collection Account Balance |
20,974,198.08 | |||||
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| 7. Shortfalls In Interest and Principal Payments as of Current Payment Date |
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| (after giving effect to payments to be made on such Payment Date): |
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| i. Semiannual Interest |
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| Series A |
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| 1. Tranche A-1 Bond Interest Payment |
0.00 | |||||
| 2. Tranche A-2 Bond Interest Payment |
0.00 | |||||
| 3. Tranche A-3 Bond Interest Payment |
0.00 | |||||
| 4. Tranche A-4 Bond Interest Payment |
0.00 | |||||
| 5. Tranche A-5 Bond Interest Payment |
0.00 | |||||
| ii. Semiannual Principal |
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| Series A |
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| 1. Tranche A-1 Principal Payment |
0.00 | |||||
| 2. Tranche A-2 Principal Payment |
0.00 | |||||
| 3. Tranche A-3 Principal Payment |
0.00 | |||||
| 4. Tranche A-4 Principal Payment |
0.00 | |||||
| 5. Tranche A-5 Principal Payment |
0.00 | |||||
| 8. Shortfall in Required Subaccount Level as of Current Payment Date |
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| (after giving effect to payments to be made on such Payment Date): |
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| i. Capital Subaccount |
0.00 | |||||
| IN WITNESS HEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Semiannual Servicer’s Certificate this 30th day of January, 2014. | ||||
| CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC, as Servicer | ||||
| by: |
/s/ Linda Geiger |
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| Linda Geiger | ||||||
| Assistant Treasurer | ||||||