Bluegreen Corporation Completes $60.0 Million Term Securitization
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Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG) ("Bluegreen”),
a leading provider of Colorful Places to Live and Play®,
today announced that on March 31, 2008 it completed a private offering
and sale of $60.0 million of timeshare loan-backed securities (the "2008
Term Securitization"). The amount of the receivables sold totaled $68.6
million, including: (1) $61.4 million of loans in aggregate principal of
timeshare loans that were previously transferred under an existing
timeshare loans purchase facility with Branch Banking & Trust Company ("BB&T”)
(the "BB&T Purchase Facility"); and (2) $7.2 million of timeshare loans
owned by Bluegreen immediately prior to the 2008 Term Securitization.
BB&T Capital Markets acted as the Initial Purchaser in the 2008 Term
Securitization.
The proceeds from the 2008 Term Securitization were used to: (1) repay
$51.0 million of the $60.6 million outstanding under the BB&T Purchase
Facility; (2) deposit initial amounts in a required cash reserve
account; (3) pay certain transaction fees and expenses; and (4) provide
net cash proceeds of $5.8 million to Bluegreen, which will be used for
general corporate purposes and debt service. Bluegreen also received a
retained interest in the future cash flows from the 2008 Term
Securitization. The timeshare loans were sold to BRFC 2008-A LLC, a
wholly-owned, special purpose finance subsidiary of the Company (the
"Subsidiary"). The Subsidiary then sold the timeshare loans to BXG
Receivables Note Trust 2008-A, a Delaware statutory trust (a qualified
special purpose entity), without recourse to Bluegreen or the Subsidiary
except for breaches of certain representations and warranties at the
time of sale. The Company expects to account for this transaction as an
"off-balance sheet" sale of receivables.
The securities sold in the 2008 Term Securitization have not been
registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold
except in reliance on an exemption from such registration requirements.
RENEWS AND EXPANDS PURCHASE FACILITY
WITH BB&T
Bluegreen also announced that it has renewed the BB&T Purchase Facility,
extending the facility to May 2010 and expanding the facility amount to
a cumulative purchase price of $150 million on a revolving basis,
pursuant to the terms of the facility and subject to certain conditions
precedent. The original BB&T Purchase Facility signed on June 1, 2006
allowed for transfers of notes receivable for a cumulative purchase
price of up to $137.5 million, on a revolving basis, through May 2008.
As a result of the amounts repaid under the BB&T Purchase Facility with
the proceeds of the 2008 Term Securitization, availability under the
facility is currently approximately $140 million and accordingly
Bluegreen Timeshare Finance Corporation I, the Company's wholly-owned,
special purpose finance subsidiary of the Company, may transfer
additional timeshare loans for a cumulative purchase price of
approximately $140 million on a revolving basis, through May 2010 at
approximately 83% of the principal balance, subject to the eligibility
requirements and certain conditions precedent.
SENIOR SECURED NOTES
On March 31, 2008, Bluegreen repaid in full its $55 million, 10.5%
Senior Secured Notes plus all accrued interest, immediately prior to the
maturity of the Notes on April 1, 2008.
John M. Maloney Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We
are pleased to be able to consummate these two transactions, which, in
the aggregate and in combination with the repayment of our Senior
Secured Notes, significantly strengthened our balance sheet and enhanced
our future liquidity. We appreciate the participation of our
securitization investors and our relationship with BB&T.” ABOUT BLUEGREEN CORPORATION
Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE:BXG) is a leading provider of Colorful
Places to Live and Play® through two principal
operating divisions. With more than 185,000 owners, Bluegreen Resorts
markets a flexible, real estate-based vacation ownership plan that
provides access to over 40 resorts and an exchange network of over 3,700
resorts and other vacation experiences such as cruises and hotel stays.
Bluegreen Communities has sold over 56,300 planned residential and golf
community homesites in 32 states since 1985. Founded in 1966, Bluegreen
is headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., and currently employs over 6,000
associates. More information about Bluegreen is available at www.bluegreencorp.com.
Statements in this release may constitute forward looking statements and
are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provision of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements are based
largely on expectations and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties including but not limited to the risks and uncertainties
associated with the risk that the BB&T Purchase Facility may not be
available pursuant to its terms or at all, the risk that the Company may
not be able to successfully securitize its timeshare loans in the
future, and the risks and other factors detailed in the Company’s
SEC filings, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
on March 3, 2008.