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15. Segment Reporting
For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and as of those dates, the following
financial results were generated by the segments of the Company:
(in thousands}
Operating Revenues:
Pennichuck Water
Pennichuck East
Pittsfield Aqueduct
Subtotal Regulated Segment
Service Corporation
Other
Total Operating Revenues
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Rate Stabilization Fund — Restricted Cash
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14.
Transaction with the City of Nashua
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Rate Covenant Test - If during any fiscal year, the EBITDA of Pennichuck Water shall not
equal at least 1.1 times all amounts paid or required to be paid during that year
(“Amounts Paid”}, then the Company shall undertake reasonable efforts to initiate a rate-
making proceeding with the NHPUC, to rectify this coverage requirement in the
succeeding fiscal years. Thereby, the ratio of EBITDA to Amounts Paid must be equal to
or greater than 1.1; as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Rate Covenant coverage ratio
was 2.19 and 3.57, respectively.
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Short-term borrowing activity under Pennichuck East’s FALOC for the years ended
December 31, 2021 and 2020 was:
2021 2020
Established line as of December 31, 5 3,000 S 3,000
Maximum amount outstanding during period 1,171 1,106
Average amount outstanding during period 909 1,022
Amount outstanding as of December 31, 757 306
Weighted average interest rate during period 2.13% 2.80%
Interest rate as of December 31, 2.09% 2.15%
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As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had a $2.3 million and $2.5 million,
respectively, interest rate swap which qualifies as a derivative. This financial derivative is
designated as a cash flow hedge. This financial instrument is used to mitigate interest rate
risk associated with our outstanding $2.3 million loan which has a floating interest rate
based on the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.88% as of
December 31, 2021. The combined effect of the LIBOR-based borrowing formula and the
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Rate Covenant Test - If during any fiscal year, the EBITDA of Pennichuck Water shall not
equal at least 1.1 times all amounts paid or required to be paid during that year
(“Amounts Paid”), then the Company shall undertake reasonable efforts to initiate a rate-
making proceeding with the NHPUC, to rectify this coverage requirement in the
succeeding fiscal years. Thereby, the ratio of EBITDA to Amounts Paid must be equal to
or greater than 1.1; as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Rate Covenant coverage ratio
was 2.19 and 3.57, respectively.
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The aggregate principal payment requirements subsequent to December 31, 2021 are as
follows:
(in thousands} Amount
2022 $ 9,149
2023 7,853
2024 7,080
2025 7,338
2026 7,659
2027 and thereafter 203,375
Total $ 248,454