| 12.31.17 | 12.31.16 | |||
| Non-current | ||||
| Corporate notes (1) | 3,259,216 | 2,769,599 | ||
| Borrowings | 932,450 | - | ||
| Total non-current | 4,191,666 | 2,769,599 | ||
| Current | ||||
| Interest from corporate notes | 62,236 | 53,684 | ||
| Interest from borrowing | 8,969 | - | ||
| Total current | 71,205 | 53,684 |
| (1) | Net of debt issuance, repurchase and redemption expenses. |
On October 11, 2017, the Company was granted a 36-month term loan by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Dubai (ICBC) Branch, for an amount of USD 50 million. The proceeds of the loan will be used to finance the Company’s investment plan and working capital, making it possible to partially offset the impact generated by the deferral of income mentioned in Note 2.a). Furthermore, it must be pointed out that such loan constitutes an “Allowed Indebtedness” within the limits stipulated in the Corporate Notes due 2022.
The fair values of the Company’s non-current borrowings (Corporate Notes) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 amount approximately to $ 3.6 billion and $ 2.9 billion, respectively. Such values were determined on the basis of the estimated market price of the Company’s Corporate Notes at the end of each year. The applicable fair value category is Level 1.
The Company’s borrowings are denominated in the following currencies:
| 12.31.17 | 12.31.16 | |||
| US dollars | 4,262,871 | 2,823,283 | ||
| 4,262,871 | 2,823,283 |
The maturities of the Company’s borrowings and its exposure to interest rate are as follow:
| 12.31.17 | 12.31.16 | |||
| Fixed rate | ||||
| Less than 1 year | 62,236 | 53,684 | ||
| From 2 to 5 years | 3,259,216 | - | ||
| More than 5 years | - | 2,769,599 | ||
| Total Fixed rate | 3,321,452 | 2,823,283 | ||
| Variable rate | ||||
| Less than 1 year | 8,969 | - | ||
| From 1 to 2 years | 466,225 | - | ||
| From 2 to 5 years | 466,225 | - | ||
| Total Variable rate | 941,419 | - | ||
| 4,262,871 | 2,823,283 |
The roll forward of the Company’s borrowings during the year was as follows:
| 12.31.17 | 12.31.16 | 12.31.15 | ||||
| Balance at beginning of the year | 2,823,283 | 2,509,773 | 1,632,403 | |||
| Proceeds from borrowings | 870,900 | - | - | |||
| Payment of borrowings' interests | (283,423) | (265,950) | (172,923) | |||
| Repurchase of Corporate Notes by the trust | - | (4,866) | - | |||
| Paid from repurchase of Corporate Notes | - | (221,846) | - | |||
| Gain from repurchase of Corporate Notes | - | (42) | - | |||
| Exchange diference and interest accrued | 578,236 | 791,516 | 961,519 | |||
| Cost capitalized | 273,875 | 14,698 | 88,774 | |||
| Balance at the end of period | 4,262,871 | 2,823,283 | 2,509,773 |
Corporate Notes programs
The Company is included in a Corporate Notes program, the relevant information of which is detailed below:
Debt issued in United States dollars
| Million of USD | Million of $ | |||||||||||||
| Corporate Notes | Class | Rate | Year of Maturity | Debt structure at 12.31.16 | Debt repurchase | Debt structure at 12.31.17 | At 12.31.17 | |||||||
| Fixed Rate Par Note | 9 | 9.75 | 2022 | 171.87 | - | 171.87 | 3,259.22 | |||||||
| Total | 171.87 | - | 171.87 | 3,259.22 | ||||||||||
| Million of USD | Million of $ | |||||||||||||
| Corporate Notes | Class | Rate | Year of Maturity | Debt structure at 12.31.15 | Debt repurchase | Debt structure at 12.31.16 | At 12.31.16 | |||||||
| Fixed Rate Par Note | 7 | 10.50 | 2017 | 14.76 | (14.76) | - | - | |||||||
| Fixed Rate Par Note | 9 | 9.75 | 2022 | 172.17 | (0.30) | 171.87 | 2,769.60 | |||||||
| Total | 186.93 | (15.06) | 171.87 | 2,769.60 | ||||||||||
The main covenants are the following:
| i. | Negative Covenants |
The terms and conditions of the Corporate Notes include a number of negative covenants that limit the Company’s actions with regard to, among others, the following:
- encumbrance or authorization to encumber its property or assets;
- incurrence of indebtedness, in certain specified cases;
- sale of the Company’s assets related to its main business;
- carrying out of transactions with shareholders or related companies;
- making certain payments (including, among others, dividends, purchases of Edenor’s common shares or payments on subordinated debt).
| ii. | Suspension of Covenants: |
Certain negative covenants stipulated in the terms and conditions of the Corporate Notes will be suspended or adapted if:
- the Company’s long-term debt rating is raised to Investment Grade, or the Company’s Level of Indebtedness is equal to or lower than 3.
- If the Company subsequently losses its Investment Grade rating or its Level of Indebtedness is higher than 3, as applicable, the suspended negative covenants will be once again in effect.
At the date of issuance of these financial statements, the Company's level of indebtedness is 1.43.