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Please read Note 16—Variable Interest Entities to our condensed consolidated financial statements.The Company occupies office space in London with a new lease commenced in January 2022 for a period of 10 years with a mutual break option in January 2027, which is the fifth anniversary from the lease commencement date. The annual gross rent under this lease is approximately $1.1 million, with an initial rent free period of 27 months, of which 13 months of the rent free period is repayable in the event that the break option is exercised. The Company entered into a lease for office space in New York that expired on June 30, 2022. The annual gross rent under this lease was approximately $0.4 million, subject to certain adjustments. The lease term for our representative office in Gdynia, Poland was revised from January 2022 for an amended period to May 31, 2025. The gross rent per year is approximately $64,000. The Company occupies office space in Copenhagen with a lease commenced in September 2021 that expires in December 2025. The gross rent per year is approximately $180,000. 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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
Form
6-K
 
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE
13a-16
OR
15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022
Commission File Number
001-36202
 
 
NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
 
c/o NGT Services (UK) Ltd
10 Bressenden Place
London, SW1E 5DH
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)
 
 
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20-F
or
Form 40-F.
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6-K
in paper as permitted by Regulation
S-T
Rule 101(b)(1).
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Rule 101(b)(7).
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NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.
REPORT ON FORM
6-K
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022
INDEX
 
    
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
  
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this report to “Navigator Holdings,” “our,” “we,” “us” and the “Company” refer to Navigator Holdings Ltd., a Marshall Islands corporation. All references in this report to our wholly-owned subsidiary “Navigator Gas L.L.C.” refer to Navigator Gas L.L.C., a Marshall Islands limited liability company. As used in this report, unless the context indicates or otherwise requires, references to “our fleet” or “our vessels” refers to the 53 vessels we owned and operated as of June 30, 2022.
This section should be read in conjunction with the interim financial statements and notes thereto presented elsewhere in this report, as well as the audited historical consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of Navigator Holdings Ltd. included in our Annual Report on Form
20-F,
filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on April 28, 2022 (the “2021 Annual Report”). Among other things, those financial statements include more detailed information regarding the basis of presentation for the following information. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP, and are presented in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Overview
We are the owner and operator of 53 liquefied gas carriers, which includes the world’s largest fleet of handysize liquefied gas carriers. We also own a 50% share in an ethylene export marine terminal at Morgan’s Point, Texas on the Houston Ship Channel (the “Ethylene Export Terminal”) through a joint venture (the “Export Terminal Joint Venture”).
In August 2021, the Company acquired the fleet and businesses of two entities, Othello Shipping Company S.A. (“Othello Shipping”) and Ultragas ApS (“Ultragas”) from Naviera Ultranav Limitada (“Ultranav” and such acquisition, the “Ultragas Transaction”). The Company owns 100% of Othello Shipping and Ultragas which together own and operate 16 liquefied petroleum gas (“LPG”) carriers ranging in size from 3,770 to 22,000 cbm, all of which are semi-refrigerated vessels and eight of them are capable of carrying ethylene.
Our liquefied gas carrier fleet currently consists of 39 semi- or fully-refrigerated handysize liquefied gas carriers, nine of which are ethylene/ethane capable. We define handysize liquefied gas carriers as those liquefied gas carriers with capabilities between 15,000 and 24,999 cubic meters, or “cbm”. In addition, we have five larger 37,300 – 38,000 cbm midsize liquefied gas carriers, four of which are ethylene/ethane-capable semi-refrigerated liquefied gas carriers; five 12,000 cbm ethylene carriers and four smaller 3,770 –9,000 cbm semi-refrigerated liquefied gas carriers, of which three are also ethylene capable.
Our handysize liquefied gas carriers typically transport LPG on short or medium routes that may be uneconomical for smaller vessels and can call at ports that are unable to support larger vessels due to limited onshore capacity, absence of fully-refrigerated loading infrastructure and/or vessel size restrictions. These handysize liquefied gas carriers are amongst the largest semi-refrigerated vessels in the world, which also makes them capable of transporting petrochemicals on long routes, typically intercontinental.
We play a vital role in the liquefied gas supply chain for energy companies, industrial consumers and commodity traders, with our sophisticated vessels providing an efficient and reliable ‘floating pipeline’ between the parties. We carry LPG for major international energy companies, state-owned utilities and reputable commodities traders. LPG, which consists of propane and butane, is a relatively clean alternative energy source with more than 1,000 applications, including as a heating, cooking and transportation fuel and as a petrochemical and refinery feedstock. LPG is a
by-product
of oil refining and natural gas extraction, and shale gas, principally from the United States.
We also carry petrochemical gases for numerous industrial users. Petrochemical gases, including ethylene, propylene, butadiene and vinyl chloride monomer, are derived from the cracking of petroleum feedstocks such as ethane, LPG and naphtha and are primarily used as raw materials in various industrial processes, like the manufacture of plastics, vinyl and rubber, with a wide application of end uses. Our vessels also carry ammonia for the producers of fertilizers, a main use of ammonia for the agricultural industry, and for ammonia traders.
Our Ethylene Export Terminal, which includes an ethylene cryogenic storage tank with a capacity of 30,000 tons, has the capacity to export at least one million tons of ethylene per year and is capable of loading ethylene capable gas carriers at rates of 1,000 tons per hour. The Ethylene Export Terminal has entered into offtake agreements, which had initial minimum terms of five years for a committed 938,000 tons of ethylene through the terminal annually, or 94% of the terminal’s nameplate capacity.
 
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Our Fleet
The following table sets forth our vessels as of August 17, 2022:
 
Operating Vessel
  
Year
Built
    
Vessel Size
(cbm)
    
Employment
Status
    
Current

Cargo
    
Time Charter
Expiration Date
 
Ethylene/ethane capable semi-refrigerated midsize
              
Navigator Aurora
     2016        37,300        Time Charter        Ethane        December 2026  
Navigator Eclipse
     2016        37,300        Time Charter        Ethane        March 2026  
Navigator Nova
     2017        37,300        Time Charter        Ethane        September 2026  
Navigator Prominence
     2017        37,300        Time Charter        Ethane        January 2026  
Ethylene/ethane capable semi-refrigerated handysize
              
Navigator Orion*
     2000        22,085        Spot Market        —          —    
Navigator Pluto*
     2000        22,085        Time Charter        Ethane        September 2022  
Navigator Saturn*
     2000        22,085        Spot Market        Drydock        —    
Navigator Venus*
     2000        22,085        Spot Market        —          —    
Navigator Atlas*
     2014        21,000        Spot Market        Ethane        —    
Navigator Europa*
     2014        21,000        Time Charter        Ethane        December 2022  
Navigator Oberon*
     2014        21,000        Spot Market        —          —    
Navigator Triton*
     2015        21,000        Spot Market        —          —    
Navigator Umbrio*
     2015        21,000        Spot Market        Ethylene        —    
Ethylene/ethane capable semi-refrigerated smaller size
              
Happy Kestrel**
     2013        12,000        Unigas Pool        —          —    
Happy Osprey**
     2013        12,000        Unigas Pool        —          —    
Happy Peregrine**
     2014        12,000        Unigas Pool        —          —    
Happy Albatross**
     2015        12,000        Unigas Pool        —          —    
Happy Avocet**
     2017        12,000        Unigas Pool        —          —    
Semi-refrigerated handysize
              
Navigator Magellan
     1998        20,700        Time Charter        Butane        August 2022  
Navigator Aries
     2008        20,750        Time Charter        LPG        January 2023  
Navigator Capricorn
     2008        20,750        Spot Market        —          —    
Navigator Gemini
     2009        20,750        Time Charter        LPG        February 2023  
Navigator Pegasus
     2009        22,200        Time Charter        Propylene        November 2022  
Navigator Phoenix
     2009        22,200        Spot Market        —          —    
Navigator Scorpio
     2009        20,750        Spot Market        LPG        —    
Navigator Taurus
     2009        20,750        Time Charter        Ammonia        December 2022  
Navigator Virgo
     2009        20,750        Spot Market        —          —    
Navigator Leo
     2011        20,600        Time Charter        LPG        December 2023  
Navigator Libra
     2012        20,600        Time Charter        LPG        December 2023  
Atlantic Gas
     2014        22,000        Spot Market        —          —    
Adriatic Gas
     2015        22,000        Time Charter        Butane        September 2022  
Balearic Gas
     2015        22,000        Spot Market        Butadiene        —    
Celtic Gas
     2015        22,000        Spot Market        Butane        —    
Navigator Centauri
     2015        21,000        Time Charter        LPG        May 2023  
Navigator Ceres
     2015        21,000        Time Charter        LPG        June 2023  
Navigator Ceto
     2016        21,000        Time Charter        LPG        May 2023  
Navigator Copernico
     2016        21,000        Time Charter        LPG        June 2023  
 
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Operating Vessel
  
Year
Built
    
Vessel Size
(cbm)
    
Employment
Status
  
Current

Cargo
  
Time Charter
Expiration Date
Bering Gas
     2016        22,000      Spot Market    Butadiene    —  
Navigator Luga
     2017        22,000      Time Charter    LPG    June 2023
Navigator Yauza
     2017        22,000      Time Charter    LPG    June 2023
Arctic Gas
     2017        22,000      Spot Market    —      —  
Pacific Gas
     2017        22,000      Spot Market    Propylene    —  
Semi-refrigerated smaller size
              
Happy Falcon**
     2002        3,770      Unigas Pool    —      —  
Happy Condor**
     2008        9,000      Unigas Pool    —      —  
Happy Pelican**
     2012        6,800      Unigas Pool    —      —  
Happy Penguin**
     2013        6,800      Unigas Pool    —      —  
Fully-refrigerated
              
Navigator Glory
     2010        22,500      Time Charter    Ammonia    June 2025
Navigator Grace
     2010        22,500      Time Charter    Ammonia    October 2022
Navigator Galaxy
     2011        22,500      Time Charter    Ammonia    December 2022
Navigator Genesis
     2011        22,500      Time Charter    Ammonia    January 2023
Navigator Global
     2011        22,500      Time Charter    LPG    October 2022
Navigator Gusto
     2011        22,500      Time Charter    Ammonia    March 2023
Navigator Jorf
     2017        38,000      Time Charter    Ammonia    August 2027
 
*
denotes our owned vessels that operate within the Luna Pool
**
denotes our owned vessels that operate within the independently managed Unigas Pool
 
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Recent Developments
Effect of Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Two of our vessels,
Navigator Luga
and
Navigator Yauza
, which were on five year time charters to a Russian counterparty, completed their respective charters in July 2022 and were redelivered to the Company. Both vessels are currently on time charters to a leading Nordic producer of petrochemicals. Two other vessels,
Navigator Leo
and
Navigator Libra
are on ten year time charters to that same Russian counterparty and these charters will expire in December 2023. These time charters cannot be terminated earlier without the consent of both parties, unless the counterparty was to become a sanctioned entity or our dealings with that counterparty were to be otherwise prohibited by sanctions, which would render the charters void. As of the date of this Report on Form
6-K.
the counterparty remains unsanctioned.
At the beginning of the Russian conflict in Ukraine, we had employed an aggregate of approximately 120 Russian and Ukrainian officers on board our vessels, many of whom were on the same vessels. Although we have only experienced solidarity among our officers onboard our vessels and we have not experienced any operational issues with such officers, we have reduced the number of Russian and Ukrainian officers to below 100 on our vessels. We continue to monitor this situation, as there may be governmental restrictions, logistical challenges or an inability to employ either or both nationalities in the near future.
Ethylene Export Terminal
Ethylene throughput for the second quarter of 2022 at the Ethylene Export Terminal totaled 268,444 metric tons, a slight increase from the 267,110 metric tons from the previous quarter, and dramatically up from the throughput of 155,428 metric tons during the second quarter of 2021. Both April and May volumes were approximately 100,000 metric tons each with June just below its nameplate capacity. Throughput was reduced at the end of the second quarter of 2021 in order to perform annual maintenance upgrades and to increase inventory levels of the storage tank to accommodate anticipated throughput of 100,000metric tons in July. The ethylene export volumes were primarily discharged in Europe due to the wide pricing arbitrage. Asia has yet to
re-start
their traditional ethylene imports across the Pacific, as demand is hampered, in particular, by Chinese covid restrictions, reducing consumption and production in the region.
Shipping Trends
The handysize semi-refrigerated and fully-refrigerated 12 month time charter rate assessment increased by $35,000 per calendar month (“pcm”) and $15,000 pcm, respectively, during the second quarter of 2022, to $720,000 pcm and $650,000 pcm, respectively. Since the end of the second quarter 2022, shipbroker reports are indicating a semi-refrigerated reduction to $705,000 pcm. The handysize ethylene 12 month time charter assessment remained unchanged at $900,000 pcm.
Europe continues to import energy, feedstocks, petrochemicals and ammonia from wherever the region can source supply. According to Kpler, approximately 80% of U.S. ethylene exports were transported across the Atlantic for European consumption during the second quarter of 2022. This European share declined from a high of 92% during first quarter of 2022, which increased from a more usual level during the fourth quarter 2021 of 51%. Apart from absolute volumes of U.S. ethylene exports, the final destination has a major impact on the demand for ethylene ship capacity. An Atlantic crossing compared to Pacific crossing halves the ethylene vessel demand as well as the size of the vessel due to the shorter distances to Europe. The longer the passages the more competitive the large handysize ethylene vessels become compared to smaller sized ethylene vessels. The arbitrage remains open to both continents however demand and consumption in China remains challenged following lingering COVID restrictions with the resultant effect on the country’s GDP. We expect an increasing percentage of the ethylene exports to be transported across the Pacific during second half of the year.
Ethane exports from the U.S. reached record levels in June 2022 of 684,000 mts. The competitiveness of ethane compared to naphtha as a feedstock for the production of ethylene remains and we believe is set to continue. Our ethylene fleet is agnostic whether it is employed in ethylene or ethane as both products require special nickel steel tanks to enable vessels to carry both products at low temperatures. North American LPG exports also reached record levels during the month of June 2022 with 5.1 million tons departing its shores for international markets. The handysize portion of the total natural gas liquids and petrochemical export volumes are approximately 7%, the upward trend in volumes is beneficial as it ultimately increasing vessel demand for handysize vessels. It further cements the underlying view of the growing importance of North American production and exports for the global markets.
Ammonia continues to grow in importance for the Company. During second quarter of 2022 we increased the number of vessels employed on ammonia charters to seven vessels. This now constitutes 15% of our earnings days which we anticipate will continue to increase.
 
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Unaudited Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
The following table compares our operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022:
 
    
Three Months
Ended

June 30, 2021
    
Three Months
Ended

June 30, 2022
    
Percentage
Change
 
                      
     (in thousands, except percentages)  
Operating revenues
   $ 80,153      $ 105,875        32.1
Operating revenues – Unigas Pool
     —          11,389        —    
Operating revenues – Luna Pool collaborative arrangements
     5,546        6,653        20.0
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Total operating revenues
     85,699        123,917        44.6
Expenses:
        
Brokerage commissions
     974        1,569        61.1
Voyage expenses
     17,689        20,804        17.6
Voyage expenses – Luna Pool collaborative arrangements
     5,663        6,950        22.7
Vessel operating expenses
     28,826        38,628        34.0
Depreciation and amortization
     19,473        31,477        61.6
General and administrative costs
     5,796        7,827        35.0
Other income
     (88      (109      23.9
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Total operating expenses
     78,333        107,146        36.8
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Operating income
     7,366        16,771        127.7
Other income/(expense)
        
Foreign currency exchange gain on senior secured bonds
     330        8,218        2,390.3
Unrealized loss on
non-designated
derivative instruments
     (269      (5,346      1,887.4
Interest expense
     (8,647      (11,471      32.7
Interest income
     63        112        77.8
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Income before taxes and share of result of equity method investments
     (1,157      8,284        —    
Income taxes
     (190      (671      253.2
Share of result of equity method investments
     2,001        6,757        237.7
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Net income
     654        14,370        2097.2
Net income attributable to
non-controlling
interest
     (394      (348      (11.7 %) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Net income attributable to stockholders of Navigator Holdings Ltd.
   $ 260      $ 14,022        5,293.1
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Operating Revenues
. Operating revenues, net of address commissions, was $105.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $25.7 million or 32.1% compared to $80.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This increase was primarily due to:
 
   
an increase in operating revenues of approximately $12.3 million attributable to an increase in vessel available days of 651 days, or 19.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. This increase was primarily as a result of seven additional handysize vessels joining the fleet as part of the Ultragas Transaction in August 2021.
 
   
an increase in operating revenues of approximately $8.3 million attributable to an increase in average monthly time charter equivalent rates, which increased to an average of approximately $24,633 per vessel per day ($749,244 per vessel per calendar month) for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to an average of approximately $22,169 per vessel per day ($674,309 per vessel per calendar month) for the three months ended June 30, 2021;
 
   
an increase in operating revenues of approximately $2.0 million attributable to an increase in fleet utilization, which rose to 87.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to 85.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2021; and
 
   
an increase in operating revenues of approximately $3.1 million, primarily attributable to an increase in pass through voyage costs, associated with the additional vessels in the fleet during the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.
 
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The following table presents selected operating data for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022, which we believe are useful in understanding the basis for movement in our operating revenues. It does not include our nine owned smaller vessels in the independent commercially managed Unigas Pool or the five vessels owned by Pacific Gas in our Luna Pool.
 
    
Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2021
   
Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Fleet Data:
    
Weighted average number of vessels
     38.0       44.0  
Ownership days
     3,458       4,004  
Available days
     3,300       3,951  
Operating days
     2,818       3,454  
Fleet utilization
     85.4     87.4
Average daily time charter equivalent rate (*)
   $ 22,169     $ 24,633  
 
*
Non-GAAP
Financial Measure—Time charter equivalent:
Time charter equivalent (“TCE”) rate is a measure of the average daily revenue performance of a vessel. TCE is not calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For all charters, we calculate TCE by dividing total operating revenues (excluding collaborative arrangements and revenues from the Unigas Pool), less any voyage expenses (excluding collaborative arrangements), by the number of operating days for the relevant period. TCE rates exclude the effects of the collaborative arrangements, as operating days and fleet utilization, on which TCE rates are based, are calculated for our owned vessels, and not the average of all pool vessels. Under a time charter, the charterer pays substantially all of the vessel voyage related expenses, whereas for voyage charters, also known as spot market charters, we pay all voyage expenses. TCE rate is a shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare
period-to-period
changes in a company’s performance despite changes in the mix of charter types (i.e., spot charters, time charters and contracts of affreightment) under which the vessels may be employed between the periods. We include average daily TCE rate, as we believe it provides additional meaningful information in conjunction with net operating revenues, because it assists our management in making decisions regarding the deployment and use of our vessels and in evaluating their financial performance. Our calculation of TCE rate may not be comparable to that reported by other companies.
Reconciliation of Operating Revenues to TCE rate
The following table represents a reconciliation of operating revenues to TCE rate. Operating revenues are the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP for the periods presented.
 
    
Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2021
    
Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
 
               
    
(in
 thousands,
 except
 operating
 days

and average
 daily
 time
 charter
 equivalent
 rate)
 
Fleet Data:
     
Operating revenues*
   $ 80,153      $ 105,875  
Voyage expenses*
     17,689        20,804  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Operating revenues less Voyage expenses
     62,464        85,071  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Operating days
     2,818        3,454  
Average daily time charter equivalent rate
   $ 22,169      $ 24,633  
 
*
Operating revenues and voyage expenses exclude collaborative arrangements and Unigas pool.
Operating Revenues – Unigas Pool
. Operating revenues – Unigas Pool was $11.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and represents our share of the revenues earned from our nine vessels operating within the Unigas Pool, based on agreed pool points. These vessels were acquired as part of the Ultragas Transaction in August 2021, and therefore there are no Operating Revenues—Unigas Pool for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
 
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Operating Revenues – Luna Pool Collaborative Arrangements
. Pool earnings are aggregated and then allocated (after deducting pool overheads and managers fees) to the Pool Participants in accordance with the Pooling Agreement. Operating revenues—Luna Pool collaborative arrangements was $6.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $5.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and represents our share of pool net revenues generated by the other participant’s vessels in the pool. The Luna Pool, which comprises nine of the Company’s ethylene vessels and five ethylene vessels from Pacific Gas Pte. Ltd., focuses on the transportation of ethylene and ethane to meet the growing demands of our customers.
Brokerage Commissions
. Brokerage commissions, which typically vary between 1.25% and 2.5% of operating revenues, increased by $0.6 million or 61.1% to $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to an increase in operating revenues on which brokerage commissions are based. Brokerage commissions for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $1.0 million. The decrease isto due charters where the negotiation was directly with the charterer and no commission was incurred.
Voyage Expenses.
 Voyage expenses increased by $3.1 million or 17.6% to $20.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $17.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This increase is primarily due to voyage expenses of the additional seven handysize vessels acquired as part of the Ultragas Transaction. These voyage expenses are pass through costs, corresponding to an increase in operating revenues of the same amount.
Voyage Expenses – Luna Pool Collaborative Arrangements
. Voyage expenses – Luna Pool collaborative arrangements were $7.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $5.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. These voyage expenses – Luna Pool collaborative arrangements represent the other participant’s share of pool net revenues generated by our vessels in the pool. The net effect after deducting operating revenues – Luna Pool collaborative arrangements was that our vessels contributed $0.3 million to the other participant’s vessels in the Luna Pool for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to our vessels contributing $0.1 million to the other participant’s vessels for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Vessel Operating Expenses
. Vessel operating expenses increased by $9.8 million or 34.0% to $38.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $28.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, primarily as a result of the additional Ultragas vessels in the fleet. Average daily vessel operating expenses decreased by $327 per vessel per day, or 3.9%, to $8,009 per vessel per day for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $8,336 per vessel per day for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Depreciation and Amortization
. Depreciation and amortization increased by $12.0 million or 61.6% to $31.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $19.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Of this increase, $5.8 million results from the additional 16 vessels in the fleet, acquired as part of the Ultragas Transaction and $6.2 million results from the change in the useful economic lives of the vessels in the fleet from 30 years to 25 years on January 1, 2022. Depreciation and amortization included amortization of capitalized drydocking costs of $4.1 million and $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 respectively.
General and Administrative Costs
. General and administrative costs increased by $2.0 million or 35.0% to $7.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $5.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, primarily as a result of the additional general and administrative costs of Ultragas of $1.5 million, additional foreign exchange losses on our Indonesian Rupiah denominated bank account of $0.9 million and additional corporate level costs of $0.3 million, partically
off-set
by a reallocation of technical management costs to vessel operating expenses of $0.7 million and a reduction of other costs of $0.4 million including cost reductions associated with the closure of our New York office.
Other Income
. Other income was $0.1 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and consists of that portion of the management fees for commercial and administrative activities performed by the Company for the Luna Pool, relating to the other participant’s vessels.
Non-operating
Results
Foreign Currency Exchange Gain/(Loss) on Senior Secured Bonds
. Exchange gains relate to
non-cash
movements on our 600 million Norwegian Kroner 2018 Bonds which are translated to U.S. Dollar at the prevailing exchange rate as of June 30, 2022. The foreign currency exchange gain of $8.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was a result of the Norwegian Kroner weakening against the U.S. Dollar, being NOK 9.9 to USD 1.0 as of June 30, 2022, compared to NOK 8.7 to USD 1.0 as of March 31, 2022.
 
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Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
on
Non-designated
Derivative Instruments
. The unrealized losses on
non-designated
derivative instruments of $5.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily relates to a loss in our cross-currency interest rate swap of $9.8 million, which is due to the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar against the Norwegian Kroner, partically offset by the fair value gains of our interest rate swaps across a number of our secured term loan and revolving credit facilities of $4.5 million, as a result of continued increases in forward U.S. Libor rates relative to the fixed rates applicable on these secured term loan and revolving credit facilities; The unrealized losses on our interest rate swaps and cross-currency interest rate swap for the three months ended June 30, 2021, were the result of small movements on each totalling $0.3 million.
Interest Expense
. Interest expense increased by $2.8 million, or 32.7.0%, to $11.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $8.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This is primarily as a result of interest on the additional debt assumed as part of the Ultragas Transaction in August 2021.
Income Taxes
. Income taxes related to taxes on our subsidiaries incorporated in the United States of America, United Kingdom, Poland and Singapore and our consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”), incorporated in Malta. For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we had a tax charge of $0.7 million compared to taxes of $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, with the increase primarily resulting from taxes on our portion of the increased profits from the Export Terminal Joint Venture.
Share of Result of Equity Method Investments
. The share of result of the Company’s 50% ownership in the Export Terminal Joint Venture was income of $6.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This increase is primarily as a result of increased throughput volumes exported by the Ethylene Export Terminal, which were 268,444 tons for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to 155,428 tons for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Non-Controlling
Interest.
We entered into a sale and leaseback arrangement in November 2019 with a wholly-owned special purpose vehicle (“lessor SPV”) of a financial institution. Although we do not hold any equity investments in this lessor SPV, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of this entity and accordingly, we are required to consolidate this VIE into our financial results. Thus, the income attributable to the financial institution of $0.3 million and $0.4 million, is presented as the
non-controlling
interest in our financial results for both the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
 
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Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
The following table compares our operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022:
 
    
Six Months

Ended June 30,
2021
    
Six Months
Ended June 30,

2022
    
Percentage
Change
 
                      
     (in thousands, except percentages)  
Operating revenue
   $ 160,661      $ 206,271        28.4
Operating revenues – Unigas Pool
     —          24,893        —    
Operating revenue – Luna Pool collaborative arrangement
     10,786        12,530        16.2
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Total operating revenue
     171,447        243,694        42.1
Operating expenses:
        
Brokerage commissions
     2,167        2,976        37.3
Voyage expenses
     33,305        41,600        24.9
Voyage expenses – Luna Pool collaborative arrangement
     9,795        11,540        17.8
Vessel operating expenses
     55,818        76,679        37.4
Depreciation and amortization
     38,746        62,819        62.1
General and administrative costs
     12,076        14,170        17.3
Profit from sale of vessel
     —          (358      —    
Other income
     (160      (198      23.8
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Total operating expenses
     151,747        209,228        37.9
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Operating income
     19,700        34,466        75.0
Foreign currency exchange gain on senior secured bonds
     338        7,441        2,101.5
Unrealized gain on
non-designated
derivative instruments
     278        9,896        3,459.7
Interest expense
     (17,608      (22,434      27.4
Interest income
     94        199        111.7
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Income before taxes and share of result of equity method investments
     2,802        29,568        955.2
Income taxes
     (335      (1,064      217.6
Share of result of equity method investments
     1,396        13,260        849.9
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Net income
     3,863        41,764        981.1
Net income attributable to
non-controlling
interest
     (783      (704      (10.1 %) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Net income attributable to stockholders of Navigator Holdings Ltd.
   $ 3,080      $ 41,060        1,233.1
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Operating Revenue
. Operating revenue, net of address commission, increased by $45.6 million or 28.4% to $206.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, from $160.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. This increase was principally due to:
 
   
an increase in operating revenue of approximately $22.6 million attributable to an increase in vessel available days of 1,179 days or 17.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. This increase was primarily as a result of seven additional handysize vessels joining the fleet as part of the Ultragas Transaction in August 2021.
 
   
an increase in operating revenue of approximately $11.7 million attributable to an increase in average monthly time charter equivalent rates, which increased to an average of approximately $23,781 per vessel per day ($723,332 per vessel per calendar month) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to an average of approximately $22,060 per vessel day ($670,992 per vessel per calendar month) for the six months ended June 30, 2021;
 
   
an increase in operating revenue of approximately $3.0 million attributable to an increase in fleet utilization which was 88.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to 86.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2021; and
 
   
an increase in operating revenue of approximately $8.3 million primarily attributable to an increase in pass through voyage costs, due to additional fuel and canal transit costs for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021.
 
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The following table presents selected operating data for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022, which we believe are useful in understanding the basis for movement in our operating revenues. It does not include our nine owned smaller vessels in the independent commercially managed Unigas Pool or the five vessels owned by Pacific Gas in our Luna Pool.
 
    
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2021
   
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Fleet Data:
    
Weighted average number of vessels
     38.0       44.1  
Ownership days
     6,878       7,978  
Available days
     6,651       7,830  
Operating days
     5,773       6,925  
Fleet utilization
     86.8     88.4
Average daily time charter equivalent rate
   $ 22,060     $ 23,781  
Reconciliation of Operating Revenue to TCE rate
The following table represents a reconciliation of operating revenue to TCE rate. Operating revenue is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP for the periods presented.
 
    
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2021
    
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
 
               
    
(in
 thousands,
 except
 operating
 days
and average daily
 time
 charter
 equivalent
 rate)
 
Fleet Data:
     
Operating revenue (excluding collaborative arrangement)
   $ 160,661      $ 206,271  
Voyage expenses (excluding collaborative arrangement)
     33,305        41,600  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Operating revenue less Voyage expenses
     127,356        164,671  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Operating days
     5,773        6,925  
Average daily time charter equivalent rate
   $ 22,060      $ 23,781  
Operating Revenues – Unigas Pool
. Operating revenues – Unigas Pool was $24.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and represents our share of the revenues earned from our nine vessels (following the sale of the
Happy Bird
on March 7, 2022
)
operating within the Unigas Pool, based on agreed pool points. These vessels were acquired as part of the Ultragas Transaction in August 2021, and therefore there are no Operating Revenues—Unigas Pool for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Operating Revenues – Luna Pool Collaborative Arrangements
. Operating revenues—Luna Pool collaborative arrangements, which was our share of the other Luna Pool participants revenue, was $12.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $10.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, primarily as a result of improved charter rates earned by the vessels in the Luna Pool.
Brokerage Commissions
. Brokerage commissions, which typically vary between 1.25% and 2.5% of operating revenue, increased by 37.3%, to $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, from $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to an increase in operating revenues on which brokerage commissions are based. In addition, the amount of $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was lowered by an adjustment for a charter where the negotiation was directly with the charterer and no commission was payable.
Voyage Expenses.
 Voyage expenses increased by 24.9% to $41.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, from $33.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. This increase is primarily due to voyage expenses of the additional seven handysize vessels acquired as part of the Ultragas Transaction. These increased voyage costs are pass through costs, corresponding to an increase in operating revenue of the same amount.
 
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Voyage Expenses – Luna Pool Collaborative Arrangements
. Voyage expenses – Luna Pool collaborative arrangements were $11.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $9.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. These voyage expenses – Luna Pool collaborative arrangements represent the other participant’s share of pool net revenues generated by our vessels in the pool. The net effect after deducting operating revenues – Luna Pool collaborative arrangements was that the other participant’s vessels contributed $1.0 million to our vessels in the Luna Pool for both the six months ended June 30, 2022 and for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Vessel Operating Expenses
. Vessel operating expenses increased by $20.9 million or 37.4% to $76.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, from $55.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, primarily as a result of the additional Ultragas vessels joining the fleet. Average daily vessel operating expenses decreased by $133 per vessel per day, or 1.6%, to $7,982 per vessel per day for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $8,115 per vessel per day for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Depreciation and Amortization
. Depreciation and amortization increased by $24.1 million or 62.1% to $62.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, from $38.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Of this increase, $11.6 million results from the additional 16 vessels in the fleet acquired as part of the Ultragas Transaction, following the sale of the
Happy Bird
in March 2022, and $12.5 million results from the change in the useful economic lives of the vessels in the fleet from 30 years to 25 years on January 1, 2022. Depreciation and amortization included amortization of capitalized drydocking costs of $8.3 million and $4.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 respectively.
Profit from Sale of Vessel.
Profit from sale of vessel for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $0.4 million and related to the sale of the vessel, Happy Bird. The sale of Navigator Neptune was at book value, therefore there was no profit or loss on the sale of this vessel.
General and Administrative Costs
. General and administrative costs increased by $2.1 million or 17.3% to $14.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, from $12.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, primarily as a result of the additional general and administrative costs of Ultragas of $2.7 million, foreign exchange losses on our Indonesian Rupiah denominated bank account of $0.9 million and additional corporate level costs of $0.8 million, more than
off-set
by a reallocation of technical management costs to vessel operating expenses of $1.4 million and a reduction of other costs of $1.0 million including cost reductions associated with the closure of our New York office.
Non-operating
Results     
Foreign Currency Exchange Gain/(Loss) on Senior Secured Bonds
. Exchange gains relate to
non-cash
movements on our 600 million Norwegian Kroner 2018 Bonds which are translated to U.S. Dollar at the prevailing exchange rate as of June 30, 2022. The foreign currency exchange gain of $7.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was a result of the Norwegian Kroner weakening against the U.S. Dollar, being NOK 9.9 to USD 1.0 as of June 30, 2022, compared to NOK 8.8 to USD 1.0 as of December 31, 2021.
Unrealized Gains
/(
L
os
s)
on
Non-designated
Derivative Instruments
. The unrealized gains on
non-designated
derivative instruments of $9.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily relates to fair value gains of our interest rate swaps across a number of our secured term loan and revolving credit facilities of $17.6 million, as a result of continued significant increases in forward U.S. Libor rates relative to the fixed rates applicable on these secured term loan and revolving credit facilities offset by a loss in our cross-currency interest rate swap of $7.7 million, which is due to the weakening of the Norwegian Kroner against the U.S. Dollar. The unrealized gains on our interest rate swaps and cross-currency interest rate swap were $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Interest Expense
. Interest expense increased by $4.8 million, or 27.4%, to $22.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, from $17.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This is primarily as a result of interest on the additional debt assumed as part of the Ultragas Transaction in August 2021.
Income Taxes
. Income taxes related to taxes on our subsidiaries incorporated in the United States of America, United Kingdom, Poland and Singapore and our consolidated VIE, incorporated in Malta. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had a tax charge of $1.1 million compared to taxes of $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, with the increase primarily being as a result of taxes on our portion of the increased profits from the Ethylene Terminal Joint Venture.
 
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Share of Result of Equity Method Investments
. The share of result of the Company’s 50% ownership in the Export Terminal Joint Venture was income of $13.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. This increase is primarily as a result of increased throughput volumes exported by the Ethylene Export Terminal, which were 535,554 tons for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to 245,805 tons for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Throughput of tons during the six months ended June 30, 2021 was lower than expected following mechanical integrity concerns on the pipeline carrying the ethylene from the caverns at Mont Belvieu to the Ethylene Export Terminal.
Non-Controlling
Interest.
We entered into a sale and leaseback arrangement in November 2019 with a wholly-owned special purpose vehicle (“lessor SPV”) of a financial institution. Although we do not hold any equity investments in this lessor SPV, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of this entity and accordingly, we are required to consolidate this VIE into our financial results. Thus, the income attributable to the financial institution of $0.7 million and $0.8 million, is presented as the
non-controlling
interest in our financial results for both the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity and Cash Needs
Our primary sources of funds are cash and cash equivalents, cash from operations, undrawn bank borrowings and proceeds from bond issuances. As of June 30, 2022, we had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $151.2 million along with $20.0 million available to be drawn down on one of our secured revolving credit facilities.
Our secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities require that the borrowers have liquidity (including undrawn available lines of credit with a maturity exceeding 12 months) of no less than (i) $25.0 million, $35.0 million, or $50.0 million, as applicable to the relevant loan facility, or (ii) 5% of Net Debt or total debt which was $45.7 million as of June 30, 2022, whichever is greater. Please see “—Secured Term Loan Facilities and Revolving Credit Facilities”, “—2018 Senior Secured Bonds” and “2020 Senior Unsecured Bonds” below.
Our primary uses of funds are drydocking expenditures, voyage expenses, vessel operating expenses, general and administrative costs, expenditures incurred in connection with ensuring that our vessels comply with international and regulatory standards, financing expenses and repayment of bonds and bank loans. In addition to operating expenses, our medium-term and long-term liquidity needs relate to debt repayments, potential future newbuildings or acquisitions and any further development of the Ethylene Export Terminal in our Export Terminal Joint Venture or other projects.
As of June 30, 2022, our total current liabilities exceeded our total current assets by $27.7 million. This net current liability position is primarily due to the movement from
non-current
liabilities to current liabilities of the January 2015 secured term loan facility, which matures between August 2022, April 2023, and the June 2017 secured term loan and revolving credit facility which will mature in June 2023. Management expects to refinance these two facilities and is currently negotiating such refinancing with a number of banking institutions. Although the Company has a long track record of successfully refinancing our existing debt facilities and sourcing new financing, we cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance such facilities in a timely manner, on favorable terms of at all.
As of June 30, 2022, we had $920.2 million in outstanding obligations, which includes principal repayments on long-term debt, including our bonds, commitments in respect of the Navigator Aurora Facility and office lease commitments. In August 2021, we assumed additional debt associated with the Ultragas Transaction, which as of June 30, 2022, stood at $172.9 million. The additional debt comprised of five bank loans which have half-yearly repayments totalling approximately $13.5 million, with maturity starting in 2025 and accrue interest at U.S. Libor plus a margin of between 1.9% and 2.65%. In each case, U.S. Libor is fixed by an interest rate swap of approximately 2.0%. The financial covenants on these bank loans were modified to be consistent with those of the Company’s other credit facilities. Of the Company’s total outstanding obligations, $82.9 million matures during the remainder of 2022, and $837.3 million matures after such date.
We believe, given our current cash balances, that our financial resources, including the cash expected to be generated from operations within the year, will be sufficient to meet our liquidity and working capital needs for at least the next twelve months, taking into account our existing capital commitments and debt service requirements.
Capital Expenditures
Liquefied gas transportation is a capital-intensive business, requiring significant investment to maintain an efficient fleet and to stay in regulatory compliance.
We currently have no newbuildings on order. However, we may place newbuilding orders or acquire additional vessels as part of our growth strategy, or may invest further in terminal infrastructures, such as expanding our existing Ethylene Export Terminal or other import or export terminals.
 
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Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash provided by / (used in) operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022:
 
    
Six months

ended
June 30, 2021
    
Six months

ended
June 30, 2022
 
               
     (in thousands)  
Net cash provided by operating activities
   $ 53,812      $ 58,705  
Net cash provided by investing activities
     2,745        40,352  
Net cash used in financing activities
     (19,472      (72,064
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
   $ 37,085      $ 26,993  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Operating
Cash
Flows
. Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased to $58.7 million, from $53.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $4.9 million. This increase was primarily due to an improvement in net income of $37.9 million, which included additional depreciation of $24.1 million, a decrease in drydocking payments of $2.2 million, more than
off-set
by increased gains on derivative instruments and foreign exchange gains of $16.7 million; an increase in our share of the result from equity method investments of $11.9 million; and changes in working capital of $25.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Net cash flow from operating activities depends upon charter rates attainable, fleet utilization, fluctuations in working capital balances, repairs and maintenance activity, amount and duration of drydocks, changes in interest rates and foreign currency rates.
We are required to drydock each vessel once every five years until it reaches 15 years of age, after which we drydock vessels every two and a half to three years. Drydocking each vessel takes approximately 30 days in total. Drydocking days generally include approximately 5-10 days of voyage time to and from the drydocking shipyard and approximately
15-20
days of actual drydocking time. Six of our vessels completed their respective drydockings during the six months ended June 30, 2022, with a further six vessels scheduled for drydocking during the remainder of 2022.
We spend significant amounts of funds for scheduled drydocking (including the cost of classification society surveys) of each of our vessels. As our vessels age and our fleet expands, our drydocking expenses will increase. We estimate the current cost of the five-year drydocking of one of our vessels is approximately $1.0 million, the
ten-year
drydocking cost is approximately $1.3 million, and the 15 year and 17 year drydocking costs are approximately $1.5 million each. Ongoing costs for compliance with environmental regulations are primarily included as part of our drydocking, such as the requirement to install ballast water treatment plants, and classification society survey costs, with a balance included as a component of our operating expenses.
Inv
e
sti
n
g
Cash Flow
s
. Net cash provided by investing activities of $40.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 primarily consisted of $26.4 million relating to proceeds received from the sale of two of our vessels, distributions received from our investment in the Export Terminal Joint Venture of $14.2 million and insurance recoveries on existing damage claims of $0.9 million; offset by investment of $1.1 million in ballast water treatment systems which are being retrofitted on our vessels during dry dock to comply with the requirements of the Ballast Water Management Convention.
Net cash provided by investing activities of $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 primarily consisted of $6.9 million in distributions received from equity accounted joint ventures exceeding our cumulative equity in earnings and insurance recoveries on existing damage claims of $0.4 million, partically offset by our investment of $4.0 million in capital contributions made to our Export Terminal Joint Venture and investment of $0.3 million in ballast water treatment systems which are being retrofitted on our vessels during dry dock to comply with the requirements of the Ballast Water Management Convention.
Financing
Cash
Flows
. Net cash used in financing activities of $72.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, related to regular quarterly repayments on our secured term loan facilities of $51.1 million, a loan maturity repayment of $17.7 million and an extemporaneous repayment of $3.3 million on the Navigator Aurora Facility held within our consolidated lessor VIE.
 
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Net cash used in financing activities of $19.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, relates to regular quarterly repayments on our secured term loan facilities of $34.1 million and an extemporaneous repayment of $3.3 million on the Navigator Aurora Facility held within our consolidated lessor VIE, offset by a final draw down of $18.0 million from the Terminal Facility.
Terminal Facility
General
. In March 2019, Navigator Ethylene Terminals LLC (“Marine Terminal Borrower”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Terminal Facility”) for a maximum principal amount of $75.0 million, to be used for the payment of capital contributions to our Export Terminal Joint Venture for construction costs of our Ethylene Export Terminal.
Term and Facility Limits.
The Terminal Facility is now converted into a term loan with a final maturity of December 31, 2025. Based on the committed throughput agreements for the Ethylene Export Terminal, a total of $69.0 million was drawn under the Terminal Facility of which $47.5 million was outstanding as of June 30, 2022.
Interest.
The Terminal Facility is subject to quarterly repayments of principal and interest. Interest is payable at a rate of U.S. Libor plus 275 to 300 basis points over the remaining term of the facility. We have entered into floating to fixed interest rate swap agreements for approximately 80% of the amounts drawn under the Terminal Facility. The U.S. Libor element of the interest rate payable by the Marine Terminal Borrower under these interest rate swap agreements is 0.369% and 0.3615% per annum.
Financial Covenants.
Under the Terminal Facility, the Marine Terminal Borrower must maintain a minimum debt service coverage ratio (as defined in the Terminal Facility) for the prior four calendar fiscal quarters of no less than 1.10 to 1.00.
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Following completion of the Marine Export Terminal, the Marine Terminal Borrower can only pay dividends if the Marine Terminal Borrower satisfies certain customary conditions to paying a dividend, including maintaining a debt service coverage ratio for the immediately preceding four consecutive fiscal quarters and the projected immediately succeeding four consecutive fiscal quarters of not less than 1.20 to 1.00 and no default or event of default has occurred or is continuing. The Terminal Facility also limits the Marine Terminal Borrower from, among other things, incurring indebtedness or entering into mergers and divestitures. The Terminal Facility also contains general covenants that will require the Marine Terminal Borrower to vote its interest in the Export Terminal Joint Venture to cause the Export Terminal Joint Venture to maintain adequate insurance coverage and maintain its property (but only to the extent the Marine Terminal Borrower has the power under the organizational documents of the Export Terminal Joint Venture to cause such actions).
On May 6, 2021, the Company obtained a waiver from the lenders under the Terminal Facility, which is retrospective with effect from the date of its inception, to correct a technical inconsistency in the Terminal Facility, involving a restrictive covenant relating to taking affirmative action regarding the treatment of tax status of the borrower as a corporation for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes. The waiver required among other things, an amendment to the credit agreement and other loan documentation to remediate the inconsistency and to set aside and fund a tax reserve, based on the subsequent three months’ tax liabilities. The terms of the waiver were complied with and the amendment entered into on August 4, 2021.
Secured Term Loan Facilities and Revolving Credit Facilities
General
. Navigator Gas L.L.C., our wholly-owned subsidiary, and certain of our vessel-owning subsidiaries have entered into various secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities as summarized in the table below. For additional information regarding our secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities, please read “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—B. Liquidity and Capital Resources—Secured Term Loan Facilities and Revolving Credit Facilities” in the 2021 Annual Report.
 
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The table below summarizes our secured term loan and revolving credit facilities as of June 30, 2022:
 
Facility agreement date
  
Original
facility
amount
    
Principal
amount
outstanding
    
Undrawn
amount at
June 30,
2022
    
Interest rate
    
Loan
maturity date
 
                                    
    
(in millions)
               
January 2015*
   $ 278.1      $ 65.6      $ —        US Libor + 270 BPS        August 2022—April 2023  
October 2016
     220.0        70.3        20.0        US Libor + 260 BPS        November 2023  
June 2017
     160.8        78.3        —          US Libor + 230 BPS        June 2023  
March 2019
     107.0        77.3        —          US Libor + 240 BPS        March 2025  
September 2020
     210.0        180.4        —          US Libor + 250 BPS        September 2024  
October 2019**
     69.1        47.5        —          US Libor + 185 BPS        October 2026  
August 2021 Amendment and Restatement Agreement
     67.0        49.5        —          US Libor + 190 BPS        June 2026  
DB Credit Facility A
     57.7        22.8        —          US Libor + 205 BPS        April 2027  
Santander Credit Facility A
     81.0        33.7        —          US Libor + 205 BPS        May 2027  
DB Credit Facility B
     60.9        34.3        —          US Libor + 205 BPS        December 2028  
Santander Credit Facility B
     55.8        32.6        —          US Libor + 205 BPS        January 2029  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
       
Total
   $ 1,367.4      $ 692.3      $ 20.0        
 
*
The January 2015 facility tranches mature over a range of dates, from August 2022 to April 2023.
**
The October 2019 loan facility relates to the Navigator Aurora Facility held within a lessor entity (for which legal ownership resides with financial institutions) that we are required to consolidate under U.S. GAAP into our financial statements as a variable interest entity.
As of June 30, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants under the secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities.
2018 Senior Secured Bonds
General
. On November 2, 2018, we issued senior secured bonds in an aggregate principal amount of 600 million Norwegian Kroner (“NOK”) (approximately $71.7 million) with Nordic Trustee AS, as bond trustee and security agent (the “2018 Bonds”). The net proceeds were used to partially finance our portion of the capital cost for the construction of the Ethylene Export Terminal. The 2018 Bonds are governed by Norwegian law and are listed on the Nordic ABM which is operated and organized by Oslo Børs ASA.
Security
. The 2018 Bonds are secured by three of the Company’s ethylene capable semi-refrigerated liquefied gas carriers.
Interest
. Interest on the 2018 Bonds is payable quarterly at a rate equal to the
3-month
NIBOR plus 6.0% per annum, calculated on a 360-day year basis. We have entered into a cross-currency interest rate swap agreement whereby interest is payable at a rate equal to the 3-month LIBOR plus 6.608% throughout the life of the bond. Interest is payable quarterly in arrears on February 2, May 2, August 2 and November 2.
Maturity.
The 2018 Bonds will mature in full on November 2, 2023.
Optional Redemption
. We may redeem the 2018 Bonds, in whole or in part, at any time. Any 2018. Bonds redeemed until November 1, 2022, are redeemable at 102.864% of par, from November 2, 2022 until May 1, 2023, are redeemable at 101.79% of par, and from May 2, 2023 to the maturity date are redeemable at 100% of par, in each case, in cash plus accrued interest. Additionally, upon the occurrence of a “Change of Control Event” (as defined in the bond agreement governing the 2018 Bonds (the “2018 Bond Agreement”)), the holders of 2018 Bonds have an option to require us to repay such holders’ outstanding principal amount of 2018 Bonds at 101% of par, plus accrued interest.
Financial Covenants
. The 2018 Bond Agreement contains financial covenants requiring us, among other things, to ensure that:
 
   
we and our subsidiaries maintain a minimum liquidity of no less than $25.0 million; and
 
   
we and our subsidiaries maintain an Equity Ratio of at least 30%.
 
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Our compliance with the covenants listed above is measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter. As of June 30, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants under the 2018 Bonds.
Restrictive Covenants.
The 2018 Bond Agreement provides that we may declare dividends so long as such dividends do not exceed 50% of our cumulative consolidated net profits after taxes since January 1, 2020. The 2018 Bond Agreement also limits us and our subsidiaries from, among other things, entering into mergers and divestitures, engaging in transactions with affiliates or incurring any additional liens which would have a material adverse effect. In addition, the 2018 Bond Agreement includes a put option exercisable following a change of control and customary events of default, including those relating to a failure to pay principal or interest, a breach of covenant, false representation and warranty, a cross-default to other indebtedness, the occurrence of a material adverse effect, or our insolvency or dissolution.
2020 Senior Unsecured Bonds
General
. On September 10, 2020, we issued senior unsecured bonds in an aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million with Nordic Trustee AS as the bond trustee (the “2020 Bonds”). The net proceeds of the issuance of the 2020 Bonds were used to redeem in full all of our previously outstanding 2017 Bonds. The 2020 Bonds are governed by Norwegian law and listed on the Nordic ABM which is operated and organized by Oslo Børs ASA.
Interest
. Interest on the 2020 Bonds is payable at a fixed rate of 8.0% per annum, calculated on a
360-day
year basis. Interest is payable semi- annually in arrears on March 10 and September 10 of each year.
Maturity.
The 2020 Bonds mature in full on September 10, 2025 and become repayable on that date.
Optional Redemption
. We may redeem the 2020 Bonds, in whole or in part at any time. Any 2020 Bonds redeemed; up until September 9, 2023 will be priced at the aggregate of the net present value (based on the Norwegian government bond rate plus 50 basis points) of 103.2% of par and interest payable up to September 9, 2023; from September 10, 2023 up until September 9, 2024, are redeemable at 103.2% of par, from September 10, 2024 up until March 9, 2025, are redeemable at 101.6% of par, and from March 10, 2025 to the maturity date are redeemable at 100% of par, in each case, in cash plus accrued interest.
Additionally, upon the occurrence of a “Change of Control Event” (as defined in the bond agreement for the 2020 Bonds, (the “2020 Bond Agreement”)), the holders of 2020 Bonds have an option to require us to repay such holders’ outstanding principal amount of 2020 Bonds at 101% of par, plus accrued interest.
Financial Covenants
. The 2020 Bond Agreement contains financial covenants requiring us, among other things, to ensure that:
 
   
we and our subsidiaries maintain a minimum liquidity of no less than $35.0 million; and
 
   
we and our subsidiaries maintain an Equity Ratio (as defined in the 2020 Bond Agreement) of at least 30%.
Our compliance with the covenants listed above is measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter. As of June 30, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants under the 2020 Bonds.
Restrictive Covenants.
The 2020 Bonds provide that we may declare or pay dividends to shareholders provided the Company maintains a minimum liquidity of $60.0 million, unless an event of default has occurred and is continuing. The 2020 Bond Agreement also limits us and our subsidiaries from, among other things, entering into mergers and divestitures, engaging in transactions with affiliates or incurring any additional liens which would have a material adverse effect. In addition, the 2020 Bond Agreement includes customary events of default, including those relating to a failure to pay principal or interest, a breach of covenant, false representation and warranty, a cross-default to other indebtedness, the occurrence of a material adverse effect, or our insolvency or dissolution.
Lessor VIE Debt
In October 2019, we entered into a sale and leaseback transaction to refinance one of our vessels,
Navigator Aurora
¸ with a lessor, OCY Aurora Ltd, a special purpose vehicle (“SPV”) and wholly owned subsidiary of Ocean Yield Malta Limited. The SPV was determined to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”). We are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE, and as a result, we are required by U.S. GAAP to consolidate the SPV into our results. The loan described below under “—Navigator Aurora Facility” relates to the VIE. Although we have no control over the funding arrangements of this entity, we are required to consolidate this loan facility into our financial results.
 
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Upon the occurrence of a “Change of Control Event” (as defined in the sale and leaseback agreement), the lessor has an option to require us to repurchase
Navigator Aurora
at 103% of the outstanding lease amount, plus costs and expenses directly attributable to the termination of the lessor’s financing arrangements, such as break costs for swap arrangements.
Navigator Aurora Facility
In October 2019, the SPV, which owns
Navigator Aurora
, entered into secured financing agreements for $69.1 million consisting of a USD denominated loan facility, the “Navigator Aurora Facility”. The Navigator Aurora Facility is a seven year unsecured loan provided by OCY Malta Limited, the parent of OCY Aurora Ltd., The Navigator Aurora Facility is subordinated to a further bank loan where OCY Aurora Ltd is the guarantor and
Navigator Aurora
is pledged as security. Please read Note 6—Secured Term Loan Facilities and Revolving Credit Facilities to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information. The Navigator Aurora Facility bears interest at
3-month
U.S. LIBOR plus a margin of 185 basis points and is repayable by the SPV with a balloon payment on maturity. As of June 30, 2022, there was $51.5 million in borrowings outstanding under the Navigator Aurora Facility (December 31, 2021, $54.8 million.).
Critical Accounting Estimates
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make estimates in the application of our accounting policies based on our best assumptions, judgments and opinions. On a regular basis, management reviews the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our consolidated financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material. For a description of our material accounting policies, please read Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the 2021 Annual Report.
 
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency fluctuations, as well as inflation. We use interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risks but do not use these financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
Interest Rate Risk
We and certain of our vessel-owning subsidiaries are parties to secured term loan and revolving credit facilities that bear interest at an interest rate of U.S. LIBOR plus 185 to 270 basis points. At June 30, 2022, our outstanding debt that is subject to variable interest rates, net of the amount subject to interest rate swap agreements, was $419.2 million. Based on this, a variation in U.S. LIBOR of 100 basis points would result in an increase of $4.2 million in annual interest paid on our indebtedness outstanding as of June 30, 2022.
We use interest rate swaps to reduce our exposure to market risk from changes in interest rates. The principal objective of these contracts is to minimize the risks and costs associated with its floating-rate debt. The Company is exposed to the risk of credit loss in the event of
non-performance
by the counterparty to the interest rate swap agreements.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Our primary economic environment is the international shipping market. This market utilizes the U.S. Dollar as its functional currency. Consequently, most of our revenues are in U.S. Dollars although some charter hires are paid in Indonesian Rupiah. Our expenses, however, are in the currency invoiced by each supplier, and we remit funds in the various currencies invoiced. We incur some vessel operating expenses and general and administrative costs in foreign currencies, primarily the Euro, Pound Sterling, Danish Kroner and Polish Zloty and therefore there is a transactional risk that currency fluctuations could have a negative effect on our cashflows and financial condition. We believe these adverse effects would not be material and we have not entered into any derivative contracts to mitigate our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk during 2022.
In November 2018, we issued senior secured bonds in an aggregate amount of NOK 600 million. We have entered into a cross currency interest rate swap to mitigate the risk of currency movements for both interest payments during the five-year tenor of the 2018 Bonds and for the principal repayments at maturity in November 2023. However, if the Norwegian Kroner weakens relative to the U.S. Dollar beyond a certain threshold, we are required to place cash collateral with our swap providers for the forecast future liability on the cross-currency interest rate swap. In the event the depreciation of the Norwegian Kroner relative to the U.S. Dollar is significant, the cash collateral requirements could adversely affect our liquidity and financial position.
In addition, at each quarterly interest payment date, the cross-currency interest rate swap exchanges a receipt of floating interest of 6.0% plus
3-month
NIBOR on NOK 600 million for a U.S. dollar payment of floating interest of 6.608% plus
3-month
U.S. LIBOR on the approximate $71.7 million principal amount. The purpose of the cross-currency interest rate swap is to economically hedge the foreign currency exposure on the payments of interest and principal of the Company’s
NOK-denominated
2018 Bonds due in 2023. The cross-currency interest rate swap is remeasured to fair value at each reporting date.
Inflation
Certain of our operating expenses, including crewing, insurance and drydocking costs, are subject to fluctuations as a result of market forces. Increases in bunker costs could have a material effect on our future operations if the number and duration of our voyage charters or COAs increases. In the case of the 44 vessels owned and commercially managed by us as of June 30, 2022, 28 were employed on time charter and as such it is the charterers who pay for the fuel on those vessels. If our vessels are employed under voyage charters or COAs, freight rates are generally sensitive to the price of fuel. However, a further sharp rise in bunker prices may have a temporary negative effect on our results since freight rates generally adjust only after prices settle at a higher level.
Credit Risk
We may be exposed to credit risks in relation to vessel employment and at times may have multiple vessels employed by one charterer. We consider and evaluate concentration of credit risk continuously and perform ongoing evaluations of these charterers for credit risk. At June 30, 2022, no more than four of our vessels were employed by the same charterer. We invest our surplus funds with reputable financial institutions, with original maturities of no more than three months, in order to provide the Company with flexibility to meet all requirements for working capital and for capital investments.
 
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report on Form
6-K
contains certain forward-looking statements concerning plans and objectives of management for future operations or economic performance, or assumptions related thereto, including our financial forecast. In addition, we and our representatives may from time to time make other oral or written statements that are also forward-looking statements. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies, business prospects, changes and trends in our business and the markets in which we operate as described in this report on Form
6-K.
In some cases, you can identify the forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “forecast,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “propose,” “potential,” “continue,” “scheduled,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this report. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to:
 
   
global epidemics or other health crises such as the outbreak of
COVID-19,
including its impact on our business;
 
   
future operating or financial results;
 
   
pending acquisitions, business strategy and expected capital spending;
 
   
operating expenses, availability of crew, number of
off-hire
days, drydocking requirements and insurance costs;
 
   
fluctuations in currencies and interest rates;
 
   
general market conditions and shipping market trends, including charter rates and factors affecting supply and demand;
 
   
our ability to continue to comply with all our debt covenants;
 
   
our financial condition and liquidity, including our ability to refinance our indebtedness as it matures or obtain additional financing in the future to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and other corporate activities;
 
   
estimated future capital expenditures needed to preserve our capital base;
 
   
our expectations about the availability of vessels to purchase, or the useful lives of our vessels;
 
   
our continued ability to enter into long-term, fixed-rate time charters with our customers;
 
   
the availability and cost of low sulfur fuel oil compliant with the International Maritime Organization sulfur emission limit reductions, generally referred to as “IMO 2020,” which took effect January 1, 2020;
 
   
our vessels engaging in ship to ship transfers of LPG or petrochemical cargoes which may ultimately be discharged in sanctioned areas or to sanctioned individuals without our knowledge;
 
   
the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine;
 
   
changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities;
 
   
potential liability from future litigation;
 
   
our expectations relating to the payment of dividends;
 
   
our ability to successfully remediate the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures;
 
   
our expectation regarding providing
in-house
technical management for certain vessels in our fleet and our success in providing such
in-house
technical management;
 
   
our expectations regarding the financial success of the Ethylene Export Terminal and our related Export Terminal Joint Venture or our Luna Pool collaborative arrangements;
 
   
our expectations regarding the integration, profitability and success of the vessels and businesses acquired in the Ultragas Transaction and the operational and financial benefits from the combined businesses and fleet; and
 
   
other factors detailed from time to time in other periodic reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All forward-looking statements included in this report on Form
6-K
are made only as of the date of this report. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of these factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether because of future events, new information, a change in our views or expectations, or otherwise. We make no prediction or statement about the performance of our common stock.
 
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NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
 
     December 31, 2021     June 30, 2022  
              
     (in thousands, except share data)  
Assets
                
Current assets
                
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
   $ 124,223     $ 151,216  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $982 (December 31, 2021: $1,105)
     31,906       24,600  
Accrued income
     6,150       7,687  
Prepaid expenses and other current asset
s
     16,293       22,992  
Bunkers and lubricant oils
     13,171       14,992  
Insurance receivable
     6,857       7,913  
Amounts due from related parties
     16,736       17,306  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total current assets
     215,336       246,706  
Non-current
assets
                
Vessels, net
     1,763,252       1,709,356  
Assets held for sale
     25,944           
Property, plant and equipment, net
     330       240  
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $458 (December 31, 2021: $387)
     400       278  
Equity method investments
     150,209       149,319  
Derivative assets
     579       14,405  
Right-of-use
asset for operating leases
     923       4,451  
Prepaid expenses and other
non-current
assets
     452       110  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
non-current
assets
     1,942,089       1,878,159  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   $ 2,157,425     $ 2,124,865  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                
Current liabilities
                
Current portion of secured term loan facilities, net of deferred financing costs
   $ 148,570     $ 222,684  
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
     381       211  
Accounts payable
     11,600       9,067  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
     20,247       21,305  
Accrued interest
     5,211       5,196  
Deferred income
     18,510       15,508  
Amounts due to related parties
     224       429  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total current liabilities
     204,743       274,400  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Non-current
liabilities
                
Secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities, net of current portion and deferred financing costs
     604,790       463,472  
Senior secured bond, net of deferred financing costs
     67,688       60,374  
Senior unsecured bond, net of deferred financing costs
     98,551       98,747  
Derivative liabilities
     8,800       12,725  
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
     522       4,097  
Amounts due to related parties
     54,877       51,590  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
non-current
liabilities
     835,228       691,005  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Liabilities
     1,039,971       965,405  
Commitments and contingencies
                
Stockholders’ equity
                
Common stock—$.01 par value per share; 400,000,000 shares authorized; 77,264,139 shares issued and outstanding, (December 31, 2021: 77,180,429)
     772       773  
Additional
paid-in
capital
     797,324       797,800  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
     (253     (488
Retained earnings
     316,008       357,068  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Navigator Holdings Ltd. stockholders’ equity
     1,113,851       1,155,153  
Non-controlling
interest
     3,603       4,307  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total equity
     1,117,454       1,159,460  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
   $ 2,157,425     $ 2,124,865  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
 
    
Three months ended
June 30,
   
Six months ended
June 30,
 
     2021     2022     2021     2022  
                          
     (in thousands except share and per share data)  
Revenues
                                
Operating revenue
   $ 80,153     $ 105,875     $ 160,661     $ 206,271  
Operating revenues—Unigas Pool
              11,389                24,893  
Operating revenue- Luna Pool collaborative arrangement
     5,546       6,653       10,786       12,530  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total operating revenues
     85,699       123,917       171,447       243,694  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Expenses
                                
Brokerage commissions
     974       1,569       2,167       2,976  
Voyage expenses
     17,689       20,804       33,305       41,600  
Voyage expenses – Luna Pool collaborative arrangement
     5,663       6,950       9,795       11,540  
Vessel operating expenses
     28,826       38,628       55,818       76,679  
Depreciation and amortization
     19,473       31,477       38,746       62,819  
General and administrative costs
     5,796       7,827       12,076       14,170  
Profit from sale of vessel
                                (358
Other income
     (88     (109     (160     (198
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total operating expenses
     78,333       107,146       151,747       209,228  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating income
     7,366       16,771       19,700       34,466  
Other income / (expense)
                                
Foreign currency exchange gain on senior secured bonds
     330       8,218       338       7,441  
Unrealized (loss) / gain on
non-designated
derivative instruments
     (269     (5,346     278       9,896  
Interest expense
     (8,647     (11,471     (17,608     (22,434
Interest income
     63       112       94       199  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
(Loss) / income before income taxes and share of result of equity accounted joint ventures
     (1,157     8,284       2,802       29,568  
Income taxes
     (190     (671     (335     (1,064
Share of result of equity method investments
     2,001       6,757       1,396       13,260  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net income
     654       14,370       3,863       41,764  
Net income attributable to
non-controlling
interest
     (394     (348     (783     (704
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net income attributable to stockholders of Navigator Holdings Ltd.
   $ 260     $ 14,022     $ 3,080     $ 41,060  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Earnings per share attributable to stockholders of Navigator Holdings Ltd.:
                                
Basic:
   $ 0.01     $ 0.18     $ 0.06     $ 0.53  
Diluted:
   $ 0.01     $ 0.18     $ 0.05     $ 0.53  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
                                
Basic:
     55,971,121       77,265,022       55,935,859       77,229,234  
Diluted:
     56,306,557       77,582,824       56,273,533       77,550,892  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
 
    
Three months
ended
June 30,
   
Six months
ended
June, 30
 
     2021     2022     2021      2022  
                           
     (in thousands)  
Net income
   $ 654     $ 14,370     $ 3,863      $ 41,764  
Other Comprehensive income:
                                 
Foreign currency translation (loss) / gain
     (48     (180     33        (235
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total Comprehensive income:
   $ 606     $ 14,190     $ 3,896      $ 41,529  
Total Comprehensive income / attributable to:
                                 
Stockholders of Navigator Holdings Ltd.:
   $ 212     $ 13,842     $ 3,113      $ 40,825  
Non-controlling
interest
     394       348       783        704  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total Comprehensive income:
   $ 606     $  14,190     $ 3,896      $ 41,529  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
For the six months ended June 30,
2021:
 
 
  
 
 
 
(In thousands, except share data)
 
 
  
Common stock
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
Number of
shares
 
 
Amount 0.01
par value
 
  
Additional
Paid-in Capital
 
  
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
 
Retained
Earnings
 
  
Non-Controlling

Interest
 
  
Total
 
Balance as of January 01, 2021
     55,893,618     $ 559      $  593,254      $ (245   $  346,972      $  1,855      $  942,395  
Restricted shares issued March 17, 2021
     85,098       1        —          —         —          —          1  
Restricted shares cancelled January 1, 2021
     (7,595     —          —          —         —          —          —    
Net income
     —         —          —          —         3,080        783        3,863  
Foreign currency translation
     —         —          —          33       —          —          33  
Share-based compensation plan
     —         —          576        —         —          —          576  
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as of June 30, 2021
     55,971,121     $ 560      $ 593,830      $ (212   $ 350,052      $ 2,638      $ 946,868  
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
For the three months June 30,
2021:
 
 
  
 
 
  
(In thousands, except share data)
 
 
  
Common stock
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
Number of
shares
 
  
Amount 0.01
par value
 
  
Additional
Paid-in Capital
 
  
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
 
Retained
Earnings
 
  
Non-Controlling

Interest
 
  
Total
 
Balance as of April 1, 2021
     55,971,121      $ 560      $  593,552      $ (164   $  349,792      $ 2,244      $  945,984  
Net income
     —          —          —          —         260        394        654  
Foreign currency translation
     —          —          —          (48     —          —          (48
Share-based compensation plan
     —          —          278        —         —          —          278  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as of June 30, 2021
     55,971,121      $ 560      $ 593,830      $ (212   $ 350,052      $ 2,638      $ 946,868  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
For the six months ended June 30,
2022:
 
 
  
 
 
 
(In thousands, except share data)
 
 
  
Common stock
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
Number of
shares
 
 
Amount 0.01
par value
 
  
Additional
Paid-in Capital
 
  
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
 
Retained
Earnings
 
  
Non-Controlling

Interest
 
  
Total
 
Balance as of January 1, 2022
     77,180,429     $ 772      $ 797,324      $ (253   $ 316,008      $ 3,603      $ 1,117,454  
Restricted shares issued March 17, 2022
     75,716       1        —          —         —          —          1  
Restricted shares issued April 4, 2022
     10,000       —          —          —         —          —          —    
Restricted shares cancelled May 26, 2022
     (2,006     —          —          —         —          —          —    
Net income
     —         —          —          —         41,060        704        41,764  
Foreign currency translation
     —         —          —          (235     —          —          (235
Share-based compensation plan
     —         —          476        —         —          —          476  
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as of June 30, 2022
     77,264,139     $ 773      $  797,800      $ (488   $  357,068      $ 4,307      $ 1,159,460  
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
For the three months ended June 30,
2022:
 
 
  
 
 
 
(In thousands, except share data)
 
 
  
Common stock
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
Number of
shares
 
 
Amount 0.01
par value
 
  
Additional
Paid-in Capital
 
  
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
 
Retained
Earnings
 
  
Non-Controlling

Interest
 
  
Total
 
Balance as of April 1, 2022
     77,256,145     $ 773      $ 797,460      $ (308   $  343,046      $ 3,959      $ 1,144,930  
Restricted shares issued April 4, 2022
     10,000       —          —          —         —          —          —    
Restricted shares cancelled May 26, 2022
     (2,006     —          —          —         —          —          —    
Net income
     —         —          —          —         14,022        348        14,370  
Foreign currency translation
     —         —          —          (180     —          —          (180
Share-based compensation plan
     —         —          340        —         —          —          340  
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as of June 30, 2022
     77,264,139     $ 773      $ 797,800      $ (488   $ 357,068      $ 4,307      $ 1,159,460  
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
     Six Months
ended
June 30,
2021
    Six Months
ended
June 30,
2022
 
              
     (in thousands)  
Cash flows from operating activities
                
Net income
   $ 3,863     $ 41,764  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
                
Unrealized gain on
non-designated
derivative instruments
     (278     (9,896
Depreciation and amortization
     38,746       62,819  
Payment of drydocking costs
     (10,061     (7,792
Amortization of share-based compensation
     576       476  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
     1,644       1,964  
Share of result of equity method investments
     (1,396     (13,260
Impairment of vessel
     5,400           
Profit from sale of vessel
              (358
Unrealized foreign exchange gain on senior secured bonds
     (338     (7,441
Other unrealized foreign exchange gain
     15       32  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
             —    
Accounts receivable
     (7,617     7,306  
Insurance claim receivable
     (6,015     (1,927
Bunkers and lubricant oils
     (2,768     (1,821
Accrued income and prepaid expenses and other current assets
     22,588       (7,894
Accounts payable, accrued interest, accrued expenses and other liabilities
     3,546       (4,492
Amounts due to related parties
     5,907       (775
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
     53,812       58,705  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities
                
Additions to vessels and equipment
     (323     (1,082
Contributions to equity method investments
     (4,000         
Distributions from equity method investments
     6,850       14,150  
Purchase of other property, plant and equipment
     (193     (36
Net proceeds from sale of vessels
              26,449  
Insurance recoveries
     411       871  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash provided by investing activities
     2,745       40,352  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities
                
Proceeds from secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities
     18,000           
Issuance costs of secured term loan facilities
     (26         
Repayment of financing of vessel to related parties
     (3,342     (3,287
Repayment of secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities
     (34,104     (68,777
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
     (19,472     (72,064
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
     37,085       26,993  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
     59,271       124,223  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
   $ 96,356     $ 151,216  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Supplemental Information
                
Total interest paid during the period, net of amounts capitalized
   $ 15,826     $ 16,586  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total tax paid during the period
   $ 192     $ 830  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
1.
General Information and Basis of Presentation
General Information
Navigator Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”), the ultimate parent company of the Navigator Group of companies, is registered in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Company has a core business of owning and operating a fleet of liquefied gas carriers. As of June 30, 2022, the Company owned and operated 53 gas carriers (the “Vessels”) each having a cargo capacity of between 3,770 cbm and 38,000 cbm, of which 21 were ethylene and ethane capable vessels. The Company also owns a 50% share, through a joint venture (the “Export Terminal Joint Venture”), of an ethylene export marine terminal at Morgan’s Point, Texas on the Houston Ship Channel (the “Ethylene Export Terminal”), capable of exporting in excess of one million tons of ethylene per year. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in the consolidated financial statements to “our”,” we” and “us” refer to the Company.
In August 2021, the company acquired the fleet and businesses of two entities, Othello Shipping Company S.A. (“Othello Shipping”) and Ultragas ApS (“Ultragas”) from Naviera Ultranav Limitada (“Ultranav” and such acquisition, the “Ultragas Transaction”). The Company owns 100% of Othello Shipping and Ultragas which together own and operate 16 liquefied petroleum gas (“LPG”) carriers ranging in size from 3,770 to 22,000 cbm as of June 30, 2022, all of which are semi-refrigerated vessels and eight of them are capable of carrying ethylene.
We had four time charterparties with a Russian counterparty that were entered into in 2012 and 2017, two of which expired in July 2022, and two that are due to expire in December 2023. These charterparties cannot be terminated prior to maturity without the consent of both parties, unless the counterparty was to become a sanctioned entity or our dealings with that counterparty were to be otherwise prohibited by sanctions, which would render the charters void. ‘The counterparty remains unsanctioned.
At the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we had employed an aggregate of approximately 120 Russian and Ukrainian officers on board our vessels, many of whom were on the same vessels. Although we have only experienced solidarity among our officers onboard our vessels and we have not experienced any operational issues with such officers, we have reduced the number of Russian and Ukrainian officers to below 100 on our vessels. We continue to monitor this situation, as there may be governmental restrictions, logistical challenges or an inability to employ either or both nationalities in the near future.
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and related Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In our opinion, all adjustments consisting of normal recurring items, necessary for a fair statement of financial position, operating results and cash flows have been included in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2021 included in our Annual Report on Form 20F filed with the SEC on April 28, 2022 (the “2021 Annual Report”). The results for the six months ended June 30, 2022, are not necessarily indicative of results for the year ending December 31, 2022, or any other future periods.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its subsidiaries and Variable Interest Entities (“VIE’s”) for which the Company is a primary beneficiary and are also consolidated (please read Note 16—Variable Interest Entities for additional information). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The results of operations are subject to seasonal and other fluctuations, and are therefore not necessarily indicative of results that may otherwise be expected for the entire year.
 
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Management has evaluated the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and considered the conditions and events that could raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within 12 months after these financial statements are issued. As part of the assessment, management has considered the following;
 
   
the current financial condition and liquidity sources, including current funds available and forecasted future cash flows;
 
   
any likely effects of global epidemics or other health crises, such as the recent
COVID-19
pandemic; and
 
   
the effects of the conflict in Ukraine on the Company’s business, including potential sanctions being imposed on the Company’s customers or on ports to which the Company’s vessels call.
Our primary sources of funds are cash and cash equivalents, cash from operations, undrawn bank borrowings and proceeds from bond issuances. As of June 30, 2022, we had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $151.2 million along with $20.0 million available to be drawn down on one of our secured revolving credit facilities.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company’s total current liabilities exceeded its total current assets by $27.7 million. This net current liability position is primarily due to the movement from
non-current
liabilities to current liabilities of the January 2015 secured term loan facility, which matures between August 2022 and April 2023, and the June 2017 secured term loan and revolving credit facility which will mature in June 2023. Management expects to refinance these two facilities and is currently negotiating such refinancing with a number of banking institutions. Although the Company has a long track record of successfully refinancing our existing debt facilities and sourcing new financing, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to refinance in a timely manner, on favorable terms or at all.
Management has determined that it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
A discussion of the Company’s significant accounting policies can be found in the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the 2021 Annual Report. There have been no material changes to these policies in the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2021-01,
Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)—Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in this Update are elective and apply to all entities that have derivative instruments that use an interest rate for margining, discounting, or contract price alignment that is modified as a result of reference rate reform. The amendments also optionally apply to all entities that designate receive-variable-rate,
pay-variable
rate cross currency interest rate swaps as hedging instruments in investment hedges that are modified as a result of reference rate reform. This optional guidance may be applied upon issuance from any date beginning January 7, 2021, through December 31, 2022. We do not currently have any contracts that have been changed to a new reference rate, but we will continue to evaluate our contracts and the effects of this standard on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows prior to adoption.
 
2.
Business Combinations
In August 2021, the Company completed the Ultragas Transaction by acquiring two entities, Othello Shipping, with its 18 wholly vessel owning subsidiaries, and Ultragas ApS (the vessels’ operator). Ultragas has a wholly owned subsidiary Ultraship ApS (an
in-house
technical manager); a 33.33% share in the equity of Unigas Intl B.V. (a pool in which 11 of the 18 vessels acquired operated at the time of the acquisition); a 25% share in the equity of Ultraship Crewing Philippines Inc. (“UCPI”, “UltraShip Crewing”), a marine services provider; and a 40% share in the equity of Ultraship Services Philippines Inc. (“USPI”), an IT, accounting and administrative support provider.
The total consideration was $410.4 million, comprising $202.9 million in equity consideration to Ultranav (21.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock at $9.57 per share (closing price on August 4, 2021)) and debt and other liabilities assumed of $207.5 million. The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. Please see our 2021 Annual Report – Note 3 – Business Combinations.
 
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3.
Operating revenues
The following table compares our operating revenues by the source of revenue stream for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022:
 
    
Three months ended
June 30,
(in thousands)
    
Six months ended
June 30,
(in thousands)
 
     2021      2022      2021      2022  
Operating revenues:
                                   
Time charters
   $ 41,903      $ 57,014      $ 84,582      $ 112,522  
Time charters from Luna Pool collaborative arrangement
     930        —          1,279        —    
Voyage charters
     38,250        48,861        76,079        93,749  
Voyage charters from Luna Pool collaborative arrangement
     4,616        6,653        9,507        12,530  
Operating revenues from Unigas Pool
     —          11,389        —          24,893  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total operating revenues
   $ 85,699      $ 123,917      $ 171,447      $ 243,694  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Time charter revenues:
As of June 30, 2022, 28 of the Company’s 44 operated vessels were subject to time charters, 20 of which will expire within one year, two of which will expire within three years, five of which will expire between three to five years, and one of which will expire after more than five years from the balance sheet date. (December 31, 2021: 26 of the Company’s 45 operated vessels, were subject to time charters, 19 of which will expire within one year, two of which will expire within three years, and five of which will expire after more than five years from the balance sheet date). The estimated undiscounted cash flows for committed time charter revenues expected to be received on an annual basis for ongoing time charters, as of each June 30, is as follows:
 
     (in thousands)  
Within 1 year:
   $ 167,499  
2 years:
   $ 77,545  
3 years:
   $ 68,863  
4 years:
   $ 53,380  
5 years:
   $ 15,972  
More than 5 years:
   $ 5,347  
For time charter revenues accounted for under Topic 842, the amount of accrued income on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2022, was $2.7 million (December 31, 2021: $4.5 million). The amount of hire payments received in advance under time charter contracts, recognized as a liability and reflected within deferred income on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2022, was $15.1 million (December 31, 2021: $17.0 million). Deferred income allocated to time charters will be recognized ratably over time, which is expected to be within one month from June 30, 2022.
Voyage Charter revenues
Voyage charter revenues, which include revenues from contracts of affreightment, are shown net of address commissions.
As of June 30, 2022, for voyage charters and contracts of affreightment, services accounted for under Topic 606, the amount of contract assets reflected within accrued income on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets was $4.5 million (December 31, 2021: $1.3 million). Changes in the contract asset balance at the balance sheet dates reflect income accrued after loading of the cargo commences but before an invoice has been raised to the charterer, as well as changes in the number of the Company’s vessels contracted under voyage charters or contracts of affreightment. The amount of contract liabilities reflected within deferred income on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets was nil as of June 30, 2022 (December 31, 2021: $1.5 million).
The period opening and closing balance of receivables from voyage charters, including contracts of affreightment, was $11.1 million and $8.1 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2022 (December 31, 2021: $3.3 million and $11.1 million, respectively) and is reflected within net accounts receivable on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The amount allocated to costs incurred to fulfill a contract with a charterer, which are costs incurred following the commencement of a contract or charter party but before the loading of the cargo commences, was $1.8 million as of June 30, 2022 (December 31, 2021: $0.6 million) and is reflected within prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Company’s una
u
dited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
 
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Voyage and Time charter revenues from Luna Pool collaborative arrangements:
Revenues from the Luna Pool collaborative arrangements as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which are accounted for under ASC 808 – Collaborative Arrangements, represent our share of pool net revenues generated by the other Pool Participant’s vessels in the Luna Pool. These include revenues from voyage charters and contracts of affreightment, which are accounted for under Topic 606 in addition to time charter revenues, which are accounted for under Topic 842.
 
4.
Vessels, net
 
     Vessel
(in thousands)
     Drydocking
(in thousands)
     Total
(in thousands)
 
Cost
                          
January 01, 2022
   $ 2,305,857      $ 55,578      $ 2,361,435  
Additions
     1,082        7,657        8,739  
Write-offs of fully amortized assets
     —          (4,007      (4,007
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
June 30, 2022
   $ 2,306,939      $ 59,228      $ 2,366,167  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Accumulated Depreciation
                          
January 01, 2022
   $ 580,357      $ 17,826      $ 598,183  
Charge for the period
     54,301        8,334        62,635  
Write-offs of fully amortized assets
     —          (4,007      (4,007
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
June 30, 2022
   $ 634,658      $ 22,153      $ 656,811  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net Book Value
                          
December 31, 2021
   $ 1,725,500      $ 37,752      $ 1,763,252  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
June 30, 2022
   $ 1,672,281      $ 37,075      $ 1,709,356  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The cost and net book value of the 28 vessels that were contracted under time charter arrangements (please read Note 3—Operating Revenues for additional information) was $1,535 million and $1,070 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2022 (December 31, 2021: $
1,417.1
 million and $
1,046.4
 million, respectively, for 26 vessels contracted under time charters).
The net book value of vessels that serve as collateral for the Company’s secured bond and secured term loan and revolving credit facilities (please read Note 6—Secured Term Loan Facilities and Revolving Credit Facilities; and Note 7—Senior Secured Bond for additional information) was $
1,512.5
 million as of June 30, 2022 (December 31, 2021: $
1,576.8
million).
The cost and net book value of vessels that are included in the table above and are subject to financing arrangements (please read Note 16—Variable Interest Entities for additional information) was $83.6 million and $67.9 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2022. (December 31, 2021: $83.6 million and $69.6 million, respectively).
On January 14, 2022, the Company sold one of its vessels,
Navigator Neptune
, a 2000 built 22,085 cbm ethylene carrier to a third party for $21.0 million gross, before broker commission.
On March 7, 2022, the Company sold one of the vessels acquired in the Ultragas Transaction, the
Happy Bird
, a 1999 built 8,600 cbm LPG carrier to a third party for $
6.1
 million gross, before broker commission.
With effect from January 1, 2022, Management changed the estimated useful lives of the vessels, in order to reflect the impact of climate change and sustainability on utilization rates, from
30
years to
25
years.
 
5.
Equity Method Investments
Interests in investments which are accounted for using the equity method and are recognized initially at cost and subsequently include the Company’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of equity-accounted investees
As of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, we had the following participation in investments that are accounted for using the equity method:
 
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December 31,
 
 
June 30,
 
 
  
2021
 
 
2022
 
Enterprise Navigator Ethylene Terminal L.L.C. (“Export Terminal Joint Venture”)
     50     50
Luna Pool Agency Limited. (“Pool Agency”)
     50     50
Unigas International B.V. (“Unigas”)
     33.33     33.33
Dan Unity CO2 A/S
     50     50
Export Terminal Joint Venture
In January 2018, the Company entered into definitive agreements creating the Export Terminal Joint Venture. The Company has contributed to the Export Terminal Joint Vent
ure $
146.5
 million, being our total share of the capital cost for the construction of the Ethylene Export Terminal.
Cumulative interest and associated costs capitalized on the investment in the Export Terminal Joint Venture are being amortized over the estimated useful life of the Ethylene Export Terminal, which began commercial operations with the export of commissioning cargoes in December 2019. As of June 30, 2022, the unamortized difference between the carrying amount of the investment in the Export Terminal Joint Venture and the amount of the Company’s underlying equity in net assets of the Export Terminal Joint Venture was $6.0 million (December 31, 2021: $6.1 million). The costs amortized in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, were each $0.1 million and are presented in the share of result of the equity method investments within our consolidated statements of operations.
Equity method gains, excluding amortized costs, recognized in the share of result of equity method investments included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations as of June 30, 2022, were
 
$
13.3
 million (Six months ended June 30, 2021: Equity method gain of $
1.5
million).
Luna Pool Agency Limited
In March 2020, the Company collaborated with Pacific Gas Pte. Ltd. and Greater Bay Gas Co. Ltd. to form and manage the Luna Pool. As part of the formation of the Luna Pool, a new entity, Luna Pool Agency Limited, (the “Pool Agency”), was incorporated in May 2020. The pool participants jointly own the Pool Agency on an equal basis, and both have equal board representation. As of June 30, 2022, we have recognized the Company’s initial investment of one British pound in the Pool Agency within equity method investments on our consolidated balance sheets. The Pool Agency has no activities other than as a legal custodian of the Luna Pool bank account and there will be no variability in its financial results, as it has no income, and its minimal operating expenses are reimbursed by the Pool Participants.
Unigas International B.V. (‘Unigas’)
Unigas based in the Netherlands is a commercial and operational manager of seagoing vessels capable of carrying liquefied petrochemical and petroleum gases on a worldwide basis. Unigas International is operator of the Unigas pool. The Company owns 33.33%
interest equity interests in Unigas and accounts for it using the equity method. It was recognized initially at fair value and subsequent to initial recognition, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements will include the Company’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of equity accounted entity. The Company acquired the investment as part of the Ultragas Transaction in August 2021.
Dan Unity CO2 A/S
On June 3, 2021, the Company’s subsidiary, Ultragas entered into a shareholder agreement creating an equally owned joint venture, Dan Unity CO2 A/S, a Danish entity, with the aim of undertaking commercial and technical projects relating to seaborne transportation of CO2. The Company acquired the investment as part of the Ultragas Transaction in August 2021.
We account for our investment using the equity method as our ownership interest is 50%
and we exercise joint control over the Dan Unity CO2 A/S operating and financial policies. As of June 30, 2022, we have recognized the Company’s initial investment at cost and subsequent to initial recognition, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements will include the Company’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of equity accounted investees, until the date on which joint control ceases. We disclose our proportionate share of profits and losses from equity method unconsolidated affiliates in the statement of operations and adjust the carrying amount of our equity method investments on the balance sheet accordingly.
 
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The table below represents movement in the Company’s equity method investments, as of December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2022:
 
    
December 31,
2021
    
June 30,
2022
 
               
     (in thousands)  
Equity method investments at January 1
   $ 148,665      $ 150,209  
Contributions to equity method investments
     4,000        —    
Equity method investments – acquired
     2,580        —    
Share of results
     11,147        13,260  
Distributions received from equity method investments
     (16,183      (14,150
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total equity method investments
   $ 150,209      $ 149,319  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Impairment of Equity Method Investments
The equity method investments are reviewed for indicators of impairment when events or circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the investments may not be recoverable. When such indicators are present, we determine if the indicators are ‘other than temporary’ to determine if an impairment exists. If we determine that an impairment exists, a discounted cash flow analysis is carried out based on the future cash flows expected to be generated over the investment’s estimated remaining useful life. The resulting net present value is compared to the carrying value and we would recognize an impairment loss equal to the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds its fair value.
Considerations in identifying if indicators of impairment are present for the equity method investments include significant incidents that have resulted in the forecast future operating cash flows to be amended, such as significant market events that impact the terminal operations and cashflow, physical damage to assets, recurring financial losses for consecutive periods or changes to the Company’s equity holding in the investment. As of June 30, 2022, the aggregate carrying value of our investment in the Export Terminal Joint Venture was $
147.0
. million (December 31, 2021: $
147.6
million). We believe that there are no events or circumstances that indicate that the value of the investment in the Export Terminal Joint Venture should be impaired as of June 30, 2022. Accordingly, no impairment charge has been recorded as of June 30, 2022 in accordance with the requirements of our U.S. GAAP impairment accounting policy.
 
6.
Secured Term Loan Facilities and Revolving Credit Facilities
The following table shows the breakdown of all secured term loan facilities and total deferred financing costs split between current and
non-current
liabilities at December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022:
 
    
December 31,
2021
    
June 30,
2022
 
               
     (in thousands)  
Current Liability
                 
Current portion of secured term loan facilities
   $ 151,586      $ 225,360  
Less: current portion of deferred financing costs
     (3,016      (2,676
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Current portion of secured term loan facilities, net of deferred financing costs
   $ 148,570      $ 222,684  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Non-Current
Liability
                 
Secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities net of current portion*
   $ 664,356      $ 518,516  
Less:
non-current
portion of deferred financing costs
     (4,689      (3,454
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Non-current
secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities, net of current portion and
non-current
deferred financing costs
   $ 659,667      $ 515,062  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
*
Includes amounts relating to the Navigator Aurora Facility held within a lessor entity (for which legal ownership resides with a financial institution) that we are required to consolidate under U.S. GAAP into our financial statements as a variable interest entity. As of June 30, 2022, there was $51.6 million in borrowings outstanding under the Navigator Aurora Facility which is included in the non-current liabilites amountss due to related parties on the unaudited condesnsed consolidation balance sheet (December 31, 2021, $54.9 million.).
 
7.
Senior Secured Bond
In November 2018, the Company issued senior secured bonds in an aggregate principal amount of NOK 600 million with Nordic Trustee AS as the bond trustee and security agent (the “2018 Bonds”). The net proceeds were used to partially finance our portion of the capital cost for the construction of the Ethylene Export Terminal. The 2018 Bonds are governed by Norwegian law and are listed on the Nordic ABM which is operated and organized by Oslo Børs ASA. The 2018 Bonds bear interest at a rate equal to the
3-month
NIBOR plus 6.0% per annum, calculated on a
360-day
year basis and mature on November 2, 2023.
Interest is payable quarterly in arrears on February 2, May 2, August 2 and November 2. The 2018 Bonds are secured by three of the Company’s ethylene capable semi-refrigerated liquefied gas carriers.
 
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The following table shows the breakdown of our senior secured bond and total deferred financing costs as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022:
 
    
December 31,
2021
    
June 30,
2022
 
               
     (in thousands)  
Senior Secured Bond
                 
Total Bond
   $ 68,154      $ 60,713  
Less deferred financing costs
     (466      (339
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total Bond, net of deferred financing costs
   $ 67,688      $ 60,374  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
8.
Senior Unsecured Bond
In September 2020, the Company issued senior unsecured bonds in an aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million with Nordic Trustee AS as the bond trustee (the “2020 Bonds”). The net proceeds of the issuance of the 2020 Bonds were used to redeem in full previously issued bonds which were due to mature and become repayable in full in February 2021. The 2020 Bonds are governed by Norwegian law and listed on the Nordic ABM which is operated and organized by Oslo Børs ASA.
The 2020 Bonds bear interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum and mature on September 10, 2025. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 10 and September 10.
The following table shows the breakdown of our senior unsecured bond and total deferred financing costs as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022:
 
    
December 31,
2021
    
June 30,

2022
 
               
     (in thousands)  
Senior Unsecured Bond
                 
Total Bond
   $ 100,000      $ 100,000  
Less deferred financing costs
     (1,449      (1,253
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total Bond, net of deferred financing costs
   $ 98,551      $ 98,747  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
9.
Derivative Instruments Accounted for at Fair Value
The following table includes the estimated fair value of those assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022.
 
           
December 31,

2021
    
June 30,

2022
 
Fair Value Hierarchy Level
  
Fair
Value
Hierarchy
Level
    
Fair
Value
Asset
(Liability)
    
Fair
Value
Asset
(Liability)
 
                      
            (in thousands)  
Cross-currency interest rate swap agreement
     Level 2      $ (5,052    $ (12,725
Interest rate swap agreements liabilities
     Level 2        (3,748      —    
Interest rate swap agreements assets
     Level 2      $ 579      $ 14,405  
The Company uses derivative instruments in accordance with its overall risk management policy to mitigate our risk to the effects of unfavorable fluctuations in foreign exchange and interest rate movements.
The Company held no derivatives designated as hedges as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022.
Fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The fair value accounting standard establishes a three tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
 
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Level 1—Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2—Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
Interest Rate risk
In July 2020, the Company entered into
floating-to-fixed
interest rate swap agreements with a termination date of December 31, 2025, to run concurrently with the Terminal Facility.
The interest rate receivable by the Company under these interest rate swap agreements is
3-month
LIBOR, calculated on a
360-day
year basis, which resets every three months in line with the dates of interest payments on the Terminal Facility.
The interest rate payable by the Company under these interest rate swap agreements is 0.369% and 0.3615% per annum calculated on a
360-day
year basis.
As of June 30, 2022, the interest rate swaps had a fair value asset of $1.8 million (December 31, 2021, a fair value asset of $0.6 million) and there were unrealized gains of $1.2 million recognized on the combined fair value of the swaps for the six months ended June 30, 2022. (Six months ended June 30, 2021, an unrealized gain of $0.2 million).
On August 4, 2021, following the Ultragas Transaction, the Company assumed a number of existing loan facilities with associated fixed interest rate swaps. The interest rate receivable by the Company under these interest rate swap agreements is
6-month
LIBOR, calculated on a
360-day
year basis, which resets every six months in line with the dates of interest payments on the Term Loan Facilities. The interest rate payable by the Company under these interest rate swap agreements is in the range between 1.627% and 2.137% per annum, calculated on a
360-day
year basis.
As of June 30, 2022, the interest rate swaps had a fair value asset of $3.6 million (December 31, 2021: a fair value liability of $3.2 million) and unrealized gains of $6.8 million were recognized on the combined fair value of the swaps for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (Six months ended June 30, 2021: Nil).
On December 10, 2021, the Company entered into new floating to fixed interest rate swap agreements on our September 2020 Secured Revolving Credit Facility with a termination date of September 2025 to run concurrently with the facility. The interest rate receivable by the Company under these interest rate swap agreements is
3-month
LIBOR, calculated on a
360-day
year basis, which resets every three months in line with the dates of interest payments on the Secured Revolving Credit Facility. The interest rate payable by the Company under these interest rate swap agreements is 1.296% per annum to the four bank institutions, calculated on a
360-day
year basis.
As of June 30, 2022, these interest rate swaps had a fair value asset of $9.0 million (December 31, 2021: a fair value liability of $0.6 million) and unrealized gains of $9.6 million were recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
All of the interest rate swaps above are remeasured to fair value at each reporting date and have been categorized as level two on the fair value measurement hierarchy. The remeasurement to fair value has no impact on the cash flows at the reporting date. There is no requirement for cash collateral to be placed with the swap providers under any of these swap agreements.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate risk
All foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities are revalued and are reported in the Company’s functional currency based on the prevailing exchange rate at the end of the period. These foreign currency transactions fluctuate based on the strength of the U.S. Dollar relative to the NOK and are included in our results of operations. The primary source of our foreign exchange gains and losses are the movements on our
NOK-denominated
2018 Bonds, which we have mitigated through the cross-currency interest rate swap. The remeasurement of all foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities at each reporting date results in unrealized foreign currency exchange differences but do not impact our cash flows.
The Company entered into a cross-currency interest rate swap agreement concurrently with the issuance of its NOK denominated senior secured bonds (please read Note 7—Senior Secured Bond to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements) and pursuant to this swap, the Company receives the principal amount of NOK
 
600
 million in exchange for a payment of a fixed amount of $
71.7
 million on the maturity date of the swap.
In addition, at each quarterly interest payment date, the cross-currency interest rate swap exchanges a receipt of floating interest of 6.0% plus
3-month
NIBOR
on NOK 600 million for a U.S. Dollar payment of floating interest of 6.608% plus
3-month
U.S. LIBOR
on the $71.7 million principal amount. The purpose of the cross-currency interest rate swap is to economically hedge the foreign currency exposure on the payments of interest and principal of the Company’s NOK denominated 2018 Bonds due to mature in November 2023.
The fair value of this
non-designated
derivative instrument is presented in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and the change in fair value is presented in the consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2022, the cross-currency interest rate swap had a fair value liability of $12.7 million (December 31, 2021, a fair value liability of $5.1 million) and an unrealized loss of $7.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (Six months ended June 30, 2021: an unrealized gain of $0.2 million).
The remeasurement to fair value has no impact on the cash flows at the reporting date except for the effect on restricted cash. An amount of $7.4 million as of June 30, 2022, is included in restricted cash and represents cash required to be set aside as collateral in accordance with a contractual agreement with a banking institution, representing the forecast future liability on the cross-currency interest rate swap. The Company has not offset the fair value of the derivative with any cash collateral account, notwithstanding there is a master netting agreement in place.
 
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Credit risk
The Company is exposed to credit losses in the event of
non-performance
by the counterparty to the cross-currency interest rate swap agreement. In order to minimize counterparty risk, the Company only enters into derivative transactions with counterparties that are reputable financial institutions, highly rated by a recognized rating agency. As of June 30, 2022, there was an immaterial credit risk as the cross-currency interest rate swap was in a liability position whilst all of our interest rate swaps were in an asset position from the perspective of the Company.
The fair values of our interest rate swap agreements and the cross-currency interest rate swap is the estimated amount that we would pay to sell or transfer the swap at the reporting date, taking into account current interest rates and the current credit worthiness of the swap counterparties, in addition to foreign exchange rates for the cross-currency swap agreement. The estimated amount is the present value of future cash flows, adjusted for credit risk. The Company transacts all of these derivative instruments through investment-grade rated financial institutions at the time of the transaction. It is possible that the amount recorded as a derivative asset or liability could vary by a material amount in the near term if there is volatility in the credit markets or if credit risk were to change significantly.
The fair value of our interest rate swap agreements and cross-currency interest rate swap agreement at the end of each period is most significantly affected by the interest rate implied by the benchmark interest yield curve, including its relative steepness and the forward foreign exchange rates respectively. Interest rates and foreign exchange rates have experienced significant volatility in recent years in both the short and long term. While the fair value of our swap agreements is typically more sensitive to changes in short-term rates, significant changes in the long-term benchmark interest, foreign exchange rates and the credit risk of the counterparties or the Company also materially impact the fair values of our swap agreements.
 
10.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Accounted for at Fair Value
The principal financial assets of the Company consist of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and accounts receivable. The principal financial liabilities of the Company consist of accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, secured term loan facilities, revolving credit facilities, the 2020 Bonds and the 2018 Bonds.
The carrying values of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities are reasonable estimates of their fair value due to the short-term nature or liquidity of these financial instruments.
Fair value is a
market-based
measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The fair value accounting standard establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
Level 1—Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2—Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
The 2020 Bonds and the 2018 Bonds are classified as a level two liability and the fair values have been calculated based on the most recent trades of the bond on the Oslo Børs prior to June 30, 2022. These trades are infrequent and therefore not considered to be an active market. The 2018 Bonds are denominated in Norwegian Kroner (“NOK”) and the fair value has been translated to the functional currency of the Company using the prevailing exchange rate as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
The fair value of secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities is estimated to approximate the carrying value in the balance sheet since they bear a variable interest rate, which is reset on a quarterly basis. This has been categorized at level two on the fair value measurement hierarchy as of June 30, 2022.
The following table includes the estimated fair value and carrying value of those assets and liabilities where the fair value does not approximate to carrying value. The table excludes cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities because the fair value approximates carrying value and, for accounts receivable and payable, are due in one year or less.
 
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December 31, 2021
   
June 30, 2022
 
Financial Asset/Liability
  
Fair
Value
Hierarchy
Level
    
Carrying
Amount
Asset
(Liability)
   
Fair Value
Asset
(Liability)
   
Carrying
Amount
Asset
(Liability)
   
Fair Value
Asset
(Liability)
 
                                 
            (in thousands)        
2018 Bonds
(note 7)
     Level 2      $ (68,154   $ (69,970   $ (60,713   $ (61,168
2020 Bonds
(note 8)
     Level 2        (100,000     (104,000     (100,000     (98,500
Secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities
(note
 6)
     Level 2      $ (815,942   $ (815,942   $ (743,876   $ (743,876
 
11.
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net income available to common shareholders by the average number of common shares outstanding during the periods. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of common shares used for calculating basic earnings per share for the effects of all potentially dilutive shares. The following table shows calculation of both basic and diluted number of weighted average outstanding shares for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022:
 
    
Three months
ended
June 30,
    
Six months
ended
June 30,
 
    
2021
    
2022
    
2021
    
2022
 
                             
Basic and diluted income available to common stockholders (in thousands)
   $ 260      $ 14,022      $ 3,080      $ 41,060  
Basic weighted average number of shares:
     55,971,121        77,265,022        55,935,859        77,229,234  
Effect of dilutive potential share options:
     335,436        317,802        337,674        321,658  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Diluted weighted average number of shares
     56,306,557        77,582,824        56,273,533        77,550,892  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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12.
Share-Based Compensation
Share Awards
On March 17, 2022, under the Navigator Holdings Ltd. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”) the Company granted a total of 75,716 restricted shares, of which 12,019 were granted to the
Non-Executive
Chairman of the Board, 45,383 were granted to other
non-employee
directors and 18,314 were granted to the officers and employees of the Company. The weighted average value of all shares was $10.65 per share. The restricted shares granted to the
Non-Executive
Chairman and the
non-employee
directors vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and the restricted shares granted to the officers and employees of the Company vest on March 17, 2025, being the third anniversary of the grant date.
In March 2022, 29,295 shares that were previously granted to
non-employee
directors under the 2013 Plan with a weighted average grant value of $10.26 per share, vested at a fair value of $311,992. In addition, 28,497 shares that were granted in 2019 to officers and employees of the Company, all of which had a weighted average grant value of $11.06, vested at a fair value of $312,612. In April 2022, two
non-employee
directors resigned from the Board of the Company and the 11,538 restricted shares granted to them in March 2022 vested immediately upon their resignation at a fair value of $161,763.
On March 17, 2021, the Company granted 29,295 restricted shares under the 2013 Plan to
non-employee
directors with a weighted average value of $10.26 per share. These restricted shares vested on the first anniversary of the grant date. On the same date the Company granted 20,048 restricted shares to the then Executive Chairman of the Board, which vested on December 31, 2021, and 35,920 restricted shares were granted to the officers and employees of the Company with a weighted average value of $10.26 per share. These restricted shares will vest on March 17, 2024, being the third anniversary of the grant date.
In March 2021, 30,380 shares that were previously granted to
non-employee
directors under the 2013 Plan with a weighted average grant value of $7.90 per share, vested at a fair value of $295,294. In addition, 91,942 shares that were granted in 2018 to the then Chief Executive Officer and officers and employees of the Company, all of which had a weighted average grant value of $12.04, vested at a fair value of $893,676.
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, 7,595 shares awarded to a
non-employee
director in 2020 at a value of $7.90 were forfeited.
Restricted share grant activity for the year ended December 31, 2021, and for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was as follows:
 
    
Number of
non-vested

restricted
shares
    
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
    
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual term
 
Balance as of January 1, 2021
     306,242      $ 10.54        0.93 years  
Granted
     100,263        9.99           
Vested
     (286,895      10.66           
Forfeited
     (16,123      8.89           
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as of December 31, 2021
     103,487      $ 9.92        1.06 years  
Granted
     85,716        10.83           
Vested
     (69,330      10.65           
Forfeited
     (2,006      9.11           
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as of June 30, 2022
     117,867      $ 10.16        1.55 years  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
We account for forfeitures as they occur. Using the graded straight-line method of expensing the restricted stock grants, the weighted average estimated value of the shares calculated at the date of grant is recognized as compensation cost in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations over the period to the vesting date.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized $475,692 in
share-based
compensation costs relating to share grants (six months ended June 30, 2021: $575,849). As of June 30, 2022, there was a total of $857,827 unrecognized compensation costs relating to the expected future vesting of share-based awards (December 31, 2021: $380,704) which are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.55 years (December 31, 2021: 1.06 years).
Share options
Share options issued under the 2013 Plan are exercisable between the third and tenth anniversary of the grant date, after which they lapse. The fair value of any option issued is calculated on the date of grant based on the Black-Scholes valuation model. Expected volatilities are based on the historic volatility of the Company’s stock price and other factors. The Company does not currently pay dividends and it is assumed this will not change. The expected term of the options granted is anticipated to occur in the range between 4 and 6.5 years. The risk-free rate is the rate adopted from the U.S. Government Zero Coupon Bond.
 
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The movements in the current outstanding share options during the year ended December 31, 2021, and the six months ended June 30, 2022, was as follows:
 
Options
  
Number of
options
outstanding
    
Weighted
average exercise
price per share
    
Aggregate
intrinsic value
 
                      
Balance as of January 1, 2021
     339,936        21.40      $ —    
Post vesting cancellations during the year
     (29,080      20.45        —    
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as of December 31, 2021
     310,856        21.37      $ —    
Options issued during the period
     10,000        9.24        —    
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as of June 30, 2022
     320,856      $ 20.48      $ —    
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The weighted-average remaining contractual term of options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2022 was 2.40 years (December 31, 2021: 2.66 years). On April 4, 2022, 10,000 share options were granted at a fair value of $5.76 to an employee of the Company. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized a charge of $4,640 relating to options granted under the 2013 plan (six months ended June 30, 2021: a credit of $34,926 to share based compensation costs). At June 30, 2022, there was $52,960 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to
non-vested
options under the 2013 Plan. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.76 years.
As of Jun
e
 30, 2022, there were 310,856 share options which had vested but had not been exercised. The weighted average exercise price of the share options exercisable as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, was $21.37.
The Company has an employee stock purchase plan in place which is a savings-related share scheme where certain employees have the option to buy common stock at a 15% discount to the share price at the grant date of July 9, 2021. The current scheme has a three year vesting period which will expire on July 9, 2024. No shares were issued since the inception of the scheme and under the Black-Scholes valuation model for the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized compensation costs of $33,418 relating to employee stock purchase plan (Six months ended June 30, 2021: nil).
 
13.
Commitments and Contingencies
The contractual obligations schedule set forth below summarizes our contractual obligations excluding interest payable as of June 30, 2022.
 
    
2022
    
2023
    
2024
    
2025
    
2026
    
Thereafter
    
Total
 
                                                  
    
(in thousands)
 
Secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities
   $ 82,808      $ 229,460      $ 209,633      $ 92,380      $ 50,403      $ 27,602      $ 692,286  
2020 Bonds
     —          —          —          100,000        —          —          100,000  
2018 Bonds
     —          71,697        —          —          —          —          71,697  
Office operating leases
1
     112        224        903        1,203        1,018        1,245        4,705  
Navigator Aurora Facility
2
     —          —          —          —          51,488        —          51,488  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total contractual obligations
   $ 82,920      $ 301,381      $ 210,536      $ 193,583      $ 102,909      $ 28,847      $ 920,176  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
1
 
The Company occupies office space in London with a new lease commenced in January 2022 for a period of 10 years with a mutual break option in January 2027, which is the fifth anniversary from the lease commencement date. The annual gross rent under this lease is approximately $1.1 million, with an initial rent free period of 27 months, of which 13 months of the rent free period is repayable in the event that the break option is exercised.
The Company entered into a lease for office space in New York that expired on June 30, 2022. The annual gross rent under this lease was approximately $0.4 million, subject to certain adjustments.
The lease term for our representative office in Gdynia, Poland was revised from January 2022 for an amended period to May 31, 2025. The gross rent per year is approximately $64,000.
The Company occupies office space in Copenhagen with a lease commenced in September 2021 that expires in December 2025. The gross rent per year is approximately $180,000.
The weighted average remaining contractual lease term for the above four office leases on June 30, 2022, was 4.4 years (December 31, 2021: 3.1 years). 
 
2
 
The Navigator Aurora Facility is a loan facility held within a lessor entity (for which legal ownership resides with financial institutions) that we are required to consolidate under U.S. GAAP into our financial statements as a variable interest entity. Please read Note 16—Variable Interest Entities to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 

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14.
Operating Lease Liabilities
The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets include a
right-of-use
(“ROU”) asset and a corresponding liability for operating lease contracts where the Company is a lessee. The discount rate used to measure the lease liability presented on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets is the incremental cost of borrowing since the rate implicit in the lease cannot be determined.
The liabilities described below are for the Company’s offices in London, Copenhagen and Gdynia which are denominated in various currencies. At June 30, 2022, the weighted average discount rate across the three leases was 2.86% (December 31, 2021: 3.20%).
At June 30, 2022, based on the remaining lease liabilities, the weighted average remaining operating lease term was 4.4 years (December 31, 2021: 3.0 years).
Under ASC 842, the ROU asset is a nonmonetary asset and is remeasured into the Company’s reporting currency of the U.S. Dollar using the exchange rate for the applicable currency as at the adoption date of ASC 842. The operating lease liability is a monetary liability and is remeasured quarterly using the current exchange rates, with changes recognized in a manner consistent with other foreign-currency-denominated liabilities in general and administrative expenses in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. As of June 30, 2022, the total operating lease liabilities have increased by $3.4 million compared to December 31, 2021, mainly due to the renewal of the leases for the Company’s offices in London and Poland.
A maturity analysis of the annual undiscounted cash flows of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2022, is presented in the following table:
 
    
December 31,

2021
    
June 30,

2022
 
               
     (in thousands)  
One year
   $ 398      $ 227  
Two years
     181        228  
Three years
     181        1,421  
Four years
     181        1,100  
Five years
               1,729  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total undiscounted operating lease commitments
   $ 941      $ 4,705  
Less: Discount adjustment
     (38      (397
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total operating lease liabilities
     903        4,308  
Less: current portion
     (381      (211
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Operating lease liabilities,
non-current
portion
   $ 522      $ 4,097  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
15.
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
The following table shows the breakdown of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2022:
 
    
December 31,
2021
    
June 30,
2022
 
               
     (in thousands)  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
   $ 123,886      $ 143,588  
Cash and cash equivalents held by VIE’s
     337        268  
Restricted cash
               7,360  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
   $ 124,223      $ 151,216  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Amounts included in restricted cash represent those required to be set aside as collateral by a contractual agreement with a banking institution for the forecast future liability on the cross-currency interest rate swap agreement on our Secured Secured Bond at the reporting date.
 
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16.
Variable Interest Entities
As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company has consolidated 100% of PT Navigator Khatulistiwa, a VIE for which the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary, i.e. it has a controlling financial interest in this entity with the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and has the right to residual gains or the obligation to absorb losses that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company owns 49% of the VIE’s common stock, all of its secured debt and has voting control. All economic interests in the residual net assets reside with the Company. By virtue of the accounting principle of consolidation, transactions between PT Navigator Khatulistiwa and the Company are eliminated on consolidation.
In October 2019, the Company entered into a sale and leaseback to refinance one of its vessels, Navigator Aurora. Following the sale and leaseback refinancing transaction, Navigator Aurora is owned by OCY Aurora Ltd., a Maltese limited liability company. OCY Aurora Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocean Yield Malta Limited, whose parent is Ocean Yield ASA, a listed company on the Oslo stock exchange. The Company does not hold any shares or voting rights in OCY Aurora Ltd. Under U.S. GAAP the entity, OCY Aurora Ltd, is considered to be a VIE.
As of December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2022, the Company has consolidated 100% of OCY Aurora Ltd., the lessor variable interest entity (‘‘lessor VIE’’) that we have leased Navigator Aurora from under a sale and leaseback arrangement. The lessor VIE is a wholly-owned, newly formed special purpose vehicle (“SPV”) of a financial institution. We have applied the guidance within Topic 810 – Consolidation and concluded that the Company has a variable interest in the SPV because the bareboat charter has fixed price call options to acquire Navigator Aurora from the SPV at various dates throughout the 13 year lease/bareboat charter term, commencing from the fifth year, initially at USD 44.8 million. The call options are considered to be variable interests as each option effectively transfers substantially all of the rewards from Navigator Aurora to us and limits the SPV’s ability to benefit from the rewards of ownership. The SPV is categorized under U.S. GAAP as a VIE and the Company has concluded it is the primary beneficiary and must therefore consolidate the SPV within its financial statements.
The Company has performed an analysis and concluded that the Company exercises power through the exercise of the call options in the lease agreement. The call options, although not an activity of the SPV, if exercised would significantly impact the SPV’s economic performance as the SPV owns no other revenue generating assets. The options transfer to the Company the right to receive benefits as they are agreed at a predetermined price. The SPV is protected from decreases in the value of the vessel, as if the vessel’s market value were to decline, the call option provides the SPV protection up to the point where it would not be economically viable for the Company to exercise the option. In addition, the Company has the power to direct decisions over the activities and care of the vessel which directly impact its value such as for the
day-to-day
commercial, technical management and operation of the vessel.
On August 4, 2021, the Company completed the Ultragas Transaction. Ultragas owns a 25% and a 40% share in the equity of Ultraship Crewing Philippines Inc. (“UCPI”, “UltraShip Crewing”) and Ultraship Services Philippines Inc. (“USPI”), respectively. These companies are established primarily to provide marine services as principal or agent to ship owners, ship operators, managers engaged in international maritime business and business support services, respectively.
The Company has determined that it has a variable interest in UCPI and USPI and is considered to be the primary beneficiary as a result of having a controlling financial interest in the entities and has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact UCPI’s and USPI’s economic performance.
As of June 30, 2022, the VIE’s had total assets and liabilities of $186.2 million and $69.9 million respectively which have been included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of that date (December 31, 2021: $198.5 million and $74.2 million, respectively).
 
17.
Related Party Transactions
The following table summarizes our transactions with related parties for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, and 2022:
 
    
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
    
2021
    
2022
    
2021
    
2022
 
                             
     (in thousands)  
Net income / (expenses)
                                   
Luna Pool Agency Limited
   $ —        $ (18    $ —        $ (36
Ocean Yield Malta Limited
     (315      (370      (623      (654
Ultrabulk
A/S
(
Ultranav Business Support ApS)
     —          (54      —          (303
Naviera Ultranav Limitada
     —          —          —          (15
Norton Lilly International Inc.
     —          (130      —          (130
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ (315      (572    $ (623      (1,138
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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The following table sets out the balances due from related parties as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022:
 
    
December 31,
2021
    
June 30,
2022
 
               
     (in thousands)  
Due from Related Parties
                 
Luna Pool Agency Limited
   $ 8,450      $ 11,895  
Unigas Pool
     8,049        5,393  
Dan Unity
     109        18  
Naviera Ultranav Limitada
     128            
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 16,736      $ 17,306  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The following table sets out the balances due to related parties as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022:
 
    
December 31,
2021
    
June 30,
2022
 
               
     (in thousands)  
Due to Related Parties
                 
Ocean Yield Malta Limited
   $ 55,074      $ 51,869  
Naviera Ultranav Limitada
     27        150  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 55,101      $ 52,019  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Naviera Ultranav Limitada: In August 2021, in connection with Ultragas Transaction, we issued 21,202,671 new shares of our common stock, representing an approximate 27.5% ownership interest in us, to subsidiaries of Naviera Ultranav Limitada (“Ultranav”). As of June 30, 2022, Ultranav remained a 27.5% shareholder and was one of our principal shareholders. They may exert considerable influence on the outcome of matters on which our shareholders are entitled to vote, including the election of our directors to our board of directors and other significant corporate actions.
Ultranav Business Support ApS: On August 4, 2021, in connection with the Ultragas Transaction, we entered into a Transitional Services Agreement (“TSA”) with Ultranav Business Support ApS (“UBS”) to provide back office services, such as accounting and payroll, IT, treasury, financial controlling, tax and compliance, communications and CSR,
HR
, administrative and branding. The company pays UBS a fee for services provided of $173,659 per month.
 
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EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
 
Exhibit
Number
  
Exhibit Description
101.INS
  
Inline XBRL Instance Document—the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL
tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
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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.
 
 
 
NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.
Date: August 18, 2022
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Niall J Nolan
 
 
Name:
 
Niall J Nolan
 
 
Title:
 
Chief Financial Officer

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