FS Energy and Power Fund
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Note 5. Distributions (continued)
The determination of the tax attributes of the Company’s distributions is made annually as of the end of the Company’s fiscal year based upon the Company’s taxable income for the full year and distributions paid for the full year. Therefore, a determination made on a quarterly basis may not be representative of the actual tax attributes of the Company’s distributions for a full year. The actual tax characteristics of distributions to shareholders are reported to shareholders annually on Form 1099-DIV.
Net capital losses may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term or long-term. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had short-term and long-term capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains of $86,576 and $1,178,746, respectively.
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, for federal income tax purposes, the gross unrealized appreciation on the Company’s investments, swap contracts and unrealized gain on foreign currency was $427,257 and $288,368, respectively, and the gross unrealized depreciation on the Company’s investments, swap contracts and unrealized loss on foreign currency was $493,465 and $552,882, respectively.
The aggregate cost of the Company’s investments for federal income tax purposes totaled $2,535,098 and $2,659,737 as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The aggregate net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis was $(62,726) and $(264,514) as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had net deferred tax assets of $122,872 and $155,160, respectively, resulting from net operating losses and capital losses of the Company’s wholly-owned taxable subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, certain wholly-owned taxable subsidiaries anticipated that they would be unable to fully utilize their deferred tax assets, therefore the deferred tax assets were offset by valuation allowances of $122,872 and $155,160, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company did not record a provision for taxes related to its wholly-owned taxable subsidiaries.
Note 6. Financial Instruments
The Company may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company utilized swap contracts to economically hedge certain risks against natural gas and crude oil price exposure related to certain investments in the Company’s portfolio. While the use of these derivative instruments limits the downside risk of adverse price movements, their use also limits future revenues from upward price movements.
The Company’s fixed price swaps are settled monthly based on differences between the fixed price specified in the contract and the referenced settlement price. When the referenced settlement price is less than the price specified in the contract, the Company receives an amount from the counterparty based on the price difference multiplied by the volume. Similarly, when the referenced settlement price exceeds the price specified in the contract, the Company pays the counterparty an amount based on the price difference multiplied by the volume. The prices contained in these fixed price swaps are based on the NYMEX Henry Hub for natural gas and the ICE Brent for oil. Gas volumes are measured in one million British thermal units, or MMBtus, and oil volumes are measured in barrels, or Bbls.
Below is a summary of the Company’s open fixed price swap positions as of March 31, 2022. The hedged volumes reflected below represent an aggregation of multiple derivative contracts that have varying durations and may not be realized on a ratable basis over a calendar year.
Swap Contracts—Crude Oil
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Year | | Location | | Bbls | | | Weighted Average Price ($/Bbls) | |
2022 | | ICE Brent | | | 133,123 | | | $ | 87.22 | |
2023 | | ICE Brent | | | 168,511 | | | $ | 80.00 | |
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