Document 4   

 

Annual Commodity Price Hedging Report as per BY-LAW NO. 2008 – 426

 

April 20, 2010

 

 

 

To secure the 2009 budget target, Supply entered into a fixed price agreement with Sunoco to fix prices at $0.82 per liter for 75% of the anticipated volume in 2009.  By mid year an improving economy put upward pressure on fuel costs and Treasury, in conjunction with Supply and Transit, entered a Bank Swap Agreement with CIBC to fix prices for an additional 5% of the anticipated diesel fuel volume for 2009.  The additional price lock-in was executed by entering a Bank Swap Agreements to securing 2.5 million liters @ an average price of $0.84.

  

Treasury, in conjunction with Supply and Transit, also entered into Bank Swap Agreements to secure prices for 39 million liters in 2010 @ an average price of  $0.87 per liter, 14.5 million liters in 2011 @ an average price of $0.91 per liter and one million liters in 2012 @ an average price of $0.91 per liter.  Future dated Bank Swap held by the City had a mark-to-market value of $812,291 in the City’s favor as at December 31, 2010. 

 

 

 

Transaction Number

 Counterparty                 .                      

liters/month (1000's)

Fixed Price

Maturity schedule

Total Months

Total Liters (1,000's)

2009-1

 CIBC

            1,000

0.80

Jan 10 - Mar 10

3

3,000

2009-2

RBC

            1,000

0.85

Feb 10 - Jan 11

12

12,000

2009-3

CIBC

            1,000

0.87

Feb 10 - Jan 11

12

12,000

2009-4

RBC

            1,000

0.91

May 10 - Jan 11

9

9,000

2009-5

RBC

               500

0.84

Aug 09 - Jan 10

6

3,000

2009-6

RBC

               500

0.88

Feb 10 - Jan 11

12

6,000

2009-7

CIBC

            1,000

0.92

Feb 11 - Jan 12

12

12,000