Capital/Financing Update • Jul 16, 2020
Capital/Financing Update
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Accounts payable reduced to levels below customary run-rate trade creditor levels
Conversion of USD 25 million of accounts payable into a tradable and secured two-year bond
2 1) AGS has a note payable to TGS for an amount of USD 6.6m vs. a book value of the multi-client library of USD 29m per Q1-20. The USD 1.5m outstanding to Danske Bank, GIEK and Eksportkredit has first lien security in the vessel Neptune Naiad, source equipment, handling equipment and other seismic equipment
2) Payment-in-kind. Please see term sheet next page
| Issuer | Axxis Geo Solutions ASA |
|---|---|
| Guarantors | All material subsidiaries |
| Issue Amount | Up to USD 35 million |
| Tenor | 2 years |
| Coupon | 8% per annum, payable semi-annually as follows: 4% per annum shall be paid in cash and 4% per annum shall either be paid in cash or as additional bonds (payment in-kind), at the Issuers option. By payment-in-kind in the form of additional Bonds, the Interest Rate shall be increased with 10% for the purpose of calculating the Interest Rate to be settled by payment-in-kind ("PIK Bonds"). |
| Cash Sweep | During the first year, quarterly cash sweep of cash balances above \$7.5 million at each respective quarter end, to be applied as debt principal amortization |
| Amortization | During the second year, quarterly debt principal amortization of \$2 million per quarter |
| Status | Senior secured 2nd lien |
| Use of Proceeds/ Allocation |
The bonds will be issued to certain vendors of the Issuer and the Bonds will be settled by conversion of debt and accrued but unpaid interests. For payables in other currencies than USD, the official FX rate of the Cut Off Date shall be used to calculate the amount of bonds to be received by each vendor |
| Issuer's call options | The Issuer may at any time redeem all or parts of the bonds at 100% of par value (plus accrued interest) |
| Security | The security package shall comprise of (to the extent practical and legally possible): (1) second lien security over the multi-client library and shares issued by the Guarantor owning such assets (ranking after TGS1); (2) second lien mortgage over all vessel and seismic equipment and shares issued by the Guarantors owing such assets (ranking after Danske Bank, GIEK and Eksportkreditt2); (3) first lien security over the shares issued Axxis Production AS and Axxis Multi Client International AS; and (4) security over any other material assets or subsidiaries acquired |
| Intercreditor Agreement/ Stand-Still Period |
An intercreditor agreement at standard market terms will be entered into between i.a. the Trustee (on behalf of the bondholders), TGS, Danske Bank, GIEK, Eksportkreditt, the Issuer and the Guarantors |
| Financial covenants | Minimum Liquidity of at least USD 2m, considered as unrestricted cash |
| General undertakings | General undertakings and information undertakings pursuant to Norwegian bond market standards, including i.a. restrictions on mergers and demergers, continuation of business, arm's lengths transaction provisions, quarterly reporting requirements |
| Special undertakings | Special undertakings pursuant to Norwegian bond market standards, including i.a. disposal of assets/business restrictions, financial indebtedness restrictions, negative pledge, financial support restrictions, full negative pledge and restriction on debt related to subsidiary, assets and agreements related to the revenue sharing agreement with WesternGeco, restrictions on transactions with group companies owing acquired financial indebtedness, listing of the Bonds |
| Dividend restrictions | No dividend |
| Change of control | Bondholder's put option at 101% of par value upon a change of control event |
| Listing | Bonds will be freely tradable; listing on Nordic ABM may be an option |
| Governing law | Norwegian law for bond agreement, applicable law for security documents |
| Trustee | Nordic Trustee AS |
| Manager | ABG Sundal Collier ASA |
3 1) In connection with the 2019 ocean bottom node survey at Utsira in the North Sea, AGS has a note payable to TGS in the amount of USD 6.3m 2) USD 1.5m in outstanding amount to Danske Bank, GIEK and Eksportkredit as per 2 April 2020

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2019: Completed the largest OBN multi-client survey conducted in the North Sea



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