Capital/Financing Update • Jun 18, 2020
Capital/Financing Update
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Hunter Group ASA - Refinancing update
Oslo, 18 June 2020
Hunter Tankers AS (the "Company"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hunter Group
ASA, is pleased to announced that it has received binding commitments for a USD
157.5m loan facility (the "Facility") from a syndicate of banks consisting of
Danske Bank, DNB, Nordea and SEB. The Facility will have a repayment profile of
16 years and will carry an initial interest rate of Libor + 295bps for the first
twelve months, following which the interest rate margin will be subject to a
market adjustment mechanism.
The proceeds from the Facility, along with available cash at hand, will be used
to refinance Hunter Atla, Hunter Saga and Hunter Laga, which are currently
financed by sale-and-leasebacks with SFL Corporation Ltd. The refinancing will
reduce the Company's leverage, cost of capital and consequently cash breakeven
levels, and is an important step in line with the Company's strategy of being a
low-cost provider of tanker tonnage. The refinancing of Hunter Atla and Hunter
Saga is expected to be completed in approximately two months, while hunter Laga
will be refinanced in the latter part of the year.
Contact:
Erik A.S. Frydendal, CEO, [email protected], Ph.: +47 957 72 947
Lars M. Brynildsrud, CFO, [email protected], Ph.: +47 932 60 882
This information is subject to disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12
of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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