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Borr Drilling — Capital/Financing Update 2020
Dec 24, 2020
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Capital/Financing Update
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Borr Drilling - Progressing to extend Runway
Borr Drilling - Progressing to extend Runway
As stated in its Q3 report, Borr Drilling has been working actively with its
creditors to strengthen the liquidity profile of the Company. With considerable
support of all secured creditors a liquidity improvement plan amounting to $925
million over the next two years has been devised.
Subject to the Company successfully raising USD40m in new equity, the lenders
are supportive of the following outcome, subject to final Board and credit
committee approvals:
· The USD400m syndicated bank facilities to defer maturity to Jan 2023
· The USD195m Hayfin facility to defer maturity to Jan 2023
· USD760m PPL facilities now mature in May 2023 and related interest of $107m
in March 2023
· The USD272m Keppel facility to defer interest to May 2023
· The USD620m in Keppel newbuilding commitments to be deferred to June 2023
· The USD350m Convertible bond, remains in place unchanged with a maturity in
May 2023
The Company will now negotiate the definitive documentation with a view to
closing the same and raising new equity by 31 January 2021.
Borr Drilling has received strong indications from its main shareholders
supporting the proposed equity issue based on this liquidity improvement.
"Borr Drilling is very thankful for the support given by all the secured
creditors and yards to strengthen the financial footing of the company. We
consider this a great testimony to the quality of our people, assets, and
operations who in turn deliver value to our customers", commented Patrick
Schorn.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to buy, sell or subscribe for any
securities described herein. The securities referenced herein have not been and
will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered
or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from
registration requirements.
Forward Looking Statements
This announcement includes forward looking statements, which are statements that
do not reflect historical facts and may be identified by words such as
"anticipate", "believe", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "intends", "may",
"should", "will" and similar expressions and include statements with respect to
the Company actively working with its creditors to strengthen its liquidity
profile, considerable support indicated by creditors for a liquidity improvement
plan, including the expected amount of the improvement plan, details of the plan
including maturity and interest deferrals, and the condition of an equity raise
including the amount of the equity raises, the Company negotiating definitive
documentation with a view to closing the same and raising new equity by 31
January 2021 and that the Company has received strong indications from its main
shareholders supporting the proposed equity issue; and other non-historical
statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon various assumptions,
many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, which are, by their
nature, uncertain and subject to significant known and unknown risks,
contingencies and other factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and
which are beyond our control. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other
factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements included herein,
including risks relating to the liquidity improvement plan including the risk
that the Company is unable to reach final agreement and execute definitive
documentation with the relevant creditors and risks relating to the final terms
of such agreements, risks relating to meeting conditions to these agreements,
including risks relating to the contemplated equity raise and the risk that such
conditions are not met, risks relating to our liquidity including the risk that
we may have insufficient liquidity to fund our operations; risks that the
expected liquidity improvements do not materialize or are not sufficient to meet
our liquidity requirements and other risks relating to our liquidity, the risk
that our customers do not comply with their contractual obligations, including
payment or approval of invoices for factoring, risks relating to industry
conditions and tendering activity, risks relating to cash flows from operations,
the risk that we may be unable to raise necessary funds through issuance of
additional debt or equity or sale of assets; risks relating to our debt
instruments including risks relating to our ability to comply with covenants and
obtain any necessary waivers and the risk of cross defaults, risks relating to
our ability to meet our debt obligations and obligations under rig purchase
contracts and our other obligations as they fall due, risks relating to our
liquidity requirements, risks relating to future financings including the risk
that future financings may not be completed when required and future equity
financings will dilute shareholders and the risk that the foregoing would result
in insufficient liquidity to continue our operations or to operate as a going
concern and other risks included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission including those set forth under "Risk Factors" in our annual report
on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019.