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Borr Drilling — Capital/Financing Update 2022
Jul 21, 2022
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Capital/Financing Update
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Borr Drilling Limited - Update Refinancing
Borr Drilling Limited - Update Refinancing
Hamilton, Bermuda 21 July 2022: Borr Drilling Limited (the "Company") (NYSE and
OSE: BORR) refers to its announcements of 14 July 2022 regarding the status of
negotiations with its secured creditors and a possible equity offering.
The Company's board is pleased to announce that it has obtained a financing
proposal for the remaining $100 million of the $250 million senior secured
facilities that was still subject to final syndication as described in the
announcement of 14 July 2022. As such, agreements in principle with all the
secured creditors have now been reached to extend all secured debt to 2025,
subject to the partial paydowns described in the 14 July announcement. These
agreements in principle are subject to the respective boards' and credit
committees' approvals and binding documentation. The necessary covenant waivers
have been extended by the lenders in the existing bank syndicate to enable the
company to complete the transactions referenced above.
The Company anticipates that the need for additional liquidity in connection
with the closing of the agreements in principle referenced above can be reduced
from the $250 million communicated previously to approximately $150 million.
The Company will continue to seek solutions which could optimize the current
capital structure and reduce the need for liquidity further. Such solutions
could include further asset sales, JV structures as well as additional asset
financing.
The Company is encouraged by the strong positive momentum in day rates shown
through recent fixtures and tender activity, and by the fact that the
utilization of the modern jack up fleet now exceeds 92%.
This press release does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.
Forward looking statements
This press release includes forward looking statements within the meaning of the
U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which do not reflect
historical facts and may be identified by words such as "expect", "will" and
similar expressions and include statements relating to negotiations with
creditors, agreements in principle reached with creditors including the terms
and conditions of such agreements in principle and financing proposal and
statements about covenant waivers enabling the Company to complete the
transactions, statements about the need for additional liquidity, and the
Company's continuing to seek solutions to optimize its capital structure and
about momentum in day rates other non-historical statements. Such forward
-looking statements are subject to 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 negotiations with creditors including the risk that
the conditions to the agreements in principle are not met or that the terms of
the agreements in principle are not implemented with definitive binding
agreements on expected terms or at all, the risk that vessel sales may not be
completed on expected terms or at all, risks relating to covenants in debt
facilities and covenant waivers including the risk that waivers are not provided
as required, risks relating to liquidity and the risk that Borr may not be able
to refinance its debt maturities beyond 2023 and other risks and uncertainties
described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our most recent annual
report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. 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. These forward-looking
statements are made only as of the date of this release. We do not undertake to
update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.