Capital/Financing Update • Sep 6, 2019
Capital/Financing Update
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Hunter Group ASA - Sale and Leaseback Transaction
Oslo, 6 September 2019
Hunter Tankers AS (the «Company»), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hunter Group
ASA, has entered into a USD 180 million sale-and-leaseback transaction with Ship
Finance International Limited ("SFL"), for an initial three VLCCs at highly
attractive terms.
The Company will receive net proceeds of USD 60 million per vessel for the sales
of Hunter Atla (5455), Hunter Saga (5456) and Hunter Laga (5460), and will
subsequently bareboat charter the vessels back for 5 years. The Company will
have purchase options for all three vessels, ensuring maximum flexibility in
regards to potential future vessel sales.
Erik Frydendal, CEO of Hunter Group ASA, commented: "This transaction reflects
our ongoing efforts to continuously optimize our financing and drive out
unnecessary costs wherever possible, while maintaining a high level of
flexibility, in order to create value for our shareholders."
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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