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WH Group Limited — Capital/Financing Update 2014
Sep 30, 2014
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Capital/Financing Update
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WH Group Limited 萬洲國際有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 288)
VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT REFINANCING OF THE EXISTING TERM LOAN
The board of directors of WH Group Limited (the “ Company ”) is pleased to announce the Company has entered into a facility agreement on September 30, 2014 (the “ New Facility Agreement ”) with certain banks in relation to a US dollar term loan facility in an amount of US$1,500 million (the “ New Facility ”).
The New Facility carries an interest rate of LIBOR plus a range of 2.48% to 3.08% in correlation to the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. The inital applicable interest rate will be LIBOR plus 2.78%. The final repayment date will be 60 months after the date of the New Facility Agreement.
The New Facility will be used to refinance the entire outstanding principal of the Company’s existing US$4 billion term loan facility (the “ Syndicated Term Loan ”) bearing interest rate of LIBOR plus 4.5%, pursuant the facility agreement dated August 30, 2013 and entered into between, among others, the Company and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited as facility agent. Please refer to the prospectus of the Company dated July 24, 2014 for further details of the Syndicated Term Loan.
By Order of the Board WH Group Limited Chau Ho Company Secretary
Hong Kong, September 30, 2014
As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. WAN Long, Mr. GUO Lijun, Mr. YANG Zhijun, Mr. POPE C. Larry and Mr. ZHANG Taixi; the non-executive Director is Mr. JIAO Shuge; and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. HUANG Ming, Mr. LEE Conway Kong Wai and Mr. LAU, Jin Tin Don.