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AS Tallinna Vesi STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 29.11.2005
AS Tallinna Vesi Loan Restructuring
AS Tallinna Vesi is pleased to announce that on 24th November 2005 the Company
signed amendments to its existing loan agreement with the EBRD and a new loan
agreement with Nordea Bank Finland Plc Estonian branch for a 37.5 mln EUR 10-year
loan facility, which will be used to refinance the prepaid amount of the existing
EBRD Loan.
EBRD loan agreement
On 28 November 2005 the Company prepaid 36.837 mln EUR of its existing loan,
leaving the outstanding balance at 37.5 mln EUR, which as a result of amendments
made to it now has the following principal terms:
- Fixed base rate 4.19% + risk margin 48 bps
- Grace period 3 years
The early prepayment fee was 1% of the prepaid loan amount, plus additional
administration and legal costs relating to the amendments and prepayment.
Nordea loan agreement
The Nordea loan agreement in the amount of 37.5 mln EUR was signed with the
following principal terms
- Base rate EURIBOR + risk margin 24 bps
- Grace period 5 years
- Maturity date 2015
Ian Plenderleith, CFO: "I believe this restructuring of Tallinna Vesi's long-term
debt provides the company with many significant benefits in the short and long
term.
Firstly, we have achieved a significant reduction in the weighted average cost of
interest and annual interest costs. Before restructuring the company's weighted
average cost of debt was approximately 4.9% per annum, this will now reduce to
approximately 3.6% per annum, giving a saving in interest costs of approximately
15 mln EEK when compared to 2005 interest costs.
Secondly, the extensions of the grace periods for a further three and five years
enables the company to maintain its leverage close to current levels, at present
debt to total assets ratio is 57%.
Finally, under the original loan agreement the Company had to hold approximately
80 mln EEK in a debt service reserve account until the maturity of the loan in
2015. This agreement has been terminated with the amendments of this
restructuring.
The above changes put in place a financial structure that meet the needs of the
Company, and all of its stakeholders, for the foreseeable future."
Ian Plenderleith
Chief Financial Office
ian.plenderleith@tvesi.ee
Karita Sall
PR manager
Tel. + 372 6262 209
karita.sall@tvesi.ee