Market announcement
AS Ekspress Grupp
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Date
05.02.2010 15:12:41
Title
AS Ekspress Grupp sõlmis laenude restruktureerimise kokkulepped
Message
5. veebruaril 2010 sõlmiti ASi Ekspress Grupp ja SEB Panga, Sampo Panga ja Nordea Panga sündikaadi vahel 28. augustil 2007 sõlmitud laenulepingule lepingu muutmise kokkulepe. Kokkuleppe kohaselt on uueks laenutähtajaks 25. jaanuar 2015 (varem 25. september 2012). Laenude tagasimaksete graafikuid muudeti selliselt, et AS Ekspress Grupp tagastab laenu osamaksete kaupa alates veebruarist 2010 kuni detsembrini 2012 kümneaastase annuiteetgraafiku alusel ja alates jaanuarist 2013 kuni detsembrini 2014 viieaastase annuiteetgraafiku alusel. Seoses ASi Ekspress Grupp laenude restruktureerimisega vaadati üle ka tütarettevõtte Printall ASi laenu- ja liisingukohustused ning sõlmiti laenu- ja liisingulepingute muutmise kokkulepped, mille järgi pikendatakse laenu- ja liisingutähtaegu ühe aasta võrra ning vähendatakse perioodil jaanuar 2010 kuni detsember 2011 laenu põhiosamakseid 50% võrra. Muudatustega kaasnes mõõdukas intressimarginaalide tõus. Laenude restruktureerimine parandab oluliselt ASi Ekspress Grupp likviidsuspositsiooni ning lisab paindlikust käibekapitali haldamisel. Lisainformatsioon: Gunnar Kobin Juhatuse esimees GSM: +372 5188111 e-mail: gunnar@egrupp.ee
Title
AS Ekspress Grupp concluded loan restructuring agreements
Message
On 5 February 2010 an amendment agreement to the loan contract concluded on 28 August 2007 was concluded between AS Ekspress Grupp and a syndicate consisting of SEB Bank, Sampo Bank and Nordea Bank. According to the agreement new loan deadline was set being 25 January 2015 instead of previously agreed 25 September 2012. The repayment profiles were amended in such a way that AS Ekspress Grupp will begin repaying the loan in the form of instalments starting from February 2010 until December 2012 under a ten year annuity profile and starting from January 2013 until December 2014 under a five year annuity profile. In connection with the restructuring of the loans of AS Ekspress Grupp, loan and lease commitments for the subsidiary Printall AS were also reviewed, and amendments for loan and lease contracts were concluded. According to the agreements, loan and lease deadlines are extended for one year and between January 2010 and December 2011 principal payments of the loan are reduced by 50%. A minor increase in the interest rate also accompanied the amendments. The restructuring of the loans improves the liquidity position of AS Ekspress Grupp considerably and adds flexibility to operating capital management. Additional information: Gunnar Kobin Chairman of the Management Board GSM: +372 5188111 E-mail: gunnar@egrupp.ee