Market announcement

AS BALTIKA

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48510000I3W254YEMG75

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2977

Submission date and time

02.12.2010 10:58:15

Content of announcement in Estonian

Title

Baltika sõlmis pankadega laenuportfelli restruktureerimise kokkuleppe

Message

Baltika Grupi finantspositsiooni tugevdamise paketi viimase tegevusena sõlmis AS
Baltika käesoleva aasta novembris AS-ga Swedbank ning Nordea Bank Finland Plc   
Eesti filiaaliga laenude refinantseerimise lepingud kogumahus 17,1 miljonit     
eurot ning garantiilimiitide lepingud kogumahus 2,9 miljonit eurot tähtajaga    
31.12.2014. Tegemist oli mitmete erinevate laenude, nii pika- kui lühiajaliste  
laenude konsolideerimise ning laenude tagasimakse graafikute vastavusse         
viimisega reaalse rahavoo võimalusega lähiaastatel. Laenude refinantseerimise   
tulemusel on Baltika Grupi lühi- ja pikaajaliste laenude suhe ligikaudu 5%/95%  
senise 40%/60% asemel.                                                          

Finantspositsiooni tugevdamise paketi edukas realiseerimine tagab juhtkonna     
hinnangul ettevõtte finantspositsiooni jätkusuutlikkuse majanduskriisist        
väljumiseks ning ettevõtte strateegiliste eesmärkide saavutamiseks kuni 2014    
aasta lõpuni.                                                                   


Ülle Järv                                                                       
Finantsdirektor, Juhatuse liige                                                 
+372 630 2731

Content of announcement in English

Title

Baltika signed a loan portfolio restructuring agreement with banks

Message

As the last step in strengthening its financial position, Baltika Group has     
signed debt refinancing agreements of 17.1 million euros in aggregate and       
guarantee facility agreements of 2.9 million euros in aggregate with AS Swedbank
and Nordea Bank Finland Plc Estonian Branch. The agreements concluded in        
November this year will mature on 31 December 2014. The transactions involved   
consolidating a number of different loans, both short- and long-term ones, and  
aligning the settlement schedules with the Group's real cash flow capabilities  
in the next few years. As a result of refinancing, the Group's current to       
non-current loans ratio is approximately 5%/95% in place of the former 40%/60%. 

Management believes that successful implementation of the financial             
reinforcement package will ensure the Group with a sustainable financial        
position for exiting the economic crisis and achieving its strategic objectives 
until the end of 2014.                                                          



Ülle Järv                                                                       
CFO, Member of the Management Board                                             
+372 630 2731