Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ:EGLE) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 22, 2019, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., a Republic of the Marshall Islands corporation (the “Company”), announced that Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, has received a loan commitment from a consortium of banks for a new five year senior secured facility (the “Facility”) totaling approximately USD 208 million, bearing an interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.50% and maturing in 2024.
The Facility will include a term loan equating to approximately USD 153 million and a revolving credit facility of USD 55 million and will be used to refinance the existing debt of Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC and Eagle Shipping LLC (the “Refinanced Debt”), as well as for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures relating to the installation of exhaust gas cleaning systems, or scrubbers. Upon the closing of the transaction and the repayment in full of the Refinanced Debt, the Company expects to achieve approximately USD 65 million of incremental liquidity.
Financing for the Facility will be provided by ABN AMRO, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, DNB Bank ASA, Danish Ship Finance, and Nordea. The Facility is expected to close by the end of this month, subject to the negotiation and execution of customary definitive documentation and satisfaction of certain closing conditions. The Facility may be increased by up to an additional USD 60 million for the acquisition of additional vessels, subject to certain conditions.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no statement or admission as to the materiality of any information in this Item 7.01 or the exhibit attached hereto.
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 a22jan19pressrelease.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Receives Commitment for a New Credit Facility Totaling USD 208 MillionSTAMFORD,…
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