9/23/2010 2:00 PM
A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has today successfully completed a USD 6.75 billion syndicated revolving credit facility (the Facility) with a selected group of 20 banks. The Facility is arranged by the company itself and refinances a USD 6.5 bln facility maturing in 2012 with 28 banks.
A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S has with the refinancing proactively addressed the upcoming refinancing in 2012, taking advantage of current favourable conditions in the global bank loan market and reduced the financial costs.
“We are very pleased with the terms and structure in our new facility and the process with the banks participating. Our banking group is consolidated, the maturity profile of our finance commitments extended and cost related to the facility reduced. We received strong support from our global relationship banks that have all supported the transaction,” says Jan Kjaervik, Head of Group Finance and Risk Management.
The Facility has a maturity of 5 years and will be used for general corporate purposes.
Bank of America, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, BNP Paribas, Citibank, Danske Bank, Handelsbanken, HSBC, JP Morgan, Nordea and Royal Bank of Scotland acted as Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners in the transaction and Barclays, Commerzbank, Credit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, DnB NOR, ING Bank, Santander, SEB, Societe Generale and Standard Chartered joined as Lead Arrangers.
Copenhagen, 23 September 2010.
Contact person: Senior Vice President Jan Kjærvik, phone +45 3363 1902
http://www.maersk.com/Press/NewsAndPressReleases/Pages/20100923-135836.aspx
24/9 2010 14:49 Moneykeeping 0
33889 De tjener på både gynger og karuseller i øjeblikket. Eneste negative ting er at dollaren er faldet - men ok de fleste udgifter er også i dollar. Men overskuddet i danske kr bliver jo alt andet lige reduceret noget når der veksles.
