2009-11-25 03:42:02 -
London, November , 25, 2009
On 24 November 2009, Camposol has executed an amendment to the USD 65
million loan agreement with Credit Suisse, with the following main
agreed upon terms:
* The interest rate increased from 9.85% to 11.85%.
* The cost of the amendment was USD 1.0 million which includes
Credit Suisse fees and legal fees.
* The principal payments were reduced by USD 1 million to
USD 5.4 million in 2009, by USD 8.1 million to USD 5.8 million in
2010, by USD 0.1 million to USD 15.3 million in 2011, and increased
by USD 9.2 million to USD 15.5 million plus a balloon payment of
USD 16.0 million in 2012.
* The new loan agreement has a mandatory prepayment clause in case
the company generates enough free cash flow to have cash position
over USD 5 million is 2009 and 2010, and USD 7 million in 2011
until maturity.
* The new financial covenants levels are:
* Maximum Capex: 50% of prior year EBITDA or USD 4 million,
whichever is greater.
* Maximum Total Debt: shall not exceed in 4Q09 USD 74.0
million; 1Q10 USD 73.0 million; 2Q10 USD 71.0 million; 3Q10
USD 70.0 million; 4Q10 USD 70 million; thereafter USD 67.0
million; provided further that upon any mandatory prepayment
the levels of this covenant will be reduced by such
prepayment.
* LTM EBITDA/LTM interest expense shall be lower than: 4Q09
1.30x; 1Q10 1.30x; 2Q10 2.00x; 3Q10 2.50x; 4Q10 2.75x;
thereafter 3.00x
* Total Debt/LTM EBITDA shall not exceed 6.50x in 4Q09, 5.75x
in 1Q10, 4.50x in 2Q10, 3.40x in 3Q10, 3.00x in 4Q10 and
2.50x thereafter.
All covenants refer to Camposol S.A. figures, which is the main
operating company of the Camposol group.
For queries, please contact:
CEO, Juan Jose Gal'Lino
jgalino@camposol.com.pe
CFO, Piero Dyer Coriat
pdyer@camposol.com.pe
Phone: +511 621-0804
Fax: +511 221-4478
About Camposol
Camposol is the leading agroindustrial company in Peru, involved in
the cultivation, processing and commercialization of agricultural
products such as asparagus, sweet peppers, avocado, mango, grapes and
tangerines. These are exported as fresh, preserved or frozen products
mainly to markets in Europe and the United States of North America.
Camposol encompasses a totally integrated business from the
production of raw material in the fields to processing in the
industrial plant and subsequent commercialization in Europe and the
United States. Camposol has around 25,000 own hectares of which over
6,000 are already used for agricultural purposes, operates in 2
different locations in the Peruvian coast, and has one fully owned
processing plant for fresh, preserved and frozen products. The
company has around 10,000 part and full time employees.
Please visit www.camposol.com.pe
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