New EUR 175 million syndicated credit facility for Ramirent Plc

RAMIRENT PLC COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 28 APRIL 2016 at 12:00


Vantaa, Finland, 2016-04-28 11:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  

                                                               

                                                                                                      

Ramirent Plc signed a EUR 175 million syndicated credit facility agreement today. The maturity of the multicurrency revolving credit facility is five years with two one-year extension options. 

The credit facility will be used to re-finance a short-term credit facility of EUR 75 million and for general corporate purposes.

“We are pleased to have successfully syndicated and signed this new credit facility with our relationship banks. With our strong balance sheet and solid commitment from our lenders, we are well positioned to pursue sustainable profitable growth," says Pierre Brorsson, CFO of Ramirent.

The syndicate lead arrangers are Danske Bank Plc, Nordea Bank Finland Plc and OP Corporate Bank plc.

Ramirent has committed long-term senior credit facilities of EUR 515 million and a committed short-term credit facility of EUR 75 million. On 31 December 2015, Ramirent’s net debt was EUR 280.9 million.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Petteri Järvinen, Group Treasurer, tel. +358 (0)20 750 2849

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Ramirent is a leading equipment rental group combining the best equipment, services and know-how into rental solutions that simplify customer’s business. Ramirent serves a broad range of customer sectors including construction, industry, services, the public sector and households. Ramirent has operations in the Nordic countries and in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2015, Ramirent Group sales totalled EUR 636 million. The Group has 2,654 employees in 288 customer centres in 10 countries. Ramirent is listed on the NASDAQ Helsinki (RMR1V). Ramirent – More than machines®.