The management of Far-Eastern Shipping Company PLC (the “Company”), and its subsidiaries (together the “Group”), announced today that it is undertaking a strategic review of the Group’s capital structure in light of the Russian macroeconomic environment and impact of the Rouble devaluation.
FAR-EASTERN SHIPPING COMPANY PLC75, Sadovnicheskaya Street, Moscow, Russia, 115035
FAR-EASTERN SHIPPING COMPANY PLC ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC REVIEW OF THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
28 APRIL 2016
To assist in this process, the Company has retained Houlihan Lokey (Europe) Limited (“Houlihan Lokey”) as financial advisor and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP as legal advisor. The review will be focused on the Group’s balance sheet and is not intended to impact the Group’s operations, employees, partners, suppliers or trade creditors.
While the Company is conducting its review, the Company may determine that, although it is able to pay its debts as they fall due, it is in the interest of all its stakeholders to defer interest payments on certain financings including the coupon payment due on the 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 and 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 on 4 May 2016 (the “Eurobonds”), and will continue to monitor its liquidity position. Due to the terms of certain financing arrangements of the group the Company is not currently in a position to engage in any negotiations with holders of the Eurobonds and will make another announcement when that position changes.
Enquiries related to this announcement should be addressed to Houlihan Lokey using the contact details provided below.
Houlihan Lokey Contact Details:
Gijs de Reuver
+44 207 747 2710
gdereuver@hl.com
Yanson Wu
+44 207 747 2726
ywu@hl.com
About the Company:
The Company is one of the leading privately-owned transportation and logistics companies in Russia with operations in ports, rail, integrated logistics and shipping business. FESCO provides door-to-door logistics solutions and controls almost all steps of the intermodal transportation value chain. The majority of the Company’s operations are located in the Russian Far East.
For more information on the Company, please contact:
FESCO IR Department
+7 495 780 6001
IR@fesco.com
Important Notice:
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