GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd - Jersey-based investment fund focused on infrastructure - Announces that it entered into a new revolving credit facility on Thursday. The RCF has a three-year term and has been agreed with Lloyds Bank PLC, Mizuho Bank Ltd, Allied Irish Bank and Clydesdale Bank PLC acting as lenders. GCP says it has reduced the total RCF commitments to GBP150 million from GBP190 million, in line with the company's capital policy as outlined in its 2023 annual report. In December, GCP adopted a policy realising around 15% of its portfolio, GBP150 million, to "rebalance sectors and reduce equity exposures, and to apply the funds towards a material reduction in the RCF", as well as to facilitate the return of at least GBP50 million to shareholders by the end of calendar 2024.
To refinance the new facility, GCP says it has repaid around GBP10 million of the RCF and reduced the drawn balance to GBP96 million. The company has a current net debt position of roughly GBP72 million, and says that it remains committed to the shareholder returns outlined in its capital allocation policy.
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By Hugh Cameron, Alliance News reporter
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