RE: RNS out16 Mar 2021 08:02
Additional time has been granted to the Company to raise equity and issue warrants. The previous PIK structure and vesting of warrants to the banks will be automatically cancelled once issued, providing the Company raises equity capital of $25m or more no later than 30 June 2021 (the "Equity Raise"), and raises further equity capital by 31 December 2022, taking the combined fund raising to at least $75m. Under the previous arrangement, the Company was required to have raised $75m by 31 December 2020.
This revised structure provides the time needed to seek to complete the $75m equity raise, as well as review alternatives options to optimise the capital structure, including a refinancing, by the end of 2022, should GMS be able to deleverage the balanced sheet and improve its Net Debt to EBITDA profile.
Two of the Company's key shareholders, Seafox International and Mazrui Investments (both under NDA till this announcement), have agreed to take their pro rata share in the Equity Raise, to facilitate the new agreement with the banks. In this context, the Board would like to thank the two shareholders for their extensive work and support to deliver this improved debt deal, which is a milestone for the business.
Documentation for the revised agreement is expected to be finalized over the coming weeks. Furthermore, the $15m advisor and bank fees reported in the first half of 2020, for the previously agreed June 2020 banking arrangements, have been deemed to have no value and will be written off.