RE: Great RNS3 Jun 2019 11:53
On 14 July 2015, the Company issued £2 million of secured convertible loan notes ("CLN") to Altair and entered into a secured five year term loan agreement with Ecofinance GLI Limited ("Ecofinance") for £1 million (the "Ecofinance Loan"). On 19 January 2018, the Company announced that it had made an early repayment of £378,882 along with £2,958 of accrued interest on the Ecofinance Loan, leaving a remaining balance of £621,118 which is repayable in 2020. As a result of the early repayment to third party shareholders in Ecofinance, Altair has the sole benefit of the Ecofinance Loan.
Modification of Loan Facility
Altair and the Company have now agreed that the Ecofinance Loan and the CLN are to be streamlined into one new loan facility agreement (the "Combined Secured Loan Facility" or "CSLF") with the Company.
The terms of the existing agreements will be incorporated into the CSLF with the following amendments:
· Increase of £0.879 million from £2.621 million to £3.5 million in the loan facility to be available for drawn down at the Company's request for a period of 12 months;
· The interest rate on the CSLF facility has been reduced from 15% to 10% per annum; and
· The maturity date of the CSLF has been extended from 14 July 2020 to 20 December 2020.
The CLSF is to be secured by way of the existing debentures and guarantees granted to Ecofinance in 2015.
Cuart Loan Facility
On 5 July 2018, the Company entered into a loan facility (the "Loan Facility") with Cuart Investments Fund and associates (the "Lenders"). On 3 October 2018, the Company and the Lenders increased the Loan Facility to up to US$10 million (approximately £7.6 million). On 11 January 2019, the Company announced that, in order to pursue its near-term opportunities and targets, it had reached agreement with the Lenders to further amend the terms of the Loan Facility so that repayment amounts due pursuant to the Loan Facility after 5 January 2019 will now commence on 5 April 2019.
The Company has to date agreed two advance drawdown schedules with the Lenders. Further advances will be made by agreement between the Lenders and the Company in accordance with the terms of the Loan Facility.
The amount of capital and interest currently outstanding under the Cuart Loan Facility is US$3,267,311. The amount of capital and interest currently outstanding under the CSLF is £2,621,118.