£79,800,000 cash in the bank27 Aug 2020 11:15
26 August 2020
Securitisation facility
To improve the efficiency of its balance sheet and reduce funding costs, the Group has repaid the £15m (£10.5m net) previously drawn on its £200m securitisation facility. As a result, the breach of certain performance triggers that arose as a direct result of COVID-19 has now been waived and the Company has agreed with the provider that, subject to their consent and the satisfaction of standard covenants for a facility of this type, the facility will remain open for future use.
At the end of July 2020 and prior to the repayment, the Group had total cash balances of £79.8m and gross borrowings of £345.0m. Cash balances will be reduced by a further £8.1m in August when one of the Group's regular biannual interest payments is made on the Group's £285m term loan facility.