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EN+ GROUP PREPAYS VTB FACILITY

13 Nov 2017 15:37

RNS Number : 3571W
EN+ Group PLC
13 November 2017
 

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EN+ GROUP PREPAYS VTB FACILITY

 

13 November 2017 - En+ Group plc (the "Company", "the Group" or "En+ Group"), a leading international vertically integrated aluminium and power producer with core assets located in Russia has repaid the loan provided to it by VTB Bank (PJSC) in the aggregate principal amount of USD 942.6 million in full prior to its specified maturity date. The original maturity date was in December 2019. The underlying security (the pledges of 29.99% shares of UC RUSAL plc, 25.00% +1 shares of JSC EuroSibEnergo and 24.00% shares of JSC Krasnoyarsk HPP) will be released in due course.

 

Andrey Yashchenko, CFO, En+ Group, commented: "This transaction demonstrates our clear commitment to deleveraging. The loan represented a significant share of our debt portfolio and its repayment in full keeps the Group on track to achieve our targeted Net Debt/EBITDA ratio. We look forward to continuing our hard work, further reducing the Group's leverage and increasing value for shareholders."

 

One of the Company's key financial priorities in the near and medium term is to decrease En+ Power's Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio from 5.5x as at 30 June 2017 to not more than 3.5x within three years.

 

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For further information, please visit http://eng.enplus.ru or contact:

 

Andrey Petrushinin

Ignatiy Pavlov

En+ Group plc

Tel: +7 495 642 79 37

Email: press-center@enplus.ru

Alastair Hetherington

Anastasia Gorokhova

Finsbury

Tel: +44 (0)20 7251 3801

Email: enplus@finsbury.com

 

 

About En+ Group plc

 

En+ Group is a leading international vertically integrated aluminium and hydro power producer. The Company combines power plants with a total installed capacity of 19.7 GW (including 15.1 GW of hydro power assets), and 3.9 mtpa of annual aluminium production capacity (through a controlling stake in UC RUSAL plc, the world's largest aluminium producer outside of China in 2016) which is the major consumer of En+ Group's hydroelectricity. En+ Group reported consolidated revenue of USD 9.8 billion for 2016.

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This announcement is not and does not form part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. En+ Group does not intend to register any portion of the offering of any securities referred to herein in the United States or to conduct a public offering of the securities in the United States.

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