CES ENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP. ANNOUNCES AMENDMENT AND INCREASE TO ITS SYNDICATED CREDIT FACILITY
Canada NewsWire
CALGARY, AB
,
Sept. 1, 2022
/CNW/ –
CES Energy Solutions Corp.
(“CES” or the
”
Company”) (TSX: CEU) (OTC: CESDF) is pleased to announce that it has successfully entered into a third amended and restated credit agreement dated
September 1, 2022
(the
“Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”)
with respect to its syndicated and operating credit facilities (the
“Credit Facility”
). Led by the Bank of
Nova Scotia
as Agent and a syndicate including The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of
Montreal
, ATB Financial, and Wells Fargo Bank, the total size of the increased Credit Facility is approximately C$ equivalent
$425.0 million
consisting of a Canadian Syndicated Revolving Facility of
C$250.0 million
,
a Canadian Operating Facility of
C$20.0 million
, a U.S. Syndicated Revolving Facility of
US$110.0 million
, and a U.S. Operating Facility of
US$10.0 million
. The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and includes customary terms, conditions and covenants.
The increase in the size of the Credit Facility is aligned with the increased financial scale of the Company and the strength of its balance sheet, thereby providing flexibility to support the current and future liquidity requirements of the Company’s growing business.
Highlights of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
-
Total facility size increased from approximately C$ equivalent
$315.0 million
to approximately C$ equivalent
$425.0 million
, to support the Company’s strong revenue growth trajectory and record financial performance underpinned by key investments in working capital; -
U.S. facility increased from
US$70.0 million
to
US$120.0 million
, comprised of a
US$110.0 million
syndicated revolving facility and a
US$10.0 million
operating facility; -
Canadian facility increased from
$225.0 million
to
$270.0 million
, comprised of a
$250.0 million
syndicated revolving facility and a
$20.0 million
operating facility; -
Accordion feature of C$ equivalent
$75.0 million
, with the option to exercise on available capacity under either the Canadian or U.S. Facility.
The remaining terms, conditions, and covenants of the Credit Facility, including the maturity date of
September 28, 2024
, remain materially consistent with the terms, conditions and covenants prior to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. A redacted copy of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will be available on CES’ SEDAR profile at
www.sedar.com
in accordance with National Instrument 51-102 –
Continuous Disclosure Obligations,
as adopted by the Canadian securities regulatory authorities.
CES is also pleased to announce that the amendment (the ”
Amendment
“) to the trust indenture dated
October 20, 2017
(the ”
Indenture
“) in respect of the Company’s 6.375% senior notes due
October 21, 2024
(the ”
Notes
“) was implemented pursuant to a fifth supplemental indenture effective
August 19
, 2022. The details of the Amendment were more particularly described in the Company’s press release on
August 11, 2022
and the consent fee in respect of the Amendment was paid to all holders of the Notes on
August 23, 2022
.
About CES Energy Solutions Corp.
CES is a leading provider of technically advanced consumable chemical solutions throughout the lifecycle of the oilfield. This includes solutions at the drill-bit, at the point of completion and stimulation, at the wellhead and pump-jack, and finally through to the pipeline and midstream market. CES’ business model is relatively asset light and requires limited re-investment capital to grow. As a result, CES has been able to capitalize on the growing market demand for drilling fluids and production and specialty chemicals in
North America
while generating free cash flow.
Additional information about CES is available at
www.sedar.com
or on the Company’s website at
www.cesenergysolutions.com
.
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SOURCE CES Energy Solutions Corp.
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