Avolon Successfully Reduces Price of US$850 Million of Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility

Avolon also repays US$300 million, reducing the Facility’s balance to US$2.28 billion

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avolon Holdings Limited (“Avolon”), the international aircraft leasing company, announces the successful re-pricing of US$850 million of its senior secured US$2.58 billion Term Loan B facility (the “Facility”).

Avolon has repriced the US$850 million tranche at LIBOR plus 1.50% and is subject to an Original Issue Discount (OID) of 99.75. The maturity of this US$850 million tranche has been extended to 2027. In conjunction with this repricing, Avolon has also repaid US$300 million of the original Facility, reducing the outstanding balance to US$2.28 billion.

The outstanding balance of the Facility has a maturity date of January 2025 and was repriced at LIBOR plus 1.75% with a LIBOR floor of 0.75% in Q2 2019.

Andy Cronin, Avolon Chief Financial Officer, commented: “This successful repricing is another step in reducing Avolon’s cost of funds. The repricing at LIBOR plus 1.50% represents a new sector low for a Term Loan B Facility. We have now reduced the overall size of the facility by over US$3 billion, supporting our objective of increasing unencumbered assets within our capital structure and securing this interest margin on the loan – one of the lowest in the Term Loan B market – highlights the level of investor confidence in our business.”

Avolon will issue 2019 Full Year Results next Wednesday, 12 February.

About Avolon

Headquartered in Ireland, with offices in the United States, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, Avolon provides aircraft leasing and lease management services. Avolon is 70% owned by an indirect subsidiary of Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd., a public company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SLE: 000415) and 30% owned by ORIX Aviation Systems, a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation, which is listed on the Tokyo and New York Stock Exchanges (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX). Avolon is the world’s third largest aircraft leasing business with an owned, managed and committed fleet, as of 31 December 2019 of 925 aircraft.

Website: www.avolon.aero
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