Groupe Bastide Optimizes the Refinancing of Its Debt and Displays CSR Criteria That Can Improve Its Interest Rate
2021年11月30日 - 1:45AM
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Regulatory News:
Bastide Le Confort Médical (Euronext Paris Compartment B:
BLC, FR0000035370), a specialist in the supply of medical
devices and home care services, announces that it has carried out a
refinancing operation through the early renewal of its syndicated
loan. The maturity of the tranches of the credit agreement is now
fixed at 3 years with two additional potential years at the
lenders' discretion. The amount of the first amortizable tranche is
set at €25 million and the amount of the second tranche repayable
at maturity is €170 million, compared to €50 million previously. At
the same time, the Group reduced the size of its Revolving Credit
Facility from €140 million to €60 million, with the possibility of
mobilizing an additional €20 million, if necessary, through an
accordion clause1.
The margin applied to these credit facilities will depend on the
Group's leverage ratio2 but also on compliance with CSR indicators
defined on the basis of the pillars of Groupe Bastide's ESG
strategy:
ESG pillar
Indicator
Target
Preserving our
environment
Carbon footprint of the vehicle
fleet
Reduction of 4.2% per year in
line with the 1.5°C trajectory by 2050
Preserving our environment -
Local impact
Reuse of medical devices in
second life
20% increase over the period
Human resources/patient
satisfaction
Employee training in business
skills
20% increase over the period
The indexation mechanism put in place will allow the margin on
its loan rate to be adjusted upwards or downwards depending on
whether these objectives are met.
Groupe Bastide was advised in this transaction by ODDO-BHF which
mobilized Société Générale as Credit Coordinator and MLA
Bookrunner, NATIXIS as CSR Coordinator, Credit Agent and MLA
Bookrunner, BNP and CACIB as MLA Bookrunners.
The optimization of these financing arrangements, coupled with
two Euro PP bond issues of EUR 25 million each maturing in 2023 and
2024 respectively, give the Group ample financial leeway to pursue
its development over the coming years, whether for organic growth
or for external growth operations.
About Groupe Bastide Le Confort Médical
Created in 1977 by Guy Bastide, the BASTIDE Group is one of the
main European providers of services (rental and sale) of Medical
Devices. Present in 5 countries, BASTIDE is developing a permanent
quality approach and is committed to providing medical devices and
associated services that best meet the needs of patients in key
health areas: diabetes, nutrition, perfusion, respiratory,
stomatherapy and urology. BASTIDE is listed on Euronext Paris
(ISIN: FR0000035370, Reuters BATD.PA, - Bloomberg BLC: FP).
1 An Accordion Clause is a special provision in a credit
agreement that allows a company to access additional funds if
needed 2 Designated by the consolidated net financial debt at the
date of calculation of the ratio / Consolidated EBITDA of the last
12 months
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NewCap
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NewCap
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bastide@newcap.eu
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