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14 March 2025
DIGITAL 9 INFRASTRUCTURE
PLC
("D9" or
the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the
"Group")
Revolving Credit Facility Refinancing
The Board announces that the Company
has refinanced the principal outstanding of £53.3 million on its
existing Revolving Credit Facility ("RCF") which was due to expire
on 17 March 2025. The renewed RCF, which remains fully drawn, has
been made available to the Company for a committed three-month term
expiring 17 June 2025, and if required two further three-month
extension period options, subject to lender agreement at that time.
The pricing for the initial tenor is at a margin of 425 basis
points per annum over Sterling Overnight Index Average ("SONIA") in
addition to the payment of £1.3 million in fees, comprising an
arrangement fee for the new facility and £1 million relating to a
duration fee applied in respect of the historical covenant breach
reported in the results for the half year ended 30 June
2024.
Upon receipt of the proceeds
from the announced divestment of EMIC-1
and the release of the EMIC-1 construction
commitments, the Company will repay
c. £40 million
of the RCF balance which will then amount to
c. £13 million. The Company expects to repay the remaining balance using
further sales proceeds and working capital surpluses by the end of
H1 2025.
The new facility was agreed with the
same lending group which includes: Royal Bank of Scotland
International Limited, DNB (UK) Limited, Royal Bank of Canada and
Banco Santander.
The Company now expects to release
full year results during April in order to allow for the conclusion
of the year end audit process, which is in its final
stages.
ENDS.
Contacts
Digital 9 Infrastructure plc
Eric Sanderson
|
via FTI Consulting
|
InfraRed Capital Partners Limited
James O'Halloran
Mohammed Zaheer
|
+44 (0) 207 484
1751
|
Panmure Liberum Limited (Financial Adviser to the
Company)
Chris Clarke
Darren Vickers
|
+44 (0) 203 100
2222
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J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Corporate Broker)
William Simmonds
Jérémie Birnbaum
|
+44 (0) 20 7742
4000
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FTI
Consulting (Communications Adviser)
Mitch Barltrop
Maxime Lopes
|
dgi9@fticonsulting.com
+44 (0)
7807 296 032
+44 (0)
7890 896 777
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LEI Code: 213800OQLX64UNS38U92
The person responsible for arranging
the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company is Helen
Richardson, Company Secretary.
About Digital 9 Infrastructure
plc
Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (DGI9)
is an investment trust listed on the London Stock Exchange and a
constituent of the FTSE All-Share, with the ticker DGI9. The
Company's investment objective is to undertake a Managed wind-down
of the Company and realise all existing assets in the Company's
portfolio in an orderly manner. For more information, please
visit www.d9infrastructure.com.
About InfraRed Capital Partners
(Investment Manager to D9)
The Investment Manager to D9 is
InfraRed Capital Partners Limited ("InfraRed") which has
successfully invested in infrastructure projects since 1997.
InfraRed is a leading international investment manager, operating
worldwide from offices in London, New York, Seoul, Madrid and
Sydney and managing equity capital in multiple private and listed
funds, primarily for institutional investors across the globe.
InfraRed is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct
Authority.
The infrastructure investment team
at InfraRed consists of over 100 investment professionals, all with
an infrastructure investment background and a broad range of
relevant skills, including private equity, structured finance,
construction, renewable energy and facilities
management.
InfraRed implements best-in-class
practices to underpin asset management and investment decisions,
promotes ethical behaviour and has established community engagement
initiatives to support good causes in the wider community. InfraRed
is a signatory of the Principles of Responsible
Investment.
Further details can be found on
InfraRed's website www.ircp.com.