One of Nigerian leading indigenous energy group listed on both the Nigerian and Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has announced conclusion of a N94.6 billion facility provided by ten leading financial institutions in Nigeria.
The financing, coordinated by the mandated lead arranger, Access Bank Plc is a five year Medium Term Note (MTN) at Nibor + 200 bps as a crucial part of Oando strategic restructuring plans.
According to a statements from the company, Mr Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive Officer said in a bid to return to profitability in 2016, I am happy to announce the successful completion of restructuring our overall debt profile into a N94.6 Billion Medium Term, 5 year consolidated facility, with a 3 year moratorium on principal.
This is the pivotal leg in our Group restructuring plan of Growth; via the Upstream business, Deleverage; via the disposal of $350 million in assets value in 2016 and our return to Profitability in 2016, driven by our dollar earning oil export & trading activities.
The company now stands diversified with higher weighted dollar denominated earnings, an optimised and restructured balance sheet with lower cost of capital and longer tenors. With the upturn in the global oil prices to levels above $50 per barrel, we now look forward to the successes of 2016, having ridden out the storm.
The institutions involved in the financing are; Access Bank, Diamond Bank, Ecobank, FCMB, Fidelity Bank, Keystone Bank, Stanbic IBTC Bank, UBA Bank, Union Bank and Zenith Bank. The transaction further signifies the solid commitment from Nigerian banking institutions to support sustained growth and development of the Nigerian oil and gas sector in these trying times.
