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Under the proposed terms of the Financing Agreements, the vessels will be sold when they are delivered from the shipyard, which is currently planned for April and May of 2019, respectively. The proposed Financing Agreements include pre and post-delivery financing and have a term of seven years. The Company has continuous options to buy back the vessels after the three year anniversary of each vessel’s delivery up until the expiry of the Financing Agreements.
As previously announced, upon their deliveries the vessels are scheduled to enter into three year time charters with an oil major at a daily charter rate of $25,000 per vessel.
Evangelos Pistiolis, the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company, said:
“Successful completion of this transaction would mark two very important milestones; significant reduction of our unfunded capital requirements, as this funding would cover about 84\% of the remaining yard installments required in order to take delivery of the Suezmax vessels which are the assets with the most capital requirements in our orderbook, and entry into the Chinese financing market.”
Overview of financing of remaining yard installments:
M/T Eco California (expected delivery January 2019): Pre-delivery loan facility: secured 100\% of remaining pre delivery installments / Post-delivery finance: in discussions with various financiers.
M/T Eco Marina Del Ray (delivery March 2019): Pre-delivery loan facility: secured 100\% of remaining pre delivery installments / Post-delivery loan facility: in place.
M/T Eco Bel Air (Hull No 874 – delivery April 2019): Pre-delivery loan facility: Credit Committee approval obtained for about 55\% of remaining pre delivery installments / Post-delivery loan facility: Credit Committee approval obtained, currently negotiating final terms.
M/T Eco Beverly Hills (Hull No 875 – delivery May 2019): Pre-delivery loan facility: Credit Committee approval obtained for about 55\% of remaining pre delivery installments / Post-delivery loan facility: Credit Committee approval obtained, currently negotiating final terms.
Additionally the Company is in discussions with new financiers as well as its existing senior secured lenders for drawing down additional funds from the Company’s outstanding loan facilities that currently have low loan to value ratios, which are secured by the Company’s existing vessels. The Company is also in discussions with its CEO and controlling shareholder, Mr. Evangelos Pistiolis, for an increase in the Family Trading credit line.
Source: TOP Ships Inc.
