SDRL - Seadrill Announces Extension of Forbearance Agreements
Seadrill Limited (OTCQX: SDRLF) announced on Sept. 29, 2020, an extension of forbearance agreements with certain creditors concerning its senior secured credit facilities. This extension allows creditors to refrain from exercising their rights until at least Oct. 31, 2020, amid ongoing restructuring discussions. However, no forbearance has been secured for specific leasing defaults, which could lead to enforcement actions. The restructuring may involve significant debt equitization, potentially resulting in minimal recovery for current shareholders.
- Extension of forbearance agreements provides temporary relief from immediate defaults.
- Negotiations with financial stakeholders indicate ongoing efforts to restructure the balance sheet.
- No forbearance agreed for certain leasing defaults, risking enforcement actions.
- Potential significant equitization of debt likely leading to minimal or no recovery for current shareholders.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Seadrill Limited ("Seadrill" or the "Company") (OSE: SDRL) (OTCQX: SDRLF) announces that it has agreed to extend and/or renew the existing forbearance agreements with certain creditors, announced on 15 September 2020, in respect of the group's senior secured credit facility agreements, senior secured notes, and guarantee facility agreement.
Pursuant to the forbearance agreements, as extended, the consenting creditors have agreed not to exercise any voting rights to, or otherwise take actions, in respect of certain events of default that may arise under the senior secured credit facility agreements, senior notes and guarantee facility agreement as a result of the group not making certain interest and charter hire payments under the group's senior secured credit agreements and leasing arrangements, until and including the earlier of 31 October 2020 and any termination of the forbearance agreements.
Forbearance has not yet been agreed with respect to certain defaults that may arise under the Company's leasing agreements in respect of the West Hercules, West Linus and West Taurus. Without a forbearance in respect of these leasing agreements, non-payment of charter hire and interest could result in enforcement of a default or cross-default under such leasing agreements.
The purpose of the forbearance agreements continues to be to allow the Company and its stakeholders more time to negotiate on the head terms of a comprehensive restructuring of its balance sheet. Such a restructuring may involve the use of a court-supervised process. The Company continues to evaluate capital structure proposals from its financial stakeholders; whilst no agreement has been reached at this point it is expected that potential solutions will lead to significant equitization of debt which is likely to result in minimal or no recovery for current shareholders.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release includes forward looking statements. Such statements are generally not historical in nature, and specifically include statements about the Company's plans, strategies, business prospects, changes and trends in its business, the markets in which it operates and its restructuring efforts. These statements are made based upon management's current plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and therefore involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this news release. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risks described from time to time in the Company's regulatory filings and periodical reporting. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of these factors. Further, the Company cannot assess the impact of each such factor on its business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward looking statement.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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