PRA Group Announces Expansion of North American Credit Facility

NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, today announced that on October 4, 2018 it amended and expanded its North American credit facility, increasing the U.S. revolving portion by $363 million for a total North American revolving credit facility of $1.118 billion.  The term loan portion of the facility, as well as rates and maturity, remain unchanged.  The amended facility also increases the accordion feature to $500 million from $45 million.  Concurrently, the revolving portion of the European credit facility was reduced by $100 million to $800 million.

"We appreciate the significant commitments of our bank group, who continue to support our global funding objectives and investment opportunities.  The changes to our North American and European facilities balance excess capacity in Europe and provide for significant additional capacity for investment in the United States.  We continue to see significant volumes of nonperforming loans at attractive returns in the U.S. and are prepared with additional capital," said Pete Graham, executive vice president and chief financial officer for PRA Group.

About PRA Group
As a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, PRA Group returns capital to banks and other creditors to help expand financial services for consumers in the Americas and Europe. With over 5,700 employees worldwide, PRA Group companies collaborate with customers to help them resolve their debt. For more information, please visit www.pragroup.com.

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The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon management's current beliefs, estimates, assumptions and expectations of PRA Group's future operations and financial and economic performance, taking into account currently available information. These statements are not statements of historical fact or guarantees of future performance, and there can be no assurance that anticipated events will transpire or that our expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to PRA Group. Actual events or results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including risk factors and other risks that are described from time to time in PRA Group's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including but not limited to PRA Group's annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its current reports on Form 8-K, which are available through PRA Group's website and contain a detailed discussion of PRA Group's business, including risks and uncertainties that may affect future results.

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Investor Contact:
Darby Schoenfeld, CPA
Vice President, Investor Relations
(757) 431-7913
IR@PRAGroup.com

News Media Contact:
Elizabeth Kersey
Vice President, Communications and Public Policy
(757) 431-3398
Elizabeth.Kersey@PRAGroup.com

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