TECHNICOLOR: Successful repricing of senior debt maturing 2020

Successful repricing of senior debt maturing 2020

Continued improvement of financial flexibility and additional annual interest savings

Paris (France), 3 June 2015 - Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) announces today that it has fixed the terms and conditions of its repricing transaction launched in mid-May.

Technicolor has successfully repriced $763 million and €301 million of senior secured term loans issued by Tech Finance & Co. S.C.A. maturing in 2020 at new pricing of Libor / Euribor + 400bps, subject to a 1% Libor / Euribor floor. This represents a 50bps reduction from existing pricing of Libor / Euribor + 450bps, subject to a 1% Libor / Euribor floor. The average weighted interest rate is reduced to 5.00% from 5.50%. The repricing is expected to close on 5 June. The reduced interest rate will result in around €5 million of annual cash interest savings.

The transaction also allowed the Group to gain additional operating flexibility through certain amendments to the Term Loan facilities. In the context of its strategic plan Drive 2020, Technicolor intends to seize external growth opportunities which will be made easier through the increase of its investment capacity in joint-ventures and reduced restrictions on raising new debt. Moreover the gross debt to EBITDA financial covenant has been revised upward to 4.0x from the previous level of 3.5x. Technicolor also increased the dividend payment basket which now amounts to €150 million between the closing date of the repricing and June 2020. 

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