State Aid Approval
13 May 2009 - 11:12PM
UK Regulatory
TIDM39TQ TIDM65NL
RNS Number : 1855S
CTRL Section 1 Finance PLC
13 May 2009
Potential restructuring of London and Continental Railways ("LCR") and
implications for the Government Guaranteed Bonds issued by LCR Finance plc
("LCRF") (the "GGBs") and Asset Backed Notes issued by CTRL Section 1 Finance
plc ("CTRLF") (the "Asset Backed Notes", together with the GGBs, the "Bonds")
CTRL Section 1 Finance plc ("CTRLF")
GBP748m Class A1: 5.234% due 2035 (fixed) (ISIN: XS0179947196)
GBP500m Class A2: 2.334% due 2051 (index-linked) (ISIN: XS0179947352)
LCR Finance plc ("LCRF")
GBP1,000m 4.75% due 2010 (fixed) (ISIN: XS0095091277)
GBP1,225m 4.50% due 2028 (fixed) (ISIN: XS0094804126)
GBP425m 4.50% due 2038 (fixed) (ISIN: XS0094835248)
GBP1,100m 5.10% due 2051 (fixed) (ISIN: XS0150670551)
The European Commission has today announced that it has approved the state aid
aspects in relation to a potential restructuring of LCR
(http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?
reference=IP/09/761&type=HTML
aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en). LCR and the Secretary of State for Transport
("Secretary of State") will make a more detailed announcement in relation to the
potential restructuring of LCR once the Commission's decision has been
published.
As part of a potential restructuring of LCR, the Secretary of State may decide
to assume direct responsibility for servicing some of LCR's debt which is
currently underpinned by the UK Government by, inter alia, novating the relevant
payment obligations of LCR and Eurostar (U.K.) Limited ("EUKL") in relation to
the Bonds to the Secretary of State.
The GGBs will remain unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by the Secretary
of State.
In the case of the Asset Backed Notes, the Secretary of State is already
unconditionally and irrevocably committed either to pay directly or to guarantee
the payment of receivables which underlie the Asset Backed Notes. The Secretary
of State may now, additionally, directly pay all of the receivables.
No final decisions have been made in relation to the restructuring of LCR or any
consequent sale of assets. Further announcements in this regard will be made in
due course.
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