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GRINDROD SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED - Announces Credit Facilities Amendment

Release Date: 03/07/2019 07:30
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Announces Credit Facilities Amendment

GRINDROD SHIPPING HOLDINGS LTD.
ABBREVIATED NAME: GRINSHIP
Registered in Singapore with registration number 201731497H
JSE Share code: GSH
ISIN: SG9999019087
Primary listing on NASDAQ Global Select Market
Secondary listing on the JSE Main Board


Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. Announces Credit Facilities Amendment

Introduction

On June 28, 2019 Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. (“Grindrod Shipping”, the “Company”, or “it”,
“we”, or “our”) entered into amendments to its $27.0 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility dated
December 9, 2017 with DVB Bank SE (formerly known as DVB Bank SE Singapore Branch) (the
“$27.0M Facility”), $100.0 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility dated May 8, 2018 with Credit
Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, DVB Bank SE (formerly known as DVB Bank SE Singapore
Branch) and Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch (the “$100M Facility”) and $29.9 Million
Senior Secured Credit Facility dated December 21,2018 with NIBC Bank N.V. (the “$29.9M Facility,
and together with the $27.0M Facility and the $100.0M Facility, the “Credit Facilities”). The
amendments to each of the Credit Facilities amend certain terms relating to the financial covenants and
the minimum required security value ratio.

The amendments in respect of the financial covenants are applicable on and from June 30, 2019 and,
generally:

   -   lower the amount of the minimum book value net worth covenant;
   -   introduce a new working capital covenant; and
   -   clarify, for purposes of calculating financial covenants, the treatment of assets and liabilities
       that will be reflected in our financial statements from January 1, 2019 as a consequence of the
       adoption of IFRS 16, Leases (“IFRS 16”).

Further, the minimum security value ratio (as defined below) in the $100.0M Facility was also amended
on and from June 30, 2019.

Credit Facility Amendments

The following is a summary of the amendments.

       Book value net worth covenant

       The book value net worth covenant was revised for each of the Credit Facilities such that the
       minimum book value net worth covenant was amended from being set at $265 million in 2019
       and 2020 and $275 million thereafter to the lower of (a) the aggregate of $240 million plus 25%
       of the amount of positive retained earnings (defined below) plus 50% of each capital raise
       (defined below); and (b) $275 million. For purposes of the foregoing, “positive retained earnings”
       means the positive retained earnings of Grindrod Shipping and its subsidiaries on a consolidated
       basis tested bi-annually at each June 30 and December 31 and “capital raise” means the dollar
       amount (or equivalent amount in dollars) of the proceeds of any equity capital raised by Grindrod
       Shipping (without giving effect to any capital raised by its subsidiaries) as evidenced in the latest
       accounts as of each June 30 or December 31.

       Debt to market adjusted tangible fixed assets ratio covenant

       The debt to market adjusted tangible fixed assets ratio covenant was revised in each of the Credit
       Facilities such that the definition of “debt” used to calculate the market adjusted tangible fixed
       assets ratio has been amended to exclude lease obligations recognized under IFRS 16 and the
       definition of “tangible fixed assets” has been amended to exclude right of use assets relating to
       ships. Both of these amendments were made as a result of the adoption of IFRS 16. The effect
       of these amendments is that the market adjusted tangible fixed assets covenant will continue to
       be calculated the same as it had been prior to the adoption of IFRS 16. The maximum ratio level
       of 75% has not been amended in any of the Credit Facilities.

       Positive working capital covenant

       A new covenant has been added to each of the Credit Facilities that requires positive working
       capital, such that consolidated current assets must exceed the consolidated current liabilities as
       evidenced in the latest accounts as of each June 30 and December 31.

       Minimum security value ratio covenant

       The minimum security value ratio in the $100.0M Facility has been amended from a range from
       130% to 145% to being set at 135% for the duration of the loan. The minimum security value
       ratio is measured such that the aggregate fair market value of the vessels securing the relevant
       Credit Facility plus any additional security securing that facility divided by the relevant debt
       amount results in at least a specified minimum amount (depending on the relevant Credit Facility
       agreement and the type and age of the vessels securing the loan). The minimum security value
       ratio was not amended in the $27.0M Facility or the $29.9M Facility.


There were no changes to the cash and cash equivalents covenant in the Credit Facilities, which
continues to require the Company to have cash and cash equivalents (which is determined for certain of
the Credit Facilities including cash restricted in certain security accounts) of not less than $30 million.

The financial covenants in the Credit Facilities prior to and after giving effect to the amendments
described above are consistent across the Credit Facilities (other than for differences in the determination
of cash and cash equivalents and the minimum security value ratio covenant, each as described above).



By order of the Board
3 July 2019
Sponsor: Grindrod Bank Limited
                                                     

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