14. Interest-Bearing Loans and Borrowings
Group |
RTÉ |
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Interest rate |
Maturity |
2022 |
2021 |
2022 |
2021 |
|
% |
€’000 |
€’000 |
€’000 |
€’000 |
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Revolving credit facility |
Lender cost of funds plus margin |
5 December 2024 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Amortising term loan facility |
Lender cost of funds plus margin |
5 December 2024 |
8,125 |
10,000 |
8,125 |
10,000 |
Project loan and term loan facility |
EURIBOR plus margin |
31 January 2026 |
55,000 |
55,000 |
- |
- |
63,125 |
65,000 |
8,125 |
10,000 |
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Analysed as follows: |
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Non-Current |
59,500 |
63,500 |
7,000 |
8,500 |
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Current |
3,625 |
1,500 |
1,125 |
1,500 |
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63,125 |
65,000 |
8,125 |
10,000 |
On 6 December 2019, RTÉ entered into a new facility agreement with Bank of Ireland (BOI) amounting to €20 million for working capital purposes. The agreement includes a €10 million revolving credit facility which was undrawn as at 31 December 2022 and a term loan facility of €8.13 million, which was fully drawn as at 31 December 2022.
On 1 February 2019, the Group entered into 2 project loan facilities. The first facility for €15m is repayable in 6 equal tranches of €2.5m every 6 months commencing in September 2023. The second facility of €40m is fully repayable on its maturity date in 2026.
Lender security – project loan facility
It was one of the conditions to the availability of the project loan facility that 2rn execute a security deed agreement and provide the lender security as follows:
a) Lands of 13 main DTT transmission sites;
b) All 2rn present and future fixtures and fittings on the DTT transmission sites;
c) All 2rn rental income and occupational leases;
d) Rights and benefits of 2rn insurance policies;
e) The insurance proceeds account; and
f) Deeds of Assignment creating security assignments in respect of certain commercial contracts and DTT Construction Contracts.