14. Interest-Bearing Loans and Borrowings

Group

RTÉ

Interest rate

Maturity

2022

2021

2022

2021

%

€’000

€’000

€’000

€’000

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

Analysed as follows:

Non-Current

59,500

63,500

7,000

8,500

Current

3,625

1,500

1,125

1,500

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.