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WEX Completes Debt Refinancing and Maturity Extension

Date: Apr 05, 2021 @ 06:00 AM
Filed Under: Specialty Industries

WEX announced the successful amendment and restatement of the Company’s credit facility. The lenders have agreed to a restatement agreement that (i) increases commitments under the Company’s revolving credit facility from $870,000,000 to $930,000,000, (ii) provides additional tranche A term loans in the amount of approximately $117,000,000 so that outstanding tranche A term loans increased from approximately $874,000,000 to approximately $978,000,000 after giving effect to a quarterly amortization payment, and (iii) makes certain other changes to the existing Credit Agreement, including without limitation, (a) extending the maturity dates for the tranche A and tranche B term loans and revolving credit loans (each as described below) and (b) providing additional flexibility with respect to certain negative covenants, prepayments and other provisions of the Company’s credit facility.

The new maturity date for revolving credit loans and the tranche A term loans is April 1, 2026. The new maturity date for the tranche B term loans is April 1, 2028.

The applicable interest rate margin for the revolving credit loans and the tranche A term loans is 2.00% for LIBOR borrowings and 1.00% for base rate borrowings. The applicable interest rate margin for the tranche B term loans is 2.25% for LIBOR borrowings and 1.25% for base rate borrowings.

In connection with the restatement agreement, the Company paid certain customary fees and expenses to the joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners and documentation agents, and reimbursed fees and expenses of Bank of America, N.A. in its capacity as administrative agent. BofA Securities, Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., Truist Securities, Inc., MUFG Bank, Ltd., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Santander Bank, N.A., BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Mizuho Securities USA LLC acted as joint bookrunners with respect to the tranche B term loan facility. BofA Securities, Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., Truist Securities, Inc., MUFG Bank, Ltd., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Santander Bank, N.A., BMO Capital Markets Corp., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Keybanc Capital Markets Inc., Regions Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Bell State Bank & Trust, Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Camden National Bank and Webster Bank, National Association acted as joint lead arrangers with respect to the tranche B term loan facility. BofA Securities, Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., Truist Securities, Inc., MUFG Bank, Ltd. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners with respect to the tranche A term loan facility and the revolving credit facility. BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Santander Bank, N.A. acted as documentation agents with respect to the tranche A term loan facility and the revolving credit facility.

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