CALGARY, July 13, 2011 /CNW/ - The Churchill Corporation (TSX: CUQ, CUQ.DB) ("Churchill" or the "Corporation") today announced that it has negotiated improved terms and conditions for its $200 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Revolver"). The syndicate of lenders (the "Syndicate") remains the same and the Revolver continues to include a $75 million accordion feature. Changes to the Revolver, which become effective today, include a 100 basis point reduction in the applicable interest rate, relaxation or elimination of certain financial covenants, an increase in the term from 3 years to 4 years (new maturity date of July 12, 2015), and additional flexibility on consents regarding dividends and acquisitions.
"The timing was right to renegotiate the Revolver and we are pleased that the Syndicate was able to meet our request for more accommodative pricing, terms and conditions," said Jim Houck, Churchill's President and Chief Executive Officer. "The revised facility gives us more flexibility and reduced costs, providing enhanced shareholder value as we continue to accretively grow our business."
About The Churchill Corporation
The Churchill Corporation provides building construction, commercial and
industrial electrical contracting, earthmoving and industrial
insulation services to an array of public and private sector clients.
Churchill operates office locations throughout British Columbia,
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, northwest Ontario and the Yukon.
Churchill common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under
the symbol "CUQ" and Churchill convertible debentures are listed on the
Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "CUQ.DB". www.churchillcorporation.com
Forward Looking Information
Certain statements in this Press Release may constitute "forward-looking
statements". Forward-looking statements include, without limitation,
statements regarding the future financial position, business strategy,
budgets, litigation, projected costs, capital expenditures, financial
results, taxes, plans and objectives of the Corporation. Many of these
statements can be identified by looking for words such as "believes,"
"expects," "may," "will," "intends," "anticipates," "estimates,"
"continues," or the negative thereof, or other variations thereon.
Although management of Churchill believes its expectations regarding
future performance of the Corporation are based on reasonable
assumptions and currently available competitive, financial and economic
data, market conditions and operating plans, it can give no assurance
its expectations will be achieved. The Corporation cautions that, by
their nature, forward-looking statements, involve risks, and
uncertainties and that its actual actions, and/or results could differ
materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking
statements, and that the aforementioned risks, uncertainties and
actions could affect the extent to which a particular projection
materializes. The Corporation assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking statements should circumstances or the Corporation's
management's estimates or opinions change, except as may be required by
law.
Andrew Apedoe Vice President Investor Relations & Secretary The Churchill Corporation (403) 685-7775 Email: inquiries@churchill-cuq.com | Ken Wetherell, CFA Director, Investor Relations The Churchill Corporation (403) 685-7776 Email: inquiries@churchill-cuq.com |