IN BRIEF: Restaurant Group agrees to GBP500 million debt facilities

Restaurant Group PLC on - operates 400 restaurants under Wagamama, Frankie & Benny's and Brunning ...

Alliance News 1 March, 2021 | 10:28AM
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Restaurant Group PLC on - operates 400 restaurants under Wagamama, Frankie & Benny's and Brunning & Price brands - Signs commitments for GBP500 million of new debt facilities, consisting of GBP380 million term loan facility to 2026 and GBP120 million super senior revolving credit facility to 2025. Notes the new facilities provide the group with enhanced liquidity and long-term financing, with the term loan being used to repay and refinance in full all of the group's existing debt facilities.

Restaurant Group says no leverage tests will be held until June 2022. Adds net debt as at December 27 is GBP340 million, which is in line with its expectations.

"The group currently has approximately 200 sites trading for delivery and takeaway across its Wagamama and Leisure businesses. The trading performance of those sites in the current financial year has been very encouraging, with average standalone delivery and takeaway sales in Wagamama and Leisure at approximately 2.5x and 5.0x pre-Covid-19 levels respectively during the current national lockdown. With this strong operating platform in place, the group has good capability to deliver an accelerated reopening plan for dine-in trading, once the current restrictions for hospitality businesses end, with all viable sites being reopened within two weeks," says Restaurant Group.

Current stock price: 117.03 pence, up 7.5% on Monday

Year-to-date change: up 82%

By Zoe Wickens; zoewickens@alliancenews.com

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