Disney Enters New $5 Billion Credit Agreement With Citibank

The Walt Disney Co. on Monday entered into a brand new 364-day credit score settlement with Citibank for as much as $5 billion.

The firm stated in a submitting with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to make use of the proceeds for basic company functions. The new credit score, Disney stated, is much like the $5.25 billion and $three billion credit score agreements it entered into on March 6.

The new credit score settlement comes as Disney, like the remainder of Hollywood, faces main monetary impacts from the continuing novel coronavirus pandemic. Disney final month raised roughly $6 billion by means of a debt providing.

Over the weekend, Disney stated it might furlough 43,000 Disney World staff beginning April 19. It stated on April 2 that nonessential workers could be furloughed as of April 19, however that is the primary time a particular quantity has been set for what number of workers might be impacted.

The firm has already closed its theme parks all over the world, suspended cruises and delayed theatrical distribution worldwide, as theaters have been ordered to shut and other people to remain of their houses. Some analysts estimate Disney may lose $500 million simply from closing its parks by means of the tip of March, and lots of of hundreds of thousands extra relying on how lengthy the unfold of the coronavirus persists.

Many movie and TV studios, together with Disney, have been compelled to close down productions; and the cancellation of different occasions, such because the NBA, has had an affect on the corporate’s companies as effectively.

The relevant rate of interest for borrowings below the brand new credit score settlement consists of rate of interest spreads primarily based on the Disney’s public debt ranking that ranges between 0.875% and 1.500% for Eurocurrency Rate (as outlined within the credit score settlement) borrowings and 0.000% and 0.500% for base price (as outlined within the credit score settlement) borrowings, in line with the SEC submitting.

The settlement is scheduled to mature on April 9, 2021. The firm has the choice to increase the maturity for an extra 364-day interval from its then scheduled maturity date, topic to lenders’ consent. Advances could also be voluntarily pay as you go with out penalty or premium, aside from customary breakage prices associated to prepayments of Eurocurrency Rate borrowings.