Galaxy Entertainment hosted a conference call to provide a financing update. Here are our notes.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RELEASE:
- Galaxy announced that it procured a HK$8.8BN secured club loan with a consortium of Asian banks that will provide enough financing to complete the HK$14.1BN Galaxy Macau development scheduled to open in early 2011.
- Loan was oversubscribed
- Banks will not syndicate the loan
- "Terms represent lowest cost of capital available in the current market" - H + 4.5% (4.7% today) with a Term of 6 years (compares to their 9.7% current rate on their debt)
- Detailed Annual & 4Q09 update on 4/20/2010
Q&A:
- The facade of building is almost complete. They have over 2,000 workers there currently. Don't need 3-4,000 people for the project.
- Have a full master plan for the site that they have submitted to the government - there will be at least 4 phases. Decided not to build it all at once
- Closing on the transaction? Final stages of the documentation stage now, closing end of April /early May closing
- Covenants? Taken lessons from others to avoid mistakes
- Why no syndication?
- Vote of confidence in their strategy. The entire amount is being held with no sell down for the entire term
- Any shift to profit share from 1.25% RC programs? Not really
- Cotai project isn't impacted by the table cap
