NextDecade’s wholly owned subsidiary, Rio Grande LNG Super, entered into a credit agreement with General Atlantic Credit’s Atlantic Park Fund that provides for a $175 million senior secured loan.
Proceeds from the senior loan were disbursed at closing on Dec. 31, and net proceeds, after fees and related transaction expenses, will be used to repay outstanding borrowings under the company’s existing $50 million revolving credit facility and $12.5 million interest term loan, and to fund working capital and general corporate purposes, including development expenses for expansion trains 4 and 5 at the Rio Grande LNG facility.
The senior loan matures six years from the closing date. Borrowings under the senior loan bear interest at 12.0%, with interest payable quarterly. Interest may be paid in-kind for the first two years after the closing date and then up to 50% paid in-kind thereafter.
On the closing date, NextDecade issued to GA Credit approximately 7.16 million warrants. The warrants are each exercisable for one share of NextDecade common stock at the option of GA Credit, and are exercisable for five years after the closing date. 50% of the warrants are exercisable at $7.15 per share, which represents the 30-day volume weighted average trading price for the 30 trading-day period immediately preceding the closing date, and the remaining 50% of the warrants are exercisable at $9.30 per share.
Santander acted as exclusive financial advisor and Latham & Watkins acted as legal advisor to NextDecade. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Baker Botts acted as legal advisors to GA Credit.
