February 5, 2010

Kabel Deutschland successfully closes its amend and extend process extending approximately €1.45 billion of debt maturities to March 2014

  • Strong approval by lenders to the requested amendments giving the Company more flexibility
  • Significant take-up by lenders of the opportunity to extend maturity, leading to approximately €1.45 billion of the Term Loan A and Term Loan C being extended to 2014

Kabel Deutschland (“KDG”) has formally ended its amend and extend process with strong support from lenders. KDG requested the amendment of certain terms of its existing senior secured credit facilities to increase KDG’s flexibility for potential acquisitions and to reduce restrictions on new borrowings for the refinancing of existing senior secured debt. KDG also asked lenders to extend existing term debt maturities to March 2014.

At closing, 97.4% of lenders had consented to the amendments, with lenders representing a total of approximately €1.45 billion requesting to roll their exposure.  KDG will therefore roll €949.2 million of Term Loan A and €496.5 million of Term Loan C to a maturity of March 31, 2014.

About Kabel Deutschland
Kabel Deutschland (KD), Germany’s largest cable operator, offers its customers digital, high definition (HD) and analogue TV, Pay TV services, broadband Internet (up to 100 Mbit/s) and fixed line phone services via cable as well as mobile services in cooperation with an industry partner. The publicly listed company (MDax) operates the cable networks in 13 German federal states and supplies its services to approximately 8.9 million connected households. KD offers an open digital TV platform for all program providers. As per end of fiscal year 2009/2010, Kabel Deutschland had approximately 2,600 employees. In fiscal year 2009/2010 (12 months ended March 31, 2010), the company reported revenues of €1,502 million and Adjusted EBITDA of €659 million.

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