Horizon Lines Completes Transactions to Reduce Debt
Charlotte, N.C. - Horizon Lines Inc. today announced that it has completed transactions with more than 99 percent of its note holders, and with Ship Finance International Limited ("SFL") and certain of its subsidiaries, to substantially deleverage the Company's balance sheet and terminate vessel charter obligations related to its discontinued trans-Pacific service. These simultaneous transactions eliminate virtually all of the remaining $228.4 million of the Company's 6.00 percent Series A and Series B Convertible Secured Notes, partially offset by the issuance of $40.0 million of debt to SFL as part of the full and final settlement of the vessel charter obligations, resulting in a net debt reduction of $188.4 million.
Horizon Lines Reaches Agreement in Principle to Reduce Debt
Charlotte, N.C. --- Horizon Lines Inc. announced that it has signed a restructuring support agreement with more than 96 percent of its note holders to further deleverage the Company's balance sheet in connection with, and contingent upon, a restructuring of the vessel charter obligations related to the Company's discontinued trans-Pacific service. "We greatly appreciate the support of our note holders to help facilitate this potential restructuring to reduce the company's indebtedness, and also thank our employees for their continued dedication and hard work," said Stephen H. Fraser, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Over the past year, Horizon Lines has taken a number of actions to restructure our business, reduce debt and improve liquidity.
