Trelleborg strengthens its long-term financing

Date: 24.03.11
Refinancing through new syndicated loan of EUR 750 M and USD 625 M with term of five years


Trelleborg AB (publ) and Trelleborg Treasury AB (publ) have today closed a EUR 750 million and USD 625 million syndicated multicurrency revolving credit facility. The total volume of this new credit facility corresponds to some SEK 10.6 billion. The new credit facility is scheduled to mature in March 2016.
It replaces and refinances Trelleborg’s existing EUR 750 million and USD 600 million multicurrency revolving credit from 2005 which had an original final scheduled maturity date in March 2012.

A total of 16 financial institutions from 10 countries have committed to the new credit facility. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Nordea Bank AB (publ), Merchant Banking Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) and Swedbank AB (publ) acted as Co-coordinating Bookrunners of the transaction whilst Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) and DnB Nor Bank ASA were Bookrunners. Merchant Banking Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) acted as Documentation Agent.

“We are pleased that we could conclude the syndication of our new credit facility with a broad core bank group on the basis of significant oversubscription” says Bo Jacobsson, Chief Financial Officer of the Trelleborg Group. “The new credit facility forms a sound basis for the financing of our Group until 2016 and increases our flexibility going forward”.

For further information, please contact:
Media: SVP Corporate Communications Viktoria Bergman, 46 (0)410 67094, 46 (0)708 475733 viktoria.bergman@trelleborg.com
Investors/analysts: Vice President IR Conny Torstensson, 46 (0)410 67070, 46 (0)734 087070, conny.torstensson@trelleborg.com

Trelleborg is a global industrial group whose leading positions are based on advanced polymer technology and in-depth applications know-how. Trelleborg develops high-performance solutions that seal, damp and protect in demanding industrial environments. The Trelleborg Group had annual sales during 2010 of approximately SEK 27 billion, with about 20,000 employees in 40 countries. The Group comprises four business areas: Trelleborg Engineered Systems, Trelleborg Automotive, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and Trelleborg Wheel Systems. The Trelleborg share has been listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 1964 and is listed on the OMX Nordic List, Large Cap. www.trelleborg.com  

This information is such that Trelleborg AB (publ) is to publish in accordance with the Swedish Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication March 24, 2011 at 15:15 CET.

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