other material
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.85
RITE AID CORP: going-concern / distress — Rite Aid gets court approval for $604M seller financing to MedImpact for Elixir sale; no other bids.
RITE AID CORP
- Bankruptcy Court approved seller financing of up to $604M to MedImpact for Elixir pharmacy benefit manager sale.
- MedImpact named successful bidder for Elixir Assets after no other qualified bids by Dec 18 deadline.
- DIP ABL facility ($3.25B) and DIP term loan ($200M) received final court approval on Dec 22, 2023.
- Company warns equity holders could face significant or complete loss; trading in securities highly speculative.
- Hearing to approve Elixir sale set for Jan 9, 2024; closing subject to customary conditions.