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materiality 0.75
Celanese enters $1B term loan facility and amends leverage covenants
Celanese Corp
- New $1.0B delayed-draw term loan facility due 364 days from borrowing, available through March 15, 2025.
- Proceeds to repay existing note maturities due in Q1 2025.
- Consolidated net leverage ratio covenant relaxed to 5.75:1.00 through March 2027, with step-downs.
- Receivables financing basket reduced to $650M and general negative covenant baskets cut to 2.5% of net tangible assets during relief period.
- Interest at Term SOFR plus 1.30%-2.25% or base rate plus 0.30%-1.25% based on debt rating.