Consort Healthcare (Tameside) PLC Circ re. standstill and ownership

RNS Number : 6414Y

Consort Healthcare (Tameside) PLC

31 July 2024

 

 

CONSORT HEALTHCARE (TAMESIDE) PLC

 

The outstanding 1.9810 per cent. Index-Linked Guaranteed Secured Bonds due 2041

ISIN XS0321115130

(the "Notes")

 

RNS REGARDING CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AND SHORT-TERM STANDSTILL

 

Consort Healthcare (Tameside) plc

 

 

London, 31 July 2024 - Consort Healthcare (Tameside) plc (the "Company"), a project company for the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) concession contract to design, construct, finance, maintain and manage the lifecycle costs of hospital facilities in Tameside for the Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (the "Trust") provides an update regarding the ownership of certain equity and sub-ordinated debt interests in the group of which the Company is a member (the "Consort Group") and standstill arrangements that have been agreed with the Trust.

 

 

Change of Ownership

 

A call option agreement is in the process of being agreed in respect of all of the issued shares in, and subordinated debt issued by, Consort Healthcare (Tameside) Holdings Limited ("HoldCo", a holding company of the Group) and Consort Healthcare (Tameside) Intermediate Limited (an intermediate holding company of the Group which, together with HoldCo, wholly owns the Company) respectively. Such agreement provides an option for these instruments to be transferred to, or to a nominee of, Ambac Assurance UK Limited (the Controlling Creditor and Bond Financial Guarantor (as defined in the trust deed for the Notes), "Ambac") for nominal consideration, which is exercisable at Ambac's discretion.

 

Short Term Standstill

 

Following discussions between the Trust and Ambac, the Trust has entered into a short-term standstill agreement with the Company which will expire 1 October 2024 (or earlier if certain conditions are triggered) and agreed to pay the unitary charge payment that was due in July 2024. This will provide a period of time for further discussions to take place and explore whether a settlement arrangement can be reached. There is no certainty as to whether such discussions will be successful. If unsuccessful, there is a high likelihood the Company will enter an insolvency process.

 

The Company will provide further updates to the market in due course.

 

This announcement is given by the Company. 

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