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Loop Industries Secures Significant Funding With Reed Partnership, Societe Generale Invests €250M to Acquire 75% of Reed

Loop Industries Secures Significant Funding With Reed Partnership, Societe Generale Invests €250M to Acquire 75% of Reed

Loop Industries与里德合作获得重要资金,Societe Generale投资2.5亿欧元以收购Reed的75%股份。
Benzinga ·  07/31 07:08

Loop Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOOP) (the "Company," "Loop," "we," "us," or "our"), a clean technology company whose mission is to accelerate a circular plastics economy by manufacturing 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate ("PET") plastic and polyester fiber, today provided an update regarding the Company's joint venture ("JV") partnership and financing agreement with Reed. This morning, Reed and Societe Generale announced that Societe Generale has agreed to acquire 75% of Reed and provide funding for Reed initially amounting to €250 million, which can be further increased to €350 million. This transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approval, would secure Reed's funding for its planned investments, including its previously announced JV partnership for the European deployment of Loop's technology and a tiered financing package for Loop as disclosed in the agreement between Reed and Loop announced on May 30th, 2024.

Loop Industries, Inc.(纳斯达克:LOOP)(以下简称“公司”、“Loop”、“我们”、“我们的”),是一家清洁科技公司,旨在通过制造100%回收利用的聚乙烯 terephthalate(“PET”)塑料和涤纶纤维,加速实现循环塑料经济。今天,合作伙伴Reed的JV合作伙伴关系和融资协议方面的最新情况得到更新。今天早上,Reed和Societe Generale宣布,Societe Generale已经同意收购Reed的75%的股份,并为Reed提供最初为25000万欧元的资金,这可以进一步增加到35000万欧元。该交易要符合惯例的交割条件,包括监管批准,为Reed的计划投资提供资金保障,包括其先前宣布的Loop技术的欧洲部署JV合作伙伴关系和锁定在2024年5月30日公布的Reed和Loop之间的协议中的分层融资方案。

Under the terms of the agreement between Loop and Reed, Reed would provide capital as follows:

根据Loop和Reed之间的协议,Reed将提供以下资金:

  • €10M investment in a Convertible Preferred Security to be issued by Loop, which contains a 13% PIK dividend rate and 5-year term, which may convert into Loop stock at $4.75 per share or redeemed in cash

  • €25M loan to Loop in two equal tranches - first tranche to support global deployment opportunities paid at closing and second tranche to support European deployment opportunities paid in the following 12 months with both tranches having a 13% PIK interest rate and 3-year term

  • 以以下方式向Loop提供1,000万欧元的可转换优先证券投资,该投资包含13%的股息率和5年期限,可以以每股4.75美元的价格转换为Loop股票或兑换成现金

  • 以两个相等的分期方式向Loop提供2500万欧元的贷款 - 首期用于支持全球部署机会,支付时限为12个月后的第二期用于支持欧洲部署机会,两个分期均采用13%的股息率和3年期限

The Reed announcement today is a significant step towards implementing Loop's transaction with Reed. Loop expects to fulfill the remaining closing condition of the transaction within the timeframe for the closing of the transaction between Reed and Societe Generale. Loop is progressing well in discussions to obtain government and other financing.

今日Reed的公告是实施与Reed的Loop交易的重要一步。 Loop希望在Reed和Societe Generale之间的交易闭合期间履行剩余的交割条件。 Loop正在谈判中获得政府和其他融资,进展顺利。

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