舍弗勒股份公司减少17亿欧元债务

舍弗勒股份公司减少17亿欧元债务

• IHO Holding提前偿付全部贷款票据
• 舍弗勒股份公司大幅削减债务
• 杠杆率从2.0倍降至1.3倍

IHO Holding成功完成再融资后，舍弗勒股份公司将收到其提前全额偿付的舍弗勒股份公司贷款票据款，总额约17亿欧元，此举可将舍弗勒股份公司的净负债额降至32亿欧元。在此基础上，截至2016年6月30日，净负债额与调整后息税折旧摊销前利润比将降至1.3倍（此前为2.0倍）。

本次用于提前偿付贷款票据的资金来源于IHO Holding的再融资，IHO为舍弗勒家族企业间接拥有的集团控股公司。继在欧洲和美国发行的债券都获得大比例超额认购后，债券规模在原计划的25亿欧元基础上增加了11亿欧元，达到36亿欧元。

舍弗勒股份公司首席执行官克劳斯·罗森菲尔德说：“IHO Holding提前全额偿付了贷款票据，显示了家族股东的高度信任。通过此次交易，我们提前实现了1.5倍杠杆率的目标，重新获得了相当大的财务灵活性。”

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