STEP Energy Amends and Extends Credit Facility
July 12 2022 - 7:30AM
STEP Energy Services Ltd. (TSX:STEP) (“STEP” or the “Company”) is
pleased to provide an update on its credit agreement.
STEP has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of Canadian
banks which amends and extends its credit agreement. The principal
terms of STEP’s Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the
“Credit Agreement”) include:
- a CAD $215 million revolving
facility, a CAD $15 million operating facility, a USD $15 million
operating facility; and
- a three-year term with a maturity
date of July 12, 2025.
The financial covenants in the Credit Agreement are as
follows:
- Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio: not
more than 3.00:1.00, calculated quarterly on the last day of each
Fiscal Quarter on a rolling four quarter basis; and
- Interest Coverage Ratio: at least
3.00:1.00, calculated quarterly on the last day of each Fiscal
Quarter on a rolling four quarter basis.
The Company’s banking syndicate is led by ATB Financial as
Administrative Agent, Co-Lead Arranger and Co-Bookrunner and the
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce as Syndication Agent, Co-Lead
Arranger and Co-Bookrunner. The syndicate also includes the Bank of
Montreal, the Bank of Nova Scotia, HSBC Bank Canada and the Toronto
Dominion Bank, all of which were participants in the previous
facility. Export Development Canada has exited STEP’s syndicate.
STEP will pay customary fees and expenses at prevailing market
rates to the lending syndicate as a condition of the amendment.
The Credit Agreement will be made available on SEDAR
(www.sedar.com).
ABOUT STEP
STEP is an energy services company providing
deep capacity coiled tubing and hydraulic fracturing services to
operators in North America. In Canada, STEP delivers coiled tubing
and fracturing services in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
In the U.S., STEP provides coiled tubing and fracturing services in
the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale Play in Texas along with
coiled tubing services in the Bakken Shale Play in North Dakota and
the Uinta-Piceance and Niobrara-DJ Basin in Utah and Colorado,
respectively. STEP delivers the expertise – the people, the
equipment, and the knowledge – required to improve operational
efficiencies and productivity in extended reach wellbore designs.
At the heart of STEP’s strategy is the company’s commitment to the
execution of safe projects, its dedication to its team of field
professionals and ultimately to providing oil and gas producers an
Exceptional Client Experience.
For more information please contact:
Regan DavisChief Executive
Officer |
|
Klaas DeemterChief Financial
Officer |
Telephone: 403-457-1772Web:
www.stepenergyservices.com |
|
Telephone: 587-390-0761 |
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