19th Jan 2006 14:17
Drax Group PLC19 January 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 JANUARY 2006 RECOVERY OF MONIES FROM TXU: RECEIPT OF THIRD PAYMENT Drax has today been informed by the Supervisors of TXU Europe Energy TradingLimited ("TXU EET") and TXU Europe Group plc ("TXUEG") that it will receive thesum of £56.8 million pursuant to the Company Voluntary Arrangements ("CVAs") forthese TXU companies. The payment is expected today and, after making a deductionfor VAT, will be applied in partial repayment of a £77 million bridge loanfacility for Drax Finance Limited. This payment is the third distribution received from the CVAs and Drax continuesto expect repayment of its principal claims broadly in full, with furtherdistributions also being applied in repayment of amounts outstanding under thebridge facility. The amounts left to be recovered from TXU EET and TXUEG nowamount to £26.3 million out of total claims of some £348 million. The Supervisors of TXU EET and TXUEG currently anticipate that the fourthdistribution will be made in May/June 2006 with fifth and sixth distributions inOctober 2006 and early 2007. For more information, please contact: Andrew Jones/Melanie WedgburyDraxGroup plc 01757 618381 David Trenchard/Peter HewerTulchan Communications 020 7353 4200 -ENDS- Notes: 1. Drax has principal claims against TXU EET (in administration and subject to a CVA) which total approximately £348 million, which were partly guaranteed by TXUEG (in administration and subject to a CVA). On 28 January 2005, CVAs were approved for a number of TXU companies, including TXU EET and TXUEG. 2. It is envisaged that Drax will receive distributions from the CVAs for TXU EET and TXUEG totalling an estimated £348 million. 3. On 30 March 2005, Drax received from TXU EET and TXUEG the sum of £214.2 million. 4. On 2 August 2005, Drax received from TXU EET and TXUEG the sum of £50.7 million 5. The amounts left to be recovered from TXU EET and TXUEG, after that which is expected to be received today, amount to £26.3 million 6. The £77m bridging loan facility formed part of the refinancing arrangements implemented on 15 Decemeber 2005 and is secured against the proceeds from the CVAs This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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