Financial Statements - Hemas Holdings, Ltd

Hemas Holdings PLC - Annual Report 2007 - 2008Notes to the Financial Statements26.1.1 Rupee LoansAs at Loans As at01.04.2007 Obtained Repayments 31.03.2008Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.Bank Loans 269,139,960 24,000,000 (126,334,048) 166,805,91226.1.2 US$ Syndicate LoanAs at Loans As at01.04.2007 Obtained Repayments Exchange Gain 31.03.2008Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.Syndicate Loan 1,472,093,555 - (380,524,143) (11,892,881) 1,079,676,531Rate of Interest(a)(b)In 2004 Heladanavi Ltd. (Joint Venture) entered into an Interest Rate SWAP Agreement with Hatton National Bank PLC, fixed interestrate 5.15% plus 3% per annum for US$ 36.5 Mn. (Group Share - US$ 18.25 Mn.)Floating Interest Rate: Three months London Inter Bank Offer Rate (LIBOR) plus 3% per annum applicable for balance US$ 2.5 Mn.(Group Share - US$ 1.25 Mn.)- Interest payable quarterly during the grace period and thereafter monthly.SecurityImmovable assets have been secured against US$ 4 Mn (Group Share - US$ 2 Mn.) loan and; movable assets, assignment of book debts, allshares of the venture and project documents have been secured against balance US$ 35 Mn. (Group Share - US$ 17.5 Mn.) loan.FacilityThe US$ 39 Mn. (Group Share - US$ 19.5 Mn.) syndicated loan facility was obtained from Hatton National Bank PLC, Commercial Bank ofCeylon PLC, Peoples' Bank, Bank of Ceylon, Seylan Bank PLC, Sampath Bank PLC, DFCC Bank PLC to finance the project anddisbursements were made when it was requested by the Venture to make progress payments on the project.Terms of RepaymentThe Capital repayment of the loan commenced from June 2005 after a grace period of 18 months from the date of the first disbursement.Terms & Conditions of US$ Syndicate LoanUndertaking not to declare dividendsAccording to the Syndicated Facility Agreement (SFA), Venture has agreed and undertaken not to declare any dividend without the priorconsent of the lead bank during the grace period and thereafter.Heladanavi has agreed and undertaken to maintain1. Long term debt equity ratio below 2 : 1 from the second year of operation onwards2. Debt Service Coverage Ratio be at least greater than one from the second year of operation3. Liquidity at 2 : 1 from the second year of operation onwards.No payments can be made to an amount aggregating to more than US$ 100,000 (Group Share - US$ 50,000) or its equivalent in anycurrency per quarter other than project related payments and payments of dividends with the prior consent of the lead bank.85