Tulsa’s NGL Energy Partners LP recently closed $2.9 billion in refinancing transactions.
The company, in an announcement, said it used its wholly owned subsidiaries NGL Energy Operating LLC and NGL Energy Finance Corp. to make the closing. The refinancing consisted of their previously announced $2.2 billion senior secured notes offering of $900 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.125% senior secured notes due 2029 and $1.3 billion in aggregate principal amount of 8.375% senior secured notes due 2032, and a seven-year $700.0 million senior secured term loan facility.
The net proceeds from these transactions are being used to fund the redemption, and related discharge of the indentures governing NGL’s existing 6.125% senior notes due 2025, 7.5% senior notes due 2026, and 7.500% senior secured notes due 2026, including any applicable premiums and accrued and unpaid interest, (ii) to pay fees and expenses in connection therewith, (iii) to repay all borrowings under NGL’s senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility and (iv) to the extent of any remaining net proceeds, for general corporate purposes.
In addition, in connection with the closing of the refinancing transactions, NGL’s senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility was amended to extend the maturity to February 2029 and to make certain other changes to the terms thereof. No changes were made to the aggregate amount of commitments under the facility.