Company Completes First Step to Restructure Repayment Schedule
LAWRENCE, Mass., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NxStage Medical, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced that it has entered into an amendment of its November 21, 2007 credit and security agreement with a group of lenders led by GE Business Financial Services Inc. The amendment postpones principal payments under the term loan for three months, from April through June 2009, decreases the minimum net revenue covenants and adds certain minimum liquidity and minimum adjusted consolidated EBITDA targets.
“This is an important first step in our plans to restructure the repayment schedule on our credit facility,” stated Robert Brown, Chief Financial Officer of NxStage Medical. “We have made meaningful progress in improving our business fundamentals and appreciate the continuing support of our lenders. This amendment provides the Company with additional flexibility to remain in compliance with its terms and covenants, and the revised facility terms reflect the impact of the current economic conditions.”
In connection with this amendment, the Company paid a $0.5 million amendment fee and agreed to increase the interest rate on the facility’s term loan from 10.42% to 11.12% per annum. Interest on any borrowings under the revolving credit facility now includes a LIBOR floor of 4% plus 6.5%. Previously, the interest rate for the revolver had no floor on LIBOR. Additional security was also provided by expanding the collateral base to include all intellectual property held by NxStage.
About NxStage Medical
NxStage Medical, Inc. is a medical device company, headquartered in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA, that develops, manufactures and markets innovative products for the treatment of end-stage renal disease, or ESRD, and acute kidney failure. For more information on NxStage and its products, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nxstage.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this release that are not clearly historical in nature are forward-looking, and the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan,” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of these forward-looking statements include statements as to this amendment to the credit facility being an important first step in restructuring the repayment schedule under the Company’s credit facility. All forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond NxStage’s control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance or achievements, including unanticipated difficulties in further restructuring the terms of this facility, and certain other factors that may affect future operating results and which are detailed in NxStage’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008.
In addition, the statements in this press release represent NxStage’s expectations and beliefs as of the date of this press release. NxStage anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause these expectations and beliefs to change. However, while NxStage may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing NxStage’s expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
CONTACT: Investor Relations, Kristen K. Sheppard, Esq., of NxStage
Medical, Inc., +1-978-332-5923, ksheppard@nxstage.com
Web site: http://www.nxstage.com/
