New financing offers Kodak substantially better terms and significant interest savings compared to its existing rollover exit term loan facilities

The credit facilities are comprised of a $420 million, six-year first lien term loan, and a $275 million, seven-year second lien term loan. The term loans have more favorable pricing and other terms than the existing rollover exit financing commitment, which are expected to result in interest savings of at least $25 million within the first 12 months.

“These new financing commitments demonstrate the financial market’s confidence in our Plan of Reorganization and provide Kodak substantially more advantageous terms than the existing DIP rollover commitment,” said Antonio M. Perez, Kodak Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “The result will be significant savings for Kodak, as we execute our post-emergence business strategy and generate value for our stakeholders.”

Definitive documentation is expected to be filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in the coming days. The credit facilities are expected to close upon Kodak’s emergence from Chapter 11, subject to certain customary conditions.

Kodak is also in the final stages of completing syndication of an asset-based revolving credit facility that would be effective at emergence.

Affiliates of J.P. Morgan, Barclays and Bank of America Merrill Lynch are serving as joint lead arrangers for the term loans. Lazard is serving as Kodak’s financial advisor and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP as its legal advisor in the arrangement of the financing.