Thames Water pushes back £12bn debt repayments to 2028

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 9 Nov, 09:00 · Archive

Thames Water has secured creditor agreement to defer over £12 billion in debt repayments due in 2027 until 2028.

Thames Water has announced plans to push back more than £12 billion of debt repayments from March 2027 to March 2028. The arrangement, backed by creditors representing the full £12 billion, provides the struggling water supplier with vital breathing space as it pursues a rescue deal.

The UK's biggest water group is carrying total debts of over £20 billion. Creditors have now signed a transaction support agreement committing to the delayed repayment schedule. Thames Water said the signing represented 'an important milestone' in its progress towards recapitalisation.

The company recently secured £2.4 billion in additional emergency funding from its controlling lenders, on top of an existing £3 billion emergency loan. Together, this funding and the debt deferral arrangement extend the company's financial runway until autumn 2027, providing time to complete a rescue deal.

How it is being reported

• Thames Water buys time for rescue deal with delayed debt paymentsThames Water has laid out plans to push back debt repayments worth more than £12bn by a year, as the embattled utility looks to buy time to secure a rescue deal. Bosses at the country’s largest water company, which provides services to about 16m customers mainly in London, have proposed a deal to delay some [...]City AM · 9 Nov, 11:27
• Thames Water asks creditors for more time to help repay £20bn debt pileTroubled utility lobbies for deadline on part of the debt to be extended to March 2028 Thames Water has asked its creditors for more time to pay back billions of pounds in debt, as the water company scrambles to keep itself afloat. The UK’s largest water company said it had proposed an “interim” deal under which the deadline to pay off an unspecified portion of the £20bn of debt on its balance sheet would be extended from 2027 to March 2028. Continue reading...The Guardian · 9 Nov, 10:32
• Thames Water unveils proposals to push back debts due amid rescue deal talksThe suppliers said the plans will extend repayments on debts that were due in March 2027 for another year.Evening Standard · 9 Nov, 08:35
• Thames Water unveils proposals to push back debts due amid rescue deal talksThe suppliers said the plans will extend repayments on debts that were due in March 2027 for another year.Independent Business · 9 Nov, 08:35

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