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------------- By WSJ STAFF Updated Jan. 20, 2015 3:34 p.m. ET 0 COMMENTS
FXCM Inc. on Monday provided further details on its $300 million rescue package from Leucadia National Corp., saying the initial interest rate of 10% increases by 1.5% per annum each quarter as long as the loan is outstanding, but won’t exceed 17%.
FXCM also formed subsidiary FXCM Newco and gave it all equity interests owned by the holding company. In three years, Leucadia can call for the sale of Newco and receive at least 50% of the proceeds. The credit agreement includes limitations on FXCM’s ability to merge, dissolve or sell assets.
FXCM and other currency brokers were hit hard after the Swiss National Bank on Thursday decided to remove the cap on its currency. FXCM had warned late Thursday that the volatility in currencies markets triggered losses that left its customers owing it about $225 million and that as a result, it might be in violation of capital requirements. On Friday, FXCM and Leucadia announced the financing agreement.
In a news release Monday, FXCM said the financing from Leucadia, the holding company for investment bank Jefferies Group LLC, permitted it to meet its regulatory capital requirements and continue normal operations.
FXCM said net proceeds of the loan will replace capital in FXCM regulated entities to cover negative client balances and pay down outstanding revolving debt.
The currency broker said the two-year term loan is subject to various conditions, such as requiring mandatory prepayments from insurance proceeds, debt and equity issuance, dispositions and some other items.
FXCM also is required to pay a deferred financing fee of $10 million. It will have to pay an additional fee of up to $30 million if the aggregate principal amount of the loan outstanding is more than $250 million on April 16, or if the $10 million fee hasn’t been paid by then.
“We could not be more grateful to the Leucadia and Jefferies team for their rapid and effective response to work with us through this challenging process,” FXCM Chief Executive Drew Niv said in the Monday release. -----------------
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