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12.02.2018
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On 12 April 2018, Yıldız Holding and some of its group companies  including some of Ülker Bisküvi's subsidiaries, namely Ülker Çikolata Sanayi A.Ş., Biskot Biscuit Food Industry and Trade Inc. and İstanbul Gıda Dış Ticaret A.Ş. , have contracted a syndication loan with some of the Yıldız Holding Lenders. The syndication loan  has been signed as of the date of this annoucement. Ülker Çikolata, Biskot and İstanbul Gıda's total cash loans included in this scope are USD 95.3 million and non-cash loans are 25.7 million USD.
The debt burden of Ülker Çikolata, Biskot and İstanbul Gıda (total) is not increased due to the syndication loan; only existing cash bank loans and non-cash risks were transferred to Yıldız Holding level. At the same time Ülker Çikolata, Biskot and İstanbul Gıda are each respectively guarantors of Yıldız Holding as of the drawdown date, limited to the current total cash loans related to banks and the non-cash credit risk amount transferred to Yıldız. No pledge or collateral has been established on the assets (real estate, shares, etc.) of our subsidiaries. According to the Syndication Agreement, these companies will pay their debts to Yıldız Holding in 8 years. Yildiz Holding will pay all lenders' debts to the Lenders under the terms of the Syndicated Loan Agreement in the capacity of "the Borrower".
Throughout the term of the Syndication Loan, the guarantor obligations will be terminated as a result of the payment of amounts guaranteed, and there is no restriction or commitment that could affect our companies' activities negatively.