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Lazy Days Moves Forward with Financial Restructuring after Receiving Requisite Approvals from Lenders and Bondholders
SEFFNER, Fla. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Lazy Days' R.V. Center, Inc. (the "Company" ) today announced it has
received the requisite approvals from its lenders and bondholders to
move ahead with its previously announced debt restructuring plan. The
restructuring plan is expected to eliminate all of the Company's $137
million of bond debt, reducing its annual cash interest costs by
approximately $16.2 million through the elimination of bond interest
payments. The Company's ongoing cash interest expense will be
approximately $3 million incurred on its vehicle financing line,
representing a reduction of 84% in annual cash interest expense from a
total of $19.2 million prior to the restructuring.
As previously communicated, in order to implement this "pre-packaged"
restructuring plan, the Company today filed a voluntary petition for
reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. Because approvals have already
been received from its lenders and the requisite percentages of the
bondholders, the Company expects to move through the court-supervised
process very quickly. The prepackaged Chapter 11 is expected to be
completed by the end of the year, with minimal disruption to the
Company's business and without affecting services to the Company's
customers.
Lazydays will remain open for business as usual and will continue to
serve customers in the normal course. The Company will maintain its same
commitment to professionalism, customer service and quality. Customer
benefits will remain unchanged.
"We are very pleased to have received approval from our bondholders and
lenders for our debt restructuring plan, which will put Lazydays on
strong footing to take advantage of our industry leadership position as
the economy recovers," said John Horton, President and Chief Executive
Officer. "We intend to move as expeditiously as possible to implement
the plan, and we have taken the next step today by initiating the
court-supervised process."
Under the proposed plan, all suppliers will be paid in full -- or
"unimpaired." Accordingly, the Company has filed motions seeking
authorization from the Court to continue to pay its suppliers under
normal terms. Such approvals are routinely granted. The Company
currently has adequate cash on hand to satisfy obligations associated
with conducting business in the ordinary course. In addition, the
Company's floor plan lenders, Bank of America and Key Bank, have agreed
to provide interim funding through the Company's credit facility to
support the acquisition of inventory during the restructuring period and
have also consented to an amended floor plan agreement that will be
effective on confirmation of the plan. The ad hoc committee of
bondholders has agreed to invest $10,000,000 into the reorganized
Lazydays.
The Company's legal advisor is Kirkland & Ellis LLP and its financial
advisor is Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. For more information on the
restructuring, please visit www.BetterLazydays.com.
About Lazydays
Lazydays was founded in 1976 with two travel trailers and $500. Today,
the company's focus on unparalleled customer service has made Lazydays
the largest single-site RV dealership in North America. For more
information on Lazydays, visit Lazydays.com.
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