Covenants

The following key financial covenants apply to the RCF as agreed with the respective lenders on February 13, 2019, and unless stated otherwise, relate to the Company’s consolidated financial statements:

  • Solvency: Consolidated IFRS Tangible Net Worth divided by Consolidated IFRS Tangible Assets must be > 25%;
  • Interest Cover Ratio: Consolidated Directional Underlying EBITDA divided by Consolidated Directional Net Interest Payable must be > 4.0.

The Lease Backlog Cover Ratio (LBCR) is used to determine the maximum funding availability under the RCF. The maximum funding availability is determined by calculating the net present value of the future contracted net cash after debt service of a defined portfolio of operational offshore units in the directional backlog. The maximum theoretical amount available under the RCF is then determined by dividing this net present value by 1.5. The actual availability under the RCF will be the lower of this amount and the applicable Facility Amount. As at December 31, 2021 additional headroom above the US$1 billion capacity under the RCF exceeded US$1.1 billion.

For the purpose of covenants calculations, the following simplified definitions apply:

  • IFRS Tangible Net Worth: Total equity (including non-controlling interests) of the Company in accordance with IFRS, excluding the marked-to-market valuation of currency and interest derivatives undertaken for hedging purposes by the Company through other comprehensive income, dividends declared, value of intangible assets and deferred taxes.
  • Consolidated IFRS Tangible Assets: The Company's total assets (excluding intangible assets) in accordance with the IFRS consolidated statement of financial position less the marked-to-market valuation of currency and interest derivatives undertaken for hedging purposes by the Company through other comprehensive income.
  • Consolidated Directional Underlying EBITDA: Consolidated profit of the Company adjusted for net interest payable, tax and depreciation of assets and impairments, any exceptional or extraordinary items, and by adding back (i) the annualized production EBITDA for units which started operations during the financial year, and (ii) the acquisition annualized EBITDA for units acquired during the financial year.
  • Consolidated Directional Net Interest Payable: All interest and other financing charges paid up, payable (other than capitalized interest during a construction period and interest paid or payable between wholly owned members of the Company) or incurred by the Company less all interest and other financing charges received or receivable by the Company, as per Directional reporting.

Covenants

2021

2020

IFRS Tangible Net Worth

3,780

3,709

Consolidated IFRS Tangible Assets

13,079

10,896

Solvency ratio

28.9%

34.0%

Adjusted (Directional) Underlying EBITDA

9351

948

Consolidated Directional Net Interest Payable

170

173

Interest cover ratio

5.5

5.5

  • 1 Exceptional items restated from 2020 to 2021 Consolidated Directional Underlying EBITDA are mainly related to the US$77 million anticipated revenue recognition following the early redelivery of the Deep Panuke MOPU. This has been excluded from the 2020 Consolidated Directional Underlying EBITDA and added back in the 2021 Consolidated Directional Underlying EBITDA, in line with effective cash receipts. In addition, the 2021 Consolidated Directional Underlying EBITDA does not include the US$ 8 million relating to the penalty order against the Company issued by Swiss public prosecutor in November 2021.

None of the borrowings in the statement of financial position were in default as at the reporting date or at any time during the period.