REG - Avation PLC - US$300 MILLION SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES

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RNS Number : 6423E  Avation PLC  23 October 2025

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AVATION PLC

("Avation" or "the Company")

US$300 MILLION SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES

Avation PLC (LSE: AVAP), the commercial passenger aircraft leasing company
announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Avation Group (S) Pte. Ltd., has
successfully priced US$300 million of senior unsecured notes due 15 May 2031
with a coupon of 8.5% (the "Notes") to be issued from its new US$1,000,000,000
global medium term note programme (the "Programme"). The Programme is
guaranteed by the Company.

Avation intends to use the proceeds of the Notes to repay the outstanding
US$298 million of 8.25% senior unsecured notes due 2026 along with issuance
expenses. The Notes are expected to be issued on 6 November 2025, subject to
customary closing conditions. The Notes are rated B by Fitch Ratings, B2 by
Moody's and B by S&P Global Ratings. The rating agencies also provide
corporate ratings for Avation of B (outlook stable), B1 (outlook stable) and
B- (credit watch positive) respectively.

Jeff Chatfield, Executive Chairman of Avation said "The Company is pleased to
have priced this bond issuance with a term of 5.5 years, providing it with
long-term stable financing. The Company has now reset its near-term debt
maturities and is back to a stable growth mode. Over the last 5 years the
Company has worked to de-lever and in that time has paid off approximately
US$420 million of debt, reducing the net debt to equity ratio from 5.9x in
FY21 to 2.5x in FY25. The Notes are complementary to the Company's secured
debt borrowings and are a key part of optimising Avation's capital structure.
The successful issue of the Notes will mitigate a 2026 bond expiry risk."

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Enquiries:

Avation PLC - Jeff Chatfield, Executive
Chairman
+65 6252 2077

Avation welcomes shareholder questions and comments and advises the email
address for questions is: investor@avation.net and the Company provides an
investor Q & A during the conference call associated with release of
results. The head office telephone number is +65 6252 2077.

Notes to Editors: Avation PLC is an aircraft leasing company, headquartered in
Singapore, owning and managing a fleet of commercial passenger aircraft which
it leases to airlines around the world. More information on Avation is
available at www.avation.net (http://www.avation.net) .

 

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