Mandatory Coupon Deferral removed from new Perps.
• Existing SZUGR Float Perps have a clause which mandatorily suspends coupon payments when there is a “Cash Flow-Event”.
• If Cash Flow <5% of Sales, then coupons are suspended.
• This was the reason why the old bonds were briefly cut to CC on 2nd April 2019 before being upgraded to B+ 26th April 2019.
• The new perps will not have this language.
• On the new bonds, there is an optional deferral of interest but also a dividend pusher.
• New bonds expected to be rated Ba1neg/BB compared to Ba3neg/B+.
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