American Rock Salt Co. LLC 'B' Rating Affirmed, Outlook Stable; First-Lien Term Loan Rated 'B' - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research

American Rock Salt Co. LLC 'B' Rating Affirmed, Outlook Stable; First-Lien Term Loan Rated 'B'

American Rock Salt Co. LLC 'B' Rating Affirmed, Outlook Stable; First-Lien Term Loan Rated 'B' - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research
American Rock Salt Co. LLC 'B' Rating Affirmed, Outlook Stable; First-Lien Term Loan Rated 'B'
Published Jul 18, 2017
4 pages (1551 words) — Published Jul 18, 2017
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Mount Morris, N.Y.-based salt producer American Rock Salt Co. LLC is obtaining a new seven-year $510 million first-lien term loan. The company is also extending the maturity of its revolving credit facility and increasing its commitment amount. The company will use proceeds to refinance the $428 million first-lien term loan due 2021 and the remainder to fund a distribution to the holding company relating primarily to compensation for acquired entities. We are affirming our 'B' corporate credit rating on the company. We are also assigning our 'B' issue-level rating to its new $510 million first-lien term loan. The recovery rating is '4'. The stable outlook reflects our view that adjusted leverage will remain in the 6x-7x range over the next

  
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...+ Mount Morris, N.Y.-based salt producer American Rock Salt Co. LLC is obtaining a new seven-year $510 million first-lien term loan. The company is also extending the maturity of its revolving credit facility and increasing its commitment amount. + The company will use proceeds to refinance the $428 million first-lien term loan due 2021 and the remainder to fund a distribution to the holding company relating primarily to compensation for acquired entities. + We are affirming our 'B' corporate credit rating on the company. We are also assigning our 'B' issue-level rating to its new $510 million first-lien term loan. The recovery rating is '4'. + The stable outlook reflects our view that adjusted leverage will remain in the 6x-7x range over the next 12 months. NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) July 18, 2017-- S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'B' corporate credit rating on American Rock Salt. The outlook is stable. At the same time, we assigned our 'B' issue-level rating to the company's new seven-year...

  
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. "American Rock Salt Co. LLC 'B' Rating Affirmed, Outlook Stable; First-Lien Term Loan Rated 'B'" Jul 18, 2017. Alacra Store. May 20, 2025. <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/American-Rock-Salt-Co-LLC-B-Rating-Affirmed-Outlook-Stable-First-Lien-Term-Loan-Rated-B-1885079>
  
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