Rite Aid completes refinancing of securitization facilities

CAMP HILL, Pa. Rite Aid on Monday successfully completed its previously announced plan to refinance its existing first lien accounts receivable securitization facility and second lien accounts receivable securitization facility due September 2010. As a result of the refinancing, Rite Aid has refinanced all of its September 2010 debt maturities.

As of Oct. 23, 2009, there was $475 million outstanding under the securitization facilities. The refinancing consists of an offering of $270 million aggregate principal amount of 10.25% senior secured notes due 2019 (with a yield to maturity of 10.375%, based on an offering price of 99.242% per note), commitments to increase the maximum borrowing capacity under Rite Aid's existing senior secured revolving credit facility from $1 billion to $1.175 billion, and an increase in borrowings under Rite Aid's existing $525 million senior secured term loan due June 2015 by $125 million to $650 million.