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IAG AUG 2022年8月 亞博匯 21 請登錄asgam.com訂閱《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com SANDS CHINA ENTERS US$1 BILLION TERM LOAN AGREEMENT WITH LVS 金沙中國獲拉斯維加斯金沙 集團提供10億美元定期貸款 MACAU CONCESSIONAIRE SANDS CHINA LTD has entered into a loan agreement which will see its controlling shareholder, Las Vegas Sands Corp, provide an unsecured term loan to the tune of US$1 billion. The loan, repayable on 11 July 2028, provides Sands China with the option of paying cash interest at 5% per annum for the first two years, or “payment-in-kind interest at 6% per annum by adding the amount of such interest to the then-outstanding principal amount of the loan, following which only cash interest at 5% per annum will be payable,” the company revealed. The loan will be pre-payable in whole or in part at any time without penalty. In a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing, Sands China said the loan agreement “highlights both LVS and the company’s confidence in the long-term growth potential of Macau, and the availability of the loan further bolsters the company’s balance sheet position and liquidity.” 澳門博企金沙中國 宣佈，已經與母公司拉斯維加斯金 沙集團（LVS)訂立一項貸款協議，獲得後者提供金額 為10億美元的次級無抵押定期貸款。 該企透露，這筆貸款到期日為2028年7月11日。 首兩年內，金沙中國有權選擇按年利率5%支付現金 利息，或按年利率6%以實物支付利息，方式為按貸 款當時未償付本金另加有關利息金額，其後將僅需按 年利率5%支付現金利息。LVS將向公司提供貸款以支 持集團營運資金及一般企業用途。 金沙中國可隨時預付全部或部分貸款並無需支付 罰金。 金沙中國在港交所提交的文件中表示：「貸款 協議突顯LVS及公司均對澳門的長期增長潛力充滿信 心，獲取貸款可讓金沙中國進一步增強資產負債表狀 況及流動資金。」