SunPower Amends Credit Pact With Wells Fargo
September 04 2009 - 8:48AM
Dow Jones News
SunPower Corp. (SPWRA) amended its credit agreement with Wells
Fargo & Co. (WFC), increasing a collateralized letter of credit
facility to $200 million from $150 million and removing an
obligation to pledge an equity interest in one of its subsidiaries
to secure part of the agreement.
According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, under
the amended agreement, SunPower can request up to $200 million of
collateralized letters of credit until March 27, 2014.
SunPower may also borrow up to $50 million under a revolving
credit line and request Wells Fargo issue up to $50 million under a
letters of credit subfeature until March 27, 2010.
The amendment removed an obligation by SunPower to pledge a 60%
stake in its SunPower Systems Sarl subsidiary to secure up to $50
million in obligations under the credit pact.
SunPower shares closed Thursday at $25.79 and have not traded
premarket.
-By Jerry A. DiColo; Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2155;
jerry.dicolo@dowjones.com