SSTY Safestay Plc

TIDMSSTY

RNS Number : 5406J

Safestay PLC

14 April 2020

14 April 2020

Safestay plc

("Safestay", the "Company" or the "Group")

Funding Update

Safestay (AIM: SSTY), the owner and operator of an international brand of contemporary hostels, is pleased to confirm a new GBP5 million overdraft extension with HSBC. The new facility will be added to the Company's cash reserves of GBP1.1 million as at 8 April 2020, to enable the Company to meet its significantly reduced liquidity requirements while the trading restrictions relating to COVID-19 remain in place.

In line with the hospitality industry globally, all of our hostels have been closed since 1 April 2020. The Company has registered to benefit from government support schemes in all countries where it operates, including deferments of taxes and social charges, grants and reliefs. The majority of our hostel staff have been furloughed, receiving financial support from the governments in their respective countries. Operational costs associated with the running of the individual sites and our head office have been greatly reduced. Capital expenditure and the conversion of hotels into hostels has been suspended. Individual agreements have been reached with landlords involving a mix of suspension of rents or rent reductions for a limited period. As a result, the monthly cost base of the Group has been significantly lowered to approximately GBP0.6 million of which half relates to payments which can be temporarily deferred.

Whilst we are unable to forecast the duration and impact of COVID-19, the new GBP5 million overdraft with HSBC together with the Company's cash reserves should enable the business to fund its requirements during this lockdown period and enable us to be well positioned to re-open as restrictions are lifted.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 (MAR).

Enquiries

 
 Safestay plc                                  +44 (0) 20 8815 1600 
 Larry Lipman 
 
 Liberum Capital Limited 
 (Nominated Adviser and Broker)                +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 
 Andrew Godber/Edward Thomas/Laura Hamilton 
  Novella                                       +44 (0) 20 3151 7008 
 Tim Robertson 
 Fergus Young 
 
 

For more information visit our:

   Website   www.safestay.com 

Vox Markets page https://www.voxmarkets.co.uk/company/SSTY/news/

Instagram page www.instagram.com/safestayhostels/

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