ALCE 8-K
Aedis Energy Inc. (ALCE)
UNITED STATES
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
As previously disclosed, (i) in 2021, Solis Bond Company, Designated Activity Company (“Solis”), a company formed under the laws of Ireland and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), issued certain 3-year FRN senior secured green bonds 2021/2024 (ISIN NO0010914914) (the “Solis Bonds”) in the maximum amount of €200 million (approximately $218 million) with a stated coupon rate of 6.5% plus EURIBOR and quarterly interest payments and (ii) Solis previously breached certain financial covenants of the Solis Bonds, and the holders of the Solis Bonds approved, among other things, provided temporary waivers of such covenants and related extensions of such waivers in each of April 2023, June 2023, October 2023, January 2024, February 2024, March 2024, June 2024, July 2024, and now extended to August 30, 2024.
Earlier Solis disclosed in a notice filed on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock exchange (the “Euronext”) details related to the further extension and waiver of the Solis Bonds. As was previously disclosed on February 26, 2024, the Bond Trustee, with approval from a majority of the Bondholders, may further extend the Bonds on a month to month basis to 29 November 2024. A copy of such notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Forward Looking Statements
All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K other than statements of historical facts, including any information on the Company’s plans or future financial or operating performance and other statements that express the Company’s management’s expectations or estimates of future performance, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management team. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Such statements are based on a number of estimates and assumptions that are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. The Company cautions that such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and other factors that may cause the actual financial results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from the Company’s estimated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s assessments of any date after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
As described in Item 4.01 of this Report, the following is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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| 99.1 | Euronext notice related to Repayment, extension and waiver | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: July 31, 2024 | ALTERNUS CLEAN ENERGY, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Vincent Browne | |
| Name: | Vincent Browne | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | |
Exhibit 99.1
Solis Bond Update
Reference is made to the updates issued by Alternus Energy Group Plc (OSE: ALT) ("AEG") and Solis Bond Company DAC ("Solis"), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALCE) ("Alternus"), a majority owned subsidiary of AEG, on 9 March 2023, 21 March 2023, 27 March 2023, 18 April 2023, 24 April 2023, 16 May 2023, 19 September 2023, 16 October 2023, 18 December 2023, 3 January 2024 ,26 February 2024, 12 March 2024,25 June 2024 and 30 August 2024. regarding the waivers of the financial covenants and extension of the maturity date sought from the bondholders in Solis’ FRN senior secured EUR 200,000,000 green bonds 2021/2024 (ISIN NO0010914914) (the "Bonds").
AEG and Solis announce that the Bond Trustee has granted a technical extension of the Maturity Date until 30 August 2024. As was previously disclosed on 26 February 2024, the Bond Trustee, with approval from a majority of the Bondholders, may further extend the Bonds on a month to month basis to 29 November 2024.
About Alternus Energy Group:
The Company is a transatlantic clean energy independent power producer (IPP). We currently develop, install, own and operate utility scale solar parks in America and Europe. Our highly motivated and dynamic team at Alternus have achieved rapid growth in recent years. Building on this, our goal is to reach 3GW of operating projects within 5 years through continued organic development activities and targeted strategic opportunities. Our vision is to become a leading provider of 24/7 clean energy delivering a sustainable future of renewable power with people and planet in harmony.
AEG operates primarily through Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALCE). AEG is listed on the Euronext Growth Oslo exchange and headquartered in Ireland, while Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. is listed on Nasdaq and headquartered in the US. They remain as two separate legal entities.