Ambac Assurance UK Limited's Statement on Meeting with Holders of Bonds Issued by Metronet Rail BCV & Metronet Rail SSL
18 Mars 2008 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Ambac Assurance UK Limited (AUK) met today with holders of bonds
issued by Metronet Rail BCV (BCV) and Metronet Rail SSL (SSL) to
provide further information on the escrow arrangements for funds
recently received in respect of those bonds and the application of
those funds. As previously reported, funds paid on February 12,
2008, by London Underground Ltd (LUL) in respect of the put option
price on bonds issued by BCV and SSL are being held in escrow and
are available to meet debt service and other amounts due in
accordance with the Bond Trust Deed, escrow agreements and other
relevant documentation. The slide presentation used at today�s
meeting is available on Ambac�s website, www.ambac.com. AUK insures
�193m of the SSL indexed-linked bonds and �350m of the BCV fixed
rate bonds. The debt was issued under Public Private Partnership
(PPP) contracts to finance the operation, maintenance and the
initial phase of asset upgrades for part of the London Underground.
Under the applicable PPP contracts, insured bondholders and other
senior creditors including commercial banks and the EIB benefit
from an �Underpinned Amount� providing support from LUL. With
respect to the AUK-insured BCV and SSL bonds, the sum of �617
million has been segregated through deposit into two separate
escrow accounts opened in the joint names of AUK and Deutsche
Trustee Company Limited (Deutsche) at Citibank, N.A., London
Branch. Deutsche is the Bond Trustee under the Bond Trust Deed
governing the BCV and SSL bonds. The funds held in escrow are
available to meet debt service guaranteed by AUK and other amounts
due in accordance with the Bond Trust Deed, the escrow agreement
and other relevant documentation. While in escrow, the funds will
be invested in UK government securities, entities which invest
solely in UK government securities, any short term instruments or
deposits with a rating of A-1 or better by S&P and P-1 or
better by Moody�s, or other investments as agreed by AUK and the
Bond Trustee. As is typical for insured transactions that
experience an event of default, AUK has the right to direct that
the funds held in escrow be used either to continue to meet debt
service as scheduled or to fund the acceleration and immediate
payment of all principal and interest due in accordance with the
documentation. AUK�s unconditional and irrevocable guaranty remains
in full force and effect. Forward-Looking Statements This release
contains statements about our future results that may constitute
�forward-looking statements� within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are based on management�s current expectations and
are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual
results may differ materially from those included in these
statements due to a variety of factors. More information about
these factors is contained in Ambac Financial Group Inc.�s
(ultimate parent company to AUK) (�Ambac�) filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. There are a variety of factors,
many of which are beyond Ambac�s control, which affect the
operations, performance, business strategy and results and could
cause its actual results to differ materially from the expectations
and objectives expressed in any forward-looking statements. Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements which speak only as of the date they are made. Ambac
does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect
the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the
forward-looking statements are made. The reader should, however,
consult any further disclosures Ambac may make in its future
filings of its reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. Ambac
Financial Group, Inc., headquartered in New York City, is a holding
company whose affiliates provide financial guarantees and financial
services to clients in both the public and private sectors around
the world. Ambac's principal operating subsidiary, Ambac Assurance
Corporation, a guarantor of public finance and structured finance
obligations, has earned triple-A ratings from Moody's Investors
Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services; and a
double-A rating from Fitch, Inc. Moody's, Standard & Poor's and
Fitch all maintain a �negative outlook.� Ambac Financial Group,
Inc. common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker
symbol ABK).
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