Cool Company Ltd. and Huaxia Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. Agree Sale and Leaseback Financing for Newbuild Vessels
Cool Company Ltd. (NYSE: CLCO / CLCO.OL) (“CoolCo” or “the Company”) and Huaxia Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. today announced that they had entered into sale and leaseback financing arrangements (the “Sale and Leasebacks”) for the Kool Tiger and Kool Panther newbuild vessels scheduled to deliver to CoolCo in the second half of 2024 from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in Korea.
- Cool Company Ltd. (NYSE: CLCO / CLCO.OL) (“CoolCo” or “the Company”) and Huaxia Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. today announced that they had entered into sale and leaseback financing arrangements (the “Sale and Leasebacks”) for the Kool Tiger and Kool Panther newbuild vessels scheduled to deliver to CoolCo in the second half of 2024 from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in Korea.
- Reference is made to the press release published by CoolCo on June 28, 2023 regarding the announcement that the Company had exercised its option to acquire the newbuild vessels and had received a commitment for the related debt financing.
- With the Sale and Leasebacks now in place, CoolCo has fully financed the two MEGA LNG Carrier newbuilds.
- “We are pleased to have established this important relationship with Huaxia Financial Leasing and look forward to working closely with them over the long term.