
ANNUAL REPORT AND AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 31 December 2021
2021
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2021
18) BANK BORROWINGS (CONTINUED)
a) Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (continued)
The NordLB loans entered into by the Group to complete the purchase of the first two Assets were cross
collateralised. Each of the first and second loan was secured by way of security taken over each of the two NAS
aircraft (first and second Assets) and enforce security over both Assets. This means that a default on one loan
places both of the NAS Assets at risk.
Due to missed loan repayments, on 24 February 2021, NordLB declared an Event of Default under the relevant
loan agreements with the Company's two borrower subsidiaries which meant that NordLB was entitled to enforce
rights under the relevant security documents. On 26 February 2021, the Company received notices of security
enforcement and loan acceleration from NordLB, and accordingly, receivers were appointed in relation to the two
NAS aircraft, the related lease and contract rights, the restricted cash and the shares in the Irish special purpose
vehicle which holds title to the NAS aircraft. NordLB has therefore taken control of the process of disposing of the
two NAS aircraft, with the proceeds of sale (along with relevant aircraft-specific cash balances, claims against
Norwegian and shares in Norwegian held as security) being applied in the first instance to pay off any outstanding
amounts owed to the bank, and any balance remaining thereafter being remitted to the relevant subsidiaries of
the Company. There were no excess proceeds remaining post application of the sale proceeds therefore no
amounts are to be remitted to the relevant subsidiaries of the Company.
These developments impact solely upon the two NAS aircraft; they have no effect upon the
Company's arrangements in respect of the aircraft which it leases to Thai Airways; and there is no recourse by
NordLB to the Company itself.
Note, per the deed of resignation and appointment dated 23 September 2021 NordLB was replaced as facility
agent and security trustee under the Loan Agreements by Global Loan Agency Services Limited as new facility
agent and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited as new security trustee, and all rights, interests and powers of NordLB
under, amongst others, the Loan Agreements have been transferred to Global Loan Agency Services Limited and
GLAS Trust Corporation Limited respectively.
The instigation of receivership proceedings as detailed above led to a loss of control of the relevant subsidiaries,
see note 8 for further details.
b) DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
During the year ended 31 December 2015, the Company utilised the proceeds from the placing and the proceeds
of two separate loans from DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (‘DekaBank’) of US$ 78,500,000 each to fund the
purchase of two Boeing 787-8 aircraft. The balance on the loans at 31 December 2021 was US$ 98,407,629 (31
December 2020: US$ 98,001,743).
The committed term of each loan was from the drawdown date until the date falling twelve years from the Delivery
Date of the relevant Asset. Each Loan was to be amortised with repayments every month in arrears over the term
in amounts as set out in a schedule agreed by the Company and the Lenders. Amortisation will be on an annuity-
style (i.e. mortgage-style) basis.
Interest on each DekaBank loan is payable in arrears on the last day of each interest period, which is one month
long. Interest on the loan accrues at a fixed rate of 4.10 per cent including a margin of 1.95 per cent per annum. If
any amount is not paid by the Borrower when due under the loan agreements, interest will accrue on such amount
at the then current rate applicable to the loan plus 2.0 per cent per annum. No interest accrued on unpaid amounts
during the period as there was an agreement to defer principal repayments as mentioned below.