Avianca Holdings S.A. Files Motion for Approval by U.S. Court of Approximately $2 Billion in Debtor-in-Possession (“DIP”) Financing

Avianca Holdings S.A. Files Motion for Approval by U.S. Court of Approximately $2 Billion in Debtor-in-Possession (“DIP”) Financing

Two-Tranche Financing Includes Approximately US$ 1.2 Billion of New Funds

Over 100 Lenders Participating in the Approximately US$ 1.3 Billion Senior Secured Tranche A Facility: US$ 880 Million of New Funds (US$ 590 Million by New Institutional Lenders and US$ 290 Million from Holders of Majority of Avianca’s 2023 Senior Secured Notes) and Approximately US$ 408 Million of Rollups and Purchase Consideration

US$ 240 Million of the Tranche A New Funds structured as a Backstop to Allow for the Eventual Participation of One or More Governments

Existing Lenders and New Investors Provide US$ 722 Million for the Subordinated Secured Tranche B Facility (Inclusive of US$ 386 Million of Rollup Loans)

BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Avianca Holdings S.A. (OTCMKTS: AVHOQ, BVC: PFAVH) (the “Company” or “Avianca”) today announced that it has secured commitments for debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing totaling just over US$ 2.0 billion and has filed a motion to approve the financing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “U.S. Court”).

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