The New Convertible Notes Class B were issued in an aggregate amount of approximately $1,372,840,000. The New Convertible Notes Class B were subscribed and purchased for cash in a private placement by the Backstop Shareholders pursuant to the terms of the Shareholder Backstop Agreement.
Conversion of New Convertible Notes to Equity
The New Convertible Notes mature on December 31, 2121. The New Convertible Notes Class A and the New Convertible Notes Class C bear a 0% interest rate. The New Convertible Notes Class B bear a 1% interest rate. The New Convertible Notes Class A and the New Convertible Notes Class C are convertible into common shares of the Company at a rate of approximately 15.9 and 56.1 shares per convertible note, respectively, in each case subject to a 50% step down in such conversion ratio if not converted within sixty (60) days of the Plan effective date.
The New Convertible Notes Class B must be converted by the Backstop Shareholders within sixty (60) days of the Plan effective date. Any New Convertible Notes Class B that are purchased by any non-Backstop Shareholders that have not been converted within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date may not be converted until the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Effective Date. If such New Convertible Notes Class B are still unconverted within sixty (60) days after the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Effective Date, the conversion ratio of such notes steps down by 50%.
The Exit Financing
The Company has or will incur additional indebtedness consisting of (i) Senior Secured Notes due 2027 with a principal amount of US$700,000,000 (the “2027 Notes”) and (ii) Senior Secured Notes due 2029 with a principal amount of US$450,000,000 (the “2029 Notes”, and together with the 2027 Notes, the “Senior Notes”), (iii) a Senior Secured Bridge to 5Y Notes credit facility that is expected to be paid in full on the Effective Date (the “5Y Bridge”), (iv) a Senior Secured Bridge to 7Y Notes credit facility that is expected to be paid in full on the Effective Date (the “7Y Bridge” and together with the 5Y Bridge, the “Bridge Facilities”), (v) a term loan B facility that is expected to have an aggregate principal amount of $1,100,000,000 upon the Effective Date (the “Term Loan B Facility”) and (ii) a revolving facility with aggregate commitments of US$500,000,000 (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and together with the Term Loan B, the Senior Notes and any Bridge Facilities, the “Exit Facilities” and each an “Exit Facility”). Any Exit Facilities not paid in full will become debt financing (the “Exit Financing”) that will remain in effect after the Effective Date.
The Junior DIP Financing.
There is also US$1,145,672,141.67 of debtor-in-possession financing secured on a junior basis to the Exit Facilities (such financing, the “Junior DIP Financing”) during the pendency of the Chapter 11 proceedings (prior to the emergence therefrom). In connection with the foregoing, after conducting a competitive process in the market in order to obtain the best financial conditions available for the Junior DIP Financing, on June 10, 2022 the Debtors entered into the Junior DIP Commitment Letter with the Junior DIP Financing Lenders. On June 24, 2022, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order authorizing the Debtors to enter into the commitment letters for the Junior DIP Facility and the Exit Facilities and on September 12, 2022 the Bankruptcy Court entered an agreed amended order authorizing the Debtors to enter into the commitment letters with respect to the Junior DIP Facility and the Exit Facilities. The Junior DIP Financing was funded on October 12, 2022 concurrently with some of the Exit Facilities.
New Subordinated Local Notes Issuance
In addition, pursuant to the terms of the RSA, the Company issued new UF-denominated Chilean notes, in an amount equivalent to US$130,239.759, in settlement of claims of general unsecured creditors that elect to receive such notes in lieu of the New Convertible Notes Class A or the New Convertible Notes Class C. See “—New Convertible Notes Offering.” The New Subordinated Local Notes accrue interest at 2% per annum and will mature on December 31, 2042.
Risks Associated with Our Company
Investing in our shares and ADSs involves a significant degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 of this prospectus and the risks described in the 2021 Annual Report which are incorporated by reference herein and other risks described in any applicable prospectus supplement for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our common shares. See “Risk Factors.”
Corporate Information
LATAM Airlines Group is a publicly held stock corporation (sociedad anónima abierta) incorporated under the laws of Chile. LATAM Airlines Group was incorporated by a public deed dated December 30, 1983, an abstract of which was published in the Chilean Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la República de Chile) No. 31,759 on December 31, 1983, and registered on page 20,341, No. 11,248 of the Chilean Real Estate and Commercial Registrar (Registro de Comercio del Conservador de Bienes Raices de Santiago) for the year 1983. Our corporate purpose, as stated in our by-laws, is to provide a broad range of transportation and related services, as more fully set forth in Article Four thereof.