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H&M Borrows €980 Million to Boost Liquidity Buffer

The fast fashion retailer warned it would make a loss for the first time in decades in its second quarter.
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  • Reuters

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Wednesday it had signed a €980 million ($1.1 billion) revolving credit facility to strengthen its liquidity buffer in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

H&M said in a statement the new 12-month bank facility with a 6-month extension option came in addition to an undrawn €700 million facility signed in 2017 and maturing 2024.

"The H&M group’s liquidity remains good. The group is continuing its work to set up a combination of different financing solutions," the statement said.

H&M on April 3 unveiled plans to raise more cash amid other initiatives to mitigate effects from the spread of the coronavirus, as it warned it would make a loss for the first time in decades in its second quarter.

Bank SEB coordinated the new facility.

By Anna Ringstrom; editor: Bernadette Baum.

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